Results of the New South Wales state election, 1968 (A-K)

New South Wales state election, 24 February 1968[1]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 2,356,977
Votes cast 2,219,979 Turnout 94.19 +0.28
Informal votes 58,409 Informal 2.63 +0.59
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Liberal 831,514 38.47 -1.12 36 +5
  Country 229,656 10.62 +0.39 17 +1
  Labor 931,563 43.10 -0.21 39 -6
  Independent 92,704 4.29 +1.17 2 +1
  Democratic Labor 49,457 2.29 +0.18 0 -
  New Staters 17,303 0.80 +0.80 0 -
  Communist 5,828 0.27 -0.37 0 -
  Other 3,545 0.16 +0.16 0 -
  Independent Liberal 0 0 -1.00 0 -1
Total 2,161,570     94  

This is a list of electoral district results for the New South Wales state election, 1968 for districts from A to K.

Results by Electoral district

Albury

New South Wales state election, 1968: Albury
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Gordon Mackie 11,537 58.3 +23.4
Labor Douglas McFarlane 6,327 32.0 -6.1
Democratic Labor Anthony Quinn 1,921 9.7 +4.6
Total formal votes 19,785 98.3 -0.5
Informal votes 344 1.7 +0.5
Turnout 20,129 93.3 -0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Gordon Mackie 13,074 66.1 +7.3
Labor Douglas McFarlane 6,711 33.9 -7.3
Liberal hold Swing +7.3

Armidale

New South Wales state election, 1968: Armidale
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Davis Hughes 12,186 66.9 0.0
Labor Joseph Dawson 6,015 33.1 0.0
Total formal votes 18,201 1.8
Informal votes 338 1.8
Turnout 18,539 94.7
Country hold Swing 0.0

Ashfield

New South Wales state election, 1968: Ashfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal David Hunter 13,838 56.9 -1.0
Labor Charles Maddocks 10,481 43.1 +1.0
Total formal votes 24,319 96.6
Informal votes 848 3.4
Turnout 25,167 92.5
Liberal hold Swing -1.0

Auburn

New South Wales state election, 1968: Auburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Peter Cox 16,784 64.5 +5.6
Liberal Gregory Ricardo 9,230 35.5 -5.6
Total formal votes 26,014 97.1
Informal votes 783 2.9
Turnout 26,797 94.7
Labor hold Swing +5.6

Balmain

New South Wales state election, 1968: Balmain
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Roger Degen 12,974 50.0 -14.5
Independent Nick Origlass 6,794 26.2 +26.2
Liberal Peter Middleton 6,174 23.8 -4.5
Total formal votes 25,942 96.5
Informal votes 950 3.5
Turnout 26,892 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Roger Degen 17,928 69.1 -1.2
Liberal Peter Middleton 8,014 30.9 +1.2
Labor hold Swing -1.2

Bankstown

New South Wales state election, 1968: Bankstown
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Nick Kearns 15,256 59.3 +4.5
Liberal John Ghent 10,455 40.7 -0.5
Total formal votes 25,711 97.0
Informal votes 795 3.0
Turnout 26,506 94.9
Labor hold Swing +1.3

Barwon

New South Wales state election, 1968: Barwon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Geoff Crawford 10,668 53.2 -6.6
Labor Cecil Newton 6,450 32.2 -8.6
New Staters David Aiken 2,935 14.6 +14.6
Total formal votes 20,053 98.0
Informal votes 414 2.0
Turnout 20,467 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Geoff Crawford 12,690 63.3 +3.5
Labor Cecil Newton 7,363 36.7 -3.5
Country hold Swing +3.5

Bass Hill

New South Wales state election, 1968: Bass Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Clarrie Earl 15,052 56.4 +0.4
Liberal Neil Davis 11,648 43.6 +6.0
Total formal votes 26,700 96.4
Informal votes 984 3.6
Turnout 27,684 94.7
Labor hold Swing -1.9

Bathurst

New South Wales state election, 1968: Bathurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Clive Osborne 11,245 56.1 +27.6
Labor Ken Fry 8,814 43.9 -8.2
Total formal votes 20,059 98.5
Informal votes 314 1.5
Turnout 20,373 96.9
Country gain from Labor Swing +11.4

