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 | |
---|---|---|---|
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1953 Sutherland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1950 Sutherland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.