Electoral results for the district of Earlwood
Election results for Earlwood, New South Wales, Australia
Earlwood, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1950 and abolished in 1991.[1][2][3][4][5]
Election | Member | Party | |
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1950 | Eric Willis | Liberal | |
1953 | |||
1959 | |||
1962 | |||
1965 | |||
1968 | |||
1971 | |||
1973 | |||
1976 | |||
1978 by | Ken Gabb | Labor | |
1978 | |||
1981 | |||
1984 | |||
1988 | Phil White | Liberal |
Election results
Elections in the 1980s
1988
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1988 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Earlwood.[edit]
1984
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1984 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Earlwood.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Ken Gabb | 15,528 | 53.7 | -7.0 | |
Liberal | John Ryan | 12,534 | 43.3 | +6.7 | |
Democrats | Paul Terrett | 862 | 3.0 | +0.3 | |
Total formal votes | 28,924 | 97.2 | +0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 833 | 2.8 | −0.7 | ||
Turnout | 29,757 | 94.6 | +1.8 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Ken Gabb | 55.2 | -7.0 | ||
Liberal | John Ryan | 44.8 | +7.0 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -7.0 |
1981
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1981 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Earlwood.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Ken Gabb | 17,265 | 60.7 | +0.6 | |
Liberal | Shirley Watson | 10,404 | 36.6 | -1.2 | |
Democrats | Paul Terrett | 756 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
Total formal votes | 28,435 | 96.5 | |||
Informal votes | 1,022 | 3.5 | |||
Turnout | 29,457 | 92.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Ken Gabb | 17,465 | 62.2 | +0.6 | |
Liberal | Shirley Watson | 10,614 | 37.8 | -0.6 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +0.6 |
Elections in the 1970s
1978
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1978 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Earlwood.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Ken Gabb | 18,647 | 60.1 | +14.6 | |
Liberal | Alan Jones | 11,725 | 37.8 | -16.7 | |
Independent | Charles Bingle | 667 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
Total formal votes | 31,039 | 98.1 | −0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 596 | 1.9 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 31,635 | 94.4 | −0.9 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Ken Gabb | 19,114 | 61.6 | +16.1 | |
Liberal | Alan Jones | 11,925 | 38.4 | -16.1 | |
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +16.1 |
1978 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 1978 Earlwood state by-election § Result.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Ken Gabb | 15,168 | 52.62 | +7.17 | |
Liberal | Alan Jones | 12,118 | 42.04 | -12.51 | |
Democrats | Kerry Warr | 1,053 | 3.65 | ||
Independent | Neville Fleming | 269 | 0.93 | ||
Gay Liberation | Peter Blazey | 105 | 0.36 | ||
Independent | Charles Bingle | 52 | 0.18 | ||
Conservative | Josephine Mallett | 33 | 0.11 | ||
Independent | Edwin Bellchambers | 27 | 0.09 | ||
Total formal votes | 28,825 | 97.38 | −1.14 | ||
Informal votes | 775 | 2.62 | +1.14 | ||
Turnout | 29,600 | 88.24 | −7.02 | ||
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.17 |
1976
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1976 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Earlwood.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Eric Willis | 17,111 | 54.5 | +2.9 | |
Labor | Ken Gabb | 14,259 | 45.5 | +6.8 | |
Total formal votes | 31,370 | 98.5 | +1.3 | ||
Informal votes | 471 | 1.5 | −1.3 | ||
Turnout | 31,841 | 95.3 | +0.2 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | -2.2 |
1973
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1973 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Earlwood.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Eric Willis | 15,498 | 51.6 | -5.7 | |
Labor | Colin Williams | 11,628 | 38.7 | -4.0 | |
Australia | Alexander Paterson | 1,566 | 5.2 | +5.2 | |
Democratic Labor | Doris Allison | 1,331 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
Total formal votes | 30,023 | 97.2 | |||
Informal votes | 848 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 30,871 | 95.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Eric Willis | 17,033 | 56.7 | -0.6 | |
Labor | Colin Williams | 12,990 | 43.3 | +0.6 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -0.6 |
1971
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1971 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Earlwood.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Eric Willis | 14,815 | 57.3 | -5.4 | |
Labor | Barry Robinson | 11,044 | 42.7 | +5.4 | |
Total formal votes | 25,859 | 97.9 | |||
Informal votes | 544 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 26,403 | 95.8 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | -5.4 |
Elections in the 1960s
1968
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1968 New South Wales state election § Earlwood.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Eric Willis | 16,289 | 62.7 | +2.8 | |
Labor | Cavell Becher | 9,689 | 37.3 | -2.8 | |
Total formal votes | 25,978 | 97.3 | |||
Informal votes | 710 | 2.7 | |||
Turnout | 26,688 | 95.6 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.8 |
1965
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1965 New South Wales state election § Earlwood.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Eric Willis | 13,902 | 59.9 | +2.6 | |
Labor | Harry Chandler | 9,289 | 40.1 | −2.6 | |
Total formal votes | 23,191 | 98.6 | −0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 330 | 1.4 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 23,521 | 95.2 | −0.4 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.6 |
1962
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1962 New South Wales state election § Earlwood.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Eric Willis | 13,286 | 57.3 | −1.1 | |
Labor | William Thompson | 9,918 | 42.7 | +1.1 | |
Total formal votes | 23,204 | 99.0 | |||
Informal votes | 230 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 23,434 | 95.6 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | −1.1 |
Elections in the 1950s
1959
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1959 New South Wales state election § Earlwood.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Eric Willis | 13,377 | 58.4 | ||
Labor | John Buckeridge | 9,518 | 41.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 22,895 | 98.8 | |||
Informal votes | 274 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 23,169 | 95.7 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
1956
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1956 New South Wales state election § Earlwood.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Eric Willis | 14,561 | 58.0 | +7.7 | |
Labor | David Connors | 10,525 | 42.0 | −7.7 | |
Total formal votes | 25,086 | 98.8 | +0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 310 | 1.2 | −0.5 | ||
Turnout | 25,396 | 95.4 | −0.1 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +7.7 |
1953
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1953 New South Wales state election § Earlwood.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Eric Willis | 11,844 | 50.3 | ||
Labor | Arthur Higgins | 11,691 | 49.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 23,535 | 98.3 | |||
Informal votes | 401 | 1.7 | |||
Turnout | 23,936 | 95.5 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
1950
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1950 New South Wales state election § Earlwood.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Eric Willis | 11,774 | 55.5 | ||
Labor | Arthur Higgins | 9,428 | 44.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 21,202 | 98.7 | |||
Informal votes | 274 | 1.3 | |||
Turnout | 21,476 | 94.6 | |||
Liberal notional hold |
References
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