# Candidates of the 1984 New South Wales state election

This is a list of candidates of the 1984 New South Wales state election. The election was held on 24 March 1984.

## Retiring Members
### Labor

* Don Day MLA (Clarence)
* Roger Degen MLA (Balmain)
* Vince Durick MLA (Lakemba)
* Jack Ferguson MLA (Merrylands)
* Pat Flaherty MLA (Granville)
* Lin Gordon MLA (Murrumbidgee)
* Keith O'Connell MLA (Peats)
* Eric Ramsay (Wollongong)
* Don Burton MLC
* Roy Turner MLC

### Liberal

* David Arblaster MLA (Mosman)
* Fred Duncan MLC
* Derek Freeman MLC
* John Holt MLC
* Nathanael Orr MLC
* Bill Sandwith MLC

### National

* Jack Boyd MLA (Byron)
* Ron Brewer MLA (Goulburn)
* Jim Brown MLA (Oxley)
* Bill Kennedy MLC

## 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) | Christopher Rooke | |
| Ashfield | Labor | Paul Whelan | Geoffrey Howe (Lib) | | |
| Auburn | Labor | Peter Cox | Rudolph Ognibene (Lib) | | |
| Balmain | Labor | Peter Crawford | Gibson Bennie (Lib) | Karen McEwan | Noel Hazard (SLL) |
| Bankstown | Labor | Ric Mochalski | Terry McDonald (Lib) | | |
| Barwon | National | Bill Sinclair | Wal Murray (Nat) | | Andrew Von Mergersen (Ind) |
| Bass Hill | Labor | Neville Wran | Peter Swiderski (Lib) | | Julien Droulers (RP) Sandor Torzsok (CA) |
| Bathurst | Labor | Mick Clough | Clive Osborne (Nat) Trevor Toole (Nat) | Louis Winters | |
| Blacktown | Labor | John Aquilina | David Bannerman (Lib) | | |
| Bligh | Labor | Fred Miller | Michael Yabsley (Lib) | Brian Hillman | |
| Blue Mountains | Labor | Bob Debus | Margaret Bradshaw (Lib) | Steve Franklin | Bruce Fry (CTA) |
| Broken Hill | Labor | Bill Beckroge | Geoffrey Anderson (Lib) Neville Crisp (Nat) | | |
| Burrinjuck | Labor | Terry Sheahan | John Sharp (Nat) | Joyce Copeland | |
| Burwood | Labor | Phil O'Neill | Paul Zammit (Lib) | Stephen Kirkham | |
| Byron | National | Lyle Robb | Don Beck (Nat) | Kenneth Nicholson | James Mangleson (Ind) Alan Mountain (Ind) |
| Cabramatta | Labor | Eric Bedford | Maria Heggie (Lib) | | |
| Camden | Labor | Ralph Brading | John Fahey (Lib) | | |
| Campbelltown | Labor | Michael Knight | Violette Samaha (Lib) | | Gordon Fetterplace (Ind) Edward Houston (Ind) |
| Canterbury | Labor | Kevin Stewart | Robert Sharp (Lib) | | |
| Castlereagh | National | Jim Curran | Roger Wotton (Nat) | Anne Graham | |
| Cessnock | Labor | Stan Neilly | Gerard Berkhout (Lib) | | |
| Charlestown | Labor | Richard Face | Peter Wilson (Lib) | | |
| Clarence | Labor | Bill Day | Ian Causley (Nat) | | Denis O'Keeffe (Ind) |
| Coffs Harbour | National | Laurence Brown | Matt Singleton (Nat) | | |
| Coogee | Labor | Michael Cleary | Ken Finn (Lib) | Gavan Schneider | |
| Corrimal | Labor | Laurie Kelly | Colin Bruton (Lib) | | |
| Cronulla | Labor | Michael Egan | Malcolm Kerr (Lib) | | |
| Davidson | Liberal | Julie Sutton | Terry Metherell (Lib) | Anthony Dunne | |
| Drummoyne | Labor | John Murray | Ben Sonego (Lib) | | |
| Dubbo | National | Gordon Lerve | Gerry Peacocke (Nat) | | |
| Earlwood | Labor | Ken Gabb | John Ryan (Lib) | Paul Terrett | |
| East Hills | Labor | Pat Rogan | Max Parker (Lib) | Margaret Vitlin | |
