Results_of_the_1978_New_South_Wales_state_election_(Legislative_Assembly)

Results of the 1978 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly)

State election for New South Wales, Australia in October 1978

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1978 New South Wales state election.^[1]

New South Wales state election, 7 October 1978^[1]^[2]^[3] Legislative Assembly << 1976–1981 >>
Enrolled voters		3,085,661
Votes cast		2,862,616		Turnout	92.77	–0.52
Informal votes		65,274		Informal	2.28	+0.52
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	1,615,949	57.77	+8.02	63	+13
	Liberal	754,796	26.98	–9.31	18	–12
	National Country	276,984	9.90	–0.13	17	– 1
	Democrats	74,019	2.65	+2.65	0	± 0
	Communist	8,472	0.30	+0.22	0	± 0
	Socialist Workers	4,467	0.16	+0.07	0	± 0
	Independent	62,655	2.24	–0.58	1	± 0
Total		2,797,342			99

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harold Mair	11,435	48.2	+6.3
	Liberal	Phillip Williams	9,304	39.2	-19.0
	National Country	Clifford Chamberlain	2,996	12.6	+12.6
Total formal votes			23,735	98.3	-0.1
Informal votes			411	1.7	+0.1
Turnout			24,146	91.6	-0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Harold Mair	12,024	50.7	+8.8
	Liberal	Phillip Williams	11,711	49.3	-8.8
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+8.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill McCarthy	11,538	48.5	+5.1
	National Country	David Leitch	11,345	47.7	-8.9
	Democrats	Sidney Burkey	890	3.7	+3.7
Total formal votes			23,773	98.5	-0.2
Informal votes			349	1.5	+0.2
Turnout			24,122	94.1	+1.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill McCarthy	12,034	50.6	+7.2
	National Country	David Leitch	11,739	49.4	-7.2
	Labor gain from National Country		Swing	+7.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Paul Whelan	19,814	68.1	+14.6
	Liberal	Arthur McDonald	9,279	31.9	-11.9
Total formal votes			29,093	96.3	-1.7
Informal votes			1,130	3.7	+1.7
Turnout			30,223	90.5	-1.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+13.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Cox	23,636	76.5	+11.2
	Liberal	Maree Lloyd	6,596	21.3	-13.4
	Communist	Aileen Beaver	661	2.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			30,893	97.0	-0.4
Informal votes			941	3.0	+0.4
Turnout			31,834	93.6	-1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Cox	24,204	78.4	+13.1
	Liberal	Maree Lloyd	6,686	21.6	-13.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+13.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Roger Degen	20,289	74.3	+7.0
	Liberal	Ivor Balmain	3,906	14.3	-10.4
	Socialist Workers	Lynda Boland	2,030	7.4	+3.9
	Communist	Brian Aarons	1,102	4.0	+1.6
Total formal votes			27,327	96.4	-0.6
Informal votes			1,006	3.6	+0.6
Turnout			28,333	88.4	-0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Roger Degen	23,014	84.2	+10.0
	Liberal	Ivor Balmain	4,313	15.8	-10.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+10.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Nick Kearns	22,604	73.0	+7.5
	Liberal	John Ghent	6,417	20.7	-13.8
	Democrats	Vera Stewart	1,939	6.3	+6.3
Total formal votes			30,960	97.3	-0.7
Informal votes			855	2.7	+0.7
Turnout			31,815	94.2	0.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Nick Kearns	23,470	75.8	+10.3
	Liberal	John Ghent	7,490	24.2	-10.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+10.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Wal Murray	12,223	58.3	-0.2
	Labor	Marshall Duncan	8,754	41.7	+0.2
Total formal votes			20,977	98.1	-0.5
Informal votes			404	1.9	+0.5
Turnout			21,381	93.1	-0.5
	National Country hold		Swing	-0.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neville Wran	23,934	78.5	+13.9
	Liberal	Phillip Wearne	5,801	19.0	-16.4
	Democrats	Gillian Benn	750	2.5	+2.5
Total formal votes			30,485	97.3	-0.5
Informal votes			848	2.7	+0.5
Turnout			31,333	94.3	-0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Neville Wran	24,309	79.7	+15.1
	Liberal	Phillip Wearne	6,176	20.3	-15.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+15.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Clive Osborne	12,261	52.7	+2.2
	Labor	Mark Worthington	11,001	47.3	+3.2
Total formal votes			23,262	98.9	-0.2
Informal votes			254	1.1	+0.2
Turnout			23,516	94.5	-0.8
	National Country hold		Swing	-0.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Barnier	23,742	73.1	+10.2
	Liberal	Alfred Spiteri	6,039	18.6	-14.9
	Democrats	Colin Mannix	2,702	8.3	+8.3
Total formal votes			32,483	96.5	-1.2
Informal votes			1,186	3.5	+1.2
Turnout			33,669	94.5	-0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gordon Barnier	25,093	77.2	+12.5
	Liberal	Alfred Spiteri	7,390	22.8	-12.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+12.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Barraclough	15,220	56.1	-1.3
	Labor	Suzanne Ashmore-Smith	10,818	39.9	+7.7
	Democrats	Susanna Dodgson	1,097	4.0	+4.0
Total formal votes			27,135	96.9	-0.8
Informal votes			879	3.1	+0.8
Turnout			28,014	84.9	-2.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Barraclough	15,457	58.4	-5.4
	Labor	Suzanne Ashmore-Smith	11,012	41.6	+5.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	-5.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Mick Clough	15,187	61.9	+11.4
	Independent	Harold Coates	8,050	32.8	-16.7
	Democrats	William Player	1,307	5.3	+5.3
Total formal votes			24,544	98.4	+0.1
Informal votes			410	1.6	-0.1
Turnout			24,954	93.0	-0.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Mick Clough	15,841	64.5	+14.0
	Independent	Harold Coates	8,703	35.5	-14.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+14.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lew Johnstone	14,519	75.9	-24.1
	National Country	John Betterman	3,005	15.7	+15.7
	Liberal	Peter Swan	1,609	8.4	+8.4
Total formal votes			19,133	97.9
Informal votes			417	2.1
Turnout			19,550	91.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lew Johnstone	14,680	77.1	-22.9
	National Country	John Betterman	4,353	22.9	+22.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-22.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Roger Wotton	13,614	58.3	+0.4
	Labor	Reynold Toyer	9,746	41.7	-0.4
Total formal votes			23,360	98.6	-0.4
Informal votes			338	1.4	+0.4
Turnout			23,698	94.4	0.0
	National Country hold		Swing	+0.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Terry Sheahan	13,865	66.9	+8.1
	National Country	Craddock Adams	6,870	33.1	-8.1
Total formal votes			20,735	98.6	-0.5
Informal votes			301	1.4	+0.5
Turnout			21,036	95.1	-0.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.1

