Electoral results for the Division of Newcastle
This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Newcastle in Australian federal elections from the electorate's creation in 1901 until the present.
Members
Member | Party | Term | |
---|---|---|---|
David Watkins | Labor | 1901–1935 | |
David Oliver Watkins | Labor | 1935–1958 | |
Charles Jones | Labor | 1958–1983 | |
Allan Morris | Labor | 1983–2001 | |
Sharon Grierson | Labor | 2001–2013 | |
Sharon Claydon | Labor | 2013–present |
Election results
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Sharon Claydon | 46,762 | 47.12 | +2.83 | |
Liberal | David Compton | 29,689 | 29.92 | −3.26 | |
Greens | John Mackenzie | 13,558 | 13.66 | +2.06 | |
Drug Law Reform | Karen Burge | 3,391 | 3.42 | +3.42 | |
Independent | Rod Holding | 2,735 | 2.76 | +2.17 | |
Christian Democrats | Milton Caine | 2,132 | 2.15 | +0.43 | |
Democratic Labour | Stuart Southwell | 968 | 0.98 | +0.98 | |
Total formal votes | 99,235 | 95.26 | +1.56 | ||
Informal votes | 4,939 | 4.74 | −1.56 | ||
Turnout | 104,174 | 91.88 | −2.39 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Sharon Claydon | 63,348 | 63.84 | +4.44 | |
Liberal | David Compton | 35,887 | 36.16 | −4.44 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +4.44 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Sharon Claydon | 37,391 | 43.73 | -4.16 | |
Liberal | Jaimie Abbott | 29,632 | 34.66 | +3.33 | |
Greens | Michael Osborne | 10,258 | 12.00 | -3.47 | |
Palmer United | Yegon McLellean | 3,518 | 4.11 | +4.11 | |
Christian Democrats | Milton Caine | 1,091 | 1.28 | -0.52 | |
Independent | Susanna Scurry | 1,026 | 1.20 | +1.20 | |
Australia First | Michael Chehoff | 922 | 1.08 | +1.08 | |
Independent | Rod Holding | 674 | 0.79 | +0.79 | |
Socialist Alliance | Zane Alcorn | 616 | 0.72 | -0.29 | |
Aust. Independents | Lawrence Higgins | 367 | 0.43 | +0.43 | |
Total formal votes | 85,495 | 93.80 | -0.51 | ||
Informal votes | 5,653 | 6.20 | +0.51 | ||
Turnout | 91,148 | 93.66 | +0.06 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Sharon Claydon | 50,298 | 58.83 | -3.66 | |
Liberal | Jaimie Abbott | 35,197 | 41.17 | +3.66 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -3.66 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Sharon Grierson | 39,253 | 47.89 | -2.88 | |
Liberal | Brad Luke | 25,680 | 31.33 | +5.77 | |
Greens | Michael Osborne | 12,677 | 15.47 | +5.45 | |
Christian Democrats | Milton Caine | 1,479 | 1.80 | +0.54 | |
Democrats | Dean Winter | 1,419 | 1.73 | +0.68 | |
Socialist Alliance | Zane Alcorn | 829 | 1.01 | +0.62 | |
Socialist Equality | Noel Holt | 627 | 0.76 | +0.43 | |
Total formal votes | 81,964 | 94.31 | -1.26 | ||
Informal votes | 4,948 | 5.69 | +1.26 | ||
Turnout | 86,912 | 93.56 | -1.69 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Sharon Grierson | 51,220 | 62.49 | -3.42 | |
Liberal | Brad Luke | 30,744 | 37.51 | +3.42 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -3.42 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Sharon Grierson | 42,936 | 50.78 | +5.21 | |
Liberal | Krysia Walker | 21,611 | 25.56 | -10.71 | |
Greens | Charmian Eckersley | 8,463 | 10.01 | -1.30 | |
Independent | Aaron Buman | 6,343 | 7.50 | +7.50 | |
Family First | Malcolm East | 1,926 | 2.28 | +2.12 | |
Christian Democrats | Milton Caine | 1,064 | 1.26 | +1.26 | |
Democrats | Aaron Johnson | 891 | 1.05 | -1.25 | |
Independent | Joel Curry | 701 | 0.83 | +0.83 | |
Socialist Alliance | Geoff Payne | 333 | 0.39 | -0.14 | |
Socialist Equality | Noel Holt | 277 | 0.33 | +0.33 | |
Total formal votes | 84,545 | 95.56 | +0.75 | ||
Informal votes | 3,930 | 4.44 | -0.75 | ||
