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

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Hamilton, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales had two incarnations, from 1859 until 1894 and from 1904 until 1920. [1] [2] [3]

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ElectionMemberParty
1927   David Murray Labor
1928 by   James Smith Labor
1930   Hugh Connell Labor
1932   Labor (NSW)
1934 by   William Brennan Labor (NSW)
1935   Joshua Arthur Labor (NSW)
1938   Labor
1941
1944
1947
1950   George Campbell Labor
1953
1956
1959   Robert McCartney Labor
1962
1965
1968

Election results

Elections in the 1960s

1968

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1968 New South Wales state election § Hamilton.[ edit ]
1968 New South Wales state election: Hamilton   [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Robert McCartney 12,45860.1-4.2
Liberal James Reeves8,28639.9+4.2
Total formal votes20,74497.9
Informal votes4342.1
Turnout 21,17894.3
Labor hold Swing -4.2

1965

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1965 New South Wales state election § Hamilton.[ edit ]
1965 New South Wales state election: Hamilton   [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Robert McCartney 12,26264.3+4.5
Liberal Richard Nathan6,80535.7+1.0
Total formal votes19,06798.4−0.1
Informal votes3111.6+0.1
Turnout 19,37894.70.0
Labor hold Swing +3.4

1962

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1962 New South Wales state election § Hamilton.[ edit ]
1962 New South Wales state election: Hamilton   [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Robert McCartney 11,25159.8+4.3
Liberal Alwyn Watkins6,53834.7+1.0
Democratic Labor Robert Burke1,0305.5−5.3
Total formal votes18,81998.5
Informal votes2891.5
Turnout 19,10894.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert McCartney 11,45760.9+3.2
Liberal Alwyn Watkins7,36239.1−3.2
Labor hold Swing +3.2

Elections in the 1950s

1959

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1959 New South Wales state election § Hamilton.[ edit ]
1959 New South Wales state election: Hamilton   [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Robert McCartney 9,93755.5
Liberal Brian O'Loughlin6,02433.7
Democratic Labor John Daley1,93710.8
Total formal votes17,89898.1
Informal votes3391.9
Turnout 18,23794.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert McCartney 10,32457.7
Liberal Brian O'Loughlin7,57442.3
Labor hold Swing

1956

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1956 New South Wales state election § Hamilton.[ edit ]
1956 New South Wales state election: Hamilton   [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Campbell 9,15755.7−8.5
Liberal Horace Smith7,28144.3+8.5
Total formal votes16,43899.0+0.9
Informal votes1571.0−0.9
Turnout 16,59594.80.0
Labor hold Swing −8.5

1953

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1953 New South Wales state election § Hamilton.[ edit ]
1953 New South Wales state election: Hamilton   [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Campbell 10,88464.2
Liberal John Milne6,06335.8
Total formal votes16,94798.1
Informal votes3271.9
Turnout 17,27494.8
Labor hold Swing

1950

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1950 New South Wales state election § Hamilton.[ edit ]
1950 New South Wales state election: Hamilton   [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Campbell 8,04649.1
Liberal Harry Quinlan7,02642.9
Independent Oscar Newton1,3158.0
Total formal votes16,38798.8
Informal votes1981.2
Turnout 16,58595.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Campbell 8,44551.5
Liberal Harry Quinlan7,94248.5
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1947 New South Wales state election § Hamilton.[ edit ]
1947 New South Wales state election: Hamilton   [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Joshua Arthur 13,83057.6-19.2
Liberal Oscar Newton6,77628.2+28.2
Independent Harold Scott-Daisley1,9017.9+7.9
Lang Labor William Lambert1,5126.3-16.9
Total formal votes24,01998.7+3.2
Informal votes3221.3-3.2
Turnout 24,34195.4+3.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

1944

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1944 New South Wales state election § Hamilton.[ edit ]
1944 New South Wales state election: Hamilton   [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Joshua Arthur 16,56276.8-8.1
Lang Labor William Campbell5,01723.2+23.2
Total formal votes21,57995.5-1.2
Informal votes1,0074.5+1.2
Turnout 22,58692.1-2.0
Labor hold Swing N/A

