Electoral results for the district of Corowa

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Corowa, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales had two incarnations, from 1904 until 1920 and from 1927 until 1950. [1] [2] [3]

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First incarnation (1904–1920)
ElectionMemberParty
1904   Richard Ball Liberal Reform
1907
1910
1913   Farmers and Settlers
1917   Nationalist
Second incarnation (1927–1950)
ElectionMemberParty
1927   Richard Ball Nationalist
1930 Nationalist / Country
1932   Country
1935
1937 by   Christopher Lethbridge Independent
1941
1944
1946 by   Ebenezer Kendell Country
1947

Election results

Elections in the 1940s

1947

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1947 New South Wales state election § Corowa.[ edit ]
1947 New South Wales state election: Corowa   [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Ebenezer Kendell 7,63863.7+29.8
Labor James Adam4,35236.3+7.0
Total formal votes11,99099.1+1.3
Informal votes1110.9-1.3
Turnout 12,10193.1+4.6
Country gain from Independent Swing N/A
Ebenezer Kendell (Country) had won the seat at the 1946 by-election following the resignation of Christopher Lethbridge (Independent).

1946 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1946 Corowa state by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1946 Corowa by-election
Saturday 9 November  [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Ebenezer Kendell 4,47538.8+4.9
Labor James Adam4,36237.8+8.5
Liberal Christopher Lethbridge (defeated)2,36223.4-13.4
Total formal votes11,53099.4+1.6
Informal votes780.7-1.6
Turnout 11,60885.1-3.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Ebenezer Kendell 6,67757.9
Labor James Adam4,85342.1
Country gain from Independent Swing N/A
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Christopher Lethbridge (Independent). [5]

1944

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1944 New South Wales state election § Corowa.[ edit ]
1944 New South Wales state election: Corowa   [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Christopher Lethbridge 4,16536.8-26.6
Country Ebenezer Kendell 3,84133.9-2.7
Labor Thomas McGrath3,32029.3+29.3
Total formal votes11,32697.8-0.4
Informal votes2532.2+0.4
Turnout 11,57988.5+0.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Christopher Lethbridge 6,84660.4-3.0
Country Ebenezer Kendell 4,48039.6+3.0
Independent hold Swing -3.0

1941

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1941 New South Wales state election § Corowa.[ edit ]
1941 New South Wales state election: Corowa   [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Christopher Lethbridge 7,49663.4
Country James Smith4,32436.6
Total formal votes11,82098.2
Informal votes2101.8
Turnout 12,03088.2
Independent hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

1938

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1938 New South Wales state election § Corowa.[ edit ]
1938 New South Wales state election: Corowa   [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Christopher Lethbridge 6,33352.2+52.2
Country Ebenezer Kendell 4,97341.0-59.0
Independent Clive Walker8336.9+6.9
Total formal votes12,13998.5
Informal votes1851.5
Turnout 12,32494.4
Independent gain from Country Swing N/A
Christopher Lethbridge (Independent) had won the seat at the 1937 by-election following the death of Richard Ball (Country).

1937 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1937 Corowa state by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1937 Corowa by-election
Saturday 11 December 1937  [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Christopher Lethbridge 5,86250.3
Country Sydney Creed3,11226.7
Country Alfred Townsend2,45121.1
Independent Robert Ballantyne2191.9
Total formal votes11,64498.2
Informal votes2111.8
Turnout 11,85590.5
Independent gain from Country Swing N/A
The by-election was caused by the death of Richard Ball (Country). [10]

1935

1932

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1932 New South Wales state election § Corowa.[ edit ]
1932 New South Wales state election: Corowa   [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Richard Ball 4,74042.2-19.1
Country Sydney Creed3,33629.7+29.7
Labor (NSW) Patrick Quilty3,14328.0-10.7
Total formal votes11,21998.7-0.1
Informal votes1451.3+0.1
Turnout 11,36495.1+2.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Richard Ball 5,61050.0
Country Sydney Creed5,60950.0
Member changed to Country from Nationalist  
  • Richard Ball was elected at the 1930 election as a Nationalist candidate, but joined the Country party instead of the UAP.

