Electoral results for the district of Botany
Appearance
Botany, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1894 and abolished in 1950.[1][2][3]
Election | Member | Party | |||||||||||||
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1894 | William Stephen | Ind. Free Trade | |||||||||||||
1895 | John Dacey | Labour | |||||||||||||
1898 | |||||||||||||||
1901 | |||||||||||||||
1904 | Rowland Anderson | Liberal Reform | |||||||||||||
1907 | Fred Page | Labour | |||||||||||||
1910 | |||||||||||||||
1913 | Independent Labor | ||||||||||||||
1917 | Thomas Mutch | Labor | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | |||||
1920 | Simon Hickey | Labor | Frank Burke | Labor | William McKell | Labor | John Lee | Nationalist | |||||||
1922 | Bill Ratcliffe | Labor | |||||||||||||
1925 | |||||||||||||||
1927 | Independent Labor | ||||||||||||||
1930 | Robert Heffron | Labor | |||||||||||||
1932 | |||||||||||||||
1935 | |||||||||||||||
1938 | Industrial Labor | ||||||||||||||
1941 | Labor | ||||||||||||||
1944 | |||||||||||||||
1947 |
Election results
[edit]Elections in the 1940s
[edit]1947
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Bob Heffron | unopposed | |||
Labor hold |
1944
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Bob Heffron | unopposed | |||
Labor hold |
1941
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Bob Heffron | 14,312 | 76.0 | ||
Independent Labor | Addison Brittain | 4,526 | 24.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 18,838 | 94.3 | |||
Informal votes | 1,129 | 5.7 | |||
Turnout | 19,967 | 92.3 | |||
Member changed to Labor from Industrial Labor |
Elections in the 1930s
[edit]1938
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Industrial Labor | Bob Heffron | 13,865 | 60.3 | ||
Labor | Francis Kelly | 9,118 | 39.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 22,983 | 95.2 | |||
Informal votes | 1,150 | 4.8 | |||
Turnout | 24,133 | 96.8 | |||
Member changed to Industrial Labor from Labor | Swing | N/A |
1935
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor (NSW) | Bob Heffron | unopposed | |||
Labor (NSW) hold |
1932
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor (NSW) | Bob Heffron | 11,023 | 54.3 | −9.2 | |
United Australia | Trevor Levy | 6,084 | 30.0 | +30.0 | |
Federal Labor | Frederick Kerr | 3,013 | 14.8 | +14.9 | |
Communist | Basil Williams | 175 | 0.9 | 0.0 | |
Total formal votes | 20,295 | 98.2 | +0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 361 | 1.8 | −0.6 | ||
Turnout | 20,656 | 96.8 | +1.6 | ||
Labor (NSW) hold | Swing | N/A |
- Preferences were not distributed.
1930
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Bob Heffron | 12,230 | 63.5 | ||
Independent Labor | Thomas Mutch (defeated) | 6,862 | 35.6 | ||
Communist | Frank Warner | 167 | 0.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 19,259 | 97.6 | |||
Informal votes | 469 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 19,728 | 95.2 | |||
Labor gain from Independent Labor | Swing |
Elections in the 1920s
[edit]1927
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Labor | Thomas Mutch | 6,281 | 51.0 | ||
Labor | Bob Heffron | 5,661 | 46.0 | ||
Nationalist | Benjamin Blackburn | 374 | 3.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 12,316 | 99.1 | |||
Informal votes | 114 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 12,430 | 88.7 | |||
Independent Labor win | (new seat) |
1925
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Quota | 7,919 | ||||
Labor | Thomas Mutch (elected 1) | 10,146 | 21.4 | +6.4 | |
Labor | William McKell (elected 3) | 8,523 | 17.9 | +4.1 | |
Labor | Bill Ratcliffe (elected 4) | 5,726 | 12.1 | −0.9 | |
Labor | William Long | 4,284 | 9.0 | +9.0 | |
Labor | Frank Burke (elected 5) | 4,017 | 8.5 | −2.0 | |
Nationalist | John Lee (elected 2) | 10,098 | 21.2 | +0.3 | |
Nationalist | David Alexander | 665 | 1.4 | −1.6 | |
Nationalist | William Herford | 108 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
