Candidates of the 1976 New South Wales state election
This is a list of candidates for the 1976 New South Wales state election. The election was held on 1 May 1976.
Retiring Members
Note: Steve Mauger MLA (Liberal, Monaro) resigned some months prior to the election; a by-election was scheduled for the seat, but was cancelled when the general election was called.
Labor
- Dan Mahoney MLA (Parramatta)
Liberal
- David Hunter MLA (Ashfield)
Country
- Geoff Crawford MLA (Barwon)
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 |
Kevin Elser | Lib ) |
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| Armidale | Country |
Hubert Legge | CP ) |
|
| Ashfield | Liberal |
Paul Whelan | Alwyn Innes ( Lib ) |
Clifford Bros (AP) Warren Wilson (Ind) |
| Auburn | Labor |
Peter Cox | Stephen Sim ( Lib ) |
|
| Balmain | Labor |
Roger Degen | Jeffrey Thompson ( Lib ) |
Peter Cockcroft ( SWP )
|
| Bankstown | Labor |
Nick Kearns | John Ghent ( Lib ) |
|
| Barwon | Country |
Marshall Duncan | CP ) |
|
| Bass Hill | Labor |
Neville Wran | Terence Shanahan ( Lib ) |
|
| Bathurst | Country |
Mark Worthington | CP ) |
Peter Foster (Ind) |
| Blacktown | Labor |
Gordon Barnier | John Lyon ( Lib ) |
Raymond Ferguson (Ind) |
| Bligh | Liberal |
Mairi Petersen | Lib ) |
John Curvers () |
| Blue Mountains | Independent | Mick Clough | Harold Coates (Ind) | |
| Broken Hill | Labor |
Lew Johnstone | ||
| Burrendong | Country |
Reynold Toyer | CP ) |
|
| Burrinjuck | Labor |
Terry Sheahan | Thomas Glover ( CP ) |
|
| Burwood | Liberal |
Peter Woods | Lib ) |
John Coles ( WP )
|
| Byron | Country |
Keith Enderbury | CP ) |
|
| Campbelltown | Labor |
Cliff Mallam | Robert Barton ( Lib ) |
|
| Canterbury | Labor |
Kevin Stewart | Marjorie Pennington ( Lib ) |
|
| Casino | Labor |
Don Day | Leslie Isaac ( CP ) |
|
| Castlereagh | Labor |
Jack Renshaw | John Browne ( CP ) |
|
| Cessnock | Labor |
George Neilly | Suzan Ross-Gowan ( Lib ) |
|
| Charlestown | Labor |
Richard Face | Thomas Ford ( Lib ) |
|
| Clarence | Country |
Colin Clague | CP ) |
|
| Coogee | Labor |
Michael Cleary | Phillip Billings ( Lib ) |
|
| Corrimal | Labor |
Laurie Kelly | Peter Atkins ( Lib ) |
|
| Cronulla | Liberal |
Michael Egan | Lib ) |
Ian Scott ( WP )
|
| Davidson | Liberal |
Raymond Graham | Lib ) |
|
| Drummoyne | Labor |
Michael Maher | James Reid ( Lib ) |
Hugh Frazer ( WP )
|
| Dubbo | Liberal |
Damian Hession | Lib ) |
Gerry Peacocke (Ind) |
| Earlwood | Liberal |
Ken Gabb | Lib ) |
|
| East Hills | Labor |
Pat Rogan | George Edgell ( Lib ) |
|
| Eastwood | Liberal |
Robert Cummins | Lib ) |
|
| Fairfield | Labor |
Eric Bedford | Charles Rogers ( Lib ) |
|
| Fuller | Liberal |
Rodney Cavalier | Lib ) |
Christopher Dunkerley (AP) |
| Georges River | Labor |
Frank Walker | Maxwell Gibson ( Lib ) |
|
| Gloucester | Country |
Johannes Winkelman | CP ) |
Jack Collins (Ind) |
| Gordon | DLP | Margaret Atkin | Lib ) |
Christopher Brown () |
| Gosford | Liberal |
Brian McGowan | Lib ) |
Barry Phillips (AP) |
| Goulburn | Country |
Brian Lulham | CP ) |
|
| Granville | Labor |
Pat Flaherty | Frank Babic ( Lib ) |
|
| Hawkesbury | Liberal |
Alwyn Lindfield | Lib ) |
|
| Heathcote | Labor |
Rex Jackson | Lib ) |
|
| Heffron | Labor |
Laurie Brereton | George Balos ( Lib ) |
John Holt (Ind) Crena Morrison (Ind) |
| Hornsby | Liberal |
Hans Eisler | Lib ) |
|
| Hurstville | Liberal |
Kevin Ryan | Lib ) |
Bernhard Fiegel (AP) |
| Illawarra | Labor |
George Petersen | Henry Schipp ( WP )
| |
| Kirribilli | Liberal |
Patrick Healy | Lib ) |
Romualds Kemps () |
| Kogarah | Labor |
Bill Crabtree | Terrence Fraser ( Lib ) |
Robert Schollbach ( WP )
|
| Ku-ring-gai | Liberal |
Ian Cameron | Lib ) |
David Griffiths ( WP )
|
| Lake Macquarie | Labor |
