This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1975 Australian federal election. The election was held on 13 December 1975.

Seat changes Two Senate seats each were created for the Australian Capital and Northern Territories. The member for Higgins, John Gorton (Independent), contested the Senate in the ACT.

Retiring Members and Senators

Labor Jim Cope MP (Sydney, NSW) Fred Daly MP (Grayndler, NSW) Bill Fulton MP (Leichhardt, Qld) Tony Luchetti MP (Macquarie, NSW) Len Reynolds MP (Barton, NSW) Senator George Poyser (Vic) Senator Don Willesee (WA)

Liberal Nigel Drury MP (Ryan, Qld) Dudley Erwin MP (Ballaarat, Vic) David Fairbairn MP (Farrer, NSW) Jim Forbes MP (Barker, SA) Senator Sir Kenneth Anderson (NSW) Senator John Marriott (Tas)

National Country John England MP (Calare, NSW) Senator Ellis Lawrie (Qld)

Independent Senator Cleaver Bunton (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

ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateLiberal candidateLM candidateOther candidates Canberra Labor Kep Enderby John Haslem Tony Harris Oleg Kavunenko (WP)John Moloney (Ind)Kevin Wise (Ind)Fraser Labor Ken Fry George Mailath Claude Hammond

New South Wales

ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateCoalition candidateOther candidates Banks Labor Vince Martin Maxwell Gibson (Lib) Denise Arrow (Ind)Ralph Skelton (WP) Barton Labor Murray Gainsford Jim Bradfield (Lib) Maxwell Shean (WP)Clifford Willard (AP)Bennelong Liberal Noel Welsman John Howard (Lib) John Anlezark (Ind)Brian Johnson (AP)Berowra Liberal Michael Ross Harry Edwards (Lib) Robert Howard (WP)Blaxland Labor Paul Keating Joseph Touma (Lib) Robert Symes (WP)Bradfield Liberal John Carmody David Connolly (Lib) Christopher Brown (WP)Calare NCP Francis Hall James Ashton (Lib)Sandy Mackenzie* (NCP) Chifley Labor John Armitage Shirley Sookee (Lib) Cook Labor Ray Thorburn Don Dobie (Lib) Marc Aussie-Stone (Ind)Marjorie Gray (AP)Philip O'Neill (Ind)Robert Schollbach (WP)Cowper NCP Colin Clague Ian Robinson (NCP) John Holcombe (Ind)John McLachlan (Ind)Cunningham Labor Rex Connor Peter Swan (Lib) Bernard Groben (Ind)Peter Robertson (WP)Darling Labor John FitzPatrick Walter Mitchell (NCP) Walter Miller (Ind)Eden-Monaro Labor Bob Whan John Moore (NCP)Murray Sainsbury* (Lib) Frederick Dawson (Ind)Evans Labor Allan Mulder John Abel (Lib) Frederick Keoghan (Ind)Graham Roll (AP)Warren Wilson (Ind)Farrer Liberal Patrick Brassil Kevin Bowtell (NCP)Wal Fife* (Lib) Mike Donelan (AP)Anthony Quinn (DLP)Arthur Robinson (WP)Grayndler Labor Tony Whitlam Jonathan Fowler (Lib) Peter Dowd (Ind)Graeme Shortland (Ind)Douglas Spedding (Ind)Gwydir NCP Francis Bourke Ralph Hunt (NCP) Norbert Hennessy (Ind)William O'Donnell (Ind)Hughes Labor Les Johnson Robert Law (Lib) Hume NCP George Brenner Stephen Lusher (NCP) Hunter Labor Bert James Stephen Walker (Lib) Kingsford-Smith Labor Lionel Bowen Desmond Connors (Lib) Nicholas Confos (Ind)Lang Labor Frank Stewart Donald Carruthers (Lib) Marc Aussie-Stone (Ind)Douglas Morgan (Ind)John Stewart (Ind)Lowe Liberal Robert Hyde William McMahon (Lib) Clifford Bros (AP)Ben Doig (Ind)Andris Kichno (WP)Bent Poulsen (Ind)Lyne NCP Bruce Langford Philip Lucock (NCP) Peter Simpson (Ind)Macarthur Labor John Kerin Michael Baume (Lib) Ramon Barros (WP)Susan Healy (AP)Barry Watkinson (Ind)Mackellar Liberal Kevin Mason Bill Wentworth (Lib) Barry Bracken (WP)Jennifer Sheehan (Ind)Macquarie Labor Ross Free Reg Gillard (Lib) Murray Busch (WP)Norman Lee (Ind)Ian Perry (Ind)Mitchell Liberal David Savage Alan Cadman (Lib) Ivor F (Ind)Dimitar Mikusalev (Ind)Alexander Munro (AP)Duncan Yuille (WP)New England NCP John Shanahan Ian Sinclair (NCP) Geoffrey Anderson (Ind)Newcastle Labor Charles Jones Arthur Thomas (Lib) David Ross (CPA)North Sydney Liberal Patrick Healy Bill Graham (Lib) Romualds Kemps (Ind)Peter Sawyer (WP)Parramatta Liberal John Brown Philip Ruddock (Lib) Malcolm McKinnon (WP)Astrid O'Neill (AP)Paterson NCP Noel Unicomb Frank O'Keefe (NCP) Marc Aussie-Stone (Ind)Barnard Hassett (Ind)Phillip Labor Joe Riordan Jack Birney (Lib) Michael Clarke (WP)Marie Morris (AP)Prospect Labor Dick Klugman Donald MacDonald (Lib) Geoffrey Thomas (AP)Reid Labor Tom Uren Terence Shanahan (Lib) Kevin McKenna (WP)Richmond NCP Archibald Johnston Doug Anthony (NCP) Ethel Adams (Ind)Bernard Walrut (AP)Riverina NCP John Pollard John Sullivan (NCP) Robertson Labor Barry Cohen Hugh Chalmers (Lib) Raymond Louis (WP)Phillip Smith (Ind)St George Labor Bill Morrison Maurice Neil (Lib) Keith Gleeson (WP)Shortland Labor Peter Morris Richard Bevan (Lib) Lionel Lambkin (Ind)Barbara Timmins (Ind)Sydney Labor Les McMahon Janis Wallace (Lib) Laurie Aarons (CPA)Merilyn Giesekam (WP)Roderick MacNeil (Ind)Warringah Liberal Allan Hughes Michael MacKellar (Lib) Eric Riches (Ind)Wentworth Liberal Mairi Petersen Bob Ellicott (Lib) John Curvers (WP)Joseph Zingarelli (AP)Werriwa Labor Gough Whitlam William Sadler (Lib) Marc Aussie-Stone (Ind)Frederick Keep (Ind)Ross May (Ind)Maurice Sharp (Ind)Ronald Watson (WP)

