Electoral results for the district of Ashburnham

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Ashburnham, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, had two incarnations, the first from 1894 to 1920, the second from 1927 to 1950. [1] [2] [3]

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First incarnation (1894–1920)
ElectionMemberParty
1894   Albert Gardiner Independent Labor
1895   Joseph Reymond Protectionist
1898
1901   Progressive
1904   Eden George Liberal Reform
1907   John Lynch Labor
1910
1913   Arthur Grimm Farmers and Settlers
1917   Nationalist
Second incarnation (1927–1950)
ElectionMemberParty
1927   Edmund Best Nationalist
1930   William Keast Labor
1932   Hilton Elliott Country
1935
1938
1941   Edgar Dring Labor
1944
1947

Election results

Elections in the 1940s

1947

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1947 New South Wales state election § Ashburnham.[ edit ]
1947 New South Wales state election: Ashburnham   [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Edgar Dring 6,47247.5-10.9
Liberal Holman Cockram3,67126.9+26.9
Country Hilton Elliott 3,48125.6-16.0
Total formal votes13,62498.6+0.6
Informal votes1941.4
Turnout 13,81895.9+4.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Edgar Dring 6,92150.8-7.6
Liberal Holman Cockram6,70349.2+49.2
Labor hold Swing -7.6

1944

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1944 New South Wales state election § Ashburnham.[ edit ]
1944 New South Wales state election: Ashburnham   [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Edgar Dring 7,41858.4+3.8
Country Charles McCarron5,27841.6-3.8
Total formal votes12,69698.0-0.4
Informal votes2642.0+0.4
Turnout 12,96091.4-2.8
Labor hold Swing +3.8

1941

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1941 New South Wales state election § Ashburnham.[ edit ]
1941 New South Wales state election: Ashburnham   [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Edgar Dring 7,36754.6
Country Hilton Elliott 6,13645.4
Total formal votes13,50398.4
Informal votes2201.6
Turnout 13,72394.2
Labor gain from Country Swing

Elections in the 1930s

1938

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1938 New South Wales state election § Ashburnham.[ edit ]
1938 New South Wales state election: Ashburnham   [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Hilton Elliott 6,40948.4-4.5
Labor Edgar Dring 5,77943.6-3.5
Independent William Gibbons1,0658.0+8.0
Total formal votes13,25398.7-0.2
Informal votes1751.3+0.2
Turnout 13,42896.80.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Hilton Elliott 6,96352.5-0.4
Labor Edgar Dring 6,29047.5+0.4
Country hold Swing -0.4

1935

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1935 New South Wales state election § Ashburnham.[ edit ]
1935 New South Wales state election: Ashburnham   [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Hilton Elliott 6,98652.9+19.5
Labor (NSW) William Keast 6,22847.1+5.4
Total formal votes13,21498.9+0.4
Informal votes1501.1-0.4
Turnout 13,36496.8-0.3
Country hold Swing -4.1

1932

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1932 New South Wales state election § Ashburnham.[ edit ]
1932 New South Wales state election: Ashburnham   [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor (NSW) William Keast 5,21141.7-7.6
Country Hilton Elliott 4,17533.4+33.4
United Australia Eric Pryor2,47419.8-18.4
Independent UAP Edmund Best6315.1+5.1
Total formal votes12,49198.50.0
Informal votes1891.50.0
Turnout 12,68097.1+2.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Hilton Elliott 7,12457.0+57.0
Labor (NSW) William Keast 5,36743.0-7.4
Country gain from Labor (NSW) Swing N/A

1930

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1930 New South Wales state election § Ashburnham.[ edit ]
1930 New South Wales state election: Ashburnham   [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Keast 5,94149.3
Nationalist Edmund Best (defeated)4,61138.2
Independent Country David Kelly1,51212.5
Total formal votes12,06498.5
Informal votes1791.5
Turnout 12,24395.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor William Keast 6,08450.4
Nationalist Edmund Best 5,98049.6
Labor gain from Nationalist Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1927

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1927 New South Wales state election § Ashburnham.[ edit ]
1927 New South Wales state election: Ashburnham   [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Edmund Best 7,06358.8
Labor William Keast 4,95441.2
Total formal votes12,01798.4
Informal votes2001.6
Turnout 12,21782.8
Nationalist win(new seat)

1920 - 1927

District abolished

Elections in the 1910s

1917

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1917 New South Wales state election § Ashburnham.[ edit ]
1917 New South Wales state election: Ashburnham   [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Arthur Grimm 4,16954.9+4.6
Labor John Lynch 3,42345.1-4.6
Total formal votes7,59299.0+1.5
Informal votes781.0-1.5
Turnout 7,67072.6-4.9
Nationalist hold Swing +4.6

