The Australian Women's Register

Mairi Petersen is widely known and respected in the labor movement, particularly in Illawarra. She stood as an ALP candidate in the following elections:
New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Bligh in 1976.
House of Representatives for Wentworth in 1975.
City of Shellharbour Council in 1995.

Suzanne (Suzy) Orme has only run once for election to parliament. That was in 1999 for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Lane Cove.

(Yvonne) Vonnie O’Shea was a Liberal Party candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Maroubra in 1991. Prior to this she was Alderman of the Randwick Municipal Council from 1987-1991.

A One Nation Party member, Susan Oz stood for election to the House of Representatives seat of Hughes in 2001 and to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Menai in 2003.

Anna Parker was an Earthsave Australia candidate in the 1999 elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Gosford.

Jane (Lindsay) Mountjoy was a courageous fighter for the underprivileged. She stood as a Communist Party of Australia candidate in the 1930 elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Leichhardt.

Joyce Moylan was a once only candidate for election, and achieved only 1.4% of the vote. She stood as an Australians Against Further Immigration candidate in the 2003 elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Wyong.

Susan Kathryn Amanda Nagy represented the Australian Democrats at two elections: House of Representatives seat of Gilmore in 1990 and the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Southern Highlands in 1991. She failed to gain a seat both times.

Miriam Naughton was a long time local councillor in Goulburn. She was first elected in 1974 and remained on the council until 1987. However her attempts to enter state politics were less successful: Miriam stood as an Independent candidate in the 1983 elections to the House of Representatives seat of Eden-Monaro and in the 1984 elections to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Goulburn.

Suzanne McGillivray is a once only candidate for the Australian Democrats: she ran in the 2003 elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Lane Cove.

Margaret Neale ran as a Call to Australia candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Lake Macquarie in 1991.

Joan McIntyre was an active member of the Liberal Party and ran for election once on its behalf: in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly election for Riverstone in 1999.

Maud Nelson was an Australians Against Further Immigration candidate at the 1999 elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Wyong.

Reba Meagher has been a Minister in the Carr and Iemma Labor governments of New South Wales. She was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Cabramatta in the 1994 by election. She gained re-election in 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2007. During this time Reba was appointed Minister for Fair Trading, and Minister assisting the Minister for Commerce (2003-2005) and Minister for Youth and Minister for Community Services in 2005. She retired from the New South Wales Parliament on 17 September 2008.

Christine Nesbitt was a Liberal Party candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly election for Wallsend in 1995.

Alison Megarrity was the (ALP) member for Menai in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. She was first elected to the seat in 1999 and was re-elected in 2003 and 2007. She did not seek re-election at the 2011 state election, but stood as a federal candidate in the seat of Hughes at the 2013 election, but was unsuccessful. Prior to Alison’s time in state politics she was a Councillor with the Liverpool City Council (1994-1999).

Zophia Newborne is a once only candidate for election: a Christian Democrat Party representative in the 1999 elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Burrinjuck. She was one of many candidates who ran at short notice for this election mainly to ensure the re-election of the Reverend Fred Nile.

Melva Alice Lorraine Merletto was a Communist Party of Australia candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Kembla in 1968. Ten years later she ran for the same post, but again failed to be elected. Melva Merletto, then Melva Harrison, was one of the women who organised street meetings to support the coal miners on strike in 1949.

Virginia Milson is an environmental activist and Greens Party member who ran once for election to the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales: for the seat of Bligh in 1995.

Rosemary Moore, a Call to Australia Party member, ran for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Willoughby in the 1991 elections.

Rebecca Moroney is an environmentalist by occupation and politics. As an Australian Greens candidate she stood for election to the House of Representatives for Shortland in 1998 and to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Wallsend in 1999. Rebecca Moroney worked as an environmental planner for the City of Lake Macquarie 2001-2003, and in 2004-2005 she was senior town planner on the staff of Maitland City Council

Marie Morris ran for election to parliament twice, both times as an Australia Party candidate. She stood for election to the House of Representatives seat of Phillip in 1975 and for the seat of Maroubra in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1976.

Crena Morrison stood for the Socialist Party at the 1976 elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Heffron.

Lindy Morrison, well known drummer and musician, joined the Australian Democrats to bring about change. She stood as their candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Coogee in 2003 and for the House of Representatives seat of Wentworth in 2004.

Anne Moulston was a once only candidate who represented the Australian Democrats in the 1991 elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Newcastle. She ran a minimal campaign but still achieved 5% of the votes cast.

Ellen Daphne Love was an Independent in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly election for Wollongong in 1981.

Anne Therese McCosker was a Democratic Labor Party member and their candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Waratah in 1973 and in the 1975 New South Wales Senate elections.