Electoral results for the district of Murray
Murray, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had two incarnations, the first from 1859 to 1999, the second from 2015 to the present.[1][2][3][4]
Members
[edit]Election results
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]2023
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Helen Dalton | 24,824 | 50.2 | +50.2 | |
National | Peta Betts | 12,974 | 26.3 | −8.4 | |
Labor | Max Buljubasic | 4,124 | 8.3 | −0.7 | |
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Desiree Gregory | 2,369 | 4.8 | −33.3 | |
Legalise Cannabis | Adrian Carle | 1,840 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
Ind. Riverina State | David Landini | 1,207 | 2.4 | +0.3 | |
Greens | Amelia King | 913 | 1.8 | −0.8 | |
Public Education | Kevin Farrell | 446 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Sustainable Australia | Michael Florance | 404 | 0.8 | −0.3 | |
Independent | Greg Adamson | 314 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Total formal votes | 49,415 | 96.8 | +0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 1,631 | 3.2 | −0.7 | ||
Turnout | 51,046 | 86.3 | −1.8 | ||
Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
National | Peta Betts | 17,003 | 72.1 | −2.7 | |
Labor | Max Buljubasic | 6,570 | 27.9 | +2.7 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Helen Dalton | 27,260 | 66.0 | +66.0 | |
National | Peta Betts | 14,035 | 34.0 | −13.2 | |
Member changed to Independent from Shooters, Fishers, Farmers |
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]2019
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Helen Dalton | 18,305 | 38.75 | +38.75 | |
National | Austin Evans | 16,636 | 35.22 | −20.28 | |
Labor | Alan Purtill | 4,134 | 8.75 | −7.43 | |
One Nation | Tom Weyrich | 3,949 | 8.36 | +8.36 | |
Greens | Nivanka De Silva | 1,238 | 2.62 | +0.39 | |
Ind. Riverina State | David Landini | 976 | 2.07 | +2.07 | |
Christian Democrats | Philip Langfield | 715 | 1.51 | +0.11 | |
Independent | Brian Mills | 633 | 1.34 | −2.42 | |
Sustainable Australia | Carl Kendall | 455 | 0.96 | +0.96 | |
Keep Sydney Open | Liam Davies | 192 | 0.41 | +0.41 | |
Total formal votes | 47,233 | 96.15 | −0.11 | ||
Informal votes | 1,889 | 3.85 | +0.11 | ||
Turnout | 49,122 | 88.06 | +0.56 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Austin Evans | 20,029 | 74.91 | −0.29 | |
Labor | Alan Purtill | 6,707 | 25.09 | +0.29 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Helen Dalton | 20,765 | 53.54 | +53.54 | |
National | Austin Evans | 18,020 | 46.46 | −26.19 | |
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers gain from National |
2017 by-election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Austin Evans | 18,548 | 40.7 | −14.8 | |
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Helen Dalton | 14,332 | 31.5 | +31.5 | |
Labor | Michael Kidd | 9,324 | 20.5 | +4.3 | |
Independent | Brian Mills | 1,363 | 3.0 | −0.8 | |
Independent | Peter Robinson | 1,072 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
Greens | Ray Goodlass | 912 | 2.0 | −0.2 | |
Total formal votes | 45,551 | 96.9 | +0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 1,466 | 3.1 | −0.6 | ||
Turnout | 47,017 | 84.0 | −3.5 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
National | Austin Evans | 21,237 | 53.3 | −19.3 | |
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Helen Dalton | 18,570 | 46.7 | +46.7 | |
National hold | Swing | –19.3 |
2015
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Adrian Piccoli | 25,752 | 55.5 | −22.3 | |
Independent Country | Helen Dalton | 8,440 | 18.2 | +18.2 | |
Labor | Max Buljubasic | 7,509 | 16.2 | −1.3 | |
Independent | Brian Mills | 1,745 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
Greens | Jordanna Glassman | 1,035 | 2.2 | −1.1 | |
No Land Tax | Garry Codemo | 929 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
