This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1966 Australian federal election. The election was held on 26 November 1966.
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.
Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Coalition candidate | DLP candidate | Other candidates | |||
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Eric Costa | Herman Tibben (Lib) | Norma Boyle | Harry Hatfield (CPA) | |||||
Len Reynolds | Bill Arthur (Lib) | Phillip Kennedy | Charles Bellchambers (Ind) | |||||
Geoffrey O'Donnell | Sir John Cramer (Lib) | Edward Connolly | Robert Turner (LRG) | |||||
Jim Harrison | Robert Lovell (Lib) | Terence Keenan | ||||||
William Bramwell | Harry Turner (Lib) | Allan Dwyer | ||||||
William Stavert | John England (CP) | John Grant | ||||||
Burwood Gillett | Ian Robinson (CP) | William Tredinnick (LRG) | ||||||
Rex Connor | John Poel (Lib) | Jeffrey Fenton (Ind) Victor Kearney (Ind) Reg Wilding (CPA) | ||||||
William O'Connor | Elton Lewis (Lib) | John Kavanagh | ||||||
Joe Clark | Allan Connell (Lib) | |||||||
Len Devine | William Berman (Lib) | Mel Antcliff | Bill Brown (CPA) | |||||
Allan Fraser | Dugald Munro | John Mills | ||||||
Malcolm Mackay (Lib) | Francis Collins | John Gunn (LRG) | ||||||
Alan Thomson | David Fairbairn (Lib) | James Keogh | ||||||
Fred Daly | Basil Mottershead (Lib) | Lyle Antcliff | ||||||
Reginald Lang | Ian Allan (CP) | |||||||
Les Johnson | Don Dobie (Lib) | William Goslett | ||||||
Ian Pettitt (CP) | John Hogan | |||||||
Bert James | William Gilchrist (Lib) | Donald Richards | ||||||
Dan Curtin | Nancy Wake (Lib) | Cornelius Woodbury | ||||||
Frank Stewart | Graham Crawford (Lib) | Bernard Atkinson | ||||||
John Canobi | Laurie Failes (CP) | Mario Morandini | ||||||
Peter Dunn | William McMahon (Lib) | Anthony Rooney | Francis James (LRG) | |||||
John Allan | Philip Lucock (CP) | Joe Cordner (Ind) William Power (Ind) | ||||||
Patrick O'Halloran | Jeff Bate (Lib) | Albert Perish | Ronald Sarina (Ind) John Souter (Ind) | |||||
Kenneth McLean | Bill Wentworth (Lib) | Philip Cohen | Peter Allison (LRG) | |||||
Tony Luchetti | John Heesh (Lib) | Richard Ambrose | Allan Fuary (Ind) | |||||
Peter McLoughlin | Les Irwin (Lib) | Andrew Diehm | Francis Bonnor (Ind) Michael Deecke (Ind) Alan Jones (Ind) Kevin Martin (Ind) William Murray (Ind) Dennis Rees (Ind) | |||||
John Affleck | Ian Sinclair (CP) | |||||||
Charles Jones | Frances Clack (Lib) | Jack Collins | Warren Bridge (Ind) | |||||
Bill Graham (Lib) | Edmund Bateman | Joyce Duncan (Ind) Nicholas Gorshenin (Ind) Romualds Kemps (Ind) Frederick Simpson (LRG) David Wall (Ind) | ||||||
Tom Hughes (Lib) | Kevin Davis | John Crew (LRG) | ||||||
Nigel Bowen (Lib) | Edward Beck | Kenneth Cook (LRG) Paul Nolan (Ind) | ||||||
Francis Murray | Allen Fairhall (Lib) | Aubrey Barr | ||||||
Brian O'Kane | William Aston (Lib) | Dominique Droulers | John Hannan (Ind) | |||||
Tom Uren | Stanislaus Kelly (Lib) | Mick Carroll | ||||||
Ernest Jones | Doug Anthony (CP) | Keith Compton (Ind) | ||||||
Patrick Newman Arthur Solly | Bill Armstrong (CP) | Leslie Kennedy | ||||||
William Smith | William Bridges-Maxwell (Lib) | Michael Dwyer | Percival McPherson (LRG) | |||||
Malcolm Cameron | Len Bosman (Lib) | Hans Andreasson | John Mant (LRG) | |||||
Charles Griffiths | Malcolm Blackshaw (Lib) | Robert Burke | Geoff Curthoys (CPA) Stanley Millington (Ind) | |||||
Edward St John (Lib) | Francis Hicks | Keith Chambers (Ind) Eric Riches (Ind) | ||||||
Jim Cope | Peter Lowe (Lib) | Thomas Colman | ||||||
Les Bury (Lib) | Doris Brown | Brian King (Ind) Jack Mundey (CPA) | ||||||
Gough Whitlam | Elga Rodze (Lib) | Andrew Murphy | Les Kelton (CPA) | |||||
Dan Minogue | Albert Curtin (Lib) | Denise Clancy | Ron Maxwell (CPA) |
Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Coalition candidate | DLP candidate | Other candidates | |||
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Wylie Gibbs (Lib) | Paul Tucker | |||||||
