title: Candidates of the 1983 Australian federal election
text: # Candidates of the 1983 Australian federal election
  
  This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1983 Australian federal election. The election was held on 5 March 1983.
  
  ## Retiring Members and Senators
  
  ### Labor
  
  * John Armitage MP (Chifley, NSW)
  * Moss Cass MP (Maribyrnong, Vic)
  * Ted Innes MP (Melbourne, Vic)
  * Charles Jones MP (Newcastle, NSW)
  * Les McMahon MP (Sydney, NSW)
  * Laurie Wallis MP (Grey, SA)
  * Senator Jim Keeffe (Qld)
  * Senator Geoff McLaren (SA)
  * Senator Tony Mulvihill (NSW)
  
  ### Liberal
  
  * Geoffrey Giles MP (Wakefield, SA)
  
  ### National
  
  * Peter Nixon MP (Gippsland, Vic)
  
  ## House of Representatives
  
  Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.
  
  ### Australian Capital Territory
  
  | Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Liberal candidate | Other candidates |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Canberra | Labor | Ros Kelly | Gerard Brennan | Joanne Hansen (DSPA) |
  | Fraser | Labor | Ken Fry | Liz Grant | Rohan Greenland (DSPA) Kevin Wise (Ind) |
  
  ### New South Wales
  
  | Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Coalition candidate | Democrats candidate | Other candidates |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Banks | Labor | John Mountford | Andrew Fairbairn (Lib) | Montague Greene | David Holmes (SWP) |
  | Barton | Liberal | Gary Punch | Jim Bradfield (Lib) | Ronald George | Bruce Barton (Ind) Charles Bellchambers (Ind) Jean Lindsay (Ind) Peter Wright (Prog) |
  | Bennelong | Liberal | Donald Vickers | John Howard (Lib) | | Milo Dunphy (NSWC) Steve Gabell (Ind) |
  | Berowra | Liberal | Maurice Marshan | Harry Edwards (Lib) | Pamela Tuckwell | |
  | Blaxland | Labor | Paul Keating | David Brown (Lib) | Phillip Grattan | Siong Hoe Goh (SWP) |
  | Bradfield | Liberal | Peter Donovan | David Connolly (Lib) | Anthony Dunne | |
  | Calare | National | David Simmons | Sandy Mackenzie (Nat) | Ann Ritter | George Simpson (Prog) |
  | Chifley | Labor | Russ Gorman | Edna Mitchell (Lib) | Frances Jones | Christine Broi (SWP) Jonathan Cooper (Ind) Jane Smith/New (Ind) |
  | Cook | Liberal | Michael Addison | Don Dobie (Lib) | | Henry Soper (Prog) |
  | Cowper | National | Joseph Moran | Ian Robinson (Nat) | Peter Brown | |
  | Cunningham | Labor | Stewart West | Gary Fisher (Lib) | George Jones | Diana Covell (SWP) Rudolf Pasara (SLL) Romaine Rutnam (CPA) |
  | Dundas | Liberal | Margaret Blaxell | Philip Ruddock (Lib) | John Tumminello | |
  | Eden-Monaro | Liberal | Jim Snow | Murray Sainsbury (Lib) | Russell Witt | Miriam Naughton (Ind) Ronald Sarina (True Ind) |
  | Farrer | Liberal | Noel Diffey | Wal Fife (Lib) | Scott Milne | Maureen Nathan (Prog) |
  | Grayndler | Labor | Leo McLeay | Edward James (Lib) | Albert Jarman | David Gibson (SPA) Michael Karadjis (SWP) Joseph Owens (CPA) |
  | Gwydir | National | Robert Hamilton | Ralph Hunt (Nat) | Gloria Collison | |
  | Hughes | Labor | Les Johnson | Peter Somerville (Lib) | Ronald Hellyer | Stephen Painter (SWP) |