Christian Democrats | David Elder | 651 | 1.4 | +0.0 | |
Independent | Atul Misra | 337 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
Total formal votes | 46,398 | 96.3 | −0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 1,801 | 3.7 | +0.5 | ||
Turnout | 48,199 | 87.5 | −3.7 | ||
Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
National | Adrian Piccoli | 28,295 | 75.2 | −5.7 | |
Labor | Max Buljubasic | 9,329 | 24.8 | +5.7 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
National | Adrian Piccoli | 27,504 | 72.7 | −8.3 | |
Independent Country | Helen Dalton | 10,353 | 27.3 | +27.3 | |
National notional hold | Swing | −8.3 |
District recreated
1999 - 2015
[edit]District abolished
Elections in the 1990s
[edit]1995
[edit]1991
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Jim Small | 23,272 | 74.4 | -1.1 | |
Labor | Mark Kilby | 5,048 | 16.1 | -7.9 | |
Democrats | Bernard Gee | 1,251 | 4.0 | +4.0 | |
Independent | James Hayes | 1,187 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
Citizens Electoral Council | Edward Harvey | 506 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Total formal votes | 31,264 | 94.6 | −3.4 | ||
Informal votes | 1,771 | 5.4 | +3.4 | ||
Turnout | 33,035 | 90.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Jim Small | 23,999 | 81.4 | +5.5 | |
Labor | Mark Kilby | 5,490 | 18.6 | -5.5 | |
National hold | Swing | +5.5 |
Elections in the 1980s
[edit]1988
[edit]1985 by-election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Jim Small | 16,678 | 63.0 | -5.0 | |
Independent | Ray Brooks | 9,813 | 37.0 | +13.7 | |
Total formal votes | 26,491 | 97.5 | −1.0 | ||
Informal votes | 677 | 2.5 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 27,168 | 82.1 | −6.5 | ||
National hold | Swing | -5.0 |
1984
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Tim Fischer | 19,144 | 67.9 | +0.9 | |
Labor | Michael Anthony | 6,584 | 23.4 | -4.7 | |
Independent | John Murphy | 1,721 | 6.1 | +6.1 | |
Democrats | Gregory Butler | 732 | 2.6 | -2.3 | |
Total formal votes | 28,181 | 98.5 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 432 | 1.5 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 28,613 | 88.7 | +1.1 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Tim Fischer | 72.6 | +3.5 | ||
Labor | Michael Anthony | 27.4 | -3.5 | ||
National hold | Swing | +3.5 |
1981
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Country | Tim Fischer | 17,765 | 67.0 | +67.0 | |
Labor | Robert Allen | 7,447 | 28.1 | +3.4 | |
Democrats | Gregory Butler | 1,300 | 4.9 | +4.9 | |
Total formal votes | 26,512 | 98.3 | |||
Informal votes | 445 | 1.7 | |||
Turnout | 26,957 | 87.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National Country | Tim Fischer | 17,965 | 69.1 | +5.0 | |
Labor | Robert Allen | 8,047 | 30.9 | -5.0 | |
National Country gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A |
1980 by-election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Tim Fischer | 8,496 | 45.4 | ||
Labor | Robert Allen | 5,804 | 31.0 | +6.3 | |
Liberal | Bill Hazelton | 4,435 | 23.7 | -19.7 | |
Total formal votes | 18,735 | 98.5 | |||
Informal votes | 289 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 19,024 | 83.3 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Country | Tim Fischer | 12,396 | 67.0 | ||
Labor | Robert Allen | 6,119 | 33.1 | -6.8 | |
Country gain from Liberal | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
[edit]1978
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Mary Meillon | 8,228 | 43.4 | +4.6 | |
Labor | Brian Oates | 4,675 | 24.7 | -1.1 | |
Independent | Gregory Graham | 4,277 | 22.7 | -1.4 | |
Labor | Robert Allen | 1,762 | 9.3 | +9.3 | |
Total formal votes | 18,964 | 97.6 | −1.1 | ||
Informal votes | 467 | 2.4 | +1.1 | ||
Turnout | 19,431 | 88.0 | −1.2 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Mary Meillon | 11,396 | 60.1 | -2.5 | |
