Hurstville, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales had two incarnation, from 1859 to 1920 and from 1927 to 1968.[1][2][3]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | Sam Toombs | Labor | |
| 1917 | Thomas Ley | Nationalist | |
| Election | Member | Party | |
| 1927 | Walter Butler | Labor | |
| 1930 | |||
| 1932 | James Webb | United Australia | |
| 1935 | |||
| 1938 | |||
| 1939 by | Clive Evatt | Industrial Labor / Labor | |
| 1941 | Labor | ||
| 1944 | |||
| 1947 | |||
| 1950 | |||
| 1953 | |||
| 1956 | Labor / Independent | ||
| 1959 | Bill Rigby | Labor | |
| 1962 | |||
| 1965 | Tom Mead | Liberal | |
| 1968 | |||
| 1971 | |||
| 1973 | |||
| 1976 | Kevin Ryan | Labor | |
| 1978 | |||
| 1981 | |||
| 1984 | Guy Yeomans | Liberal | |
| 1988 | |||
| 1991 | Morris Iemma | Labor | |
| 1995 | |||
Election results
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Morris Iemma | 18,771 | 57.1 | +8.3 | |
| Liberal | Mick Frawley | 12,759 | 38.8 | -3.3 | |
| Independent | Saad Turk | 1,369 | 4.2 | +4.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 32,899 | 93.6 | +4.9 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,240 | 6.4 | -4.9 | ||
| Turnout | 35,139 | 94.3 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Morris Iemma | 19,410 | 59.6 | +5.0 | |
| Liberal | Mick Frawley | 13,131 | 40.4 | -5.0 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +5.0 | |||
1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Morris Iemma | 15,141 | 48.8 | +2.3 | |
| Liberal | Phil White | 13,063 | 42.1 | 0.0 | |
| Independent | Tony Wild | 1,699 | 5.5 | +5.5 | |
| Democrats | Paul Terrett | 1,140 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 31,043 | 88.7 | -7.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,962 | 11.3 | +7.5 | ||
| Turnout | 35,005 | 94.7 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Morris Iemma | 16,382 | 54.6 | +2.8 | |
| Liberal | Phil White | 13,620 | 45.4 | -2.8 | |
| Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.8 | |||
Elections in the 1980s
1988
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Guy Yeomans | 16,226 | 54.0 | +3.6 | |
| Labor | Robert McClelland | 11,315 | 37.7 | -11.9 | |
| Independent | Joan Loew | 2,487 | 8.3 | +8.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 30,028 | 97.3 | -0.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 820 | 2.7 | +0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 30,848 | 94.6 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Guy Yeomans | 16,766 | 56.6 | +6.2 | |
| Labor | Robert McClelland | 12,831 | 43.4 | -6.2 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +6.2 | |||
1984
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Guy Yeomans | 14,427 | 50.9 | +11.7 | |
| Labor | Kevin Ryan | 13,896 | 49.1 | -8.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 28,323 | 97.7 | +0.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 657 | 2.3 | -0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 28,980 | 93.3 | +1.6 | ||
| Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +10.1 | |||
1981
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Kevin Ryan | 16,053 | 57.3 | -6.4 | |
| Liberal | Frederick Harvison | 10,990 | 39.2 | +2.9 | |
| Democrats | Frank Low | 982 | 3.5 | +3.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 28,025 | 97.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 749 | 2.6 | |||
| Turnout | 28,774 | 91.7 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Kevin Ryan | 16,353 | 59.2 | -4.5 | |
| Liberal | Frederick Harvison | 11,290 | 40.8 | +4.5 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | -4.5 | |||
Elections in the 1970s
1978
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Kevin Ryan | 19,296 | 63.7 | +15.1 | |
| Liberal | Ian Brown | 10,984 | 36.3 | -12.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 30,280 | 98.1 | -0.7 | ||
| Informal votes | 593 | 1.9 | +0.7 | ||
| Turnout | 30,873 | 93.5 | -0.1 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | +13.6 | |||
1976
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Tom Mead | 14,920 | 48.8 | +0.1 | |
| Labor | Kevin Ryan | 14,855 | 48.6 | +6.1 | |
