13 November 2009

The Divisional Returning Officer for the Division of Bradfield, Yvonne Harrison, has announced that a total of 22 candidates have nominated to run in the by-election in the electorate of Bradfield.

The candidates were officially declared at a public event held by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) at 12 noon today and will appear in the following position on the ballot paper .

Position on ballot paper	Candidate's name	Party
1	WHITEHALL, James	Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group)
2	LUKE, Jodi	Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group)
3	HANRAHAN, Peter William	Independent
4	KOUTALIANOS, Bill	Independent
5	McCAFFREY, Simon	D.L.P. - Democratic Labor Party
6	PEEBLES, Robyn	Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group)
7	GEMMELL, Susie	The Greens
8	ALLEN, Darryl	Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group)
9	THEW, Leighton	Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group)
10	LEISHMAN, Marianne	Australian Sex Party
11	DOWLING, Philip	Independent
12	KELLY, Simon Matthew	Independent
13	WATERSON, Victor	One Nation
14	GABB, Lucy	Liberal Democrats (LDP)
15	BUCKLEY, Brian	Independent
16	FLETCHER, Paul William	Liberal
17	HESTELOW, Andrew	Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group)
18	HENG, Esther	Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group)
19	PENDER, Joseph Francis	Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group)
20	PIX, David	Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group)
21	BURT, Deborah	CCC
22	PRICE, Goronwy	Environmentalists for Nuclear Energy

A total of six candidates ran in the Bradfield electorate at the 2007 federal election.

Ms Harrison said that “the secure printing of ballot papers would now begin and early voting would commence on Monday, 16 November 2009 for those electors with a valid and sufficient reason for being unable to vote on election day.”

Election day for the Bradfield House of Representatives by-election is Saturday, 5 December 2009. Voting is compulsory for Australian citizens aged 18 years and over and enrolled in the electorate of Bradfield.

The by-election will be conducted using the same electoral boundaries for Bradfield as used at the 2007 federal election.

For more information on enrolment or the by-election visit our website or call the AEC on 13 23 26.

Media contacts

Keith Eaton
Manager Operations & Public Awareness, NSW State Office
Australian Electoral Commission
02 9375 6312
0412 269 720