HomeglobalBradfield MP Nicolette Boele spent more than $2.2m on election campaign – the most of any teal independent

Bradfield MP Nicolette Boele spent more than $2.2m on election campaign – the most of any teal independent

globalFebruary 2, 2026
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Bradfield MP Nicolette Boele spent more than $2.2m on election campaign – the most of any teal independent
Data shows Boele – who won seat by only 26 votes – received almost $700,000 in donations from Climate 200

Data shows Boele – who won seat by only 26 votes – received almost $700,000 in donations from Climate 200

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Nicolette Boele spent $2.26m to claim a nail-biting victory in the Sydney seat of Bradfield, making her 26-vote win the most expensive campaign of any teal independent.

Boele narrowly beat the Liberal candidate, Gisele Kapterian, in 2025, outspending cashed-up fellow teals including Allegra Spender and Monique Ryan, who each spent $2.1m when they ousted Liberals from traditionally blue-ribbon seats in the 2022 election.

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Source: Guardian - World News

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