Electoral results for the district of Gordon (New South Wales)

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Gordon, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales had two incarnations, from 1904 until 1920 and from 1927 until 1999.[1][2][3]

Election Member Party
1904   Charles Wade Liberal Reform
1907
1910
1913
1917   Thomas Bavin Nationalist
 
Election Member Party
1927   Sir Thomas Bavin Nationalist
1930
1932   United Australia
1935
1935 by   Sir Philip Goldfinch United Australia
1937 by   Harry Turner United Australia
1938
1938 by
1941
1944   Democratic
1947   Liberal
1950
1953   Stewart Fraser Liberal
1956
1959 Liberal / Independent
1962   Harry Jago Liberal
1965
1968
1971
1973   Kevin Harrold Democratic Labor
1976   Tim Moore Liberal
1978
1981
1984
1988
1991
1992   Jeremy Kinross Liberal
1995

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 1990s[edit]

1995[edit]

1995 New South Wales state election: Gordon[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jeremy Kinross 22,928 68.0 -6.5
Labor Jan Butland 4,174 12.4 +1.1
Democrats Ann Barry 2,635 7.8 -2.6
Greens Ross Knowles 2,009 6.0 +6.0
Stop Dual Occupancy Tanya Wood 1,102 3.3 +3.3
Call to Australia Margaret Ratcliffe 700 2.1 -1.8
Citizens Electoral Council Leone Hay 156 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 33,704 96.8 +2.7
Informal votes 1,106 3.2 -2.7
Turnout 34,810 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jeremy Kinross 25,108 80.3 -3.3
Labor Jan Butland 6,171 19.7 +3.3
Liberal hold Swing -3.3

1992 by-election[edit]

1992 Gordon by-election
Saturday 22 August [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jeremy Kinross 19,832 69.02 -6.5
Independent David Barnett 4,481 15.60
Citizens Electoral Council Leone Hay 1,903 6.62
Marie Bignold Team Marie Bignold 1,844 6.42
Call to Australia Bruce Coleman 673 2.34 -1.5
Total formal votes 28,733 95.15
Informal votes 1,465 4.85
Turnout 30,198 80.17
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jeremy Kinross 20,999 77.85 -5.7
Independent David Barnett 5,975 22.15 22.15
Liberal hold Swing -5.7
Tim Moore (Liberal) resigned.[5]

1991[edit]

1991 New South Wales state election: Gordon[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tim Moore 23,984 74.5 -4.9
Labor Ian Latham 3,617 11.2 -4.1
Democrats Michelle Herfurth 3,350 10.4 +5.2
Call to Australia John Swan 1,244 3.9 +3.9
Total formal votes 32,195 94.1 -3.6
Informal votes 2,019 5.9 +3.6
Turnout 34,214 92.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tim Moore 25,505 83.5 +1.3
Labor Ian Latham 5,023 16.5 -1.3
Liberal hold Swing +1.3

Elections in the 1980s[edit]

1988[edit]

1988 New South Wales state election: Gordon[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tim Moore 22,986 77.9 +0.3
Labor Simon Jeans 3,719 12.6 -4.7
Democrats Fiona Richardson 2,784 9.4 +4.4
Total formal votes 29,489 97.5 -0.5
Informal votes 762 2.5 +0.5
Turnout 30,251 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tim Moore 23,764 82.9 +2.6
Labor Simon Jeans 4,885 17.1 -2.6
Liberal hold Swing +2.6

1984[edit]

1984 New South Wales state election: Gordon[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tim Moore 22,762 77.7 +5.6
Labor Robert Dubler 5,083 17.4 -3.1
Democrats Kevin Gartrell-Wardale 1,452 5.0 -2.3
Total formal votes 29,297 98.0 +0.2
Informal votes 602 2.0 -0.2
Turnout 29,899 92.6 +2.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tim Moore 80.3 +3.1
Labor Robert Dubler 19.7 -3.1
Liberal hold Swing +3.1

1981[edit]

1981 New South Wales state election: Gordon[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tim Moore 20,594 72.1 +2.9
Labor George Doumanis 5,862 20.5 -3.4
Democrats Ilse Robey 2,087 7.3 +0.4
Total formal votes 28,543 97.8
Informal votes 631 2.2
Turnout 29,174 90.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tim Moore 20,894 77.2 +3.2
Labor George Doumanis 6,162 22.8 -3.2
Liberal hold Swing +3.2

Elections in the 1970s[edit]

1978[edit]

