Candidates of the 1968 South Australian state election

The 1968 South Australian state election was held on 2 March 1968.

Retiring Members

Labor

• Frank Walsh, MHA (Edwardstown)

Liberal and Country

• Percy Quirke, MHA (Burra)
• George Bockelberg, MHA (Eyre)
• Thomas Playford, MHA (Gumeracha)
• Howard Shannon, MHA (Onkaparinga)
• James Heaslip, MHA (Rocky River)

House of 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.^[1]

Electorate	Held by	Labor candidate	LCL candidate	Other candidates
Adelaide	Labor	Sam Lawn	Donald Maddocks	Elliott Johnston (Comm)
Albert	LCL	Graham Maguire	Bill Nankivell
Alexandra	LCL	Robert Harris	David Brookman	Betty Bishop (Ind) William Johns (CP)
Angas	LCL	Brian Chatterton	Berthold Teusner
Barossa	Labor	Molly Byrne	Roger Goldsworthy	Bernard McRae (DLP) Luke Horan (Ind)
Burnside	LCL	Joyce Henriott	Joyce Steele
Burra	LCL	John Phelan	Ernest Allen	William Ahern (DLP)
Chaffey	Labor	Reg Curren	Peter Arnold	James Trevor (CP) Allan Anderson (Ind)
Edwardstown	Labor	Geoff Virgo	David Rogers	Helen Anderson (Ind)
Enfield	Labor	Jack Jennings	Allan Stock	Edwin Meier (SC)
Eyre	LCL	Jack Mortimer	Ernie Edwards	William Wilkins (Ind) Morley Rodda (CP)
Flinders	LCL	Hugh Patterson	Glen Pearson	Douglas Barnes (DLP)
Frome	Labor	Tom Casey	Maxwell Hams
Gawler	Labor	John Clark	Stewart Gilchrist	Frank Lawrence (SC)
Glenelg	Labor	Hugh Hudson	John McCoy	Mark Posa (DLP)
Gouger	LCL	Edward Eaton	Steele Hall	Albert Apponyi (SC) Peter Meredith (DLP)
Gumeracha	LCL	Cyril Swaine	Bryant Giles
Hindmarsh	Labor	Cyril Hutchens	Richard Leeton
Light	LCL	Ernest Fahey	John Freebairn
Millicent	Labor	Des Corcoran	Martin Cameron
Mitcham	LCL	Peter Gilchrist	Robin Millhouse
Mount Gambier	Labor	Allan Burdon	Archibald Scott
Murray	Labor	Gabe Bywaters	Ivon Wardle	Terence Critchley (DLP)
Norwood	Labor	Don Dunstan	David Tonkin	Kevin McRae (DLP)
Onkaparinga	LCL	David Rhodes	Stan Evans	Robert Harper (CP)
Port Adelaide	Labor	John Ryan	Graeme Sargent	Denis McEvoy (SC) Peter Symon (Comm)
Port Pirie	Labor	Dave McKee	Graham Hancock	Wesley Thomas (Ind)
Ridley	Independent	Francis Bulbeck	Geoffrey Blight	Tom Stott (Ind)
Rocky River	LCL	Jim Dunford	Howard Venning
Semaphore	Labor	Reg Hurst	Reginald Appelkamp	Edward Wright (SC)
Stirling	LCL	Glenton Gregory	William McAnaney
Stuart	Labor	Lindsay Riches	Robert Semmens
Torrens	LCL	Terry McRae	John Coumbe	George Basivovs (DLP)
Unley	Labor	Gil Langley	Lewis Short	Ted Farrell (DLP)
Victoria	LCL	Reginald Jordan	Allan Rodda	Alfred Donnelly (Ind)
Wallaroo	Labor	Lloyd Hughes	Keith Russack	John McMahon (DLP)
West Torrens	Labor	Glen Broomhill	Ross Stanford	Gary Lockwood (DLP)
Whyalla	Labor	Ron Loveday	Colin Norton
Yorke Peninsula	LCL	Leo Travis	James Ferguson

Legislative Council

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour and identified by an asterisk (*).

District	Held by	Labor candidates	LCL candidates	Other candidates
Central No. 1	2 Labor	Bert Shard* Alfred Kneebone*		Edward Timlin (DLP)
Central No. 2	2 LCL	Gregory Stevens Joan Harcourt	Arthur Rymill* Murray Hill*	Brian Nash (DLP)
Midland	2 LCL	Cec Creedon Leonard Krieg	Ross Story* Boyd Dawkins*
Northern	2 LCL	Kevin Diggens James Scott	Lyell McEwin* Gordon Gilfillan*
Southern	2 LCL	Geoff McLaren Dennis Beager	Norman Jude* Victor Springett*

References

1. Jaensch, Dean. "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". State Electoral Office South Australia. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2019.