title: Candidates of the 1983 Western Australian state election
text: # Candidates of the 1983 Western Australian state election
  
  The 1983 Western Australian state election was held on 19 February 1983.
  
  ## Retiring Members
  
  ### Liberal
  
  * Brian Sodeman MLA (Pilbara)
  * Neil McNeill MLC (Lower West)
  
  ### National Country
  
  * Norm Baxter MLC (Central)
  
  ## 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Albany | Liberal | Josephine Lynch | Darrall Simpson (NCP) Leon Watt* (Lib) | John Chamberlain (Dem) |
  | Armadale | Labor | Bob Pearce | Douglas Cable (Lib) | |
  | Ascot | Labor | Mal Bryce | Richard Dalgleish (Lib) | |
  | Avon | Labor | Ken McIver | Thomas Richards (Lib) Max Trenorden (NCP) | |
  | Balcatta | Labor | Ron Bertram | Vincenzo Allessandrino (Lib) | |
  | Balga | Labor | Brian Burke | Peter Nolan (Lib) | |
  | Bunbury | Liberal | Phil Smith | John Sibson (Lib) | Donald Stewart (Dem) |
  | Canning | Labor | Tom Bateman | John Nagle (Lib) | |
  | Clontarf | Liberal | David Dale | Tony Williams (Lib) | |
  | Cockburn | Labor | Don Taylor | Gregory Bowler (Lib) | |
  | Collie | Labor | Tom Jones | Allen Mountford (NCP) | |
  | Cottesloe | Liberal | Leslie Heinrich | Bill Hassell (Lib) | Alfred Bussell (Ind) Marjorie McKercher (Dem) |
  | Dale | Liberal | Philip Vincent | Cyril Rushton (Lib) | Joan Farrelly (Dem) |
  | Darling Range | Liberal | Reginald Howard-Smith | George Spriggs (Lib) |
  | East Melville | Liberal | Carmen Lawrence | Anthony Trethowan (Lib) | Shirley de la Hunty (Dem) |
  | Esperance-Dundas | Labor | Julian Grill | Geoff Grewar (Lib) Robert Russell (NCP) | |
  | Floreat | Liberal | Peter Keating | Andrew Mensaros (Lib) | Robert Ward (Ind) |
  | Fremantle | Labor | David Parker | Joseph Faliti (Lib) | Timothy Peach (SLL) |
  | Gascoyne | Liberal | John Cunningham | Ian Laurance (Lib) | |
  | Geraldton | Liberal | Jeff Carr | Harold Driscoll (Lib) | |
  | Gosnells | Labor | Yvonne Henderson | Michael Mitchell (Lib) | Gordon Stapp (Ind) |
  | Greenough | Liberal | Timothy Gamage | Reg Tubby (Lib) | |
  | Helena | Labor | Gordon Hill | Marianne McCall (Lib) | |
  | Joondalup | Labor | Jackie Watkins | Mick Nanovich (Lib) | |
  | Kalamunda | Liberal | Theraza Glindon | Ian Thompson (Lib) | Phillip Franzone (Dem) |
  | Kalgoorlie | Labor | Ian Taylor | Ross Lightfoot (Lib) | Maxine Cable (Ind) |
  | Karrinyup | Liberal | Richard Pitts | Jim Clarko (Lib) | Jean Jenkins (Dem) |
  | Katanning-Roe | NCP | Marilyn Elson | Dick Old (NCP) |
  | Kimberley | Labor | Ernie Bridge | Robert Whitton (Lib) | |
  | Mandurah | Liberal | John Read | Richard Shalders (Lib) | Leonard Attwill (Ind) |
  | Maylands | Labor | John Harman | Wouterina Klein (Lib) | |
  | Melville | Labor | Barry Hodge | Judith Gleeson (Lib) | |
  | Merredin | National | | Richard Cooper (Lib) Harold Lang (NCP) | Hendy Cowan* (Nat) Zoran Panzich (Ind) |
  | Mitchell | Labor | David Smith | June Craig (Lib) | |
  | Moore | NCP | Michael O'Rourke | Bert Crane* (NCP) Ernest Twine (Lib) | |
  | Morley-Swan | Labor | Arthur Tonkin | Ramsay Bogunovich (Lib) | James Connolly (Ind) |
  | Mount Lawley | Liberal | Desmond Hoffman | Ray O'Connor (Lib) | Cedric Beidatsch (CPA) |
  | Mount Marshall | National | Robert Couzens | Bill McNee* (Lib) Ray McPharlin (NCP) | Ronald Aitkenhead (Nat) |
  | Mundaring | Liberal | Gavan Troy | Tom Herzfeld (Lib) | Bryan Scott-Courtland (Dem) |
  | Murchison-Eyre | Liberal | Frank Donovan | Peter Coyne (Lib) | Kevin Seivwright (Ind) |
  | Murdoch | Liberal | Eric Ripper | Barry MacKinnon (Lib) | James Owen (Ind) |
  | Murray-Wellington | Liberal | James Hersey | John Bradshaw (Lib) | Marius Loeffler (Ind) |
  | Narrogin | NCP | | Peter Jones (NCP) | |
  | Nedlands | Liberal | Saliba Sassine | Richard Court (Lib) | |
  | Nollamara | Labor | Keith Wilson | Gregory Wilson (Lib) | |
  | Perth | Labor | Terry Burke | Peter Bogue (Lib) | |
  | Pilbara | Liberal | Pam Buchanan | David Penny (Lib) | Vincent Cooper (Ind) |
  | Rockingham | Labor | Mike Barnett | Maureen Mileham (Lib) | |
  | Scarborough | Liberal | Graham Burkett | Ray Young (Lib) | |
  | South Perth | Liberal | Sten Jakobsen | Bill Grayden (Lib) | |
  | Stirling | National | | Thomas Buxton (NCP) Peter Skinner (Lib) | Matt Stephens (Nat) |
  | Subiaco | Liberal | William Bartholomaeus | Tom Dadour (Lib) | |
  | Vasse | Liberal | Dane Carroll | Barry Blaikie (Lib) | Stewart Melville (Ind) |
  | Victoria Park | Labor | Ron Davies | Pauline Iles (Lib) | |
  | Warren | Labor | David Evans | Noel Klopper (NCP) Ross Young (Lib) | Noel Duggan (Ind) |
  | Welshpool | Labor | Colin Jamieson | Robert Gray (Lib) | |
  | Whitford | Liberal | Pam Beggs | Darryll Retallack (Lib) | |
  
