# Candidates of the 1973 New South Wales state election

This is a list of candidates for the 1973 New South Wales state election. The election was held on 17 November 1973.

## Retiring Members

Note: Jack Beale MLA (Liberal, South Coast) resigned some months prior to the election. No by-election was held.

### Labor

* Reg Coady MLA (Drummoyne)
* Clarrie Earl MLA (Bass Hill)
* Joe Kelly MLA (East Hills)
* Norm Ryan MLA (Marrickville)
* Bill Sheahan MLA (Burrinjuck)
* Albert Sloss MLA (King)
* Jim Southee MLA (Mount Druitt)

### Liberal

* Sir Kevin Ellis MLA (Coogee)
* Harry Jago MLA (Gordon)

### Independent

* Bill Chaffey MLA (Tamworth) – elected as Country

## 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 | DLP candidate | Other candidates |
| Albury | Liberal | Gordon Mitchell | Gordon Mackie (Lib) | Anthony Quinn | |
| Armidale | Country | Judith Waters | David Leitch (CP) | Peter McRae | |
| Ashfield | Liberal | Bede Spillane | David Hunter (Lib) | Mary Burton | John Jordan (AP) |
| Auburn | Labor | Peter Cox | Arthur Deane (Lib) | Christopher Carroll | |
| Balmain | Labor | Roger Degen | | Gary Doherty | Rosemary Smith (AP) |
| Bankstown | Labor | Nick Kearns | John Ghent (Lib) | Joseph Sanders | |
| Barwon | Country | | Geoff Crawford (CP) | | Graham Gifford (AP) |
| Bass Hill | Labor | Neville Wran | Raymond Clark-Smith (Lib) | | |
| Bathurst | Country | Maxwell Hanrahan | Clive Osborne (CP) | John O'Grady | |
| Blacktown | Labor | Gordon Barnier | John Lyon (Lib) | Stan Aster-Slater | Ivor F (Ind) George Perrin (Ind) |
| Bligh | Liberal | | John Barraclough (Lib) | Monica Quigley | Julia Featherstone (AP) |
| Blue Mountains | Independent | Mick Clough | | Joseph Conroy | Harold Coates (Ind) |
| Broken Hill | Labor | Lew Johnstone | | | |
| Burrendong | Labor | Leo Nott | Beryl Bowman (Lib) Roger Wotton* (CP) | | |
| Burrinjuck | Labor | Terry Sheahan | James Brooks (CP) Leon Garry (Lib) Edward O'Connor (CP) | John Roche | |
| Burwood | Liberal | Phil O'Neill | John Jackett (Lib) | Agnes Bannon | |
| Byron | Country | James Constable | Jack Boyd (CP) | | Brian Halesworth (AP) |
| Campbelltown | Labor | Cliff Mallam | John Marsden (Lib) | Francis Bulger | Elizabeth Bye (Ind) |
| Canterbury | Labor | Kevin Stewart | Jack Backer (Lib) | John George | |
| Casino | Labor | Don Day | Donald McRae (CP) Owen Wainwright (CP) | | Clifford Hirst (Ind) |
| Castlereagh | Labor | Jack Renshaw | Lionel Gray (Lib) Albert Green (CP) | | |
| Cessnock | Labor | George Neilly | | Bernard Burke | |
| Charlestown | Labor | Richard Face | Paul Clarkson (Lib) | Ignatius Philippa | John Steele (AP) |
| Clarence | Country | Patricia Oakman | Matt Singleton (CP) | William Eckersley | Terrence Hancock (AP) |
| Coogee | Liberal | Michael Cleary | Ross Freeman (Lib) | Betty Stepkovitch | Ann Sutherland (AP) |
| Corrimal | Labor | Laurie Kelly | Robert Law (Lib) | Peter Daly | Susan Healy (AP) |
| Cronulla | Liberal | Michael Egan | Ian Griffith (Lib) | Bernard Forshaw | Marjory Gray (AP) |
| Davidson | Liberal | Walter Willington | Dick Healey (Lib) | Thomas Colman | Veronica Carey (AP) |
| Drummoyne | Labor | Michael Maher | Brian Barber (Lib) | Vincent Abrams | |
