Electoral results for the district of Newcastle

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Newcastle, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had two incarnations, from 1859 until 1894 and from 1904 to the present. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

First incarnation (1859–1894)
ElectionMemberParty
1859   Arthur Hodgson None
1860 James Hannell
1864-65
1869-70 George Lloyd
1872 by
1874-75
1877 Richard Bowker MemberParty
1880 James Fletcher   George Lloyd None
1882 James Ellis
1885 George Lloyd
1887   Protectionist   James Ellis Free Trade MemberParty
1889   Alexander Brown Protectionist   William Grahame Protectionist
1889 by   James Curley Free Trade
1891 by William Grahame
1891   David Scott Labor   John Fegan Labor
 
Second incarnation (1904–present)
ElectionMemberParty
1904   William Dick Liberal Reform
1907 Owen Gilbert
1910   Arthur Gardiner Labor
1913
1917   Independent Labor MemberPartyMemberPartyMemberPartyMemberParty
1920 Independent   John Estell Labor   John Fegan Nationalist   William Kearsley Labor   Hugh Connell Labor
1921 appt David Murray
1922 Walter Skelton Jack Baddeley Magnus Cromarty
1925   Protestant Labor   George Booth Labor
1927   Peter Connolly Labor
1930
1932
1935 Frank Hawkins
1938
1941
1944
1947
1950
1953
1956
1959
1962
1965
1968 Arthur Wade
1971
1973
1976
1978
1981
1984
1988   George Keegan Independent
1991   Bryce Gaudry Labor
1995
1999
2003
2007 Jodi McKay
2011   Tim Owen Liberal
2014 by   Tim Crakanthorp Labor
2015
2019

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2023

2023 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tim Crakanthorp 25,07849.4+3.6
Liberal Thomas Triebsees11,34822.4−4.1
Greens John Mackenzie9,48718.7+2.0
Legalise Cannabis Tim Claydon3,0426.0+6.0
Sustainable Australia Freya Taylor1,1952.40.0
Socialist Alliance Niko Leka5861.2−0.6
Total formal votes50,73697.8+1.0
Informal votes1,1622.2−1.0
Turnout 51,89887.3+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tim Crakanthorp 33,42272.6+5.1
Liberal Thomas Triebsees12,62027.4−5.1
Labor hold Swing +5.1

Elections in the 2010s

2019

2019 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tim Crakanthorp 23,23146.17+6.03
Liberal Blake Keating13,22426.28−9.20
Greens Charlotte McCabe8,28116.46−1.87
Animal Justice Sean Bremner Young1,4782.94+2.94
Sustainable Australia Beverley Jelfs1,2192.42+2.42
Small Business Glen Fredericks1,1782.34+2.34
Socialist Alliance Steve O'Brien8541.70+0.45
Keep Sydney Open Claudia Looker8541.70+1.70
Total formal votes50,31996.73+0.40
Informal votes1,7033.27−0.40
Turnout 52,02287.99−2.35
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tim Crakanthorp 29,84367.70+10.33
Liberal Blake Keating14,23632.30−10.33
Labor hold Swing +10.33

2015

2015 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tim Crakanthorp 19,32440.1+9.1
Liberal Karen Howard17,08235.5−1.7
Greens Michael Osborne8,82418.3+3.3
Cyclists Sam Reich8171.7+1.7
Christian Democrats Milton Caine7871.6+0.3
No Land Tax Jasmin Addison7141.5+1.5
Socialist Alliance Steve O'Brien6011.2−0.2
Total formal votes48,14996.3−0.4
Informal votes1,8373.7+0.4
Turnout 49,98690.3+1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tim Crakanthorp 24,38457.4+9.8
Liberal Karen Howard18,11642.6−9.8
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +9.8

2014 by-election

2014 Newcastle by-election
Saturday 25 October [11] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tim Crakanthorp 15,25336.9+6.3
Independent Karen Howard10,79626.1+26.1
Greens Michael Osborne8,23619.9+5.1
Independent Jacqueline Haines3,0197.3+7.3
  Palmer United Jennifer Stefanac1,3323.2+3.2
Socialist Alliance Steve O'Brien1,0862.6+1.0
Christian Democrats Milton Caine8342.0+1.2
Independent Brian Buckley Clare7621.8+1.8
Total formal votes41,31894.7−2.5
Informal votes2,3275.3+2.5
Turnout 43,64580.6−11.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Tim Crakanthorp 18,78558.7+11.2
Independent Karen Howard13,24341.3+41.3
Labor gain from Liberal  
Tim Owen (Liberal / Independent) resigned.