Northern Territory

ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateCLP candidateAustralia candidate Northern Territory NCP Jock Nelson Sam Calder James Forbes

Queensland

ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateCoalition candidateOther candidates Bowman Labor Len Keogh James Dean (NCP)David Jull* (Lib) Donald Wright (WP)Brisbane Labor Manfred Cross Peter Johnson* (Lib)Harold Porter (NCP) Rodney Jeanneret (WP)Capricornia Labor Doug Everingham Colin Carige* (NCP)Alfred Millroy (Lib) Darling Downs NCP Peter Wood Tom McVeigh (NCP) Dawson Labor Rex Patterson Ray Braithwaite* (NCP)Noel McFarlane (NCP) Colin Bailey (Ind)Fisher NCP Ivan Guy Evan Adermann (NCP) Dennis Marshall (WP)Griffith Liberal Ben Humphreys Don Cameron (Lib) Wallace Younger (WP)Herbert Liberal John Rockett Robert Bonnett (Lib) Kennedy NCP Robert Gleeson Bob Katter (NCP) Charles Rendall (WP)Leichhardt Labor Bill Wood Laurence Hoins (Lib)David Thomson* (NCP) Clarence Grogan (Ind)Bernard Marsh (DLP)Lilley Liberal Frank Doyle Peter Addison (NCP)Kevin Cairns* (Lib) McPherson Liberal Brian Paterson Eric Robinson (Lib) Coral Finlay (WP)Maranoa NCP Reuben Coupe James Corbett (NCP) Lindsay Sturgess (WP)Moreton Liberal Lewin Blazevich James Killen (Lib) William Appleton (Ind)John Fitzgerald (Ind)Oxley Labor Bill Hayden Cornelis Frederiks (Lib)James Shapcott (NCP) Neil Russell (WP)Petrie Liberal John Hungerford John Hodges (Lib) Ryan Liberal Colin Taylor Douglas MacTaggart (NCP)John Moore* (Lib) David Boughen (WP)Wide Bay NCP Brendan Hansen Clarrie Millar (NCP) Gerrit Alberts (WP)

South Australia

ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateLiberal candidateLM candidateOther candidates Adelaide Labor Chris Hurford Harold Steele Robert Hercus David Middleton (AP)Angas Liberal Adolf Thiel Geoffrey Giles Giordano Graziani Richard Philippe (WP)Barker Liberal Graham Bath James Porter Rodney Roberts Lily Bayly (Ind)Kenneth Williams (NCP)Bonython Labor Martin Nicholls Alan Irving John Longhurst Robert Durbridge (CPA)Boothby Liberal Mark Pickhaver John McLeay Peter Berman Alexander Hunter (Ind)Grey Labor Laurie Wallis Dennis Burman Arnold Eckersley Hawker Labor Ralph Jacobi Craig Speil Stewart Leggett Hindmarsh Labor Clyde Cameron Valentine Dignum Ian McGowan Ross Stanford (Ind)Kingston Labor Richard Gun Grant Chapman Rodney Adam Verna Oakley (WP)Port Adelaide Labor Mick Young Terence Hanson Jean Lawrie Sturt Liberal Graham Maguire Ian Wilson Barry Lake William Forster (WP)Wakefield Liberal Irene Krastev Bert Kelly John Lienert

