title: Candidates of the 1971 New South Wales state election
text: # Candidates of the 1971 New South Wales state election
  
  This is a list of candidates for the 1971 New South Wales state election. The election was held on 13 February 1971.
  
  ## Retiring Members
  
  ### Labor
  
  * Laurie Brereton MLA (Randwick)
  * Jack Mannix MLA (Liverpool)
  * Robert McCartney MLA (Hamilton)
  
  ### Country
  
  * Bill Weiley MLA (Clarence)
  
  ## 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 | DLP candidate | Other candidates |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Albury | Liberal | Kevin Esler | Gordon Mackie (Lib) | Anthony Quinn | |
  | Armidale | Country | | Davis Hughes (CP) | | Jean Mitchell (Ind) |
  | Ashfield | Liberal | Bede Spillane | David Hunter (Lib) | Joseph Conroy | David Eden (AP) |
  | Auburn | Labor | Peter Cox | William McIntyre (Lib) | | |
  | Balmain | Labor | Roger Degen | Robert Ward (Lib) | | |
  | Bankstown | Labor | Nick Kearns | John Ghent (Lib) | | |
  | Barwon | Country | Peter Prentice | Geoff Crawford (CP) | | David Aiken (Ind) Thomas Broadbent (AP) Wallace Ridley (Ind) |
  | Bass Hill | Labor | Clarrie Earl | Doreen Ghent (Lib) | | |
  | Bathurst | Country | Michael Connolly | Clive Osborne (CP) | | Deryck Barnes (AP) |
  | Blacktown | Labor | Gordon Barnier | Hilton Robinson (Lib) | Charles Ormel | George Nicolaidis (Ind) |
  | Bligh | Liberal | Maurice Allen | John Barraclough (Lib) | Dominique Droulers | Francis Claffy (Ind) Merilyn Giesekam (Ind) Bridget Gilling (ALRA) Thomas Smith (Ind) |
  | Blue Mountains | Independent | James Collins | | Kenneth Brown | Harold Coates* (Ind) Frederick Lamb (Ind) |
  | Broken Hill | Labor | Lew Johnstone | | | |
  | Burrendong | Country | Leo Nott | Roger Wotton (CP) | | |
  | Burrinjuck | Labor | Bill Sheahan | Leon Garry (Lib) Edward O'Connor (CP) | | |
  | Burwood | Liberal | Phil O'Neill | John Jackett (Lib) | | Ben Doig (Ind) Jack Mundey (CPA) |
  | Byron | Country | James Constable | Stanley Stephens (CP) | | |
  | Campbelltown | Liberal | Cliff Mallam | Max Dunbier (Lib) | | |
  | Canterbury | Labor | Kevin Stewart | Jack Backer (Lib) | | |
  | Casino | Country | Don Day | Charles Yabsley (CP) | | |
  | Castlereagh | Labor | Jack Renshaw | Bruce Fry (Lib) Albert Green (CP) | John Gough | |
  | Cessnock | Labor | George Neilly | John Thomas (Lib) | | |
  | Charlestown | Labor | Jack Stewart | Alfred Pickering (Lib) | Hugh Ansell | Charles Hockings (AP) |
  | Clarence | Country | Thomas Cronin | Francis Clark (CP) Matt Singleton* (CP) | | Clarice McClymont (Ind) Neville Weiley (Ind) |
  | Collaroy | Liberal | | Robert Askin (Lib) | Lyle Antcliff | Frederick Adcock (Ind) Brian Walker (AP) Norman Ward (Ind) |
  | Coogee | Liberal | Mary Barry | Sir Kevin Ellis (Lib) | Betty Stepkovitch | William Ash (Ind) Jean McCoroskin (DOGS) |
  | Cook's River | Labor | Tom Cahill | Kenneth McKimm (Lib) | | |
