Candidates of the 1974 Australian federal election
# Candidates of the 1974 Australian federal election

This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1974 Australian federal election. The election was held on 18 May 1974.

## Redistributions and seat changes

* Redistributions of electoral boundaries occurred in Western Australia and the Australian Capital Territory.
   * In Western Australia, a new seat, Tangney (notionally Labor), was created.
   * The division of Australian Capital Territory was split into divisions, Canberra and Fraser, both notionally Labor. The member for the ACT, Kep Enderby (Labor), contested Canberra.

## Retiring Members and Senators

### Labor

* Fred Birrell MP (Port Adelaide, SA)
* Senator Harry Cant (WA)
* Senator Joe Fitzgerald (NSW)
* Senator Bob Poke (Tas)
* Senator Laurie Wilkinson (WA)

### Liberal

* Les Bury MP (Wentworth, NSW)
* Marshall Cooke MP (Petrie, Qld)
* Sir John Cramer MP (Bennelong, NSW)
* Harry Turner MP (Bradfield, NSW)
* Ray Whittorn MP (Balaclava, Vic)
* Senator Dame Nancy Buttfield (SA)
* Senator Elliot Lillico (Tas)

### Democratic Labor

* Senator Vince Gair (Qld)

### Independent

* Senator Reg Turnbull (Tas)

## 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 | Coalition candidate | Australia candidate | Other candidates |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Canberra | Labor | Kep Enderby | Peter Hughes (Lib) Dorothy Mattress (CP) | Mary Thomas | Doreen Story (ARP) |
| Fraser | Labor | Ken Fry | Stephen Lamb (CP) Larry Pickering (Lib) | John Filler | Anthony Emerson-Elliott (Ind) Kevin Wise (Ind) |

