Young, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, had two incarnations, from 1880 until 1904 and from 1927 until 1981.[1][2][3]
Election | Member | Party | Member | Party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1880 | James Watson | None | William Watson | None | ||
1882 | Gerald Spring | None | James Mackinnon | None | ||
1885 | William Watson | None | ||||
1885 re-count | James Mackinnon | None | ||||
1887 | James Gordon | Free Trade | Protectionist | |||
1889 | John Gough | Protectionist | ||||
1891 | Labour | Labour | ||||
1894 | Chris Watson | Labour | ||||
1895 | ||||||
1898 | ||||||
1901 | George Burgess | Labour | ||||
Member | Party | Term | ||||
1927 | Albert Reid | Country | ||||
1930 | Clarrie Martin | Labor | ||||
1932 | Albert Reid | Country | ||||
1935 | ||||||
1938 | ||||||
1941 | Fred Cahill | Labor | ||||
1944 | ||||||
1947 | ||||||
1950 | ||||||
1953 | ||||||
1956 | ||||||
1959 | George Freudenstein | Country | ||||
1962 | ||||||
1965 | ||||||
1968 | ||||||
1971 | ||||||
1973 | ||||||
1976 | ||||||
1978 |
Election results
editElections in the 1970s
edit1978
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Country | George Freudenstein | 11,625 | 53.0 | -5.4 | |
Labor | Timothy West | 10,287 | 47.0 | +5.4 | |
Total formal votes | 21,912 | 98.4 | −0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 351 | 1.6 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 22,263 | 94.7 | −0.3 | ||
National Country hold | Swing | -5.4 |
1976
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | George Freudenstein | 12,394 | 58.4 | +1.0 | |
Labor | Timothy West | 8,818 | 41.6 | +2.8 | |
Total formal votes | 21,212 | 98.6 | −0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 304 | 1.4 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 21,516 | 95.0 | 0.0 | ||
Country hold | Swing | -2.0 |
1973
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | George Freudenstein | 11,671 | 57.4 | +9.0 | |
Labor | Kenneth Gunn | 7,887 | 38.8 | -6.1 | |
Democratic Labor | John Hawkins | 764 | 3.8 | -2.9 | |
Total formal votes | 20,322 | 99.2 | |||
Informal votes | 161 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 20,483 | 95.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Country | George Freudenstein | 12,282 | 60.4 | +6.6 | |
Labor | Kenneth Gunn | 8,040 | 39.6 | -6.6 | |
Country hold | Swing | +6.6 |
1971
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | George Freudenstein | 9,192 | 48.4 | -10.9 | |
Labor | Jeffrey Condron | 8,527 | 44.9 | +9.6 | |
Democratic Labor | John Hogan | 1,266 | 6.7 | +1.2 | |
Total formal votes | 18,985 | 98.9 | |||
Informal votes | 210 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 19,195 | 95.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Country | George Freudenstein | 10,210 | 53.8 | -9.8 | |
Labor | Jeffrey Condron | 8,775 | 46.2 | +9.8 | |
Country hold | Swing | -9.8 |
Elections in the 1960s
edit1968
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | George Freudenstein | 11,374 | 59.3 | -3.2 | |
Labor | Kevin Whalan | 6,769 | 35.3 | -2.2 | |
Democratic Labor | James Manwaring | 1,045 | 5.4 | +5.4 | |
Total formal votes | 19,188 | 98.4 | |||
Informal votes | 305 | 1.6 | |||
Turnout | 19,493 | 95.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Country | George Freudenstein | 12,210 | 63.6 | +1.1 | |
Labor | Kevin Whalan | 6,978 | 36.4 | -1.1 | |
Country hold | Swing | +1.1 |
1965
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | George Freudenstein | 11,987 | 62.5 | +8.9 | |
Labor | Robert Rygate | 7,192 | 37.5 | −4.3 | |
Total formal votes | 19,179 | 99.1 | −0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 167 | 0.9 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 19,346 | 95.8 | −0.1 | ||
Country hold | Swing | +5.2 |
1962
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | George Freudenstein | 9,991 | 53.6 | +19.1 | |
Labor | Peter Kelly | 7,800 | 41.8 | +2.9 | |
Democratic Labor | Ronald Silk | 862 | 4.6 | +0.6 | |
Total formal votes | 18,653 | 99.2 | |||
Informal votes | 150 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 18,803 | 95.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Country | George Freudenstein | 10,681 | 57.3 | −1.0 | |
Labor | Peter Kelly | 7,972 | 42.7 | +1.0 | |
Country hold | Swing | +1.0 |
Elections in the 1950s
edit1959
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ernest McDermott | 7,322 | 38.9 | ||
Country | George Freudenstein | 6,495 | 34.5 | ||
Liberal | Raymond Oliver | 4,245 | 22.6 | ||
Democratic Labor | John Hogan | 743 | 4.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 18,805 | 99.0 | |||
