Candidates of the 1963 Australian federal election

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This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1963 Australian federal election. The election was held on 30 November 1963.

Contents

By-elections, appointments and defections

By-elections and appointments

Retiring Members

Labor

Country

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

ElectorateHeld by Labor candidate Liberal candidate
Australian Capital Territory Labor Jim Fraser Elizabeth Calvert

New South Wales

ElectorateHeld by Labor candidate Coalition candidate DLP candidateOther candidates
Banks Labor Eric Costa Milovan Kovjanic (Lib) Pat Clancy (CPA)
Barton Labor Len Reynolds Jack Manning (Lib)Norma Boyle
Bennelong Liberal William Baird John Cramer (Lib)Allan DwyerJoseph Woodhouse (NGP)
Blaxland Labor Jim Harrison Terence Morrish (Lib)Kevin Davis
Bradfield Liberal Lawrence McCulloch Harry Turner (Lib)Dominique Droulers
Calare Country Leroy Serisier John England (CP)George Boland
Cowper Labor Frank McGuren Ian Robinson (CP)
Cunningham Labor Rex Connor Jack Hough (Lib)Bill McDougall (CPA)
Dalley Labor William O'Connor Peter Keogh
Darling Labor Joe Clark Frederick Harding (CP)
East Sydney Labor Len Devine William Foster (Lib)Bill Brown (CPA)
Eden-Monaro Labor Allan Fraser Dugald Munro (Lib)John Donohue
Evans Labor James Monaghan Malcolm Mackay (Lib) Jack Kane Stanislaus Kelly (Ind)
Harold O'Reilly (Ind)
Farrer Liberal Herb McPherson David Fairbairn (Lib)Lawrence Esler
Grayndler Labor Fred Daly Robert Leech (Lib) Joyce Stevens (CPA)
Gwydir Country Kenneth Green Ian Allan (CP)
Hughes Labor Les Johnson William Cover (Lib)George ApapJohn Mantova (Ind)
John Phillips (NGP)
Hume Labor Arthur Fuller Geoffrey Ashton (Lib)
Ian Pettitt* (CP)
Charles Rowe
Hunter Labor Bert James John Wassell (Lib)Aubrey BarrEvan Phillips (CPA)
Kingsford-Smith Labor Dan Curtin Sidney Pitkethly (Lib)Jim Baird (CPA)
Lang Labor Frank Stewart Russell Carter (Lib)Frank Ball (Ind)
Lawson Country John Canobi Laurie Failes (CP)Mario Morandini
Lowe Liberal John Holland William McMahon (Lib)Reginald Lawson
Lyne Country John Allan Philip Lucock (CP)Joe Cordner (Ind)
Macarthur Liberal Don Nilon Jeff Bate (Lib)Albert PerishRonald Sarina (Ind)
Mackellar Liberal Mabel Elliott Bill Wentworth (Lib)Philip CohenHugh Begg (CPA)
Macquarie Labor Tony Luchetti John Heesh (Lib)
Mitchell Labor John Armitage Les Irwin (Lib)Malcolm TownerAlbert Ackerman (NGP)
John Ashe (Ind)
New England Country Donald White Ian Sinclair (CP)James Gordon (Ind)
Andrew Monley (Ind)
Newcastle Labor Charles Jones Eric Cupit (Lib)Jack Collins
North Sydney Liberal Maurice Isaacs William Jack (Lib)Michael Fitzpatrick
Parkes Labor Les Haylen Tom Hughes (Lib)Vincent Couch
Parramatta Liberal Maxwell McLaren Sir Garfield Barwick (Lib)Edward Beck
Paterson Liberal Archibald Jones Allen Fairhall (Lib)
Phillip Labor Syd Einfeld William Aston (Lib)John Antill
Reid Labor Tom Uren Thomas Reeves (Lib)Mick Carroll
Richmond Country Matthew Walsh Doug Anthony (CP)Peter Bray (Ind)
Riverina Country Jack Ward Hugh Roberton (CP)Victor Groutsch
Robertson Liberal Bob Brown Roger Dean (Lib)George Britton
Shortland Labor Charles Griffiths William Gilchrist (Lib)Robert Burke Barbara Curthoys (CPA)
St George Labor Lionel Clay Len Bosman (Lib)John Vandergriff
Warringah Liberal John Lancaster John Cockle (Lib)John Plunkett
Watson Labor Jim Cope Louis Mamo (Lib)Bernard AtkinsonHarry Hatfield (CPA)
Wentworth Liberal Nell Simpson Les Bury (Lib)Arthur Bergman (Ind)
Werriwa Labor Gough Whitlam Kevin Byrne (Lib)Harry Cole
West Sydney Labor Dan Minogue William DohertyCharles Kilduff (NGP)
Maurice Law (Ind)

