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

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King, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, had two incarnations, the first from 1904 to 1920 and the second from 1927 to 1973. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

ElectionMemberParty
1904   Ernest Broughton Liberal Reform
1907
1910   James Morrish Labor
1913 Labor / Nationalist
1917   Tom Smith Labor
 
ElectionMemberParty
1927   Daniel Clyne Labor
1930
1932   Labor (NSW)
1935
1938   Labor
1941
1944
1947
1950
1953
1956   Albert Sloss Labor
1959
1962
1965
1968
1971

Election results

Elections in the 1970s

1971

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1971 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § King.[ edit ]
1971 New South Wales state election: King   [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Albert Sloss 16,91871.2+4.0
Liberal Andrew Bush4,62819.5-0.4
Communist Doris Jobling1,1464.8-4.3
Independent Ernest Williams1,0604.5+4.5
Total formal votes23,75294.1
Informal votes1,4785.9
Turnout 25,23088.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Albert Sloss 18,40877.5+1.1
Liberal Andrew Bush5,34422.5-1.1
Labor hold Swing +1.1

Elections in the 1960s

1968

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1968 New South Wales state election § King.[ edit ]
1968 New South Wales state election: King   [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Albert Sloss 16,19767.2+0.6
Liberal Alfred Van Der Poorten4,80419.9-5.6
Communist Brian Crispin2,1959.1+1.1
Independent Martyn Harper9203.8+3.8
Total formal votes24,11695.6
Informal votes1,1064.4
Turnout 25,22291.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Albert Sloss 18,41376.4+3.3
Liberal Alfred Van Der Poorten5,70323.6-3.3
Labor hold Swing +3.3

1965

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1965 New South Wales state election § King.[ edit ]
1965 New South Wales state election: King   [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Albert Sloss 11,27758.6−5.1
Liberal John Partridge6,44533.5+8.2
Communist Ron Maxwell 1,5328.0+3.9
Total formal votes19,25496.3−0.6
Informal votes7423.7+0.6
Turnout 19,99689.8−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Albert Sloss 12,50364.9−3.4
Liberal John Partridge6,75135.1+3.4
Labor hold Swing −3.4

1962

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1962 New South Wales state election § King.[ edit ]
1962 New South Wales state election: King   [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Albert Sloss 13,47063.7+3.6
Liberal Norah O'Kelly5,34525.3−7.3
Democratic Labor William Doherty1,4817.0+7.0
Communist Alfred Watt8684.1−3.3
Total formal votes21,16496.9
Informal votes6823.1
Turnout 21,84689.90.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Albert Sloss 14,46068.3+2.4
Liberal Norah O'Kelly6,70431.7−2.4
Labor hold Swing +2.4

Elections in the 1950s

1959

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1959 New South Wales state election § King.[ edit ]
1959 New South Wales state election: King   [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Albert Sloss 13,10565.1
Liberal Adrian Cook5,53927.5
Communist Ron Maxwell 1,4827.4
Total formal votes20,12697.0
Informal votes6293.0
Turnout 20,75590.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Albert Sloss 14,29171.0
Liberal Adrian Cook5,83529.0
Labor hold Swing

1956

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1956 New South Wales state election § King.[ edit ]
1956 New South Wales state election: King   [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Albert Sloss 10,70056.6−21.2
Liberal Roberta Galagher4,45623.6+1.4
Lang Labor Michael Callinan2,56813.6+13.6
Communist Ron Maxwell 1,1796.2+6.2
Total formal votes18,90396.5+0.3
Informal votes6903.5−0.3
Turnout 19,59390.0+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Albert Sloss 13,61072.0−5.8
Liberal Roberta Galagher5,29328.0+5.8
Labor hold Swing −5.8

1953

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1953 New South Wales state election § King.[ edit ]
1953 New South Wales state election: King   [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Daniel Clyne 16,18177.8
Liberal Roberta Galagher4,62822.2
Total formal votes20,80996.2
Informal votes8303.8
Turnout 21,63989.1
Labor hold Swing

1950

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1950 New South Wales state election § King.[ edit ]
1950 New South Wales state election: King   [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Daniel Clyne 10,12550.9
Lang Labor Horace Foley 5,31326.7
Liberal Roberta Galagher4,05320.4
Independent Clare Peters3872.0
Total formal votes19,87896.9
Informal votes6393.1
Turnout 20,51789.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Daniel Clyne 75.0  [lower-alpha 1]
Liberal Roberta Galagher25.0
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1947 New South Wales state election § King.[ edit ]
1947 New South Wales state election: King   [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Daniel Clyne 9,10444.8-9.3
Liberal Roberta Galagher4,85923.9+23.9
Lang Labor Horace Foley 4,75923.4-22.5
Communist Frederick Haimes1,6027.9+7.9
Total formal votes20,32495.8+2.2
Informal votes8864.2−2.2
Turnout 21,21091.0+6.1
After distribution of preferences
Labor Daniel Clyne 10,30550.7
Liberal Roberta Gallagher5,07124.9
Lang Labor Horace Foley 4,94824.4
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed to completion.

