title: Candidates of the 1981 New South Wales state election
text: # Candidates of the 1981 New South Wales state election
  
  This is a list of candidates of the 1981 New South Wales state election. The election was held on 19 September 1981.
  
  ## Retiring Members
  
  ### Labor
  
  * Gordon Barnier MLA (Blacktown)
  * Syd Einfeld MLA (Waverley)
  * Harry Jensen MLA (Munmorah)
  * Lew Johnstone MLA (Broken Hill)
  * Cliff Mallam MLA (Campbelltown)
  * Kath Anderson MLC
  * Peter McMahon MLC
  * Herb McPherson MLC
  * Robert Melville MLC
  
  ### Liberal
  
  * Dick Healey MLA (Davidson)
  * John Mason MLA (Dubbo)
  * Roger de Bryon-Faes MLC
  * Vi Lloyd MLC
  
  ### National Country
  
  * Tim Bruxner MLA (Tenterfield)
  * George Freudenstein MLA (Young)
  * Peter King MLA (Oxley)
  * John Sullivan MLA (Sturt)
  * Jim Taylor MLA (Temora)
  * Leo Connellan MLC
  
  ## 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 | Labor | Harold Mair | Brian Moriarty (Lib) | |
  | Ashfield | Labor | Paul Whelan | George Dryden (Lib) | Albert Jarman (Dem) |
  | Auburn | Labor | Peter Cox | David Lynam (Lib) | |
  | Balmain | Labor | Roger Degen | Dianne Street (Lib) | James Donovan (SPA) Denis Freney (CPA) Franco Paisio (Dem) Douglas Spedding (Ind) |
  | Bankstown | Labor | Ric Mochalski | James McDonald (Lib) | Donna Hoban (Ind) |
  | Barwon | NCP | Richard Emerson | Wal Murray (NCP) |
  | Bass Hill | Labor | Neville Wran | Paul Jones (Lib) | |
  | Bathurst | Labor | Mick Clough | Clive Osborne (NCP) | |
  | Blacktown | Labor | John Aquilina | David Bannerman (Lib) | |
  | Bligh | Labor | Fred Miller | John Barraclough (Lib) | George Warnecke (Ind) Joseph Zingarelli (Dem) |
  | Blue Mountains | Labor | Bob Debus | Reg Gillard (Lib) | Harry Marsh (Ind) |
  | Broken Hill | Labor | Bill Beckroge | George Gleeson (NCP) | |
  | Burrinjuck | Labor | Terry Sheahan | John Harvey (NCP) | Scott Milne (Dem) |
  | Burwood | Labor | Phil O'Neill | Bruce MacCarthy (Lib) | Stephen Kirkham (Dem) |
  | Byron | NCP | Thomas Hogan | Jack Boyd (NCP) | Kenneth Nicholson (Dem) |
  | Cabramatta | Labor | Eric Bedford | Kerry Chikarovski (Lib) | |
  | Camden | Labor | Ralph Brading | Peter Reynolds (Lib) | Raymond Guy (Dem) |
  | Campbelltown | Labor | Michael Knight | | William Dowsett (Ind) Gordon Fetterplace (Ind) William O'Donnell (Ind) |
  | Canterbury | Labor | Kevin Stewart | Colin Thew (Lib) | |
  | Castlereagh | NCP | Jim Curran | Roger Wotton (NCP) | |
  | Cessnock | Labor | Stan Neilly | James White (Lib) | Gregory Mutton (Dem) |
  | Charlestown | Labor | Richard Face | Robert Cowley (Lib) | |
  | Clarence | Labor | Don Day | William Ralston (NCP) | |
  | Coffs Harbour | NCP | Joseph Moran | Matt Singleton (NCP) | |
  | Coogee | Labor | Michael Cleary | Kenneth Finn (Lib) | Michael Gluyas (Ind) |
  | Corrimal | Labor | Laurie Kelly | Colin Bruton (Lib) | Carol Blond (Ind) Questa Gill (Dem) |
  | Cronulla | Labor | Michael Egan | Stephen Mutch (Lib) | |
  | Davidson | Liberal | Julie Sutton | Terry Metherell (Lib) | |
  | Drummoyne | Labor | Michael Maher | Sarah Hewson (Lib) | Peter Nelson (Dem) |
  | Dubbo | Liberal | Peter Morgan | Gerry Peacocke* (NCP) Eric Woods (Lib) | |
  | Earlwood | Labor | Ken Gabb | Shirley Watson (Lib) | Paul Terrett (Dem) |
  | East Hills | Labor | Pat Rogan | Paul Brazier (Lib) | Margaret Vitlin (Dem) |
  | Eastwood | Liberal | Jeff Shaw | Jim Clough (Lib) | Peter Chambers (Dem) |
  | Elizabeth | Labor | Pat Hills | John Davison (Lib) | Aileen Beaver (CPA) |
  | Fairfield | Labor | Janice Crosio | Robert Goninon (Lib) | |
  | Georges River | Labor | Frank Walker | Terence Morgan (Lib) | Wallace Burak (Dem) Bruce Galloway (Ind) Phillip Gerlach (Ind) Eric Stavely-Alexander (Ind) |
  | Gladesville | Labor | Rodney Cavalier | Ivan Petch (Lib) | Robert Springett (Dem) |
  | Gloucester | NCP | John Eastman | Leon Punch (NCP) | |
  | Gordon | Liberal | George Doumanis | Tim Moore (Lib) | Ilse Robey (Dem) |
  | Gosford | Labor | Brian McGowan | Andrew Fennell (Lib) | Paul Baker (Ind) Robert Bell (Dem) Barry Phillips (Ind) |
  | Goulburn | NCP | Robert Stephens | Ron Brewer (NCP) | |
  | Granville | Labor | Pat Flaherty | Florence Maio (Lib) | |
  | Hawkesbury | Liberal | Bennett Fienberg | Kevin Rozzoli (Lib) | John Whittington (Ind) |
