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Nicolette Boele
Born1970 or 1971 (age 53–54)[citation needed]
NationalityAustralian
Dutch (until 2021)[1]
OccupationClean energy executive
Known forContesting the division of Bradfield
Political partyIndependent
Websitewww.nicoletteboele.com.au

Nicolette Boele (/ˈbʊlə/ BUUL-ə) is an Australian finance and clean energy executive and political candidate. Boele has a background in finance and clean energy and has held executive roles in organisations such as the Responsible Investment Association Australasia, the Investor Group on Climate Change, and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation.[2] She contested the 2022 federal election for the Division of Bradfield as a community independent and ran again in 2025.

Early life

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The daughter of Dutch migrants, Boele attended Gordon East Primary School, Killara High School, and completed an undergraduate business degree at UTS.[3]

She was previously married to Hi-5 and Neighbours director Jonathan Geraghty.[4]

Political career

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Boele has contested the 2022 Australian federal election and the 2025 Australian federal elections.

2022 election campaign

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In the 2022 Australian federal election, Boele contested the Division of Bradfield as a community independent candidate. She officially launched her campaign on 30 January 2022.[5] She positioned herself as an advocate for climate action, political integrity and economic justice.[6] On 5 May 2022, just 16 days before election day, The Daily Telegraph published an article, alleging that Boele would hand back her donations from Climate 200 and that other teal independents would form a coalition.[7] Boele denied the allegations in a media statement, saying that the article quoted her out of context.[8]

Following the election, she achieved a significant swing of 12.3% against the incumbent Liberal MP, Paul Fletcher, reducing his margin to 4.2%.[9] Following this, Boele established a "shadow representative's office" to continue her advocacy within the community and announced she would run again in 2025.[10]

2025 election campaign

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On 10 October 2024, the electoral borders of Bradfield were redistributed, which saw a part of the abolished North Sydney seat incorporated into Bradfield. This reduced the incumbent MP Paul Fletcher's margin to 2.5%. Fletcher announced in December 2024 that he would not seek re-election and retire from politics.[11]

Boele ran again in the 2025 federal election against Liberal candidate Gisele Kapterian, with her campaign endorsed by the outgoing independent MP for North Sydney, Kylea Tink.[12]

In the aftermath of her campaign, Boele revealed she had over 1,450 volunteers across the electorate.[13] In March 2025, reports begun emerging regarding a property transaction between Boele and her stepfather, suggesting she benefited from favourable terms, which attracted media attention and public scrutiny.[14] Around four weeks before election night, reports began to emerge that she was banned from a hairdressing salon after making a crude joke to a 19-year-old female worker.[15] She apologised, describing the incident as a "poor attempt at humour", saying that "everyone deserves to feel safe in their workplace", and promising to "do better".[16]

Boele appeared in multiple forums, including the 1MW #SheVotes Bradfield Community Forum, alongside Kapterian and other Bradfield candidates;[17] the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies Bradfield Federal Election Community Debate, alongside Kapterian;[18] the Australia Hong Kong Link Australia Election Bradfield Forum, alongside Kapterian, independent Andy Yin and a spokesperson for the Greens candidate Harjit Singh;[citation needed] an Australian Conservation Foundation event in St Ives with Greens candidate Harjit Singh and Louise McCallum of the Labor Party;[19] Boele also attended an event hosted by the Ku-ring-gai Chamber of Commerce along with Kapterian, Yin, McCallum and Martin Cousins who was representing Greens candidate Singh.[20]

The count for the election was extremely close. On election night, the ABC had projected that Boele may gain the seat, but almost a week later, postal votes changed the trajectory of the votes, resulting in the ABC calling the seat for Kapterian.[21] Declaration votes shifted the momentum once again, returning the seat to "in doubt" status.[22] On 19 May, Boele was leading in the provisional count before the full distribution of preferences took place, beating Kapterian by fewer than 50 votes.[23] The Australian Electoral Commission then undertook an official and full distribution of preferences.[24] Scrutineers found that votes for Kapterian in the St Ives PPCV had been incorrectly placed in Boele's pile, eliminating Boele's lead and leaving both candidates with an equal vote count of 56,190.[25] By the end of the full distribution of preferences, Kapterian was in the lead by just 8 votes, automatically triggering a recount.[26]

