Results of the New South Wales state election, 1962 (A–K)

New South Wales state election, 3 March 1962[1]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 2,173,768[1]
Votes cast 1,957,406 Turnout 94.00 +0.00
Informal votes 30,048 Informal 1.54 −0.29
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 936,047 48.57 −0.55 54 +5
  Liberal 671,716 34.85 −0.50 25 −3
  Country 180,640 9.37 +0.66 14 −2
  Independent 60,420 3.13 −0.50 0 −1
  Independent Liberal 37,555 1.95 +1.95 1 +1
  Democratic Labor 28,830 1.50 +0.18 0 −
  Communist 12,150 0.63 −0.82 0 −
Total 1,927,358     94  

This is a list of electoral district results for the New South Wales state election, 1962 for districts from A to K.

Results by Electoral district

Albury

New South Wales state election, 1962: Albury
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Doug Padman 10,518 53.1 −5.1
Labor Robert White 7,832 39.6 +7.8
Democratic Labor Leo Keane 949 4.8 −5.2
Independent Robert Garland 498 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 19,797 99.1
Informal votes 188 0.9
Turnout 19,985 93.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Doug Padman 11,526 58.2 −6.0
Labor Robert White 8,271 41.8 +6.0
Liberal hold Swing −6.0

Armidale

New South Wales state election, 1962: Armidale
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Davis Hughes 9,959 62.5 +4.2
Labor Mark Shanahan 5,966 37.5 −1.0
Total formal votes 15,925 98.6
Informal votes 225 1.4
Turnout 16,150 94.7
Country hold Swing +1.3

Ashfield−Croydon

New South Wales state election, 1962: Ashfield−Croydon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal David Hunter 13,662 56.5 +19.1
Labor Brian Hannelly 10,503 43.5 +7.8
Total formal votes 24,165 98.7
Informal votes 312 1.3
Turnout 24,477 92.8
Liberal hold Swing −5.4

Auburn

New South Wales state election, 1962: Auburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Thomas Ryan 16,430 64.9 +0.3
Liberal Robert Leech 8,877 35.1 −0.3
Total formal votes 25,307 98.7
Informal votes 333 1.3
Turnout 25,640 95.3
Labor hold Swing +0.3

Balmain

New South Wales state election, 1962: Balmain
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John McMahon 16,245 74.0 +3.6
Liberal Winston Pickering 4,679 21.3 −2.1
Communist Stanley Moran 1,030 4.7 −1.5
Total formal votes 21,954 97.7
Informal votes 519 2.3
Turnout 22,473 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John McMahon 17,069 77.7 +2.4
Liberal Winston Pickering 4,885 22.3 −2.4
Labor hold Swing +2.4

Bankstown

New South Wales state election, 1962: Bankstown
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Nick Kearns 15,292 59.9 +0.6
Liberal David Cowan 9,006 35.3 +1.8
Communist Allan Cooper 1,235 4.8 +1.6
Total formal votes 25,533 98.5
Informal votes 393 1.5
Turnout 25,926 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Nick Kearns 16,280 63.8 −0.1
Liberal David Cowan 9,253 36.2 +0.1
Labor hold Swing −0.1

Barwon

New South Wales state election, 1962: Barwon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Geoff Crawford 10,589 56.6 −1.0
Labor Cecil Newton 8,117 43.4 +1.0
Total formal votes 18,706 99.2
Informal votes 146 0.8
Turnout 18,852 94.0
Country hold Swing −1.0

Bass Hill

New South Wales state election, 1962: Bass Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Clarrie Earl 14,307 63.1 −2.3
Liberal William Pardy 6,621 29.2 −5.4
Independent Isaac Denley 1,755 7.7 +7.7
Total formal votes 22,683 98.0
Informal votes 459 2.0
Turnout 23,142 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clarrie Earl 15,535 68.5 +3.1
Liberal William Pardy 7,148 31.5 −3.1
Labor hold Swing +3.1

Bathurst

New South Wales state election, 1962: Bathurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Gus Kelly 10,251 62.0 +2.6
Liberal Campbell Alexander 6,283 38.0 −2.6
Total formal votes 16,534 99.3
Informal votes 124 0.7
Turnout 16,658 96.2
Labor hold Swing +2.6