Labor | Brian Oates | 7,568 | 39.9 | +39.9 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -2.5 |
1976
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Mary Meillon | 7,234 | 38.8 | +5.5 | |
Labor | Ross Boyd | 4,804 | 25.8 | +2.2 | |
Independent | Gregory Graham | 4,479 | 24.1 | +18.0 | |
Independent | Ian Fleming | 2,102 | 11.3 | +11.3 | |
Total formal votes | 18,619 | 98.7 | +2.3 | ||
Informal votes | 236 | 1.3 | −2.3 | ||
Turnout | 18,855 | 89.2 | −0.3 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Mary Meillon | 11,663 | 62.6 | +9.9 | |
Independent | Gregory Graham | 6,956 | 37.4 | +37.4 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +9.9 |
1973
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Bruce Jeffery | 5,942 | 34.6 | +34.6 | |
Liberal | Mary Meillon | 5,723 | 33.3 | +19.0 | |
Labor | Douglas Drew | 4,045 | 23.6 | +23.6 | |
Independent | Gregory Graham | 1,041 | 6.1 | +6.1 | |
Democratic Labor | Brian Maw | 351 | 2.0 | -6.3 | |
Independent | Kevin Lowndes | 62 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
Total formal votes | 17,164 | 96.4 | |||
Informal votes | 647 | 3.6 | |||
Turnout | 17,811 | 89.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Mary Meillon | 11,980 | 69.8 | ||
Labor | Douglas Drew | 5,184 | 30.2 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Mary Meillon | 9,044 | 52.7 | +52.7 | |
Independent | Bruce Jeffery | 8,120 | 47.3 | +47.3 | |
Liberal gain from Independent | Swing | N/A |
1973 by-election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Bruce Jeffery | 6,663 | 39.96 | +8.77 | |
Liberal | Mary Meillon | 5,661 | 33.95 | +19.68 | |
Labor | Douglas Drew | 4,351 | 26.09 | +26.09 | |
Total formal votes | 16,675 | 98.6 | +1.6 | ||
Informal votes | 236 | 1.4 | −1.6 | ||
Turnout | 16,911 | 85.0 | −5.6 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Mary Meillon | 8,335 | 51.15 | +51.15 | |
Country | Bruce Jeffery | 8,145 | 48.85 | -0.57 | |
Liberal gain from Independent | Swing |
1971
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Joe Lawson | 7,452 | 46.2 | +13.5 | |
Country | Bruce Birrell | 5,026 | 31.2 | +14.9 | |
Liberal | Allan Connell | 2,299 | 14.3 | +5.5 | |
Democratic Labor | Brian Maw | 1,339 | 8.3 | +3.9 | |
Total formal votes | 16,116 | 97.0 | |||
Informal votes | 496 | 3.0 | |||
Turnout | 16,612 | 90.6 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Joe Lawson | 8,335 | 51.7 | -7.8 | |
Country | Bruce Birrell | 7,781 | 48.3 | +7.8 | |
Independent hold | Swing | -7.8 |
Elections in the 1960s
[edit]1968
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Joe Lawson | 6,326 | 32.7 | +32.7 | |
Labor | Henry O'Callaghan | 4,676 | 24.2 | -2.4 | |
Country | Bruce Birrell | 3,156 | 16.3 | -57.1 | |
Country | Donald Kendell | 2,643 | 13.7 | +13.7 | |
Liberal | Michael Butler | 1,710 | 8.8 | +8.8 | |
Democratic Labor | Victor Groutsch | 847 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
Total formal votes | 19,358 | 96.9 | |||
Informal votes | 609 | 3.1 | |||
Turnout | 19,967 | 91.7 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Joe Lawson | 11,521 | 59.5 | +59.5 | |
Country | Bruce Birrell | 7,837 | 40.5 | -32.9 | |
Member changed to Independent from Country | Swing |
1965
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Joe Lawson | 13,378 | 73.4 | +7.3 | |
Labor | George Xeros | 4,839 | 26.6 | −7.3 | |
Total formal votes | 18,217 | 99.1 | −0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 163 | 0.9 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 18,380 | 92.2 | +1.3 | ||
Country hold | Swing | +7.3 |
1962
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Joe Lawson | 11,764 | 66.1 | +1.5 | |
Labor | John Hayes | 6,034 | 33.9 | −1.5 | |
Total formal votes | 17,798 | 99.3 | |||
Informal votes | 132 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 17,930 | 90.9 | |||