  | Heathcote | Labor | Rex Jackson | Ron Phillips (Lib) | Warren Evans (Dem) Maree Jamieson (Ind) |
  | Heffron | Labor | Laurie Brereton | Carolyn O'Connor (Lib) | |
  | Hornsby | Liberal | Christopher Gorrick | Neil Pickard (Lib) | Timothy Daly (Ind) John Haydon (Dem) |
  | Hurstville | Labor | Kevin Ryan | Frederick Harvison (Lib) | Frank Low (Dem) |
  | Illawarra | Labor | George Petersen | Mervyn Lucke (Lib) | James Kay (Dem) Susan Sallans (Ind) |
  | Ingleburn | Labor | Stan Knowles | Gary Lucas (Lib) | |
  | Kiama | Labor | Bill Knott | James Chittick (Lib) | |
  | Kogarah | Labor | Bill Crabtree | Patrick O'Brien (Lib) | Albert Ost (Dem) |
  | Ku-ring-gai | Liberal | Ian Cameron | Nick Greiner (Lib) | Pamela Tuckwell (Dem) |
  | Lachlan | NCP | Timothy West | Ian Armstrong (NCP) | |
  | Lake Macquarie | Labor | Merv Hunter | Judith Ball (Lib) | Genady Levitch (Dem) |
  | Lakemba | Labor | Vince Durick | Vivian Salama (Lib) | |
  | Lane Cove | Liberal | Miron Shapira | John Dowd (Lib) | Gary Smith (Dem) Rhody Thomas (Ind) |
  | Lismore | NCP | Alan Veavock | Bruce Duncan (NCP) | |
  | Liverpool | Labor | George Paciullo | Raymond Marsh (Lib) | David Bransdon (Ind) Patrick Leyman (Ind) |
  | Maitland | Labor | Allan Walsh | Peter Toms (Lib) | Jack Collins (Ind) James Roberts (Ind) |
  | Manly | Labor | Alan Stewart | Nelson Meers (Lib) | Patricia Langworthy (Ind) |
  | Maroubra | Labor | Bill Haigh | Mervyn Colbron (Lib) | |
  | Marrickville | Labor | Tom Cahill | John Kekis (Lib) | Anthony Larkings (Dem) Christopher Taylor (SPA) |
  | Merrylands | Labor | Jack Ferguson | Alan Byers (Lib) | |
  | Miranda | Labor | Bill Robb | Lawrence Power (Lib) | Richard Hopkins (Dem) |
  | Monaro | Labor | John Akister | David Barton (Lib) Susan Mitchell (NCP) | Christopher Kleiss (Ind) |
  | Mosman | Liberal | Richard Lancaster | David Arblaster (Lib) | |
  | Murray | NCP | Robert Allen | Tim Fischer (NCP) | Gregory Butler (Dem) |
  | Murrumbidgee | Labor | Lin Gordon | John Armstrong (NCP) | Thomas Marriott (Ind) |
  | Newcastle | Labor | Arthur Wade | Alex Bevan (Lib) | Kay Wicks (CPA) |
  | Northcott | Liberal | Therese McGee | Jim Cameron (Lib) | Ian Irwin (Dem) |
  | Northern Tablelands | NCP | Bill McCarthy | John Tregurtha (NCP) | |
  | North Shore | Liberal | Maurice May | Bruce McDonald (Lib) | Ted Mack* (Ind) Norman Ward (Dem) |
  | Orange | NCP | Harold Gartrell | Garry West (NCP) | |
  | Oxley | NCP | Alick Rogers | Jim Brown (NCP) | |
  | Parramatta | Labor | Barry Wilde | Paul Zammit (Lib) | Anthony Buhagiar (Ind) Barry Jacques (Dem) |
  | Peats | Labor | Keith O'Connell | Raymond Carter (Lib) | John Aitken (Dem) |
  | Penrith | Labor | Peter Anderson | Ross Shuttleworth (Lib) | |
  | Pittwater | Liberal | Patrick Sewell | Max Smith (Lib) | |
  | Riverstone | Labor | Tony Johnson | Kenneth Jessup (Lib) | John Cavenett (Dem) |
  | Rockdale | Labor | Brian Bannon | John Tonkin (Lib) | |
  | Ryde | Labor | Garry McIlwaine | Donald Wilkinson (Lib) | Christopher Dunkerley (Dem) |
  | St Marys | Labor | Ron Mulock | Rodney Field (Lib) | |
  | Seven Hills | Labor | Bob Christie | Heather Gow (Lib) | Peggy Cable (Dem) |
  | South Coast | Independent | | | John Hatton (Ind) |
  | Swansea | Labor | Don Bowman | Denis Dolan (Lib) | Lyn Godfrey (Dem) |
  | Tamworth | NCP | Garrett Ryan | Noel Park (NCP) | Noel Cassell (Dem) |
  | The Hills | Liberal | Barry Calvert | Fred Caterson (Lib) | Rona Samuels (Dem) |
  | Tuggerah | Labor | Harry Moore | Joan Skaife (Lib) | Lynn Sawyer (Dem) |
  | Upper Hunter | NCP | Ronald Brumpton | Col Fisher (NCP) | |
  | Vaucluse | Liberal | Nance Loney | Rosemary Foot (Lib) | Brian Hillman (Dem) Mark Ure (Ind) |
  | Wagga Wagga | Liberal | Thomas Watson | Joe Schipp (Lib) | Rodney Dominish (Dem) |
  | Wakehurst | Labor | Tom Webster | Phillip Wearne (Lib) | Henri Rathgeber (Dem) |
  | Wallsend | Labor | Ken Booth | Richard Noonan (Lib) | |
  | Waratah | Labor | Sam Jones | Pauline Graham (Lib) | Christopher Dodds (CPA) |
  | Waverley | Labor | Ernie Page | Albert Ross (Lib) | |
  | Wentworthville | Labor | Ernie Quinn | Colin Edwards (Lib) | |
  | Willoughby | Liberal | Eddie Britt | Peter Collins (Lib) | Kenneth Thomas (Ind) |
  | Wollongong | Labor | Eric Ramsay | Ronald Brooks (Lib) | Frank Arkell (Ind) Ellen Love (Ind) Meg Sampson (Dem) |
  | Woronora | Labor | Maurie Keane | Chris Downy (Lib) | |
  