Blacktown

New South Wales state election, 1962: Blacktown
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jim Southee 17,255 61.7 +10.2
Liberal Ross Shuttleworth 10,713 38.3 −4.6
Total formal votes 27,968 97.8
Informal votes 632 2.2
Turnout 28,600 94.2
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +8.7

Bligh

New South Wales state election, 1962: Bligh
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Tom Morey 11,186 50.2
Liberal Vernon Treatt 10,098 45.3
Democratic Labor James Markham 1,012 4.5
Total formal votes 22,296 98.2
Informal votes 411 1.8
Turnout 22,707 92.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Morey 11,388 51.1
Liberal Vernon Treatt 10,908 48.9
Labor win (new seat)

Bondi

New South Wales state election, 1962: Bondi
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Abe Landa 13,898 59.2 +5.8
Liberal Carl Jeppesen 9,575 40.8 −1.6
Total formal votes 23,473 98.5
Informal votes 363 1.5
Turnout 23,836 92.7
Labor hold Swing +5.2

Bulli

New South Wales state election, 1962: Bulli
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Rex Jackson 14,424 68.2 +2.5
Liberal Donald Heggie 5,636 26.7 −2.7
Communist Sara Bowen 1,074 5.1 +0.3
Total formal votes 21,134 98.5
Informal votes 316 1.5
Turnout 21,450 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Rex Jackson 15,283 72.3 +2.7
Liberal Donald Heggie 5,851 27.7 −2.7
Labor hold Swing +2.7

Burrinjuck

New South Wales state election, 1962: Burrinjuck
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bill Sheahan 9,702 57.0 +1.4
Country David Asimus 7,315 43.0 −1.4
Total formal votes 17,017 99.4
Informal votes 103 0.6
Turnout 17,120 95.7
Labor hold Swing +1.4

Burwood

New South Wales state election, 1962: Burwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Ben Doig 14,862 61.6 0.0
Labor Doug Sutherland 9,272 38.4 0.0
Total formal votes 24,134 98.3
Informal votes 407 1.7
Turnout 24,541 91.6
Liberal hold Swing 0.0

Byron

New South Wales state election, 1962: Byron
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Stanley Stephens 9,831 58.2 −41.8
Labor James Constable 7,045 41.8 +41.8
Total formal votes 16,876 99.4
Informal votes 109 0.6
Turnout 16,985 94.1
Country hold Swing N/A

Canterbury

New South Wales state election, 1962: Canterbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Kevin Stewart 14,469 60.1 +1.5
Liberal Donald Arthur 9,589 39.9 −1.5
Total formal votes 24,058 98.4
Informal votes 399 1.6
Turnout 24,457 94.0
Labor hold Swing +1.5

Casino

New South Wales state election, 1962: Casino
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Ian Robinson 10,773 66.6 −33.4
Labor Douglas Cassidy 5,390 33.4 +33.4
Total formal votes 16,163 99.4
Informal votes 101 0.6
Turnout 16,264 94.9
Country hold Swing N/A

Castlereagh

New South Wales state election, 1962: Castlereagh
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Renshaw 9,353 53.0 +0.2
Liberal William Waterford 4,933 27.9 +27.9
Country Calverley Brown 3,031 17.2 −30.0
Democratic Labor Violet Amor 334 1.9 +1.9
Total formal votes 17,651 98.9
Informal votes 202 1.1
Turnout 17,853 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Renshaw 9,632 54.6 +1.8
Liberal William Waterford 8,019 45.4 +45.4
Labor hold Swing +1.8

Cessnock

New South Wales state election, 1962: Cessnock
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor George Neilly 12,754 66.2 +3.8
Independent Robert Brown 4,000 20.8 +20.8
Liberal Edward Farrell 1,935 10.0 +10.0
Communist Stanley Smith 574 3.0 −5.4
Total formal votes 19,263 99.0
Informal votes 187 1.0
Turnout 19,450 95.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor George Neilly 14,009 72.7 +6.1
Independent Robert Brown 5,254 27.3 +27.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Clarence

