Electoral results for the district of Waverley

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Waverley, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales had three incarnations, 1894 to 1920, 1927 to 1959 and 1971 until 1991. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

ElectionMemberParty
1894   Angus Cameron Free Trade
1895
1896 by   Thomas Jessep Free Trade
1898
1901   Liberal Reform
1904
1907   James Macarthur-Onslow Independent Liberal
1910   Liberal Reform
1913   James Fingleton Labor
1917   Charles Oakes Nationalist
 
Second incarnation (1927–1959)
MemberPartyTerm
1927   Carl Glasgow Nationalist
1930   William Clementson Labor
1932   John Waddell United Australia
1935
1938
1939 by   Clarrie Martin Industrial Labor / Labor
1941   Labor
1944
1947
1950
1953
1953 by   William Ferguson Labor
1956
 
Third incarnation (1971–1991)
MemberPartyTerm
1971   Syd Einfeld Labor
1973
1976
1978
1981   Ernie Page Labor
1984
1988

Election results

Elections in the 1980s

1988

1988 New South Wales state election: Waverley [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ernie Page 12,36046.2-3.3
Liberal Sally Betts12,06345.1+4.3
Democrats Heather Meers2,3158.7+1.8
Total formal votes26,73896.9+0.4
Informal votes8433.1−0.4
Turnout 27,58190.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ernie Page 13,30350.5-3.9
Liberal Sally Betts13,01649.5+3.9
Labor hold Swing -3.9

1984

1984 New South Wales state election: Waverley [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ernie Page 13,25549.2-12.7
Liberal Dick Davidson11,27941.8+3.7
Democrats Heather Meers1,7226.4+6.4
Independent Peter Kristofferson4831.8+1.8
Independent Dorothy Sekers2250.8+0.8
Total formal votes26,96496.4+1.2
Informal votes1,0093.6−1.2
Turnout 27,97386.7+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ernie Page 14,26653.7-8.2
Liberal Dick Davidson12,32646.3+8.2
Labor hold Swing -8.2

1981

1981 New South Wales state election: Waverley [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ernie Page 16,79661.9-3.7
Liberal Albert Ross10,35038.1+10.7
Total formal votes27,14695.2
Informal votes1,3754.8
Turnout 28,52185.8
Labor hold Swing -6.9

Elections in the 1970s

1978

1978 New South Wales state election: Waverley [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Syd Einfeld 15,64965.6+8.6
Liberal Margaret Davis 6,54327.4-15.6
Independent Moshe Levy6472.7+2.7
Democrats Michael Smythe6072.6+2.6
Independent Christopher Allen3931.7+1.7
Total formal votes23,83996.4−1.0
Informal votes8913.6+1.0
Turnout 24,73086.2−1.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Syd Einfeld 16,39668.8+11.8
Liberal Margaret Davis 7,44331.2-11.8
Labor hold Swing +11.8

1976

1976 New South Wales state election: Waverley [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Syd Einfeld 14,69157.0+5.9
Liberal Geoffrey Mort11,07543.0+4.8
Total formal votes25,76697.4−1.2
Informal votes6962.6+1.2
Turnout 26,46288.1+1.6
Labor hold Swing +0.6

1973

1973 New South Wales state election: Waverley [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Syd Einfeld 12,06551.1-7.5
Liberal Hans Dreyer9,03138.2-3.2
Australia Virginia Walker1,5866.7+6.7
Democratic Labor Dominique Droulers6042.6+2.6
Independent Martin Smith3411.4+1.4
Total formal votes23,62795.7
Informal votes1,0554.3
Turnout 24,68286.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Syd Einfeld 13,32256.4-2.2
Liberal Hans Dreyer10,30543.6+2.2
Labor hold Swing -2.2

1971

1971 New South Wales state election: Waverley [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Syd Einfeld 13,78158.6+5.5
Liberal James Markham9,73641.4-5.5
Total formal votes23,51796.8
Informal votes7703.2
Turnout 24,28789.6
Labor notional  hold Swing +5.5

