This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 2001 Australian federal election. The election was held on 10 November 2001.
Redistributions and seat changes Redistributions occurred in New South Wales, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. In New South Wales, the Liberal-held seats of Macarthur and Parramatta became notionally Labor, while the Labor-held seat of Paterson became notionally Liberal. In Western Australia, the notionally Labor seat of Hasluck was created. The division of Northern Territory was split into the notionally Labor seat of Lingiari and the notionally CLP seat of Solomon. The sitting member, Warren Snowdon (Labor), contested Lingiari.
Retiring Members and Senators
Labor Colin Hollis MP (Throsby, NSW) Allan Morris MP (Newcastle, NSW) Neil O'Keefe MP (Burke, Vic) Senator Barney Cooney (Vic) Senator Rosemary Crowley (SA) Senator Jim McKiernan (WA) Senator Sue West (NSW)
Liberal John Fahey MP (Macarthur, NSW) Lou Lieberman MP (Indi, Vic) Peter Reith MP (Flinders, Vic) Michael Ronaldson MP (Ballarat, Vic) Kathy Sullivan MP (Moncrieff, Qld) Andrew Thomson MP (Wentworth, NSW) Michael Wooldridge MP (Casey, Vic) Senator Jocelyn Newman (Tas)
National Tim Fischer MP (Farrer, NSW) Tony Lawler MP (Parkes, NSW) Garry Nehl MP (Cowper, NSW)
Country Liberal Senator Grant Tambling (NT)
House of Representatives Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.
Australian Capital Territory Electorate Held by Labor Liberal Democrats Greens One Nation Other Canberra Labor Annette Ellis Belinda Barnier Aaron Matthews Stephanie Koorey Barry Cox John Miller (CDP)Fraser Labor Bob McMullan Martin Dunn Fleur Wimborne Ben O'Callaghan Paul Kemp Caroline O'Sullivan (CDP)James Vassilopoulos (Ind)
New South Wales Electorate Held by Labor Coalition Democrats Greens One Nation Other Banks Labor Daryl Melham Marcus Watzlaff (Lib) Stephen Cole David Wilcox Lynn Abrahams Sam Baissari (CDP)Nazim Hannoun (Ind)Lynne Murphy (Unity)Ken O'Leary (AAFI)Barton Labor Robert McClelland Jan Brennan (Lib) Michele Adair Chris Harris David Rydstrand David Barker (CDP)John Lau (Unity)Bennelong Liberal Nicole Campbell John Howard (Lib) Peter Goldfinch Jimmy Shaw Robert Webeck John Dawson (Ind)Bruce Harkness (NGST)May Law (Unity)Peter Marsh (NCPP)Noel Plumb (SAS)Berowra Liberal Richard Slater Philip Ruddock (Lib) Philip Sparks Maureen Gale Harry Ball Daniel Choi (Unity)P J Gallagher (NGST)Owen Nannelli (CDP)Blaxland Labor Michael Hatton Les Osmond (Lib) Colin McDermott Sonya McKay Bob Vinnicombe Munther Anny (Ind)Dario Hawat (Unity)Janne Peterson (CDP)Peter Sayegh (Ind)Bradfield Liberal Kathie Blunt Brendan Nelson (Lib) Peter Byrne David Bell John Webeck Witold Wiszniewski (CDP)Calare Independent Kath Knowles Dave Shearing (Nat) Don Marshall Ian Watts Terry Nixon Peter Andren* (Ind)David Simpson (CEC)Charlton Labor Kelly Hoare Lindsay Paterson (Lib) Joshua Bell David Blyth Bob Johnson Jim Kendall (CDP)John Thorpe (Unity)Chifley Labor Roger Price Costa Asarloglou (Lib) S J Clack David Cunningham Joe Damjanovic Barbie Bates (SAS)Lindsey Butler (AAFI)Wayne Hyland (Ind)Joseph