The Australian Women's Register

Lyla Koelink stood for the Australian Democrats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly election for Lake Macquarie in 1991.

Fran Johnson was a once only candidate who stood for the Australian Democrats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Heathcote in 1984.

Heather Kraus was an active member of the Call to Australia Party and stood for them in following elections:
New South Wales Legislative Assembly, for Hawkesbury in 1995.
House of Representatives for Macquarie in 1996.
In her 1996 election leaflet, Heather used the slogan “For God and the family”, though she also promised to guard the constitution, save the flag and nurture the environment.

Phyllis Johnson was prepared to go to gaol for her political beliefs. She stood for the Communist Party of Australia at the 1947 elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Paddington.

Le Lam was a Unity party candidate in the 2001 New South Wales Legislative Assembly Auburn by-election. In 2005 she was elected to the Auburn Council and appointed Deputy Mayor.

Joanne Jones is a once only candidate for election: she was an Independent in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Rockdale in 1999.

Judy Lambert was a once only candidate for election to the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales when she stood as a Greens candidate in 1999 for the seat of Manly. She has however, been a local government councillor for two terms (Manly Council, 1999-2007) and is an outstanding environmental scientist.

Michelle Jones represented the Call to Australia party at the 1995 New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Moorebank.

Emanuela Lang represented the Australian Democrats in two elections; firstly in 1996 in the House of Representatives for Werriwa and then in the 1999 elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Macquarie Fields.

Dee Jonsson has been a regular candidate for the Christian Democrats, having stood at the following elections:
House of Representatives for Parramatta in 1996, 1998 and 2001.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Wentworthville in 1999.
However, in 1995 she ran as a Call to Australia candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Parramatta. In 1998, Dee Jonsson led a protest against the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade through the streets of Sydney.

Edna Kavanagh was an early candidate for election and only ran once: as a Communist Party of Australia candidate in the 1930 New South Wales Legislative Assembly election for Dulwich Hill. She lived most of her life in the fruit growing districts of NSW, at Little Hartley, Bilpin, Young. She had one son, Bill.

Sharon Kellett represented the Australian Democrats in the 1991 elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Campbelltown.

Mary Kennedy represented the One Nation Party in the 2003 elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Georges River.

Gail Kerr was an Australian Democrats candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Parramatta in 1991.

Jill Valerie Kerr represented the Australia Party in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Wollondilly in 1973 and in the 1974 elections for the House of Representatives seat of Macarthur.

Jane King stood as an Australian Democrats candidate in the 1991 elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Manly.

Margaret King represented the Australians Against Further Immigration party in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Baulkham Hills in 1999.

In 1995 Iris Knight ran as an Independent in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Gladesville and then again in 1999, but this time for the seat of Ryde.

Janice Knight ran for election only once. That was in 1991 as an ALP candidate for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Northern Tablelands.

Vi Knowles ran for election to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Illawarra in 1988 as a Call to Australia candidate.

Margaret Henry stood as an Independent in the 1988 Newcastle elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.

Doris Jobling was a radical union organiser, who spent many decades on the front line of political campaigns, particularly in the area of education. She was a Communist Party of Australia candidate in the 1971 King elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.

Michelle Herfurth represented the Australian Democrats at the New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Gordon in 1991.

Cheryl Hill was well known and respected in Canberra. She was a Liberal Party member in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly election for Bulli in 1991 and in the House of Representatives election for Fraser in 1996. The following year she stood as an Independent in the Fraser by election. She resigned from the Liberal Party prior to the by-election of 1997, because of the party’s attitude to race and immigration. In August 2002, Cheryl Hill was named as a Paul Harris Fellow by the Rotary club of Canberra South.

Pip Hinman is a political activist who represented the Socialist Alliance in the following elections: New South Wales Senate in 2001 and the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Marrickville by-election in 2005.

Donna Stephanie Hoban, an Independent, ran in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Bankstown in 1981.

Bev Hopkins was a Christian Democrat Party candidate in the 1999 elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Wyong.