Country hold | Swing | +1.5 |
Elections in the 1950s
[edit]1959
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Joe Lawson | 11,555 | 64.6 | ||
Labor | John Hayes | 6,334 | 35.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 17,889 | 99.1 | |||
Informal votes | 154 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 18,043 | 90.7 | |||
Country hold | Swing |
1956
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Joe Lawson | 12,106 | 70.1 | +11.9 | |
Labor | Willie Peters | 5,164 | 29.9 | −11.9 | |
Total formal votes | 17,270 | 99.3 | +0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 122 | 0.7 | −0.7 | ||
Turnout | 17,392 | 86.8 | −2.4 | ||
Country hold | Swing | +11.9 |
1953
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Joe Lawson | 9,593 | 58.2 | ||
Labor | Francis Holden | 6,877 | 41.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 16,470 | 98.6 | |||
Informal votes | 239 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 16,709 | 89.2 | |||
Country hold | Swing |
1950
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Joe Lawson | 6,067 | 36.7 | ||
Labor | James Flood | 5,245 | 31.7 | ||
Country | Ebenezer Kendell | 5,222 | 31.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 16,534 | 99.1 | |||
Informal votes | 143 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 16,677 | 91.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Country | Joe Lawson | 10,739 | 64.9 | ||
Labor | James Flood | 5,795 | 35.1 | ||
Country hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1940s
[edit]1947
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Joe Lawson | 6,763 | 61.7 | +4.6 | |
Labor | James Flood | 4,198 | 38.3 | -4.6 | |
Total formal votes | 10,961 | 99.4 | +1.3 | ||
Informal votes | 65 | 0.6 | −1.3 | ||
Turnout | 11,026 | 89.5 | +0.6 | ||
Country hold | Swing | +4.6 |
1944
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Joe Lawson | 6,053 | 57.1 | +3.3 | |
Labor | James Flood | 4,540 | 42.9 | -3.3 | |
Total formal votes | 10,593 | 98.1 | −0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 205 | 1.9 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 10,798 | 88.9 | +5.6 | ||
Country hold | Swing | +3.3 |
1941
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Joe Lawson | 6,054 | 53.8 | ||
Labor | James Lloyd | 5,203 | 46.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 11,257 | 98.7 | |||
Informal votes | 144 | 1.3 | |||
Turnout | 11,401 | 83.3 | |||
Country hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1930s
[edit]1938
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Joe Lawson | 7,520 | 60.7 | +9.7 | |
Labor | James Lloyd | 4,875 | 39.3 | -9.7 | |
Total formal votes | 12,395 | 97.8 | −0.8 | ||
Informal votes | 281 | 2.2 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 12,676 | 90.2 | −0.2 | ||
Country hold | Swing | +9.7 |
1935
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Joe Lawson | 6,510 | 51.0 | +4.6 | |
Labor (NSW) | John Donovan | 6,263 | 49.0 | +8.4 | |
Total formal votes | 12,773 | 98.6 | +0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 175 | 1.4 | −0.7 | ||
Turnout | 12,948 | 90.4 | −3.3 | ||
Country hold | Swing | -6.2 |
1932
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Joe Lawson | 5,269 | 46.4 | +14.4 | |
Labor (NSW) | John Donovan | 4,602 | 40.6 | -8.3 | |
United Australia | John Dowling | 1,473 | 13.0 | +13.0 | |
Total formal votes | 11,344 | 97.9 | +1.4 | ||
Informal votes | 237 | 2.1 | −1.4 | ||
Turnout | 11,581 | 93.7 | +1.1 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Country | Joe Lawson | 6,491 | 57.2 | +7.8 | |
Labor (NSW) | John Donovan | 4,853 | 42.8 | -7.8 | |
Country gain from Labor (NSW) | Swing | +7.8 |
1930
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Donovan | 5,299 | 48.9 | ||
Country | Joe Lawson | 3,468 | 32.0 | ||
Country | Frederick Grabau | 2,064 | 19.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 10,831 | 96.5 | |||
