Electoral results for the district of Kahibah

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Kahibah, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had three incarnations, the first from 1894 to 1920, the second from 1927 to 1930 and the third from 1950 to 1971. [1] [2] [3]

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TermMemberParty
1894   Alfred Edden Labour
1895
1898
1901
1904
1907
1910
1913
1917   Nationalist
 
TermMemberParty
1927   Hugh Connell Labor
 
TermMemberParty
1950   Joshua Arthur Labor
1953 by   Tom Armstrong Independent Labor
1956
1957 by   Jack Stewart Labor
1959
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 § Kahibah.[ edit ]
1968 New South Wales state election: Kahibah   [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Stewart 12,94958.5-5.1
Liberal Roy Hammond7,16632.4-4.1
Democratic Labor William Crane1,0554.8+4.8
Communist Darrell Dawson6913.1+3.1
Independent William Fricker2591.2+1.2
Total formal votes22,12097.6
Informal votes5402.4
Turnout 22,66095.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Stewart 13,84362.6-1.0
Liberal Roy Hammond8,27737.4+1.0
Labor hold Swing -1.0

1965

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1965 New South Wales state election § Kahibah.[ edit ]
1965 New South Wales state election: Kahibah   [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Stewart 11,74055.6−6.1
Liberal Wallace MacDonald9,38444.4+44.4
Total formal votes21,12498.50.0
Informal votes3111.50.0
Turnout 21,43595.5+0.1
Labor hold Swing N/A

1962

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1962 New South Wales state election § Kahibah.[ edit ]
1962 New South Wales state election: Kahibah   [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Stewart 12,01161.7−2.1
Independent Wallace MacDonald7,47338.3+38.3
Total formal votes19,48498.5
Informal votes2981.5
Turnout 19,78295.4
Labor hold Swing −2.1

Elections in the 1950s

1959

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1959 New South Wales state election § Kahibah.[ edit ]
1959 New South Wales state election: Kahibah   [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Stewart 11,90863.7
Liberal Eric Cupit6,79036.3
Total formal votes18,69898.4
Informal votes3111.6
Turnout 19,00995.5
Labor gain from Independent Labor Swing
Tom Armstrong (Independent Labor) died and Jack Stewart (Labor) won the resulting by-election.

1957 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1957 Kahibah state by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1957 Kahibah by-election
Saturday 13 April  [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Stewart 9,23251.9
Liberal Joseph Richley4,40724.8
Democratic Labor John Daley2,68715.1
Independent Ethelene James1,4518.2
Total formal votes17,77798.3
Informal votes3031.7
Turnout 18,08091.2
Labor hold Swing N/A
Tom Armstrong (Independent Labor) died. [8]

1956

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1956 New South Wales state election § Kahibah.[ edit ]
1956 New South Wales state election: Kahibah   [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Robert McCartney 7,23839.0−25.7
Independent Labor Tom Armstrong 6,19533.4+33.4
Liberal Joseph Richley5,12927.6−7.7
Total formal votes18,56298.9+3.1
Informal votes2131.1−3.1
Turnout 18,77595.9−0.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Labor Tom Armstrong 10,61857.2+57.2
Labor Robert McCartney 7,94442.8−21.9
Independent Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A
Joshua Arthur (Labor) resigned as a result of the Royal Commission concerning his relationship with Reginald Doyle. Tom Armstrong (Independent Labor) won the resulting by-election. [10]

1953 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1953 Kahibah state by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1953 Kahibah by-election
Saturday 31 October  [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Tom Armstrong 5,70634.67+34.67
Liberal Harry Quinlan5,14431.26-4.07
Labor Joshua Arthur, Sr.4,05924.67-40.00
Independent Inglis Alexander1,1016.69+6.69
Communist Douglas Olive4462.71+2.71
Total formal votes16,456
Informal votes4282.53
Turnout 16,88488.82
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Tom Armstrong 10,64764.70+64.70
Liberal Harry Quinlan5,80935.30-0.03
Independent gain from Labor Swing N/A
Joshua Arthur (Labor) was forced to resign after a Royal Commission found his dealings with Reginald Doyle were improper. [11] The by-election was a disastrous defeat for Labor in one of their safest seats.