1941

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1941 New South Wales state election § Hamilton.[ edit ]
1941 New South Wales state election: Hamilton   [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Joshua Arthur 17,94484.9
Independent Arthur Clarke3,20015.1
Total formal votes21,14496.7
Informal votes7303.3
Turnout 21,87494.1
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

1938

1935

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1935 New South Wales state election § Hamilton.[ edit ]
1935 New South Wales state election: Hamilton   [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor (NSW) Joshua Arthur 9,82448.7-1.5
United Australia Ernest Richardson9,04444.8+44.8
Federal Labor John Doyle1,3176.5+6.5
Total formal votes20,18598.3+0.6
Informal votes3511.7-0.6
Turnout 20,53696.5-0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor (NSW) Joshua Arthur 10,62252.6
United Australia Ernest Richardson9,56347.4
Labor (NSW) hold Swing N/A

1934 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1934 Hamilton state by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1934 Hamilton by-election
Saturday, 24 February  [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor (NSW) William Brennan 9,39151.5+1.3
United Australia Gordon Skelton7,44540.8+13.3
Communist Sidney Bethune1,2206.7+5.7
Independent William Stott1761.0+1.0
Total formal votes18,23297.2-0.5
Informal votes5272.8+0.5
Turnout 18,75991.9-5.2
Labor (NSW) hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1932

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1932 New South Wales state election § Hamilton.[ edit ]
1932 New South Wales state election: Hamilton   [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor (NSW) Hugh Connell 9,51450.2-19.6
Independent Gordon Skelton5,21927.5+27.5
All for Australia Harold O'Neill3,80620.1+20.1
Independent Robert Anderson2411.3+1.3
Communist William Townsend1851.0+1.0
Total formal votes18,96597.7-0.3
Informal votes4512.3+0.3
Turnout 19,41697.1+1.8
Labor (NSW) hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1930

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1930 New South Wales state election § Hamilton.[ edit ]
1930 New South Wales state election: Hamilton   [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Hugh Connell 12,86069.8
Nationalist Gordon Skelton5,23128.4
Communist Timothy Barry3251.8
Total formal votes18,41698.0
Informal votes3742.0
Turnout 18,79095.3
Labor hold Swing
The sitting membr was James Smith (Labor) who did not contest the election. Hugh Connell (Labor) was the sitting member for the abolished district of Kahibah.

Elections in the 1920s

1928 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1928 Hamilton state by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1928 Hamilton by-election
Saturday 8 September  [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Smith 5,85148.0-10.6
Protestant Labor Walter Skelton 4,85138.8+31.5
Nationalist Henry Cornish1,46812.0-8.5
Independent James Iceton230.2+0.2
Total formal votes12,19398.9+1.0
Informal votes1401.1-1.0
Turnout 12,33370.9-14.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor James Smith 5,96851.2
Protestant Labor Walter Skelton 5,68448.8
Labor hold Swing N/A
David Murray (Labor) died. [19]

1927

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1927 New South Wales state election § Hamilton.[ edit ]
1927 New South Wales state election: Hamilton   [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor David Murray 8,50858.6
Nationalist Edward Sanders2,97720.5
Independent George Jenner1,75012.1
Protestant Labor James Pendlebury1,2048.3
Independent John Wilson720.5
Total formal votes14,51197.9
Informal votes3042.1
Turnout 14,81585.0
Labor win(new seat)

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References

  1. ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Hamilton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 September 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 12 December 2019.
  4. ↑ Green, Antony. "1968 Hamilton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  5. ↑ Green, Antony. "1965 Hamilton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  6. ↑ Green, Antony. "1962 Hamilton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  7. ↑ Green, Antony. "1959 Hamilton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  8. ↑ Green, Antony. "1956 Hamilton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  9. ↑ Green, Antony. "1953 Hamilton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  10. ↑ Green, Antony. "1950 Hamilton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  11. ↑ Green, Antony. "1947 Hamilton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  12. ↑ Green, Antony. "1944 Hamilton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  13. ↑ Green, Antony. "1941 Hamilton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  14. ↑ Green, Antony. "1938 Hamilton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  15. ↑ Green, Antony. "1935 Hamilton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  16. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1934 Hamilton by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  17. ↑ Green, Antony. "1932 Hamilton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  18. ↑ Green, Antony. "1930 Hamilton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  19. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1928 Hamilton by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  20. ↑ Green, Antony. "1927 Hamilton". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020.
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