This article provides information on candidates who stood for the
1975 Australian federal election
The 1975 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 13 December 1975. All 127 seats in the House of Representatives and all 64 seats in the Senate were up for election, due to a double dissolution.
Malcolm Fraser had been commissione ...
. The election was held on 13 December 1975.
Seat changes
*Two Senate seats each were created for the Australian Capital and Northern Territories.
*The member for
Higgins,
John Gorton (
Independent), contested the
Senate
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in the ACT.
Retiring Members and Senators
Labor
*
Jim Cope
James Francis Cope (26 November 19073 February 1999) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and served in the House of Representatives from 1955 to 1975. He was Speaker of the House of Representatives ...
MP (
Sydney
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, NSW)
*
Fred Daly MP (
Grayndler, NSW)
*
Bill Fulton MP (
Leichhardt, Qld)
*
Tony Luchetti MP (
Macquarie Macquarie may refer to: People
* Lachlan Macquarie, Governor of the British colony of New South Wales from 1810 to 1821.
* Elizabeth Macquarie Campbell, Lachlan Macquarie's second wife
Locations
* Division of Macquarie, an electoral district in th ...
, NSW)
*
Len Reynolds
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Development
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MP (
Barton, NSW)
*Senator
George Poyser (Vic)
*Senator
Don Willesee (WA)
Liberal
*
Nigel Drury MP (
Ryan
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*Ryan (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)
Places Australia
* Division of Ryan, an elector ...
, Qld)
*
Dudley Erwin
George Dudley Erwin (20 August 191729 October 1984) was an Australian politician who served in the House of Representatives from 1955 to 1975, representing the Liberal Party. He was Chief Government Whip from 1967 to 1969, and played a role in t ...
MP (
Ballaarat, Vic)
*
David Fairbairn MP (
Farrer Farrer may refer to
People
* Alisha Farrer (born 1943), Australian actress and model
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* Buster Farrer (1936-), South African cricketer
* Claude Farrer (1862â ...
, NSW)
*
Jim Forbes MP (
Barker
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* a person who strips tanbar ...
, SA)
*Senator
Sir Kenneth Anderson (NSW)
*Senator
John Marriott (Tas)
National Country
*
John England MP (
Calare
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, NSW)
*Senator
Ellis Lawrie
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)
, nickname = Su ...
(Qld)
Independent
*Senator
Cleaver Bunton (NSW)
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
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
Senate
Sitting Senators are shown in bold text. Since this was a
double dissolution
A double dissolution is a procedure permitted under the Australian Constitution to resolve deadlocks in the bicameral Parliament of Australia between the House of Representatives (lower house) and the Senate (upper house). A double dissolution ...
election, all senators were up for re-election. The first five successful candidates from each state were elected to six-year terms, the remaining five to three-year terms. Tickets that elected at least one Senator are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are identified by an asterisk (*).
Australian Capital Territory
Two seats were up for election, the first time the ACT had voted for the Senate.
New South Wales
Ten seats were up for election. The
Labor Party was defending five seats (although
Lionel Murphy's vacancy had been filled by
independent Cleaver Bunton, who did not contest in 1975). The
Liberal-
NCP
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Coalition
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Formation
According to ''A Gui ...
was defending five seats.
Northern Territory
Two seats were up for election, the first time the Northern Territory had voted for the Senate.
Queensland
Ten seats were up for election. The
Labor Party was defending three seats. The
Liberal-
NCP
NCP may refer to:
Science and medicine
* Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia (a temporary name for COVID-19), an outbreak that was officially identified in late 2019.
* HIV-1 nucleocapsid protein 7 (NCp7), a target of zinc finger inhibitors
* Nucleosome ...
Coalition
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Formation
According to ''A Gui ...
was defending six seats.
Independent Senator
Albert Field, who had been appointed to Labor Senator
Bertie Milliner's seat after the latter's death, was defending one seat.
South Australia
Ten seats were up for election. The
Labor Party was defending five seats. The
Liberal Party was defending four seats. The
Liberal Movement was defending one seat.
Tasmania
Ten seats were up for election. The
Labor Party was defending five seats. The
Liberal Party was defending four seats, but
independent Senator
Michael Townley
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had also joined the party.
Victoria
Ten seats were up for election. The
Labor Party was defending five seats. The
Liberal-
NCP
NCP may refer to:
Science and medicine
* Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia (a temporary name for COVID-19), an outbreak that was officially identified in late 2019.
* HIV-1 nucleocapsid protein 7 (NCp7), a target of zinc finger inhibitors
* Nucleosome ...
Coalition
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Formation
According to ''A Gui ...
was defending five seats.
Western Australia
Ten seats were up for election. The
Labor Party was defending five seats. The
Liberal Party was defending four seats. The
National Country Party was defending one seat.
Summary by party
Beside each party is the number of seats contested by that party in the House of Representatives for each state, as well as an indication of whether the party contested the Senate election in the respective state.
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, 36
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See also
*
1975 Australian federal election
The 1975 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 13 December 1975. All 127 seats in the House of Representatives and all 64 seats in the Senate were up for election, due to a double dissolution.
Malcolm Fraser had been commissione ...
*
*
*
Members of the Australian Senate, 1974–1975
This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1974 to 1975. The 18 May 1974 election was a double dissolution of both Houses, with all 127 seats in the House of Representatives, and all 60 seats in the Senate up for election. The i ...
*
Members of the Australian Senate, 1975–1978
This is a list of members of the Australian Senate from 1975 to 1978. The 13 December 1975 election was a double dissolution of both houses, with all 127 seats in the House of Representatives, and all 64 seats in the Senate up for election. Mal ...
*
List of political parties in Australia
References
Adam Carr's Election Archive - House of Representatives 1975Adam Carr's Election Archive - Senate 1975
1975 in Australia
Candidates for Australian federal elections