Electoral district of Collaroy

Collaroy was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian state of New South Wales, created in the 1949 redistribution and first contested at the 1950 state election. The seat was created out of a large area covered by the seats of Hornsby to the north and Manly to the south. It was named after and including the Sydney suburb of Collaroy. It was abolished in 1973 and mostly replaced by Pittwater, Wakehurst and Davidson.[1]

Members for Collaroy

MemberPartyTerm
  (Sir) Robert Askin[2] Liberal 1950–1973

Election results

Elections in the 1970s

1971

1971 New South Wales state election: Collaroy[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Robert Askin 15,492 62.0 -9.0
Australia Brian Walker 4,922 19.7 +19.7
Independent Frederick Adcock 2,429 9.7 +9.7
Democratic Labor Lyle Antcliff 1,554 6.2 +6.2
Independent Norman Ward 599 2.4 +2.4
Total formal votes 24,996 96.7
Informal votes 841 3.3
Turnout 25,837 91.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Robert Askin 17,783 71.1 +0.1
Australia Brian Walker 7,213 28.9 +28.9
Liberal hold Swing+0.1

Elections in the 1960s

1968

1968 New South Wales state election: Collaroy[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Robert Askin 18,415 71.0 -2.2
Labor David Lawler 7,532 29.0 +4.6
Total formal votes 25,947 96.5
Informal votes 938 3.5
Turnout 26,885 93.3
Liberal hold Swing-4.4

1965

1965 New South Wales state election: Collaroy[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Robert Askin 19,358 73.2 +0.7
Labor William Bramwell 6,458 24.4 −0.2
Communist Elfrida Morcom 634 2.4 −0.5
Total formal votes 26,450 98.3 −0.5
Informal votes 453 1.7 +0.5
Turnout 26,903 92.0 −1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robert Askin 19,485 73.7 +0.6
Labor William Bramwell 6,965 26.3 −0.6
Liberal hold Swing+0.6

1962

1962 New South Wales state election: Collaroy[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Robert Askin 16,476 72.5 0.0
Labor Peter Hopkins 5,591 24.6 −2.9
Communist Stanley Deacon 649 2.9 +2.9
Total formal votes 22,716 98.8
Informal votes 266 1.2
Turnout 22,982 93.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robert Askin 16,606 73.1 +0.6
Labor Peter Hopkins 6,110 26.9 −0.6
Liberal hold Swing+0.6

Elections in the 1950s

1959

1959 New South Wales state election: Collaroy[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Robert Askin 17,868 71.1
Labor Erwin Eder 7,266 28.9
Total formal votes 25,134 98.4
Informal votes 402 1.6
Turnout 25,536 93.4
Liberal hold Swing

1956

1956 New South Wales state election: Collaroy[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Robert Askin 18,038 70.1 +6.8
Independent Gordon Jones 6,334 24.6 +24.6
Communist Elfrida Morcom 1,345 5.2 +5.2
Total formal votes 25,717 97.9 −0.1
Informal votes 557 2.1 +0.1
Turnout 26,274 93.5 +1.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Robert Askin 18,374 71.4 +8.1
Independent Gordon Jones 7,343 28.6 +28.6
Liberal hold SwingN/A

1953

1953 New South Wales state election: Collaroy[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Robert Askin 12,722 63.3
Labor Evelyn Barron 7,360 36.7
Total formal votes 20,082 98.0
Informal votes 414 2.0
Turnout 20,496 92.3
Liberal hold Swing

1950

1950 New South Wales state election: Collaroy[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Robert Askin 13,107 63.7
Labor John Masters 7,472 36.3
Total formal votes 20,579 98.1
Informal votes 404 1.9
Turnout 20,983 92.1
Liberal hold Swing

References

  1. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Collaroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  2. "Sir Robert (Robin William) Askin (1907–1981)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  3. Green, Antony. "1971 Collaroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  4. Green, Antony. "1968 Collaroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  5. Green, Antony. "1965 Collaroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  6. Green, Antony. "1962 Collaroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  7. Green, Antony. "1959 Collaroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  8. Green, Antony. "1956 Collaroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  9. Green, Antony. "1953 Collaroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  10. Green, Antony. "1950 Collaroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.


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