This is a list of the candidates of the 2023 New South Wales state election , which will be held on 25 March 2023.
The following members announced they would not be contesting the 2023 election:
Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used. The candidates have been derived from the NSW Electoral Commission website. [28]
Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Coalition candidates | Greens candidate | SAP candidate | Other candidates |
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Albury | Liberal | Marcus Rowland | Justin Clancy (Lib) | Eli Davern | Ross Hamilton | Asanki Fernando (AJP) Geoffrey Robertson (LDP) Peter Sinclair (SFF) |
Auburn | Labor | Lynda Voltz | Mohammed Zaman (Lib) | Masoomeh Asgari | Shelley Goed | Jamal Daoud (-) [lower-alpha 3] Julie Morkos Douaihy (LDP) |
Badgerys Creek | Liberal | Garion Thain | Tanya Davies (Lib) | Nick Best | Peter Cooper | Benjamin Green (PHON) |
Ballina | Greens | Andrew Broadley | Josh Booyens (Nat) | Tamara Smith | Peter Jenkins | Kevin Loughrey (Ind) |
Balmain | Greens | Philippa Scott | Freya Leach (Lib) | Kobi Shetty | Stephen Bisgrove | Glen Stelzer (PEP) |
Bankstown | Labor | Jihad Dib | Nathan Taleb (Lib) | Isaac Nasedra | Luke Habib | Dorlene Abou-Haidar (AJP) Yosra Alyateem (IMOP) Max Boddy (-) [lower-alpha 4] Marianne Glinka (PEP) |
Barwon | Independent | Joshua Roberts-Garnsey | Annette Turner (Nat) | Pat Schultz | Paul Britton (SFF) Roy Butler * (Ind) Ben Hartley (LCP) Stuart Howe (Ind) Thomas McBride (PEP) | |
Bathurst | National | Cameron Shaw | Paul Toole (Nat) | Kay Nankervis | Michael Begg | Craig Sinclair (SFF) Martin Ticehurst (Ind) Burchell Wilson (LDP) Anthony Zbik (LCP) |
Bega | Labor | Michael Holland | Russell Fitzpatrick (Lib) | Cathy Griff | Karin Geiselhart | Debra Abbott (SFF) Jeffrey Hawkins (Ind) Greg White (LCP) |
Blacktown | Labor | Stephen Bali | Allan Green (Lib) | Leonard Hobbs | Patrick Murphy | Peter Foster (LCP) Emma Kerin (AJP) Alexander Mishalow (LDP) |
Blue Mountains | Labor | Trish Doyle | Sophie-Anne Bruce (Lib) | Jenna Condie | Richard Marschall | Greg Keightley (AJP) Michelle Palmer (IMOP) |
Cabramatta | Labor | Tri Vo | Courtney Nguyen (Lib) | Roz Chia Davis | Kate Hoang (Ind) Randa Moussa (AJP) Mark Smaling (LDP) | |
Camden | Liberal | Sally Quinnell | Peter Sidgreaves (Lib) | Emily Rivera | Jessie Bijok | Garry Dollin (PHON) |
Campbelltown | Labor | Greg Warren | Gypshouna Paudel (Lib) | Jayden Rivera | Howard Jones | Tofick Galiell (Ind) Rosa Sicari (LDP) Matt Twaddell (AJP) Adam Zahra (PHON) |
Canterbury | Labor | Sophie Cotsis | Nemr Boumansour (Lib) | Bradley Schott | Joe Sinacori | Vanessa Hadchiti (LDP) Kacey King (AJP) |
Castle Hill | Liberal | Tina Cartwright | Mark Hodges (Lib) | Tina Kordrostami | Eric Claus | Nathan Organ (Ind) My Trinh (LDP) |
Cessnock | Labor | Clayton Barr | Asher Barnham (disendorsed) [30] (Nat) | Llynda Nairn | Graham Jones | Victoria Davies (AJP) Andrew Fenwick (LCP) Quintin King (PHON) |
