12 Facts About Elaine Nile

Elaine Blanche Nile was an Australian politician who represented the Christian Democratic Party in the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1988 and 2002.

Elaine Nile was an organiser and lecturer at Gardener's Road High School in Mascot.

Mrs Elaine Nile was elected to the Legislative Council for Call to Australia in 1988, and served until her retirement due to ill health in 2002.

Elaine Nile was a supporter of the constitutional monarchy and the Australians for Constitutional Monarchy.

Feminists criticised her traditional views on the role of women, and the Elaine Nile award was created for the person who made public statements that were considered the most unhelpful to the sisterhood.

Elaine Nile initially announced her decision to retire from the Legislative Council on the grounds of ill health in 2000 and John Bradford was endorsed by the Christian Democratic Party as her successor.

However, as a result of an internal party dispute due to Bradford's residency, Elaine Nile delayed her retirement until 2002 and Gordon Moyes was ultimately appointed to the council, ahead of Bradford.

At the 2007 Federal election, Elaine Nile was endorsed in second position of the Christian Democratic Party for the Senate; but was not successful in winning a sufficient quota.

Elaine Nile was listed as the fifth candidate on the Christian Democratic Party ticket at the 2011 state election, with only Paul Green as the first candidate, gaining a quota.

Elaine Nile was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in the early 2000s and it initially appeared that her treatment had been successful.

Elaine Nile's treatment included radical therapy involving radiation being injected into the bloodstream.

Elaine Nile finally succumbed to the disease three years later, dying in Calvary Hospital, Sydney.