  | Corrimal | Labor | Laurie Kelly | Eric Blain (Lib) | Raymond Proust | Reginald Wilding (CPA) |
  | Cronulla | Liberal | Michael Egan | Ian Griffith (Lib) | | Robin Alleway (DOGS) |
  | Davidson | Liberal | | Dick Healey (Lib) | Thomas Colman | |
  | Drummoyne | Labor | Reg Coady | Colin Gardiner (Lib) | | |
  | Dubbo | Liberal | Norman Cox | John Mason (Lib) | Terence Catley | |
  | Earlwood | Liberal | Barry Robinson | Eric Willis (Lib) | | |
  | East Hills | Labor | Joe Kelly | Albert Hurley (Lib) | | Raymond Buchanan (Ind) Harold McIlveen (Ind) |
  | Eastwood | Liberal | John McMahon | Jim Clough (Lib) | | Olwyn Mackenzie (Ind) |
  | Fairfield | Labor | Eric Bedford | John Woods (Lib) | | Edward Oldfield (Ind) |
  | Fuller | Liberal | Anthony Bellanto | Peter Coleman (Lib) | Kevin Davis | Dudley Abbott (DOGS) |
  | Georges River | Labor | Frank Walker | Vince Bruce (Lib) | | |
  | Gloucester | Country | Terence Wallis | Leon Punch (CP) | | James Bogan (Ind) |
  | Gordon | Liberal | | Harry Jago (Lib) | Allan Dwyer | |
  | Gosford | Liberal | Keith O'Connell | Ted Humphries (Lib) | | Wallace Cook (Ind) Barry Phillips (AP) |
  | Goulburn | Country | Norman Barnwell | Ron Brewer (CP) | | |
  | Granville | Labor | Pat Flaherty | George Ajaka (Lib) | | |
  | Hawkesbury | Liberal | Walter Brown | Bernie Deane(Lib) | | Charles Rogers (Ind) |
  | Heathcote | Labor | Rex Jackson | Evelyn Thompson (Lib) | | Edna McGill (DOGS) |
  | Hornsby | Liberal | | John Maddison (Lib) | Anthony Felton | George Black (AP) David Hill (Ind) |
  | Hurstville | Liberal | Kenneth Hallen | Tom Mead (Lib) | Peter Abrams | Ralph Catts (AP) Judith Sainsbury (DOGS) |
  | Illawarra | Labor | George Petersen | Lorna Shacklock (Lib) | Edward Himmelreich | Frank Arkell (Ind) Raymond Clay (Ind) |
  | King | Labor | Albert Sloss | Andrew Bush (Lib) | | Doris Jobling (CPA) Ernest Williams (Ind) |
  | Kirribilli | Liberal | William Harkness | John Waddy (Lib) | Michael Fitzpatrick | Romualds Kemps (Ind) |
  | Kogarah | Labor | Bill Crabtree | William Marshall (Lib) | | Margot Caulfield (Ind) |
  | Lake Macquarie | Labor | Merv Hunter | Richard Bevan (Lib) | | |
  | Lakemba | Labor | Vince Durick | James Dixon (Lib) | | |
  | Lane Cove | Liberal | Ronald Gornall | Ken McCaw (Lib) | Reginald Lawson | Malcolm Hilbery (AP) |
  | Lismore | Country | | Bruce Duncan (CP) | | |
  | Liverpool | Labor | George Paciullo | Robert Leech (Lib) | William Arundell | |
  | Maitland | Liberal | Francis Murray | Milton Morris (Lib) | Jack Collins | |
  | Manly | Liberal | Terence Riley | Douglas Darby (Lib) | Francis Bulger | Eric Riches (Ind) |
  | Maroubra | Labor | Bill Haigh | Gregory Lyons (Lib) | Warwick Spooner | Samuel Joseph (Ind) |
  | Marrickville | Labor | Norm Ryan | Jonathan Fowler (Lib) | | |
  | Merrylands | Labor | Jack Ferguson | Nevile Hodsdon (Lib) | | |
  | Miranda | Liberal | Bill Robb | Tim Walker (Lib) | William Goslett | Milo Dunphy (AP) |
