Electoral results for the district of Willoughby

Willoughby, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. The district has had four incarnations, the first from 1894 to 1904, the second from 1913 to 1920, the third from 1927 to 1988, and the fourth from 1991 to the present.[1][2][3][4]

Members for Willoughby

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First incarnation (1894–1904)
Election Member Party
1894   Joseph Cullen Free Trade
1894 by Edward Clark
1895 George Howarth
1898
1901   Liberal Reform
1903 by Charles Wade
 
Second incarnation (1913–1920)
Election Member Party
1913   Edward Larkin Labor
1915 by   John Haynes Independent Democrat
1917   Reginald Weaver Nationalist
 
Third incarnation (1927–1988)
Election Member Party
1927   Edward Sanders Ind. Nationalist
1930   Nationalist
1932   United Australia
1935
1938
1941
1943 by George Brain
1944   Democratic
1947   Liberal
1950
1953
1956
1959
1962
1965
1968 Laurie McGinty
1971
1973
1976
1978   Eddie Britt Labor
1981   Peter Collins Liberal
1984
 
Fourth incarnation (1991–present)
Election Member Party
1991   Peter Collins Liberal
1995
1999
2003 Gladys Berejiklian
2007
2011
2015
2019
2022 by Tim James

Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

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2023 election

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2023 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Willoughby.[edit]
2023 New South Wales state election: Willoughby[5][6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tim James 23,032 43.6 −13.4
Independent Larissa Penn 14,064 26.6 +17.6
Labor Sarah Griffin 10,577 20.0 +5.3
Greens Edmund McGrath 4,190 7.9 −3.4
Sustainable Australia Michael Want 967 1.8 +0.1
Total formal votes 52,830 98.1 +0.1
Informal votes 1,014 1.9 −0.1
Turnout 53,844 89.3 +0.0
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Tim James 26,152 55.9 −14.8
Labor Sarah Griffin 20,665 44.1 +14.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Tim James 24,727 52.6 −21.0
Independent Larissa Penn 22,277 47.4 +21.0
Liberal hold Swing −21.0

2022 by-election

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This section is an excerpt from 2022 Willoughby state by-election § Results.[edit]
2022 Willoughby state by-election [9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tim James 18,949 43.50 −13.53
Independent Larissa Penn 12,920 29.66 +19.75
Greens Lynne Saville 5,892 13.53 +2.36
Reason Penny Hackett 2,576 5.91 +5.91
Sustainable Australia William Bourke 2,122 4.87 +3.24
Liberal Democrats Samuel Gunning 1,104 2.53 +2.53
Total formal votes 43,563 98.43 +0.34
Informal votes 697 1.57 −0.34
Turnout 44,260 80.49 −9.02
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Tim James 19,886 53.30 −20.45
Independent Larissa Penn 17,421 46.70 +20.45
Liberal hold Swing −20.45
The two-candidate swing from the 2019 general election is calculated from the NSW Electoral Commission Two Candidate Preferred (TCP) Analytical Tool for Berejiklian (LIB) vs Penn (IND).

Elections in the 2010s

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2019

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Willoughby.[edit]
2019 New South Wales state election: Willoughby [11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gladys Berejiklian 27,292 57.03 −6.52
Labor Justin Reiss 6,875 14.37 −1.50
Greens Daniel Keogh 5,342 11.16 −4.71
Independent Larissa Penn 4,742 9.91 +9.91
Keep Sydney Open Tom Crowley 1,403 2.93 +2.93
Animal Justice Emma Bennett 1,040 2.17 +2.17
Sustainable Australia Greg Graham 779 1.63 +1.63
Flux Meow-Ludo Meow-Meow 384 0.80 +0.80
Total formal votes 47,857 98.09 +0.53
Informal votes 934 1.91 −0.53
Turnout 48,791 89.51 −0.87
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Gladys Berejiklian 29,142 71.03 −3.44
Labor Justin Reiss 11,885 28.97 +3.44
Liberal hold Swing −3.44

