This is a list of candidates for the 2019 Australian federal election , held on 18 May 2019.
There were 1,514 candidates in total (1,056 for the House of Representatives and 458 for the Senate).[ 1]
Retiring members
Members of Parliament and Senators who chose not to renominate for the 2019 election were as follows:
Labor
Liberal
Nationals
Independent
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 -National Coalition was defending two seats. The Greens were defending one seat. One Nation was defending one seat, although sitting senator Brian Burston had defected to the United Australia Party . The Liberal Democrats was defending one seat. Senators Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (Liberal), Kristina Keneally (Labor), Jenny McAllister (Labor), Deborah O'Neill (Labor), Marise Payne (Liberal) and Arthur Sinodinos (Liberal) were not up for re-election.
Labor candidates
Coalition candidates
Greens candidates
LDP candidates
One Nation candidates
Tony Sheldon *Tim Ayres *Jason Yat-Sen Li Simonne Pengelly
Aruna Chandrala
Charlie Sheahan
Hollie Hughes * (Lib )Andrew Bragg * (Lib )Perin Davey * (Nat )Jim Molan Lib )Sam Farraway (Nat )Michael Feneley (Lib )
Mehreen Faruqi Rachael Jacobs
Louise Steer
Philippa Clark
Roz Chia
Sylvie Ellsmore
Duncan Spender Codie Neville
Kate McCulloch
Barry Reed
UAP candidates
RUAP candidates
HEMP candidates
Health candidates
Pirate candidates
Brian Burston Christine Bernier
Wayne Moore
Maree Nichols
Vladimir Shigrov
Leo Toop
Andrew Katelaris
Michael Balderstone
Molly Knight
Jason Fairbairn
John August
Sara Joyce
AAHP candidates
SFF candidates
People's candidates
Socialist Alliance candidates
Together candidates
Andrew Potts
Anthony Ziebell
Brett Cooke
Wayne Borsak
Steven Georgantis
Susan Tsangaris
Susan Price
Joel McAlear
Mark Swivel
Belinda Kinkead
Kate McDowell
Conservatives candidates
Great Australian candidates
CNP candidates
CDP candidates
ICAN candidates
Sophie York
Riccardo Bosi
Matthew Hopkins
Karen Burge
Carolyn Thomson
Gary Young
Paul Swann
Ian Wharton
Silvana Nile
Annie Wright
Rod Bower Jim Tait
Annette Schnider
Women's candidates
Seniors United candidates
SEP candidates
Workers candidates
ABF candidates
Divvi De Vendre
Penelope Lloyd
Paul Gerantonis
Helen Ducker
Richard Phillips
John Davis
Mark Ptolemy
Maria Nguyen
Jewell Drury
Peter Moujalli
IMO candidates
DLP candidates
Action candidates
AJP candidates
Flux candidates
Michael O'Neill
Marelle Burnum Burnum
Daniel Hanna
Benedict O'Brien
Nick Debenham
Guy Forsyth
Angela Pollard
Michael Dello-Iacovo
Carol Bellenger
Ben Rushton
Joanne Cotterill
Science candidates
CEC candidates
Sustainable candidates
Democrats candidates
Small Business candidates
Andrea Leong
Eve Slavich
Peter Furness
Greg Parker
Ann Lawler
Robert Butler
William Bourke
Warren Grzic
Peter Mailler
Chris Buckman
Angela Vithoulkas Fiona Douskou
Ungrouped candidates
John CarmichaelLAL )
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.
Labor candidates
CLP candidates
Greens candidates
UAP candidates
RUAP candidates
Malarndirri McCarthy Wayne Kurnorth(disendorsed)
Sam McMahon *Joshua Burgoyne
Anna Sri
Lia Gill
Michael Wolf
Ross McRobert
Jan Pile
Leslie Harris
HEMP candidates
CEC candidates
CNP candidates
Group D candidates
Andrew Kavasilas
Lance Lawrence
Trudy Campbell
Peter Flynn
Mark Dickson
James Wheeler
Braedon Early
Crystal Johnson
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 Greens 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 (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 Greens were defending one seat. The Centre Alliance , formerly the Nick Xenophon Team , was defending one seat, although sitting senator Tim Storer , 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 defected to the Liberal Party. Senators Cory Bernardi (Conservatives, elected as Liberal), Simon Birmingham (Liberal), Don Farrell (Labor), Stirling Griff (Centre), Rex Patrick (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 Greens were defending one seat. The Jacqui Lambie Network 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 (Labor), Anne Urquhart (Labor) and Peter Whish-Wilson (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 -National Coalition was defending two seats. The Greens were defending one seat. Derryn Hinch's Justice Party was defending one seat. Senators Kim Carr (Labor), Richard Di Natale (Greens), Mitch Fifield (Liberal), Kimberley Kitching (Labor), Bridget McKenzie (National) and Scott Ryan (Liberal) were not up for re-election.
