This article lists candidates for the 2016 Australian federal election. There were 1,625 candidates in total (994 for the House of Representatives and 631 for the Senate).
Retiring members
Labor
Anna Burke MP (Chisholm, Vic) – announced retirement 16 December 2015 Laurie Ferguson MP (Werriwa, NSW) – announced retirement 12 August 2014 Gary Gray MP (Brand, WA) – announced retirement 16 February 2016 Alan Griffin MP (Bruce, Vic) – announced retirement 10 February 2015 Jill Hall MP (Shortland, NSW) announced retirement 28 February 2016 Alannah MacTiernan MP (Perth, WA) – announced retirement 12 February 2016 Melissa Parke MP (Fremantle, WA) – announced retirement 22 January 2016 Bernie Ripoll MP (Oxley, Qld) – announced retirement 14 April 2015 Kelvin Thomson MP (Wills, Vic) – announced retirement 10 November 2015 Senator Joe Ludwig (Qld) – announced retirement 9 March 2015 Senator Jan McLucas (Qld) – announced retirement 5 April 2015 Senator Nova Peris (NT) – announced retirement 24 May 2016
Liberal Bob Baldwin MP (Paterson, NSW) – announced retirement 16 April 2016 Bruce Billson MP (Dunkley, Vic) – announced retirement 24 November 2015 Bronwyn Bishop MP (Mackellar, NSW) – lost preselection 16 April 2016, delivered valedictory speech 4 May 2016 Mal Brough MP (Fisher, Qld) – announced retirement 26 February 2016 Teresa Gambaro MP (Brisbane, Qld) – announced retirement 9 March 2016 Ian Macfarlane MP (Groom, Qld) – announced retirement 15 February 2016 Andrew Robb MP (Goldstein, Vic) – announced retirement 10 February 2016 Philip Ruddock MP (Berowra, NSW) – announced retirement 8 February 2016 Bruce Scott MP (Maranoa, Qld) – announced retirement 3 August 2015 Andrew Southcott MP (Boothby, SA) – announced retirement 4 September 2015 Sharman Stone MP (Murray, Vic) – announced retirement 26 March 2016 Senator Bill Heffernan (NSW) – announced retirement 19 February 2016ABC News. Retrieved 19 February 2016
National John Cobb MP (Calare, NSW) – announced retirement 27 February 2016 Warren Truss MP (Wide Bay, Qld) – announced retirement 11 February 2016
Palmer United Clive Palmer MP (Fairfax, Qld) – announced retirement 4 May 2016, ruled out Senate candidacy 23 May 2016
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 Other candidates Canberra Labor Gai Brodtmann Jessica Adelan-Langford Patricia Cahill Christopher Bucknell (BTFA)Fenner Labor Andrew Leigh Robert Gunning Carly Saeedi Tim Bohm (BTFA)Andrew Woodman (Ind)
New South Wales Electorate Held by Labor candidate Coalition candidate Greens candidate CDP candidate Other candidates Banks Liberal Chris Gambian David Coleman (Lib) Philippa Clark Greg Bondar Roy Barnes (AJP) Bob Spanswick (Ind) Sharon Wu (FFP)Barton Labor Linda Burney Nickolas Varvaris (Lib) Brent Heber Sonny Susilo Rasmus Torkel (Ind) Harry Tsoukalas (ODD) Bennelong Liberal Lyndal Howison John Alexander (Lib) Justin Alick Julie Worsley John August (PPA) Christopher Gordon (Arts) Martin Mulcare (Ind)Berowra Liberal Josh Andrews Julian Leeser (Lib) Emma Heyde Leighton Thew Brendan Clarke (SP) Mick