Blacktown

New South Wales state election, 1968: Blacktown
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jim Southee 13,751 54.0 +4.2
Liberal Ralph Stewart 9,781 38.4 -8.8
Democratic Labor Kenneth Brown 1,944 7.6 +7.6
Total formal votes 25,476 96.4
Informal votes 959 3.6
Turnout 26,435 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Southee 14,140 55.5 +4.8
Liberal Ralph Stewart 11,336 44.5 -4.8
Labor hold Swing +4.8

Bligh

New South Wales state election, 1968: Bligh
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Barraclough 11,954 57.2 +3.7
Labor Tom Morey 7,496 35.9 -8.0
Democratic Labor Henry Bader 818 3.9 +1.3
Independent Peter Clyne 630 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 20,898 96.4
Informal votes 773 3.6
Turnout 21,671 89.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Barraclough 12,923 61.8 +6.3
Labor Thomas Morey 7,975 38.2 -6.3
Liberal hold Swing +6.3

Blue Mountains

New South Wales state election, 1968: Blue Mountains
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Harold Coates 9,991 56.1 +10.1
Labor James Robson 7,118 40.5 -6.9
Democratic Labor David Westgate 468 2.7 -3.9
Total formal votes 17,577 98.5
Informal votes 272 1.5
Turnout 17,849 95.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Harold Coates 10,247 58.3 +6.9
Labor James Robson 7,330 41.7 -6.9
Independent hold Swing +6.9

Bondi

New South Wales state election, 1968: Bondi
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Syd Einfeld 12,054 54.8 +2.9
Liberal James Markham 9,938 45.2 -2.9
Total formal votes 21,992 97.0
Informal votes 689 3.0
Turnout 22,681 93.0
Labor hold Swing +2.9

Broken Hill

New South Wales state election, 1968: Broken Hill
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 hold Swing -2.1

Bulli

New South Wales state election, 1968: Bulli
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Rex Jackson 13,419 64.5 +7.3
Liberal Ronald White 7,395 35.5 +6.8
Total formal votes 20,814 97.5
Informal votes 541 2.5
Turnout 21,355 95.1
Labor hold Swing -2.5

Burrendong

New South Wales state election, 1968: Burrendong
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Roger Wotton 7,727 36.7 +10.4
Labor Paul Khoury 7,448 35.4 -10.2
Liberal Richard Evans 5,867 27.9 -0.2
Total formal votes 21,042 98.4
Informal votes 343 1.6
Turnout 21,385 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Roger Wotton 12,389 58.9 +6.1
Labor Paul Khoury 8,653 41.1 -6.1
Country hold Swing +6.1

Burrinjuck

New South Wales state election, 1968: Burrinjuck
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bill Sheahan 10,980 54.2 -1.8
Country Douglas Boag 5,611 27.7 -5.6
Liberal Leon Garry 2,804 13.8 +3.1
Democratic Labor Anthony Abbey 870 4.3 +4.3
Total formal votes 20,265 98.4
Informal votes 329 1.6
Turnout 20,594 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Sheahan 11,322 55.9 -0.7
Country Douglas Boag 8,943 44.1 +0.7
Labor hold Swing -0.7

Burwood

New South Wales state election, 1968: Burwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Jackett 12,030 51.7 +9.8
Labor Antony Kelly 6,857 29.5 -0.3
Independent Ben Doig 4,364 18.8 -9.5
Total formal votes 23,251 96.9
Informal votes 739 3.1
Turnout 23,990 91.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Jackett 15,700 67.5 +2.0
Labor Antony Kelly 7,551 32.5 -2.0
Liberal hold Swing +2.0

Byron

New South Wales state election, 1968: Byron
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Stanley Stephens 12,646 60.2 -4.0
Labor James Constable 8,342 39.8 +4.0
Total formal votes 20,988 98.3
Informal votes 353 1.6
Turnout 21,341 94.5
Country hold Swing -4.0

Campbelltown

New South Wales state election, 1968: Campbelltown
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Max Dunbier 10,734 52.4 -3.8
Labor Francis Ward 9,739 47.6 +3.8
Total formal votes 20,473 97.3
Informal votes 568 2.7
Turnout 21,041 93.7
Liberal hold Swing -3.8

