Madeleine West

With the current federal election campaign, Ms West made it clear her bid was as an independent in the 2023 NSW state election for her local seat of Ballina.

“I’ve been agitating for change for a very long time in a lot of different philanthropic spheres and now I want to be the change that I want to see,” she said. “My area is beautiful, we see it on Instagram and everyone celebrates it as a tourist destination, but the reality is the people serving the coffees and cleaning up the Airbnbs can’t afford to live in the Shire any more,” she said. “I’m running for state, so let’s not confuse the issue; it is not about the federal campaign, but I believe that politics is for the people and it’s about being the voice of the people,” she said.

The 41-year-old appeared on The Project on Tuesday night and shared her reasons for pursing a spot in the NSW State Parliament. 'I believe that politics is for ...

I want to see my children flourish and everyone’s children to flourish there.’ We need a strong voice on the floor, and I want to be it. ‘I want to be the voice for my region. I want to see the region flourish. And so today I’m formally announcing that I intend to run for state parliament at the NSW Elections next year,’ she said, as Studio 10 hosts Sarah Harris and Tristan MacManus cheered. Here here: Actress Madeleine West (pictured) is switching careers to focus on politics.

The actress previously announced she will be running for State Parliament at the next state election, which will take place in 2023.

“Be the change you want to see. I want to see my children flourish and everyone’s children flourish there.” I want to see the region flourish.