Candidates of the 2027 New South Wales state election

The 2027 New South Wales state election will be held on 13 March 2027 to elect all 93 seats of the Legislative Assembly, as well as 21 out of the 42 Legislative Council seats.

Nominations for candidates are scheduled to close at 12:00 PM AEST on 24 February, 2027, and the NSW Electoral Commission is expected to declare the nominations the following day.

Retiring members The following members announced that they will not be contesting the 2027 election:

Labor

Hugh McDermott MP (Prospect) – announced 1 October 2026

Liberal James Griffin MP (Manly) – announced 2 September 2026 Alister Henskens MP (Wahroonga) – announced 11 September 2026 Mark Taylor MP (Winston Hills) – announced 8 July 2026 Greens Tamara Smith MP (Ballina) – announced 1 May 2026

Legislative Assembly Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Coalition candidates are denoted with (L) for Liberal Party and (N) for National Party.

Electorate Held by Labor candidate Coalition candidate Greens candidate Family First candidate Libertarian candidate Other candidates Albury LiberalRebecca ScrivenLucas Ellis (SAP) Auburn Labor Mike Luo Jasmine Al-Rawi (NSW Soc) Badgerys Creek Liberal Ballina Janet Swain Mandy Nolan Gushiv D'Arcy Balmain Philippa ScottKobi Shetty Isaac Nellist (SAll) Bankstown Barwon Sally Edwards Bathurst NationalAnthony CraigGareth HoughtonBegaLaborBlacktownLaborRishi Kapoor (Ind)Blue MountainsLaborCabramattaLaborVictor TeyCamdenLaborMick Willing (L)Jeremy AntcliffeCampbelltownLaborJayden RiveraLisa KissCanterburyLaborConroy BloodVanessa HadchitiDylan Foster (SAP)Castle HillLiberalPeter Gangemi (L)CessnockLaborJames SzczepanskiMike Newman (ONP) CharlestownLaborKim FarnhamClarenceNationalCoffs HarbourNationalPeter HamCoogeeLaborCarolyn Martin (L)Angela Dunnett (SAP)CootamundraNationalCronullaLiberalDavidsonLiberalDrummoyneLiberalDubboNationalEast HillsLaborWendy Lindsay (L)Gemma MacaulayEppingLiberalRob CribbFairfieldLaborGosfordLaborRhiannon SchembriDamian Phaserian-Dusk (Ind)GoulburnLiberalGregory HarrisBenjamin Gifford (Ind)GranvilleLaborSteve ChristouAlma Torlakovic (NSW Soc)HawkesburyLiberalHeathcoteLaborHeffronLaborRachel Evans (SAll)HolsworthyLiberalHornsbyLiberalKeiraLaborRyan Park Kylie Flament (Ind)KellyvilleLiberalKiamaLaborKatelin McInerney Serena Copley (L)KogarahLaborChris MinnsYomna TouniWasim El-Haj (Ind)Lake MacquarieIndependentLane CoveLiberalKara-Lee RichardsGraham CribbLeppingtonLaborSonia QutamiLismoreLaborLuke RobinsonBrenton WilliamsLiverpoolLaborAvery HowardAdam OsmanLondonderryLaborGerals McCool (Ind) Jim Saleam (Ind)Macquarie FieldsLaborMichael RomeoMuhamad Khalil (Ind)MaitlandLaborPaul JohnsManlyLiberalAdelaide CuneoNathan ThomsonElouise Massa (Ind)MaroubraLaborKate Beaumont (L)MirandaLiberalSimon EarleSarah Coulon (Dem)MonaroLaborMareeta Grundy (N)Luke Downes (Ind)James Holgate (SAP)Mount DruittLaborPhilip FinauMurrayIndependentMyall LakesNationalNewcastleLaborLucinda MillerSteve O'Brien (SAll)NewtownGreensJenny LeongTan HibbertShovan Bhattarai (NSW Soc)North ShoreLiberalNorthern TablelandsNationalOatleyLiberalElaina AnzellottiIsaac YakoubiOrangeIndependentOxleyNationalNeil InglesonDavid Booth (Ind)ParramattaLaborAndrew McLachlanPenrithLaborAntony EmmanuelVanessa PollakPittwaterIndependentMichael Gencher (L)Joshua BeerJacqui Scruby (Ind)Port MacquarieLiberalPort StephensLaborDavid CalderProspectLaborKalvin Biag (L)Pieter SwanRiverstoneLaborMohit Kumar (L)Phillip Lipson (Ind)RockdaleLaborDushy de SilvaRydeLiberalLyndal HowisonAndrew AmosMeray HajjarShellharbourLaborAnna Watson South CoastLaborLiza Butler StrathfieldLaborSummer HillLaborIzabella AntoniouDave SmithEmma Norton (NSW Soc)SwanseaLaborMatthew ReevesSydneyIndependentAlex Greenwich (Ind) Saman Iravani (Ind)Christopher Thomas (SAP)TamworthNationalVanessa Phelps (Ind) Krystle Rowley (Ind)TerrigalLiberalSam BoughtonRose NobleThe EntranceLaborCarmen Jackson (Ind) Matthew Jeffrey (Ind)TweedNationalUpper HunterNationalVaucluseLiberalSri AffandiEvan Hughes (Ind)Wagga WaggaIndependentWahroongaLiberalWakehurstIndependentPhilip Longley (L)Sean McleodWallsendLaborAlex FordGeoffery RobertsonKate Doherty (NSW Soc)WilloughbyLiberalMichael Want (SAP)Winston HillsLiberalAnthony Chadszinow (SAP)WollondillyIndependentWollongongLaborPaul Scully Alana BartlettRyan Chapman (NSW Soc)WyongLaborKen Kozak (L)Jacob Harding-DavisXander McMillan (Ind)

Legislative Council Sitting members are shown in bold text.

Half of the Legislative Council is not up for re-election. This includes eight Labor members (Courtney Houssos, Rose Jackson, Cameron Murphy, Emily Suvaal, John Graham, Bob Nanva, Stephen Lawrence, and Sarah Kaine), five Liberal members (Natasha Maclaren-Jones, Chris Rath, Susan Carter, Jacqui Munro, and Rachel Merton), two National members (Scott Barrett and Ben Franklin), two Greens members (Cate Faehrmann and Amanda Cohn), one Shooters and Fishers member (Robert Borsak), one Libertarian member (John Ruddick), one Legalise Cannabis member (Jeremy Buckingham), and independent member Mark Latham, who was elected as a One Nation member.

The Labor party is defending seven seats. The Liberal party is defending four seats. The National party is defending three seats. The Greens are defending two seats. The Shooters and Fishers, and the Animal Justice Party are each defending one seat. Independent members Tania Mihailuk and Rod Roberts, who were elected or appointed as One Nation members, have their terms expire in 2027.

Tickets that elected at least one MLC are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are identified with an asterisk (*). Labor candidatesCoalition candidatesGreens candidatesFamily First candidatesLibertarian candidates Mark Morey Abigail Boyd Sue Higginson Lyle Shelton Gemma Noiosi candidatesOne Nation candidatesJosh for NSW candidatesAustralian Christians candidatesOther candidates Peter Boyle Karyn Brown Olivia Carney Andrew Chuter Paula Corvalan Rohan Fraser Pip Hinman Gabrielle McCutcheon Jim McIlroy Ben Radford Philippa Ryan Arlo Valmai James Wyner Coral Wynter Stuart Bonds Jeff Bacon Joshua Kirsh Asher Wolfson Warren Grzic Cameron Macpherson

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