  | Hume | National | Marie McCormick | Stephen Lusher (Nat) | Gregory Butler | |
  | Hunter | Labor | Bob Brown | James White (Lib) | Edwina Wilson | |
  | Kingsford-Smith | Labor | Lionel Bowen | Collin O'Neil (Lib) | Anthony Larkings | Geoffrey Channells (SWP) |
  | Lowe | Labor | Michael Maher | Philip Taylor (Lib) | Ralph Rogers | Helen Jarvis (SWP) |
  | Lyne | National | Francis Murray | Bruce Cowan (Nat) | Stephen Jeffries | John Bryant (Ind) Alfred Cannings (Ind) John Veenstra (Prog) |
  | Macarthur | Liberal | Colin Hollis | Michael Baume (Lib) | Frederic Goodfellow | Martin Essenberg (Ind) |
  | Mackellar | Liberal | Keith Jackson | Jim Carlton (Lib) | Robert Williams | Maurice Foley (Ind) |
  | Macquarie | Labor | Ross Free | Stephen Screech (Lib) | Richard Jackson-Hope | |
  | Mitchell | Liberal | Arthur Llewellyn | Alan Cadman (Lib) | Rona Samuels | |
  | Newcastle | Labor | Allan Morris | Stan Hayward (Lib) | Wayne Jarman | Frank Blefari (Ind) Darrell Dawson (CPA) Brian McDermott (Ind) Geoffrey Payne (SWP) |
  | New England | National | Lawrence Daly | Ian Sinclair (Nat) | Ian Dutton | |
  | North Sydney | Liberal | Kirk McKenzie | John Spender (Lib) | Rodney Dominish | |
  | Parramatta | Labor | John Brown | James Harker-Mortlock (Lib) | Patricia Lamey | Mark Carey (SWP) |
  | Paterson | National | Michael Williams | Frank O'Keefe (Nat) | Darrel Woodhouse | |
  | Phillip | Liberal | Jeannette McHugh | Jack Birney (Lib) | Karin Sowada | Timothy Daly (Prog) Julien Droulers (Grn) Lawrence Hogan (EAPP) |
  | Prospect | Labor | Dick Klugman | Alan Byers (Lib) | | Richard Nichols (SWP) Eric Viitala (Ind) |
  | Reid | Labor | Tom Uren | Yvonne Maio (Lib) | Stephen Bastian | Lynda Boland (SWP) Michael Gluyas (Ind) Neville Gray (Ind) |
  | Richmond | National | Terence McGee | Doug Anthony (Nat) | Kenneth Nicholson | |
  | Riverina | National | Ronald Adams | Noel Hicks (Nat) | Lesley Holschier | |
  | Robertson | Labor | Barry Cohen | Bev Austin (Lib) | Trevor Willsher | |
  | Shortland | Labor | Peter Morris | Peter Wilson (Lib) | Lyn Godfrey | Peter Abrahamson (SWP) Robert Buhler (SLL) |
  | St George | Labor | Bill Morrison | George James (Lib) | Ronald Kirkwood | Brian Compton (Ind) Dorothy Tumney (SWP) |
  | Sydney | Labor | Peter Baldwin | Ron Cibas (Lib) | Jennifer Macleod | Aileen Beaver (CPA) James Percy (SWP) |
  | Warringah | Liberal | John Coombs | Michael MacKellar (Lib) | Annique Duc | Stephen Markey (Prog) |
  | Wentworth | Liberal | Max Pearce | Peter Coleman (Lib) | Brian Hillman | Robert McCarthy (Ind) Neil Roberts (Ind) George Warnecke (Ind) Katherine Wentworth (Ind) |
  | Werriwa | Labor | John Kerin | Marie Rutledge (Lib) | | David Brandon (Ind) Dorothea Brocksop (SLL) Gail Cumming (SWP) |
  
  ### Northern Territory
  
  | Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | CLP candidate | Democrats candidate | Independent candidate |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Northern Territory | CLP | John Reeves | Grant Tambling | Joy King | Bill Cain Pamela Gardiner Strider |
  
