Liverpool Plains, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, had three incarnations, from 1859 to 1880, from 1904 to 1920 and from 1927 to 1962. [1] [2] [3]
Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1859 | Andrew Loder | None | |
1860 by | Charles Kemp | None | |
1860 | Alexander Dick | None | |
1863 by | Marshall Burdekin | None | |
1864 | John Lloyd | None | |
1869 | Charles Cowper | None | |
1870 by | |||
1871 by | Lewis Levy | None | |
1872 | Hanley Bennett | None | |
1875 | |||
1876 by | |||
1877 | |||
Election | Member | Party | |
1904 | John Perry | Independent Liberal | |
1907 | Henry Horne | Labor | |
1910 | |||
August 1911 by | John Perry | Liberal Reform | |
October 1911 by | William Ashford | Labor | |
1913 | |||
1917 | Nationalist | ||
Election | Member | Party | |
1927 | Harry Carter | Country | |
1930 | |||
1932 | |||
1935 | |||
1938 | |||
1941 | Roger Nott | Labor | |
1944 | |||
1947 | |||
1950 | |||
1953 | |||
1956 | |||
1959 | |||
1961 by | Frank O'Keefe | Country |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Frank O'Keefe | 7,312 | 50.21 | +3.05 | |
Labor | Robert Johnson | 7,252 | 49.79 | -1.89 | |
Total formal votes | 14,564 | 98.89 | −0.05 | ||
Informal votes | 163 | 1.11 | +0.05 | ||
Turnout | 14,727 | 82.30 | −12.43 | ||
Country gain from Labor | Swing | +2.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Roger Nott | 8,694 | 51.7 | ||
Country | Frank O'Keefe | 7,933 | 47.2 | ||
Independent | John Pender | 195 | 1.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 16,822 | 98.9 | |||
Informal votes | 180 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 17,002 | 94.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Roger Nott | 8,792 | 52.3 | ||
Country | Frank O'Keefe | 8,030 | 47.7 | ||
Labor hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Roger Nott | 9,109 | 54.7 | −4.3 | |
Country | Geoffrey Thomas | 4,868 | 29.2 | +0.9 | |
Liberal | Henry Gregson | 2,609 | 15.7 | +2.9 | |
Independent | John Pender | 72 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
Total formal votes | 16,658 | 99.2 | +0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 139 | 0.8 | −0.3 | ||
Turnout | 16,797 | 94.0 | −1.9 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Roger Nott | 9,406 | 56.5 | −3.5 | |
Country | Geoffrey Thomas | 7,252 | 43.5 | +3.5 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −3.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Roger Nott | 9,560 | 59.0 | ||
Country | Frank O'Keefe | 4,583 | 28.3 | ||
Liberal | James Reeves | 2,071 | 12.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 16,214 | 98.9 | |||
Informal votes | 180 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 16,394 | 95.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Roger Nott | 9,728 | 60.0 | ||
Country | Frank O'Keefe | 6,486 | 40.0 | ||
Labor hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Roger Nott | 7,851 | 51.8 | ||
Country | Frank O'Keefe | 4,791 | 31.6 | ||
Liberal | Keith Mitchell | 2,522 | 16.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 15,164 | 99.0 | |||
Informal votes | 147 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 15,311 | 89.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Roger Nott | 54.0 [lower-alpha 1] | |||
Country | Frank O'Keefe | 46.0 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Roger Nott | 6,894 | 54.9 | -3.8 | |
Country | Cleve Slacksmith | 5,662 | 45.1 | +3.8 | |
Total formal votes | 12,556 | 98.9 | +0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 133 | 1.1 | −0.4 | ||
Turnout | 12,689 | 95.3 | +5.4 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -3.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Roger Nott | 6,715 | 58.7 | +8.1 | |
Country | James Scott | 4,726 | 41.3 | +24.2 | |
Total formal votes | 11,441 | 98.5 | +0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 170 | 1.5 | −0.4 | ||
Turnout | 11,611 | 89.9 | −3.4 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Roger Nott | 6,169 | 50.6 | ||
Country | James Scott | 2,080 | 17.1 | ||
Country | Alister McMullin | 1,978 | 16.2 | ||
Country | Alfred Yeo | 1,956 | 16.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 12,183 | 98.1 | |||
Informal votes | 239 | 1.9 | |||
Turnout | 12,422 | 93.3 | |||
Labor gain from Country | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Harry Carter | 7,489 | 60.1 | -1.0 | |
Labor | Thomas Ryan | 4,975 | 39.9 | +1.0 | |
Total formal votes | 12,464 | 98.5 | −0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 194 | 1.5 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 12,658 | 95.2 | −0.6 | ||
Country hold | Swing | -1.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Harry Carter | 7,590 | 61.1 | -5.2 | |
Labor (NSW) | Percy Forsyth | 4,835 | 38.9 | +5.2 | |
Total formal votes | 12,425 | 98.6 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 181 | 1.4 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 12,606 | 95.8 | −0.6 | ||
Country hold | Swing | -5.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Harry Carter | 7,932 | 66.3 | +15.4 | |
Labor (NSW) | Elijah Smith | 4,030 | 33.7 | -15.4 | |
Total formal votes | 11,962 | 98.4 | +0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 193 | 1.6 | −0.3 | ||
Turnout | 12,155 | 96.4 | +0.5 | ||
Country hold | Swing | +15.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Harry Carter | 6,013 | 50.4 | ||
Labor | Thomas Egan | 5,920 | 49.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 11,933 | 98.1 | |||
Informal votes | 227 | 1.9 | |||
