Candidates of the 1972 Australian federal election

This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1972 Australian federal election.

Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text.

A special election was held in Queensland to fill the casual vacancy caused by the resignation of Liberal Senator Dame Annabelle Rankin.

Neville Bonner, also of the Liberal Party, had been appointed to the vacancy in the interim period.

Fred Nicol Neville Bonner* Geoffrey Maule Jerry Zaphir Col Bennett Harold Asmith William Kenney 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 the special Queensland Senate election.