Electoral district of Yass

Yass was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales between 1894 and 1920. It largely replaced the electoral district of Yass Plains. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed along with Burrangong into Cootamundra. It was recreated in 1930 and replaced by Burrinjuck in 1950.[1][2][3]

Members for Yass
First incarnation (1894—1920)
MemberPartyTerm
  William Affleck Free Trade 1894–1901
  Liberal Reform 1901–1904
  Niels Nielsen Labor 1904–1913
  Greg McGirr Labor 1913–1920
Second incarnation (1930—1950)
MemberPartyTerm
  George Ardill Nationalist 1930–1931
  United Australia 1931–1941
  Bill Sheahan Labor 1941–1950

Election results

Elections in the 1940s

1947
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1947 New South Wales state election § Yass[edit]
1947 New South Wales state election: Yass [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bill Sheahan 8,393 60.4 -39.6
Country John MacKay 3,957 28.5 +28.5
Liberal Noel Barber 1,384 10.0 +10.0
Independent John Cusack 163 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 13,897 99.0
Informal votes 137 1.0
Turnout 14,043 95.5
Labor hold SwingN/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1944
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1944 New South Wales state election § Yass[edit]
1944 New South Wales state election: Yass [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bill Sheahan unopposed
Labor hold Swing

1941
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1941 New South Wales state election § Yass[edit]
1941 New South Wales state election: Yass [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bill Sheahan 7,941 55.5
Country Bill Ross 6,363 44.5
Total formal votes 14,304 99.4
Informal votes 84 0.6
Turnout 14,388 94.3
Labor gain from Country Swing

Elections in the 1930s

1938
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1938 New South Wales state election § Yass[edit]
1938 New South Wales state election: Yass [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia George Ardill 7,074 57.4 -0.4
Independent Vivian Partridge 5,240 42.6 +42.6
Total formal votes 12,314 98.5 -0.1
Informal votes 186 1.5 +0.1
Turnout 12,500 96.1 -1.0
United Australia hold SwingN/A

1935
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1935 New South Wales state election § Yass[edit]
1935 New South Wales state election: Yass [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia George Ardill 7,206 57.8 -4.1
Labor (NSW) John Cleary 5,263 42.2 +4.1
Total formal votes 12,469 98.6 +0.2
Informal votes 180 1.4 -0.2
Turnout 12,649 97.1 -0.2
United Australia hold Swing-4.1

1932
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1932 New South Wales state election § Yass[edit]
1932 New South Wales state election: Yass [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia George Ardill 7,364 61.9 +33.5
Labor (NSW) Reginald O'Brien 4,524 38.1 -8.2
Total formal votes 11,888 98.4 +0.2
Informal votes 197 1.6 -0.2
Turnout 12,085 97.3 +1.1
United Australia hold Swing+11.3

1930
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1930 New South Wales state election § Yass[edit]
1930 New South Wales state election: Yass [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor William Webster 5,368 46.3
Nationalist George Ardill 3,296 28.4
Country Thomas Collins 2,942 25.3
Total formal votes 11,606 98.2
Informal votes 208 1.8
Turnout 11,814 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist George Ardill 5,876 50.6
Labor William Webster 5,730 49.4
Nationalist hold Swing

District recreated

1920 - 1930

District abolished

Elections in the 1910s

1917
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1917 New South Wales state election § Yass[edit]
1917 New South Wales state election: Yass [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Greg McGirr 4,524 57.8 +7.1
Nationalist Patrick Bourke 3,308 42.2 +9.3
Total formal votes 7,832 98.7 +1.6
Informal votes 100 1.3 -1.6
Turnout 7,932 70.0 -5.1
Labor hold Swing+7.1

1913
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1913 New South Wales state election § Yass[edit]
1913 New South Wales state election: Yass [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Greg McGirr 4,498 50.7
Liberal Reform Patrick Bourke 2,921 32.9
Country Party Association Robert Donaldson 1,448 16.3
Total formal votes 8,867 97.1
Informal votes 260 2.9
Turnout 9,127 75.1
Labor hold  

1913 by-election
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Elections in the 1900s

1910
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1910 New South Wales state election § Yass[edit]
1910 New South Wales state election: Yass [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Niels Nielsen 3,113 53.5
Liberal Reform Bernard Grogan 2,705 46.5
Total formal votes 5,818 98.6
Informal votes 81 1.4
Turnout 5,899 73.7
Labour hold  

1907
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1907 New South Wales state election § Yass[edit]
1907 New South Wales state election: Yass [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Niels Nielsen 2,705 52.4
Liberal Reform Bernard Grogan 2,453 47.6
Total formal votes 5,158 98.0
Informal votes 104 2.0
Turnout 5,262 71.0
Labour hold  

1904
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1904 New South Wales state election § Yass[edit]
1904 New South Wales state election: Yass [15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Niels Nielsen 2,260 52.2
Liberal Reform William Affleck 2,052 47.4
Progressive Bernard Grogan 17 0.4
Total formal votes 4,329 98.3
Informal votes 77 1.8
Turnout 4,406 67.0
Labour gain from Liberal Reform  
Yass lost part of the electorate to Queanbeyan and was expanded to include parts of the abolished seats of Boorowa and West Macquarie. The member for Yass was William Affleck (Liberal Reform) while the member for Boorowa was Niels Nielsen (Labour). The member for West Macquarie was Paddy Crick (Progressive) who successfully contested Blayney.

1901
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Yass[edit]
1901 New South Wales state election: Yass [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Reform William Affleck 875 52.3 +5.8
Progressive Bernard Grogan 799 47.7 +4.3
Total formal votes 1,674 100.0 +1.2
Informal votes 0 0.0 -1.2
Turnout 1,674 75.5 +12.1
Liberal Reform hold  

Elections in the 1890s

1898
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Yass[edit]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Yass [17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Free Trade William Affleck 599 46.5
National Federal Bernard Grogan 560 43.4
Independent Federalist George Harrison 130 10.1
Total formal votes 1,289 98.8
Informal votes 16 1.2
Turnout 1,305 63.4
Free Trade hold  

1895
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Yass[edit]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Yass [18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Free Trade William Affleck 631 54.8
Protectionist Thomas Colls 520 45.2
Total formal votes 1,151 99.1
Informal votes 11 1.0
Turnout 1,162 65.1
Free Trade hold  

1894
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Yass[edit]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Yass [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Free Trade William Affleck 516 39.8
Protectionist Thomas Colls 440 33.9
Ind. Protectionist Argyle McCallum 342 26.4
Total formal votes 1,298 99.2
Informal votes 10 0.8
Turnout 1,308 72.4
Free Trade gain from Protectionist  

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