  ### Queensland
  
  | Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Coalition candidate | Democrats candidate | Other candidate |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Bowman | Liberal | Len Keogh | Craig Brown (Nat) David Jull (Lib) | Ronald Heindorff | |
  | Brisbane | Labor | Manfred Cross | Bradley Garrett (Nat) Richard Magnus (Lib) | Lance Winter | Susanne Bolton (SWP) |
  | Capricornia | Labor | Doug Everingham | Alan Agnew (Lib) Helen Reeves (Nat) Robert Simpson (Nat) | Gregory Read | David Ryan (SPA) |
  | Darling Downs | National | Ronald Cullin | Tom McVeigh (Nat) | David Groves | |
  | Dawson | National | Barbara Hill | Ray Braithwaite (Nat) | | Kelly Crombie (Prog) Eric Geissmann (Ind) Raymond Jensen (Ind) |
  | Fadden | Liberal | David Beddall | Don Cameron (Lib) Howard Edmunds (Nat) | Murray Hallam | Raymond Ferguson (SPA) Dallas Graham (Prog) |
  | Fisher | National | Sol Theo | Evan Adermann* (Nat) Dennis Caswell (Lib) | Garry Somerville | |
  | Griffith | Labor | Ben Humphreys | Graham Young (Lib) | Carole Ames | Michael Fulton (SLL) Julie Walkington (SWP) |
  | Herbert | Liberal | Ted Lindsay | John Aubrey (Nat) Gordon Dean (Lib) | John Lamb | |
  | Kennedy | National | Brigid Walsh | Bob Katter (Nat) | George Hannaford | |
  | Leichhardt | National | John Gayler | David Thomson (Nat) | | |
  | Lilley | Labor | Elaine Darling | Jim Anderson (Lib) | Gael Paul | Anthony Catip (Ind) |
  | Maranoa | National | Warren Keats | Ian Cameron (Nat) | Austin Brannigan | |
  | McPherson | Liberal | Darryl McArthur | Trevor Watt (Nat) Peter White* (Lib) | Kenneth Peterson | Peter Courtney (NHP) |
  | Moreton | Liberal | Barbara Robson | Sir James Killen (Lib) | Leonard Fitzgerald | Helen Jones (SWP) |
  | Oxley | Labor | Bill Hayden | Les Woodforth (Lib) | Wayne Martin | Juanita Keig (SWP) |
  | Petrie | Liberal | Deane Wells | John Hodges (Lib) | Ray Hollis | Christopher Caldwell (Ind) Phillip Grimison (Prog) |
  | Ryan | Liberal | Michael Foley | John Moore (Lib) | John Elfick | Anthony Crooks (Ind) Patrick Cusack (Ind) |
  | Wide Bay | National | James Finemore | Clarrie Millar (Nat) | Mervyn Worth | Raymond Bird (Prog) |
  
  ### South Australia
  
  | Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Liberal candidate | Democrats candidate | Other candidates |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Adelaide | Labor | Chris Hurford | Barry James | Eileen Farmer | John Buik (Ind) Paul Petit (SWP) |
  | Barker | Liberal | Valerie Young | James Porter | Meg Lees | Anthony Beck (Nat) |
  | Bonython | Labor | Neal Blewett | Neville Joyce | John Longhurst | |
  | Boothby | Liberal | Bruce Whyatt | Steele Hall | John Coulter | |
  | Grey | Labor | Lloyd O'Neil | Joy Baluch | Jack Babbage | James Cronin (Ind) Anthony Haskett (Nat) Kerry Hawkes (LP) |
  | Hawker | Labor | Ralph Jacobi | Bruce Harry | Graham Pamount | John Garcia (SWP) |
  | Hindmarsh | Labor | John Scott | Barry Lewis | Jim Mitchell | Lotus Cavagnino (SWP) |
  | Kingston | Liberal | Gordon Bilney | Grant Chapman | Robert Ralph | |
  | Port Adelaide | Labor | Mick Young | Robin Rickards | Benjamin Michael | Robert Fisher (SWP) Donald Sutherland (CPA) |
  | Sturt | Liberal | Sergio Ubaldi | Ian Wilson | Alison Dolling | |
  | Wakefield | Liberal | Suzanne Owens | Neil Andrew | Donald Chisholm | Roger Cavanagh (Nat) |
  
  ### Tasmania
  
  | Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Liberal candidate | Democrats candidate | Other candidates |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Bass | Liberal | John McDonald | Kevin Newman | Nick Goldie | Richard Hutchison (Ind) |
  | Braddon | Liberal | Lance Fee | Ray Groom | Greg Sargent | |
  | Denison | Liberal | Kathy Smith | Michael Hodgman | Harvey Wallace-Williams | Leica Wagner (SWP) |
  | Franklin | Liberal | Fran Bladel | Bruce Goodluck | John Thompson | David Mazengarb (SWP) |
  | Wilmot | Liberal | David Llewellyn | Max Burr | Liz Holloway | Bill Chugg (Ind) |
  
