Electoral results for the district of Arncliffe

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Arncliffe, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1930 and abolished in 1941. [1] [2] [3]

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ElectionMemberParty
1930   Joseph Cahill Labor
1932   Horace Harper United Australia
1935   Joseph Cahill Labor (NSW)
1938   Labor

Election results

Elections in the 1930s

1938

1938 New South Wales state election: Arncliffe [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Joseph Cahill 9,88551.9+5.8
United Australia Ernest Barton9,15648.1+4.2
Total formal votes19,04198.5+1.0
Informal votes2971.5-1.0
Turnout 19,33897.2-0.4
Labor hold Swing +0.3

1935

1935 New South Wales state election: Arncliffe [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor (NSW) Joseph Cahill 8,43846.1+0.5
United Australia Horace Harper 8,03643.9-4.4
Federal Labor Northey Du Maurier9595.20.0
Independent William Yewdall6663.6+3.6
Centre Enoch Jones1991.1+1.1
Total formal votes18,29897.5-1.0
Informal votes4712.5+1.0
Turnout 18,76997.60.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor (NSW) Joseph Cahill 9,43951.6+3.1
United Australia Horace Harper 8,85948.4-3.1
Labor (NSW) gain from United Australia Swing +3.1

1932

1932 New South Wales state election: Arncliffe [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Horace Harper 8,69248.3+15.7
Labor (NSW) Joseph Cahill 8,20845.6-20.7
Federal Labor Patrick Coyne9325.2+5.2
Communist Frederick Farrall1731.0-0.2
Total formal votes18,00598.5+0.6
Informal votes2821.5-0.6
Turnout 18,28797.6+2.2
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Horace Harper 9,28051.5
Labor (NSW) Joseph Cahill 8,72548.5
United Australia gain from Labor (NSW) Swing N/A

1930

1930 New South Wales state election: Arncliffe [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Joseph Cahill 11,58566.3
Nationalist David Rogers5,69632.6
Communist Frederick Farrall2041.2
Total formal votes17,48597.9
Informal votes3682.1
Turnout 17,85395.4
Labor win(new seat)
Joseph Cahill (Labor) was the sitting member for the abolished district of St George which was largely replaced by Arncliffe.

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References

  1. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Arncliffe". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  2. Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  3. "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  4. Green, Antony. "1938 Arncliffe". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. Green, Antony. "1935 Arncliffe". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  6. Green, Antony. "1932 Arncliffe". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  7. Green, Antony. "1930 Arncliffe". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.