This article provides information on candidates for the 2013 Australian federal election held on 7 September 2013. There were 1,717 candidates in total (1,188 for the House of Representatives and 529 for contested Senate seats).
Redistributions Redistributions of electoral boundaries occurred in Victoria and South Australia: Although draft electoral boundaries released during the 2010 election campaign indicated significant changes would take place in the redistribution in 2011, the Redistribution Committee restarted the process and the final boundaries made minor changes only.Green, Antony: Federal Redistributions: Estimated Margins for New Victorian Electoral Boundaries, Antony Green's Election Blog, ABC, 2 June 2011. Changes were minor in South Australia: no divisions changed names, the state's entitlement of 11 seats in the House of Representatives remained, and the redrawn boundaries resulted in no notional change of party.Green, Anthony: Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries for South Australia Finalised, Antony Green's Election Blog, ABC, 21 October 2011.
Retiring Members
Labor Greg Combet MP (Charlton, NSW) – announced retirement 29 June 2013 Simon Crean MP (Hotham, Vic) – announced retirement 1 July 2013ABC News, 1 July 2013 Craig Emerson MP (Rankin, Qld) – announced retirement 26 June 2013 Martin Ferguson MP (Batman, Vic) – announced retirement 29 May 2013 Peter Garrett MP (Kingsford Smith, NSW) – announced retirement 26 June 2013 Steve Gibbons MP (Bendigo, Vic) – announced retirement 29 August 2011 Julia Gillard MP (Lalor, Vic) – announced retirement 26 June 2013 Sharon Grierson MP (Newcastle, NSW) – announced retirement 18 July 2012 Harry Jenkins MP (Scullin, Vic) – announced retirement 26 July 2012 Kirsten Livermore MP (Capricornia, Qld) – announced retirement 27 November 2012 Robert McClelland MP (Barton, NSW) – announced retirement 29 January 2013ABC News 29 January 2013 Nicola Roxon MP (Gellibrand, Vic) – announced retirement 2 February 2013 Stephen Smith MP (Perth, WA) – announced retirement 27 June 2013 Senator Mark Bishop (WA) – announced retirement 15 April 2013 Senator Trish Crossin (NT) – confirmed she will not be standing after losing preselection 28 January 2013 Senator John Hogg (Qld) – announced retirement 10 August 2012
Liberal Joanna Gash MP (Gilmore, NSW) – announced retirement 25 January 2012 Barry Haase MP (Durack, WA) – announced retirement 15 June 2013 Judi Moylan MP (Pearce, WA) – announced retirement 28 July 2011 Alby Schultz MP (Hume, NSW) – announced retirement 17 April 2012 Patrick Secker MP (Barker, SA) – announced retirement on 25 June 2013House of Reopresentatives Hansard, 25 June 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013 Alex Somlyay MP (Fairfax, Qld) – announced retirement 25 September 2010 Mal Washer MP (Moore, WA) – announced retirement 28 July 2011 Senator Sue Boyce (Qld) – announced retirement 8 October 2012 Senator Alan Eggleston (WA) – announced retirement 9 April 2012 Senator Gary Humphries (ACT) – lost preselection 23 February 2013; announced retirement 26 June 2013Humphries farewells Senate after 40 years in politics, ABC News, 26 June 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013
National Tony Crook MP (O'Connor) – announced retirement 9 April 2013 John Forrest MP (Mallee, Vic) – announced retirement 6 March 2013 Paul Neville MP (Hinkler, Qld) − announced retirement 10 October 2012 Senator Ron Boswell (Qld) – announced retirement 21 September 2012
Independent Rob Oakeshott MP (Lyne, NSW) – announced retirement 26 June 2013 Tony Windsor MP (New England, NSW) – announced retirement 26 June 2013
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 also used.
