# Candidates of the 1988 New South Wales state election

This is a list of candidates for the 1988 New South Wales state election. The election was held on 19 March 1988.

## Retiring Members
### Labor

* Peter Cox MLA (Auburn)
* Pat Hills MLA (Elizabeth)
* Ron Mulock MLA (St Marys)
* Ernie Quinn MLA (Wentworthville)
* Arthur Wade MLA (Newcastle)
* Marie Fisher MLC
* Clive Healey MLC
* Norm King MLC
* Joe Thompson MLC

### Liberal

* Jim Clough MLA (Eastwood)
* Greg Percival MLC
* Peter Philips MLC

### National

* Col Fisher MLA (Upper Hunter)

### Independent

* Bruce Duncan MLA (Lismore)
* Toby MacDiarmid MLC – elected as National

## 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 | Democrats candidate | Other candidates |
| Albury | Labor | Harold Mair | Ian Glachan* (Lib) Mervyn McIntosh (Nat) | | |
| Ashfield | Labor | Paul Whelan | Kevin O'Reilly (Lib) | Peter Hennessy | Sheena Hendley (Ind) Anne Leembruggen (Ind) John Shanahan (EFF) |
| Auburn | Labor | Peter Nagle | Virginia Schrader (Lib) | | John Hadchiti (EFF) Terrence Keegan (EFF) |
| Ballina | National | Thomas Mooney | Don Page (Nat) | Ivor Brown | Di Edwards (Ind) |
| Balmain | Labor | Peter Crawford | Geoffrey Courtney (Lib) | William Cole | Dawn Fraser* (Ind) Larry Hand (CI) Jane Ward (Ind) Patricia Webster (Ind) |
| Bankstown | Labor | Doug Shedden | Bob Young (Lib) | | Kevin Ryan (Ind) |
| Barwon | National | Edward Stubbins | Wal Murray (Nat) | | Ross Provis (Ind) |
| Bass Hill | Labor | Bill Lovelee | Michael Owen (Lib) | | Ernest Archer (Ind) Norm Axford (EFF) |
| Bathurst | Labor | Mick Clough | David Berry* (Lib) Claud Wilson (Nat) | Irene Langdon | |
| Bega | Liberal | Robert Ware | Ronald Ferguson (Nat) Russell Smith* (Lib) | John Nicholson | Richard Roberts (Ind) |
| Blacktown | Labor | John Aquilina | Allan Green (Lib) | | |
| Bligh | Liberal | Ross Aubrey | Michael Yabsley (Lib) | Joseph Zingarelli | Clover Moore* (Ind) Bruce Thompson (CTA) |
| Blue Mountains | Labor | Bob Debus | Barry Morris (Lib) | Bruce Forbes | |
| Broken Hill | Labor | Bill Beckroge | David Atkins (Lib) Mark Olson (Nat) | | |
| Burragorang | Labor | Ian McManus | Pam Down (Lib) | | |
| Burrinjuck | Labor | Terry Sheahan | Alby Schultz* (Lib) Richard Wood (Nat) | | |
| Cabramatta | Labor | John Newman | Maria Heggie (Lib) | | Duy Nguyen-Quang (Ind) Ted Oldfield (Ind) |
| Camden | Labor | Peter Primrose | John Ryan (Lib) | | Ronald Brown (Ind) Michael Dodd (Ind) Gordon Fetterplace (EFF) Clive Sheerin (Ind) Beville Varidel (CTA) Simon Wilson (Ind) |
| Campbelltown | Labor | Michael Knight | Richard Lewis (Lib) | | Jeremy Finch (Ind) Leslie Patterson (EFF) Cheryl Routley (Ind) |
| Canterbury | Labor | Kevin Moss | Paul Ritchie (Lib) | | Dorothy Costa (SPA) Victoria Papadakis (EFF) |
| Carlingford | Liberal | Jenifer Klugman | Wayne Merton (Lib) | | |
| Castlereagh | National | Michael Williams | Roger Wotton (Nat) | Peter Lyons | |
| Cessnock | Labor | Stan Neilly | Bob Roberts* (Lib) Desmond Snelgrove (Nat) | | |
| Charlestown | Labor | Richard Face | Judith Lloyd (Lib) | | Brian Carling (Ind) |
| Clarence | National | William Day | Ian Causley (Nat) | | |
| Coffs Harbour | National | Terrence Hancock | Matt Singleton (Nat) | Norma Pederson | |
| Coogee | Labor | Michael Cleary | Margaret Martin (Lib) | Laurence Gration | John Buchanan (Ind) Stephen Muller (Ind) |
| Cronulla | Liberal | Thomas Brownlow | Malcolm Kerr (Lib) | | Carol Provan (Ind) |