### New South Wales

| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Coalition candidate | Australia candidate | Other candidates |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Banks | Labor | Vince Martin | Peter Kintominas (Lib) | Garry Bennett | |
| Barton | Labor | Len Reynolds | Jim Bradfield (Lib) | Charles Margetson | |
| Bennelong | Liberal | Dick Hall | John Howard (Lib) | Gillian Sutton | John Anlezark (Ind) |
| Berowra | Liberal | George Williams | Harry Edwards (Lib) | Patricia Wallace | |
| Blaxland | Labor | Paul Keating | Wallace Smallwood (Lib) | Kenneth Higgs | |
| Bradfield | Liberal | Bruce Abrahams | David Connolly (Lib) | Colvin Johnston | |
| Calare | Country | Neville Bowers Francis Hall | John England (CP) | Douglas Bray | |
| Chifley | Labor | John Armitage | Patricia Robinson (Lib) | Phillip Lambert | |
| Cook | Labor | Ray Thorburn | Don Dobie (Lib) | Milo Dunphy | Ronald Gallagher (Ind) |
| Cowper | Country | Thomas Cronin | Ian Robinson (CP) | James Davies | Raymond Hardy (Ind) |
| Cunningham | Labor | Rex Connor | Warren Hough (Lib) | Susan Healy | |
| Darling | Labor | John FitzPatrick | Max Overton (CP) William Thornton (Lib) | Peter Farry | |
| Eden-Monaro | Labor | Bob Whan | Jonathan Bell (Lib) Ron Brewer (CP) | Keith Hughes | |
| Evans | Labor | Allan Mulder | John Abel (Lib) | Paul Flottmann | John McGarity (Ind) |
| Farrer | Liberal | Kevin Esler | David Fairbairn (Lib) | Peter Benton | |
| Grayndler | Labor | Fred Daly | Jonathan Fowler (Lib) | Gregory Berry | |
| Gwydir | Country | Francis Bourke | Ralph Hunt (CP) | James Thompson | |
| Hughes | Labor | Les Johnson | Philip Benwell (Lib) | Walter Skarschewski | |
| Hume | Labor | Frank Olley | Stephen Lusher* (CP) Graham Thompson (Lib) | John Gedye | |
| Hunter | Labor | Bert James | Alex Bevan (Lib) | Des Kynaston | |
| Kingsford-Smith | Labor | Lionel Bowen | Gary McCready (Lib) | Anthony Green | |
| Lang | Labor | Frank Stewart | Barry Peffer (Lib) | George Edgell | |
| Lowe | Liberal | Doug Sutherland | William McMahon (Lib) | Bent Poulsen | Bronte Douglas (Ind) |
| Lyne | Country | Ken Reed | Philip Lucock (CP) | David Haig | |
| Macarthur | Labor | John Kerin | David Wood (Lib) | Jill Kerr | |
| Mackellar | Liberal | Evan Davies | Bill Wentworth (Lib) | Noel Gash | |
| Macquarie | Labor | Tony Luchetti | Michael Hunt (CP) Malcolm Mackay (Lib) Steven Parrott (CP) | Gregory Woodward | |
| Mitchell | Labor | Alfred Ashley-Brown | Alan Cadman (Lib) | John Butterworth | |
| New England | Country | William Bischoff | Ian Sinclair (CP) | Brian Edwards | |
| Newcastle | Labor | Charles Jones | Arthur Thomas (Lib) | Ellen Rose | |
| North Sydney | Liberal | Patrick Healy | Bill Graham (Lib) | James Feros | Romualds Kemps (Ind) |
| Parramatta | Liberal | Barry Wilde | Philip Ruddock (Lib) | Robert MacKenzie | Derek Barker (Ind) |
| Paterson | Country | Noel Unicomb | Frank O'Keefe (CP) | Robert Fowler | |
| Phillip | Labor | Joe Riordan | Jack Cunningham (Lib) | Virginia Walker | David Taylor (Ind) |
| Prospect | Labor | Dick Klugman | Donald MacDonald (Lib) | Geoffrey Thomas | |
| Reid | Labor | Tom Uren | Thomas Faulkner (Lib) | Astrid O'Neill | |
| Richmond | Country | Frederick Braid | Doug Anthony (CP) | Bernard Walrut | |
| Riverina | Labor | Al Grassby | Donald Mackay (Lib) John Sullivan* (CP) | John Thomson | |
| Robertson | Labor | Barry Cohen | Hugh Chalmers (Lib) | Jennifer Baker | |
| St George | Labor | Bill Morrison | Brian Booth (Lib) | Harry Jagers | |
| Shortland | Labor | Peter Morris | David Morris (Lib) | John Steele | Lionel Lambkin (Ind) |
| Sydney | Labor | Jim Cope | Janis Wallace (Lib) | Julia Bovard | Pat Clancy (SPA) |
| Warringah | Liberal | Allan Hughes | Michael MacKellar (Lib) | Allan Mann | Edwin Mayne (Ind) Eric Riches (Ind) |
| Wentworth | Liberal | Paul Hawcroft | Bob Ellicott (Lib) | Julia Featherstone | |
| Werriwa | Labor | Gough Whitlam | Michael Darby (Lib) | Robert Tuckwell | Robert Demkiw (Ind) Steve Dodd (Ind) Eileen Eason (Ind) Ross May (NSP) Veljko Prlja (Ind) Ian Robertson (Ind) Leslie Shaw (Ind) Margaret Tomkins (Ind) Arthur Wiles (Ind) |

### Northern Territory

| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Country candidate | Independent candidate |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Northern Territory | Country | John Waters | Sam Calder | Alexander Allan-Stewart |

### Queensland

| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Coalition candidate | Australia candidate | Independent candidate |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bowman | Labor | Len Keogh | David Jull (Lib) Gerry Langevad (CP) | Winifred Sharkey | |
| Brisbane | Labor | Manfred Cross | Jim Anderson (Lib) Bill Siller (CP) | Jeffrey Malyon | |
| Capricornia | Labor | Doug Everingham | Kevin Connor (CP) Noel Kenny (Lib) | | Therese Warner |
| Darling Downs | Country | Ronald Madden | Tom McVeigh (CP) | William Nobes | |
| Dawson | Labor | Rex Patterson | Ray Braithwaite (CP) | | |
| Fisher | Country | Hamish Linacre | Evan Adermann (CP) | | |
| Griffith | Liberal | Clem Jones | Don Cameron (Lib) | Beth Smith | Cecil Birchley |
| Herbert | Liberal | John Rockett | Robert Bonnett (Lib) | Leonard Weber | |
| Kennedy | Country | Tony McGrady | Bob Katter (CP) | | |
| Leichhardt | Labor | Bill Fulton | Herbert Marsh (CP) | Robert Ellwood | |
| Lilley | Labor | Frank Doyle | Kevin Cairns* (Lib) Albert Postle (CP) | James Webb | |
| McPherson | Liberal | Tom Veivers | Eric Robinson (Lib) | Robert Richardson | |
| Maranoa | Country | Janice Saltau | James Corbett (CP) | | |
| Moreton | Liberal | William Forgan-Smith | James Killen (Lib) | Robert McClintock | |
| Oxley | Labor | Bill Hayden | Allan Whybird (Lib) | Arthur Smith | |
| Petrie | Liberal | Denis Murphy | Peter Addison (CP) John Hodges* (Lib) | Jill Ritchie | |
| Ryan | Liberal | James Herlihy | Nigel Drury (Lib) | Ruth Chenoweth | |
| Wide Bay | Labor | Brendan Hansen | Clarrie Millar* (CP) Ian Theodore (Lib) | | |