2011

2011 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Tim Owen 16,07236.7+26.9
Labor Jodi McKay 13,41730.6-0.6
Greens John Sutton6,51014.9+3.6
Independent John Tate 5,06711.6-12.5
  Progressive Labour Rod Noble1,3723.1+3.1
Socialist Alliance Zane Alcorn7001.6+1.6
Christian Democrats Milton Caine4961.1-0.1
  Socialist Equality Noel Holt1890.4+0.2
Total formal votes43,82397.2-0.4
Informal votes1,2642.8+0.4
Turnout 45,08792.4+1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tim Owen 19,33752.6+52.6
Labor Jodi McKay 17,45947.4-3.8
Liberal gain from Labor Swing N/A

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [14] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jodi McKay 13,16631.2-17.1
Independent John Tate 10,15924.1+24.1
Independent Bryce Gaudry [lower-alpha 1] 8,87021.0+21.0
Greens Michael Osborne4,72911.2-4.2
Liberal Martin Babakhan4,1299.8-16.4
Christian Democrats John Lee5351.3-0.4
Independent Simon Hutabarat3060.7+0.7
Independent Hilda Armstrong1680.4+0.4
Independent Noel Holt1100.3+0.3
Total formal votes42,17297.6+0.4
Informal votes1,0332.4-0.4
Turnout 43,20591.1
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Jodi McKay 18,62767.8+2.5
Liberal Martin Babakhan8,83332.2-2.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Jodi McKay 16,31151.2-14.2
Independent John Tate 15,52448.8+48.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

2003

2003 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bryce Gaudry 19,13948.0-5.1
Liberal David Parker10,65426.7+6.6
Greens Ian McKenzie6,05415.2+5.2
Independent Harry Williams1,4273.6+3.6
One Nation Gladys Gander9602.4-6.1
Democrats Brett Paterson8852.2-2.2
Christian Democrats Elaine Battersby6521.6+1.6
Unity Nawal Sami890.2+0.0
Total formal votes39,86097.3-0.1
Informal votes1,1092.7+0.1
Turnout 40,96990.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bryce Gaudry 22,20064.8-7.6
Liberal David Parker12,03535.2+7.6
Labor hold Swing -7.6

Elections in the 1990s

1999

1999 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bryce Gaudry 21,64453.1-3.7
Liberal David Williams8,20820.1-8.6
Greens Ian McKenzie4,06210.0-2.7
One Nation Sharyn Brooks3,4688.5+8.5
Democrats Stephen Bisgrove1,8024.4+4.4
Independent Harry Criticos8992.2+2.2
Democratic Socialist Geoff Payne3430.8-0.9
Socialist Equality Terry Cook1630.4+0.4
Unity Chris Brookman1010.2+0.2
Citizens Electoral Council Dennis Chaston770.2+0.2
Total formal votes40,76797.4+2.6
Informal votes1,1012.6-2.6
Turnout 41,86893.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bryce Gaudry 24,92572.4+5.5
Liberal David Williams9,51027.6-5.5
Labor hold Swing +5.5

1995

1995 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bryce Gaudry 17,36054.9+4.8
Liberal Suzanne Fleming9,16229.0+8.3
Greens Carrie Jacobi4,37013.8+13.8
Democratic Socialist Kamala Emanuel7362.3+2.3
Total formal votes31,62895.2+2.6
Informal votes1,5964.8-2.6
Turnout 33,22492.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bryce Gaudry 20,10766.1+3.7
Liberal Suzanne Fleming10,31033.9+33.9
Labor hold Swing +3.7

1991

1991 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bryce Gaudry 15,85850.1+10.3
Independent George Keegan 6,63521.0-5.9
Liberal Colin Cookson6,53320.6+0.3
Democrats Anne Moulston1,8425.8+5.8
Call to Australia Jim Kendall4741.5+1.5
Independent Con Forster3041.0+1.0
Total formal votes31,64692.6-4.4
Informal votes2,5397.4+4.4
Turnout 34,18594.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Bryce Gaudry 17,27462.4+14.7
Independent George Keegan 10,42537.6-14.7
Labor gain from Independent Swing +14.7