1913

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1913 New South Wales state election § Ashburnham.[ edit ]
1913 New South Wales state election: Ashburnham   [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Farmers and Settlers Arthur Grimm   [lower-alpha 1] 3,99950.3
Labor John Lynch 3,95449.7
Total formal votes7,95397.5
Informal votes2052.5
Turnout 8,15877.5
Farmers and Settlers gain from Labor  

1910

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1910 New South Wales state election § Ashburnham.[ edit ]
1910 New South Wales state election: Ashburnham   [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Lynch 3,34953.4
Liberal Reform Reginald Weaver 2,91746.6
Total formal votes6,26698.2
Informal votes1181.8
Turnout 6,38475.8
Labour hold 

Elections in the 1900s

1907

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1907 New South Wales state election § Ashburnham.[ edit ]
1907 New South Wales state election: Ashburnham   [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Lynch 2,97253.7+22.3
Liberal Reform Eden George 2,56046.3+10.9
Total formal votes5,53296.0
Informal votes2314.0
Turnout 5,76374.0
Labour gain from Liberal Reform Swing +5.7

1904

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1904 New South Wales state election § Ashburnham.[ edit ]
1904 New South Wales state election: Ashburnham   [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform Eden George 1,83235.4
Independent Joseph Reymond 1,72133.2
Labour Patrick Clara 1,62631.4
Total formal votes5,17999.4
Informal votes290.6
Turnout 5,20868.7
Liberal Reform gain from Progressive  
Ashburnham was one of two seats contested by 3 sitting members. [lower-alpha 2] The district lost parts to Belubula and absorbed parts of the abolished seats of Condoublin and Molong. Joseph Reymond had held the seat since the 1898 election as a member of the Progressive Party, however was standing as an independent. The member for Condoublin was Patrick Clara (Labour) and Eden George (Liberal Reform) was the member for the abolished seat of Sydney-Belmore. The member for Molong was Andrew Ross (Independent Liberal) who unsuccessfully contested Orange.

1901

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Ashburnham.[ edit ]
1901 New South Wales state election: Ashburnham   [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Joseph Reymond 1,08156.0-2.2
Liberal Reform Thomas Bavister 60531.4-10.4
Independent Frank Calder24312.6
Total formal votes1,92999.4+0.3
Informal votes120.6-0.3
Turnout 1,94168.3+0.6
Progressive hold 

Elections in the 1890s

1898

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Ashburnham.[ edit ]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Ashburnham   [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Federal Joseph Reymond 1,09258.2
Free Trade Albert Gardiner 78341.8
Total formal votes1,87599.1
Informal votes181.0
Turnout 1,89367.6
National Federal hold 

1895

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Ashburnham.[ edit ]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Ashburnham   [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Joseph Reymond 67244.0
Free Trade Albert Gardiner 53435.0
Labour George Hutchinson 32221.1
Total formal votes1,52899.7
Informal votes50.3
Turnout 1,53370.1
Protectionist gain from Free Trade  

1894

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Ashburnham.[ edit ]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Ashburnham   [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Labour Albert Gardiner 57731.9
Protectionist Alfred Stokes 53029.3
Ind. Free Trade George Hutchinson 38621.3
Labour John Hanney19510.8
Ind. Free Trade Thomas Spencer 1216.7
Total formal votes1,80997.9
Informal votes392.1
Turnout 1,84883.3
Independent Labour win(new seat)

Notes

  1. ↑ Also endorsed by Liberal Reform.
  2. ↑ The two seats contested by 3 sitting members were Ashburnham and The Lachlan.

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References

  1. ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Ashburnham". 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. "1947 Ashburnham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. ↑ Green, Antony. "1944 Ashburnham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  6. ↑ Green, Antony. "1941 Ashburnham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  7. ↑ Green, Antony. "1938 Ashburnham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  8. ↑ Green, Antony. "1935 Ashburnham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  9. ↑ Green, Antony. "1932 Ashburnham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  10. ↑ Green, Antony. "1930 Ashburnham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  11. ↑ Green, Antony. "1927 Ashburnham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  12. ↑ Green, Antony. "1917 Ashburnham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  13. ↑ Green, Antony. "1913 Ashburnham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  14. ↑ Green, Antony. "1910 Ashburnham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  15. ↑ Green, Antony. "1907 Ashburnham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  16. ↑ Green, Antony. "1904 Ashburnham". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 October 2019.
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