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Electoral results for the district of Yass

Yass, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, had two incarnations, from 1894 to 1920 and from 1930 to 1950.[1][2][3]

Election Member Party
1894   William Affleck Free Trade
1895
1898
1901   Liberal Reform
1904   Niels Nielsen Labor
1907
1910
1913
1913 by   Greg McGirr Labor
1917
 
Election Member Party
1930   George Ardill Nationalist
1932   United Australia
1935
1938
1941   Bill Sheahan Labor
1944
1947

Election results

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Elections in the 1940s

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1947

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1947 New South Wales state election § Yass.[edit]
1947 New South Wales state election: Yass [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Sheahan 8,393 60.4 -39.6
Country John MacKay 3,957 28.5 +28.5
Liberal Noel Barber 1,384 10.0 +10.0
Independent John Cusack 163 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 13,897 99.0
Informal votes 137 1.0
Turnout 14,043 95.5
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1944

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1944 New South Wales state election § Yass.[edit]
1944 New South Wales state election: Yass [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Sheahan unopposed
Labor hold  

1941

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1941 New South Wales state election § Yass.[edit]
1941 New South Wales state election: Yass [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Sheahan 7,941 55.5
Country Bill Ross 6,363 44.5
Total formal votes 14,304 99.4
Informal votes 84 0.6
Turnout 14,388 94.3
Labor gain from Country Swing

Elections in the 1930s

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1938

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1938 New South Wales state election § Yass.[edit]
1938 New South Wales state election: Yass [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia George Ardill 7,074 57.4 -0.4
Independent Vivian Partridge 5,240 42.6 +42.6
Total formal votes 12,314 98.5 −0.1
Informal votes 186 1.5 +0.1
Turnout 12,500 96.1 −1.0
United Australia hold Swing N/A

1935

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1935 New South Wales state election § Yass.[edit]
1935 New South Wales state election: Yass [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia George Ardill 7,206 57.8 -4.1
Labor (NSW) John Cleary 5,263 42.2 +4.1
Total formal votes 12,469 98.6 +0.2
Informal votes 180 1.4 −0.2
Turnout 12,649 97.1 −0.2
United Australia hold Swing -4.1

1932

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1932 New South Wales state election § Yass.[edit]
1932 New South Wales state election: Yass [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia George Ardill 7,364 61.9 +33.5
Labor (NSW) Reginald O'Brien 4,524 38.1 -8.2
Total formal votes 11,888 98.4 +0.2
Informal votes 197 1.6 −0.2
Turnout 12,085 97.3 +1.1
United Australia hold Swing +11.3

1930

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1930 New South Wales state election § Yass.[edit]
1930 New South Wales state election: Yass [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Webster 5,368 46.3
Nationalist George Ardill 3,296 28.4
Country Thomas Collins 2,942 25.3
Total formal votes 11,606 98.2
Informal votes 208 1.8
Turnout 11,814 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Nationalist George Ardill 5,876 50.6
Labor William Webster 5,730 49.4
Nationalist win (new seat)

District recreated

1920 - 1930

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District abolished

Elections in the 1910s

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1917

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1917 New South Wales state election § Yass.[edit]
1917 New South Wales state election: Yass [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Greg McGirr 4,524 57.8 +7.1
Nationalist Patrick Bourke 3,308 42.2 +9.3
Total formal votes 7,832 98.7 +1.6
Informal votes 100 1.3 −1.6
Turnout 7,932 70.0 −5.1
Labor hold Swing +7.1

1913

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1913 New South Wales state election § Yass.[edit]
1913 New South Wales state election: Yass [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Greg McGirr 4,498 50.7
Farmers and Settlers Patrick Bourke [a] 2,921 32.9
Country Party Association Robert Donaldson (defeated) 1,448 16.3
Total formal votes 8,867 97.1
Informal votes 260 2.9
Turnout 9,127 75.1
Labor hold  
Robert Donaldson was the sitting member for Wynyard which had been largely replaced by Yass.

