Results of the New South Wales state election, 1976 (Legislative Assembly A-K)

New South Wales state election, 1 May 1976[1][2]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 2,943,248[1]
Votes cast 2,745,749 Turnout 93.29 +0.78
Informal votes 48,220 Informal 1.76 –0.94
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 1,342,038 49.75 +6.82 50 + 6
  Liberal 978,886 36.29 +2.44 30 – 4
  Country 270,603 10.03 –0.45 18 ± 0
  Workers 15,598 0.58 +0.58 0 ± 0
  Australia Party 7,407 0.27 –3.93 0 ± 0
  Socialist Workers 2,495 0.09 +0.09 0 ± 0
  Communist 2,220 0.08 +0.05 0 ± 0
  Democratic Labor 2,201 0.08 –5.88 0 – 1
  Independent 76,089 2.82 +0.28 1 – 1
Total 2,697,529     99  

This is a list of electoral district results for the New South Wales state election, 1976 for districts from A to K.

Results by Electoral district

Albury

New South Wales state election, 1976: Albury[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Gordon Mackie 13,195 58.2 +1.5
Labor Kevin Esler 9,498 41.8 +6.8
Total formal votes 22,693 98.4 +0.1
Informal votes 361 1.6 -0.1
Turnout 23,054 92.2 -0.7
Liberal hold Swing -6.2

Armidale

New South Wales state election, 1976: Armidale
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country David Leitch 13,078 56.6 -3.1
Labor Hubert Legge 10,024 43.4 +7.2
Total formal votes 23,102 98.7 0.0
Informal votes 297 1.3 0.0
Turnout 23,399 93.0 -1.4
Country hold Swing -6.4

Ashfield

New South Wales state election, 1976: Ashfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Paul Whelan 16,111 53.5 +11.4
Liberal Alwyn Innes 13,189 43.8 -3.6
Independent Warren Wilson 443 1.5 +1.5
Australia Party Clifford Bros 373 1.2 -4.4
Total formal votes 30,116 98.0 +1.5
Informal votes 606 2.0 -1.5
Turnout 30,722 91.6 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Whelan 16,594 55.1 +8.7
Liberal Alwyn Innes 13,522 44.9 -8.7
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +8.7

Auburn

New South Wales state election, 1976: Auburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Peter Cox 20,955 65.3 +2.5
Liberal Stephen Sim 11,132 34.7 +3.9
Total formal votes 32,087 97.4 +0.4
Informal votes 856 2.6 -0.4
Turnout 32,943 94.6 +0.9
Labor hold Swing +1.2

Balmain

New South Wales state election, 1976: Balmain
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Roger Degen 19,204 67.3 -1.9
Liberal Jeffrey Thompson 7,054 24.7 +24.7
Socialist Workers Juanita Keig 1,002 3.5 +3.5
Communist Peter Cockroft 680 2.4 +2.4
Independent Donald Henderson 615 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 28,555 97.0 +2.4
Informal votes 875 3.0 -2.4
Turnout 29,430 89.2 -0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Roger Degen 21,188 74.2 -2.3
Liberal Jeffrey Thompson 7,367 25.8 +25.8
Labor hold Swing -2.3

Bankstown

New South Wales state election, 1976: Bankstown
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Nick Kearns 20,619 65.5 +3.5
Liberal John Ghent 10,872 34.5 +0.7
Total formal votes 31,491 98.0 +1.0
Informal votes 657 2.0 -1.0
Turnout 32,148 94.2 +0.4
Labor hold Swing +2.7

Barwon

New South Wales state election, 1976: Barwon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Wal Murray 11,999 58.5 -17.0
Labor Marshall Duncan 8,504 41.5 +41.5
Total formal votes 20,503 98.6 -2.4
Informal votes 294 1.4 +2.4
Turnout 20,797 93.6 +1.9
Country hold Swing -17.0

Bass Hill

New South Wales state election, 1976: Bass Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Neville Wran 19,684 64.6 +3.9
Liberal Terence Shanahan 10,788 35.4 -3.9
Total formal votes 30,472 97.8 +1.4
Informal votes 694 2.2 -1.4
Turnout 31,166 94.5 0.0
Labor hold Swing +3.9