Charlestown | Labor | Jodie Harrison | Jack Antcliff (Lib) | Greg Watkinson | Marie Rolfe | |
Clarence | National | Leon Ankersmit | Richie Williamson (Nat) | Greg Clancy | George Keller | Brett Duroux (-) [lower-alpha 5] Nicki Levi (Ind) Debrah Novak (Ind) Mark Rayner (LCP) |
Coffs Harbour | National | Anthony Judge | Gurmesh Singh (Nat) | Tim Nott | Ruth Cully | Tihema Elliston (LCP) Kellie Pearce (AJP) Sally Townley (Ind) |
Coogee | Labor | Marjorie O'Neill | Kylie von Muenster (Lib) | Rafaela Pandolfini | Lluisa Murray | Alicia Mosquera (IMOP) Simon Garrod (AJP) |
Cootamundra | National | Chris Dahlitz | Steph Cooke (Nat) | Jeff Passlow | Chris O'Rourke | Jake Cullen (SFF) Brian Fisher (Ind) Robert Young (Ind) |
Cronulla | Liberal | Paul Constance | Mark Speakman (Lib) | Catherine Dyson | Richard Moran | Domna Giannakis (IMOP) Craig Ibbotson (PHON) |
Davidson | Liberal | Karyn Edelstein | Matt Cross (Lib) | Caroline Atkinson | Andrew Wills | Janine Kitson (Ind) |
Drummoyne | Independent | Julia Little | Stephanie Di Pasqua (Lib) | Charles Jago | Patrick Conaghan | |
Dubbo | National | Joshua Black | Dugald Saunders (Nat) | Robyn Thomas | Anthony Nugent | Mark Littlejohn (LCP) Kate Richardson (SFF) |
East Hills | Liberal | Kylie Wilkinson | Wendy Lindsay (Lib) | Natalie Hanna | Christopher Brogan (Ind) | |
Epping | Liberal | Alan Mascarenhas | Dominic Perrottet (Lib) | Phil Bradley | Bradley Molloy | Carmen Terceiro (AJP) Victor Waterson (Ind) |
Fairfield | Labor | David Saliba | Aaryen Pillai (Lib) | Monika Ball | Robyn Leggatt (PEP) Severino Lovero (Ind) Hikmat Odesh (Ind) Jacob Potkonyak (LCP) | |
Gosford | Labor | Liesl Tesch | Deanna Bocking (Lib) | Hilary van Haren | Ineka Soetens | Lisa Bellamy (Ind) Larry Freeman (SFF) Emily McCallum (AJP) |
Goulburn | Liberal | Michael Pilbrow | Wendy Tuckerman (Lib) | Gregory John Olsen | Margaret Logan | Andrew Wood (SFF) |
Granville | Labor | Julia Finn | Anm Masum (Lib) | Janet Castle | John Hadchiti (LDP) Rohan Laxmanalal (AJP) Charbel Saad (Ind) | |
Hawkesbury | Liberal | Amanda Kotlash | Robyn Preston (Lib) | Danielle Wheeler | Elissa Carey | Eddie Dogramaci (SBP) Angela Maguire (Ind) Tony Pettitt (Ind) Susane Popovski (PHON) |
Heathcote | Liberal | Maryanne Stuart | Lee Evans (Lib) | Cooper Riach | Matthew Bragg | Sean Ambrose (SFF) (disendorsed) [31] Arielle Perkett (AJP) |
Heffron | Labor | Ron Hoenig | Francis Devine (Lib) | Philipa Veitch | Ann Godfrey | Rachel Evans (SAll) Sarina Kilham (Ind) Linda Paull (AJP) |
Holsworthy | Liberal | Mick Maroney | Tina Ayyad (Lib) | Chris Kerle | James Ingarfill (PHON) Deborah Swinbourn (Ind) | |
Hornsby | Liberal | Melissa Holie | Matt Kean (Lib) | Tania Salitra | Justin Thomas | Steve Busch (PHON) Benjamin Caswell (Ind) Adrian Dignam (Ind) Jeffrey Grimshaw (LDP) |
Keira | Labor | Ryan Park | Noah Shipp (Lib) | Kit Docker | Andrew Anthony | |