| Davidson | Liberal | Ray Graham | Terry Metherell (Lib) | | Julie Sutton (Ind) |
| Drummoyne | Labor | John Murray | Janis Kleinig (Lib) | James Farrell | Jane Adam (Ind) Peter Gronow (Ind) Peter Woods (Ind) |
| Dubbo | National | Graham Mantova | Gerry Peacocke (Nat) | | |
| Earlwood | Labor | Ken Gabb | Phil White (Lib) | | |
| East Hills | Labor | Pat Rogan | Peter Carver (Lib) | | |
| Eastwood | Liberal | Colleen Logan | Andrew Tink (Lib) | Christopher Dunkerley | |
| Fairfield | Labor | Geoff Irwin | Joe Morizzi (Lib) | Christine Jarvis | Allan Gore (Ind) |
| Georges River | Labor | Frank Walker | Terry Griffiths (Lib) | | Beverley Giegerl (Ind) Brian Meyer (Ind) William Pickering (Ind) |
| Gladesville | Labor | Rodney Cavalier | Ivan Petch (Lib) | | Mick Lardelli (Ind) Hugh Pitty (NDP) |
| Gordon | Liberal | Simon Jeans | Tim Moore (Lib) | Fiona Richardson | |
| Gosford | Labor | Anthony Sansom | Chris Hartcher (Lib) | Gary Chestnut | John Anderson (CTA) |
| Goulburn | National | Roger Lucas | Robert Webster (Nat) | | |
| Granville | Labor | Laurie Ferguson | Michel Bolgoff | | Keith Barron (CTA) |
| Hawkesbury | Liberal | Lenore Craven | Kevin Rozzoli (Lib) | | |
| Heathcote | Labor | Peter Presdee | Allan Andrews (Lib) | Arthur Snow | Jack Pendlebury (Ind) |
| Heffron | Labor | Laurie Brereton | Bernadette Hamilton (Lib) | | Barry Devine (Ind) |
| Hornsby | Liberal | Alan Wells | Neil Pickard (Lib) | | Michael Voorbij (Ind) |
| Hurstville | Liberal | Robert McClelland | Guy Yeomans (Lib) | | Joan Loew (Ind) |
| Illawarra | Labor | Terry Rumble | Dennis Owen (Lib) | | Violet Knowles (CTA) George Petersen (IWP) |
| Keira | Labor | Col Markham | Ian Brown (Lib) | | Patricia Franks (Ind) Giles Pickford (Ind) |
| Kiama | Labor | Bob Harrison | Kevin Baker (Lib) | | |
| Kogarah | Labor | Brian Langton | Stephen Milgate (Lib) | | Anne Field (Ind) Jack Maddox (Ind) |
| Ku-ring-gai | Liberal | Anna Booth | Nick Greiner (Lib) | | |
| Lachlan | National | Leslie Saunders | Ian Armstrong (Nat) | | |
| Lake Macquarie | Labor | Merv Hunter | Val Samuels (Lib) | | Walt Edwards (Ind) Ron Fennell (Ind) Bill Jones (Ind) |
| Lakemba | Labor | Wes Davoren | Robert Batton (Lib) | | Saleh Almaleh (Ind) Mohamad Arja (Ind) Mohamad El Sadik (EFF) Murray Peterson (CTA) |
| Lane Cove | Liberal | Gary Stainton | John Dowd (Lib) | | |
| Lismore | National | Kenneth Gallen | Bill Rixon (Nat) | Stanley Gibbs | Jon Axtens (Ind) |
| Liverpool | Labor | George Paciullo | Margaret Brock (Lib) | | |
| Londonderry | Labor | Paul Gibson | Geoffrey Saunders (Lib) | | Desmond Wilson (Ind) |
| Macquarie Fields | Labor | Stan Knowles | Frank Calabro (Lib) | Peter Stephens | Leslie Short (Ind) Peter Perkins (Ind) |
| Maitland | Labor | Allan Walsh | Graham Dunkley (Lib) | Derek McCabe | Rodney Allen (Ind) Kevin Cousins (Ind) |
| Manly | Liberal | Gregory Smith | David Hay (Lib) | Matthew Leigh-Jones | |
| Manning | National | John Tuite | Wendy Machin (Nat) | | |
| Maroubra | Labor | Bob Carr | Phillip Abadee (Lib) | Mathew Philips | Robert Tracey (Ind) |
| Marrickville | Labor | Andrew Refshauge | Jack Cassimatis (Lib) | Michael Walsh | Ray Barakat (EFF) James Donovan (SPA) |
| McKell | Labor | Sandra Nori | Michael Bach (Lib) | Ian Faulks | Christopher Barry (Ind) Margaret Ponting (Ind) Ernest Ridding (Ind) Frank Sartor (Ind) John Sloman (Ind) |
| Middle Harbour | Liberal | Marilyn Dodkin | Peter Collins (Lib) | | |
| Minchinbury | Labor | Gregory Lucas | Anne Cohen (Lib) | | Joe Bryant (EFF) |