Wyness (CDP)Cook Liberal Peri Young Bruce Baird (Lib) Alison Bailey Cathy Peters-Power Andy Frew Peter James (AAFI)Patricia Poulos (Ind)Malcolm Smith (CDP)Graeme Strang (Ind)Cowper National Jenny Bonfield Luke Hartsuyker* (Nat)Phillip Neuss (Lib) Michael Fenton Jillian Cranny Allan Stokes Bruce Korn (CDP)John Maguire (LEF)Paul van Bladel (Ind)John Willey (Ind)Cunningham Labor Stephen Martin Jeremy Fields (Lib) Michael Newman Carol Berry John Curtis Trevor Mott (Ind)J Edwin Pink (NGST)Paul Skinner (CDP)Dobell Labor Michael Lee Ken Ticehurst (Lib) Carolyn Hastie Samantha Ker Ron Falconer Luke Hennig (CDP)Eden-Monaro Liberal Steve Whan Gary Nairn (Lib) Linda Chapman Rosemary Beaumont Barry Bridges Peter Cochran (Ind)Frank Phillips (CDP)Matthew Swift (Ind)Steve Urquhart (Ind)Peter Vlug (NCPP)Farrer National Frank Millen Bill Bott (Nat)Sussan Ley* (Lib) Brett Paterson Chris Sobey Max Wilkinson David Corbett (Ind)Andrew Gibson (Ind)Keith Kreutzberger (Ind)Sue Taylor (Ind)Stuart Watson (Ind)Tom Weyrich (Ind)Fowler Labor Julia Irwin Glenn Watson (Lib) David Mendelssohn Lee Grant Oscar Rosso Max Brazenall (AAFI)Steve Chung (Unity)Robin Gaskell (NGST)Hal Johnson (CEC)Manny Poularas (CDP)Gilmore Liberal Peter Knott Joanna Gash (Lib) Michael Hayes Jane Bange Geoff Crocker Jean McClung (CEC)Paul McLeod (Unity)Steve Ryan (CDP)Grayndler Labor Anthony Albanese Brett Kenworthy (Lib) Matthew Baird Sylvia Hale Kane O'Connor Chris Herden (CDP)Sue Johnson (Ind)Guang Hua Wan (Unity)Greenway Labor Frank Mossfield Rick Holder (Lib) Joseph Francis Tony Vlatko Tony Pettitt Bob Bawden (CDP)Ted Sherwood (AAFI)Amarjit Singh Tanda (Ind)Gwydir National Anne Murnain John Anderson (Nat) Ken Graham Neil Strachan Colin Rogers Gary Edwards (Ind)Bruce Haigh (Ind)Bevan O'Regan (Ind)Harry Weber (LEF)Richard Witten (CEC)Hughes Liberal Christine Hawkins Danna Vale (Lib) Bruce van de Weg Simon Heemstra Susan Oz William Ryan (CDP)Hume Liberal Jan Merriman Alby Schultz (Lib) James Roxburgh Kevin Watchirs Charlie Prell Hunter Labor Joel Fitzgibbon Rob Macaulay (Nat) Rod Bennison Larry O'Brien Bill Fox Ann Lawler (CEC)Kingsford Smith Labor Laurie Brereton Bruce Notley-Smith (Lib) Peter Zakrzewski Arthur Hurwitz Jill Brown Marina Carman (Ind)Lindsay Liberal David Bradbury Jackie Kelly (Lib) Geraldine Waters Lesley Edwards Bill Nixon Geoff Brown (SAS)Anthony Courtney (Ind)Jean Eykamp (NGST)Steve Lindsay-Henderson (Ind)Graham Mitchell (Ind)John Phillips (CDP)Stephen Walker (NCPP)Lowe Labor John Murphy David Doust (Lib) Anna Garrett Mersina Soulos Harry Krumins Max Lane (Ind)Ernest Wong (Unity)Lyne National Pat Stevens Mark Vaile (Nat) Philip Jirman Siobhan Isherwood Lynn Stanfield Graeme Muldoon (CEC)Dane Sara (Ind)Macarthur Labor Meg Oates Pat Farmer (Lib) Jasmine Lantry Geraldine Hunt Len Watkins Gregory Knowles (Ind)Eric Sanders (NCPP)Elwyn Sheppard (CDP)Mackellar Liberal Ben Carpentier Bronwyn Bishop (Lib) Vicki Dimond Andrea Pape Peter Cuthbertson George May (Ind)Tom Moody (AAFI)Macquarie Liberal Adam Searle Kerry Bartlett (Lib) Les Majoros Leigh Williams Wayne Buckley Brian Grigg (CDP)Robert Warren (SAS)Mitchell Liberal