Turnout | 88,475 | 94.67 | -0.82 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Sharon Grierson | 55,725 | 65.91 | +6.82 | |
Liberal | Krysia Walker | 28,820 | 34.09 | -6.82 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +6.82 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Sharon Grierson | 37,392 | 45.98 | +5.03 | |
Liberal | Josephine Barfield | 28,902 | 35.54 | +5.17 | |
Greens | Annie Rooke-Frizell | 9,701 | 11.93 | +4.41 | |
Democrats | Eddie Smith | 2,018 | 2.48 | -3.27 | |
Progressive Labour | Harry Williams | 2,001 | 2.46 | -2.65 | |
CEC | Don Bower | 813 | 1.00 | +1.00 | |
Socialist Alliance | Peter Robson | 491 | 0.60 | +0.60 | |
Total formal votes | 81,318 | 95.01 | -0.19 | ||
Informal votes | 4,271 | 4.99 | +0.19 | ||
Turnout | 85,589 | 94.72 | +0.45 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Sharon Grierson | 48,771 | 59.98 | +3.07 | |
Liberal | Josephine Barfield | 32,547 | 40.02 | -3.07 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +3.07 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Sharon Grierson | 32,790 | 40.95 | -8.12 | |
Liberal | David M Williams | 24,312 | 30.37 | +27.56 | |
Greens | John Sutton | 6,022 | 7.52 | -0.95 | |
One Nation | Barrie Lawn | 4,753 | 5.94 | -9.52 | |
Democrats | Mary Kavanagh | 4,601 | 5.75 | -2.31 | |
Progressive Labour | Harry Williams | 4,093 | 5.11 | +3.59 | |
Independent | Harry Criticos | 1,899 | 2.37 | -1.29 | |
Christian Democrats | Elaine Battersby | 1,238 | 1.55 | -1.14 | |
Erin Killion-DelCastillo | 354 | 0.44 | +0.44 | ||
Total formal votes | 80,052 | 95.20 | -0.12 | ||
Informal votes | 4,037 | 4.80 | +0.12 | ||
Turnout | 84,089 | 94.61 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Sharon Grierson | 45,555 | 56.91 | -10.42 | |
Liberal | David M Williams | 34,497 | 43.09 | +43.09 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -10.42 | |||
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Allan Morris | 31,441 | 48.21 | -1.94 | |
One Nation | Kate Taylor | 10,466 | 16.05 | +16.05 | |
Greens | Carrie Jacobi | 5,965 | 9.15 | +0.42 | |
Democrats | Stephen Bisgrove | 5,607 | 8.60 | -1.29 | |
Independent | Ivan Welsh | 4,398 | 6.74 | +6.74 | |
Independent | Harry Criticos | 2,718 | 4.17 | +4.17 | |
Christian Democrats | Greg Budworth | 1,798 | 2.76 | +2.76 | |
Progressive Labour | Harry Williams | 1,131 | 1.73 | +1.73 | |
Independent | Peter Boyd | 757 | 1.16 | +1.16 | |
Democratic Socialist | Geoff Payne | 662 | 1.01 | +1.01 | |
CEC | Tony King | 280 | 0.43 | +0.43 | |
Total formal votes | 65,223 | 95.12 | -2.04 | ||
Informal votes | 3,347 | 4.88 | +2.04 | ||
Turnout | 68,570 | 88.37 | -8.40 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Allan Morris | 43,917 | 67.33 | +6.14 | |
Greens | Carrie Jacobi | 21,306 | 32.67 | +32.67 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +6.14 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Allan Morris | 36,146 | 50.14 | -6.53 | |
Liberal | Ivan Welsh | 21,938 | 30.43 | +2.93 | |
Democrats | Barry Boettcher | 7,126 | 9.89 | +6.99 | |
Greens | Cathy Burgess | 6,288 | 8.72 | +1.38 | |
Kamala Emanuel | 591 | 0.82 | +0.82 | ||
Total formal votes | 72,089 | 97.16 | +0.11 | ||
Informal votes | 2,105 | 2.84 | -0.11 | ||
Turnout | 74,194 | 96.77 | +0.31 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Allan Morris | 43,807 | 61.19 | -5.69 | |
Liberal | Ivan Welsh | 27,780 | 38.81 | +5.69 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -5.69 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Allan Morris | 41,268 | 56.67 | +4.82 | |
Liberal | Glenn Turner | 20,030 | 27.51 | +8.48 | |
Greens | James Whelan | 5,349 | 7.35 | +7.35 | |
Independent | Ivan Welsh | 2,658 | 3.65 | +3.65 | |
