This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1969 Australian federal election. The election was held on 25 October 1969.
Redistributions and seat changes Redistributions of electoral boundaries occurred in all states. In New South Wales, six seats were abolished: the Labor-held seats of Dalley, East Sydney, Watson and West Sydney; the Liberal-held seat of Parkes; and the Country-held seat of Lawson. Five new seats were created: the notionally Labor seats of Chifley, Prospect and Sydney; and the notionally Liberal seats of Berowra and Cook. The Liberal-held seat of Hughes became notionally Labor. The member for Hughes, Don Dobie (Liberal), contested Cook. The member for Parkes, Tom Hughes (Liberal), contested Berowra. The member for Watson, Jim Cope (Labor), contested Sydney. In Victoria, the Labor-held seat of Darebin was renamed Scullin and the Liberal-held seat of Higinbotham was renamed Hotham. The Liberal-held seats of Fawkner and Isaacs and the Labor-held seats of (the pre-existing) Scullin and Yarra were abolished. A new, Liberal-held seat of Isaacs, unconnected to the previous one, was created. Four other new seats were also created: the Labor-held seats of Burke and Holt and the Liberal-held seats of Casey and Diamond Valley. The Liberal-held seat of Lalor and the Independent-held seat of Batman became notionally Labor, and the Labor-held seat of Melbourne Ports became notionally Liberal. The member for Fawkner, Peter Howson (Liberal), contested Casey. The member for Higinbotham, Don Chipp (Liberal), contested Hotham. The member for Lalor, Mervyn Lee (Liberal), contested Bendigo. The member for Yarra, Jim Cairns (Labor), contested Lalor. In Queensland, the Labor-held seat of Brisbane became notionally Liberal, the Liberal-held seat of Herbert became notionally Labor, and the Labor-held seat of Wide Bay became notionally Country. In Western Australia, the Labor-held seat of Stirling became notionally Liberal. In South Australia, the notionally Liberal seat of Hawker was created. There were minimal changes in Tasmania.
Retiring Members
Labor Joe Clark MP (Darling, NSW) Eric Costa MP (Banks, NSW) Frank Courtnay MP (Darebin, Vic) Dan Curtin MP (Kingsford-Smith, NSW) Len Devine MP (East Sydney, NSW) Jim Harrison MP (Blaxland, NSW) Dan Minogue MP (West Sydney, NSW) William O'Connor MP (Dalley, NSW) Ted Peters MP (Scullin, Vic)
Liberal Allen Fairhall MP (Paterson, NSW) Adrian Gibson MP (Denison, Tas) Sir William Haworth MP (Isaacs, Vic)
Country Laurie Failes MP (Lawson, NSW)
Independent Sam Benson MP (Batman, Vic)
House of Representatives Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.
Australian Capital Territory
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateLiberal candidateAustralia candidateCommunist candidate Australian Capital Territory Labor Jim Fraser Robert Maher Thomas McDermott Don McHugh
New South Wales