Gallagher (Ind) Roger Woodward (Ind)Blaxland Labor Jason Clare Felicity Findlay (Lib) Suzan Virago Clint Nasr Gabriela Zabala (SEP) Bradfield Liberal Katie Gompertz Paul Fletcher (Lib) Adrian Jones Chris Vale Christine Berman (Ind) Peter Kelly (ALA) Calare National Jess Jennings Andrew Gee (Nat) Delanie Sky Bernie Gesling Rod Bloomfield (NXT) Anthony Craig (Ind) Glen Davis (LDP)Chifley Labor Ed Husic Mohit Kumar (Lib) Eliza James Josh Green Ammar Khan (Ind)Cook Liberal David Atkins Scott Morrison (Lib) Nathan Hunt George Capsis John Brett (Ind)Cowper National Damian Wood Luke Hartsuyker (Nat) Carol Vernon Wendy Lawrence John Arkan (Ind) Michael Gough (CEC) Rob Oakeshott (Ind)Cunningham Labor Sharon Bird Michelle Blicavs (Lib) Cath Blakey Michelle Ryan John Flanagan (NCPP) Nathan Waters (SP)Dobell Labor Emma McBride Karen McNamara (Lib) Abigail Boyd Hadden Ervin Paul Baker (Ind) Carter Edwards (ON) Gregory Stephenson (Ind)Eden-Monaro Liberal Mike Kelly Peter Hendy (Lib) Tamara Ryan Ursula Bennett Ray Buckley (Ind) Don Friend (ADVP) Daniel Grosmaire (Ind) Frankie Seymour (AJP) Andrew Thaler (Ind)Farrer Liberal Christian Kunde(disendorsed) Sussan Ley (Lib) Amanda Cohn Paul Rossetto Brian Mills (Ind) Trevor O'Brien (MAP) Ron Pike (ALA) Fowler Labor Chris Hayes Adam Farhan (Lib) Bill Cashman Craig Hall Joaquim de Lima (SRP)Gilmore Liberal Fiona Phillips Ann Sudmalis (Lib) Carmel McCallum Steve Ryan Grayndler Labor Anthony Albanese David van Gogh (Lib) Jim Casey Jamie Elvy Oscar Grenfell (SEP) Chris Hindi (DLR) Emma Hurst (AJP) Noel McFarlane (ACP) Chris McLachlan (REP) Meow-Ludo Meow-Meow (SP) Pat Sheil (Sex)Greenway Labor Michelle Rowland Yvonne Keane (Lib) Chris Winslow Aaron Wright Avtar Billu (Ind) Timothy Mak (LDP) Rohan Salins (FFP) Vivek Singha (SP)Hughes Liberal Diedree Steinwall Craig Kelly (Lib) Phil Smith Michael Caudre Ellie Robertson (AJP)Hume Liberal Aoife Champion-Fashoyin Angus Taylor (Lib) Michaela Sherwood Adrian Van Der Byl Trevor Anthoney (BTFA) Lindsay Cosgrove (CEC)Hunter Labor Joel Fitzgibbon Ruth Rogers (Nat) Peter Morris Richard Stretton John Harvey (Ind) Arjay Martin (Ind) Cordelia Troy (Ind) John Warham (Ind)Kingsford Smith Labor Matt Thistlethwaite Michael Feneley (Lib) James Macdonald Andrew Weatherstone Andrea Leong (SP) Lindsay Liberal Emma Husar Fiona Scott (Lib) Kingsley Liu Warren Wormald Debbie Blundell (AJP) Marcus Cornish (-) Scott Grimley (DHJP) Linda La Brooy (FFP) Stephen Lynch (NXT) Steve Roddick (ALA) Jim Saleam (AFP)Lyne National Peter Alley David Gillespie (Nat) Julie Lyford Elaine Carter Brad Christensen (Ind) Rodger Riach (Ind)Macarthur Liberal Mike Freelander Russell Matheson (Lib) Ben Moroney James Gent Richard Bakoss (NXT)Mackellar Liberal Rhonda FunnellJason Falinski (Lib) Mike Hall Annie Wright Jim Ball (Ind) Liam Gavin (Ind) Julie Hegarty (Ind)Macquarie Liberal Susan Templeman Louise Markus (Lib) Terry Morgan Catherine Lincoln Liz Cooper (DHJP) Hal Ginges (AJP) Jake Grizelj (SFFP) Carl Halley (ALA) Olya Shornikov (LDP)McMahon Labor Chris Bowen George