Candidates Of The 1980 Western Australian State Election
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The 1980 Western Australian state election was held on 23 February 1980.


Retiring Members


Labor

* Tom Evans MLA (
Kalgoorlie Kalgoorlie is a city in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia, located east-northeast of Perth at the end of the Great Eastern Highway. It is sometimes referred to as Kalgoorlie–Boulder, as the surrounding urban area includ ...
) * John Troy MLA (
Fremantle Fremantle () () is a port city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River in the metropolitan area of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth. The Western Australian vernacular diminutive for ...
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Don Cooley Donald Walter Cooley (31 July 1918 – 18 May 2007) was an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 1974 to 1980, representing North-East Metropolitan Province. Cooley was ...
MLC ( North-East Metropolitan) *
Claude Stubbs Robert Henry Claude Stubbs (2 April 1905 – 25 May 1998) was an Australian politician who was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1962 to 1980, representing South-East Province. He served as a minister i ...
MLC ( South-East)


Liberal

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Des O'Neil Sir Desmond Henry O'Neil (27 September 1920 – 25 September 1999) was an Australian politician who was a Liberal Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1959 to 1980. He was a minister in the governments of Sir Dav ...
MLA ( East Melville) * George Berry MLC ( Lower North)


Independent

* Ron Thompson MLC ( South Metropolitan) – elected as Labor


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.


Legislative Council

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.


See also

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Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1977–1980 This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1977 to 1980: Notes : At the 1977 election, Liberal member and candidate Alan Ridge won the seat of Kimberley by 93 votes against the Labor candidate Ernie Brid ...
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Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1980–1983 This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1980 to 1983: Notes : On 30 April 1981, the Labor member for Kalgoorlie, Ted Evans, died, just one year into his first term. Labor candidate Ian Taylor won the ...
* Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1977–1980 * Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1980–1983 * 1980 Western Australian state election


References

* {{cite book, last=Prescott, first=David Black with the assistance of Valerie, title=Election statistics : Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996, year=1997, publisher=Western Australian Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission, location=Perth, .A.isbn=0730984095 Candidates for Western Australian state elections