title: Candidates of the 1968 New South Wales state election
text: # Candidates of the 1968 New South Wales state election
  
  This is a list of candidates of the 1968 New South Wales state election. The election was held on 24 February 1968.
  
  ## Retiring Members
  
  Note: The Liberal MLA for Bligh, Morton Cohen, died shortly before the election. No by-election was held.
  
  ### Labor
  
  * Howard Fowles MLA (Illawarra)
  * Fred Green MLA (Redfern)
  * Frank Hawkins MLA (Newcastle)
  * Bob Heffron MLA (Botany)
  * Leo Nott MLA (Mudgee)
  * Cliff Mallam MLA (Dulwich Hill)
  * John McMahon MLA (Balmain)
  * William Wattison MLA (Sturt)
  
  ### Liberal
  
  * George Brain MLA (Willoughby)
  
  ### Country
  
  * Richmond Manyweathers MLA (Casino)
  
  ## 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 | Coalition candidate | Other candidates |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Albury | Liberal | Douglas McFarlane | Gordon Mackie (Lib) | Anthony Quinn (DLP) |
  | Armidale | Country | Joseph Dawson | Davis Hughes (CP) | |
  | Ashfield | Liberal | Charles Maddocks | David Hunter (Lib) | |
  | Auburn | Labor | Peter Cox | Gregory Ricardo (Lib) | |
  | Balmain | Labor | Roger Degen | Peter Middleton (Lib) | Nick Origlass (Ind) |
  | Bankstown | Labor | Nick Kearns | John Ghent (Lib) | |
  | Barwon | Country | Cecil Newton | Geoff Crawford (CP) | David Aiken (NSM) |
  | Bass Hill | Labor | Clarrie Earl | Neil Davis (Lib) | |
  | Bathurst | Country | Ken Fry | Clive Osborne (CP) | |
  | Blacktown | Labor | Jim Southee | Ralph Stewart (Lib) | Kenneth Brown (DLP) |
  | Bligh | Liberal | Thomas Morey | John Barraclough (Lib) | Henry Bader (DLP) Peter Clyne (Ind) |
  | Blue Mountains | Independent | James Robson | | Harold Coates* (Ind) David Westgate (DLP) |
  | Bondi | Labor | Syd Einfeld | James Markham (Lib) | |
  | Broken Hill | Labor | Lew Johnstone | Edward Brown (Lib) | |
  | Bulli | Labor | Rex Jackson | Ronald White (Lib) | |
  | Burrendong | Country | Paul Khoury | Dick Evans (Lib) Roger Wotton* (CP) | |
  | Burrinjuck | Labor | Bill Sheahan | Douglas Boag (CP) Leon Garry (Lib) | Anthony Abbey (DLP) |
  | Burwood | Liberal | Antony Kelly | John Jackett (Lib) | Ben Doig (Ind) |
  | Byron | Country | James Constable | Stanley Stephens (CP) | |
  | Campbelltown | Liberal | Francis Ward | Max Dunbier (Lib) | |
  | Canterbury | Labor | Kevin Stewart | Stanley Squire (Lib) | Jack Mundey (CPA) |
  | Castlereagh | Labor | Jack Renshaw | Allan Connell (Lib) Doug Moppett (CP) | |
  | Cessnock | Labor | George Neilly | | Robert Brown (Ind) |
  | Clarence | Country | | Bill Weiley (CP) | Garry Nehl (NSM) |
  | Collaroy | Liberal | David Lawler | Robert Askin (Lib) | |
  | Coogee | Liberal | Lou Walsh | Kevin Ellis (Lib) | John Cunningham (DLP) Lincoln Oppenheimer (Ind) |
