Electoral results for the district of Newcastle

Newcastle, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had two incarnations, from 1859 until 1894 and from 1904 to the present.[1][2][3][4]

First incarnation (1859–1894)
Election Member Party
1859   Arthur Hodgson None
1860 James Hannell
1864-65
1869-70 George Lloyd
1872 by
1874-75
1877 Richard Bowker Member Party
1880 James Fletcher   George Lloyd None
1882 James Ellis
1885 George Lloyd
1887   Protectionist   James Ellis Free Trade Member Party
1889   Alexander Brown Protectionist   William Grahame Protectionist
1889 by   James Curley Free Trade
1891 by William Grahame
1891   David Scott Labor   John Fegan Labor
 
Second incarnation (1904–present)
Election Member Party
1904   William Dick Liberal Reform
1907 Owen Gilbert
1910   Arthur Gardiner Labor
1913
1917   Independent Labor Member Party Member Party Member Party Member Party
1920 Independent   John Estell Labor   John Fegan Nationalist   William Kearsley Labor   Hugh Connell Labor
1921 appt David Murray
1922 Walter Skelton Jack Baddeley Magnus Cromarty
1925   Protestant Labor   George Booth Labor
1927   Peter Connolly Labor
1930
1932
1935 Frank Hawkins
1938
1941
1944
1947
1950
1953
1956
1959
1962
1965
1968 Arthur Wade
1971
1973
1976
1978
1981
1984
1988   George Keegan Independent
1991   Bryce Gaudry Labor
1995
1999
2003
2007 Jodi McKay
2011   Tim Owen Liberal
2014 by   Tim Crakanthorp Labor
2015
2019

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2023

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2023 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Newcastle.[edit]
2023 New South Wales state election: Newcastle[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tim Crakanthorp 25,078 49.4 +3.6
Liberal Thomas Triebsees 11,348 22.4 −4.1
Greens John Mackenzie 9,487 18.7 +2.0
Legalise Cannabis Tim Claydon 3,042 6.0 +6.0
Sustainable Australia Freya Taylor 1,195 2.4 0.0
Socialist Alliance Niko Leka 586 1.2 −0.6
Total formal votes 50,736 97.8 +1.0
Informal votes 1,162 2.2 −1.0
Turnout 51,898 87.3 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tim Crakanthorp 33,422 72.6 +5.1
Liberal Thomas Triebsees 12,620 27.4 −5.1
Labor hold Swing +5.1

Elections in the 2010s

2019

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Newcastle.[edit]
2019 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tim Crakanthorp 23,231 46.17 +6.03
Liberal Blake Keating 13,224 26.28 −9.20
Greens Charlotte McCabe 8,281 16.46 −1.87
Animal Justice Sean Bremner Young 1,478 2.94 +2.94
Sustainable Australia Beverley Jelfs 1,219 2.42 +2.42
Small Business Glen Fredericks 1,178 2.34 +2.34
Socialist Alliance Steve O'Brien 854 1.70 +0.45
Keep Sydney Open Claudia Looker 854 1.70 +1.70
Total formal votes 50,319 96.73 +0.40
Informal votes 1,703 3.27 −0.40
Turnout 52,022 87.99 −2.35
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tim Crakanthorp 29,843 67.70 +10.33
Liberal Blake Keating 14,236 32.30 −10.33
Labor hold Swing +10.33

2015

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2015 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Newcastle.[edit]
2015 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tim Crakanthorp 19,324 40.1 +9.1
Liberal Karen Howard 17,082 35.5 −1.7
Greens Michael Osborne 8,824 18.3 +3.3
Cyclists Sam Reich 817 1.7 +1.7
Christian Democrats Milton Caine 787 1.6 +0.3
No Land Tax Jasmin Addison 714 1.5 +1.5
Socialist Alliance Steve O'Brien 601 1.2 −0.2
Total formal votes 48,149 96.3 −0.4
Informal votes 1,837 3.7 +0.4
Turnout 49,986 90.3 +1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tim Crakanthorp 24,384 57.4 +9.8
Liberal Karen Howard 18,116 42.6 −9.8
Labor hold Swing +9.8

