Electoral results for the district of Byron

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Byron, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1913 and abolished in 1988.[1][2][3]

Election Member Party
1913   John Perry Liberal Reform
1917   Nationalist Member Party Member Party
1920   Tom Swiney Labor   George Nesbitt Nationalist   Stephen Perdriau Progressive
1922   William Missingham Progressive   Nationalist
1925   Robert Gillies Labor   Frederick Stuart Progressive
1927   Arthur Budd Country
1930
1932
1935
1938
1941
1944   Stanley Stephens Country
1947
1950
1953
1956
1959
1962
1968
1971
1973 by   Jack Boyd Country
1973
1976
1978
1981 National Country
1984   Don Beck National

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 1980s[edit]

1984[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1984 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Byron.[edit]
1984 New South Wales state election: Byron [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Don Beck 15,860 45.4 -6.8
Labor Lyle Robb 14,586 41.8 -2.1
Independent Alan Mountain 1,704 4.9 +4.9
Democrats Kenneth Nicholson 1,631 4.7 +0.8
Independent James Mangleson 1,133 3.2 +3.2
Total formal votes 34,914 98.1 +0.7
Informal votes 658 1.9 -0.7
Turnout 35,572 89.5 -0.7
Two-party-preferred result
National Don Beck 17,431 50.8 -3.5
Labor Lyle Robb 16,850 49.2 +3.5
National hold Swing -3.5

1981[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1981 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Byron.[edit]
1981 New South Wales state election: Byron [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Jack Boyd 15,855 52.2 +2.0
Labor Thomas Hogan 13,334 43.9 +1.3
Democrats Kenneth Nicholson 1,170 3.9 -0.9
Total formal votes 30,359 97.4
Informal votes 821 2.6
Turnout 31,180 90.2
Two-party-preferred result
National Country Jack Boyd 15,955 54.3 +0.7
Labor Thomas Hogan 13,434 45.7 -0.7
National Country hold Swing +0.7

Elections in the 1970s[edit]

1978[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1978 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Byron.[edit]
1978 New South Wales state election: Byron [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Jack Boyd 12,553 50.2 -9.7
Labor Thomas Hogan 10,660 42.6 +2.5
Democrats Marcia Ritchie 1,210 4.8 +4.8
Marijuana Raymond Hunter 593 2.4 +2.4
Total formal votes 25,016 98.5 -0.1
Informal votes 388 1.5 +0.1
Turnout 25,404 92.0 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Country Jack Boyd 13,406 53.6 -6.3
Labor Thomas Hogan 11,610 46.4 +6.3
National Country hold Swing -6.3

1976[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1976 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Byron.[edit]
1976 New South Wales state election: Byron [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Jack Boyd 13,396 59.9 -1.9
Labor Keith Enderbury 8,979 40.1 +7.3
Total formal votes 22,375 98.6 -0.1
Informal votes 318 1.4 +0.1
Turnout 22,693 91.2 -1.3
Country hold Swing -4.4

1973[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1973 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Byron.[edit]
1973 New South Wales state election: Byron [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Jack Boyd 12,397 61.8 +7.3
Labor James Constable 6,589 32.8 -12.7
Australia Brian Halesworth 1,083 5.4 +5.4
Total formal votes 20,069 98.7
Informal votes 257 1.3
Turnout 20,326 92.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Jack Boyd 12,900 64.3 +9.8
Labor James Constable 7,169 35.7 -9.8
Country hold Swing +9.8

1973 by-election[edit]

This section is an excerpt from 1973 Byron state by-election § Result.[edit]
1973 Byron by-election
Saturday 17 February [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Jack Boyd 6,397 35.9
Labor James Constable 7,535 42.3 -3.2
Country Colville Vincent 3,584 20.1
Australia Clemens Vermeulen 314 1.8
Total formal votes 17,830 98.7 +0.2
Informal votes 227 1.3 -0.2
Turnout 18,057 88.5 -3.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Jack Boyd 9,584 54.5 -0.8
Labor James Constable 7,976 45.5 +0.8
Country hold Swing -0.8
Stanley Stephens (Country) resigned.[9]

1971[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1971 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Byron.[edit]
1971 New South Wales state election: Byron [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Stanley Stephens 9,476 54.5 -5.8
Labor James Constable 7,905 45.5 +5.8
Total formal votes 17,381 98.5
Informal votes 259 1.5
Turnout 17,640 91.9
Country hold Swing -5.8

Elections in the 1960s[edit]

1968[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1968 New South Wales state election § Byron.[edit]
1968 New South Wales state election: Byron [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Stanley Stephens 12,646 60.2 -4.0
Labor James Constable 8,342 39.8 +4.0
Total formal votes 20,988 98.3
Informal votes 353 1.6
Turnout 21,341 94.5
Country hold Swing -4.0

