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Merrylands, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales had two incarnations, from 1959 to 1962 and from 1968 to 1988.[1][2][3][4]

Election Member Party
1959   Jack Ferguson Labor
 
Election Member Party
1968   Jack Ferguson Labor
1971
1973
1976
1978
1981
1984   Geoff Irwin Labor

Election results

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Elections in the 1980s

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1984

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1984 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Merrylands.[edit]
1984 New South Wales state election: Merrylands [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Geoff Irwin 17,874 63.7 −11.6
Liberal Garo Gabrielian 8,159 29.1 +4.4
Independent Alan Byers 2,045 7.3 +7.3
Total formal votes 28,078 96.0 +0.7
Informal votes 1,156 4.0 −0.7
Turnout 29,234 93.9 +1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Geoff Irwin 67.4 −7.9
Liberal Garo Gabrielian 32.6 +7.9
Labor hold Swing −7.9

1981

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1981 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Merrylands.[edit]
1981 New South Wales state election: Merrylands [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Ferguson 20,732 75.3 −1.1
Liberal Alan Byers 6,794 24.7 +5.4
Total formal votes 27,526 95.3
Informal votes 1,370 4.7
Turnout 28,896 92.4
Labor hold Swing −3.3

Elections in the 1970s

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1978

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1978 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Merrylands.[edit]
1978 New South Wales state election: Merrylands [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Ferguson 25,469 76.4 +11.3
Liberal John Melouney 6,426 19.3 −15.6
Democrats Norma Wade 1,447 4.3 +4.3
Total formal votes 33,342 97.0 −0.5
Informal votes 1,046 3.0 +0.5
Turnout 34,388 93.9 −0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Ferguson 26,193 78.6 +13.5
Liberal John Melouney 7,149 21.4 −13.5
Labor hold Swing +13.5

1976

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1976 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Merrylands.[edit]
1976 New South Wales state election: Merrylands [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Ferguson 21,435 65.1 +7.0
Liberal Rodney Lewis 11,487 34.9 −1.5
Total formal votes 32,922 97.5 +1.2
Informal votes 854 2.5 −1.2
Turnout 33,776 94.4 +2.1
Labor hold Swing +3.2

1973

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1973 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Merrylands.[edit]
1973 New South Wales state election: Merrylands [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Ferguson 17,770 58.1 −9.1
Liberal Garry Dent 11,140 36.4 +3.6
Australia Geoffrey Thomas 1,682 5.5 +5.5
Total formal votes 30,592 96.3
Informal votes 1,160 3.7
Turnout 31,752 92.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Ferguson 18,947 61.9 −5.3
Liberal Garry Dent 11,645 38.1 +5.3
Labor hold Swing −5.3

1971

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1971 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Merrylands.[edit]
1971 New South Wales state election: Merrylands [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Ferguson 19,002 67.2 +3.9
Liberal Neville Hodsdon 9,259 32.8 −3.9
Total formal votes 28,261 96.8
Informal votes 940 3.2
Turnout 29,201 93.6
Labor hold Swing +3.9

Elections in the 1970s

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1968

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1968 New South Wales state election § Merrylands.[edit]
1968 New South Wales state election: Merrylands [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Ferguson 17,326 63.3
Liberal Stanislaus Kelly 10,048 36.7
Total formal votes 27,374 96.4
Informal votes 1,031 3.6
Turnout 28,405 94.1
Labor win (new seat)

District recreated

1962 - 1968

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District abolished

Elections in the 1950s

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1959

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1959 New South Wales state election § Merrylands.[edit]
1959 New South Wales state election: Merrylands [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Ferguson 14,785 56.0
Liberal Graham Cullis 11,636 44.0
Total formal votes 26,421 98.0
Informal votes 546 2.0
Turnout 26,967 94.7
Labor notional hold  

References

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  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Merrylands". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  3. ^ "The Hon. (Jack) Laurie John Ferguson (1924–2002)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Mr (Geoff) Geoffrey Stewart Irwin (1948- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1984 Merrylands". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1981 Merrylands". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. "1978 Merrylands". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  8. ^ Green, Antony. "1976 Merrylands". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  9. ^ Green, Antony. "1973 Merrylands". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  10. ^ Green, Antony. "1971 Merrylands". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  11. ^ Green, Antony. "1968 Merrylands". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  12. ^ Green, Antony. "1959 Merrylands". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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