Electoral results for the district of Waratah (New South Wales)

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Waratah, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, had two incarnations, the first from 1894 to 1913, the second from 1930 to 1999.[1][2][3]

Election Member Party
1894   Arthur Griffith Labour
1895
1898
1901
1903 by   Matthew Charlton Labour
1904   John Estell Labour
1907
1910
 
Election Member Party
1930   Robert Cameron Labor
1932
1935
1938
1941
1944
1947
1950
1953
1956   Frank Purdue Independent
1959
1962   Edward Greaves Labor
1964 by   Frank Purdue Independent
1965   Sam Jones Labor
1968
1971
1973
1976
1978
1981
1984   John Price Labor
1988
1991
1995

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 1990s[edit]

1995[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1995 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Waratah.[edit]
1995 New South Wales state election: Waratah [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Price 20,975 65.7 +0.6
Liberal Wayne Shoobridge 7,222 22.6 -1.9
Greens Liz Rene 3,743 11.7 +11.7
Total formal votes 31,940 93.6 +5.4
Informal votes 2,166 6.4 -5.4
Turnout 34,106 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Price 22,801 74.1 +3.1
Liberal Wayne Shoobridge 7,972 25.9 -3.1
Labor hold Swing +3.1

1991[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1991 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Waratah.[edit]
1991 New South Wales state election: Waratah [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Price 19,401 65.1 +6.1
Liberal Mark Booth 7,299 24.5 -8.2
Independent Milton Caine 2,105 7.1 +7.1
Call to Australia Stuart Edser 1,008 3.4 +3.4
Total formal votes 29,813 88.3 -7.7
Informal votes 3,968 11.7 +7.7
Turnout 33,781 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Price 20,258 71.0 +9.3
Liberal Mark Booth 8,293 29.0 -9.3
Labor hold Swing -9.3

Elections in the 1970s[edit]

1988[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1988 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Waratah.[edit]
1988 New South Wales state election: Waratah [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Price 17,294 61.4 +7.7
Liberal Milton Caine 10,863 38.6 +10.7
Total formal votes 28,157 95.8 -2.2
Informal votes 1,245 4.2 +2.2
Turnout 29,402 95.6
Labor hold Swing -3.0

1984[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1984 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Waratah.[edit]
1984 New South Wales state election: Waratah [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Price 13,641 46.8 -23.4
Liberal Ashley Saunders 7,314 25.1 -0.6
Independent Sam Jones 6,926 23.8 +23.8
Democrats Wayne Jarman 1,078 3.7 +3.7
Independent John Cain 205 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 29,164 97.7 +0.6
Informal votes 677 2.3 -0.6
Turnout 29,841 94.5 +1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Price 15,816 63.2 -10.4
Liberal Ashley Saunders 9,220 36.8 +10.4
Labor hold Swing -10.4

1981[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1981 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Waratah.[edit]
1981 New South Wales state election: Waratah [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Sam Jones 20,407 70.2 -2.4
Liberal Pauline Graham 7,484 25.7 +1.6
Communist Christopher Dodds 1,199 4.1 +0.9
Total formal votes 29,047 97.7
Informal votes 687 2.3
Turnout 29,734 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Sam Jones 21,107 73.6 -2.0
Liberal Pauline Graham 7,574 26.4 +2.0
Labor hold Swing -2.0

Elections in the 1970s[edit]

1978[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1978 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Waratah.[edit]
1978 New South Wales state election: Waratah [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Sam Jones 21,100 72.6 +5.2
Liberal Beryl Humble 7,006 24.1 -8.5
Communist Christopher Dodds 941 3.2 +3.2
Total formal votes 29,047 97.7 -0.6
Informal votes 687 2.3 +0.6
Turnout 29,734 94.8 +0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Sam Jones 21,947 75.6 +8.2
Liberal Beryl Humble 7,100 24.4 -8.2
Labor hold Swing +8.2

1976[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1976 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Waratah.[edit]
1976 New South Wales state election: Waratah [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Sam Jones 20,201 67.4 -5.0
Liberal Richard Bevan 9,786 32.6 +32.6
Total formal votes 29,987 98.3 +1.3
Informal votes 513 1.7 -1.3
Turnout 30,500 94.5 -0.4
Labor hold Swing -9.2

1973[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1973 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Waratah.[edit]
1973 New South Wales state election: Waratah [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Sam Jones 21,158 72.4 +3.8
Democratic Labor Anne McCosker 5,600 19.2 +19.2
Independent George Wawryck 2,453 8.4 +8.4
Total formal votes 29,211 97.0
Informal votes 910 3.0
Turnout 30,121 94.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Sam Jones 22,385 76.6 +8.0
Democratic Labor Anne McCosker 6,826 23.4 +23.4
Labor hold Swing +8.0

1971[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1971 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Waratah.[edit]
1971 New South Wales state election: Waratah [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Sam Jones 18,687 68.6 +10.7
Liberal Malcolm Blackshaw 8,547 31.4 +31.4
Total formal votes 27,234 98.4
Informal votes 455 1.6
Turnout 27,689 94.9
Labor hold Swing +10.7