Australian Capital Territory Electorate Held by Labor candidate Liberal candidate Greens candidate Palmer candidate Other candidates Canberra Labor Gai Brodtmann Tom Sefton Julie Melrose Tony Hanley Nicolle Burt (SPA) Damien Maher (BTFA)Fraser Labor Andrew Leigh Elizabeth Lee Adam Verwey Freddy Alcazar Darren Churchill (Dem) Sam Huggins (BTFA) Jill Ross (RUAP)
New South Wales Electorate Held by Labor candidate Coalition candidate Greens candidate Palmer candidate CDP candidate Other candidates Banks Labor Daryl Melham David Coleman (Lib) Paul Spight Jake Wellham Mark Falanga Robert Haddad (DLP) Sayed Khedr (Ind) Ross Richardson (KAP)Barton Labor Steve McMahon Nickolas Varvaris (Lib) Jackie Brooker Edward Caruana Kylie French Michael Nagi (Ind) Perry Theo (ON) Rod Wyse (KAP)Bennelong Liberal Jason Yat-Sen Li John Alexander (Lib) Lindsay Peters Rob Marks Julie Worsley John August (SPA) Lachlan McCaffrey (DLP) Victor Waterson (AFP)Berowra Liberal Michael Stove Philip Ruddock (Lib) John Storey Paul Graves Leighton Thew Mick Gallagher (Ind) Deborah Smythe (SPP)Blaxland Labor Jason Clare Anthony Khouri (Lib) John Ky Zali Burrows Juliat Nasr Norm Taleb (KAP) Boutros Zalloua (DLP)Bradfield Liberal Chris Haviland Paul Fletcher (Lib) Pippa McInnes Blake Buchanan John Archer Paul Harrold (DLP)Calare National Jess Jennings John Cobb (Nat) David Mallard Brian Cain Ian Lyons Anthony Craig (DLP) Billie Kirkland (KAP) Macgregor Ross (Ind) Peter Schultze (AFP)Charlton Labor Pat Conroy Kevin Baker (Lib) Dessie Kocher Bronwyn Reid Steve Camilleri Trevor Anthoney (BTFA) Brian Burston (ON)Chifley Labor Ed Husic Isabelle White (Lib) Ben Hammond Christopher Buttel Dave Vincent Ammar Khan (Ind) Alex Norwick (AFP) Elizabeth Power (ON) Michael Wright (DLP)Cook Liberal Peter Scaysbrook Scott Morrison (Lib) Mithra Cox Matt Palise Beth Smith Jim Saleam (AFP) Graeme Strang (Ind)Cowper National Alfredo Navarro Luke Hartsuyker (Nat) Carol Vernon Rod Jeanneret Bethany McAlpine Cunningham Labor Sharon Bird Philip Clifford (Lib) Helen Wilson Christopher Atlee Rob George John Bursill (KAP) John Flanagan (NCPP)Dobell Labor Emma McBride Karen McNamara (Lib) Sue Wynn Kate McGill Hadden Ervin Nathan Bracken (Ind) Christian Kunde (BTFA) Greg Owen (CEC) Craig Thomson (Ind)Eden-Monaro Labor Mike Kelly Peter Hendy (Lib) Catherine Moore Dean Lynch Warren Catton Costas Goumas (CEC) Andrew Thaler (Ind) Martin Tye (SPP)Farrer Liberal Gavin Hickey Sussan Ley (Lib) Chris Sobey Ron Emmerton Frank Horwill Brendan Cattell (DLP) Narelle Davis (RUAP) Tracey Powell (BTFA) Ken Trewin (KAP)Fowler Labor Chris Hayes Andrew Nguyen (Lib) Ben Silaphet Brad Pastoors Matt Attia Darren McLean (KAP)Gilmore Liberal Neil Reilly Ann Sudmalis (Lib) Terry Barratt Lyndal Harris Steve Ryan Grayndler Labor Anthony Albanese Cedric Spencer (Lib) Hall Greenland Mohanadas Balasingham Joshua Green Joel Scully (BTFA)Greenway Labor Michelle Rowland Jaymes Diaz (Lib) Chris Brentin Jodie Wootton Allan Green Anthony Belcastro (KAP) Jamie Cavanough (AVP) Tom Lillicrap (Sex) Maree Nichols (RUAP)Hughes Liberal Alison Megarrity Craig Kelly (Lib) Signe Westerberg John Peters Peter Colsell Hume Liberal Michael Pilbrow Angus Taylor (Lib) Zaza Chevalier Jason Cornelius Adrian Van Der Byl Lindsay Cosgrove (CEC) James Harker-Mortlock (Ind) Bruce Nicholson (KAP) Lynette Styles (ON)Hunter Labor Joel Fitzgibbon Michael Johnsen (Nat) David Atwell Jennifer Stefanac Richard Stretton Bill Fox (ON) Ann Lawler (CEC)Kingsford Smith Labor Matt Thistlethwaite Michael Feneley (Lib) James Macdonald Diane Happ Jacquie Shiha Geordie Lucas (FP) Danielle Somerfield (RUAP)Lindsay Labor David Bradbury Fiona Scott (Lib) David Lenton Andrew Wilcox Andrew Green Geoff Brown (SPP) Jeffrey