1913 by-election

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This section is an excerpt from 1913 Yass state by-election § Result.[edit]
1913 Yass by-election
Wednesday 5 March [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Greg McGirr 2,972 50.3 -3.2
Liberal Reform Patrick Bourke 2,931 49.7 +3.2
Total formal votes 5,903 100.0 +1.4
Informal votes 0 0.0 −1.4
Turnout 5,903 73.8 [b] +0.1
Labor hold Swing -3.2
Niels Nielsen (Labor) resigned.[13]

Elections in the 1900s

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1910

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1910 New South Wales state election § Yass.[edit]
1910 New South Wales state election: Yass [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Niels Nielsen 3,113 53.5
Liberal Reform Bernard Grogan 2,705 46.5
Total formal votes 5,818 98.6
Informal votes 81 1.4
Turnout 5,899 73.7
Labour hold  

1907

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1907 New South Wales state election § Yass.[edit]
1907 New South Wales state election: Yass [15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Niels Nielsen 2,705 52.4
Liberal Reform Bernard Grogan 2,453 47.6
Total formal votes 5,158 98.0
Informal votes 104 2.0
Turnout 5,262 71.0
Labour hold  

1904

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1904 New South Wales state election § Yass.[edit]
1904 New South Wales state election: Yass [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Niels Nielsen 2,260 52.2
Liberal Reform William Affleck 2,052 47.4
Progressive Bernard Grogan 17 0.4
Total formal votes 4,329 98.3
Informal votes 77 1.8
Turnout 4,406 67.0
Labour gain from Liberal Reform  
Yass lost part of the electorate to Queanbeyan and was expanded to include parts of the abolished seats of Boorowa and West Macquarie. The member for Yass was William Affleck (Liberal Reform) while the member for Boorowa was Niels Nielsen (Labour). The member for West Macquarie was Paddy Crick (Progressive) who successfully contested Blayney.

1901

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Yass.[edit]
1901 New South Wales state election: Yass [17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform William Affleck 875 52.3 +5.8
Progressive Bernard Grogan 799 47.7 +4.3
Total formal votes 1,674 100.0 +1.2
Informal votes 0 0.0 −1.2
Turnout 1,674 75.5 +12.1
Liberal Reform hold  

Elections in the 1890s

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1898

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Yass.[edit]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Yass [18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade William Affleck 599 46.5
National Federal Bernard Grogan 560 43.4
Independent Federalist George Harrison 130 10.1
Total formal votes 1,289 98.8
Informal votes 16 1.2
Turnout 1,305 63.4
Free Trade hold  

1895

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Yass.[edit]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Yass [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade William Affleck 631 54.8
Protectionist Thomas Colls 520 45.2
Total formal votes 1,151 99.1
Informal votes 11 1.0
Turnout 1,162 65.1
Free Trade hold  

1894

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Yass.[edit]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Yass [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade William Affleck 516 39.8
Protectionist Thomas Colls 440 33.9
Ind. Protectionist Argyle McCallum 342 26.4
Total formal votes 1,298 99.2
Informal votes 10 0.8
Turnout 1,308 72.4
Free Trade gain from Protectionist  
Yass Plains was renamed Yass. Thomas Colls (Protectionist) was the sitting member for Yass Plains.

Notes

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  1. ^ Also endorsed by Liberal Reform.
  2. ^ Estimate based on a roll of 8,001 at the 1910 election.[14]

References

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  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Yass". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "1947 Yass". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1944 Yass". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1941 Yass". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. "1938 Yass". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  8. ^ Green, Antony. "1935 Yass". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  9. ^ Green, Antony. "1932 Yass". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  10. ^ Green, Antony. "1930 Yass". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  11. ^ Green, Antony. "1917 Yass". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  12. ^ Green, Antony. "1913 Yass". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  13. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1913 results Yass". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  14. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1910 Yass". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  15. ^ Green, Antony. "1907 Yass". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  16. ^ Green, Antony. "1904 Yass". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  17. ^ Green, Antony. "1901 Yass". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  18. ^ Green, Antony. "1898 Yass". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  19. ^ Green, Antony. "1895 Yass". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  20. ^ Green, Antony. "1894 Yass". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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