2015

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2015 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Willoughby.[edit]
2015 New South Wales state election: Willoughby [13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gladys Berejiklian 30,066 63.6 −5.4
Greens Alison Haines 7,511 15.9 −0.9
Labor Peter Cavanagh 7,507 15.9 +3.8
Cyclists Edward Re 845 1.8 +1.8
Christian Democrats Melody Ho 719 1.5 −0.7
No Land Tax Aldo Di Santo 662 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 47,310 97.6 +0.4
Informal votes 1,186 2.4 −0.4
Turnout 48,496 90.4 +2.3
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Gladys Berejiklian 31,481 73.8 −6.6
Labor Peter Cavanagh 11,163 26.2 +6.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Gladys Berejiklian 31,324 74.5 −3.2
Greens Alison Haines 10,739 25.5 +3.2
Liberal hold Swing −3.2

2011

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2011 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Willoughby.[edit]
2011 New South Wales state election: Willoughby[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gladys Berejiklian 30,644 69.4 +19.2
Greens Robert McDougall 7,260 16.4 +5.3
Labor Chris Simpson 5,287 12.0 −3.2
Christian Democrats Philip Brown 958 2.2 +0.5
Total formal votes 44,149 97.6 −0.1
Informal votes 1,108 2.4 +0.1
Turnout 45,257 90.7 +0.1
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Gladys Berejiklian 32,397 80.8 +9.8
Labor Chris Simpson 7,723 19.2 −9.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Gladys Berejiklian 31,709 78.1 +13.6
Greens Robert McDougall 8,883 21.9 +21.9
Liberal hold Swing +13.6

Elections in the 2000s

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2007

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2007 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Willoughby.[edit]
2007 New South Wales state election: Willoughby [16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gladys Berejiklian 20,998 50.2 +13.5
Independent Pat Reilly 7,456 17.8 −5.6
Labor Linda Beattie 6,354 15.2 −6.5
Greens Mike Steel 4,683 11.2 +0.3
Unity Cherie Kam 1,189 2.8 −1.1
Christian Democrats Esther Heng 699 1.7 +0.4
Democrats Roy Day 478 1.1 −0.4
Total formal votes 41,857 97.7 −0.4
Informal votes 985 2.3 +0.4
Turnout 42,842 90.6
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Gladys Berejiklian 23,717 71.0 +14.0
Labor Linda Beattie 9,709 29.0 −14.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Gladys Berejiklian 22,679 64.5
Independent Pat Reilly 12,496 35.5
Liberal hold Swing N/A '"`UNIQ−−ref−0000002E−QINU`"'

2003

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2003 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Willoughby.[edit]
2003 New South Wales state election: Willoughby [18][19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gladys Berejiklian 14,944 36.3 −14.5
Independent Pat Reilly 10,237 24.8 +24.8
Labor Imogen Wareing 8,703 21.1 −7.0
Greens Mike Steel 4,361 10.6 +5.4
Unity Sylvia Chao 1,595 3.9 −0.6
Christian Democrats Leighton Thew 562 1.4 +1.4
Democrats Caroline Mayfield 557 1.4 −6.2
Independent Robert Butler 242 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 41,201 98.2 +0.5
Informal votes 769 1.8 −0.5
Turnout 41,970 89.3
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Gladys Berejiklian 17,452 57.4 −3.7
Labor Imogen Wareing 12,960 42.6 +3.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Gladys Berejiklian 16,607 50.2 −10.9
Independent Pat Reilly 16,463 49.8 +49.8
Liberal hold Swing −10.9

Elections in the 1990s

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1999

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1999 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Willoughby.[edit]
1999 New South Wales state election: Willoughby [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Collins 20,327 50.8 −9.2
Labor Luke Brasch 11,262 28.1 +4.9
Democrats Bryan McGuire 3,048 7.6 −0.8
Greens Bronwyn Brown 2,090 5.2 +3.8
Unity Cheryl Wong 1,816 4.5 +4.5
One Nation Heinz Markuse 895 2.2 +2.2
Against Further Immigration Douglas McCallum 321 0.8 −3.6
Earthsave Jennifer Aukim 277 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 40,036 97.7 +2.3
Informal votes 954 2.3 −2.3
Turnout 40,990 91.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Collins 21,891 61.1 −7.7
Labor Luke Brasch 13,965 38.9 +7.7
Liberal hold Swing −7.7

