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Nicolette Boele Wins Sydney Seat in Costly Campaign

2/2/2026

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  • Nicolette Boele won the Bradfield seat in Sydney in 2025, spending $2.26 million as the teal independent’s most expensive campaign.
  • She defeated Liberal candidate Gisele Kapterian by 26 votes.
  • Climate 200 provided more than $696,000, while Boele said community donations helped her challenge major parties.
  • Boele criticized changes to donation laws that would lower the disclosure threshold and limit individual donations, arguing independents would be disadvantaged.