Labor candidates
Coalition candidates
Greens candidates
Justice candidates
UAP candidates
Raff Ciccone Jess Walsh *Gavin Marshall Parvinder Sarwara
Karen Douglas
Louise Crawford
James Paterson Lib )Jane Hume Lib )David Van * (Lib )Anita Rank (Nat )
Kyle Hoppitt (Lib )
Julian Mulcahy (Lib )
Janet Rice Apsara Sabaratnam
Claire Proctor
Nakita Thomson
Alice Barnes
Judy Cameron
Derryn Hinch Simone O'Brien
Catriona Thoolen
Katie O'Connor
Roger McKay
One Nation candidates
Conservatives candidates
CDP candidates
Rise Up Australia candidates
Flux candidates
James Hallam
Ian Cameron
Kevin Bailey
Nina van Strijp
Trent Thomas
Bob Payne
Kevin Murphy
Rosalie Crestani
Danny Nalliah
Dustin Perry
Seb Carrie-Wilson
ICAN candidates
Sustainable candidates
AJP candidates
Democrats candidates
Great Australian candidates
Paul Wittwer
Kammy Cordner Hunt
Allan Doensen
Madeleine Wearne
Ben Schultz
Fiona McRostie
David Collyer
Marc Williams
Darryl O'Bryan
Helen Edwards
SEP candidates
Pirate candidates
SFF candidates
Republican candidates
Small Business candidates
Tessa Pietsch
Jason Wardle
Tania Briese
Shannon Smith
Ricky Muir Damian Stock
Geoff Lutz
Peter Consandine
Simon Kemp
Peter Graham
Action candidates
HEMP candidates
CEC candidates
LDP candidates
Secular candidates
Philip Ayton
Monika Kompara
Frances Hood
Heather Gladman
Craig Isherwood
Gabrielle Peut
Robert Kennedy
Kirsty O'Sullivan
Harris Sultan
John Perkins
DLP candidates
Workers candidates
CNP candidates
Yellow Vest candidates
Health candidates
Jennifer Bowden
Chris McCormack
Kathryn Breakwell
Narelle Everard
Kevin Gaynor
Bruce Stevens
Rita Mazalevskis
Benjamin Williamson
Siobhann Brown
Terri Franklin
Isaac Golden
Andrew Hicks
Group Z candidates
Ungrouped candidates
Sunny Chandra
Robert Whitehill
Kenneth Betts
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 Greens were defending one seat. One Nation was defending one seat. Senators Michaelia Cash (Liberal), Mathias Cormann (Liberal), Sue Lines (Labor), Rachel Siewert (Greens), Dean Smith (Liberal) and Glenn Sterle (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.
Date
Party
Candidate
Seat
Details
13 March
United Australia Bryan Wiseman
Cook Resigned as candidate following the emergence that UAP campaign material was Made in China despite the party's stance on Local Jobs.[ 36] [ 37]
29 April Labor Wayne Kurnoth Senate (NT )Disendorsed due to "questionable" social media posts, including posting antisemitic conspiracy theories.[ 38]
30 April
One Nation Steve Dickson Senate (Qld )Resigned from all One Nation positions after footage of him groping and disparaging women at a Washington DC strip club were broadcast.[ 35]
1 May
Liberal Jeremy Hearn
Isaacs Disendorsed after anti-Muslim comments he made in a 2018 online video were revealed.[ 29] [ 39] [ 40] [ 41]
Peter Killin
Wills Resigned after homophobic comments he made on a Christian activist blog come to light, directed at Liberal MP Tim Wilson.[ 34]
3 May
Jessica Whelan Lyons Resigned after anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant social media posts were revealed. Whelan initially suggested some social media posts were not hers, but later acknowledged she had made other inappropriate posts which had not been declared to the party.[ 42] [ 28]
Labor Luke Creasey
Melbourne Resigned after the release of sexist and misogynist jokes he had made in social media posts seven years earlier.[ 31]
8 May
Greens Jay Dessi
Lalor Resigned as candidate following the emergence of racist jokes made on social media.[ 30]
9 May
Liberal Gurpal Singh
Scullin Resigned as candidate after criticising a victim of rape, stating that her husband was the "real victim", having previously compared same-sex marriage to paedophilia.[ 33]
United Australia Tony Pecora
Melbourne Disendorsed after social media posts were revealed in which he purported numerous conspiracy theories, including that "globalist forces" were responsible for the September 11 attacks .[ 32] [ 43]
14 May
Greens David Paull
Parkes Resigned as candidate following the emergence of conspiracy theories about the Port Arthur Massacre .[ 27]
Candidate controversies
Date
Party
Candidate
Seat
Details
One Nation
Dean Smith
O'Connor
Was a target of recruitment for Neo-Nazi group The Base . In secretly recorded tapes of his "interview" by a recruiter, Smith tells of his hatred of immigrants and his wish to "save the race". He tells the recruiter that he had become "more and more extreme and passionate about my views", and disillusioned with One Nation and the possibility of a political solution. However, he was deemed too great a risk for The Base because of his political profile, so was not admitted into their ranks.[ 44]
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 2019 Australian federal election .[ 45] [ 46] [ 47] [ 48]
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