Electoral results for the district of Newcastle
Newcastle, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had two incarnations, from 1859 until 1894 and from 1904 to the present.[1][2][3][4]
Election results
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]2023
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Tim Crakanthorp | 25,078 | 49.4 | +3.6 | |
Liberal | Thomas Triebsees | 11,348 | 22.4 | −4.1 | |
Greens | John Mackenzie | 9,487 | 18.7 | +2.0 | |
Legalise Cannabis | Tim Claydon | 3,042 | 6.0 | +6.0 | |
Sustainable Australia | Freya Taylor | 1,195 | 2.4 | 0.0 | |
Socialist Alliance | Niko Leka | 586 | 1.2 | −0.6 | |
Total formal votes | 50,736 | 97.8 | +1.0 | ||
Informal votes | 1,162 | 2.2 | −1.0 | ||
Turnout | 51,898 | 87.3 | +0.4 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Tim Crakanthorp | 33,422 | 72.6 | +5.1 | |
Liberal | Thomas Triebsees | 12,620 | 27.4 | −5.1 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +5.1 |
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]2019
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Tim Crakanthorp | 23,231 | 46.17 | +6.03 | |
Liberal | Blake Keating | 13,224 | 26.28 | −9.20 | |
Greens | Charlotte McCabe | 8,281 | 16.46 | −1.87 | |
Animal Justice | Sean Bremner Young | 1,478 | 2.94 | +2.94 | |
Sustainable Australia | Beverley Jelfs | 1,219 | 2.42 | +2.42 | |
Small Business | Glen Fredericks | 1,178 | 2.34 | +2.34 | |
Socialist Alliance | Steve O'Brien | 854 | 1.70 | +0.45 | |
Keep Sydney Open | Claudia Looker | 854 | 1.70 | +1.70 | |
Total formal votes | 50,319 | 96.73 | +0.40 | ||
Informal votes | 1,703 | 3.27 | −0.40 | ||
Turnout | 52,022 | 87.99 | −2.35 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Tim Crakanthorp | 29,843 | 67.70 | +10.33 | |
Liberal | Blake Keating | 14,236 | 32.30 | −10.33 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +10.33 |
2015
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Tim Crakanthorp | 19,324 | 40.1 | +9.1 | |
Liberal | Karen Howard | 17,082 | 35.5 | −1.7 | |
Greens | Michael Osborne | 8,824 | 18.3 | +3.3 | |
Cyclists | Sam Reich | 817 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
Christian Democrats | Milton Caine | 787 | 1.6 | +0.3 | |
No Land Tax | Jasmin Addison | 714 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Socialist Alliance | Steve O'Brien | 601 | 1.2 | −0.2 | |
Total formal votes | 48,149 | 96.3 | −0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 1,837 | 3.7 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 49,986 | 90.3 | +1.1 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Tim Crakanthorp | 24,384 | 57.4 | +9.8 | |
Liberal | Karen Howard | 18,116 | 42.6 | −9.8 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +9.8 |
2014 by-election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Tim Crakanthorp | 15,253 | 36.9 | +6.3 | |
Independent | Karen Howard | 10,796 | 26.1 | +26.1 | |
Greens | Michael Osborne | 8,236 | 19.9 | +5.1 | |
Independent | Jacqueline Haines | 3,019 | 7.3 | +7.3 | |
Palmer United | Jennifer Stefanac | 1,332 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
Socialist Alliance | Steve O'Brien | 1,086 | 2.6 | +1.0 | |
Christian Democrats | Milton Caine | 834 | 2.0 | +1.2 | |
Independent | Brian Buckley Clare | 762 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
Total formal votes | 41,318 | 94.7 | −2.5 | ||
Informal votes | 2,327 | 5.3 | +2.5 | ||
Turnout | 43,645 | 80.6 | −11.8 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Tim Crakanthorp | 18,785 | 58.7 | +11.2 | |
Independent | Karen Howard | 13,243 | 41.3 | +41.3 | |
Labor gain from Liberal |
2011
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Tim Owen | 16,072 | 36.7 | +26.9 | |
Labor | Jodi McKay | 13,417 | 30.6 | −0.6 | |
Greens | John Sutton | 6,510 | 14.9 | +3.6 | |
Independent | John Tate | 5,067 | 11.6 | −12.5 | |
Progressive Labour | Rod Noble | 1,372 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
Socialist Alliance | Zane Alcorn | 700 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Christian Democrats | Milton Caine | 496 | 1.1 | −0.1 | |
Socialist Equality | Noel Holt | 189 | 0.4 | +0.2 | |
Total formal votes | 43,823 | 97.2 | −0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 1,264 | 2.8 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 45,087 | 92.4 | +1.4 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Tim Owen | 19,337 | 52.6 | +52.6 | |
