Candidates of the 1981 New South Wales state election

This is a list of candidates of the 1981 New South Wales state election. The election was held on 19 September 1981.

Retiring Members

Labor

• Gordon Barnier MLA (Blacktown)
• Syd Einfeld MLA (Waverley)
• Harry Jensen MLA (Munmorah)
• Lew Johnstone MLA (Broken Hill)
• Cliff Mallam MLA (Campbelltown)
• Kath Anderson MLC
• Peter McMahon MLC
• Herb McPherson MLC
• Robert Melville MLC

Liberal

• Dick Healey MLA (Davidson)
• John Mason MLA (Dubbo)
• Roger de Bryon-Faes MLC
• Vi Lloyd MLC

National Country

• Tim Bruxner MLA (Tenterfield)
• George Freudenstein MLA (Young)
• Peter King MLA (Oxley)
• John Sullivan MLA (Sturt)
• Jim Taylor MLA (Temora)
• Leo Connellan MLC

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	Coalition candidate	Other candidates
Albury	Labor	Harold Mair	Brian Moriarty (Lib)
Ashfield	Labor	Paul Whelan	George Dryden (Lib)	Albert Jarman (Dem)
Auburn	Labor	Peter Cox	David Lynam (Lib)
Balmain	Labor	Roger Degen	Dianne Street (Lib)	James Donovan (SPA) Denis Freney (CPA) Franco Paisio (Dem) Douglas Spedding (Ind)
Bankstown	Labor	Ric Mochalski	James McDonald (Lib)	Donna Hoban (Ind)
Barwon	NCP	Richard Emerson	Wal Murray (NCP)
Bass Hill	Labor	Neville Wran	Paul Jones (Lib)
Bathurst	Labor	Mick Clough	Clive Osborne (NCP)
Blacktown	Labor	John Aquilina	David Bannerman (Lib)
Bligh	Labor	Fred Miller	John Barraclough (Lib)	George Warnecke (Ind) Joseph Zingarelli (Dem)
Blue Mountains	Labor	Bob Debus	Reg Gillard (Lib)	Harry Marsh (Ind)
Broken Hill	Labor	Bill Beckroge	George Gleeson (NCP)
Burrinjuck	Labor	Terry Sheahan	John Harvey (NCP)	Scott Milne (Dem)
Burwood	Labor	Phil O'Neill	Bruce MacCarthy (Lib)	Stephen Kirkham (Dem)
Byron	NCP	Thomas Hogan	Jack Boyd (NCP)	Kenneth Nicholson (Dem)
Cabramatta	Labor	Eric Bedford	Kerry Chikarovski (Lib)
Camden	Labor	Ralph Brading	Peter Reynolds (Lib)	Raymond Guy (Dem)
Campbelltown	Labor	Michael Knight		William Dowsett (Ind) Gordon Fetterplace (Ind) William O'Donnell (Ind)
Canterbury	Labor	Kevin Stewart	Colin Thew (Lib)
Castlereagh	NCP	Jim Curran	Roger Wotton (NCP)
Cessnock	Labor	Stan Neilly	James White (Lib)	Gregory Mutton (Dem)
Charlestown	Labor	Richard Face	Robert Cowley (Lib)
Clarence	Labor	Don Day	William Ralston (NCP)
Coffs Harbour	NCP	Joseph Moran	Matt Singleton (NCP)
Coogee	Labor	Michael Cleary	Kenneth Finn (Lib)	Michael Gluyas (Ind)
Corrimal	Labor	Laurie Kelly	Colin Bruton (Lib)	Carol Blond (Ind) Questa Gill (Dem)
Cronulla	Labor	Michael Egan	Stephen Mutch (Lib)
Davidson	Liberal	Julie Sutton	Terry Metherell (Lib)
Drummoyne	Labor	Michael Maher	Sarah Hewson (Lib)	Peter Nelson (Dem)
Dubbo	Liberal	Peter Morgan	Gerry Peacocke* (NCP) Eric Woods (Lib)
Earlwood	Labor	Ken Gabb	Shirley Watson (Lib)	Paul Terrett (Dem)
East Hills	Labor	Pat Rogan	Paul Brazier (Lib)	Margaret Vitlin (Dem)
Eastwood	Liberal	Jeff Shaw	Jim Clough (Lib)	Peter Chambers (Dem)
Elizabeth	Labor	Pat Hills	John Davison (Lib)	Aileen Beaver (CPA)
Fairfield	Labor	Janice Crosio	Robert Goninon (Lib)
Georges River	Labor	Frank Walker	Terence Morgan (Lib)	Wallace Burak (Dem) Bruce Galloway (Ind) Phillip Gerlach (Ind) Eric Stavely-Alexander (Ind)
Gladesville	Labor	Rodney Cavalier	Ivan Petch (Lib)	Robert Springett (Dem)
Gloucester	NCP	John Eastman	Leon Punch (NCP)
Gordon	Liberal	George Doumanis	Tim Moore (Lib)	Ilse Robey (Dem)
Gosford	Labor	Brian McGowan	Andrew Fennell (Lib)	Paul Baker (Ind) Robert Bell (Dem) Barry Phillips (Ind)
Goulburn	NCP	Robert Stephens	Ron Brewer (NCP)
Granville	Labor	Pat Flaherty	Florence Maio (Lib)
Hawkesbury	Liberal	Bennett Fienberg	Kevin Rozzoli (Lib)	John Whittington (Ind)