New South Wales state election, 1962: Clarence
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Bill Weiley 11,121 53.8 −46.2
Labor William Bailey 8,799 42.6 +42.6
Independent Garth Munro 758 3.7 +3.7
Total formal votes 20,678 99.2
Informal votes 175 0.8
Turnout 20,853 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bill Weiley 11,500 55.6 −44.4
Labor William Bailey 9,178 44.4 +44.4
Country hold Swing N/A

Cobar

New South Wales state election, 1962: Cobar
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ernest Wetherell unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Collaroy

New South Wales state election, 1962: Collaroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Robert Askin 16,476 72.5 0.0
Labor Peter Hopkins 5,591 24.6 −2.9
Communist Stanley Deacon 649 2.9 +2.9
Total formal votes 22,716 98.8
Informal votes 266 1.2
Turnout 22,982 93.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robert Askin 16,606 73.1 +0.6
Labor Peter Hopkins 6,110 26.9 −0.6
Liberal hold Swing +0.6

Concord

New South Wales state election, 1962: Concord
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Thomas Murphy 12,896 53.4 +4.3
Liberal Lerryn Mutton 10,593 43.8 −1.6
Democratic Labor John Winters 682 2.8 −2.7
Total formal votes 24,171 98.8
Informal votes 295 1.2
Turnout 24,466 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Thomas Murphy 13,032 53.9 +2.3
Liberal Lerryn Mutton 11,139 46.1 −2.3
Labor hold Swing +2.3

Coogee

New South Wales state election, 1962: Coogee
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Lou Walsh 11,323 49.7 +3.4
Liberal Kevin Ellis 10,392 45.6 −3.7
Democratic Labor Peter Daly 1,061 4.7 +0.3
Total formal votes 22,776 98.7
Informal votes 296 1.3
Turnout 23,072 91.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lou Walsh 11,615 51.0 +3.7
Liberal Kevin Ellis 11,161 49.0 −3.7
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +3.7

Cook's River

New South Wales state election, 1962: Cook's River
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Tom Cahill 17,447 74.4 +3.5
Liberal Sidney Pitkethly 5,999 25.6 +1.3
Total formal votes 23,446 98.4
Informal votes 389 1.6
Turnout 23,835 95.2
Labor hold Swing −0.1

Cronulla

New South Wales state election, 1962: Cronulla
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Ian Griffith 15,618 61.2 +0.6
Labor Francis Russell 9,919 38.8 −0.6
Total formal votes 25,537 99.0
Informal votes 250 1.0
Turnout 25,787 94.8
Liberal hold Swing +0.6

Drummoyne

New South Wales state election, 1962: Drummoyne
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Reg Coady 12,510 52.8 +1.3
Liberal Walter Lawrence 11,191 47.2 −1.3
Total formal votes 23,701 98.6
Informal votes 344 1.4
Turnout 24,045 93.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +1.3

Dubbo

New South Wales state election, 1962: Dubbo
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Les Ford 10,693 55.9 +26.9
Labor Martin Berry 7,445 38.9 −0.7
Independent Clarrie Robertson 981 5.1 +5.1
Total formal votes 19,119 99.1
Informal votes 175 0.9
Turnout 19,294 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Les Ford 11,085 58.0 +0.9
Labor Martin Berry 8,034 42.0 −0.9
Liberal hold Swing +0.9

Dulwich Hill

New South Wales state election, 1962: Dulwich Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Cliff Mallam 12,703 57.6 +5.3
Liberal William Bellenger 9,340 42.4 −0.4
Total formal votes 22,043 98.6
Informal votes 302 1.4
Turnout 22,345 92.4
Labor hold Swing +4.3

Earlwood

New South Wales state election, 1962: Earlwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Eric Willis 13,286 57.3 −1.1
Labor William Thompson 9,918 42.7 +1.1
Total formal votes 23,204 99.0
Informal votes 230 1.0
Turnout 23,434 95.6
Liberal hold Swing −1.1