2014 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 2014 Newcastle state by-election § Results.[edit]
2014 Newcastle by-election
Saturday 25 October [11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tim Crakanthorp 15,253 36.9 +6.3
Independent Karen Howard 10,796 26.1 +26.1
Greens Michael Osborne 8,236 19.9 +5.1
Independent Jacqueline Haines 3,019 7.3 +7.3
  Palmer United Jennifer Stefanac 1,332 3.2 +3.2
Socialist Alliance Steve O'Brien 1,086 2.6 +1.0
Christian Democrats Milton Caine 834 2.0 +1.2
Independent Brian Buckley Clare 762 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 41,318 94.7 −2.5
Informal votes 2,327 5.3 +2.5
Turnout 43,645 80.6 −11.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Tim Crakanthorp 18,785 58.7 +11.2
Independent Karen Howard 13,243 41.3 +41.3
Labor gain from Liberal  
Tim Owen (Liberal / Independent) resigned.

2011

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2011 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Newcastle.[edit]
2011 New South Wales state election: Newcastle[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tim Owen 16,072 36.7 +26.9
Labor Jodi McKay 13,417 30.6 −0.6
Greens John Sutton 6,510 14.9 +3.6
Independent John Tate 5,067 11.6 −12.5
  Progressive Labour Rod Noble 1,372 3.1 +3.1
Socialist Alliance Zane Alcorn 700 1.6 +1.6
Christian Democrats Milton Caine 496 1.1 −0.1
  Socialist Equality Noel Holt 189 0.4 +0.2
Total formal votes 43,823 97.2 −0.4
Informal votes 1,264 2.8 +0.4
Turnout 45,087 92.4 +1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tim Owen 19,337 52.6 +52.6
Labor Jodi McKay 17,459 47.4 −3.8
Liberal gain from Labor Swing N/A

Elections in the 2000s

2007

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2007 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Newcastle.[edit]
2007 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jodi McKay 13,166 31.2 −17.1
Independent John Tate 10,159 24.1 +24.1
Independent Bryce Gaudry [a] 8,870 21.0 +21.0
Greens Michael Osborne 4,729 11.2 −4.2
Liberal Martin Babakhan 4,129 9.8 −16.4
Christian Democrats John Lee 535 1.3 −0.4
Independent Simon Hutabarat 306 0.7 +0.7
Independent Hilda Armstrong 168 0.4 +0.4
Independent Noel Holt 110 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 42,172 97.6 +0.4
Informal votes 1,033 2.4 −0.4
Turnout 43,205 91.1
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Jodi McKay 18,627 67.8 +2.5
Liberal Martin Babakhan 8,833 32.2 −2.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Jodi McKay 16,311 51.2 −14.2
Independent John Tate 15,524 48.8 +48.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

2003

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2003 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Newcastle.[edit]
2003 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bryce Gaudry 19,139 48.0 −5.1
Liberal David Parker 10,654 26.7 +6.6
Greens Ian McKenzie 6,054 15.2 +5.2
Independent Harry Williams 1,427 3.6 +3.6
One Nation Gladys Gander 960 2.4 −6.1
Democrats Brett Paterson 885 2.2 −2.2
Christian Democrats Elaine Battersby 652 1.6 +1.6
Unity Nawal Sami 89 0.2 +0.0
Total formal votes 39,860 97.3 −0.1
Informal votes 1,109 2.7 +0.1
Turnout 40,969 90.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bryce Gaudry 22,200 64.8 −7.6
Liberal David Parker 12,035 35.2 +7.6
Labor hold Swing −7.6