Canterbury

New South Wales state election, 1968: Canterbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Kevin Stewart 14,272 55.2 -1.9
Liberal Stanley Squire 10,371 40.1 -2.8
Communist Jack Mundey 1,226 4.7 +4.7
Total formal votes 25,869 96.7
Informal votes 891 3.3
Turnout 26,760 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kevin Stewart 15,130 58.5 +1.4
Liberal Stanley Squire 10,739 41.5 -1.4
Labor hold Swing +1.4

Castlereagh

New South Wales state election, 1968: Castlereagh
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Renshaw 9,491 53.2 -0.8
Country Doug Moppett 4,359 24.5 +3.3
Liberal Allan Connell 3,979 22.3 +1.7
Total formal votes 17,829 98.4
Informal votes 283 1.6
Turnout 18,112 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Renshaw 9,770 54.8 -2.4
Country Doug Moppett 8,059 45.2 +2.4
Labor hold Swing -2.4

Cessnock

New South Wales state election, 1968: Cessnock
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor George Neilly 13,528 65.9 -11.7
Independent Robert Brown 7,009 34.1 +34.1
Total formal votes 20,537 98.6
Informal votes 283 1.4
Turnout 20,820 96.5
Labor hold Swing N/A

Clarence

New South Wales state election, 1968: Clarence
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Bill Weiley 13,470 64.3 -6.2
New Staters Garry Nehl 7,484 35.7 +35.7
Total formal votes 20,954 98.2
Informal votes 385 1.8
Turnout 21,339 96.2
Country hold Swing -6.2

Collaroy

New South Wales state election, 1968: Collaroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Robert Askin 18,415 71.0 -2.2
Labor David Lawler 7,532 29.0 +4.6
Total formal votes 25,947 96.5
Informal votes 938 3.5
Turnout 26,885 93.3
Liberal hold Swing -4.4

Coogee

New South Wales state election, 1968: Coogee
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Kevin Ellis 11,924 50.6 +2.6
Labor Lou Walsh 9,873 41.9 -5.7
Democratic Labor John Cunningham 1,225 5.2 +0.8
Independent Lincoln Oppenheimer 525 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 23,547 97.2
Informal votes 687 2.8
Turnout 24,234 92.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Kevin Ellis 13,167 55.9 +4.2
Labor Lou Walsh 10,380 44.1 -4.2
Liberal hold Swing +4.2

Cook's River

New South Wales state election, 1968: Cook's River
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Tom Cahill 17,821 69.2 -0.7
Liberal James Harris 7,962 30.9 +0.7
Total formal votes 25,783 96.6
Informal votes 895 3.4
Turnout 26,678 93.3
Labor hold Swing -0.7

Corrimal

New South Wales state election, 1968: Corrimal
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Laurie Kelly 10,125 54.1
Liberal Donald Heggie 5,321 28.4
Independent Charles Birch 2,604 13.9
Independent Mary Hargrave 671 3.6
Total formal votes 18,721 96.8
Informal votes 621 3.2
Turnout 19,342 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Laurie Kelly 12,003 64.1 +4.4
Liberal Donald Heggie 6,718 35.9 -4.4
Labor hold Swing +4.4

Cronulla

New South Wales state election, 1968: Cronulla
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Ian Griffith 15,231 59.2 -2.9
Labor John Cudmore 9,126 35.5 +0.8
Democratic Labor Kevin Ryan 750 2.9 +2.9
Communist Alexander Elphinston 622 2.4 -0.8
Total formal votes 25,729 97.7
Informal votes 601 2.3
Turnout 26,330 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Griffith 15,955 62.0 -0.7
Labor John Cudmore 9,774 38.0 +0.7
Liberal hold Swing -0.7

Drummoyne

New South Wales state election, 1968: Drummoyne
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Reg Coady 12,479 49.5
Liberal John Howard 11,659 46.2
Democratic Labor Mick Carroll 1,089 4.3
Total formal votes 25,227 96.9
Informal votes 800 3.1
Turnout 26,027 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Reg Coady 13,033 51.7 +4.7
Liberal John Howard 12,194 48.3 -4.7
Labor hold Swing +4.7

Dubbo

New South Wales state election, 1968: Dubbo
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Mason 13,107 65.1 +30.9
Labor Robert Scarff 7,010 34.9 -0.1
Total formal votes 20,117 98.8
Informal votes 246 1.2
Turnout 20,363 95.5
Liberal hold Swing +2.6

