Candidates of the 1976 New South Wales state election

This is a list of candidates for the 1976 New South Wales state election. The election was held on 1 May 1976.

Retiring Members

Note: Steve Mauger MLA (Liberal, Monaro) resigned some months prior to the election; a by-election was scheduled for the seat, but was cancelled when the general election was called.

Labor

• Dan Mahoney MLA (Parramatta)

Liberal

• David Hunter MLA (Ashfield)

Country

• Geoff Crawford MLA (Barwon)

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	Liberal	Kevin Elser	Gordon Mackie (Lib)
Armidale	Country	Hubert Legge	David Leitch (CP)
Ashfield	Liberal	Paul Whelan	Alwyn Innes (Lib)	Clifford Bros (AP) Warren Wilson (Ind)
Auburn	Labor	Peter Cox	Stephen Sim (Lib)
Balmain	Labor	Roger Degen	Jeffrey Thompson (Lib)	Peter Cockcroft (CPA) Donald Henderson (Ind) Juanita Keig (SWP)
Bankstown	Labor	Nick Kearns	John Ghent (Lib)
Barwon	Country	Marshall Duncan	Wal Murray (CP)
Bass Hill	Labor	Neville Wran	Terence Shanahan (Lib)
Bathurst	Country	Mark Worthington	Clive Osborne (CP)	Peter Foster (Ind)
Blacktown	Labor	Gordon Barnier	John Lyon (Lib)	Raymond Ferguson (Ind)
Bligh	Liberal	Mairi Petersen	John Barraclough (Lib)	John Curvers (WP) Graeme Donkin (Ind) Alexander Nash (Ind)
Blue Mountains	Independent	Mick Clough		Harold Coates (Ind)
Broken Hill	Labor	Lew Johnstone
Burrendong	Country	Reynold Toyer	Roger Wotton (CP)
Burrinjuck	Labor	Terry Sheahan	Thomas Glover (CP)
Burwood	Liberal	Peter Woods	John Jackett (Lib)	John Coles (WP)
Byron	Country	Keith Enderbury	Jack Boyd (CP)
Campbelltown	Labor	Cliff Mallam	Robert Barton (Lib)
Canterbury	Labor	Kevin Stewart	Marjorie Pennington (Lib)
Casino	Labor	Don Day	Leslie Isaac (CP) Donald McRae (CP)
Castlereagh	Labor	Jack Renshaw	John Browne (Lib) Albert Green (CP)
Cessnock	Labor	George Neilly	Suzan Ross-Gowan (Lib)
Charlestown	Labor	Richard Face	Thomas Ford (Lib)
Clarence	Country	Colin Clague	Matt Singleton (CP)
Coogee	Labor	Michael Cleary	Phillip Billings (Lib)
Corrimal	Labor	Laurie Kelly	Peter Atkins (Lib)
Cronulla	Liberal	Michael Egan	Ian Griffith (Lib)	Ian Scott (WP)
Davidson	Liberal	Raymond Graham	Dick Healey (Lib)
Drummoyne	Labor	Michael Maher	James Reid (Lib)	Hugh Frazer (WP)
Dubbo	Liberal	Damian Hession	John Mason (Lib)	Gerry Peacocke (Ind)
Earlwood	Liberal	Ken Gabb	Eric Willis (Lib)
East Hills	Labor	Pat Rogan	George Edgell (Lib)
Eastwood	Liberal	Robert Cummins	Jim Clough (Lib)
Fairfield	Labor	Eric Bedford	Charles Rogers (Lib)
Fuller	Liberal	Rodney Cavalier	Peter Coleman (Lib)	Christopher Dunkerley (AP)
Georges River	Labor	Frank Walker	Maxwell Gibson (Lib)
Gloucester	Country	Johannes Winkelman	Leon Punch (CP)	Jack Collins (Ind)
Gordon	DLP	Margaret Atkin	Tim Moore (Lib)	Christopher Brown (WP) John Harris (Ind) Kevin Harrold (DLP)
Gosford	Liberal	Brian McGowan	Malcolm Brooks (Lib)	Barry Phillips (AP)
Goulburn	Country	Brian Lulham	Ron Brewer (CP)
Granville	Labor	Pat Flaherty	Frank Babic (Lib)
Hawkesbury	Liberal	Alwyn Lindfield	Kevin Rozzoli (Lib)
Heathcote	Labor	Rex Jackson	Ron Phillips (Lib)
Heffron	Labor	Laurie Brereton	George Balos (Lib)	John Holt (Ind) Crena Morrison (Ind)
Hornsby	Liberal	Hans Eisler	Neil Pickard (Lib)
Hurstville	Liberal	Kevin Ryan	Tom Mead (Lib)	Bernhard Fiegel (AP)
Illawarra	Labor	George Petersen		Henry Schipp (Ind) Margaret Wright (WP)