Labor | Jodi McKay | 17,459 | 47.4 | −3.8 | |
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 2000s
[edit]2007
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Jodi McKay | 13,166 | 31.2 | −17.1 | |
Independent | John Tate | 10,159 | 24.1 | +24.1 | |
Independent | Bryce Gaudry [a] | 8,870 | 21.0 | +21.0 | |
Greens | Michael Osborne | 4,729 | 11.2 | −4.2 | |
Liberal | Martin Babakhan | 4,129 | 9.8 | −16.4 | |
Christian Democrats | John Lee | 535 | 1.3 | −0.4 | |
Independent | Simon Hutabarat | 306 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
Independent | Hilda Armstrong | 168 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
Independent | Noel Holt | 110 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
Total formal votes | 42,172 | 97.6 | +0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 1,033 | 2.4 | −0.4 | ||
Turnout | 43,205 | 91.1 | |||
Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
Labor | Jodi McKay | 18,627 | 67.8 | +2.5 | |
Liberal | Martin Babakhan | 8,833 | 32.2 | −2.5 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Jodi McKay | 16,311 | 51.2 | −14.2 | |
Independent | John Tate | 15,524 | 48.8 | +48.8 | |
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
2003
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Bryce Gaudry | 19,139 | 48.0 | −5.1 | |
Liberal | David Parker | 10,654 | 26.7 | +6.6 | |
Greens | Ian McKenzie | 6,054 | 15.2 | +5.2 | |
Independent | Harry Williams | 1,427 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
One Nation | Gladys Gander | 960 | 2.4 | −6.1 | |
Democrats | Brett Paterson | 885 | 2.2 | −2.2 | |
Christian Democrats | Elaine Battersby | 652 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Unity | Nawal Sami | 89 | 0.2 | +0.0 | |
Total formal votes | 39,860 | 97.3 | −0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 1,109 | 2.7 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 40,969 | 90.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Bryce Gaudry | 22,200 | 64.8 | −7.6 | |
Liberal | David Parker | 12,035 | 35.2 | +7.6 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −7.6 |
Elections in the 1990s
[edit]1999
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Bryce Gaudry | 21,644 | 53.1 | −3.7 | |
Liberal | David Williams | 8,208 | 20.1 | −8.6 | |
Greens | Ian McKenzie | 4,062 | 10.0 | −2.7 | |
One Nation | Sharyn Brooks | 3,468 | 8.5 | +8.5 | |
Democrats | Stephen Bisgrove | 1,802 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
Independent | Harry Criticos | 899 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
Democratic Socialist | Geoff Payne | 343 | 0.8 | −0.9 | |
Socialist Equality | Terry Cook | 163 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
Unity | Chris Brookman | 101 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
Citizens Electoral Council | Dennis Chaston | 77 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
Total formal votes | 40,767 | 97.4 | +2.6 | ||
Informal votes | 1,101 | 2.6 | −2.6 | ||
Turnout | 41,868 | 93.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Bryce Gaudry | 24,925 | 72.4 | +5.5 | |
Liberal | David Williams | 9,510 | 27.6 | −5.5 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +5.5 |
1995
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Bryce Gaudry | 17,360 | 54.9 | +4.8 | |
Liberal | Suzanne Fleming | 9,162 | 29.0 | +8.3 | |
Greens | Carrie Jacobi | 4,370 | 13.8 | +13.8 | |
Democratic Socialist | Kamala Emanuel | 736 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
Total formal votes | 31,628 | 95.2 | +2.6 | ||
Informal votes | 1,596 | 4.8 | −2.6 | ||
Turnout | 33,224 | 92.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Bryce Gaudry | 20,107 | 66.1 | +3.7 | |
Liberal | Suzanne Fleming | 10,310 | 33.9 | +33.9 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +3.7 |
1991
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Bryce Gaudry | 15,858 | 50.1 | +10.3 | |
Independent | George Keegan | 6,635 | 21.0 | −5.9 | |
Liberal | Colin Cookson | 6,533 | 20.6 | +0.3 | |
Democrats | Anne Moulston | 1,842 | 5.8 | +5.8 | |
Call to Australia | Jim Kendall | 474 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Independent | Con Forster | 304 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