1953

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1953 New South Wales state election § Kahibah.[ edit ]
1953 New South Wales state election: Kahibah   [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Joshua Arthur 11,09364.7
Liberal Inglis Alexander6,06135.3
Total formal votes17,15495.8
Informal votes7594.2
Turnout 17,91396.0
Labor hold Swing

1950

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1950 New South Wales state election § Kahibah.[ edit ]
1950 New South Wales state election: Kahibah   [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Joshua Arthur 12,63369.3
Liberal William Bourke5,60830.7
Total formal votes18,24199.0
Informal votes1811.0
Turnout 18,42295.3
Labor notional  hold 

District recreated

1930 - 1950

District abolished

Elections in the 1920s

1927

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1927 New South Wales state election § Kahibah.[ edit ]
1927 New South Wales state election: Kahibah   [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Hugh Connell 9,22872.6
Nationalist Arthur Ashton3,48027.4
Total formal votes12,70899.2
Informal votes1080.8
Turnout 12,81683.2
Labor 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 § Kahibah.[ edit ]
1917 New South Wales state election: Kahibah   [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Alfred Edden 3,72848.5+15.1
Labor Hugh Connell 3,72448.5-16.9
Independent William Ellis2343.0+3.0
Total formal votes7,68699.1+1.7
Informal votes670.9−1.7
Turnout 7,75363.2−1.1
1917 New South Wales state election: Kahibah - Second Round  [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Alfred Edden 4,39651.0
Labor Hugh Connell 4,21649.0
Total formal votes8,61299.6+0.5
Informal votes360.4−0.5
Turnout 8,64870.5+7.3
Member changed to Nationalist from Labor  
The sitting member Alfred Edden was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription. [16]

1913

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1913 New South Wales state election § Kahibah.[ edit ]
1913 New South Wales state election: Kahibah   [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Alfred Edden 4,40765.4
Liberal Reform William Ellis2,25333.4
Country Party Association Edgar de Lough771.1
Total formal votes6,73797.4
Informal votes1832.6
Turnout 6,92064.3
Labor hold 

1910

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1910 New South Wales state election § Kahibah.[ edit ]
1910 New South Wales state election: Kahibah   [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alfred Edden 4,15984.6
Liberal Reform Walter Clutton76015.4
Total formal votes4,91998.1
Informal votes981.9
Turnout 5,01765.6
Labour hold 

Elections in the 1900s

1907

1904

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1904 New South Wales state election § Kahibah.[ edit ]
1904 New South Wales state election: Kahibah   [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alfred Edden 1,96687.4
Independent Liberal John Bailey28312.6
Total formal votes2,24999.1
Informal votes210.9
Turnout 2,27031.6
Labour hold 
Kahibah was expanded to include part of Waratah and the abolished seat of Newcastle West. The member for Kahibah was Alfred Edden (Labour). The member for Newcastle West was Owen Gilbert (Liberal Reform) who unsuccessfully contested Wickham while the member for Waratah was Matthew Charlton (Labour) who successfully contested Northumberland.

1901

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Kahibah.[ edit ]
1901 New South Wales state election: Kahibah   [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alfred Edden 1,21889.5+24.5
Independent Liberal John Bailey14310.5
Total formal votes1,361100.0+0.3
Informal votes00.0−0.3
Turnout 1,36954.1−5.1
Labour hold 

Elections in the 1890s

1898

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Kahibah.[ edit ]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Kahibah   [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alfred Edden 84365.0
Independent Federalist William Richardson382.9
National Federal Oswald Steel35627.5
Independent William Williams604.6
Total formal votes1,29799.2
Informal votes110.8
Turnout 1,30859.1
Labour hold 

1895

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Kahibah.[ edit ]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Kahibah   [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alfred Edden unopposed
Member changed to Labour from Independent Labour  
Alfred Edden left Labor in 1891 over the question of the solidarity pledge and was elected as an Independent Labour member in 1894 and rejoined Labour before this election.

1894

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Kahibah.[ edit ]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Kahibah   [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Labour Alfred Edden 1,04154.7
Independent John Penman36419.1
Labour George Errington35518.7
Ind. Free Trade William Case703.7
Independent William Williams412.2
Ind. Free Trade Joseph Gorrick 311.6
Total formal votes1,90298.1
Informal votes371.9
Turnout 1,93991.0
Independent Labour win(new seat)

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