### South Australia

| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Coalition candidate | LM candidate | Australia candidate | Independent candidate |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adelaide | Labor | Chris Hurford | Harold Steele (Lib) | Ray Buttery | John Davies | |
| Angas | Liberal | Adolf Thiel | Geoffrey Giles* (Lib) Sam Pfeiffer (CP) | Henry Nicholls | Kate Hannaford | |
| Barker | Liberal | Jim Hennessy | Malcolm Adams (CP) Jim Forbes* (Lib) | Dick Clampett | Colyn van Reenen | Arthur Strachan |
| Bonython | Labor | Martin Nicholls | Alan Irving (CP) Rudolph Masopust (Lib) | Jan Staska | Derek Ball | |
| Boothby | Liberal | John Trainer | John McLeay (Lib) | Peter Berman | Colin Miller | |
| Grey | Labor | Laurie Wallis | Dennis Burman (Lib) George Heading (CP) | Nigel Clarke | Bill McMahon | |
| Hawker | Labor | Ralph Jacobi | Henry Winter (Lib) | Peter Holder | Phillip Vickery | |
| Hindmarsh | Labor | Clyde Cameron | Iris MacDonald (Lib) | Kelvin Schultz | Wayne Kelly | |
| Kingston | Labor | Richard Gun | Peter Tonkin (Lib) | Peter Heysen | Janet Veilands | |
| Port Adelaide | Labor | Mick Young | Clarence Hinson (Lib) | Jean Lawrie | Alan Jamieson | James Mitchell |
| Sturt | Liberal | Graham Maguire | Ian Wilson (Lib) | Betty Hall | Roger Marshman | Anthony Figallo |
| Wakefield | Liberal | Peter Dewhurst | Ronald Crosby (CP) Bert Kelly* (Lib) | John Freebairn | Ian Swan | |

### Tasmania

| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Liberal candidate | Other candidates |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Bass | Labor | Lance Barnard | John Beswick | |
| Braddon | Labor | Ron Davies | Ray Groom | John Chapman-Mortimer (Ind) Walter Roach (AP) |
| Denison | Labor | John Coates | Michael Hodgman | |
| Franklin | Labor | Ray Sherry | Leo Jarvis | |
| Wilmot | Labor | Gil Duthie | Max Burr | |

