Sixteen candidates to contest the 2018 Wentworth by-election

The candidate nominations, in ballot paper order, that were officially declared at midday today are:

1. CALLANAN, Robert – Katter’s Australian Party
2. KANAK, Dominic Wy – The Greens
3. HIGSON, Shayne – Voluntary Euthanasia Party
4. GEORGANTIS, Steven – Australian People’s Party
5. MURRAY, Tim – Labor
6. FORSYTH, Ben – Derryn Hinch’s Justice Party
7. ROBINSON, Tony – Australian Liberty Alliance
8. GUNNING, Samuel Joseph – Liberal Democrats
9. SHARMA, Dave – Liberal
10. VITHOULKAS, Angela – Independent
11. DOYLE, Deb – Animal Justice Party
12. LEONG, Andrea – Science Party
13. HEATH, Licia – Independent
14. KELDOULIS, Barry – The Arts Party
15. PHELPS, Kerryn – Independent
16. DUNNE, Kay – Sustainable Australia

Note: Information regarding candidates for the Wentworth by-election will also be made available on the Wentworth by-election page. This will include candidate qualification checklists that were submitted as part of the nomination process.

Editor’s notes:

• Further information about the qualification checklist
• Eight people nominated as a candidate in the electoral division of Wentworth at the 2016 federal election.
• The result for the seat of Wentworth in the 2016 federal election