Electoral results for the district of Young

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Young, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, had two incarnations, from 1880 until 1904 and from 1927 until 1981. [1] [2] [3]

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ElectionMemberPartyMemberParty
1880   James Watson None  William Watson None
1882   Gerald Spring None  James Mackinnon None
1885   William Watson None
1885 re-count   James Mackinnon None
1887   James Gordon Free Trade   Protectionist
1889   John Gough Protectionist
1891   Labour   Labour
1894   Chris Watson Labour
1895
1898
1901   George Burgess Labour
 
MemberPartyTerm
1927   Albert Reid Country
1930   Clarrie Martin Labor
1932   Albert Reid Country
1935
1938
1941   Fred Cahill Labor
1944
1947
1950
1953
1956
1959   George Freudenstein Country
1962
1965
1968
1971
1973
1976
1978

Election results

Elections in the 1970s

1978

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1978 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Young.[ edit ]
1978 New South Wales state election: Young   [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Country George Freudenstein 11,62553.0-5.4
Labor Timothy West10,28747.0+5.4
Total formal votes21,91298.4−0.2
Informal votes3511.6+0.2
Turnout 22,26394.7−0.3
National Country hold Swing -5.4

1976

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1976 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Young.[ edit ]
1976 New South Wales state election: Young   [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country George Freudenstein 12,39458.4+1.0
Labor Timothy West8,81841.6+2.8
Total formal votes21,21298.6−0.6
Informal votes3041.4+0.6
Turnout 21,51695.00.0
Country hold Swing -2.0

1973

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1973 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Young.[ edit ]
1973 New South Wales state election: Young   [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country George Freudenstein 11,67157.4+9.0
Labor Kenneth Gunn7,88738.8-6.1
Democratic Labor John Hawkins7643.8-2.9
Total formal votes20,32299.2
Informal votes1610.8
Turnout 20,48395.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country George Freudenstein 12,28260.4+6.6
Labor Kenneth Gunn8,04039.6-6.6
Country hold Swing +6.6

1971

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1971 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Young.[ edit ]
1971 New South Wales state election: Young   [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country George Freudenstein 9,19248.4-10.9
Labor Jeffrey Condron8,52744.9+9.6
Democratic Labor John Hogan1,2666.7+1.2
Total formal votes18,98598.9
Informal votes2101.1
Turnout 19,19595.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country George Freudenstein 10,21053.8-9.8
Labor Jeffrey Condron8,77546.2+9.8
Country hold Swing -9.8

Elections in the 1960s

1968

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1968 New South Wales state election § Young.[ edit ]
1968 New South Wales state election: Young   [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country George Freudenstein 11,37459.3-3.2
Labor Kevin Whalan6,76935.3-2.2
Democratic Labor James Manwaring1,0455.4+5.4
Total formal votes19,18898.4
Informal votes3051.6
Turnout 19,49395.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country George Freudenstein 12,21063.6+1.1
Labor Kevin Whalan6,97836.4-1.1
Country hold Swing +1.1

1965

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1965 New South Wales state election § Young.[ edit ]
1965 New South Wales state election: Young   [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country George Freudenstein 11,98762.5+8.9
Labor Robert Rygate7,19237.5−4.3
Total formal votes19,17999.1−0.1
Informal votes1670.9+0.1
Turnout 19,34695.8−0.1
Country hold Swing +5.2

1962

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1962 New South Wales state election § Young.[ edit ]
1962 New South Wales state election: Young   [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country George Freudenstein 9,99153.6+19.1
Labor Peter Kelly7,80041.8+2.9
Democratic Labor Ronald Silk8624.6+0.6
Total formal votes18,65399.2
Informal votes1500.8
Turnout 18,80395.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country George Freudenstein 10,68157.3−1.0
Labor Peter Kelly7,97242.7+1.0
Country hold Swing +1.0

Elections in the 1950s

1959

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1959 New South Wales state election § Young.[ edit ]
1959 New South Wales state election: Young   [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ernest McDermott7,32238.9
Country George Freudenstein 6,49534.5
Liberal Raymond Oliver4,24522.6
Democratic Labor John Hogan7434.0
Total formal votes18,80599.0
Informal votes1951.0
Turnout 19,00095.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country George Freudenstein 10,96758.3
Labor Ernest McDermott7,83841.7
Country gain from Labor Swing

