Electoral results for the district of Gordon (New South Wales)

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Gordon, 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 1999. [1] [2] [3]

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ElectionMemberParty
1904   Charles Wade Liberal Reform
1907
1910
1913
1917   Thomas Bavin Nationalist
 
ElectionMemberParty
1927   Sir Thomas Bavin Nationalist
1930
1932   United Australia
1935
1935 by   Sir Philip Goldfinch United Australia
1937 by   Harry Turner United Australia
1938
1938 by
1941
1944   Democratic
1947   Liberal
1950
1953   Stewart Fraser Liberal
1956
1959 Liberal / Independent
1962   Harry Jago Liberal
1965
1968
1971
1973   Kevin Harrold Democratic Labor
1976   Tim Moore Liberal
1978
1981
1984
1988
1991
1992   Jeremy Kinross Liberal
1995

Election results

Elections in the 1990s

1995

1995 New South Wales state election: Gordon [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jeremy Kinross 22,92868.0-6.5
Labor Jan Butland4,17412.4+1.1
Democrats Ann Barry2,6357.8-2.6
Greens Ross Knowles2,0096.0+6.0
Stop Dual OccupancyTanya Wood1,1023.3+3.3
Call to Australia Margaret Ratcliffe7002.1-1.8
Citizens Electoral Council Leone Hay1560.5+0.5
Total formal votes33,70496.8+2.7
Informal votes1,1063.2−2.7
Turnout 34,81093.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jeremy Kinross 25,10880.3-3.3
Labor Jan Butland6,17119.7+3.3
Liberal hold Swing -3.3

1992 by-election

1992 Gordon by-election
Saturday 22 August [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jeremy Kinross 19,83269.02-6.5
Independent David Barnett4,48115.60
Citizens Electoral Council Leone Hay1,9036.62
Marie Bignold Team Marie Bignold 1,8446.42
Call to Australia Bruce Coleman6732.34-1.5
Total formal votes28,73395.15
Informal votes1,4654.85
Turnout 30,19880.17
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jeremy Kinross 20,99977.85-5.7
Independent David Barnett5,97522.1522.15
Liberal hold Swing -5.7
Tim Moore (Liberal) resigned. [5]

1991

1991 New South Wales state election: Gordon [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Tim Moore 23,98474.5-4.9
Labor Ian Latham3,61711.2-4.1
Democrats Michelle Herfurth3,35010.4+5.2
Call to Australia John Swan1,2443.9+3.9
Total formal votes32,19594.1−3.6
Informal votes2,0195.9+3.6
Turnout 34,21492.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tim Moore 25,50583.5+1.3
Labor Ian Latham5,02316.5-1.3
Liberal hold Swing +1.3

Elections in the 1980s

1988

1988 New South Wales state election: Gordon [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Tim Moore 22,98677.9+0.3
Labor Simon Jeans3,71912.6-4.7
Democrats Fiona Richardson2,7849.4+4.4
Total formal votes29,48997.5−0.5
Informal votes7622.5+0.5
Turnout 30,25193.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tim Moore 23,76482.9+2.6
Labor Simon Jeans4,88517.1-2.6
Liberal hold Swing +2.6

1984

1984 New South Wales state election: Gordon [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Tim Moore 22,76277.7+5.6
Labor Robert Dubler5,08317.4-3.1
Democrats Kevin Gartrell-Wardale1,4525.0-2.3
Total formal votes29,29798.0+0.2
Informal votes6022.0−0.2
Turnout 29,89992.6+2.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tim Moore 80.3+3.1
Labor Robert Dubler19.7-3.1
Liberal hold Swing +3.1

1981

1981 New South Wales state election: Gordon [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Tim Moore 20,59472.1+2.9
Labor George Doumanis5,86220.5-3.4
Democrats Ilse Robey2,0877.3+0.4
Total formal votes28,54397.8
Informal votes6312.2
Turnout 29,17490.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tim Moore 20,89477.2+3.2
Labor George Doumanis6,16222.8-3.2
Liberal hold Swing +3.2