Total formal votes | 31,646 | 92.6 | −4.4 | ||
Informal votes | 2,539 | 7.4 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 34,185 | 94.4 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Bryce Gaudry | 17,274 | 62.4 | +14.7 | |
Independent | George Keegan | 10,425 | 37.6 | −14.7 | |
Labor gain from Independent | Swing | +14.7 |
Elections in the 1980s
[edit]1988
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Denis Nichols | 11,074 | 37.8 | −22.1 | |
Independent | George Keegan | 9,512 | 32.5 | +32.5 | |
Liberal | Ashley Saunders | 5,389 | 18.4 | −13.2 | |
Independent | Margaret Henry | 3,307 | 11.3 | +11.3 | |
Total formal votes | 29,282 | 96.9 | −0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 952 | 3.1 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 30,234 | 93.8 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | George Keegan | 15,134 | 55.3 | +55.3 | |
Labor | Denis Nichols | 12,229 | 44.7 | −19.8 | |
Independent gain from Labor | Swing | +55.3 |
1984
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Arthur Wade | 18,143 | 57.0 | −7.9 | |
Liberal | Patricia Forsythe | 9,195 | 28.9 | −0.4 | |
Democrats | Stephen Jeffries | 3,721 | 11.7 | +11.7 | |
Independent | Frank Blefari | 772 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
Total formal votes | 31,831 | 97.6 | +1.2 | ||
Informal votes | 770 | 2.4 | −1.2 | ||
Turnout | 32,601 | 92.5 | +1.0 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Arthur Wade | 64.4 | −6.5 | ||
Liberal | Patricia Forsythe | 35.6 | +6.5 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | −6.5 |
1981
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Arthur Wade | 19,279 | 64.9 | −3.8 | |
Liberal | Alex Bevan | 8,458 | 28.5 | −2.8 | |
Communist | Kay Wicks | 1,987 | 6.7 | +6.7 | |
Total formal votes | 29,724 | 96.4 | |||
Informal votes | 1,107 | 3.6 | |||
Turnout | 30,831 | 91.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Arthur Wade | 20,708 | 70.9 | +2.2 | |
Liberal | Alex Bevan | 8,508 | 29.1 | −2.2 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +2.2 |
Elections in the 1970s
[edit]1978
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Arthur Wade | 18,023 | 72.3 | +4.6 | |
Liberal | Elaine Samuels | 6,921 | 27.7 | −4.6 | |
Total formal votes | 24,944 | 97.7 | −0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 579 | 2.3 | +0.5 | ||
Turnout | 25,523 | 93.4 | −0.5 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +4.6 |
1976
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Arthur Wade | 17,857 | 67.7 | +9.1 | |
Liberal | Arthur Thomas | 8,514 | 32.3 | +1.6 | |
Total formal votes | 26,371 | 98.2 | +0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 475 | 1.8 | −0.6 | ||
Turnout | 26,846 | 93.9 | −0.1 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +4.8 |
1973
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Arthur Wade | 15,241 | 58.6 | −0.2 | |
Liberal | Richard Bevan | 7,994 | 30.7 | −4.4 | |
Australia | Peter Baldwin | 1,903 | 7.3 | +4.2 | |
Democratic Labor | Charin Godfrey | 872 | 3.4 | +0.4 | |
Total formal votes | 26,010 | 97.6 | |||
Informal votes | 631 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 26,641 | 94.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Arthur Wade | 16,367 | 62.9 | +1.3 | |
Liberal | Richard Bevan | 9,643 | 37.1 | −1.3 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +1.3 |
1971
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Arthur Wade | 14,892 | 58.8 | +11.2 | |
Liberal | Malcolm Barnes | 8,883 | 35.1 | +7.5 | |
Australia | Wlodzimierz Bohatko | 795 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
Democratic Labor | Gerard Collins | 769 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
Total formal votes | 25,339 | 98.3 | |||
Informal votes | 450 | 1.7 | |||
Turnout | 25,789 | 93.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Arthur Wade | 15,523 | 61.3 | +7.0 | |
Liberal | Malcolm Barnes | 9,816 | 38.7 | −7.0 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +7.0 |
Elections in the 1960s
[edit]1968
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Arthur Wade | 9,960 | 47.6 | −12.8 | |
Liberal | Malcolm Barnes | 5,790 | 27.6 | −7.4 | |
Independent | Douglas McDougall | 5,190 | 24.8 | +24.8 | |
