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
Sir John Grey Gorton (9 September 1911 – 19 May 2002) was an Australian politician who served as the nineteenth Prime Minister of Australia, in office from 1968 to 1971. He led the Liberal Party during that time, having previously been a l ...
(
Independent
Independent or Independents may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups
* Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s
* Independ ...
), contested the
Senate 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, NSW)
*
Fred Daly Fred Daly may refer to:
* Fred Daly (American football), American football player at Yale, head football coach at Williams College (1913–1914)
* Fred Daly (politician)
Frederick Michael Daly (13 June 1912 – 2 August 1995) was an Aust ...
MP (
Grayndler, NSW)
*
Bill Fulton MP (
Leichhardt Leichhardt may refer to:
* Division of Leichhardt, electoral District for the Australian House of Representatives
* Leichhardt Highway, a highway of Queensland, Australia
* Leichhardt Way, an Australian road route
* Leichhardt, New South Wales, inn ...
, Qld)
*
Tony Luchetti
Anthony Sylvester Luchetti, AM (27 May 1904 – 11 July 1984) was a long serving Australian federal member of parliament.
Born of Italian/ Irish parentage in Lowther, New South Wales, Luchetti was educated in the Catholic school system befo ...
MP (
Macquarie, NSW)
*
Len Reynolds
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Development
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MP (
Barton, NSW)
*Senator
George Poyser
George Henry Poyser (6 February 1910 – 30 January 1995) was an English football player and manager.
A defender, he enjoyed a lengthy playing career, the tail end of which was interrupted by World War II. He played for Wolverhampton Wandere ...
(Vic)
*Senator
Don Willesee
Donald Robert Willesee (14 April 19169 September 2003) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and served as a Senator for Western Australia from 1950 to 1975. He held ministerial office in the Whitlam ...
(WA)
Liberal
*
Nigel Drury
Edward Nigel Drury (15 May 1911 – 17 May 1984) was an Australian politician and grandson of Colonel Edward Robert Drury, pastoralist, business man, the first CEO of the Queensland National Bank, and a member of the family well known in Brisba ...
MP (
Ryan, 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 ...
MP (
Ballaarat, Vic)
*
David Fairbairn MP (
Farrer Farrer may refer to
People
* Alisha Farrer (born 1943), Australian actress and model
* Austin Farrer (1904–1968), English theologian, philosopher, and friend of C. S. Lewis
* Buster Farrer (1936-), South African cricketer
* Claude Farrer (1862â ...
, NSW)
*
Jim Forbes MP (
Barker, SA)
*Senator
Sir Kenneth Anderson (NSW)
*Senator
John Marriott (Tas)
National Country
*
John England MP (
Calare, NSW)
*Senator
Ellis Lawrie
Alexander Greig Ellis Lawrie (19 June 1907 – 13 December 1978) was an Australian politician. Born in Maitland, New South Wales, he was educated at The Scots College in Sydney before moving to Evergreen in Queensland
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(Qld)
Independent
*Senator
Cleaver Bunton
Cleaver Ernest Bunton (5 May 190220 January 1999) was a long-serving Mayor of Albury, New South Wales, Australia, who came to national prominence in 1975 when he was controversially appointed to the Senate by New South Wales Liberal Party Premi ...
(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 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
Lionel Keith Murphy QC (30 August 1922 – 21 October 1986) was an Australian politician, barrister, and judge. He was a Senator for New South Wales from 1962 to 1975, serving as Attorney-General in the Whitlam Government, and then sat on the ...
's vacancy had been filled by
independent
Independent or Independents may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups
* Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s
* Independ ...
Cleaver Bunton
Cleaver Ernest Bunton (5 May 190220 January 1999) was a long-serving Mayor of Albury, New South Wales, Australia, who came to national prominence in 1975 when he was controversially appointed to the Senate by New South Wales Liberal Party Premi ...
, who did not contest in 1975). The
Liberal
Liberal or liberalism may refer to:
Politics
* a supporter of liberalism
** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
* Liberalism (international relations)
* Sexually liberal feminism
* Social liberalism
Arts, entertainment and m ...
-
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 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
Liberal or liberalism may refer to:
Politics
* a supporter of liberalism
** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
* Liberalism (international relations)
* Sexually liberal feminism
* Social liberalism
Arts, entertainment and m ...
-
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 was defending six seats.
Independent
Independent or Independents may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups
* Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s
* Independ ...
Senator
Albert Field
Albert Patrick Field (11 October 19101 July 1990) was an Australian Labor Party member. In 1975 he was chosen as a Senator in unusual circumstances that played a significant role in precipitating the 1975 Australian constitutional crisis. Gou ...
, who had been appointed to Labor Senator
Bertie Milliner
Bertie ("Bert") Richard Milliner (17 July 1911 – 30 June 1975) was an Australian trade unionist, politician and Senator, representing the Australian Labor Party (ALP). He would have been a minor figure in Australia's political history but for ...
'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
The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left.
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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
The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left.
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was defending four seats, but
independent
Independent or Independents may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups
* Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s
* Independ ...
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
Liberal or liberalism may refer to:
Politics
* a supporter of liberalism
** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
* Liberalism (international relations)
* Sexually liberal feminism
* Social liberalism
Arts, entertainment and m ...
-
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 was defending five seats.
Western Australia
Ten seats were up for election. The
Labor Party was defending five seats. The
Liberal Party
The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left.
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was defending four seats. The
National Country Party
The National Party of Australia, also known as The Nationals or The Nats, is an Australian political party. Traditionally representing graziers, farmers, and regional voters generally, it began as the Australian Country Party in 1920 at a fe ...
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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See also
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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 ...
*
*
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Members of the Australian Senate, 1974–1975
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Members of the Australian Senate, 1975–1978
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List of political parties in Australia
The politics of Australia has a mild two-party system, with two dominant political groupings in the Australian political system, the Australian Labor Party and the Liberal/National Coalition. Federally, 16 of the 151 members of the lower house ...
References
Adam Carr's Election Archive - House of Representatives 1975Adam Carr's Election Archive - Senate 1975
1975 in Australia
Candidates for Australian federal elections