Turnout | 12,160 | 95.9 | |||
Country hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Harry Carter | 6,813 | 54.7 | ||
Labor | Michael Hagan | 5,630 | 45.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 12,443 | 98.6 | |||
Informal votes | 174 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 12,617 | 85.4 | |||
Country win | (new seat) |
District recreated
District abolished
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | William Ashford | 3,593 | 52.9 | +21.3 | |
Labor | Abraham Berry | 3,194 | 47.1 | -4.9 | |
Total formal votes | 6,787 | 99.0 | +2.8 | ||
Informal votes | 69 | 1.0 | −2.8 | ||
Turnout | 6,856 | 62.9 | −6.7 | ||
Member changed to Nationalist from Labor |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | William Ashford | 3,598 | 52.0 | ||
Liberal Reform | George Higgins | 2,183 | 31.6 | ||
Farmers and Settlers | Augustus Perrett | 1,137 | 16.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 6,918 | 96.2 | |||
Informal votes | 270 | 3.8 | |||
Turnout | 7,188 | 69.6 | |||
Labor hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | William Ashford | 4,030 | 53.5 | +3.5 | |
Liberal Reform | John Perry (defeated) | 3,524 | 46.7 | -3.5 | |
Total formal votes | 7,554 | 100.0 | +1.5 | ||
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | −1.5 | ||
Turnout | 7,554 | 83.0 [lower-alpha 2] | +18.0 | ||
Labor gain from Liberal Reform |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Reform | John Perry | 2,912 | 50.0 | +9.8 | |
Labor | William Ashford | 2,909 | 50.0 | -9.8 | |
Total formal votes | 5,821 | 98.5 | +0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 91 | 1.5 | −0.3 | ||
Turnout | 5,912 | 65.0 [lower-alpha 2] | |||
Liberal Reform gain from Labor |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Henry Horne | 3,265 | 56.9 | ||
Farmers and Settlers | Robert Patten | 2,473 | 43.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 5,738 | 97.9 | |||
Informal votes | 122 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 5,860 | 64.4 | |||
Labour hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Henry Horne | 2,519 | 51.5 | ||
Liberal Reform | John Perry | 2,373 | 48.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 4,892 | 96.9 | |||
Informal votes | 155 | 3.1 | |||
Turnout | 5,047 | 66.1 | |||
Labour gain from Independent Liberal |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Liberal | John Perry | 1,650 | 45.8 | ||
Labour | David Hall | 1,629 | 45.2 | ||
Liberal Reform | George Nowland | 323 | 9.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 3,602 | 98.9 | |||
Informal votes | 39 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 3,641 | 54.3 | |||
Independent Liberal win | (new seat) |
District recreated
District abolished
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Hanley Bennett (re-elected) | 703 | 42.5 | |
Michael Burke | 536 | 32.4 | |
George Grehan | 415 | 25.1 | |
Total formal votes | 1,654 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,654 | 36.4 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Hanley Bennett (re-elected) | 843 | 46.2 | |
Sydney Burdekin | 823 | 45.2 | |
William Gordon | 126 | 6.9 | |
George McLean | 30 | 1.6 | |
Total formal votes | 1,823 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,823 | 44.0 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Hanley Bennett (re-elected) | 766 | 51.5 | |
Daniel Macquarie | 721 | 48.5 | |
Total formal votes | 1,487 | 97.8 | |
Informal votes | 33 | 2.2 | |
Turnout | 1,520 | 47.6 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Hanley Bennett (elected) | 532 | 45.1 | |
Francis Rusden | 207 | 17.5 | |
William Gordon | 152 | 12.9 | |
Bowie Wilson | 151 | 12.8 | |
George Wallace | 125 | 10.6 | |
Alexander Bowman | 13 | 1.1 | |
Total formal votes | 1,180 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,230 | 43.1 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Lewis Levy (elected) | 374 | 61.8 | |
Hanley Bennett | 198 | 32.7 | |
John Robertson | 33 | 5.5 | |
Total formal votes | 605 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 605 | 21.9 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Charles Cowper (re-elected) | 721 | 85.6 | |
Edward Parnell | 120 | 14.3 | |
Joseph Abbott | 1 | 0.1 | |
Total formal votes | 842 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 842 | 35.6 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Charles Cowper (elected) | 468 | 91.4 | |
Hanley Bennett | 44 | 8.6 | |
Total formal votes | 512 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 512 | 21.6 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Lloyd (elected) | unopposed |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Marshall Burdekin (elected) | 319 | 53.5 | |
William Mullen | 277 | 46.5 | |
Total formal votes | 596 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 596 | 37.5 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Alexander Dick (elected) | 436 | 79.1 | |
Charles Kemp (defeated) | 115 | 20.9 | |
Total formal votes | 551 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 551 | 39.4 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Charles Kemp (elected) | 164 | 55.6 | |
Thomas Dangar | 131 | 44.4 | |
Total formal votes | 295 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 295 | 25.0 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Andrew Loder (elected) | 380 | 71.6 | |
Francis Rusden | 151 | 28.4 | |
Total formal votes | 531 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 534 | 45.3 |
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