John McShane Alan Cadman (Lib) David Baggs Cindy Taylor Dale Eder Stephen Burke (Ind)Ken Gregory (CDP)David Mudgee (AAFI)New England National Annette McCarthy Stuart St. Clair (Nat) Chris Reardon Michelle Reiner Kayleen Bounds Tony Windsor (Ind)Newcastle Labor Sharon Grierson David Williams (Lib) Mary Kavanagh John Sutton Barrie Lawn Elaine Battersby (CDP)Harry Criticos (Ind)Erin Killion-DelCastillo (Ind)Harry Williams (PLP)North Sydney Liberal Fran Teirney Joe Hockey (Lib) Bryan McGuire Mike Steel Brian Lam (Unity)Colin Ward (CDP)Page National Terry Flanagan Ian Causley (Nat) Allan Jeffreys John Corkill Marie Mathew Doug Behn (Ind)Judy Canales (HEMP)Tom Cooper (Ind)Arthur Felsch (CDP)Angela Griffiths (CEC)Edda Lampis (Ind)Kathryn Pollard-O'Hara (Ind)Parkes National Joe Knagge John Cobb (Nat) Geoff Ward Samantha Dunlop Bob Redfern Parramatta Liberal David Borger Ross Cameron (Lib) Anthony Clark Felicity George John Satchwell Dee Jonsson (CDP)Somchai Tongsumrith (Unity)Will Watson (NCPP)Paterson Liberal Bob Horne Bob Baldwin* (Lib)Ian Shaw (Nat) Sharon Davies Aina Ranke Paul Cary Paul Hennelly (FP)Tony King (CEC)Prospect Labor Janice Crosio Gareth Perkins (Lib) Thomas Peacock Rebecca Filipczyk John Hutchinson Lewis Haroon (CDP)Garry Oates (AAFI)Kek Tai (Unity)Reid Labor Laurie Ferguson Irfan Yusuf (Lib) Adrian Archer Steve Maxwell Shane O'Connor Habib Chamas (Unity)Uwe Ledermann (CDP)Lisa Macdonald (Ind)Richmond National Jenny McAllister Larry Anthony (Nat) Casey Balk Jan Barham Dell Rolfe Nicolas Faulkner (Ind)Dean Jefferys (HEMP)Julie Nathan (Ind)John Penhaligon (Ind)Alexander Peniazev (NCPP)Rob Simpson (Ind)Riverina National Andrew Albiston Kay Hull (Nat) Rex Graham Catherine Moore Neil Turner Russel Dancey (CDP)Dennis Richter (Ind)Robertson Liberal Trish Moran Jim Lloyd (Lib) Harry Boyle Stephen Lacey Errol Baker Kaijin Kenisciehad (Ind)Christine Hennig (CDP)James Laing-Peach (Ind)Ken Martin (CEC)Alasdair Munn (Ind)Barry Phillips (PLP)Kevin Wills (Ind)Shortland Labor Jill Hall Brian Perrem (Lib) Steven Adams Joan Lambert Iris Candlish Peter Craig (Ind)Ron Gardnir (Ind)Sydney Labor Tanya Plibersek Jeff Pettett (Lib) Sydney Hickman Jamie Parker Throsby Labor Jennie George Alan Akhurst (Lib) Madeleine Roberts Elsa Story Ivan Prsa Margaret Perrott (Ind)Warringah Liberal Julie Heraghty Tony Abbott (Lib) Nina Burridge Keelah Lam David Kelly Christine Ferguson (NGST)Peter Macdonald (Ind)Watson Labor Leo McLeay Arnold Plooy (Lib) Kristin Griffiths Dominic Fitzsimmons Michelle Farrell Ken Nam (Unity)Ronald Poulsen (Ind)Wentworth Liberal Carolyn Neilson Peter King (Lib) Margaret Collings Alison Lyssa Aub Golden Alan Jacobs (Unity)Werriwa Labor Mark Latham Paul Masina (Lib) Glenda Blanch Roger Barsony P Kotarski Greg Tan (CDP)John Uri (Unity)Janey Woodger (AAFI)
Northern Territory Electorate Held by Labor CLP Democrats Greens One Nation Other Lingiari Labor Warren Snowdon Ron Kelly Linda Chellew Rob Hoad Wayne Norris Wayne Wright (Ind)Solomon Country Liberal Laurene Hull Dave Tollner Ted Dunstan David Pollock Mervyn Stewart Maisie Austin (Ind)Maurie Ryan-Japarta (Ind)
Queensland