Total formal votes | 20,940 | 98.1 | |||
Informal votes | 397 | 1.9 | |||
Turnout | 21,337 | 94.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Arthur Wade | 11,361 | 54.3 | −9.8 | |
Liberal | Malcolm Barnes | 9,579 | 45.7 | +9.8 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −9.8 |
1965
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Frank Hawkins | 10,471 | 60.4 | −1.9 | |
Liberal | Stewart Mordue | 6,065 | 35.0 | +1.3 | |
Communist | Mervyn Copley | 798 | 4.6 | +0.6 | |
Total formal votes | 17,334 | 98.6 | −0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 252 | 1.4 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 17,586 | 93.2 | +0.1 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Frank Hawkins | 11,109 | 64.1 | −1.4 | |
Liberal | Stewart Mordue | 6,225 | 35.9 | +1.4 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −1.4 |
1962
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Frank Hawkins | 11,642 | 62.3 | −2.2 | |
Liberal | Kevin Doyle | 6,310 | 33.7 | +2.3 | |
Communist | Mervyn Copley | 750 | 4.0 | −0.1 | |
Total formal votes | 18,702 | 98.8 | |||
Informal votes | 232 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 18,934 | 93.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Frank Hawkins | 12,242 | 65.5 | −2.3 | |
Liberal | Kevin Doyle | 6,460 | 34.5 | +2.3 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −2.3 |
Elections in the 1950s
[edit]1959
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Frank Hawkins | 12,239 | 64.5 | ||
Liberal | William Hutchinson | 5,950 | 31.4 | ||
Communist | Mervyn Copley | 777 | 4.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 18,966 | 98.5 | |||
Informal votes | 286 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 19,252 | 93.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Frank Hawkins | 12,861 | 67.8 | ||
Liberal | William Hutchinson | 6,105 | 32.2 | ||
Labor hold | Swing |
1956
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Frank Hawkins | 10,358 | 66.5 | −26.1 | |
Liberal | Iris Hyde | 4,410 | 28.3 | +28.3 | |
Communist | Mervyn Copley | 819 | 5.2 | −2.2 | |
Total formal votes | 15,587 | 98.5 | +3.6 | ||
Informal votes | 239 | 1.5 | −3.6 | ||
Turnout | 15,826 | 93.8 | −0.9 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Frank Hawkins | 11,095 | 71.2 | −21.4 | |
Liberal | Iris Hyde | 4,492 | 28.8 | +28.8 | |
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
1953
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Frank Hawkins | 14,970 | 92.6 | ||
Communist | Douglas Olive | 1,202 | 7.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 16,172 | 94.9 | |||
Informal votes | 866 | 5.1 | |||
Turnout | 17,038 | 94.7 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
1950
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Frank Hawkins | 12,240 | 68.6 | ||
Liberal | Eric Cupit | 4,916 | 27.5 | ||
Communist | Laurie Aarons | 694 | 3.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 17,850 | 98.8 | |||
Informal votes | 214 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 18,064 | 94.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Frank Hawkins | 70.0 [b] | |||
Liberal | Eric Cupit | 30.0 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1940s
[edit]1947
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Frank Hawkins | 15,809 | 65.8 | −15.7 | |
Liberal | Trebor Edmunds | 8,221 | 34.2 | +34.2 | |
Total formal votes | 24,030 | 98.6 | +3.7 | ||
Informal votes | 335 | 1.4 | −3.7 | ||
Turnout | 24,365 | 95.0 | +3.5 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
1944
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Frank Hawkins | 17,673 | 81.5 | +6.7 | |
Lang Labor | Thomas Malone | 4,021 | 18.5 | +18.5 | |
Total formal votes | 21,694 | 94.9 | −2.9 | ||
Informal votes | 1,167 | 5.1 | +2.9 | ||
Turnout | 22,861 | 91.5 | −1.3 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
1941
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Frank Hawkins | 16,205 | 74.8 | ||
Independent | Claude Dalby | 2,849 | 13.1 | ||
State Labor | Charles McCaffrey | 2,621 | 12.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 21,675 | 97.8 | |||
Informal votes | 489 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 22,164 | 92.8 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
- Preferences were not distributed.
