The Australian Women's Register

Charmian Eckersley is a committed environmentalist and an active member of regional and local organizations. She ran as an Australian Greens candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Swansea in 2003. The following year she was a candidate for the Lake Macquarie City Council.

Lesley Edwards is a seasoned campaigner and committed environmentalist. She was an Australian Greens Party candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Penrith in 1999 and 2003; in the House of Representatives for Lindsay in 1996 (and subsequent by election 1996), 1998 and 2001; and for the Blue Mountains City Council.

Royalene Edwards is a committed Christian campaigner who represented the Call to Australia Party in the 1991 New South Wales Legislative Assembly elections for Riverstone.

Florence Ewers was a party stalwart and committed feminist who was an ALP candidate for the following elections: New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Cumberland in 1925; New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Hawkesbury in 1927; Sutherland Shire Council in 1928 and 1929.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Olive Boundy is an activist in local government and politics. She is a member of the ALP and was a candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (Clarence seat) in 1991. She later was elected to the Ulmarra Shire Council from 1987 and later served on the Pristine Waters Council until 2004.

An active and hard-working member of the Liberal Party, Christine Bourne stood as a candidate in the 1995 Port Jackson elections and in the Mulgoa elections of 1999 and 2003. She was later elected Alderman of the Leichhardt Municipal Council.

Jillian Bradbury was a once only candidate who ran as an Australian Democrats candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Campbelltown in 1978.