Bathurst

New South Wales state election, 1976: Bathurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Clive Osborne 11,416 50.5 -9.4
Labor Mark Worthington 9,965 44.1 +7.6
Independent Peter Foster 1,215 5.4 +5.4
Total formal votes 22,596 99.1 +0.3
Informal votes 209 0.9 -0.3
Turnout 22,805 95.3 -0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Clive Osborne 11,981 53.0 -9.8
Labor Mark Worthington 10,615 47.0 +9.8
Country hold Swing -9.8

Blacktown

New South Wales state election, 1976: Blacktown
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Gordon Barnier 19,590 62.9 +4.6
Liberal John Lyon 10,436 33.5 +1.5
Independent Raymond Ferguson 1,127 3.6 +3.6
Total formal votes 31,153 97.7 +2.4
Informal votes 725 2.3 -2.4
Turnout 31,878 95.1 +1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gordon Barnier 20,163 64.7 +2.0
Liberal John Lyon 10,990 35.3 -2.0
Labor hold Swing +2.0

Bligh

New South Wales state election, 1976: Bligh
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Barraclough 16,868 57.4 -8.9
Labor Mairi Petersen 9,462 32.2 +32.2
Independent Graeme Donkin 1,121 3.8 +3.8
Workers John Curvers 1,085 3.7 +3.7
Independent Alexander Nash 872 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 29,408 97.7 +2.6
Informal votes 706 2.3 -2.6
Turnout 30,114 87.6 +3.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Barraclough 18,750 63.8 -6.2
Labor Mairi Petersen 10,658 36.2 +36.2
Liberal hold Swing -6.2

Blue Mountains

New South Wales state election, 1976: Blue Mountains
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Mick Clough 11,957 50.5 +8.6
Independent Harold Coates 11,721 49.5 -5.4
Total formal votes 23,678 98.3 -0.3
Informal votes 410 1.7 +0.3
Turnout 24,088 93.5 -0.5
Labor gain from Independent Swing +7.0

Broken Hill

New South Wales state election, 1976: Broken Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Lew Johnstone unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Burrendong

New South Wales state election, 1976: Burrendong
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Roger Wotton 12,923 57.9 +13.6
Labor Reynold Toyer 9,399 42.1 -0.7
Total formal votes 22,322 99.0 0.0
Informal votes 232 1.0 0.0
Turnout 22,554 94.4 0.0
Country hold Swing +4.1

Burrinjuck

New South Wales state election, 1976: Burrinjuck
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Terry Sheahan 12,028 58.8 +9.8
Country Thomas Glover 8,416 41.2 +13.1
Total formal votes 20,444 99.1 +0.9
Informal votes 188 0.9 -0.9
Turnout 20,632 95.4 +0.3
Labor hold Swing +6.8

Burwood

New South Wales state election, 1976: Burwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Jackett 14,680 55.4 -1.8
Labor Peter Woods 10,687 40.3 +4.0
Workers John Coles 1,137 4.3 +4.3
Total formal votes 26,504 98.0 +1.0
Informal votes 550 2.0 -1.0
Turnout 27,054 92.3 +1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Jackett 15,476 58.4 -4.0
Labor Peter Woods 11,028 41.6 +4.0
Liberal hold Swing -4.0

Byron

New South Wales state election, 1976: Byron
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Jack Boyd 13,396 59.9 -1.9
Labor Keith Enderbury 8,979 40.1 +7.3
Total formal votes 22,375 98.6 -0.1
Informal votes 318 1.4 +0.1
Turnout 22,693 91.2 -1.3
Country hold Swing -4.4

Campbelltown

New South Wales state election, 1976: Campbelltown
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Cliff Mallam 20,685 58.9 +7.2
Liberal Robert Barton 14,429 41.1 -0.7
Total formal votes 35,114 97.5 +0.2
Informal votes 907 2.5 -0.2
Turnout 36,021 94.7 +0.8
Labor hold Swing +3.3

Canterbury

New South Wales state election, 1976: Canterbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Kevin Stewart 19,581 64.3 +5.5
Liberal Marjorie Pennington 10,889 35.7 -0.4
Total formal votes 30,470 96.8 +0.4
Informal votes 990 3.2 -0.4
Turnout 31,460 92.6 +1.6
Labor hold Swing +4.4

Casino

New South Wales state election, 1976: Casino
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Don Day 10,829 49.9 +2.8
Country Donald McRae 5,677 26.2 +3.8
Country Leslie Isaac 5,186 23.9 +23.9
Total formal votes 21,692 99.1 0.0
Informal votes 193 0.9 0.0
Turnout 21,885 94.6 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Don Day 11,197 51.6 +0.6
Country Donald McRae 10,495 48.4 -0.6
Labor hold Swing +0.6