Elections in the 1930s
[edit]1938
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Frank Hawkins | 13,946 | 70.9 | +19.3 | |
Independent | Claude Dalby | 5,735 | 29.1 | +29.1 | |
Total formal votes | 19,681 | 96.7 | +1.1 | ||
Informal votes | 674 | 3.3 | −1.1 | ||
Turnout | 20,355 | 95.3 | −0.8 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
1935
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor (NSW) | Frank Hawkins | 9,640 | 51.6 | −1.3 | |
Independent Labor | Hugh Sutherland | 3,774 | 20.2 | +20.2 | |
Federal Labor | William Nye | 3,652 | 19.5 | +13.5 | |
Communist | Frederick Dodd | 1,624 | 8.7 | +6.7 | |
Total formal votes | 18,690 | 95.6 | −1.8 | ||
Informal votes | 854 | 4.4 | +1.8 | ||
Turnout | 19,544 | 96.1 | −0.9 | ||
Labor (NSW) hold | Swing | N/A |
- Preferences were not distributed.
1932
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor (NSW) | Peter Connolly | 9,470 | 52.9 | −17.0 | |
United Australia | Charles Parker | 6,904 | 38.6 | +13.8 | |
Federal Labor | Hugh Sutherland | 1,068 | 6.0 | +6.0 | |
Communist | Catherine Barratt | 350 | 2.0 | +1.0 | |
Independent | Elizabeth Robinson | 76 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
Independent | Clarence Martin | 24 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
Total formal votes | 17,892 | 97.4 | −0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 477 | 2.6 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 18,369 | 97.0 | +1.8 | ||
Labor (NSW) hold | Swing | N/A |
- Preferences were not distributed.
1930
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Peter Connolly | 12,137 | 69.9 | ||
Nationalist | Alfred Goninan | 4,303 | 24.8 | ||
Australian | Henry Short | 742 | 4.3 | ||
Communist | John Simpson | 176 | 1.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 17,358 | 97.7 | |||
Informal votes | 415 | 2.3 | |||
Turnout | 17,773 | 95.2 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1920s
[edit]1927
[edit]- This section is an excerpt from 1927 New South Wales state election § Newcastle
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Peter Connolly | 7,644 | 58.5 | ||
Nationalist | George Waller | 3,969 | 30.4 | ||
Independent | Walter Baxter | 1,457 | 11.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 13,070 | 99.0 | |||
Informal votes | 129 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 13,199 | 83.3 | |||
Labor win | (new seat) |
1925
[edit]- This section is an excerpt from 1925 New South Wales state election § Newcastle
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quota | 9,602 | ||||
Labor | Jack Baddeley (elected 1) | 16,394 | 28.5 | +5.8 | |
Labor | David Murray (elected 3) | 9,941 | 17.3 | +4.6 | |
Labor | Hugh Connell (elected 4) | 5,698 | 9.9 | +2.9 | |
Labor | George Booth (elected 5) | 2,336 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
Labor | David Davies | 2,157 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
Protestant Labor | Walter Skelton (elected 2) | 10,194 | 17.7 | −7.5 | |
Protestant Labor | James Pendlebury | 405 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
Protestant Labor | James Hestelow | 344 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Nationalist | Magnus Cromarty (defeated) | 6,270 | 10.9 | +5.5 | |
Nationalist | John Fegan | 578 | 1.0 | −2.1 | |
Nationalist | David Murray | 431 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
Nationalist | Charles Watt | 343 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Nationalist | Oliver Denny | 110 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
Independent | Arthur Gardiner | 2,238 | 3.9 | +3.9 | |
Independent | Robert Mitchell | 167 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
Total formal votes | 57,606 | 96.3 | −0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 2,180 | 3.7 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 59,786 | 75.5 | +0.3 | ||
Party total votes | |||||
Labor | 36,526 | 63.4 | +13.5 | ||