  ### Victoria
  
  | Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Coalition candidate | Democrats candidate | DLP candidate | Other candidates |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Balaclava | Liberal | Chris Kennedy | Ian Macphee (Lib) | Zelma Furey | | Timothy Warner (CNP) |
  | Ballarat | Labor | John Mildren | John Ronan (Lib) | Graham Gough | | John Blower (Ind) Albert Ireland (Ind) |
  | Batman | Labor | Brian Howe | Maxwell Playford (Lib) | Gwendoline Naug | Philip L'Huillier | John Percy (SWP) |
  | Bendigo | Liberal | John Brumby | John Bourchier (Lib) | Neil Jewell | Robert Denahy | |
  | Bruce | Liberal | Heather O'Connor | Sir Billy Snedden (Lib) | Michael Johnson | | |
  | Burke | Labor | Andrew Theophanous | Bernie Finn (Lib) | George Hunter | | Evelyn Robson (SWP) |
  | Casey | Liberal | Peter Steedman | Peter Falconer (Lib) | Michael Nardella | John Garratt | Martin Hetherich (ACP) |
  | Chisholm | Liberal | Helen Mayer | Graham Harris (Lib) | Alan Swindon | Kevin Cooper | |
  | Corangamite | Liberal | Gavan O'Connor | Tony Street (Lib) | | | |
  | Corio | Labor | Gordon Scholes | Kent Henderson (Lib) | Guenter Sahr | | |
  | Deakin | Liberal | John Saunderson | Alan Jarman (Lib) | Jeffrey McAlpine | Peter Ferwerda | Wilfrid Thiele (Ind) |
  | Diamond Valley | Liberal | Peter Staples | Neil Brown (Lib) | Lynden Kenyon | Anne-Marie Petrucco | |
  | Flinders | Liberal | Bob Chynoweth | Peter Reith (Lib) | Harold Fraser | Kenneth Payne | |
  | Gellibrand | Labor | Ralph Willis | Peter Goudge (Lib) | Barry McLeod | | James Doughney (SWP) Augustus Titter (ANP) |
  | Gippsland | National | Anthony Peterson | Philip Davis (Lib) Peter McGauran* (Nat) | Pierre Forcier | Stewart Taig | Pearce Buckley (Ind) Bruce Ingle (Ind) |
  | Henty | Labor | Joan Child | Craig Baxter (Lib) | Harry Eichler | Paul Carroll | |
  | Higgins | Liberal | Jennifer Bundy | Roger Shipton (Lib) | Antony Siddons | | Maureen Holmes (IBCP) |
  | Holt | Labor | Michael Duffy | Joseph Moldrich (Lib) | Jean Yule | | |
  | Hotham | Labor | Lewis Kent | Peter Bolitho (Lib) | Erwin Frenkel | | |
  | Indi | Liberal | Carole Marple | Ewen Cameron* (Lib) Kevin Sanderson (Nat) | Geoffrey le Couteur | | |
  | Isaacs | Labor | David Charles | Ann Dunkley (Lib) | Terence Gough | | |
  | Kooyong | Liberal | Avis Meddings | Andrew Peacock (Lib) | Keith Bruckner | | David Greagg (IBCP) |
  | Lalor | Labor | Barry Jones | John Fahey (Lib) | Ivan Pollock | | Helen Said (SWP) |
  | La Trobe | Labor | Peter Milton | Peter Nugent (Lib) | Milton Blake | | Cornelis Hellema (ACP) |
  | Mallee | National | Graeme Jarry | Peter Fisher* (Nat) Ross Owen (Lib) | Colin Kavanagh | | |
  | Maribyrnong | Labor | Alan Griffiths | Geoffrey Ireland (Lib) | Henrik Jersic | | Peter Beharell (SWP) Richard Wright (AP) |
  | McMillan | Labor | Barry Cunningham | Stewart Robertson (Nat) Greg Ross (Lib) | Gloria Auchterlonie | John Sellens | |
  | Melbourne | Labor | Gerry Hand | Robert Fallshaw (Lib) | Chris Carter | | James Ferrari (IBCP) James McIlroy (SWP) |
  | Melbourne Ports | Labor | Clyde Holding | Ronald Flood (Lib) | John Sutcliffe | | Brett Trenery (SWP) |
  | Murray | National | Mark Anderson | Anne Adams (Lib) Bruce Lloyd* (Nat) | John Weir | | Diane Teasdale (Ind) |
  | Scullin | Labor | Harry Jenkins | Katheryne Savage (Lib) | Kenneth Peak | | Joan Barker (SWP) |
  | Wannon | Liberal | Nancy Genardini | Malcolm Fraser (Lib) | Harold Jeffrey | | |
  | Wills | Labor | Bob Hawke | Mark Hoysted (Lib) | John Hallam | Michael Verberne | Martin Mantell (SLL) Cecil G. Murgatroyd (IBCP) Solomon Salby (SWP) |
  
