Candidates of the 1962 New South Wales state election

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This is a list of candidates of the 1962 New South Wales state election. The election was held on 3 March 1962. [1]

Contents

Retiring Members

Labor

Liberal

Country

Legislative Assembly

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour.

ElectorateHeld by Labor candidate Coalition candidateOther candidates
Albury Liberal Robert White Doug Padman (Lib)Robert Garland (Ind)
Leo Keane (DLP)
Armidale Country Mark Shanahan Davis Hughes (CP)
Ashfield-Croydon Liberal Brian Hannelly David Hunter (Lib)
Auburn Labor Thomas Ryan Robert Leech (Lib)
Balmain Labor John McMahon Winston Pickering (Lib)Stan Moran (CPA)
Bankstown Labor Nick Kearns David Cowan (Lib)Allan Cooper (CPA)
Barwon Country Cecil Newton Geoff Crawford (CP)
Bass Hill notional Labor [2] Clarrie Earl William Pardy (Lib)Isaac Denley (Ind)
Bathurst Labor Gus Kelly Campbell Alexander (Lib)
Blacktown notional Labor [2] |Jim Southee Ross Shuttleworth (Lib)
Bligh notional Liberal [2] Tom Morey Vernon Treatt (Lib)James Markham (DLP)
Bondi Labor Abe Landa Carl Jeppesen (Lib)
Bulli Labor Rex Jackson Donald Heggie (Lib)Sara Bowen (CPA)
Burrinjuck Labor Bill Sheahan David Asimus (CP)
Burwood Liberal Doug Sutherland Ben Doig (Lib)
Byron Country James Constable Stanley Stephens (CP)
Canterbury Labor Kevin Stewart Donald Arthur (Lib)
Casino Country Douglas Cassidy Ian Robinson (CP)
Castlereagh Labor Jack Renshaw Calverley Brown (CP)
William Waterford (Lib)
Violet Amor (DLP)
Cessnock Labor George Neilly Edward Farrell (Lib)Robert Brown (Ind)
Stanley Smith (CPA)
Clarence Country William Bailey Bill Weiley (CP)Garth Munro (Ind)
Cobar Labor Ernest Wetherell
Collaroy Liberal Peter Hopkins Robert Askin (Lib)Stan Deacon (CPA)
Concord Labor Thomas Murphy Lerryn Mutton (Lib)John Winters (DLP)
Coogee Liberal Lou Walsh Kevin Ellis (Lib)Peter Daly (DLP)
Cook's River Labor Tom Cahill Sidney Pitkethly (Lib)
Cronulla Liberal Francis Russell Ian Griffith (Lib)
Drummoyne Labor Reg Coady Walter Lawrence (Lib)
Dubbo Liberal Martin Berry Les Ford (Lib) Clarrie Robertson (Ind)
Dulwich Hill Labor Cliff Mallam William Bellenger (Lib)
Earlwood Liberal William Thompson Eric Willis (Lib)
East Hills Labor Joe Kelly Keith Batten (Lib)
Eastwood Liberal Robert Mayhew Eric Hearnshaw (Lib)
Fairfield Labor Jack Ferguson Frederick Jackson (Lib)
Georges River Liberal Albert Kealman Douglas Cross (Lib)Fitzgerald Mulholland (Ind)
Gloucester Country Loris Kable Leon Punch (CP)Aubrey Barr (DLP)
Alan Borthwick (CP)
Gordon Liberal Harry Jago (Lib)Phyllis Atkins (Ind)
Dominique Droulers (DLP)
Stewart Fraser (Ind Lib)
George Nicol (Ind)
Gosford Liberal Kevin Dwyer Harold Jackson (Lib)
Goulburn Labor Laurie Tully George Ashley (Lib)Reginald Andrews (DLP)
Granville Labor Pat Flaherty Ernest Lough (Lib)John Bridgefoot (CPA)
Albert Olsen (Ind)
Hamilton Labor Robert McCartney Alwyn Watkins (Lib)Robert Burke (DLP)
Hartley Labor Jim Robson Peter Carroll (CPA)
Harold Coates (Ind)
Hawkesbury Liberal Lawrence Kaufmann Bernie Deane (Lib)Donald McKay (Ind)
Hornsby Liberal Percy Staines John Maddison (Lib) Sydney Storey (Ind Lib)
Robert Turner (Ind)
Hurstville Labor Bill Rigby Richard Hawkins (Lib)Thomas Brosnan (DLP)
Thomas Dalton (Ind)