Kellyville | Liberal | Alex Karki | Ray Williams (Lib) | Thelma Ghayyem | Heather Boyd | Ingrid Akkari (AJP) |
Kiama | Independent | Katelin McInerney | Melanie Gibbons (Lib) | Tonia Gray | John Gill | Gareth Ward (Ind) |
Kogarah | Labor | Chris Minns | Craig Chung (Lib) | Tracy Yuen | Troy Stolz (Ind) | |
Lake Macquarie | Independent | Stephen Ryan | Joshua Beer (Lib) | Kim Grierson | Felipe Gore-Escalante | Jason Lesage (SFF) Greg Piper * (Ind) |
Lane Cove | Liberal | Penelope Pedersen | Anthony Roberts (Lib) | Heather Armstrong | Ben Wise | Victoria Davidson (Ind) |
Leppington | Labor | Nathan Hagarty | Therese Fedeli (Lib) | Apurva Shukla | Danica Sajn | Mandar Tamhankar (PHON) |
Lismore | Labor | Janelle Saffin | Alex Rubin (Nat) | Adam Guise | Ross Honniball | Matthew Bertalli (SFF) Allen Crossthwaite (Ind) James McKenzie (Ind) Vanessa Rosayro (AJP) |
Liverpool | Labor | Charishma Kaliyanda | Richard Ammoun (Lib) | Amy Croft | Milomir Andjelkovic (Ind) Gabriel Hancock (AJP) Linda Harris (Ind) | |
Londonderry | Labor | Prue Car | Snigdha Talakola (Lib) | David Maurice | David Bowen | Luke Tester (PHON) |
Macquarie Fields | Labor | Anoulack Chanthivong | Khairul Chowdhury (Lib) | Seamus Lee | Michael Clark | Gemma Noiosi (LDP) Donna Wilson (AJP) |
Maitland | Labor | Jenny Aitchison | Michael Cooper (Lib) | Campbell Knox | Sam Ferguson | Daniel Dryden (LCP) Alex Lee (Ind) Neil Turner (PHON) |
Manly | Liberal | Jasper Thatcher | James Griffin (Lib) | Terry le Roux | Emanuele Paletto | Phillip Altman (Ind) Joeline Hackman (Ind) Bailey Mason (AJP) |
Maroubra | Labor | Michael Daley | Bill Burst (Lib) | Kym Chapple | Monique Isenheim | Roderick Aguilar (IMOP) Holly Williamson (AJP) |
Miranda | Liberal | Simon Earle | Eleni Petinos (Lib) | Martin Moore | Nick Hughes | Gaye Cameron (Ind) |
Monaro | National | Steve Whan | Nichole Overall (Nat) | Jenny Goldie | James Holgate | Chris Pryor (SFF) Josie Tanson (LCP) Andrew Thaler (Ind) |
Mount Druitt | Labor | Edmond Atalla | Kandathil Sunil Jayadevan (Lib) | Asm Morshed | Andrew Dudas (AJP) | |
Murray | Independent | Mirsad Buljubasic | Peta Betts (Nat) | Amelia King | Michael Florance | Greg Adamson (Ind) Adrian Carle (LCP) Helen Dalton * (Ind) Kevin Farrell (PEP) Desiree Gregory (SFF) David Landini (Ind) |
Myall Lakes | National | Mark Vanstone | Tanya Thompson (Nat) | Eleanor Spence | Maree McDonald-Pritchard | Jason Bendall (Ind) Keys Manley (LCP) |
Newcastle | Labor | Tim Crakanthorp | Thomas Triebsees (Lib) | John Mackenzie | Freya Taylor | Tim Claydon (LCP) Niko Leka (SAll) |
Newtown | Greens | David Hetherington | Fiona Douskou (Lib) | Jenny Leong | Christopher Thomas | |
North Shore | Liberal | Godfrey Santer | Felicity Wilson (Lib) | James Mullan | Lachlan Commins | Michael Antares (IMOP) Helen Conway (Ind) Victoria Walker (Ind) |
Northern Tablelands | National | Yvonne Langenberg | Adam Marshall (Nat) | Elizabeth O'Hara | Alan Crowe | Margaret Hammond (LDP) Gary Hampton (PEP) Michael Hay (SFF) Natasha Ledger (Ind) Peter O'Loghlin (LCP) Darshan Wood (Ind) |
