Eastwood, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales had two incarnations, from 1927 to 1930,[1][2] and from 1950 to 1999.[3][4][5][6]
First incarnation (1927–1930) | |||
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Election | Member | Party | |
1927 | David Anderson | Nationalist | |
Second incarnation (1950–1999) | |||
Election | Member | Party | |
1950 | Eric Hearnshaw | Liberal | |
1953 | |||
1956 | |||
1959 | |||
1962 | |||
1965 | Jim Clough | Liberal | |
1968 | |||
1971 | |||
1973 | |||
1976 | |||
1978 | |||
1981 | |||
1984 | |||
1988 | Andrew Tink | Liberal | |
1991 | |||
1995 |
Election results
editElections in the 1990s
edit1995
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Andrew Tink | 18,867 | 55.7 | -6.7 | |
Labor | Steve Gurney | 8,981 | 26.5 | +1.6 | |
Greens | Alex Lepelaar | 2,124 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
Democrats | Chris Dunkerley | 2,051 | 6.1 | -2.7 | |
Against Further Immigration | Rodney Smith | 1,667 | 4.9 | +4.9 | |
Natural Law | Tim Carr | 192 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Total formal votes | 33,882 | 96.3 | +2.9 | ||
Informal votes | 1,306 | 3.7 | −2.9 | ||
Turnout | 35,188 | 93.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Andrew Tink | 20,649 | 64.2 | -4.5 | |
Labor | Steve Gurney | 11,507 | 35.8 | +4.5 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -4.5 |
1991
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Andrew Tink | 20,341 | 62.4 | -0.9 | |
Labor | John Quessy | 8,133 | 24.9 | -2.7 | |
Democrats | Chris Dunkerley | 2,856 | 8.8 | -0.4 | |
Independent | Zero-Population-Growth | 1,291 | 4.0 | +4.0 | |
Total formal votes | 32,621 | 93.4 | −3.8 | ||
Informal votes | 2,319 | 6.6 | +3.8 | ||
Turnout | 34,940 | 94.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Andrew Tink | 21,609 | 68.7 | +1.4 | |
Labor | John Quessy | 9,850 | 31.3 | -1.4 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.4 |
Elections in the 1980s
edit1988
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Andrew Tink | 18,660 | 63.3 | +3.6 | |
Labor | Colleen Logan | 7,881 | 26.7 | -5.2 | |
Democrats | Christopher Dunkerley | 2,958 | 10.0 | +1.6 | |
Total formal votes | 29,499 | 97.1 | −1.1 | ||
Informal votes | 877 | 2.9 | +1.1 | ||
Turnout | 30,376 | 93.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Andrew Tink | 19,635 | 67.6 | +3.1 | |
Labor | Colleen Logan | 9,400 | 32.4 | -3.1 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +3.1 |
1984
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jim Clough | 17,937 | 60.0 | +5.0 | |
Labor | Joyce Tuckwell | 9,404 | 31.5 | -5.3 | |
Democrats | Christopher Dunkerley | 2,545 | 8.5 | +0.2 | |
Total formal votes | 29,886 | 98.2 | +0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 548 | 1.8 | −0.5 | ||
Turnout | 30,434 | 93.3 | +1.0 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Jim Clough | 64.8 | +5.1 | ||
Labor | Joyce Tuckwell | 35.2 | -5.1 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +5.1 |
1981
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jim Clough | 15,857 | 55.0 | +3.6 | |
Labor | Jeff Shaw | 10,601 | 36.8 | -5.7 | |
Democrats | Peter Chambers | 2,387 | 8.3 | +2.3 | |
Total formal votes | 28,845 | 97.7 | |||
Informal votes | 685 | 2.3 | |||
Turnout | 29,530 | 92.3 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Jim Clough | 16,857 | 59.7 | +5.2 | |
Labor | Jeff Shaw | 11,401 | 40.3 | -5.2 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +5.2 |
Elections in the 1970s
edit1978
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jim Clough | 15,715 | 51.4 | -13.3 | |
Labor | Jan Murray | 12,992 | 42.5 | +7.2 | |
Democrats | Phillip Cockell | 1,846 | 6.0 | +6.0 | |
Total formal votes | 30,553 | 98.3 | −0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 537 | 1.7 | +0.5 | ||
Turnout | 31,090 | 92.8 | −1.4 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Jim Clough | 16,638 | 54.5 | -10.2 | |
Labor | Jan Murray | 13,915 | 45.5 | +10.2 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -10.2 |
