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 = File:Nichole Overall MP image.jpg
| 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 = 1972
| birth_place = {{NSWcity|Griffith}}, New South Wales
| nationality =
| party = Nationals
| spouse = Tim Overall (former Mayor of Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council)
| relations =
| children = Two sons
| residence ={{NSWcity|Greenleigh}}, New South Wales{{cite web |at=Candidates |title=The Legislative Assembly District of Monaro|url=https://elections.nsw.gov.au/elections/state-government-elections/2023-state-general-election/candidates/monaro |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411060747/https://elections.nsw.gov.au/elections/state-government-elections/2023-state-general-election/candidates/monaro |archive-date=11 April 2023 |url-status=dead |publisher=New South Wales Electoral Commission |access-date=8 April 2023}}
| alma_mater = University of Canberra
| occupation = Politician
| profession = Social historian, journalist and author
| religion =
| signature =
| website = {{URL|https://www.nicholeoverall.com.au/}}
| footnotes =
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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.{{Cite NSW Parliament |id=2266 |name=Mrs Nichole OVERALL |access-date=28 April 2022}} 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.{{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}} In 2021 Overall was chosen as the National Party candidate for the Monaro by-election caused by party leader John Barilaro's resignation.{{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}} She won the by-election on 12 February 2022 and served for just over a year as Member for Monaro until her defeat at the 2023 New South Wales state election. {{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/nsw/2023/guide/mona|title= Monaro (Key Seat) – NSW Election 2023 |website= ABC News}}
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.{{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}} She was preselected by the National Party for election to the Legislative Council on 18 December 2024.{{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}}
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Category:National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of New South Wales
Category:Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Women members of the New South Wales Legislative Council
Category:21st-century Australian politicians
Category:Women members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Category:21st-century Australian women politicians
Category:University of Canberra alumni
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