The Australian Women's Register

Lynette Farmer was an Independent candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly election for Sutherland in 1991.

Helen Fearn stood for the One Nation Party at the 2003 New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections in Oxley.

Julia Featherstone is a multitalented woman, whose two election campaigns were part of a life filled with activity and creativity. She was an Australia Party candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Bligh in 1973 and to the House of Representatives for Wentworth in 1974.

Amie See-Yung Chin ran for the Unity Party at the 1999 New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Wentworthville.

Margaret Alayne Elizabeth Davis was an early Liberal MLC. In 1962 (-1963) she was elected to the Bankstown Municipal Council, and in 1966 was indirectly elected to the Legislative Council. She resigned from that position in 1978 to run for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Waverley. She did not gain election.

Claudine Chung was an unsuccessful Australian Greens candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for The Hills in 1999.

Sue Dethridge was a popular and influential local councillor for the Bellingen Shire Council from 1987-2003. She served as Mayor from 1991-1999. Dethridge stood unsuccessfully as an Independent for Coffs Harbour in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1995.

Lydia Clancy was an unsuccessful Australian Democrats candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Miranda in 1991.

Nefra Pauline Clarke ran for the Liberal Party in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for East Hills in 1978.

Alice May Clifford, an ALP candidate, ran for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Tenterfield in 1973.

Linda Cogger ran as a candidate for the Natural Law Party in the following elections:
House of Representatives for Prospect in 1996 and 1998.
House of Representatives for Blaxland (by election) in 1996.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Fairfield in 1995 and 1999.

Anne Margaret Cohen, a Liberal Party candidate, was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Minchinbury in 1988 and to the Badgerys Creek Assembly seat in 1991. She failed to gain re-election to the latter in 1995.

Joan Lily Cooke ran as an Independent in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Manly in 1984.

Merran Cooper is a once only candidate whose campaign stressed dialogue between electors and candidates. She ran for the Australian Democrats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the Northern Tablelands in 1999.

In 1984 Joyce Copeland stood for election as an Australian Democrats candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Burrinjuck.

Marie Cowling was an Australian Democrats candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Tamworth by election of 2001.

Sharyn Csanki is a loyal advocate for the Australian Democrats who ran for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in Wallsend in 2003.

Carol Dance ran unsuccessfully as a Liberal candidate for election twice:
New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Bligh in 1991.
House of Representatives for Kingsford Smith in 1990.

Judith Danzie was One Nation’s candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Penrith elections of 2003.

Toni Margaret Chapman was an Australian Democrats candidate for the 1984 New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for The Hills.

Sharon Davies is a committed Australian Democrats party member who ran in the following elections:
House of Representatives for Patterson in 1996 and 1998.
NSW Senate in 2001.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Maitland in 2003.

Kerry Chikarovski is the only woman ever to have held the leadership of the Opposition in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. After her retirement from politics, she published her autobiography, Chika, in 2004. Since 2003 she has been Director, Infrastructure and Planning Australia Pty Ltd.

Jan Davis has been an activist all her life. As a member of the Australian Greens she ran in the following elections:
New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Maitland in 1995 and 1999.
House of Representatives, Patterson, 1996, 1998
Candidate, Senate, NSW, 2001
Candidate, Legislative Council, 2003

Cathy Burgess was active in the Australian Greens movement in the Hunter Valley area. She was their candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Port Stephens in 1995 and in the House of Representatives for Newcastle in 1996.

Colleen Burston was a One Nation Party candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Myall Lakes in the 2003 elections.

As a member of One Nation Party, Marjorie Burston stood for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Clarence in 2003.

Tenille Leigh Burston, a One Nation Party candidate, stood for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Coffs Harbour in 2003.