# Candidates of the 1968 South Australian state election

The 1968 South Australian state election was held on 2 March 1968.

## Retiring Members
### Labor

* Frank Walsh, MHA (Edwardstown)

### Liberal and Country

* Percy Quirke, MHA (Burra)
* George Bockelberg, MHA (Eyre)
* Thomas Playford, MHA (Gumeracha)
* Howard Shannon, MHA (Onkaparinga)
* James Heaslip, MHA (Rocky River)

## 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 | LCL candidate | Other candidates |
| Adelaide | Labor | Sam Lawn | Donald Maddocks | Elliott Johnston (Comm) |
| Albert | LCL | Graham Maguire | Bill Nankivell | |
| Alexandra | LCL | Robert Harris | David Brookman | Betty Bishop (Ind) William Johns (CP) |
| Angas | LCL | Brian Chatterton | Berthold Teusner | |
| Barossa | Labor | Molly Byrne | Roger Goldsworthy | Bernard McRae (DLP) Luke Horan (Ind) |
| Burnside | LCL | Joyce Henriott | Joyce Steele | |
| Burra | LCL | John Phelan | Ernest Allen | William Ahern (DLP) |
| Chaffey | Labor | Reg Curren | Peter Arnold | James Trevor (CP) Allan Anderson (Ind) |
| Edwardstown | Labor | Geoff Virgo | David Rogers | Helen Anderson (Ind) |
| Enfield | Labor | Jack Jennings | Allan Stock | Edwin Meier (SC) |
| Eyre | LCL | Jack Mortimer | Ernie Edwards | William Wilkins (Ind) Morley Rodda (CP) |
| Flinders | LCL | Hugh Patterson | Glen Pearson | Douglas Barnes (DLP) |
| Frome | Labor | Tom Casey | Maxwell Hams | |
| Gawler | Labor | John Clark | Stewart Gilchrist | Frank Lawrence (SC) |
| Glenelg | Labor | Hugh Hudson | John McCoy | Mark Posa (DLP) |
| Gouger | LCL | Edward Eaton | Steele Hall | Albert Apponyi (SC) Peter Meredith (DLP) |
| Gumeracha | LCL | Cyril Swaine | Bryant Giles | |
| Hindmarsh | Labor | Cyril Hutchens | Richard Leeton | |
| Light | LCL | Ernest Fahey | John Freebairn | |
| Millicent | Labor | Des Corcoran | Martin Cameron | |
| Mitcham | LCL | Peter Gilchrist | Robin Millhouse | |
| Mount Gambier | Labor | Allan Burdon | Archibald Scott | |
| Murray | Labor | Gabe Bywaters | Ivon Wardle | Terence Critchley (DLP) |
| Norwood | Labor | Don Dunstan | David Tonkin | Kevin McRae (DLP) |
| Onkaparinga | LCL | David Rhodes | Stan Evans | Robert Harper (CP) |
| Port Adelaide | Labor | John Ryan | Graeme Sargent | Denis McEvoy (SC) Peter Symon (Comm) |
| Port Pirie | Labor | Dave McKee | Graham Hancock | Wesley Thomas (Ind) |
| Ridley | Independent | Francis Bulbeck | Geoffrey Blight | Tom Stott (Ind) |
| Rocky River | LCL | Jim Dunford | Howard Venning | |
| Semaphore | Labor | Reg Hurst | Reginald Appelkamp | Edward Wright (SC) |
| Stirling | LCL | Glenton Gregory | William McAnaney | |
| Stuart | Labor | Lindsay Riches | Robert Semmens | |
| Torrens | LCL | Terry McRae | John Coumbe | George Basivovs (DLP) |
| Unley | Labor | Gil Langley | Lewis Short | Ted Farrell (DLP) |
| Victoria | LCL | Reginald Jordan | Allan Rodda | Alfred Donnelly (Ind) |
| Wallaroo | Labor | Lloyd Hughes | Keith Russack | John McMahon (DLP) |
| West Torrens | Labor | Glen Broomhill | Ross Stanford | Gary Lockwood (DLP) |
| Whyalla | Labor | Ron Loveday | Colin Norton | |
| Yorke Peninsula | LCL | Leo Travis | James Ferguson | |

## Legislative Council

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour and identified by an asterisk (*).
| District | Held by | Labor candidates | LCL candidates | Other candidates |
| Central No. 1 | 2 Labor | Bert Shard* Alfred Kneebone* | | Edward Timlin (DLP) |
| Central No. 2 | 2 LCL | Gregory Stevens Joan Harcourt | Arthur Rymill* Murray Hill* | Brian Nash (DLP) |
| Midland | 2 LCL | Cec Creedon Leonard Krieg | Ross Story* Boyd Dawkins* | |
| Northern | 2 LCL | Kevin Diggens James Scott | Lyell McEwin* Gordon Gilfillan* | |
| Southern | 2 LCL | Geoff McLaren Dennis Beager | Norman Jude* Victor Springett* | |