Electoral district of Eastwood
Appearance
Eastwood was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1927 to 1930 and from 1950 to 1999.[1] It included Eastwood. It was abolished in 1999, and mostly replaced by Epping.[2]
Members for Eastwood
First incarnation (1927–1930) | |||
---|---|---|---|
Member | Party | Term | |
David Anderson [3] | Nationalist | 1927–1930 | |
Second incarnation (1950–1999) | |||
Member | Party | Term | |
Eric Hearnshaw [4] | Liberal | 1950–1965 | |
Jim Clough [5] | Liberal | 1965–1988 | |
Andrew Tink [6] | Liberal | 1988–1999 |
Election results
Elections in the 1990s
1995
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Andrew Tink | 18,867 | 55.7 | −6.7 | |
Labor | Steve Gurney | 8,981 | 26.5 | +1.6 | |
Greens | Alex Lepelaar | 2,124 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
Democrats | Chris Dunkerley | 2,051 | 6.1 | −2.7 | |
Against Further Immigration | Rodney Smith | 1,667 | 4.9 | +4.9 | |
Natural Law | Tim Carr | 192 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Total formal votes | 33,882 | 96.3 | +2.9 | ||
Informal votes | 1,306 | 3.7 | −2.9 | ||
Turnout | 35,188 | 93.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Andrew Tink | 20,649 | 64.2 | −4.5 | |
Labor | Steve Gurney | 11,507 | 35.8 | +4.5 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −4.5 |
1991
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Andrew Tink | 20,341 | 62.4 | −0.9 | |
Labor | John Quessy | 8,133 | 24.9 | −2.7 | |
Democrats | Chris Dunkerley | 2,856 | 8.8 | −0.4 | |
Independent | Zero-Population-Growth | 1,291 | 4.0 | +4.0 | |
Total formal votes | 32,621 | 93.4 | −3.8 | ||
Informal votes | 2,319 | 6.6 | +3.8 | ||
Turnout | 34,940 | 94.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Andrew Tink | 21,609 | 68.7 | +1.4 | |
Labor | John Quessy | 9,850 | 31.3 | −1.4 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.4 |
Elections in the 1980s
1988
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Andrew Tink | 18,660 | 63.3 | +3.6 | |
Labor | Colleen Logan | 7,881 | 26.7 | −5.2 | |
Democrats | Christopher Dunkerley | 2,958 | 10.0 | +1.6 | |
Total formal votes | 29,499 | 97.1 | −1.1 | ||
Informal votes | 877 | 2.9 | +1.1 | ||
Turnout | 30,376 | 93.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Andrew Tink | 19,635 | 67.6 | +3.1 | |
Labor | Colleen Logan | 9,400 | 32.4 | −3.1 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +3.1 |
1984
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jim Clough | 17,937 | 60.0 | +5.0 | |
Labor | Joyce Tuckwell | 9,404 | 31.5 | −5.3 | |
Democrats | Christopher Dunkerley | 2,545 | 8.5 | +0.2 | |
Total formal votes | 29,886 | 98.2 | +0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 548 | 1.8 | −0.5 | ||
Turnout | 30,434 | 93.3 | +1.0 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Jim Clough | 64.8 | +5.1 | ||
Labor | Joyce Tuckwell | 35.2 | −5.1 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +5.1 |
1981
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jim Clough | 15,857 | 55.0 | +3.6 | |
Labor | Jeff Shaw | 10,601 | 36.8 | −5.7 | |
Democrats | Peter Chambers | 2,387 | 8.3 | +2.3 | |
Total formal votes | 28,845 | 97.7 | |||
Informal votes | 685 | 2.3 | |||
Turnout | 29,530 | 92.3 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Jim Clough | 16,857 | 59.7 | +5.2 | |
Labor | Jeff Shaw | 11,401 | 40.3 | −5.2 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +5.2 |
Elections in the 1970s
1978
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jim Clough | 15,715 | 51.4 | −13.3 | |
Labor | Jan Murray | 12,992 | 42.5 | +7.2 | |
Democrats | Phillip Cockell | 1,846 | 6.0 | +6.0 | |
Total formal votes | 30,553 | 98.3 | −0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 537 | 1.7 | +0.5 | ||
Turnout | 31,090 | 92.8 | −1.4 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Jim Clough | 16,638 | 54.5 | −10.2 | |
Labor | Jan Murray | 13,915 | 45.5 | +10.2 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −10.2 |
1976
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jim Clough | 19,875 | 64.7 | +2.2 | |
Labor | Robert Cummins | 10,865 | 35.3 | +35.3 | |
Total formal votes | 30,740 | 98.8 | +1.5 | ||
