Electoral district of Bass Hill

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Bass Hill was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian State of New South Wales from 1962 to 1991, including the Sydney suburb of Bass Hill. [1]

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Members for Bass Hill

MemberPartyTerm
  Clarrie Earl [2] Labor 1962–1973
  Neville Wran [3] Labor 1973–1986
  Michael Owen [4] Liberal 1986–1988
  Bill Lovelee [5] Labor 1988–1991

Election results

1988 New South Wales state election: Bass Hill [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Lovelee 14,75850.1-16.1
Liberal Michael Owen 12,06241.0+11.8
Independent EFF Norm Axford1,7776.0+6.0
Independent Ernest Archer8312.8+2.8
Total formal votes29,42896.4+0.3
Informal votes1,0953.6-0.3
Turnout 30,52395.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Lovelee 15,63454.3-14.1
Liberal Michael Owen 13,18045.7+14.1
Labor hold Swing -14.1

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References

  1. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Bass Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. "Mr Clarence Joseph Earl (1913-1998)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  3. "The Hon. Neville Kenneth Wran (1926–2014)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  4. "Mr Michael Joseph Owen". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  5. "Mr William Thomas Lovelee". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  6. Green, Antony. "1988 Bass Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.