Candidates of the 1984 Australian federal election
# Candidates of the 1984 Australian federal election

This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1984 Australian federal election. The election was held on 1 December 1984.

## Redistributions and seat changes

* Due to the expansion of the House, redistributions occurred in all states.
   * In New South Wales, the National-held seat of Paterson was abolished and the National-held seat of Riverina was renamed Riverina-Darling. Nine new seats were created: the notionally Labor seats of Charlton, Dobell, Fowler, Gilmore, Greenway, Lindsay and Throsby; and the notionally National seats of Page and Parkes.
      * The member for Chifley, Russ Gorman (Labor), contested Greenway.
      * The member for Cowper, Ian Robinson (National), contested Page.
      * The member for Farrer, Wal Fife (Liberal), contested Hume.
      * The member for Hunter, Bob Brown (Labor), contested Charlton.
      * The member for Macarthur, Colin Hollis (Labor), contested Throsby.
      * The member for Macquarie, Ross Free (Labor), contested Lindsay.
      * The member for Riverina, Noel Hicks (National), contested Riverina-Darling.
   * In Victoria, the Liberal-held seat of Balaclava was renamed Goldstein and the Labor-held Diamond Valley was abolished. Seven new seats were created: the notionally Labor seats of Aston, Calwell, Dunkley, Jagajaga, McEwen and Streeton; and the notionally Liberal seat of Menzies. The Labor-held seat of Casey became notionally Liberal.
      * The member for Balaclava, Ian Macphee (Liberal), contested Goldstein.
      * The member for Burke, Andrew Theophanous (Labor), contested Calwell.
      * The member for Deakin, John Saunderson (Labor), contested Aston.
      * The member for Diamond Valley, Peter Staples (Labor), contested Jagajaga.
      * The member for Flinders, Bob Chynoweth (Labor), contested Dunkley.
   * In Queensland, the National-held seat of Darling Downs was renamed Groom. Five new seats were created: the notionally Labor seats of Forde, Hinkler and Rankin; the notionally Liberal seat of Moncrieff; and the notionally National seat of Fairfax. The Labor-held seat of Fadden became notionally Liberal.
      * The member for Darling Downs, Tom McVeigh (National), contested Groom.
      * The member for Fadden, David Beddall (Labor), contested Rankin.
      * The member for Fisher, Evan Adermann (National), contested Fairfax.
      * Queensland Senator Kathy Martin (Liberal) contested Moncrieff.
   * In Western Australia, the notionally Labor seats of Brand and Cowan were created. The Labor-held seat of Tangney became notionally Liberal.
      * The member for Canning, Wendy Fatin (Labor), contested Brand.
      * The member for Tangney, George Gear (Labor), contested Canning.
   * In South Australia, the notionally Labor seat of Makin and the notionally Liberal seat of Mayo were created.
   * In Tasmania, the Liberal-held seat of Wilmot was renamed Lyons. The sitting member, Max Burr, contested Lyons.

## Retiring Members and Senators

### Labor

* Doug Everingham MP (Capricornia, Qld)
* Ken Fry MP (Fraser, ACT)
* Bill Morrison MP (St George, NSW)
* Senator Jean Hearn (Tas)
* Senator Cyril Primmer (Vic)

### Liberal

* Ray Groom MP (Braddon, Tas)
* Kevin Newman MP (Bass, Tas)
* Senator Misha Lajovic (NSW)

### National

* Frank O'Keefe MP (Paterson, NSW)
* Senator Douglas Scott (NSW)

## House of Representatives

Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.

