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Candidates of the 1968 New South Wales state election

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This is a list of candidates of the 1968 New South Wales state election. The election was held on 24 February 1968.

Retiring Members

Note: The Liberal MLA for Bligh, Morton Cohen, died shortly before the election. No by-election was held.

Labor

Liberal

Country

Legislative Assembly

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.

Electorate Held by Labor candidate Coalition candidate Other candidates
Albury Liberal Douglas McFarlane Gordon Mackie (Lib) Anthony Quinn (DLP)
Armidale Country Joseph Dawson Davis Hughes (CP)
Ashfield Liberal Charles Maddocks David Hunter (Lib)
Auburn Labor Peter Cox Gregory Ricardo (Lib)
Balmain Labor Roger Degen Peter Middleton (Lib) Nick Origlass (Ind)
Bankstown Labor Nick Kearns John Ghent (Lib)
Barwon Country Cecil Newton Geoff Crawford (CP) David Aiken (NSM)
Bass Hill Labor Clarrie Earl Neil Davis (Lib)
Bathurst Country Ken Fry Clive Osborne (CP)
Blacktown Labor Jim Southee Ralph Stewart (Lib) Kenneth Brown (DLP)
Bligh Liberal Thomas Morey John Barraclough (Lib) Henry Bader (DLP)
Peter Clyne (Ind)
Blue Mountains Independent James Robson Harold Coates* (Ind)
David Westgate (DLP)
Bondi Labor Syd Einfeld James Markham (Lib)
Broken Hill Labor Lew Johnstone Edward Brown (Lib)
Bulli Labor Rex Jackson Ronald White (Lib)
Burrendong Country Paul Khoury Dick Evans (Lib)
Roger Wotton* (CP)
Burrinjuck Labor Bill Sheahan Douglas Boag (CP)
Leon Garry (Lib)		 Anthony Abbey (DLP)
Burwood Liberal Antony Kelly John Jackett (Lib) Ben Doig (Ind)
Byron Country James Constable Stanley Stephens (CP)
Campbelltown Liberal Francis Ward Max Dunbier (Lib)
Canterbury Labor Kevin Stewart Stanley Squire (Lib) Jack Mundey (CPA)
Castlereagh Labor Jack Renshaw Allan Connell (Lib)
Doug Moppett (CP)
Cessnock Labor George Neilly Robert Brown (Ind)
Clarence Country Bill Weiley (CP) Garry Nehl (NSM)
Collaroy Liberal David Lawler Robert Askin (Lib)
Coogee Liberal Lou Walsh Kevin Ellis (Lib) John Cunningham (DLP)
Lincoln Oppenheimer (Ind)
Cook's River Labor Tom Cahill James Harris (Lib)
Corrimal Labor Laurie Kelly Donald Heggie (Lib) Charles Birch (Ind)
Mary Hargrave (Ind)
Cronulla Liberal John Cudmore Ian Griffith (Lib) Alexander Elphinston (CPA)
Kevin Ryan (DLP)
Drummoyne Liberal Reg Coady John Howard (Lib) Mick Carroll (DLP)
Dubbo Liberal Robert Scarff John Mason (Lib)
Earlwood Liberal Cavell Becher Eric Willis (Lib)
East Hills Labor Joe Kelly John Colley (Lib) Harold McIlveen (Ind)
Eastwood Liberal George Keniry Jim Clough (Lib)
Fairfield Labor Eric Bedford Frank Calabro (Lib)
Fuller Liberal Frank Downing Peter Coleman (Lib) Mel Antcliff (DLP)
Georges River Liberal Ernest Curlisa Douglas Cross (Lib)
Gloucester Country Philip Jackson Leon Punch (CP) Charles Buckingham (Ind)
Bob Scott (Ind)
John Tully (Ind)
Gordon Liberal Norman Hanscombe Harry Jago (Lib) Dominique Droulers (DLP)
Gosford Liberal Peter Westerway Ted Humphries (Lib) Thomas Crass (DLP)
Goulburn Country John Longhurst Ron Brewer (CP) Kenneth Clancy (DLP)
Granville Labor Pat Flaherty Stewart Allan (Lib)
Hamilton Labor Robert McCartney James Reeves (Lib)
Hawkesbury Liberal Dick Klugman Bernie Deane (Lib) Leslie Clarke (DLP)
William Murray (ARP)
Rodney Rose (Ind)
Hornsby Liberal Kenneth Reid John Maddison (Lib) Anthony Felton (DLP)
Hurstville Liberal Bill Rigby Tom Mead (Lib) Kevin Davis (DLP)
Kahibah Labor Jack Stewart Roy Hammond (Lib) William Crane (DLP)
