She married Justice Neal Bignold, a Judge of the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales, with whom she has one daughter, Alicia.
[1] In 1984, she was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council for the Call to Australia Group, which was led by Fred Nile.
Her appointment was the result of the resignation, due to ill health, of fellow party member Jim Cameron.
She was expelled from Call to Australia in November 1988 after a disagreement with the Niles over industrial relations policy.
[1] At the 1991 state election, the Marie Bignold Team received 0.5% of the upper house vote.