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.

ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateCoalition candidateDLP candidateOther 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 BischoffWilliam 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

See also Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1973–1976 Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1973–1976

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