Oatley | Liberal | Ash Ambihaipahar | Mark Coure (Lib) | Taylor Vandijk | Glenn Hunt | Natalie Mort (Ind) |
Orange | Independent | Heather Dunn | Tony Mileto | David Mallard | George Bate | Gillian Bramley (PEP) Philip Donato * (Ind) Patricia Holt (LCP) Aaron Kelly (SFF) |
Oxley | National | Gregory Vigors | Michael Kemp (Nat) | Dominic King | Bianca Drain | Joshua Fairhall (Ind) Troy Irwin (Ind) Megan Mathew (LCP) |
Parramatta | Liberal | Donna Davis | Katie Mullens (Lib) | Ben Hammond | David Moll | Mritunjay Singh (PHON) |
Penrith | Liberal | Karen McKeown | Stuart Ayres (Lib) | Fatemeh Toussi | Geoff Brown | Vanessa Blazi (AJP) Belinda McWilliams (PHON) Timothy Pateman (LCP) |
Pittwater | Liberal | Jeffrey Quinn | Rory Amon (Lib) | Hilary Green | Craig Law | Jacqui Scruby (Ind) |
Port Macquarie | Liberal | Keith McMullen | Peta Pinson (Nat) Leslie Williams * (Lib) | Stuart Watson | Edward Coleman | Vivian McMahon (LCP) Silvia Mogorovich (IMOP) Benjamin Read (LDP) |
Port Stephens | Labor | Kate Washington | Nathan Errington (Lib) | Jordan Jensen | Beverley Jelfs | Michelle Buckmaster (AJP) Angela Ketas (IMOP) Mark Watson (PHON) |
Prospect | Labor | Hugh McDermott | Kalvin Biag (Lib) | Sujan Selventhiran | Peter Shafer | Emily Walsh (AJP) |
Riverstone | Liberal | Warren Kirby | Mohit Kumar (Lib) | Rob Vail | Tim Horan | Anthony Belcastro (SFF) Tabitha Ponnambalam (Ind) |
Rockdale | Labor | Steve Kamper | Muhammad Rana (Lib) | Peter Strong | James Morris | |
Ryde | Liberal | Lyndal Howison | Jordan Lane (Lib) | Sophie Edington | Bradley Jelfs | Barry Devine (IMOP) |
Shellharbour | Labor | Anna Watson | Mikayla Barnes (Lib) | Jamie Dixon | Kenneth Davis | Rita Granata (LDP) Chris Homer (Ind) Mia Willmott (LCP) |
South Coast | Liberal | Liza Butler | Luke Sikora (Lib) | Amanda Findley | Deanna Buffier | Nina Digiglio (Ind) Robert Korten (SFF) |
Strathfield | Labor | Jason Yat-Sen Li | John-Paul Baladi (Lib) | Courtney Buckley | Wally Crocker | Maurie Saidi (AJP) |
Summer Hill | Labor | Jo Haylen | Bowen Cheng (Lib) | Izabella Antoniou | Michael Swan | Sandra Haddad (AJP) |
Swansea | Labor | Yasmin Catley | Megan Anderson (Lib) | Heather Foord | Alan Ellis | Paul Jackson (LDP) |
Sydney | Independent | Skye Tito | Phyllisse Stanton (Lib) | Nick Ward | Mark Whitton | Alex Greenwich (Ind) |
Tamworth | National | Kate McGrath | Kevin Anderson (Nat) | Ryan Brooke | Colin Drain | Rebecca McCredie (IMOP) Sue Raye (LCP) Mark Rodda (Ind) Matthew Scanlan (SFF) |
Terrigal | Liberal | Sam Boughton | Adam Crouch (Lib) | Imogen da Silva | Wayne Rigg | |
The Entrance | Labor | David Mehan | Nathan Bracken (Lib) | Ralph Stephenson | Georgia Lamb | Bentley Logan (LDP) Fardin Pelarek (AJP) |
Tweed | National | Craig Elliot | Geoff Provest (Nat) | Ciara Denham | Ronald McDonald | Susie Hearder (AJP) Marc Selan (LCP) |
