Candidates of the 1978 New South Wales state election

This is a list of candidates of the 1978 New South Wales state election. The election was held on 7 October 1978.

Retiring Members
Note: Tom Lewis MLA (Liberal, Wollondilly), George Neilly MLA (Labor, Cessnock) and Bruce Webster MLA (Liberal, Pittwater) all resigned some months prior to the election, but avoiding by-elections for their seats was one of the pretexts for the early election.

Labor

 * William Coulter MLC
 * Walter Geraghty MLC
 * Edna Roper MLC
 * Amelia Rygate MLC
 * Leroy Serisier MLC
 * Norman Thom MLC

Liberal

 * Douglas Darby MLA (Manly)
 * Keith Doyle MLA (Vaucluse)
 * Ian Griffith MLA (Cronulla)
 * Gordon Mackie MLA (Albury)
 * Thomas Erskine MLC
 * Stanley Eskell MLC
 * Dick Evans MLC
 * Ted Humphries MLC
 * Thomas McKay MLC
 * Anne Press MLC
 * Bob Scott MLC
 * Sir Edward Warren MLC

Country

 * Sir Harry Budd MLC
 * Otway Falkiner MLC
 * Sir John Fuller MLC
 * Sir Asher Joel MLC
 * Geoffrey Keighley MLC
 * Richmond Manyweathers MLC
 * Ronald Raines MLC

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.

Legislative Council
Sitting members are shown in bold text. Tickets that elected at least one MLC are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are identified by an asterisk (*).