1978 New South Wales state election: Gordon[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tim Moore 18,925 69.2 +4.3
Labor Arthur Litchfield 6,530 23.9 +7.1
Democrats Ilse Robey 1,879 6.9 +6.9
Total formal votes 27,334 98.4 -0.4
Informal votes 429 1.6 +0.4
Turnout 27,763 90.9 -2.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tim Moore 20,215 74.0 -7.5
Labor Arthur Litchfield 7,119 26.0 +7.5
Liberal hold Swing -7.5

1976[edit]

1976 New South Wales state election: Gordon[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tim Moore 18,168 64.9 +64.9
Labor Margaret Atkin 4,695 16.8 -3.8
Democratic Labor Kevin Harrold 2,201 7.9 -71.5
Independent John Harris 1,789 6.4 +6.4
Workers Christopher Brown 1,147 4.1 +4.1
Total formal votes 28,000 98.8 +2.5
Informal votes 349 1.2 -2.5
Turnout 28,349 93.2 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tim Moore 22,815 81.5 +81.5
Labor Margaret Atkin 5,185 18.5 -2.1
Liberal gain from Democratic Labor Swing N/A

1973[edit]

1973 New South Wales state election: Gordon[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Labor Kevin Harrold 20,707 79.4 +61.0
Labor Miron Shapira 5,372 20.6 +20.6
Total formal votes 26,079 96.3
Informal votes 1,004 3.7
Turnout 27,083 92.3
Democratic Labor gain from Liberal Swing N/A
The sitting member was Harry Jago (Liberal) who failed to nominate in time.[12]

1971[edit]

1971 New South Wales state election: Gordon[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harry Jago 20,074 81.6 -0.2
Democratic Labor Allan Dwyer 4,530 18.4 +12.9
Total formal votes 24,604 94.4
Informal votes 1,452 5.6
Turnout 26,056 91.8
Liberal hold Swing -4.6

Elections in the 1960s[edit]

1968[edit]

1968 New South Wales state election: Gordon[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harry Jago 20,099 81.8 -6.4
Labor Norman Hanscombe 3,127 12.7 +12.7
Democratic Labor Dominique Droulers 1,346 5.5 -6.3
Total formal votes 24,572 97.0
Informal votes 771 3.0
Turnout 25,343 92.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Harry Jago 21,176 86.2 -2.0
Labor Norman Hanscombe 3,396 13.8 +13.8
Liberal hold Swing -2.0

1965[edit]

1965 New South Wales state election: Gordon[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harry Jago 22,870 88.2 +38.9
Democratic Labor Dominique Droulers 3,066 11.8 +7.2
Total formal votes 25,936 95.6 −2.4
Informal votes 1,183 4.4 +2.4
Turnout 27,119 91.8 −1.9
Liberal hold Swing N/A

1962[edit]

1962 New South Wales state election: Gordon[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harry Jago 12,872 49.3
Independent Stewart Fraser (defeated) 7,872 30.2
Independent Phyllis Atkins 2,216 8.5
Independent George Nicol 1,941 7.4
Democratic Labor Dominique Droulers 1,194 4.6
Total formal votes 26,095 98.0
Informal votes 529 2.0
Turnout 26,624 93.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Harry Jago 15,156 58.1
Independent Stewart Fraser 10,939 41.9
Liberal hold Swing N/A
Stewart Fraser was the sitting Liberal member however he lost pre-selection.

Elections in the 1950s[edit]

1959[edit]

1956[edit]

1953[edit]

1950[edit]

1950 New South Wales state election: Gordon[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harry Turner unopposed
Liberal hold  

Elections in the 1940s[edit]

1947[edit]

1947 New South Wales state election: Gordon[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harry Turner 19,241 84.3 +12.7
Independent James O'Toole 3,572 15.7 +15.7
Total formal votes 22,813 98.5 +1.5
Informal votes 344 1.5 -1.5
Turnout 23,157 92.6 -0.2
Liberal hold Swing N/A

1944[edit]

1944 New South Wales state election: Gordon[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Harry Turner 15,076 71.6
Liberal Democratic Kenneth Lorimer 5,972 28.4
Total formal votes 21,048 97.0
Informal votes 658 3.0
Turnout 21,706 92.8
Democratic hold Swing N/A

1941[edit]

Elections in the 1930s[edit]

1938 by-election[edit]