  | Cook's River | Labor | Tom Cahill | James Harris (Lib) | |
  | Corrimal | Labor | Laurie Kelly | Donald Heggie (Lib) | Charles Birch (Ind) Mary Hargrave (Ind) |
  | Cronulla | Liberal | John Cudmore | Ian Griffith (Lib) | Alexander Elphinston (CPA) Kevin Ryan (DLP) |
  | Drummoyne | Liberal | Reg Coady | John Howard (Lib) | Mick Carroll (DLP) |
  | Dubbo | Liberal | Robert Scarff | John Mason (Lib) | |
  | Earlwood | Liberal | Cavell Becher | Eric Willis (Lib) | |
  | East Hills | Labor | Joe Kelly | John Colley (Lib) | Harold McIlveen (Ind) |
  | Eastwood | Liberal | George Keniry | Jim Clough (Lib) | |
  | Fairfield | Labor | Eric Bedford | Frank Calabro (Lib) | |
  | Fuller | Liberal | Frank Downing | Peter Coleman (Lib) | Mel Antcliff (DLP) |
  | Georges River | Liberal | Ernest Curlisa | Douglas Cross (Lib) | |
  | Gloucester | Country | Philip Jackson | Leon Punch (CP) | Charles Buckingham (Ind) Bob Scott (Ind) John Tully (Ind) |
  | Gordon | Liberal | Norman Hanscombe | Harry Jago (Lib) | Dominique Droulers (DLP) |
  | Gosford | Liberal | Peter Westerway | Ted Humphries (Lib) | Thomas Crass (DLP) |
  | Goulburn | Country | John Longhurst | Ron Brewer (CP) | Kenneth Clancy (DLP) |
  | Granville | Labor | Pat Flaherty | Stewart Allan (Lib) | |
  | Hamilton | Labor | Robert McCartney | James Reeves (Lib) | |
  | Hawkesbury | Liberal | Dick Klugman | Bernie Deane (Lib) | Leslie Clarke (DLP) William Murray (ARP) Rodney Rose (Ind) |
  | Hornsby | Liberal | Kenneth Reid | John Maddison (Lib) | Anthony Felton (DLP) |
  | Hurstville | Liberal | Bill Rigby | Tom Mead (Lib) | Kevin Davis (DLP) |
  | Kahibah | Labor | Jack Stewart | Roy Hammond (Lib) | William Crane (DLP) Darrell Dawson (CPA) William Fricker (Ind) |
  | Kembla | Labor | George Petersen | Jack Walker (Lib) | Teresa Gibbins (Ind) Thomas Malcolm (Ind) Melva Merletto (CPA) |
  | King | Labor | Albert Sloss | Alfred Van Der Poorten (Lib) | Brian Crispin (CPA) Martyn Harper (Nat Dem) |
  | Kirribilli | Liberal | Alan Newbury | John Waddy (Lib) | Luigi Lamprati (DLP) |
  | Kogarah | Labor | Bill Crabtree | Albert Oakey (Lib) | Brian Harnett (DLP) |
  | Lake Macquarie | Labor | Jim Simpson | Malcolm Blackshaw (Lib) | |
  | Lakemba | Labor | Vince Durick | Malcolm Broun (Lib) | Annette Andrew (DLP) Frank Ball (Ind) Lancelot Hutchinson (Ind) |
  | Lane Cove | Liberal | James Westerway | Ken McCaw (Lib) | Antony Liddle (DLP) |
  | Lismore | Country | Barrie Eggins | Bruce Duncan (CP) | |
  | Liverpool | Labor | Jack Mannix | Kenneth Laing (Lib) | Edward Connolly (DLP) Michael Tubbs (CPA) |
  | Maitland | Liberal | George Lyons | Milton Morris (Lib) | Aubrey Barr (DLP) |
  | Manly | Liberal | Daniel Dwyer | Douglas Darby (Lib) | Ann Macken (DLP) Eric Riches (Ind) Vincent Rizner (Ind) |
  | Maroubra | Labor | Bill Haigh | Desmond Cahill (Lib) | |
  | Marrickville | Labor | Norm Ryan | Jonathan Fowler (Lib) | |