Democrats | Greg Baines | 2,109 | 2.90 | -8.92 | |
Call to Australia | Jim Kendall | 762 | 1.05 | +1.05 | |
Lewina Jackson | 354 | 0.49 | +0.49 | ||
Independent | Frank Blefari | 292 | 0.40 | +0.40 | |
Total formal votes | 72,822 | 97.05 | -0.35 | ||
Informal votes | 2,212 | 2.95 | +0.35 | ||
Turnout | 75,034 | 96.46 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Allan Morris | 48,683 | 66.88 | +4.08 | |
Liberal | Glenn Turner | 24,107 | 33.12 | +33.12 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +4.08 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Allan Morris | 33,650 | 53.7 | +2.2 | |
Independent | Leigh Maughan | 11,108 | 17.7 | +17.7 | |
Liberal | Mark Hallett | 9,269 | 14.8 | -1.7 | |
Democrats | Malcolm Martin | 7,273 | 11.6 | +6.7 | |
Independent | Frank Blefari | 972 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Independent | Con Forster | 352 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Total formal votes | 62,624 | 97.2 | |||
Informal votes | 1,792 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 64,416 | 96.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Allan Morris | 39,211 | 62.8 | +7.5 | |
Independent | Leigh Maughan | 23,198 | 37.2 | -7.5 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +7.5 | |||
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Allan Morris | 31,095 | 51.5 | -5.2 | |
Independent | George Keegan | 16,362 | 27.1 | +27.1 | |
Liberal | Alan Taggart | 10,393 | 17.2 | -1.7 | |
Democrats | Rae Rendle | 2,948 | 4.9 | -1.1 | |
Total formal votes | 60,383 | 95.7 | |||
Informal votes | 2,741 | 4.3 | |||
Turnout | 63,124 | 95.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Allan Morris | 55.3 | -9.2 | ||
Independent | George Keegan | 44.7 | +44.7 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -9.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Allan Morris | 33,715 | 56.7 | -6.0 | |
Liberal | Ashley Saunders | 10,840 | 18.2 | -6.0 | |
Independent | Don Geddes | 10,460 | 17.6 | +17.6 | |
Democrats | Steve Jeffries | 3,570 | 6.0 | +1.5 | |
Independent | Jim Campbell | 837 | 1,4 | +1.4 | |
Total formal votes | 59,422 | 94.1 | |||
Informal votes | 3,705 | 5.9 | |||
Turnout | 63,127 | 95.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Allan Morris | 38,283 | 64.5 | -6.1 | |
Liberal | Ashley Saunders | 21,076 | 35.5 | +6.1 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -6.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Allan Morris | 39,003 | 59.6 | +1.6 | |
Liberal | Stan Hayward | 17,842 | 27.3 | -7.2 | |
Democrats | Wayne Jarman | 2,951 | 4.5 | +1.3 | |
Independent | Frank Blefari | 2,355 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
Communist | Darrell Dawson | 1,732 | 2.6 | +0.1 | |
Independent | Brian McDermott | 959 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Socialist Workers | Geoffrey Payne | 573 | 0.9 | +1.0 | |
Total formal votes | 65,415 | 97.3 | |||
Informal votes | 1,838 | 2.7 | |||
Turnout | 67,253 | 95.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Allan Morris | 67.5 | +3.7 | ||
Liberal | Stan Hayward | 32.5 | -3.7 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +3.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Charles Jones | 38,321 | 58.0 | +0.7 | |
Liberal | Richard Bevan | 22,823 | 34.5 | +1.1 | |
Democrats | John Cleverly | 2,132 | 3.2 | -2.1 | |
Communist | Darrell Dawson | 1,629 | 2.5 | -1.6 | |
Socialist Workers | Geoffrey Payne | 1,204 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
Total formal votes | 66,109 | 97.8 | |||
Informal votes | 1,504 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 67,613 | 94.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Charles Jones | 63.8 | +0.1 | ||