1978 New South Wales state election: Byron ^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Jack Boyd	12,553	50.2	-9.7
	Labor	Thomas Hogan	10,660	42.6	+2.5
	Democrats	Marcia Ritchie	1,210	4.8	+4.8
	Marijuana	Raymond Hunter	593	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			25,016	98.5	-0.1
Informal votes			388	1.5	+0.1
Turnout			25,404	92.0	+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	Jack Boyd	13,406	53.6	-6.3
	Labor	Thomas Hogan	11,610	46.4	+6.3
	National Country hold		Swing	-6.3

1978 New South Wales state election: Campbelltown ^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Cliff Mallam	29,085	67.6	+8.7
	Liberal	William Sadler	10,612	24.6	-16.5
	Democrats	Judith Bradbury	2,060	4.8	+4.8
	Independent	John Hennessey	952	2.2	+2.2
	Truckers Against Government	Mervyn Blinman	349	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			43,058	97.8	+0.3
Informal votes			986	2.2	-0.3
Turnout			44,044	93.9	-0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Cliff Mallam	30,786	71.5	+12.6
	Liberal	William Sadler	12,272	28.5	-12.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+12.6

1978 New South Wales state election: Clarence ^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Matt Singleton	15,061	52.5	-11.2
	Labor	Danny Signor	8,821	30.7	-5.6
	Independent	John Kelly	4,819	16.8	+16.8
Total formal votes			28,701	98.6	-0.1
Informal votes			418	1.4	+0.1
Turnout			29,119	93.3	-0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	Matt Singleton	17,471	60.9	-2.8
	Labor	Danny Signor	11,230	39.1	+2.8
	National Country hold		Swing	-2.8