  ## Legislative Council
  
  Sitting members are shown in bold text. Tickets that elected at least one MLC are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are identified by an asterisk (*).
  
  | Labor candidates | Coalition candidates | Democrats candidates | CTA candidates | Environment candidates | Progress candidates |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Paul Landa* Jack Hallam* Jack Garland* Barney French* Franca Arena* George Brenner* Ken Reed* Bryan Vaughan* Ann Symonds Fred Hankinson | Max Willis* (Lib) Jack Doohan* (NCP) Ted Pickering* (Lib) John Matthews* (Lib) Richard Killen* (NCP) Derek Freeman (Lib) Judy Jakins (NCP) Bronwyn Bishop (Lib) John Hagan (Lib) Doug Moppett (NCP) | Elisabeth Kirkby* Paul McLean James Boow Christine Townend Laurence Bourke Ray Griffiths Ross McInnes Richard Beazley Joe Lake Elizabeth Poppleton | Fred Nile* Graham McLennan Kevin Hume Tom Toogood Percy Everingham | Keith Suter Dudley Leggett Jennifer Quealy Quentin Jacobsen | Henry Soper Marjorie Wisby William More |
  | Republican candidates | SDP candidates | Ungrouped candidates | | | |
  | Brian Buckley Marie McKern | Walter Roach Johann Liszikam | Louis Patmoy Rudolph Dezelin | | | |
  