This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1977 Australian federal election. The election was held on 10 December 1977.

Redistributions and seat changes Redistributions occurred in all states except Tasmania. In New South Wales, the Labor-held seats of Darling and Lang and the Liberal-held seat of Evans were abolished. The new notionally Liberal seat of Dundas was created. The Liberal-held seat of Parramatta and the NCP-held seat of Riverina became notionally Labor, while the Labor-held seat of Robertson became notionally Liberal. The member for Darling, John FitzPatrick (Labor), contested Riverina. The member for Grayndler, Tony Whitlam (Labor), contested St George. The member for Lang, Frank Stewart (Labor), contested Grayndler. The member for Mackellar, Bill Wentworth (Independent Liberal), contested the Senate. The member for Parramatta, Philip Ruddock (Liberal), contested Dundas. In Victoria, the NCP-held seat of Wimmera was abolished. The member for Hotham, Don Chipp (Democrats), contested the Senate. The member for Isaacs, David Hamer (Liberal), contested the Senate. In Queensland, the new notionally Liberal seat of Fadden was created. The member for Griffith, Don Cameron (Liberal), contested Fadden. In Western Australia, the Liberal-held seat of Swan became notionally Labor. The member for Tangney, Peter Richardson (Progress), contested the Senate. In South Australia, the Liberal-held seat of Angas was abolished, and the Labor-held seats of Grey and Hawker became notionally Liberal. The member for Angas, Geoffrey Giles (Liberal), contested Wakefield. South Australian Senator Steele Hall (Liberal) resigned from the Senate to contest Hawker.

Retiring Members and Senators

Labor Kim Beazley MP (Fremantle, WA) Jim Cairns MP (Lalor, Vic) Frank Crean MP (Melbourne Ports, Vic) Horrie Garrick MP (Batman, Vic) Senator Don Cameron (SA) Senator Don Devitt (Tas)

Liberal John Abel MP (Evans, NSW) Robert Bonnett MP (Herbert, Qld) Bert Kelly MP (Wakefield, WA) Senator Sir Magnus Cormack (Vic) Senator Ian Wood (Qld) Senator Reg Wright (Tas) — quit the Liberal Party shortly before his term concluded in June 1978.

National Country Robert King MP (Wimmera, Vic) Senator Tom Drake-Brockman (WA)

Democrats Senator Janine Haines (SA)

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 candidateDemocrats candidateIndependent candidate Canberra Liberal Henry Lawrence John Haslem John Bellhouse Oleg KavunenkoFraser Labor Ken Fry George Mailath

New South Wales

ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateCoalition candidateDemocrats candidateOther candidates Banks Labor Vince Martin Paul Hinton (Lib) Montague Greene Barton Liberal Ron Cunningham Jim Bradfield (Lib) Phil White Charles Bellchambers (Ind)Bennelong Liberal Noel Welsman John Howard (Lib) Bruce Irwin David Rennie (Prog)Berowra Liberal Michael Jones Harry Edwards (Lib) Johannes van Aggele George Simpson (Prog)Blaxland Labor Paul Keating Salvatore Napoli (Lib) Steven Suli William Haggerty (Ind)Bradfield Liberal Pauline Kibble David Connolly (Lib) Donald Marrable Christopher Brown (Prog)Calare NCP David Simmons James Ashton (Lib) Darvell Baird Sandy Mackenzie* (NCP)Chifley Labor John Armitage Richard Taylor (Lib) Alfred Tozer Jack Mundey (CPA)Cook Liberal Ray Thorburn Don Dobie (Lib) Walter Day Henry Soper (Prog)Cowper NCP Colin Clague Ian Robinson (NCP) Cunningham Labor Stewart West Thomas Griffin (Lib) Ross Sampson Noel Dennett (Ind)Rudolph Dezelin (Ind)Mervyn Nixon (CPA)Dundas Liberal Russell Rollason Philip Ruddock (Lib) Brendan Mohide Malcolm McKinnon (Prog)Eden-Monaro Liberal Brian Maguire Murray Sainsbury (Lib) Norma Helmers Michael Le Grand (Ind)Farrer Liberal Donald Fleming Wal Fife (Lib) Margaret Healey Thomas Guy (Ind)Maureen Nathan (Prog)Grayndler Labor Frank Stewart Bill Vasselou (Lib) Christine Townend Frank Vouros (SPA)Gwydir NCP Francis Fish Ralph Hunt (NCP) Heather Howe Brian Allen (Prog)Lyall Munro (Ind)Hughes Labor Les Johnson Henry Halliwell (Lib) Kenneth Johnson Hume NCP George Brenner Stephen Lusher (NCP) Mark Richard Hunter Labor Bert James Oliver Fennell (Lib) Elisabeth Kirkby Kingsford-Smith Labor Lionel Bowen Collin O'Neill (Lib) Edward Ward Lowe Liberal Dick Hall Sir William McMahon (Lib) Frederick Tross Charles Bingle (Ind)Lyne NCP Noel Unicomb Philip Lucock (NCP) Allen Edwards Macarthur Liberal John Kerin Michael Baume (Lib) William Speirs Victor Thomas (Prog)Mackellar Liberal John Barclay Jim Carlton (Lib) Robert Williams John Booth (Prog)Ronald Davis (Ind)Barry Geyle (Ind)Thomas Mellor (Ind)Macquarie Liberal Ross Free Reg Gillard (Lib) Peter Monaghan Michael Barratt (Ind)Alyn Foster (Prog)Mitchell Liberal Ellen Thompson Alan Cadman (Lib) Michael Hartnell Ronald Allen (Ind)Dimitar Mikulasev (Prog)New England NCP Selby Dean Ian Sinclair (NCP) Bradley Mulligan Newcastle Labor Charles Jones Elaine Samuels (Lib) Ian Hay Darrell Dawson (CPA)North Sydney Liberal Maurice May Bill Graham (Lib) John Pierce Peter Corrie (Prog)John Maher (Ind)Parramatta Labor John Brown Douglas Cox (Lib) Peter Lukunic Paterson NCP Kerry Scott Frank O'Keefe (NCP) Paul Baker William O'Donnell (Ind)Phillip Liberal Joe Riordan Jack Birney (Lib) Alan Needham Barry Elliott (Ind)Prospect Labor Dick Klugman Alan Byers (Lib) Laurence Bourke Reid Labor Tom Uren Terence Shanahan (Lib) Frederick Bluck Richmond NCP Josephine Maxwell Doug Anthony (NCP) Bernard Walrut John Mallett (Ind)Riverina Labor John FitzPatrick John Sullivan (NCP) Rodney Lawrence (Ind)Robertson Liberal Barry Cohen Malcolm Brooks (Lib) Trevor Willsher Shortland Labor Peter Morris Richard Bevan (Lib) Lionel Lambkin St George Liberal Tony Whitlam Maurice Neil (Lib) Ronald Kirwood David Kriss (Prog)Sydney Labor Les McMahon Andrew Morrison (Lib) Judith Roberts Aileen Beaver (CPA)Harry Black (SPA)Naomi Mayers (Ind)Warringah Liberal Christopher Osborne Michael MacKellar (Lib) Anita Stiller Stephen Keliher (Prog)Wentworth Liberal Michael Winters Bob Ellicott (Lib) Joan Kersey John Curvers (Prog)Werriwa Labor Gough Whitlam Jonas Abromas (Lib) Keith Olson Ross May (Ind)