### Australian Capital Territory

| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Liberal candidate | Democrats candidate | Other candidates |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Canberra | Labor | Ros Kelly | Gary Humphries | Fiona Richardson | Robyn Hancock (NDP) Joanne Hansen (DSPA) |
| Fraser | Labor | John Langmore | John McLaren | Andrew Freeman | Emile Brunoro (Ind) Arthur Burns (Ind) Rozalyn Daniell (DSPA) Kevin Wise (Ind) |

### New South Wales

| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Coalition candidate | Democrats candidate | Other candidates |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banks | Labor | John Mountford | Max Parker (Lib) | Montague Green | |
| Barton | Labor | Gary Punch | Jim Bradfield (Lib) | Ron George | |
| Bennelong | Liberal | Margaret Duckett | John Howard (Lib) | Steve Gabell | |
| Berowra | Liberal | Rodney Berry | Harry Edwards (Lib) | Chris Rogers | |
| Blaxland | Labor | Paul Keating | Bob Young (Lib) | Samuel Adams | |
| Bradfield | Liberal | Matthew Strassberg | David Connolly (Lib) | Emma Veitch | |
| Calare | Labor | David Simmons | Ian Byrne (Lib) Russ Turner (Nat) | Gregory Hamilton | Margaret Stevenson (Ind) |
| Charlton | Labor | Bob Brown | Don Harris (Lib) | Lyn Godfrey | |
| Chifley | Labor | Roger Price | Ken Jessup (Lib) | Dominic Fanning | |
| Cook | Liberal | Peter McIlwaine | Don Dobie (Lib) | Brett Gooley | |
| Cowper | National | Joe Moran | Garry Nehl* (Nat) Peter Simpson (Lib) | Alfred Tozer | Keith Jervis (Ind) David Rees (Ind) |
| Cunningham | Labor | Stewart West | Gayle Mitchell (Lib) | Greg Butler | Neil Cleary (Ind) Rudolph Dezelin (Ind) John Garcia (SWP) |
| Dobell | Labor | Michael Lee | Isaac Shields (Lib) | Lynn Sawyer | |
| Dundas | Liberal | Margaret Blaxell | Philip Ruddock (Lib) | John Tuminello | |
| Eden-Monaro | Labor | Jim Snow | Alexander Black (Nat) Murray Sainsbury (Lib) | | Bob Shumack (NDP) |
| Farrer | Liberal | Eric Thomas | Tim Fischer* (Nat) John Roach (Lib) | | |
| Fowler | Labor | Ted Grace | Ken Wills (Lib) | | David Bransdon (Ind) |
| Gilmore | Labor | Bob Stephens | Noel Anderson (Lib) John Sharp* (Nat) | John Sanders | Rodney Lander (NDP) Ronald Sarina (Ind) |
| Grayndler | Labor | Leo McLeay | John Marsden-Lynch (Lib) | Peter Hennessy | Christine Broi (SWP) |
| Greenway | Labor | Russ Gorman | Edna Mitchell (Lib) | | Michael Corbin (Ind) Ray Eade (Ind) |
| Gwydir | National | Pamela Smith | Ralph Hunt (Nat) | Lyall Munro Jnr | John Brazier (Ind) |
| Hughes | Labor | Robert Tickner | Cliff Mason (Lib) | Harold Jeffrey | Marjorie Wisby (Ind) |
| Hume | National | Rodney Milliken | Wal Fife* (Lib) Stephen Lusher (Nat) | | |