Protestant Labor | 10,943 | 19.0 | +19.0 | ||
Nationalist | 7,732 | 13.4 | −0.5 | ||
Independent | Arthur Gardiner | 2,238 | 3.9 | +3.9 | |
Independent | Robert Mitchell | 167 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
1922
[edit]- This section is an excerpt from 1922 New South Wales state election § Newcastle
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quota | 8,688 | ||||
Labor | Jack Baddeley (elected 2) | 11,850 | 22.7 | +22.7 | |
Labor | David Murray (elected 4) | 6,629 | 12.7 | +6.2 | |
Labor | Hugh Connell (elected 3) | 3,646 | 7.0 | −13.5 | |
Labor | David Watson | 2,356 | 4.5 | +4.5 | |
Labor | Amram Lewis | 1,529 | 2.9 | −1.3 | |
Independent | Walter Skelton (elected 1) | 13,132 | 25.2 | +25.2 | |
Nationalist | Magnus Cromarty (elected 5) | 2,833 | 5.4 | +5.4 | |
Nationalist | John Fegan (defeated) | 1,602 | 3.1 | −3.3 | |
Nationalist | Harry Wheeler | 1,260 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
Nationalist | Robert Kilgour | 1,052 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
Nationalist | Kenneth Mathieson | 516 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
Independent Labor | Arthur Gardiner (defeated) | 4,644 | 8.9 | −8.8 | |
Independent | Thomas Hoare | 566 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
Progressive | George Jenner | 295 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Progressive | John Cram | 151 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
Independent | James Gilligan | 38 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
Independent | William Jeffery | 27 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
Total formal votes | 52,126 | 96.7 | +9.3 | ||
Informal votes | 1,771 | 3.3 | −9.3 | ||
Turnout | 53,897 | 75.2 | +16.1 | ||
Party total votes | |||||
Labor | 26,010 | 49.9 | −7.6 | ||
Independent | Walter Skelton | 13,132 | 25.2 | +25.2 | |
Nationalist | 7,263 | 13.9 | +1.0 | ||
Independent Labor | Arthur Gardiner | 4,644 | 8.9 | −8.8 | |
Independent | Thomas Hoare | 566 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
Progressive | 446 | 0.9 | −2.3 | ||
Independent | James Gilligan | 38 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
Independent | William Jeffery | 27 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
1921 appointment
[edit]William Kearsley died on 19 June 1921.[44] Between 1920 and 1927 the Legislative Assembly was elected using a form of proportional representation with multi-member seats and a single transferable vote (modified Hare-Clark). The Parliamentary Elections (Casual Vacancies) Act,[45] provided that casual vacancies were filled by the next unsuccessful candidate on the incumbent member's party list. David Murray had the most votes of the unsuccessful Labor candidates at the 1920 election and took his seat on 30 August 1921.[46]
1920
[edit]- This section is an excerpt from 1920 New South Wales state election § Newcastle
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quota | 5,475 | ||||
Labor | Hugh Connell (elected 1) | 6,720 | 20.5 | ||
Labor | John Estell (elected 3) | 4,998 | 15.2 | ||
Labor | William Kearsley (elected 4) | 3,641 | 11.1 | ||
Labor | David Murray | 2,145 | 6.5 | ||
Labor | Amram Lewis | 1,381 | 4.2 | ||
Independent | Arthur Gardiner (elected 2) | 5,821 | 17.7 | ||
Nationalist | John Fegan (elected 5) | 2,113 | 6.4 | ||
Nationalist | John Paton | 1,840 | 5.6 | ||
Nationalist | George O'Brien | 289 | 0.9 | ||
Progressive | Roland Green | 1,064 | 3.2 | ||
Democratic | Robert Mackenzie | 947 | 2.9 | ||
Ind. Nationalist | William C Grahame (defeated) | 898 | 2.7 | ||
Socialist Labor | Joseph Charlton | 564 | 1.7 | ||
Socialist Labor | David McNeill | 140 | 0.4 | ||
Socialist Labor | Thomas Johnston | 68 | 0.2 | ||
Socialist Labor | John McDonald | 62 | 0.2 | ||
Socialist Labor | William North | 53 | 0.2 | ||
Independent | Michael Dillon | 91 | 0.3 | ||
Independent | John Kingsborough | 13 | 0.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 32,848 | 87.6 | |||
