The Australian Women's Register

Jocelyn Howden is a dedicated Greens party member who stood for them in the following elections:
New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Hawkesbury, 1999
New South Wales Legislative Assembly, The Hills 2003
House of Representatives, Greenway, 1998

A trade union and ALP stalwart, Veronica Husted contested the following elections:
House of Representatives, Dundas, 1987
New South Wales Legislative Assembly, South Coast 1991
New South Wales Legislative Assembly, South Coast 1995

Dorothy Hutton was a once only candidate for parliamentary election. That was in the 1999 New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Menai, where she stood as a One Nation Party candidate. Dorothy Hutton deplored the biased media reporting of her party’s policy, which she said, forced her not to display her posters for fear of being shunned by neighbours.

Keri Huxley’s involvement in the formal political process spans several years and has included taking on the challenge of winning the unwinnable (for the Liberal Party) seat of Port Jackson in the state election of 1999. She was a Woollahra Councillor for nine year, serving as Mayor in 2006-2009.

Keri was also a founding member of the Yes! Republican movement in New South Wales, a cause to which she is still committed. She has delivered papers at the Australian Women’s Round Table and has worked for electoral reform on behalf of Women into Politics. She still maintains an active interest in politics at a local and community level.

Iris Hyde was a prominent Liberal Party figure, and a once only candidate for parliament. She was a candidate in the 1956 New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Newcastle.

Robin Innes was a once only candidate for election who stood for the One Nation Party in the 1999 New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Bega. She replaced the original candidate preselected by the One Nation party. Robin Innes lived in Batemans Bay and was accompanied on an election tour by the leader, Ms Pauline Hanson.

Judy Irvine is a local leader, prepared to stand up and be counted. She was a Liberal Party candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Auburn by-election of 2001 and in the 2003 New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Granville.

Dorothy Isaksen joined the ALP 1954 and was on the ALP Youth Council Executive from 1957 to 1958. She became the first woman organiser of the NSW ALP and was on the party’s Central Executive 1970-71, and the Administration Committee 1976-79. She was President of the Labor Women’s Committee 1973-79 and was President, then Secretary of the National Labor Women’s Committee 1975-79. She ran for Wakehust in 1968 and was then elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council for the balance of the term of the Hon. Deirdre Grusovin. She was re-elected in 1990. From April 1995 to the end of her term in 1999, she was Government whip in the Legislative Council. She was a member of the Board of the Royal North Shore Hospital 1977-1986 and was Deputy Chairperson of the New South Wales Women’s Advisory Council 1976-78.

Dorothy Isaksen was married to Neville (died 24 June 2002) and they have two daughters.

Meredith Henderson only ran for election once, but she continues to promote the protection of the environment. She represented the Australian Greens in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Wollongong in 2003.

One of the very few women ever preselected to run for the National Party. Marsha Isbester was their candidate in the 2003 New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Murray-Darling.

Sheena Hendley only ran for election once: as an Independent in the 1988 New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Ashfield. Her election leaflet stressed she was “a woman for women”, was a tireless worker for charity. They also expressed her view that women were not safe in their own homes, or on the streets, even in broad daylight. In 1984 she was the highest fund raiser in NSW for the Spastic Centre, raising over $70,000, making her Miss NSW Charity Queen of 1985. Between 1984 and 1988 she raised a further 80,000 for the Spastic Centre and the Autistic Association of NSW.

Malinda Ivey stood for election unsuccessfully more times than any other woman in the history of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. She was an Independent candidate in the following elections:
New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Balmain in 1941, 1947 and 1950.
House of Representatives for West Sydney in 1940,1943 and 1946.
House of Representatives for Martin in 1949 and 1951.
In 1944 Malinda stood as a Democratic Party candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Balmain. She was well known amongst many Sydney women’s organizations. At the time of her death, she has been honorary State Secretary of the NSW Returned Servicemen’s League Central Council of Women’s Auxiliaries for some time.

Mary Georgene Hennessey stood as a Democratic Labor Party candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Rockdale in 1971. There is no entry for her on electoral roll and she can not be found in the Ryerson Index or on Google.

Sheryl Jarecki is a committed environmentalist and social activist. She stood for the Australian Greens in the following two elections:
New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Riverstone, 2003
House of Representatives, Mitchell, 2004

Sarah Hewson was a Liberal Party candidate in the 1981 New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Drummoyne and Alderman of the Drummoyne Municipal Council from 1983-87. She was educated in the United Kingdom and at Ku-ring-gai CAE. She has worked in managerial positions in both retail and service businesses in Australia and the United Kingdom. She was involved in the Year of the Child activities in the Drummoyne area and at the time of her campaign, was a member of the Drummoyne Community Centre.

Beverly Job only ran for election once: as an Independent in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Wakehurst in 1962. She married Cecil Job.

Angela Griffiths is an activist for the Citizens Electoral Council. She ran for election to the House of Representatives for Page in 2001 and 2004 and for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat for Lismore in 2003. She was a firm believer in the policies of U.S. campaigner, Lyndon LaRouche, as the solution to world problems. Angela Griffiths and her husband run a small organic egg farm near Kyogle.

A pioneer for women doctors and a tireless committee-woman, Lucy Gullett was inspired by the success of the Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital in Melbourne to found a hospital run by women for women. The Rachel Forster Hospital for Women and Children, as it became, opened in 1922. Gullett was also a one-time candidate (Independent) for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of North Sydney in 1932.

Gerda Hailes is a committed Christian who ran for the Christian Democrat Party in the 2003 New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Wyong.

Bernadette Hamilton was a once only candidate who stood for the Liberal Party in the 1988 New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Heffron. At the time of her campaign, Bernadette Hamilton was a successful small businesswoman and appeared regularly on the local radio station 2 RES-FM. She was the mother of two young children, was a State Foster parent and was active locally with children’s groups.

Shelley Hancock was a Liberal Party candidate who was elected to parliament at her first attempt in 2003. She became the Member for South Coast in the South Wales Legislative Assembly. She was re-elected in 2007, 2011 and 2015. In 2016 she was the Speaker in the Legislative Assembly, the first female to assume this position.

Prior to this she was a successful local councillor, having been Alderman at the Shoalhaven Council from 1987-2001 and Deputy Mayor 2000-01.

Susan Harben was a prominent figure in the Gay and Lesbian community. She ran for election as an ALP candidate for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Bligh in 1995.

Rube Hargrave was an unsuccessful candidate for Parliament but a long term local government identity. She was Alderman for the Greater Wollongong City Council from 1959-71, Deputy Mayor from 1969-70 and Deputy Lord Mayor in 1970-71. In 1965 Rube stood as an Independent in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Bulli and then in 1968 she stood for the seat of Corrimal.

Conny Harris was a once-only candidate, whose bid for election was based on her interest in the protection of the environment. She stood for the Australian Greens in the 2003 New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Davidson.

Thoria Yagoub stood for the Reform the Legal System Party in the seat of Auburn at the 2003 New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections.

Mary Hawkins is a committed environmentalist who stood for the Australian Greens in the 2003 New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Strathfield. She had more success at the local government level where, in 2004, she was elected to the Ashfield Council. Mary Hawkins has practised law from 1994 and is a keen bushwalker, a cyclist and a bird watcher. She is also committed to reducing the negative impact of human activity on the environment. She has travelled widely in Asia, Europe and America and is opposed to the abrogation of Australia’s support of international bodies such as the UN and IPCC.

Fatia Yakup ran for election to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Auburn in 1999 for the Unity Party.