| Hunter | Labor | Eric Fitzgibbon | Ron Dolton (Lib) John Turner (Nat) | Warren Reid | |
| Kingsford-Smith | Labor | Lionel Bowen | Collin O'Neill (Lib) | Peter Longfield | Helen Boyle (Ind) |
| Lindsay | Labor | Ross Free | Stuart Coppock (Lib) | Kevin Crameri | |
| Lowe | Labor | Michael Maher | Geoffrey Howe (Lib) | Kent Buncombe | |
| Lyne | National | Fred May | Bruce Cowan (Nat) | Roland Inman | Stewart Cooper (Ind) |
| Macarthur | Labor | Stephen Martin | Mark Stanham (Lib) | Meg Sampson | |
| Mackellar | Liberal | Tim Cusack | Jim Carlton (Lib) | Graeme Maclennan | Maurice Foley (Ind) |
| Macquarie | Labor | Garry Cronan | Paul McGirr (Nat) Alasdair Webster* (Lib) | Dick Jackson-Hope | Peter Quirk (Ind) |
| Mitchell | Liberal | Edward Mason | Alan Cadman (Lib) | Alan Page | |
| Newcastle | Labor | Allan Morris | Ashley Saunders (Lib) | Steve Jeffries | Jim Campbell (Ind) Don Geddes (Ind) |
| New England | National | Joe Horan | Ian Sinclair (Nat) | Rod Irvine | |
| North Sydney | Liberal | Philip Kelso | John Spender (Lib) | Rod Dominish | |
| Page | National | Brian Morris | Ian Robinson (Nat) | Anne Brown | Brian Stone (Ind) |
| Parkes | National | Jim Curran | Michael Cobb* (Nat) Bruce Rowley (Lib) | Gloria Collison | |
| Parramatta | Labor | John Brown | Charles Stanley (Lib) | John Butterworth | |
| Phillip | Labor | Jeannette McHugh | Peter Bardos (Lib) | Karin Sowada | Fred Brinkman (Ind) Donald Rugless (Ind) |
| Prospect | Labor | Dick Klugman | Adrian Burke (Lib) | Robert Neesam | Dick Nichols (SWP) |
| Reid | Labor | Tom Uren | Mary-Ruth Kain (Lib) | John Roveen | Jim Saleam (Ind) |
| Richmond | National | Klaas Woldring | Charles Blunt (Nat) | Ivor Brown | Jon Axens (Ind) Jim Saunders (Ind) |
| Riverina-Darling | Labor | Ron Adams | Noel Hicks* (Nat) John Sullivan (Lib) | Peter Hains | Frederick Martin (Ind) |
| Robertson | Labor | Barry Cohen | Peter Jansen (Lib) | Trevor Willsher | |
| Shortland | Labor | Peter Morris | Milton Caine (Lib) | John Aitken | Jane Power (Ind) |
| St George | Labor | Stephen Dubois | Bob Gemmell (Lib) | Paul Terrett | Brian Compton (Ind) Stanley Duncan (Ind) |
| Sydney | Labor | Peter Baldwin | James Harker-Mortlock (Lib) | Michael Walsh | Aileen Beaver (CPA) Daphne Gollan (Ind) Noel Hazard (Ind) Vito Radice (Ind) |
| Throsby | Labor | Colin Hollis | Duncan Gair (Nat) Wendy Stubbs (Lib) | Alan Cole | Martin Essenberg (Ind) Paul Trevardis (Ind) |
| Warringah | Liberal | Brian Green | Michael MacKellar (Lib) | Richard Jones | Margaret Broome (Ind) |
| Wentworth | Liberal | Stephen Rothman | Peter Coleman (Lib) | Yvonne Jayawardena | George Atkinson (Ind) Kasula Fitzroy-Mendis (Ind) Ray Oakes (Ind) George Warnecke (Ind) |
| Werriwa | Labor | John Kerin | Peter Swiderski (Lib) | Valerie George | |