Elections in the 1970s

1978

1978 New South Wales state election: Gordon [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Tim Moore 18,92569.2+4.3
Labor Arthur Litchfield6,53023.9+7.1
Democrats Ilse Robey1,8796.9+6.9
Total formal votes27,33498.4−0.4
Informal votes4291.6+0.4
Turnout 27,76390.9−2.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tim Moore 20,21574.0-7.5
Labor Arthur Litchfield7,11926.0+7.5
Liberal hold Swing -7.5

1976

1976 New South Wales state election: Gordon [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Tim Moore 18,16864.9+64.9
Labor Margaret Atkin4,69516.8-3.8
Democratic Labor Kevin Harrold 2,2017.9-71.5
Independent John Harris1,7896.4+6.4
Workers Christopher Brown1,1474.1+4.1
Total formal votes28,00098.8+2.5
Informal votes3491.2−2.5
Turnout 28,34993.2+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tim Moore 22,81581.5+81.5
Labor Margaret Atkin5,18518.5-2.1
Liberal gain from Democratic Labor Swing N/A

1973

1973 New South Wales state election: Gordon [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Labor Kevin Harrold 20,70779.4+61.0
Labor Miron Shapira5,37220.6+20.6
Total formal votes26,07996.3
Informal votes1,0043.7
Turnout 27,08392.3
Democratic Labor gain from Liberal Swing N/A
The sitting member was Harry Jago (Liberal) who failed to nominate in time. [12]

1971

1971 New South Wales state election: Gordon [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Harry Jago 20,07481.6-0.2
Democratic Labor Allan Dwyer4,53018.4+12.9
Total formal votes24,60494.4
Informal votes1,4525.6
Turnout 26,05691.8
Liberal hold Swing -4.6

Elections in the 1960s

1968

1968 New South Wales state election: Gordon [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Harry Jago 20,09981.8-6.4
Labor Norman Hanscombe3,12712.7+12.7
Democratic Labor Dominique Droulers1,3465.5-6.3
Total formal votes24,57297.0
Informal votes7713.0
Turnout 25,34392.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Harry Jago 21,17686.2-2.0
Labor Norman Hanscombe3,39613.8+13.8
Liberal hold Swing -2.0

1965

1965 New South Wales state election: Gordon [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Harry Jago 22,87088.2+38.9
Democratic Labor Dominique Droulers3,06611.8+7.2
Total formal votes25,93695.6−2.4
Informal votes1,1834.4+2.4
Turnout 27,11991.8−1.9
Liberal hold Swing N/A

1962

1962 New South Wales state election: Gordon [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Harry Jago 12,87249.3
Independent Stewart Fraser (defeated)7,87230.2
Independent Phyllis Atkins2,2168.5
Independent George Nicol1,9417.4
Democratic Labor Dominique Droulers1,1944.6
Total formal votes26,09598.0
Informal votes5292.0
Turnout 26,62493.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Harry Jago 15,15658.1
Independent Stewart Fraser 10,93941.9
Liberal hold Swing N/A
Stewart Fraser was the sitting Liberal member however he lost pre-selection.

Elections in the 1950s

1959

1956

1953

1950

Elections in the 1940s

1947

1947 New South Wales state election: Gordon [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Harry Turner 19,24184.3+12.7
Independent James O'Toole3,57215.7+15.7
Total formal votes22,81398.5+1.5
Informal votes3441.5−1.5
Turnout 23,15792.6−0.2
Liberal hold Swing N/A

1944

1944 New South Wales state election: Gordon [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Harry Turner 15,07671.6
Liberal Democratic Kenneth Lorimer5,97228.4
Total formal votes21,04897.0
Informal votes6583.0
Turnout 21,70692.8
Democratic hold Swing N/A

