This is a list of the candidates of the

2019 New South Wales state election The 2019 New South Wales state election was held on Saturday 23 March 2019 to elect the 57th 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 ...

, held on 23 March 2019. 568 candidates nominated for the Legislative Assembly, while 346 nominated for the Legislative Council.

Retiring MPs

The seat of

Wollondilly Wollondilly Shire is a periurban local government area adjacent to the south-western fringe of Sydney, parts of which fall into the Macarthur, Blue Mountains and Central Tablelands regions in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Wollondil ...

was vacant following the resignation of Liberal MP

Jai Rowell Jai Travers Rowell (born 2 January 1977), an Australian former politician, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Electoral district of Wollondilly, Wollondilly for the Liberal Party of Australia (New South Wales ...

on 17 December 2018. Members who chose not to renominate for the 2019 election are as follows:

Labor

Luke Foley Luke Aquinas Foley (born 27 July 1970) is a former Australian Labor Party politician who served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of New South Wales from 2015 to 2018. Foley was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Counci ...

MP (

Auburn Auburn may refer to: Places Australia * Auburn, New South Wales * City of Auburn, the local government area *Electoral district of Auburn *Auburn, Queensland, a locality in the Western Downs Region *Auburn, South Australia *Auburn, Tasmania *Aub ...

) – announced 9 November 2018 *

Ernest Wong Ernest Kwok Chung Wong () is a Hong Kong-born Australian politician who was an Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 2013 to 2019. Personal and early life Ernest Wong was born in Hong Kong and studied at ...

MLC – lost preselection 12 June 2018

Liberal

Greg Aplin Gregory John Aplin (born 9 October 1952), an Australian politician, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Albury for the Liberal Party from 2003 until 2019. Early life and background Aplin was born in Northern R ...

MP (

Albury Albury () is a major regional city in New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the Hume Highway and the northern side of the Murray River. Albury is the seat of local government for the council area which also bears the city's name – the ...

) – announced 1 August 2018 *

Glenn Brookes Glenn Edward Brookes (born 13 August 1959) is an Australian politician who was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing East Hills from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Liberal Party, he resigned to become an independen ...

MP ( East Hills) – announced 4 August 2018 *

Pru Goward Prudence Jane "Pru" Goward (born 2 September 1952) is a former Australian politician and was a Liberal member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 2007 to 2019, representing the seat of Goulburn. She was the New South Wales Minis ...

MP (

Goulburn Goulburn ( ) is a regional city in the Southern Tablelands of the Australian state of New South Wales, approximately south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Canberra. It was proclaimed as Australia's first inland city through letters pate ...

) – announced 19 December 2018 * Chris Patterson MP ( Camden) – announced 28 September 2018 * David Clarke MLC – announced retirement September 2018 *

Scot MacDonald Scot MacDonald (born 15 February 1961) is an Australian politician. He was a Liberal Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 2011 to 2019. MacDonald holds a Bachelor of Financial Administration and a Masters of Environmen ...

MLC – announced 12 November 2018

Nationals

* Andrew Fraser MP (

Coffs Harbour Coffs Harbour is a city on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, north of Sydney, and south of Brisbane. It is one of the largest urban centres on the North Coast, with a population of 78,759 as per 2021 census. The Gumbaynggirr ...

) – announced 14 June 2018 * Thomas George MP ( Lismore) – announced 30 June 2017 *

Troy Grant Troy Wayne Grant (born 11 February 1970) is an Australian politician and former police officer. Grant has been the Inspector-General of Water Compliance (IGWC) since August 2021, and is Australia’s first in this position. Previously, he was t ...

MP (

Dubbo Dubbo () is a city in the Orana Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the largest population centre in the Orana region, with a population of 43,516 at June 2021. The city is located at the intersection of the Newell, Mitchell, and Gol ...

) – announced 12 July 2018 *

Kevin Humphries Kevin John Humphries (born 2 April 1960), an Australian politician, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Barwon for the Nationals from 2007 to 2019. He was the Minister for Healthy Lifestyles and Mental Health ...

MP ( Barwon) – announced 1 June 2017 *

Rick Colless Richard Hargrave Colless (born 12 November 1952) is an Australian politician. Colless was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 2000 to 2019, representing the National Party. Early years and background Colless was born in ...