East Hills

New South Wales state election, 1962: East Hills
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Joe Kelly 16,005 66.8 +2.1
Liberal Keith Batten 7,949 33.2 +6.8
Total formal votes 23,954 98.3
Informal votes 407 1.7
Turnout 24,361 95.3
Labor hold Swing −0.6

Eastwood

New South Wales state election, 1962: Eastwood
Party 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

Fairfield

New South Wales state election, 1962: Fairfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Ferguson 14,348 63.1 +2.7
Liberal Frederick Jackson 8,395 36.9 +0.5
Total formal votes 22,743 97.9
Informal votes 491 2.1
Turnout 23,234 94.4
Labor hold Swing +0.3

Georges River

New South Wales state election, 1962: Georges River
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Douglas Cross 14,063 52.6 +0.3
Labor Albert Kealman 12,297 46.0 +1.5
Independent Fitzgerald Mulholland 395 1.5 +0.1
Total formal votes 26,755 98.8
Informal votes 323 1.2
Turnout 27,078 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Douglas Cross 14,261 53.3 −1.2
Labor Albert Kealman 12,494 46.7 +1.2
Liberal hold Swing −1.2

Gloucester

New South Wales state election, 1962: Gloucester
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Leon Punch 8,590 43.8 −13.4
Labor Loris Kable 5,801 29.6 +29.6
Country Alan Borthwick 4,576 23.3 +23.3
Democratic Labor Aubrey Barr 640 3.3 +3.3
Total formal votes 19,607 98.9
Informal votes 214 1.1
Turnout 19,821 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Leon Punch 12,567 64.1 +6.9
Labor Loris Kable 7,040 35.9 +35.9
Country hold Swing N/A

Gordon

New South Wales state election, 1962: Gordon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Harry Jago 12,872 49.3 −50.7
Independent Stewart Fraser 7,872 30.2 +30.2
Independent Phyllis Atkins 2,216 8.5 +8.5
Independent George Nicol 1,941 7.4 +7.4
Democratic Labor Dominique Droulers 1,194 4.6 +4.6
Total formal votes 26,095 98.0
Informal votes 529 2.0
Turnout 26,624 93.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Harry Jago 15,156 58.1 −41.9
Independent Stewart Fraser 10,939 41.9 +41.9
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Gosford

New South Wales state election, 1962: Gosford
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Harold Jackson 10,473 50.7 −6.7
Labor Kevin Dwyer 10,170 49.3 +6.7
Total formal votes 20,643 98.8
Informal votes 241 1.2
Turnout 20,884 95.1
Liberal hold Swing −6.7

Goulburn

New South Wales state election, 1962: Goulburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Laurie Tully 8,869 51.4 +1.5
Liberal George Ashley 7,793 45.2 +1.7
Democratic Labor Reginald Andrews 579 3.4 −3.2
Total formal votes 17,241 99.4
Informal votes 100 0.6
Turnout 17,341 96.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Laurie Tully 8,985 52.1 +0.2
Liberal George Ashley 8,256 47.9 −0.2
Labor hold Swing +0.2

Granville

New South Wales state election, 1962: Granville
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Pat Flaherty 12,997 54.9 −13.0
Liberal Ernest Lough 7,110 30.0 +3.0
Independent Albert Olsen 2,769 11.7 +11.7
Communist John Bridgefoot 806 3.4 −1.7
Total formal votes 23,682 97.7
Informal votes 555 2.3
Turnout 24,237 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Pat Flaherty 15,857 67.0 −5.0
Liberal Ernest Lough 7,825 33.0 +5.0
Labor hold Swing −5.0

Hamilton

New South Wales state election, 1962: Hamilton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Robert McCartney 11,251 59.8 +4.3
Liberal Alwyn Watkins 6,538 34.7 +1.0
Democratic Labor Robert Burke 1,030 5.5 −5.3
Total formal votes 18,819 98.5
Informal votes 289 1.5
Turnout 19,108 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert McCartney 11,457 60.9 +3.2
Liberal Alwyn Watkins 7,362 39.1 −3.2
Labor hold Swing +3.2

