# Candidates of the 2011 New South Wales state election

This article provides details on candidates for the 2011 New South Wales state election, which was held on 26 March 2011.

## Retiring Members
### Labor

* Marie Andrews MLA (Gosford)
* John Aquilina MLA (Riverstone)
* Diane Beamer MLA (Mulgoa)
* David Campbell MLA (Keira)
* Barry Collier MLA (Miranda)
* Angela D'Amore MLA (Drummoyne)
* Tanya Gadiel MLA (Parramatta)
* Paul Gibson MLA (Blacktown)
* Kerry Hickey MLA (Cessnock)
* Phil Koperberg MLA (Blue Mountains)
* Gerard Martin MLA (Bathurst)
* Grant McBride MLA (The Entrance)
* Lylea McMahon MLA (Shellharbour)
* Alison Megarrity MLA (Menai)
* Frank Sartor MLA (Rockdale)
* Tony Stewart MLA (Bankstown)
* Joe Tripodi MLA (Fairfield)
* Graham West MLA (Campbelltown)
* Tony Catanzariti MLC
* Kayee Griffin MLC
* Christine Robertson MLC
* Ian West MLC

### Liberal

* Peter Debnam MLA (Vaucluse)
* Judy Hopwood MLA (Hornsby)
* Malcolm Kerr MLA (Cronulla)
* Wayne Merton MLA (Baulkham Hills)
* Michael Richardson MLA (Castle Hill)

### Nationals

* John Turner MLA (Myall Lakes)
* Russell Turner MLA (Orange)

