Electoral results for the district of Sutherland

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Sutherland, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, had two incarnations, from 1950 until 1971 and from 1988 until 1999.[1][2][3]

Election Member Party
1950   Cecil Monro Liberal
1953   Tom Dalton Labor
1956   Ian Griffith Liberal
1959   Tom Dalton Labor
1962
1965
1968   Tim Walker Liberal
 
Second incarnation (1988–1999)
Member Party Term
1988   Chris Downy Liberal
1991
1995
1997 by   Lorna Stone Liberal

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 1990s[edit]

1997 by-election[edit]

This section is an excerpt from 1997 Sutherland state by-election § Result.[edit]
1997 Sutherland by-election
Saturday 20 December [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lorna Stone 16,687 45.46 -5.39
Labor Christine Hawkins 12,674 34.53 -2.83
Christian Democrats David Copeland 1,804 4.91 +0.93
Greens Jo-Anne Lentern 1,710 4.66
Against Further Immigration Janey Woodger 1,567 4.27
Outdoor Recreation Glenn Druery 780 2.13
Independent David Hunt 557 1.52
Independent Geoff Moore 530 1.44
Independent David Harris 396 1.08
Total formal votes 36,705 98.12 +1.70
Informal votes 702 1.88 -1.70
Turnout 37,407 84.59 -11.45
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Lorna Stone 18,950 56.23 -0.21
Labor Christine Hawkins 14,752 43.77 +0.21
Liberal hold Swing -0.21
Chris Downy (Liberal) resigned.[4]

1995[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1995 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Sutherland.[edit]
1995 New South Wales state election: Sutherland [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Chris Downy 19,440 50.8 +1.5
Labor Genevieve Rankin 14,284 37.4 -2.1
Independent Bernie Clarke 2,988 7.8 +7.8
Call to Australia Geoffrey Percival 1,520 4.0 +4.0
Total formal votes 38,232 96.4 +2.7
Informal votes 1,419 3.6 -2.7
Turnout 39,651 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Chris Downy 21,165 56.4 +3.4
Labor Genevieve Rankin 16,336 43.6 -3.4
Liberal hold Swing +3.4

1991[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1991 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Sutherland.[edit]
1991 New South Wales state election: Sutherland [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Chris Downy 16,406 49.3 -0.1
Labor Genevieve Rankin 13,127 39.4 +1.7
Independent Lynette Farmer 1,997 6.0 +6.0
Democrats June Young 1,749 5.3 +3.5
Total formal votes 33,279 93.8 -4.1
Informal votes 2,211 6.2 +4.1
Turnout 35,490 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Chris Downy 17,244 53.0 -0.9
Labor Genevieve Rankin 15,262 47.0 +0.9
Liberal hold Swing -0.9

Elections in the 1980s[edit]

1988[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1988 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Sutherland.[edit]
1988 New South Wales state election: Sutherland [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Chris Downy 14,490 48.3 +5.4
Labor Maurie Keane 11,875 39.6 -13.4
Independent Jean Manuel 3,632 12.1 +12.1
Total formal votes 29,997 97.9 -0.2
Informal votes 631 2.1 +0.2
Turnout 30,628 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Chris Downy 15,476 52.5 +7.6
Labor Maurie Keane 14,028 47.5 -7.6
Liberal notional gain from Labor Swing +7.6

District recreated

1968 - 1988[edit]

District abolished

Elections in the 1960s[edit]

1968[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1968 New South Wales state election § Sutherland.[edit]
1968 New South Wales state election: Sutherland [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tim Walker 13,707 49.3 +0.5
Labor Tom Dalton 13,105 47.1 -0.9
Democratic Labor William Goslett 1,002 3.6 +0.4
Total formal votes 27,814 97.5
Informal votes 706 2.5
Turnout 28,520 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tim Walker 14,403 51.8 +0.8
Labor Tom Dalton 13,411 48.2 -0.8
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +0.8
  • Sutherland became a notionally Liberal seat at the redistribution.

1965[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1965 New South Wales state election § Sutherland.[edit]
1965 New South Wales state election: Sutherland [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Dalton 15,096 50.0 +3.7
Liberal Tim Walker 14,145 46.8 +10.3
Democratic Labor William Goslett 975 3.2 +1.6
Total formal votes 30,216 98.6 −0.3
Informal votes 430 1.4 +0.3
Turnout 30,646 95.7 −0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Dalton 15,334 50.8 −4.7
Liberal Tim Walker 14,882 49.2 +4.7
Labor hold Swing −4.7

1962[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1962 New South Wales state election § Sutherland.[edit]
1962 New South Wales state election: Sutherland [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Dalton 12,697 46.3 −3.9
Liberal Noel Walker 10,021 36.5 −9.2
Independent Keith Bates 4,173 15.2 +15.2
Democratic Labor Malcolm Towner 450 1.6 +0.3
Independent John Mantova 86 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 27,427 98.9
Informal votes 304 1.1
Turnout 27,731 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Dalton 15,207 55.5 +2.7
Liberal Noel Walker 12,220 44.5 −2.7
Labor hold Swing +2.7

Elections in the 1950s[edit]

1959[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1959 New South Wales state election § Sutherland.[edit]
1959 New South Wales state election: Sutherland [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Dalton 11,845 50.2
Liberal Keith Bates 10,783 45.7
Communist Alexander Elphinston 680 2.9
Democratic Labor Peter Keogh 299 1.3
Total formal votes 23,607 98.5
Informal votes 351 1.5
Turnout 23,958 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Dalton 12,449 52.7
Liberal Keith Bates 11,158 47.3
Labor gain from Liberal Swing
The sitting member Ian Griffith (Liberal) successfully contested Cronulla.

1956[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1956 New South Wales state election § Sutherland.[edit]
1956 New South Wales state election: Sutherland [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian Griffith 14,812 52.5 +5.8
Labor Tom Dalton 13,388 47.5 −5.8
Total formal votes 28,200 98.7 +0.3
Informal votes 377 1.3 −0.3
Turnout 28,577 94.6 +0.7
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +5.8

1953[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1953 New South Wales state election § Sutherland.[edit]
1953 New South Wales state election: Sutherland [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Dalton 11,382 53.3
Liberal Cecil Monro 9,957 46.7
Total formal votes 21,339 98.4
Informal votes 336 1.6
Turnout 21,675 93.9
Labor gain from Liberal Swing

1950[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1950 New South Wales state election § Sutherland.[edit]
1950 New South Wales state election: Sutherland [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Cecil Monro 10,718 52.2
Labor Gough Whitlam 9,807 47.8
Total formal votes 20,525 98.8
Informal votes 251 1.2
Turnout 20,776 93.8
Liberal win (new seat)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Sutherland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1997 Sutherland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1995 Sutherland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1991 Sutherland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. "1988 Sutherland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  8. ^ Green, Antony. "1968 Sutherland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  9. ^ Green, Antony. "1965 Sutherland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  10. ^ Green, Antony. "1962 Sutherland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  11. ^ Green, Antony. "1959 Sutherland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  12. ^ Green, Antony. "1956 Sutherland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  13. ^ Green, Antony. "1953 Sutherland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  14. ^ Green, Antony. "1950 Sutherland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
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