1965[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1965 New South Wales state election § Byron.[edit]
1965 New South Wales state election: Byron [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Stanley Stephens 10,644 64.2 +6.0
Labor James Constable 5,933 35.8 −6.0
Total formal votes 16,577 98.8 −0.6
Informal votes 199 1.2 +0.6
Turnout 16,776 93.9 −0.2
Country hold Swing +6.0

1962[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1962 New South Wales state election § Byron.[edit]
1962 New South Wales state election: Byron [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Stanley Stephens 9,831 58.2 −41.8
Labor James Constable 7,045 41.8 +41.8
Total formal votes 16,876 99.4
Informal votes 109 0.6
Turnout 16,985 94.1
Country hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1950s[edit]

1959[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1959 New South Wales state election § Byron.[edit]
1959 New South Wales state election: Byron [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Stanley Stephens unopposed
Country hold  

1956[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1956 New South Wales state election § Byron.[edit]
1956 New South Wales state election: Byron [15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Stanley Stephens 11,394 70.3 −29.7
Independent Archibald Johnston 4,805 29.7 +29.7
Total formal votes 16,199 98.8
Informal votes 198 1.2
Turnout 16,397 92.1
Country hold Swing N/A

1953[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1953 New South Wales state election § Byron.[edit]
1953 New South Wales state election: Byron [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Stanley Stephens unopposed
Country hold  

1950[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1950 New South Wales state election § Byron.[edit]
1950 New South Wales state election: Byron [17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Stanley Stephens unopposed
Country hold  

Elections in the 1940s[edit]

1947[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1947 New South Wales state election § Byron.[edit]
1947 New South Wales state election: Byron [18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Stanley Stephens 10,485 68.2 +33.4
Independent Rodger Pendergast 3,502 22.8 +22.8
Independent Christopher Grant 1,383 9.0 +9.0
Total formal votes 15,370 98.7 +1.0
Informal votes 203 1.3 -1.0
Turnout 15,573 93.0 +3.5
Country hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1944[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1944 New South Wales state election § Byron.[edit]
1944 New South Wales state election: Byron [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Stanley Stephens 4,598 34.8 -21.3
Labor Arthur Dodd 3,848 29.1 +29.1
Country Frederick Stuart 2,232 16.9 +16.9
Country Alick Buckley 2,056 15.6 +15.6
Independent Labor John Regan 469 3.6 +3.6
Total formal votes 13,203 97.7 +0.5
Informal votes 307 2.3 -0.5
Turnout 13,510 89.5 -4.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Stanley Stephens 8,239 62.4 +6.3
Labor Arthur Dodd 4,964 37.6 +37.6
Country hold Swing N/A

1941[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1941 New South Wales state election § Byron.[edit]
1941 New South Wales state election: Byron [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Arthur Budd 7,867 56.1
Independent Frederick Stuart 6,157 43.9
Total formal votes 14,004 97.2
Informal votes 405 2.8
Turnout 14,429 93.4
Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s[edit]

1938[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1938 New South Wales state election § Byron.[edit]
1938 New South Wales state election: Byron [21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Arthur Budd 7,986 57.7 +5.5
Independent Frederick Stuart 5,849 42.3 +19.9
Total formal votes 13,835 97.6 -0.8
Informal votes 340 2.4 +0.8
Turnout 14,175 94.8 +0.3
Country hold Swing N/A

1935[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1935 New South Wales state election § Byron.[edit]
1935 New South Wales state election: Byron [22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Arthur Budd 7,012 52.2 -26.6
Labor (NSW) John Rogan 3,396 25.3 +4.1
Independent Frederick Stuart 3,012 22.4 +22.4
Total formal votes 13,420 98.4 +0.1
Informal votes 214 1.6 -0.1
Turnout 13,634 94.5 -1.7
Country hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1932[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1932 New South Wales state election § Byron.[edit]
1932 New South Wales state election: Byron [23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Arthur Budd 9,733 78.8 -21.2
Labor (NSW) Fred Crowther 2,613 21.2 +21.2
Total formal votes 12,346 98.2
Informal votes 230 1.8
Turnout 12,576 96.1
Country hold Swing N/A

1930[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1930 New South Wales state election § Byron.[edit]
1930 New South Wales state election: Byron [24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Arthur Budd unopposed
Country hold  

Elections in the 1920s[edit]

