Results of the New South Wales state election, 1971 (Legislative Assembly L-Z)

New South Wales state election, 13 February 1971[1][2]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 2,457,021
Votes cast 2,291,484 Turnout 93.26 -0.93
Informal votes 53,628 Informal 2.34 -0.29
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 1,007,538 45.02 +1.93 45 + 6
  Liberal 799,801 35.74 –2.73 32 – 4
  Country 193,509 8.65 –1.98 17 ± 0
  Democratic Labor 71,050 3.17 +0.89 0 ± 0
  Australia 23,689 1.06 +1.06 0 ± 0
  Def. of Govt Schools 10,850 0.48 +0.48 0 ± 0
  Communist 2,098 0.09 –0.18 0 ± 0
  Independent 129,321 5.78 +0.53 2 ± 0
Total 2,237,856     96  

This is a list of electoral district results for the New South Wales state election, 1971 for districts from L to Z.

Results by Electoral district

Lake Macquarie

New South Wales state election, 1971: Lake Macquarie
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Merv Hunter 17,754 64.9 +0.5
Liberal Richard Bevan 9,589 35.1 -0.5
Total formal votes 27,343 98.4
Informal votes 438 1.6
Turnout 27,781 95.4
Labor hold Swing +0.5

Lakemba

New South Wales state election, 1971: Lakemba
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Vince Durick 15,384 59.4 +7.1
Liberal James Dixon 10,515 40.6 +3.6
Total formal votes 25,899 97.4
Informal votes 692 2.6
Turnout 26,591 93.6
Labor hold Swing +1.8

Lane Cove

New South Wales state election, 1971: Lane Cove
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Ken McCaw 15,494 59.3 -11.5
Labor Ronald Gornall 5,854 22.4 -1.2
Australia Malcolm Hilbery 3,208 12.3 +12.3
Democratic Labor Reginald Lawson 1,590 6.1 +0.5
Total formal votes 26,146 98.4
Informal votes 427 1.6
Turnout 26,573 91.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ken McCaw 18,077 69.1 -6.1
Labor Ronald Gornall 8,069 30.9 +6.1
Liberal hold Swing -6.1

Lismore

New South Wales state election, 1971: Lismore
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Bruce Duncan unopposed
Country hold Swing

Liverpool

New South Wales state election, 1971: Liverpool
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor George Paciullo 18,241 66.7 +10.5
Liberal Robert Leech 6,404 23.4 -12.8
Democratic Labor William Arundell 2,692 9.9 +4.2
Total formal votes 27,337 97.3
Informal votes 755 2.7
Turnout 28,092 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Paciullo 18,779 68.7 +7.3
Liberal Robert Leech 8,558 31.3 -7.3
Labor hold Swing +7.3

Maitland

New South Wales state election, 1971: Maitland
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Milton Morris 11,470 56.0 -10.2
Labor Francis Murray 7,721 37.7 +9.2
Democratic Labor Herbert Collins 1,299 6.3 +1.0
Total formal votes 20,490 98.7
Informal votes 260 1.3
Turnout 20,750 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Milton Morris 12,509 61.0 -9.4
Labor Francis Murray 7,981 39.0 +9.4
Liberal hold Swing -9.4

Manly

New South Wales state election, 1971: Manly
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Evelyn Darby 14,688 59.0 -9.8
Labor Terence Riley 7,919 31.8 +5.5
Democratic Labor Francis Bulger 1,830 7.4 +4.2
Independent Eric Riches 446 1.8 +1.2
Total formal votes 24,883 97.7
Informal votes 583 2.3
Turnout 25,466 90.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Evelyn Darby 16,375 65.8 -6.4
Labor Terence Riley 8,508 34.2 +6.4
Liberal hold Swing -6.4

Maroubra

New South Wales state election, 1971: Maroubra
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bill Haigh 15,307 59.0 +6.0
Liberal Gregory Lyons 8,805 33.9 -13.1
Democratic Labor Warwick Spooner 1,372 5.3 +5.3
Independent Samuel Joseph 465 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 25,949 97.4
Informal votes 694 2.6
Turnout 26,643 93.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Haigh 15,814 60.9 +7.9
Liberal Gregory Lyons 10,135 39.1 -7.9
Labor hold Swing +7.9