Elections in the 1980s

1988

1988 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Denis Nichols11,07437.8-22.1
Independent George Keegan 9,51232.5+32.5
Liberal Ashley Saunders5,38918.4-13.2
Independent Margaret Henry 3,30711.3+11.3
Total formal votes29,28296.9-0.6
Informal votes9523.1+0.6
Turnout 30,23493.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent George Keegan 15,13455.3+55.3
Labor Denis Nichols12,22944.7-19.8
Independent gain from Labor Swing +55.3

1984

1984 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Wade 18,14357.0-7.9
Liberal Patricia Forsythe 9,19528.9-0.4
Democrats Stephen Jeffries3,72111.7+11.7
Independent Frank Blefari7722.4+2.4
Total formal votes31,83197.6+1.2
Informal votes7702.4-1.2
Turnout 32,60192.5+1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Wade 64.4-6.5
Liberal Patricia Forsythe 35.6+6.5
Labor hold Swing -6.5

1981

1981 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Wade 19,27964.9-3.8
Liberal Alex Bevan8,45828.5-2.8
Communist Kay Wicks1,9876.7+6.7
Total formal votes29,72496.4
Informal votes1,1073.6
Turnout 30,83191.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Wade 20,70870.9+2.2
Liberal Alex Bevan8,50829.1-2.2
Labor hold Swing +2.2

Elections in the 1970s

1978

1978 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Wade 18,02372.3+4.6
Liberal Elaine Samuels6,92127.7-4.6
Total formal votes24,94497.7-0.5
Informal votes5792.3+0.5
Turnout 25,52393.4-0.5
Labor hold Swing +4.6

1976

1976 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Wade 17,85767.7+9.1
Liberal Arthur Thomas8,51432.3+1.6
Total formal votes26,37198.2+0.6
Informal votes4751.8-0.6
Turnout 26,84693.9-0.1
Labor hold Swing +4.8

1973

1973 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Wade 15,24158.6-0.2
Liberal Richard Bevan7,99430.7-4.4
Australia Peter Baldwin1,9037.3+4.2
Democratic Labor Charin Godfrey8723.4+0.4
Total formal votes26,01097.6
Informal votes6312.4
Turnout 26,64194.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Wade 16,36762.9+1.3
Liberal Richard Bevan9,64337.1-1.3
Labor hold Swing +1.3

1971

1971 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Wade 14,89258.8+11.2
Liberal Malcolm Barnes8,88335.1+7.5
Australia Wlodzimierz Bohatko7953.1+3.1
Democratic Labor Gerard Collins7693.0+3.0
Total formal votes25,33998.3
Informal votes4501.7
Turnout 25,78993.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Wade 15,52361.3+7.0
Liberal Malcolm Barnes9,81638.7-7.0
Labor hold Swing +7.0

Elections in the 1960s

1968

1968 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Wade 9,96047.6-12.8
Liberal Malcolm Barnes5,79027.6-7.4
Independent Douglas McDougall5,19024.8+24.8
Total formal votes20,94098.1
Informal votes3971.9
Turnout 21,33794.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Wade 11,36154.3-9.8
Liberal Malcolm Barnes9,57945.7+9.8
Labor hold Swing -9.8

1965

1965 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Hawkins 10,47160.4−1.9
Liberal Stewart Mordue6,06535.0+1.3
Communist Mervyn Copley7984.6+0.6
Total formal votes17,33498.6−0.2
Informal votes2521.4+0.2
Turnout 17,58693.2+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Hawkins 11,10964.1−1.4
Liberal Stewart Mordue6,22535.9+1.4
Labor hold Swing −1.4

1962

1962 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Hawkins 11,64262.3−2.2
Liberal Kevin Doyle6,31033.7+2.3
Communist Mervyn Copley7504.0−0.1
Total formal votes18,70298.8
Informal votes2321.2
Turnout 18,93493.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Hawkins 12,24265.5−2.3
Liberal Kevin Doyle6,46034.5+2.3
Labor hold Swing −2.3

