ELECTORAL & PARLIAMENTARY INFORMATION

INDIGENOUS CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION 20001

Below are Indigenous candidates standing for the Senate and House of Representatives in the coming election. This list isn’t confirmed because nominations don't close until Thursday 18 October.

When you’re considering voting, please check if there are any Indigenous candidates in your electorate or standing for the Senate in your state or territory.

And if you feel inclined, contact them and offer your help - they’ll need all the support and help they can get.

SENATE

Warren Mundine			ALP 				NSW

Sam Watson			Socialist Alliance			QLD

Yaluritja (Clarrie) Isaacs		Socialist Alliance			WA

June Mills			Socialist Alliance			NT

David Curtis			Democrats (No 1)			NT

Audrey Kinnear			Independent			ACT

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Scott Kneebone			Democrats			Batman (VIC)

Haydn Fletcher			Democrats			Isaacs (VIC)

Richard Hoolihan			Democrats			Herbert (QLD)

Matt Rigney			Greens				Barker (SA)

Maisie Austin			Independent			Solomon (NT)

2001 Electoral Pendulum

•	Commonwealth Parliamentary Library:  Research Note No 5 (2000-01): 
The 2000 Electoral Pendulum.  (hardcopy only; for electronic, see http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/rn/2000-01/01RN05.htm) – the balance of seats, tabulated.

•	The Australian Politics Resource 2001 Electoral Pendulum
(hardcopy only – for electronic copy, see http://www.plato.itsc.adfa.edu.au/apr/98pendulum.html).  As above, another version.

Personal parliamentary profiles and contact details

John Howard (PM)
Phillip Ruddock (Minister for Reconciliation and Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Affairs)
Christine Gallus (Parliamentary secretary [deputy] to the Minister)
Bob McMullan (ALP Spokesperson, Reconciliation and Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Affairs)
Meg Lees (Democrats Spokesperson, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Affairs)
Aden Ridgeway (Democrats Spokesperson, Reconciliation)
Bob Brown (Parliamentary Leader, Australian Greens).

Who’s who in Parliament (incl. contact details)

	House of Representatives 		(http://www.aph.gov.au/members/index)
	The Senate 			(http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/senators/index)

NOTE:  from the House of Reps site you can print MHR’s names and postal addresses onto sticky labels for letter campaigns.

Party websites:

	Federal Liberal Party 			http://www.liberal.org.au
	Federal National Party 		http://www.nationalparty.org
	Federal Australian Labor Party 	http://www.alp.org.au
		Australian Democrats 			http://www.democrats.org.au
		Australian Greens 			http://www.greens.org.au

Electorate maps

(example only.  For maps of all electorates, see http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/pics/electrts).  Electoral maps are also available from your nearest Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) office.

Australian Electoral Commission: Assistance to Candidates (and others!)

Outline of contents of Candidate’s Handbook
[hardcopy only; see whole at http://www.aec.gov.au/results/1998/candidates_handbook]
	
Outline of contents of Electoral Pocketbook 1999
 [hardcopy only; see whole at http://www.aec.gov.au/pubs/pocket_book99/main.htm]

Extract from Candidate’s Handbook: Electoral Offences (includes plolling booth regulations) [hardcopy only; for electronic version see: http://www.aec.gov.au/results/1998/candidates_handbook/offences.htm]
AEC Electoral Backgrounder No 3:  Misleading and deceptive electoral advertising: ‘Unofficial’ How-To-Vote cards.
[hardcopy only; for electronic, see http://www.aec.gov.au/pubs/backgrounders/vol_3/main.htm]

Complete lists of candidates for the 2001 elections 

Will not be available until the close of nominations on Thursday 18th October.  Lists should be available from then from your nearest Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) office.

Lists of pre-selected candidates for the major parties 

Are available from the head office of the relevant party in your State or Territory, or try the party websites (above).