Liberal | Richard Bevan | 36.2 | -0.1 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +0.1 | |||
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Charles Jones | 38,620 | 57.3 | -2.8 | |
Liberal | Elaine Samuels | 22,485 | 33.4 | -4.7 | |
Democrats | Ian Hay | 3,546 | 5.3 | +5.3 | |
Communist | Darrell Dawson | 2,763 | 4.1 | +2.2 | |
Total formal votes | 67,414 | 97.7 | |||
Informal votes | 1,606 | 2.3 | |||
Turnout | 69,020 | 96.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Charles Jones | 63.7 | +1.9 | ||
Liberal | Elaine Samuels | 36.3 | -1.9 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +1.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Charles Jones | 34,170 | 61.9 | -8.1 | |
Liberal | Arthur Thomas | 20,045 | 36.3 | +9.2 | |
Communist | David Ross | 1,027 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
Total formal votes | 55,242 | 98.0 | |||
Informal votes | 1,140 | 2.0 | |||
Turnout | 56,382 | 96.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Charles Jones | 63.6 | -8.1 | ||
Liberal | Arthur Thomas | 36.4 | +8.1 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -8.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Charles Jones | 38,554 | 70.0 | +5.1 | |
Liberal | Arthur Thomas | 14,947 | 27.1 | -1.4 | |
Australia Party | Ellen Rose | 1,590 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
Total formal votes | 55,091 | 98.4 | |||
Informal votes | 919 | 1.6 | |||
Turnout | 56,010 | 96.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Charles Jones | 71.7 | +3.7 | ||
Liberal | Arthur Thomas | 28.3 | -3.7 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +3.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Charles Jones | 33,451 | 64.9 | +2.0 | |
Liberal | Malcolm Blackshaw | 14,683 | 28.5 | -5.7 | |
Communist | Harry Anderson | 1,951 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
Democratic Labor | Robert Godfrey | 1,441 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
Total formal votes | 51,526 | 98.3 | |||
Informal votes | 880 | 1.7 | |||
Turnout | 52,406 | 96.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Charles Jones | 68.0 | +3.4 | ||
Liberal | Malcolm Blackshaw | 32.0 | -3.4 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +3.4 | |||
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Charles Jones | 32,469 | 62.9 | +7.6 | |
Liberal | Alfred Appleby | 17,662 | 34.2 | -0.7 | |
Australia Party | Wlodzimierz Bohakto | 1,505 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
Total formal votes | 51,636 | 98.1 | |||
Informal votes | 1,027 | 1.9 | |||
Turnout | 52,663 | 95.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Charles Jones | 64.6 | +6.6 | ||
Liberal | Alfred Appleby | 35.4 | -6.6 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +6.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Charles Jones | 19,682 | 56.0 | -2.7 | |
Liberal | Frances Clack | 12,000 | 34.2 | -0.1 | |
Democratic Labor | Jack Collins | 2,054 | 5.8 | -1.2 | |
Independent | Warren Bridge | 1,392 | 4.0 | +4.0 | |
Total formal votes | 35,128 | 96.9 | |||
Informal votes | 1,136 | 3.1 | |||
Turnout | 36,264 | 95.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Charles Jones | 58.7 | -1.2 | ||
Liberal | Frances Clack | 41.3 | +1.2 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -1.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Charles Jones | 21,434 | 58.7 | -4.1 | |
Liberal | Eric Cupit | 12,518 | 34.3 | +6.1 | |
Democratic Labor | Jack Collins | 2,559 | 7.0 | -2.0 | |
Total formal votes | 36,511 | 98.4 | |||
Informal votes | 597 | 1.6 | |||