### Greens

* Ian Cohen MLC

## 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.
| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Coalition candidate | Greens candidate | CDP candidate | Other candidates |
| Albury | Liberal | Darren Cameron | Greg Aplin (Lib) | Colin Hesse | Rhonda Avasalu | Stephen Bingle (Dem) Paul Wareham (Ind) |
| Auburn | Labor | Barbara Perry | Ned Attie (Lib) | Michael Kiddle | Raema Walker | Jamal Daoud (Ind) Carolyn Kennett (-) Salim Mehajer (Ind) |
| Ballina | National | Toby Warnes | Don Page (Nat) | Simon Richardson | Bruce Kemp | Karin Kolbe (Ind) Nathan Willis (FFP) |
| Balmain | Labor | Verity Firth | James Falk (Lib) | Jamie Parker | Leeanne Gesling | Nicholas Folkes (Ind) Jon Shapiro (Ind) Maire Sheehan (Ind) Jane Ward (Ind) |
| Bankstown | Labor | Tania Mihailuk | Bill Chahine (Lib) | Malikeh Michels | Zarif Abdulla | Rebecca Kay (Ind) Richard Phillips (-) Edmond Taouk (Ind) |
| Barwon | National | Patrick Massarani | Kevin Humphries (Nat) | Ian George | | |
| Bathurst | Labor | Dale Turner | Paul Toole (Nat) | Diane Westerhuis | | Richard Trounson (Ind) |
| Baulkham Hills | Liberal | Tony Hay | David Elliott (Lib) | Mick Hollins | Kaia Thorpe | |
| Bega | Liberal | Leanne Atkinson | Andrew Constance (Lib) | Harriett Swift | Ursula Bennett | Ivan McKay (Ind) |
| Blacktown | Labor | John Robertson | Karlo Siljeg (Lib) | Paul Taylor | Bernie Gesling | Greg Coulter (Ind) Louise Kedwell (Ind) Wayne Olling (SOS) |
| Blue Mountains | Labor | Trish Doyle | Roza Sage (Lib) | Kerrin O'Grady | Merv Cox | Janet Mays (Ind) |
| Burrinjuck | National | Luna Zivadinovic | Katrina Hodgkinson (Nat) | Iain Fyfe | Ann Woods | |
| Cabramatta | Labor | Nick Lalich | Dai Le (Lib) | Daniel Griffiths | Peter Tadros | |
| Camden | Labor | Geoff Corrigan | Chris Patterson (Lib) | Danica Sajn | Colin Broadbridge | Domenic Zappia (FFP) |
| Campbelltown | Labor | Nick Bleasdale | Bryan Doyle (Lib) | Victoria Waldron Hahn | David Wright | Chimezie Kingsley (Ind) |
| Canterbury | Labor | Linda Burney | Ken Nam (Lib) | Marc Rerceretnam | Albert Fam | |
| Castle Hill | Liberal | Ryan Tracey | Dominic Perrottet (Lib) | Alex Wallbank | Aileen Mountifield | Ari Katsoulas (FFP) Aaron Mendham (Ind) |
| Cessnock | Labor | Clayton Barr | Alison Davey (Nat) | James Ryan | Wayne Riley | Allan McCudden (Ind) Allan Stapleford (Ind) Dale Troy (Ind) |
| Charlestown | Labor | Matthew Morris | Andrew Cornwell (Lib) | Paula Morrow | Steven Camilleri | Bruce Foley (FFP) Barry Johnston (Ind) Arjay Martin (Ind) Ben McMullen (Ind) Craig Oaten (FP) Adrian Schofield (Ind) |
| Clarence | National | Colin Clague | Steve Cansdell (Nat) | Janet Cavanaugh | Bethany Camac | Kristen Bromell (FFP) Richie Williamson (Ind) |
| Coffs Harbour | National | David Quinn | Andrew Fraser (Nat) | Rodney Degens | Deborah Lions | Paul Templeton (Ind) |
| Coogee | Labor | Paul Pearce | Bruce Notley-Smith (Lib) | Sue Doran | Andrew McGowan | Stuart Burney (Ind) Nathan Jones (Ind) |
| Cronulla | Liberal | Stefanie Jones | Mark Speakman (Lib) | Josh Peacock | Beth Smith | Patricia Poulos (Ind) |
| Davidson | Liberal | Mathew Gilliland | Jonathan O'Dea (Lib) | John Davis | Peter Chapman | Helen Owen (Ind) |
| Drummoyne | Labor | Angelo Tsirekas | John Sidoti (Lib) | Adam Butler | Marc Gesling | Alex Elliott (Ind) |
| Dubbo | Independent | Andrew Brooks | Troy Grant (Nat) | Matt Parmeter | | Dawn Fardell (Ind) |
| East Hills | Labor | Alan Ashton | Glenn Brookes (Lib) | Susan Roberts | Mark Falanga | Tony Batch (Ind) Stan Hurley (FFP) Boutros Zalloua (Ind) |
| Epping | Liberal | Amy Smith | Greg Smith (Lib) | Emma Heyde | John Kingsmill | John Thomas (FFP) Victor Waterson (Ind) |
| Fairfield | Labor | Guy Zangari | Charbel Saliba (Lib) | Annie Nielsen | Eileen Nasr | Ahmad Al-Yasiry (Ind) David Ball (Ind) Linda Harris (-) Daicy Olaya (SA) |