Castlereagh

New South Wales state election, 1976: Castlereagh
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Renshaw 10,151 51.2 +0.9
Country Albert Green 7,346 37.0 +1.1
Liberal John Browne 2,349 11.8 -2.0
Total formal votes 19,846 99.1 +0.6
Informal votes 172 0.9 -0.6
Turnout 20,018 93.7 +1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Renshaw 10,386 52.3 +1.0
Country Albert Green 9,460 47.7 -1.0
Labor hold Swing +1.0

Cessnock

New South Wales state election, 1976: Cessnock
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor George Neilly 17,814 77.0 -1.1
Liberal Suzan Ross-Gowan 5,327 23.0 +23.0
Total formal votes 23,141 98.7 +1.3
Informal votes 310 1.3 -1.3
Turnout 23,451 96.0 +0.1
Labor hold Swing -1.1

Charlestown

New South Wales state election, 1976: Charlestown
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Richard Face 20,019 61.7 +7.8
Liberal Thomas Ford 12,455 38.3 +1.6
Total formal votes 32,474 98.6 +0.6
Informal votes 472 1.4 -0.6
Turnout 32,946 95.3 -0.7
Labor hold Swing +3.2

Clarence

New South Wales state election, 1976: Clarence
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Matt Singleton 16,905 63.7 -0.2
Labor Colin Clague 9,613 36.3 +7.4
Total formal votes 26,518 98.7 +0.1
Informal votes 346 1.3 -0.1
Turnout 26,864 94.0 -0.4
Country hold Swing -4.4

Coogee

New South Wales state election, 1976: Coogee
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Michael Cleary 16,265 53.7 +8.2
Liberal Phillip Billings 14,036 46.3 +1.2
Total formal votes 30,301 97.9 +0.8
Informal votes 662 2.1 -0.8
Turnout 30,963 89.7 +1.3
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +3.7

Corrimal

New South Wales state election, 1976: Corrimal
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Laurie Kelly 18,701 63.1 +5.0
Liberal Peter Atkins 10,929 36.9 +8.5
Total formal votes 29,630 97.6 +0.4
Informal votes 715 2.4 -0.4
Turnout 30,345 94.5 +1.7
Labor hold Swing -1.7

Cronulla

New South Wales state election, 1976: Cronulla
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Ian Griffith 15,960 51.2 +0.4
Labor Michael Egan 14,045 45.1 +4.9
Workers Ian Scott 1,147 3.7 +3.7
Total formal votes 31,152 98.9 +0.3
Informal votes 337 1.1 -0.3
Turnout 31,489 94.0 -0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Griffith 16,763 53.8 -0.9
Labor Michael Egan 14,389 46.2 +0.9
Liberal hold Swing -0.9

Davidson

New South Wales state election, 1976: Davidson
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Dick Healey 18,209 66.4 +5.1
Labor Raymond Graham 9,226 33.6 +10.0
Total formal votes 27,435 98.4 +0.2
Informal votes 451 1.6 -0.2
Turnout 27,886 94.6 +0.2
Liberal hold Swing -2.6

Drummoyne

New South Wales state election, 1976: Drummoyne
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Michael Maher 16,483 56.3 +6.5
Liberal James Reid 11,843 40.5 -4.6
Workers Hugh Frazer 949 3.2 +3.2
Total formal votes 29,275 98.2 +1.2
Informal votes 520 1.8 -1.2
Turnout 29,795 93.6 -0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Michael Maher 16,768 57.3 +6.6
Liberal James Reid 12,507 42.7 -6.6
Labor hold Swing +6.6

Dubbo

New South Wales state election, 1976: Dubbo
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Mason 9,942 40.4 -20.4
Labor Damian Hession 7,728 31.4 -2.6
Independent Gerry Peacocke 6,939 28.2 +28.2
Total formal votes 24,609 99.3 +0.5
Informal votes 166 0.7 -0.5
Turnout 24,775 94.6 +0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Mason 15,612 63.4 -1.6
Labor Damian Hession 8,997 36.6 +1.6
Liberal hold Swing -1.6

Earlwood

New South Wales state election, 1976: Earlwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Eric Willis 17,111 54.5 +2.9
Labor Ken Gabb 14,259 45.5 +6.8
Total formal votes 31,370 98.5 +1.3
Informal votes 471 1.5 -1.3
Turnout 31,841 95.3 +0.2
Liberal hold Swing -2.2

