Electoral results for the district of Woronora

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Woronora, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, had two incarnations, from 1894 to 1904 and from 1973 to 1988. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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ElectionMemberParty
1894   John Nicholson   [lower-alpha 1] Independent Labour
1895
1898   Free Trade
1901   Independent Labour
 
ElectionMemberParty
1973   Maurie Keane Labor
1976
1978
1981
1984

Election results

Elections in the 1980s

1984

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1984 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Woronora.[ edit ]
1984 New South Wales state election: Woronora   [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Maurice Keane 17,49051.2-10.9
Liberal Chris Downy 15,22144.5+6.6
Democrats Ronald Hellyer1,4624.3+4.3
Total formal votes34,17398.2+0.6
Informal votes6341.8-0.6
Turnout 34,80795.2+1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Maurice Keane 53.3-8.8
Liberal Chris Downy 46.7+8.8
Labor hold Swing -8.8

1981

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1981 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Woronora.[ edit ]
1981 New South Wales state election: Woronora   [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Maurie Keane 18,64662.1-4.5
Liberal Chris Downy 11,40537.9+13.0
Total formal votes30,05197.6
Informal votes7342.4
Turnout 30,78593.8
Labor hold Swing -7.5

Elections in the 1970s

1978

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1978 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Woronora.[ edit ]
1978 New South Wales state election: Woronora   [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Maurie Keane 21,28666.6+8.5
Liberal Brian Hickey7,97324.9-17.0
Democrats Robert Davis2,7068.5+8.5
Total formal votes31,96598.4-0.1
Informal votes5201.6+0.1
Turnout 32,48593.1-1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Maurie Keane 22,62970.8+12.7
Liberal Brian Hickey9,32629.2-12.7
Labor hold Swing +12.7

1976

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1976 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Woronora.[ edit ]
1976 New South Wales state election: Woronora   [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Maurie Keane 18,11358.1+12.5
Liberal Ronald Ricketts13,06741.9+5.2
Total formal votes31,18098.5+1.2
Informal votes4881.5-1.2
Turnout 31,66894.7+2.4
Labor hold Swing +5.9

1973

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1973 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Woronora.[ edit ]
1973 New South Wales state election: Woronora   [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Maurie Keane 12,74745.6
Liberal Evelyn Thompson10,26136.7
Independent Jean Manuel2,81610.1
Independent Walter Skarschewski1,3374.8
Democratic Labor William Goslett8012.9
Total formal votes27,96297.3
Informal votes7612.7
Turnout 28,72392.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Maurie Keane 14,58652.2-3.5
Liberal Evelyn Thompson13,37647.8+3.5
Labor hold Swing -3.5

District recreated

1904 - 1973

District abolished

Elections in the 1900s

1901

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Woronora.[ edit ]
1901 New South Wales state election: Woronora   [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Labor John Nicholson   [lower-alpha 1] 1,09956.4-10.3
Liberal Reform Thomas Bissell83442.8
Labour John Wonders160.8
Total formal votes1,94998.6-0.8
Informal votes271.4+0.8
Turnout 1,97671.2+7.0
Member changed to Independent Labour from Liberal Reform  

Elections in the 1890s

1898

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Woronora.[ edit ]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Woronora   [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade John Nicholson   [lower-alpha 1] 94566.7
National Federal Albion Croft47233.3
Total formal votes945100.0
Informal votes1,4170.0
Turnout 80.6
Member changed to Free Trade from Independent Labour  

1895

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Woronora.[ edit ]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Woronora   [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Labour John Nicholson 93067.8
Ind. Free Trade Thomas Bissell44232.2
Total formal votes1,37299.0
Informal votes141.0
Turnout 1,38671.5
Independent Labour hold 

1894

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Woronora.[ edit ]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Woronora   [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Labour John Nicholson 75544.7
Free Trade Thomas Bissell64338.1
Ind. Free Trade Joseph Mitchell 22313.2
Ind. Protectionist Thomas Riley633.7
Ind. Free Trade Robert Lindsley50.3
Total formal votes1,68999.0
Informal votes171.0
Turnout 1,70686.9
Independent Labour win(new seat)

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 1898 was the only election at which John Nicholson was listed as anything other than Independent Labour and Antony Green suggests he may have been better classified as Independent Labour for 1898. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Woronora". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  2. ↑ Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Mr John Barnes Nicholson (1840–1919)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Mr (Maurie) Maurice Francis Keane". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  5. ↑ Green, Antony. "1984 Woronora". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  6. ↑ Green, Antony. "1981 Woronora". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  7. ↑ Green, Antony. "1978 Woronora". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  8. ↑ Green, Antony. "1976 Woronora". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  9. ↑ Green, Antony. "1973 Woronora". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  10. ↑ Green, Antony. "1901 Woronora". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  11. ↑ Green, Antony. "1898 Woronora". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  12. ↑ Green, Antony. "1898 Woronora". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  13. ↑ Green, Antony. "1895 Woronora". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  14. ↑ Green, Antony. "1894 Woronora". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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