Electoral results for the district of Byron
Election results for Byron, New South Wales, Australia
Byron, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1913 and abolished in 1988.[1][2][3]
Election | Member | Party | |||||||
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1913 | John Perry | Liberal Reform | |||||||
1917 | Nationalist | Member | Party | Member | Party | ||||
1920 | Tom Swiney | Labor | George Nesbitt | Nationalist | Stephen Perdriau | Progressive | |||
1922 | William Missingham | Progressive | Nationalist | ||||||
1925 | Robert Gillies | Labor | Frederick Stuart | Progressive | |||||
1927 | Arthur Budd | Country | |||||||
1930 | |||||||||
1932 | |||||||||
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1941 | |||||||||
1944 | Stanley Stephens | Country | |||||||
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1971 | |||||||||
1973 by | Jack Boyd | Country | |||||||
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1981 | National Country | ||||||||
1984 | Don Beck | National |
Election results
Elections in the 1980s
1984
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1984 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Byron.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National | Don Beck | 15,860 | 45.4 | -6.8 | |
Labor | Lyle Robb | 14,586 | 41.8 | -2.1 | |
Independent | Alan Mountain | 1,704 | 4.9 | +4.9 | |
Democrats | Kenneth Nicholson | 1,631 | 4.7 | +0.8 | |
Independent | James Mangleson | 1,133 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
Total formal votes | 34,914 | 98.1 | +0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 658 | 1.9 | -0.7 | ||
Turnout | 35,572 | 89.5 | -0.7 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Don Beck | 17,431 | 50.8 | -3.5 | |
Labor | Lyle Robb | 16,850 | 49.2 | +3.5 | |
National hold | Swing | -3.5 |
1981
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1981 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Byron.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National Country | Jack Boyd | 15,855 | 52.2 | +2.0 | |
Labor | Thomas Hogan | 13,334 | 43.9 | +1.3 | |
Democrats | Kenneth Nicholson | 1,170 | 3.9 | -0.9 | |
Total formal votes | 30,359 | 97.4 | |||
Informal votes | 821 | 2.6 | |||
Turnout | 31,180 | 90.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National Country | Jack Boyd | 15,955 | 54.3 | +0.7 | |
Labor | Thomas Hogan | 13,434 | 45.7 | -0.7 | |
National Country hold | Swing | +0.7 |
Elections in the 1970s
1978
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1978 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Byron.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National Country | Jack Boyd | 12,553 | 50.2 | -9.7 | |
Labor | Thomas Hogan | 10,660 | 42.6 | +2.5 | |
Democrats | Marcia Ritchie | 1,210 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
Marijuana | Raymond Hunter | 593 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
Total formal votes | 25,016 | 98.5 | -0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 388 | 1.5 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 25,404 | 92.0 | +0.8 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National Country | Jack Boyd | 13,406 | 53.6 | -6.3 | |
Labor | Thomas Hogan | 11,610 | 46.4 | +6.3 | |
National Country hold | Swing | -6.3 |
1976
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1976 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Byron.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Country | Jack Boyd | 13,396 | 59.9 | -1.9 | |
Labor | Keith Enderbury | 8,979 | 40.1 | +7.3 | |
Total formal votes | 22,375 | 98.6 | -0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 318 | 1.4 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 22,693 | 91.2 | -1.3 | ||
Country hold | Swing | -4.4 |
1973
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1973 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Byron.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Country | Jack Boyd | 12,397 | 61.8 | +7.3 | |
Labor | James Constable | 6,589 | 32.8 | -12.7 | |
Australia | Brian Halesworth | 1,083 | 5.4 | +5.4 | |
Total formal votes | 20,069 | 98.7 | |||
Informal votes | 257 | 1.3 | |||
Turnout | 20,326 | 92.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Country | Jack Boyd | 12,900 | 64.3 | +9.8 | |
Labor | James Constable | 7,169 | 35.7 | -9.8 | |
Country hold | Swing | +9.8 |
1973 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 1973 Byron state by-election § Result.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Country | Jack Boyd | 6,397 | 35.9 | ||
Labor | James Constable | 7,535 | 42.3 | -3.2 | |
Country | Colville Vincent | 3,584 | 20.1 | ||
Australia | Clemens Vermeulen | 314 | 1.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 17,830 | 98.7 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 227 | 1.3 | -0.2 | ||
Turnout | 18,057 | 88.5 | -3.5 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Country | Jack Boyd | 9,584 | 54.5 | -0.8 | |
Labor | James Constable | 7,976 | 45.5 | +0.8 | |
Country hold | Swing | -0.8 |
1971
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1971 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Byron.[edit]
Elections in the 1960s
1968
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1968 New South Wales state election § Byron.[edit]
1965
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1965 New South Wales state election § Byron.[edit]
1962
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1962 New South Wales state election § Byron.[edit]
Elections in the 1950s
1959
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1959 New South Wales state election § Byron.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Country | Stanley Stephens | unopposed | |||
Country hold |
1956
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1956 New South Wales state election § Byron.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Country | Stanley Stephens | 11,394 | 70.3 | −29.7 | |
Independent | Archibald Johnston | 4,805 | 29.7 | +29.7 | |
Total formal votes | 16,199 | 98.8 | |||
Informal votes | 198 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 16,397 | 92.1 | |||
Country hold | Swing | N/A |
1953
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1953 New South Wales state election § Byron.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Country | Stanley Stephens | unopposed | |||
Country hold |
1950
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1950 New South Wales state election § Byron.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Country | Stanley Stephens | unopposed | |||
Country hold |
Elections in the 1940s
1947
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1947 New South Wales state election § Byron.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Country | Stanley Stephens | 10,485 | 68.2 | +33.4 | |
Independent | Rodger Pendergast | 3,502 | 22.8 | +22.8 | |
Independent | Christopher Grant | 1,383 | 9.0 | +9.0 | |
Total formal votes | 15,370 | 98.7 | +1.0 | ||
Informal votes | 203 | 1.3 | -1.0 | ||
Turnout | 15,573 | 93.0 | +3.5 | ||
Country hold | Swing | N/A |
- Preferences were not distributed.