| Gosford | Labor | Katie Smith | Chris Holstein (Lib) | Peter Freewater | Ann-Marie Kitchener | Patrick Aiken (Ind) Jake Cassar (Ind) |
| Goulburn | Liberal | Crystal Validakis | Pru Goward (Lib) | Maree Byrne | Adrian van der Byl | Robert Parker (Ind) |
| Granville | Labor | David Borger | Tony Issa (Lib) | Richard Kennedy | Alex Sharah | Paul Garrard (Ind) |
| Hawkesbury | Liberal | Peter Wicks | Ray Williams (Lib) | Leigh Williams | Muriel Sultana | |
| Heathcote | Labor | Paul McLeay | Lee Evans (Lib) | Phil Smith | Chris Atlee | Peter Bussa (Ind) Greg Petty (Ind) |
| Heffron | Labor | Kristina Keneally | Patrice Pandeleos (Lib) | Mehreen Faruqi | Katalin Ferrier | John Forster (Ind) Trevor Rowe (-) |
| Hornsby | Liberal | Nicholas Car | Matt Kean (Lib) | Toni Wright-Turner | Leighton Thew | Nick Berman (Ind) Mick Gallagher (Ind) |
| Keira | Labor | Ryan Park | John Dorahy (Lib) | George Takacs | Steven Avasalu | Paola Harvey (SA) Ray Jaeger (Ind) |
| Kiama | Labor | Matt Brown | Gareth Ward (Lib) | Ben van der Wijngaart | Steve Ryan | Adrian Daly (Ind) Sandra McCarthy (Ind) |
| Kogarah | Labor | Cherie Burton | Miray Hindi (Lib) | Simone Francis | Joseph Abdel Massih | |
| Ku-ring-gai | Liberal | David Armstrong | Barry O'Farrell (Lib) | Susie Gemmell | Witold Wiszniewski | William Bourke (SOS) Alexander Gutman (ORP) |
| Lake Macquarie | Independent | Marcus Mariani | John McDonald (Lib) | Charmian Eckersley | Kim Gritten | Greg Piper (Ind) |
| Lakemba | Labor | Robert Furolo | Michael Hawatt (Lib) | Linda Eisler | Sungjae Kam | Omar Quiader (Ind) |
| Lane Cove | Liberal | Mario Tsang | Anthony Roberts (Lib) | Keith McIlroy | Esther Heng | |
| Lismore | National | Andrew Moy | Thomas George (Nat) | Susan Stock | Margaret Kay | Russell Kilarney (Ind) |
| Liverpool | Labor | Paul Lynch | Mazhar Hadid (Lib) | Signe Westerberg | Matt Attia | Michael Byrne (Ind) |
| Londonderry | Labor | Allan Shearan | Bart Bassett (Lib) | Peta Holmes | Caroline Fraser | Steven Said (FFP) |
| Macquarie Fields | Labor | Andrew McDonald | Sam Eskaros (Lib) | Bill Cashman | Joshua Green | Mick Allen (Ind) Nola Fraser (Ind) Simon McCaffrey (-) |
| Maitland | Labor | Frank Terenzini | Robyn Parker (Lib) | John Brown | Anna Balfour | Kellie Tranter (Ind) |
| Manly | Liberal | Jennifer Jary | Mike Baird (Lib) | Ian Hehir | Timothy Wainwright | |
| Maroubra | Labor | Michael Daley | Michael Feneley (Lib) | Murray Matson | Jacquie Shiha | |
| Marrickville | Labor | Carmel Tebbutt | Rosana Tyler (Lib) | Fiona Byrne | Kylie Laurence | James Cogan (-) Pip Hinman (SA) Jimmy Liem (FFP) Paul Quealy (Ind) |
| Menai | Labor | Peter Scaysbrook | Melanie Gibbons (Lib) | Simone Morrissey | Lindsay Johnson | Jim McGoldrick (Ind) |
| Miranda | Labor | Therese Cook | Graham Annesley (Lib) | Naomi Waizer | Ern Hemmings | John Brett (Ind) |
| Monaro | Labor | Steve Whan | John Barilaro (Nat) | Paul Cockram | Deanne Graf | Kingsley Warburton (Ind) |
| Mount Druitt | Labor | Richard Amery | Venus Priest (Lib) | Debbie Robertson | Dave Vincent | |
| Mulgoa | Labor | Prue Guillaume | Tanya Davies (Lib) | Patrick Darley-Jones | Luke Portelli | Emily Dunn (-) Tony Robinson (Ind) |
| Murray-Darling | National | Neville Gasmier | John Williams (Nat) | Heidi Hendry | | |
| Murrumbidgee | National | William Wood | Adrian Piccoli (Nat) | George Benedyka | Fiona Bushby | |
| Myall Lakes | National | David Petroulakis | Stephen Bromhead (Nat) | Greg Smith | | Steve Attkins (Ind) Barry Wright (Ind) |
| Newcastle | Labor | Jodi McKay | Tim Owen (Lib) | John Sutton | Milton Caine | Zane Alcorn (SA) Noel Holt (-) Rod Noble (Ind) John Tate (Ind) |
| North Shore | Liberal | Tabitha Winton | Jillian Skinner (Lib) | Andrew Robjohns | David Kelly | |
