The 1971 Western Australian state election was held on 20 February 1971.
Retiring Members
Labor Arthur Moir (Boulder-Dundas)
Liberal Stewart Bovell (Vasse) Richard Burt (Murchison-Eyre) Ken Dunn (Darling Range) Hugh Guthrie (Subiaco) Guy Henn (Wembley) Clayton Mitchell (Stirling)
Country James Craig (Toodyay) Ron Kitney (Blackwood)
Legislative Assembly Sitting members are shown in bold text. Electorate Held by Labor candidate Liberal candidate Country candidate DLP candidate Other candidates Albany Labor Wyndham Cook George Formby Peter Cameron Ascot Labor Merv Toms Albert Ots Avon Country Harry Gayfer Brian Marwick Tom Ingham (Ind) Balcatta Labor Herb Graham Elmo Gugiatti Belmont Labor Colin Jamieson Maxine Chamberlain Arthur Pearson (Ind) Blackwood Country Col Sumner Del Francis Willmott David Reid John Fleeton Peter Cracknell (UPGA) Boulder-Dundas Labor Tom Hartrey John Madden Kevin Merriman (Ind) Bunbury Liberal Robert Wells Maurice Williams Michael Buswell Charles Turner (Ind) Canning Labor Tom Bateman Neil Charles Bill Wallace Victor Hawtin (Ind. Labor) Clontarf Labor Donald May Malcolm Atwell Bill O'Grady Cockburn Labor Alexander Taylor Henry Miller Victor Williams (Comm.) Collie Labor Tom Jones Iain Paterson Stan Johnston Cottesloe Liberal Howard Olney Ross Hutchinson Keith Carton Dale Liberal Owen Hanlon Cyril Rushton Rose Johnson Ian Trainer (Ind)Joseph Hunt (Law Reform) Darling Range Liberal Tom Howard Ian Thompson Walter Davey Albert Ots Robert Ravine (Ind)Percy Seaton (Ind) East Melville Liberal Herman Maer Des O'Neil Rosemary Lorrimar Floreat Liberal Leslie Park Andrew Mensaros Bernard Flanagan Joan Watters (Ind) Fremantle Labor Harry Fletcher Richard Utting William Kenneally Gascoyne Labor Daniel Norton Keith Hasleby Kevin Courtney Robert Phillips (Ind) Geraldton Labor Bill Sewell Ron Hamilton Lawrence Eaton Joyce Webber (Ind Country) Greenough Liberal Fredric Newman Sir David Brand John Wade Leonard Hamersley (UPGA) Kalgoorlie Labor Tom Evans Ian Wedgewood Geoffrey Sands Karrinyup Labor Stan Lapham Jim Clarko John Poole Katanning Country Ray Francisco Crawford Nalder John Carr Hugh Carmichael-Smith (UPGA)Lloyd Nelson (Ind Country)Bill Stretch (Ind) Kimberley Liberal Patrick Weir Alan Ridge Maurice Bailey Maylands Labor John Harman Ross Trobe Francis Pownall Melville Labor John Tonkin Peter Whyte John O'Reilly Merredin-Yilgarn Liberal James Brown Jack Stewart Albert Fletcher Ray Evans Jeff Legge (Ind) Mirrabooka Liberal Arthur Tonkin Doug Cash Brian Preston Pat Giles (DOGS) Moore Country Michael Oxenburgh Edgar Lewis Gavin Drew Raymond Down (Ind Lib)Dawn Yates (UFGA) Mount Hawthorn Labor Ron Bertram John Bulbeck Patrick Cranley Mount Lawley Liberal Michael Helm Ray O'Connor Keith Anderson Mount Marshall Country Kathleen Knopp Ray McPharlin Ron Richards Kenneth May (UFGA) Murchison-Eyre Liberal Geoffrey Bailey Peter Coyne Kevin Sauer Bevan Hamersley (UFGA) Murray Liberal Spencer Geroff Ewart Runciman Dudley Tuckey Peter O'Shea Narrogin Country Malcolm Tucker Harry Pennington William Manning Terry Stevenson Malcolm McNaughton (UFGA) Nedlands Liberal John Crouch Sir Charles Court George Mazak Paul Marsh (Comm.)Ralph von Paleske (Ind) Northam Labor Ken McIver Claude Roediger John van der Zanden Perth Labor Terry Burke Bob Pike John Martyr Tom Cain (Ind Labor)John Dawson (Ind)Francesco Nesci (Ind) Pilbara Labor Arthur Bickerton Michael Barry Roe Country Bill Young Stephen Mulally Leonard Gleeson (Ind)Marianne McCall (Ind) South Perth Liberal William Johnson Bill Grayden Emil Murray Arthur Williams (Australia) Stirling Country Ray Wood Peter Drummond Matt Stephens Peter Sullivan George Brookes (Ind)Duncan Hordacre (Ind Country) Subiaco Liberal Dennis Kemp Tom Dadour Francis Dwyer Patrick Holland (DOGS) Swan Labor John Brady Paul McLaughlin Toodyay Country James Moiler John Wagthorne Joseph Wroth Arthur White Joseph O'Callaghan (Ind) Vasse Liberal Alexander Hemsley Barry Blaikie Colin Fyfe John Brennan Edward Packard (Ind) Victoria Park Labor Ron Davies Benjamin Ballantyne Warren Labor David Evans Murray Edwards Alfred Whiteside Wellington Liberal Les Fitcher Iven Manning Michael Glendon Francis Cowcher Francois Baljeu (Ind) Wembley Liberal John Elsegood Ray Young Brian Peachey
Legislative Council Sitting members are shown in bold text.
Electorate Held by Labor candidate Liberal candidate Country candidate DLP candidate Other candidates Metropolitan Area Metropolitan Liberal Garry Kelly Richard Williams* Peter McGowan William Marks (Ind) North Metropolitan Liberal Gilbert Currie Arthur Griffith* Adrian Briffa North-East Metropolitan Labor Lyla Elliott* Walter Staniforth South Metropolitan Labor Des Dans* Yvonne van Wees Shirley de la Hunty (Ind) South-East Metropolitan Liberal Donald Bennewith Clive Griffiths* Alan Crofts Agricultural, Mining and Pastoral Area Central Country Colin Paterson Mervyn Cornish Norm Baxter* Jeoffry Carton Frederick Keast (UF) Lower Central Country Ross Field Byron Hardie Thomas Perry* George Blake Samuel Crook (Ind)Leon Day (UF)Murray Ward (Ind) Lower West Liberal John Dawkins Neil McNeill* Robert Burns South Country Sydney Hatfield David Wordsworth* Marshall Hood Brian Burns Thomas Oakey (UF) South-East Labor Ron Leeson* Leo McGuire South-West Liberal George Smart Vic Ferry* Keith Nix Leslie Ramsay Doris Callow (Ind)Rex Newbold (UF) Upper West Country Jeffrey Carr Jack Heitman* Ronald Elphick Daniel Carney John Norris (UF)John Walton (Ind) West Liberal Clifford Hunt Charles Abbey* George Spriggs Johannes Jutte North West Area Lower North Liberal George Brand Stan Dellar* George Jensen North Labor Robert Archer Bill Withers* George Gaunt
See also Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1968–1971 Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1971–1974 Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1968–1971 Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1971–1974 1971 Western Australian state election
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