| Australia | Bernhard Fiegel | 791 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 30,566 | 98.8 | +0.7 | ||
| Informal votes | 382 | 1.2 | -0.7 | ||
| Turnout | 30,948 | 93.6 | -0.4 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Kevin Ryan | 15,305 | 50.1 | +3.2 | |
| Liberal | Tom Mead | 15,261 | 49.9 | -3.2 | |
| Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.2 | |||
1973
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Tom Mead | 14,228 | 48.7 | +1.3 | |
| Labor | Kevin Ryan | 12,398 | 42.5 | +2.0 | |
| Independent | Paul Flottmann | 1,761 | 6.0 | +6.0 | |
| Democratic Labor | Anthony Young | 821 | 2.8 | -2.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 29,208 | 98.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 558 | 1.9 | |||
| Turnout | 29,766 | 94.0 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Tom Mead | 15,504 | 53.1 | +0.3 | |
| Labor | Kevin Ryan | 13,704 | 46.9 | -0.3 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +0.3 | |||
1971
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Tom Mead | 12,653 | 47.4 | -5.2 | |
| Labor | Kenneth Hallen | 10,810 | 40.5 | -2.3 | |
| Democratic Labor | Peter Abrams | 1,419 | 5.3 | +0.6 | |
| Def. of Govt Schools | Judith Sainsbury | 964 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
| Australia | Ralph Catts | 873 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 26,719 | 97.5 | |||
| Informal votes | 673 | 2.5 | |||
| Turnout | 27,392 | 95.0 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Tom Mead | 14,115 | 52.8 | -3.2 | |
| Labor | Kenneth Hallen | 12,604 | 47.2 | +3.2 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | -3.2 | |||
Elections in the 1960s
1968
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Tom Mead | 14,034 | 49.6 | +2.7 | |
| Labor | Bill Rigby | 12,951 | 45.8 | -2.9 | |
| Democratic Labor | Kevin Davis | 1,322 | 4.7 | +0.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 28,307 | 97.7 | |||
| Informal votes | 669 | 2.3 | |||
| Turnout | 28,976 | 95.1 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Tom Mead | 15,178 | 53.6 | +3.0 | |
| Labor | Bill Rigby | 13,129 | 46.4 | -3.0 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +3.0 | |||
1965
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Bill Rigby | 11,883 | 48.7 | −3.7 | |
| Liberal | Tom Mead | 11,427 | 46.9 | +4.2 | |
| Democratic Labor | Kevin Davis | 1,068 | 4.4 | +2.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 24,378 | 98.2 | −0.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 456 | 1.8 | +0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 24,834 | 94.4 | 0.0 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Tom Mead | 12,334 | 50.6 | +5.9 | |
| Labor | Bill Rigby | 12,044 | 49.4 | −5.9 | |
| Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +5.9 | |||
1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Bill Rigby | 12,796 | 52.4 | +21.2 | |
| Liberal | Richard Hawkins | 10,257 | 42.0 | +4.0 | |
| Independent | Thomas Dalton | 893 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
| Democratic Labor | Thomas Brosnan | 478 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 24,424 | 98.5 | |||
| Informal votes | 380 | 1.5 | |||
| Turnout | 24,804 | 94.4 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Bill Rigby | 13,517 | 55.3 | +1.5 | |
| Liberal | Richard Hawkins | 10,907 | 44.7 | −1.5 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +1.5 | |||
Elections in the 1950s
1959
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Hedley Mallard | 9,359 | 38.0 | ||
| Labor | Bill Rigby | 7,680 | 31.2 | ||
| Independent | Clive Evatt (defeated) | 7,193 | 29.2 | ||
| Independent | Edward Merryfull | 378 | 1.5 | ||
| Total formal votes | 24,610 | 98.5 | |||
| Informal votes | 378 | 1.5 | |||
| Turnout | 24,988 | 95.1 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Bill Rigby | 13,244 | 53.8 | ||
| Liberal | Hedley Mallard | 11,366 | 46.2 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
1956
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Clive Evatt | 11,459 | 51.4 | −7.2 | |
| Liberal | Hedley Mallard | 9,982 | 44.8 | +3.4 | |