Marrickville

New South Wales state election, 1971: Marrickville
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Norm Ryan 15,780 63.5 -0.6
Liberal Jonathan Fowler 9,060 36.5 +0.6
Total formal votes 24,840 96.3
Informal votes 949 3.7
Turnout 25,789 91.2
Labor hold Swing -0.6

Merrylands

New South Wales state election, 1971: Merrylands
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Ferguson 19,002 67.2 +3.9
Liberal Neville Hodsdon 9,259 32.8 -3.9
Total formal votes 28,261 96.8
Informal votes 940 3.2
Turnout 29,201 93.6
Labor hold Swing +3.9

Miranda

New South Wales state election, 1971: Miranda
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Tim Walker 13,304 46.9
Labor Bill Robb 11,574 40.8
Australia Milo Dunphy 2,135 7.5
Democratic Labor William Goslett 1,331 4.7
Total formal votes 28,344 98.5
Informal votes 434 1.5
Turnout 28,778 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tim Walker 14,899 52.6 -0.7
Labor Bill Robb 13,445 47.4 +0.7
Liberal hold Swing -0.7

Monaro

New South Wales state election, 1971: Monaro
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Steve Mauger 9,158 53.2 -1.7
Labor Alfred Kingston 8,044 46.8 +1.7
Total formal votes 17,202 98.1
Informal votes 330 1.9
Turnout 17,532 92.3
Liberal hold Swing -1.7

Mosman

New South Wales state election, 1971: Mosman
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Pat Morton 16,304 62.7 -10.8
Labor Darryl Nagel 5,080 19.5 -0.5
Australia Brian Buckley 2,595 10.0 +10.0
Democratic Labor Ann Macken 2,034 7.8 +1.3
Total formal votes 26,013 98.3
Informal votes 454 1.7
Turnout 26,467 91.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Pat Morton 19,099 73.4 -5.3
Labor Darryl Nagel 6,914 26.6 +5.3
Liberal hold Swing -5.3

Mount Druitt

New South Wales state election, 1971: Mount Druitt
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jim Southee 16,771 65.0 +7.4
Liberal John Park 9,022 35.0 -7.4
Total formal votes 25,793 95.7
Informal votes 1,167 4.3
Turnout 26,960 92.7
Labor hold Swing +7.4

Murray

New South Wales state election, 1971: Murray
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Joe Lawson 7,452 46.2 +13.5
Country Bruce Birrell 5,026 31.2 +14.9
Liberal Allan Connell 2,299 14.3 +5.5
Democratic Labor Brian Maw 1,339 8.3 +3.9
Total formal votes 16,116 97.0
Informal votes 496 3.0
Turnout 16,612 90.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Joe Lawson 8,335 51.7 -7.8
Country Bruce Birrell 7,781 48.3 +7.8
Independent hold Swing -7.8

Murrumbidgee

New South Wales state election, 1971: Murrumbidgee
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Lin Gordon 9,683 53.7 -9.3
Liberal Ian Davidge 4,766 26.4 +15.5
Country David Clark 2,685 14.9 -7.5
Democratic Labor Leslie Kennedy 889 4.9 +1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lin Gordon 10,129 56.2 -8.6
Liberal Ian Davidge 7,894 43.8 +43.8
Labor hold Swing -8.6

Nepean

New South Wales state election, 1971: Nepean
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ron Mulock 13,068 48.9 +4.1
Liberal Ron Dunbier 10,416 38.9 -16.3
Independent John Andersen 1,854 6.9 +6.9
Democratic Labor Leslie Clarke 1,409 5.3 +5.3
Total formal votes 26,747 97.6
Informal votes 664 2.4
Turnout 27,411 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ron Mulock 13,793 51.6 +6.8
Liberal Ron Dunbier 12,954 48.4 -6.8
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +6.8

Newcastle

New South Wales state election, 1971: Newcastle
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Arthur Wade 14,892 58.8 +11.2
Liberal Malcolm Barnes 8,883 35.1 +7.5
Australia Wlodzimierz Bohatko 795 3.1 +3.1
Democratic Labor Gerard Collins 769 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 25,339 98.3
Informal votes 450 1.7
Turnout 25,789 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Wade 15,523 61.3 +7.0
Liberal Malcolm Barnes 9,816 38.7 -7.0
Labor hold Swing +7.0