Turnout | 37,108 | 95.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Charles Jones | 59.9 | -5.5 | ||
Liberal | Eric Cupit | 40.1 | +5.5 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +1.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Charles Jones | 23,315 | 62.8 | +2.9 | |
Liberal | Henry Wansey | 10,488 | 28.2 | -1.4 | |
Democratic Labor | Hugh Ansell | 3,330 | 9.0 | +0.7 | |
Total formal votes | 37,133 | 97.7 | |||
Informal votes | 878 | 2.3 | |||
Turnout | 38,011 | 95.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Charles Jones | 65.4 | +2.0 | ||
Liberal | Henry Wansey | 34.6 | -2.0 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +2.0 | |||
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Charles Jones | 23,235 | 59.9 | +0.7 | |
Liberal | Alwyn Watkins | 11,486 | 29.6 | -7.7 | |
Democratic Labor | Jack Collins | 3,226 | 8.3 | +8.3 | |
Independent | Mary Pepperall | 676 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
Independent | Sidney Monroe | 151 | 0.4 | -0.9 | |
Total formal votes | 38,774 | 97.0 | |||
Informal votes | 1,198 | 3.0 | |||
Turnout | 39,972 | 96.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Charles Jones | 63.4 | +1.6 | ||
Liberal | Alwyn Watkins | 36.6 | -1.6 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +1.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | David Watkins | 23,801 | 59.2 | -1.0 | |
Liberal | Eric Cupit | 15,017 | 37.3 | +1.5 | |
Communist | Doug Olive | 879 | 2.2 | +0.9 | |
Independent | Sidney Monroe | 522 | 1.3 | -0.1 | |
Total formal votes | 40,219 | 96.5 | |||
Informal votes | 1,479 | 3.5 | |||
Turnout | 41,698 | 95.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | David Watkins | 61.8 | +0.0 | ||
Liberal | Eric Cupit | 38.2 | +0.0 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +0.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | David Watkins | 20,854 | 57.8 | -2.7 | |
Liberal | Matthew Tapp | 14,011 | 38.8 | +3.6 | |
Communist | Doug Olive | 716 | 2.0 | -2.3 | |
Independent | Sidney Monroe | 490 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
Total formal votes | 36,071 | 98.9 | |||
Informal votes | 384 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 36,445 | 96.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | David Watkins | 59.8 | -3.6 | ||
Liberal | Matthew Tapp | 40.2 | +3.6 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -3.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | David Watkins | 23,152 | 60.5 | +4.8 | |
Liberal | Roy Stewart | 13,485 | 35.2 | -4.7 | |
Communist | Laurie Aarons | 1,645 | 4.3 | +1.1 | |
Total formal votes | 38,282 | 98.4 | |||
Informal votes | 606 | 1.6 | |||
Turnout | 38,888 | 96.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | David Watkins | 63.4 | +5.1 | ||
Liberal | Roy Stewart | 36.6 | -5.1 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +5.1 | |||
Elections in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | David Watkins | 21,705 | 55.7 | -1.4 | |
Liberal | Harry Quinlan | 15,529 | 39.9 | +14.6 | |
Communist | Laurie Aarons | 1,257 | 3.2 | -3.7 | |
Independent | Grahame Bland | 445 | 1.1 | -1.2 | |
Total formal votes | 38,936 | 98.2 | |||
Informal votes | 711 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 39,647 | 97.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | David Watkins | 58.3 | -10.8 | ||
Liberal | Harry Quinlan | 41.7 | +10.8 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -10.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | David Watkins | 38,203 | 58.9 | -10.3 | |
Liberal | Allen Fairhall | 15,124 | 23.3 | +23.3 | |
Communist | Stan Deacon | 4,616 | 7.1 | -4.2 | |
Lang Labor | Charles Dicker | 2,474 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