Informal votes | 380 | 1.2 | −1.5 | ||
Turnout | 31,120 | 94.2 | +1.4 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | −1.7 |
1973
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jim Clough | 17,980 | 62.5 | +3.3 | |
Australia | John Butterworth | 7,956 | 27.7 | +27.7 | |
Democratic Labor | Paul Burton | 2,834 | 9.8 | +9.8 | |
Total formal votes | 28,770 | 97.3 | |||
Informal votes | 788 | 2.7 | |||
Turnout | 29,558 | 92.8 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Jim Clough | 19,397 | 67.4 | −0.9 | |
Australia | John Butterworth | 9,373 | 32.6 | +32.6 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −0.9 |
1971
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jim Clough | 15,491 | 59.2 | −10.5 | |
Labor | John McMahon | 8,211 | 31.4 | +1.1 | |
Independent | Olwyn Mackenzie | 2,454 | 9.4 | +9.4 | |
Total formal votes | 26,156 | 98.1 | |||
Informal votes | 518 | 1.9 | |||
Turnout | 26,674 | 93.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Jim Clough | 16,960 | 64.8 | −4.9 | |
Labor | John McMahon | 9,196 | 35.2 | +4.9 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −4.9 |
Elections in the 1960s
1968
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jim Clough | 17,589 | 69.7 | +16.2 | |
Labor | George Keniry | 7,636 | 30.3 | +4.6 | |
Total formal votes | 25,225 | 97.0 | |||
Informal votes | 773 | 3.0 | |||
Turnout | 25,998 | 94.1 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | +3.0 |
1965
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jim Clough | 15,264 | 53.5 | −13.7 | |
Labor | George Keniry | 7,323 | 25.7 | −7.1 | |
Independent | Marion Hearnshaw | 4,569 | 16.0 | +16.0 | |
Democratic Labor | Doris Brauer | 1,361 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
Total formal votes | 28,517 | 98.5 | −0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 441 | 1.5 | +0.5 | ||
Turnout | 28,958 | 93.6 | −0.4 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Jim Clough | 19,551 | 68.6 | +1.4 | |
Labor | George Keniry | 8,966 | 31.4 | −1.4 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.4 |
1962
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Eric Hearnshaw | 18,137 | 67.2 | −0.5 | |
Labor | Robert Mayhew | 8,833 | 32.8 | +0.5 | |
Total formal votes | 26,970 | 99.0 | |||
Informal votes | 282 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 27,252 | 94.0 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | −0.5 |
Elections in the 1950s
1959
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Eric Hearnshaw | 17,702 | 72.7 | ||
Labor | William Browne | 6,649 | 27.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 24,351 | 98.8 | |||
Informal votes | 298 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 24,649 | 93.6 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
1956
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Eric Hearnshaw | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
1953
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Eric Hearnshaw | 12,757 | 59.0 | ||
Labor | Francis Corcoran | 5,525 | 25.6 | ||
Independent | Francis Collings | 3,335 | 15.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 21,617 | 98.4 | |||
Informal votes | 340 | 1.6 | |||
Turnout | 21,957 | 93.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Eric Hearnshaw | 15,132 | 70.0 | ||
Labor | Francis Corcoran | 6,485 | 30.0 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
1950
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Eric Hearnshaw | 14,275 | 71.4 | ||
Labor | John Birchall | 5,712 | 28.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 19,987 | 98.2 | |||
Informal votes | 360 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 20,347 | 92.2 | |||
Liberal notional hold |
Elections in the 1920s
1927
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Nationalist | David Anderson | 7,770 | 65.5 | ||
Labor | Alan McNamara | 3,630 | 30.6 | ||
Protestant Labor | William Featherstone | 463 | 3.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 11,863 | 98.8 | |||
Informal votes | 143 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 12,006 | 81.7 | |||
Nationalist win | (new seat) |
References
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