The Australian Women's Register

Cynthia Su stood for the Unity party in the 2003 elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Wentworthville.

Alicia Swallow was a member of the Australian Democrats and their candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly election for Hornsby in 1999.

Cheryl Symons stood for the Liberal Party at the New South Wales Legislative Assembly election for Londonderry in 1991.

Annie Tang ran for election to Parliament only once, but has been a successful local councillor. As an Independent she failed to be elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Georges River in 1999. However, that same year Annie was elected to the Kogarah Council and has been re-elected to serve until 2007. In 2005 she was appointed Deputy Mayor and was the Chairperson of the Community Services and Access Working Parties of the Kogarah Council.

Anne Targett was an Independent candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Rockdale in 1991.

Hanan Sowilam represented the Reform the Legal System Party at the 2003 New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Bankstown.

In 2003 Nada Sylvia Taunton-Henderson stood for the One Nation Party in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly election for Fairfield.

Christine Diane Spence represented One Nation at the New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Barwon in 2003.

Louise Taylor stood as an Independent in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Southern Highlands in 1999.

Sue Spencer represented the Christian Democrat Party at the 1999 elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Peats.

Evelyn Thompson was a once only candidate who ran for the Liberal Party at the New South Wales Legislative Assembly election for Woronora in 1973. She joined Liberal Party in 1961, was a member of State Council in 1967, and President of the Miranda State Election conference in 1971. Evelyn Thompson was married to Jack Thompson, and they had children.

Karla Sperling is a committed Green activist whose academic study makes her an expert on environmental law and sustainability. She stood for the Greens in the following elections: New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Kiama in 1995; Senate for NSW in 1996; House of Representatives for Throsby in 1993 and 1998.

In 1999 Judith Thompson stood as an Independent in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly election for Penrith.

Patricia St Lawrence was an Independent candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Cessnock in 2003.

Lucy Amelia Jane Steel stood for the ALP in the 1944 election for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Blacktown.

Khiloud Shakir is a once only candidate for election. She was a One Nation party candidate in the 1999 elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Canterbury. Khiloud Shakir was a registered migration agent and worked at the Auburn Migrant Resource Centre Inc. She is a member of the Migration Institute of Australia. She was described as a PhD student in 2001 in the League of Rights magazine On Target.

Diana Shanks was a candidate only once. That was when she stood for the Australian Democrats in the 1991 elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Blacktown.

Deborah Shnookal was a student activist who ran for election once in New South Wales, before building a career in writing and editing. She represented the Socialist Workers Party in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly election for Phillip in 1976.

Ann Simons was a once only candidate who stood for the Australian Democrats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Lismore in 1991.

In 2003 Julie Simpson was an Australian Greens candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly election for Miranda.

Jillian Skinner, a Liberal Party member, has been a well known and active Member of Parliament for more than twenty years.. However in her first two attempts to enter parliament via the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of North Shore (1984 and 1988) were unsuccessful. Jillian’s luck finally changed in 1994 when she won the seat at the by-election. She was re-elected to the seat in 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011 and 2015. Throughout this time Jillian has held the following appointments:
Shadow Minister for Youth Affairs, 1995-1999, 2002-2003.
Shadow Minister for Health, 1995-2003, September 2005 to date.
Shadow Minister for Education and Training 2003-2005.
Shadow Minister for the Arts 2003-2008.
Shadow Minister for School Education April-September 2005.
Minister for Medical Research 2011-2015.
Minister for Health, 2011-

Judith Margaret Sainsbury was a candidate for the Council for the Defence of Government Schools in the 1971 election for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Hurstville and the House of Representatives for Cook in 1972.

Rosemary Freya Smith was a member of the Australia Party and stood for them at the 1973 elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Balmain.

Vivian Salama ran for election only once. That was as a Liberal Party candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly election for Lakemba in 1981. Vivian Salama ran for election only once. That was as a Liberal party candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly election for Lakemba in 1981. She matriculated at Oxford and Cambridge and completed her teacher training in Egypt in 1973-4. In 1975, Vivian completed an interpreting/translating course at the University of NSW. Vivian Salama was involved in introducing community languages into New South Wales schools.

Dianne Smith-Di Francesco ran for the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales only once – in 2003 as an Independent for the seat of Wyong. At the time of the election she gave her address as Budgewoi, but gave no other information to the Newcastle Morning Herald and apparently did not distribute election leaflets.

Susan Lorraine Sallans was an Independent candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Illawarra in 1981.

Judith Smyth was an Australian Democrats candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Wallsend in 1991.