  ## 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.
  
  | Province | Held by | Labor candidate | Coalition candidate | Other candidates |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Central | NCP | Roy Little | Gordon Atkinson* (Lib) Arnold Byfield (NCP) | Eric Charlton (Nat) |
  | Lower Central | NCP | John Bird | Winifred Piesse (NCP) Bill Stretch* (Lib) | |
  | Lower North | Liberal | Brian Wyatt | Norman Moore (Lib) | Frank Nesci (Ind) |
  | Lower West | Liberal | Brian Coffey | Colin Bell (Lib) | Maxwell Barrington (Dem) |
  | Metropolitan | Liberal | Graham Droppert | John Williams (Lib) | |
  | North | Labor | Tom Stephens | Peter Murray (Lib) | |
  | North Central Metropolitan | Labor | Sam Piantadosi | Michael Brazier (Lib) | |
  | North Metropolitan | Liberal | Graham Edwards | Bob Pike (Lib) | Bryan Lobascher (Dem) |
  | North-East Metropolitan | Labor | Fred McKenzie | Douglas Ismail (Lib) | Kevin Trent (Dem) |
  | South | Liberal | Ron Leeson | Leonard Newing (NCP) David Wordsworth* (Lib) | Leslie Stephens (Nat) |
  | South Central Metropolitan | Liberal | Sydney Hickman | Clive Griffiths (Lib) | Richard Jeffreys (Dem) |
  | South-East | Labor | Mark Nevill | Stanley Brown (Lib) | |
  | South-East Metropolitan | Labor | Kay Hallahan | Rodney Boland (Lib) | |
  | South Metropolitan | Labor | Des Dans | Colin Cashman (Lib) | |
  | South West | Liberal | Doug Wenn | Vic Ferry (Lib) | |
  | Upper West | National | | Peter Browne (Lib) Gordon Garratt (NCP) | Tom McNeil (Nat) |
  | West | Liberal | Nadeem Ramsay | Neil Oliver (Lib) |
  