Electoral results for the district of Collaroy

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Collaroy, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1950 and abolished in 1973. [1] [2] [3]

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ElectionMemberParty
1950   (Sir) Robert Askin Liberal
1953
1956
1959
1962
1965
1968
1971

Election results

Elections in the 1970s

1971

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1971 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Collaroy.[ edit ]
1971 New South Wales state election: Collaroy   [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Askin 15,49262.0-9.0
Australia Brian Walker4,92219.7+19.7
Independent Frederick Adcock2,4299.7+9.7
Democratic Labor Lyle Antcliff1,5546.2+6.2
Independent Norman Ward5992.4+2.4
Total formal votes24,99696.7
Informal votes8413.3
Turnout 25,83791.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Robert Askin 17,78371.1+0.1
Australia Brian Walker7,21328.9+28.9
Liberal hold Swing +0.1

Elections in the 1960s

1968

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1968 New South Wales state election § Collaroy.[ edit ]
1968 New South Wales state election: Collaroy   [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Askin 18,41571.0-2.2
Labor David Lawler7,53229.0+4.6
Total formal votes25,94796.5
Informal votes9383.5
Turnout 26,88593.3
Liberal hold Swing -4.4

1965

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1965 New South Wales state election § Collaroy.[ edit ]
1965 New South Wales state election: Collaroy   [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Askin 19,35873.2+0.7
Labor William Bramwell6,45824.4−0.2
Communist Elfrida Morcom6342.4−0.5
Total formal votes26,45098.3−0.5
Informal votes4531.7+0.5
Turnout 26,90392.0−1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robert Askin 19,48573.7+0.6
Labor William Bramwell6,96526.3−0.6
Liberal hold Swing +0.6

1962

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1962 New South Wales state election § Collaroy.[ edit ]
1962 New South Wales state election: Collaroy   [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Askin 16,47672.50.0
Labor Peter Hopkins5,59124.6−2.9
Communist Stanley Deacon6492.9+2.9
Total formal votes22,71698.8
Informal votes2661.2
Turnout 22,98293.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robert Askin 16,60673.1+0.6
Labor Peter Hopkins6,11026.9−0.6
Liberal hold Swing +0.6

Elections in the 1950s

1959

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1959 New South Wales state election § Collaroy.[ edit ]
1959 New South Wales state election: Collaroy   [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Askin 17,86871.1
Labor Erwin Eder7,26628.9
Total formal votes25,13498.4
Informal votes4021.6
Turnout 25,53693.4
Liberal hold Swing

1956

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1956 New South Wales state election § Collaroy.[ edit ]
1956 New South Wales state election: Collaroy   [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Askin 18,03870.1+6.8
Independent Gordon Jones6,33424.6+24.6
Communist Elfrida Morcom1,3455.2+5.2
Total formal votes25,71797.9−0.1
Informal votes5572.1+0.1
Turnout 26,27493.5+1.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Robert Askin 18,37471.4+8.1
Independent Gordon Jones7,34328.6+28.6
Liberal hold Swing N/A

1953

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1953 New South Wales state election § Collaroy.[ edit ]
1953 New South Wales state election: Collaroy   [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Askin 12,72263.3
Labor Evelyn Barron 7,36036.7
Total formal votes20,08298.0
Informal votes4142.0
Turnout 20,49692.3
Liberal hold Swing

1950

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1950 New South Wales state election § Collaroy.[ edit ]
1950 New South Wales state election: Collaroy   [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Askin 13,10763.7
Labor John Masters7,47236.3
Total formal votes20,57998.1
Informal votes4041.9
Turnout 20,98392.1
Liberal notional  hold 
Collaroy was a new seat created out of the districts of Hornsby and Manly, both of which were held by the Liberal party.

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References

  1. ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Collaroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 August 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. ↑ "Sir Robert (Robin William) Askin (1907–1981)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  4. ↑ Green, Antony. "1971 Collaroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  5. ↑ Green, Antony. "1968 Collaroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  6. ↑ Green, Antony. "1965 Collaroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  7. ↑ Green, Antony. "1962 Collaroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  8. ↑ Green, Antony. "1959 Collaroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  9. ↑ Green, Antony. "1956 Collaroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  10. ↑ Green, Antony. "1953 Collaroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  11. ↑ Green, Antony. "1950 Collaroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
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