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateCoalition candidateDLP candidateAustralia candidateOther candidates Banks Labor Vince Martin Herman Tibben (Lib) Annette Andrew Peter Allen (Ind)Reginald Jones (Ind)Kevin Watt (Ind)Barton Liberal Len Reynolds Bill Arthur (Lib) Charles Chapman Charles Bellchambers (Ind)Ray Emmerson (Ind)Alan Reed (Ind)Bennelong Liberal Peter Evatt Sir John Cramer (Lib) Ronald Claridge Kenneth Cook Allan Horton (Ind)Berowra Liberal George Williams Tom Hughes (Lib) Neil Mackerras David Haig Edith Parrish (Ind)Blaxland Labor Paul Keating John Ghent (Lib) Joseph Conroy Bradfield Liberal Keith Crook Harry Turner (Lib) Anthony Felton Barbara Wilson Betty Loneragan (Ind)Calare Country Kerry Scott John England (CP) John Grant Chifley Labor John Armitage Milovan Kovjanic (Lib) Stan Aster-Stater Victor Corcoran (Ind)Cook Liberal Cliff Mallam Don Dobie (Lib) Bernard Walrut Robin Alleway (Ind)Cowper Country Ian Robinson (CP) Brian Richards (Ind)Neil Royal (Ind)Cunningham Labor Rex Connor John Poel (Lib) Reg Wilding (CPA)Darling Labor John FitzPatrick Jack Bonney (Lib)Max Overton (CP) Eden-Monaro Liberal Allan Fraser Dugald Munro (Lib) John Donohue Patrick Starrs Evans Liberal James Monaghan Malcolm Mackay (Lib) Kevin Davis John Fisher Hal Saunders (Ind)Farrer Liberal Noel Murray David Fairbairn (Lib) James Keogh John Ross (Ind)Grayndler Labor Fred Daly Jonathan Fowler (Lib) Gwydir Country Roger Nott Ralph Hunt (CP) Brian Edwards Halwyn Webster (Ind)Hughes Labor Les Johnson Carl Leddy (Lib) William Goslett Marjorie Williams (Ind)Hume Country Frank Olley Ian Pettitt (CP) James Manwaring Hunter Labor Bert James Raymond Hughes (Lib) Kingsford-Smith Labor Lionel Bowen Barry Morrison (Lib) Graham Bennett Beverly Chong (PPA)Lang Labor Frank Stewart Stanley Duncan (Lib) Dominique Droulers Jack Mundey (CPA)Bert Tripet (Ind)Lowe Liberal Peter Young William McMahon (Lib) Agnes Bannon Patricia Bailey (Ind)Bernard MacMahon (Ind)Lyne Country John Allan Philip Lucock (CP) Percival McPherson Joe Cordner (Ind)Macarthur Liberal Bob Whan Jeff Bate (Lib) Brian Wyer Sidney Sheedy (PPA)Mackellar Liberal William Bramwell Bill Wentworth (Lib) Thomas Colman Macquarie Labor Tony Luchetti John MacDonnell (Lib) Leslie Clarke Norman Lee Mitchell Liberal Alfred Ashley-Brown Les Irwin (Lib) John Maguire Gordon Waller Harvey Clift (PPA)New England Country Alan Kitson Ian Sinclair (CP) Newcastle Labor Charles Jones Alfred Appleby (Lib) Wlodzimierz Bohakto North Sydney Liberal Mervyn Page Bill Graham (Lib) Reginald Lawson Romualds Kemps (Ind)Parramatta Liberal Barry Wilde Nigel Bowen (Lib) Hans Andreasson John Keeffe (Ind)Leonard Kiernan (Ind)Paterson Liberal Francis Murray John Jobling (Lib)Frank O'Keefe* (CP) Jack Collins Ted Fletcher Adrian Edwards (Ind)Phillip Liberal Joe Riordan William Aston (Lib) Lyle Antcliff Jack Gray Totti Cohen (Ind)Alex MacDonald (Ind)Ronald Rigby (Ind)William Whitby (PPA)Ken Yeomans (Ind)Prospect Labor Dick Klugman Stanislaus Kelly (Lib) John Ferguson Reid Labor Tom Uren Stanley Hedges (Lib) Mick Carroll Norman Hurst (Ind)Richmond Country Joseph Gilmore Doug Anthony (CP) Riverina Country Al Grassby Bill Armstrong (CP) Patrick Barry Robertson Liberal Barry Cohen William Bridges-Maxwell (Lib) Wallace Cook (Ind)Albert Date (Ind)St George Liberal Bill Morrison Len Bosman (Lib) Henry Bader Christopher Owens Archibald Lawless (Ind)Emanuel Said (Ind)Shortland Labor Charles Griffiths Paul Clarkson (Lib) Robert Burke Charles Hockings Geoff Curthoys (CPA)Sydney Labor Jim Cope Graham Robertson (Lib) Norma Boyle Ian Channell (Ind)Donald Lewis (PPA)Nick Origlass (Ind)Shane Watson (Ind)Warringah Liberal Thomas Reynolds Michael MacKellar (Lib) Peter Keogh Eric Riches (Ind)Edward St John (Ind)Albert Thompson (PPA)Wentworth Liberal Frederick Cross Les Bury (Lib) Doris Brown Geoff Mullen (Ind)Neville Yeomans (PPA)Werriwa Labor Gough Whitlam Christopher May (Lib) William Arundel Fay McCallum (Ind)William Sadler (Ind)Don Syme (CPA)
