Candidates of the 1977 Western Australian state election
The 1977 Western Australian state election was held on 19 February 1977.
Retiring Members
Labor
- John Tonkin MLA (Melville)
- Harry Fletcher MLA (Fremantle)
- Donald May MLA (Clontarf)
- Tom Hartrey MLA (Boulder-Dundas)
Liberal
- Ross Hutchinson MLA (Cottesloe)
- Arthur Griffith MLC (North Metropolitan)
- Charles Abbey MLC (West)
National Country
- Thomas Perry MLC (Lower Central)
- Jack Heitman MLC (Upper West) (died before term ended)
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 |
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Albany | Liberal | Ray Wood | Leon Watt (Lib) | |
Ascot | Labor | Mal Bryce | John Bamford (Lib) | |
Avon | Labor | Ken McIver | Kelvin Bulloch (Lib) | |
Balcatta | Labor | Brian Burke | Geoffrey Hasler (Lib) | |
Bunbury | Liberal | David Smith | John Sibson (Lib) | |
Canning | Labor | Tom Bateman | Richard Shellabear (Lib) | |
Clontarf | Labor | Colin Puls | Tony Williams (Lib) | |
Cockburn | Labor | Don Taylor | George Grljusich (Lib) | |
Collie | Labor | Tom Jones | Maurice Williams (Lib) | |
Cottesloe | Liberal | Howard Olney | Bill Hassell (Lib) | |
Dale | Liberal | Michael Marsh | Cyril Rushton (Lib) | |
Darling Range | Liberal | William O'Brien | George Spriggs (Lib) | |
Dianella | Labor | Keith Wilson | Peter Foeken (Lib) | |
East Melville | Liberal | Lionel Christensen | Des O'Neil (Lib) | |
Floreat | Liberal | Hilary Snell | Andrew Mensaros (Lib) | Frank Parry (Ind) |
Fremantle | Labor | John Troy | Ernestine Rosenstein (Lib) | |
Gascoyne | Liberal | Robert Brown | Ian Laurance (Lib) | Robert Phillips (Ind) |
Geraldton | Labor | Jeff Carr | John Grosse (Lib) | Fiona Ensor (Prog) |
Gosnells | Labor | Bob Pearce | Brian Piesse (Lib) | Gordon Stapp (Ind) |
Greenough | Liberal | Kenneth Davis | Reg Tubby (Lib) | Geoffrey McNeil (Prog) |
Kalamunda | Liberal | Shane Baker | Ian Thompson (Lib) | |
Kalgoorlie | Labor | Tom Evans | Stuart Dunkley (Lib) | Graham Mills (Prog) |
Karrinyup | Liberal | Peter Rose | Jim Clarko (Lib) | |
Katanning | NCP | Christopher Bothams | Peter Hatherly (Lib) Dick Old (NCP)* | |
Kimberley | Liberal | Ernie Bridge | Alan Ridge (Lib) | Allan Rees (Ind) |
Maylands | Labor | John Harman | Brian Dillon (Lib) | |
Melville | Labor | Barry Hodge | Daryl Williams (Lib) | |
Merredin | NCP | George Banks | Garry Hawks (Lib) Hendy Cowan (NCP)* | |
Moore | NCP | Ewold Jager | Irwin Barrett-Lennard (Lib) Bert Crane (NCP)* | |
Morley | Labor | Arthur Tonkin | Madge Bicknell (Lib) | |
Mount Hawthorn | Labor | Ronald Bertram | Brian Morris (Lib) | |
Mount Lawley | Liberal | Athol Monck | Ray O'Connor (Lib) | Malcolm Hall (Ind) |
Mount Marshall | NCP | Harold Lundy (Lib) Ray McPharlin (NCP)* | ||
Mundaring | Labor | James Moiler | Tom Herzfeld (Lib) | Bryan Scott-Courtland (Prog) |
Murchison-Eyre | Liberal | Patricia Logue | Peter Coyne (Lib) | |
Murdoch | Labor | Garry Kelly | Barry MacKinnon (Lib) | |
Murray | Labor | Noel Truman | Richard Shalders (Lib) | |
Narrogin | NCP | Francesco Buemi (Lib) Peter Jones (NCP)* | ||
Nedlands | Liberal | Gordon Black | Charles Court (Lib) | John Hallam (AP) Graeme Pratt (Ind) James Croasdale (Ind) |
Perth | Labor | Terry Burke | Hal Colebatch (Lib) | |
Pilbara | Liberal | Norm Marlborough | Brian Sodeman (Lib) | |
Rockingham | Labor | Mike Barnett | Ernest England (Lib) | |
Roe | Liberal | Dianne Jones | Geoff Grewar (Lib)* Owen Kirwan (NCP) | |
Scarborough | Labor | Desmond Moore | Ray Young (Lib) | |
South Perth | Liberal | Bill Johnson | Bill Grayden (Lib) | |
Stirling | NCP | Douglas Campbell (Lib) Matt Stephens (NCP)* | ||
Subiaco | Liberal | Wendy Fatin | Tom Dadour (Lib) | |
Swan | Labor | Jack Skidmore | Peter Unger (Lib) | |
Vasse | Liberal | Peter Naughton | Barry Blaikie (Lib) | Alister Walker (Ind) |
Victoria Park | Labor | Ron Davies | Michael Smith (Lib) | |
Warren | Labor | David Evans | Bill King (Lib) | Noel Duggen (Ind) |
Wellington | Liberal | Robert Greeve | June Craig (Lib) | |
Welshpool | Labor | Colin Jamieson | Brian Rose (Lib) | |
Whitford | Liberal | Marilyn Anthony | Mick Nanovich (Lib) | |
Yilgarn-Dundas | Labor | Julian Grill | Douglas Daws (Lib) | Jillian van der Woude (Prog) |
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.
Province | Held by | Labor candidate | Coalition candidate | Other candidates |
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Central | NCP | Evelyn Carter (Lib) Norm Baxter* (NCP) | Adam Nicol (Ind) | |
East Metropolitan | Labor | Fred McKenzie | Paul Nichols (Lib) | |
Lower Central | NCP | James Laffer | Anthony Sands (Lib) Winifred Piesse* (NCP) | |
Lower North | Labor | Stan Dellar | Norman Moore (Lib) | |
Lower West | Liberal | Patrick Weir | Neil McNeill (Lib) | |
Metropolitan | Liberal | Simon French | John Williams (Lib) | Syd Negus (Ind) Jeannette Forsyth (Ind) |
North | Liberal | Eric Williams | Bill Withers (Lib) | |
North Metropolitan | Liberal | Graham Burkett | Bob Pike (Lib) | |
North-East Metropolitan | Labor | Lyla Elliott | Brian Breese (Lib) | |
South | Liberal | David Wordsworth* (Lib) Eric James (NCP) | Robert Burns (Ind) | |
South Metropolitan | Labor | Des Dans | Peter Shack (Lib) | |
South-East | Labor | Ron Leeson | Eric Bingley (Lib) | |
South-East Metropolitan | Liberal | Nicholas Clarke | Clive Griffiths (Lib) | |
South West | Liberal | Geoffrey Baker | Vic Ferry (Lib) | Stewart Melville (Ind) |
Upper West | NCP | Alan Fewster | Michael Flanagan (Lib) Tom McNeil* (NCP) | |
West | Liberal | Graham Hawkes | Neil Oliver (Lib) |
See also
- Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1974–1977
- Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1977–1980
- Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1974–1977
- Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1977–1980
- 1977 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.