| Northern Tablelands | Independent | Sarah Frazier | Charlie McCowen (Nat) | Pat Schultz | Isabel Strutt | Richard Torbay (Ind) |
| Oatley | Labor | Kevin Greene | Mark Coure (Lib) | Anne Wagstaff | Steven Marcos | |
| Orange | National | Kevin Duffy | Andrew Gee (Nat) | Stephen Nugent | | John Davis (Ind) Fiona Rossiter (FFP) |
| Oxley | National | Joe Blackshield | Andrew Stoner (Nat) | Jeremy Bradley | John Klose | Marcus Aussie-Stone (Ind) Richard McGovern (Ind) |
| Parramatta | Labor | Pierre Esber | Geoff Lee (Lib) | Phil Bradley | Peter Magee | Robert Aiken (-) Thomas Katsoulas (FFP) Michael McDermott (Ind) Kon Paraskevopoulos (Ind) Duncan Roden (SA) |
| Penrith | Liberal | John Thain | Stuart Ayres (Lib) | Suzie Wright | Andrew Green | Joaquim de Lima (ORP) |
| Pittwater | Liberal | Pat Boydell | Rob Stokes (Lib) | Jonathan King | Mark McFarlane | |
| Port Macquarie | Independent | Peter Alley | Leslie Williams (Nat) | Drusi Megget | Robert Waldron | Peter Besseling (Ind) |
| Port Stephens | Liberal | Kate Washington | Craig Baumann (Lib) | Liz Stephens | Julian Grayson | Paul Hennelly (FP) Christopher Stokes (FFP) |
| Riverstone | Labor | Michael Vassili | Kevin Conolly (Lib) | Jess Harwood | Allan Green | Geno Belcastro (Ind) Rosarie Bonham (Ind) Jason Cornelius (FFP) Tony Pettitt (-) |
| Rockdale | Labor | Steve Kamper | John Flowers (Lib) | Lauren Moore | Anita Strezova | Michael Nagi (Ind) |
| Ryde | Liberal | Jerome Laxale | Victor Dominello (Lib) | Jimmy Shaw | Julie Worsley | Vic Tagg (Ind) |
| Shellharbour | Labor | Anna Watson | Larissa Mallinson (Lib) | Peter Moran | Jeff Dakers | |
| Smithfield | Labor | Ninos Khoshaba | Andrew Rohan (Lib) | Astrid O'Neill | Manny Poularas | |
| South Coast | Liberal | Glenn Sims | Shelley Hancock (Lib) | Amanda Findley | Bohdan Brumerskyj | |
| Strathfield | Labor | Virginia Judge | Charles Casuscelli (Lib) | Lance Dale | Bill Shailer | Mark Sharma (Ind) |
| Swansea | Labor | Robert Coombs | Garry Edwards (Lib) | Phillipa Parsons | Noreen Tibbey | Gillian Sneddon (Ind) |
| Sydney | Independent | Sacha Blumen | Adrian Bartels (Lib) | De Brierley Newton | Peter Madden | Clover Moore* (Ind) Andrew Patterson (-) Victor Shen (FP) |
| Tamworth | Independent | Paul Hobbs | Kevin Anderson (Nat) | Dheera Smith | | Peter Draper (Ind) Tony Gibson (Ind) |
| Terrigal | Liberal | Trevor Drake | Chris Hartcher (Lib) | Dougal Anderson | Carmen Darley-Bentley | Michelle Meares (Ind) Ian Sutton (Ind) |
| The Entrance | Labor | David Mehan | Chris Spence (Lib) | Deidrie Jinks | Bob Mirovic | James Bond (FFP) |
| Toongabbie | Labor | Nathan Rees | Kirsty Lloyd (Lib) | Len Hobbs | Brendon Prentice | Peter Johnson (SFP) Ashok Kumar (Ind) Michele Read (Ind) |
| Tweed | National | Reece Byrnes | Geoff Provest (Nat) | Andrea Vickers | Corinne Pennay | |
| Upper Hunter | National | Michael Gibbons | George Souris (Nat) | Chris Parker | Fred Cowley | Tim Duddy (Ind) |
| Vaucluse | Liberal | Pauline Neill | Gabrielle Upton (Lib) | Susan Jarnason | Beresford Thomas | |
| Wagga Wagga | Liberal | Glenn Elliott-Rudder | Daryl Maguire (Lib) | Ros Prangnell | Sylvia Mulholland | Joe McGirr (Ind) |
| Wakehurst | Liberal | Linda Beattie | Brad Hazzard (Lib) | Conny Harris | Peter Colsell | |
| Wallsend | Labor | Sonia Hornery | Chris Dolan (Lib) | Keith Parsons | Andrew Weatherstone | Ray Broderick (FFP) Shayne Connell (Ind) Michael Jackson (Ind) |
| Willoughby | Liberal | Chris Simpson | Gladys Berejiklian (Lib) | Robert McDougall | Philip Brown | |
| Wollondilly | Labor | Phil Costa | Jai Rowell (Lib) | Jess di Blasio | Chris Dalton | Judy Hannan (Ind) Clinton Mead (ORP) |
| Wollongong | Labor | Noreen Hay | Michelle Blicavs (Lib) | Brendan Cook | Clarrie Pratt | Gordon Bradbery (Ind) Jim Clabour (Ind) |
| Wyong | Labor | David Harris | Darren Webber (Lib) | Sue Wynn | Roger Fernandez | |