1944
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1944 New South Wales state election § Byron.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Country | Stanley Stephens | 4,598 | 34.8 | -21.3 | |
Labor | Arthur Dodd | 3,848 | 29.1 | +29.1 | |
Country | Frederick Stuart | 2,232 | 16.9 | +16.9 | |
Country | Alick Buckley | 2,056 | 15.6 | +15.6 | |
Independent Labor | John Regan | 469 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
Total formal votes | 13,203 | 97.7 | +0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 307 | 2.3 | -0.5 | ||
Turnout | 13,510 | 89.5 | -4.9 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Country | Stanley Stephens | 8,239 | 62.4 | +6.3 | |
Labor | Arthur Dodd | 4,964 | 37.6 | +37.6 | |
Country hold | Swing | N/A |
1941
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1941 New South Wales state election § Byron.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Country | Arthur Budd | 7,867 | 56.1 | ||
Independent | Frederick Stuart | 6,157 | 43.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 14,004 | 97.2 | |||
Informal votes | 405 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 14,429 | 93.4 | |||
Country hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1930s
1938
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1938 New South Wales state election § Byron.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Arthur Budd | 7,986 | 57.7 | +5.5 | |
Independent | Frederick Stuart | 5,849 | 42.3 | +19.9 | |
Total formal votes | 13,835 | 97.6 | -0.8 | ||
Informal votes | 340 | 2.4 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 14,175 | 94.8 | +0.3 | ||
Country hold | Swing | N/A |
1935
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1935 New South Wales state election § Byron.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Country | Arthur Budd | 7,012 | 52.2 | -26.6 | |
Labor (NSW) | John Rogan | 3,396 | 25.3 | +4.1 | |
Independent | Frederick Stuart | 3,012 | 22.4 | +22.4 | |
Total formal votes | 13,420 | 98.4 | +0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 214 | 1.6 | -0.1 | ||
Turnout | 13,634 | 94.5 | -1.7 | ||
Country hold | Swing | N/A |
- Preferences were not distributed.
1932
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1932 New South Wales state election § Byron.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Country | Arthur Budd | 9,733 | 78.8 | -21.2 | |
Labor (NSW) | Fred Crowther | 2,613 | 21.2 | +21.2 | |
Total formal votes | 12,346 | 98.2 | |||
Informal votes | 230 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 12,576 | 96.1 | |||
Country hold | Swing | N/A |
1930
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1930 New South Wales state election § Byron.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Country | Arthur Budd | unopposed | |||
Country hold |
Elections in the 1920s
1927
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1927 New South Wales state election § Byron.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Country | Frederick Stuart (defeated) | 4,316 | 37.2 | ||
Country | Arthur Budd | 4,265 | 36.8 | ||
Labor | Mark Graham | 1,569 | 13.5 | ||
Independent Labor | Robert Gillies (defeated) | 1,449 | 12.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 11,599 | 97.5 | |||
Informal votes | 302 | 2.5 | |||
Turnout | 11,901 | 82.6 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Country | Arthur Budd | 4,940 | 51.9 | ||
Independent Country | Frederick Stuart | 4,584 | 48.1 | ||
Country win | (new seat) |
1925
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1925 New South Wales state election § Byron.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Quota | 7,684 | ||||
Progressive | William Missingham (elected 1) | 10,097 | 32.9 | +22.6 | |
Progressive | Frederick Stuart (elected 3) | 3,307 | 10.8 | +10.8 | |
Progressive | John Williams | 2,683 | 8.7 | +8.7 | |
Progressive | Thomas Foyster | 381 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Labor | Robert Gillies (elected 2) | 5,775 | 18.8 | +18.8 | |
Labor | Tom Swiney | 4,061 | 13.2 | -9.3 | |
Labor | Ernest Hollis-Neath | 232 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
Nationalist | Stephen Perdriau (defeated) | 3,501 | 11.4 | -11.2 | |