Northern Territory

ElectorateHeld by Labor candidate
Northern Territory Labor Jock Nelson

Queensland

ElectorateHeld by Labor candidate Coalition candidate DLP candidateOther candidates
Bowman Labor Jack Comber Wylie Gibbs (Lib) Harry Wright
Brisbane Labor Manfred Cross Leith Sinclair (Lib)John O'ConnellWarren Bowden (CPA)
Capricornia Labor George Gray Maurice South (Lib)Alphonsus Schleger
Darling Downs Liberal Cyril Mitchell Reginald Swartz (Lib)Kenneth Rawle
Dawson Country Doug Everingham George Shaw (CP)Edwin Eshmann
Fisher Country William Weir Charles Adermann (CP)Geoffrey Traill
Griffith Labor Wilfred Coutts Keith Grant (Lib)Paul Tucker
Herbert Labor Ted Harding Roy Pope (Lib) Kiernan Dorney Frank Bishop (CPA)
Kennedy Labor Bill Riordan Keith Siemon (CP)John Judge
Leichhardt Labor Bill Fulton Robert Norman (CP)Arthur Trembath
Lilley Labor Don Cameron Kevin Cairns (Lib)Frank Andrews
Maranoa Country Trevor Alexander Wilfred Brimblecombe (CP)Mervyn Eunson
McPherson Country Gerry Jones Charles Barnes (CP)Michael O'Connor
Moreton Liberal John O'Donnell James Killen (Lib)Eric Allingham
Oxley Labor Bill Hayden Arthur Chresby (Lib)Terence Burns
Petrie Labor Reginald O'Brien Alan Hulme (Lib)Brian BalaamFrancis O'Mara (Ind)
Ryan Liberal Raymond McCreath Nigel Drury (Lib)Brian O'BrienRobert Hooker (SCP)
Wide Bay Labor Brendan Hansen Albert White (CP)Rogers JudgeGeoffrey Nichols (SCP)

South Australia

ElectorateHeld by Labor candidate Liberal candidate DLP candidateOther candidates
Adelaide Labor Joe Sexton Karl-Juergen LiebetrauPatrick Coffey
Angas Liberal Robert Nielsen Alick Downer Elliott Johnston (CPA)
Barker Liberal Norman Alcock Jim Forbes Harvey Burns (Ind)
Bonython Labor Martin Nicholls Edward TimlinAlan Miller (CPA)
Boothby Liberal Ronald Basten Sir John McLeay Ted Farrell
Grey Labor Jack Mortimer Vern DyasonWilliam Ahern
Hindmarsh Labor Clyde Cameron Richard Mills
Kingston Labor Pat Galvin Kay Brownbill Brian Crowe
Port Adelaide Labor Fred Birrell George BasisovsJim Moss (CPA)
Sturt Liberal Norm Foster Keith Wilson Walter Doran
Wakefield Liberal John Penrose Bert Kelly

Tasmania

ElectorateHeld by Labor candidate Liberal candidate DLP candidateOther candidates
Bass Labor Lance Barnard James WardlawFrederick Kaye
Braddon Labor Ron Davies Paul FentonFrances Lane
Denison Liberal Donald Finlay Athol Townley Brian Bresnehan Max Bound (CPA)
Bruce Brown (Ind)
Franklin Liberal John Parsons Bill Falkinder Andrew Defendini
Wilmot Labor Gil Duthie Donald PatersonAlastair Davidson

