1971 New South Wales state election

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1971 New South Wales state election
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  1968 13 February 1971 (1971-02-13) 1973  

All 96 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
49 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
  Robert Askin 1973.jpg Pat Hills.jpg
Leader Robert Askin Pat Hills
Party Liberal/Country coalition Labor
Leader since17 July 19592 December 1968
Leader's seat Collaroy Phillip
Last election53 seats39 seats
Seats won4945
Seat changeDecrease2.svg4Increase2.svg6
Percentage44.39%45.02%
SwingDecrease2.svg4.71Increase2.svg1.93

1971 New South Wales state election.svg
Two-candidate-preferred margin by electorate

Premier before election

Bob Askin
Liberal/Country coalition

Elected Premier

Bob Askin
Liberal/Country coalition

Elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly were held in the state of New South Wales, Australia, on Saturday 13 February 1971. The Liberal-Country Party coalition government led by Sir Robert Askin won a third term in office. The Labor Party opposition was led by Pat Hills.

Contents

The Legislative Assembly had been enlarged by two members to 96 for the 1971 election. The seats of Sturt and Casino were established. Until 2019, this was the last time the Coalition won a third-term in New South Wales.

Key dates

DateEvent
13 January 1971The Legislative Assembly was dissolved, and writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election. [1]
22 January 1971Nominations for candidates for the election closed at noon.
13 February 1971Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.
11 March 1971The fourth Askin-Cutler ministry was constituted.
16 March 1971The writ was returned and the results formally declared.
16 March 1971Parliament resumed for business.

Results

New South Wales state election, 13 February 1971 [1] [2]
Legislative Assembly
<< 19681973 >>

Enrolled voters2,457,021 [lower-alpha 1]
Votes cast2,291,484 Turnout 93.26-0.93
Informal votes53,628Informal2.34-0.29
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes %SwingSeatsChange
  Labor 1,007,53845.02+1.9345+ 6
  Liberal 799,80135.74–2.7332– 4
  Country 193,5098.65–1.9817± 0
  Democratic Labor 71,0503.17+0.890± 0
  Australia 23,6891.06+1.060± 0
  Defence of Government Schools 10,8500.48+0.480± 0
  Communist 2,0980.09–0.180± 0
  Independent 129,3215.78+0.532± 0
Total2,237,856  96 

Popular vote
Labor
45.02%
Liberal
35.74%
Country
8.65%
Independents
5.78%
Democratic Labor
3.17%
Australia
1.06%
Others
0.58%
Parliamentary seats
Labor
45
Liberal
32
Country
17
Independents
2

Seats changing hands

SeatPre-1971SwingPost-1971
PartyMemberMarginMarginMemberParty
Burrendong  Country Roger Wotton 5.9-7.71.8 Leo Nott Labor 
Campbelltown  Liberal Max Dunbier 2.4-2.50.1 Cliff Mallam Labor 
Casino  CountryNew seat14.6-17.12.5 Don Day Labor 
Gosford  Liberal Ted Humphries 1.4-4.02.6 Keith O'Connell Labor 
Nepean  Liberal Ron Dunbier 5.2-6.81.6 Ron Mulock Labor 
Wollongong  Liberal Jack Hough 0.5-0.60.1 Eric Ramsay Labor 