Illawarra Labor Howard Fowles John Weickhardt (Lib)Milton Clunne (CPA)
Kahibah Labor Jack Stewart Wallace MacDonald (Ind)
King Labor Albert Sloss Norah O'Kelly (Lib)William Doherty (DLP)
Alf Watt (CPA)
Kirribilli notional Liberal [2] Joseph Hazell John Waddy (Lib)Sydney Mostyn (DLP)
Kogarah Labor Bill Crabtree John Partridge (Lib)
Kurri Kurri Labor Ken Booth
Lake Macquarie Labor Jim Simpson Reuben Hull (Lib)
Lakemba Labor Stan Wyatt Russell Carter (Lib)Stanley Rust (CPA)
Lane Cove Liberal Ken McCaw (Lib)
Lismore Labor Keith Compton William Blair (CP)John Antill (DLP)
Liverpool Labor Jack Mannix John Bridge (Lib)Kevin Davis (DLP)
Maitland Liberal George Lyons Milton Morris (Lib)
Manly Liberal Harry Boyle (Lib) Douglas Darby (Ind Lib)
John Gillmer (Ind)
Maroubra Labor Bob Heffron Alexander Alexander (Lib)Leslie Bond (Ind)
Marrickville Labor Norm Ryan Bruce Fry (Lib) William McCristal (Ind)
Monaro Labor John Seiffert Jack McArthur (Lib)
Mosman Liberal Pat Morton (Lib)Reginald Lawson (DLP)
Mudgee Labor Leo Nott Albert Cox (Lib)
Edward Punch (CP)
Edward Byrnes (DLP)
Murray Country John Hayes Joe Lawson (CP)
Murrumbidgee Labor George Enticknap Sidney Braithwaite (Lib)
Alfred Tiffen (CP)
Stanley Axtill (DLP)
Nepean Labor Alfred Bennett Bill Chapman (Lib)
Newcastle Labor Frank Hawkins Kevin Doyle (Lib)Mervyn Copley (CPA)
Orange Country Allan Reed Charles Cutler (CP)
Oxley Liberal Joseph Andrews Les Jordan (Lib)William Kennewell (Ind)
Bruce Cowan (CP)
Parramatta Labor Dan Mahoney Marion Hearnshaw (Lib)
Phillip Labor Pat Hills Jean Wood (Lib)Joy Williams (CPA)
Raleigh Country Trevor Owens Jim Brown (CP)
Randwick Labor Lionel Bowen Adrian Molloy (Lib)Charles De Monchaux (DLP)
Redfern Labor Fred Green Peter Kamperogianis (Lib)Harry Hatfield (CPA)
Rockdale Labor Brian Bannon Sidney Alewood (Lib)Brian Adams (DLP)
Ryde Labor Frank Downing Edward Hall (Lib)
South Coast Liberal John Edward Seiffert Jack Beale (Lib)Charles Shirley (Ind Lib)
Sturt Labor William Wattison Edward Brown (CP)
Sutherland Labor Tom Dalton Noel Walker (Lib)Keith Bates (Ind)
John Mantova (Ind)
Malcolm Towner (DLP)
Tamworth Country Norman Turner Bill Chaffey (CP)
Temora Country Lyle Hoad Jim Taylor (CP)
Tenterfield Country Eric Potter Tim Bruxner (CP)
The Hills notional Liberal [2] Max Ruddock (Lib) Alfred Dennis (Ind Lib)
Upper Hunter Country Geoffrey Heuston Frank O'Keefe (CP)
Vaucluse Liberal Geoffrey Cox (Lib)Valerie Olsen (DLP)
Wagga Wagga Liberal Leonard Brown Wal Fife (Lib)Anthony Abbey (DLP)
Wakehurst notional Liberal [2] John Fisher Dick Healey (Lib)Philip Cohen (DLP)
Beverley Job (Ind)
Edgar Wilson (Ind)
Waratah Independent Edward Greaves Frank Purdue (Ind)
Wentworthville notional Labor [2] Ernie Quinn Graham Cullis (Lib)Montague Bennett (Ind)
Willoughby Liberal George Brain (Lib)
Wollondilly Liberal Jack Wharton Tom Lewis (Lib)
Wollongong-Kembla Labor Rex Connor Jack Hough (Lib)
Wyong notional Labor [2] Ray Maher Kenneth Charters (Lib)Hugh Ansell (DLP)
Harold Turnbull (Ind)
Young Country Peter Kelly George Freudenstein (CP)Ronald Silk (DLP)

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References

  1. Green, Antony. "1962 Election candidate index". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "1961 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.