Euthanasia campaigner Phillip Nitschke will be standing as an ACT candidate for the Senate at the federal election.

Dr Nitschke will stand for the Voluntary Euthanasia Party which will also field Senate candidates in New South Wales and the Northern Territory.

Dr Nitschke says the ACT has some of the highest levels of support for voluntary euthanasia.

He says four in five Australians are in favour of voluntary euthanasia law reform, and a quarter consider the issue to be a vote-changer in the upcoming election.

"This election people want a real option, and want to let politicians know how out of touch they've been on this issue," he said.

Dr Nitschke has been lobbying for voluntary euthanasia law reform for the past 15 years.

Euthanasia advocate Shayne Higson will stand for the party in New South Wales.

"I have announced my candidacy because I am becoming increasingly frustrated with the lack of political will to engage on this issue, despite overwhelming public support for law reform," she said.

Terminally ill cancer patient Martin Burgess has announced his candidacy for the Darwin-based seat of Solomon.

The 70-year-old says he had planned to travel to Switzerland to end his life at a euthanasia clinic, but was unable to because of logistical barriers and a lack of Australian legislation.

"I want to refocus the euthanasia debate so people don't have to spend thousands and thousands of dollars and travel half way across the world because they are denied a dignified death in Australia," he said.