Informal votes | 395 | 3.5 | |||
Turnout | 11,226 | 92.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Donovan | 5,476 | 50.6 | ||
Country | Joe Lawson | 5,355 | 49.4 | ||
Labor gain from Country | Swing |
Elections in the 1920s
[edit]1927
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Mat Davidson | 5,855 | 52.3 | ||
Nationalist | John Dowling | 5,341 | 47.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 11,196 | 98.5 | |||
Informal votes | 171 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 11,367 | 76.3 | |||
Labor win | (new seat) |
1925
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quota | 6,138 | ||||
Labor | Vern Goodin (elected 3) | 4,708 | 19.2 | +19.2 | |
Labor | William O'Brien | 3,711 | 15.1 | -10.2 | |
Labor | George Bodkin | 2,972 | 12.1 | +12.1 | |
Nationalist | Richard Ball (elected 1) | 8,274 | 33.7 | +1.5 | |
Nationalist | Joseph Niesigh | 167 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
Progressive | Matthew Kilpatrick (elected 2) | 4,037 | 16.4 | +4.0 | |
Progressive | Charles Coghlan | 498 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
Progressive | Olave Olsen | 184 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
Total formal votes | 24,551 | 95.3 | −0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 1,200 | 4.7 | +0.5 | ||
Turnout | 25,751 | 60.4 | −4.8 | ||
Party total votes | |||||
Labor | 11,391 | 46.4 | +5.2 | ||
Nationalist | 8,441 | 34.4 | -6.9 | ||
Progressive | 4,719 | 19.2 | +1.7 |
1922
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quota | 6,162 | ||||
Nationalist | Richard Ball (elected 1) | 7,933 | 32.2 | +12.3 | |
Nationalist | Edward Collins | 1,895 | 7.7 | +7.7 | |
Nationalist | John Jelbart | 342 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
Labor | William O'Brien (elected 2) | 6,343 | 25.7 | +1.3 | |
Labor | Patrick Quilty | 2,137 | 8.7 | +8.7 | |
Labor | Walter Boston | 1,674 | 6.8 | +6.8 | |
Progressive | Matthew Kilpatrick (elected 3) | 3,043 | 12.3 | +8.6 | |
Progressive | Ernest Field | 738 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
Progressive | John Smithenbecker | 539 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
Total formal votes | 24,644 | 95.8 | +2.1 | ||
Informal votes | 1,092 | 4.2 | −2.1 | ||
Turnout | 25,736 | 65.2 | +9.3 | ||
Party total votes | |||||
Nationalist | 10,170 | 41.3 | +10.1 | ||
Labor | 10,154 | 41.2 | -4.7 | ||
Progressive | 4,320 | 17.5 | -5.4 |
1920 appointment
[edit]On 9 August 1920 George Beeby resigned to accept appointment as a judge of the Court of Industrial Arbitration and president of the Board of Trade.[43][44] Between 1920 and 1927 the Legislative Assembly was elected using a form of proportional representation with multi-member seats and a single transferable vote (modified Hare-Clark). There was confusion at the time as to the process to be used to fill the vacancy. In accordance with the practice prior to 1920, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly issued a writ of election requiring a by-election to be conducted, however the Chief Electoral Officer said he couldn't do so under then law at the time and that a by-election would be contrary to the principle of proportional representation.[45] The vacancy was left unfilled until the Parliament passed the Parliamentary Elections (Casual Vacancies) Act on 10 December 1920,[46] so that casual vacancies were filled by the next unsuccessful candidate on the incumbent member's party list. Matthew Kilpatrick was the unsuccessful Progressive candidate at the 1920 election and took his seat on 15 December 1920.[47]
1920
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quota | 4,959 | ||||
Labor | William O'Brien (elected 1) | 4,833 | 24.4 | ||
Labor | Edmund Clear | 3,590 | 18.1 | ||
Labor | Claude Thompson | 676 | 3.4 | ||
Nationalist | Richard Ball (elected 2) | 3,957 | 19.9 | ||