  ### Western Australia
  
  | Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Liberal candidate | Democrats candidate | Other candidates |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Canning | Liberal | Wendy Fatin | Mel Bungey | Jean Ritter | |
  | Curtin | Liberal | Clive Kittson | Allan Rocher | Marjorie McKercher | |
  | Forrest | Liberal | David Churches | Peter Drummond | Donald Stewart | Alfred Bussell (Ind) |
  | Fremantle | Labor | John Dawkins | Maxwell Adams | Colin Hull | Margo Condoleon (SWP) Timothy Peach (SLL) |
  | Kalgoorlie | Labor | Graeme Campbell | Douglas Krepp | Blair Nancarrow | Joseph Boschetti (Ind) |
  | Moore | Liberal | Allen Blanchard | John Hyde | Alan Needham | |
  | O'Connor | Liberal | Kim Chance | Wilson Tuckey | Denis Kidby | James Ferguson (NPW) Brian Pearce (Nat) |
  | Perth | Liberal | Ric Charlesworth | Ross McLean | Geoffrey Syme | |
  | Stirling | Liberal | Ron Edwards | Ian Viner | Maria Phillips | |
  | Swan | Labor | Kim Beazley | Jeffrey Roberts | Kevin Trent | Linda Mere (SWP) |
  | Tangney | Liberal | George Gear | Peter Shack | Ronald Murray | Bronwen Beachey (SWP) |
  
  ## Senate
  
  Sitting Senators are shown in bold text. Since this was a double dissolution election, all senators were up for re-election. The first five successful candidates from each state were elected to six-year terms, the remaining five to three-year terms. Tickets that elected at least one Senator are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are identified by an asterisk (*).
  
  ### Australian Capital Territory
  
  Two seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending one seat. The Liberal Party was defending one seat.
  
  | Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Democrats candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Susan Ryan* Marc Robinson | Margaret Reid* John Munro | Charles Price Dimmen de Graaff | Brian Scott (Ind) Ian Rout (DSPA) |
  
  ### New South Wales
  
  Ten seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending five seats. The Liberal-National Coalition was defending four seats. The Australian Democrats were defending one seat.
  
  | Labor candidates | Coalition candidates | Democrats candidates | CTA candidates | EAPP candidates | Peace on Earth candidates |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Doug McClelland* Arthur Gietzelt* Graham Richardson* Kerry Sibraa* Bruce Childs* Sue West | Sir John Carrick* (Lib) Peter Baume* (Lib) Douglas Scott* (Nat) Misha Lajovic* (Lib) Chris Puplick (Lib) Doug Moppett (Nat) | Colin Mason* Paul McLean Christine Townend Megan Sampson Peter Hains Rodney Irvine | Clair Isbister John Whitehall Graham McLennan Kevin Hume Thomas Toogood Elaine Nile | James Firbank Valerianne Hill William Lewis | Dudley Leggett Michelle Sheather |
  | Progress candidates | New Party candidates | SWP candidates | Socialist candidates | Integrity candidates | New Australian candidates |
  | Marjorie Wisby Archibald Brown William More | Vincent Murphy Stephen Tsousis | Amanda Orr Andres Garin | Peter Symon Harry Black Stratos Mavrantonis | Kenneth Aylward Antony Maurice Geoffrey Holt | Rudolph Dezelin Milan Riznic |
  | AFM candidates | Republican candidates | SDP candidates | White Australia candidates | Group A candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
  | Jon Axtens Joseph Fusco | Peter Consandine Peter Maroney | Walter Roach Edward de Bouter Johann Liszikam | Robert Cameron Russell Scrivener | Ronald Weatherall Keith Gleeson | John Comyns Glen Davis Kaine Aalto Ross Baldwin Raymond Butcher Burnum Burnum Stephen Starkey |
  
  ### Northern Territory
  
  Two seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending one seat. The Country Liberal Party was defending one seat.
  