Hartley

New South Wales state election, 1962: Hartley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jim Robson 8,778 48.9 −39.0
Independent Harold Coates 8,530 47.5 +47.5
Communist Peter Carroll 658 3.7 −8.4
Total formal votes 17,966 98.7
Informal votes 227 1.3
Turnout 18,193 96.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Jim Robson 9,100 50.7 −37.2
Independent Harold Coates 8,866 49.3 +49.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Hawkesbury

New South Wales state election, 1962: Hawkesbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Bernie Deane 12,915 61.0 −4.5
Labor Lawrence Kaufmann 7,138 33.7 −0.8
Independent Donald McKay 1,125 5.3 +5.3
Total formal votes 21,178 98.5
Informal votes 312 1.5
Turnout 21,490 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bernie Deane 13,646 64.4 −1.1
Labor Lawrence Kaufmann 7,532 35.6 +1.1
Liberal hold Swing −1.1

Hornsby

New South Wales state election, 1962: Hornsby
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Maddison 14,508 54.2 −15.5
Labor Percy Staines 6,604 24.7 −5.6
Independent Sydney Storey 3,494 13.1 +13.1
Independent Robert Turner 2,141 8.0 +8.0
Total formal votes 26,747 98.9
Informal votes 307 1.1
Turnout 27,054 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Maddison 18,723 70.0 −0.4
Labor Percy Staines 8,024 30.0 +0.4
Liberal hold Swing −0.4

Hurstville

New South Wales state election, 1962: Hurstville
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bill Rigby 12,796 52.4 +21.2
Liberal Richard Hawkins 10,257 42.0 +4.0
Independent Thomas Dalton 893 3.7 +3.7
Democratic Labor Thomas Brosnan 478 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 24,424 98.5
Informal votes 380 1.5
Turnout 24,804 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Rigby 13,517 55.3 +1.5
Liberal Richard Hawkins 10,907 44.7 −1.5
Labor hold Swing +1.5

Illawarra

New South Wales state election, 1962: Illawarra
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Howard Fowles 13,442 66.5 −2.5
Liberal John Weickhardt 5,239 25.9 +25.9
Communist Milton Clunne 1,522 7.5 −2.3
Total formal votes 20,203 97.7
Informal votes 464 2.3
Turnout 20,667 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Howard Fowles 14,660 72.6 −1.3
Liberal John Weickhardt 5,543 27.4 +27.4
Labor hold Swing N/A

Kahibah

New South Wales state election, 1962: Kahibah
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Stewart 12,011 61.7 −2.1
Independent Wallace MacDonald 7,473 38.3 +38.3
Total formal votes 19,484 98.5
Informal votes 298 1.5
Turnout 19,782 95.4
Labor hold Swing −2.1

King

New South Wales state election, 1962: King
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Albert Sloss 13,470 63.7 +3.6
Liberal Norah O'Kelly 5,345 25.3 −7.3
Democratic Labor William Doherty 1,481 7.0 +7.0
Communist Alfred Watt 868 4.1 −3.3
Total formal votes 21,164 96.9
Informal votes 682 3.1
Turnout 21,846 89.9 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Albert Sloss 14,460 68.3 +2.4
Liberal Norah O'Kelly 6,704 31.7 −2.4
Labor hold Swing +2.4

Kirribilli

New South Wales state election, 1962: Kirribilli
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Waddy 11,106 49.6
Labor Joseph Hazell 10,105 45.1
Democratic Labor Sydney Mostyn 1,181 5.3
Total formal votes 22,392 98.2
Informal votes 416 1.8
Turnout 22,808 91.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Waddy 11,898 53.1
Labor Joseph Hazell 10,494 46.9
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Kogarah

New South Wales state election, 1962: Kogarah
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bill Crabtree 13,007 56.0 +2.7
Liberal John Partridge 10,233 44.0 +0.7
Total formal votes 23,240 99.1
Informal votes 200 0.9
Turnout 23,440 94.5
Labor hold Swing +1.1

Kurri Kurri

New South Wales state election, 1962: Kurri Kurri
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ken Booth unopposed
Labor hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ Antony Green. "1962 New South Wales state election". New South Wales Parliament. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
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