MLC – did not renominate

Shooters, Fishers and Farmers

* Robert Brown MLC – lost preselection 5 February 2019

Legislative Assembly

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.

Legislative Council

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Tickets that elected at least one MLC are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are identified by an asterisk (*). Half of the Legislative Council was not up for re-election. This included seven Labor members ( John Graham,

Courtney Houssos 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 and Natural Resources in the Minns government. Houssos w ...

Shaoquett Moselmane Shaoquett Chaher Moselmane (born 1965) is a former Australian politician who was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 2009 to 2023 as a member of the parliamentary Australian Labor Party. He was assistant president of the L ...

Adam Searle Adam Searle is an Australian barrister and Labor Party politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from May 2011 until March 2023. He was the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council of New South Wales b ...

Walt Secord Walter Secord (born 25 December 1964) is a Canadian-born Australian politician. He has been a Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since May 2011, when he was elected to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Eddie ...

Mick Veitch Michael Stanley Veitch (born 19 December 1962) is an Australian politician and Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch), Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. Veitch has been a member of the Council since 24 Mar ...

and

Lynda Voltz Lynda Jane Voltz (born 1965) is an Australian politician and Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, representing Auburn since 2019. Voltz was previously a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 2007 to ...

), six Liberal members (

John Ajaka John George Ajaka (born 13 January 1956), an Australian politician, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 2007 to 2021, representing the Liberal Party and he is the first Liberal Party Lebanese Australian member of an Au ...

Lou Amato Louis "Lou" Amato (; born 1963) is an Australian politician. He was a Liberal member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 2015 state election until the 2023 state election. Immediately prior to his election to the NSW Parliament, h ...

Scott Farlow Scott Glynn Farlow is an Australian politician. He has been a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since the 2015 NSW state election, representing the Liberal Party. Farlow previously served as Mayor of the Municipality of Strathf ...

Don Harwin Donald Thomas Harwin (born 5 July 1964) is an Australian politician. He was the New South Wales Special Minister of State and the Minister for the Public Service and Employee Relations, Aboriginal Affairs, and the Arts in the second Berejiklian ...

Shayne Mallard Maxwell Shayne Mallard (born 4 September 1964) is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 2015. He was formerly a councillor of the City of South Sydney from 2000 to 2004, and ...

and

Matthew Mason-Cox Matthew Ryan Mason-Cox is an Australian politician serving as President of the New South Wales Legislative Council, President of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 4 May 2021. He is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council ...

), three Nationals members (

Ben Franklin Benjamin Franklin ( April 17, 1790) was an American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, and political philosopher. Encyclopædia Britannica, Wood, 2021 Among the leading intell ...

Trevor Khan Trevor John Khan (born 12 October 1957) is an Australian magistrate and former politician who served as a Nationals member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 24 March 2007 and 6 January 2022, including for a time as Deputy Pre ...

and

Bronnie Taylor Bronwyn Taylor (known as Bronnie Taylor), an Australian politician, is the New South Wales Minister for Women, the Minister for Regional Health, and the Minister for Mental Health in the Perrottet ministry, since December 2021. Taylor has ser ...

), two Greens members (

Cate Faehrmann Cate Faehrmann (born 17 March 1970) is an Australian politician and environmental activist. Faehrmann was a Greens member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 2011 to 2013. She resigned from the Legislative Council in June 2013 to st ...

and

Justin Field Justin Robert Field New South Wales Legislative Council, MLC is an Australian politician and environmental campaigner. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 24 August 2016, when he filled a casual vacancy caused by th ...

), one Christian Democrats member (

Fred Nile Frederick John Nile (born 15 September 1934) is an Australian politician and ordained Christian minister. Nile has been a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 1981, except for a period in 2004. Nile was re-elected at the Marc ...

), one Shooters and Fishers member (

Robert Borsak Robert Borsak (born 14 August 1953) is the leader of the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party (SFF). He represents the party in the New South Wales Legislative Council. He was chosen by the Shooters and Fishers Party to fill the New South Wa ...

) and one Animal Justice member ( Mark Pearson). Voltz and Franklin resigned to run for the Legislative Assembly, so their seats were vacant. The Labor Party was defending five seats. The Liberal-National Coalition was defending eleven seats. The Greens were defending three seats. The Christian Democratic Party and the Shooters and Fishers Party were each defending one seat.

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