## 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 (*).
| Labor candidates | Coalition candidates | Greens candidates | CDP candidates | SFP candidates |
| Eric Roozendaal* Greg Donnelly* Penny Sharpe* Peter Primrose* Tony Kelly* Andrew Ferguson Natalie Bradbury Ernest Wong Nizza Siano Sue Fletcher Alexandra Cowan Richard Smolenski Glenn Kolomeitz Michelle Miran Anna Minns John Knight John Rumble Kien Ly | Mike Gallacher* (Lib) Duncan Gay* (Nat) Greg Pearce* (Lib) David Clarke* (Lib) Rick Colless* (Nat) Scot MacDonald* (Lib) Catherine Cusack* (Lib) Natasha Maclaren-Jones* (Lib) Peter Phelps* (Lib) Niall Blair* (Nat) Sarah Johnston* (Nat) Henson Liang (Lib) Andy Heath (Lib) Lili Gestakovska (Lib) Ben Tyson (Nat) | David Shoebridge* Jan Barham* Jeremy Buckingham* Lesa de Leau Chris Harris Brami Jegatheeswaran Terri Latella Brian Mason Lynne Saville Leonard Chin Catherine Moore Bronislava Lee Alex Surace Anne Marett Anthony Petrolo Jan Davis Melissa Brooks Jason Koh Pauline Tyrrell Joel Macrae Sandra Heilpern | Paul Green* Robyn Peebles Graham Freemantle Max Cracknell Elaine Nile Magdi Hanna Ian Smith Elwyn Sheppard David Fraser Anita Bird Eddie Cropper Michelle Green Trisha Ellis Devon Chapman Graeme Young Bruce Watson Diana Thew Gamil Helmy-Kostandy Soon-Hyung Kwon Ula Falanga | Robert Brown* Jim Muirhead Max Castle Pauline Smith Tony McManus Al McGlashan Col Allison John Featherstone Steve Lee Alain Noujaim Kath Clapham Arthur Baker Darren Higgins Karl Houseman Peter Saunders Ron Wakem David Cook Bob Shaw |
| Family First candidates | Democrats candidates | ORP candidates | Socialist candidates | Fishing candidates |
| Gordon Moyes Phil Lamb Gregory Swane Joseph Mack Ken Duncan John Millard Sam Habashy Graham Guy Richard Menteith Nett Knox Grace Sham Nancy Piggott Patricia Giles Arnold Gorrell Wayne Koivu Ken Scott Gavin Brett Johnny Teong Rejieli Flexman | Arthur Chesterfield-Evans Ronaldo Villaver Dean Winter Glenn Luxford Brett Paterson Casey Balk Pamela Clifford Robert McFarlane Perry Garofani Carolyn Hastie John Haydon Georgina Johanson Mayo Materazzo Julia Melland David Robinson Carol Prendergast Jaime Serpanchy Samantha Elliott-Halls | David Leyonhjelm Peter Whelan Martin Walsh Fay Destry Ian Best James Whelan Jennifer Rose John Phibbs Bob Hennessy Angelique Pettett Virginia Kruse Lucy Gabb Jason Kent Graham Nickols Robert Dolphin Janos Beregszaszi | Peter Boyle Jess Moore Luis Almario Susan Price Ibrahim Barssi Bea Bleile Raul Bassi Simon Cunich Rachel Evans Ross Geary John Coleman Steve O'Brien Kate Ausburn Patrick Harrison Federico Fuentes Luis Olaya Jill Hickson Duroyan Fertl Stefan Skibicki Terry Townsend Simon Butler | Bob Smith Elizabeth Stocker Chris Goodbar Deanne Shepherd Russell Bond Bob Sieber Ted Mackay Vicki Johns Stewart Paterson Kevin Johnson Brian Sutton Alison Johnstone Paul Derrick Adrian Callaghan Michael O'Connor Frank Bills Craig McCartney Margaret Hare Rowan Phelps David Hitchcock Matthew Small |
| Save Our State candidates | BAP candidates | NPMP candidates | RWRP candidates | Hanson candidates |
| Tony Recsei Monica Wangmann Gordon Hocking Ted Webber Jean Posen John Ward Barry Hadaway Colin Freeman Rosemary Hadaway Tony Meaney Tanya Wood Margaretha van Gennip Jennifer Bennett Pat Cameron Mary Minns Allan Butt Hugh Knox Robert Hochmann | Ray Brown Michael O'Donnell Liz Tomlinson John Fransen Maureen Riordan Alan Smith Louise Williams Ross Trovato Shiyun Chen John Zhang Kieron Farrell John Baiada Domenic Cammareri John White Robert Pickett John Vellenga Brett Walter Ron Gattone | Charles Matthews Robert Morris David Johnson Sirena Beveridge Troy Seelin Caroline Schlee Dale Ayshford Helen Patterson Robert Braid Joyce McDonnell Kevin Barron John Fleming Michael Morrisey Susan Bisaro John Shaw Louise Morrisey Carol Matthews Carolyn Beveridge | Barry Gissell Clifford Walford Amanda Goodwin Jody Gissell Toni Griffis Peter Squires Anthony Adams Donna Adams Irene Wilson Maureen Cross Amanda Radburn Yvonne King David McCabe Kelly Slater Rodney Slater | Pauline Hanson Brian Burston Graham Abel Kate McCulloch David Taylor Alan Cronin Michael Parsons Rosalyn Wright John Cantwell Ed Farnsworth Sharon Elwell Andy Frew David Seccombe Stephen Mulcahy Kenneth Dibsdale Bev Wallis |
| Hatton candidates | Ungrouped candidates | | | |
| John Hatton Ian Scandrett John McInerney Tony Brown David Swan Mike King Debra Wales Sandra Wilson Peter Cipollone Joe Nagy Dianne Allen Edgar Azzopardi Julie Head Darren Boehm Deborah Richards Chris Gibson John Stephens Alan Hunt Lindsay Fuller Mark Corrigan Meg Bishop | Stuart Baanstra Lindsay Bignell Huw Campbell Phil Douglas June Esposito Alan Francis Danny Lim James Liu Kyrsty Macdonald Bruce Manefield Darren Marton Frank Monte Ramsay Nuthall Robert Peake Ben Smith Richard Stanton Jennifer Stefanac John Tullis |