Elections in the 1950s

1959

1959 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Hawkins 12,23964.5
Liberal William Hutchinson5,95031.4
Communist Mervyn Copley7774.1
Total formal votes18,96698.5
Informal votes2861.5
Turnout 19,25293.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Hawkins 12,86167.8
Liberal William Hutchinson6,10532.2
Labor hold Swing

1956

1956 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Hawkins 10,35866.5−26.1
Liberal Iris Hyde4,41028.3+28.3
Communist Mervyn Copley8195.2−2.2
Total formal votes15,58798.5+3.6
Informal votes2391.5−3.6
Turnout 15,82693.8−0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Hawkins 11,09571.2−21.4
Liberal Iris Hyde4,49228.8+28.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

1953

1953 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Hawkins 14,97092.6
Communist Douglas Olive1,2027.4
Total formal votes16,17294.9
Informal votes8665.1
Turnout 17,03894.7
Labor hold Swing

1950

1950 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Hawkins 12,24068.6
Liberal Eric Cupit4,91627.5
Communist Laurie Aarons 6943.9
Total formal votes17,85098.8
Informal votes2141.2
Turnout 18,06494.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Hawkins 70.0 [lower-alpha 2]
Liberal Eric Cupit30.0
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947

1947 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Hawkins 15,80965.8-15.7
Liberal Trebor Edmunds8,22134.2+34.2
Total formal votes24,03098.6+3.7
Informal votes3351.4-3.7
Turnout 24,36595.0+3.5
Labor hold Swing N/A

1944

1944 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Hawkins 17,67381.5+6.7
Lang Labor Thomas Malone4,02118.5+18.5
Total formal votes21,69494.9-2.9
Informal votes1,1675.1+2.9
Turnout 22,86191.5-1.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

1941

1941 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Hawkins 16,20574.8
Independent Claude Dalby2,84913.1
State Labor Charles McCaffrey2,62112.1
Total formal votes21,67597.8
Informal votes4892.2
Turnout 22,16492.8
Labor hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Elections in the 1930s

1938

1938 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [37]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Hawkins 13,94670.9+19.3
Independent Claude Dalby5,73529.1+29.1
Total formal votes19,68196.7+1.1
Informal votes6743.3-1.1
Turnout 20,35595.3-0.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

1935

1935 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [38]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor (NSW) Frank Hawkins 9,64051.6-1.3
Independent Labor Hugh Sutherland3,77420.2+20.2
Federal Labor William Nye3,65219.5+13.5
Communist Frederick Dodd1,6248.7+6.7
Total formal votes18,69095.6-1.8
Informal votes8544.4+1.8
Turnout 19,54496.1-0.9
Labor (NSW) hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1932

1932 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [39]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor (NSW) Peter Connolly 9,47052.9-17.0
United Australia Charles Parker 6,90438.6+13.8
Federal Labor Hugh Sutherland1,0686.0+6.0
Communist Catherine Barratt3502.0+1.0
Independent Elizabeth Robinson760.4+0.4
Independent Clarence Martin240.1+0.1
Total formal votes17,89297.4-0.3
Informal votes4772.6+0.3
Turnout 18,36997.0+1.8
Labor (NSW) hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1930

1930 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Peter Connolly 12,13769.9
Nationalist Alfred Goninan4,30324.8
Australian Henry Short7424.3
Communist John Simpson1761.0
Total formal votes17,35897.7
Informal votes4152.3
Turnout 17,77395.2
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1927

This section is an excerpt from 1927 New South Wales state election § Newcastle
1927 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [41]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Peter Connolly 7,64458.5
Nationalist George Waller3,96930.4
Independent Walter Baxter1,45711.2
Total formal votes13,07099.0
Informal votes1291.0
Turnout 13,19983.3
Labor win(new seat)