Victoria

ElectorateHeld by Labor candidate Coalition candidate DLP candidateOther candidates
Balaclava Liberal Ephraim Briskman Ray Whittorn (Lib)John RyanEdith Jewell (Ind)
Ballaarat Liberal Allan Williams Dudley Erwin (Lib) Bob Joshua
Batman Labor Sam Benson Bruce Skeggs (Lib) Jack Little
Bendigo Labor Noel Beaton Fred Grimwade (Lib)Bill Drechsler
Bruce Liberal Barry Jones Billy Snedden (Lib)Henri de Sachau Brian Crossley (Ind)
Tom Gilhoooley (Ind)
Chisholm Liberal John Button Sir Wilfrid Kent Hughes (Lib)John Duffy
Corangamite Liberal Fred Black Dan Mackinnon (Lib)Francis O'Brien
Corio Liberal Bob Hawke Hubert Opperman (Lib)James Mahoney
Darebin Labor Frank Courtnay Peter Coupe (Lib) Tom Andrews
Deakin Liberal Pat Hubbard Frank Davis (Lib)Maurice Weston
Fawkner Liberal Gwendolyn Noad Peter Howson (Lib)John SpeedGeorge Gabriel (Ind)
Flinders Liberal Nola Barber Robert Lindsay (Lib)Martin Curry
Gellibrand Labor Hector McIvor Harley Price (Lib)Jan RoszkowskiDavid Davies (CPA)
Gippsland Country Sydney Evans Peter Nixon (CP)John Hansen
Henty Liberal George Taylor Max Fox (Lib)Joseph McHughHerbert Viney (Ind Lab)
Higgins Liberal Roger Kirby Harold Holt (Lib)Celia Laird
Higinbotham Liberal Reginald Butler Don Chipp (Lib)William Cameron
Indi Country Mervyn HugginsIan Foyster (Lib)
Mac Holten * (CP)
Christopher Cody
Isaacs Liberal Paul Court William Haworth (Lib)John Hughes
Kooyong Liberal Robert White Sir Robert Menzies (Lib) Charles Murphy Ralph Gibson (CPA)
Lalor Labor Reg Pollard Bernard Treseder (Lib)Jim Marmion
La Trobe Liberal Moss Cass John Jess (Lib)Kevin Adamson
Mallee Country Maurice Hinton Winton Turnbull (CP)Michael Howley
Maribyrnong Liberal Neil Armour Philip Stokes (Lib) Frank McManus John Murray (ARP)
Edwin Ryan (Ind)
McMillan Liberal Eric Kent Alex Buchanan (Lib)Les Hilton
Melbourne Labor Arthur Calwell Charles Hider (Lib) Thomas Brennan
Melbourne Ports Labor Frank Crean James Pond (Lib)George O'DwyerRoger Wilson (CPA)
Murray Country Neil Frankland John McEwen (CP)Brian Lacey
Scullin Labor Ted Peters John Harrison (Lib)James AbikhairRon Hearn (CPA)
Wannon Liberal Cyril Primmer Malcolm Fraser (Lib)Terence Callander
Wills Labor Gordon Bryant James Muntz (Lib)John Hardy
Wimmera Country Thomas Windsor Robert King * (CP)
Howard Rodda (Lib)
Adrian Cahill
Yarra Labor Jim Cairns Anthony Hearder (Lib) Stan Keon

Western Australia

ElectorateHeld by Labor candidate Coalition candidate DLP candidateOther candidates
Canning Liberal Charles Edwards John Hallett* (CP)
Neil McNeill (Lib)
Ronald Batey (Ind)
Curtin Liberal Paul Hasluck (Lib)Francis Dwyer John Gandini (CPA)
Forrest Liberal Robert Smithson Gordon Freeth (Lib)Frank Oates (Ind CP)
Fremantle Labor Kim Beazley John Waghorne (Lib)James Collins (Ind)
Paddy Troy (CPA)
Kalgoorlie Labor Fred Collard Peter Browne (Lib)James Ardagh
Antonius Berkhout
Moore Country Wilbur Bennett Hugh Halbert (Lib)
Don Maisey* (CP)
Perth Liberal Edward Halse Fred Chaney (Lib)Arthur White
Stirling Labor Harry Webb Doug Cash (Lib)Brian Peachey
Swan Liberal Joe Berinson Richard Cleaver (Lib)Gerardus SappelliWarwick Hill (Ind)

Senate

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 (*).

Queensland

A special election was held in Queensland to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Labor Senator Max Poulter. George Whiteside, also of the Labor Party, had been appointed to this vacancy in the interim period.

Labor candidates DLP candidatesUngrouped candidates
  1. George Whiteside
  2. Bert Turner
  1. Oliver Andersen
  2. Anne Wenck

Reginald Leigh (Ind)
Kenneth Morris* (Lib)
Bruce Tannock (Ind)
James Drabsch (Ind)

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 special Senate election in Queensland.

Party NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas ACT NT Total
HR HR HR S HR HR HR HR HR HR S
Australian Labor Party 473318*8115111241
Liberal Party of Australia 363011*98511001
Australian Country Party 1057224
Democratic Labor Party 323318*6851021
Communist Party of Australia 94223121
New Guinea Party 44
Social Credit Party 22
Australian Republican Party 11
Independent and other126141125

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