1930

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1930 New South Wales state election § Corowa.[ edit ]
1930 New South Wales state election: Corowa   [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Richard Ball 6,75061.3
Labor John Metcalfe4,26838.7
Total formal votes11,01898.8
Informal votes1351.2
Turnout 11,15393.1
Nationalist hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1927

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1927 New South Wales state election § Corowa.[ edit ]
1927 New South Wales state election: Corowa   [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Richard Ball 7,26769.6
Labor James Pearce3,16830.4
Total formal votes10,43598.3
Informal votes1831.7
Turnout 10,61876.2
Nationalist win(new seat)

District recreated

1920 - 1927

District abolished

Elections in the 1910s

1917

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1917 New South Wales state election § Corowa.[ edit ]
1917 New South Wales state election: Corowa   [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Richard Ball 3,99667.7+2.2
Labor Samuel Ringwood1,90932.3-2.2
Total formal votes5,90599.4+1.2
Informal votes340.6-1.2
Turnout 5,93953.9-11.5
Nationalist hold Swing +2.2

1913

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1913 New South Wales state election § Corowa.[ edit ]
1913 New South Wales state election: Corowa   [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Farmers and Settlers Richard Ball   [lower-alpha 1] 4,44565.5
Labor William Tomkins2,34134.5
Total formal votes6,78698.2
Informal votes1251.8
Turnout 6,91165.4
Member changed to Farmers and Settlers from Liberal Reform   [lower-alpha 1]  

1910

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1910 New South Wales state election § Corowa.[ edit ]
1910 New South Wales state election: Corowa   [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform Richard Ball 3,86961.5
Labour John Grant 2,42338.5
Total formal votes6,29298.7
Informal votes811.3
Turnout 6,37370.4
Liberal Reform hold 

Elections in the 1900s

1907

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1907 New South Wales state election § Corowa.[ edit ]
1907 New South Wales state election: Corowa   [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform Richard Ball 2,56856.0
Labour John Grant 2,01544.0
Total formal votes4,58397.5
Informal votes1202.6
Turnout 4,70361.2
Liberal Reform hold 

1904

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1904 New South Wales state election § Corowa.[ edit ]
1904 New South Wales state election: Corowa   [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform Richard Ball 2,27662.1
Independent Liberal Emanuel Gorman1,39238.0
Total formal votes3,66898.5
Informal votes551.5
Turnout 3,72358.3
Liberal Reform win(new seat)
Corowa was a new seat comprising parts of Albury, Murray and the abolished seat of The Hume. Gordon McLaurin (Progressive) was the member for The Hume, however he successfully contested Albury, while James Hayes (Progressive), the member for The Murray was appointed to the Legislative Council and did not contest the election.

Notes

  1. 1 2 Also endorsed by Liberal Reform.

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References

  1. ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Corowa". 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. ↑ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  4. ↑ Green, Antony. "1947 Corowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1946 Corowa by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  6. ↑ Green, Antony. "1944 Corowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  7. ↑ Green, Antony. "1941 Corowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  8. ↑ Green, Antony. "1938 Corowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  9. ↑ Green, Antony. "1937 Corowa by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  10. ↑ "The Hon. Richard Thomas Ball (1857–1937)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  11. ↑ Green, Antony. "1935 Corowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  12. ↑ Green, Antony. "1932 Corowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  13. ↑ Green, Antony. "1930 Corowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  14. ↑ Green, Antony. "1927 Corowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  15. ↑ Green, Antony. "1917 Corowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  16. ↑ Green, Antony. "1913 Corowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  17. ↑ Green, Antony. "1910 Corowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  18. ↑ Green, Antony. "1907 Corowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  19. ↑ Green, Antony. "1904 Corowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 7 December 2019.
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