1956

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1956 New South Wales state election § Young.[ edit ]
1956 New South Wales state election: Young   [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Fred Cahill 9,37149.0−8.2
Liberal Raymond Oliver4,90425.6+25.6
Country George Freudenstein 4,85825.4−17.4
Total formal votes19,13399.2+0.1
Informal votes1510.8−0.1
Turnout 19,28495.1−0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Cahill 9,74650.9−6.3
Liberal Raymond Oliver9,38749.1+6.3
Labor hold Swing −6.3

1953

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1953 New South Wales state election § Young.[ edit ]
1953 New South Wales state election: Young   [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Fred Cahill 10,80257.2
Country Reg Hailstone 8,08642.8
Total formal votes18,88899.1
Informal votes1610.9
Turnout 19,04995.6

1950

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1950 New South Wales state election § Young.[ edit ]
1950 New South Wales state election: Young   [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Fred Cahill 9,56851.4
Country Douglas Beard5,28228.4
Liberal Percy Richardson3,76120.2
Total formal votes18,61199.3
Informal votes1350.7
Turnout 18,74694.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Cahill 53.0
Country Douglas Beard47.0
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1947 New South Wales state election § Young.[ edit ]
1947 New South Wales state election: Young   [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Fred Cahill 7,64852.7-5.4
Liberal Percy Richardson3,93627.1+27.1
Country John Collins2,93720.2
Total formal votes14,52199.3+0.9
Informal votes1030.7−0.9
Turnout 14,62496.1+5.1
Labor hold Swing N/A

1944

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1944 New South Wales state election § Young.[ edit ]
1944 New South Wales state election: Young   [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Fred Cahill 7,75858.1+25.9
Country Valentine Bragg5,60741.9-4.3
Total formal votes13,36598.4−0.9
Informal votes2101.6+0.9
Turnout 13,57591.0−3.7
Labor hold Swing +5.8

1941

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1941 New South Wales state election § Young.[ edit ]
1941 New South Wales state election: Young   [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Albert Reid 6,56146.2
Labor Fred Cahill 4,57932.2
Independent Labor Stanley Neagle3,06221.6
Total formal votes14,20299.3
Informal votes970.7
Turnout 14,29994.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Cahill 7,43152.3
Country Albert Reid 6,77247.7
Labor gain from Country Swing

Elections in the 1930s

1938

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1938 New South Wales state election § Young.[ edit ]
1938 New South Wales state election: Young   [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Albert Reid 7,52253.9+0.2
Labor Reginald Phillips6,43546.1-0.2
Total formal votes13,95799.0+0.3
Informal votes1451.0−0.3
Turnout 14,10297.3+0.7
Country hold Swing +0.2

1935

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1935 New South Wales state election § Young.[ edit ]
1935 New South Wales state election: Young   [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Albert Reid 7,48053.7+5.0
Labor (NSW) Stanley Neagle6,46046.3+6.2
Total formal votes13,94098.7+0.2
Informal votes1901.3−0.2
Turnout 14,13096.6−0.2
Country hold Swing -5.5

1932

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1932 New South Wales state election § Young.[ edit ]
1932 New South Wales state election: Young   [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Albert Reid 6,39148.7+9.7
Labor (NSW) Clarrie Martin 5,25840.1-6.5
Country Mark Whitby1,46711.2+11.2
Total formal votes13,11698.5−0.2
Informal votes1931.5+0.2
Turnout 13,30996.8+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Albert Reid 7,76259.2+12.4
Labor (NSW) Clarrie Martin 5,35440.8-12.4
Country gain from Labor (NSW) Swing +12.4

1930

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1930 New South Wales state election § Young.[ edit ]
1930 New South Wales state election: Young   [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Clarrie Martin 6,02646.6
Country Albert Reid (defeated)5,04039.0
Independent Peter Loughlin 1,85814.4
Total formal votes12,92498.7
Informal votes1701.3
Turnout 13,09495.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clarrie Martin 6,86953.2
Country Albert Reid 6,05546.8
Labor gain from Country Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1927

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1927 New South Wales state election § Young.[ edit ]
1927 New South Wales state election: Young   [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Albert Reid 4,34935.2
Independent Labor Peter Loughlin (defeated)4,08233.0
Labor George McCarthy3,93231.8
Total formal votes12,36399.2
Informal votes1040.8
Turnout 12,46784.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Albert Reid 4,60350.3
Independent Labor Peter Loughlin 4,54249.7
Country win(new seat)

District recreated

1920 - 1927

District abolished

Elections in the 1900s

1901

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Young.[ edit ]
1901 New South Wales state election: Young   [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Burgess 83339.4-19.3
Independent Alphonso Tewksbury61429.1
Independent Thomas Spring34816.5
Independent John Lynch 26912.7
Liberal Reform James Rankin492.3
Total formal votes2,113100.0+0.8
Informal votes00.0−0.8
Turnout 2,11370.1−2.3
Labour hold 
The sitting member was Chris Watson (Labour) who did not contest the election as he had been elected in March 1901 to the federal seat of Bland.