Nationalist | James Sinclair | 99 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
Nationalist | Stephen Turner | 46 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
Independent Labor | Peter Gallagher | 3,034 | 6.4 | +6.4 | |
Protestant Labor | Walter Bateman | 370 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
Communist | Henry Denford | 147 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
Communist | Nellie Rickie | 111 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
Independent | Arthur Strange-Mure | 76 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
Majority Labor | Carl Liebau | 63 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
Total formal votes | 47,513 | 95.6 | +0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 2,210 | 4.4 | −0.6 | ||
Turnout | 49,723 | 69.2 | +0.6 | ||
Party total votes | |||||
Labor | 32,696 | 68.8 | +7.0 | ||
Nationalist | 11,016 | 23.2 | −6.5 | ||
Independent Labor | 3,034 | 6.4 | +6.4 | ||
Protestant Labor | 370 | 0.8 | +0.8 | ||
Communist | 258 | 0.5 | +0.5 | ||
Independent | Arthur Strange-Mure | 76 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
Majority Labor | 63 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
1922
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Thomas Mutch (elected 4) | 6,733 | 15.0 | −5.3 | |
Labor | William McKell (elected 5) | 6,176 | 13.8 | −1.6 | |
Labor | Bill Ratcliffe (elected 3) | 5,816 | 13.0 | +8.3 | |
Labor | Frank Burke (elected 2) | 4,722 | 10.5 | −5.9 | |
Labor | Simon Hickey (defeated) | 4,239 | 9.5 | −0.6 | |
Nationalist | John Lee (elected 1) | 9,365 | 20.9 | +5.1 | |
Nationalist | David Alexander | 1,362 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
Nationalist | William Pritchard | 1,269 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
Nationalist | William Wassall | 756 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
Nationalist | Albert Dunning | 532 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Democratic | Daniel McGrath | 3,041 | 6.8 | +6.8 | |
Independent | Fred Page | 523 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Independent | George Overhill | 117 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
Industrial Labor | William Wallace | 71 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
Independent | Patrick Mulheron | 63 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
Total formal votes | 44,785 | 95.0 | +10.5 | ||
Informal votes | 2,377 | 5.0 | −10.5 | ||
Turnout | 47,162 | 68.6 | +16.8 | ||
Party total votes | |||||
Labor | 27,686 | 61.8 | −5.2 | ||
Nationalist | 13,284 | 29.7 | +9.9 | ||
Democratic | 3,041 | 6.8 | −0.8 | ||
Independent | Fred Page | 523 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Independent | George Overhill | 117 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
Industrial Labor | 71 | 0.2 | +0.2 | ||
Independent | Patrick Mulheron | 63 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
1920
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Quota | 4,749 | ||||
Labor | Thomas Mutch (elected 1) | 5,781 | 20.3 | ||
Labor | Frank Burke (elected 2) | 4,685 | 16.4 | ||
Labor | William McKell (elected 3) | 4,379 | 15.4 | ||
Labor | Simon Hickey (elected 5) | 2,883 | 10.1 | ||
Labor | Bill Ratcliffe | 1,351 | 4.7 | ||
Nationalist | John Lee (elected 4) | 4,499 | 15.8 | ||
Nationalist | James Morrish | 1,132 | 4.0 | ||
Democratic | Edward Connell | 2,179 | 7.7 | ||
Progressive | Philip Strange-Mure | 319 | 1.1 | ||
Progressive | Charles Coghlan | 183 | 0.6 | ||
Socialist Labor | Annie Toohey | 173 | 0.6 | ||
Socialist Labor | Timothy McCristal | 123 | 0.4 | ||
Socialist Labor | Henry Denford | 53 | 0.2 | ||
Socialist Labor | John Jamieson | 44 | 0.2 | ||
Independent | Stanley McGowen | 339 | 1.2 | ||
Soldiers & Citizens | Charles Banks | 255 | 0.9 | ||
Soldiers & Citizens | Christopher Evers | 60 | 0.2 | ||
Independent | Patrick Quinn | 33 | 0.1 | ||
Independent | George Crowley | 19 | 0.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 28,490 | 84.5 | |||