Nationalist | Arthur Manning (defeated) | 2,224 | 11.2 | ||
Progressive | George Beeby (elected 3) | 3,810 | 19.2 | ||
Progressive | Matthew Kilpatrick | 742 | 3.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 19,832 | 93.7 | |||
Informal votes | 1,326 | 6.3 | |||
Turnout | 21,158 | 55.9 | |||
Party total votes | |||||
Labor | 9,099 | 45.9 | |||
Nationalist | 6,181 | 31.2 | |||
Progressive | 4,552 | 23.0 |
Elections in the 1910s
[edit]1917 by-election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Brian Doe | 3,041 | 58.6 | 0.0 | |
Labor | Richard O'Halloran | 2,147 | 41.4 | +1.1 | |
Total formal votes | 5,188 | 100.0 | +1.1 | ||
Informal votes | 0 | −1.1 | |||
Turnout | 5,188 | 53.6 [a] | +1.5 | ||
Nationalist hold | Swing | 0.0 |
1917
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Robert Scobie | 2,926 | 58.6 | +13.8 | |
Labor | Richard O'Halloran | 2,010 | 40.3 | -14.9 | |
Independent | Patrick Duffy | 55 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
Total formal votes | 4,991 | 98.9 | +1.0 | ||
Informal votes | 56 | 1.1 | −1.0 | ||
Turnout | 5,047 | 52.2 | −1.0 | ||
Member changed to Nationalist from Labor |
1913
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Robert Scobie | 3,035 | 55.2 | ||
Liberal Reform | Robert Gibson [b] | 2,463 | 44.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 5,498 | 97.9 | |||
Informal votes | 118 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 5,616 | 53.2 | |||
Labor hold |
1910
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Scobie | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold |
Elections in the 1900s
[edit]1907
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Scobie | 2,041 | 63.6 | ||
Liberal Reform | Frank Byrne | 1,168 | 36.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 3,209 | 96.8 | |||
Informal votes | 105 | 3.2 | |||
Turnout | 3,314 | 48.6 | |||
Labour hold |
1904
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Scobie | 1,936 | 58.3 | ||
Independent Liberal | Robert Gibson | 1,385 | 41.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 3,321 | 98.6 | |||
Informal votes | 49 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 3,370 | 50.5 | |||
Labour win | (new seat) |
1901
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Progressive | James Hayes | 885 | 59.3 | ||
Independent Liberal | Alexander McArthur | 607 | 40.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,492 | 98.2 | |||
Informal votes | 27 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,519 | 49.2 | |||
Progressive hold |
Elections in the 1890s
[edit]1898
[edit]- This section is an excerpt from 1898 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Federal | James Hayes | unopposed | |||
National Federal hold |
1895
[edit]- This section is an excerpt from 1895 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protectionist | James Hayes | 661 | 60.0 | ||
Free Trade | Hugh Bridson | 408 | 37.1 | ||
Ind. Protectionist | David Fealy | 32 | 2.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,101 | 97.4 | |||
Informal votes | 30 | 2.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,131 | 55.3 | |||
Protectionist hold |
1894
[edit]- This section is an excerpt from 1894 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protectionist | James Hayes | 976 | 64.3 | ||
Free Trade | William Drummond | 543 | 35.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,519 | 98.4 | |||
Informal votes | 24 | 1.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,543 | 74.3 | |||
Protectionist win | (previously 2 members) |
1891
[edit]- This section is an excerpt from 1891 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protectionist | John Chanter (elected 1) | 956 | 39.1 | ||
Protectionist | Robert Barbour (elected 2) | 918 | 37.5 | ||
Free Trade | George Chandler | 573 | 23.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 2,447 | 99.3 | |||
