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Candidates of the 1959 New South Wales state election

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This is a list of candidates of the 1959 New South Wales state election. The election was held on 21 March 1959.[1]

Retiring Members

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Labor

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Liberal

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Country

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Legislative Assembly

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Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour.

Electorate Held by Labor candidate Coalition candidate Other candidates
Albury Liberal Reginald Garland Doug Padman (Lib) Lawrence Esler (DLP)
Armidale Country Percy Love Davis Hughes (CP) Richard Stanley (DLP)
Ashfield-Croydon notional Liberal[2] John McCartney David Hunter (Lib)
Richard Murden (Lib)
Auburn Labor Thomas Ryan John Steel (Lib)
Balmain Labor John McMahon Sabina Greenman (Lib) Stan Moran (CPA)
Bankstown Labor Spence Powell Frederick Howe (Lib) Jack Hughes (CPA)
Charles Reid (Ind)
Barwon Country Thomas Burt Geoff Crawford (CP)
Bathurst Labor Gus Kelly Campbell Alexander (Lib)
Blacktown Labor Jim Southee Alfred Dennis (Lib) Frank Finlayson (Ind)
Francis Moffitt (DLP)
Bondi Labor Abe Landa Carl Jeppesen (Lib) Charles Massey (DLP)
Bulli Labor Rex Jackson Donald Heggie (Lib) Frederick Watson (CPA)
Burrinjuck Labor Bill Sheahan Allan Johnson (CP)
Burwood Liberal John Cunningham Ben Doig (Lib)
Byron Country Stanley Stephens (CP)
Canterbury Labor Arthur Tonge William Dowd (Lib)
Casino Country Ian Robinson (CP)
Castlereagh Labor Jack Renshaw Calverley Brown (CP)
Cessnock Labor George Neilly Charles Haxton (Ind)
David Stevenson (CPA)
Clarence Country Bill Weiley (CP)
Cobar Labor Ernest Wetherell
Collaroy Liberal Erwin Eder Robert Askin (Lib)
Concord Labor Thomas Murphy Lerryn Mutton (Lib) Jack Kane (DLP)
Coogee Liberal Lou Walsh Kevin Ellis (Lib) Allan Carter (DLP)
Cook's River Labor Joseph Cahill Athol McCoy (Lib) Charles Higbid (Ind)
Cronulla notional Liberal[2] George Neilson Ian Griffith (Lib)
Drummoyne Liberal Roy Jackson Walter Lawrence (Lib)
Dubbo Labor Clarrie Robertson Les Ford (Lib) Brian Adams (DLP)
Roderick Mack (CP)
Dulwich Hill Labor Cliff Mallam Joseph Hollis (Lib) Owen Cahill (DLP)
Earlwood Liberal John Buckeridge Eric Willis (Lib)
East Hills Labor Joe Kelly Allan Young (Lib) John Bennett (Ind)
Eastwood Liberal William Browne Eric Hearnshaw (Lib)
Fairfield Labor Clarrie Earl David Fairs (Lib) Edwin Lipscombe (CPA)
Georges River Liberal Albert Kealman Douglas Cross Kevin Davis (DLP)
Fitzgerald Mulholland (Ind)
Gloucester Country Ray Fitzgerald (CP) Alan Borthwick (Ind)
Gordon Liberal Stewart Fraser (Lib)
Gosford Liberal Reginald Smith Harold Jackson (Lib)
Goulburn Labor Laurie Tully William Bladwell (Lib) Charles O'Brien (DLP)
Granville Labor Bill Lamb Robert Leech (Lib) Harold Ewer (CPA)
Hamilton Labor Robert McCartney Brian O'Loughlin (Lib) John Daley (DLP)
Hartley Labor Jim Robson Peter Carroll (CPA)
Hawkesbury Labor Kevin Dwyer Bernie Deane (Lib)
Hornsby Liberal Arthur Evans Sydney Storey (Lib)
Hurstville Labor Bill Rigby Hedley Mallard (Lib) Clive Evatt (Ind Lab)
Edward Merryfull (Ind)
Illawarra Labor Howard Fowles David Bowen (CPA)