Merv Hunter | Oliver Fennell ( Lib ) |
|
| Lakemba | Labor |
Vince Durick | Robin Graham ( Lib ) |
Donald Carruthers (Ind) Timothy Dein (AP) |
| Lane Cove | Liberal |
Alan Lees | Lib ) |
Elizabeth Poppleton (AP) |
| Lismore | Country |
CP ) |
||
| Liverpool | Labor |
George Paciullo | Rex Harris ( Lib ) |
|
| Maitland | Liberal |
Kerry Ryan | Lib ) |
|
| Manly | Liberal |
Marc Gumbert | Lib ) |
|
| Maroubra | Labor |
Bill Haigh | Lindsay Rutherford ( Lib ) |
Marie Morris (AP) |
| Marrickville | Labor |
Tom Cahill | Costa Lianos ( Lib ) |
Geoffrey Payne ( SWP )
|
| Merrylands | Labor |
Jack Ferguson | Rodney Lewis ( Lib ) |
|
| Miranda | Liberal |
Bill Robb | Lib ) |
|
| Monaro | Liberal |
John Akister | Thomas Barry ( Lib ) |
|
| Mosman | Liberal |
John Cahill | Lib ) |
John Alexander (AP) |
| Mount Druitt | Labor |
Tony Johnson | James McCrudden ( Lib ) |
|
| Munmorah | Labor |
Harry Jensen | William Jackson ( Lib ) |
|
| Murray | Liberal |
Ross Boyd | Lib ) |
Ian Fleming (Ind) Gregory Graham (Ind) |
| Murrumbidgee | Labor |
Lin Gordon | John Knight ( CP ) |
|
| Nepean | Liberal |
Peter Anderson | Lib ) |
Raymond Bell (Ind) John Henshaw (Ind) |
| Newcastle | Labor |
Arthur Wade | Arthur Thomas ( Lib ) |
|
| Northcott | Liberal |
Sabine Willis | Lib ) |
|
| Orange | Country |
Maxwell Dunn | CP ) |
|
| Oxley | Country |
Peter Tullgren | CP ) |
|
| Parramatta | Labor |
Barry Wilde | James Brown ( Lib ) |
Barrie Sharpe ( WP )
|
| Peats | Labor |
Keith O'Connell | Peter Walsh ( Lib ) |
|
| Penrith | Labor |
Ron Mulock | Eileen Cammack ( Lib ) |
Roy Allsopp (Ind) |
| Phillip | Labor |
Pat Hills | Peter Starr ( Lib ) |
SWP )
|
| Pittwater | Liberal |
Charles Wild | Lib ) |
John Booth ( WP) )
Peter Middlebrook (Ind |
| Raleigh | Country |
Joseph Moran | CP ) |
|
| Rockdale | Labor |
Brian Bannon | Raymond Scaysbrook ( Lib ) |
|
| South Coast | Independent | Irwin Heaton ( Lib ) |
Noel Dennett () | |
| Sturt | Country |
Cuthbert Richardson | CP ) |
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| Tamworth | Country |
Noel Cassel | CP ) |
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| Temora | Country |
Alroy Provan | CP ) |
Wesley Berryman (Ind) |
| Tenterfield | Country |
Joseph Hughes | CP ) |
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| The Hills | Liberal |
Paul Gibson | Lib ) |
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| Upper Hunter | Country |
Michael Reddy | CP ) |
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| Vaucluse | Liberal |
Barbara Fuller-Quinn | Lib ) |
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| Wagga Wagga | Liberal |
Richard Gorman | Lib ) |
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| Wakehurst | Liberal |
Noel Berrell | Lib ) |
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| Wallsend | Labor |
Ken Booth | Stephen Walker ( Lib ) |
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| Waratah | Labor |
Sam Jones | Richard Bevan ( Lib ) |
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| Waverley | Labor |
Syd Einfeld | Geoffrey Mort ( Lib ) |
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| Wentworthville | Labor |
Ernie Quinn | John Griffiths ( Lib ) |
Heather Gow (Ind) |
| Willoughby | Liberal |
Eddie Britt | Lib ) |
|
| Wollondilly | Liberal |
Bill Knott | Lib ) |
William Tangye ( WP )
|
| Wollongong | Labor |
Eric Ramsay | Ian Brown ( Lib ) |
|
| Woronora | Labor |
Maurie Keane | Ronald Ricketts ( Lib ) |
|
| Yaralla | Liberal |
Derek Margerison | Lib ) |
|
| Young | Country |
Timothy West | CP ) |
See also
- Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1976–1978
- Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1976–1978
References
- New South Wales Parliament.