1995

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1995 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Willoughby.[edit]
1995 New South Wales state election: Willoughby [21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Collins 20,775 62.2 +4.9
Labor Daniel Reiss 7,711 23.1 +10.5
Democrats Peter Fraser 3,030 9.1 +6.2
Against Further Immigration Michael Wiseham 1,866 5.6 +5.6
Total formal votes 33,382 95.2 +2.1
Informal votes 1,692 4.8 −2.1
Turnout 35,074 92.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Collins 22,522 70.0 +8.0
Labor Daniel Reiss 9,654 30.0 +30.0
Liberal hold Swing +8.0

1991

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1991 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Willoughby.[edit]
1991 New South Wales state election: Willoughby [22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Collins 18,247 57.4 −9.2
Independent Louise Weingarth 7,942 25.0 +25.0
Labor Daniel Reiss 4,010 12.6 −14.1
Democrats Mary Harnett 903 2.8 +2.8
Call to Australia Rosemary Moore 699 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 31,801 93.1 −3.4
Informal votes 2,374 6.9 +3.4
Turnout 34,175 91.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Peter Collins 18,777 61.9 −8.3
Independent Louise Weingarth 11,536 38.1 +38.1
Liberal notional hold Swing −8.3
Willoughby was a new seat with a notional Liberal majority.

Elections in the 1980s

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1984

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1984 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Willoughby.[edit]
1984 New South Wales state election: Willoughby [23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Collins 17,391 63.2 +13.3
Labor Eddie Britt 8,974 32.6 −10.4
Democrats Sean Turkington 1,154 4.2 +4.2
Total formal votes 27,519 97.7 +0.8
Informal votes 658 2.3 −0.8
Turnout 28,177 91.7 +2.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Collins 65.4 +11.7
Labor Eddie Britt 34.6 −11.7
Liberal hold Swing +11.7

1981

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1981 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Willoughby.[edit]
1981 New South Wales state election: Willoughby [24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Collins 13,185 49.9
Labor Eddie Britt 11,370 43.0
Independent Kenneth Thomas 1,880 7.1
Total formal votes 26,435 96.9
Informal votes 856 3.1
Turnout 27,291 89.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Collins 13,902 53.7 +1.5
Labor Eddie Britt 12,004 46.3 −1.5
Liberal notional hold Swing +1.5
The sitting member was Eddie Britt (Labor), however Willoughby had become notionally held by Liberal due to the redistribution.[25][24]

Elections in the 1970s

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1978

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1978 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Willoughby.[edit]
1978 New South Wales state election: Willoughby [26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Nick Greiner 10,456 39.8 −23.3
Labor Eddie Britt 10,015 38.1 +1.2
Independent Laurie McGinty 4,075 15.5 +15.5
Democrats Christine Townend 1,748 6.7 +6.7
Total formal votes 26,294 96.9 −0.8
Informal votes 832 3.1 +0.8
Turnout 27,126 90.5 −2.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eddie Britt 13,359 50.8 +13.9
Liberal Nick Greiner 12,935 49.2 −13.9
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +13.9
The sitting member for Willoughby, Laurie McGinty (Liberal), lost preselection and contested the election as an Independent.

1976

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1976 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Willoughby.[edit]
1976 New South Wales state election: Willoughby [27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Laurie McGinty 17,417 63.1 +2.0
Labor Eddie Britt 10,183 36.9 +12.7
Total formal votes 27,600 97.7 +0.3
Informal votes 642 2.3 −0.3
Turnout 28,242 92.5 +2.0
Liberal hold Swing −6.2

1973

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1973 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Willoughby.[edit]
1973 New South Wales state election: Willoughby [28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Laurie McGinty 16,322 61.1 +4.5
Labor Alwynne Pengelly 6,471 24.2 −3.9
Australia Mary McNish 2,574 9.6 +1.4
Democratic Labor Reginald Lawson 1,333 5.0 +1.4
Total formal votes 26,700 97.4
Informal votes 723 2.6
Turnout 27,423 90.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Laurie McGinty 18,500 69.3 +4.5
Labor Alwynne Pengelly 8,200 30.7 −4.5
Liberal hold Swing +4.5

