Electoral results for the district of Earlwood

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Earlwood, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1950 and abolished in 1991.[1][2][3][4][5]

Election Member Party
1950   Eric Willis Liberal
1953
1959
1962
1965
1968
1971
1973
1976
1978 by   Ken Gabb Labor
1978
1981
1984
1988   Phil White Liberal

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 1980s[edit]

1988[edit]

1988 New South Wales state election: Earlwood[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Phil White 15,528 51.3 +8.5
Labor Ken Gabb 14,764 48.7 -5.7
Total formal votes 30,292 95.7 -1.5
Informal votes 1,353 4.3 +1.5
Turnout 31,645 95.6
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +7.2

1984[edit]

1984 New South Wales state election: Earlwood[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken Gabb 15,528 53.7 -7.0
Liberal John Ryan 12,534 43.3 +6.7
Democrats Paul Terrett 862 3.0 +0.3
Total formal votes 28,924 97.2 +0.7
Informal votes 833 2.8 -0.7
Turnout 29,757 94.6 +1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ken Gabb 55.2 -7.0
Liberal John Ryan 44.8 +7.0
Labor hold Swing -7.0

1981[edit]

1981 New South Wales state election: Earlwood[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken Gabb 17,265 60.7 +0.6
Liberal Shirley Watson 10,404 36.6 -1.2
Democrats Paul Terrett 756 2.7 +2.7
Total formal votes 28,435 96.5
Informal votes 1,022 3.5
Turnout 29,457 92.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ken Gabb 17,465 62.2 +0.6
Liberal Shirley Watson 10,614 37.8 -0.6
Labor hold Swing +0.6

Elections in the 1970s[edit]

1978[edit]

1978 New South Wales state election: Earlwood[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken Gabb 18,647 60.1 +14.6
Liberal Alan Jones 11,725 37.8 -16.7
Independent Charles Bingle 667 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 31,039 98.1 -0.4
Informal votes 596 1.9 +0.4
Turnout 31,635 94.4 -0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ken Gabb 19,114 61.6 +16.1
Liberal Alan Jones 11,925 38.4 -16.1
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +16.1
Sir Eric Willis (Liberal) resigned on 16 June 1978 and Ken Gabb (Labor) won the resulting by-election, holding the seat at this election.

1978 by-election[edit]

1978 Earlwood by-election
Saturday 15 July [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken Gabb 15,168 52.62 +7.17
Liberal Alan Jones 12,118 42.04 -12.51
Democrats Kerry Warr 1,053 3.65
Independent Neville Fleming 269 0.93
Gay Liberation Peter Blazey 105 0.36
Independent Charles Bingle 52 0.18
Conservative Josephine Mallett 33 0.11
Independent Edwin Bellchambers 27 0.09
Total formal votes 28,825 97.38 -1.14
Informal votes 775 2.62 +1.14
Turnout 29,600 88.24 -7.02
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +7.17
Sir Eric Willis (Liberal) resigned.[11]

1976[edit]

1976 New South Wales state election: Earlwood[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Eric Willis 17,111 54.5 +2.9
Labor Ken Gabb 14,259 45.5 +6.8
Total formal votes 31,370 98.5 +1.3
Informal votes 471 1.5 -1.3
Turnout 31,841 95.3 +0.2
Liberal hold Swing -2.2

1973[edit]

1973 New South Wales state election: Earlwood[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Eric Willis 15,498 51.6 -5.7
Labor Colin Williams 11,628 38.7 -4.0
Australia Alexander Paterson 1,566 5.2 +5.2
Democratic Labor Doris Allison 1,331 4.4 +4.4
Total formal votes 30,023 97.2
Informal votes 848 2.8
Turnout 30,871 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Eric Willis 17,033 56.7 -0.6
Labor Colin Williams 12,990 43.3 +0.6
Liberal hold Swing -0.6

1971[edit]

1971 New South Wales state election: Earlwood[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Eric Willis 14,815 57.3 -5.4
Labor Barry Robinson 11,044 42.7 +5.4
Total formal votes 25,859 97.9
Informal votes 544 2.1
Turnout 26,403 95.8
Liberal hold Swing -5.4

Elections in the 1960s[edit]

1968[edit]

1968 New South Wales state election: Earlwood[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Eric Willis 16,289 62.7 +2.8
Labor Cavell Becher 9,689 37.3 -2.8
Total formal votes 25,978 97.3
Informal votes 710 2.7
Turnout 26,688 95.6
Liberal hold Swing +2.8

1965[edit]

1965 New South Wales state election: Earlwood[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Eric Willis 13,902 59.9 +2.6
Labor Harry Chandler 9,289 40.1 −2.6
Total formal votes 23,191 98.6 −0.4
Informal votes 330 1.4 +0.4
Turnout 23,521 95.2 −0.4
Liberal hold Swing +2.6

1962[edit]

1962 New South Wales state election: Earlwood[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Eric Willis 13,286 57.3 −1.1
Labor William Thompson 9,918 42.7 +1.1
Total formal votes 23,204 99.0
Informal votes 230 1.0
Turnout 23,434 95.6
Liberal hold Swing −1.1

Elections in the 1950s[edit]

1959[edit]

1959 New South Wales state election: Earlwood[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Eric Willis 13,377 58.4
Labor John Buckeridge 9,518 41.6
Total formal votes 22,895 98.8
Informal votes 274 1.2
Turnout 23,169 95.7
Liberal hold Swing

1956[edit]

1956 New South Wales state election: Earlwood[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Eric Willis 14,561 58.0 +7.7
Labor David Connors 10,525 42.0 −7.7
Total formal votes 25,086 98.8 +0.5
Informal votes 310 1.2 −0.5
Turnout 25,396 95.4 −0.1
Liberal hold Swing +7.7

1953[edit]

1953 New South Wales state election: Earlwood[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Eric Willis 11,844 50.3
Labor Arthur Higgins 11,691 49.7
Total formal votes 23,535 98.3
Informal votes 401 1.7
Turnout 23,936 95.5
Liberal hold Swing

1950[edit]

1950 New South Wales state election: Earlwood[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Eric Willis 11,774 55.5
Labor Arthur Higgins 9,428 44.5
Total formal votes 21,202 98.7
Informal votes 274 1.3
Turnout 21,476 94.6
Liberal notional hold  

References[edit]

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