East Hills

New South Wales state election, 1976: East Hills
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Pat Rogan 20,095 64.8 +10.4
Liberal George Edgell 10,905 35.2 +2.4
Total formal votes 31,000 98.3 +0.5
Informal votes 521 1.7 -0.5
Turnout 31,521 95.0 -0.4
Labor hold Swing +3.7

Eastwood

New South Wales state election, 1976: Eastwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Jim Clough 19,875 64.7 +2.2
Labor Robert Cummins 10,865 35.3 +35.3
Total formal votes 30,740 98.8 +1.5
Informal votes 380 1.2 -1.5
Turnout 31,120 94.2 +1.4
Liberal hold Swing -1.7

Fairfield

New South Wales state election, 1976: Fairfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Eric Bedford 20,777 69.2 +5.2
Liberal Charles Rogers 9,271 30.8 +2.5
Total formal votes 30,048 96.6 +1.6
Informal votes 1,052 3.4 -1.6
Turnout 31,100 93.6 +1.4
Labor hold Swing +1.3

Fuller

New South Wales state election, 1976: Fuller
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Peter Coleman 15,682 52.2 +2.4
Labor Rodney Cavalier 13,312 44.3 +8.6
Australia Party Christopher Dunkerley 1,031 3.4 -3.4
Total formal votes 30,025 98.7 +1.1
Informal votes 382 1.3 -1.1
Turnout 30,407 93.7 +0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Coleman 16,023 53.4 -1.9
Labor Rodney Cavalier 14,002 46.6 +1.9
Liberal hold Swing -1.9

Georges River

New South Wales state election, 1976: Georges River
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Frank Walker 16,929 52.8 +7.4
Liberal Maxwell Gibson 15,111 47.2 +2.8
Total formal votes 32,040 98.6 +0.7
Informal votes 448 1.4 -0.7
Turnout 32,488 95.5 +0.2
Labor hold Swing +2.1

Gloucester

New South Wales state election, 1976: Gloucester
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Leon Punch 14,160 61.6 -3.6
Labor Johannes Winkelman 6,723 29.3 +7.0
Independent Herbert Collins 2,085 9.1 -3.4
Total formal votes 22,968 99.1 +0.5
Informal votes 219 0.9 -0.5
Turnout 23,187 93.8 +1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Leon Punch 15,886 69.2 -6.0
Labor Johannes Winkelman 7,082 30.8 +6.0
Country hold Swing -6.0

Gordon

New South Wales state election, 1976: Gordon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Tim Moore 18,168 64.9 +64.9
Labor Margaret Atkin 4,695 16.8 -3.8
Democratic Labor Kevin Harrold 2,201 7.9 -71.5
Independent John Harris 1,789 6.4 +6.4
Workers Christopher Brown 1,147 4.1 +4.1
Total formal votes 28,000 98.8 +2.5
Informal votes 349 1.2 -2.5
Turnout 28,349 93.2 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tim Moore 22,815 81.5 +81.5
Labor Margaret Atkin 5,185 18.5 -2.1
Liberal gain from Democratic Labor Swing N/A

Gosford

New South Wales state election, 1976: Gosford
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Malcolm Brooks 14,534 48.9 -3.8
Labor Brian McGowan 14,347 48.3 +4.7
Australia Party Barry Phillips 855 2.9 +2.9
Total formal votes 29,736 98.9 +0.6
Informal votes 329 1.1 -0.6
Turnout 30,065 94.7 +1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian McGowan 14,905 50.1 +5.8
Liberal Malcolm Brooks 14,831 49.9 -5.8
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +5.8

Goulburn

New South Wales state election, 1976: Goulburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Ron Brewer 12,091 54.6 -9.4
Labor Brian Lulham 10,044 45.4 +14.6
Total formal votes 22,135 99.1 +0.8
Informal votes 202 0.9 -0.8
Turnout 22,337 95.2 +0.2
Country hold Swing -13.3

Granville

New South Wales state election, 1976: Granville
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Pat Flaherty 19,807 68.8 +2.3
Liberal Frank Babic 8,974 31.2 +2.3
Total formal votes 28,781 97.7 +1.3
Informal votes 691 2.3 -1.3
Turnout 29,472 94.2 +1.6
Labor hold Swing +1.3

