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Electoral results for the district of Broken Hill

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Broken Hill, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales has had two incarnations, from 1894 to 1913 and from 1968 to 1999.[1][2][3]

Election Member Party
1894   John Cann Labour
1895
1898
1901
1904
1907
 
Election Member Party
1968   Lew Johnstone Labor
1971
1973
1976
1978
1981   Bill Beckroge Labor
1984
1988
1991
1995

Election results

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Elections in the 1990s

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1995

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1995 New South Wales state election: Broken Hill[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Beckroge 16,292 52.8 −0.4
National Mark Kersten 13,236 42.9 +14.1
Independent Gordon Dansie 1,324 4.3 +4.3
Total formal votes 30,852 94.2 +3.8
Informal votes 1,889 5.8 −3.8
Turnout 32,741 90.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Beckroge 16,677 54.7 −5.3
National Mark Kersten 13,804 45.3 +5.3
Labor hold Swing −5.3

1991

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1991 New South Wales state election: Broken Hill[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Beckroge 16,600 53.2 +9.1
National Peter Laird 8,996 28.8 −14.1
Liberal David Atkins 2,909 9.3 −3.1
Democrats Keith Ridley 1,121 3.6 +3.1
Country Residents Mary Casey-Marshall 1,021 3.3 +3.3
Independent George Diamantes 558 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 31,205 90.5 −6.2
Informal votes 3,291 9.5 +6.2
Turnout 34,496 92.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Beckroge 17,479 60.1 +12.1
National Peter Laird 11,628 39.9 −12.1
Labor notional gain from National Swing +12.1
Broken Hill became a notional Country seat as a result of the 1990 redistribution, however Bill Beckroge (Labor) retained the seat with an increased margin.

Elections in the 1980s

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1988

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1988 New South Wales state election: Broken Hill[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Beckroge 13,111 47.4 −18.0
National Mark Olson 10,442 37.7 +17.7
Liberal David Atkins 4,123 14.9 +0.8
Total formal votes 27,676 96.4 −1.4
Informal votes 1,021 3.6 +1.4
Turnout 28,697 92.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Beckroge 14,022 52.0 −14.9
National Mark Olson 12,947 48.0 +14.9
Labor hold Swing −14.9

1984

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1984 New South Wales state election: Broken Hill[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Beckroge 17,440 68.7 −0.3
Liberal Geoffrey Anderson 4,019 15.8 +15.8
National Neville Crisp 3,913 15.4 −15.6
Total formal votes 25,372 97.8 +0.9
Informal votes 577 2.2 −0.9
Turnout 25,949 89.7 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Beckroge 70.1 +1.1
Liberal Geoffrey Anderson 29.9 +29.9
Labor hold Swing +1.1

1981

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1981 New South Wales state election: Broken Hill[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Beckroge 17,041 69.0
National Country George Gleeson 7,647 31.0
Total formal votes 24,688 96.9
Informal votes 779 3.1
Turnout 25,467 88.8
Labor hold Swing −3.0

Elections in the 1970s

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1978

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1978 New South Wales state election: Broken Hill[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lew Johnstone 14,519 75.9 −24.1
National Country John Betterman 3,005 15.7 +15.7
Liberal Peter Swan 1,609 8.4 +8.4
Total formal votes 19,133 97.9
Informal votes 417 2.1
Turnout 19,550 91.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lew Johnstone 14,680 77.1 −22.9
National Country John Betterman 4,353 22.9 +22.9
Labor hold Swing −22.9

1976

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1973

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1971

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Elections in the 1960s

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1968

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1968 New South Wales state election: Broken Hill[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lew Johnstone 14,255 70.8
Country Edward Brown 5,872 29.2
Total formal votes 20,127 98.2
Informal votes 363 1.8
Turnout 20,490 91.1
Labor win (new seat)
Broken Hill was a new seat, and consisted of parts of the abolished districts of Cobar and Sturt and was the first time since 1913 where all of the town of Broken Hill was in the one district. Lew Johnstone (Labor) was the member for Cobar. The member for Sturt, William Wattison (Labor), did not contest the election.

District recreated

1913 - 1968

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District abolished

Elections in the 1900s

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1907

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1904

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1904 New South Wales state election: Broken Hill[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Cann unopposed
Labour hold  
Broken Hill absorbed part of the abolished seat of Alma. John Cann (Labour) was the member for Broken Hill. William Williams (Independent Labour), the member for Alma, unsuccessfully contested Sturt as an independent.

1901

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1901 New South Wales state election: Broken Hill[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Cann 1,281 93.5 +7.4
Independent Liberal Charles Counsell 89 6.5
Total formal votes 1,370 98.8 +2.8
Informal votes 17 1.2 −2.8
Turnout 1,387 40.4 −5.3
Labour hold  

Elections in the 1890s

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1898

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1898 New South Wales colonial election: Broken Hill[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Cann 1,125 86.1
National Federal Alexander Hendry 182 13.9
Total formal votes 1,307 96.0
Informal votes 54 4.0
Turnout 1,361 45.7
Labour hold  

1895

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1894

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1894 New South Wales colonial election: Broken Hill[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Cann 1,123 72.6
Protectionist Wyman Brown 423 27.4
Total formal votes 1,546 98.9
Informal votes 17 1.1
Turnout 1,563 86.2
Labour win (new seat)

References

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  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Broken Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "1995 Broken Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1991 Broken Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1988 Broken Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. "1984 Broken Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  8. ^ Green, Antony. "1981 Broken Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  9. ^ Green, Antony. "1978 Broken Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  10. ^ Green, Antony. "1976 Broken Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  11. ^ Green, Antony. "1973 Broken Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  12. ^ Green, Antony. "1971 Broken Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  13. ^ Green, Antony. "1968 Broken Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  14. ^ Green, Antony. "1907 Broken Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  15. ^ Green, Antony. "1904 Broken Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  16. ^ Green, Antony. "1901 Broken Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  17. ^ Green, Antony. "1898 Broken Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  18. ^ Green, Antony. "1895 Broken Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  19. ^ Green, Antony. "1894 Broken Hill". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2020.