### Northern Territory

| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | CLP candidate | Democrats candidate | Independent candidates |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northern Territory | Labor | John Reeves | Paul Everingham | Wiyendji Roberts | Strider Phil Ward |

### Queensland

| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Liberal candidate | National candidate | Democrats candidate | Other candidates |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bowman | Labor | Len Keogh | Leo White | Noel Willersdorf | Ronald Heindorff | |
| Brisbane | Labor | Manfred Cross | Ian Douglas | William Owen | George Leigh | |
| Capricornia | Labor | Keith Wright | Alan Agnew | Colin Webber | Peter Knack | Eric Geissmann (Ind) |
| Dawson | National | John Bird | | Ray Braithwaite | Antony Lucas | |
| Fadden | Liberal | Peter Wilson | David Jull | Alun Preece | Janice Barber | |
| Fairfax | National | Peter Shooter | Terry Welch | Evan Adermann | Bob Borsellino | |
| Fisher | National | Garth Head | Lionel Kilner | Peter Slipper | Kent Farrell | |
| Forde | Labor | Hamish Linacre | David Watson | Francis Gaffy | Michael Coogan | |
| Griffith | Labor | Ben Humphreys | Kaylene Low | Sean Cousins | Daniel Roth | Helen Jones (SWP) |
| Groom | National | Ronald Cullin | Alexander Munro | Tom McVeigh | Raymond Dow | |
| Herbert | Labor | Ted Lindsay | Theo Theofanes | Vicky Kippin | Ana Bristowe-Lamb | |
| Hinkler | Labor | Brian Courtice | Ronald Owen | Bryan Conquest | Frank Coulthard | Marcus Platen (Ind) |
| Kennedy | National | Brigid Walsh | Gerald Porter | Bob Katter | Lance Winter | |
| Leichhardt | Labor | John Gayler | Hugh Anthony | Eda Celledoni | Cliff Truelove | Daas Saba (Ind) |
| Lilley | Labor | Elaine Darling | Ian Parminter | John Frew | | Anthony Catip (Ind) |
| Maranoa | National | Dave Summers | | Ian Cameron | Mick Brannigan | |
| McPherson | Liberal | Rupe Granrott | Peter White | Warren Tapp | Ken Peterson | Maria Parer (Ind) |
| Moncrieff | Liberal | Athol Paterson | Kathy Martin | Judy Gamin | Susan Mulley | Will Aabraham-Steer (Ind) Peter Courtney (Ind) |
| Moreton | Liberal | Michael Kinnane | Don Cameron | Howard Baskerville | Geoffrey Fawthrop | |
| Oxley | Labor | Bill Hayden | Les Woodforth | Charles Groves | George Hannaford | |
| Petrie | Labor | Deane Wells | John Hodges | Don Munro | Garry Somerville | |
| Rankin | Labor | David Beddall | Bruce Mackenzie-Forbes | Cec Jamieson | Bev Peereboom | |
| Ryan | Liberal | Mike Foley | John Moore | Maxwell Crofts | John Peeters | |
| Wide Bay | National | Fred Hoberg | | Clarrie Millar | Glen Spicer | |

### South Australia

| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Liberal candidate | Democrats candidate | National candidate | Other candidates |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adelaide | Labor | Chris Hurford | Jenni London | Andrew Sickerdick | Bryan Stokes | John Buik (Ind) Mark Thiel (Ind) |
| Barker | Liberal | Jeremy Moore | James Porter | Meg Lees | Richard Jacka | |
| Bonython | Labor | Neal Blewett | Graham Sara | John Longhurst | | |
| Boothby | Liberal | Bruce Whyatt | Steele Hall | Margaret-Ann Williams | Douglas Lindley | |
| Grey | Labor | Lloyd O'Neil | Russell Reid | Harm Folkers | Robin Dixon-Thompson | |
| Hawker | Labor | Ralph Jacobi | Charles Campbell | Graham Pamount | Thomas Correll | |
| Hindmarsh | Labor | John Scott | Barry Lewis | Ian Haines | | Paul Petit (SWP) |
| Kingston | Labor | Gordon Bilney | Richard Noble | Robert Ralph | Neville Agars | Paul Breakwell (NDP) |
| Makin | Labor | Peter Duncan | Neville Joyce | Andrew Coventry | John Henderson | Bernhard Buechner (Ind) |
| Mayo | Liberal | John Quirke | Alexander Downer | Donald Chisholm | Bob Shearer | |
| Port Adelaide | Labor | Mick Young | Thomas Ireland | Robert Manhire | | Deborah Gordon (SWP) |
| Sturt | Liberal | Jim Gale | Ian Wilson | Alison Dolling | | |
| Wakefield | Liberal | Suzanne Owens | Neil Andrew | Anne Hausler | Terry Halford | |

### Tasmania

| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Liberal candidate | Democrats candidate | Independent candidate |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bass | Liberal | Vicki Buchanan | Warwick Smith | Michael Preece | |
| Braddon | Liberal | Greg Peart | Chris Miles | Gavin Bugg | |
| Denison | Liberal | Kay Spurr | Michael Hodgman | | Mary Willey |
| Franklin | Liberal | John Devereux | Bruce Goodluck | John Thomson | |
| Lyons | Liberal | David Llewellyn | Max Burr | Liz Holloway | |