  | Labor candidates | CLP candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
  | - | - | - |
  | Ted Robertson* Denise Fincham | Bernie Kilgariff* Dallas Drake | Fay Lawrence (Dem) Harold Brown (Ind) |
  
  ### Queensland
  
  Ten seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending four seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats (although Liberal Senator Neville Bonner was contesting the election as an independent). The National Party was defending two seats. The Australian Democrats were defending one seat.
  
  | Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | National candidates | Democrats candidates | Bonner candidates | Progress candidates |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | George Georges* Mal Colston* Gerry Jones* Margaret Reynolds* Robert Gleeson Susan Yarrow | Kathy Martin* David MacGibbon* Edi Solari David Watson | Florence Bjelke-Petersen* Stan Collard* Ron Boswell* Patrick Behan | Michael Macklin* Stanley Stanley Gilruth Rees Anthony Walters Allan Holz | Neville Bonner Audrey Pengelis | Vivian Forbes Jill Weil |
  | Petrov candidates | Integrity candidates | Humanitarian candidates | SWP candidates | Christian Voice candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
  | Cyril McKenzie Vynette McKenzie | Victor Bridger Michael Comerford Alan Ellis | Derek Gillmore Marcus Platen | Jonathan West John Coleman | John Herzog Tass Augustakis John Carlisle | John Fitzgerald Norman Eather Anthony Catip Ivan Harris Estelle Cattoni Francis Ross Milan Lorman |
  
  ### South Australia
  
  Ten seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending four seats. The Liberal Party was defending five seats. The Australian Democrats were defending one seat.
  
  | Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Democrats candidates | National candidates | Communist candidates | Integrity candidates |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ron Elstob* Dominic Foreman* Nick Bolkus* Graham Maguire* Rosemary Crowley* Brian Keneally | Tony Messner* Robert Hill* Don Jessop* Baden Teague* Sir Harold Young Graham Ingerson | Janine Haines* Ted Radoslovich Margaret-Ann Williams David Vigor John Beech Patricia Shortridge | Kevin Schulz William Nosworthy Stanley Draganoff | Anne McMenamin John Humphrys | Betty Luks Barry Lindner Belle Harris John Wadey |
  | SWP candidates | SDP candidates | Socialist candidates | Ungrouped candidates | | |
  | Douglas Lorimer Jennifer Fisher | Roger Orsmby John Parker | Brian Rooney Laurence Kiek | William Forster (Libertarian) Colin George (Ind) |
  
  ### Tasmania
  
  Ten seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending four seats. The Liberal Party was defending five seats. Independent Senator Brian Harradine was defending one seat.
  
  | Labor candidates | Coalition candidates | Democrats candidates | Harradine candidates |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Don Grimes* Michael Tate* Jean Hearn* John Coates* John White Vicki Buchanan | Peter Rae* Shirley Walters* Brian Archer* Michael Townley* John Watson* Gordon Ibbett | Norm Sanders Peter Creet Margaret Duthoit | Brian Harradine* John Jones |
  
  ### Victoria
  
  Ten seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending four seats. The Liberal-National Coalition was defending four seats. The Australian Democrats were defending two seats.
  
  | Labor candidates | Coalition candidates | Democrats candidates | DLP candidates | Integrity candidates | Advance Victoria candidates |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | John Button* Gareth Evans* Cyril Primmer* Robert Ray* Olive Zakharov* Geoffrey Fary | Dame Margaret Guilfoyle* (Lib) Austin Lewis* (Lib) Alan Missen* (Lib) David Hamer* (Lib) Shirley McKerrow (Nat) Murray Buzza (Nat) | Don Chipp* John Siddons Janet Powell Ian Price | Brian Handley Edna Hall John Easton James Jordan | Robert J. Steer Louis Cook Robert B. Steer Beverley Meagher Miliano Mele | Thomas Kelly Ellen Kelly Stephen Kelly Nicholas Kelly |
  | Socialist candidates | PTBA candidates | SWP candidates | Pensioner candidates | Progress candidates | SDP candidates |
  | Trevor McCandless Mark Treloar | Athol Kelly Graham Todd | Maree Walk Andrew Jamieson | Neil McKay Joseph Radcliffe George Cole | Ian Mackechnie David Miller | Joseph Johnson Brian Coe |
  | Ungrouped candidates | Ungrouped candidates | | | | |
  | Jim Cairns (Ind) Andrew Kaspariunas (Ind) Louis Constant (Ind) Nikolaos Millios (Eth) | Earl Mignon (Ind) Leonard Stubbs (Ind) Umberto Mammarella (Ind) Patrick Flanagan (Ind) | | | | |
  