1971

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1971 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Willoughby.[edit]
1971 New South Wales state election: Willoughby [29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Laurie McGinty 14,180 56.6 −9.1
Labor Eddie Britt 7,023 28.1 −1.0
Australia Mary McNish 2,048 8.2 +8.2
Independent Ida Carter 893 3.6 +3.6
Democratic Labor Leo Eller 893 3.6 −1.6
Total formal votes 25,037 97.6
Informal votes 625 2.4
Turnout 25,662 91.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Laurie McGinty 16,159 64.5 −5.4
Labor Eddie Britt 8,878 35.5 +5.4
Liberal hold Swing −5.4

Elections in the 1960s

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1968

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1968 New South Wales state election § Willoughby.[edit]
1968 New South Wales state election: Willoughby [30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Laurie McGinty 16,638 65.7 −5.0
Labor Eddie Britt 7,364 29.1 −0.2
Democratic Labor Peter Ledlin 1,328 5.2 +5.2
Total formal votes 25,330 96.5
Informal votes 928 3.5
Turnout 26,258 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Laurie McGinty 17,700 69.9 −0.9
Labor Eddie Britt 7,630 30.1 +0.9
Liberal hold Swing −0.9

1965

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1965 New South Wales state election § Willoughby.[edit]
1965 New South Wales state election: Willoughby [31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Brain 17,897 70.7 −29.3
Labor Eddie Britt 7,399 29.3 +29.3
Total formal votes 25,296 98.1
Informal votes 490 1.9
Turnout 25,786 92.5
Liberal hold Swing N/A

1962

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1962 New South Wales state election § Willoughby.[edit]
1962 New South Wales state election: Willoughby [32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Brain unopposed
Liberal hold  

Elections in the 1950s

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1959

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1959 New South Wales state election § Willoughby.[edit]
1959 New South Wales state election: Willoughby [33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Brain unopposed
Liberal hold  

1956

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1956 New South Wales state election § Willoughby.[edit]
1956 New South Wales state election: Willoughby [34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Brain 15,682 72.0 +7.4
Labor Anthony Coates 6,086 28.0 −7.4
Total formal votes 21,768 98.8 +0.4
Informal votes 271 1.2 −0.4
Turnout 22,039 92.9 −0.9
Liberal hold Swing +7.4

1953

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1953 New South Wales state election § Willoughby.[edit]
1953 New South Wales state election: Willoughby [35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Brain 14,524 64.6
Labor Joseph McNally 7,949 35.4
Total formal votes 22,473 98.4
Informal votes 356 1.6
Turnout 22,829 93.8
Liberal hold Swing

1950

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1950 New South Wales state election § Willoughby.[edit]
1950 New South Wales state election: Willoughby [36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Brain 14,381 68.0
Labor Brian White 6,776 32.0
Total formal votes 21,157 99.0
Informal votes 217 1.0
Turnout 21,374 93.7
Liberal hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

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1947

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1947 New South Wales state election § Willoughby.[edit]
1947 New South Wales state election: Willoughby [37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Brain 14,615 63.3 +16.3
Labor John McHugh 8,459 36.7 −3.3
Total formal votes 23,074 98.7 +1.0
Informal votes 301 1.3 −1.0
Turnout 23,375 96.0 +2.0
Liberal hold Swing +7.1

1944

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1944 New South Wales state election § Willoughby.[edit]
1944 New South Wales state election: Willoughby [38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic George Brain 9,836 47.0 −12.8
Labor Leo Haylen 8,365 40.0 −0.2
Liberal Democratic Harrold Woodman 2,731 13.0 +13.0
Total formal votes 20,932 97.7 −0.5
Informal votes 487 2.3 +0.5
Turnout 21,419 94.0 +1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Democratic George Brain 11,773 56.2 −3.8
Labor Leo Haylen 9,159 43.8 +3.8
Democratic hold Swing −3.8

1943 by-election

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This section is an excerpt from 1943 Willoughby state by-election § Results.[edit]
1943 Willoughby by-election
Saturday 25 September [39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
State Labor William Wood 6,887 36.9 −3.3
United Australia George Brain 4,757 25.5
United Australia Joseph Bales 4,074 21.8
Independent Hugh Milne 1,768 9.5
Independent Clarence Faulkner 479 2.6
Independent Labor John Osborne 439 2.4
People's Labor Augustus Fenwick 251 1.35
Total formal votes 18,655 97.1 −1.1
Informal votes 557 2.9 +1.1
Turnout 19,212 83.2 −9.5
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia George Brain 10,279 55.1 −4.7
State Labor William Wood 8,376 44.9 +4.7
United Australia hold Swing −4.7
Edward Sanders (United Australia) died.[39]