Northcott

New South Wales state election, 1971: Northcott
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Jim Cameron 17,553 67.1 -9.0
Australia David Haig 5,544 21.2 +21.2
Def. of Govt Schools Jane Gray 3,048 11.7 +11.7
Total formal votes 26,145 97.3
Informal votes 711 2.7
Turnout 26,856 93.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Jim Cameron 19,077 73.0 -7.0
Australia David Haig 7,068 27.0 +7.0
Liberal hold Swing -7.0

Orange

New South Wales state election, 1971: Orange
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Charles Cutler 10,493 53.4 -3.0
Labor Joseph Ryan 6,346 32.3 -11.3
Democratic Labor John Grant 1,147 5.8 +5.8
Independent Lloyd Stapleton 940 4.8 +4.8
Independent Margaret Stevenson 714 3.6 +3.6
Total formal votes 19,640 98.3
Informal votes 331 1.7
Turnout 19,971 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Charles Cutler 12,073 61.5 +5.1
Labor Joseph Ryan 7,567 38.5 -5.1
Country hold Swing +5.1

Oxley

New South Wales state election, 1971: Oxley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Bruce Cowan 14,539 76.8 -3.7
Independent Joe Cordner 4,396 23.2 +3.7
Total formal votes 18,935 97.6
Informal votes 466 2.4
Turnout 19,401 94.8
Country hold Swing -3.7

Parramatta

New South Wales state election, 1971: Parramatta
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Dan Mahoney 16,691 57.2 +4.8
Liberal Alaric Kellett 11,621 39.8 -0.3
Independent Leonard Kiernan 891 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 29,203 98.3
Informal votes 507 1.7
Turnout 29,710 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dan Mahoney 17,137 58.7 +3.2
Liberal Alaric Kellett 12,066 41.3 -3.2
Labor hold Swing +3.2

Phillip

New South Wales state election, 1971: Phillip
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Pat Hills 16,904 72.1 +3.3
Liberal Ronald Hack 4,567 19.5 -3.9
Democratic Labor John Fox 1,974 8.4 +0.6
Total formal votes 23,445 96.0
Informal votes 973 4.0
Turnout 24,418 88.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Pat Hills 17,299 73.8 +3.4
Liberal Ronald Hack 6,146 26.2 -3.4
Labor hold Swing +3.4

Raleigh

New South Wales state election, 1971: Raleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Jim Brown 11,423 60.4 +4.4
Labor Sydney Dodds 5,830 30.8 +2.6
Independent Andrew Boyton 1,648 8.7 +8.7
Total formal votes 18,901 99.0
Informal votes 197 1.0
Turnout 19,098 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Jim Brown 12,377 65.5 -2.4
Labor Sydney Dodds 6,524 34.5 +2.4
Country hold Swing -2.4

Rockdale

New South Wales state election, 1971: Rockdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Brian Bannon 14,983 57.3 +2.2
Liberal Roye Gaha 9,681 37.0 +4.5
Democratic Labor Mary Hennessy 1,053 4.0 +0.5
Independent Edwin Bellchambers 424 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 26,141 97.5
Informal votes 677 2.5
Turnout 26,818 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian Bannon 15,406 58.9 +3.2
Liberal Roye Gaha 10,735 41.1 -3.2
Labor hold Swing +3.2

South Coast

New South Wales state election, 1971: South Coast
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Jack Beale 9,633 50.9 -6.4
Independent John Hatton 9,293 49.1 +6.4
Total formal votes 18,926 98.1
Informal votes 362 1.9
Turnout 19,288 94.7
Liberal hold Swing -6.4

Sturt

New South Wales state election, 1971: Sturt
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Tim Fischer 6,657 39.5
Independent Ernest Mitchell 5,484 32.5
Liberal William Dixon 3,226 19.1
Democratic Labor Bernard O'Keeffe 1,488 8.8
Total formal votes 16,855 98.5
Informal votes 262 1.5
Turnout 17,117 93.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Tim Fischer 10,838 64.3
Independent Ernest Mitchell 6,017 35.7
Country hold Swing N/A