Bilic (Lib) Astrid O'Neill Milan Maksimovic Fadhel Shamasha (Ind) Victor Waterson (AFP)Mitchell Liberal Andrew Punch Alex Hawke (Lib) Michael Bellstedt Darryl Allen New England National David Ewings Barnaby Joyce (Nat) Mercurius Goldstein Stan Colefax Philip Cox (Ind)David Mailler (CM)Rob Taber (Ind) Robert Walker (ODD) Peter Whelan (LDP) Tony Windsor (Ind) Newcastle Labor Sharon Claydon David Compton (Lib) John Mackenzie Milton Caine Karen Burge (DLR) Rod Holding (Ind) Stuart Southwell (DLP)North Sydney Liberal Peter Hayes Trent Zimmerman (Lib) Arthur Chesterfield-Evans Sharon Martin James Coffey (SP) Eddy Ku (FFP) Daniel Leahy (LDP) Stephen Ruff (Ind)Page National Janelle Saffin Kevin Hogan (Nat) Kudra Falla-Ricketts Bethany McAlpine Mark Ellis (LDP)Anna Ludvick (AJP)Parkes National Kate Stewart Mark Coulton (Nat) Matt Parmeter Glen Ryan John Ayton (ODD)Parramatta Labor Julie Owens Michael Beckwith (Lib) Phil Bradley Keith Piper Andrew Driessen (ODD) Mark Guest (LDP) Mahesh Raj (Ind) Mikaela Wu (FFP)Paterson Labor Meryl Swanson Karen Howard (Lib) John Brown Peter Arena Graham Burston (ON) Brian Clare (RUAP) Peter Davis (CEC)Reid Liberal Angelo Tsirekas Craig Laundy (Lib) Alice Mantel Chris Kang Marylou Carter (FFP)Richmond Labor Justine Elliot Matthew Fraser (Nat) Dawn Walker Russell Kilarney Angela Pollard (AJP)Neil Smith (ON)Riverina National Tim Kurylowicz Michael McCormack (Nat) Kevin Poynter Philip Langfield Richard Foley (Ind) Glenn O'Rourke (FFP)Robertson Liberal Anne Charlton Lucy Wicks (Lib) Hillary Morris Robert Stoddart Matthew Craig (LDP) Van Davy (Ind) Lawrie Higgins (AAP)Shortland Labor Pat Conroy Jenny Barrie (Lib) Ivan MacFadyen Morgan Cox Sydney Labor Tanya Plibersek Geoffrey Winters (Lib) Sylvie Ellsmore Ula Falanga Mark Berriman (AJP) Peter Boyle (SA) Tom Geiser (SP) Rebecca Lanning (Sex) Kris Spike (SA) Tula Tzoras (ODD)Warringah Liberal Andrew Woodward Tony Abbott (Lib) Clara Williams Roldan June Scifo Tony Backhouse (Ind) David Barrow (Ind) Shea Caplice (Arts) Marc Giordano (SP) James Mathison (Ind)Marie Rowland (NXT)Watson Labor Tony Burke Mohammad Zaman (Lib) Barbara Bloch Violet Abdulla Paul Geran (ODD)Tom Gordon (SP) Wentworth Liberal Evan Hughes Malcolm Turnbull (Lib) Dejay Toborek Beresford Thomas Anthony Ackroyd (Arts) David Allen (Ind) Marc Aussie-Stone (Ind) Peter Xing (SP) Werriwa Labor Anne Stanley Ned Mannoun (Lib) Signe Westerberg Daniel Edwards Whitlam Labor Stephen Jones Marcus Hewitt (Lib) Jan Mandelson (Nat) Tom Hunt Susan Pinsuti Wayne Hartman (NCPP)
Northern Territory Electorate Held by Labor candidate CLP candidate Greens candidate Shooters candidate Other candidates Lingiari Labor Warren Snowdon Tina MacFarlane Rob Hoad Chris Righton Braedon Earley (Ind) Peter Flynn (CEC) Alfred Gould (Ind) Yingiya Mark Guyula (Ind) Regina McCarthy (RUAP)Solomon CLP Luke Gosling Natasha Griggs Todd Williams Marty Reinhold Nevin Cartwright (ODD) Robert Dawes (LDP) Mark Garner (Ind) John Kearney (AFP) Lance Lawrence (HEMP) Silvija Majetic (RUAP) Brigid McCullough (CEC)
Queensland