Informal votes | 4,648 | 12.4 | |||
Turnout | 37,496 | 59.1 | |||
Party total votes | |||||
Labor | 18,885 | 57.5 | |||
Independent | Arthur Gardiner | 5,821 | 17.7 | ||
Nationalist | 4,242 | 12.9 | |||
Progressive | 1,064 | 3.2 | |||
Democratic | 947 | 2.9 | |||
Ind. Nationalist | William C Grahame | 898 | 2.7 | ||
Socialist Labor | 887 | 2.7 | |||
Independent | Michael Dillon | 91 | 0.3 | ||
Independent | John Kingsborough | 13 | 0.1 |
Elections in the 1910s
[edit]1917
[edit]- This section is an excerpt from 1917 New South Wales state election § Newcastle
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Labor | Arthur Gardiner | 5,303 | 69.2 | +69.2 | |
Labor | Francis McCormack | 2,358 | 30.8 | −39.7 | |
Total formal votes | 7,661 | 99.3 | +1.1 | ||
Informal votes | 56 | 0.7 | −1.1 | ||
Turnout | 7,717 | 60.0 | −9.6 | ||
Member changed to Independent Labor from Labor |
The sitting member Arthur Gardiner was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription.[49]
1913
[edit]- This section is an excerpt from 1913 New South Wales state election § Newcastle
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Arthur Gardiner | 5,702 | 70.5 | ||
Liberal Reform | John Fegan | 2,391 | 29.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 8,093 | 98.2 | |||
Informal votes | 150 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 8,243 | 69.6 | |||
Labor hold |
1910
[edit]- This section is an excerpt from 1910 New South Wales state election § Newcastle
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur Gardiner | 3,203 | 54.9 | +12.3 | |
Liberal Reform | Owen Gilbert (defeated) | 2,635 | 45.1 | −12.3 | |
Total formal votes | 5,836 | 98.7 | +1.8 | ||
Informal votes | 79 | 1.3 | −1.8 | ||
Turnout | 5,917 | 75.0 | +3.1 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Reform |
Elections in the 1900s
[edit]1907
[edit]- This section is an excerpt from 1907 New South Wales state election § Newcastle
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Reform | Owen Gilbert | 2,950 | 57.4 | ||
Labour | Laurence Vial | 2,186 | 42.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 5,136 | 96.9 | |||
Informal votes | 167 | 3.2 | |||
Turnout | 5,303 | 71.9 | |||
Liberal Reform hold |
1904
[edit]- This section is an excerpt from 1904 New South Wales state election § Newcastle
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Reform | William Dick | 2,477 | 50.5 | ||
Independent | William Cann | 2,429 | 49.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 4,906 | 99.3 | |||
Informal votes | 34 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 4,940 | 59.1 | |||
Liberal Reform win | (new seat) |
Newcastle was a re-created seat that consisted of the abolished seat of Newcastle East and part of the abolished seat of Newcastle West. The member for Newcastle East was William Dick (Liberal Reform). The member for Newcastle West was Owen Gilbert (Liberal Reform) who unsuccessfully contested Wickham.
District re-established
1894-1904
[edit]District abolished
1891
[edit]- This section is an excerpt from 1891 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Scott (elected 1) | 2,912 | 18.5 | ||
Labour | John Fegan (elected 2) | 2,882 | 18.3 | ||
Protectionist | William Grahame (re-elected 3) | 2,707 | 17.2 | ||
Protectionist | Alexander Brown (defeated) | 2,533 | 16.1 | ||
Free Trade | James Curley (defeated) | 2,504 | 15.9 | ||
Protectionist | Thomas Hungerford | 1,273 | 8.1 | ||
Free Trade | George Webb | 910 | 5.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 15,721 | 99.1 | |||
Informal votes | 141 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 5,979 | 76.9 | |||
Labour gain 2 from Protectionist | |||||
Protectionist hold 1 |
James Curley (Free Trade) had won a seat from William Grahame (Protectionist) at the 1889 by-election. William Grahame regained a seat at the 1891 by-election following the death of James Fletcher (Protectionist).