Informal votes | 195 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 19,000 | 95.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Country | George Freudenstein | 10,967 | 58.3 | ||
Labor | Ernest McDermott | 7,838 | 41.7 | ||
Country gain from Labor | Swing |
1956
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Fred Cahill | 9,371 | 49.0 | −8.2 | |
Liberal | Raymond Oliver | 4,904 | 25.6 | +25.6 | |
Country | George Freudenstein | 4,858 | 25.4 | −17.4 | |
Total formal votes | 19,133 | 99.2 | +0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 151 | 0.8 | −0.1 | ||
Turnout | 19,284 | 95.1 | −0.5 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Fred Cahill | 9,746 | 50.9 | −6.3 | |
Liberal | Raymond Oliver | 9,387 | 49.1 | +6.3 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −6.3 |
1953
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Fred Cahill | 10,802 | 57.2 | ||
Country | Reg Hailstone | 8,086 | 42.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 18,888 | 99.1 | |||
Informal votes | 161 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 19,049 | 95.6 |
1950
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Fred Cahill | 9,568 | 51.4 | ||
Country | Douglas Beard | 5,282 | 28.4 | ||
Liberal | Percy Richardson | 3,761 | 20.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 18,611 | 99.3 | |||
Informal votes | 135 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 18,746 | 94.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Fred Cahill | 53.0 | |||
Country | Douglas Beard | 47.0 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1940s
edit1947
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Fred Cahill | 7,648 | 52.7 | -5.4 | |
Liberal | Percy Richardson | 3,936 | 27.1 | +27.1 | |
Country | John Collins | 2,937 | 20.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 14,521 | 99.3 | +0.9 | ||
Informal votes | 103 | 0.7 | −0.9 | ||
Turnout | 14,624 | 96.1 | +5.1 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
1944
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Fred Cahill | 7,758 | 58.1 | +25.9 | |
Country | Valentine Bragg | 5,607 | 41.9 | -4.3 | |
Total formal votes | 13,365 | 98.4 | −0.9 | ||
Informal votes | 210 | 1.6 | +0.9 | ||
Turnout | 13,575 | 91.0 | −3.7 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +5.8 |
1941
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Albert Reid | 6,561 | 46.2 | ||
Labor | Fred Cahill | 4,579 | 32.2 | ||
Independent Labor | Stanley Neagle | 3,062 | 21.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 14,202 | 99.3 | |||
Informal votes | 97 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 14,299 | 94.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Fred Cahill | 7,431 | 52.3 | ||
Country | Albert Reid | 6,772 | 47.7 | ||
Labor gain from Country | Swing |
Elections in the 1930s
edit1938
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Albert Reid | 7,522 | 53.9 | +0.2 | |
Labor | Reginald Phillips | 6,435 | 46.1 | -0.2 | |
Total formal votes | 13,957 | 99.0 | +0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 145 | 1.0 | −0.3 | ||
Turnout | 14,102 | 97.3 | +0.7 | ||
Country hold | Swing | +0.2 |
1935
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Albert Reid | 7,480 | 53.7 | +5.0 | |
Labor (NSW) | Stanley Neagle | 6,460 | 46.3 | +6.2 | |
Total formal votes | 13,940 | 98.7 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 190 | 1.3 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 14,130 | 96.6 | −0.2 | ||
Country hold | Swing | -5.5 |
1932
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Albert Reid | 6,391 | 48.7 | +9.7 | |
Labor (NSW) | Clarrie Martin | 5,258 | 40.1 | -6.5 | |
Country | Mark Whitby | 1,467 | 11.2 | +11.2 | |
Total formal votes | 13,116 | 98.5 | −0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 193 | 1.5 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 13,309 | 96.8 | +1.2 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Country | Albert Reid | 7,762 | 59.2 | +12.4 | |
Labor (NSW) | Clarrie Martin | 5,354 | 40.8 | -12.4 | |
Country gain from Labor (NSW) | Swing | +12.4 |
1930
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Clarrie Martin | 6,026 | 46.6 | ||
Country | Albert Reid (defeated) | 5,040 | 39.0 | ||
Independent | Peter Loughlin | 1,858 | 14.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 12,924 | 98.7 | |||
Informal votes | 170 | 1.3 | |||
Turnout | 13,094 | 95.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Clarrie Martin | 6,869 | 53.2 | ||
Country | Albert Reid | 6,055 | 46.8 | ||
Labor gain from Country | Swing |
Elections in the 1920s
edit1927
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Albert Reid | 4,349 | 35.2 | ||
Independent Labor | Peter Loughlin (defeated) | 4,082 | 33.0 | ||
