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Candidates of the 1971 Western Australian state election

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The 1971 Western Australian state election was held on 20 February 1971.

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.

Electorate Held by Labor candidate Liberal candidate Country candidate DLP candidate Other candidates
Albany Labor Wyndham Cook George Formby Peter Cameron
Ascot Labor Merv Toms Albert Ots
Avon Country Harry Gayfer Brian Marwick Tom Ingham (Ind)
Balcatta Labor Herb Graham Elmo Gugiatti
Belmont Labor Colin Jamieson Maxine Chamberlain Arthur Pearson (Ind)
Blackwood Country Col Sumner Del Francis Willmott David Reid John Fleeton Peter Cracknell (UPGA)
Boulder-Dundas Labor Tom Hartrey John Madden Kevin Merriman (Ind)
Bunbury Liberal Robert Wells Maurice Williams Michael Buswell Charles Turner (Ind)
Canning Labor Tom Bateman Neil Charles Bill Wallace Victor Hawtin (Ind. Labor)
Clontarf Labor Donald May Malcolm Atwell Bill O'Grady
Cockburn Labor Alexander Taylor Henry Miller Victor Williams (Comm.)
Collie Labor Tom Jones Iain Paterson Stan Johnston
Cottesloe Liberal Howard Olney Ross Hutchinson Keith Carton
Dale Liberal Owen Hanlon Cyril Rushton Rose Johnson Ian Trainer (Ind)
Joseph Hunt (Law Reform)
Darling Range Liberal Tom Howard Ian Thompson Walter Davey Albert Ots Robert Ravine (Ind)
Percy Seaton (Ind)
East Melville Liberal Herman Maer Des O'Neil Rosemary Lorrimar
Floreat Liberal Leslie Park Andrew Mensaros Bernard Flanagan Joan Watters (Ind)
Fremantle Labor Harry Fletcher Richard Utting William Kenneally
Gascoyne Labor Daniel Norton Keith Hasleby Kevin Courtney Robert Phillips (Ind)
Geraldton Labor Bill Sewell Ron Hamilton Lawrence Eaton Joyce Webber (Ind Country)
Greenough Liberal Fredric Newman Sir David Brand John Wade Leonard Hamersley (UPGA)
Kalgoorlie Labor Tom Evans Ian Wedgewood Geoffrey Sands
Karrinyup Labor Stan Lapham Jim Clarko John Poole
Katanning Country Ray Francisco Crawford Nalder John Carr Hugh Carmichael-Smith (UPGA)
Lloyd Nelson (Ind Country)
Bill Stretch (Ind)
Kimberley Liberal Patrick Weir Alan Ridge Maurice Bailey
Maylands Labor John Harman Ross Trobe Francis Pownall
Melville Labor John Tonkin Peter Whyte John O'Reilly
Merredin-Yilgarn Liberal James Brown Jack Stewart Albert Fletcher Ray Evans Jeff Legge (Ind)
Mirrabooka Liberal Arthur Tonkin Doug Cash Brian Preston Pat Giles (DOGS)
Moore Country Michael Oxenburgh Edgar Lewis Gavin Drew Raymond Down (Ind Lib)
Dawn Yates (UFGA)
Mount Hawthorn Labor Ron Bertram John Bulbeck Patrick Cranley
Mount Lawley Liberal Michael Helm Ray O'Connor Keith Anderson
Mount Marshall Country Kathleen Knopp Ray McPharlin Ron Richards Kenneth May (UFGA)
Murchison-Eyre Liberal Geoffrey Bailey Peter Coyne Kevin Sauer Bevan Hamersley (UFGA)
Murray Liberal Spencer Geroff Ewart Runciman Dudley Tuckey Peter O'Shea
Narrogin Country Malcolm Tucker Harry Pennington William Manning Terry Stevenson Malcolm McNaughton (UFGA)
Nedlands Liberal John Crouch Sir Charles Court George Mazak Paul Marsh (Comm.)
Ralph von Paleske (Ind)
Northam Labor Ken McIver Claude Roediger John van der Zanden
Perth Labor Terry Burke Bob Pike John Martyr Tom Cain (Ind Labor)
John Dawson (Ind)
Francesco Nesci (Ind)
Pilbara Labor Arthur Bickerton Michael Barry
Roe Country Bill Young Stephen Mulally Leonard Gleeson (Ind)
Marianne McCall (Ind)
South Perth Liberal William Johnson Bill Grayden Emil Murray Arthur Williams (Australia)
Stirling Country Ray Wood Peter Drummond Matt Stephens Peter Sullivan George Brookes (Ind)
Duncan Hordacre (Ind Country)
Subiaco Liberal Dennis Kemp Tom Dadour Francis Dwyer Patrick Holland (DOGS)
Swan Labor John Brady Paul McLaughlin
Toodyay Country James Moiler John Wagthorne Joseph Wroth Arthur White Joseph O'Callaghan (Ind)
Vasse Liberal Alexander Hemsley Barry Blaikie Colin Fyfe John Brennan Edward Packard (Ind)
Victoria Park Labor Ron Davies Benjamin Ballantyne
Warren Labor David Evans Murray Edwards Alfred Whiteside
Wellington Liberal Les Fitcher Iven Manning Michael Glendon Francis Cowcher Francois Baljeu (Ind)
Wembley Liberal John Elsegood Ray Young Brian Peachey

Legislative Council

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Sitting members are shown in bold text.

Electorate Held by Labor candidate Liberal candidate Country candidate DLP candidate Other candidates
Metropolitan Area
Metropolitan Liberal Garry Kelly Richard Williams* Peter McGowan William Marks (Ind)
North Metropolitan Liberal Gilbert Currie Arthur Griffith* Adrian Briffa
North-East Metropolitan Labor Lyla Elliott* Walter Staniforth
South Metropolitan Labor Des Dans* Yvonne van Wees Shirley de la Hunty (Ind)
South-East Metropolitan Liberal Donald Bennewith Clive Griffiths* Alan Crofts
Agricultural, Mining and Pastoral Area
Central Country Colin Paterson Mervyn Cornish Norm Baxter* Jeoffry Carton Frederick Keast (UF)
Lower Central Country Ross Field Byron Hardie Thomas Perry* George Blake Samuel Crook (Ind)
Leon Day (UF)
Murray Ward (Ind)
Lower West Liberal John Dawkins Neil McNeill* Robert Burns
South Country Sydney Hatfield David Wordsworth* Marshall Hood Brian Burns Thomas Oakey (UF)
South-East Labor Ron Leeson* Leo McGuire
South-West Liberal George Smart Vic Ferry* Keith Nix Leslie Ramsay Doris Callow (Ind)
Rex Newbold (UF)
Upper West Country Jeffrey Carr Jack Heitman* Ronald Elphick Daniel Carney John Norris (UF)
John Walton (Ind)
West Liberal Clifford Hunt Charles Abbey* George Spriggs Johannes Jutte
North West Area
Lower North Liberal George Brand Stan Dellar* George Jensen
North Labor Robert Archer Bill Withers* George Gaunt

See also

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References

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  • Black, David; Prescott, Valerie (1997). Election statistics, Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996. Perth: Parliamentary History Project. ISBN 0-7309-8409-5.