title: Candidates of the 1968 Western Australian state election
text: # 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 | |
  