Electoral results for the district of Broken Hill
From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia
Broken Hill, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales has had two incarnations, from 1894 to 1913 and from 1968 to 1999.[1][2][3]
Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1894 | John Cann | Labour | |
1895 | |||
1898 | |||
1901 | |||
1904 | |||
1907 | |||
Election | Member | Party | |
1968 | Lew Johnstone | Labor | |
1971 | |||
1973 | |||
1976 | |||
1978 | |||
1981 | Bill Beckroge | Labor | |
1984 | |||
1988 | |||
1991 | |||
1995 |
Election results
[edit]Elections in the 1990s
[edit]1995
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Bill Beckroge | 16,292 | 52.8 | −0.4 | |
National | Mark Kersten | 13,236 | 42.9 | +14.1 | |
Independent | Gordon Dansie | 1,324 | 4.3 | +4.3 | |
Total formal votes | 30,852 | 94.2 | +3.8 | ||
Informal votes | 1,889 | 5.8 | −3.8 | ||
Turnout | 32,741 | 90.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Bill Beckroge | 16,677 | 54.7 | −5.3 | |
National | Mark Kersten | 13,804 | 45.3 | +5.3 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -5.3 |
1991
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Bill Beckroge | 16,600 | 53.2 | +9.1 | |
National | Peter Laird | 8,996 | 28.8 | −14.1 | |
Liberal | David Atkins | 2,909 | 9.3 | −3.1 | |
Democrats | Keith Ridley | 1,121 | 3.6 | +3.1 | |
Country Residents | Mary Casey-Marshall | 1,021 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
Independent | George Diamantes | 558 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
Total formal votes | 31,205 | 90.5 | −6.2 | ||
Informal votes | 3,291 | 9.5 | +6.2 | ||
Turnout | 34,496 | 92.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Bill Beckroge | 17,479 | 60.1 | +12.1 | |
National | Peter Laird | 11,628 | 39.9 | −12.1 | |
Labor notional gain from National | Swing | +12.1 |
Elections in the 1980s
[edit]1988
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Bill Beckroge | 13,111 | 47.4 | −18.0 | |
National | Mark Olson | 10,442 | 37.7 | +17.7 | |
Liberal | David Atkins | 4,123 | 14.9 | +0.8 | |
Total formal votes | 27,676 | 96.4 | −1.4 | ||
Informal votes | 1,021 | 3.6 | +1.4 | ||
Turnout | 28,697 | 92.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Bill Beckroge | 14,022 | 52.0 | −14.9 | |
National | Mark Olson | 12,947 | 48.0 | +14.9 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -14.9 |
1984
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Bill Beckroge | 17,440 | 68.7 | −0.3 | |
Liberal | Geoffrey Anderson | 4,019 | 15.8 | +15.8 | |
National | Neville Crisp | 3,913 | 15.4 | −15.6 | |
Total formal votes | 25,372 | 97.8 | +0.9 | ||
Informal votes | 577 | 2.2 | −0.9 | ||
Turnout | 25,949 | 89.7 | +0.9 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Bill Beckroge | 70.1 | +1.1 | ||
Liberal | Geoffrey Anderson | 29.9 | +29.9 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +1.1 |
1981
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Bill Beckroge | 17,041 | 69.0 | ||
National Country | George Gleeson | 7,647 | 31.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 24,688 | 96.9 | |||
Informal votes | 779 | 3.1 | |||
Turnout | 25,467 | 88.8 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | -3.0 |
Elections in the 1970s
[edit]1978
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Lew Johnstone | 14,519 | 75.9 | −24.1 | |
National Country | John Betterman | 3,005 | 15.7 | +15.7 | |
Liberal | Peter Swan | 1,609 | 8.4 | +8.4 | |
Total formal votes | 19,133 | 97.9 | |||
Informal votes | 417 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 19,550 | 91.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Lew Johnstone | 14,680 | 77.1 | −22.9 | |
National Country | John Betterman | 4,353 | 22.9 | +22.9 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -22.9 |
1976
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Lew Johnstone | unopposed | |||
Labor hold |
1973
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Lew Johnstone | unopposed | |||
Labor hold |
1971
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Lew Johnstone | unopposed | |||
Labor hold |
Elections in the 1960s
[edit]1968
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Lew Johnstone | 14,255 | 70.8 | ||
Country | Edward Brown | 5,872 | 29.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 20,127 | 98.2 | |||
Informal votes | 363 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 20,490 | 91.1 | |||
Labor win | (new seat) |
District recreated
1913 - 1968
[edit]District abolished
Elections in the 1900s
[edit]1907
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Cann | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold |
1904
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Cann | unopposed | |||
Labour hold |
1901
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Cann | 1,281 | 93.5 | +7.4 | |
Independent Liberal | Charles Counsell | 89 | 6.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,370 | 98.8 | +2.8 | ||
Informal votes | 17 | 1.2 | −2.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,387 | 40.4 | −5.3 | ||
Labour hold |
Elections in the 1890s
[edit]1898
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Cann | 1,125 | 86.1 | ||
National Federal | Alexander Hendry | 182 | 13.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,307 | 96.0 | |||
Informal votes | 54 | 4.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,361 | 45.7 | |||
Labour hold |
1895
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Cann | unopposed | |||
Labour hold |
1894
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Cann | 1,123 | 72.6 | ||
Protectionist | Wyman Brown | 423 | 27.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,546 | 98.9 | |||
Informal votes | 17 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,563 | 86.2 | |||
Labour win | (new seat) |
References
[edit]- ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Broken Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1995 Broken Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1991 Broken Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1988 Broken Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1984 Broken Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1981 Broken Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1978 Broken Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1976 Broken Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1973 Broken Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1971 Broken Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1968 Broken Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1907 Broken Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1904 Broken Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1901 Broken Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1898 Broken Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1895 Broken Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1894 Broken Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2020.