Tamworth

New South Wales state election, 1971: Tamworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Bill Chaffey 8,661 42.8 -12.9
Labor Francis Briscoe-Hough 7,070 35.0 +35.0
Independent Alexander Dickinson 1,758 8.7 +8.7
Independent Ellis Wall 1,736 8.6 +8.6
Democratic Labor Ian de Courcy Dutton 1,002 5.0 +5.0
Total formal votes 20,227 98.6
Informal votes 295 1.4
Turnout 20,522 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bill Chaffey 11,750 58.1 -15.5
Labor Francis Briscoe-Hough 8,477 41.9 +41.9
Country hold Swing -15.5

Temora

New South Wales state election, 1971: Temora
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Jim Taylor 8,478 51.5 -14.5
Labor Lyle Hoad 6,165 37.4 +13.5
Independent Terence Brady 1,824 11.1 +11.1
Total formal votes 16,467 98.6
Informal votes 238 1.4
Turnout 16,705 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Jim Taylor 9,390 57.0 -16.3
Labor Lyle Hoad 7,077 43.0 +16.3
Country hold Swing -16.3

Tenterfield

New South Wales state election, 1971: Tenterfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Tim Bruxner 9,683 56.5 -10.4
Labor Ronald Grafton 6,706 39.2 +6.1
Independent George Britz 736 4.3 +4.3
Total formal votes 17,125 99.0
Informal votes 169 1.0
Turnout 17,294 93.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Tim Bruxner 10,051 58.7 -8.2
Labor Ronald Grafton 7,074 41.3 +8.2
Country hold Swing -8.2

The Hills

New South Wales state election, 1971: The Hills
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Max Ruddock 18,978 60.4 -3.8
Labor Michael Gillian 10,025 31.9 +9.7
Democratic Labor John Stewart 2,391 7.6 +3.0
Total formal votes 31,394 98.4
Informal votes 513 1.6
Turnout 31,907 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Max Ruddock 20,891 66.5 -5.9
Labor Michael Gillian 10,503 33.5 +5.9
Liberal hold Swing -5.9

Upper Hunter

New South Wales state election, 1971: Upper Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Col Fisher 9,631 48.1 -17.1
Labor Kenneth Cosgrove 5,922 29.6 -4.9
Labor Alexander Trevallion 4,474 22.3 +22.3
Total formal votes 20,027 98.8
Informal votes 248 1.2
Turnout 20,275 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Col Fisher 10,347 51.7 -13.8
Labor Alexander Trevallion 9,680 48.3 +13.8
Country hold Swing -13.8

Vaucluse

New South Wales state election, 1971: Vaucluse
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Keith Doyle 16,099 64.2 -7.1
Independent Lincoln Oppenheimer 6,794 27.1 +27.1
Independent Harry Marsh 2,190 8.7 +8.7
Total formal votes 25,083 94.6
Informal votes 1,433 5.4
Turnout 26,516 90.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Keith Doyle 17,194 68.5 -8.5
Independent Lincoln Oppenheimer 7,889 31.5 +31.5
Liberal hold Swing -8.5

Wagga Wagga

New South Wales state election, 1971: Wagga Wagga
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Wal Fife 11,844 60.9 -7.3
Labor John Skeers 5,889 30.3 +4.7
Democratic Labor Peter Piltz 1,718 8.8 +2.6
Total formal votes 19,451 98.7
Informal votes 259 1.3
Turnout 19,710 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Wal Fife 13,218 68.0 -5.2
Labor John Skeers 6,233 32.0 +5.2
Liberal hold Swing -5.2

Wakehurst

New South Wales state election, 1971: Wakehurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Allan Viney 15,074 52.3 -7.3
Labor Evan Davies 11,706 40.6 +7.5
Democratic Labor Kevin Lee 2,038 7.1 -0.2
Total formal votes 28,818 97.7
Informal votes 664 2.3
Turnout 29,482 93.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Allan Viney 16,704 58.0 -7.5
Labor Evan Davies 12,114 42.0 +7.5
Liberal hold Swing -7.5

Wallsend

New South Wales state election, 1971: Wallsend
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ken Booth 18,981 68.7 -2.1
Liberal John Bailey 7,691 27.8 +2.0
Democratic Labor Robert Godfrey 978 3.5 +0.1
Total formal votes 27,650 98.0
Informal votes 558 2.0
Turnout 28,208 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ken Booth 19,177 69.4 -2.1
Liberal John Bailey 8,473 30.6 +2.1
Labor hold Swing -2.1