1959 - 1971

District abolished

Elections in the 1950s

1956

1956 New South Wales state election: Waverley [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Ferguson 11,37358.6−9.9
Liberal John Steinwede7,14536.8+5.3
Communist Eddie Maher9004.6+4.6
Total formal votes19,41897.90.0
Informal votes4252.10.0
Turnout 19,84390.8−0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor William Ferguson 12,18362.7−5.8
Liberal John Steinwede7,23537.3+5.8
Labor hold Swing −5.8

1953 by-election

1953 Waverley by-election
Saturday 31 October [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Ferguson 11,28461.0-7.5
Liberal Ben Doig 6,67836.1+4.6
Independent Edward Maher5392.9
Total formal votes18,50198.2+0.3
Informal votes3381.8−0.3
Turnout 18,83981.7−9.3
Labor hold Swing

1953

1953 New South Wales state election: Waverley [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Clarrie Martin 14,35468.5
Liberal Ben Doig 6,60431.5
Total formal votes20,95897.9
Informal votes4562.1
Turnout 21,41491.1
Labor hold Swing

1950

1950 New South Wales state election: Waverley [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Clarrie Martin 11,41560.9
Liberal Ross McKinnon7,32439.1
Total formal votes18,73998.9
Informal votes2151.1
Turnout 18,95491.1
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947

1947 New South Wales state election: Waverley [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Clarrie Martin 13,48162.5-37.5
Liberal Thomas Fairbairn8,09537.5+37.5
Total formal votes21,57698.7
Informal votes2881.3
Turnout 21,86492.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

1944

1941

1941 New South Wales state election: Waverley [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Clarrie Martin 11,46457.7
United Australia Arnold Lander6,00430.2
State Labor John Fisher 2,40812.1
Total formal votes19,87698.2
Informal votes3571.8
Turnout 20,23390.9
Labor hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Elections in the 1930s

1939 by-election

1939 Waverley by-election
Saturday 22 April [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Industrial Labor Clarrie Martin 6,39734.8
United Australia Ella Waddell [lower-alpha 1] 6,53934.6-16.8
Labor James Ormonde 5,63030.6-18.0
Total formal votes18,38698.0−0.1
Informal votes3702.0+0.1
Turnout 18,75693.0−1.9
Two-party-preferred result
Industrial Labor Clarrie Martin 10,47756.8
United Australia Ella Waddell [lower-alpha 1] 7,93943.2-8.2
Industrial Labor gain from United Australia Swing N/A
John Waddell (United Australia) died. [18]

1938

1938 New South Wales state election: Waverley [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia John Waddell 10,21051.4+1.2
Labor William Clementson9,64148.6+2.7
Total formal votes19,85198.1−0.2
Informal votes3801.9+0.2
Turnout 20,23194.9−0.9
United Australia hold Swing N/A

1935

1935 New South Wales state election: Waverley [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia John Waddell 9,34450.2-2.1
Labor (NSW) William Clementson 8,54545.9+3.7
Federal Labor Alexander Hogan7323.9-1.0
Total formal votes18,62198.3−0.4
Informal votes3141.7+0.4
Turnout 18,93595.80.0
United Australia hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1932

1932 New South Wales state election: Waverley [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia John Waddell 9,64452.3+15.0
Labor (NSW) William Clementson 7,78942.2-15.3
Federal Labor Albert Gardiner 9044.9+4.9
Communist Esmonde Higgins 1020.6+0.6
Total formal votes18,43998.7+1.9
Informal votes2491.3−1.9
Turnout 18,68895.8+2.5
United Australia gain from Labor (NSW) Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1930

1930 New South Wales state election: Waverley [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Clementson 9,99457.5
Nationalist Guy Arkins (defeated)6,48737.3
Australian George Overhill9015.2
Total formal votes17,38296.8
Informal votes5783.2
Turnout 17,96093.3
Labor gain from Nationalist Swing
Guy Arkins (Nationalist) was the sitting member for the aboslied district of Rockdale.

