Candidates of the 1968 Western Australian state election

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

Retiring Members

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Labor

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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. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.

Electorate Held by Labor candidate LCL candidate Country candidate Other candidates
Albany Labor Jack Hall Henry Ayers
Ascot Labor Merv Toms Douglas Anderson
Avon Country Harry Gayfer
Balcatta Labor Herb Graham Anthony Scolaro
Belmont Labor Colin Jamieson Bruce Tomlinson
Blackwood LCL John Hearman Ron Kitney
Boulder-Dundas Labor Arthur Moir
Bunbury LCL Alexandra White Maurice Williams John Guidera (DLP)
Canning LCL Tom Bateman Ross Elliott Lydia Obbes (DLP)
Melford Roe (Ind)
Clontarf LCL Don May Paul Buddee John Martyr (DLP)
Ian Skipworth (Ind)
Cockburn Labor Don Taylor Stanley Elliman
Collie Labor Tom Jones Bob Pike John Davidson (Ind)
Cottesloe LCL Christopher Caldwell Ross Hutchinson Lola Griggs (Ind)
Dale LCL James Wolfe Cyril Rushton
Darling Range LCL Alick Smith Ken Dunn George Spriggs
Daniel Varney
East Melville LCL Des O'Neil Victor Williams (CPA)
Ralph Von Paleske (Ind)
Floreat LCL Lyla Elliott Andrew Mensaros George Gummow Bernard Flanagan (DLP)
Fremantle Labor Harry Fletcher William Kenneally (DLP)
Gascoyne Labor Daniel Norton Peter Butler Neville Brandstater (Ind)
Geraldton Labor Bill Sewell Phillip Cooper
Greenough LCL David Brand
Kalgoorlie Labor Tom Evans
Karrinyup LCL Stan Lapham John Waghorne Arthur White (DLP)
Katanning Country Crawford Nalder
Kimberley Labor John Rhatigan Alan Ridge
Maylands LCL John Harman Bob Marshall Francis Pownall (DLP)
Cornelis de Bruin (Ind)
Melville Labor John Tonkin Albert Box
Merredin-Yilgarn Labor Jim Brown Jack Stewart Geoffrey Telfer Raymond Evans (Ind)
Mirrabooka LCL Kevin Parker Doug Cash John Poole (DLP)
Moore Country Edgar Lewis Albert Tonkin (Ind)
Mount Hawthorn Labor Ron Bertram James Ring Gavan O'Connor (DLP)
Mount Lawley LCL Patrick Weir Ray O'Connor
Mount Marshall Country Ray McPharlin
Murchison-Eyre LCL Richard Burt
Murray LCL Fred Crockenberg Ewart Runciman
Narrogin Country William Manning
Nedlands LCL Eric Hicks Charles Court
Northam Labor Ken McIver Claude Roediger Maurice Armstrong
Perth LCL Terry Burke Peter Durack Paul Ritter (Ind)
William Spence (DLP)
Pilbara Labor Arthur Bickerton
Roe Country John Jehu Mel Bungey Bill Young
South Perth LCL Bill Grayden Brian Peachey (DLP)
Stirling Country Clayton Mitchell
Subiaco LCL Ronnay Foster Hugh Guthrie Jacqueline Lander (Ind)
Swan Labor John Brady John Pitsikas
Toodyay Country Edmond Hewett James Craig
Vasse LCL William Bovell
Victoria Park Labor Ron Davies
Warren Labor David Evans Gordon Thompson Francis Dwyer (DLP)
Wellington LCL Iven Manning
Wembley LCL Guy Henn

Legislative Council

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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 LCL candidate Country candidate Other candidates
Central Country Leslie Diver
Lower Central Country Alfred Jacobs Sydney Thompson
Lower North Labor Eric Heenan George Berry Dennis Sands (DLP)
Lower West LCL Graham MacKinnon
Metropolitan LCL Ian Medcalf
North Labor Harry Strickland
North Metropolitan LCL Roy Claughton Herbert Robinson
North-East Metropolitan Labor William Willesee
South Country Jack Thomson
South-East Labor Claude Stubbs
South Metropolitan Labor Ron Thompson Albert Gainsford-Brackley
South-East Metropolitan Labor Jerry Dolan Nigel Guest Alan Crofts (DLP)
South West LCL Francis Willmott
Upper West Country Les Logan
West Country Owen Hanlon Fred White

See also

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References

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  • Prescott, David Black with the assistance of Valerie (1997). Election statistics : Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996. Perth, [W.A.]: Western Australian Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission. ISBN 0730984095.