Kirribilli	Liberal	Patrick Healy	Bruce McDonald (Lib)	Romualds Kemps (Ind) David Rennie (WP) John Waddy (Ind)
Kogarah	Labor	Bill Crabtree	Terrence Fraser (Lib)	Robert Schollbach (WP)
Ku-ring-gai	Liberal	Ian Cameron	John Maddison (Lib)	David Griffiths (WP)
Lake Macquarie	Labor	Merv Hunter	Oliver Fennell (Lib)
Lakemba	Labor	Vince Durick	Robin Graham (Lib)	Donald Carruthers (Ind) Timothy Dein (AP)
Lane Cove	Liberal	Alan Lees	John Dowd (Lib)	Elizabeth Poppleton (AP)
Lismore	Country		Bruce Duncan (CP)
Liverpool	Labor	George Paciullo	Rex Harris (Lib)
Maitland	Liberal	Kerry Ryan	Milton Morris (Lib)
Manly	Liberal	Marc Gumbert	Douglas Darby (Lib)
Maroubra	Labor	Bill Haigh	Lindsay Rutherford (Lib)	Marie Morris (AP)
Marrickville	Labor	Tom Cahill	Costa Lianos (Lib)	Geoffrey Payne (SWP)
Merrylands	Labor	Jack Ferguson	Rodney Lewis (Lib)
Miranda	Liberal	Bill Robb	Tim Walker (Lib)
Monaro	Liberal	John Akister	Thomas Barry (CP) Valerie Marland (Lib)
Mosman	Liberal	John Cahill	David Arblaster (Lib)	John Alexander (AP)
Mount Druitt	Labor	Tony Johnson	James McCrudden (Lib)
Munmorah	Labor	Harry Jensen	William Jackson (Lib)
Murray	Liberal	Ross Boyd	Mary Meillon (Lib)	Ian Fleming (Ind) Gregory Graham (Ind)
Murrumbidgee	Labor	Lin Gordon	John Knight (CP) Donald Mackay (Lib) Bernardino Zappacosta (CP)
Nepean	Liberal	Peter Anderson	Ron Rofe (Lib)	Raymond Bell (Ind) John Henshaw (Ind)
Newcastle	Labor	Arthur Wade	Arthur Thomas (Lib)
Northcott	Liberal	Sabine Willis	Jim Cameron (Lib)
Orange	Country	Maxwell Dunn	Garry West (CP)
Oxley	Country	Peter Tullgren	Bruce Cowan (CP)
Parramatta	Labor	Barry Wilde	James Brown (Lib)	Barrie Sharpe (WP)
Peats	Labor	Keith O'Connell	Peter Walsh (Lib)
Penrith	Labor	Ron Mulock	Eileen Cammack (Lib)	Roy Allsopp (Ind)
Phillip	Labor	Pat Hills	Peter Starr (Lib)	Judy Mundey (CPA) Deborah Shnookal (SWP)
Pittwater	Liberal	Charles Wild	Bruce Webster (Lib)	John Booth (WP) Peter Middlebrook (Ind)
Raleigh	Country	Joseph Moran	Jim Brown (CP)
Rockdale	Labor	Brian Bannon	Raymond Scaysbrook (Lib)
South Coast	Independent		Irwin Heaton (Lib)	Noel Dennett (WP) John Hatton* (Ind)
Sturt	Country	Cuthbert Richardson	Tim Fischer (CP)
Tamworth	Country	Noel Cassel	Noel Park (CP)
Temora	Country	Alroy Provan	Jim Taylor (CP)	Wesley Berryman (Ind)
Tenterfield	Country	Joseph Hughes	Tim Bruxner (CP)
The Hills	Liberal	Paul Gibson	Max Ruddock (Lib)
Upper Hunter	Country	Michael Reddy	Col Fisher (CP)
Vaucluse	Liberal	Barbara Fuller-Quinn	Keith Doyle (Lib)
Wagga Wagga	Liberal	Richard Gorman	Joe Schipp (Lib)
Wakehurst	Liberal	Noel Berrell	Allan Viney (Lib)
Wallsend	Labor	Ken Booth	Stephen Walker (Lib)
Waratah	Labor	Sam Jones	Richard Bevan (Lib)
Waverley	Labor	Syd Einfeld	Geoffrey Mort (Lib)
Wentworthville	Labor	Ernie Quinn	John Griffiths (Lib)	Heather Gow (Ind)
Willoughby	Liberal	Eddie Britt	Laurie McGinty (Lib)
Wollondilly	Liberal	Bill Knott	Tom Lewis (Lib)	William Tangye (Ind) Victor Thomas (WP)
Wollongong	Labor	Eric Ramsay	Ian Brown (Lib)
Woronora	Labor	Maurie Keane	Ronald Ricketts (Lib)
Yaralla	Liberal	Derek Margerison	Lerryn Mutton (Lib)
Young	Country	Timothy West	George Freudenstein (CP)

See also

• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1976–1978
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1976–1978

References

• Green, Antony. "1976 Election candidate index". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. New South Wales Parliament.