| Miranda | Liberal | Anthony Iffland | Ron Phillips (Lib) | | |
| Monaro | Labor | John Akister | Peter Cochran* (Nat) Chris Handbury (Lib) | | |
| Mosman | Liberal | Catherine Stanhope | Phillip Smiles (Lib) | | |
| Mulgoa | Labor | Tony Aquilina | Douglas Hayne (Lib) | | David Collier (Ind) |
| Murray | National | Bernard Kelly | Jim Small (Nat) | | |
| Murrumbidgee | National | Terence Allen | Adrian Cruickshank (Nat) | | |
| Murwillumbah | National | James McCaughey | Don Beck (Nat) | | Angus Pearson (Ind) |
| Myall Lakes | National | Andrew Baker | John Turner (Nat) | Amelia Newman | Knox Greenaway (Ind) |
| Newcastle | Labor | Denis Nichols | Ashley Saunders (Lib) | | Margaret Henry (Ind) George Keegan* (Ind) |
| Northcott | Liberal | John Drew | Bruce Baird (Lib) | | |
| Northern Tablelands | National | Kenneth McClenaghan | Ray Chappell (Nat) | Anthony Lawarik | |
| North Shore | Independent | Peter Blakey | Jillian Skinner (Lib) | | Mary Day (Ind) Ted Mack* (Ind) |
| Orange | National | Trevor Jaeger | Garry West (Nat) | | |
| Parramatta | Labor | Barry Wilde | John Books (Lib) | Rodney Levett | |
| Peats | Labor | Tony Doyle | Dennis Swadling (Lib) | | Patricia Harrison (Ind) |
| Penrith | Labor | Peter Anderson | Guy Matheson (Lib) | | Scott Duffus (Ind) Brian Grigg (CTA) Ian Perry (Ind) |
| Pittwater | Liberal | Anthony Britt | Jim Longley (Lib) | Graeme MacLennan | Eric Green (Ind) Ronald Jamieson (Ind) |
| Port Macquarie | National | John Murphy | Bruce Jeffery (Nat) | | |
| Port Stephens | Labor | Bob Martin | Bob Scott (Lib) | | Arthur Dalton (Ind) George Perrin (Ind) |
| Riverstone | Labor | Richard Amery | Kenneth Jessup (Lib) | | |
| Rockdale | Labor | Barrie Unsworth | Bob Gemmell (Lib) | | Robert Routledge (Ind) Ian Yates (Ind) |
| Ryde | Labor | Garry McIlwaine | Michael Photios (Lib) | Robert Springett | |
| Seven Hills | Labor | Bob Christie | Leonard Robinson (Lib) | | Kathleen Cridland (Ind) Russell Dickens (Ind) |
| Smithfield | Labor | Janice Crosio | Glenn Ford (Lib) | | |
| South Coast | Independent | Robyn Drysdale | Graeme Hurst (Lib) | | Peter Burge (CTA) John Hatton* (Ind) |
| Southern Highlands | Liberal | Nigel Watkin | John Fahey | Gregory Butler | Thomas Gair (Ind) |
| Strathfield | Liberal | Mark Lennon | Paul Zammit (Lib) | Marjorie Woodman | |
| Sutherland | Labor | Maurie Keane | Chris Downy (Lib) | | Jean Manuel (Ind) |
| Swansea | Labor | Don Bowman | Linda Donovan (Lib) | Shane Simpson | Ivan Welsh (Ind) |
| Tamworth | National | Christine Robertson | Noel Park (Nat) | Ivan Bielefeld | |
| The Entrance | Labor | Brian McGowan | Bob Graham (Lib) | | |
| The Hills | Liberal | Susan Deane | Fred Caterson (Lib) | | |
| Upper Hunter | National | Colleen Green | George Souris (Nat) | | |
| Vaucluse | Liberal | Beverley Crane | Ray Aston (Lib) | | |
| Wagga Wagga | Liberal | Geoffrey Burch | Joe Schipp (Lib) | | |
| Wakehurst | Liberal | Tom Webster | John Booth (Lib) | | Michael Pawley (Ind) |
| Wallsend | Labor | Ken Booth | Peter Wilson (Lib) | | |
| Waratah | Labor | John Price | Milton Caine (Lib) | | |
| Waverley | Labor | Ernie Page | Sally Betts (Lib) | Heather Meers | |
| Wentworthville | Labor | Pam Allan | Gregory Hooper (Lib) | William Utterson | Allan Ezzy (Ind) Manny Poularas (Ind) |
| Wollongong | Labor | Laurie Kelly | John Masters (Lib) | | Frank Arkell* (Ind) Graham Roberts (IWP) |
| Wyong | Labor | Harry Moore | Ian Crook (Lib) | | |