Post-election pendulum

Liberal/Country seats (49)
Marginal
South Coast Jack Beale LIB0.9% v IND
Upper Hunter Col Fisher CP1.7%
Bathurst Clive Osborne CP1.9%
Ashfield David Hunter LIB2.0%
Fuller Peter Coleman LIB2.1%
Cronulla Ian Griffith LIB2.5%
Miranda Tim Walker LIB2.6%
Hurstville Tom Mead LIB2.8%
Coogee Kevin Ellis LIB2.9%
Monaro Steve Mauger LIB3.2%
Young George Freudenstein CP3.8%
Byron Stanley Stephens CP4.5%
Yaralla Lerryn Mutton LIB4.9%
Hawkesbury Bernie Deane LIB5.0%
Clarence Matt Singleton CP5.1%
Fairly safe
Barwon Geoff Crawford CP6.7%
Temora Jim Taylor CP7.0%
Earlwood Eric Willis LIB7.3%
Wakehurst Allan Viney LIB8.0%
Tamworth Bill Chaffey CP8.1%
Dubbo John Mason LIB8.2%
Tenterfield Tim Bruxner CP8.7%
Safe
Albury Gordon Mackie LIB10.0%
Maitland Milton Morris LIB11.0%
Wollondilly Tom Lewis LIB11.0%
Orange Charles Cutler CP11.5%
Armidale Davis Hughes CP11.9% v IND
Goulburn Ron Brewer CP12.0%
Burwood John Jackett LIB12.7%
Hornsby John Maddison LIB13.1% v IND
Sturt Tim Fischer CP14.3%
Willoughby Laurie McGinty LIB14.5%
Eastwood Jim Clough LIB14.8%
Raleigh Jim Brown CP15.5%
Manly Douglas Darby LIB15.8%
Kirribilli John Waddy LIB16.0%
The Hills Max Ruddock LIB16.5%
Bligh John Barraclough LIB17.0%
Wagga Wagga Wal Fife LIB18.0%
Gloucester Leon Punch CP18.2%
Vaucluse Keith Doyle LIB18.5% v IND
Lane Cove Ken McCaw LIB19.1%
Collaroy Robert Askin LIB21.1% v AP
Northcott Jim Cameron LIB23.0% v AP
Mosman Pat Morton LIB23.4%
Oxley Bruce Cowan CP26.8% v IND
Davidson Dick Healey LIB30.2% v DLP
Gordon Harry Jago LIB31.6% v DLP
Lismore Bruce Duncan CPunopp.
Labor seats (45)
Marginal
Campbelltown Cliff Mallam ALP0.1%
Wollongong Eric Ramsay ALP0.1%
Georges River Frank Walker ALP1.4%
Nepean Ron Mulock ALP1.6%
Burrendong Leo Nott ALP1.8%
Casino Don Day ALP2.5%
Gosford Keith O'Connell ALP2.6%
Fairly safe
Murrumbidgee Lin Gordon ALP6.2%
Kogarah Bill Crabtree ALP6.4%
Drummoyne Reg Coady ALP7.0%
Charlestown Jack Stewart ALP8.3%
Waverley Syd Einfeld ALP8.6%
Castlereagh Jack Renshaw ALP8.7%
Parramatta Dan Mahoney ALP8.7%
Rockdale Brian Bannon ALP8.9%
Lakemba Vince Durick ALP9.4%
Burrinjuck Bill Sheahan ALP9.8%
Safe
Wentworthville Ernie Quinn ALP10.8%
Maroubra Bill Haigh ALP10.9%
Newcastle Arthur Wade ALP11.3%
Blacktown Gordon Barnier ALP12.2%
Canterbury Kevin Stewart ALP12.5%
Heathcote Rex Jackson ALP13.2%
East Hills Joe Kelly ALP13.4%
Wyong Harry Jensen ALP13.4%
Marrickville Norm Ryan ALP13.5%
Bankstown Nick Kearns ALP13.9%
Lake Macquarie Merv Hunter ALP14.9%
Mount Druitt Jim Southee ALP15.0%
Cook's River Tom Cahill ALP16.1%
Fairfield Eric Bedford ALP16.2%
Bass Hill Clarrie Earl ALP16.8%
Merrylands Jack Ferguson ALP17.2%
Granville Pat Flaherty ALP17.3%
Auburn Peter Cox ALP17.3%
Waratah Sam Jones ALP18.6%
Liverpool George Paciullo ALP18.7%
Wallsend Ken Booth ALP19.4%
Corrimal Laurie Kelly ALP20.0%
Illawarra George Petersen ALP21.1%
Balmain Roger Degen ALP23.0%
Phillip Pat Hills ALP23.8%
King Albert Sloss ALP27.5%
Cessnock George Neilly ALP30.4%
Broken Hill Lew Johnstone ALPunopp.
Crossbench seats (2)
Murray Joe Lawson IND1.7% v CP
Blue Mountains Harold Coates IND7.7% v ALP

See also

Notes

  1. There were 2,496,868 enrolled voters but 39,847 were enrolled in electorates (one Labor and one Country) which were uncontested at the election. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Green, Antony. "1971 election totals". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  2. Hughes, Colin A. (1977). A handbook of Australian government and politics, 1965-1974. ANU Press. p.  107. ISBN   978-0-7081-1340-0.