Electoral results for the district of Yass
Election results for Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Yass, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, had two incarnations, from 1894 to 1920 and from 1930 to 1950.[1][2][3]
Election | Member | Party | |
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1894 | William Affleck | Free Trade | |
1895 | |||
1898 | |||
1901 | Liberal Reform | ||
1904 | Niels Nielsen | Labor | |
1907 | |||
1910 | |||
1913 | |||
1913 by | Greg McGirr | Labor | |
1917 | |||
Election | Member | Party | |
1930 | George Ardill | Nationalist | |
1932 | United Australia | ||
1935 | |||
1938 | |||
1941 | Bill Sheahan | Labor | |
1944 | |||
1947 |
Election results
Elections in the 1940s
1947
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1947 New South Wales state election § Yass.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Bill Sheahan | 8,393 | 60.4 | -39.6 | |
Country | John MacKay | 3,957 | 28.5 | +28.5 | |
Liberal | Noel Barber | 1,384 | 10.0 | +10.0 | |
Independent | John Cusack | 163 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Total formal votes | 13,897 | 99.0 | |||
Informal votes | 137 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 14,043 | 95.5 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
- Preferences were not distributed.
1944
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1944 New South Wales state election § Yass.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Bill Sheahan | unopposed | |||
Labor hold |
1941
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1941 New South Wales state election § Yass.[edit]
Elections in the 1930s
1938
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1938 New South Wales state election § Yass.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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United Australia | George Ardill | 7,074 | 57.4 | -0.4 | |
Independent | Vivian Partridge | 5,240 | 42.6 | +42.6 | |
Total formal votes | 12,314 | 98.5 | −0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 186 | 1.5 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 12,500 | 96.1 | −1.0 | ||
United Australia hold | Swing | N/A |
1935
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1935 New South Wales state election § Yass.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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United Australia | George Ardill | 7,206 | 57.8 | -4.1 | |
Labor (NSW) | John Cleary | 5,263 | 42.2 | +4.1 | |
Total formal votes | 12,469 | 98.6 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 180 | 1.4 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 12,649 | 97.1 | −0.2 | ||
United Australia hold | Swing | -4.1 |
1932
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1932 New South Wales state election § Yass.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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United Australia | George Ardill | 7,364 | 61.9 | +33.5 | |
Labor (NSW) | Reginald O'Brien | 4,524 | 38.1 | -8.2 | |
Total formal votes | 11,888 | 98.4 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 197 | 1.6 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 12,085 | 97.3 | +1.1 | ||
United Australia hold | Swing | +11.3 |
1930
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1930 New South Wales state election § Yass.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | William Webster | 5,368 | 46.3 | ||
Nationalist | George Ardill | 3,296 | 28.4 | ||
Country | Thomas Collins | 2,942 | 25.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 11,606 | 98.2 | |||
Informal votes | 208 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 11,814 | 96.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Nationalist | George Ardill | 5,876 | 50.6 | ||
Labor | William Webster | 5,730 | 49.4 | ||
Nationalist win | (new seat) |
District recreated
1920 - 1930
District abolished
Elections in the 1910s
1917
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1917 New South Wales state election § Yass.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Greg McGirr | 4,524 | 57.8 | +7.1 | |
Nationalist | Patrick Bourke | 3,308 | 42.2 | +9.3 | |
Total formal votes | 7,832 | 98.7 | +1.6 | ||
Informal votes | 100 | 1.3 | −1.6 | ||
Turnout | 7,932 | 70.0 | −5.1 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +7.1 |
1913
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1913 New South Wales state election § Yass.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Greg McGirr | 4,498 | 50.7 | ||
Farmers and Settlers | Patrick Bourke [a] | 2,921 | 32.9 | ||
Country Party Association | Robert Donaldson (defeated) | 1,448 | 16.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 8,867 | 97.1 | |||
Informal votes | 260 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 9,127 | 75.1 | |||
Labor hold |
1913 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 1913 Yass state by-election § Result.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Greg McGirr | 2,972 | 50.3 | -3.2 | |
Liberal Reform | Patrick Bourke | 2,931 | 49.7 | +3.2 | |
Total formal votes | 5,903 | 100.0 | +1.4 | ||
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | −1.4 | ||
Turnout | 5,903 | 73.8 [b] | +0.1 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -3.2 |
Elections in the 1900s
1910
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1910 New South Wales state election § Yass.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Niels Nielsen | 3,113 | 53.5 | ||
Liberal Reform | Bernard Grogan | 2,705 | 46.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 5,818 | 98.6 | |||
Informal votes | 81 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 5,899 | 73.7 | |||
Labour hold |
1907
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1907 New South Wales state election § Yass.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Niels Nielsen | 2,705 | 52.4 | ||
Liberal Reform | Bernard Grogan | 2,453 | 47.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 5,158 | 98.0 | |||
Informal votes | 104 | 2.0 | |||
Turnout | 5,262 | 71.0 | |||
Labour hold |
1904
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1904 New South Wales state election § Yass.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Niels Nielsen | 2,260 | 52.2 | ||
Liberal Reform | William Affleck | 2,052 | 47.4 | ||
Progressive | Bernard Grogan | 17 | 0.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 4,329 | 98.3 | |||
Informal votes | 77 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 4,406 | 67.0 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Reform |
1901
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Yass.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Reform | William Affleck | 875 | 52.3 | +5.8 | |
Progressive | Bernard Grogan | 799 | 47.7 | +4.3 | |
Total formal votes | 1,674 | 100.0 | +1.2 | ||
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | −1.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,674 | 75.5 | +12.1 | ||
Liberal Reform hold |
Elections in the 1890s
1898
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Yass.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Free Trade | William Affleck | 599 | 46.5 | ||
National Federal | Bernard Grogan | 560 | 43.4 | ||
Independent Federalist | George Harrison | 130 | 10.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,289 | 98.8 | |||
Informal votes | 16 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,305 | 63.4 | |||
Free Trade hold |
1895
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Yass.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Free Trade | William Affleck | 631 | 54.8 | ||
Protectionist | Thomas Colls | 520 | 45.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,151 | 99.1 | |||
Informal votes | 11 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,162 | 65.1 | |||
Free Trade hold |
1894
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Yass.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Free Trade | William Affleck | 516 | 39.8 | ||
Protectionist | Thomas Colls | 440 | 33.9 | ||
Ind. Protectionist | Argyle McCallum | 342 | 26.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,298 | 99.2 | |||
Informal votes | 10 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,308 | 72.4 | |||
Free Trade gain from Protectionist |
Notes
- ^ Also endorsed by Liberal Reform.
- ^ Estimate based on a roll of 8,001 at the 1910 election.[14]
References
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- ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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- ^ Green, Antony. "1938 Yass". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1935 Yass". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
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- ^ Green, Antony. "1930 Yass". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1917 Yass". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1913 Yass". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
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- ^ Green, Antony. "1907 Yass". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1904 Yass". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1901 Yass". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1898 Yass". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1895 Yass". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1894 Yass". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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