  | Merrylands | Labor | Jack Ferguson | Stanislaus Kelly (Lib) | |
  | Monaro | Liberal | David Lowrey | Steve Mauger (Lib) | |
  | Mosman | Liberal | Lipanjka Dezelin | Pat Morton (Lib) | Geoffrey Hicks (DLP) |
  | Murray | Country | Henry O'Callaghan | Bruce Birrell (CP) Michael Butler (Lib) Donald Kendell (CP) | Victor Groutsch (DLP) Joe Lawson* (Ind) |
  | Murrumbidgee | Country | Al Grassby | Eric Baldwin (CP) Verdon Letheren (Lib) | Leslie Kennedy (DLP) |
  | Nepean | Liberal | Alfred Bennett | Ron Dunbier (Lib) | |
  | Newcastle | Labor | Arthur Wade | Malcolm Barnes (Lib) | Douglas McDougall (Ind) |
  | Northcott | Liberal | Pauline Unsworth | Jim Cameron (Lib) | John Kennedy (DLP) |
  | Orange | Country | Reginald Cutcliffe | Charles Cutler (CP) | |
  | Oxley | Country | | Bruce Cowan (CP) | Joe Cordner (Ind) |
  | Parramatta | Labor | Dan Mahoney | Hilton Robinson (Lib) | Leonard Kiernan (RTP) Wayne Merton (Ind) John Stewart (DLP) |
  | Phillip | Labor | Pat Hills | Terence Tomlin (Lib) | Doris Brown (DLP) |
  | Raleigh | Country | Robert Melville | Jim Brown (CP) | Aubrey Barker (NSM) |
  | Randwick | Labor | Lionel Bowen | John McLaughlin (Lib) | Cornelius Woodbury (DLP) |
  | Rockdale | Labor | Brian Bannon | Harold Heslehurst (Lib) | Peter Height (DLP) |
  | South Coast | Liberal | | Jack Beale (Lib) | John Hatton (Ind) |
  | Sutherland | Liberal | Tom Dalton | Tim Walker (Lib) | William Goslett (DLP) |
  | Tamworth | Country | | Bill Chaffey (CP) | Stanley Cole (Ind) Alexander Dickinson (NSM) |
  | Temora | Country | John O'Hara | Jim Taylor (CP) | Garry Carroll (DLP) Dorothy Frank (Ind) |
  | Tenterfield | Country | Ronald Grafton | Tim Bruxner (CP) | |
  | The Hills | Liberal | Eli Hirsch | Max Ruddock (Lib) | Michael Fagan (DLP) Keith Phillis (Ind) |
  | Upper Hunter | Country | Leo Musgrave | Frank O'Keefe (CP) | |
  | Vaucluse | Liberal | William Ross | Keith Doyle (Lib) | Hugh Bartlett (DLP) |
  | Wagga Wagga | Liberal | John Skeers | Wal Fife (Lib) | Peter Piltz (DLP) |
  | Wakehurst | Liberal | Dorothy Isaksen | Dick Healey (Lib) | Lyle Antcliff (DLP) |
  | Wallsend | Labor | Ken Booth | William Gilchrist (Lib) | Donald Richards (DLP) |
  | Waratah | Labor | Sam Jones | | Frank Purdue (Ind) |
  | Wentworthville | Labor | Ernie Quinn | Richard Gregory (Lib) | Albert Hall (RTP) |
  | Willoughby | Liberal | Eddie Britt | Laurie McGinty (Lib) | Peter Ledlin (DLP) |
  | Wollondilly | Labor | Bernard Carroll | Tom Lewis (Lib) | |
  | Wollongong | Liberal | Eric Ramsay | Jack Hough (Lib) | Anthony Bevan (Ind) Walter Green (Ind) |
  | Wyong | Labor | Harry Jensen | Frederick Vaughan (Lib) | Jack Collins (DLP) |
  | Yaralla | Liberal | Thomas Murphy | Lerryn Mutton (Lib) | Maxwell Martin (DLP) |
  | Young | Country | Kevin Whalan | George Freudenstein (CP) | James Manwaring (DLP) |
  