1978 New South Wales state election: Coogee ^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Michael Cleary	17,893	63.4	+9.7
	Liberal	David Kinsman	9,059	32.1	-14.2
	Democrats	Leslie Reiss	1,254	4.5	+4.5
Total formal votes			28,206	97.8	-0.1
Informal votes			625	2.2	+0.1
Turnout			28,831	88.6	-1.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Michael Cleary	18,729	66.4	+12.7
	Liberal	David Kinsman	9,477	33.6	-12.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+12.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Phil O'Neill	12,611	49.7	+9.4
	Liberal	John Jackett	11,836	46.7	-8.7
	Democrats	Stephen Kirkham	907	3.6	+3.6
Total formal votes			25,354	97.2	-0.8
Informal votes			736	2.8	+0.8
Turnout			26,090	91.4	-0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Phil O'Neill	13,083	51.6	+10.0
	Liberal	John Jackett	12,271	48.4	-10.0
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+10.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kevin Stewart	22,519	76.0	+11.7
	Liberal	Marjorie Pennington	7,104	24.0	-11.7
Total formal votes			29,623	95.8	-1.0
Informal votes			1,290	4.2	+1.0
Turnout			30,913	92.2	-0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+11.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don Day	12,937	57.8	+7.9
	National Country	Colin Sullivan	6,173	27.6	+27.6
	National Country	William Marshall	2,895	12.9	+12.9
	Independent	Peter Den Exter	367	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			22,372	98.8	-0.3
Informal votes			273	1.2	+0.3
Turnout			22,645	94.5	-0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Don Day	13,345	59.7	+8.1
	National Country	Colin Sullivan	9,025	40.3	-8.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Renshaw	11,173	56.2	+5.0
	National Country	John Hickmott	7,688	38.7	+1.7
	Liberal	John Browne	1,020	5.1	-6.7
Total formal votes			19,881	98.5	-0.6
Informal votes			294	1.5	+0.6
Turnout			20,175	92.3	-1.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Renshaw	11,320	56.9	+4.6
	National Country	John Hickmott	8,561	43.1	-4.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Brown	18,547	79.1	+2.1
	Liberal	Terrence Nicholas	4,894	20.9	-2.1
Total formal votes			23,441	98.4	-0.3
Informal votes			389	1.6	+0.3
Turnout			23,830	95.6	-0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Richard Face	22,379	67.4	+5.7
	Liberal	Richard Bevan	10,821	32.6	-5.7
Total formal votes			33,200	98.1	-0.5
Informal votes			628	1.9	+0.5
Turnout			33,828	95.0	-0.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Laurie Kelly	20,694	67.8	+4.7
	Liberal	Peter Atkins	7,682	25.2	-11.7
	Democrats	Leslie Scott	2,129	7.0	+7.0
Total formal votes			30,505	97.7	+0.1
Informal votes			709	2.3	-0.1
Turnout			31,214	94.3	-0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Laurie Kelly	22,113	72.5	+9.4
	Liberal	Peter Atkins	8,392	27.5	-9.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+9.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Michael Egan	18,029	58.6	+13.5
	Liberal	Dennis Porter	12,749	41.4	-9.8
Total formal votes			30,778	98.1	-0.8
Informal votes			603	1.9	+0.8
Turnout			31,381	93.2	-0.8
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+12.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dick Healey	16,326	57.4	-9.0
	Labor	Christopher Lennon	12,105	42.6	+9.0
Total formal votes			28,431	98.2	-0.2
Informal votes			522	1.8	+0.2
Turnout			28,953	93.2	-1.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	-9.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Michael Maher	19,883	68.9	+12.6
	Liberal	William Rowlings	8,974	31.1	-9.3
Total formal votes			28,857	97.0	-1.2
Informal votes			887	3.0	+1.2
Turnout			29,744	92.6	-1.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+11.6

Results_of_the_1978_New_South_Wales_state_election_(Legislative_Assembly)

