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Candidates of the 1968 Western Australian state election

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The 1968 Western Australian state election was held on 23 March 1968.

Retiring Members

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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.

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! LCL candidate

! Country candidate

! Other candidates

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{{Australian party style|Labor}}|{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|{{Australian party style|National}}|bgcolor="#999999" |
AlbanyLabor{{Australian party shading/Labor}}|Jack HallHenry Ayers
AscotLabor{{Australian party shading/Labor}}|Merv TomsDouglas Anderson
AvonCountry{{Australian party shading/National}}| Harry Gayfer
BalcattaLabor{{Australian party shading/Labor}}|Herb GrahamAnthony Scolaro
BelmontLabor{{Australian party shading/Labor}}|Colin JamiesonBruce Tomlinson
BlackwoodLCLJohn Hearman{{Australian party shading/National}}| Ron Kitney
Boulder-DundasLabor{{Australian party shading/Labor}}|Arthur Moir
BunburyLCLAlexandra White{{Australian party shading/Liberal}}| Maurice WilliamsJohn Guidera (DLP)
CanningLCL{{Australian party shading/Labor}}| Tom BatemanRoss ElliottLydia Obbes (DLP)
Melford Roe (Ind)
ClontarfLCL{{Australian party shading/Labor}}| Don MayPaul BuddeeJohn Martyr (DLP)
Ian Skipworth (Ind)
CockburnLabor{{Australian party shading/Labor}}| Don TaylorStanley Elliman
CollieLabor{{Australian party shading/Labor}}| Tom JonesBob PikeJohn Davidson (Ind)
CottesloeLCLChristopher Caldwell{{Australian party shading/Liberal}}| Ross HutchinsonLola Griggs (Ind)
DaleLCLJames Wolfe{{Australian party shading/Liberal}}| Cyril Rushton
Darling RangeLCLAlick Smith{{Australian party shading/Liberal}}| Ken DunnGeorge Spriggs
Daniel Varney
East MelvilleLCL{{Australian party shading/Liberal}}| Des O'NeilVictor Williams (CPA)
Ralph Von Paleske (Ind)
FloreatLCLLyla Elliott{{Australian party shading/Liberal}}| Andrew MensarosGeorge GummowBernard Flanagan (DLP)
FremantleLabor{{Australian party shading/Labor}}|Harry FletcherWilliam Kenneally (DLP)
GascoyneLabor{{Australian party shading/Labor}}|Daniel NortonPeter ButlerNeville Brandstater (Ind)
GeraldtonLabor{{Australian party shading/Labor}}|Bill SewellPhillip Cooper
GreenoughLCL{{Australian party shading/Liberal}}| David Brand
KalgoorlieLabor{{Australian party shading/Labor}}|Tom Evans
KarrinyupLCL{{Australian party shading/Labor}}| Stan LaphamJohn WaghorneArthur White (DLP)
KatanningCountry{{Australian party shading/National}}| Crawford Nalder
KimberleyLaborJohn Rhatigan{{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|Alan Ridge
MaylandsLCL{{Australian party shading/Labor}}| John HarmanBob MarshallFrancis Pownall (DLP)
Cornelis de Bruin (Ind)
MelvilleLabor{{Australian party shading/Labor}}|John TonkinAlbert Box
Merredin-YilgarnLaborJim Brown{{Australian party shading/Liberal}}|Jack StewartGeoffrey TelferRaymond Evans (Ind)
MirrabookaLCLKevin Parker{{Australian party shading/Liberal}}| Doug CashJohn Poole (DLP)
MooreCountry{{Australian party shading/National}}| Edgar LewisAlbert Tonkin (Ind)
Mount HawthornLabor{{Australian party shading/Labor}}| Ron BertramJames RingGavan O'Connor (DLP)
Mount LawleyLCLPatrick Weir{{Australian party shading/Liberal}}| Ray O'Connor
Mount MarshallCountry{{Australian party shading/National}}| Ray McPharlin
Murchison-EyreLCL{{Australian party shading/Liberal}}| Richard Burt
MurrayLCLFred Crockenberg{{Australian party shading/Liberal}}| Ewart Runciman
NarroginCountry{{Australian party shading/National}}| William Manning
NedlandsLCLEric Hicks{{Australian party shading/Liberal}}| Charles Court
NorthamLabor{{Australian party shading/Labor}}| Ken McIverClaude RoedigerMaurice Armstrong
PerthLCL{{Australian party shading/Labor}}| Terry BurkePeter DurackPaul Ritter (Ind)
William Spence (DLP)
PilbaraLabor{{Australian party shading/Labor}}|Arthur Bickerton
RoeCountryJohn JehuMel Bungey{{Australian party shading/National}}| Bill Young
South PerthLCL{{Australian party shading/Liberal}}| Bill GraydenBrian Peachey (DLP)
StirlingCountry{{Australian party shading/National}}| Clayton Mitchell
SubiacoLCLRonnay Foster{{Australian party shading/Liberal}}| Hugh GuthrieJacqueline Lander (Ind)
SwanLabor{{Australian party shading/Labor}}|John BradyJohn Pitsikas
ToodyayCountryEdmond Hewett{{Australian party shading/National}}| James Craig
VasseLCL{{Australian party shading/Liberal}}| William Bovell
Victoria ParkLabor{{Australian party shading/Labor}}|Ron Davies
WarrenLabor{{Australian party shading/Labor}}| David EvansGordon ThompsonFrancis Dwyer (DLP)
WellingtonLCL{{Australian party shading/Liberal}}| Iven Manning
WembleyLCL{{Australian party shading/Liberal}}| Guy Henn

Legislative Council

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.

class="wikitable"

! Electorate

! Held by

! Labor candidate

! LCL candidate

! Country candidate

! Other candidates

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{{Australian party style|Labor}}|{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|{{Australian party style|National}}|bgcolor="#999999" |
CentralCountry{{Australian party shading/National}}| Leslie Diver
Lower CentralCountryAlfred Jacobs{{Australian party shading/National}}| Sydney Thompson
Lower NorthLaborEric Heenan{{Australian party shading/Liberal}}| George BerryDennis Sands (DLP)
Lower WestLCL{{Australian party shading/Liberal}}| Graham MacKinnon
MetropolitanLCL{{Australian party shading/Liberal}}| Ian Medcalf
NorthLabor{{Australian party shading/Labor}}| Harry Strickland
North MetropolitanLCL{{Australian party shading/Labor}}| Roy ClaughtonHerbert Robinson
North-East MetropolitanLabor{{Australian party shading/Labor}}| William Willesee
SouthCountry{{Australian party shading/National}}| Jack Thomson
South-EastLabor{{Australian party shading/Labor}}| Claude Stubbs
South MetropolitanLabor{{Australian party shading/Labor}}| Ron ThompsonAlbert Gainsford-Brackley
South-East MetropolitanLabor{{Australian party shading/Labor}}| Jerry DolanNigel GuestAlan Crofts (DLP)
South WestLCL{{Australian party shading/Liberal}}| Francis Willmott
Upper WestCountry{{Australian party shading/National}}| Les Logan
WestCountryOwen Hanlon{{Australian party shading/National}}| Fred White

See also

References

  • {{cite book|last=Prescott|first=David Black with the assistance of Valerie|title=Election statistics : Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996|year=1997|publisher=Western Australian Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission|location=Perth, [W.A.]|isbn=0730984095}}

Category:Candidates for Western Australian state elections