Results of the 1978 New South Wales state election (Legislative Council)

This is a list of results for the Legislative Council at the 1978 New South Wales state election.

New South Wales state election, 7 October 1978[1] Legislative Council
Enrolled voters		3,085,661
Votes cast		2,862,616		Turnout	92.77
Informal votes		115,995		Informal	4.05
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats won	Seats held
	Labor	1,508,078	54.91		9	23
	Liberal/National Coalition	996,463	36.28		6	20
	Communist	79,794	2.91		0
	Democrats	76,369	2.78		0
	Family Action Movement	36,076	1.31		0
	Marijuana	25,055	0.91		0
	Independent	24,786	0.90		0
Total		2,746,621			15

Results

1978 New South Wales state election: Legislative Council [2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
Quota			171,664
	Labor	1. Joe Thompson (elected 1) 2. Dorothy Isaksen (elected 3) 3. Barrie Unsworth (elected 5) 4. Marie Fisher (elected 7) 5. Clive Healey (elected 9) 6. Deirdre Grusovin (elected 11) 7. Jim Kaldis (elected 12) 8. Norm King (elected 13) 9. Peter Watkins (elected 14) 10. Ron Dyer	1,508,708	54.9
	Liberal/National Coalition	1. Virginia Chadwick (elected 2) 2. Bob Rowland Smith (elected 4) 3. Frank Calabro (elected 6) 4. Lloyd Lange (elected 8) 5. Toby MacDiarmid (elected 10) 6. Peter Philips (elected 15) 7. Greg Percival 8. Jack Doohan 9. Diana Downie 10. Doug Moppett	994,857	36.2
	Communist	1. Jack Mundey 2. Melva Merletto 3. Darrell Dawson	79,794	2.9
	Democrats	1. Paul McLean 2. Ronald Mallett 3. Malcolm Hilbery 4. Charles Boag 5. Laurence Bourke 6. James Boow 7. Joan Kersey 8. Bruce Irwin 9. George Laron 10. Anita Stiller	76,369	2.8
	Family Movement	1. Frieda Brown 2. Malcolm Garvin	36,076	1.3
	Marijuana	1. Peter Livesey 2. James Billington	25,055	0.9
	Group C	1. Francesco Oliveri 2. Norman Young	14,033	0.5
	Independent	Frank Arkell	3,188	0.1
	Independent	Ross Green	3,160	0.1
	Independent	Allen Hands	1,262	0.05
	Independent	Judith Courtney	1,107	0.04
	Independent	Rudolph Dezelin	910	0.03
	Independent	William Whitby	584	0.02
	Independent	Brian Brady	542	0.02
Total formal votes			2,746,621	96.0
Informal votes			115,995	4.0
Turnout			2,862,616	92.8

Continuing Members

The following MLCs were not up for re-election this year.

Member		Party	Term
	Herb McPherson	Labor	1973–1981
	John Ducker	Labor	1972–1979
	Kath Anderson	Labor	1973–1981
	Peter McMahon	Labor	1973–1981
	Robert Melville	Labor	1973–1981
	Paul Landa	Labor	1973–1981
	Barney French	Labor	1973–1981
	Jack Hallam	Labor	1973–1981
	Roy Turner	Labor	1976–1984
	Peter Baldwin	Labor	1976–1982
	Don Burton	Labor	1976–1984
	John Morris	Labor	1976–1984
	Delcia Kite	Labor	1976–1984
	Johno Johnson	Labor	1976–1984
	Roger de Bryon-Faes	Liberal	1973–1981
	Max Willis	Liberal	1973–1981
	Vi Lloyd	Liberal	1973–1981
	Derek Freeman	Liberal	1973–1981
	Fred Duncan	Liberal	1976–1984
	John Holt	Liberal	1976–1984
	Fergus Darling	Liberal	1976–1981
	Bill Sandwith	Liberal	1976–1984
	Nathanael Orr	Liberal	1976–1984
	Ted Pickering	Liberal	1976–1981
	Leo Connellan	National Country	1973–1981
	Adrian Solomons	National Country	1976–1984
	Bill Kennedy	National Country	1976–1984
	Jack Doohan*	National Country	1978–1981

• While Jack Doohan was not elected at the election, he was appointed as a casual vacancy to the Legislative Council following the resignation of John Fuller, whose term would have ended in 1981.

See also

• Results of the 1978 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly)
• Candidates of the 1978 New South Wales state election
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1978–1981

References

1. Hughes, Colin A. (1986). A handbook of Australian government and politics, 1975-1984. ANU Press. p. 192. ISBN 0-08-033038-X.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
2. Green, Antony. "Electing the Legislative Council 1978-1995" (PDF). ABC Election Archives.