The Australian Women's Register

Estelle Drinkwater was a foundation member of the Democratic Labor Party and a once only candidate who stood for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Wyong in 1971.

Robyn Drysdale was an active social and political campaigner who stood as an ALP Candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for South Coast in 1984 and 1988.

Ruby Duncan was a social and political campaigner, particularly for women and children. She stood as an Independent candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Drummoyne in 1932.

Amanda Duncan-Strelec is a well known identity in Albury, and a very long term local councillor. She was an Independent candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Albury in1995 and in the House of Representatives for Farrer in 1998. Amanda was elected to the Albury City Council from 1991-2007 and its Mayor in 1995.

Wilma Chinnock is a well known local activist who represented the ALP in the 2003 New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Bega.

Mary Day was a well known alderman (North Sydney Council, 1980-92c) but an unsuccessful candidate for parliamentary election as an Independent candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for North Shore in 1988.

Millicent Christian was a once-only candidate who was a lifetime activist for equality, peace and freedom. She ran for the Raleigh seat in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1947 as an Independent Labor candidate.

Lisa Clancy has been a long time active member of her community. She was an ALP candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Myall Lakes in 2003.

Margaret Collings was an active member of the Australian Democrats who ran for the Wentworth seat in the House of Representatives (1998 and 2001) and for Vaucluse in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (1999).

Margaret Colman stood for Parliament only once and ran a minimal campaign as a Democratic Labor Party candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Kirribilli in 1973.

Val Colyer was well known as a local and community activist who ran as a Liberal Party candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Kogarah in 2003.

Anne Conlon was an outstanding activist and scholar whose career was cut short by her untimely death. She was an ALP candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Mosman by election in 1972.

Barbara Coorey was a local activist who ran for election to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Lakemba in 1999 as an Independent. Prior to her candidature, Barbara Coorey had been active in the area. In her campaign literature, she claimed to have brought about the relocation of a methadone clinic and the closure of a mobile needle exchange program. She had also initiated the campaign for the re-development of Canterbury Hospital.

Moira Copping was active in the Liberal Party and was their candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Parramatta in 1999.

Mari Coppolaro was a once only candidate who stood for election to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (for East Hills) as an Earthsave Australia Party member in 1999.

Dorothy Costa stood for Parliament only once: the 1988 Canterbury elections as a Socialist Party of Australia candidate.

Beverley Crane was a once only candidate for Parliament who ran for the ALP in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Vaucluse in 1988.

Lenore Craven was a once only candidate for Parliament: the ALP representative for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Hawkesbury in 1988.

Margot Larraine Caulfield is a once-only candidate who stood as an Independent in the 1971 Kogarah elections.

Sue Dakin is a social and political activist, and successful local government councillor.

A political activist, Anita Ceravolo ran as an Australian Greens candidate in the 2003 Bligh elections.

Angela D’Amore was a Union official and a dedicated party worker before her election to Parliament as the ALP candidate for Drummoyne in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (2003). She served in the Parliament from 2003-2011.

Karen Cheung was once only candidate for Parliament who stood as a member of the Voice of the People Party in 1999 for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Strathfield.

Christine Dawson was a once only candidate for parliamentary election. That was in the 1999 New South Wales Legislative Assembly election, as a One Nation Party candidate for Campbelltown.

Vicki Brooke is a businesswoman with a long term interest in community and the environment. She ran as an Australian Greens candidate in the 2003 Peats elections.

A once-only candidate, Jill Brown stood for the One Nation Party in the 1999 Marrickville elections.

In 1999 Cherie Burton was a successful ALP candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Kogarah. This was the start of her solid parliamentary career, culminating in her appointment as Parliamentary Secretary in 2003 and Minister for Housing and Minister assisting the Minister for Health in 2005, positions she held until 2007. She retired from the State Parliament before the 2015 election.