Australian federal election May 2022, photographs by Louise Whelan ; commissioned by the State Library of New South Wales

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May 2022

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86 photographs - digital, camera raw, colour

The 2022 Australian federal election was held on Saturday, 21 May.

86 digital photographs documenting election activities in the marginal electorate of Reid in Sydney’s inner-west, and seats contested by Independent candidates in the electorates of Mackellar, Warringah, Wentworth and North Sydney. Images include candidates from political parties, volunteers and voters at early voting centres and polling booths; volunteers handing out 'how to vote' cards; and volunteers running fundraising food stalls.

Item 01: Volunteers for Allegra Spender, Independent candidate for the electorate of Wentworth, hand out ‘how to vote’ cards at Double Bay Public School, 21 May 2022
Item 02: Zali Steggall, Independent candidate for the electorate of Warringah, outside Mosman Public school, 21 May 2022
Item 03: Zali Steggall, Independent candidate for the electorate of Warringah, outside Mosman Public school, 21 May 2022
Item 04: Parents run the fundraising cake stall at Mosman Public School in the electorate of Warringah, 21 May 2022
Item 05: Parents run the sausage sizzle to raise money for Mosman Public School in the electorate of Warringah, 21 May 2022
Item 06: Zali Steggall, Independent candidate for the electorate of Warringah, with Ruffles the mascot for the Mini-Mos Community Fun Run, Mosman Public School, 21 May 2022
Item 07: People queue to vote at Mosman Public School in the electorate of Warringah, 21 May 2022
Item 08: Liberal and Labor party volunteers hand out ‘how to vote’ cards outside Mosman Public School in the electorate of Warringah, 21 May 2022
Item 09: A volunteer hands out ‘how to vote’ cards for Sally Sitou, Labor candidate for the electorate of Reid, outside Homebush West Public School, 21 May 2022
Item 10: A volunteer hands out ‘how to vote’ cards for Sally Sitou, Labor candidate for the electorate of Reid, outside Homebush West Public School, 21 May 2022
Item 11: Raj Datta, former Strathfield councillor, hands out ‘how to vote’ cards for Labor, outside Homebush West Public School in the electorate of Reid, 21 May 2022
Item 12: United Australia Party and Labor Party volunteers hand out ‘how to vote’ cards outside Homebush West Public School in the electorate of Reid, 21 May 2022
Item 13: Liberal Party and Labor Party volunteers hand out ‘how to vote’ cards outside Homebush West Public School in the electorate of Reid, 21 May 2022
Item 14: A Liberal Party volunteer hands out ‘how to vote’ cards outside Homebush West Public School in the electorate of Reid, 21 May 2022
Item 15: Labour Party volunteers take a lunch break, Burwood Recreation Centre in the electorate of Reid, 21 May 2022
Item 16: Election poster, Burwood Recreation Centre in the electorate of Reid, 21 May 2022
Item 17: People queue to vote in the rain, St Aloysius' College Junior School, Kirribilli in the electorate of North Sydney, 21 May 2022
Item 18: St Aloysius' College Junior School students run the sausage sizzle and food stall to raise money for selected charities, Kirribilli in the electorate of North Sydney, 21 May 2022
Item 19: Car parked outside St Aloysius' College Junior School with Kylea Tink campaign advertising, Kirribilli in the electorate of North Sydney, 21 May 2022
Item 20: Volunteers and voters outside Crows Nest Uniting Church in the electorate of North Sydney, 21 May 2022
Item 21: Kylea Tink, Independent candidate for the electorate of North Sydney, and GetUp! volunteers hand out ‘how to vote’ cards outside Lane Cove Bowling Club, 21 May 2022
Item 22: A Labor Party volunteer hands out ‘how to vote’ cards outside the Lane Cove Bowling Club in the electorate of North Sydney, 21 May 2022
Item 23: A local woman arrives to vote at the Lane Cove Bowling Club in the electorate of North Sydney, 21 May 2022
Item 24: Election night party at Dee Why RSL for Dr Sophie Scamps, Independent candidate for the electorate of Mackellar, 21 May 2022
Item 25: Volunteers campaign along Warringah Road, Forestville, for Dr Sophie Scamps, Independent candidate for the electorate of Mackellar, 19 May 2022
Item 26: Leonie, a volunteer, campaigns along Warringah Road, Forestville, for Dr Sophie Scamps, Independent candidate for the electorate of Mackellar, 19 May 2022