Heathcote	Labor	Rex Jackson	Ron Phillips (Lib)	Warren Evans (Dem) Maree Jamieson (Ind)
Heffron	Labor	Laurie Brereton	Carolyn O'Connor (Lib)
Hornsby	Liberal	Christopher Gorrick	Neil Pickard (Lib)	Timothy Daly (Ind) John Haydon (Dem)
Hurstville	Labor	Kevin Ryan	Frederick Harvison (Lib)	Frank Low (Dem)
Illawarra	Labor	George Petersen	Mervyn Lucke (Lib)	James Kay (Dem) Susan Sallans (Ind)
Ingleburn	Labor	Stan Knowles	Gary Lucas (Lib)
Kiama	Labor	Bill Knott	James Chittick (Lib)
Kogarah	Labor	Bill Crabtree	Patrick O'Brien (Lib)	Albert Ost (Dem)
Ku-ring-gai	Liberal	Ian Cameron	Nick Greiner (Lib)	Pamela Tuckwell (Dem)
Lachlan	NCP	Timothy West	Ian Armstrong (NCP)
Lake Macquarie	Labor	Merv Hunter	Judith Ball (Lib)	Genady Levitch (Dem)
Lakemba	Labor	Vince Durick	Vivian Salama (Lib)
Lane Cove	Liberal	Miron Shapira	John Dowd (Lib)	Gary Smith (Dem) Rhody Thomas (Ind)
Lismore	NCP	Alan Veavock	Bruce Duncan (NCP)
Liverpool	Labor	George Paciullo	Raymond Marsh (Lib)	David Bransdon (Ind) Patrick Leyman (Ind)
Maitland	Labor	Allan Walsh	Peter Toms (Lib)	Jack Collins (Ind) James Roberts (Ind)
Manly	Labor	Alan Stewart	Nelson Meers (Lib)	Patricia Langworthy (Ind)
Maroubra	Labor	Bill Haigh	Mervyn Colbron (Lib)
Marrickville	Labor	Tom Cahill	John Kekis (Lib)	Anthony Larkings (Dem) Christopher Taylor (SPA)
Merrylands	Labor	Jack Ferguson	Alan Byers (Lib)
Miranda	Labor	Bill Robb	Lawrence Power (Lib)	Richard Hopkins (Dem)
Monaro	Labor	John Akister	David Barton (Lib) Susan Mitchell (NCP)	Christopher Kleiss (Ind)
Mosman	Liberal	Richard Lancaster	David Arblaster (Lib)
Murray	NCP	Robert Allen	Tim Fischer (NCP)	Gregory Butler (Dem)
Murrumbidgee	Labor	Lin Gordon	John Armstrong (NCP)	Thomas Marriott (Ind)
Newcastle	Labor	Arthur Wade	Alex Bevan (Lib)	Kay Wicks (CPA)
Northcott	Liberal	Therese McGee	Jim Cameron (Lib)	Ian Irwin (Dem)
Northern Tablelands	NCP	Bill McCarthy	John Tregurtha (NCP)
North Shore	Liberal	Maurice May	Bruce McDonald (Lib)	Ted Mack* (Ind) Norman Ward (Dem)
Orange	NCP	Harold Gartrell	Garry West (NCP)
Oxley	NCP	Alick Rogers	Jim Brown (NCP)
Parramatta	Labor	Barry Wilde	Paul Zammit (Lib)	Anthony Buhagiar (Ind) Barry Jacques (Dem)
Peats	Labor	Keith O'Connell	Raymond Carter (Lib)	John Aitken (Dem)
Penrith	Labor	Peter Anderson	Ross Shuttleworth (Lib)
Pittwater	Liberal	Patrick Sewell	Max Smith (Lib)
Riverstone	Labor	Tony Johnson	Kenneth Jessup (Lib)	John Cavenett (Dem)
Rockdale	Labor	Brian Bannon	John Tonkin (Lib)
Ryde	Labor	Garry McIlwaine	Donald Wilkinson (Lib)	Christopher Dunkerley (Dem)
St Marys	Labor	Ron Mulock	Rodney Field (Lib)
Seven Hills	Labor	Bob Christie	Heather Gow (Lib)	Peggy Cable (Dem)
South Coast	Independent			John Hatton (Ind)
Swansea	Labor	Don Bowman	Denis Dolan (Lib)	Lyn Godfrey (Dem)
Tamworth	NCP	Garrett Ryan	Noel Park (NCP)	Noel Cassell (Dem)
The Hills	Liberal	Barry Calvert	Fred Caterson (Lib)	Rona Samuels (Dem)
Tuggerah	Labor	Harry Moore	Joan Skaife (Lib)	Lynn Sawyer (Dem)
Upper Hunter	NCP	Ronald Brumpton	Col Fisher (NCP)
Vaucluse	Liberal	Nance Loney	Rosemary Foot (Lib)	Brian Hillman (Dem) Mark Ure (Ind)
Wagga Wagga	Liberal	Thomas Watson	Joe Schipp (Lib)	Rodney Dominish (Dem)
Wakehurst	Labor	Tom Webster	Phillip Wearne (Lib)	Henri Rathgeber (Dem)
Wallsend	Labor	Ken Booth	Richard Noonan (Lib)
Waratah	Labor	Sam Jones	Pauline Graham (Lib)	Christopher Dodds (CPA)
Waverley	Labor	Ernie Page	Albert Ross (Lib)
Wentworthville	Labor	Ernie Quinn	Colin Edwards (Lib)
Willoughby	Liberal	Eddie Britt	Peter Collins (Lib)	Kenneth Thomas (Ind)
Wollongong	Labor	Eric Ramsay	Ronald Brooks (Lib)	Frank Arkell (Ind) Ellen Love (Ind) Meg Sampson (Dem)
Woronora	Labor	Maurie Keane	Chris Downy (Lib)