Informal votes | 17 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,473 | 48.9 | |||
Protectionist hold 2 |
Elections in the 1880s
[edit]1889
[edit]- This section is an excerpt from 1889 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protectionist | John Chanter (elected 2) | unopposed | |||
Protectionist | Robert Barbour (elected 1) | unopposed | |||
Protectionist hold 2 |
1887
[edit]- This section is an excerpt from 1887 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protectionist | John Chanter (re-elected 1) | 836 | 35.7 | ||
Protectionist | Robert Barbour (re-elected 2) | 759 | 32.4 | ||
Free Trade | William Virgoe | 750 | 32.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 2,345 | 98.9 | |||
Informal votes | 26 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,377 | 47.8 |
1885
[edit]- This section is an excerpt from 1885 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Chanter (elected 1) | 851 | 38.3 | |
Robert Barbour (re-elected 2) | 741 | 33.4 | |
Alexander Wilson (defeated) | 630 | 28.4 | |
Total formal votes | 2,222 | 99.3 | |
Informal votes | 16 | 0.7 | |
Turnout | 1,517 | 55.8 |
1882
[edit]- This section is an excerpt from 1882 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Robert Barbour (elected 1) | 879 | 31.2 | |
Alexander Wilson (re-elected 2) | 832 | 29.5 | |
Thomas Hanson | 633 | 22.5 | |
Edward Killen | 474 | 16.8 | |
Total formal votes | 2,818 | 98.6 | |
Informal votes | 40 | 1.4 | |
Turnout | 1,745 | 59.3 |
1880
[edit]- This section is an excerpt from 1880 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Alexander Wilson (elected 1) | 1,058 | 26.9 | |
William Hay (elected 2) | 992 | 25.2 | |
Edward Killen | 951 | 24.2 | |
Robert Barbour (defeated) | 933 | 23.7 | |
Total formal votes | 3,934 | 98.6 | |
Informal votes | 56 | 1.4 | |
Turnout | 2,206 | 69.1 | |
(1 new seat) |
Elections in the 1870s
[edit]1877
[edit]- This section is an excerpt from 1877 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Robert Barbour (elected) | 815 | 51.9 | |
James Davidson | 754 | 48.1 | |
Total formal votes | 1,569 | 97.4 | |
Informal votes | 42 | 2.6 | |
Turnout | 1,611 | 62.9 |
1875
[edit]- This section is an excerpt from 1874-75 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Hay (re-elected) | 469 | 58.6 | |
Robert Barbour | 331 | 41.4 | |
Total formal votes | 800 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 800 | 64.8 |
1872 by-election
[edit]Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Hay (elected) | 389 | 61.6 | |
George Stephen | 238 | 37.7 | |
Henry Lane | 5 | 0.8 | |
Total formal votes | 632 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 632 | 54.5 |
1872
[edit]- This section is an excerpt from 1872 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Patrick Jennings (re-elected) | unopposed |
Elections in the 1860s
[edit]1869
[edit]- This section is an excerpt from 1869-70 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Patrick Jennings (elected) | 341 | 87.2 | |
Robert Hunt | 50 | 12.8 | |
Total formal votes | 391 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 391 | 40.5 |
1864
[edit]- This section is an excerpt from 1864–65 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Robert Landale (elected) | unopposed |
1860
[edit]- This section is an excerpt from 1860 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Hay (re-elected) | 123 | 97.6 | |
James Willoughby | 3 | 2.4 | |
Total formal votes | 126 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 126 | 17.5 |
Elections in the 1850s
[edit]1859
[edit]- This section is an excerpt from 1859 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
John Hay (re-elected) | unopposed |
Notes
[edit]- ^ based on an electoral roll of 9,672 at the 1917 state election.[50]
- ^ Also endorsed by Farmers and Settlers.
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