Electoral results for the district of Bass Hill

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Bass Hill, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1962 and abolished in 1991.[1][2][3]

Election Member Party
1962   Clarrie Earl Labor
1965
1968
1971
1973   Neville Wran Labor
1976
1978
1981
1984
1986 by   Michael Owen Liberal
1988   Bill Lovelee Labor

Election results

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Elections in the 1980s

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1988

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1988 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Bass Hill.[edit]
1988 New South Wales state election: Bass Hill [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Lovelee 14,758 50.1 -16.1
Liberal Michael Owen 12,062 41.0 +11.8
Independent EFF Norm Axford 1,777 6.0 +6.0
Independent Ernest Archer 831 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 29,428 96.4 +0.3
Informal votes 1,095 3.6 −0.3
Turnout 30,523 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Lovelee 15,634 54.3 -14.1
Liberal Michael Owen 13,180 45.7 +14.1
Labor hold Swing -14.1

1986 by-election

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This section is an excerpt from 1986 Bass Hill state by-election § Result.[edit]
1986 Bass Hill by-election
Saturday 2 August [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Lovelee 10,899 41.96 −22.17
Liberal Michael Owen 8,646 33.28 +3.92
Independent Jill Barber 3,209 12.35 +12.35
Democrats Peter Carver 1,391 5.35 +5.35
Call to Australia Elaine Nile 1,387 5.34 +5.34
Independent Richard Mezinec 329 1.27 +1.27
Pan Ethnic Republican John Vartanian 115 0.44 +0.44
Total formal votes 25,976 96.23 +0.15
Informal votes 1,019 3.77 −0.15
Turnout 26,995 80.76 −13.91
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Michael Owen 12,260 50.21 +17.5*
Labor Bill Lovelee 12,157 49.79 −17.5 *
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +17.5[a]
Labor MP Neville Wran resigned.[5]

1984

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1984 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Bass Hill.[edit]
1984 New South Wales state election: Bass Hill [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Neville Wran 19,432 64.1 -11.6
Liberal Peter Swiderski 8,897 29.4 +5.1
Citizens Action Sandor Torzsok 1,330 4.4 +4.4
Rainbow Party Julien Droulers 642 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 30,301 96.1 −0.5
Informal votes 1,237 3.9 +0.5
Turnout 31,538 94.7 +1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Neville Wran 67.3 -8.4
Liberal Peter Swiderski 32.7 +8.4
Labor hold Swing -8.4

1981

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1981 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Bass Hill.[edit]
1981 New South Wales state election: Bass Hill [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Neville Wran 22,567 75.7 -2.8
Liberal Paul Jones 7,263 24.3 +5.3
Total formal votes 29,830 96.6
Informal votes 1,037 3.4
Turnout 30,867 93.6
Labor hold Swing -4.0

Elections in the 1970s

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1978

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1978 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Bass Hill.[edit]
1978 New South Wales state election: Bass Hill [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Neville Wran 23,934 78.5 +13.9
Liberal Phillip Wearne 5,801 19.0 -16.4
Democrats Gillian Benn 750 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 30,485 97.3 −0.5
Informal votes 848 2.7 +0.5
Turnout 31,333 94.3 −0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Neville Wran 24,309 79.7 +15.1
Liberal Phillip Wearne 6,176 20.3 -15.1
Labor hold Swing +15.1

1976

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1976 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Bass Hill.[edit]
1976 New South Wales state election: Bass Hill [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Neville Wran 19,684 64.6 +3.9
Liberal Terence Shanahan 10,788 35.4 -3.9
Total formal votes 30,472 97.8 +1.4
Informal votes 694 2.2 −1.4
Turnout 31,166 94.5 0.0
Labor hold Swing +3.9

1973

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1973 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Bass Hill.[edit]
1973 New South Wales state election: Bass Hill [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Neville Wran 17,413 60.7 -6.1
Liberal Raymond Clark-Smith 11,277 39.3 +6.1
Total formal votes 28,690 96.4
Informal votes 1,060 3.6
Turnout 29,750 94.5
Labor hold Swing -6.1

1971

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1971 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Bass Hill.[edit]
1971 New South Wales state election: Bass Hill [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clarrie Earl 18,608 66.8 +10.4
Liberal Doreen Ghent 9,242 33.2 -10.4
Total formal votes 27,850 97.1
Informal votes 836 2.9
Turnout 28,686 94.3
Labor hold Swing +10.4

Elections in the 1960s

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1968

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1968 New South Wales state election § Bass Hill.[edit]
1968 New South Wales state election: Bass Hill [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clarrie Earl 15,052 56.4 +0.4
Liberal Neil Davis 11,648 43.6 +6.0
Total formal votes 26,700 96.4
Informal votes 984 3.6
Turnout 27,684 94.7
Labor hold Swing -1.9

1965

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1965 New South Wales state election § Bass Hill.[edit]
1965 New South Wales state election: Bass Hill [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clarrie Earl 13,765 56.0 −7.1
Liberal William Pardy 9,251 37.6 +8.4
Independent John Sawyer 1,564 6.4 +6.4
Total formal votes 24,580 97.7 −0.3
Informal votes 574 2.3 +0.3
Turnout 25,154 94.0 +0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clarrie Earl 14,703 59.8 −8.7
Liberal William Pardy 9,877 40.2 +8.7
Labor hold Swing −8.7

1962

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1962 New South Wales state election § Bass Hill.[edit]
1962 New South Wales state election: Bass Hill [15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clarrie Earl 14,307 63.1 −2.3
Liberal William Pardy 6,621 29.2 −5.4
Independent Isaac Denley 1,755 7.7 +7.7
Total formal votes 22,683 98.0
Informal votes 459 2.0
Turnout 23,142 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clarrie Earl 15,535 68.5 +3.1
Liberal William Pardy 7,148 31.5 −3.1
Labor hold Swing +3.1
Bass Hill was a new seat that was notionally a safe Labor seat.[16]

Notes

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  1. ^ Since the two-party preferred count was not conducted for Bass Hill in 1984,[6] the two party preferred swing at the by-election cannot be calculated precisely. ABC election analyst Antony Green estimates a two party preferred swing of 17.5% towards the Liberal Party.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Bass Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 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. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "1988 Bass Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  5. ^ a b Green, Antony. "Bass Hill 1986 by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  6. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1984 Bass Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Election Background". www.abc.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC). Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  8. ^ Green, Antony. "1981 Bass Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  9. ^ Green, Antony. "1978 Bass Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  10. ^ Green, Antony. "1976 Bass Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  11. ^ Green, Antony. "1973 Bass Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  12. ^ Green, Antony. "1971 Bass Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  13. ^ Green, Antony. "1968 Bass Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  14. ^ Green, Antony. "1965 Bass Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  15. ^ Green, Antony. "1962 Bass Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  16. ^ "1961 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
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