She was initially elected as a Greens WA member, and was the first Greens MP to be elected to the Legislative Assembly.
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Senator Dee Margetts, speaking for the Greens Western Australia said that "the Greens WA do not associate ourselves with the violent action" but that "there are obviously some in the Greens movement who have differing opinions about that".
The Greens candidate, Adele Carles, won the by-election, and in doing so became the first Greens member of the Legislative Assembly.
Jo Vallentine continued as a catalyst of the Australian Greens through her status as a WA Greens senator from 1990 until her resignation on health grounds in 1992.