Legislative Council

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Tickets that elected at least one MLC are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are identified by an asterisk (*).

Labor candidates	Coalition candidates	Democrats candidates	CTA candidates	Environment candidates	Progress candidates
Paul Landa* Jack Hallam* Jack Garland* Barney French* Franca Arena* George Brenner* Ken Reed* Bryan Vaughan* Ann Symonds Fred Hankinson	Max Willis* (Lib) Jack Doohan* (NCP) Ted Pickering* (Lib) John Matthews* (Lib) Richard Killen* (NCP) Derek Freeman (Lib) Judy Jakins (NCP) Bronwyn Bishop (Lib) John Hagan (Lib) Doug Moppett (NCP)	Elisabeth Kirkby* Paul McLean James Boow Christine Townend Laurence Bourke Ray Griffiths Ross McInnes Richard Beazley Joe Lake Elizabeth Poppleton	Fred Nile* Graham McLennan Kevin Hume Tom Toogood Percy Everingham	Keith Suter Dudley Leggett Jennifer Quealy Quentin Jacobsen	Henry Soper Marjorie Wisby William More
Republican candidates	SDP candidates	Ungrouped candidates
Brian Buckley Marie McKern	Walter Roach Johann Liszikam	Louis Patmoy Rudolph Dezelin

See also

• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1981–1984
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1981–1984

References

• Green, Antony. "1981 Election candidate index". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. New South Wales Parliament.
• Parliament of New South Wales. Parliamentary Papers (1981–82).