Services | Grahame Bland | 1,466 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
Independent | Edwin Dark | 923 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
Independent | Frederick Wilson | 723 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
Independent | Isabel Longworth | 626 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
Social Credit | Arthur Clarke | 360 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Service | Harry Ellis | 336 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
Total formal votes | 64,851 | 94.7 | |||
Informal votes | 3,653 | 5.3 | |||
Turnout | 68,504 | 95.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | David Watkins | 71.3 | ? | ||
Liberal | Allen Fairhall | 28.7 | +28.7 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | ? | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | David Watkins | 44,379 | 69.2 | -5.2 | |
Communist | Stan Deacon | 7,271 | 11.3 | +11.3 | |
Independent | James Bayley | 5,616 | 8.8 | +8.8 | |
Independent Labor | Fred Wright | 4,753 | 7.4 | +7.4 | |
Independent Labor | John Cain | 2,067 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
Total formal votes | 64,086 | 96.3 | |||
Informal votes | 2,448 | 3.7 | |||
Turnout | 66,534 | 97.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | David Watkins | incalculable | ? | ||
Labor hold | Swing | ? | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | David Watkins | 44,170 | 74.4 | -4.9 | |
State Labor | Tom Hickey | 9,029 | 15.2 | +15.2 | |
Independent | Arthur Clarke | 6,190 | 10.4 | +10.4 | |
Total formal votes | 59,389 | 97.3 | |||
Informal votes | 1,649 | 2.7 | |||
Turnout | 61,038 | 95.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | David Watkins | 78.6 | -0.7 | ||
State Labor | Tom Hickey | 21.4 | +21.4 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -0.7 | |||
Elections in the 1930s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | David Watkins | 44,085 | 79.3 | +21.2 | |
Independent | Hilton Sykes | 11,579 | 20.7 | +20.7 | |
Total formal votes | 55,579 | 95.9 | |||
Informal votes | 2,379 | 4.1 | |||
Turnout | 57,958 | 97.3 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | +21.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | David Watkins | 25,374 | 49.0 | -8.2 | |
Labor (NSW) | James Smith | 22,135 | 42.7 | +8.2 | |
Social Credit | Hilton Sykes | 4,302 | 8.3 | +8.3 | |
Total formal votes | 51,811 | 98.3 | |||
Informal votes | 908 | 1.7 | |||
Turnout | 52,719 | 93.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | David Watkins | 27,867 | 53.8 | -4.3 | |
Labor (NSW) | James Smith | 23,944 | 46.2 | +4.3 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -4.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | David Watkins | 29,600 | 57.2 | +25.1 | |
Labor (NSW) | James Smith | 17,853 | 34.5 | +7.6 | |
Communist | Sidney Bethune | 4,326 | 8.4 | +6.5 | |
Total formal votes | 51,779 | 96.8 | |||
Informal votes | 1,697 | 3.2 | |||
Turnout | 53,476 | 97.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | David Watkins | 58.1 | -6.0 | ||
Labor (NSW) | James Smith | 41.9 | +41.9 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -6.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | David Watkins | 15,290 | 30.5 | -69.5 | |
Labor (NSW) | James Kidd | 13,233 | 26.4 | +26.4 | |
All for Australia | Rowland Clark | 10,726 | 21.4 | +21.4 | |
Independent Labor | Walter Skelton | 10,037 | 20.0 | +20.0 | |
Communist | Jack Simpson | 910 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
Total formal votes | 50,196 | 95.0 | |||
Informal votes | 2,665 | 5.0 | |||