1944

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1944 New South Wales state election § King.[ edit ]
1944 New South Wales state election: King   [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Daniel Clyne 9,64754.1-8.9
Lang Labor Horace Foley 8,17545.9+45.9
Total formal votes17,82293.6−0.3
Informal votes1,2186.4+0.3
Turnout 19,04084.9−0.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

1941

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1941 New South Wales state election § King.[ edit ]
1941 New South Wales state election: King   [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Daniel Clyne 11,02563.0
State Labor Albert Sloss 6,48837.0
Total formal votes17,51393.9
Informal votes1,1376.1
Turnout 18,65084.6
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

1938

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1938 New South Wales state election § King.[ edit ]
1938 New South Wales state election: King   [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Daniel Clyne 7,84151.1-0.5
United Australia Rowland Bowen5,58136.4-7.2
Independent Josiah Trenerry1,4889.7+9.7
Independent Patrick McDonnell4312.8+2.8
Total formal votes15,34196.1−0.7
Informal votes6263.9+0.7
Turnout 15,96790.9−0.8
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1935

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1935 New South Wales state election § King.[ edit ]
1935 New South Wales state election: King   [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor (NSW) Daniel Clyne 7,86751.6+0.6
United Australia Geoffrey Robin6,65143.6-0.1
Communist James Prentice7234.7+2.6
Total formal votes15,24196.8−0.9
Informal votes4953.2+0.9
Turnout 15,73691.7−0.9
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 § King.[ edit ]
1932 New South Wales state election: King   [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor (NSW) Daniel Clyne 8,57851.0-16.2
United Australia Henry Manning 7,35643.7+12.7
Federal Labor Edgar Grover5473.3+3.3
Communist Ted Tripp 3542.1+0.3
Total formal votes16,83597.7+0.9
Informal votes4042.3−0.9
Turnout 17,23992.6+5.4
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 § King.[ edit ]
1930 New South Wales state election: King   [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Daniel Clyne 10,46967.2
Nationalist Ernest Hagon4,82931.0
Communist Robert Shayler2771.8
Total formal votes15,57596.8
Informal votes5223.2
Turnout 16,09787.2
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1927

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1927 New South Wales state election § King.[ edit ]
1927 New South Wales state election: King   [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Daniel Clyne 6,63762.9
Nationalist George Overhill3,91437.1
Total formal votes10,55198.8
Informal votes1251.2
Turnout 10,67665.3
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 § King.[ edit ]
1917 New South Wales state election: King   [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tom Smith 2,90753.0-3.4
Nationalist James Morrish 2,48545.3+2.9
Independent Lindsay Thompson480.9+0.9
Independent James Jones280.5+0.5
Ind. Socialist Labor Ernie Judd 220.4+0.4
Total formal votes5,49098.60.0
Informal votes801.40.0
Turnout 5,57048.5−10.5
Labor hold Swing -3.4
The sitting member James Morrish was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription. [21]

1913

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1913 New South Wales state election § King.[ edit ]
1913 New South Wales state election: King   [22] [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Morrish 3,68856.4
Liberal Reform Henry Manning 2,77542.4
Australasian SocialistJohn Roche751.2
Total formal votes6,53898.6
Informal votes911.4
Turnout 6,62959.0
Labor hold 

1910

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1910 New South Wales state election § King.[ edit ]
1910 New South Wales state election: King   [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Morrish 3,13354.6+6.0
Liberal Reform Neville Mayman2,56644.7-6.7
Independent Robert Roberts170.3
Independent James Jones100.2
Independent Philip Cullen50.1
Independent Michael Egan50.1
Total formal votes5,73697.5−0.1
Informal votes1452.5+0.1
Turnout 5,88162.50.0
Labour gain from Liberal Reform  

Elections in the 1900s

1907

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1907 New South Wales state election § King.[ edit ]
1907 New South Wales state election: King   [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform Ernest Broughton 2,46151.4
Labour John West 2,33148.6
Total formal votes4,79297.6
Informal votes1202.4
Turnout 4,91262.5
Liberal Reform hold 

1904

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1904 New South Wales state election § King.[ edit ]
1904 New South Wales state election: King   [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform Ernest Broughton 2,15448.6
Progressive Patrick Quinn 1,70438.5
Independent Lindsay Thompson3858.7
Independent Labour Daniel Green1052.4
Independent John Lawler571.3
Independent Liberal Henry Parr150.3
Independent James Jones90.2
Total formal votes4,42997.3
Informal votes1222.7
Turnout 4,55147.9
Liberal Reform win(new seat)
King was a new seat which largely replaced the abolished seat of Sydney-King less a part lost to Darling Harbour. It was expanded to include parts of Sydney-Bligh and Sydney-Fitzroy. The member for Sydney-King was Ernest Broughton (Progressive), however he stood as a Liberal Reform candidate. The member for Sydney-Bligh was Patrick Quinn (Progressive). The member for Sydney-Fitzroy was Daniel Levy (Liberal Reform) who successfully contested Darlinghurst.

Notes

  1. ↑ Two party preferred vote was estimated.

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  5. ↑ Green, Antony. "1968 King". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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