Electoral_results_for_the_Division_of_St_George
Electoral results for the Division of St George
Election results for federal seat of St George, New South Wales, Australia
This is a list of electoral results for the Division of St George in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1949 until its abolition in 1993.
More information Member, Party ...
Member | Party | Term | |
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Bill Graham | Liberal | 1949–1954 | |
Nelson Lemmon | Labor | 1954–1955 | |
Bill Graham | Liberal | 1955–1958 | |
Lionel Clay | Labor | 1958–1963 | |
Len Bosman | Liberal | 1963–1969 | |
Bill Morrison | Labor | 1969–1975 | |
Maurice Neil | Liberal | 1975–1980 | |
Bill Morrison | Labor | 1980–1984 | |
Stephen Dubois | Labor | 1984–1993 |
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Elections in the 1990s
1990
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Stephen Dubois | 31,064 | 49.3 | -0.5 | |
Liberal | Alan Smith | 23,060 | 36.6 | -6.8 | |
Democrats | John Mukai | 6,086 | 9.7 | +4.5 | |
Australian Gruen | Don Collingridge | 1,430 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
Grey Power | Brian Howard | 579 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
New Australia | John Brkich | 417 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
Democratic Socialist | Colin Hesse | 392 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Total formal votes | 63,028 | 95.1 | |||
Informal votes | 3,264 | 4.9 | |||
Turnout | 66,292 | 96.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Stephen Dubois | 36,309 | 57.8 | +4.1 | |
Liberal | Alan Smith | 26,548 | 42.2 | -4.1 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +4.1 | |||
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Elections in the 1980s
1987
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Stephen Dubois | 30,829 | 49.8 | -3.2 | |
Liberal | Gary Rush | 26,869 | 43.4 | +3.2 | |
Democrats | Garry Dalrymple | 3,241 | 5.2 | +1.0 | |
Independent | Brian Compton | 927 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Total formal votes | 61,866 | 93.9 | |||
Informal votes | 4,015 | 6.1 | |||
Turnout | 65,881 | 93.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Stephen Dubois | 33,209 | 53.7 | -2.8 | |
Liberal | Gary Rush | 28,651 | 46.3 | +2.8 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -2.8 | |||
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1984
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Stephen Dubois | 32,417 | 53.0 | -4.7 | |
Liberal | Bob Gemell | 24,612 | 40.2 | +3.3 | |
Democrats | Paul Terrett | 2,599 | 4.2 | +2.3 | |
Independent | Stanley Duncan | 1,008 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Independent | Brian Compton | 521 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Total formal votes | 61,157 | 92.2 | |||
Informal votes | 5,206 | 7.8 | |||
Turnout | 66,363 | 94.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Stephen Dubois | 34,560 | 56.5 | -3.9 | |
Liberal | Bob Gemell | 26,587 | 43.5 | +3.9 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -3.9 | |||
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1983
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Bill Morrison | 37,570 | 57.8 | +4.4 | |
Liberal | George James | 23,933 | 36.8 | -6.0 | |
Independent | Brian Compton | 1,806 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
Democrats | Ronald Kirkwood | 1,210 | 1.9 | -1.9 | |
Socialist Workers | Dorothy Tumney | 477 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
Total formal votes | 64,996 | 97.3 | |||
Informal votes | 1,809 | 2.7 | |||
Turnout | 66,805 | 95.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Bill Morrison | 60.5 | +4.4 | ||
Liberal | George James | 39.5 | -4.4 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +4.4 | |||
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1980
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Bill Morrison | 34,855 | 53.4 | +8.3 | |
Liberal | Maurice Neil | 27,946 | 42.8 | -5.1 | |
Democrats | Beverley Davis | 2,509 | 3.8 | -2.5 | |
Total formal votes | 65,310 | 97.5 | |||
Informal votes | 1,680 | 2.5 | |||
Turnout | 66,990 | 94.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Bill Morrison | 56.1 | +8.1 | ||
Liberal | Maurice Neil | 43.9 | -8.1 | ||
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.1 | |||
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Elections in the 1970s
1977
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Maurice Neil | 32,078 | 47.9 | -1.1 | |
Labor | Tony Whitlam | 30,227 | 45.1 | -3.6 | |
Democrats | Ronald Kirkwood | 4,243 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
Progress | David Kriss | 441 | 0.7 | -1.6 | |
Total formal votes | 66,989 | 97.4 | |||
Informal votes | 1,784 | 2.6 | |||
Turnout | 68,773 | 95.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Maurice Neil | 34,827 | 52.0 | +2.0 | |
Labor | Tony Whitlam | 32,162 | 48.0 | -2.0 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.0 | |||
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1975
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Maurice Neil | 28,371 | 49.0 | +5.4 | |
Labor | Bill Morrison | 28,203 | 48.7 | -6.3 | |
Workers | Keith Gleeson | 1,338 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
Total formal votes | 57,912 | 98.3 | |||
Informal votes | 1,006 | 1.7 | |||
Turnout | 58,918 | 96.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Maurice Neil | 28,984 | 50.0 | +5.8 | |
Labor | Bill Morrison | 28,928 | 50.0 | -5.8 | |
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +5.8 | |||
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1974
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Bill Morrison | 31,121 | 55.0 | +2.0 | |
Liberal | Brian Booth | 24,696 | 43.6 | +2.5 | |