  | Monaro | Liberal | Alfred Kingston | Steve Mauger (Lib) | | |
  | Mosman | Liberal | Darryl Nagel | Pat Morton (Lib) | Ann Macken | Brian Buckley (AP) |
  | Mount Druitt | Labor | Jim Southee | John Park (Lib) | | |
  | Murray | Independent | | Bruce Birrell (CP) Allan Connell (Lib) | Brian Maw | Joe Lawson (Ind) |
  | Murrumbidgee | Labor | Lin Gordon | David Clark (CP) Ian Davidge (Lib) | Leslie Kennedy | |
  | Nepean | Liberal | Ron Mulock | Ron Dunbier (Lib) | Leslie Clarke | John Andersen (Ind) |
  | Newcastle | Labor | Arthur Wade | Malcolm Barnes (Lib) | Gerard Collins | Wlodzimierz Bohatko (AP) |
  | Northcott | Liberal | | Jim Cameron (Lib) | | Jane Gray (DOGS) David Haig (AP) |
  | Orange | Country | Joseph Ryan | Charles Cutler (CP) | John Grant | Lloyd Stapleton (Ind) Margaret Stevenson (Ind) |
  | Oxley | Country | | Bruce Cowan (CP) | | Joe Cordner (Ind) |
  | Parramatta | Labor | Dan Mahoney | Alaric Kellett (Lib) | | Leonard Kiernan (Ind) |
  | Phillip | Labor | Pat Hills | Ronald Hack (Lib) | John Fox | |
  | Raleigh | Country | Sydney Dodds | Jim Brown (CP) | | Andrew Boyton (Ind) |
  | Rockdale | Labor | Brian Bannon | Roye Gaha (Lib) | Mary Hennessy | Edwin Bellchambers (Ind) |
  | South Coast | Liberal | | Jack Beale (Lib) | | John Hatton (Ind) |
  | Sturt | Country | | William Dixon (Lib) Tim Fischer* (CP) | Bernard O'Keeffe | Ernest Mitchell (Ind) |
  | Tamworth | Country | Francis Briscoe-Hough | Bill Chaffey (CP) | Ian de Courcy Dutton | Alexander Dickinson (Ind) Ellis Wall (Ind) |
  | Temora | Country | Lyle Hoad | Jim Taylor (CP) | | Terence Brady (Ind) |
  | Tenterfield | Country | Ronald Grafton | Tim Bruxner (CP) | | George Britz (Ind) |
  | The Hills | Liberal | Michael Gillian | Max Ruddock (Lib) | John Stewart | |
  | Upper Hunter | Country | Kenneth Cosgrove Alexander Trevallian | Col Fisher (CP) | | |
  | Vaucluse | Liberal | | Keith Doyle (Lib) | | Harry Marsh (Ind) Lincoln Oppenheimer (Ind) |
  | Wagga Wagga | Liberal | John Skeers | Wal Fife (Lib) | Peter Piltz | |
  | Wakehurst | Liberal | Evan Davies | Allan Viney (Lib) | Kevin Lee | |
  | Wallsend | Labor | Ken Booth | John Bailey (Lib) | Robert Godfrey | |
  | Waratah | Labor | Sam Jones | Malcolm Blackshaw (Lib) | | |
  | Waverley | Labor | Syd Einfeld | James Markham (Lib) | | |
  | Wentworthville | Labor | Ernie Quinn | Peter Andrews (Lib) | | |
  | Willoughby | Liberal | Eddie Britt | Laurie McGinty (Lib) | Leo Eller | Ida Carter (Ind) Mary McNish (AP) |
  | Wollondilly | Liberal | John Kerin | Tom Lewis (Lib) | Kevin Harrold | Alexander Gould (Ind) |
  | Wollongong | Liberal | Eric Ramsay | Jack Hough (Lib) | Peter Daly | |
  | Wyong | Labor | Harry Jensen | Geoffrey Gilchrist (Lib) | Estelle Drinkwater | |
  | Yaralla | Liberal | Garry McIlwaine | Lerryn Mutton (Lib) | Andrew Murphy | |
  | Young | Country | Jeffrey Condron | George Freudenstein (CP) | John Hogan | |
  