Electoral results for the district of Earlwood

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Earlwood, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1950 and abolished in 1991. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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ElectionMemberParty
1950   Eric Willis Liberal
1953
1959
1962
1965
1968
1971
1973
1976
1978 by   Ken Gabb Labor
1978
1981
1984
1988   Phil White Liberal

Election results

Elections in the 1980s

1988

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1988 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Earlwood.[ edit ]
1988 New South Wales state election: Earlwood   [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Phil White 15,52851.3+8.5
Labor Ken Gabb 14,76448.7-5.7
Total formal votes30,29295.7-1.5
Informal votes1,3534.3+1.5
Turnout 31,64595.6
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +7.2

1984

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1984 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Earlwood.[ edit ]
1984 New South Wales state election: Earlwood   [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ken Gabb 15,52853.7-7.0
Liberal John Ryan 12,53443.3+6.7
Democrats Paul Terrett8623.0+0.3
Total formal votes28,92497.2+0.7
Informal votes8332.8-0.7
Turnout 29,75794.6+1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ken Gabb 55.2-7.0
Liberal John Ryan 44.8+7.0
Labor hold Swing -7.0

1981

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1981 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Earlwood.[ edit ]
1981 New South Wales state election: Earlwood   [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ken Gabb 17,26560.7+0.6
Liberal Shirley Watson10,40436.6-1.2
Democrats Paul Terrett7562.7+2.7
Total formal votes28,43596.5
Informal votes1,0223.5
Turnout 29,45792.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ken Gabb 17,46562.2+0.6
Liberal Shirley Watson10,61437.8-0.6
Labor hold Swing +0.6

Elections in the 1970s

1978

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1978 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Earlwood.[ edit ]
1978 New South Wales state election: Earlwood   [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ken Gabb 18,64760.1+14.6
Liberal Alan Jones 11,72537.8-16.7
Independent Charles Bingle6672.1+2.1
Total formal votes31,03998.1-0.4
Informal votes5961.9+0.4
Turnout 31,63594.4-0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ken Gabb 19,11461.6+16.1
Liberal Alan Jones 11,92538.4-16.1
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +16.1
Sir Eric Willis (Liberal) resigned on 16 June 1978 and Ken Gabb (Labor) won the resulting by-election, holding the seat at this election.

1978 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1978 Earlwood state by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1978 Earlwood by-election
Saturday 15 July  [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ken Gabb 15,16852.62+7.17
Liberal Alan Jones 12,11842.04-12.51
Democrats Kerry Warr1,0533.65
Independent Neville Fleming2690.93
Gay LiberationPeter Blazey1050.36
Independent Charles Bingle520.18
Conservative Josephine Mallett330.11
Independent Edwin Bellchambers270.09
Total formal votes28,82597.38-1.14
Informal votes7752.62+1.14
Turnout 29,60088.24-7.02
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +7.17
Sir Eric Willis (Liberal) resigned. [11]

1976

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1976 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Earlwood.[ edit ]
1976 New South Wales state election: Earlwood   [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Eric Willis 17,11154.5+2.9
Labor Ken Gabb 14,25945.5+6.8
Total formal votes31,37098.5+1.3
Informal votes4711.5-1.3
Turnout 31,84195.3+0.2
Liberal hold Swing -2.2

1973

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1973 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Earlwood.[ edit ]
1973 New South Wales state election: Earlwood   [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Eric Willis 15,49851.6-5.7
Labor Colin Williams11,62838.7-4.0
Australia Alexander Paterson1,5665.2+5.2
Democratic Labor Doris Allison1,3314.4+4.4
Total formal votes30,02397.2
Informal votes8482.8
Turnout 30,87195.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Eric Willis 17,03356.7-0.6
Labor Colin Williams12,99043.3+0.6
Liberal hold Swing -0.6

1971

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1971 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Earlwood.[ edit ]
1971 New South Wales state election: Earlwood   [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Eric Willis 14,81557.3-5.4
Labor Barry Robinson11,04442.7+5.4
Total formal votes25,85997.9
Informal votes5442.1
Turnout 26,40395.8
Liberal hold Swing -5.4

Elections in the 1960s

1968

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1968 New South Wales state election § Earlwood.[ edit ]
1968 New South Wales state election: Earlwood   [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Eric Willis 16,28962.7+2.8
Labor Cavell Becher9,68937.3-2.8
Total formal votes25,97897.3
Informal votes7102.7
Turnout 26,68895.6
Liberal hold Swing +2.8

1965

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1965 New South Wales state election § Earlwood.[ edit ]
1965 New South Wales state election: Earlwood   [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Eric Willis 13,90259.9+2.6
Labor Harry Chandler9,28940.1−2.6
Total formal votes23,19198.6−0.4
Informal votes3301.4+0.4
Turnout 23,52195.2−0.4
Liberal hold Swing +2.6

1962

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1962 New South Wales state election § Earlwood.[ edit ]
1962 New South Wales state election: Earlwood   [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Eric Willis 13,28657.3−1.1
Labor William Thompson9,91842.7+1.1
Total formal votes23,20499.0
Informal votes2301.0
Turnout 23,43495.6
Liberal hold Swing −1.1

Elections in the 1950s

1959

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1959 New South Wales state election § Earlwood.[ edit ]
1959 New South Wales state election: Earlwood   [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Eric Willis 13,37758.4
Labor John Buckeridge9,51841.6
Total formal votes22,89598.8
Informal votes2741.2
Turnout 23,16995.7
Liberal hold Swing

1956

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1956 New South Wales state election § Earlwood.[ edit ]
1956 New South Wales state election: Earlwood   [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Eric Willis 14,56158.0+7.7
Labor David Connors10,52542.0−7.7
Total formal votes25,08698.8+0.5
Informal votes3101.2−0.5
Turnout 25,39695.4−0.1
Liberal hold Swing +7.7

1953

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1953 New South Wales state election § Earlwood.[ edit ]
1953 New South Wales state election: Earlwood   [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Eric Willis 11,84450.3
Labor Arthur Higgins11,69149.7
Total formal votes23,53598.3
Informal votes4011.7
Turnout 23,93695.5
Liberal hold Swing

1950

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1950 New South Wales state election § Earlwood.[ edit ]
1950 New South Wales state election: Earlwood   [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Eric Willis 11,77455.5
Labor Arthur Higgins9,42844.5
Total formal votes21,20298.7
Informal votes2741.3
Turnout 21,47694.6
Liberal notional  hold 

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References

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  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 Eric Archibald Willis (1922–1999)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Mr (Ken) Kenneth George Gabb". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "Mr Philip John White". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  6. ↑ Green, Antony. "1988 Earlwood". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  7. ↑ Green, Antony. "1984 Earlwood". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  8. ↑ Green, Antony. "1981 Earlwood". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  9. ↑ Green, Antony. "1978 Earlwood". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  10. ↑ Green, Antony. "1978 Earlwood by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  11. ↑ "Sir Eric Archibald Willis (1922–1999)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  12. ↑ Green, Antony. "1976 Earlwood". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  13. ↑ Green, Antony. "1973 Earlwood". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  14. ↑ Green, Antony. "1971 Earlwood". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  15. ↑ Green, Antony. "1968 Earlwood". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  16. ↑ Green, Antony. "1965 Earlwood". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  17. ↑ Green, Antony. "1962 Earlwood". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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  19. ↑ Green, Antony. "1956 Earlwood". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  20. ↑ Green, Antony. "1953 Earlwood". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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