1976
editParty | 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 |
1973
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jim Clough | 17,980 | 62.5 | +3.3 | |
Australia | John Butterworth | 7,956 | 27.7 | +27.7 | |
Democratic Labor | Paul Burton | 2,834 | 9.8 | +9.8 | |
Total formal votes | 28,770 | 97.3 | |||
Informal votes | 788 | 2.7 | |||
Turnout | 29,558 | 92.8 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Jim Clough | 19,397 | 67.4 | -0.9 | |
Australia | John Butterworth | 9,373 | 32.6 | +32.6 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -0.9 |
1971
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jim Clough | 15,491 | 59.2 | -10.5 | |
Labor | John McMahon | 8,211 | 31.4 | +1.1 | |
Independent | Olwyn Mackenzie | 2,454 | 9.4 | +9.4 | |
Total formal votes | 26,156 | 98.1 | |||
Informal votes | 518 | 1.9 | |||
Turnout | 26,674 | 93.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Jim Clough | 16,960 | 64.8 | -4.9 | |
Labor | John McMahon | 9,196 | 35.2 | +4.9 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -4.9 |
Elections in the 1960s
edit1968
editParty | 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 |
1965
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jim Clough | 15,264 | 53.5 | −13.7 | |
Labor | George Keniry | 7,323 | 25.7 | −7.1 | |
Independent | Marion Hearnshaw | 4,569 | 16.0 | +16.0 | |
Democratic Labor | Doris Brauer | 1,361 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
Total formal votes | 28,517 | 98.5 | −0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 441 | 1.5 | +0.5 | ||
Turnout | 28,958 | 93.6 | −0.4 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Jim Clough | 19,551 | 68.6 | +1.4 | |
Labor | George Keniry | 8,966 | 31.4 | −1.4 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.4 |
1962
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Eric Hearnshaw | 18,137 | 67.2 | −0.5 | |
Labor | Robert Mayhew | 8,833 | 32.8 | +0.5 | |
Total formal votes | 26,970 | 99.0 | |||
Informal votes | 282 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 27,252 | 94.0 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | −0.5 |
Elections in the 1950s
edit1959
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Eric Hearnshaw | 17,702 | 72.7 | ||
Labor | William Browne | 6,649 | 27.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 24,351 | 98.8 | |||
Informal votes | 298 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 24,649 | 93.6 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
1956
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Eric Hearnshaw | unopposed | |||
Liberal hold |
1953
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Eric Hearnshaw | 12,757 | 59.0 | ||
Labor | Francis Corcoran | 5,525 | 25.6 | ||
Independent | Francis Collings | 3,335 | 15.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 21,617 | 98.4 | |||
Informal votes | 340 | 1.6 | |||
Turnout | 21,957 | 93.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Eric Hearnshaw | 15,132 | 70.0 | ||
Labor | Francis Corcoran | 6,485 | 30.0 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
1950
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Eric Hearnshaw | 14,275 | 71.4 | ||
Labor | John Birchall | 5,712 | 28.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 19,987 | 98.2 | |||
Informal votes | 360 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 20,347 | 92.2 | |||
Liberal notional hold |
District recreated
1930 - 1950
editDistrict abolished
Elections in the 1920s
edit1927
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | David Anderson | 7,770 | 65.5 | ||
Labor | Alan McNamara | 3,630 | 30.6 | ||
Protestant Labor | William Featherstone | 463 | 3.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 11,863 | 98.8 | |||
Informal votes | 143 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 12,006 | 81.7 | |||
Nationalist win | (new seat) |
References
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