Nichole Overall

{{Short description|Australian politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}} {{Use Australian English|date=February 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Nichole Overall | honorific_prefix = The Honourable | honorific_suffix = MLC | image = frameless|center | caption = Overall in 2022 | constituency_AM1 = Monaro | assembly1 = New South Wales Legislative | term_start1 = 12 February 2022 | term_end1 = 25 March 2023 | predecessor1 = John Barilaro | successor1 = Steve Whan | office = Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council | term_start = 13 February 2025 | term_end = | predecessor = Sam Farraway | successor = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1972}} | birth_place = {{NSWcity|Griffith}}, New South Wales | party = Nationals | spouse = Tim Overall (former Mayor of Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council) | relations = | children = Two sons | alma_mater = University of Canberra | occupation = Politician | profession = Social historian, journalist and author | signature = | website = {{URL|https://www.nicholeoverall.com.au/}} | footnotes = }} '''Nichole Lorraine Overall''' is an Australian politician. She was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly at the 2022 Monaro state by-election but was subsequently unseated by Steve Whan on 25 March 2023.<ref>{{Cite NSW Parliament |id=2266 |name=Mrs Nichole OVERALL |access-date=28 April 2022}}</ref> She was returned to the Parliament of New South Wales to fill a casual vacancy created by outgoing MLC Sam Farraway.

Overall studied communications at the University of Canberra before becoming writer, social historian and small business owner. For a number of years she has been a columnist with Canberra CityNews and is also a presenter with Canberra radio station 2CC. Her husband, Tim Overall, was a councillor and mayor on Queanbeyan City Council.<ref name=agreen>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/nsw/2022/guide/mona|title=Monaro By-election - NSW Election 2022|last=Green|first=Antony|authorlink=Antony Green|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=2022|access-date=24 February 2022|archive-date=24 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224081352/https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/nsw/2022/guide/mona|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2021 Overall was chosen as the National Party candidate for the Monaro by-election caused by party leader John Barilaro's resignation.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-16/nsw-nationals-pick-nichole-overall-for-monaro-by-election-2021/100545006|title=NSW Nationals pick Nichole Overall to contest John Barilaro's seat of Monaro in by-election|last=Ibrahim|first=Tony|newspaper=ABC News|date=16 October 2021|archive-date=24 February 2022|access-date=24 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224081408/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-16/nsw-nationals-pick-nichole-overall-for-monaro-by-election-2021/100545006|url-status=live}}</ref> She won the by-election on 12 February 2022<ref name=agreen/> and served for just over a year as Member for Monaro until her defeat at the 2023 New South Wales state election.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/nsw/2023/guide/mona|title= Monaro (Key Seat) – NSW Election 2023 |website= ABC News}}</ref>

==Legislative Council==

On 13 February 2025, Overall was successful in being elected to a casual vacancy in the New South Wales Legislative Council replacing outgoing MLC Sam Farraway.<ref>{{cite Hansard |url=https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/Hansard/Pages/HansardResult.aspx#/docid/HANSARD-1820781676-98522/HANSARD-1820781676-98522 |access-date=14 February 2025 |hansard=Legislative Council Hansard — 13 February 2025 — Proof |archive-date=14 February 2025 |date=13 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250214043657/https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/Hansard/Pages/HansardResult.aspx#/docid/HANSARD-1820781676-98522/HANSARD-1820781676-98522 |title=Election of a Member of the Legislative Council |at=Joint Sitting |jurisdiction=Parliament of New South Wales |house=Legislative Council |url-status=live }}{{cbignore}}</ref> She was preselected by the National Party for election to the Legislative Council on 18 December 2024.<ref>{{cite web |url-status=live |url=https://www.nswnationals.org.au/nichole-overall-mlc/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250214044317/https://www.nswnationals.org.au/nichole-overall-mlc/ |archive-date=14 February 2025 |access-date=14 February 2025 |date=18 December 2024 |title=Nichole Overall MLC |publisher=The National Party of Australia - NSW}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

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