| Independent | Edward Merryfull | 835 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 22,276 | 98.7 | +0.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 300 | 1.3 | −0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 22,576 | 94.8 | −0.3 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Clive Evatt | 11,876 | 53.3 | −5.3 | |
| Liberal | Hedley Mallard | 10,400 | 46.7 | +5.3 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −5.3 | |||
1953
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Clive Evatt | 13,187 | 58.6 | ||
| Liberal | Bill Arthur | 9,317 | 41.4 | ||
| Total formal votes | 22,504 | 98.2 | |||
| Informal votes | 404 | 1.8 | |||
| Turnout | 22,908 | 95.1 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
1950
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Clive Evatt | 12,240 | 53.8 | ||
| Liberal | Leslie Webster | 10,506 | 46.2 | ||
| Total formal votes | 22,746 | 98.7 | |||
| Informal votes | 308 | 1.3 | |||
| Turnout | 23,054 | 94.5 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1940s
1947
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Clive Evatt | 15,069 | 57.1 | -9.5 | |
| Liberal | Leslie Webster | 11,310 | 42.9 | +9.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 26,379 | 98.7 | +2.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 350 | 1.3 | -2.1 | ||
| Turnout | 26,729 | 96.3 | +1.6 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | -9.5 | |||
1944
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Clive Evatt | 15,663 | 66.6 | -1.1 | |
| Democratic | Percy Macpherson | 7,846 | 33.4 | +1.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 23,509 | 96.6 | -1.8 | ||
| Informal votes | 824 | 3.4 | +1.8 | ||
| Turnout | 24,333 | 94.7 | -0.4 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | -1.1 | |||
1941
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Clive Evatt | 14,764 | 67.7 | ||
| United Australia | Roland Murray | 7,042 | 32.3 | ||
| Total formal votes | 21,806 | 98.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 354 | 1.6 | |||
| Turnout | 22,160 | 95.1 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1930s
1939 by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Labor | Clive Evatt | 7,017 | 33.8 | ||
| United Australia | Alfred Thomas | 7,925 | 38.1 | -18.0 | |
| Labor | John McGrath | 5,852 | 28.1 | -15.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 20,794 | 98.5 | +0.6 | ||
| Informal votes | 309 | 1.5 | -0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 21,103 | 93.9 | -3.2 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Industrial Labor | Clive Evatt | 12,168 | 58.5 | ||
| United Australia | Alfred Thomas | 8,626 | 41.5 | -14.6 | |
| Industrial Labor gain from United Australia | Swing | N/A | |||
1938
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Australia | James Webb | 11,493 | 56.1 | +5.8 | |
| Labor | Michael Croot | 8,983 | 43.9 | -2.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 20,476 | 97.9 | -0.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 440 | 2.1 | +0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 20,916 | 97.1 | -0.4 | ||
| United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |||
1935
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Australia | James Webb | 9,587 | 50.3 | -1.3 | |
| Labor (NSW) | Walter Butler | 8,840 | 46.4 | +3.5 | |
| Federal Labor | Richard Bramston | 616 | 3.2 | -1.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 19,043 | 98.2 | -0.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 345 | 1.8 | +0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 19,388 | 97.5 | -0.4 | ||
| United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |||
- Preferences were not distributed.
 
1932
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Australia | James Webb | 9,744 | 51.6 | +15.6 | |
| Labor (NSW) | Walter Butler | 8,093 | 42.9 | -20.3 | |
| Federal Labor | Gertrude Melville | 873 | 4.6 | +4.6 | |
| Communist | James Stubbs | 154 | 0.8 | +0.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 18,864 | 98.7 | +0.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 247 | 1.3 | -0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 19,111 | 97.9 | +1.6 | ||
| United Australia gain from Labor (NSW) | Swing | N/A | |||
- Preferences were not distributed.
