Candidates of the 1974 Western Australian state election
This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1974 Western Australian state election, held on 30 March 1974.
Retiring Members
Labor
- John Brady MLA (Swan)
- Bill Sewell MLA (Geraldton)
- Stan Lapham MLA (Karrinyup)
- Daniel Norton MLA (Gascoyne)
- Bill Willesee MLC (North-East Metropolitan)
- Jerry Dolan MLC (South-East Metropolitan)
Liberal
- Iven Manning MLA (Wellington)
- Ewart Runciman MLA (Murray)
- Sandy Lewis MLA (Blackwood)
- Francis Willmott MLC (South-West)
National Alliance
- Crawford Nalder MLA (Katanning)
- William Manning MLA (Narrogin)
- Edgar Lewis MLA (Moore)
- Harry Gayfer MLA (Avon)
- Les Logan MLC (Upper West)
- Jack Thomson MLC (South)
- Leslie Diver MLC (Central)
- Sydney Thompson MLC (Lower Central)
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 | Liberal candidate | Alliance candidate | Other candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | Labor | Wyndham Cook | Leon Watt | Leslie Dean | |
| Ascot | Labor | Mal Bryce | Robert Carter | ||
| Avon | Labor | Ken McIver | Owen Bloomfield | Albert Llewellyn | |
| Balga | Labor | Brian Burke | Neil Beck | Kenneth Austin | Ralph Brockman (Ind) |
| Boulder-Dundas | Labor | Tom Hartrey | Eric Bingley | John Madden | |
| Bunbury | Liberal | Robert Wells | John Sibson | ||
| Canning | Labor | Tom Bateman | John Sinclair | Paul Clune | Robert Russell-Brown (Aust) |
| Clontarf | Labor | Donald May | Tony Williams | Anne-Marie Loney | |
| Cockburn | Labor | Don Taylor | Lloyd Read-Brain | Clifford Webb | |
| Collie | Labor | Tom Jones | Brian Menzies | Hilda Turnbull | |
| Cottesloe | Liberal | Graham Rattigan | Ross Hutchinson | Oldham Prestage | Charles Pierce (Aust) |
| Dale | Liberal | Reginald Ewers | Cyril Rushton | June Fitzgerald | |
| East Melville | Liberal | Percy Johnson | Des O'Neil | Rosemary Taboni | |
| Floreat | Liberal | Peter Coyle | Andrew Mensaros | Peter McGowan | |
| Fremantle | Labor | Harry Fletcher | Michael Coakley | Peter Moorhouse | |
| Gascoyne | Liberal | Frank Davis | Ian Laurance | Wilson Tuckey | Robert Phillips (Ind) |
| Geraldton | Labor | Jeff Carr | Joseph Willoughby | Victor Askew | Phillip Cooper (Ind) |
| Greenough | Liberal | Frederic Newman | David Brand | ||
| Kalamunda | Liberal | Michael Marsh | Ian Thompson | Benjamin Ballantyne | Francesco Nesci (Ind) |
| Kalgoorlie | Labor | Tom Evans | Max Finlayson | Geoffrey Sands | |
| Karrinyup | Labor | Mervyn Knight | Jim Clarko | Laurence Butterly | |
| Katanning | Alliance | Kenneth Gawn | Peter Hatherly | Dick Old | |
| Kimberley | Liberal | Robert Baker | Alan Ridge | Keith Wright | |
| Maylands | Labor | John Harman | Pauline Iles | Edward Barlow | |
| Melville | Labor | John Tonkin | Cedric Smith | Barney Foley | |
| Merredin-Yilgarn | Labor | James Brown | Brian Cahill | Hendy Cowan | |
| Moore | Alliance | Terence Millstead | Bert Crane | ||
| Morley | Labor | Arthur Tonkin | Lloyd Stewart | ||
| Mount Hawthorn | Labor | Ron Bertram | Timothy Foley | Peter Tilley | |
| Mount Lawley | Liberal | Arthur Chauncy | Ray O'Connor | John Poole | |
| Mount Marshall | Alliance | Ray McPharlin | |||
| Mundaring | Labor | James Moiler | Andrew Hugh | Ivan Sands | |
| Murchison-Eyre | Liberal | Julian Grill | Peter Coyne | ||
| Murray | Liberal | Geoffrey Dix | Richard Shalders | Wayne McRostie | |
| Narrogin | Alliance | Gordon Appleton | Robert Farr | Peter Jones | |
| Nedlands | Liberal | Christopher Thompson | Charles Court | ||
| Perth | Labor | Terry Burke | Julius Re | Robert Burns | William Barrett (Aust) |
| Pilbara | Labor | Arthur Bickerton | Brian Sodeman | Ian Kelly (Aust) | |
| Rockingham | Labor | Mike Barnett | Reginald Ritchie | Ronald Harman | Eric Edwards (Ind) |
| Roe | Alliance | John Byrne | Geoff Grewar | Bill Young | |
| Scarborough | Labor | Des Moore | Ray Young | Adrian Briffa | |
| South Perth | Liberal | Garry Kelly | Bill Grayden | Bill Wallace | |
| Stirling | Alliance | Eric Bromilow | Glen Mitchell | Matt Stephens | |
| Subiaco | Liberal | Phillip Hall | Tom Dadour | Francis Dwyer | Ronald Hislop (Aust) |
| Swan | Labor | Jack Skidmore | Douglas Ismail | Pietro Bendotti | |
| Toodyay | Labor | Clifford Hunt | Mick Nanovich | Albert Tonkin | George Gaunt (Aust) |
| Vasse | Liberal | Robert Goddard | Barry Blaikie | Ronald Loughton | |
| Victoria Park | Labor | Ron Davies | Frank Marciano | Paul Daly | |
| Warren | Labor | David Evans | Maurice Thompson | John Dempster | |
| Wellington | Liberal | Andrew Thomson | June Craig | John Chidlow | |
| Welshpool | Labor | Colin Jamieson | George Fisher | Laurence Eaton |
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.
| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Liberal candidate | Alliance candidate | Other candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central | Alliance | Harry Gayfer | |||
| Lower Central | Alliance | Fred Hebbard | Sandy Lewis | Eric James | |
| Lower North | Liberal | Arthur Cole | George Berry | ||
| Lower West | Liberal | Everald Cortis | Ian Pratt | ||
| Metropolitan | Liberal | Patricia Fowkes | Ian Medcalf | ||
| North | Labor | John Hunt | John Tozer | ||
| North Metropolitan | Labor | Roy Claughton | Bob Pike | Marie Clarke | |
| North-East Metropolitan | Labor | Don Cooley | Anne Cameron | ||
| South | Alliance | Albert Newman | Thomas Knight | Leonard Gleeson | |
| South Metropolitan | Labor | Ronald Thompson | Philip Pusey | ||
| South-East | Labor | Claude Stubbs | Mick Cotter | ||
| South-East Metropolitan | Labor | Grace Vaughan | George Spalding | David Milne | |
| South-West | Liberal | Marion Kelleher | Graham MacKinnon | ||
| Upper West | Alliance | Stanley Bell | Margaret McAleer | Charles Mildwaters | |
| West | Alliance | Newell Jamieson | Gordon Masters | Patrick Cranley |
See also
- Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1971–1974
- Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1974–1977
- Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1971–1974
- Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1974–1977
- 1974 Western Australian state election
References
- 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.