Electoral district of Casino

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Casino was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales originally created in 1930 and named after Casino. The 1929 redistribution increased the number of seats in the rural zone, [1] and Casino was created from parts of Tenterfield and Clarence both of which were held by the Country Party. It was abolished in 1968, recreated in 1971 and abolished again in 1981. [2] [3] [4]

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Members for Casino

First incarnation (1930–1968)
MemberPartyTerm
  John Reid [5] Country 1930–1953
  Ian Robinson [6] Country 1953–1963
  Richmond Manyweathers [7] Country 1964–1968
Second incarnation (1971–1981)
MemberPartyTerm
  Don Day [8] Labor 1971–1981

Election results

1978 New South Wales state election: Casino [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Don Day 12,93757.8+7.9
National Country Colin Sullivan6,17327.6+27.6
National Country William Marshall2,89512.9+12.9
Independent Peter Den Exter3671.6+1.6
Total formal votes22,37298.8-0.3
Informal votes2731.2+0.3
Turnout 22,64594.5-0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Don Day 13,34559.7+8.1
National Country Colin Sullivan9,02540.3-8.1
Labor hold Swing +8.1

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References

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  6. "Mr Ian Louis Robinson (1925- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 May 2019.
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