Upper Hunter | National | Peree Watson | Dave Layzell (Nat) | Tony Lonergan | Callum Blair | Tom Lillicrap (LCP) Dale McNamara (Ind) James White (SFF) |
Vaucluse | Liberal | Margaret Merten | Kellie Sloane (Lib) | Dominic Wy Kanak | Kay Dunne | Edward Cameron (AJP) Karen Freyer (Ind) Gail Stevens (LDP) |
Wagga Wagga | Independent | Keryn Foley | Andriana Benjamin (Nat) Julia Ham (Lib) | Ray Goodlass | Raymond Gentles (PEP) Joe McGirr * (Ind) Christopher Smith (SFF) | |
Wahroonga | Liberal | Parsia Abedini | Alister Henskens (Lib) | Tim Dashwood | Stephen Molloy | Kristyn Haywood (Ind) |
Wakehurst | Liberal | Sue Wright | Toby Williams (Lib) | Ethan Hrnjak | Greg Mawson | Michael Regan* (Ind) Susan Sorensen (AJP) |
Wallsend | Labor | Sonia Hornery | Callum Pull (Lib) | Rebecca Watkins | Paul Akers | Pietro di Girolamo (PHON) Anna Nolan (AJP) Joshua Starrett (Ind) |
Willoughby | Liberal | Sarah Griffin | Tim James (Lib) | Edmund McGrath | Michael Want | Larissa Penn (Ind) |
Winston Hills | Liberal | Sameer Pandey | Mark Taylor (Lib) | Damien Atkins | Anthony Chadszinow | |
Wollondilly | Liberal | Angus Braiden | Nathaniel Smith (Lib) | Jason Webster | Ildiko Haag | Judy Hannan* (Ind) Rebecca Thompson (PHON) |
Wollongong | Labor | Paul Scully | Joel Johnson (Lib) | Cath Blakey | Kristen Nelson (AJP) | |
Wyong | Labor | David Harris | Matt Squires (Lib) (disendorsed) [32] | Doug Williamson | Susan Newbury | Martin Stevenson (PHON) |
Sitting members are shown in bold text.
Half of the Legislative Council is not up for re-election. This includes seven Labor members (Tara Moriarty, Penny Sharpe, Greg Donnelly, Anthony D'Adam, Daniel Mookhey, Peter Primrose, and Mark Buttigieg), five Liberal members (Damien Tudehope, Taylor Martin, Natalie Ward, Natasha Maclaren-Jones [lower-alpha 6] and Aileen MacDonald), three Nationals members (Sarah Mitchell, Wes Fang and Sam Farraway), two Greens members (Abigail Boyd and Sue Higginson), two One Nation members (Mark Latham [lower-alpha 6] and Rod Roberts), one Shooters and Fishers member (Mark Banasiak) and one Animal Justice member (Emma Hurst).
The Labor Party is defending seven seats. The Liberal Party is defending six seats. The National Party is defending three seats. The Greens, the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party and the Animal Justice Party are each defending one seat. Independent Fred Nile, elected as a Christian Democratic member, is defending his seat; and independent Justin Field, elected as a Greens member, is not defending his seat.
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12 March | National | Ash Barnham | Cessnock | Disendorsed for misogynistic and racist social media posts. [30] | |
13 March | Liberal | Matt Squires | Wyong | Disendorsed for homophobic, Islamophobic and anti-vaccine social media posts. [32] | |
23 March | SFF | Sean Ambrose | Heathcote | Disendorsed for support of Vladimir Putin and Russian invasion of Ukraine. [31] |
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