Electoral district of Sutherland

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Sutherland was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1950 to 1971 before it was abolished. The seat was reformed in 1988 until 1999. The seat was based on the suburb of Sutherland in the southern districts of Sydney. [1] [2] [3]

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The seat was abolished for the 1999 state election, and Lorna Stone, the sitting member contested the new seat of Heathcote. The new seat had a notional Labor margin and was also contested by Ian McManus, the Labor member for the abolished seat of Bulli. McManus convincingly defeated Stone.

Members for Sutherland

First incarnation (1950–1971)
MemberPartyTerm
  Cecil Monro Liberal 1950–1953
  Tom Dalton Labor 1953–1956
  Ian Griffith Liberal 1956–1959
  Tom Dalton Labor 1959–1968
  Tim Walker Liberal 1968–1971
 
Second incarnation (1988–1999)
MemberPartyTerm
  Chris Downy Liberal 1988–1997
  Lorna Stone Liberal 1997–1999

Election results

This section is an excerpt from 1997 Sutherland state by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1997 Sutherland by-election
Saturday 20 December  [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Lorna Stone 16,68745.46-5.39
Labor Christine Hawkins12,67434.53-2.83
Christian Democrats David Copeland1,8044.91+0.93
Greens Jo-Anne Lentern1,7104.66
Against Further Immigration Janey Woodger1,5674.27
Outdoor Recreation Glenn Druery 7802.13
Independent David Hunt5571.52
Independent Geoff Moore5301.44
Independent David Harris3961.08
Total formal votes36,70598.12+1.70
Informal votes7021.88−1.70
Turnout 37,40784.59−11.45
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Lorna Stone 18,95056.23-0.21
Labor Christine Hawkins14,75243.77+0.21
Liberal hold Swing -0.21
Chris Downy (Liberal) resigned. [4]

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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 26 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Sutherland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  4. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1997 Sutherland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 June 2020.


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