### Victoria

| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Coalition candidate | DLP candidate | Australia candidate | Independent candidate |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Balaclava | Liberal | Irene Dunsmuir | Ian Macphee (Lib) | Peter Lawlor | Michael Muschamp | |
| Ballaarat | Liberal | David Williams | Dudley Erwin (Lib) | Bryan Hanrahan | Pamela Clifford | |
| Batman | Labor | Horrie Garrick | Keith Smith (Lib) | Kevin Barry | Geoffrey Loftus-Hills | |
| Bendigo | Liberal | David Kennedy | John Bourchier (Lib) | Paul Brennan | Robert Stenton | Joe Pearce (Ind) |
| Bruce | Liberal | Russell Oakley | Billy Snedden (Lib) | Rex Harper | Iris Pederick | Glen Mann (Ind) Diana Martin (Ind) John Ryan (Ind) |
| Burke | Labor | Keith Johnson | Claus Salger (Lib) | Colin Walsh | Alexander Gerocs | |
| Casey | Labor | Race Mathews | Peter Falconer (Lib) | John McKenna | Clive Champion | Joe Schillani (ARP) |
| Chisholm | Liberal | Alastair Nicholson | Tony Staley (Lib) | Joe Stanley | Frank Penhalluriack | |
| Corangamite | Liberal | Edwin Morris | Tony Street (Lib) | Francis O'Brien | Ian Slater | |
| Corio | Labor | Gordon Scholes | Gordon Hall (Lib) | John Timberlake | Guenter Sahr | |
| Deakin | Liberal | Gavan Oakley | Alan Jarman (Lib) | Jim Brosnan | Harold Jeffrey | Bill French (Ind) Stanley Lyden (Ind) |
| Diamond Valley | Labor | David McKenzie | Geoffrey Waite (Lib) | Christopher Curtis | Harold Taskis | Victor Gibson (Ind) |
| Flinders | Liberal | Colin Bednall | Phillip Lynch (Lib) | John Glynn | David Heath | Beatrice Faust (Ind) |
| Gellibrand | Labor | Ralph Willis | Cecile Storey (Lib) | Bert Bailey | Veronica Schwarz | |
| Gippsland | Country | Hugh Oakes | Peter Nixon (CP) | John Condon | John Bowron | |
| Henty | Liberal | Joan Child | Max Fox (Lib) | Terry Farrell | Michael Hughes | |
| Higgins | Liberal | Wilhelm Kapphan | John Gorton (Lib) | Thomas Magree | Rafe Slaney | |
| Holt | Labor | Max Oldmeadow | Len Reid (Lib) | Robert Fidler | Joseph Busuttil | |
| Hotham | Liberal | Tony Ross | Don Chipp (Lib) | Frank Gaffy | Richard Franklin | John Murray (ARP) |
| Indi | Country | Alan Bell | Mac Holten (CP) | Christopher Cody | Jim Dimo | |
| Isaacs | Liberal | Gareth Clayton | David Hamer (Lib) | William Leech | Elizabeth Chesterfield | James Bernard (Ind) Janus Fawke (Ind) |
| Kooyong | Liberal | Wellington Lee | Andrew Peacock (Lib) | Francis Duffy | Frances Vorrath | Ian Channell (Ind) |
| La Trobe | Labor | Tony Lamb | Marshall Baillieu (Lib) | Daniel Mason | Don Walters | William Bryant (Ind) |
| Lalor | Labor | Jim Cairns | Francis Purnell (Lib) | John Bacon | William Inglis | |
| Mallee | Country | Brian Smith | Peter Fisher (CP) | Stanley Croughan | John Grigg | |
| Maribyrnong | Labor | Moss Cass | Rex Webb (Lib) | Paul McManus | John Watson | |
| McMillan | Country | Barry Murphy | Ronald Dent (Lib) Arthur Hewson* (CP) | Les Hilton | Ronald Broadhurst | |
| Melbourne | Labor | Ted Innes | Haset Sali (Lib) | Anna Linard | Martin Kerr | Philip Scott (Ind) |
| Melbourne Ports | Labor | Frank Crean | John Walsh (Lib) | John Johnston | Beverley Broadbent | |
| Murray | Country | Dennis Dodd | Bill Hunter (Lib) Bruce Lloyd* (CP) | Patrick Payne | Peter Schoeffel | Hugh Dunn (Ind) |
| Scullin | Labor | Harry Jenkins | Alan Stanley (Lib) | Bernard McGrath | John Kotre | |
| Wannon | Liberal | Ted Garth | Malcolm Fraser (Lib) | John Casanova | Peter Hopgood | |
| Wills | Labor | Gordon Bryant | John Bales (Lib) | John Flint | Stanley Bell | Bruce Drinkwater (ARP) |
| Wimmera | Country | Brian Brooke | Robert King* (CP) Heather Mitchell (Lib) | Kevin Dunn | Keith Sullivan | |

### Western Australia

| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Liberal candidate | NA candidate | Australia candidate | Other candidates |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Canning | Country | James Laffer | Mel Bungey | John Hallett | John Duncan | |
| Curtin | Liberal | John Crouch | Victor Garland | Terry McDonnell | Dennis Fyfe | Jeannette Forsyth (Ind) |
| Forrest | Liberal | Albert Newman | Peter Drummond | Terence Best | Lawrence Gibson | |
| Fremantle | Labor | Kim Beazley | Douglas Fernihough | Peter Moorehouse | Charles Pierce | |
| Kalgoorlie | Labor | Fred Collard | Mick Cotter | George Kyros | Ian Kelly | James Jackson (Ind) |
| Moore | Country | Rodney Boland | John Hyde | Don Maisey | Syd Hickman | |
| Perth | Labor | Joe Berinson | Derrick Tomlinson | Dorothy Cranley | Wilfred Campin | Paul Marsh (CPA) |
| Stirling | Liberal | Graham Reece | Ian Viner | Marie Clark | Carolyn Tonge | |
| Swan | Labor | Adrian Bennett | Geoffrey Hale | Pietro Bendotti | Archelaus Marshall | |
| Tangney | Labor | John Dawkins | Peter Whyte | June Bunce | Wendy Russell-Brown | |

## Senate

Sitting Senators are shown in bold text. Since this was a double dissolution election, all senators were up for re-election. The first five successful candidates from each state were elected to a six-year term, the remaining five to a three-year term. Tickets that elected at least one Senator are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are identified by an asterisk (*).