| Eastwood | Liberal | Joyce Tuckwell | Jim Clough (Lib) | Christopher Dunkerley | |
| Elizabeth | Labor | Pat Hills | Philip Daley (Lib) | Jennifer MacLeod | Michael Matthews (Ind) Nadar Ponnuswamy (Ind) |
| Fairfield | Labor | Janice Crosio | Geoffrey Goninon (Lib) | | Raymon Wilson (Ind) |
| Georges River | Labor | Frank Walker | Warren Griffin (Lib) | | |
| Gladesville | Labor | Rodney Cavalier | Ivan Petch (Lib) | John Sanders | John Egan (Ind) Michael Lardelli (Ind) |
| Gloucester | National | John Eastman | Leon Punch (Nat) | | |
| Gordon | Liberal | Robert Dubler | Tim Moore (Lib) | Kevin Gartrell-Wardale | |
| Gosford | Labor | Brian McGowan | Chris Hartcher (Lib) Donald Leggett (Nat) | Gary Chestnut | |
| Goulburn | National | Bob Stephens | Robert Webster (Nat) | | Miriam Naughton (Ind) Ronald Sarina (Ind) |
| Granville | Labor | Laurie Ferguson | Yvonne Maio (Lib) | | |
| Hawkesbury | Liberal | Harmanus Toorneman | Kevin Rozzoli (Lib) | | |
| Heathcote | Labor | Rex Jackson | Gordon Davies (Lib) | Fran Johnson | |
| Heffron | Labor | Laurie Brereton | Barry Devine (Lib) | | |
| Hornsby | Liberal | Christopher Gorrick | Neil Pickard (Lib) | Michael Pettigrew | |
| Hurstville | Labor | Kevin Ryan | Guy Yeomans (Lib) | | |
| Illawarra | Labor | George Petersen | Dennis Owen (Lib) | James Kay | |
| Ingleburn | Labor | Stan Knowles | Gary Lucas (Lib) | | |
| Kiama | Labor | Bill Knott | Warren Steel (Lib) | | |
| Kogarah | Labor | Brian Langton | Robert Young (Lib) | Ronald George | |
| Ku-ring-gai | Liberal | Ian Cameron | Nick Greiner (Lib) | Pamela Tuckwell | |
| Lachlan | National | Tim West | Ian Armstrong (Nat) | | |
| Lake Macquarie | Labor | Merv Hunter | Edward Hayes (Lib) | Edwina Wilson | |
| Lakemba | Labor | Wes Davoren | Stephen Law (Lib) | | |
| Lane Cove | Liberal | Miron Shapira | John Dowd (Lib) | Graham Baker | |
| Lismore | National | Claire Newton | | Ivor Brown | Bruce Duncan (Ind) |
| Liverpool | Labor | George Paciullo | Anthony Garbin (Lib) | | David Bransdon (Ind) |
| Maitland | Labor | Allan Walsh | Robert Gee (Nat) Donald Wilkinson (Lib) | | |
| Manly | Labor | Alan Stewart | David Hay (Lib) | Robert Leys | Joan Cooke (Ind) Margaret Lee (Ind) |
| Maroubra | Labor | Bob Carr | Phillip Abadee (Lib) | | |
| Marrickville | Labor | Andrew Refshauge | Peter Rout (Lib) | Michael Walsh | |
| Merrylands | Labor | Geoff Irwin | Garo Gabrielian (Lib) | | Alan Byers (Ind) |
| Miranda | Labor | Bill Robb | Ron Phillips (Lib) | Michael Moriarty | |
| Monaro | Labor | John Akister | Ronald Formann (Nat) John Munro (Lib) | | |
| Mosman | Liberal | Liliane Leroy | Phillip Smiles (Lib) | Christine Townend | Dom Lopez (Ind) |
| Murray | National | Michael Anthony | Tim Fischer (Nat) | Gregory Butler | John Murphy (Ind) |
| Murrumbidgee | Labor | Margaret Delves | Adrian Cruickshank* (Nat) Brian Thornton (Lib) | | Thomas Marriott (Ind) |
| Newcastle | Labor | Arthur Wade | Patricia Forsythe (Lib) | Stephen Jeffries | Frank Blefari (Ind) |
| Northcott | Liberal | Jan Dekker | Bruce Baird (Lib) | Clifford Wiltshire | |
| Northern Tablelands | Labor | Bill McCarthy | Claude Cainero (Nat) | | |