Informal votes | 5,215 | 15.5 | |||
Turnout | 33,705 | 51.8 | |||
Party total votes | |||||
Labor | 19,079 | 67.0 | |||
Nationalist | 5,631 | 19.8 | |||
Democratic | 2,179 | 7.7 | |||
Progressive | 502 | 1.8 | |||
Socialist Labor | 393 | 1.4 | |||
Independent | Stanley McGowen | 339 | 1.2 | ||
Soldiers & Citizens | 315 | 1.1 | |||
Independent | Patrick Quinn | 33 | 0.1 | ||
Independent | George Crowley | 19 | 0.1 |
Elections in the 1910s
[edit]1917
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Thomas Mutch | 5,333 | 57.9 | +18.1 | |
Independent Labor | Fred Page | 3,882 | 42.1 | −18.1 | |
Total formal votes | 9,215 | 99.1 | +1.3 | ||
Informal votes | 80 | 0.9 | −1.3 | ||
Turnout | 9,295 | 63.2 | −1.0 | ||
Labor gain from Independent Labor | Swing | +18.1 |
1913
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent Labor | Fred Page | 4,559 | 60.2 | ||
Labor | David Johnstone | 3,019 | 39.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 7,578 | 97.8 | |||
Informal votes | 170 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 7,748 | 64.2 | |||
Member changed to Independent Labor from Labor |
1910
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Fred Page | 4,547 | 64.0 | ||
Liberal Reform | George Howe | 2,558 | 36.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 7,105 | 98.9 | |||
Informal votes | 82 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 7,187 | 68.6 | |||
Labour hold |
Elections in the 1900s
[edit]1907
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Fred Page | 3,420 | 53.2 | +14.3 | |
Liberal Reform | Isaac Spackman | 2,958 | 46.0 | +5.9 | |
Independent | William Cox | 55 | 0.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 6,433 | 96.8 | |||
Informal votes | 212 | 3.2 | |||
Turnout | 6,645 | 72.2 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Reform | Swing | +4.2 |
1904
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Reform | Rowland Anderson | 2,224 | 40.1 | ||
Labour | George Clark | 2,154 | 38.8 | ||
Independent | Isaac Spackman | 945 | 17.0 | ||
Progressive | Patrick Craddock | 224 | 4.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 5,547 | 99.0 | |||
Informal votes | 57 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 5,604 | 67.1 | |||
Liberal Reform gain from Labour |
1901
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John Dacey | 1,236 | 54.6 | +23.1 | |
Liberal Reform | William Stephen | 1,027 | 45.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 2,263 | 99.0 | − | ||
Informal votes | 23 | 1.0 | − | ||
Turnout | 2,286 | 73.3 | +5.8 | ||
Labour hold |
Elections in the 1890s
[edit]1898
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John Dacey | 568 | 31.5 | ||
Ind. Free Trade | William Stephen | 521 | 28.9 | ||
National Federal | Charles Swinbourne | 465 | 25.8 | ||
Independent Federalist | James Macfadyen | 206 | 11.4 | ||
Independent Federalist | William Wall | 42 | 2.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,802 | 99.0 | |||
Informal votes | 19 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,821 | 67.5 | |||
Labour hold |
1895
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John Dacey | 610 | 43.4 | ||
Free Trade | William Stephen | 607 | 43.1 | ||
Ind. Free Trade | James Macfadyen | 190 | 13.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,407 | 99.0 | |||
Informal votes | 14 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,421 | 71.0 | |||
Labour gain from Ind. Free Trade |
1894
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Ind. Free Trade | William Stephen | 632 | 37.9 | ||
Labour | John Dacey | 611 | 36.6 | ||
Ind. Free Trade | James Macfadyen | 295 | 17.7 | ||
Protectionist | Francis Luland | 130 | 7.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,668 | 98.5 | |||
Informal votes | 26 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,694 | 83.4 | |||
Ind. Free Trade win | (new seat) |
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