Electoral results for the district of Collaroy

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Collaroy, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1950 and abolished in 1973.[1][2][3]

Election Member Party
1950   (Sir) Robert Askin Liberal
1953
1956
1959
1962
1965
1968
1971

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 1970s[edit]

1971[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1971 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Collaroy.[edit]
1971 New South Wales state election: Collaroy [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Askin 15,492 62.0 -9.0
Australia Brian Walker 4,922 19.7 +19.7
Independent Frederick Adcock 2,429 9.7 +9.7
Democratic Labor Lyle Antcliff 1,554 6.2 +6.2
Independent Norman Ward 599 2.4 +2.4
Total formal votes 24,996 96.7
Informal votes 841 3.3
Turnout 25,837 91.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Robert Askin 17,783 71.1 +0.1
Australia Brian Walker 7,213 28.9 +28.9
Liberal hold Swing +0.1

Elections in the 1960s[edit]

1968[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1968 New South Wales state election § Collaroy.[edit]
1968 New South Wales state election: Collaroy [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Askin 18,415 71.0 -2.2
Labor David Lawler 7,532 29.0 +4.6
Total formal votes 25,947 96.5
Informal votes 938 3.5
Turnout 26,885 93.3
Liberal hold Swing -4.4

1965[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1965 New South Wales state election § Collaroy.[edit]
1965 New South Wales state election: Collaroy [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Askin 19,358 73.2 +0.7
Labor William Bramwell 6,458 24.4 −0.2
Communist Elfrida Morcom 634 2.4 −0.5
Total formal votes 26,450 98.3 −0.5
Informal votes 453 1.7 +0.5
Turnout 26,903 92.0 −1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robert Askin 19,485 73.7 +0.6
Labor William Bramwell 6,965 26.3 −0.6
Liberal hold Swing +0.6

1962[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1962 New South Wales state election § Collaroy.[edit]
1962 New South Wales state election: Collaroy [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Askin 16,476 72.5 0.0
Labor Peter Hopkins 5,591 24.6 −2.9
Communist Stanley Deacon 649 2.9 +2.9
Total formal votes 22,716 98.8
Informal votes 266 1.2
Turnout 22,982 93.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robert Askin 16,606 73.1 +0.6
Labor Peter Hopkins 6,110 26.9 −0.6
Liberal hold Swing +0.6

Elections in the 1950s[edit]

1959[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1959 New South Wales state election § Collaroy.[edit]
1959 New South Wales state election: Collaroy [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Askin 17,868 71.1
Labor Erwin Eder 7,266 28.9
Total formal votes 25,134 98.4
Informal votes 402 1.6
Turnout 25,536 93.4
Liberal hold Swing

1956[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1956 New South Wales state election § Collaroy.[edit]
1956 New South Wales state election: Collaroy [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Askin 18,038 70.1 +6.8
Independent Gordon Jones 6,334 24.6 +24.6
Communist Elfrida Morcom 1,345 5.2 +5.2
Total formal votes 25,717 97.9 −0.1
Informal votes 557 2.1 +0.1
Turnout 26,274 93.5 +1.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Robert Askin 18,374 71.4 +8.1
Independent Gordon Jones 7,343 28.6 +28.6
Liberal hold Swing N/A

1953[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1953 New South Wales state election § Collaroy.[edit]
1953 New South Wales state election: Collaroy [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Askin 12,722 63.3
Labor Evelyn Barron 7,360 36.7
Total formal votes 20,082 98.0
Informal votes 414 2.0
Turnout 20,496 92.3
Liberal hold Swing

1950[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1950 New South Wales state election § Collaroy.[edit]
1950 New South Wales state election: Collaroy [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Askin 13,107 63.7
Labor John Masters 7,472 36.3
Total formal votes 20,579 98.1
Informal votes 404 1.9
Turnout 20,983 92.1
Liberal notional hold  
Collaroy was a new seat created out of the districts of Hornsby and Manly, both of which were held by the Liberal party.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Collaroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Sir Robert (Robin William) Askin (1907–1981)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "1971 Collaroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1968 Collaroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1965 Collaroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. "1962 Collaroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  8. ^ Green, Antony. "1959 Collaroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  9. ^ Green, Antony. "1956 Collaroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  10. ^ Green, Antony. "1953 Collaroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  11. ^ Green, Antony. "1950 Collaroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
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