Candidates of the 1980 Western Australian state election

This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1980 Western Australian state election, held on 23 February 1980.

Retiring Members

Labor

• Tom Evans MLA (Kalgoorlie)
• John Troy MLA (Fremantle)
• Don Cooley MLC (North-East Metropolitan)
• Claude Stubbs MLC (South-East)

Liberal

• Des O'Neil 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.

Electorate	Held by	Labor candidate	Coalition candidate	Other candidates
Albany	Liberal	Ronald Bowe	Leon Watt (Lib)	Douglas Joyce (Prog)
Ascot	Labor	Mal Bryce	Alam Richardson (Lib)
Avon	Labor	Ken McIver	Allan Baxter (NCP) Julian Stanwix (Lib)
Balcatta	Labor	Brian Burke	John Bamford (Lib)
Bunbury	Liberal	Phil Smith	John Sibson (Lib)	Donald Stewart (Dem)
Canning	Labor	Tom Bateman	Jack Courtis (Lib)
Clontarf	Liberal	Robert Holland	Tony Williams (Lib)
Cockburn	Labor	Don Taylor	Herbert Hancock (Lib)
Collie	Labor	Tom Jones
Cottesloe	Liberal	Richard Grounds	Bill Hassell (Lib)
Dale	Liberal	David Carlson	Cyril Rushton (Lib)
Darling Range	Liberal	William O'Brien	George Spriggs (Lib)	Eric Synnerdahl (Dem)
Dianella	Labor	Keith Wilson	Graham Pittaway (Lib)
East Melville	Liberal		Anthony Trethowan (Lib)
Floreat	Liberal	Dorothy Anderson	Andrew Mensaros (Lib)	Desmond Wooding (Dem)
Fremantle	Labor	David Parker	James Miorada (Lib)	Angelo Lopez (SLL) Christopher Mayhew (Ind) Victor Slater (CPA)
Gascoyne	Liberal	Robert Price	Ian Laurance (Lib)	Robert Phillips (Ind)
Geraldton	Labor	Jeff Carr	Joseph Ricupero (Lib)	Paul Galbraith (Prog)
Gosnells	Labor	Bob Pearce	Nancye Jones (Lib)	Gordon Stapp (Ind)
Greenough	Liberal	Edward Clarkson	Gordon Garratt (NCP) Reg Tubby* (Lib)	Michael Bell (Nat) William Thomson (Prog)
Kalamunda	Liberal	Kay Hallahan	Ian Thompson (Lib)	Elizabeth Capill (Dem)
Kalgoorlie	Labor	Ted Evans	Douglas Daws (Lib)
Karrinyup	Liberal	Evan McKenzie	Jim Clarko (Lib)
Katanning	NCP		Dick Old (NCP)	Arnold Bilney (Nat)
Kimberley	Liberal	Ernie Bridge	Alan Ridge (Lib)	Josephine Boyle (Ind)
Maylands	Labor	John Harman	John Urquhart (Lib)
Melville	Labor	Barry Hodge	Geoffrey Baldock (Lib)	James Dunlevy (Dem)
Merredin	NCP		Norman Oates (Lib) Edith Towers (NCP)	Hendy Cowan (Nat)
Moore	NCP	John Halden	Bert Crane* (NCP) Michael Flanagan (Lib)	John Trewin (Nat)
Morley	Labor	Arthur Tonkin	Kevin Egan (Lib)
Mount Hawthorn	Labor	Ron Bertram	Anne Klatt (Lib)
Mount Lawley	Liberal	Leslie Whittle	Ray O'Connor (Lib)	Ronald Downie (Dem)
Mount Marshall	NCP		Joan Hardwick (NCP) Bill McNee (Lib)	Ray McPharlin (Nat)
Mundaring	Liberal	William Bartholomaeus	Tom Herzfeld* (Lib) Michael Johnson (NCP)
Murchison-Eyre	Liberal	Mark Nevill	Peter Coyne (Lib)	Kevin Seivwright (Nat)
Murdoch	Liberal	Garry Kelly	Barry MacKinnon (Lib)	Richard Jeffreys (Dem)
Murray	Liberal	David King	Richard Shalders (Lib)
Narrogin	NCP	Malcolm Turner	Peter Jones (NCP)
Nedlands	Liberal	Peter O'Donoghue	Sir Charles Court (Lib)	James Croasdale (Ind)
Perth	Labor	Terry Burke	Bernard Smith (Lib)	James Connolly (Ind)
Pilbara	Liberal	Gilbert Barr	Brian Sodeman (Lib)	Blair Nancarrow (Dem)
Rockhingham	Labor	Mike Barnett	Edward Smeding (Lib)
Roe	Liberal	Kevin Moore	Geoff Grewar* (Lib) John Paterson (NCP)	Owen Kirwan (Nat)
Scarborough	Liberal	Malcolm Hall	Ray Young (Lib)
South Perth	Liberal	Malcolm Trudgen	Bill Grayden (Lib)	Kevin Trent (Dem)
Stirling	NCP		Gary Pollett (Lib) Peter Squire (NCP)	Matt Stephens (Nat)
Subiaco	Liberal	Marcelle Anderson	Tom Dadour (Lib)
Swan	Labor	Jack Skidmore	John George (Lib) Howard Wilcoxson (NCP)	Howard Bowra (Ind)
Vasse	Liberal	Barbara Taylor	Barry Blaikie (Lib)	Alfred Bussell (Ind)
Victoria Park	Labor	Ron Davies	Michael Smith (Lib)	Peter Holloway (SWP)
Warren	Labor	David Evans	Graham Happ (Lib)
Wellington	Liberal	Patricia Rutherford	June Craig (Lib)
Welshpool	Labor	Colin Jamieson	Francesco Piccolo (Lib)
Whitford	Liberal	Nick Griffiths	Mick Nanovich (Lib)	Harvard Barclay (Dem)
Yilgarn-Dundas	Labor	Julian Grill	James Mazza (Lib)