Earlwood

New South Wales state election, 1968: Earlwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Eric Willis 16,289 62.7 +2.8
Labor Cavell Becher 9,689 37.3 -2.8
Total formal votes 25,978 97.3
Informal votes 710 2.7
Turnout 26,688 95.6
Liberal hold Swing +2.8

East Hills

New South Wales state election, 1968: East Hills
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Joe Kelly 14,625 52.5 -0.8
Liberal John Colley 6,758 24.2 -4.8
Independent Harold McIlveen 6,502 23.3 +11.6
Total formal votes 27,885 97.8
Informal votes 632 2.2
Turnout 28,517 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joe Kelly 16,576 59.4 +0.7
Liberal John Colley 11,309 40.6 -0.7
Labor hold Swing +0.7

Eastwood

New South Wales state election, 1968: Eastwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Jim Clough 17,589 69.7 +16.2
Labor George Keniry 7,636 30.3 +4.6
Total formal votes 25,225 97.0
Informal votes 773 3.0
Turnout 25,998 94.1
Liberal hold Swing +3.0

Fairfield

New South Wales state election, 1968: Fairfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Eric Bedford 15,632 57.5 +0.4
Liberal Frank Calabro 11,561 42.5 +4.5
Total formal votes 27,193 96.5
Informal votes 982 3.5
Turnout 28,175 94.9
Labor hold Swing -0.5

Fuller

New South Wales state election, 1968: Fuller
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Peter Coleman 12,636 49.1
Labor Frank Downing 12,035 46.8
Democratic Labor Mel Antcliff 1,051 4.1
Total formal votes 25,722 97.4
Informal votes 698 2.6
Turnout 26,420 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Coleman 13,545 52.7 +2.4
Labor Frank Downing 12,177 47.3 -2.4
Liberal hold Swing +2.4

Georges River

New South Wales state election, 1968: Georges River
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Douglas Cross 16,036 58.7 +2.3
Labor Ernest Curlisa 11,285 41.3 -2.3
Total formal votes 27,321 97.5
Informal votes 687 2.5
Turnout 28,008 95.3
Liberal hold Swing +2.3

Gloucester

New South Wales state election, 1968: Gloucester
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Leon Punch 11,152 59.8 -13.4
Labor Philip Jackson 4,305 23.1 +23.1
Independent Walter Scott 1,325 7.1 -19.7
Independent Charles Buckingham 973 5.2 +5.2
Independent John Tully 891 4.8 +4.8
Total formal votes 18,646 98.0
Informal votes 375 2.0
Turnout 19,021 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Leon Punch 13,066 70.1 -3.1
Labor Philip Jackson 5,580 29.9 +29.9
Country hold Swing -3.1

Gordon

New South Wales state election, 1968: Gordon
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

Gosford

New South Wales state election, 1968: Gosford
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Ted Humphries 11,623 48.7 +1.5
Labor Peter Westerway 11,438 47.9 +2.8
Democratic Labor Thomas Crass 813 3.4 -4.3
Total formal votes 23,874 98.2
Informal votes 446 1.8
Turnout 24,320 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ted Humphries 12,271 51.4 +1.0
Labor Peter Westerway 11,603 48.6 -1.0
Liberal hold Swing +1.0

Goulburn

New South Wales state election, 1968: Goulburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Ron Brewer 11,940 64.9 +36.5
Labor John Longhurst 5,853 31.8 -14.0
Democratic Labor Kenneth Clancy 598 3.3 +3.3
Total formal votes 18,391 99.0
Informal votes 191 1.0
Turnout 18,582 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Ron Brewer 12,418 67.5 +14.8
Labor John Longhurst 5,973 32.5 -14.8
Country hold Swing +14.8

Granville

New South Wales state election, 1968: Granville
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Pat Flaherty 15,704 60.8 +1.9
Liberal Stewart Allan 10,134 39.2 +5.4
Total formal votes 25,838 96.8
Informal votes 860 3.2
Turnout 26,698 94.0
Labor hold Swing +0.5

Hamilton

New South Wales state election, 1968: Hamilton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Robert McCartney 12,458 60.1 -4.2
Liberal James Reeves 8,286 39.9 +4.2
Total formal votes 20,744 97.9
Informal votes 434 2.1
Turnout 21,178 94.3
Labor hold Swing -4.2