## Unregistered parties and groups

Some parties and groups that did not qualify for registration with the New South Wales Electoral Commission nevertheless endorsed candidates, who appeared on the ballot papers as independent or unaffiliated candidates.
* The Socialist Equality Party endorsed Carolyn Kennett in Auburn, Richard Phillips in Bankstown, James Cogan in Marrickville and Noel Holt in Newcastle.
* The Democratic Labor Party endorsed Boutros Zalloua in East Hills, Simon McCaffrey in Macquarie Fields and Emily Dunn in Mulgoa.
* The Australian Sex Party endorsed Andrew Patterson in Sydney and Huw Campbell in the Legislative Council.
* The Australia First Party endorsed Tony Robinson in Mulgoa  and Tony Pettitt in Riverstone.
* The Australian Protectionist Party endorsed Nicholas Folkes in Balmain.
* The Social Justice Network endorsed co-founder Jamal Daoud in Auburn, Ahmad Al-Yasiry in Fairfield, and Omar Quiader in Lakemba.
* The Communist League endorsed Linda Harris in Fairfield and Robert Aiken in Parramatta.
* Rod Noble in Newcastle was the national president of the Progressive Labour Party.
* The Australian Progress Party, which advocates abolition of the states, endorsed Bruce Manefield in the Legislative Council.
* "Help Fix NSW" endorsed Robert Peake in the Legislative Council.
* "United We Stand" endorsed Michelle Meares in Terrigal and Ben Smith in the Legislative Council.
* Independent Legislative Council candidate John Hatton endorsed independent candidates for the Legislative Assembly under the name "John Hatton's Independent Team". These candidates were Alex Elliott in Drummoyne, Robert Parker in Goulburn, Greg Petty in Heathcote, Kellie Tranter in Maitland, Michael McDermott in Parramatta, Richard McGovern in Oxley, Joe McGirr in Wagga Wagga and Judy Hannan in Wollondilly.
* Independent federal MP Rob Oakeshott endorsed Steve Attkins in Myall Lakes, Richard McGovern in Oxley and Tim Duddy in Upper Hunter.