Elections in the 1960s[edit]

1968[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1968 New South Wales state election § Waratah.[edit]
1968 New South Wales state election: Waratah [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Sam Jones 12,642 57.9 +9.7
Independent Frank Purdue 9,206 42.1 -2.9
Total formal votes 21,848 98.0
Informal votes 449 2.0
Turnout 22,297 95.4
Labor hold Swing +7.1

1965[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1965 New South Wales state election § Waratah.[edit]
1965 New South Wales state election: Waratah [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Sam Jones 8,748 48.2 −4.5
Independent Frank Purdue (defeated) 8,173 45.0 −2.3
Democratic Labor Herbert Collins 824 4.5 +4.5
Independent Brian Morgan 403 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 18,148 98.0 −0.8
Informal votes 363 2.0 +0.8
Turnout 18,511 95.7 +0.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Sam Jones 9,217 50.8 −1.9
Independent Frank Purdue 8,931 49.2 +1.9
Labor hold Swing −1.9
Edward Greaves (Labor) died and Frank Purdue (Independent) won the resulting by-election. Sam Jones regained the seat for Labor.[14]

1964 by-election[edit]

This section is an excerpt from 1964 Waratah state by-election § Result.[edit]
1964 Waratah by-election
Saturday 8 August [15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Frank Purdue 8,847 51.7 +4.4
Labor Reg Allen 8,256 48.3 +4.4
Total formal votes 17,103 98.5 -0.3
Informal votes 265 1.5 +0.3
Turnout 17,368 88.5 -7.1
Independent gain from Labor Swing +4.4
Edward Greaves (Labor) died.[15]

1962[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1962 New South Wales state election § Waratah.[edit]
1962 New South Wales state election: Waratah [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Edward Greaves 10,024 52.7 +6.0
Independent Frank Purdue 8,998 47.3 −6.0
Total formal votes 19,022 98.8
Informal votes 224 1.2
Turnout 19,246 95.6
Labor gain from Independent Swing +6.0

Elections in the 1950s[edit]

1959[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1959 New South Wales state election § Waratah.[edit]
1959 New South Wales state election: Waratah [17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Frank Purdue 9,472 53.3
Labor Edward Greaves 8,292 46.7
Total formal votes 17,764 98.9
Informal votes 197 1.1
Turnout 17,961 96.1
Independent hold Swing

1956[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1956 New South Wales state election § Waratah.[edit]
1956 New South Wales state election: Waratah [18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Frank Purdue 8,829 48.8 +48.8
Labor Harry Sheedy 6,608 36.6 −31.3
Independent Harry Edwards 2,201 12.2 +12.2
Communist Thomas Graham 434 2.4 +2.4
Total formal votes 18,072 98.7 +1.6
Informal votes 235 1.3 −1.6
Turnout 18,307 95.7 −0.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Frank Purdue 10,129 56.0 +56.0
Labor Harry Sheedy 7,943 44.0 −23.9
Independent gain from Labor Swing N/A

1953[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1953 New South Wales state election § Waratah.[edit]
1953 New South Wales state election: Waratah [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Cameron 12,187 67.9
Independent Alfred Hodge 5,760 32.1
Total formal votes 17,947 97.1
Informal votes 527 2.9
Turnout 18,474 95.9
Labor hold Swing

1950[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1950 New South Wales state election § Waratah.[edit]
1950 New South Wales state election: Waratah [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Cameron 12,114 66.4
Liberal Harold Hollis 6,140 33.6
Total formal votes 18,254 98.6
Informal votes 262 1.4
Turnout 18,516 95.5
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s[edit]

1947[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1947 New South Wales state election § Waratah.[edit]
1947 New South Wales state election: Waratah [21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Cameron 21,551 87.9 +22.1
Independent Stan Deacon 2,960 12.1 +12.1
Total formal votes 24,511 94.7 -2.7
Informal votes 1,373 5.3 +2.7
Turnout 25,884 95.5 +2.6
Labor hold Swing N/A

1944[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1944 New South Wales state election § Waratah.[edit]
1944 New South Wales state election: Waratah [22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Cameron 15,121 65.8 -20.7
Communist Stan Deacon 5,102 22.2 +22.2
Lang Labor Leonard Sweeney 2,760 12.0 +12.0
Total formal votes 22,983 97.4 +0.1
Informal votes 618 2.6 -0.1
Turnout 23,601 92.9 -2.2
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1941[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1941 New South Wales state election § Waratah.[edit]
1941 New South Wales state election: Waratah [23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Cameron 19,075 86.5
Independent Robert Cram 2,970 13.5
Total formal votes 22,045 97.3
Informal votes 612 2.7
Turnout 22,657 95.1
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s[edit]

1938[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1938 New South Wales state election § Waratah.[edit]
1938 New South Wales state election: Waratah [24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Cameron 16,442 77.8 +19.0
Communist Robert Cram 4,693 22.2 +13.8
Total formal votes 21.135 94.4 -2.1
Informal votes 1,249 5.6 +2.1
Turnout 22,384 95.9 -0.9
Labor hold Swing N/A

