This is a list of candidates for the

2019 Australian federal election The 2019 Australian federal election was held on Saturday 18 May 2019 to elect members of the 46th Parliament of Australia. The election had been called following the dissolution of the 45th Parliament as elected at the 2016 double dissolut ...

, held on 18 May 2019. There were 1,514 candidates in total (1,056 for the House of Representatives and 458 for the Senate).

Retiring members

Members of Parliament and Senators who chose not to renominate for the 2019 election were as follows:

Labor

* Gai Brodtmann MP (

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, ACT) – announced retirement 13 August 2018 * Michael Danby MP ( Melbourne Ports, Vic) – announced retirement 5 July 2018 * Kate Ellis MP ( Adelaide, SA) – announced retirement 9 March 2017 *

Emma Husar Emma Husar (born 20 April 1980) is a former Australian Labor Party (ALP) member of the Australian House of Representatives for the Division of Lindsay, which she represented from 2016 to 2019. During an internal investigation and media reports ...

MP ( Lindsay, NSW) – announced retirement 11 April 2019 *

Jenny Macklin Jennifer Louise Macklin (born 29 December 1953) is an Australian former politician. She was elected to federal parliament at the 1996 federal election and served as the deputy leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) from 2001 to 2006, unde ...

MP (

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, Vic) – announced retirement 6 July 2018 * Wayne Swan MP ( Lilley, Qld) – announced retirement 10 February 2018 *Senator Doug Cameron (NSW) – announced retirement 24 July 2016 *Senator Claire Moore (Qld) – announced retirement 31 July 2018

Liberal

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MP ( Curtin, WA) – announced retirement 21 February 2019 * Steven Ciobo MP ( Moncrieff, Qld) – announced retirement 1 March 2019 * Michael Keenan MP ( Stirling, WA) – announced retirement 25 January 2019 * Craig Laundy MP (

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, NSW) – announced retirement 15 March 2019 * Kelly O'Dwyer MP ( Higgins, Vic) – announced retirement 19 January 2019 * Jane Prentice MP (

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, Qld) – lost preselection 12 May 2018, delivered valedictory 4 April 2019 *

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MP ( Sturt, SA) – announced retirement 2 March 2019 *

Ann Sudmalis Ann Elizabeth Sudmalis (''née'' Hardinge; born 16 September 1955) is a former Australian politician. She was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Division of Gilmore in New South Wales, from September 20 ...

MP (

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, NSW) – announced retirement 17 September 2018

Nationals

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MP ( Mallee, Vic) – announced retirement 18 December 2018 *

Luke Hartsuyker Luke Hartsuyker (born 26 October 1959) is a former Australian politician who was a member of the House of Representatives from 2001 to 2019, representing the Division of Cowper in New South Wales for the National Party. He served as a governmen ...

MP ( Cowper, NSW) – announced retirement 8 August 2018 *Senator

Barry O'Sullivan Barry James O'Sullivan (born 24 March 1957) is an Australian politician who was a senator for Queensland from 11 February 2014 until 30 June 2019. He is a member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland (LNP) and sat with the Nationals in ...

(Qld) – lost preselection 6 July 2018 *Senator

Nigel Scullion Nigel Gregory Scullion (born 4 May 1956) is a former Australian politician who was a Australian Senate, Senator for the Northern Territory from 2001 to 2019. He was a member of the Country Liberal Party (CLP) and sat with the National Party of A ...

(NT) – announced retirement 26 January 2019 *Senator

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(NSW) – announced retirement 31 May 2016

Independent

* Cathy McGowan MP (

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, Vic) – announced retirement 14 January 2019 * Senator

Tim Storer Timothy Raphael Storer (born 24 October 1969) is a former Australian politician who served as a Senator for South Australia from February 2018 to June 2019. Following the disqualification of Skye Kakoschke-Moore during the parliamentary eligi ...

(SA) – announced retirement 17 April 2019

House of Representatives

Sitting members are listed in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk is used.

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Northern Territory

Queensland

South Australia

Tasmania

Victoria

Western Australia

Senate

Australian Capital Territory

There were 17 Senate candidates for the ACT. Two seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending one seat. The Liberal Party was defending one seat.

New South Wales

There were 105 candidates for the Senate in New South Wales. Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending one seat. The Liberal-

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was defending two seats. The

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were defending one seat. One Nation was defending one seat, although sitting senator

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had defected to the United Australia Party. The Liberal Democrats was defending one seat. Senators Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (Liberal),

Kristina Keneally Kristina Marie Kerscher Keneally (born 19 December 1968) is an American-born Australian politician who was a Labor Senator for New South Wales from February 2018 until April 2022, when she resigned to unsuccessfully contest the House of Represe ...

(Labor),

Jenny McAllister Jennifer Ryll McAllister (born 21 February 1973) is an Australian politician. She has been a Senator for New South Wales since 2015 and previously served as the party's national president from 2011 to 2015. She is from the Socialist Left factio ...

(Labor),

Deborah O'Neill Deborah Mary O'Neill (born 4 June 1961) is an Australian politician who has served as a Australian Senate, Senator for New South Wales since 2013. Before entering politics O'Neill was a school teacher and university academic. She is a member o ...

(Labor),

Marise Payne Marise Ann Payne (born 29 July 1964) is an Australian politician who served in the Morrison Government as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2018 to 2022 and as Minister for Women from 2019 to 2022. She has been a Senator for New South Wales sin ...

(Liberal) and

Arthur Sinodinos Arthur Sinodinos (born 25 February 1957) is an Australian diplomat and former Liberal Party politician who has been Ambassador to the United States since February 2020. He served as Chief of Staff to Prime Minister John Howard from 1997 to 200 ...