| Dubbo | Liberal | Emily Renshaw | John Mason (Lib) | Michael Stephens | |
| Earlwood | Labor | Colin Williams | Eric Willis (Lib) | Doris Allison | Alexander Paterson (AP) |
| East Hills | Labor | Pat Rogan | John Edwards (Lib) | John Anderson | Robert Walsh (AP) |
| Eastwood | Liberal | | Jim Clough (Lib) | Paul Burton | John Butterworth (AP) |
| Fairfield | Labor | Eric Bedford | Domenic Pangallo (Lib) | Maurice George | Robert Tuckwell (AP) |
| Fuller | Liberal | William Waters | Peter Coleman (Lib) | Timothy Abrams | Philip Arantz (Ind) Jean Braithwaite (AP) |
| Georges River | Labor | Frank Walker | Roderick MacKenzie (Lib) | Charles Kane | Kenneth Cavanough (Ind) Peter Eden (AP) |
| Gloucester | Country | Terence Wallis | Leon Punch (CP) | Jack Collins | |
| Gordon | Liberal | Miron Shapira | | Kevin Harrold | |
| Gosford | Liberal | Brian McGowan | Malcolm Brooks (Lib) | William Dunbar | |
| Goulburn | Country | Noel Lane | Ron Brewer (CP) | Raymond Albrighton | Evan Treharne (Ind) |
| Granville | Labor | Pat Flaherty | John Newland (Lib) | Terrence Luthy | |
| Hawkesbury | Liberal | Peter Stone | Kevin Rozzoli (Lib) | Emma Ekman | Peter Knowland (AP) John McMahon (Ind) |
| Heathcote | Labor | Rex Jackson | Philip Benwell (Lib) | Margaret Silva | Norman Tonkin (Ind) |
| Heffron | Labor | Laurie Brereton | | Paul Evans | Peter Clark (AP) |
| Hornsby | Liberal | Brian Silva | Neil Pickard (Lib) | Cecil Wallace | |
| Hurstville | Liberal | Kevin Ryan | Tom Mead (Lib) | Anthony Young | Paul Flottmann (Ind) |
| Illawarra | Labor | George Petersen | | Everardus Himmelreich | |
| Kirribilli | Liberal | Irene Anderson | John Waddy (Lib) | Margaret Colman | |
| Kogarah | Labor | Bill Crabtree | Edward Griffiths (Lib) | Harold Rich | |
| Ku-ring-gai | Liberal | Ian Cameron | John Maddison (Lib) | Norma Boyle | |
| Lake Macquarie | Labor | Merv Hunter | | Donald Richards | Colin Fisher (Ind) |
| Lakemba | Labor | Vince Durick | Philip Gregory (Lib) | Anthony Hook | Douglas Morgan (Ind) |
| Lane Cove | Liberal | Robert Toner | Ken McCaw (Lib) | Francis Hernage | Malcolm Hilbery (AP) Gregory Lewis (Ind) Peter Livesey (Ind) |
| Lismore | Country | Frederick Braid | Bruce Duncan (CP) | William Hunt | William Hargrave (Ind) |
| Liverpool | Labor | George Paciullo | Richard Lennon (Lib) | Doris Brown | |
| Maitland | Liberal | George Lyons | Milton Morris (Lib) | Reginald Hughes | |
| Manly | Liberal | Allan Hughes | Douglas Darby (Lib) | Bernard Fox | John Alexander (AP) |
| Maroubra | Labor | Bill Haigh | Ronald Burkitt (Lib) | John Martin | Norwood Hartley (AP) |
| Marrickville | Labor | Tom Cahill | George Lamont (Lib) | Anthony Kiely | |
| Merrylands | Labor | Jack Ferguson | Garry Dent (Lib) | | Geoffrey Thomas (AP) |
| Miranda | Liberal | John Brookfield | Tim Walker (Lib) | Bill Casey | Neva Wendt (AP) |
| Monaro | Liberal | Margaret Gleeson | Steve Mauger (Lib) | Gerald O'Shaughnessy | |
| Mosman | Liberal | | David Arblaster (Lib) | Peter Keogh | Allan Mann (AP) |
| Mount Druitt | Labor | Tony Johnson | Neiven Harrison (Lib) | Francesco Rea | Patrick Chalker (Ind) |
| Munmorah | Labor | Harry Jensen | William Jackson (Lib) | Raymond Connolly | |