Australia | Harry Jagers | 788 | 1.4 | -0.8 | |
Total formal votes | 56,605 | 98.4 | |||
Informal votes | 931 | 1.6 | |||
Turnout | 57,536 | 95.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Bill Morrison | 55.8 | +0.8 | ||
Liberal | Brian Booth | 44.2 | -0.8 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +0.8 | |||
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1972
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Bill Morrison | 28,384 | 53.0 | +4.8 | |
Liberal | Len Bosman | 22,013 | 41.1 | -5.1 | |
Democratic Labor | Doris Allison | 1,754 | 3.3 | -0.1 | |
Australia | Christopher Owens | 1,165 | 2.2 | +0.8 | |
Independent | Charles Bellchambers | 206 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
Total formal votes | 53,522 | 97.8 | |||
Informal votes | 1,200 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 54,722 | 96.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Bill Morrison | 55.0 | +4.9 | ||
Liberal | Len Bosman | 45.0 | -4.9 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +4.9 | |||
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Elections in the 1960s
1969
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Bill Morrison | 25,918 | 48.2 | +10.2 | |
Liberal | Len Bosman | 24,822 | 46.2 | -8.3 | |
Democratic Labor | Henry Bader | 1,805 | 3.4 | -0.8 | |
Australia | Christopher Owens | 741 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
Independent | Archibald Lawless | 249 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
Independent | Emanuel Said | 198 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
Total formal votes | 53,733 | 96.7 | |||
Informal votes | 1,838 | 3.3 | |||
Turnout | 55,571 | 95.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Bill Morrison | 26,901 | 50.1 | +9.6 | |
Liberal | Len Bosman | 26,832 | 49.9 | -9.6 | |
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.6 | |||
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1966
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Len Bosman | 22,091 | 54.5 | +4.4 | |
Labor | Malcolm Cameron | 15,406 | 38.0 | -9.1 | |
Democratic Labor | Hans Andreasson | 1,713 | 4.2 | +1.4 | |
Liberal Reform Group | John Mant | 1,304 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
Total formal votes | 40,514 | 97.1 | |||
Informal votes | 1,229 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 41,743 | 95.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Len Bosman | 59.5 | +7.2 | ||
Labor | Malcolm Cameron | 40.5 | -7.2 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +7.2 | |||
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1963
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Len Bosman | 20,869 | 50.1 | +7.7 | |
Labor | Lionel Clay | 19,648 | 47.1 | -7.1 | |
Democratic Labor | John Vandergriff | 1,169 | 2.8 | -0.7 | |
Total formal votes | 41,686 | 98.6 | |||
Informal votes | 597 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 42,283 | 96.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Len Bosman | 52.3 | +7.2 | ||
Labor | Lionel Clay | 47.7 | -7.2 | ||
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +7.2 | |||
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1961
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Lionel Clay | 22,468 | 54.2 | +5.1 | |
Liberal | Clifford Amos | 17,580 | 42.4 | -4.7 | |
Democratic Labor | Malcolm Towner | 1,433 | 3.5 | -0.3 | |
Total formal votes | 41,481 | 97.7 | |||
Informal votes | 978 | 2.3 | |||
Turnout | 42,459 | 95.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Lionel Clay | 54.9 | +4.8 | ||
Liberal | Clifford Amos | 45.1 | -4.8 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +4.8 | |||
Close
Elections in the 1950s
1958
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Lionel Clay | 20,532 | 49.1 | +1.5 | |
Liberal | Bill Graham | 19,675 | 47.1 | -5.3 | |
Democratic Labor | Mary Nappa | 1,590 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
Total formal votes | 41,797 | 97.3 | |||
Informal votes | 1,151 | 2.7 | |||
Turnout | 42,948 | 96.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Lionel Clay | 20,928 | 50.1 | +2.5 | |
Liberal | Bill Graham | 20,869 | 49.9 | -2.5 | |
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.5 | |||
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1955
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Bill Graham | 22,171 | 52.4 | +5.8 | |
Labor | Nelson Lemmon | 20,142 | 47.6 | -5.8 | |
Total formal votes | 42,313 | 97.6 | |||
Informal votes | 1,007 | 2.3 | |||
Turnout | 43,320 | 96.7 | |||
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +5.8 | |||
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1954
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Nelson Lemmon | 20,173 | 52.7 | +4.3 | |
Liberal | Bill Graham | 18,084 | 47.3 | -4.3 | |
Total formal votes | 38,257 | 98.9 | |||
Informal votes | 434 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 38,691 | 97.0 | |||
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.3 | |||
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1951
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Bill Graham | 19,890 | 51.6 | -0.4 | |
Labor | Nelson Lemmon | 18,670 | 48.4 | +0.4 | |
Total formal votes | 38,560 | 98.3 | |||
Informal votes | 654 | 1.7 | |||
Turnout | 39,214 | 97.0 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | -0.4 | |||
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Elections in the 1940s
1949
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Bill Graham | 19,987 | 52.0 | +17.2 | |
Labor | Joseph Nicholson | 18,475 | 48.0 | -12.1 | |
Total formal votes | 38,462 | 97.8 | |||
Informal votes | 847 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 39,309 | 97.3 | |||
Liberal notional gain from Labor | Swing | +16.2 | |||
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