### Victoria

| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Coalition candidate | Democrats candidate | DLP candidate | Other candidates |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aston | Labor | John Saunderson | Rob Llewellyn (Lib) | Harry Eichler | Robert Garratt | |
| Ballarat | Labor | John Mildren | John Ronan (Lib) Douglas Stewart (Nat) | Graham Gough | John Ferwerda | |
| Batman | Labor | Brian Howe | Mary Hoysted (Lib) | James Cockell | Philip L'Huillier | |
| Bendigo | Labor | John Brumby | Reginald Holt (Nat) Daryl McClure (Lib) | Nola Rixon | Vincent Jordan | |
| Bruce | Liberal | Joan Graystone | Ken Aldred (Lib) | Michael Johnson | Mary Mulholland | |
| Burke | Labor | Neil O'Keefe | Marisa d'Agostino (Lib) Leslie Vidler (Nat) | George Hunter | Genevieve Cormick | |
| Calwell | Labor | Andrew Theophanous | Graham Anderson (Lib) | Lesley Ellen | Martin Mulholland | |
| Casey | Liberal | Peter Steedman | Robert Gray (Nat) Bob Halverson* (Lib) | Michael Nardella | John Garratt | Rosamund Ewan (PPA) |
| Chisholm | Labor | Helen Mayer | Graham Harris (Lib) Ray Murphy (Nat) | Colin Rochford | Kevin Carroll | |
| Corangamite | Liberal | Gavan O'Connor | Stewart McArthur* (Lib) Bruce Webster (Nat) | Robert Mann | James Jordan | Roy Charles (PPA) |
| Corio | Labor | Gordon Scholes | James King (Nat) Roger Phipps (Lib) | Greta Pearce | Louise Sharah | Ian Green (Ind) |
| Deakin | Liberal | Richard Johns | Julian Beale (Lib) | Jeffrey McAlpine | Peter Ferwerda | |
| Dunkley | Labor | Bob Chynoweth | Leonie Clark (Lib) Judy Hale (Nat) | Grenville Charles | John Cass | |
| Flinders | Labor | Russell Joiner | Peter Reith* (Lib) Paul van Staveren (Nat) | Murray Gill | John McNamara | John Miln (PPA) |
| Gellibrand | Labor | Ralph Willis | Christopher Gowing (Lib) | Shirley Bold | Margaret Reed | James Doughney (SWP) |
| Gippsland | National | Bill de Vink | Rod Conley (Lib) Peter McGauran* (Nat) | Wilma Western | Margaret Handley | Ben Buckley (Ind) Peter Gardner (NDP) |
| Goldstein | Liberal | Garry Moore | Pat Brown (Nat) Ian Macphee* (Lib) | Maureen Boaler | Patrick Keelan | |
| Henty | Labor | Joan Child | Rudi Michelson (Lib) Peter Ryan (Nat) | Margaret Moore | Martin Callanan | |
| Higgins | Liberal | Kenneth Penaluna | Babette Francis (Nat) Roger Shipton* (Lib) | Laurence Levy | Robert Semmel | |
| Holt | Labor | Michael Duffy | John Ferwerda (Lib) | Louise Stewart | Brian McDonald | |
| Hotham | Labor | Lewis Kent | Michael Heffernan (Lib) | Greg Chipp | Edwards Woods | |
| Indi | Liberal | Joe Murphy | Bill Baxter (Nat) Ewen Cameron* (Lib) | Geoffrey le Couteur | Paul Carroll | |
| Isaacs | Labor | David Charles | Charles Lacey (Nat) Peter Zablud (Lib) | Peter Lindemann | Dudley de Rozario | |
| Jagajaga | Labor | Peter Staples | Frederick Garratt (Lib) | Peter Lovell | Len Moore | Nino de Tress (Ind) |
| Kooyong | Liberal | Kate Nash | Andrew Peacock (Lib) | Russell White | John Mulholland | David Greagg (Ind) |
| Lalor | Labor | Barry Jones | Mark Pallett (Lib) | Barry McLeod | Gail de Rozario | |
| La Trobe | Labor | Peter Milton | Ted French (Lib) | Andrew McCann | Julie Garratt | |
| Mallee | National | Lindsay Leake | Peter Fisher* (Nat) M. Treseder (Lib) | Colin Cavanagh | Robert Hogarth | Albertus Stoutjesdijk (Ind) |
| Maribyrnong | Labor | Alan Griffiths | Sally Gooch (Lib) | Kathie Gizycki | Rosemary Maurus | Helen Said (SWP) Richard Wright (Ind) |
| McEwen | Labor | Peter Cleeland | John Brewster (Nat) Brian Dixon (Lib) | Julie Stayner | Daniel Mason | |
| McMillan | Labor | Barry Cunningham | John Dwyer (Lib) Heather Ronald (Nat) | James Richards | Anne Barrett | |
| Melbourne | Labor | Gerry Hand | Ian Davis (Lib) | Chris Carter | Michael Hammet | James Ferrari (Ind) |
| Melbourne Ports | Labor | Clyde Holding | Allan Paull (Lib) Dorothy Turner (Nat) | Sue McDougall | Michael Rowe | Russell Morse (Ind) Denice Stephens (Ind) |
| Menzies | Liberal | David McKenzie | Neil Brown (Lib) | Lynden Kenyon | Vin Considine | |
| Murray | National | Mark Anderson | Anne Adams (Lib) Bruce Lloyd* (Nat) | John Weir | Desmond Semmel | |
| Scullin | Labor | Harry Jenkins | Pamela Philpot (Lib) | Jane Green | Helen Walsh | |
| Streeton | Labor | Tony Lamb | Russell Broadbent (Lib) John Clifford (Nat) | Tessa Cunningham | David Grulke | |
| Wannon | Liberal | Nancy Genardini | Betty Gee (Nat) David Hawker* (Lib) | Kathleen May | Bill Verhoef | |
| Wills | Labor | Bob Hawke | Victor Perton (Lib) | Peter Allan | Gloria Brook | Mark Ferguson (Ind) Lance Hutchinson (Ind) Glen Mann (Ind) Martin Mantell (Ind) |