James Casey (Ind)
Kahibah Labor Jack Stewart Eric Cupit (Lib)
King Labor Albert Sloss Adrian Cook (Lib) Ron Maxwell (CPA)
Kogarah Labor Bill Crabtree Jeffrey Skehan (Lib) Thomas Brosnan (DLP)
Jack McPhillips (CPA)
Kurri Kurri Labor George Booth Charles Dumbrell (CPA)
Lake Macquarie Labor Jim Simpson John Tapp (CPA)
Lakemba Labor Stan Wyatt Dora Skelsey (Lib)
Lane Cove Liberal Arthur Braddock Ken McCaw (Lib) Mary Gray (DLP)
Leichhardt Labor Reg Coady Barney Morton (Lib)
Lismore Country Jack Easter (CP) Clyde Campbell (Ind)
Liverpool Labor Jack Mannix Ron Dunbier (Lib)
Liverpool Plains Labor Roger Nott Frank O'Keefe (CP) John Pender (Ind)
Maitland Liberal William Harvey Milton Morris (Lib) Douglas Drinkwater (DLP)
Henry Ivins (Ind)
Manly Liberal Geoffrey Mill Douglas Darby (Lib)
Maroubra Labor Bob Heffron George Anthony (Lib) Jim Baird (CPA)
Marrickville Labor Norm Ryan Michael Lazar (Lib)
Merrylands notional Labor[2] Jack Ferguson Graham Cullis (Lib)
Monaro Labor John Seiffert Mark Flanagan (Lib)
Mosman Liberal Pat Morton (Lib) Bill Wood (CPA)
Mudgee Labor Leo Nott Norman Griffith (CP)
Jack Ives (Lib)
Donald Bennett (DLP)
Murray Country John Hayes Joe Lawson (CP)
Murrumbidgee Labor George Enticknap Verdon Letheren (CP) Sidney Braithwaite (Ind)
Francis O'Connell (DLP)
Nepean Liberal John Carvan Bill Chapman (Lib) Mel McCalman (CPA)
Neutral Bay Liberal Ivan Black (Lib)
Newcastle Labor Frank Hawkins William Hutchinson (Lib) Mervyn Copley (CPA)
North Sydney Labor Ray Maher Russell Newton (Lib) Francis Ferry (Ind)
Michael Fitzpatrick (DLP)
Orange Country Lloyd Stapleton Charles Cutler (CP)
Oxley Country Les Jordan (CP) Joe Cordner (Ind)
Duncan Kennedy (Ind)
Paddington-Waverley notional Labor[2] William Ferguson Jack Cole (Lib) Cyril Hutchings (Ind)
Bernard Rosen (CPA)
Parramatta Labor Dan Mahoney William Pickard (Lib) Carlyle Dalgleish (DLP)
Phillip Labor Pat Hills Warwick Dunkley (Lib) Ernie Thornton (CPA)
Raleigh Country William Bailey Jim Brown (CP) Radford Gamack (Ind CP)
Randwick Labor William Gollan Graham Price (Lib) Cecil Russell (DLP)
Redfern Labor Fred Green Mary Beckett (Lib) Arthur Shipton (CPA)
Rockdale Labor Brian Bannon Ronald Hislop Arthur Henderson (Ind)
Wesley Johns (DLP)
Ryde Labor Frank Downing Ian Millar (Lib) Francis Bull (DLP)
South Coast Liberal Jack Beale (Lib) Douglas Glass (Ind)
Sturt Labor William Wattison Edward Brown (CP) Edward Craill (CPA)
George Mailath (DLP)
Sutherland Liberal Tom Dalton Keith Bates (Lib) Alexander Elphinston (CPA)
Peter Keogh (DLP)
Tamworth Country Bill Chaffey (CP)
Temora Country Doug Dickson (CP)
Tenterfield Country Herbert Pottie Michael Bruxner (CP)
Upper Hunter Country Geoffrey Heuston Leon Punch (CP) George Adams (Ind)
John Moore (Ind)
Vaucluse Liberal Geoffrey Cox (Lib)
Wagga Wagga Liberal Dudley Graham Wal Fife (Lib) Robert Harris (DLP)
Waratah Independent Edward Greaves Frank Purdue (Ind)
Willoughby Liberal George Brain (Lib)
Wollondilly Liberal Ernest Seager Tom Lewis (Lib)
Wollongong-Kembla Labor Rex Connor Jack Hough (Lib)
Woollahra Liberal Vernon Treatt (Lib)
Young Labor Ernest McDermott George Freudenstein (CP) John Hogan (DLP)
Raymond Oliver (Lib)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Green, Antony. "1959 Election candidate index". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "1957 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.