Electoral results for the district of Woollahra

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Woollahra, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, had two incarnations, from 1894 to 1920 and from 1927 to 1962. [1] [2] [3]

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ElectionMemberParty
1894   Adrian Knox Ind. Free Trade
1895   Free Trade
1898   John Garland Free Trade
1901   William Latimer Liberal Reform
1904
1907
1910
1913
1917   Nationalist
 
ElectionMemberParty
1927   Maurice O'Sullivan Labor
1930   Sir Daniel Levy Nationalist
1932   United Australia
1935
1937 by   Harold Mason Ind. United Australia
1938   Vernon Treatt United Australia
1941
1944   Democratic
1947   Liberal
1950
1953
1956
1959

Election results

Elections in the 1950s

1959

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1959 New South Wales state election § Woollahra.[ edit ]
1959 New South Wales state election: Woollahra   [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Vernon Treatt unopposed
Liberal hold 

1956

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1956 New South Wales state election § Woollahra.[ edit ]
1956 New South Wales state election: Woollahra   [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Vernon Treatt 14,59270.8+3.2
Independent George Mason6,00729.2+29.2
Total formal votes20,59995.3−2.3
Informal votes1,0104.7+2.3
Turnout 21,60987.7−0.7
Liberal hold Swing N/A

1953

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1953 New South Wales state election § Woollahra.[ edit ]
1953 New South Wales state election: Woollahra   [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Vernon Treatt 15,20367.6
Labor Norman Jacobs7,28332.4
Total formal votes22,48697.6
Informal votes5462.4
Turnout 23,03288.4
Liberal hold Swing

1950

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1950 New South Wales state election § Woollahra.[ edit ]
1950 New South Wales state election: Woollahra   [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Vernon Treatt 14,59576.1
Labor William Harcourt4,58723.9
Total formal votes19,18298.3
Informal votes3241.7
Turnout 19,50687.7
Liberal hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1947 New South Wales state election § Woollahra.[ edit ]
1947 New South Wales state election: Woollahra   [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Vernon Treatt 19,33269.7+19.2
Labor John Nolan8,38530.3+30.3
Total formal votes27,71798.2+1.5
Informal votes5081.8−1.5
Turnout 28,22590.1+0.3
Liberal hold Swing N/A

1944

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1944 New South Wales state election § Woollahra.[ edit ]
1944 New South Wales state election: Woollahra   [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Vernon Treatt 12,17350.5-17.2
Independent Reg Bartley 7,24830.1+30.1
Independent Labor Norman Jackson4,68219.4+19.4
Total formal votes24,10396.7−0.6
Informal votes8243.3+0.6
Turnout 24,92789.8+3.7
Democratic hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1941

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1941 New South Wales state election § Woollahra.[ edit ]
1941 New South Wales state election: Woollahra   [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Vernon Treatt 15,01067.7
Labor Jack Wright7,16832.3
Total formal votes22,17897.3
Informal votes6072.7
Turnout 22,78586.1
United Australia hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

1938

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1938 New South Wales state election § Woollahra.[ edit ]
1938 New South Wales state election: Woollahra   [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Vernon Treatt 9,51253.6-18.3
United Australia Arthur Butterell8,22746.4+46.4
Total formal votes17,73993.6−3.2
Informal votes1,2166.4+3.2
Turnout 18,95591.6+0.4
United Australia hold Swing N/A
The sitting member Sir Daniel Levy (United Australia) died in 1937. The resulting by-election was won by Harold Mason (Ind. United Australia) however he did not contest the election and the seat was regained by Vernon Treatt (United Australia).

1937 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1937 Woollahra state by-election § Result.[ edit ]
1937 Woollahra by-election
Saturday 26 June  [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia George Grant6,68646.3-25.6
Ind. United Australia Harold Mason 6,17342.7
Ind. United Australia George McDonald 1,59511.0
Total formal votes14,64496.1−0.7
Informal votes5853.9+0.7
Turnout 15,03880.5−10.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Ind. United Australia Harold Mason 7,33150.7
United Australia George Grant7,12349.3-22.6
Ind. United Australia gain from United Australia Swing N/A
The by-election was caused by the death of Sir Daniel Levy (United Australia). [12]

1935

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1935 New South Wales state election § Woollahra.[ edit ]
1935 New South Wales state election: Woollahra   [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Daniel Levy 11,90071.9-3.6
Independent Rupert Beale 4,66028.1+28.1
Total formal votes16,56096.8−1.5
Informal votes5553.2+1.5
Turnout 17,11591.2−1.8
United Australia hold Swing N/A