### Western Australia

| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Liberal candidate | Democrats candidate | Other candidates |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brand | Labor | Wendy Fatin | Christopher Boyle | | Thomas Renfrey (Ind) |
| Canning | Labor | George Gear | Ricky Johnston | Elizabeth Capill | |
| Cowan | Labor | Carolyn Jakobsen | Jeff Roberts | Alan Needham | |
| Curtin | Liberal | Beth Schultz | Allan Rocher | Marjorie McKercher | |
| Forrest | Liberal | Peter Holland | Peter Drummond | Anne Fussell | Alfred Bessell (Ind) |
| Fremantle | Labor | John Dawkins | Max Adams | Shirley de la Hunty | Timothy Peach (Ind) |
| Kalgoorlie | Labor | Graeme Campbell | Douglas Krepp | William Mason | David Nourish (NDP) |
| Moore | Labor | Allen Blanchard | Rita Waters | | |
| O'Connor | Liberal | Kim Chance | Wilson Tuckey | Denis Kidby | James Ferguson (Nat) |
| Perth | Labor | Ric Charlesworth | Joan Walters | | Catherine Brown (SWP) |
| Stirling | Labor | Ron Edwards | Greg Hancock | Terence Barrett | Eric Martin (Ind) |
| Swan | Labor | Kim Beazley | Frank Hayes | Linda Mottram | |
| Tangney | Liberal | David Dale | Peter Shack | Ron Murray | |

## Senate

Sitting Senators are shown in bold text. The Senate was expanded at this election so that each state was represented by twelve senators instead of ten. As such, each state elected seven senators, six to serve a six-year term and one to serve a three-year term. Tickets that elected at least one Senator are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are identified by an asterisk (*).

