title: Candidates of the 1977 Western Australian state election
text: # Candidates of the 1977 Western Australian state election
  
  The 1977 Western Australian state election was held on 19 February 1977.
  
  ## Retiring Members
  
  ### Labor
  
  * John Tonkin MLA (Melville)
  * Harry Fletcher MLA (Fremantle)
  * Donald May MLA (Clontarf)
  * Tom Hartrey MLA (Boulder-Dundas)
  
  ### Liberal
  
  * Ross Hutchinson MLA (Cottesloe)
  * Arthur Griffith MLC (North Metropolitan)
  * Charles Abbey MLC (West)
  
  ### National Country
  
  * Thomas Perry MLC (Lower Central)
  * Jack Heitman MLC (Upper West) (died before term ended)
  
  ## 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 | Ray Wood | Leon Watt (Lib) | |
  | Ascot | Labor | Mal Bryce | John Bamford (Lib) | |
  | Avon | Labor | Ken McIver | Kelvin Bulloch (Lib) | |
  | Balcatta | Labor | Brian Burke | Geoffrey Hasler (Lib) | |
  | Bunbury | Liberal | David Smith | John Sibson (Lib) | |
  | Canning | Labor | Tom Bateman | Richard Shellabear (Lib) | |
  | Clontarf | Labor | Colin Puls | Tony Williams (Lib) | |
  | Cockburn | Labor | Don Taylor | George Grljusich (Lib) | |
  | Collie | Labor | Tom Jones | Maurice Williams (Lib) | |
  | Cottesloe | Liberal | Howard Olney | Bill Hassell (Lib) | |
  | Dale | Liberal | Michael Marsh | Cyril Rushton (Lib) | |
  | Darling Range | Liberal | William O'Brien | George Spriggs (Lib) | |
  | Dianella | Labor | Keith Wilson | Peter Foeken (Lib) | |
  | East Melville | Liberal | Lionel Christensen | Des O'Neil (Lib) | |
  | Floreat | Liberal | Hilary Snell | Andrew Mensaros (Lib) | Frank Parry (Ind) |
  | Fremantle | Labor | John Troy | Ernestine Rosenstein (Lib) | |
  | Gascoyne | Liberal | Robert Brown | Ian Laurance (Lib) | Robert Phillips (Ind) |
  | Geraldton | Labor | Jeff Carr | John Grosse (Lib) | Fiona Ensor (Prog) |
  | Gosnells | Labor | Bob Pearce | Brian Piesse (Lib) | Gordon Stapp (Ind) |
  | Greenough | Liberal | Kenneth Davis | Reg Tubby (Lib) | Geoffrey McNeil (Prog) |
  | Kalamunda | Liberal | Shane Baker | Ian Thompson (Lib) | |
  | Kalgoorlie | Labor | Tom Evans | Stuart Dunkley (Lib) | Graham Mills (Prog) |
  | Karrinyup | Liberal | Peter Rose | Jim Clarko (Lib) | |
  | Katanning | NCP | Christopher Bothams | Peter Hatherly (Lib) Dick Old (NCP)* | |
  | Kimberley | Liberal | Ernie Bridge | Alan Ridge (Lib) | Allan Rees (Ind) |
  | Maylands | Labor | John Harman | Brian Dillon (Lib) | |
  | Melville | Labor | Barry Hodge | Daryl Williams (Lib) | |
  | Merredin | NCP | George Banks | Garry Hawks (Lib) Hendy Cowan (NCP)* | |
  | Moore | NCP | Ewold Jager | Irwin Barrett-Lennard (Lib) Bert Crane (NCP)* | |
  | Morley | Labor | Arthur Tonkin | Madge Bicknell (Lib) | |
  | Mount Hawthorn | Labor | Ronald Bertram | Brian Morris (Lib) | |
  | Mount Lawley | Liberal | Athol Monck | Ray O'Connor (Lib) | Malcolm Hall (Ind) |
  | Mount Marshall | NCP | | Harold Lundy (Lib) Ray McPharlin (NCP)* | |
  | Mundaring | Labor | James Moiler | Tom Herzfeld (Lib) | Bryan Scott-Courtland (Prog) |
  | Murchison-Eyre | Liberal | Patricia Logue | Peter Coyne (Lib) | |
  | Murdoch | Labor | Garry Kelly | Barry MacKinnon (Lib) | |
  | Murray | Labor | Noel Truman | Richard Shalders (Lib) | |
  | Narrogin | NCP | | Francesco Buemi (Lib) Peter Jones (NCP)* | |
  | Nedlands | Liberal | Gordon Black | Charles Court (Lib) | John Hallam (AP) Graeme Pratt (Ind) James Croasdale (Ind) |
  | Perth | Labor | Terry Burke | Hal Colebatch (Lib) | |
  | Pilbara | Liberal | Norm Marlborough | Brian Sodeman (Lib) | |
  | Rockingham | Labor | Mike Barnett | Ernest England (Lib) | |
  | Roe | Liberal | Dianne Jones | Geoff Grewar (Lib)* Owen Kirwan (NCP) | |
  | Scarborough | Labor | Desmond Moore | Ray Young (Lib) | |
  | South Perth | Liberal | Bill Johnson | Bill Grayden (Lib) | |
  | Stirling | NCP | | Douglas Campbell (Lib) Matt Stephens (NCP)* | |
  | Subiaco | Liberal | Wendy Fatin | Tom Dadour (Lib) | |
  | Swan | Labor | Jack Skidmore | Peter Unger (Lib) | |
  | Vasse | Liberal | Peter Naughton | Barry Blaikie (Lib) | Alister Walker (Ind) |
  | Victoria Park | Labor | Ron Davies | Michael Smith (Lib) | |
  | Warren | Labor | David Evans | Bill King (Lib) | Noel Duggen (Ind) |
  | Wellington | Liberal | Robert Greeve | June Craig (Lib) | |
  | Welshpool | Labor | Colin Jamieson | Brian Rose (Lib) | |
  | Whitford | Liberal | Marilyn Anthony | Mick Nanovich (Lib) | |
  | Yilgarn-Dundas | Labor | Julian Grill | Douglas Daws (Lib) | Jillian van der Woude (Prog) |
  