(Liberal) were not up for re-election.

Northern Territory

There were 18 Senate candidates for the NT. Two seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending one seat. The Country Liberal Party was defending one seat.

Queensland

There were 83 candidates for the Senate in Queensland. Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal National Party was defending two seats. The

were defending one seat. One Nation was defending one seat, although sitting senator Fraser Anning had defected to his own Conservative National Party. Senators Matt Canavan (Liberal National), Anthony Chisholm (Labor),

Pauline Hanson Pauline Lee Hanson (''née'' Seccombe, formerly Zagorski; born 27 May 1954) is an Australian politician who is the founder and leader of One Nation, a right-wing populist political party. Hanson has represented Queensland in the Australian ...

(One Nation), James McGrath (Liberal National), Amanda Stoker (Liberal National) and Murray Watt (Labor) were not up for re-election.

South Australia

There were 42 Senate candidates for the Senate in South Australia. Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending one seat. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. The

were defending one seat. The Centre Alliance, formerly the Nick Xenophon Team, was defending one seat, although sitting senator

, who retired, had sat as an independent. One seat had been held by the Family First Party, which was absorbed by the Australian Conservatives; however, sitting senator

Lucy Gichuhi Lucy Muringo Gichuhi (; ; born 23 September 1962) is an Australian politician who served as a Senator for South Australia from 2017 to 2019. Born in Kenya, Gichuhi worked as an accountant before entering politics. Gichuhi is a social conservativ ...

defected to the Liberal Party. Senators Cory Bernardi (Conservatives, elected as Liberal), Simon Birmingham (Liberal), Don Farrell (Labor),

Stirling Griff Stirling Griff (born 2 December 1957) is an Australian former politician who was a Senator for South Australia from 2016 to 2022, representing the Nick Xenophon Team and Centre Alliance. His party changed its name from Nick Xenophon Team (NXT) ...

(Centre),

Rex Patrick Rex Lyall Patrick (born 8 May 1967) is an Australian politician who served as a Senator for South Australia from November 2017 until June 2022. He was appointed to the Senate to fill a casual vacancy caused by the resignation of Nick Xenophon. H ...

(Centre) and Penny Wong (Labor) were not up for re-election.

Tasmania

There were 44 Senate candidates for Tasmania. Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending one seat. The

were defending one seat. The

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was defending one seat, although sitting senator Steve Martin had defected to the National Party. Senators Eric Abetz (Liberal), Wendy Askew (Liberal), Jonathon Duniam (Liberal),

Helen Polley Helen Beatrice Polley (born 9 February 1957) is an Australian politician who is an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian Senate, representing the state of Tasmania since 1 July 2005. Early life and education Born in Ulverstone, Tasma ...

(Labor),

Anne Urquhart Anne Elizabeth Urquhart (; born 18 October 1957) is an Australian politician. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and has served as a Senator for Tasmania since 2011. She was a senior official with the Australian Manufacturing W ...

(Labor) and

Peter Whish-Wilson Peter Stuart Whish-Wilson (born 24 February 1968) is an Australian politician who has been a Senator for Tasmania since 2012, representing the Australian Greens. Formerly a lecturer in economics at the University of Tasmania, Whish-Wilson was ap ...

(Greens) were not up for re-election.

Victoria

There were 82 candidates for the Senate in Victoria. Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal-

was defending two seats. The

were defending one seat.

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was defending one seat. Senators

Kim Carr Kim John Carr (born 2 July 1955) is an Australian former politician who served as a Senator for Victoria between 1993 and 2022. Representing the Labor Party, he was a minister in the Rudd and Gillard Governments. Carr is a graduate of the Un ...

(Labor), Richard Di Natale (Greens), Mitch Fifield (Liberal),

Kimberley Kitching Kimberley Jane Elizabeth Kitching (16 February 1970 – 10 March 2022) was an Australian politician, lawyer, and trade unionist. A member of the Australian Labor Party, Labor Party, she was a Australian Senate, Senator for Victoria (Australia), ...

(Labor), Bridget McKenzie (National) and Scott Ryan (Liberal) were not up for re-election.

Western Australia

There were 67 Senate candidates for Western Australia. Six seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. The

were defending one seat. One Nation was defending one seat. Senators Michaelia Cash (Liberal), Mathias Cormann (Liberal),

Sue Lines Susan Lines (born 15 December 1953) is an Australian politician who has been a Senator for Western Australia since 2013, representing the Australian Labor Party (ALP). She is the current President of the Australian Senate, having previously bee ...

(Labor), Rachel Siewert (Greens), Dean Smith (Liberal) and

Glenn Sterle Glenn Sterle (born 3 January 1960) is an Australian politician. A former trade union organiser, he has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian Senate since 2005, representing the state of Western Australia. Career Trucking bus ...

(Labor) were not up for re-election.

Summary by party

Beside each party is the number of seats contested by that party in the House of Representatives for each state, as well as an indication of whether the party contested the Senate election in the respective state.

Disendorsements and resignations

There were a number of disendorsements and resignations after the close of nominations on 23 April 2019. As the disendorsements and resignations took place after the close of nominations, their names and party affiliation will still appear on ballot papers.

Candidate controversies

Allegations of Chinese interference

In late 2019, media outlets around the world have reported on alleged efforts by the People's Republic of China to infiltrate the Parliament of Australia by recruiting a spy to run in a constituency during the

References

External links

Australian Electoral Commission: House of Representatives and Senate candidates
{{2019 Australian federal election Candidates Candidates for Australian federal elections 2019-related lists