Electoral results for the district of Arncliffe

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Arncliffe, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1930 and abolished in 1941.[1][2][3]

Election Member Party
1930   Joseph Cahill Labor
1932   Horace Harper United Australia
1935   Joseph Cahill Labor (NSW)
1938   Labor

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 1930s[edit]

1938[edit]

1938 New South Wales state election: Arncliffe[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joseph Cahill 9,885 51.9 +5.8
United Australia Ernest Barton 9,156 48.1 +4.2
Total formal votes 19,041 98.5 +1.0
Informal votes 297 1.5 -1.0
Turnout 19,338 97.2 -0.4
Labor hold Swing +0.3

1935[edit]

1935 New South Wales state election: Arncliffe[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor (NSW) Joseph Cahill 8,438 46.1 +0.5
United Australia Horace Harper 8,036 43.9 -4.4
Federal Labor Northey Du Maurier 959 5.2 0.0
Independent William Yewdall 666 3.6 +3.6
Centre Enoch Jones 199 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 18,298 97.5 -1.0
Informal votes 471 2.5 +1.0
Turnout 18,769 97.6 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor (NSW) Joseph Cahill 9,439 51.6 +3.1
United Australia Horace Harper 8,859 48.4 -3.1
Labor (NSW) gain from United Australia Swing +3.1

1932[edit]

1932 New South Wales state election: Arncliffe[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Horace Harper 8,692 48.3 +15.7
Labor (NSW) Joseph Cahill 8,208 45.6 -20.7
Federal Labor Patrick Coyne 932 5.2 +5.2
Communist Frederick Farrall 173 1.0 -0.2
Total formal votes 18,005 98.5 +0.6
Informal votes 282 1.5 -0.6
Turnout 18,287 97.6 +2.2
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Horace Harper 9,280 51.5
Labor (NSW) Joseph Cahill 8,725 48.5
United Australia gain from Labor (NSW) Swing N/A

1930[edit]

1930 New South Wales state election: Arncliffe[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joseph Cahill 11,585 66.3
Nationalist David Rogers 5,696 32.6
Communist Frederick Farrall 204 1.2
Total formal votes 17,485 97.9
Informal votes 368 2.1
Turnout 17,853 95.4
Labor win (new seat)
Joseph Cahill (Labor) was the sitting member for the abolished district of St George which was largely replaced by Arncliffe.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Arncliffe". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 July 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. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "1938 Arncliffe". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1935 Arncliffe". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1932 Arncliffe". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. "1930 Arncliffe". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.