## Legislative Council

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Tickets that elected at least one MLC are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are identified by an asterisk (*).
| Labor candidates | Coalition candidates | Democrats candidates | CTA candidates | Community candidates | EFF candidates |
| Deirdre Grusovin* Ian Macdonald* Jim Kaldis* Paul O'Grady* Michael Egan* Andy Manson* Dorothy Isaksen Tony Kelly Ron Cunningham George Thompson | Virginia Chadwick* (Lib) Bob Rowland Smith* (Nat) Marlene Goldsmith* (Lib) Brian Pezzutti* (Lib) Duncan Gay* (Nat) Stephen Mutch* (Lib) Helen Sham-Ho* (Lib) Michael Barnes (Lib) Bruce Rowley (Nat) Carol Raye (Lib) | Richard Jones* Ray Griffiths Rod Bennison | Elaine Nile* Kevin Hume Patricia Judge William Bird Percy Everingham | Jack Mundey Stacey Miers William Whiley | Joe Kanan Vince White Jack Moffitt Geoffrey Sutton Patrick Lever Jane Abbott Peter Catts |
| NDP candidates | Humanist candidates | Environment candidates | Aboriginal candidates | Defence candidates | Marijuana candidates |
| Colin Charlton Dennis Wyatt | Vito Radice Noel Whitaker | Milo Dunphy Christine Townend Alice Oppen | Mildred Ingram Anthony Ammatto Aubry Phillips | Rowley McMahon David Herd | Macciza MacPherson Nick Brash |
| Ungrouped candidates | | | | | |
| Michael Smith Carlos Dutra Phillip Winchester John Butt | | | | | |