1941

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1941 New South Wales state election § Willoughby.[edit]
1941 New South Wales state election: Willoughby [40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Edward Sanders 11,825 59.8
Labor Francis Fulton 7,950 40.2
Total formal votes 19,775 98.2
Informal votes 363 1.8
Turnout 20,138 92.7
United Australia hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

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1938

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1938 New South Wales state election § Willoughby.[edit]
1938 New South Wales state election: Willoughby [41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Edward Sanders unopposed
United Australia hold  

1935

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1935 New South Wales state election § Willoughby.[edit]
1935 New South Wales state election: Willoughby [42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Edward Sanders 11,865 69.0 −2.3
Labor (NSW) David Rees 5,327 31.0 +2.3
Total formal votes 17,192 98.4 −0.6
Informal votes 278 1.6 +0.6
Turnout 17,470 97.4 +0.3
United Australia hold Swing +2.3

1932

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1932 New South Wales state election § Willoughby.[edit]
1932 New South Wales state election: Willoughby [43]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Edward Sanders 12,269 71.3 +29.9
Labor (NSW) Richard Lynch 4,944 28.7 −10.9
Total formal votes 17,213 99.0 +0.1
Informal votes 170 1.0 −0.1
Turnout 17,383 97.1 +1.3
United Australia hold Swing +16.4

1930

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1930 New South Wales state election § Willoughby.[edit]
1930 New South Wales state election: Willoughby [44]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Edward Sanders 8,072 48.4
Labor Francis Burke 6,604 39.6
Australian John Forsyth 2,017 12.1
Total formal votes 16,693 98.9
Informal votes 182 1.1
Turnout 16,875 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist Edward Sanders 9,158 54.9
Labor Francis Burke 7,535 45.1
Member changed to Nationalist from Ind. Nationalist Swing

Elections in the 1920s

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1927

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This section is an excerpt from 1927 New South Wales state election § Willoughby
1927 New South Wales state election: Willoughby [45]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Vernon Treatt 6,338 39.3
Ind. Nationalist Edward Sanders 5,831 36.2
Labor Richard Lynch 3,949 24.5
Total formal votes 16,118 98.2
Informal votes 301 1.8
Turnout 16,419 86.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Ind. Nationalist Edward Sanders 6,663 50.5
Nationalist Vernon Treatt 6,522 49.5
Ind. Nationalist win (new seat)

District recreated

1920 - 1927

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District abolished

Elections in the 1910s

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1917

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This section is an excerpt from 1917 New South Wales state election § Willoughby
1917 New South Wales state election: Willoughby [46]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Reginald Weaver 4,646 51.7 +20.6
Labor John Chambers 2,398 26.7 −15.9
Independent John Haynes 1,526 17.0 +17.0
Independent Frederick Cowdroy 407 4.5 +4.5
Independent William Shepherd 13 0.1 +0.1
Total formal votes 8,990 98.9 −0.1
Informal votes 96 1.1 +0.1
Turnout 9,086 63.6 −8.0
Nationalist gain from Independent Swing +20.6

1915 by-election

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This section is an excerpt from 1915 Willoughby state by-election § Result.[edit]
1915 Willoughby by-election
Saturday 18 September [47]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Chambers 1,753 42.4 −0.2
Independent Democrat John Haynes 1,659 40.1
Independent Liberal John Wilson 269 6.5
Independent Labor Thomas Redgrave 232 5.6
Independent Edward Clark 216 5.2 +3.0
Australian Democrat Michael Roland 4 0.1
Total formal votes 4,133 98.0 −1.0
Informal votes 84 2.0 +1.0
Turnout 4,217 33.9 −37.7

A second ballot was necessary because no candidate had won an absolute majority.