1925

This section is an excerpt from 1925 New South Wales state election § Newcastle
1925 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [42]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 9,602
Labor Jack Baddeley (elected 1)16,39428.5+5.8
Labor David Murray (elected 3)9,94117.3+4.6
Labor Hugh Connell (elected 4)5,6989.9+2.9
Labor George Booth (elected 5)2,3364.1+4.1
Labor David Davies2,1573.7+3.7
Protestant Labor Walter Skelton (elected 2)10,19417.7-7.5
Protestant Labor James Pendlebury4050.7+0.7
Protestant Labor James Hestelow3440.6+0.6
Nationalist Magnus Cromarty (defeated)6,27010.9+5.5
Nationalist John Fegan 5781.0-2.1
Nationalist David Murray4310.7+0.7
Nationalist Charles Watt3430.6+0.6
Nationalist Oliver Denny1100.2+0.2
Independent Arthur Gardiner 2,2383.9+3.9
Independent Robert Mitchell1670.3+0.3
Total formal votes57,60696.3-0.4
Informal votes2,1803.7+0.4
Turnout 59,78675.5+0.3
Party total votes
Labor 36,52663.4+13.5
Protestant Labor 10,94319.0+19.0
Nationalist 7,73213.4-0.5
Independent Arthur Gardiner 2,2383.9+3.9
Independent Robert Mitchell1670.3+0.3

1922

This section is an excerpt from 1922 New South Wales state election § Newcastle
1922 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 8,688
Labor Jack Baddeley (elected 2)11,85022.7+22.7
Labor David Murray (elected 4)6,62912.7+6.2
Labor Hugh Connell (elected 3)3,6467.0-13.5
Labor David Watson 2,3564.5+4.5
Labor Amram Lewis1,5292.9-1.3
Independent Walter Skelton (elected 1)13,13225.2+25.2
Nationalist Magnus Cromarty (elected 5)2,8335.4+5.4
Nationalist John Fegan (defeated)1,6023.1-3.3
Nationalist Harry Wheeler1,2602.4+2.4
Nationalist Robert Kilgour1,0522.0+2.0
Nationalist Kenneth Mathieson5161.0+1.0
Independent Labor Arthur Gardiner (defeated)4,6448.9-8.8
Independent Thomas Hoare5661.1+1.1
Progressive George Jenner2950.6+0.6
Progressive John Cram1510.3+0.3
Independent James Gilligan380.1+0.1
Independent William Jeffery270.1+0.1
Total formal votes52,12696.7+9.3
Informal votes1,7713.3-9.3
Turnout 53,89775.2+16.1
Party total votes
Labor 26,01049.9-7.6
Independent Walter Skelton 13,13225.2+25.2
Nationalist 7,26313.9+1.0
Independent Labor Arthur Gardiner 4,6448.9-8.8
Independent Thomas Hoare5661.1+1.1
Progressive 4460.9-2.3
Independent James Gilligan380.1+0.1
Independent William Jeffery270.1+0.1

1921 appointment

William Kearsley died on 19 June 1921. [44] Between 1920 and 1927 the Legislative Assembly was elected using a form of proportional representation with multi-member seats and a single transferable vote (modified Hare-Clark). The Parliamentary Elections (Casual Vacancies) Act, [45] provided that casual vacancies were filled by the next unsuccessful candidate on the incumbent member's party list. David Murray had the most votes of the unsuccessful Labor candidates at the 1920 election and took his seat on 30 August 1921. [46]

1920

This section is an excerpt from 1920 New South Wales state election § Newcastle
1920 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [47]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 5,475
Labor Hugh Connell (elected 1)6,72020.5
Labor John Estell (elected 3)4,99815.2
Labor William Kearsley (elected 4)3,64111.1
Labor David Murray 2,1456.5
Labor Amram Lewis1,3814.2
Independent Arthur Gardiner (elected 2)5,82117.7
Nationalist John Fegan (elected 5)2,1136.4
Nationalist John Paton1,8405.6
Nationalist George O'Brien2890.9
Progressive Roland Green1,0643.2
Democratic Robert Mackenzie9472.9
Ind. Nationalist William C Grahame (defeated)8982.7
Socialist Labor Joseph Charlton5641.7
Socialist Labor David McNeill1400.4
Socialist Labor Thomas Johnston680.2
Socialist Labor John McDonald620.2
Socialist Labor William North530.2
Independent Michael Dillon910.3
Independent John Kingsborough130.1
Total formal votes32,84887.6
Informal votes4,64812.4
Turnout 37,49659.1
Party total votes
Labor 18,88557.5
Independent Arthur Gardiner 5,82117.7
Nationalist 4,24212.9
Progressive 1,0643.2
Democratic 9472.9
Ind. Nationalist William C Grahame 8982.7
Socialist Labor 8872.7
Independent Michael Dillon910.3
Independent John Kingsborough130.1