Hawkesbury

New South Wales state election, 1976: Hawkesbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Kevin Rozzoli 19,367 60.8 -0.1
Labor Alwyn Lindfield 12,486 39.2 +8.9
Total formal votes 31,853 98.1 +1.4
Informal votes 609 1.9 -1.4
Turnout 32,462 91.4 -0.4
Liberal hold Swing -5.7

Heathcote

New South Wales state election, 1976: Heathcote
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Rex Jackson 19,228 63.2 +4.7
Liberal Ron Phillips 11,201 36.8 +8.2
Total formal votes 30,429 98.4 +0.5
Informal votes 501 1.6 -0.5
Turnout 30,930 94.8 +0.8
Labor hold Swing -2.3

Heffron

New South Wales state election, 1976: Heffron
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Laurie Brereton 18,994 63.1 -4.9
Liberal George Balos 8,794 29.2 +29.2
Independent Crena Morrison 1,315 4.4 +4.4
Independent John Holt 1,016 3.4 +3.4
Total formal votes 30,119 97.5 +2.7
Informal votes 769 2.5 -2.7
Turnout 30,888 90.1 +0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Laurie Brereton 21,031 69.8 -4.1
Liberal George Balos 9,088 30.2 +30.2
Labor hold Swing -4.1

Hornsby

New South Wales state election, 1976: Hornsby
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Neil Pickard 20,107 61.6 +1.6
Labor Hans Eisler 12,555 38.4 +5.2
Total formal votes 32,662 98.1 +0.2
Informal votes 619 1.9 -0.2
Turnout 33,281 95.3 +2.1
Liberal hold Swing -3.8

Hurstville

New South Wales state election, 1976: Hurstville
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Tom Mead 14,920 48.8 +0.1
Labor Kevin Ryan 14,855 48.6 +6.1
Australia Party Bernhard Fiegel 791 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 30,566 98.8 +0.7
Informal votes 382 1.2 -0.7
Turnout 30,948 93.6 -0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kevin Ryan 15,305 50.1 +3.2
Liberal Tom Mead 15,261 49.9 -3.2
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +3.2

Illawarra

New South Wales state election, 1976: Illawarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor George Petersen 21,081 65.8 -6.9
Independent Henry Schipp 9,145 28.5 +28.5
Workers Margaret Wright 1,826 5.7 +5.7
Total formal votes 32,052 98.1 +2.8
Informal votes 608 1.9 -2.8
Turnout 32,660 94.0 +1.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor George Petersen 21,994 68.6 -4.1
Independent Henry Schipp 10,058 31.4 +31.4
Labor hold Swing -4.1

Kirribilli

New South Wales state election, 1976: Kirribilli
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Bruce McDonald 10,593 42.7 -16.5
Labor Patrick Healy 9,050 36.4 +2.0
Independent John Waddy 4,343 17.5 +17.5
Workers David Rennie 732 3.0 +3.0
Independent Romaulds Kemps 121 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 24,839 98.6 +1.1
Informal votes 359 1.4 -1.1
Turnout 25,198 89.0 +4.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce McDonald 15,176 61.1 -3.2
Labor Patrick Healy 9,663 38.9 +3.2
Liberal hold Swing -3.2

Kogarah

New South Wales state election, 1976: Kogarah
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bill Crabtree 17,753 55.4 +1.1
Liberal Terrence Fraser 13,537 42.2 +0.5
Workers Robert Schollbach 761 2.4 +2.4
Total formal votes 32,051 98.6 +0.7
Informal votes 457 1.4 -0.7
Turnout 32,508 94.3 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Crabtree 17,981 56.1 +1.0
Liberal Terrence Fraser 14,070 43.9 -1.0
Labor hold Swing +1.0

Ku-ring-gai

New South Wales state election, 1976: Ku-ring-gai
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Maddison 21,605 73.0 -4.6
Labor Ian Cameron 6,020 20.4 +2.5
Workers David Griffiths 1,960 6.6 +6.6
Total formal votes 29,585 98.9 +0.8
Informal votes 316 1.1 -0.8
Turnout 29,901 92.5 -0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Maddison 22,977 77.7 -3.5
Labor Ian Cameron 6,608 22.3 +3.5
Liberal hold Swing -3.5

See also

References

  1. ↑ Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of New South Wales, Assembly election, 1 May 1976". Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  2. ↑ Hughes, Colin A. (1986). A handbook of Australian government and politics, 1975-1984. ANU Press. p. 190. ISBN 0-08-033038-X.
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "New South Wales Elections, 1976".
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