Tasmania

ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateLiberal candidateNCP candidateWorkers candidate Bass Liberal Michael McLaughlin Kevin Newman Kevin ChaffeyBraddon Labor Ron Davies Ray Groom Barry Whiley Lance BuckinghamDenison Labor John Coates Michael Hodgman John Hay Cathryn StantonFranklin Labor Ray Sherry Bruce Goodluck Margaret FranklinJoseph Hand Peter MollonWilmot Labor Gil Duthie Max Burr Robert Griffin William Woods

Victoria

ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateCoalition candidateDLP candidateAustralia candidateOther candidates Balaclava Liberal Martin Ryan Ian Macphee (Lib) Peter Lawlor John Howe Ballaarat Liberal David Williams Jim Short (Lib) Bryan Hanrahan Glendon Ludbrook (Ind)Batman Labor Horrie Garrick Michael Galli (Lib) Eileen Doyle Bendigo Liberal Stewart Anderson John Bourchier* (Lib)Henry O'Halloran (NCP) Paul Brennan Leslie Irlam (Ind)Bruce Liberal Graeme Bond Billy Snedden (Lib) John Lloyd Iris Pederick Diana Martin (Ind)Burke Labor Keith Johnson Claus Salger (Lib) Colin Walsh Michael Dupla (Ind)Casey Labor Race Mathews Peter Falconer (Lib) John McKenna Murray Deerbon Marc Aussie-Stone (Ind)Chisholm Liberal Richard Campbell Tony Staley (Lib) Joe Stanley Richard Franklin Corangamite Liberal Shirley Ambrose Tony Street (Lib) Francis O'Brien Ian Slater Brian Costin (Ind)Corio Labor Gordon Scholes Gordon Hall (Lib) John Timberlake Guenter Sahr Deakin Liberal Gavan Oakley Alan Jarman (Lib) Jim Brosnan William Inglis Walter Williams (Ind)Diamond Valley Labor David McKenzie Neil Brown (Lib) Christopher Curtis John Franceschini Marc Aussie-Stone (Ind)John Duncan (Ind)Flinders Liberal Geoffrey Eastwood Phillip Lynch (Lib) John Glynn Peter Dalton Stanley Hillman (Ind)Gellibrand Labor Ralph Willis Iris Williams (Lib) Bert Bailey Gippsland NCP Peter Turner Peter Nixon (NCP) Robert McMahon Henty Labor Joan Child Ken Aldred (Lib) Terence Farrell Michael Hughes Marc Aussie-Stone (Ind)Higgins Liberal Andrew Homer Roger Shipton (Lib) John Cotter Rafe Slaney Holt Labor Max Oldmeadow William Yates (Lib) Robert Fidler Hotham Liberal Tony Ross Don Chipp (Lib) Frank Gaffy John Murray (Ind)Indi NCP Alan Bell Mac Holten (NCP) Christopher Cody Isaacs Labor Gareth Clayton David Hamer (Lib) Ralph Cleary Eldon Simmons Marc Aussie-Stone (Ind)Kooyong Liberal John Wilkinson Andrew Peacock (Lib) Francis Duffy John Gare La Trobe Labor Tony Lamb Marshall Baillieu (Lib) James Penna Don Walters Cornelus Helleman (Ind)Ronald Neilsen (Ind)Lalor Labor Jim Cairns Francis Purcell (Lib) Denis Bilston Mallee NCP Ronald Davies Peter Fisher (NCP) Stanley Croughan Maribyrnong Labor Moss Cass John Gray (Lib) Lucia Hayward Thomas Archay McMillan NCP William Rutherford Arthur Hewson (NCP)Barry Simon* (Lib) Les Hilton David Little (Ind)Melbourne Labor Ted Innes Robert Fallshaw (Lib) Desmond Burke Veronica Schwarz Ian Fehring (CPA)Melbourne Ports Labor Frank Crean Frederick Gray (NCP)Roger Johnston (Lib) Gordon Haberman Beverley Broadbent Henry Sanders (Ind)Murray NCP Marjorie Gillies Bruce Lloyd (NCP) Patrick Payne Scullin Labor Harry Jenkins Gerard Clarke (Lib) Bernard McGrath Bernard Irving (Ind)Wannon Liberal Keith Wilson Malcolm Fraser (Lib) John Casanova Wills Labor Gordon Bryant Howard Kiel (Lib) John Flint Wimmera NCP Brian Brooke Robert King (NCP) Marjorie McOwan Francis Petering (Ind)

Western Australia

ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateLiberal candidateNCP candidateOther candidates Canning Liberal Marilyn Anthony Mel Bungey John Hallett Curtin Liberal John Crouch Victor Garland Forrest Liberal Geoffrey Davy Peter Drummond Noel Klopper Noel Duggan (Ind)Duncan Hordacre (Ind)Fremantle Labor Kim Beazley Leon Lapinski Kalgoorlie Labor Fred Collard Mick Cotter Graham Mills (WP)Moore Liberal Allen Blanchard John Hyde Graham Anderson Perth Labor Joe Berinson Ross McLean Vic Slater (CPA)Stirling Liberal Graham Reece Ian Viner Brian Butterworth (WP)Swan Labor Adrian Bennett John Martyr Peter Masson Tangney Labor John Dawkins Peter Richardson Warwick Agnew (WP)

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