  ### Western Australia
  
  Ten seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending four seats. The Liberal Party was defending six seats.
  
  | Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Democrats candidates | National candidates | NPW candidates | SWP candidates |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Peter Walsh* Ruth Coleman* Gordon McIntosh* Patricia Giles* Peter Cook* Jim McKiernan | Fred Chaney* Peter Durack* Noel Crichton-Browne* Reg Withers* Andrew Thomas John Martyr | Jack Evans* Shirley de la Hunty Richard Jeffreys James Anderson | Albert Llewellyn John Sattler Rodney Frost | Murray Anderson Edna Adams Donald Bannister | Anthony Forward Peter Holloway |
  | SDP candidates | Group H candidates | Group I candidates | | | |
  | Richard Savage Kerry Stevens | Robin Linke Charles Lee | Francesco Nesci Nellie Stuart | | | |
  
  ## Summary by party
  
  Beside each party is the number of seats contested by that party in the House of Representatives for each state, as well as an indication of whether the party contested the Senate election in the respective state.
  
  | Party | NSW | NSW | Vic | Vic | Qld | Qld | WA | WA | SA | SA | Tas | Tas | ACT | ACT | NT | NT | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Party | HR | S | HR | S | HR | S | HR | S | HR | S | HR | S | HR | S | HR | S | HR | S |
  | Australian Labor Party | 43 | * | 33 | * | 19 | * | 11 | * | 11 | * | 5 | * | 2 | * | 1 | * | 125 | 8 |
  | Liberal Party of Australia | 34 | * | 33 | * | 13 | * | 11 | * | 11 | * | 5 | * | 2 | * | | | 109 | 7 |
  | National Party of Australia | 9 | * | 5 | * | 14 | * | 1 | * | 3 | * | | | | | | | 32 | 5 |
  | Country Liberal Party | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | * | 1 | 1 |
  | Australian Democrats | 39 | * | 32 | * | 17 | * | 11 | * | 11 | * | 5 | * | | * | 1 | * | 116 | 8 |
  | Socialist Workers Party | 15 | * | 9 | * | 4 | * | 3 | * | 4 | * | 2 | | | | | | 37 | 5 |
  | Progress Party | 7 | * | | * | 4 | * | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 3 |
  | Democratic Labor Party | | | 11 | * | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 1 |
  | Socialist Labour League | 3 | | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | |
  | Communist Party of Australia | 4 | | | | | | | | 1 | * | | | | | | | 5 | 1 |
  | Imperial British Conservative Party | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | |
  | Socialist Party of Australia | 1 | * | | * | 2 | | | | | * | | | | | | | 3 | 3 |
  | Deadly Serious Party | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | * | | | 2 | 1 |
  | Conservative Nationalist Party | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | |
  | Australian Christian Party | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | |
  | Engineered Australia Plan Party | 1 | * | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
  | National Humanitarian Party | | | | | 1 | * | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
  | National Party of Western Australia | | | | | | | 1 | * | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
  | Libertarian Party of Australia | | | | | | | | | 1 | * | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
  | National South West Coalition | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | |
  | True Independent | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | |
  | New South Wales Green Party | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | |
  | Australia Party | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | |
  | Social Democratic Party | | * | | * | | | | * | | * | | | | | | | | 4 |
  | Integrity Team | | * | | * | | * | | | | * | | | | | | | | 4 |
  | Call to Australia | | * | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
  | Peace on Earth | | * | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
  | The New Party | | * | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
  | New Australian Party | | * | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
  | Australian Family Movement | | * | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
  | Republican Party of Australia | | * | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
  | White Australia Movement | | * | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
  | Advance Victoria | | | | * | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
  | Proud to be Australian | | | | * | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
  | Pensioner Party of Australia | | | | * | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
  | Ethnic Party of Australia | | | | * | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
  | Party to Expose the Petrov Conspiracy | | | | | | * | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
  | Christian Voice | | | | | | * | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
  | Independent and other | 23 | | 6 | | 6 | | 2 | | 2 | | 2 | | 1 | | 3 | | 45 | |
  