1915 Willoughby by-election - Second Round
Saturday 25 September [47]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Democrat John Haynes 3,491 56.8
Labor John Chambers 2,660 43.3 −8.3
Total formal votes 6,151 99.1 −0.5
Informal votes 56 0.9 +0.5
Turnout 6,207 49.8 −25.8
Independent Democrat gain from Labor Swing N/A
Edward Larkin (Labor) was killed in action at Gallipoli.[47]

1913

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This section is an excerpt from 1913 New South Wales state election § Willoughby
1913 New South Wales state election: Willoughby [48]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edward Larkin 3,805 42.6
Liberal Reform Frederick Fleming 2,777 31.1
Independent Liberal William McMillan 1,951 21.8
National Progressive Arthur Carrington 212 2.4
Independent Liberal Edward Clark 197 2.2
Total formal votes 8,942 99.0
Informal votes 89 1.0
Turnout 9,031 71.6
1913 New South Wales state election: Willoughby - Second Round
Saturday 13 December [48]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edward Larkin 4,908 51.6
Liberal Reform Frederick Fleming 4,601 48.4
Total formal votes 9,509 99.6
Informal votes 39 0.4
Turnout 9,548 75.7
Labor win (new seat)

District recreated

1904 - 1913

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District abolished

Elections in the 1900s

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1903 by-election

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This section is an excerpt from 1903 Willoughby state by-election § Result.[edit]
1903 Willoughby by-election
Wednesday 9 September [49]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform Charles Wade 1,883 63.6 +5.7
Labor Sydney Hutton 1,079 36.4 +25.5
Total formal votes 2,962 99.6 +0.2
Informal votes 12 0.4 −0.2
Turnout 2,974 61.3 [b] +1.5
Liberal Reform hold  
George Howarth (Liberal Reform) was made bankrupt.[49]

1901

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Willoughby.[edit]
1901 New South Wales state election: Willoughby [50]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform George Howarth 1,671 57.9 +10.1
Independent Liberal Claude Leplastrier 902 31.2
Labour George Waite 314 10.9
Total formal votes 2,887 99.5 −0.2
Informal votes 16 0.6 +0.2
Turnout 2,903 59.8 −4.8
Liberal Reform hold  

Elections in the 1890s

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1898

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This section is an excerpt from 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Willoughby
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Willoughby [51]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade George Howarth 980 47.8
National Federal Joseph Cullen 578 28.2
Independent Herbert McIntosh 356 17.4
Independent William Brown 113 5.5
Independent John Roberts 14 0.7
Independent William Stoddart 10 0.5
Total formal votes 2,051 99.7
Informal votes 7 0.3
Turnout 2,058 64.6
Free Trade hold  

1895

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This section is an excerpt from 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Willoughby
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Willoughby [52]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade George Howarth 850 55.9
Ind. Free Trade Joseph Cullen 574 37.7
Protectionist William Richardson 97 6.4
Total formal votes 1,521 99.2
Informal votes 13 0.9
Turnout 1,534 64.7
Free Trade hold  

1894 by-election

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This section is an excerpt from 1894 Willoughby colonial by-election § Result.[edit]
1894 Willoughby by-election
Friday 30 November [53]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Edward Clark (elected) 453 39.5
Free Trade Joseph Cullen (defeated) 393 34.2
Free Trade George Howarth 301 26.2
Independent Hugh McKinnon [c] 1 0.1
Total formal votes 1,148 99.2
Informal votes 9 0.8
Turnout 1,157 48.7 [d] −15.6
Free Trade hold  
Joseph Cullen (Free Trade) resigned due to bankruptcy.[53]

1894

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Willoughby.[edit]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Willoughby [54]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Joseph Cullen 748 39.4
Protectionist Francis Coffee 491 25.9
Ind. Free Trade George Howarth 432 22.8
Labour Thomas Harper 127 6.7
Ind. Free Trade John Burns 86 4.5
Ind. Protectionist Robert Moodie 9 0.5
Ind. Protectionist George Davies 6 0.3
Total formal votes 1,899 98.7
Informal votes 25 1.3
Turnout 1,924 81.0
Free Trade win (new seat)

Notes

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  1. ^ The redistribution made it too difficult to calculate the Liberal-Independent swing.[17]
  2. ^ Estimate based on a roll of 4,854 at the 1901 election.[50]
  3. ^ Hugh McKinnon withdrew prior to the poll.[53]
  4. ^ Estimate based on a roll of 2,374 at the July 1894 election.[54]

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