Northern Territory

ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateCLP candidateDemocrats candidateProgress candidate Northern Territory CLP John Waters Sam Calder Josephine Read Ian Smith

Queensland

ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateCoalition candidateDemocrats candidateProgress candidateIndependent candidate Bowman Liberal Len Keogh David Jull (Lib) Bryan Grehan Martin Gant Brisbane Liberal Manfred Cross Peter Johnson (Lib) Joan Hadley John Steele Capricornia NCP Doug Everingham Colin Carige (NCP)Douglas Cuddy (Lib) Edward Batey Ronald Kitching Darling Downs NCP Robert Lingard Tom McVeigh (NCP) David Proud Dawson NCP Michael Goldsborough Ray Braithwaite (NCP) Frank Paull Fadden Liberal Clem Jones Don Cameron* (Lib) Janice Barber Peter Gautrey Melody Bond James Shapcott (NCP)Fisher NCP Fay Price Evan Adermann (NCP) Gillian Newman Gregory Gaffney Griffith Liberal Ben Humphreys Stan Fas (NCP)Ronald Palmer (Lib) Thomas Martin Barrie Rundle William KenneyHerbert Liberal Ted Lindsay Charles Arnold (NCP) Kenneth Kipping Coral Finlay Peter DunnGrahame WellsGordon Dean* (Lib)Kennedy NCP Robert Gleeson Bob Katter (NCP) Marelle HicksRaymond Oldham Vrettos Cominos Leichhardt NCP Bill Wood David Thomson (NCP) James Foster Lilley Liberal Elaine Darling Kevin Cairns (Lib) Albert Mayne Gary Sturgess Frank AndrewsMaranoa NCP John Kidman James Corbett (NCP) Betty Whitworth Maurice Fountain Christopher CaldwellMcPherson Liberal Jon Guerson Eric Robinson (Lib) Leonard Fairman Neva Maxim William Aabraham-SteerMoreton Liberal Barbara Robson James Killen (Lib) Dirk Plooy Frederick Drake Graham BellOxley Labor Bill Hayden Robert Walker (Lib) Rowlynd Jones Neil Russell Petrie Liberal Gerard Molloy John Hodges (Lib) Leslie Mundt Rodney Jeanneret Ryan Liberal Gailene Harrison John Moore (Lib) Jili Boughen Wide Bay NCP Frederick Faircloth Clarrie Millar (NCP) Douglas Mackenzie

South Australia

ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateLiberal candidateDemocrats candidateOther candidates Adelaide Labor Chris Hurford George Basisovs Geoffrey Stewart Barker Liberal Neil Richardson James Porter Rodney Roberts Bonython Labor Neal Blewett Brian Marsden John Longhurst Boothby Liberal Mark Pickhaver John McLeay George Nimmo Grey Liberal Laurie Wallis John Oswald Ronald Moulds John Henderson (NCP)Hawker Liberal Ralph Jacobi Steele Hall Bruce Miels Warren Wallace (Ind)Hindmarsh Labor Clyde Cameron Gregory Molfetas James Evans Kingston Liberal Richard Gun Grant Chapman Christopher Harte Port Adelaide Labor Mick Young Jean Lawrie David Wade Donald Sutherland (CPA)Sturt Liberal Ann Pengelly Ian Wilson Dean Bendall Wakefield Liberal Denis Crisp Geoffrey Giles Kenneth Maguire

Tasmania

ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateLiberal candidateDemocrats candidate Bass Liberal Mary Willey Kevin Newman Dennis CartledgeBraddon Liberal Duncan Kerr Ray Groom Denison Liberal John Coates Michael Hodgman Robert McFieFranklin Liberal Peter Colquhoun Bruce Goodluck Wilmot Liberal David Llewellyn Max Burr Leon Gourlay

Victoria