  ## 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 | | Evelyn Carter (Lib) Norm Baxter* (NCP) | Adam Nicol (Ind) |
  | East Metropolitan | Labor | Fred McKenzie | Paul Nichols (Lib) | |
  | Lower Central | NCP | James Laffer | Anthony Sands (Lib) Winifred Piesse* (NCP) | |
  | Lower North | Labor | Stan Dellar | Norman Moore (Lib) | |
  | Lower West | Liberal | Patrick Weir | Neil McNeill (Lib) | |
  | Metropolitan | Liberal | Simon French | John Williams (Lib) | Syd Negus (Ind) Jeannette Forsyth (Ind) |
  | North | Liberal | Eric Williams | Bill Withers (Lib) | |
  | North Metropolitan | Liberal | Graham Burkett | Bob Pike (Lib) | |
  | North-East Metropolitan | Labor | Lyla Elliott | Brian Breese (Lib) | |
  | South | Liberal | | David Wordsworth* (Lib) Eric James (NCP) | Robert Burns (Ind) |
  | South Metropolitan | Labor | Des Dans | Peter Shack (Lib) | |
  | South-East | Labor | Ron Leeson | Eric Bingley (Lib) | |
  | South-East Metropolitan | Liberal | Nicholas Clarke | Clive Griffiths (Lib) | |
  | South West | Liberal | Geoffrey Baker | Vic Ferry (Lib) | Stewart Melville (Ind) |
  | Upper West | NCP | Alan Fewster | Michael Flanagan (Lib) Tom McNeil* (NCP) | |
  | West | Liberal | Graham Hawkes | Neil Oliver (Lib) | |
  