Results by Electoral district

Albury

Armidale

Ashfield

Auburn

Balmain

Bankstown

Barwon

Bass Hill

Bathurst

Blacktown

Bligh

Blue Mountains

Broken Hill

Burrendong

Burrinjuck

Burwood

Byron

Campbelltown

Canterbury

Casino

Castlereagh

Cessnock

Charlestown

Clarence

Coogee

Corrimal

Cronulla

Davidson

Drummoyne

Dubbo

Earlwood

East Hills

Eastwood

Fairfield

Fuller

Georges River

Gloucester

Gordon

Gosford

Goulburn

Granville

Hawkesbury

Heathcote

Heffron

Hornsby

Hurstville

Illawarra

Kirribilli

Kogarah

Ku-ring-gai

Lake Macquarie

Lakemba

Lane Cove

Lismore

Liverpool

Maitland

Manly

Maroubra

Marrickville

Merrylands

Miranda

Monaro

Mosman

Mount Druitt

Munmorah

Murray

Murrumbidgee

Nepean

Newcastle

Northcott

Orange

Oxley

Parramatta

Peats

Penrith

Phillip

Pittwater

Raleigh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Mason	13,741	53.4	+13.0
	Labor	Roger Grealy	11,998	46.6	+15.2
Total formal votes			25,739	98.2	-1.1
Informal votes			470	1.8	+1.1
Turnout			26,209	94.2	-0.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	-10.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken Gabb	18,647	60.1	+14.6
	Liberal	Alan Jones	11,725	37.8	-16.7
	Independent	Charles Bingle	667	2.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			31,039	98.1	-0.4
Informal votes			596	1.9	+0.4
Turnout			31,635	94.4	-0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ken Gabb	19,114	61.6	+16.1
	Liberal	Alan Jones	11,925	38.4	-16.1
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+16.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Pat Rogan	22,645	73.2	+8.4
	Liberal	Nefra Clarke	6,793	22.0	-13.2
	Democrats	Paul Terrett	1,479	4.8	+4.8
Total formal votes			30,917	98.3	0.0
Informal votes			545	1.7	0.0
Turnout			31,462	94.8	-0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Pat Rogan	23,385	75.6	+10.8
	Liberal	Nefra Clarke	7,532	24.4	-10.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+10.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jim Clough	15,715	51.4	-13.3
	Labor	Jan Murray	12,992	42.5	+7.2
	Democrats	Phillip Cockell	1,846	6.0	+6.0
Total formal votes			30,553	98.3	-0.5
Informal votes			537	1.7	+0.5
Turnout			31,090	92.8	-1.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jim Clough	16,638	54.5	-10.2
	Labor	Jan Murray	13,915	45.5	+10.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	-10.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Eric Bedford	23,294	75.4	+6.2
	Liberal	Charles Rogers	5,544	17.9	-12.9
	Democrats	Frank Havlan	2,046	6.6	+6.6
Total formal votes			30,884	95.5	-1.1
Informal votes			1,458	4.5	+1.1
Turnout			32,342	92.8	-0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Eric Bedford	24,215	78.4	+9.3
	Liberal	Charles Rogers	6,669	21.6	-9.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+9.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rodney Cavalier	16,049	53.3	+9.0
	Liberal	Peter Coleman	12,470	41.4	-10.8
	Democrats	Shirley Berg	1,569	5.2	+5.2
Total formal votes			30,088	98.2	-0.5
Informal votes			551	1.8	+0.5
Turnout			30,639	93.8	+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rodney Cavalier	16,638	55.3	+8.7
	Liberal	Peter Coleman	13,450	44.7	-8.7
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+8.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Walker	20,626	65.2	+12.4
	Liberal	John Lyon	9,847	31.1	-16.1
	Democrats	Montague Greene	1,156	3.7	+3.7
Total formal votes			31,629	98.4	-0.2
Informal votes			514	1.6	+0.2
Turnout			32,143	94.4	-1.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Frank Walker	21,204	67.0	+14.2
	Liberal	John Lyon	10,425	33.0	-14.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+14.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Leon Punch	14,265	55.4	-6.2
	Labor	Ronald Aiken	9,551	37.1	+7.8
	Independent	Bruce MacKenzie	1,942	7.5	+7.5
Total formal votes			25,758	98.5	-0.6
Informal votes			404	1.5	+0.6
Turnout			26,162	93.9	+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	Leon Punch	15,236	59.2	-10.0
	Labor	Ronald Aiken	10,522	40.8	+10.0
	National Country hold		Swing	-10.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tim Moore	18,925	69.2	+4.3
	Labor	Arthur Litchfield	6,530	23.9	+7.1
	Democrats	Ilse Robey	1,879	6.9	+6.9
Total formal votes			27,334	98.4	-0.4
Informal votes			429	1.6	+0.4
Turnout			27,763	90.9	-2.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Tim Moore	20,215	74.0	-7.5
	Labor	Arthur Litchfield	7,119	26.0	+7.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-7.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Brian McGowan	19,282	57.4	+9.1
	Liberal	Andrew Fennell	12,539	37.3	-11.6
	Democrats	John Cleverly	1,636	4.9	+4.9
	Independent	Stanley Williams	128	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			33,585	98.9	0.0
Informal votes			384	1.1	0.0
Turnout			33,969	94.2	-0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Brian McGowan	20,001	59.6	+9.5
	Liberal	Andrew Fennell	13,584	40.4	-9.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+9.5