Northern Territory
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateCountry candidateIndependent candidate Northern Territory Country Ted Robertson Sam Calder Harold BrennanAlan Gray
Queensland
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateCoalition candidateDLP candidateOther candidates Bowman Liberal Len Keogh Wylie Gibbs (Lib) Noel Tennison Harold Asmith (Ind)Brisbane Liberal Manfred Cross Greg O'Dwyer (Lib) Roger Judge Capricornia Labor Doug Everingham Brian Palmer (Lib) Alfred Rose Darling Downs Liberal Eugene Salas Reginald Swartz (Lib) Francis Mullins Dawson Labor Rex Patterson John Hinz (CP) Bernard Lewis Fisher Country Ian Budge Charles Adermann (CP) Robert Barron Griffith Liberal Barry Gorman Don Cameron (Lib) Cecil Birchley Trevor Sturling (Ind)Herbert Labor Ted Harding Robert Bonnett (Lib) Kiernan Dorney Kennedy Country Gerry Jones Bob Katter (CP) Brian Hurney Leichhardt Labor Bill Fulton David Young (CP) Thomas White Lilley Liberal Frank Doyle Kevin Cairns (Lib) Andrew Aitken McPherson Country Wayne Randall Charles Barnes (CP) Thomas McKenzie Maranoa Country Edward Bertolotti James Corbett (CP) John Davis Moreton Liberal George Harvey James Killen (Lib) Clarrissa Weedon Kitchener Farrell (Ind)Oxley Labor Bill Hayden Cyril Morgan (Lib) Gavan Duffy Petrie Liberal Kenneth Turbet Alan Hulme (Lib) Robert Macklin Sydney Appleby (AP)Ryan Liberal John Conn Nigel Drury (Lib) Brian O'Brien Wide Bay Labor Brendan Hansen Paul Neville (CP) Laurence Kehoe
South Australia
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateLiberal candidateDLP candidateAustralia candidateOther candidates Adelaide Liberal Chris Hurford Andrew Jones George Basisovs Anne McMenamin Anatolij Onishko (Ind)Angas Liberal Harold McLaren Geoffrey Giles Terence Critchley Barker Liberal John Cornwall Jim Forbes Bonython Labor Martin Nicholls Rudolph Masopust Peter Meredith Frank Lawrence (SCP)Boothby Liberal Chris Sumner John McLeay Ted Farrell Frederick Thompson Valerie Lillington (Ind)Grey Liberal Laurie Wallis Don Jessop Douglas Barnes Thomas Manthorpe Hawker Liberal Ralph Jacobi Alan Hickinbotham Kathleen Anderson Malcolm Hawkins Hindmarsh Labor Clyde Cameron Michael Cusack Helena Hubert Steven Gazecimeon (Ind)Kingston Liberal Richard Gun Kay Brownbill Betty Bishop Port Adelaide Labor Fred Birrell Reginald Appelkamp Denis McEvoy (SCP)Jim Moss (CPA)Sturt Liberal Norm Foster Ian Wilson Paul Hubert Wakefield Liberal Brian Chatterton Bert Kelly John McMahon
Tasmania
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateLiberal candidateDLP candidateOther candidates Bass Labor Lance Barnard Neil Pitt Peter Ferrall Geoffrey Batten (Ind)John Kent (AP)Braddon Labor Ron Davies Peter Rothwell Dudley McNamara Denison Liberal Alasdair McBurnie Robert Solomon Michael Delaney Bill Mollison (Ind)Michael Townley (Ind)Franklin Liberal Ray Sherry Thomas Pearsall Richard Delany Kenneth Newcombe (Ind)Wilmot Labor Gil Duthie Donald Paterson Darryl Sulzberger
Victoria