### Australian Capital Territory

Two seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending one seat. The Liberal Party was defending one seat.

| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Democrats candidates | NDP candidates | Referendum First candidates |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Susan Ryan* Hugh Saddler | Margaret Reid* David Walters | John Hatton Julia Knyvett | John Conway Jan Barratt | Allan Nelson Tony Spagnolo |

### New South Wales

Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal-National Coalition was defending two seats. The Australian Democrats were defending one seat. Two seats were newly created. Senators Peter Baume (Liberal), Sir John Carrick (Liberal), Arthur Gietzelt (Labor), Doug McClelland (Labor) and Graham Richardson (Labor) were not up for re-election.

| Labor candidates | Coalition candidates | Democrats candidates | NDP candidates | CTA candidates | Group D candidates |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kerry Sibraa* Bruce Childs* John Morris* Sue West | Chris Puplick* (Lib) David Brownhill* (Nat) Michael Baume* (Lib) Bronwyn Bishop (Lib) Doug Moppett (Nat) | Colin Mason* Paul McLean Jenny MacLeod Garry Chestnut | Peter Garrett Gillian Fisher Marie-Anne Hockings Russel Ward | Graham McLennan Tom Toogood Patricia Judge Kevin Hume John Everingham Clair Isbister Elaine Nile | Henry Soper Maureen Nathan Peter Wright Archibald Brown William More John Veenstra |
| Group F candidates | Group G candidates | Group H candidates | Ungrouped candidates | | |
| Bill Wentworth Robert Clark Raymond King Myfanwy Young | Peter Consandine Brian Buckley | Burnum Burnum Rocky Thomas | Helen Hibbard Helen Richards | | |

### Northern Territory

Two seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending one seat. The Country Liberal Party was defending one seat.

| Labor candidates | CLP candidates | Democrats candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
| - | - | - | - |
| Ted Robertson* Warren Snowdon | Bernie Kilgariff* Patricia Davies | Betty Pearce Fay Lawrence | Vincent Forrester |

### Queensland

Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal Party was defending one seat. The National Party was defending one seat. The Australian Democrats were defending one seat. Two seats were newly created. Senators Florence Bjelke-Petersen (National), Stan Collard (National), Mal Colston (Labor), George Georges (Labor) and Warwick Parer (Liberal) were not up for re-election.

| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | National candidates | Democrats candidates | NDP candidates | Conservative candidates |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Margaret Reynolds* Gerry Jones* John Black* Bryant Burns | David MacGibbon* William Everingham Olive-Orme Scott-Young Christopher Gilbert Maurice Thomson | Ron Boswell* Glen Sheil* Patrick Behan Alan Metcalfe | Michael Macklin* Ray Hollis John Elfick Cheryl Kernot | Patsy Goodwin Bernard Hockings | Fast Bucks Peter Livesey |
| Group B candidates | Ungrouped candidates | Ungrouped candidates | | | |
| Hugh Bruce Michael Carr | Frank Bologna Dieter Soegemeier Cyril McKenzie | Norman Eather Raymond Medwin | | | |

### South Australia

Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. Two seats were newly created. Senators Ron Elstob (Labor), Dominic Foreman (Labor), Janine Haines (Democrats), Robert Hill (Liberal) and Tony Messner (Liberal) were not up for re-election.

| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Democrats candidates | National candidates | NDP candidates | CTA candidates |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nick Bolkus* Graham Maguire* Rosemary Crowley* Vic Heron | Baden Teague* Don Jessop* Amanda Vanstone* Robert Giles | David Vigor* John Coulter Mike Elliott Sandra Kanck | John Bannon Judith Jackson Ray Rothe Helen Scott Audrey Pobke | Frances Mowling Ian Modistach Douglas Peers | Bob Brown Dean Davis William Pomery |
| Pensioner candidates | AFM candidates | Group D candidates | Group F candidates | Ungrouped candidates | |
| Wilfred Scott Kenneth Perry | Bob Boyd Fred Tanner | Joe Rossi Warwick Stallard Giovanni Melino Gizella Farkas | Judy Gillett Brian Sones Eugene Sibelle | Peter Gagliardi Herman Bersee Edward Dyer |

### Tasmania

Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. Two seats were newly created. Senators Don Grimes (Labor), Brian Harradine (Independent), Peter Rae (Liberal), Michael Tate (Labor) and Shirley Walters (Liberal) were not up for re-election.

| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Democrats candidates | NDP candidates | Harradine candidates |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Terry Aulich* Ray Devlin* John Coates* John White | Brian Archer* John Watson* Michael Townley* Eric Abetz Des Cooper Michael Chabrel | Norm Sanders* Lyn Newitt | Ian Paulin Anne Parker | Kath Venn Colin Sacco |