Manfred Cross | Brian Perkins (Lib) | Patrick Hallinan | ||||||
George Gray | Neil McKendry (Lib) | Peter Boyle | ||||||
Desmond Hare | Reginald Swartz (Lib) | Francis Mullins | ||||||
Rex Patterson | John Fordyce (CP) | Bernard Lewis | ||||||
Alfred Walker | Charles Adermann (CP) | Robert Barron | ||||||
Wilfred Coutts | Don Cameron (Lib) | John Fitz-Gibbon | Vic Slater (CPA) | |||||
Ted Harding | Robert Bonnett (Lib) | |||||||
Barry Dittmer | Bob Katter (CP) | Edward Bennett | John Donaldson (Ind) | |||||
Bill Fulton | Michael Turner (CP) | Geoffrey Higham | ||||||
Frank Melit | Kevin Cairns (Lib) | Reginald Lincoln | Sarah Ross (Ind) | |||||
Allan Swinton | Charles Barnes (CP) | Frederick Burges | Harold Brennan (Ind) | |||||
Jack Tonkin | James Corbett (CP) | Bryan Hurley | ||||||
James Killen (Lib) | Miroslav Jansky | |||||||
Bill Hayden | Stewart Fletcher (CP) Colin Logan (Lib) | Thomas Dalton | ||||||
Alan Hulme (Lib) | Thomas Grundy | Francis O'Mara (Ind) | ||||||
Donald Jeffries | Nigel Drury (Lib) | Brian O'Brien | John Thurwall (Ind) | |||||
Brendan Hansen | Albert White (CP) | William Hutchinson |
Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Liberal candidate | DLP candidate | Other candidates | |||
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Joe Sexton | George Basisovs | |||||||
Robert Nielsen | Geoffrey Giles | |||||||
Norman Alcock | Jim Forbes | Don Jarrett (CPA) | ||||||
Martin Nicholls | John Kershaw | Edward Timlin | Luke Horan (SCP) | |||||
Ted Farrell | ||||||||
Jack Mortimer | Douglas Barnes | |||||||
Clyde Cameron | Cyril Holasek | |||||||
Pat Galvin | Allan Anderson | |||||||
Fred Birrell | Peter Balnaves | Michael Bowler | Denis McEvoy (SCP) Jim Moss (CPA) | |||||
Keith Le Page | Walter Doran | |||||||
John Phelan | Bert Kelly |
Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Liberal candidate | DLP candidate | Communist candidate | ||||
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Lance Barnard | Richard Delany | ||||||||
Ron Davies | Paul Fenton | John Chapman-Mortimer | |||||||
Adrian Gibson | Harold Grace | Max Bound | |||||||
John Parsons | John Lynch | ||||||||
Gil Duthie | Donald Paterson | Robert Wright |
Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Coalition candidate | DLP candidate | LRG candidate | Other candidates | ||||
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Leo Richards | Ray Whittorn (Lib) | Ralph James | Brian McLure | |||||||
David Pollock | Dudley Erwin (Lib) | |||||||||
John Andersen | Bruce Skeggs (Lib) | Henry Darroch | Robert Desailly | Sam Benson (Ind) | ||||||
Noel Beaton | Frank Dunphy (Lib) | Bill Drechsler | ||||||||
Leslie Donnelly | Billy Snedden (Lib) | Henri de Sachau | Herbert Wessley | Ralph Gibson (CPA) John Saunderson (Ind) | ||||||
Kenneth Grigg | Sir Wilfrid Kent Hughes (Lib) | Mary Stanley | Clive Malseed (Ind) | |||||||
Lindsay Romey | Gilbert Anderson (CP) Tony Street* (Lib) | Brian Cronin | ||||||||
Hubert Opperman (Lib) | James Mahoney | William Dobell | Elsie Brushfield (Ind) | |||||||
Frank Courtnay | Noel Stubbs (Lib) | |||||||||
Alan Jarman (Lib) | Maurice Weston | Michael Degendorfer | ||||||||
Robert Vernon | Peter Howson (Lib) | Yvonne Abolins | George Gabriel | Anthony Sanders (Ind) | ||||||
Ian Boraston | Phillip Lynch (Lib) | John Cass | George Brunning (Ind) | |||||||
Hector McIvor | John McArthur (Lib) | Robin Thomas | Ian Daykin (CPA) | |||||||
Thomas Powell | Peter Nixon (CP) | John Hansen | ||||||||
Maureen Campbell-Teich | Max Fox (Lib) | Henry Moore | ||||||||
Bruce Phayer | Harold Holt (Lib) | Frederick Skinner | ||||||||
Reginald Butler | Don Chipp (Lib) | William Cameron | John Little | John A'Murray (ARP) | ||||||
William O'Neill | Mac Holten | Christopher Cody | ||||||||
Peter Wilkinson | William Haworth (Lib) | John Hughes | ||||||||
William Cooper | Andrew Peacock (Lib) | Bernie Gaynor | ||||||||
Don Pritchard | John Jess (Lib) | Kevin Adamson | Leonard Weber | |||||||
