Bruce Notley-Smith

Political career Notley-Smith first entered politics when he unsuccessfully ran as an independent candidate for Randwick City Council in 1995.

At the 2011 NSW state election, Notley-Smith was elected and received a swing of 11.4 points in the traditionally strong Labor seat, winning 58.2 per cent of the two-party vote. Notley-Smith's main competitor was the incumbent, Paul Pearce, a former Mayor of Waverley City Council, who had held he seat since 2003. Notley-Smith retained the seat at the 2015 state election, winning 52.9 per cent of the two-party preferred vote. Following the 2019 state election Notley-Smith conceded defeat to Labor's Marjorie O'Neill following a swing of 4.7 per cent of the two-party preferred vote.

Personal life Notley-Smith and his partner, Paul McCormack, have been in a same-sex relationship since 1990. Notley-Smith was the first openly gay member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, and worked to expunge the criminal records of gay men convicted under historical laws.