Candidates of the 1977 Western Australian state election
# 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 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) | |