Turnout | 52,861 | 96.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | David Watkins | 32,194 | 64.1 | -35.9 | |
All for Australia | Rowland Clark | 18,002 | 35.9 | +35.9 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -35.9 | |||
Elections in the 1920s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | David Watkins | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | David Watkins | 26,952 | 57.1 | -5.4 | |
Protestant Labor | Walter Skelton | 20,212 | 42.9 | +42.9 | |
Total formal votes | 47,164 | 95.9 | |||
Informal votes | 2,028 | 4.1 | |||
Turnout | 49,192 | 94.3 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | -5.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | David Watkins | 27,291 | 62.5 | +7.9 | |
Nationalist | George Waller | 16,378 | 37.5 | +12.9 | |
Total formal votes | 43,669 | 98.2 | |||
Informal votes | 805 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 44,474 | 92.0 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | -6.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | David Watkins | 12,362 | 54.6 | -45.4 | |
Nationalist | John Willings | 5,580 | 24.6 | +24.6 | |
Independent Labor | Arthur Gardiner | 4,695 | 20.7 | +20.7 | |
Total formal votes | 22,637 | 96.0 | |||
Informal votes | 932 | 4.0 | |||
Turnout | 23,569 | 55.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | David Watkins | 69.4 | -30.6 | ||
Nationalist | John Willings | 30.6 | +30.6 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -30.6 | |||
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | David Watkins | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | David Watkins | 17,643 | 58.0 | -42.0 | |
Nationalist | Arthur Griffith | 12,784 | 42.0 | +42.0 | |
Total formal votes | 30,427 | 97.5 | |||
Informal votes | 789 | 2.5 | |||
Turnout | 31,216 | 69.5 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | -42.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | David Watkins | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | David Watkins | 17,865 | 73.8 | -7.6 | |
Liberal | Thomas Collins | 6,334 | 26.2 | +7.6 | |
Total formal votes | 24,199 | 96.8 | |||
Informal votes | 812 | 3.2 | |||
Turnout | 25,011 | 67.6 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | -7.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Watkins | 15,920 | 76.7 | +9.5 | |
Liberal | Frank Pulsford | 4,825 | 23.3 | -9.5 | |
Total formal votes | 20,745 | 99.1 | |||
Informal votes | 194 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 20,939 | 66.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +9.5 | |||
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Watkins | 11,952 | 67.2 | +4.7 | |
Anti-Socialist | John Hawthorne | 5,833 | 32.8 | -4.7 | |
Total formal votes | 17,785 | 97.4 | |||
Informal votes | 479 | 2.6 | |||
Turnout | 18,264 | 61.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +4.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Watkins | 9,839 | 62.5 | -1.8 | |
Free Trade | Richard Bowles | 5,899 | 37.5 | +2.6 | |
Total formal votes | 15,738 | 96.0 | |||
Informal votes | 653 | 4.0 | |||
Turnout | 16,391 | 46.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | -2.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Watkins | 7,495 | 64.3 | +64.3 | |
Free Trade | Owen Gilbert | 4,072 | 34.9 | +34.9 | |
Independent Labour | John Bailey | 95 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
Total formal votes | 11,662 | 98.2 | |||
Informal votes | 218 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 11,880 | 97.0 | |||
Labour win | (new seat) | ||||
References
- ↑ Newcastle, NSW, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
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