Hawkesbury

New South Wales state election, 1968: Hawkesbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Bernie Deane 10,313 48.4
Labor Dick Klugman 8,955 42.0
Democratic Labor Leslie Clarke 1,432 6.7
Republican William Murray 428 2.0
Independent Rodney Rose 177 0.8
Total formal votes 21,305 97.4
Informal votes 558 2.6
Turnout 21,863 91.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bernie Deane 11,713 55.0 -5.8
Labor Dick Klugman 9,592 45.0 +5.8
Liberal hold Swing -5.8

Hornsby

New South Wales state election, 1968: Hornsby
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Maddison 18,929 69.1 -0.5
Labor Kenneth Reid 6,882 25.1 +0.3
Democratic Labor Anthony Felton 1,591 5.8 +0.1
Total formal votes 27,402 97.0
Informal votes 849 3.0
Turnout 28,251 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Maddison 20,202 73.7 +1.4
Labor Kenneth Reid 7,200 26.3 -1.4
Liberal hold Swing +1.4

Hurstville

New South Wales state election, 1968: Hurstville
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Tom Mead 14,034 49.6 +2.7
Labor Bill Rigby 12,951 45.8 -2.9
Democratic Labor Kevin Davis 1,322 4.7 +0.3
Total formal votes 28,307 97.7
Informal votes 669 2.3
Turnout 28,976 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tom Mead 15,178 53.6 +3.0
Labor Bill Rigby 13,129 46.4 -3.0
Liberal hold Swing +3.0

Kahibah

New South Wales state election, 1968: Kahibah
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Stewart 12,949 58.5 -5.1
Liberal Roy Hammond 7,166 32.4 -4.1
Democratic Labor William Crane 1,055 4.8 +4.8
Communist Darrell Dawson 691 3.1 +3.1
Independent William Fricker 259 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 22,120 97.6
Informal votes 540 2.4
Turnout 22,660 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Stewart 13,843 62.6 -1.0
Liberal Roy Hammond 8,277 37.4 +1.0
Labor hold Swing -1.0

Kembla

New South Wales state election, 1968: Kembla
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor George Petersen 13,840 61.8
Liberal Jack Walker 6,292 28.1
Independent Teresa Gibbons 1,304 5.8
Communist Melva Merletto 561 2.5
Independent Thomas Malcolm 399 1.8
Total formal votes 22,396 96.3
Informal votes 864 3.7
Turnout 23,260 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Petersen 14,934 66.7
Liberal Jack Walker 7,462 33.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

King

New South Wales state election, 1968: King
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Albert Sloss 16,197 67.2 +0.6
Liberal Alfred Van Der Poorten 4,804 19.9 -5.6
Communist Brian Crispin 2,195 9.1 +1.1
Independent Martyn Harper 920 3.8 +3.8
Total formal votes 24,116 95.6
Informal votes 1,106 4.4
Turnout 25,222 91.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Albert Sloss 18,413 76.4 +3.3
Liberal Alfred Van Der Poorten 5,703 23.6 -3.3
Labor hold Swing +3.3

Kirribilli

New South Wales state election, 1968: Kirribilli
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Waddy 15,534 62.1 +10.5
Labor Alan Newbury 8,079 32.3 -6.4
Democratic Labor Luigi Lamprati 1,410 5.6 +5.6
Total formal votes 25,023 96.9
Informal votes 797 3.1
Turnout 25,820 90.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Waddy 16,662 66.6 +3.6
Labor Alan Newbury 8,361 33.4 -3.6
Liberal hold Swing +3.6

Kogarah

New South Wales state election, 1968: Kogarah
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bill Crabtree 13,837 51.8 +0.2
Liberal Albert Oakey 11,889 44.5 -1.2
Democratic Labor Brian Harnett 986 3.7 +1.0
Total formal votes 26,712 97.9
Informal votes 568 2.1
Turnout 27,280 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Crabtree 14,034 52.5 +0.4
Liberal Albert Oakey 12,678 47.5 -0.4
Labor hold Swing +0.4

See also

References

  1. ↑ Antony Green. "1968 New South Wales state election". New South Wales Parliament. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
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