Labor | George McCarthy | 3,932 | 31.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 12,363 | 99.2 | |||
Informal votes | 104 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 12,467 | 84.3 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Country | Albert Reid | 4,603 | 50.3 | ||
Independent Labor | Peter Loughlin | 4,542 | 49.7 | ||
Country win | (new seat) |
District recreated
1920 - 1927
editDistrict abolished
Elections in the 1900s
edit1901
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Burgess | 833 | 39.4 | -19.3 | |
Independent | Alphonso Tewksbury | 614 | 29.1 | ||
Independent | Thomas Spring | 348 | 16.5 | ||
Independent | John Lynch | 269 | 12.7 | ||
Liberal Reform | James Rankin | 49 | 2.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 2,113 | 100.0 | +0.8 | ||
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | −0.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,113 | 70.1 | −2.3 | ||
Labour hold |
Elections in the 1890s
edit1898
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Chris Watson | 1,244 | 58.7 | ||
National Federal | Richard O'Connor | 876 | 41.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 2,120 | 99.2 | |||
Informal votes | 18 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,138 | 72.4 | |||
Labour hold |
1895
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Chris Watson | 900 | 57.8 | ||
Protectionist | John Forsythe | 656 | 42.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,556 | 99.2 | |||
Informal votes | 12 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,568 | 68.7 | |||
Labour hold |
1894
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Chris Watson | 703 | 44.6 | ||
Protectionist | John Gough (defeated) | 401 | 25.4 | ||
Protectionist | James Mackinnon (defeated) | 400 | 25.4 | ||
Ind. Free Trade | William Lewis | 74 | 4.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,578 | 98.6 | |||
Informal votes | 23 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,601 | 68.8 | |||
Labour hold | (previously 2 members) |
1891
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Mackinnon (re-elected 1) | 1,394 | 32.6 | ||
Labour | John Gough (re-elected 2) | 1,319 | 30.9 | ||
Free Trade | James Gordon | 903 | 21.1 | ||
Free Trade | William Lucas | 657 | 15.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 4,273 | 98.9 | |||
Informal votes | 48 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,296 | 72.0 | |||
2 Members changed to Labour from Protectionist |
Elections in the 1880s
edit1889
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protectionist | John Gough (elected 1) | 931 | 24.8 | ||
Protectionist | James Mackinnon (elected 2) | 917 | 24.5 | ||
Free Trade | James Gordon | 902 | 24.1 | ||
Free Trade | William Lucas | 512 | 13.7 | ||
Protectionist | John Miller | 487 | 13.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 3,749 | 98.9 | |||
Informal votes | 40 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,287 | 69.5 | |||
Protectionist win 1 and gain 1 from Free Trade |
1887
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Free Trade | James Gordon (elected 1) | 1,095 | 30.7 | ||
Protectionist | James Mackinnon (re-elected 2) | 1,053 | 29.5 | ||
Protectionist | Gerald Spring (defeated) | 922 | 25.8 | ||
Free Trade | William Lucas | 498 | 14.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 3,568 | 99.3 | |||
Informal votes | 24 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,206 | 64.4 |
1885 re-count
editCandidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Gerald Spring (re-elected 1) | 1,271 | 38.6 | |
James Mackinnon (elected 2) | 1,036 | 30.7 | |
William Watson (defeated) | 988 | 30.7 | |
Total formal votes | 3,295 | ||
Informal votes | |||
Turnout | 3,295 | 47.0 |
1885
editCandidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Gerald Spring (re-elected 1) | 1,270 | 38.6 | |
William Watson (elected 2) | 1,011 | 30.7 | |
James Mackinnon (defeated) | 1,009 | 30.7 | |
Total formal votes | 3,290 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 3,290 | 47.0 |
1882
editCandidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Gerald Spring (elected 1) | 1,097 | 40.7 | |
James Mackinnon (elected 2) | 799 | 29.7 | |
James Watson (defeated) | 797 | 29.6 | |
Total formal votes | 2,693 | 98.2 | |
Informal votes | 50 | 1.8 | |
Turnout | 2,743 | 39.7 |
1880
editCandidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
James Watson (re-elected 1) | 968 | 30.3 | |
William Watson (elected 2) | 841 | 26.4 | |
John Heaton | 726 | 22.8 | |
Patrick Crowe | 656 | 20.6 | |
Total formal votes | 3,191 | 98.6 | |
Informal votes | 44 | 1.4 | |
Turnout | 1,644 | 53.9 | |
(new seat) |
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