Electoral district of Earlwood

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Earlwood was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian state of New South Wales from 1950 to 1991. It included Earlwood and Beverly Hills.

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At the 1991 election, it was abolished and its area split between the seats of Canterbury, Hurstville and Rockdale. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Members for Earlwood

MemberPartyPeriod
  Eric Willis Liberal 1950–1978
  Ken Gabb Labor 1978–1988
  Phil White Liberal 1988–1991

Election results

1988 New South Wales state election: Earlwood [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Phil White 15,52851.3+8.5
Labor Ken Gabb 14,76448.7-5.7
Total formal votes30,29295.7-1.5
Informal votes1,3534.3+1.5
Turnout 31,64595.6
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +7.2

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References

  1. Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  2. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Earlwood". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  3. "Sir Eric Archibald Willis (1922–1999)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  4. "Mr (Ken) Kenneth George Gabb". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  5. "Mr Philip John White". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  6. Green, Antony. "1988 Earlwood". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.