The Australian Women's Register

Pauline Graham was a once only candidate, running for the Liberal Party in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Waratah in 1981. She was educated in the United Kingdom and has worked in television and as a private secretary. She was married, and has two children.

Lee Grant ran for election once only, but was active in her community. She stood for the Australian Greens in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Cabramatta in 2003.

Jane Gray only ran for election once, spurred by her belief in free, secular, state education. She ran as a candidate for the Council for the Defence of Government Schools in the New South Wales (State) Legislative Assembly for Northcott.

Mollie Gray only ran for election once: a Democratic Labor Party candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Lane Cove in 1959.

Colleen Green is a long-term local government councillor, having served on the Quirindi Municipal Council (1970-79) and Quirindi Shire Council (1979-91) where she was also Deputy Shire President from 1983 to 1991. Colleen failed to enter State politics where she stood as an ALP candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Upper Hunter in 1984 and 1988.

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.

Vicki Kearney was a frequent Australian Greens candidate:
New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Camden 1995.
House of Representatives, Macarthur, 1996.
House of Representatives, Blaxland, By election, 1996.
House of Representatives, Werriwa, 1998.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Campbelltown, 1999.

A community activist with a strong belief in a multicultural society, Ariel Marguin stood for the Unity Party in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Bligh in 1999.

Dianne Lesley Allen was an Independent candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Wollondilly in 1973 and in the NSW Senate in 1974.

Doris Mary Allison was a Democratic Labor Party candidate for the House of Representatives for St. George in 1972 and for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Earlwood in 1973.

Rachel Alterator, an Australian Greens candidate, ran for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for The Entrance in 1999.

Jane Anderson nominated for election in to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Illawarra in 1999. She ran as an Australian Greens candidate.

Margaret Anderson ran for Australians Against Further Immigration in the 1999 elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the Blue Mountains.

Lorraine Andersons was a once only candidate who ran for the Australian Greens in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Port Macquarie in 1999. In 2004 she was a member of the Greater Taree Bush Fire Management Committee.

Kim Appleby is a successful local councillor, having been elected, to the Auburn Council from 1999 to 2003. She was however unsuccessful in her one attempt to enter State parliament. She was an Independent in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Auburn by-election of 2001.

Jennifer Aukim was an Earthsave candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Willoughby in 1999.

In 1973 Jennifer Elizabeth Baker ran as an Australia Party candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly election for the seat of Phillip. The following year she tried for and again missed out on election to the House of Representatives for Robertson.

Jean Eykamp is an enthusiastic candidate who has tried several parties. Her Parliamentary and Local Government career was as follows:
One Nation Party candidate: New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Penrith, 1999
Christian Democrat Party candidate: House of Representatives, Lindsay, 1998
No GST Party candidate: House of Representatives, Lindsay, 2001

Kate Ferguson is an active opponent of economic rationalism. She stood as a Progressive Labour Party candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Charlestown in 2003 and in the NSW Senate in 2004.

Margaret Ferrara is a high achieving scientist who ran for election only once. She was an Australian Democrats candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Baulkham Hills in 1999.

Marie Ficarra has had extensive and successful careers in business and politics. She was a member of the Hurstville City Council from 1980-1995, which included stints as Deputy Mayor (1983-84) and Mayor (1990-1991). As a Liberal Party candidate, Marie was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for George’s River in 1995, but failed to gain re-election in 1999. In March 2007, she was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council. She became Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Citizenship and was appointed to the Social Issues Standing Committee and General Purpose Committee Number 2. She left Parliament in 2015, after serving as Parliamentary secretary from 2011-2014. In April 2014 she stood down from parliament as she was accused of soliciting donations for the Liberal Party in contravention of NSW election campaign funding laws. She denied the claims. Marie was the first female member of the Liberal Party to serve in both Houses of the New South Wales Parliament.

Anne Field was a once only candidate for Parliament (Independent candidate, New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Kogarah, 1988) and a successful local government councillor. She was elected to the Kogarah Municipal Council in 1999 and 2004.

Karen Fletcher is a political activist with a passionate interest in justice. She is a long-term member of the Democratic Socialist Party and stood in elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Marrickville (1995); the House of Representatives for Sydney (1996); and the Queensland Senate (in both 1990 and 2001).

Annie Florence is a health professional whose concern with the environment led to her candidature. She ran as an Australian Greens candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Bega in 2003.

Michaela Fogarty was a once only candidate. She stood for the ALP in the 2003 elections to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the Northern Tablelands.

Rosemary Foot is an outstanding woman, who became the first woman to hold a leadership position in the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales: she was elected to the seat of Vaucluse in 1978 and re-elected in 1981 and 1984. She was appointed an AO in 1999 for her services to the community.