This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1961 Australian federal election. The election was held on 9 December 1961.
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.
| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Liberal candidate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Capital Territory | Labor | Jim Fraser | Geoffrey Small |
| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Coalition candidate | DLP candidate | Other candidates |
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| Banks | Labor | Eric Costa | Jack Manning (Lib) | John Antill | Frank Bollins (CPA) Russell Duncan (Ind) |
| Barton | Labor | Len Reynolds | Colin Sullivan (Lib) | Thomas Brosnan | |
| Bennelong | Liberal | Harry Jensen | John Cramer (Lib) | Edward Beck | |
| Blaxland | Labor | Jim Harrison | David Cowan (Lib) | Bernard Atkinson | |
| Bradfield | Liberal | Percy Staines | Harry Turner (Lib) | Dominique Droulers | |
| Calare | Country | Leroy Serisier | John England (CP) | George Boland | |
| Cowper | Country | Frank McGuren | Sir Earle Page (CP) | Neville Weiley (Ind) | |
| Cunningham | Labor | Victor Kearney | Jack Hough (Lib) | Bill McDougall (CPA) | |
| Dalley | Labor | William O'Connor | Arthur Nesbitt (Lib) | Reginald Lawson | Mavis Robertson (CPA) |
| Darling | Labor | Joe Clark | Rodan Dawson (CP) | ||
| East Sydney | Labor | Eddie Ward | John Folbigg (Lib) | Joseph Bergin | Bill Brown (CPA) |
| Eden-Monaro | Labor | Allan Fraser | Douglas Thomson (Lib) | ||
| Evans | Liberal | James Monaghan | Frederick Osborne (Lib) | Francis Collins | Harold O'Reilly (Ind) |
| Farrer | Liberal | Herb McPherson | David Fairbairn (Lib) | William Brennan | |
| Grayndler | Labor | Fred Daly | Evan MacLaurin (Lib) | Charles McCafferty | Hal Alexander (CPA) |
| Gwydir | Country | Austin Heffernan | Ian Allan (CP) | Stanley Parmenter | |
| Hughes | Labor | Les Johnson | Keith Woodward (Lib) | Wesley Johns | |
| Hume | Country | Arthur Fuller | Charles Anderson (CP) | Charles Rowe | |
| Hunter | Labor | Bert James | Edward Farrell (Lib) | John Tapp (CPA) | |
| Kingsford-Smith | Labor | Dan Curtin | Jack Cunningham (Lib) | John Cunningham | |
| Lang | Labor | Frank Stewart | Russell Carter (Lib) | Edward Byrnes | Frank Ball (Ind) |
| Lawson | Country | John Canobi | Laurie Failes (CP) | Denis Searls | |
| Lowe | Liberal | John Holland | William McMahon (Lib) | Denis Klein | Daniel Smith (ARP) |
| Lyne | Country | John Allan | Philip Lucock (CP) | Jack Collins | Joe Cordner (Ind) |
| Macarthur | Liberal | Don Nilon | Jeff Bate (Lib) | ||
| Mackellar | Liberal | Mabel Elliott | Bill Wentworth (Lib) | Philip Cohen | Hugh Begg (CPA) |
| Macquarie | Liberal | Tony Luchetti | John Heesh (Lib) | Frank Mackenzie | |
| Mitchell | Liberal | John Armitage | Roy Wheeler (Lib) | Allan Dwyer | John Mantova (Ind) |
| New England | Country | Donald White | David Drummond (CP) | John Burless | |
| Newcastle | Labor | Charles Jones | Henry Wansey (Lib) | Hugh Ansell | |
| North Sydney | Liberal | Maurice Isaacs | William Jack (Lib) | Michael Fitzpatrick | |
| Parkes | Labor | Les Haylen | William Dowd (Lib) | Vincent Couch | |
| Parramatta | Liberal | Maxwell McLaren | Sir Garfield Barwick (Lib) | Reginald Andrews | Matt Munro (CPA) |
| Paterson | Liberal | Bob Brown | Allen Fairhall (Lib) | Aubrey Barr | |
| Phillip | Liberal | Syd Einfeld | William Aston (Lib) | Peter Daly | |
| Reid | Labor | Tom Uren | Jack Cook (Lib) | Mick Carroll | |
| Richmond | Country | Raymond Freeman | Doug Anthony (CP) | ||
| Riverina | Country | Jack Ward | Hugh Roberton (CP) | Albert Elrington | |
| Robertson | Liberal | Tom Pendlebury | Roger Dean (Lib) | Neil Mackerras | |
| Shortland | Labor | Charles Griffiths | Allan Pitts (Lib) | Robert Burke | Geoff Curthoys (CPA) |
| St George | Labor | Lionel Clay | Clifford Amos (Lib) | Malcolm Towner | |
| Warringah | Liberal | James Brown | John Cockle (Lib) | John Plunkett | Rex Benson (Ind Lib) Russell Whybrow (Ind Lib) |
| Watson | Labor | Jim Cope | Sidney Pitkethly (Lib) | Mary Nappa | |
| Wentworth | Liberal | John Hirshman | Les Bury (Lib) | Francis Bull | |
| Werriwa | Labor | Gough Whitlam | Vernon Luckman (Lib) | Kevin Davis | |
| West Sydney | Labor | Dan Minogue | Milovan Kovjanic (Lib) | William Doherty | Ron Maxwell (CPA) |
| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Independent candidate |
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| Northern Territory | Labor | Jock Nelson | Harold Brennan |
| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Liberal candidate | DLP candidate | Other candidates |
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| Adelaide | Labor | Joe Sexton | John Rundle | Ursula Cook | |
| Angas | Liberal | Arnold Busbridge | Alick Downer | John Balogh | |
| Barker | Liberal | Norman Alcock | Jim Forbes | Charles Coffey | John Gartner (Ind) |
| Bonython | Labor | Norman Makin | Margaret McLachlan | Edward Timlin | Thomas Ellis (Ind) Alan Miller (CPA) |
| Boothby | Liberal | Ronald Basten | John McLeay | Ted Farrell | |
| Grey | Labor | Edgar Russell | Arthur Dodgson | Richard Mills | |
| Hindmarsh | Labor | Clyde Cameron | Karl-Juergen Liebetrau | Cyril Holasek | |
| Kingston | Labor | Pat Galvin | John McCoy | Brian Crowe | |
| Port Adelaide | Labor | Albert Thompson | Kimball Kelly | George Basisovs | Peter Symon (CPA) |
| Sturt | Liberal | Arthur Penn | Keith Wilson | Walter Doran | |
| Wakefield | Liberal | Collin Wood | Bert Kelly | John McMahon |
| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Liberal candidate | DLP candidate |
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| Bass | Labor | Lance Barnard | Fred Marriott | Francis Boland |
| Braddon | Labor | Ron Davies | William Young | Frances Lane |
| Denison | Liberal | Eric Howroyd | Athol Townley | Harold Senior |
| Franklin | Liberal | William Wilkinson | Bill Falkinder | St Clair Courtney |
| Wilmot | Labor | Gil Duthie | Royston Ringrose Richard Thomas | Alastair Davidson |
| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Coalition candidate | DLP candidate | Other candidates |
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| Balaclava | Liberal | Ernst Platz | Ray Whittorn (Lib) | John Ryan | John Murray (ARP) |
| Ballaarat | Liberal | Aubrey Keane | Dudley Erwin (Lib) | Bob Joshua | |
| Batman | Labor | Alan Bird | Bruce Skeggs (Lib) | Maurice Keady | |
| Bendigo | Labor | Noel Beaton | Henry Snell (Lib) | Ronald Anderson | Milan Lorman (Ind) |
| Bruce | Liberal | Keith Ewert | Billy Snedden (Lib) | Henri de Sachau | |
| Chisholm | Liberal | Malcolm Coughlin | Sir Wilfrid Kent Hughes (Lib) | John Duffy | |
| Corangamite | Liberal | Desmond Hulme | Dan Mackinnon (Lib) | Patrick Bourke | |
| Corio | Liberal | Lindsay Romey | Hubert Opperman (Lib) | James Mahoney | |
| Darebin | Labor | Frank Courtnay | John Wyss (Lib) | Tom Andrews | |
| Deakin | Liberal | George Slater | Frank Davis (Lib) | Maurice Weston | |
| Fawkner | Liberal | Gwendolyn Noad | Peter Howson (Lib) | Richard Coyne | |
| Flinders | Liberal | Ian Cathie | Robert Lindsay (Lib) | Jack Austin | Edmund Knowles (Ind) |
| Gellibrand | Labor | Hector McIvor | Reginald Cannon (Lib) | Jan Roszkowski | Frank Johnson (CPA) |
| Gippsland | Country | William Stephenson | Peter Nixon (CP) | John Hansen | |
| Henty | Liberal | Sir George Jones | Max Fox (Lib) | Henry Moore | |
| Higgins | Liberal | Roger Kirby | Harold Holt (Lib) | Celia Laird | |
| Higinbotham | Liberal | Henry Fowler | Don Chipp (Lib) | William Cameron | |
| Indi | Country | Mervyn Huggins | Malcolm Cameron (Lib) Mac Holten * (CP) | George Taylor | |
| Isaacs | Liberal | Angus McLean | William Haworth (Lib) | John Hughes | |
| Kooyong | Liberal | Moss Cass | Robert Menzies (Lib) | Thomas Brennan | Goldie Collins (Ind) Bill Tregear (CPA) |
| Lalor | Labor | Reg Pollard | Peter Kemp (Lib) | John Donnellon | Kenneth Agius (CCP) |
| La Trobe | Liberal | Don Pritchard | John Jess (Lib) | John Hoare | Bernard Rees (CCP) |
| Mallee | Country | Murray Homes | Winton Turnbull (CP) | Michael Howley | |
| Maribyrnong | Liberal | Neil Armour | Philip Stokes (Lib) | Paul Gunn | Norman McClure (CCP) |
| McMillan | Liberal | James Longstaff | Alex Buchanan * (Lib) Francis Hawtin (CP) | Les Hilton | Patrick Linane (ARP) |
| Melbourne | Labor | Arthur Calwell | James Moloney (Lib) | Michael Kearney | |
| Melbourne Ports | Labor | Frank Crean | Gordon Blackburne (Lib) | Albert Jones | Roger Wilson (CPA) |
| Murray | Country | Neil Frankland | John McEwen (CP) | Brian Lacey | |
| Scullin | Labor | Ted Peters | Rex Schurmann (Lib) | Barry O'Brien | |
| Wannon | Liberal | Jack Stanford | Malcolm Fraser (Lib) | Terence Callander | |
| Wills | Labor | Gordon Bryant | William Pyatt (Lib) | Bill Bryson | |
| Wimmera | Country | Thomas Windsor | Robert King * (CP) William Lawrence (Lib) | Joseph Murphy | |
| Yarra | Labor | Jim Cairns | Andrew Peacock (Lib) | Stan Keon | Geoffrey Broomhall (CCP) Ken Miller (CPA) |
| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Coalition candidate | DLP candidate | Other candidates |
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| Canning | Country | Charles Edwards | John Hallett (CP) Neil McNeill* (Lib) | Stanley Meredith | |
| Curtin | Liberal | George Piesley | Paul Hasluck (Lib) | Wilfred Bodeker | |
| Forrest | Liberal | Ernest Stapleton | Gordon Freeth (Lib) | ||
| Fremantle | Labor | Kim Beazley | John Waghorne (Lib) | Joan Williams (CPA) | |
| Kalgoorlie | Liberal | Fred Collard | Peter Browne (Lib) | George Jensen | Harold Illingworth (Ind) |
| Moore | Country | Wilbur Bennett | Hugh Halbert (Lib) Hugh Leslie* (CP) | John Crisafulli | |
| Perth | Liberal | Laurie Wilkinson | Fred Chaney (Lib) | Julius Re | |
| Stirling | Liberal | Harry Webb | Doug Cash (Lib) | Adrian Briffa | Jack Marks (CPA) |
| Swan | Liberal | Ted Johnson | Richard Cleaver (Lib) | Terence Merchant |
Sitting Senators are shown in bold text. Tickets that elected at least one Senator are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are identified by an asterisk (*).
Five seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending one seat. The Liberal-Country Coalition was defending four seats. Senators Stan Amour (Labor), Ken Anderson (Liberal), James Arnold (Labor), Sir Alister McMullin (Liberal) and James Ormonde (Labor) were not up for re-election.
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Five seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal-Country Coalition was defending three seats. Senators Gordon Brown (Labor), Felix Dittmer (Labor), Roy Kendall (Liberal), Ted Maher (Country) and Ian Wood (Liberal) were not up for re-election.
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Six seats were up for election. One of these was a short-term vacancy caused by Liberal Senator Rex Pearson's death; this had been filled in the interim by Liberal Gordon Davidson. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal Party was defending four seats. Senators Arnold Drury (Labor), Keith Laught (Liberal), Clem Ridley (Labor) and Jim Toohey (Labor) were not up for re-election.
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Five seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. Senators Bill Aylett (Labor), George Cole (Democratic Labor), Elliot Lillico (Liberal), John Marriott (Liberal) and Justin O'Byrne (Labor) were not up for re-election.
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Five seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal-Country Coalition was defending one seat. The Democratic Labor Party was defending one seat. Senators John Gorton (Liberal), George Hannan (Liberal), Bert Hendrickson (Labor), Pat Kennelly (Labor) and Ivy Wedgwood (Liberal) were not up for re-election.
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Five seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. The Country Party was defending one seat. Senators George Branson (Liberal), Harry Cant (Labor), Joe Cooke (Labor), Tom Drake-Brockman (Country) and Malcolm Scott (Liberal) were not up for re-election.
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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 Senate elections in each state.
| Party | NSW | Vic | Qld | WA | SA | Tas | ACT | NT | Total | |||||||
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| HR | S | HR | S | HR | S | HR | S | HR | S | HR | S | HR | HR | HR | S | |
| Australian Labor Party | 46 | * | 33 | * | 18 | * | 9 | * | 11 | * | 5 | * | 1 | 1 | 124 | 6 |
| Liberal Party of Australia | 36 | * | 30 | * | 11 | * | 9 | * | 11 | * | 6 | * | 1 | 105 | 6 | |
| Australian Country Party | 10 | * | 6 | * | 7 | * | 2 | * | 25 | 4 | ||||||
| Democratic Labor Party | 40 | * | 33 | * | 7 | * | 11 | * | 5 | * | 96 | 5 | ||||
| Communist Party of Australia | 10 | * | 4 | * | 3 | * | 2 | * | 2 | * | * | 21 | 6 | |||
| Queensland Labor Party | 18 | * | 18 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Commonwealth Centre Party | 4 | * | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Australian Republican Party | 1 | * | 2 | * | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Social Credit Party | * | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Pensioner Party of Australia | * | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Independent and other | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 | |||||||||
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