Darrell Dawson (CPA)
William Fricker (Ind)
Kembla Labor George Petersen Jack Walker (Lib) Teresa Gibbins (Ind)
Thomas Malcolm (Ind)
Melva Merletto (CPA)
King Labor Albert Sloss Alfred Van Der Poorten (Lib) Brian Crispin (CPA)
Martyn Harper (Nat Dem)
Kirribilli Liberal Alan Newbury John Waddy (Lib) Luigi Lamprati (DLP)
Kogarah Labor Bill Crabtree Albert Oakey (Lib) Brian Harnett (DLP)
Lake Macquarie Labor Jim Simpson Malcolm Blackshaw (Lib)
Lakemba Labor Vince Durick Malcolm Broun (Lib) Annette Andrew (DLP)
Frank Ball (Ind)
Lancelot Hutchinson (Ind)
Lane Cove Liberal James Westerway Ken McCaw (Lib) Antony Liddle (DLP)
Lismore Country Barrie Eggins Bruce Duncan (CP)
Liverpool Labor Jack Mannix Kenneth Laing (Lib) Edward Connolly (DLP)
Michael Tubbs (CPA)
Maitland Liberal George Lyons Milton Morris (Lib) Aubrey Barr (DLP)
Manly Liberal Daniel Dwyer Douglas Darby (Lib) Ann Macken (DLP)
Eric Riches (Ind)
Vincent Rizner (Ind)
Maroubra Labor Bill Haigh Desmond Cahill (Lib)
Marrickville Labor Norm Ryan Jonathan Fowler (Lib)
Merrylands Labor Jack Ferguson Stanislaus Kelly (Lib)
Monaro Liberal David Lowrey Steve Mauger (Lib)
Mosman Liberal Lipanjka Dezelin Pat Morton (Lib) Geoffrey Hicks (DLP)
Murray Country Henry O'Callaghan Bruce Birrell (CP)
Michael Butler (Lib)
Donald Kendell (CP)		 Victor Groutsch (DLP)
Joe Lawson* (Ind)
Murrumbidgee Country Al Grassby Eric Baldwin (CP)
Verdon Letheren (Lib)		 Leslie Kennedy (DLP)
Nepean Liberal Alfred Bennett Ron Dunbier (Lib)
Newcastle Labor Arthur Wade Malcolm Barnes (Lib) Douglas McDougall (Ind)
Northcott Liberal Pauline Unsworth Jim Cameron (Lib) John Kennedy (DLP)
Orange Country Reginald Cutcliffe Charles Cutler (CP)
Oxley Country Bruce Cowan (CP) Joe Cordner (Ind)
Parramatta Labor Dan Mahoney Hilton Robinson (Lib) Leonard Kiernan (RTP)
Wayne Merton (Ind)
John Stewart (DLP)
Phillip Labor Pat Hills Terence Tomlin (Lib) Doris Brown (DLP)
Raleigh Country Robert Melville Jim Brown (CP) Aubrey Barker (NSM)
Randwick Labor Lionel Bowen John McLaughlin (Lib) Cornelius Woodbury (DLP)
Rockdale Labor Brian Bannon Harold Heslehurst (Lib) Peter Height (DLP)
South Coast Liberal Jack Beale (Lib) John Hatton (Ind)
Sutherland Liberal Tom Dalton Tim Walker (Lib) William Goslett (DLP)
Tamworth Country Bill Chaffey (CP) Stanley Cole (Ind)
Alexander Dickinson (NSM)
Temora Country John O'Hara Jim Taylor (CP) Garry Carroll (DLP)
Dorothy Frank (Ind)
Tenterfield Country Ronald Grafton Tim Bruxner (CP)
The Hills Liberal Eli Hirsch Max Ruddock (Lib) Michael Fagan (DLP)
Keith Phillis (Ind)
Upper Hunter Country Leo Musgrave Frank O'Keefe (CP)
Vaucluse Liberal William Ross Keith Doyle (Lib) Hugh Bartlett (DLP)
Wagga Wagga Liberal John Skeers Wal Fife (Lib) Peter Piltz (DLP)
Wakehurst Liberal Dorothy Isaksen Dick Healey (Lib) Lyle Antcliff (DLP)
Wallsend Labor Ken Booth William Gilchrist (Lib) Donald Richards (DLP)
Waratah Labor Sam Jones Frank Purdue (Ind)
Wentworthville Labor Ernie Quinn Richard Gregory (Lib) Albert Hall (RTP)
Willoughby Liberal Eddie Britt Laurie McGinty (Lib) Peter Ledlin (DLP)
Wollondilly Labor Bernard Carroll Tom Lewis (Lib)
Wollongong Liberal Eric Ramsay Jack Hough (Lib) Anthony Bevan (Ind)
Walter Green (Ind)
Wyong Labor Harry Jensen Frederick Vaughan (Lib) Jack Collins (DLP)
Yaralla Liberal Thomas Murphy Lerryn Mutton (Lib) Maxwell Martin (DLP)
Young Country Kevin Whalan George Freudenstein (CP) James Manwaring (DLP)

See also

References

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