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.

Province	Held by	Labor candidate	Coalition candidate	Other candidates
Central	NCP	Pamela Doust	Gordon Atkinson (Lib) Harry Gayfer* (NCP)	Murray Anderson (Nat)
East Metropolitan	Labor	Bob Hetherington	Brian Brand (Lib)
Lower Central	Liberal	Douglas Simcock	Sandy Lewis* (Lib) Robert Reid (NCP)	Robert Wardell-Johnson (Nat)
Lower North	Liberal	Lino Paggi	Phil Lockyer (Lib)	Robert Crombie (Nat)
Lower West	Liberal	Richard Savage	Ian Pratt (Lib)	John Trewick (Prog)
Metropolitan	Liberal	Gordon Payne	Ian Medcalf (Lib)
North	Liberal	Peter Dowding	John Tozer (Lib)
North Metropolitan	Labor	Roy Claughton	Peter Wells (Lib)
North-East Metropolitan	Labor	Joe Berinson	Wouterina Klein (Lib)
South	Liberal		Thomas Knight* (Lib) Robert Russell (NCP)	Robert Whalley (Nat)
South Metropolitan	Labor	Howard Olney	John Buhagiar (Lib)
South-East	Labor	Jim Brown	Irvin Muir (Lib)
South-East Metropolitan	Labor	Grace Vaughan	Phillip Pendal (Lib)
South West	Liberal	Pandora Nikola	Graham MacKinnon (Lib)
Upper West	Liberal		Margaret McAleer* (Lib) Robert Michael (NCP)	Sue Shields (Nat)
West	Liberal	Jan Kaub	Gordon Masters (Lib)

See also

• Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1977–1980
• Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1980–1983
• Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1977–1980
• Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1980–1983
• 1980 Western Australian state election

References

• Prescott, David Black with the assistance of Valerie (1997). Election statistics : Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996. Perth, [W.A.]: Western Australian Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission. ISBN 0730984095.