1938 Gordon by-election
Saturday 24 September [24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Harry Turner (re-elected) 12,421 59.97
United Australia William Milne 8,291 40.03
Total formal votes 20,712 97.96
Informal votes 431 2.04
Turnout 21,143 91.99
United Australia hold Swing
The by-election was held because the Court of Disputed Returns declared that the election of Harry Turner at the 1938 Gordon election was void.[24]

1938[edit]

1938 New South Wales state election: Gordon[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Harry Turner 10,557 50.02
United Australia William Milne 10,548 49.98
Total formal votes 21,105 96.6
Informal votes 739 3.4
Turnout 21,844 95.1
United Australia hold Swing N/A

1937 by-election[edit]

1937 Gordon by-election
Saturday 7 August [26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Harry Turner 11,902 61.82
Independent Sydney Storey 7,351 38.18
Total formal votes 19,253 98.00
Informal votes 393 2.00
Turnout 19,646 89.54
United Australia hold Swing N/A
The by-election was caused by resignation of Sir Philip Goldfinch (United Australia).[26]

1935 by-election[edit]

1935 Gordon by-election
Friday 8 November 1935 [27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Sir Philip Goldfinch unopposed
United Australia hold  
The by-election was caused by resignation of Sir Thomas Bavin (United Australia) who had accepted an appointment as a Judge of the Supreme Court.[27]

1935[edit]

1932[edit]

1932 New South Wales state election: Gordon[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Thomas Bavin 16,112 87.4 +9.6
Labor (NSW) George Smart 2,326 12.6 -8.8
Total formal votes 18,438 98.5 +0.3
Informal votes 280 1.5 -0.3
Turnout 18,718 96.0 +0.5
United Australia hold Swing N/A

1930[edit]

1930 New South Wales state election: Gordon[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Thomas Bavin 13,951 77.8
Labor Albert Kitchen 3,840 21.4
Communist Esmonde Higgins 147 0.8
Total formal votes 17,938 98.2
Informal votes 323 1.8
Turnout 18,261 95.5
Nationalist hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s[edit]

1927[edit]

1927 New South Wales state election: Gordon[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Thomas Bavin 11,799 87.0
Labor Oscar Mostyn 1,768 13.0
Total formal votes 13,567 99.1
Informal votes 129 0.9
Turnout 13,696 85.3
Nationalist win (new seat)

Elections in the 1910s[edit]

1917[edit]

1917 New South Wales state election: Gordon[32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Nationalist Edward Loxton 3,822 35.2 +35.2
Nationalist Thomas Bavin 2,928 26.9 -42.0
Ind. Nationalist Robert Forsyth 2,753 25.3 +25.3
Ind. Nationalist Fitt Petrie 1,366 12.6 +12.6
Total formal votes 10,869 99.2 +1.1
Informal votes 89 0.8 -1.1
Turnout 10,958 62.7 -7.7
1917 New South Wales state election: Gordon - Second Round [32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Thomas Bavin 5,612 50.2 -18.7
Ind. Nationalist Edward Loxton 5,573 49.8 +49.8
Total formal votes 11,185 99.7 +0.5
Informal votes 28 0.3 -0.5
Turnout 11,213 64.2 +1.5
Nationalist hold  
The sitting member was Charles Wade (Nationalist) who did not contest the election.

1913[edit]

1913 New South Wales state election: Gordon[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform Charles Wade 6,335 68.9
Labor Frederick Cowdroy 2,863 31.1
Total formal votes 9,198 98.1
Informal votes 177 1.9
Turnout 9,375 70.4
Liberal Reform hold  

1910[edit]

1910 New South Wales state election: Gordon[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform Charles Wade 6,497 71.2
Labour Conrad Von Hagen 2,624 28.8
Total formal votes 9,121 98.2
Informal votes 168 1.8
Turnout 9,289 74.6
Liberal Reform hold  

Elections in the 1900s[edit]

1907[edit]

1907 New South Wales state election: Gordon[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform Charles Wade 5,156 73.6
Labour Sydney Hutton 1,854 26.5
Total formal votes 7,010 97.2
Informal votes 203 2.8
Turnout 7,213 74.1
Liberal Reform hold  

1904[edit]

1904 New South Wales state election: Gordon[36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform Charles Wade 3,115 78.1
Labour Arthur Porter 873 21.9
Total formal votes 3,988 98.5
Informal votes 61 1.5
Turnout 4,049 53.8
Liberal Reform win (new seat)
Gordon was a new seat and consisted of part of the abolished seat of Willoughby. The member for Willoughby was Charles Wade (Liberal Reform).

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