Candidates of the 1967 Australian Senate election

This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1967 Australian Senate election. The election was held on 25 November 1967.

Retiring Senators

Labor Senator Archie Benn (Qld) Senator Nick McKenna (Tas) Senator Theo Nicholls (SA)

Liberal Senator Marie Breen (Vic) Senator Denham Henty (Tas) Senator Ted Mattner (SA) Senator Kenneth Morris (Qld)

Country Senator Sir Walter Cooper (Qld)

Senate Sitting Senators are shown in bold text. Tickets that elected at least one Senator are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are identified by an asterisk (*).

New South Wales Five seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal-Country Coalition was defending two seats. Senators Ken Anderson (Liberal), Tom Bull (Country), Sir Alister McMullin (Liberal), Tony Mulvihill (Labor) and James Ormonde (Labor) were not up for re-election.

Labor candidatesCoalition candidatesDLP candidatesARM candidatesCommunist candidatesUngrouped candidates Doug McClelland* Lionel Murphy* Joe Fitzgerald*Bob Cotton* (Lib) Colin McKellar* (CP) David Arblaster (Lib)Jack Kane Jan Van Der Rijt Michael FitzpatrickGordon Barton Ken Thomas Paul Allsop Peter Mason Harry SeidlerHarry Hatfield Barbara CurthoysJohn Wall Lillian Muir

Queensland Five seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending one seat. The Liberal-Country Coalition was defending four seats. Senators Felix Dittmer (Labor), Vince Gair (Democratic Labor), Jim Keeffe (Labor), Ellis Lawrie (Country) and Ian Wood (Liberal) were not up for re-election.

Labor candidatesCoalition candidatesDLP candidates Bertie Milliner* George Georges* Ron McAuliffeDame Annabelle Rankin* (Lib) Ron Maunsell* (CP) Bill Heatley (Lib)Condon Byrne* Rogers Judge Brian O'Brien

South Australia

Five seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. Senators Gordon Davidson (Liberal), Arnold Drury (Labor), Keith Laught (Liberal), Clem Ridley (Labor) and Jim Toohey (Labor) were not up for re-election.

Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesDLP candidatesCommunist candidatesUngrouped candidates Reg Bishop* Jim Cavanagh* Robert NielsenCondor Laucke* Nancy Buttfield* Harold Young*Mark Posa Patrick CoffeyAlan Finger Hal AlexanderDenis McEvoy

Tasmania

Five seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. Independent Senator Reg Turnbull was defending one seat. Senators Don Devitt (Labor), Bert Lacey (Labor), Elliot Lillico (Liberal), John Marriott (Liberal) and Justin O'Byrne (Labor) were not up for re-election.

Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesDLP candidatesUngrouped candidates Bob Poke* Ken Wriedt* Ray SherryReg Wright* Peter Rae* Geoffrey LemprièreGeorge Cole Kenneth Bennet Richard DelanyBill Wedd Reg Turnbull*

Victoria

Five seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal-Country Coalition was defending three seats. Senators John Gorton (Liberal), Bert Hendrickson (Labor), Pat Kennelly (Labor), Frank McManus (Democratic Labor) and Dame Ivy Wedgwood (Liberal) were not up for re-election.

Labor candidatesCoalition candidatesDLP candidatesARM candidatesCommunist candidatesUngrouped candidates Sam Cohen* George Poyser* Cyril PrimmerMagnus Cormack* (Lib) James Webster* (CP) George Hannan (Lib)Jack Little* Frank Dowling Bob JoshuaJim Vickers-Willis Leonard WeberRalph Gibson Vic WilliamsAlan Milne George Brunning

Western Australia Five seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending three seats. The Liberal Party was defending one seat. The Country Party was defending one seat. Senators George Branson (Liberal), Harry Cant (Labor), Tom Drake-Brockman (Country), Malcolm Scott (Liberal) and John Wheeldon (Labor) were not up for re-election.

Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesCountry candidatesDLP candidatesUngrouped candidates Don Willesee* Laurie Wilkinson* Dorothy TangneyPeter Sim* Reg Withers* Victor GarlandEdgar Prowse* Stephen Errington Ernest TwineFrank Pownall John MartyrFrederick Simpson

Summary by party

Beside each party is an indication of whether the party contested the Senate election in each state.

Party NSW Vic Qld WA SA Tas TotalAustralian Labor Party * * * * * * 6Liberal Party of Australia * * * * * * 6Australian Country Party * * * * 4Democratic Labor Party * * * * * * 6Communist Party of Australia * * * 3Australian Reform Movement * * 2

See also 1967 Australian Senate election Members of the Australian Senate, 1965–1968 Members of the Australian Senate, 1968–1971 List of political parties in Australia

References Adam Carr's Election Archive - Senate 1967