# Candidates of the 1975 South Australian state election

The 1975 South Australian state election was held on 12 July 1975.
Since the previous election, the Liberal and Country League had formally become the South Australian branch of the Liberal Party. However, the breakaway Liberal Movement also contested the election with several sitting members. Seats won by the LCL in 1973 are listed below as Liberal-held, except for Goyder which had been won by the LM at a by-election.

## Retiring Members
### Labor

* Ernie Crimes MHA (Spence)
* Len King MHA (Coles)
* Dave McKee MHA (Pirie)
* John Ryan MHA (Price)
* Alfred Kneebone MLC
* Bert Shard MLC

### Liberal

* William McAnaney MHA (Heysen)
* Sir Lyell McEwin MLC
* Sir Arthur Rymill MLC
* Victor Springett MLC

## House of 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 | Liberal candidate | LM candidate | Other candidates |
| Adelaide | Labor | Jack Wright | David Mount | Robert Hercus | |
| Albert Park | Labor | Charles Harrison | Barry Savage | Philip Sutton | |
| Alexandra | Liberal | Ruth Newell | Ted Chapman | Donald Glazbrook | George Graham (NCP) |
| Ascot Park | Labor | Geoff Virgo | George Basisovs | Dorothy Heide | |
| Bragg | Liberal | Florence Pens | David Tonkin | Ross Thomas | |
| Brighton | Labor | Hugh Hudson | Ursula Pridham | Ronald Moulds | Sydney Monks (Ind) |
| Chaffey | Liberal | John Hooper | Peter Arnold | Jack Seekamp | |
| Coles | Labor | Des Corcoran | Peter Lewis | Lawrence Titheradge | |
| Davenport | Liberal | Mark Pickhaver | Dean Brown | Lawrence Delroy | |
| Elizabeth | Labor | Peter Duncan | Geoffrey Crome | Shirley Liddiard | |
| Eyre | Liberal | David Uzzell | Graham Gunn | | William Hitchcock (NCP) |
| Fisher | Liberal | Geoffrey Anderson | Stan Evans | Maxwell Hall | William Donnon (NCP) Ingrid Temple (AP) |
| Flinders | NCP | Maxwell Glenn | Ilimar Tohver | William Turner | Peter Blacker (NCP) |
| Florey | Labor | Charles Wells | Glyndwr Morgan | Edward Smith | |
| Frome | Liberal | James Reese | Ernest Allen | David Sara | |
| Gilles | Labor | Jack Slater | Louis Ravesi | Norman Wilson | Maxwell Clifton (NCP) |
| Glenelg | Liberal | Brian Crawford | John Mathwin | Peter Heysen | |
| Gouger | Liberal | Peter Dewhurst | Keith Russack | Desmond Ross | Donald Herriman (NCP) |
| Goyder | LM | Irene Krastev | Maurice Schulz | David Boundy | Richard Kitto (NCP) |
| Hanson | Liberal | Terry Groom | Heini Becker | Graham Slape | |
| Henley Beach | Labor | Glen Broomhill | John Rogers | Trevor Vivian | |
| Heysen | Liberal | Myles McCallum | David Wotton | Terence McAnaney | Howard Houck (AP) |
| Kavel | Liberal | Roy Hobden | Roger Goldsworthy | Roger Teusner | Eric Bartsch (NCP) Harold Booth (NCP) |
| Light | Liberal | Douglas Harrison | Bruce Eastick | John Lienert | |
| Mallee | Liberal | Ronald Maczkowiack | Bill Nankivell | William McConnell | John Petch (NCP) |
| Mawson | Labor | Don Hopgood | Neil Bannister | Rodney Adam | |
| Millicent | Labor | Brian Corcoran | Murray Vandepeer | Brian Prowse | John Clark (Ind) Donald Ferguson (NCP) |
| Mitcham | Liberal | Sean Dawes | Graham Callister | Robin Millhouse | |
| Mitchell | Labor | Ron Payne | Robert Alcock | Peter Amor | |
| Mount Gambier | Labor | Allan Burdon | Harold Allison | Brian O'Connor | Alwin Crafter (NCP) Neville Ferguson (Ind) Lloyd Hobbs (Ind) |
| Murray | Liberal | Harold McLaren | Ivon Wardle | Darian Monjean | Beryl Moreton (NCP) John Potts (Ind) |
| Norwood | Labor | Don Dunstan | Barry Briegel | Frank Mercorella | |
| Peake | Labor | Don Simmons | Mark Tregoning | Desmond Moran | |
| Pirie | Labor | John Phelan | Alan Beste | | Ted Connelly* (Ind) Raymond Fullgrabe (Ind) John Hutchins (NCP) |
| Playford | Labor | Terry McRae | Peter Shurven | Dennis Paul | Reginald Hewitt (NCP) |
| Price | Labor | George Whitten | Terence Hanson | Jean Lawrie | |
| Rocky River | Liberal | Hank Van Galen | Howard Venning | Clement Hampton | Ian Bruce (NCP) |
| Ross Smith | Labor | Jack Jennings | James Porter | Noel Hodges | |
| Salisbury | Labor | Reg Groth | Lancelot Chaplin | Ronald Woods | |
| Semaphore | Labor | Jack Olson | Willem Van Wyk | Rodney Sporn | |
| Spence | Labor | Roy Abbott | Anthony Hutton | Patrick Carlin | |
| Stuart | Labor | Gavin Keneally | Brian Kinnear | Brenda Groves | |
| Tea Tree Gully | Labor | Molly Byrne | Robert Sloane | John Hincksman | Barry Leaver (NCP) Emily Perry (Ind) |
| Torrens | Liberal | Nick Bolkus | John Coumbe | Brian Billard | |
| Unley | Labor | Gil Langley | Ronald Berryman | Bruce Wark | |
| Victoria | Liberal | Jean Hillier | Allan Rodda | Colin Hall | Graham Carrick (NCP) |
| Whyalla | Labor | Max Brown | Martinus Vette | Arnold Eckersley | |

## 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 (*). Eleven seats were up for election. This was the first time the Legislative Council had been elected as a whole state by proportional representation; two Labor and seven Liberal MLCs up for re-election, as well as an LM member.
| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | LM candidates | NCP candidates | Australia candidates | Family Movt candidates |
| Norm Foster* Jim Dunford* Anne Levy* Frank Blevins* John Cornwall* Chris Sumner* Terry Hemmings | Murray Hill* Don Laidlaw* Boyd Dawkins* Gordon Gilfillan Graham Hancock Judith Roberts Ross Story | Martin Cameron* John Carnie* Richard Clampett Charles Groves Janine Haines Peter Adamson | Lester James Richard Morris George Olesnicky | Mark Lainio David Middleton Colyn Van Reenen | John Court Raymond Kidney |
| Free Enterprise candidates | Ungrouped candidates | | | | |
| Marcus Dodd William Forster Robert Hill Frederick Koop | Mark Higgs (Ind) Alan Miller (SPA) | | | | |