Electoral results for the district of Waratah (New South Wales)
Appearance
Waratah, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, had two incarnations, the first from 1894 to 1913, the second from 1930 to 1999.[1][2][3]
Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1894 | Arthur Griffith | Labour | |
1895 | |||
1898 | |||
1901 | |||
1903 by | Matthew Charlton | Labour | |
1904 | John Estell | Labour | |
1907 | |||
1910 | |||
Election | Member | Party | |
1930 | Robert Cameron | Labor | |
1932 | |||
1935 | |||
1938 | |||
1941 | |||
1944 | |||
1947 | |||
1950 | |||
1953 | |||
1956 | Frank Purdue | Independent | |
1959 | |||
1962 | Edward Greaves | Labor | |
1964 by | Frank Purdue | Independent | |
1965 | Sam Jones | Labor | |
1968 | |||
1971 | |||
1973 | |||
1976 | |||
1978 | |||
1981 | |||
1984 | John Price | Labor | |
1988 | |||
1991 | |||
1995 |
Election results
Elections in the 1990s
1995
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Sam Jones | 21,158 | 72.4 | +3.8 | |
Democratic Labor | Anne McCosker | 5,600 | 19.2 | +19.2 | |
Independent | George Wawryck | 2,453 | 8.4 | +8.4 | |
Total formal votes | 29,211 | 97.0 | |||
Informal votes | 910 | 3.0 | |||
Turnout | 30,121 | 94.9 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Sam Jones | 22,385 | 76.6 | +8.0 | |
Democratic Labor | Anne McCosker | 6,826 | 23.4 | +23.4 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +8.0 |
1991
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Price | 19,401 | 65.1 | +6.1 | |
Liberal | Mark Booth | 7,299 | 24.5 | -8.2 | |
Independent | Milton Caine | 2,105 | 7.1 | +7.1 | |
Call to Australia | Stuart Edser | 1,008 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
Total formal votes | 29,813 | 88.3 | −7.7 | ||
Informal votes | 3,968 | 11.7 | +7.7 | ||
Turnout | 33,781 | 95.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Price | 20,258 | 71.0 | +9.3 | |
Liberal | Mark Booth | 8,293 | 29.0 | -9.3 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -9.3 |
Elections in the 1970s
1988
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Price | 17,294 | 61.4 | +7.7 | |
Liberal | Milton Caine | 10,863 | 38.6 | +10.7 | |
Total formal votes | 28,157 | 95.8 | −2.2 | ||
Informal votes | 1,245 | 4.2 | +2.2 | ||
Turnout | 29,402 | 95.6 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | -3.0 |
1984
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Price | 13,641 | 46.8 | -23.4 | |
Liberal | Ashley Saunders | 7,314 | 25.1 | -0.6 | |
Independent | Sam Jones | 6,926 | 23.8 | +23.8 | |
Democrats | Wayne Jarman | 1,078 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
Independent | John Cain | 205 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
Total formal votes | 29,164 | 97.7 | +0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 677 | 2.3 | −0.6 | ||
Turnout | 29,841 | 94.5 | +1.0 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Price | 15,816 | 63.2 | -10.4 | |
Liberal | Ashley Saunders | 9,220 | 36.8 | +10.4 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -10.4 |
1981
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Sam Jones | 20,407 | 70.2 | -2.4 | |
Liberal | Pauline Graham | 7,484 | 25.7 | +1.6 | |
Communist | Christopher Dodds | 1,199 | 4.1 | +0.9 | |
Total formal votes | 29,047 | 97.7 | |||
Informal votes | 687 | 2.3 | |||
Turnout | 29,734 | 94.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Sam Jones | 21,107 | 73.6 | -2.0 | |
Liberal | Pauline Graham | 7,574 | 26.4 | +2.0 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -2.0 |
Elections in the 1970s
1978
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Sam Jones | 21,100 | 72.6 | +5.2 | |
Liberal | Beryl Humble | 7,006 | 24.1 | -8.5 | |
Communist | Christopher Dodds | 941 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
Total formal votes | 29,047 | 97.7 | −0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 687 | 2.3 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 29,734 | 94.8 | +0.3 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Sam Jones | 21,947 | 75.6 | +8.2 | |
Liberal | Beryl Humble | 7,100 | 24.4 | -8.2 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +8.2 |
1976
1973
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Sam Jones | 21,158 | 72.4 | +3.8 | |
Democratic Labor | Anne McCosker | 5,600 | 19.2 | +19.2 | |
Independent | George Wawryck | 2,453 | 8.4 | +8.4 | |
