Candidates of the 1968 Western Australian state election
# Candidates of the 1968 Western Australian state election

The 1968 Western Australian state election was held on 23 March 1968.

## Retiring Members

### Labor

* James Hegney MLA (Belmont)
* Albert Hawke MLA (Northam)
* Bill Hegney MLA (Mount Hawthorn)
* Lionel Kelly MLA (Merredin-Yilgarn)
* Harry May MLA (Collie)
* Joseph Rowberry MLA (Warren)
* Henry Curran MLA (Cockburn)

### LCL

* Les Nimmo MLA (Karrinyup)
* Bill Crommelin MLA (Claremont)
* Keith Watson MLC (Metropolitan)

## 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 | LCL candidate | Country candidate | Other candidates |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Albany | Labor | Jack Hall | Henry Ayers | | |
| Ascot | Labor | Merv Toms | Douglas Anderson | | |
| Avon | Country | | | Harry Gayfer | |
| Balcatta | Labor | Herb Graham | Anthony Scolaro | | |
| Belmont | Labor | Colin Jamieson | Bruce Tomlinson | | |
| Blackwood | LCL | | John Hearman | Ron Kitney | |
| Boulder-Dundas | Labor | Arthur Moir | | | |
| Bunbury | LCL | Alexandra White | Maurice Williams | | John Guidera (DLP) |
| Canning | LCL | Tom Bateman | Ross Elliott | | Lydia Obbes (DLP) Melford Roe (Ind) |
| Clontarf | LCL | Don May | Paul Buddee | | John Martyr (DLP) Ian Skipworth (Ind) |
| Cockburn | Labor | Don Taylor | Stanley Elliman | | |
| Collie | Labor | Tom Jones | Bob Pike | | John Davidson (Ind) |
| Cottesloe | LCL | Christopher Caldwell | Ross Hutchinson | | Lola Griggs (Ind) |
| Dale | LCL | James Wolfe | Cyril Rushton | | |
| Darling Range | LCL | Alick Smith | Ken Dunn | George Spriggs Daniel Varney | |
| East Melville | LCL | | Des O'Neil | | Victor Williams (CPA) Ralph Von Paleske (Ind) |
| Floreat | LCL | Lyla Elliott | Andrew Mensaros | George Gummow | Bernard Flanagan (DLP) |
| Fremantle | Labor | Harry Fletcher | | | William Kenneally (DLP) |
| Gascoyne | Labor | Daniel Norton | Peter Butler | | Neville Brandstater (Ind) |
| Geraldton | Labor | Bill Sewell | Phillip Cooper | | |
| Greenough | LCL | | David Brand | | |
| Kalgoorlie | Labor | Tom Evans | | | |
| Karrinyup | LCL | Stan Lapham | John Waghorne | | Arthur White (DLP) |
| Katanning | Country | | | Crawford Nalder | |
| Kimberley | Labor | John Rhatigan | Alan Ridge | | |
| Maylands | LCL | John Harman | Bob Marshall | | Francis Pownall (DLP) Cornelis de Bruin (Ind) |
| Melville | Labor | John Tonkin | Albert Box | | |
| Merredin-Yilgarn | Labor | Jim Brown | Jack Stewart | Geoffrey Telfer | Raymond Evans (Ind) |
| Mirrabooka | LCL | Kevin Parker | Doug Cash | | John Poole (DLP) |
| Moore | Country | | | Edgar Lewis | Albert Tonkin (Ind) |
| Mount Hawthorn | Labor | Ron Bertram | James Ring | | Gavan O'Connor (DLP) |
| Mount Lawley | LCL | Patrick Weir | Ray O'Connor | | |
| Mount Marshall | Country | | | Ray McPharlin | |
| Murchison-Eyre | LCL | | Richard Burt | | |
| Murray | LCL | Fred Crockenberg | Ewart Runciman | | |
| Narrogin | Country | | | William Manning | |
| Nedlands | LCL | Eric Hicks | Charles Court | | |
| Northam | Labor | Ken McIver | Claude Roediger | Maurice Armstrong | |
| Perth | LCL | Terry Burke | Peter Durack | | Paul Ritter (Ind) William Spence (DLP) |
| Pilbara | Labor | Arthur Bickerton | | | |
| Roe | Country | John Jehu | Mel Bungey | Bill Young | |
| South Perth | LCL | | Bill Grayden | | Brian Peachey (DLP) |
| Stirling | Country | | | Clayton Mitchell | |
| Subiaco | LCL | Ronnay Foster | Hugh Guthrie | | Jacqueline Lander (Ind) |
| Swan | Labor | John Brady | John Pitsikas | | |
| Toodyay | Country | Edmond Hewett | | James Craig | |
| Vasse | LCL | | William Bovell | | |
| Victoria Park | Labor | Ron Davies | | | |
| Warren | Labor | David Evans | Gordon Thompson | | Francis Dwyer (DLP) |
| Wellington | LCL | | Iven Manning | | |
| Wembley | LCL | | Guy Henn | | |

## 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.

| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | LCL candidate | Country candidate | Other candidates |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Central | Country | | | Leslie Diver | |
| Lower Central | Country | Alfred Jacobs | | Sydney Thompson | |
| Lower North | Labor | Eric Heenan | George Berry | | Dennis Sands (DLP) |
| Lower West | LCL | | Graham MacKinnon | | |
| Metropolitan | LCL | | Ian Medcalf | | |
| North | Labor | Harry Strickland | | | |
| North Metropolitan | LCL | Roy Claughton | Herbert Robinson | | |
| North-East Metropolitan | Labor | William Willesee | | | |
| South | Country | | | Jack Thomson | |
| South-East | Labor | Claude Stubbs | | | |
| South Metropolitan | Labor | Ron Thompson | Albert Gainsford-Brackley | | |
| South-East Metropolitan | Labor | Jerry Dolan | Nigel Guest | | Alan Crofts (DLP) |
| South West | LCL | | Francis Willmott | | |
| Upper West | Country | | | Les Logan | |
| West | Country | Owen Hanlon | | Fred White | |
