Gareth James Ward is an Australian politician who was the New South Wales Minister for Families,Communities and Disability Services in the second Berejiklian ministry from 2019 to 2021. Ward is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and has represented the seat of Kiama since 2011. He was suspended from NSW parliament in March 2022 until the end of that term in March 2023,after being charged with sexual intercourse without consent,and indecent assault.
Alexander George Hawke is an Australian politician who served as Minister for Immigration,Citizenship,Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs from 2020 to 2022 in the Morrison government. Hawke has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Mitchell since 2007,representing the Liberal Party.
Gregory John Donnelly is an Australian politician,a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 2005,representing the Labor Party.
Matthew Ryan Mason-Cox is an Australian politician who served as President of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 4 May 2021 until 9 May 2023. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council for the Liberal Party from 28 September 2006 until 3 March 2023,with a short two-week stint as an Independent in May 2021. Mason-Cox was the Minister for Fair Trading between May 2014 and April 2015 in the first Baird ministry and served as Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia in the Legislative Council during 2014 and 2015.
Lynda Jane Voltz is an Australian politician. She is a Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly,representing Auburn since 2019.
Helen Mary Westwood AM is a former Australian politician and Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. Westwood was a member of the Council from 2007 to 2015.
Tania Mihailuk is an Australian politician,currently serving as member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 2023. She served as mayor of the City of Bankstown from 2006 to 2011.
The 2015 New South Wales state election was held on Saturday 28 March 2015. Members were elected to all 93 seats in the Legislative Assembly using optional preferential voting. Members were also elected to 21 of the 42 seats in the Legislative Council using optional preferential proportional representation voting. The election was conducted by the New South Wales Electoral Commission.
Lucy Elizabeth Wicks is an Australian former politician. She was a Liberal member of the House of Representatives from 2013 to 2022,representing the Division of Robertson in New South Wales. She lost her seat to the Australian Labor Party candidate Gordon Reid at the 2022 federal election.
A by-election for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Miranda occurred on 19 October 2013. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Graham Annesley (Liberal),which was announced on 28 August 2013. Barry Collier (Labor) won the seat with a 55 percent two-party vote from a 26-point two-party swing,the largest swing in New South Wales history.
This article provides details on candidates for the 2015 New South Wales state election,held on 28 March 2015.
Courtney Houssos is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since the 2015 state election. She is currently Minister for Finance,Domestic Manufacturing and Government Procurement and Natural Resources in the Minns government.
Taylor Mitchell Martin is an Australian independent politician. He is a former Liberal member of the New South Wales Legislative Council,being first appointed as a Liberal MLC on 3 May 2017,re-elected at the 2019 New South Wales state election,before being expelled from the party in April 2024 over allegations of bullying and abuse.
The 2023 New South Wales state election was held on 25 March 2023 to elect the 58th Parliament of New South Wales,including all 93 seats in the Legislative Assembly and 21 of the 42 seats in the Legislative Council. The election was conducted by the New South Wales Electoral Commission (NSWEC).
Nathaniel Gerard Smith is an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 2019 to 2023,representing Wollondilly for the Liberal Party where he lives with his wife and sends his children to school. Smith was defeated by independent Judy Hannan in the 2023 New South Wales state election in what is widely considered as an upset.
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served in the 57th Parliament were elected at the 2015 and 2019 elections. As members serve eight-year terms,half of the Council was elected in 2015 and did not face re-election in 2019,and the members elected in 2019 will not face re-election until 2027. The President was John Ajaka until March 2021 and then Matthew Mason-Cox from May 2021.
Anthony Gerard Damien D'Adam is an Australian politician. He has been a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 2019,representing the Australian Labor Party.
Pauline Hanson's One Nation –New South Wales,also known as One Nation –New South Wales or simply One Nation NSW,is the New South Wales branch of Pauline Hanson's One Nation.
Rachel Victoria Merton is an Australian politician from the Liberal Party of New South Wales. She was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council in the 2023 New South Wales state election.
