Sharon Leah Bird (née Reed, born 15 November 1962) is an Australian former politician.
[1] Bird first contested the seat of Cunningham at the 2002 by-election held following the resignation of Labor's Stephen Martin.
Despite Bird polling 38.13% of the primary vote, the Australian Greens' Michael Organ won the seat on a two-party-preferred basis.
Although she took a large early lead, she was unable to secure victory until Organ was eliminated and his preferences flowed overwhelmingly to her, allowing her to win on the 10th count.
[8][9][10] On 19 November 2021, Bird announced that she would not be contesting the 2022 election, retiring after 18 years as the member for Cunningham.