Item 27: Sally Sitou, Labor Party candidate for the electorate of Reid, ready to hand out ‘how to vote’ cards to early voters, Homebush West, 19 May 2022
Item 28: Sally Sitou, Labor Party candidate for the electorate of Reid, handing out ‘how to vote’ cards to early voters, Homebush West, 19 May 2022
Item 29: Labor Party, Liberal Party and Greens Party volunteers ready to hand out ‘how to vote’ cards to early voters, Homebush West in the electorate of Reid, 19 May 2022
Item 30: Fiona Martin, Liberal Party candidate for the electorate of Reid, hands out ‘how to vote’ cards to early voters, Homebush West, 19 May 2022
Item 31: Homebush West voting centre in the electorate of Reid, 19 May 2022
Item 32: Election campaign posters, Bondi Junction in the electorate of Wentworth, 19 May 2022
Item 33: Early voting centre, Bondi Junction in the electorate of Wentworth, 19 May 2022
Item 34: A volunteer for Allegra Spender, Independent candidate for the electorate of Wentworth, setting up for early voting at the Margaret Whitlam Recreation Centre, Bondi Junction, 19 May 2022
Item 35: Volunteers for Allegra Spender, Independent candidate for the electorate of Wentworth, setting up for early voting at the Margaret Whitlam Recreation Centre, Bondi Junction, 19 May 2022
Item 36: Dominic WY Kanak, Greens candidate for the electorate of Wentworth, with volunteers for Allegra Spender and Labor, handing out ‘how to vote’ cards to early voters, Margaret Whitlam Recreation Centre, Bondi Junction, 19 May 2022
Item 37: Australian Electoral Commission officials stand next to ballot boxes at an early voting centre, Bondi Junction, 19 May 2022
Item 38: Dave Sharma, Liberal candidate for the electorate of Wentworth, and chief of staff Luke Barnes with voters at an early voting centre, Bondi Junction, 19 May 2022
Item 39: A volunteer for Allegra Spender, Independent candidate for the electorate of Wentworth, hands out ‘how to vote’ cards, Bondi Junction, 19 May 2022
Item 40: Early voting centre, Pole Lane, Crows Nest in the electorate of North Sydney, 19 May 2022
Item 41: Catherine Renshaw, Labor candidate for the electorate of North Sydney, outside an early voting centre, Pole Lane, Crows Nest, 19 May 2022
Item 42: Trent Zimmerman, Liberal Party candidate for the electorate of North Sydney, at an early voting centre, Crows Nest, 19 May 2022
Item 43: Volunteers for Kylea Tink, Independent candidate for the electorate of North Sydney, eat cupcakes in the rain at an early voting centre, Crows Nest, 19 May 2022
Item 44: Trent Zimmerman, Liberal Party candidate for the electorate of North Sydney, at an early voting centre, Crows Nest, 19 May 2022
Item 45: Ethan Hrnjak, Greens candidate for the electorate of Mackellar, hands out ‘how to vote’ cards just before the close of early voting at the Nelson Heather Centre, Warriewood, 19 May 2022
Item 46: Volunteers for Dr Sophie Scamps, Independent candidate for the electorate of Mackellar, light the way for voters at the close of early voting, Warriewood, 19 May 2022
Item 47: Jason Falinski, Liberal Party candidate for the electorate of Mackellar, hands out ‘how to vote’ cards just before the close of early voting at the Nelson Heather Centre, Warriewood, 19 May 2022
Item 48: A volunteer for Dr Sophie Scamps, Independent candidate for the electorate of Mackellar, with election posters, Avalon Public School, 21 May 2022
Item 49: Joel Seaton helps Australian Electoral Commission officials erect a Polling Place banner, Newport Surf Life Saving Club in the electorate of Mackellar, 21 May 2022
Item 50: Labor Party volunteer Jared Turkington at the Mona Vale Memorial Hall in the electorate of Mackellar, 21 May 2022
Item 51: Nick Durrant from GetUp! hands out ‘how to vote’ cards, Mona Vale Memorial Hall in the electorate of Mackellar, 21 May 2022
Item 52: Voters queue at the Mona Vale Memorial Hall in the electorate of Mackellar, 21 May 2022
Item 53: Amanda Choularton, Liberal Party volunteer hands out ‘how to vote’ cards, Mona Vale Memorial Hall in the electorate of Mackellar, 21 May 2022
Item 54: Voters queue at the Mona Vale Memorial Hall in the electorate of Mackellar, 21 May 2022
Item 55: Dr Sophie Scamps, Independent candidate for the electorate of Mackellar, is interviewed by reporters, Mona Vale Memorial Hall, 21 May 2022
Item 56: An Australian Electoral Commission official hands out clean pencils to voters, Mona Vale Memorial Hall in the electorate of Mackellar, 21 May 2022
