When Australians go to the polls tomorrow they will have over 1700 candidates from more than 50 parties to choose from.
They include far-right fringe groups and everything from the Animal Justice Party and Smokers’ Rights to The No Carbon Tax Climate Sceptics. Greek Australian candidates reflect that spectrum of political thought.

Labor

Steve Georganas
Hindmarsh
House of
Representatives
Georganas won Hindmarsh by a margin of 6.1 per cent in 2010.
A strong swing against Labor could see the much respected sitting member in
trouble.
　
Maria Vamvakinou
Calwell
House of
Representatives
With a 20 per cent margin at the 2010 election this is one of
Victoria’s safest seats for Labor. Unless a tsunami of disaffection with Labor
is felt in her electorate Vamvakinou is likely to be heading back to
Canberra.

Peter Freeleagus
Capricornia
The most
recent polls showed Capricornia as one of at least four Labor-held seats that
could fall to the Coalition in Queensland.
　
Liberal

Sophie
Mirabella
Indi
House of
Representatives
Destined for ministerial office if Tony
Abbott gets into the Lodge, Mirabella must first hold her seat. She won by a
margin of 9 per cent last time around but up against a strong Independent this
time it could be tight.
　
Arthur
Sinodinos
NSW
Senate
Preferences of right-of-centre parties
directed to One Nation leader Pauline Hanson could potentially upset the plans
of John Howard’s former adviser. If returned he will become finance minister in
a Coalition government.
　
George
Souris
Batman
House of Representatives
Formerly held by Martin
Ferguson, Batman has been Labor for all but two terms since 1910. Souris is
hoping to improve on the third place he achieved at the 2010
election.
　
Independent

Nick Xenophon
South
Australia
Senate
Xenophon won almost 15 per cent of first
preference votes at the 2007 election. A split preference ticket will mean his
excess votes flow to Labor and Liberal candidates before the Greens this time,
potentially changing the balance of power in the Upper
House.
　
Other

Australian
Christians
Danielle Canas
Pearce
Senate
Running on a
pro-Christian values ticket Canas is a former
teacher.
　
Australian Christians
Frank
Papafitou
Victoria
Senate
In the Niddrie district By-election
won by the ALP in 2012, Papafitou won 2628 votes after preferences – nearly 10
per cent of the vote.
　
Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile
Group)
Manny Poularas
McMahon
House of
Representatives
Poularas is up against sitting ALP member and minister Chris
Bowen who held the seat by 7.8 per cent in 2010.
　
Citizens
Electoral Council
Costas Goumas
Eden-Monaro
House of
Representatives
Merimbula restauranteur Goumas is one of 8 candidates in this
marginal Labor seat.
　
No Carbon Tax Climate Sceptics
Bill
Koutalianos
NSW
Senate
Koutalianos is the co-founder and
president of the party that does not accept the climate change ‘debate’ has been
settled and describes assessments of global warming by the Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change as “alarmist theories”.

Palmer United
Party
George Melissourgos
Hindmarsh
House of
Representatives
Business analyst Melissourgos wants “to see politics return
to grass roots initiatives.”
　
Rise Up Australia Party
Melanie
Vassiliou
Chisholm
House of Representatives
The socially
conservative RUAP opposes the spread of Islam in Australia, same-sex marriage
and multiculturalism.
　
Rise Up Australia Party
Peter
Vassiliou
Hotham
House of Representatives
The RUAP plans an
overhaul of Australia’s media laws by restricting “immoral
content.”
　
Socialist Alliance
Liah
Lazarou
Adelaide
House of Representatives
The Socialist
Alliance espouses the nationalisation of mines, banks and energy companies.
Power to the people.

WikiLeaks Party
Gerry Georgatos

WA
Senate

From his enforced London HQ, Julian Assange
leads a party that hopes to bring “transparency, accountability and justice” to
Australian politics. In WA Georgatos has caused controversy by preferencing the
Nationals over the Greens.