Lawson (ON) Mick Saunders (AFP)Lyne Independent Peter Alley David Gillespie (Nat) Ian Oxenford Troy Wilkie John Klose Steve Attkins (Ind) Brian Buckley Clare (KAP) Michael Gough (CEC) Craig Huth (ON)Macarthur Liberal Ian Fulton Russell Matheson (Lib) Patrick Darley-Jones Rob Grosche Sarah Ramsay Mick Williams (KAP)Mackellar Liberal Chris Hedge Bronwyn Bishop (Lib) Jonathan King Debra Drummond Silvana Nero Macquarie Liberal Susan Templeman Louise Markus (Lib) Danielle Wheeler Philip Maxwell Tony Piper Teresa Elaro (DLP) Matt Hodgson (AFP) Mark Littlejohn (Sex)McMahon Labor Chris Bowen Ray King (Lib) Astrid O'Neill Matthew Dobrincic Manny Poularas Mitchell Liberal Andrew Punch Alex Hawke (Lib) Michael Bellstedt Murray Schultz Darryl Allen Nathan Dodd (DLP)New England Independent Stephen Hewitt Barnaby Joyce (Nat) Pat Schultz Phillip Girle Aaron Evans Brian Dettmann (ON) Jamie McIntyre (Ind) Rob Taber (Ind) Richard Witten (CEC)Newcastle Labor Sharon Claydon Jaimie Abbott (Lib) Michael Osborne Yegon McLellan Milton Caine Zane Alcorn (SA) Michael Chehoff (AFP) Lawrence Higgins (AI) Rod Holding (Ind) Susanna Scurry (Ind)North Sydney Liberal Peter Hayes Joe Hockey (Lib) Alison Haines Raheam Khan Maureen Guthrie Angus McCaffrey (DLP)Page Labor Janelle Saffin Kevin Hogan (Nat) Desley Banks Stephen Janes Carol Ordish Rod Smith (ON)Parkes National Brendan Byron Mark Coulton (Nat) Matt Parmeter Neil Gorman Michelle Ryan Parramatta Labor Julie Owens Martin Zaiter (Lib) Phil Bradley Gary Loke Alex Sharah Kalpesh Patel (Ind) Tania Rollinson (ON) Miechele Williams (DLP)Paterson Liberal Bay Marshall Bob Baldwin (Lib) John Brown Jayson Packett Anna Balfour Peter Davis (CEC) Bob Holz (RUAP)Reid Labor John Murphy Craig Laundy (Lib) Pauline Tyrrell Nadeem Ashraf Bill Shailer Emily Dunn (DLP) Bishrul Izadeen (KAP) Raymond Palmer (AI)Richmond Labor Justine Elliot Matthew Fraser (Nat) Dawn Walker Phil Allen John Ordish Kev Skinner (Ind)Riverina National Tim Kurylowicz Michael McCormack (Nat) Ros Prangnell Lex Stewart Keith Pech Norm Dunn (KAP) Paul Funnell (DLP) Kim Heath (RUAP) Andrew Lamont (BTFA) Lorraine Sharp (AFP)Robertson Labor Deborah O'Neill Lucy Wicks (Lib) Kate Da Costa Steve Whitaker Holly Beecham Jake Cassar (Ind) Douglas McFarland (AI) Lawrie McKinna (Ind) Paul Sheeran (DLP)Shortland Labor Jill Hall John Church (Lib) Jane Oakley Phil Baldwin Andrew Weatherstone Sydney Labor Tanya Plibersek Sean O'Connor (Lib) Dianne Hiles Tim Kelly Lesley Mason Peter Boyle (SA) Leah Gartner (BTFA) Joanna Rzetelski (Ind) Jane Ward (Ind)Throsby Labor Stephen Jones Gary Anderson (Nat) Larissa Mallinson (Lib) Peter Moran May King John Kadwell Brian Boulton (DLP) Wayne Hartman (NCPP) Paul Matters (Ind) Glenn Turner (KAP) Elrond Veness (BTFA)Warringah Liberal Jules Zanetti Tony Abbott (Lib) Will Kitching Brodie Stewart Ula Falanga Mike Bloomfield (RUAP) Mike Cottee (SPP)Watson Labor Tony Burke Ron Delezio (Lib) Barbara Bloch John Nasser David Fraser Paul Kamlade (RUAP) Stephen Rawson (DLP)Wentworth Liberal Di Smith Malcolm Turnbull (Lib) Matthew Robertson Marsha Foxman Beresford Thomas Pat Sheil (Ind)Werriwa Labor Laurie Ferguson Kent Johns (Lib) Daniel Griffiths Katryna Thirup John Ramsay Kerryn Ball (KAP) Michael Byrne (DLP) Marella Harris (ON)
Northern Territory Electorate Held by Labor candidate CLP candidate Greens candidate Palmer candidate Other candidates Lingiari Labor Warren Snowdon Tina MacFarlane Barbara Shaw Trevor Hedland Peter Flynn (CEC) Alf Gould (Ind) Kenny Lechleitner (FNPP) Regina McCarthy (RUAP)Solomon CLP Luke Gosling Natasha Griggs Todd Williams Stephen Spain Martin Burgess (VEP) Trudy Campbell (CEC) Eileen Cummings (FNPP) Krystal Metcalf (Sex) Paul Sellick (RUAP)
Queensland