Item 57: Connor Swinton, an Australian Electoral Commission official, Mona Vale Memorial Hall in the electorate of Mackellar, 21 May 2022
Item 58: Dr Sophie Scamps, Independent candidate for the electorate of Mackellar, with Connor Swinton, Australian Electoral Commission official, Mona Vale Memorial Hall, 21 May 2022
Item 59: Voters at the Mona Vale Memorial Hall in the electorate of Mackellar, 21 May 2022
Item 60: Dr Sophie Scamps, Independent candidate for the electorate of Mackellar, places her vote in the ballot box as an Australian Electoral Commission official looks on, Mona Vale Memorial Hall, 21 May 2022
Item 61: Patience Davey and her mother Alana Yap at the fundraising cake stall for the Parents and Citizens Association, Double Bay Public School in the electorate of Wentworth, 21 May 2022
Item 62: Zac Amos helps with the sausage sizzle fundraiser for Double Bay Public School in the electorate of Wentworth, 21 May 2022
Item 63: Volunteers at the sausage sizzle fundraiser for Double Bay Public School in the electorate of Wentworth, 21 May 2022
Item 64: Volunteer at the sausage sizzle fundraiser for Double Bay Public School in the electorate of Wentworth, 21 May 2022
Item 65: Long queue of voters at Double Bay Public School in the electorate of Wentworth, 21 May 2022
Item 66: Allegra Spender, Independent candidate for the electorate of Wentworth, outside Double Bay Public School, 21 May 2022
Item 67: Allegra Spender, Independent candidate for the electorate of Wentworth, starts the voting process, Double Bay Public School, 21 May 2022
Item 68: Allegra Spender, Independent candidate for the electorate of Wentworth, with an Australian Electoral Commission official during the voting process, Double Bay Public School, 21 May 2022
Item 69: Allegra Spender, Independent candidate for the electorate of Wentworth, after casting her vote, Double Bay Public School, 21 May 2022
Item 70: Allegra Spender, Independent candidate for the electorate of Wentworth, casts her vote, Double Bay Public School, 21 May 2022
Item 71: Long queue of voters at Double Bay Public School in the electorate of Wentworth, 21 May 2022
Item 72: Xanthe Cobert at the Parents and Citizens Association fundraising cake stall, Double Bay Public School in the electorate of Wentworth, 21 May 2022
Item 73: Ignatius Davey eats a ‘democracy sausage’ at Double Bay Public School in the electorate of Wentworth, 21 May 2022
Item 74: A volunteer campaigns along Warringah Road, Forestville, for Dr Sophie Scamps, Independent candidate for the electorate of Mackellar, 19 May 2022
Item 75: A volunteer campaigns along Warringah Road, Forestville, for Dr Sophie Scamps, Independent candidate for the electorate of Mackellar, 19 May 2022
Item 76: Sally Sitou, Labor candidate for the electorate of Reid, outside the early voting centre, 52 Hampstead Road, Homebush West, 19 May 2022
Item 77: Sally Sitou, Labor candidate for the electorate of Reid, outside the early voting centre, 52 Hampstead Road, Homebush West, 19 May 2022
Item 78: Volunteers for Allegra Spender, Independent candidate for the electorate of Wentworth, set up in the rain at an early voting centre, the Margaret Whitlam Recreation Centre, Bondi Junction, 19 May 2022
Item 79: Election campaign posters along Pole Lane, Crows Nest, in the electorate of North Sydney, 19 May 2022
Item 80: Volunteers hand out ‘how to vote’ cards, Pole Lane, Crows Nest, in the electorate of North Sydney, 19 May 2022
Item 81: Kylea Tink, Independent candidate for the electorate of North Sydney, is interviewed by a Channel 9 Television reporter, Pole Lane, Crows Nest, 19 May 2022
Item 82: A woman heading to an early voting centre, Pole Lane, Crows Nest, in the electorate of North Sydney, 19 May 2022
Item 83: Volunteers for Kylea Tink, Independent candidate for the electorate of North Sydney, Pole Lane, Crows Nest, 19 May 2022
Item 84: Dr Sophie Scamps, Independent candidate for the electorate of Mackellar, at the Mona Vale Memorial Hall, 21 May 2022
Item 85: Kylea Tink, Independent candidate for the electorate of North Sydney, talks to a voter, Pole Lane, Crows Nest, 21 May 2022
Item 86: Volunteers for Dr Sophie Scamps, Independent candidate for the electorate of Mackellar, watch the election results on the television at Dee Why RSL, 21 May 2022

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Copyright holder:: Louise Whelan
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