1932

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1932 New South Wales state election § Woollahra.[ edit ]
1932 New South Wales state election: Woollahra   [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Daniel Levy 13,18275.5+16.4
Labor (NSW) Robert Stapleton4,27924.5-6.7
Total formal votes17,46198.3+0.6
Informal votes2961.7−0.6
Turnout 17,75793.0+5.9
United Australia hold Swing N/A

1930

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1930 New South Wales state election § Woollahra.[ edit ]
1930 New South Wales state election: Woollahra   [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Daniel Levy 9,18559.1
Labor Thomas Hodge4,84731.2
Australian John Waddell 1,5209.8
Total formal votes15,55297.7
Informal votes3642.3
Turnout 15,91687.1
Nationalist hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1927

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1927 New South Wales state election § Woollahra.[ edit ]
1927 New South Wales state election: Woollahra   [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Maurice O'Sullivan 6,58951.4
Nationalist Frederick Davison5,26341.0
Independent Labor Septimus Alldis (defeated)9747.6
Total formal votes12,82698.6
Informal votes1751.4
Turnout 13,00184.0
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 § Woollahra.[ edit ]
1917 New South Wales state election: Woollahra   [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist William Latimer 3,92556.4+11.8
Labor Chester Davies3,03443.6+9.6
Total formal votes6,95998.9−0.1
Informal votes761.1+0.1
Turnout 7,03563.9−4.1
Nationalist hold Swing +6.2

1913

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1913 New South Wales state election § Woollahra.[ edit ]
1913 New South Wales state election: Woollahra   [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform William Latimer 3,55244.6
Labor Daniel Dwyer 2,70734.0
Independent Liberal Philip Morton 1,22615.4
Independent Labor Francis Cowling4756.0
Total formal votes7,96099.0
Informal votes801.0
Turnout 8,04068.0
1913 New South Wales state election: Woollahra - Second Round
Saturday 13 December  [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform William Latimer 4,05850.2
Labor Daniel Dwyer 4,02049.8
Total formal votes8,07899.5
Informal votes380.5
Turnout 8,11668.6
Liberal Reform hold 

1910

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1910 New South Wales state election § Woollahra.[ edit ]
1910 New South Wales state election: Woollahra   [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform William Latimer 3,65756.0
Labour James McCarthy2,77642.5
Independent Leo Robinson991.5
Total formal votes6,53298.8
Informal votes771.2
Turnout 6,60969.7
Liberal Reform hold 

Elections in the 1900s

1907

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1907 New South Wales state election § Woollahra.[ edit ]
1907 New South Wales state election: Woollahra   [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform William Latimer 3,07270.2
Labour Robert Usher1,30629.8
Total formal votes4,37896.7
Informal votes1493.3
Turnout 4,52755.3
Liberal Reform hold 

1904

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1904 New South Wales state election § Woollahra.[ edit ]
1904 New South Wales state election: Woollahra   [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform William Latimer 2,27274.5
Independent Robert Usher77625.5
Total formal votes3,04898.6
Informal votes431.4
Turnout 3,09139.0
Liberal Reform hold 
Woollahra lost part of the seat to Waverley and was expanded to include part of Paddington. William Latimer (Liberal Reform) was the member for Woollahra. The member for Paddington was Charles Oakes (Liberal Reform) who successfully contested that seat.

1901

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Woollahra.[ edit ]
1901 New South Wales state election: Woollahra   [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Liberal William Latimer 1,04156.3+37.1
Liberal Reform John Garland 80943.7-2.9
Total formal votes1,850100.0+0.3
Informal votes00.0−0.3
Turnout 1,85061.0+0.9
Independent Liberal gain from Liberal Reform  

Elections in the 1890s

1898

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Woollahra.[ edit ]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Woollahra   [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade John Garland 65046.7
National Federal William Manning 47634.2
Ind. Free Trade William Latimer 26719.2
Total formal votes1,39399.7
Informal votes40.3
Turnout 1,39760.1
Free Trade hold 

1895

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Woollahra.[ edit ]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Woollahra   [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Adrian Knox 76965.6
Ind. Protectionist John Gannon32427.6
Ind. Free Trade William Harding806.8
Total formal votes1,17399.2
Informal votes100.9
Turnout 1,18354.9
Free Trade hold 

1894

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Woollahra.[ edit ]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Woollahra   [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ind. Free Trade Adrian Knox 88550.4
Free Trade John Neild 53830.6
Labour Philip Moses33419.0
Total formal votes1,75799.9
Informal votes10.1
Turnout 1,75883.4
Ind. Free Trade win(new seat)

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