Reg Pollard | Mervyn Lee (Lib) | Jim Marmion | Victor Parsons | Paul de Tert (Ind) Peter Spencer (Ind) Michael Wood (Ind) | ||||||
Hibbe Draaisma | Winton Turnbull (CP) | John Carty | ||||||||
John O'Brien | Philip Stokes (Lib) | Barry O'Brien | Lance Hutchinson (Ind) | |||||||
Alex Buchanan (Lib) | Les Hilton | Thomas Yates (Ind) | ||||||||
Arthur Calwell | Donald Gibson (Lib) | James Whitehead | Ronald Batey (Ind) | |||||||
Frank Crean | Richard Thomas (Lib) | George O'Dwyer | David Clark (CPA) | |||||||
Mervyn Huggins | John McEwen (CP) | Brian Lacey | ||||||||
Ted Peters | Ronald Hay (Lib) | Peter McCabe | John Daley (Ind) | |||||||
Malcolm Fraser (Lib) | Terence Callander | |||||||||
Gordon Bryant | David Hutchinson (Lib) | John Flint | ||||||||
George Jeffs | Wilson Bolton (Lib) Robert King* (CP) | Bruno d'Elia | ||||||||
Jim Cairns | Lionel Hawkins (Lib) | Bruno Bonomo (Ind) |
Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Coalition candidate | DLP candidate | Communist candidate | ||||
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Charles Edwards | John Hallett | Bryan Finlay | |||||||
John Brind | Paul Hasluck (Lib) | Francis Dwyer | |||||||
Gordon Freeth (Lib) | Maurice Bailey | ||||||||
Kim Beazley | John Waghorne (Lib) | Paddy Troy | |||||||
Fred Collard | Grahame Jonas (Lib) | Geoffrey Sands | |||||||
Harold Lundy (Lib) Don Maisey* (CP) | Gavin O'Connor | ||||||||
Alan Bate | Fred Chaney (Lib) | George Mazak | Annette Aarons | ||||||
Harry Webb | Doug Cash (Lib) | Frank Pownall | |||||||
Edward Gillett | Richard Cleaver (Lib) | Alan Crofts |
Sitting Senators are shown in bold text. Tickets that elected at least one Senator are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are identified by an asterisk (*).
A special election was held in New South Wales to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Liberal Senator Sir William Spooner. Bob Cotton, also of the Liberal Party, had been appointed to this vacancy in the interim period.
A special election was held in Queensland to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Liberal Senator Bob Sherrington. Bill Heatley, also of the Liberal Party, had been appointed to this vacancy in the interim period.
Two special elections were held in Victoria to fill the vacancies caused by the deaths of Labor Senator Charles Sandford and Country Party Senator Harrie Wade. George Poyser, also of the Labor Party, and James Webster, of the Country Party, had been appointed to these vacancies in the interim period.
Two special elections were held in Western Australia to fill the vacancies caused by the deaths of Liberal Senators Sir Shane Paltridge and Seddon Vincent. Peter Sim and Reg Withers, both also of the Liberal Party, had been appointed to these vacancies in the interim period.
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 special Senate elections in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia.
Party | NSW | Vic | Qld | WA | SA | Tas | ACT | NT | Total | |||||
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HR | S | HR | S | HR | S | HR | S | HR | HR | HR | HR | HR | S | |
Australian Labor Party | 47 | 33 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 125 | 4 | ||||
Liberal Party of Australia | 38 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 105 | 3 | |||||
Australian Country Party | 10 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 1 | |||||||
Democratic Labor Party | 39 | 33 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 113 | 4 | |||||
Liberal Reform Group | 10 | 9 | 19 | 1 | ||||||||||
Communist Party of Australia | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | |||||||
Social Credit Party | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Australian Republican Party | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Independent and other | 26 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 47 | |||||||||