1941

Elections in the 1930s

1938 by-election

1938 Gordon by-election
Saturday 24 September [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Harry Turner (re-elected)12,42159.97
United Australia William Milne8,29140.03
Total formal votes20,71297.96
Informal votes4312.04
Turnout 21,14391.99
United Australia hold Swing
The by-election was held because the Court of Disputed Returns declared that the election of Harry Turner at the 1938 Gordon election was void. [24]

1938

1938 New South Wales state election: Gordon [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Harry Turner 10,55750.02
United Australia William Milne10,54849.98
Total formal votes21,10596.6
Informal votes7393.4
Turnout 21,84495.1
United Australia hold Swing N/A

1937 by-election

1937 Gordon by-election
Saturday 7 August [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Harry Turner 11,90261.82
Independent Sydney Storey 7,35138.18
Total formal votes19,25398.00
Informal votes3932.00
Turnout 19,64689.54
United Australia hold Swing N/A
The by-election was caused by resignation of Sir Philip Goldfinch (United Australia). [26]

1935 by-election

1935 Gordon by-election
Friday 8 November 1935 [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Sir Philip Goldfinch unopposed
United Australia hold 
The by-election was caused by resignation of Sir Thomas Bavin (United Australia) who had accepted an appointment as a Judge of the Supreme Court. [27]

1935

1932

1932 New South Wales state election: Gordon [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Thomas Bavin 16,11287.4+9.6
Labor (NSW) George Smart2,32612.6-8.8
Total formal votes18,43898.5+0.3
Informal votes2801.5−0.3
Turnout 18,71896.0+0.5
United Australia hold Swing N/A

1930

1930 New South Wales state election: Gordon [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Thomas Bavin 13,95177.8
Labor Albert Kitchen3,84021.4
Communist Esmonde Higgins 1470.8
Total formal votes17,93898.2
Informal votes3231.8
Turnout 18,26195.5
Nationalist hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1927

1927 New South Wales state election: Gordon [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Thomas Bavin 11,79987.0
Labor Oscar Mostyn1,76813.0
Total formal votes13,56799.1
Informal votes1290.9
Turnout 13,69685.3
Nationalist win(new seat)

Elections in the 1910s

1917

1917 New South Wales state election: Gordon [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ind. Nationalist Edward Loxton 3,82235.2+35.2
Nationalist Thomas Bavin 2,92826.9-42.0
Ind. Nationalist Robert Forsyth2,75325.3+25.3
Ind. Nationalist Fitt Petrie1,36612.6+12.6
Total formal votes10,86999.2+1.1
Informal votes890.8−1.1
Turnout 10,95862.7−7.7
1917 New South Wales state election: Gordon - Second Round [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Thomas Bavin 5,61250.2-18.7
Ind. Nationalist Edward Loxton 5,57349.8+49.8
Total formal votes11,18599.7+0.5
Informal votes280.3−0.5
Turnout 11,21364.2+1.5
Nationalist hold 
The sitting member was Charles Wade (Nationalist) who did not contest the election.

1913

1913 New South Wales state election: Gordon [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform Charles Wade 6,33568.9
Labor Frederick Cowdroy2,86331.1
Total formal votes9,19898.1
Informal votes1771.9
Turnout 9,37570.4
Liberal Reform hold 

1910

1910 New South Wales state election: Gordon [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform Charles Wade 6,49771.2
Labour Conrad Von Hagen2,62428.8
Total formal votes9,12198.2
Informal votes1681.8
Turnout 9,28974.6
Liberal Reform hold 

Elections in the 1900s

1907

1907 New South Wales state election: Gordon [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform Charles Wade 5,15673.6
Labour Sydney Hutton1,85426.5
Total formal votes7,01097.2
Informal votes2032.8
Turnout 7,21374.1
Liberal Reform hold 

1904

1904 New South Wales state election: Gordon [36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform Charles Wade 3,11578.1
Labour Arthur Porter87321.9
Total formal votes3,98898.5
Informal votes611.5
Turnout 4,04953.8
Liberal Reform win(new seat)
Gordon was a new seat and consisted of part of the abolished seat of Willoughby. The member for Willoughby was Charles Wade (Liberal Reform).

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