### Victoria

Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. Two seats were newly created. Senators John Button (Labor), Don Chipp (Democrats), Gareth Evans (Labor), Dame Margaret Guilfoyle (Liberal) and Austin Lewis (Liberal) were not up for re-election.

| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Democrats candidates | NDP candidates | National candidates | DLP candidates |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Olive Zakharov* Robert Ray* Barney Cooney* Carole Marple | Alan Missen* David Hamer* Jim Short* Richard Alston Zirka Yaskewych | John Siddons* Janet Powell Ian Price Sid Spindler Kenneth Peak | Jean Melzer Venturino Venturini | Shirley McKerrow John Cromarty Louise Jenkins John Keating Murray Buzza | Brian Handley Maria Handley William Mahony Lois Mahony |
| CTA candidates | Pensioner candidates | Ungrouped candidates | | | |
| Barry Tattersall Valerie Renkema Edna Hall John Easton | Neil McKay Margaret Carter | Maurice Smith Tiger Casley Michael Krape Augustus Titter Bill Kapphan | | | |

### Western Australia

Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. The Australian Democrats were defending one seat. Two seats were newly created. Senators Fred Chaney (Liberal), Ruth Coleman (Labor), Peter Durack (Liberal), Gordon McIntosh (Labor) and Peter Walsh (Labor) were not up for re-election.

| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Democrats candidates | NDP candidates | National candidates | AFM candidates |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patricia Giles* Peter Cook* Jim McKiernan* John Crouch | Noel Crichton-Browne* Reg Withers* Sue Knowles* Murray Nixon | Jack Evans Richard Jeffreys Jean Jenkins | Jo Vallentine* Lindsay Matthews | Bruce Currie Eric Blight Mort Schell Graham Barrett-Lennard | Brian Peachey Beryl Van Luyn Nellie Clark John Gilmour Kenneth Wright Ronald Bott |
| Group E candidates | Ungrouped candidates | | | | |
| Frank Nesci Nellie Stuart | Jack van Tongeren Martin Suter Frank Ash | | | | |

## Summary by party

Beside each party is the number of seats contested by that party in the House of Representatives for each state, as well as an indication of whether the party contested the Senate election in the respective state.

| Party | NSW | NSW | Vic | Vic | Qld | Qld | WA | WA | SA | SA | Tas | Tas | ACT | ACT | NT | NT | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | HR | S | HR | S | HR | S | HR | S | HR | S | HR | S | HR | S | HR | S | HR | S |
| Australian Labor Party | 51 | * | 39 | * | 24 | * | 13 | * | 13 | * | 5 | * | 2 | * | 1 | * | 148 | 8 |
| Liberal Party of Australia | 46 | * | 39 | * | 21 | * | 13 | * | 13 | * | 5 | * | 2 | * | | | 139 | 7 |
| National Party of Australia | 16 | * | 22 | * | 24 | * | 1 | * | 9 | * | | | | | | | 72 | 5 |
| Country Liberal Party | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | * | 1 | 1 |
| Australian Democrats | 46 | * | 39 | * | 23 | * | 10 | * | 13 | * | 4 | * | 2 | * | 1 | * | 138 | 8 |
| Democratic Labor Party | | | 39 | * | | | | | | | | | | | | | 39 | 1 |
| Socialist Workers Party | 3 | | 2 | | 1 | | 1 | | 2 | | | | | | | | 9 | |
| Nuclear Disarmament Party | 2 | * | 1 | * | | * | 1 | * | 1 | * | | * | 1 | * | | | 6 | 7 |
| Pensioner Party of Australia | | | 3 | * | | | | | | * | | | | | | | 3 | 2 |
| Deadly Serious Party | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | |
| Communist Party of Australia | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | |
| Call to Australia | | * | | * | | | | | | * | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Australian Family Movement | | | | | | | | * | | * | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Conservative Party of Australia | | | | | | * | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Referendum First Group | | | | | | | | | | | | | | * | | | | 1 |
| Independent and other | 37 | | 13 | | 7 | | 4 | | 3 | | 1 | | 3 | | 2 | | 70 | |
