Karen Jane McNamara (born 23 April 1964) is an Australian politician.
She lost her seat at the 2016 election losing to Labor candidate Emma McBride McNamara is a former New South Wales public servant, serving in senior roles for over 20 years.
[2] In 2013 Webber was forced to resign from the Liberal Party, due to irregularities in his electoral fundraising creating corruption concerns.
[3] At the 2013 Australian federal election, McNamara won the Central Coast seat of Dobell, ousting sitting member, independent Craig Thomson, and narrowly defeating Labor candidate Emma McBride.
[4] At the 2016 election, McBride, the daughter of former state MP Grant McBride, turned the tables, defeating McNamara after achieving a swing of over four percent.