Electoral results for the district of Sutherland
Election results for Sutherland, New South Wales, Australia
Sutherland, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, had two incarnations, from 1950 until 1971 and from 1988 until 1999.[1][2][3]
Election | Member | Party | |
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1950 | Cecil Monro | Liberal | |
1953 | Tom Dalton | Labor | |
1956 | Ian Griffith | Liberal | |
1959 | Tom Dalton | Labor | |
1962 | |||
1965 | |||
1968 | Tim Walker | Liberal | |
Second incarnation (1988–1999) | |||
Member | Party | Term | |
1988 | Chris Downy | Liberal | |
1991 | |||
1995 | |||
1997 by | Lorna Stone | Liberal |
Election results
Elections in the 1990s
1997 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 1997 Sutherland state by-election § Result.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Lorna Stone | 16,687 | 45.46 | -5.39 | |
Labor | Christine Hawkins | 12,674 | 34.53 | -2.83 | |
Christian Democrats | David Copeland | 1,804 | 4.91 | +0.93 | |
Greens | Jo-Anne Lentern | 1,710 | 4.66 | ||
Against Further Immigration | Janey Woodger | 1,567 | 4.27 | ||
Outdoor Recreation | Glenn Druery | 780 | 2.13 | ||
Independent | David Hunt | 557 | 1.52 | ||
Independent | Geoff Moore | 530 | 1.44 | ||
Independent | David Harris | 396 | 1.08 | ||
Total formal votes | 36,705 | 98.12 | +1.70 | ||
Informal votes | 702 | 1.88 | -1.70 | ||
Turnout | 37,407 | 84.59 | -11.45 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Lorna Stone | 18,950 | 56.23 | -0.21 | |
Labor | Christine Hawkins | 14,752 | 43.77 | +0.21 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -0.21 |
1995
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1995 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Sutherland.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Chris Downy | 19,440 | 50.8 | +1.5 | |
Labor | Genevieve Rankin | 14,284 | 37.4 | -2.1 | |
Independent | Bernie Clarke | 2,988 | 7.8 | +7.8 | |
Call to Australia | Geoffrey Percival | 1,520 | 4.0 | +4.0 | |
Total formal votes | 38,232 | 96.4 | +2.7 | ||
Informal votes | 1,419 | 3.6 | -2.7 | ||
Turnout | 39,651 | 96.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Chris Downy | 21,165 | 56.4 | +3.4 | |
Labor | Genevieve Rankin | 16,336 | 43.6 | -3.4 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +3.4 |
1991
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1991 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Sutherland.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Chris Downy | 16,406 | 49.3 | -0.1 | |
Labor | Genevieve Rankin | 13,127 | 39.4 | +1.7 | |
Independent | Lynette Farmer | 1,997 | 6.0 | +6.0 | |
Democrats | June Young | 1,749 | 5.3 | +3.5 | |
Total formal votes | 33,279 | 93.8 | -4.1 | ||
Informal votes | 2,211 | 6.2 | +4.1 | ||
Turnout | 35,490 | 95.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Chris Downy | 17,244 | 53.0 | -0.9 | |
Labor | Genevieve Rankin | 15,262 | 47.0 | +0.9 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -0.9 |
Elections in the 1980s
1988
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1988 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Sutherland.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Chris Downy | 14,490 | 48.3 | +5.4 | |
Labor | Maurie Keane | 11,875 | 39.6 | -13.4 | |
Independent | Jean Manuel | 3,632 | 12.1 | +12.1 | |
Total formal votes | 29,997 | 97.9 | -0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 631 | 2.1 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 30,628 | 95.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Chris Downy | 15,476 | 52.5 | +7.6 | |
Labor | Maurie Keane | 14,028 | 47.5 | -7.6 | |
Liberal notional gain from Labor | Swing | +7.6 |
District recreated
1968 - 1988
District abolished
Elections in the 1960s
1968
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1968 New South Wales state election § Sutherland.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Tim Walker | 13,707 | 49.3 | +0.5 | |
Labor | Tom Dalton | 13,105 | 47.1 | -0.9 | |
Democratic Labor | William Goslett | 1,002 | 3.6 | +0.4 | |
Total formal votes | 27,814 | 97.5 | |||
Informal votes | 706 | 2.5 | |||
Turnout | 28,520 | 95.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Tim Walker | 14,403 | 51.8 | +0.8 | |
Labor | Tom Dalton | 13,411 | 48.2 | -0.8 | |
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +0.8 |
- Sutherland became a notionally Liberal seat at the redistribution.
1965
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1965 New South Wales state election § Sutherland.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Tom Dalton | 15,096 | 50.0 | +3.7 | |
Liberal | Tim Walker | 14,145 | 46.8 | +10.3 | |
Democratic Labor | William Goslett | 975 | 3.2 | +1.6 | |
Total formal votes | 30,216 | 98.6 | −0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 430 | 1.4 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 30,646 | 95.7 | −0.4 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Tom Dalton | 15,334 | 50.8 | −4.7 | |
Liberal | Tim Walker | 14,882 | 49.2 | +4.7 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −4.7 |
1962
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1962 New South Wales state election § Sutherland.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Tom Dalton | 12,697 | 46.3 | −3.9 | |
Liberal | Noel Walker | 10,021 | 36.5 | −9.2 | |
Independent | Keith Bates | 4,173 | 15.2 | +15.2 | |
Democratic Labor | Malcolm Towner | 450 | 1.6 | +0.3 | |
Independent | John Mantova | 86 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
Total formal votes | 27,427 | 98.9 | |||
Informal votes | 304 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 27,731 | 96.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Tom Dalton | 15,207 | 55.5 | +2.7 | |
Liberal | Noel Walker | 12,220 | 44.5 | −2.7 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +2.7 |
Elections in the 1950s
1959
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1959 New South Wales state election § Sutherland.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Tom Dalton | 11,845 | 50.2 | ||
Liberal | Keith Bates | 10,783 | 45.7 | ||
Communist | Alexander Elphinston | 680 | 2.9 | ||
Democratic Labor | Peter Keogh | 299 | 1.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 23,607 | 98.5 | |||
Informal votes | 351 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 23,958 | 96.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Tom Dalton | 12,449 | 52.7 | ||
Liberal | Keith Bates | 11,158 | 47.3 | ||
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing |
1956
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1956 New South Wales state election § Sutherland.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Ian Griffith | 14,812 | 52.5 | +5.8 | |
Labor | Tom Dalton | 13,388 | 47.5 | −5.8 | |
Total formal votes | 28,200 | 98.7 | +0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 377 | 1.3 | −0.3 | ||
Turnout | 28,577 | 94.6 | +0.7 | ||
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +5.8 |
1953
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1953 New South Wales state election § Sutherland.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Tom Dalton | 11,382 | 53.3 | ||
Liberal | Cecil Monro | 9,957 | 46.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 21,339 | 98.4 | |||
Informal votes | 336 | 1.6 | |||
Turnout | 21,675 | 93.9 | |||
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing |
1950
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1950 New South Wales state election § Sutherland.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Cecil Monro | 10,718 | 52.2 | ||
Labor | Gough Whitlam | 9,807 | 47.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 20,525 | 98.8 | |||
Informal votes | 251 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 20,776 | 93.8 | |||
Liberal win | (new seat) |
References
- ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Sutherland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1997 Sutherland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1995 Sutherland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1991 Sutherland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1988 Sutherland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1968 Sutherland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1965 Sutherland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1962 Sutherland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1959 Sutherland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1956 Sutherland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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