### New South Wales

Ten seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending six seats. The Liberal-Country Coalition was defending three seats. The Democratic Labor Party was defending one seat.

| Labor candidates | Coalition candidates | DLP candidates | Australia candidates | Communist candidates | NSP candidates |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lionel Murphy* Doug McClelland* Tony Mulvihill* Jim McClelland* Arthur Gietzelt* Peter Westerway | Bob Cotton* (Lib) John Carrick* (Lib) Douglas Scott* (CP) Sir Kenneth Anderson* (Lib) Peter Baume* (Lib) Doug Moppett (CP) | Jack Kane Peter Keogh Bill Casey | Bridget Gilling Gordon Barton Mike Donelan | Jack Mundey Pat Miller Brian McGahen | John Stewart Robert Cameron |
| Republican candidates | Social Credit candidates | Group A candidates | Group B candidates | Group D candidates | Group E candidates |
| Brian Buckley Kieran O'Grady | Alan Pagett Allan Boulton | James Malcolm James Hampson | Ronald Sarina John Thomas | Frieda Brown Fred Nile Ken Harrison | Keith Roser Peter Lawrence |
| Group J candidates | Group K candidates | Group L candidates | Group N candidates | Group P candidates | Group R candidates |
| Sandor Torzsok Elizabeth Collins | Noel Macdonald Nick Maina Laurie Clapperton Barry Clancy | Bruce Taber Trevor Williams | Alfred Stoney Daniel Neville George Alexander | Alexander Gillman Reginald King William Whiston | Helen Stables Patricia Taylor Lorraine O'Callaghan Patricia Alcorn Lorraine Parkinson Robyn Swan Frances Fleeton |
| Ungrouped candidates ||||||
| Frances Hancock Cecil Carter Frank Browne | Brian Howard Marc Aussie-Stone Tiiu Kroll | Douglas Fahey Arthur Renforth Leopold Heimburger | Roger Pedley Charles Bellchambers James McClelland | Dianne Allen Catherine Dalton Ivor F | Joseph Gelbar |

### Queensland

Ten seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending four seats. The Liberal-Country Coalition was defending four seats. The Democratic Labor Party was defending two seats.

| Labor candidates | Coalition candidates | DLP candidates | Australia candidates | Group C candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bertie Milliner* George Georges* Jim Keeffe* Ron McAuliffe* Mal Colston Brian Kilmartin | Ian Wood* (Lib) Ron Maunsell* (CP) Neville Bonner* (Lib) Ellis Lawrie* (CP) Kathy Martin* (Lib) Glen Sheil* (CP) | Condon Byrne Geoffrey Maule Jack Williams | Robert Wensley Joan Wright Patrick Callioni | Tor Hundloe Jan McNicol | Alan Russell Pamela Woods Will Steer Edward Farmer Hubert Giesberts |

### South Australia

Ten seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending five seats. The Liberal Party was defending five seats.

| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | LM candidates | Country candidates | DLP candidates | Australia candidates |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Reg Bishop* Jim Cavanagh* Don Cameron* Arnold Drury* Geoff McLaren* Neal Blewett | Condor Laucke* Harold Young* Gordon Davidson* Don Jessop* Tony Messner Grant Chapman | Steele Hall* Allan Perryman Dolek Thiele Stewart Leggett Heather Southcott Ronald Moulds | John Ryan Henry Young Dennis Edwards | Mark Posa Leon Dalle-Nogare David le Cornu | Ian Gilfillan David Hester Kathy Dancer |
| Communist candidates | UCP candidates | Group H candidates | Group I candidates | Ungrouped candidates | |
| Yuri Joakamidis Elliott Johnston Rob Durbridge | John Steele Violet Nash | George Romeyko William Rooney | Barrie Tornquist Ian Drummond | Brian McCarthy H-Berrill | |

### Tasmania

Ten seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending four seats. The Liberal Party was defending four seats. Independent Senator Michael Townley was defending one seat. One seat had been held by Independent Senator Reg Turnbull.

| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Country candidates | DLP candidates | UTG candidates | Group B candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ken Wriedt* Justin O'Byrne* Don Devitt* Merv Everett* Don Grimes* Geoffrey Lincoln | Peter Rae* Reg Wright* John Marriott* Eric Bessell* Neil Robson William Craig | Bill Casimaty Kenneth Finney Rosalie Hine | Jindrich Nermut Cornelius McShane | Richard Jones Bill Mollison Mike Dell | Eric Wilson Leslie Coleman | Michael Townley* Maxwell Heathcote Rosemary Everett Richard Mulcahy Nigel Abbott Neil Mickleborough Peter Cooper Marilyn Rose Ronald Excell Laurence Ford |

### Victoria

Ten seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal-Country Coalition was defending five seats (although Liberal Senator George Hannan was contesting the election for the National Liberal Party). The Democratic Labor Party was defending two seats.

| Labor candidates | Coalition candidates | DLP candidates | Australia candidates | NLP candidates | Communist candidates |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bill Brown* Cyril Primmer* John Button* George Poyser* Jean Melzer* Geoffrey Cox | Sir Magnus Cormack* (Lib) Ivor Greenwood* (Lib) James Webster* (CP) Margaret Guilfoyle* (Lib) Alan Missen* (Lib) Tom Tehan (CP) | Frank McManus Jack Little Frank Dowling Jim Marmion Marianne Crowe Michael Houlihan | John Siddons Jack Hammond Murray Deerbon Brian Zouch | George Hannan Monty Hollow Luke Cuni | Bernie Taft Lyn Hovey Max Ogden |
| Group E candidates | Group H candidates | Group I candidates | Ungrouped candidates | Ungrouped candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
| Bruce McGuinness Elizabeth Hoffman | John Howson Patricia Stoll | Keith Tarrant Paul Palmos | Leslie Rubinstein John Teare Ronald Batten Joseph Rudnicki Charles Campagnac | Edwin Ditchfield George Samargis Alfred Kouris Cecil Beaton Marko Bagaric | Dulcie Bethune John Roseman Ian Sykes Shane Watson |

### Western Australia

Ten seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending four seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. The National Alliance, an amalgamation of the Country Party and the DLP, was defending two seats. Independent Senator Syd Negus was defending one seat.

| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | NA candidates | Australia candidates | Negus candidates | Secession candidates |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Don Willesee* John Wheeldon* Gordon McIntosh* Peter Walsh* Ruth Coleman* Bob Hetherington | Reg Withers* Peter Sim* Peter Durack* Fred Chaney* Pauline Iles Andrew Thomas | Tom Drake-Brockman* David Reid William Sullivan Rosemary Taboni Arnold Bilney | Diana Hislop Ian Kelly | Syd Negus Wayne Negus | Don Thomas Harlan Mullins Brian Saunders Neil Scrimgeour |
| Group G candidates | Ungrouped candidates | | | | |
| Derk Brocx William Webse | Duncan Hordacre Frank Nesci | | | | |

## 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 | NT | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | HR | S | HR | S | HR | S | HR | S | HR | S | HR | S | HR | HR | HR | S |
| Australian Labor Party | 45 | * | 34 | * | 18 | * | 10 | * | 12 | * | 5 | * | 2 | 1 | 127 | 6 |
| Liberal Party of Australia | 38 | * | 31 | * | 12 | * | 10 | * | 12 | * | 5 | * | 2 | | 110 | 6 |
| Australian Country Party | 13 | * | 6 | * | 12 | * | | | 5 | * | | * | 2 | 1 | 39 | 5 |
| National Alliance | | | | | | | 10 | * | | | | | | | 10 | 1 |
| Australia Party | 45 | * | 34 | * | 12 | * | 10 | * | 12 | * | 1 | | 2 | | 116 | 5 |
| Democratic Labor Party | | * | 34 | * | | * | | | | * | | * | | | 34 | 5 |
| Liberal Movement | | | | | | | | | 12 | * | | | | | 12 | 1 |
| Australian Republican Party | | * | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 4 | 1 |
| Communist Party of Australia | | * | | * | | | 1 | | | * | | | | | 1 | 3 |
| National Socialist Party of Australia | 1 | * | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Socialist Party of Australia | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | |
| Social Credit Party | | * | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| National Liberal Party | | | | * | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Westralian Secession Movement | | | | | | | | * | | | | | | | | 1 |
| United Christian Party | | | | | | | | | | * | | | | | | 1 |
| United Tasmania Group | | | | | | | | | | | | * | | | | 1 |
| Independent and other | 19 | | 14 | | 2 | | 2 | | 3 | | 1 | | 2 | 1 | 44 | |