1935[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1935 New South Wales state election § Waratah.[edit]
1935 New South Wales state election: Waratah [25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor (NSW) Robert Cameron 11,451 58.8 +9.9
Federal Labor Roy McIlveen 6,390 32.8 +22.5
Communist Douglas Gillies 1,625 8.4 +6.7
Total formal votes 19,466 96.5 -1.4
Informal votes 712 3.5 +1.4
Turnout 20,178 96.8 -1.0
Labor (NSW) hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1932[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1932 New South Wales state election § Waratah.[edit]
1932 New South Wales state election: Waratah [26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor (NSW) Robert Cameron 8,975 48.9 -28.2
United Australia Arthur Griffiths 7,183 39.1 +17.2
Federal Labor Arthur Griffith 1,892 10.3 +10.3
Communist Sidney Bethune 313 1.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 18,363 97.9 -0.1
Informal votes 394 2.1 +0.1
Turnout 18,757 97.8 +2.3
After distribution of preferences
Labor (NSW) Robert Cameron 9,234 50.3
United Australia Arthur Griffiths 7,208 39.2
Federal Labor Arthur Griffith 1,921 10.5
Labor (NSW) hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed to completion.
  • Arthur Griffiths was jointly endorsed by the UAP and Country Party.

1930[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1930 New South Wales state election § Waratah.[edit]
1930 New South Wales state election: Waratah [27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Cameron 13,890 77.1
Nationalist Harold Sharp 3,936 21.9
Communist David Martin 183 1.0
Total formal votes 18,009 98.0
Informal votes 369 2.0
Turnout 18,378 95.5
Labor win (new seat)
Robert Cameron (Labor) was the sitting member for the abolished district of Wallsend which was partly replaced by Waratah.

District re-created

1913 - 1930[edit]

District abolished

District abolished

Elections in the 1910s[edit]

1910[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1910 New South Wales state election § Waratah.[edit]
1910 New South Wales state election: Waratah [28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Estell 3,957 85.0
Liberal Reform Thomas Collins 697 15.0
Total formal votes 4,654 96.3
Informal votes 178 3.7
Turnout 4,832 61.3
Labour hold  

Elections in the 1900s[edit]

1907[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1907 New South Wales state election § Waratah.[edit]
1907 New South Wales state election: Waratah [29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Estell 3,214 84.6
Independent David Renfrew 585 15.4
Total formal votes 3,799 93.7
Informal votes 256 6.3
Turnout 4,055 54.5
Labour hold  

1904[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1904 New South Wales state election § Waratah.[edit]
1904 New South Wales state election: Waratah [30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Estell 2,112 80.6
Liberal Reform Charles Turner 508 19.4
Total formal votes 2,620 99.1
Informal votes 23 0.9
Turnout 2,643 37.1
Labour hold  
Waratah lost parts of the seat to Wickham and Kahibah and was expanded to include part of the abolished seats of East Maitland and Wallsend. John Estell (Labour) was the member for Wallsend. The member for Waratah was Matthew Charlton (Labour) who successfully contested Northumberland while the member for East Maitland, James Brunker (Liberal Reform), unsuccessfully contested Maitland.

1903 by-election[edit]

This section is an excerpt from 1903 Waratah state by-election § Result.[edit]
1903 Waratah by-election
Saturday 5 December [31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Matthew Charlton 1,085 67.6 +8.7
Independent John Gilbert 519 32.4
Total formal votes 4,604 99.4 +0.1
Informal votes 9 0.6 -0.1
Turnout 1,613 61.9 [a] -10.1
Labour hold Swing
Arthur Griffith (Labour) resigned to unsuccessfully contest a seat in the Senate at the 1903 federal election.[31]

1901[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Waratah.[edit]
1901 New South Wales state election: Waratah [32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur Griffith 1,099 58.9 +8.6
Ind. Progressive William Sharp 766 41.1
Total formal votes 1,865 99.3 -0.1
Informal votes 13 0.7 +0.1
Turnout 1,878 72.0 +3.3
Labour hold  

Elections in the 1890s[edit]

1898[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Waratah.[edit]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Waratah [33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur Griffith 817 50.4
National Federal John Gilbert 805 49.6
Total formal votes 817 100.0
Informal votes 1,622 0.0
Turnout 9 0.6
Labour hold  

1895[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Waratah.[edit]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Waratah [34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur Griffith 854 53.3
Protectionist Ninian Melville 661 41.3
Ind. Free Trade William Conn 83 5.2
Independent Labour James McWilliams 4 0.3
Total formal votes 1,602 98.0
Informal votes 33 2.0
Turnout 1,635 78.1
Labour hold  

1894[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Waratah.[edit]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Waratah [35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur Griffith 820 44.2
Protectionist Ninian Melville 680 36.6
Free Trade Alfred Clapin 356 19.2
Total formal votes 1,856 99.3
Informal votes 13 0.7
Turnout 1,869 87.9
Labour win (new seat)

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Estimate based on a roll of 2,607 at the 1901 election.[32]

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