References

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  1. ^ Roessnik, Paulien (11 May 2022). "'Nicolette renounced her Dutch citizenship to run for federal parliament'". SBS Dutch. Archived from the original on 4 May 2025. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  2. ^ Boele, Nicolette (6 June 2022). "Independent candidate Nicolette Boele on how she earned the largest primary swing against the Liberal Party in blue-ribbon Bradfield". No Fibs. Archived from the original on 15 January 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  3. ^ "About Nicolette Boele". nicoletteboele.com.au. Archived from the original on 3 May 2025. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Star teal candidate did the property deal of a lifetime". Australian Financial Review.
  5. ^ "Nicolette's Campaign Launch". Australia: Voices of Bradfield. Archived from the original on 22 March 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.[non-primary source needed]
  6. ^ Boele, Nicolette (29 April 2022). "Independent candidate Nicolette Boele on how she earned the largest primary swing against the Liberal Party in blue ribbon". NOFIBS. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  7. ^ Barwell, David (14 May 2025). "Revealed: What north shore candidates are spending on election campaigns". North Shore Times. Australia: News Corp Australia. Archived from the original on 10 December 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2025 – via The Daily Telegraph.
  8. ^ Boele, Nicolette (5 May 2022). "Statement on campaign funding". Australia: Nicolette Boele. Archived from the original on 22 March 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  9. ^ Ransley, Ellen (10 December 2024). "Paul Fletcher: Senior Liberal frontbencher announces retirement from politics". The Nightly. Archived from the original on 4 April 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025. The Bradfield MP and the Manager of Opposition Business suffered a 12.3 per cent swing against him at the 2022 election to teal independent Nicolette Boele, with his margin narrowing to 4.2 per cent.
  10. ^ Hendriks, Carolyn M. & Reid, Richard (11 September 2024). "Shadow Representation: Making Claims to Represent Better Than the Official Representative". Journal of Representative Democracy. 60 (4): 685–702. doi:10.1080/00344893.2024.2386987. Archived from the original on 4 April 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  11. ^ Glover, April (10 December 2024). "Liberal frontbencher Paul Fletcher to retire from politics". 9News. Nine Entertainment. Archived from the original on 20 May 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  12. ^ Boecker, Brianna (8 December 2024). "Kylea Tink confirms she won't run for a Lower House seat as she throws support behind Nicolette Boele in Bradfield". Women's Agenda. Archived from the original on 13 February 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  13. ^ "Independent candidate Nicolette Boele" (PDF). Nicolette Boele Independent. 19 May 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  14. ^ Di Stefano, Mark (13 March 2025). "Star Teal Candidate Did the Property Deal of a Lifetime". Australian Financial Review. Archived from the original on 12 March 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  15. ^ Magennis, Molly (1 April 2025). "Independent NSW candidate Nicolette Boele banned from local salon after making sexually explicit joke towards teenage hairdresser". Seven News. Archived from the original on 14 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  16. ^ Willan, Fiona (1 April 2025). "Teal candidate banned from Sydney salon after making crude remark". ABC News. Archived from the original on 1 April 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  17. ^ "1MW #SheVotes Bradfield Online Community Forum". events.humanitix.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.[non-primary source needed]
  18. ^ Karp, Paul (23 April 2025). "Bradfield debate was an agree-a-thon – with one bum note". Australian Financial Review. Archived from the original on 23 April 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  19. ^ Lai, Christine (19 March 2025). "Who will lead Bradfield? Candidates pitch climate policies to voters". North Shore Lorikeet. Archived from the original on 22 March 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  20. ^ "Successful 'Meet the Candidates' Forum Draws Strong Community Interest". Ku-ring-gai Chamber of Commerce. News. Archived from the original on 20 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  21. ^ Patrick, Liam (12 May 2025). "Liberal Gisele Kapterian wins Sydney seat of Bradfield in tight contest against independent Nicolette Boele". ABC News. Australia. Archived from the original on 16 May 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  22. ^ McIlroy, Tom (14 May 2025). "Bradfield back 'in doubt' as Liberals hope Kapterian can hold off late Boele surge". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 15 May 2025.
  23. ^ "Bradfield vote count concludes, teal independent Nicolette Boele ahead of Liberal Gisele Kapterian". ABC News. 19 May 2025. Archived from the original on 20 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  24. ^ Green, Antony (19 May 2025). "Sydney electorate may go to a recount as race tightens between Liberal and teal". ABC News. Archived from the original on 20 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  25. ^ Bonham, Kevin (23 May 2025). "2025 Late Postcount And Expected Recount: Bradfield". Dr Kevin Bonham's Election Blog. Retrieved 23 May 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  26. ^ Dhanji, Krishani (23 May 2025). "Bradfield goes to a recount after Liberal Gisele Kapterian leads Nicolette Boele by just eight votes". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
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