Patricia Staunton was a Member of the NSW Legislative Council from 25 March 1995 to 2 September 1997. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party, a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) and has worked as a Chief Magistrate, Alderman of the Sydney City Council and Registered Nurse.

Sources used to compile this entry: Putting Skirts on the Sacred Benches: Women Candidates for the New South Wales Parliament, Australian Women's Archives Project, 2006, http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/pssb/home.html; 'Patricia Jane Staunton', in Sydney's Aldermen, http://www.sydneyaldermen.com.au/alderman/patricia-staunton/; Staunton, Patricia J. and Mary Chiarella, Law for nurses and midwives, 7th edn, Elsevier Australia, Chatswood, 2012; http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf/72d0ddea395c958cca2572ba0023fc76/dfe3b49b38adecba4a2567380083b9ae!OpenDocument [accessed 2016-04-19].