Elections in the 1890s

1898

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Young.[ edit ]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Young   [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chris Watson 1,24458.7
National Federal Richard O'Connor 87641.3
Total formal votes2,12099.2
Informal votes180.8
Turnout 2,13872.4
Labour hold 

1895

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Young.[ edit ]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Young   [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chris Watson 90057.8
Protectionist John Forsythe65642.2
Total formal votes1,55699.2
Informal votes120.8
Turnout 1,56868.7
Labour hold 

1894

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Young.[ edit ]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Young   [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chris Watson 70344.6
Protectionist John Gough (defeated)40125.4
Protectionist James Mackinnon (defeated)40025.4
Ind. Free Trade William Lewis744.7
Total formal votes1,57898.6
Informal votes231.4
Turnout 1,60168.8
Labour hold(previously 2 members)
Both John Gough and James Mackinnon had been elected as Labour candidates, however they refused to sign the pledge.

1891

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election § Young.[ edit ]
1891 New South Wales colonial election: Young
Saturday 27 June  [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Mackinnon (re-elected 1)1,39432.6
Labour John Gough (re-elected 2)1,31930.9
Free Trade James Gordon 90321.1
Free Trade William Lucas65715.4
Total formal votes4,27398.9
Informal votes481.1
Turnout 2,29672.0
 2 Members changed to Labour from Protectionist

Elections in the 1880s

1889

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1889 New South Wales colonial election § Young.[ edit ]
1889 New South Wales colonial election: Young
Saturday 9 February  [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist John Gough (elected 1)93124.8
Protectionist James Mackinnon (elected 2)91724.5
Free Trade James Gordon 90224.1
Free Trade William Lucas51213.7
Protectionist John Miller48713.0
Total formal votes3,74998.9
Informal votes401.1
Turnout 2,28769.5
  Protectionist win 1 and gain 1 from Free Trade  

1887

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1887 New South Wales colonial election § Young.[ edit ]
1887 New South Wales colonial election: Young
Saturday 19 February  [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade James Gordon (elected 1)1,09530.7
Protectionist James Mackinnon (re-elected 2)1,05329.5
Protectionist Gerald Spring (defeated)92225.8
Free Trade William Lucas49814.0
Total formal votes3,56899.3
Informal votes240.7
Turnout 2,20664.4

1885 re-count

This section is an excerpt from 1885 Young colonial election re-count § Result.[ edit ]
1885 Young election re-count
Tuesday 22 December  [30]
CandidateVotes%
Gerald Spring (re-elected 1)1,27138.6
James Mackinnon (elected 2)1,03630.7
William Watson (defeated)98830.7
Total formal votes3,295
Informal votes
Turnout 3,29547.0
The Elections and Qualifications Committee overturned the 1885 general election for Young. [30]

1885

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1885 New South Wales colonial election § Young.[ edit ]
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Young
Thursday 22 October  [31]
CandidateVotes%
Gerald Spring (re-elected 1)1,27038.6
William Watson (elected 2)1,01130.7
James Mackinnon (defeated)1,00930.7
Total formal votes3,290100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 3,29047.0

1882

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1882 New South Wales colonial election § Young.[ edit ]
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Young
Monday 4 December  [32]
CandidateVotes%
Gerald Spring (elected 1)1,09740.7
James Mackinnon (elected 2)79929.7
James Watson (defeated)79729.6
Total formal votes2,69398.2
Informal votes501.8
Turnout 2,74339.7
James Watson was subsequently unsuccessful in contesting Illawarra.

1880

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1880 New South Wales colonial election § Young.[ edit ]
1880 New South Wales colonial election: Young
Monday 22 November  [33]
CandidateVotes%
James Watson (re-elected 1)96830.3
William Watson (elected 2)84126.4
John Heaton 72622.8
Patrick Crowe65620.6
Total formal votes3,19198.6
Informal votes441.4
Turnout 1,64453.9
 (new seat)

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