Judy Hannan

Judy Hannan MP
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Wollondilly
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 March 2023
Preceded by	Nathaniel Smith
Mayor of Wollondilly
In office 26 September 2016 – 17 December 2018
Preceded by	Simon Landow
Succeeded by	Matthew Deeth
In office 16 April 2007 – 13 September 2008
Preceded by	Phil Costa
Succeeded by	Michael Banasik
Councillor of Wollondilly Shire for North Ward
In office 27 March 2004 – 14 September 2024
Personal details
Born	Judy Irvine
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	Liberal (2000s)
Residence	Theresa Park[1]
Occupation	Optometrist[2]
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Judith Anne Hannan (née Irvine) is an Australian politician. She was elected a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Wollondilly as an Independent in 2023.^[3]

Political career

She was the unsuccessful Liberal candidate in the 2001 Auburn state by-election. She then unsuccessfully contested Granville at the 2003 New South Wales state election.

In 2004, she ran for Wollondilly Shire in North Ward.^[4]

In the 2011 New South Wales state election, Hannan contested Wollondilly for the Hatton's Independent Team but came in third place.^[5]

Prior to the 2019 New South Wales state election, she had been courted as a possible Liberal candidate by then-Premier Gladys Berejiklian.^[6] Nathaniel Smith was selected as the Liberal candidate for Wollondilly instead. Hannan ran as an independent against Smith, achieving 44.5% of the two-party preferred vote.^[7] In the 2023 election, she ran again as an independent and was supported by the teal-aligned Climate 200.^[8]

References

1. "Candidates – The Legislative Assembly District of Wollondilly". Elections NSW. New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
2. "Mrs (Judy) Judith Anne HANNAN, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
3. "Wollondilly – NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
4. "Inaugural Speech - Learning through community and equality". Judy Hannan MP. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
5. "NSW State Election 2011: Wollondilly". pastvtr.elections.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
6. Cormack, Lucy (28 March 2023). "Liberals blindsided in Sydney's south-west by independent". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
7. "Wollondilly: Distribution of Preferences". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
8. "Independent Judy Hannan expected to win seat of Wollondilly in NSW election". The Guardian.