Elections in the 1910s

1917

This section is an excerpt from 1917 New South Wales state election § Newcastle
1917 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [48]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Labor Arthur Gardiner 5,30369.2+69.2
Labor Francis McCormack2,35830.8-39.7
Total formal votes7,66199.3+1.1
Informal votes560.7-1.1
Turnout 7,71760.0-9.6
Member changed to Independent Labor from Labor  

The sitting member Arthur Gardiner was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription. [49]

1913

This section is an excerpt from 1913 New South Wales state election § Newcastle
1913 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [50]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Gardiner 5,70270.5
Liberal Reform John Fegan 2,39129.5
Total formal votes8,09398.2
Informal votes1501.8
Turnout 8,24369.6
Labor hold 

1910

This section is an excerpt from 1910 New South Wales state election § Newcastle
1910 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [51]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Gardiner 3,20354.9+12.3
Liberal Reform Owen Gilbert (defeated)2,63545.1-12.3
Total formal votes5,83698.7+1.8
Informal votes791.3-1.8
Turnout 5,91775.0+3.1
Labour gain from Liberal Reform  

Elections in the 1900s

1907

This section is an excerpt from 1907 New South Wales state election § Newcastle
1907 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [52]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform Owen Gilbert 2,95057.4
Labour Laurence Vial2,18642.6
Total formal votes5,13696.9
Informal votes1673.2
Turnout 5,30371.9
Liberal Reform hold 

1904

This section is an excerpt from 1904 New South Wales state election § Newcastle
1904 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [53]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform William Dick 2,47750.5
Independent William Cann2,42949.5
Total formal votes4,90699.3
Informal votes340.7
Turnout 4,94059.1
Liberal Reform win(new seat)

Newcastle was a re-created seat that consisted of the abolished seat of Newcastle East and part of the abolished seat of Newcastle West. The member for Newcastle East was William Dick (Liberal Reform). The member for Newcastle West was Owen Gilbert (Liberal Reform) who unsuccessfully contested Wickham.

District re-established

1894-1904

District abolished

1891

This section is an excerpt from 1891 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle
1891 New South Wales colonial election: Newcastle
Wednesday 17 June [54]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Scott (elected 1)2,91218.5
Labour John Fegan (elected 2)2,88218.3
Protectionist William Grahame (re-elected 3)2,70717.2
Protectionist Alexander Brown (defeated)2,53316.1
Free Trade James Curley (defeated)2,50415.9
Protectionist Thomas Hungerford 1,2738.1
Free Trade George Webb9105.8
Total formal votes15,72199.1
Informal votes1410.9
Turnout 5,97976.9
  Labour gain 2 from Protectionist
  Protectionist hold 1

James Curley (Free Trade) had won a seat from William Grahame (Protectionist) at the 1889 by-election. William Grahame regained a seat at the 1891 by-election following the death of James Fletcher (Protectionist).

1891 by-election

1891 Newcastle by-election
Tuesday 14 April [55]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist William Grahame (elected)2,08145.6
Labor John Fegan 2,06545.2
Free Trade Peter Bennett4209.2
Total formal votes4,56698.5
Informal votes691.5+0.1
Turnout 4,63563.7-0.5
Protectionist hold 
James Fletcher (Protectionist) died. [55]

Elections in the 1880s

1889 by-election

1889 Newcastle by-election
Saturday 12 October [56]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade James Curley (elected)2,17351.8
Protectionist William Grahame (defeated)2,02248.2
Total formal votes4,19598.6-0.8
Informal votes611.4+0.8
Turnout 4,25664.2-10.9
Free Trade gain from Protectionist  
William Grahame (Protectionist) resigned due to financial difficulties. [56]

1889

This section is an excerpt from 1889 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle
1889 New South Wales colonial election: Newcastle
Saturday 2 February [57]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist James Fletcher (elected 1)2,65719.3
Protectionist Alexander Brown (elected 2)2,62019.1
Protectionist William Grahame (elected 3)2,45217.8
Free Trade Henry Brown2,06915.1
Free Trade James Ellis (defeated)2,05014.9
Free Trade Charles Stokes1,90313.8
Total formal votes13,75199.4
Informal votes810.6
Turnout 4,76775.1
  Protectionist hold 1, win 1 and gain 1 from Free Trade (1 new seat)

