Dawn Elizabeth Fardell (born 14 September 1947), a former Australian politician, was an independent member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Dubbo between 2004 and 2011.
Following the 2004 death of independent Tony McGrane, Fardell was elected to represent Dubbo at the subsequent by-election.
[2] Labor, which had not held the seat since 1959, did not field a candidate, and federal independents Peter Andren and Tony Windsor supported Fardell in her campaign.
[4] She was returned to office in the 2007 state election, winning 41.66% of the primary vote with both major parties once again running,[5] and served as a member of parliamentary standing committees on public works and road safety.
[6] Fardell was defeated at the 2011 state election by the National Party candidate, Troy Grant, a local police inspector.