1927[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1927 New South Wales state election § Byron.[edit]
1927 New South Wales state election: Byron [25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Country Frederick Stuart (defeated) 4,316 37.2
Country Arthur Budd 4,265 36.8
Labor Mark Graham 1,569 13.5
Independent Labor Robert Gillies (defeated) 1,449 12.5
Total formal votes 11,599 97.5
Informal votes 302 2.5
Turnout 11,901 82.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Arthur Budd 4,940 51.9
Independent Country Frederick Stuart 4,584 48.1
Country win (new seat)

1925[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1925 New South Wales state election § Byron.[edit]
1925 New South Wales state election: Byron [26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 7,684
Progressive William Missingham (elected 1) 10,097 32.9 +22.6
Progressive Frederick Stuart (elected 3) 3,307 10.8 +10.8
Progressive John Williams 2,683 8.7 +8.7
Progressive Thomas Foyster 381 1.2 +1.2
Labor Robert Gillies (elected 2) 5,775 18.8 +18.8
Labor Tom Swiney 4,061 13.2 -9.3
Labor Ernest Hollis-Neath 232 0.8 +0.8
Nationalist Stephen Perdriau (defeated) 3,501 11.4 -11.2
Nationalist Charles Munro 469 1.5 +1.5
Nationalist Stanley Fayle 226 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 30,732 97.5 +0.3
Informal votes 790 2.5 -0.3
Turnout 31,522 69.8 -1.0
Party total votes
Progressive 16,468 53.6 +32.2
Labor 10,068 32.8 +9.0
Nationalist 4,196 13.6 -41.2

1922[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1922 New South Wales state election § Byron.[edit]
1922 New South Wales state election: Byron [27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist George Nesbitt (elected 1) 8,672 28.8 +5.2
Nationalist Stephen Perdriau (elected 2) 6,813 22.6 +22.6
Nationalist John Williams 1,000 3.3 +3.3
Labor Tom Swiney (defeated) 6,782 22.5 +2.9
Labor Roger Kiely 277 0.9 +0.9
Labor Thomas Reidy 94 0.3 +0.3
Progressive William Missingham (elected 3) 3,084 10.2 0.0
Progressive William Zuill 2,740 9.1 +9.1
Progressive Stephen Blackman 632 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 30,094 97.2 +4.1
Informal votes 867 2.8 -4.1
Turnout 30,961 70.8 +15.1
Party total votes
Nationalist 16,485 54.8 +21.9
Labor 7,153 23.8 +3.0
Progressive 6,456 21.4 -9.1

1920[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1920 New South Wales state election § Byron.[edit]
1920 New South Wales state election: Byron [28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 5,103
Nationalist George Nesbitt (elected 1) 4,815 23.6
Nationalist William Zuill (defeated) 1,901 9.3
Progressive Stephen Perdriau (elected 2) 3,384 16.6
Progressive William Missingham 2,092 10.2
Progressive Duncan Nicholson 750 3.7
Labor Tom Swiney (elected 3) 3,992 19.6
Labor Roger Ryan 257 1.3
Independent James McDougall 1,385 6.8
Independent Percy Tighe 1,119 5.5
Independent John Yates 646 3.2
Independent William McKeever 43 0.2
Independent Thomas Winterton 25 0.1
Total formal votes 20,409 93.1
Informal votes 1,516 6.9
Turnout 21,925 55.7
Party total votes
Nationalist 6,716 32.9
Progressive 6,226 30.5
Labor 4,249 20.7
Independent James McDougall 1,385 6.8
Independent Percy Tighe 1,119 5.5
Independent John Yates 646 3.2
Independent William McKeever 43 0.2
Independent Thomas Winterton 25 0.1

Elections in the 1910s[edit]

1917[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1917 New South Wales state election § Byron.[edit]
1917 New South Wales state election: Byron [29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist John Perry 2,572 38.6 -12.4
Independent Oliver Virtue 2,516 37.7 +37.7
Independent Patrick McMahon 1,055 15.8 +15.8
Independent Labor Percy Tighe 496 7.4 +7.4
Independent William McKeever 29 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 6,668 97.9 +0.4
Informal votes 142 2.1 -0.4
Turnout 6,810 57.8 -7.0
1917 New South Wales state election: Byron - Second Round [29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist John Perry 3,445 52.2
Independent Oliver Virtue 3,153 47.8
Total formal votes 6,598 99.3 +1.4
Informal votes 43 0.7 -1.4
Turnout 6,641 56.3 -1.5
Nationalist hold  

1913[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1913 New South Wales state election § Byron.[edit]
1913 New South Wales state election: Byron [30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform John Perry 3,433 51.0
Independent Liberal Peter Street 2,416 35.9
Independent Robert Campbell 792 11.8
Independent John Pearson 86 1.3
Total formal votes 6,727 97.5
Informal votes 170 2.5
Turnout 6,897 64.8
Liberal Reform win (new seat)

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