The Australian Women's Register

Elizabeth Dorothy Bye was an Independent in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Campbelltown in 1973.

Joan Frances Byrne ran as an Australia Party candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Tamworth in 1973.

Jacqueline (Jackie) Canessa is an activist in her profession and a one time candidate for election: Liberal Party candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Heffron in 1999.

Veronica Carey was an Australia Party candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Davidson in 1973.

Sally Cavanagh is a committed environmentalist who ran for the Australian Greens at the 1999 elections to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Oxley. In 2001 she was the president of the Three Valleys Branch of the National Parks Association of New South Wales.

Deidrei Bedwell stood as an Independent in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for George’s River in 1999.

Sharyn Brooks was a One Nation Party Candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Newcastle in 1999.

A member and candidate of the Australian Democrats, Gillian Frances Bennan tried but failed to win election to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Bass Hill (1978).

Kirsten Bennell was a member of the Australian Democrats and ran for the seat of Maroubra at the New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections in 2003.

Jennie Birch was a once only candidate for election and is well known in the developing olive oil industry in Australia. She represented the Australian Democrats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Barwon in 1991. She failed to be elected.

Michelle Bleicher is a staunch member of the Australian Democrats and their candidate in the House of Representatives for Sydney in 2004 and in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Marrickville by-election in 2005.

As an Independent, Carol Ann Blood missed out in being elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Corimal in 1981.

A member of the Socialist Workers Party, Linda Boland was a candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Balmain (1978) and in the House of Representatives for Reid (1983).

Jennifer Boswell ran for election to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Charlestown on behalf of the Christian Democrat party in the 1999 and then again in 2003.

In the 1991 New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections Betty Bourke stood as an Independent for the seat of Penrith.

A member of the Liberal Party of Australia, Christine Fyffe was elected as the Member for Evelyn in the Legislative Assembly of the Parliament of Victoria in 1999. She was defeated at the 2002 election. In 2006 she was elected again to represent the constituents of Evelyn. She was re-elected in 2010 and was a member of the Baillieu government. She was re-elected in 2014. Her local government experience included a term as Commissioner with the Shire of Yarra Ranges from 1994-97.

A member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), Carolyn Hirsh’s parliamentary career began when she was elected as the Member for Wantirna in the Legislative Assembly of the Parliament of Victoria in 1985 after standing for that seat unsuccessfully at the 1982 election. She was re-elected in 1988, but defeated in 1992 when she stood as an ALP candidate for the seat of Knox. In an attempt to move into the federal parliament, she unsuccessfully contested the seat of La Trobe at both the 1996 and 1998 elections. Returning to the state parliament, she was elected as the Member for Silvan in the Legislative Council in 2002. She resigned from the ALP in 2004 and continued in parliament as an Independent until she rejoined the party in November 2005. She did not contest the 2006 state election.

Sally Bowen was an early candidate for parliamentary election. She stood for the Communist Party of Australia in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Bulli in 1953 (under her maiden name Phipps), 1962 and 1965.

Felicity Boyd has been an active member of the Australian Democrats. She stood for them in the following elections:
New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Davidson in 1991.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Port Stephens in 1999 and 2003.

Jules Bastable ran as the Australian Greens candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Maroubra in 1999. The following year she also tried for the Randwick Municipal Council, but was again not elected.

Norma Florence Boyle was a Democratic Labor Party candidate at the following elections:
House of Representatives for Barton in 1963 and 1966.
House of Representatives for Sydney in 1969.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Ku-ring-gai in 1973.

Cheryl Baxter was an Independent in the 1995 New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Lismore.

Margaret Brock was a Liberal Party candidate for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (Liverpool) in 1988.

Lillian Beckett was an Independent candidate for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Moorebank in 1991.

Wendy Broderick stood as an Independent candidate at the New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Penrith in 1999.

Jan Green is a committed environmentalist who was an Australian Greens candidate in the House of Representatives elections for Hume in 1998 and in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in Burrinjuck in 1999.

Gabrielle Harris was a successful politician whose career was surprisingly short. An ALP candidate, she was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Parramatta in the 1994 bi-election. She was re-elected in 1995 and 1999 and served as the Minister for Sport and Recreation during this time. She retired from all political work in 2003.