The Australian Women's Register

Mary Ellen McCracken stood as an Independent in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Murrumbidgee in 1925.

Jacinta Lynch represented the Natural Law Party in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Coogee in 1995.

Janine McCrae was described as a “former sheep farmer” when she spoke at a One Nation Forum in Wagga on 18 June 2005. Prior to that Janine stood as an Independent in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Murrumbidgee in 1991.

As a Liberal candidate, Jennifer Mackenzie stood for election in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Mount Druitt in 1995 and in the House of Representatives for Chifley in 1993.

As an Australian Democrats candidate Karen McEwan ran for election to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Balmain in 1984.

Florence Yvonne Maio had no luck in gaining election to parliament as a Liberal candidate in the following elections: New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Granville in 1978, 1981 and 1984; House of Representatives for Reid in 1980 in 1983. However Florence was elected to the Parramatta City Council from 1983 to 1991.

Daphne May Mandel-Hayes stood for the One Nation Party at the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Tamworth in 1999. Before attempting to enter state politics, Daphne was a councillor with the Barraba Shire Council from 1980 to 1991 (elected under the name of Mandel.).

Samuelle Leonard stood for the Greens in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Murwillumbah in 1995.

A once only candidate, Liliane Janine Leroy stood for the ALP in the unwinnable seat of Mosman in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1984. In her campaign material, Liliane stressed her varied life experiences as a paratrooper, pig farmer, boutique manager, book keeper and librarian. In 2004, she was the Secretary of the Friends of the ABC and Publicity Officer for the Mosman Orchestra.

Gillian Lewis ran as an Independent in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly election for Drummoyne in 1991.

Lisa Li represented the Unity party at the 2003 elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Coogee.

As an Independent, Ann Light ran in the1995 elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Camden.

Naxin Liu is a once only candidate for election. She stood as Unity Party candidate in the 2003 Kogarah elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. The contest for the seat of Kogarah was unique as all five candidates nominated were women. Naxin Liu gave no information except her party affiliation to the local paper.

In 2003 Alicia Lantry stood for the Australian Democrats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Mount Druitt.

Judith Lloyd was a two-time Liberal party candidate. She stood in both the 1988 and 1991 elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Charlestown.

Vickie Lantry is a once only Australian Democrats candidate who ran in the 2003 New South Wales Legislative Assembly election for Myall Lakes. She gave her address as Cudgen, on the north coast of New South Wales, when she ran for the seat of Myall Lakes, but gave no further information. Vickie polled only 0.5% of the votes cast.

Joan Loew was a well known councillor for the Hurstville City Council (1974-1987). During her time with the council, Joan was appointed Deputy Mayor in 1977, 1978 and 1983, and then Mayor from 1984 to1987. She was however unsuccessful all three times she ran for parliament:
Liberal candidate, New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Rockdale, 1978.
Liberal candidate, New South Wales Senate, 1980.
Independent candidate, New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Hurstville, 1988.

Joan Loew was married to Fred Loew, with whom she had one son and four daughters.

Mary Margaret Lawson was a member of the Communist Party of Australia. She represented them in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly election for Annandale in 1930.

Colleen Logan only ran once for election to parliament. That was as an ALP candidate in the 1988 elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Eastwood.

Megan Lawson was an ALP candidate who ran only once for election to parliament; that was in 1999 at the New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Hawkesbury. She had greater success that same year when she ran for local council and was elected to the Hawkesbury City Council from 1999-2004.

Daisy Loughran was one of the first three women candidates for parliament when she stood as Socialist candidate in the 1920 elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Sydney.

Ann Leslie Leahy, a Socialist Labor League candidate, ran in the 1984 New South Wales Legislative Assembly election for Swansea.

May Leatch is a leading environmentalist in the Shoalhaven area of New South Wales. She was also an avid Australian Greens supporter who ran for them in the following elections: House of Representatives, Gilmore seat, in 1993 and New South Wales Legislative Assembly, South Coast seat, in 1995.

In the 1991 elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Parramatta, Cherie Loel ran as an Independent candidate.

Madge Graham Lee was a Liberal candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Liverpool in 1953. At the time of her campaign, Madge Lee was a mother of four (their father was John Stuart Burman) and married to John Francis Lee, her second husband.

Margaret Lee was a once only candidate (Independent) who ran for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Manly in 1984.

Rita Lee stood as a Unity Party candidate in the 2003 elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Wakehurst.