The Australian Women's Register

Ruby Duncan was a social and political campaigner, particularly for women and children. She stood as an Independent candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Drummoyne in 1932.

Amanda Duncan-Strelec is a well known identity in Albury, and a very long term local councillor. She was an Independent candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Albury in1995 and in the House of Representatives for Farrer in 1998. Amanda was elected to the Albury City Council from 1991-2007 and its Mayor in 1995.

Rosemary Easton was a One Nation Party candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Campbelltown in 2003.

Lesa De Leau is a prominent member of the Australian Greens who ran for the Rockdale City Council in 2002 and for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in Rockdale in 2003.

Charmian Eckersley is a committed environmentalist and an active member of regional and local organizations. She ran as an Australian Greens candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Swansea in 2003. The following year she was a candidate for the Lake Macquarie City Council.

Mary De Merindol is a long term supporter of the Australian Democrats and represented them in the 1995 election to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Vaucluse and in the Legislative Council elections of 2003.

Lesley Edwards is a seasoned campaigner and committed environmentalist. She was an Australian Greens Party candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Penrith in 1999 and 2003; in the House of Representatives for Lindsay in 1996 (and subsequent by election 1996), 1998 and 2001; and for the Blue Mountains City Council.

Sue Deane is a political activist with strong interest in social issues, particularly youth affairs. She was an ALP candidate for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for The Hills in 1988 and for Ku-ring-gai in1991. She also ran for the House of Representatives seat of Berowra in 1987, 1990 and 1993.

Royalene Edwards is a committed Christian campaigner who represented the Call to Australia Party in the 1991 New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Riverstone.

Margaret Delves was a candidate for election only once, but had a long association with politics. She was an ALP candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Murrumbidgee in 1984.

Florence Ewers was a party stalwart and committed feminist who was an ALP candidate for the following elections: New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Cumberland in 1925; New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Hawkesbury in 1927; Sutherland Shire Council in 1928 and 1929.

Lipa Dezelin stood for Parliament only once, running in an unwinnable seat of Mosman in the 1968 New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections. She was an ALP member and the daughter of Rudolph Dezelin, a post war migrant from Yugoslavia.

Meryl Dillon is an ALP political activist, concerned with health and environmental issues. She stood for election to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Barwon in 1999 and 2003. She has been a Councillor of the Moree Plains Shire Council since 1995.

Vicki Dimond is a faithful member of the Democrats, and a committed community activist. She was the Democrats candidate in the House of Representatives elections for Mackellar in 1996, 1998 and 2001; for Pittwater in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1999 and for the New South Wales Legislative Council in 2003. Vicki was elected to the Pittwater Council from 1999 to 2004.

Marilyn Dodkin is an ALP activist and historian who contested the New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Middle Harbour in 1988.

Mari Coppolaro was a once only candidate who stood for election to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (for East Hills) as an Earthsave Australia Party member in 1999.

Dorothy Costa stood for Parliament only once: the 1988 Canterbury elections as a Socialist Party of Australia candidate.

Beverley Crane was a once only candidate for Parliament who ran for the ALP in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Vaucluse in 1988.

Lenore Craven was a once only candidate for Parliament: the ALP representative for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Hawkesbury in 1988.

Margot Larraine Caulfield is a once-only candidate who stood as an Independent in the 1971 Kogarah elections.

Sue Dakin is a social and political activist, and successful local government councillor.

A political activist, Anita Ceravolo ran as an Australian Greens candidate in the 2003 Bligh elections.

Angela D’Amore was a Union official and a dedicated party worker before her election to Parliament as the ALP candidate for Drummoyne in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (2003). She served in the Parliament from 2003-2011.

Karen Cheung was once only candidate for Parliament who stood as a member of the Voice of the People Party in 1999 for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Strathfield.

Christine Dawson was a once only candidate for parliamentary election. That was in the 1999 New South Wales Legislative Assembly election, as a One Nation Party candidate for Campbelltown.

Wilma Chinnock is a well known local activist who represented the ALP in the 2003 New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Bega.

Mary Day was a well known alderman (North Sydney Council, 1980-92c) but an unsuccessful candidate for parliamentary election as an Independent candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for North Shore in 1988.