Candidates of the 1986 Western Australian state election

The 1986 Western Australian state election was held on 8 February 1986.

Retiring Members

Labor

• John Harman MLA (Maylands)
• Colin Jamieson MLA (Welshpool)
• Lyla Elliott MLC (North-East Metropolitan)

Liberal

• Peter Coyne MLA (Murchison-Eyre)
• Anthony Trethowan MLA (East Melville)
• Graham MacKinnon MLC (South-West)
• Ian Medcalf MLC (Metropolitan)

Independent

• Tom Dadour MLA (Subiaco) – elected as Liberal

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	Liberal candidate	National candidate	Other candidates
Albany	Liberal	Josephine Lynch	Leon Watt
Armadale	Labor	Bob Pearce	Phillip Giblett
Ascot	Labor	Mal Bryce	Robert van Straalen
Avon	Labor	Ken McIver	Michael Cahill	Max Trenorden
Balcatta	Labor	Ron Bertram	Vincenzo Alessandrino
Balga	Labor	Brian Burke	John Gordon		William Nind (Ind)
Bunbury	Labor	Phil Smith	John Sibson		Alfred Bussell (Ind)
Canning	Labor	Judyth Watson	Elkin Conway
Clontarf	Liberal	Kon Vatskalis	Tony Williams
Cockburn	Labor	Clive Hughes	Mark Iriks
Collie	Labor	Tom Jones	John Davison	Hilda Turnbull	Roy Bussell (Ind)
Cottesloe	Liberal	John Noonan	Bill Hassell
Dale	Liberal	Philip Vincent	Cyril Rushton		Mark Beadle (Dem)
Darling Range	Liberal	William McAtee	George Spriggs		Richard Jeffreys (Dem)
East Melville	Liberal	Gary Low	Richard Lewis
Esperance-Dundas	Labor	Julian Grill	Marie Wordsworth
Floreat	Liberal	Ian Bacon	Andrew Mensaros
Fremantle	Labor	David Parker	Aileen Atkins		Frank Noakes (SWP) Wendy Schulze (Ind)
Gascoyne	Liberal	Kevin Leahy	Ian Laurance
Geraldton	Labor	Jeff Carr	Marjorie Tubby
Gosnells	Labor	Yvonne Henderson	Michael Smith
Greenough	Liberal	David Ridley	Reg Tubby
Helena	Labor	Gordon Hill	Beryl Joines
Joondalup	Labor	Jackie Watkins	Mick Nanovich		Harry Frochter (Dem) Vida Wright (Ind)
Kalamunda	Liberal	Jacqueline Jeffreys	Ian Thompson
Kalgoorlie	Labor	Ian Taylor			Stephanie Farrell (Ind)
Karrinyup	Liberal	Ian Noack	Jim Clarko
Katanning-Roe	National	Jonathan Davies	Dick Old	Monty House
Kimberley	Labor	Ernie Bridge	William Shepherd
Mandurah	Labor	John Read	Wayne McRostie		George Counsel (Dem)
Maylands	Labor	Peter Dowding	Michael MacAulay		Peter Hayes (Dem) David MacLiver (Ind) Michael Pal (Ind) Clive Turner (Ind)
Melville	Labor	Barry Hodge	Eric Zumbo
Merredin	National	Salvatore Musca	Bruce Harvey	Hendy Cowan
Mitchell	Labor	David Smith	Trevor Slater
Moore	National	Nicholas Agocs	Bert Crane	Frank Creagh
Morley-Swan	Labor	Arthur Tonkin	Christine Fisher
Mount Lawley	Liberal	Kenneth Withers	George Cash
Mount Marshall	Liberal	Robert Couzens	Bill McNee	Mort Schell
Mundaring	Labor	Gavan Troy	Steven Hart		Rodney Gibbs (Dem)
Murchison-Eyre	Liberal	Christopher Sweeney	Ross Lightfoot		Cyril Barnes (Ind) Neil Dimer (Ind) John Ford (Ind) Aubrey Lynch (Ind)
Murdoch	Liberal	Mark Johnson	Barry MacKinnon		Orland Bertocchi (Ind) Anthony Greatwood (Ind)
Murray-Wellington	Liberal	Terrence Caraher	John Bradshaw
Narrogin	National	Wayne White	Peter Jones	Cambell Nalder
Nedlands	Liberal	Ross Williamson	Richard Court
Nollamara	Labor	Keith Wilson	Wouterina Klein
Perth	Labor	Terry Burke	Peter Evans		Michael Crossing (Ind)
Pilbara	Labor	Pam Buchanan	Johannes Van Uden
Rockingham	Labor	Mike Barnett	Robert Douglas		Patricia Todd (Ind)
Scarborough	Labor	Graham Burkett	Frances Grierson		Barbara Churchward (Ind) Charles Hall (Dem)
South Perth	Liberal	Jennifer McNae	Bill Grayden
Stirling	National		Peter Skinner	Matt Stephens
Subiaco	Liberal	Carmen Lawrence	Ross McLean		Geoff Stuart (Ind)
Vasse	Liberal	Laurie Watson	Barry Blaikie
Victoria Park	Labor	Ron Davies	Diane Airey
Warren	Labor	David Evans	Paul Omodei		Charles Parke (Ind)
Welshpool	Labor	Bill Thomas	Stephen Gardiner
Whitford	Labor	Pam Beggs	Kenneth Schulz		Graeme Major (Dem)

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	Liberal candidate	National candidate	Democrats candidate	Other candidates
Central	National	Kim Chance	John Panizza	Harry Gayfer
Lower Central	Liberal	John Bird	Sandy Lewis	Eric Blight	Violet Fussell
Lower North	Liberal	Lesley-Ann Hoare	Phil Lockyer		Kenneth Winder	Frank Nesci (Ind)
Lower West	Liberal	Beryl Jones	Ian Pratt		Shirley de la Hunty
Metropolitan	Liberal		Max Evans		Jack Evans	Patrick Finn (Ind Lab)
North	Labor	Frank Butler Tom Helm*			Helen Aquilina
North Central Metropolitan	Labor	Joe Berinson	Frank Hansford-Miller		Jean Foster
North Metropolitan	Liberal	John Halden	Peter Wells		Jean Jenkins
North-East Metropolitan	Labor	Tom Butler	Robert Nicholson		Fred Long
South	Liberal	Albert Newman	Thomas Knight	John Caldwell
South Central Metropolitan	Liberal	John Bissett	Phillip Pendal		Alan Needham
South-East	Labor	Jim Brown	Douglas Krepp
South Metropolitan	Labor	Garry Kelly	Alan Harste
South-East Metropolitan	Labor	Bob Hetherington	Jonathan Shack		Douglas Gettingby
South-West	Liberal	Doug Wenn	James Dwyer		Janice Bowen
Upper West	Liberal		Margaret McAleer	Sue Shields
West	Liberal	Nadeem Ramsay	Gordon Masters		Kenneth Goodman

See also

• Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1983–1986
• Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1986–1989
• Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1983–1986
• Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 1986–1989
• 1986 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.