The Australian Women's Register

A political activist who ran for the Communist Party of Australia in Newcastle in 1932. Catherine Barratt was also a candidate for the Newcastle Municipal Council in that same year.

A lifelong political and social activist, Evelyn Barron served a full 12-year term in the Legislative Council of New South Wales (1964-76) as a member of the ALP. Prior to this she had unsuccessfully run as an ALP candidate for Collaroy in 1953.

Ann Barry has taken an intense interest in politics at all levels. She ran as an Australian Democrats member in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Gordon (1995) and in the House of Representatives for Bradfield (1996) and for Throsby (1998). She also ran as an Independent for the Ku-ring-gai Council in 1995 and 2003.

Kristina Asten-Slater was the Democratic Labor Party candidate for Phillip in 1973.

A once-only candidate who ran as the ALP member for Tamworth in 1999.

Mavis Atha was a once only candidate. She ran as a member of the Call to Australia Party in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Mt Druitt in 1991.

A socially and politically active health professional, Penny Bartholomew ran as an Australian Democrats candidate for Illawarra in 1999.

A distinguished health professional, Margaret Atkin was also recognised for her service to the Australian Labor Party. She ran as their candidate for Gordon in 1976.

Thelma Bate was unsuccessful in her attempts to enter State and Federal Parliament, but worked for the community and for equality regardless of gender, race or creed throughout her life. She ran as a member of the Country Party in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Dubbo, 1947 (known as Harvey), in the Senate in 1951 and 1953 for Gwydir (now known as Kirkby) and in Kirkby’s 1953 by election for the House of Representatives.

Carol Atkins was a once only Independent candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Monaro in 2003 and a Councillor in the Queanbeyan City Council from 1999-2001.

A candidate committed to the preservation of public land, Barbie Bates ran as a candidate in the House of Representatives for Chifley in 2001, for Penrith in 2003 as a member of the Save Our Suburbs Party and as a candidate in the House of Representatives for Lindsay (Save the ADI site party) in 2004.

Phyllis Oxendale Atkins was a once-only candidate who is untraced. She ran as an Independent for Gordon in 1962. No mention of her is found on New South Wales Electoral Roll, Ryerson Index or on the Internet using the Google search engine.

Alison Bailey was an Australian Democrats candidate for Kogarah in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (2003) and in the House of Representatives for Banks (1996) and for Cook (2001). She was and elected member of the Hurstville City Council from 1991 to 1995.

Natalie Baini was a once-only candidate who ran for the Liberal Party in Canterbury in 1999.

An untraced candidate who had run for the Democratic Labor Party for Lakemba in 1968
and in the House of Representatives for Banks in 1969. No mention of her found on New South Wales Electoral Roll or Ryerson Index.

Marie Andrews has been a long-term unionist and Labor representative in the Legislative Assembly. She was successfully elected as a member for Peats in 1995, 1999 and 2003. She represented the electorate of Gosford from 2007 until the 2011 election, when she retired from Parliament.

An activist in local government and party politics, Jacquie Argent was an ALP candidate for Oxley in 1999, a member of the Hastings Council to 1999 and Deputy Mayor from 1998-1999.

A prominent figure in New South Wales (NSW) local government, Barbara Armitage is credited with preventing Bondi Beach from becoming a high-rise precinct. She was an ALP candidate for Vaucluse in 1995, Alderman for the Waverley Municipal Council from 1979-1997 and Mayor of Waverley between 1987 and 1997. Barbara was appointed an OAM in 2002.

A once-only candidate in the unwinnable seat of Wakehurst in 1995 for the ALP.

A member of the Australian Labor Party, Denise Allen was elected as the Member for Benalla in the Legislative Assembly of the Parliament of Victoria at a by-election in 2000 after an initial unsuccessful attempt at the 1999 election. She was defeated at the 2002 election. In a change of party membership, she stood unsuccessfully as a candidate for the People Power Party in the Legislative Council Region of Northern Victoria at the Victorian state election, which was held on 25 November 2006.

Pam Arnold had a long and successful career in local government as a Councillor for Shoalhaven from 1995-2004. She also ran as an Independent candidate for the South Coast in 2003.

A member of the Australian Labor Party, Rosy Buchanan was elected as the Member for Hastings in the Legislative Assembly of the Parliament of Victoria in 2002. She was defeated at the 2006 election.

Sue Arnold is a committed environmentalist. She ran as a member of the Timbarra Clean Water Party for Ballina in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (1999) and was a Democrat candidate in the New South Wales Senate in 1990 and in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Coffs Harbour in 1991.

Cath Grant is a multi-media artist working from a studio in Murwillumbah, northern New South Wales. She has mounted numerous exhibitions, and encourages the work of other artists by hosting collaborative projects and exhibitions in her gallery. She is representative of the thriving arts community in the northern New South Wales region.

As well as her own work, Cath exhibits the artwork of her three children. In 2007 she curated ‘The Art of Love’ exhibition at The Casuarina Convention Centre (June 22nd – August 3rd), featuring the work of over thirty local artists including two of her own children, Joshua and Thomas Worsley.

Gloria Arora was an active Liberal Party member in the 1990s. She ran as their candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Liverpool in 1991 and in the House of Representatives for Fowler in 1990 and 1993.

Michele Adair is a local and political activist who has achieved much success in her local area. She was an Australian Democrats candidate for Barton in the House of Representatives in 2001, an Independent candidate associated with the Save Our Suburbs Party for Georges River in 2003 and a candidate for the Kogarah Municipal Council in 2004.

Suzanne Ashmore-Smith was a once-only candidate (ALP for Bligh in 1978), who later had a varied and successful career.