The Australian Women's Register

Daisy Loughran was one of the first three women candidates for parliament when she stood as Socialist candidate in the 1920 elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Sydney.

Ann Leslie Leahy, a Socialist Labor League candidate, ran in the 1984 New South Wales Legislative Assembly election for Swansea.

May Leatch is a leading environmentalist in the Shoalhaven area of New South Wales. She was also an avid Australian Greens supporter who ran for them in the following elections: House of Representatives, Gilmore seat, in 1993 and New South Wales Legislative Assembly, South Coast seat, in 1995.

In the 1991 elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Parramatta, Cherie Loel ran as an Independent candidate.

Madge Graham Lee was a Liberal candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Liverpool in 1953. At the time of her campaign, Madge Lee was a mother of four (their father was John Stuart Burman) and married to John Francis Lee, her second husband.

Margaret Lee was a once only candidate (Independent) who ran for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Manly in 1984.

Rita Lee stood as a Unity Party candidate in the 2003 elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Wakehurst.

Samuelle Leonard stood for the Greens in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Murwillumbah in 1995.

A once only candidate, Liliane Janine Leroy stood for the ALP in the unwinnable seat of Mosman in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1984. In her campaign material, Liliane stressed her varied life experiences as a paratrooper, pig farmer, boutique manager, book keeper and librarian. In 2004, she was the Secretary of the Friends of the ABC and Publicity Officer for the Mosman Orchestra.

Gillian Lewis ran as an Independent in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly election for Drummoyne in 1991.

Lisa Li represented the Unity party at the 2003 elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Coogee.

Joanne Jones is a once only candidate for election: she was an Independent in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Rockdale in 1999.

Judy Lambert was a once only candidate for election to the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales when she stood as a Greens candidate in 1999 for the seat of Manly. She has however, been a local government councillor for two terms (Manly Council, 1999-2007) and is an outstanding environmental scientist.

Michelle Jones represented the Call to Australia party at the 1995 New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Moorebank.

Emanuela Lang represented the Australian Democrats in two elections; firstly in 1996 in the House of Representatives for Werriwa and then in the 1999 elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Macquarie Fields.

Dee Jonsson has been a regular candidate for the Christian Democrats, having stood at the following elections:
House of Representatives for Parramatta in 1996, 1998 and 2001.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Wentworthville in 1999.
However, in 1995 she ran as a Call to Australia candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Parramatta. In 1998, Dee Jonsson led a protest against the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade through the streets of Sydney.

Edna Kavanagh was an early candidate for election and only ran once: as a Communist Party of Australia candidate in the 1930 New South Wales Legislative Assembly election for Dulwich Hill. She lived most of her life in the fruit growing districts of NSW, at Little Hartley, Bilpin, Young. She had one son, Bill.

Sharon Kellett represented the Australian Democrats in the 1991 elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Campbelltown.

Mary Kennedy represented the One Nation Party in the 2003 elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Georges River.

Gail Kerr was an Australian Democrats candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Parramatta in 1991.

Jill Valerie Kerr represented the Australia Party in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Wollondilly in 1973 and in the 1974 elections for the House of Representatives seat of Macarthur.

Jane King stood as an Australian Democrats candidate in the 1991 elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Manly.

Margaret King represented the Australians Against Further Immigration party in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Baulkham Hills in 1999.

In 1995 Iris Knight ran as an Independent in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Gladesville and then again in 1999, but this time for the seat of Ryde.

Janice Knight ran for election only once. That was in 1991 as an ALP candidate for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Northern Tablelands.

Vi Knowles ran for election to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Illawarra in 1988 as a Call to Australia candidate.

Lyla Koelink stood for the Australian Democrats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly election for Lake Macquarie in 1991.