Electoral results for the district of Cook's River

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Cook's River, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1941 and abolished in 1973. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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ElectionMemberParty
1941   Joseph Cahill Labor
1944
1947
1950
1953
1956
1959
1959 by   Tom Cahill Labor
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) § Cook's River.[ edit ]
1971 New South Wales state election: Cook's River   [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tom Cahill 17,42766.1+1.0
Liberal Kenneth McKimm8,92033.9-1.0
Total formal votes26,34796.3
Informal votes1,0103.7
Turnout 27,35792.2
Labor hold Swing +1.0

Elections in the 1960s

1968

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1968 New South Wales state election § Cook's River.[ edit ]
1968 New South Wales state election: Cook's River   [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tom Cahill 17,82169.2-0.7
Liberal James Harris7,96230.9+0.7
Total formal votes25,78396.6
Informal votes8953.4
Turnout 26,67893.3
Labor hold Swing -0.7

1965

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1965 New South Wales state election § Cook's River.[ edit ]
1965 New South Wales state election: Cook's River   [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Thomas Cahill 15,67569.8−4.6
Liberal Louis Mamo6,77430.2+4.6
Total formal votes22,44997.5−0.9
Informal votes5642.5+0.9
Turnout 23,01394.7−0.5
Labor hold Swing −4.6

1962

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1962 New South Wales state election § Cook's River.[ edit ]
1962 New South Wales state election: Cook's River   [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tom Cahill 17,44774.4+3.5
Liberal Sidney Pitkethly5,99925.6+1.3
Total formal votes23,44698.4
Informal votes3891.6
Turnout 23,83595.2
Labor hold Swing −0.1

Elections in the 1950s

1959 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1959 Cook's River state by-election § Results.[ edit ]
1959 Cook's River by-election
Saturday 12 December  [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tom Cahill 14,28372.55+1.61
Liberal John Bampton4,48822.80-1.45
Communist Walter Buckley9164.65+4.65
Total formal votes19,687
Informal votes3641.82
Turnout 20,05184.48
Labor hold Swing +1.61
Joseph Cahill (Labor) died. The Labor Party retained the seat on an improved margin, which was nonetheless significant due to the large personal vote for Cahill and sympathy after his death which was then carried by his son. [9]

1959

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1959 New South Wales state election § Cook's River.[ edit ]
1959 New South Wales state election: Cook's River   [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Joseph Cahill 16,11170.9
Liberal Athol McCoy5,50724.2
Independent Charles Higbid1,0944.8
Total formal votes22,71298.3
Informal votes3921.7
Turnout 23,10495.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joseph Cahill 16,93174.5
Liberal Athol McCoy5,78125.5
Labor hold Swing

1956

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1956 New South Wales state election § Cook's River.[ edit ]
1956 New South Wales state election: Cook's River   [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Joseph Cahill 13,59165.2−34.8
Independent William Kendrick4,13519.8+19.8
Liberal James Skehan2,30211.0+11.0
Communist Edward Rowe8304.0+4.0
Total formal votes20,85897.6
Informal votes5162.4
Turnout 21,37494.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Joseph Cahill 14,75170.7−29.3
Independent William Kendrick6,10729.3+29.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

1953

1950

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1950 New South Wales state election § Cook's River.[ edit ]
1950 New South Wales state election: Cook's River   [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Joseph Cahill 15,87874.6
Liberal Donald Clark4,77422.4
Independent Henry McPhillips6242.9
Total formal votes21,27697.9
Informal votes4542.1
Turnout 21,73095.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joseph Cahill 75.0  [lower-alpha 1]
Liberal Donald Clark25.0
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1947 New South Wales state election § Cook's River.[ edit ]
1947 New South Wales state election: Cook's River   [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Joseph Cahill 13,97265.6-34.4
Lang Labor John Hamilton7,33734.4+34.4
Total formal votes21,30996.8
Informal votes7083.2
Turnout 22,01795.4
Labor hold Swing N/A

1944

1941

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1941 New South Wales state election § Cook's River.[ edit ]
1941 New South Wales state election: Cook's River   [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Joseph Cahill 13,61673.9
Independent Labor John Simpson4,80426.1
Total formal votes18,42095.5
Informal votes8774.5
Turnout 19,29794.0
Labor notional  hold Swing

Notes

  1. ↑ Two party preferred vote was estimated.

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References

  1. ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Cook's River". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 28 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. ↑ "Mr John Joseph Cahill (1891 - 1959)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Mr Thomas James Cahill (1924-1983)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  5. ↑ Green, Antony. "1971 Cooks River". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  6. ↑ Green, Antony. "1968 Cooks River". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  7. ↑ Green, Antony. "1965 Cooks River". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  8. ↑ Green, Antony. "1962 Cooks River". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  9. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1959 results Cook's River by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  10. ↑ Green, Antony. "1959 Cooks River". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  11. ↑ Green, Antony. "1956 Cooks River". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  12. ↑ Green, Antony. "1953 Cooks River". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  13. ↑ Green, Antony. "1950 Cooks River". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  14. ↑ Green, Antony. "1947 Cooks River". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  15. ↑ Green, Antony. "1944 Cooks River". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  16. ↑ Green, Antony. "1941 Cooks River". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
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