| Murray | Liberal | Douglas Drew | Mary Meillon (Lib) | Brian Maw | Gregory Graham (Ind) Bruce Jeffery (Ind) Kevin Lowndes (Ind) |
| Murrumbidgee | Labor | Lin Gordon | Donald Mackay (Lib) Bernardino Zappacosta (CP) | John Hagan | |
| Nepean | Liberal | Kathleen Tucker | Ron Rofe (Lib) | David Sanson | John Allan (Ind) Maurice Sharp (Ind) Gregory Woodward (Ind) |
| Newcastle | Labor | Arthur Wade | Richard Bevan (Lib) | Charin Godfrey | Peter Baldwin (AP) |
| Northcott | Liberal | | Jim Cameron (Lib) | Michael Kane | Vivienne Berzin (AP) Franciscus Leechburch-Auwers (RPA) |
| Orange | Country | Joseph Ryan | Sir Charles Cutler (CP) | Robert Hansen | |
| Oxley | Country | Bruce Langford | Bruce Cowan (CP) | Gary Phillips | |
| Parramatta | Labor | Dan Mahoney | Hilton Robinson (Lib) | Mary Woodbury | |
| Peats | Labor | Keith O'Connell | Graeme Hallett (Lib) | | |
| Penrith | Labor | Ron Mulock | Eileen Cammack (Lib) | | Joseph Stein (Ind) |
| Phillip | Labor | Pat Hills | Walter O'Donoghue (Lib) | Kristina Aster-Stater | Jennifer Baker (AP) John Hawkins (Ind) Joseph Owens (CPA) |
| Pittwater | Liberal | Dorothy Jeffery | Sir Robert Askin (Lib) | Kevin Lee | |
| Raleigh | Country | Ken Reed | Jim Brown (CP) | | |
| Rockdale | Labor | Brian Bannon | Kenneth Gates (Lib) | Alan Lewis | |
| South Coast | Liberal | | Alexander Cochrane (CP) Basil Emery (CP) Doug Otton (Lib) | | Robert Burke (Ind) Robert Coburn (Ind) John Hatton* (Ind) |
| Sturt | Country | John Foley | Tim Fischer (CP) | Joseph Lenehan | |
| Tamworth | Country | William Bischoff William Forrest | Noel Park* (CP) Neil Roberts (Lib) | Peter Young | Joan Byrne (AP) Leonard Hill (Ind) |
| Temora | Country | Alroy Provan | Jim Taylor (CP) | Terence Brady | Donald Douglas (Ind) |
| Tenterfield | Country | Alice Clifford | Tim Bruxner (CP) | | |
| The Hills | Liberal | Judith Mackinolty | Max Ruddock (Lib) | John Woulfe | |
| Upper Hunter | Country | Kenneth Cosgrove | Col Fisher (CP) | Kathleen Buckingham | |
| Vaucluse | Liberal | | Keith Doyle (Lib) | Doris Anderson | Brian Hickey (AP) |
| Wagga Wagga | Liberal | Kenneth Fletcher | Wal Fife (Lib) | Kevin Murphy | Pamela Osmond (AP) |
| Wakehurst | Liberal | Colin McIlwraith | Allan Viney (Lib) | Terrence Fay | Pamela Wilson (AP) |
| Wallsend | Labor | Ken Booth | | Robert Godfrey | Desmond Kynaston (AP) |
| Waratah | Labor | Sam Jones | | Anne McCosker | George Wawryck (Rep) |
| Waverley | Labor | Syd Einfeld | Hans Dreyer (Lib) | Dominique Droulers | Martin Smith (Ind) Virginia Walker (AP) |
| Wentworthville | Labor | Ernie Quinn | Edward Roberts (Lib) | | Ian Purdie (Ind) |
| Willoughby | Liberal | Alwynne Pengelly | Laurie McGinty (Lib) | Reginald Lawson | Mary McNish (AP) |
| Wollondilly | Liberal | Bill Knott | Tom Lewis (Lib) | Bernard McRae | Dianne Allen (Ind) Jill Kerr (AP) |
| Wollongong | Labor | Eric Ramsay | Ian Brown (Lib) | Raymond Proust | |
| Woronora | Labor | Maurie Keane | Evelyn Thompson (Lib) | William Goslett | Jean Manuel (Ind) Walter Skarschewski (Ind) |
| Yaralla | Liberal | Derek Margerison | Lerryn Mutton (Lib) | Terence McCormack | |
| Young | Country | Kenneth Gunn | George Freudenstein (CP) | John Hawkins | |