Electoral district of Kembla

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Kembla was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian State of New South Wales for a single term from 1968 to 1971, named after the Mount Kembla or Port Kembla. It replaced part of Wollongong-Kembla and Illawarra and was replaced by Illawarra. Its only member was George Petersen. [1] [2] [3]

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Members for Kembla

MemberPartyTerm
  George Petersen Labor 1968–1971

Election results

1968 New South Wales state election: Kembla [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Petersen 13,84061.8
Liberal Jack Walker6,29228.1
Independent Teresa Gibbons1,3045.8
Communist Melva Merletto5612.5
Independent Thomas Malcolm3991.8
Total formal votes22,39696.3
Informal votes8643.7
Turnout 23,26094.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Petersen 14,93466.7
Liberal Jack Walker7,46233.3
Labor win(new seat)

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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 20 September 2020.
  2. "Mr (George) Wilfred George Petersen (1921–2000)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  3. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1968 Kembla". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.