1887

This section is an excerpt from 1887 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle
1887 New South Wales colonial election: Newcastle
Saturday 5 February [58]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade James Ellis (elected 1)2,72441.2
Protectionist James Fletcher (re-elected 2)2,28134.5
Free Trade George Lloyd (defeated)1,60324.3
Total formal votes6,60899.3
Informal votes440.7
Turnout 3,89075.4

1885

This section is an excerpt from 1885 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Newcastle
Friday 16 October [59]
CandidateVotes%
James Fletcher (re-elected 1)2,48342.2
George Lloyd (elected 2)1,83931.3
Total formal votes1,557100.0
Informal votes5,8790.0
Turnout 5,93468.7

1882

This section is an excerpt from 1882 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Newcastle
Thursday 30 November [60]
CandidateVotes%
James Fletcher (re-elected 1)2,12145.7
James Ellis (elected 2)1,52732.9
George Lloyd (defeated)99021.4
Total formal votes4,63899.4
Informal votes300.6
Turnout 4,66870.9

1880

This section is an excerpt from 1880 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle
1880 New South Wales colonial election: Newcastle
Monday 22 November [61]
CandidateVotes%
James Fletcher (elected 1)1,87638.2
George Lloyd (elected 2)1,19524.3
James Ellis 1,01220.6
Richard Bowker (defeated)83016.9
Total formal votes4,91399.3
Informal votes340.7
Turnout 4,94773.6
 (1 new seat)

Elections in the 1870s

1877

This section is an excerpt from 1877 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle
1877 New South Wales colonial election: Newcastle
Friday 26 October [62]
CandidateVotes%
Richard Bowker (elected)78454.7
George Lloyd (defeated)40228.0
Thomas Hungerford 23016.0
William Brookes 181.3
Total formal votes1,43498.4
Informal votes241.7
Turnout 1,45877.1

1874-75

This section is an excerpt from 1874-75 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle
1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: Newcastle
Tuesday 8 December 1874 [63]
CandidateVotes%
George Lloyd (re-elected)64152.8
Charles Stevens 57447.2
Total formal votes1,21598.5
Informal votes181.5
Turnout 1,23376.4

1872 by-election

1872 Newcastle by-election
Wednesday 29 May [64]
CandidateVotes%
George Lloyd (re-elected)69257.1
Daniel Macquarie51942.9
Total formal votes1,21198.6
Informal votes171.4
Turnout 1,22878.8
George Lloyd was appointed Postmaster-General in the first Parkes ministry. [64]

1872

This section is an excerpt from 1872 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle
1872 New South Wales colonial election: Newcastle
Saturday 2 March [65]
CandidateVotes%
George Lloyd (elected)61051.8
Daniel Macquarie56748.2
Total formal votes1,177100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 1,17773.4

Elections in the 1860s

1869-70

This section is an excerpt from 1869-70 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle
1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: Newcastle
Friday 3 December 1869 [66]
CandidateVotes%
George Lloyd (elected)58853.8
James Martin 50546.2
Total formal votes1,093100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 1,09376.9

1864-65

This section is an excerpt from 1864–65 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle
1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: Newcastle
Thursday 22 December 1864 [67]
CandidateVotes%
James Hannell (re-elected)29443.6
William Brookes 20730.7
Charles Bolton16624.6
Thomas Adam71.0
Total formal votes67496.8
Informal votes223.2
Turnout 69669.9

1860

This section is an excerpt from 1860 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle
1860 New South Wales colonial election: Newcastle
Thursday 6 December [68]
CandidateVotes%
James Hannell (elected)37469.3
Arthur Hodgson (defeated)16630.7
Total formal votes540100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 54062.1

Elections in the 1850s

1859

This section is an excerpt from 1859 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle
1859 New South Wales colonial election: Newcastle
Tuesday 14 June [69]
CandidateVotes%
Arthur Hodgson (re-elected)30951.8
James Hannell 28848.2
Total formal votes597100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 59768.9

Notes

  1. Bryce Gaudry was the Labor member for Newcastle from 1991 to 2007. When Jodi McKay was preselected at the request of the Premier, he left Labor and contested the election as an Independent.
  2. Two party preferred vote was estimated.

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