 
1930
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Walter Butler | 11,511 | 63.2 | ||
| Nationalist | James Webb | 6,561 | 36.0 | ||
| Communist | William Wright | 132 | 0.7 | ||
| Total formal votes | 18,204 | 98.2 | |||
| Informal votes | 342 | 1.8 | |||
| Turnout | 18,546 | 96.3 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1920s
1927
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationalist | John Nield | 6,910 | 48.4 | ||
| Labor | Walter Butler | 6,908 | 48.4 | ||
| Independent | Walter Anderson | 429 | 3.0 | ||
| Independent | William Hodge | 41 | 0.3 | ||
| Total formal votes | 14,288 | 98.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 153 | 1.1 | |||
| Turnout | 14,441 | 85.8 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Walter Butler | 7,039 | 50.1 | ||
| Nationalist | John Nield | 7,002 | 49.9 | ||
| Labor win | (new seat) | ||||
Elections in the 1910s
1917
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationalist | Thomas Ley | 7,904 | 59.4 | +10.0 | |
| Labor | Sam Toombs | 5,395 | 40.6 | -5.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 13,299 | 99.2 | +1.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 111 | 0.8 | -1.5 | ||
| Turnout | 13,410 | 68.2 | -4.1 | ||
| Nationalist gain from Labor | Swing | +11.0 | |||
1913
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Reform | Varney Parkes | 4,962 | 49.4 | ||
| Labor | Sam Toombs | 4,656 | 46.4 | ||
| National Progressive | James Murray | 420 | 4.2 | ||
| Total formal votes | 10,038 | 97.7 | |||
| Informal votes | 231 | 2.3 | |||
| Turnout | 10,269 | 72.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Sam Toombs | 5,816 | 51.6 | ||
| Liberal Reform | Varney Parkes | 5,448 | 48.4 | ||
| Total formal votes | 11,264 | 99.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 76 | 0.7 | |||
| Turnout | 11,340 | 79.9 | |||
| Labor win | (new seat) | ||||
References
- ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Hurstville". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
 - ↑ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
 - ↑ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
 - ↑ Green, Antony. "1995 Hurstville". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
 - ↑ Green, Antony. "1991 Hurstville". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
 - ↑ Green, Antony. "1988 Hurstville". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
 - ↑ Green, Antony. "1984 Hurstville". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
 - ↑ Green, Antony. "1981 Hurstville". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
 - ↑ Green, Antony. "1978 Hurstville". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
 - ↑ Green, Antony. "1976 Hurstville". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
 - ↑ Green, Antony. "1973 Hurstville". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
 - ↑ Green, Antony. "1971 Hurstville". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
 - ↑ Green, Antony. "1968 Hurstville". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
 - ↑ Green, Antony. "1965 Hurstville". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
 - ↑ Green, Antony. "1962 Hurstville". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
 - ↑ Green, Antony. "1959 Hurstville". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
 - ↑ Green, Antony. "1956 Hurstville". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
 - ↑ Green, Antony. "1953 Hurstville". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
 - ↑ Green, Antony. "1950 Hurstville". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
 - ↑ Green, Antony. "1947 Hurstville". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
 - ↑ Green, Antony. "1944 Hurstville". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
 - ↑ Green, Antony. "1941 Hurstville". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
 - 1 2 Green, Antony. "1939 Hurstville by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
 - ↑ Green, Antony. "1938 Hurstville". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
 - ↑ Green, Antony. "1935 Hurstville". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
 - ↑ Green, Antony. "1932 Hurstville". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
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 - ↑ Green, Antony. "1927 Hurstville". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
 - ↑ Green, Antony. "1917 Hurstville". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
 - 1 2 Green, Antony. "1913 Hurstville". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
 
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