The Australian Women's Register

Fiona Ellen Richardson was an active Australian Democrats candidate for over ten years and stood in the following elections:
House of Representatives for New England in 1980.
Canberra, ACT in 1984.
House of Representatives for Bradfield in 1987.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Gordon in 1988.
House of Representatives for Blaxland in 1990.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Northern Tablelands in 1991.

Alison Newman was an Australian Democrats candidate in the 2003 elections for the seat of Gosford in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.

Barbara Perry was a successful candidate, who was elected the first time she ran for Parliament as an ALP candidate in the 2001 by-election for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Auburn. Barbara was re-elected in 2003, 2007 and 2011. She left Parliament in March 2015 after serving as a minister in previous Labor Governments. Prior to entering state politics she was a Councillor with the Auburn Council (1995-2003).

Kathy Newman has devoted herself to politics and to the Socialist Alliance Party. She was their candidate in the following elections:
Brisbane City Council, 1997.
Senate, South Australia, 2001.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Charlestown, 2003.
Senate, Northern Territory, 2004.

Beryl Perry stood as an Australians Against Further Immigration candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Miranda in 1995.

Carolyn O’Connor ran twice for the Liberal Party in seats that were unwinnable for her party. These were the seat of Heffron in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (1981) and Kingsford-Smith in the House of Representatives (1987). In 1981 Carolyn O’Connor had lived and worked in the Heffron electorate for more than five years. She had two children and within the electorate she was involved in the Scout movement and Little Athletics.

Clare Louise Peters was an Independent candidate in the following elections:
New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Coogee by-election, 1948.
House of Representatives, Kingsford-Smith, 1949.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly, King, 1950.
House of Representatives, West Sydney 1951.

Kate Orman stood as an Australian Democrats candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Hornsby in 2003.

Mairi Petersen is widely known and respected in the labor movement, particularly in Illawarra. She stood as an ALP candidate in the following elections:
New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Bligh in 1976.
House of Representatives for Wentworth in 1975.
City of Shellharbour Council in 1995.

Suzanne (Suzy) Orme has only run once for election to parliament. That was in 1999 for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Lane Cove.

(Yvonne) Vonnie O’Shea was a Liberal Party candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Maroubra in 1991. Prior to this she was Alderman of the Randwick Municipal Council from 1987-1991.

A One Nation Party member, Susan Oz stood for election to the House of Representatives seat of Hughes in 2001 and to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Menai in 2003.

Anna Parker was an Earthsave Australia candidate in the 1999 elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Gosford.

Anne Parker was an Earthsave Australia candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Gosford in 1999.

Cecilia Paton was an Australian Against Further Immigration candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Maroubra in 1999.

Fiona Paton represented the Australians Against Further Immigration Party in the 1999 elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Ryde.

Jennifer Paull is a one time candidate for election and is well known in her area of health sciences. In 1999 she ran as an Independent for the seat of Drummoyne in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.

Norma Pedersen was an Australian Democrats candidate in the 1988 elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Coffs Harbour.

Robyn Peebles ran twice for election, but her life is primarily devoted to church work. She was a Call to Australia party candidate in both elections for the House of Representatives seat of Bennelong in 1990 and the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Gladesville in 1991.

Yvonne Penfold stood for the Australian Democrats at the New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Port Jackson in 1991.

Marjorie Valmai Pennington was a Liberal Party candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Bligh in 1976 and Canterbury in 1978. She was married to Dennis Pennington, and had three children.

Melva Alice Lorraine Merletto was a Communist Party of Australia candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Kembla in 1968. Ten years later she ran for the same post, but again failed to be elected. Melva Merletto, then Melva Harrison, was one of the women who organised street meetings to support the coal miners on strike in 1949.

Virginia Milson is an environmental activist and Greens Party member who ran once for election to the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales: for the seat of Bligh in 1995.

Rosemary Moore, a Call to Australia Party member, ran for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Willoughby in the 1991 elections.

Rebecca Moroney is an environmentalist by occupation and politics. As an Australian Greens candidate she stood for election to the House of Representatives for Shortland in 1998 and to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Wallsend in 1999. Rebecca Moroney worked as an environmental planner for the City of Lake Macquarie 2001-2003, and in 2004-2005 she was senior town planner on the staff of Maitland City Council

Marie Morris ran for election to parliament twice, both times as an Australia Party candidate. She stood for election to the House of Representatives seat of Phillip in 1975 and for the seat of Maroubra in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1976.

Crena Morrison stood for the Socialist Party at the 1976 elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Heffron.