Waratah

New South Wales state election, 1971: Waratah
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Sam Jones 18,687 68.6 +10.7
Liberal Malcolm Blackshaw 8,547 31.4 +31.4
Total formal votes 27,234 98.4
Informal votes 455 1.6
Turnout 27,689 94.9
Labor hold Swing +10.7

Waverley

New South Wales state election, 1971: Waverley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Syd Einfeld 13,781 58.6 +5.5
Liberal James Markham 9,736 41.4 -5.5
Total formal votes 23,517 96.8
Informal votes 770 3.2
Turnout 24,287 89.6
Labor hold Swing +5.5

Wentworthville

New South Wales state election, 1971: Wentworthville
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ernie Quinn 15,697 60.8 +4.3
Liberal Peter Andrews 10,122 39.2 +0.3
Total formal votes 25,819 97.8
Informal votes 588 2.2
Turnout 26,407 94.1
Labor hold Swing +3.5

Willoughby

New South Wales state election, 1971: Willoughby
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Laurie McGinty 14,180 56.6 -9.1
Labor Eddie Britt 7,023 28.1 -1.0
Australia Mary McNish 2,048 8.2 +8.2
Independent Ida Carter 893 3.6 +3.6
Democratic Labor Leo Eller 893 3.6 -1.6
Total formal votes 25,037 97.6
Informal votes 625 2.4
Turnout 25,662 91.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Laurie McGinty 16,159 64.5 -5.4
Labor Eddie Britt 8,878 35.5 +5.4
Liberal hold Swing -5.4

Wollondilly

New South Wales state election, 1971: Wollondilly
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Tom Lewis 11,538 55.7 -9.3
Labor John Kerin 7,506 36.2 +1.2
Democratic Labor Kevin Harrold 858 4.1 +4.1
Independent Alexander Gould 814 3.9 +3.9
Total formal votes 20,716 98.5
Informal votes 323 1.5
Turnout 21,039 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tom Lewis 12,631 61.0 -4.0
Labor John Kerin 8,085 39.0 +4.0
Liberal hold Swing -4.0

Wollongong

New South Wales state election, 1971: Wollongong
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Eric Ramsay 13,347 48.9
Liberal Jack Hough 11,621 42.5
Democratic Labor Peter Daly 2,351 8.6
Total formal votes 27,319 97.3
Informal votes 748 2.7
Turnout 28,067 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eric Ramsay 13,699 50.1 +0.6
Liberal Jack Hough 13,620 49.9 -0.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +0.6

Wyong

New South Wales state election, 1971: Wyong
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Harry Jensen 18,084 62.5 +6.9
Liberal Geoffrey Gilchrist 9,574 33.1 -8.4
Democratic Labor Estelle Drinkwater 1,275 4.4 +1.5
Total formal votes 28,933 98.7
Informal votes 380 1.3
Turnout 29,313 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harry Jensen 18,339 63.4 +6.8
Liberal Geoffrey Gilchrist 10,594 36.6 -6.8
Labor hold Swing +6.8

Yaralla

New South Wales state election, 1971: Yaralla
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Lerryn Mutton 13,295 49.8 -1.8
Labor Garry McIlwaine 11,500 43.1 +0.4
Democratic Labor Andrew Murphy 1,889 7.1 +1.4
Total formal votes 26,684 98.1
Informal votes 511 1.9
Turnout 27,195 93.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Lerryn Mutton 14,661 54.9 -2.3
Labor Garry McIlwaine 12,023 45.1 +2.3
Liberal hold Swing -2.3

Young

New South Wales state election, 1971: Young
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country George Freudenstein 9,192 48.4 -10.9
Labor Jeffrey Condron 8,527 44.9 +9.6
Democratic Labor John Hogan 1,266 6.7 +1.2
Total formal votes 18,985 98.9
Informal votes 210 1.1
Turnout 19,195 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country George Freudenstein 10,210 53.8 -9.8
Labor Jeffrey Condron 8,775 46.2 +9.8
Country hold Swing -9.8

See also

References

  1. ↑ Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of New South Wales, Assembly election, 13 February 1971". Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  2. ↑ Hughes, Colin A. (1977). A handbook of Australian government and politics, 1965-1974. ANU Press. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-7081-1340-0.
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