Nationalist | Charles Munro | 469 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Nationalist | Stanley Fayle | 226 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
Total formal votes | 30,732 | 97.5 | +0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 790 | 2.5 | -0.3 | ||
Turnout | 31,522 | 69.8 | -1.0 | ||
Party total votes | |||||
Progressive | 16,468 | 53.6 | +32.2 | ||
Labor | 10,068 | 32.8 | +9.0 | ||
Nationalist | 4,196 | 13.6 | -41.2 |
1922
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1922 New South Wales state election § Byron.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Nationalist | George Nesbitt (elected 1) | 8,672 | 28.8 | +5.2 | |
Nationalist | Stephen Perdriau (elected 2) | 6,813 | 22.6 | +22.6 | |
Nationalist | John Williams | 1,000 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
Labor | Tom Swiney (defeated) | 6,782 | 22.5 | +2.9 | |
Labor | Roger Kiely | 277 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Labor | Thomas Reidy | 94 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
Progressive | William Missingham (elected 3) | 3,084 | 10.2 | 0.0 | |
Progressive | William Zuill | 2,740 | 9.1 | +9.1 | |
Progressive | Stephen Blackman | 632 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
Total formal votes | 30,094 | 97.2 | +4.1 | ||
Informal votes | 867 | 2.8 | -4.1 | ||
Turnout | 30,961 | 70.8 | +15.1 | ||
Party total votes | |||||
Nationalist | 16,485 | 54.8 | +21.9 | ||
Labor | 7,153 | 23.8 | +3.0 | ||
Progressive | 6,456 | 21.4 | -9.1 |
1920
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1920 New South Wales state election § Byron.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Quota | 5,103 | ||||
Nationalist | George Nesbitt (elected 1) | 4,815 | 23.6 | ||
Nationalist | William Zuill (defeated) | 1,901 | 9.3 | ||
Progressive | Stephen Perdriau (elected 2) | 3,384 | 16.6 | ||
Progressive | William Missingham | 2,092 | 10.2 | ||
Progressive | Duncan Nicholson | 750 | 3.7 | ||
Labor | Tom Swiney (elected 3) | 3,992 | 19.6 | ||
Labor | Roger Ryan | 257 | 1.3 | ||
Independent | James McDougall | 1,385 | 6.8 | ||
Independent | Percy Tighe | 1,119 | 5.5 | ||
Independent | John Yates | 646 | 3.2 | ||
Independent | William McKeever | 43 | 0.2 | ||
Independent | Thomas Winterton | 25 | 0.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 20,409 | 93.1 | |||
Informal votes | 1,516 | 6.9 | |||
Turnout | 21,925 | 55.7 | |||
Party total votes | |||||
Nationalist | 6,716 | 32.9 | |||
Progressive | 6,226 | 30.5 | |||
Labor | 4,249 | 20.7 | |||
Independent | James McDougall | 1,385 | 6.8 | ||
Independent | Percy Tighe | 1,119 | 5.5 | ||
Independent | John Yates | 646 | 3.2 | ||
Independent | William McKeever | 43 | 0.2 | ||
Independent | Thomas Winterton | 25 | 0.1 |
Elections in the 1910s
1917
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1917 New South Wales state election § Byron.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Nationalist | John Perry | 2,572 | 38.6 | -12.4 | |
Independent | Oliver Virtue | 2,516 | 37.7 | +37.7 | |
Independent | Patrick McMahon | 1,055 | 15.8 | +15.8 | |
Independent Labor | Percy Tighe | 496 | 7.4 | +7.4 | |
Independent | William McKeever | 29 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
Total formal votes | 6,668 | 97.9 | +0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 142 | 2.1 | -0.4 | ||
Turnout | 6,810 | 57.8 | -7.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Nationalist | John Perry | 3,445 | 52.2 | ||
Independent | Oliver Virtue | 3,153 | 47.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 6,598 | 99.3 | +1.4 | ||
Informal votes | 43 | 0.7 | -1.4 | ||
Turnout | 6,641 | 56.3 | -1.5 | ||
Nationalist hold |
1913
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1913 New South Wales state election § Byron.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Reform | John Perry | 3,433 | 51.0 | ||
Independent Liberal | Peter Street | 2,416 | 35.9 | ||
Independent | Robert Campbell | 792 | 11.8 | ||
Independent | John Pearson | 86 | 1.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 6,727 | 97.5 | |||
Informal votes | 170 | 2.5 | |||
Turnout | 6,897 | 64.8 | |||
Liberal Reform win | (new seat) |
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