Total formal votes | 29,211 | 97.0 | |||
Informal votes | 910 | 3.0 | |||
Turnout | 30,121 | 94.9 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Sam Jones | 22,385 | 76.6 | +8.0 | |
Democratic Labor | Anne McCosker | 6,826 | 23.4 | +23.4 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +8.0 |
1971
Elections in the 1960s
1968
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Sam Jones | 12,642 | 57.9 | +9.7 | |
Independent | Frank Purdue | 9,206 | 42.1 | -2.9 | |
Total formal votes | 21,848 | 98.0 | |||
Informal votes | 449 | 2.0 | |||
Turnout | 22,297 | 95.4 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | +7.1 |
1965
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Sam Jones | 8,748 | 48.2 | −4.5 | |
Independent | Frank Purdue (defeated) | 8,173 | 45.0 | −2.3 | |
Democratic Labor | Herbert Collins | 824 | 4.5 | +4.5 | |
Independent | Brian Morgan | 403 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
Total formal votes | 18,148 | 98.0 | −0.8 | ||
Informal votes | 363 | 2.0 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 18,511 | 95.7 | +0.1 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Sam Jones | 9,217 | 50.8 | −1.9 | |
Independent | Frank Purdue | 8,931 | 49.2 | +1.9 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −1.9 |
1964 by-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Frank Purdue | 8,847 | 51.7 | +4.4 | |
Labor | Reg Allen | 8,256 | 48.3 | +4.4 | |
Total formal votes | 17,103 | 98.5 | −0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 265 | 1.5 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 17,368 | 88.5 | −7.1 | ||
Independent gain from Labor | Swing | +4.4 |
1962
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Edward Greaves | 10,024 | 52.7 | +6.0 | |
Independent | Frank Purdue | 8,998 | 47.3 | −6.0 | |
Total formal votes | 19,022 | 98.8 | |||
Informal votes | 224 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 19,246 | 95.6 | |||
Labor gain from Independent | Swing | +6.0 |
Elections in the 1950s
1959
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Frank Purdue | 9,472 | 53.3 | ||
Labor | Edward Greaves | 8,292 | 46.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 17,764 | 98.9 | |||
Informal votes | 197 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 17,961 | 96.1 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
1956
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Frank Purdue | 8,829 | 48.8 | +48.8 | |
Labor | Harry Sheedy | 6,608 | 36.6 | −31.3 | |
Independent | Harry Edwards | 2,201 | 12.2 | +12.2 | |
Communist | Thomas Graham | 434 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
Total formal votes | 18,072 | 98.7 | +1.6 | ||
Informal votes | 235 | 1.3 | −1.6 | ||
Turnout | 18,307 | 95.7 | −0.2 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Frank Purdue | 10,129 | 56.0 | +56.0 | |
Labor | Harry Sheedy | 7,943 | 44.0 | −23.9 | |
Independent gain from Labor | Swing | N/A |
1953
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Robert Cameron | 12,187 | 67.9 | ||
Independent | Alfred Hodge | 5,760 | 32.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 17,947 | 97.1 | |||
Informal votes | 527 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 18,474 | 95.9 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
1950
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Robert Cameron | 12,114 | 66.4 | ||
Liberal | Harold Hollis | 6,140 | 33.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 18,254 | 98.6 | |||
Informal votes | 262 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 18,516 | 95.5 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1940s
1947
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Robert Cameron | 21,551 | 87.9 | +22.1 | |
Independent | Stan Deacon | 2,960 | 12.1 | +12.1 | |
Total formal votes | 24,511 | 94.7 | −2.7 | ||
Informal votes | 1,373 | 5.3 | +2.7 | ||
Turnout | 25,884 | 95.5 | +2.6 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
1944
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Robert Cameron | 15,121 | 65.8 | -20.7 | |
Communist | Stan Deacon | 5,102 | 22.2 | +22.2 | |
Lang Labor | Leonard Sweeney | 2,760 | 12.0 | +12.0 | |
Total formal votes | 22,983 | 97.4 | +0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 618 | 2.6 | −0.1 | ||
Turnout | 23,601 | 92.9 | −2.2 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
- Preferences were not distributed.
