Results of the 1978 New South Wales state election (Legislative Council)
Appearance
New South Wales state election, 7 October 1978 | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 3,085,661 | |||||
Votes cast | 2,862,616 | Turnout | 92.77 | |||
Informal votes | 115,995 | Informal | 4.05 | |||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats won |
Seats held | |
Labor | 1,508,078 | 54.91 | 9 | 23 | ||
Liberal/National Coalition | 996,463 | 36.28 | 6 | 20 | ||
Communist | 79,794 | 2.91 | 0 | |||
Democrats | 76,369 | 2.78 | 0 | |||
Family Action Movement | 36,076 | 1.31 | 0 | |||
Marijuana | 25,055 | 0.91 | 0 | |||
Independent | 24,786 | 0.90 | 0 | |||
Total | 2,746,621 | 15 |
This is a list of results for the Legislative Council at the 1978 New South Wales state election.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Quota | 171,664 | ||||
Labor | 1. Joe Thompson (elected 1) 2. Dorothy Isaksen (elected 3) 3. Barrie Unsworth (elected 5) 4. Marie Fisher (elected 7) 5. Clive Healey (elected 9) 6. Deirdre Grusovin (elected 11) 7. Jim Kaldis (elected 12) 8. Norm King (elected 13) 9. Peter Watkins (elected 14) 10. Ron Dyer |
1,508,708 | 54.9 | ||
Liberal/National Coalition | 1. Virginia Chadwick (elected 2) 2. Bob Rowland Smith (elected 4) 3. Frank Calabro (elected 6) 4. Lloyd Lange (elected 8) 5. Toby MacDiarmid (elected 10) 6. Peter Philips (elected 15) 7. Greg Percival 8. Jack Doohan 9. Diana Downie 10. Doug Moppett |
994,857 | 36.2 | ||
Communist | 1. Jack Mundey 2. Melva Merletto 3. Darrell Dawson |
79,794 | 2.9 | ||
Democrats | 1. Paul McLean 2. Ronald Mallett 3. Malcolm Hilbery 4. Charles Boag 5. Laurence Bourke 6. James Boow 7. Joan Kersey 8. Bruce Irwin 9. George Laron 10. Anita Stiller |
76,369 | 2.8 | ||
Family Movement | 1. Frieda Brown 2. Malcolm Garvin |
36,076 | 1.3 | ||
Marijuana | 1. Peter Livesey 2. James Billington |
25,055 | 0.9 | ||
Group C | 1. Francesco Oliveri 2. Norman Young |
14,033 | 0.5 | ||
Independent | Frank Arkell | 3,188 | 0.1 | ||
Independent | Ross Green | 3,160 | 0.1 | ||
Independent | Allen Hands | 1,262 | 0.05 | ||
Independent | Judith Courtney | 1,107 | 0.04 | ||
Independent | Rudolph Dezelin | 910 | 0.03 | ||
Independent | William Whitby | 584 | 0.02 | ||
Independent | Brian Brady | 542 | 0.02 | ||
Total formal votes | 2,746,621 | 96.0 | |||
Informal votes | 115,995 | 4.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,862,616 | 92.8 |
Continuing Members
The following MLCs were not up for re-election this year.
Member | Party | Term | |
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Herb McPherson | Labor | 1973–1981 | |
John Ducker | Labor | 1972–1979 | |
Kath Anderson | Labor | 1973–1981 | |
Peter McMahon | Labor | 1973–1981 | |
Robert Melville | Labor | 1973–1981 | |
Paul Landa | Labor | 1973–1981 | |
Barney French | Labor | 1973–1981 | |
Jack Hallam | Labor | 1973–1981 | |
Roy Turner | Labor | 1976–1984 | |
Peter Baldwin | Labor | 1976–1982 | |
Don Burton | Labor | 1976–1984 | |
John Morris | Labor | 1976–1984 | |
Delcia Kite | Labor | 1976–1984 | |
Johno Johnson | Labor | 1976–1984 | |
Roger de Bryon-Faes | Liberal | 1973–1981 | |
Max Willis | Liberal | 1973–1981 | |
Vi Lloyd | Liberal | 1973–1981 | |
Derek Freeman | Liberal | 1973–1981 | |
Fred Duncan | Liberal | 1976–1984 | |
John Holt | Liberal | 1976–1984 | |
Fergus Darling | Liberal | 1976–1981 | |
Bill Sandwith | Liberal | 1976–1984 | |
Nathanael Orr | Liberal | 1976–1984 | |
Ted Pickering | Liberal | 1976–1981 | |
Leo Connellan | National Country | 1973–1981 | |
Adrian Solomons | National Country | 1976–1984 | |
Bill Kennedy | National Country | 1976–1984 | |
Jack Doohan* | National Country | 1978–1981 |
- While Jack Doohan was not elected at the election, he was appointed as a casual vacancy to the Legislative Council following the resignation of John Fuller, whose term would have ended in 1981.
See also
- Results of the 1978 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly)
- Candidates of the 1978 New South Wales state election
- Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1978–1981
References
- ^ Green, Antony. "Electing the Legislative Council 1978-1995" (PDF). ABC Election Archives.