Elections in the 1920s

1927

1927 New South Wales state election: Waverley [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Carl Glasgow 7,50155.4
Labor Archibald Moate6,03844.6
Total formal votes13,53999.3
Informal votes920.7
Turnout 13,63186.7
Nationalist win(new seat)

1920 - 1927

District abolished

Elections in the 1910s

1917

1917 New South Wales state election: Waverley [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Charles Oakes 5,13656.7+13.8
Labor James Fingleton 3,91943.3+5.7
Total formal votes9,05599.2+1.7
Informal votes690.8−1.7
Turnout 9,12463.9−6.0
Nationalist gain from Labor Swing +7.0

1913

1913 New South Wales state election: Waverley [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform Harold Jaques 3,74342.9
Labor James Fingleton 3,28037.6
National Progressive George Beeby 1,69819.5
Total formal votes8,72197.5
Informal votes2202.5
Turnout 8,94169.9
1913 New South Wales state election: Waverley - Second Round
Saturday 13 December [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Fingleton 4,60950.3
Liberal Reform Harold Jaques 4,54749.7
Total formal votes9,15699.4
Informal votes550.6
Turnout 9,21172.0
Labor gain from Liberal Reform  

1910

1910 New South Wales state election: Waverley [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform James Macarthur-Onslow 5,17552.4+4.0
Labour Walter Duncan 3,70637.5+31.6
Independent Liberal Robert Watkins9219.3
Independent Henry Douglass740.8
Total formal votes9,87699.3+0.8
Informal votes720.7+0.5
Turnout 9,94873.2−0.1
Member changed to Liberal Reform from Independent Liberal  

Elections in the 1900s

1907

1907 New South Wales state election: Waverley [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Liberal James Macarthur-Onslow 3,76948.4
Liberal Reform Thomas Jessep 3,18940.9
Labour Edward Whittington4585.9
Independent Frank Lock3794.9
Total formal votes7,79598.5
Informal votes1191.5
Turnout 7,91473.3
Independent Liberal gain from Liberal Reform  

1904

1904 New South Wales state election: Waverley [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform Thomas Jessep 2,63063.0
Labour Alfred Warton1,08025.9
Independent Liberal James Conroy46711.2
Total formal votes4,17799.2
Informal votes350.8
Turnout 4,21248.3
Liberal Reform hold 
Waverley lost part of the seat to Randwick and was expanded to include parts of Woollahra and Randwick. The member for Waverley was Thomas Jessep (Liberal Reform). The member for Randwick was David Storey (Liberal Reform) while the member for Woollahra was William Latimer and each retained their respective seats.

1901

1901 New South Wales state election: Waverley [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform Thomas Jessep 1,03548.9-7.4
Independent James Macarthur-Onslow 88641.8-1.8
Independent Liberal Alfred Allen 1718.1
Independent John Carroll180.9+0.3
Independent David Penfold80.4
Total formal votes2,11899.1−0.0
Informal votes190.9+0.1
Turnout 2,13761.9−1.1
Liberal Reform hold 

Elections in the 1890s

1898

1898 New South Wales colonial election: Waverley [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Thomas Jessep 99856.3
National Federal James Onslow77343.6
Independent Federalist William Blunt20.1
Total formal votes1,77399.2
Informal votes150.8
Turnout 1,78863.1
Free Trade hold 

1896 by-election

1896 Waverley by-election
Thursday 20 February [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Thomas Jessep (elected)69850.4+6.9
Protectionist Thomas Barlow52838.1+5.5
Independent Sir Henry Parkes 16011.5
Total formal votes1,38699.4+0.1
Informal votes90.7−0.2
Turnout 1,39562.2 [lower-alpha 2] −2.2
Free Trade hold 
Angus Cameron (Free Trade) died. [31]

1895

1895 New South Wales colonial election: Waverley [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Angus Cameron 62243.5
Protectionist Thomas Barlow46632.6
Ind. Free Trade Alfred Allen 29820.8
Ind. Protectionist William Allen 453.1
Total formal votes1,43199.2
Informal votes120.8
Turnout 1,44364.4
Free Trade hold 

1894

1894 New South Wales colonial election: Waverley [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Angus Cameron 74740.5
Protectionist Thomas Barlow47525.8
Ind. Free Trade Alfred Allen 36920.0
Labour Thomas Kemp24513.3
Ind. Protectionist James Carroll90.5
Total formal votes1,84599.3
Informal votes130.7
Turnout 1,85881.7
Free Trade win(new seat)

Notes

  1. 1 2 Ella Waddell was the widow of former member John Waddell.
  2. Estimate based on a roll of 2,242 at the 1895 election. [32]

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