1891 by-election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protectionist | William Grahame (elected) | 2,081 | 45.6 | ||
Labor | John Fegan | 2,065 | 45.2 | ||
Free Trade | Peter Bennett | 420 | 9.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 4,566 | 98.5 | |||
Informal votes | 69 | 1.5 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 4,635 | 63.7 | −0.5 | ||
Protectionist hold |
Elections in the 1880s
[edit]1889 by-election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Free Trade | James Curley (elected) | 2,173 | 51.8 | ||
Protectionist | William Grahame (defeated) | 2,022 | 48.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 4,195 | 98.6 | −0.8 | ||
Informal votes | 61 | 1.4 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 4,256 | 64.2 | −10.9 | ||
Free Trade gain from Protectionist |
1889
[edit]- This section is an excerpt from 1889 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protectionist | James Fletcher (elected 1) | 2,657 | 19.3 | ||
Protectionist | Alexander Brown (elected 2) | 2,620 | 19.1 | ||
Protectionist | William Grahame (elected 3) | 2,452 | 17.8 | ||
Free Trade | Henry Brown | 2,069 | 15.1 | ||
Free Trade | James Ellis (defeated) | 2,050 | 14.9 | ||
Free Trade | Charles Stokes | 1,903 | 13.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 13,751 | 99.4 | |||
Informal votes | 81 | 0.6 | |||
Turnout | 4,767 | 75.1 | |||
Protectionist hold 1, win 1 and gain 1 from Free Trade | (1 new seat) |
1887
[edit]- This section is an excerpt from 1887 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Free Trade | James Ellis (elected 1) | 2,724 | 41.2 | ||
Protectionist | James Fletcher (re-elected 2) | 2,281 | 34.5 | ||
Free Trade | George Lloyd (defeated) | 1,603 | 24.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 6,608 | 99.3 | |||
Informal votes | 44 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 3,890 | 75.4 |
1885
[edit]- This section is an excerpt from 1885 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
James Fletcher (re-elected 1) | 2,483 | 42.2 | |
George Lloyd (elected 2) | 1,839 | 31.3 | |
Total formal votes | 1,557 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 5,879 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 5,934 | 68.7 |
1882
[edit]- This section is an excerpt from 1882 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
James Fletcher (re-elected 1) | 2,121 | 45.7 | |
James Ellis (elected 2) | 1,527 | 32.9 | |
George Lloyd (defeated) | 990 | 21.4 | |
Total formal votes | 4,638 | 99.4 | |
Informal votes | 30 | 0.6 | |
Turnout | 4,668 | 70.9 |
1880
[edit]- This section is an excerpt from 1880 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
James Fletcher (elected 1) | 1,876 | 38.2 | |
George Lloyd (elected 2) | 1,195 | 24.3 | |
James Ellis | 1,012 | 20.6 | |
Richard Bowker (defeated) | 830 | 16.9 | |
Total formal votes | 4,913 | 99.3 | |
Informal votes | 34 | 0.7 | |
Turnout | 4,947 | 73.6 | |
(1 new seat) |
Elections in the 1870s
[edit]1877
[edit]- This section is an excerpt from 1877 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Richard Bowker (elected) | 784 | 54.7 | |
George Lloyd (defeated) | 402 | 28.0 | |
Thomas Hungerford | 230 | 16.0 | |
William Brookes | 18 | 1.3 | |
Total formal votes | 1,434 | 98.4 | |
Informal votes | 24 | 1.7 | |
Turnout | 1,458 | 77.1 |
1874-75
[edit]- This section is an excerpt from 1874-75 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
George Lloyd (re-elected) | 641 | 52.8 | |
Charles Stevens | 574 | 47.2 | |
Total formal votes | 1,215 | 98.5 | |
Informal votes | 18 | 1.5 | |
Turnout | 1,233 | 76.4 |
1872 by-election
[edit]Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
George Lloyd (re-elected) | 692 | 57.1 | |
Daniel Macquarie | 519 | 42.9 | |
Total formal votes | 1,211 | 98.6 | |
Informal votes | 17 | 1.4 | |
Turnout | 1,228 | 78.8 |
1872
[edit]- This section is an excerpt from 1872 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
George Lloyd (elected) | 610 | 51.8 | |
Daniel Macquarie | 567 | 48.2 | |
Total formal votes | 1,177 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,177 | 73.4 |
Elections in the 1860s
[edit]1869-70
[edit]- This section is an excerpt from 1869-70 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
George Lloyd (elected) | 588 | 53.8 | |
James Martin | 505 | 46.2 | |
Total formal votes | 1,093 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,093 | 76.9 |
1864-65
[edit]- This section is an excerpt from 1864–65 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
James Hannell (re-elected) | 294 | 43.6 | |
William Brookes | 207 | 30.7 | |
Charles Bolton | 166 | 24.6 | |
Thomas Adam | 7 | 1.0 | |
Total formal votes | 674 | 96.8 | |
Informal votes | 22 | 3.2 | |
Turnout | 696 | 69.9 |
1860
[edit]- This section is an excerpt from 1860 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
James Hannell (elected) | 374 | 69.3 | |
Arthur Hodgson (defeated) | 166 | 30.7 | |
Total formal votes | 540 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 540 | 62.1 |
Elections in the 1850s
[edit]1859
[edit]- This section is an excerpt from 1859 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Arthur Hodgson (re-elected) | 309 | 51.8 | |
James Hannell | 288 | 48.2 | |
Total formal votes | 597 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 597 | 68.9 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Bryce Gaudry was the Labor member for Newcastle from 1991 to 2007. When Jodi McKay was preselected at the request of the Premier, he left Labor and contested the election as an Independent.
- ^ Two party preferred vote was estimated.
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