| North Shore | Independent | Peter Semmler | Jillian Skinner (Lib) | | Ted Mack (Ind) |
| Orange | National | Trevor Jaeger | Garry West (Nat) | | |
| Oxley | National | George Viskauskas | Bruce Jeffery (Nat) | William Giles | John Barrett (Ind) |
| Parramatta | Labor | Barry Wilde | John Worthington (Lib) | John Macrae | Kenneth Hale (Ind) |
| Peats | Labor | Paul Landa | Jim Lloyd (Lib) | John Aitken | |
| Penrith | Labor | Peter Anderson | Ross Shuttleworth (Lib) | Kevin Crameri | Ian Perry (Ind) |
| Pittwater | Liberal | Denise Morgan | Max Smith (Lib) | Graeme MacLennan | John Webeck (Ind) |
| Riverstone | Labor | Richard Amery | Kenneth Jessup (Lib) | | |
| Rockdale | Labor | Brian Bannon | Bob Gemmell (Lib) | | Edwin Bellchambers (Ind) |
| Ryde | Labor | Garry McIlwaine | Ian Kortlang (Lib) | Peter Chambers | |
| St Marys | Labor | Ron Mulock | Daryl Chamberlain (Lib) | Viv Carter | |
| Seven Hills | Labor | Bob Christie | Marc Clifford (Lib) | | |
| South Coast | Independent | Robyn Drysdale | David Egan (Lib) | | John Hatton (Ind) |
| Swansea | Labor | Don Bowman | Milton Caine (Lib) | Lyn Godfrey | Ann Leahy (SLL) |
| Tamworth | National | Garry Ryan | Noel Park (Nat) | Anne Irvine | |
| The Hills | Liberal | Barry Calvert | Fred Caterson (Lib) | Toni Chapman | John Griffiths (Ind) |
| Tuggerah | Labor | Harry Moore | Leslie Nunn (Lib) | Lynn Sawyer | Clem Payne (Ind) |
| Upper Hunter | National | Colleen Green | Col Fisher (Nat) | | |
| Vaucluse | Liberal | David Curtis | Rosemary Foot (Lib) | Joseph Zingarelli | |
| Wagga Wagga | Liberal | Barry Leal | Joe Schipp (Lib) | Scott Milne | |
| Wakehurst | Labor | Tom Webster | John Booth (Lib) | Laurence Bourke | Maurice Foley (Ind) |
| Wallsend | Labor | Ken Booth | Garry Carter (Lib) | | |
| Waratah | Labor | John Price | Ashley Saunders (Lib) | Wayne Jarman | John Cain (Ind) Sam Jones (Ind) |
| Waverley | Labor | Ernie Page | Dick Davidson (Lib) | Heather Meers | Peter Kristofferson (Ind) Dorothy Sekers (Ind) |
| Wentworthville | Labor | Ernie Quinn | Colin Edwards (Lib) | David Knight | |
| Willoughby | Liberal | Eddie Britt | Peter Collins (Lib) | Sean Turkington | |
| Wollongong | Labor | Rex Connor | Ronald Brooks (Lib) | | Frank Arkell* (Ind) Rudolph Dezelin (Ind) Julius Kudrynski (Ind) Phillip Xenos (Ind) |
| Woronora | Labor | Maurie Keane | Chris Downy (Lib) | Ronald Hellyer | |

## 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 | Progress candidates | CCP candidates |
| Johno Johnson* Delcia Kite* Ron Dyer* John Morris* Ann Symonds* Keith Enderbury* Mick Ibbett* Judith Walker Tony Kelly Paul Toplis | John Hannaford* (Lib) Sir Adrian Solomons* (Nat) Jim Samios* (Lib) John Jobling* (Lib) Richard Bull* (Nat) Beryl Evans* (Lib) Judy Jakins* (Nat) Ray Aston (Lib) Brian Flower (Lib) Henry Mallam (Lib) | Ray Griffiths Rodney Dominish Peter Hains Rodney Irvine | Jim Cameron* Marie Bignold Graeme McLennan Kevin Hume Elaine Nile | Marjorie Wisby Archibald Brown | Verdun Walsh Margaret Bickley Peter Hinton |
| SMP candidates | Ungrouped candidates | | | | |
| Samuel Calvert Mary Burwood Lola Harradine | Michael Jeffreys David Noffs Jon Axtens Brian Howard George Sewell Oscar Landricho | | | | |