1941
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Robert Cameron | 19,075 | 86.5 | ||
Independent | Robert Cram | 2,970 | 13.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 22,045 | 97.3 | |||
Informal votes | 612 | 2.7 | |||
Turnout | 22,657 | 95.1 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1930s
1938
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Robert Cameron | 16,442 | 77.8 | +19.0 | |
Communist | Robert Cram | 4,693 | 22.2 | +13.8 | |
Total formal votes | 21.135 | 94.4 | −2.1 | ||
Informal votes | 1,249 | 5.6 | +2.1 | ||
Turnout | 22,384 | 95.9 | −0.9 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
1935
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor (NSW) | Robert Cameron | 11,451 | 58.8 | +9.9 | |
Federal Labor | Roy McIlveen | 6,390 | 32.8 | +22.5 | |
Communist | Douglas Gillies | 1,625 | 8.4 | +6.7 | |
Total formal votes | 19,466 | 96.5 | −1.4 | ||
Informal votes | 712 | 3.5 | +1.4 | ||
Turnout | 20,178 | 96.8 | −1.0 | ||
Labor (NSW) hold | Swing | N/A |
- Preferences were not distributed.
1932
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor (NSW) | Robert Cameron | 8,975 | 48.9 | -28.2 | |
United Australia | Arthur Griffiths | 7,183 | 39.1 | +17.2 | |
Federal Labor | Arthur Griffith | 1,892 | 10.3 | +10.3 | |
Communist | Sidney Bethune | 313 | 1.7 | +0.7 | |
Total formal votes | 18,363 | 97.9 | −0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 394 | 2.1 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 18,757 | 97.8 | +2.3 | ||
After distribution of preferences | |||||
Labor (NSW) | Robert Cameron | 9,234 | 50.3 | ||
United Australia | Arthur Griffiths | 7,208 | 39.2 | ||
Federal Labor | Arthur Griffith | 1,921 | 10.5 | ||
Labor (NSW) hold | Swing | N/A |
- Preferences were not distributed to completion.
- Arthur Griffiths was jointly endorsed by the UAP and Country Party.
1930
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Robert Cameron | 13,890 | 77.1 | ||
Nationalist | Harold Sharp | 3,936 | 21.9 | ||
Communist | David Martin | 183 | 1.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 18,009 | 98.0 | |||
Informal votes | 369 | 2.0 | |||
Turnout | 18,378 | 95.5 | |||
Labor win | (new seat) |
District re-created
1913 - 1930
District abolished
District abolished
Elections in the 1910s
1910
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Estell | 3,957 | 85.0 | ||
Liberal Reform | Thomas Collins | 697 | 15.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 4,654 | 96.3 | |||
Informal votes | 178 | 3.7 | |||
Turnout | 4,832 | 61.3 | |||
Labour hold |
Elections in the 1900s
1907
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Estell | 3,214 | 84.6 | ||
Independent | David Renfrew | 585 | 15.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 3,799 | 93.7 | |||
Informal votes | 256 | 6.3 | |||
Turnout | 4,055 | 54.5 | |||
Labour hold |
1904
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Estell | 2,112 | 80.6 | ||
Liberal Reform | Charles Turner | 508 | 19.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 2,620 | 99.1 | |||
Informal votes | 23 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,643 | 37.1 | |||
Labour hold |
1903 by-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Matthew Charlton | 1,085 | 67.6 | +8.7 | |
Independent | John Gilbert | 519 | 32.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 4,604 | 99.4 | +0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 9 | 0.6 | −0.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,613 | 61.9 [a] | −10.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
1901
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur Griffith | 1,099 | 58.9 | +8.6 | |
Ind. Progressive | William Sharp | 766 | 41.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,865 | 99.3 | −0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 13 | 0.7 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,878 | 72.0 | +3.3 | ||
Labour hold |
Elections in the 1890s
1898
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur Griffith | 817 | 50.4 | ||
National Federal | John Gilbert | 805 | 49.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 817 | 100.0 | |||
Informal votes | 1,622 | 0.0 | |||
Turnout | 9 | 0.6 | |||
Labour hold |
1895
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur Griffith | 854 | 53.3 | ||
Protectionist | Ninian Melville | 661 | 41.3 | ||
Ind. Free Trade | William Conn | 83 | 5.2 | ||
Independent Labour | James McWilliams | 4 | 0.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,602 | 98.0 | |||
Informal votes | 33 | 2.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,635 | 78.1 | |||
Labour hold |
1894
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur Griffith | 820 | 44.2 | ||
Protectionist | Ninian Melville | 680 | 36.6 | ||
Free Trade | Alfred Clapin | 356 | 19.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,856 | 99.3 | |||
Informal votes | 13 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,869 | 87.9 | |||
Labour win | (new seat) |
Notes
- ^ Estimate based on a roll of 2,607 at the 1901 election.[31]
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