Elections in the 1990s

1999

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1999 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Newcastle.[edit]
1999 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bryce Gaudry 21,644 53.1 −3.7
Liberal David Williams 8,208 20.1 −8.6
Greens Ian McKenzie 4,062 10.0 −2.7
One Nation Sharyn Brooks 3,468 8.5 +8.5
Democrats Stephen Bisgrove 1,802 4.4 +4.4
Independent Harry Criticos 899 2.2 +2.2
Democratic Socialist Geoff Payne 343 0.8 −0.9
Socialist Equality Terry Cook 163 0.4 +0.4
Unity Chris Brookman 101 0.2 +0.2
Citizens Electoral Council Dennis Chaston 77 0.2 +0.2
Total formal votes 40,767 97.4 +2.6
Informal votes 1,101 2.6 −2.6
Turnout 41,868 93.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bryce Gaudry 24,925 72.4 +5.5
Liberal David Williams 9,510 27.6 −5.5
Labor hold Swing +5.5

1995

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1995 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Newcastle.[edit]
1995 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bryce Gaudry 17,360 54.9 +4.8
Liberal Suzanne Fleming 9,162 29.0 +8.3
Greens Carrie Jacobi 4,370 13.8 +13.8
Democratic Socialist Kamala Emanuel 736 2.3 +2.3
Total formal votes 31,628 95.2 +2.6
Informal votes 1,596 4.8 −2.6
Turnout 33,224 92.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bryce Gaudry 20,107 66.1 +3.7
Liberal Suzanne Fleming 10,310 33.9 +33.9
Labor hold Swing +3.7

1991

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1991 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Newcastle.[edit]
1991 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bryce Gaudry 15,858 50.1 +10.3
Independent George Keegan 6,635 21.0 −5.9
Liberal Colin Cookson 6,533 20.6 +0.3
Democrats Anne Moulston 1,842 5.8 +5.8
Call to Australia Jim Kendall 474 1.5 +1.5
Independent Con Forster 304 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 31,646 92.6 −4.4
Informal votes 2,539 7.4 +4.4
Turnout 34,185 94.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Bryce Gaudry 17,274 62.4 +14.7
Independent George Keegan 10,425 37.6 −14.7
Labor gain from Independent Swing +14.7

Elections in the 1980s

1988

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1988 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Newcastle.[edit]
1988 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Denis Nichols 11,074 37.8 −22.1
Independent George Keegan 9,512 32.5 +32.5
Liberal Ashley Saunders 5,389 18.4 −13.2
Independent Margaret Henry 3,307 11.3 +11.3
Total formal votes 29,282 96.9 −0.6
Informal votes 952 3.1 +0.6
Turnout 30,234 93.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent George Keegan 15,134 55.3 +55.3
Labor Denis Nichols 12,229 44.7 −19.8
Independent gain from Labor Swing +55.3

1984

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1984 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Newcastle.[edit]
1984 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Wade 18,143 57.0 −7.9
Liberal Patricia Forsythe 9,195 28.9 −0.4
Democrats Stephen Jeffries 3,721 11.7 +11.7
Independent Frank Blefari 772 2.4 +2.4
Total formal votes 31,831 97.6 +1.2
Informal votes 770 2.4 −1.2
Turnout 32,601 92.5 +1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Wade 64.4 −6.5
Liberal Patricia Forsythe 35.6 +6.5
Labor hold Swing −6.5

1981

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1981 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Newcastle.[edit]
1981 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Wade 19,279 64.9 −3.8
Liberal Alex Bevan 8,458 28.5 −2.8
Communist Kay Wicks 1,987 6.7 +6.7
Total formal votes 29,724 96.4
Informal votes 1,107 3.6
Turnout 30,831 91.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Wade 20,708 70.9 +2.2
Liberal Alex Bevan 8,508 29.1 −2.2
Labor hold Swing +2.2

Elections in the 1970s

1978

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1978 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Newcastle.[edit]
1978 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Wade 18,023 72.3 +4.6
Liberal Elaine Samuels 6,921 27.7 −4.6
Total formal votes 24,944 97.7 −0.5
Informal votes 579 2.3 +0.5
Turnout 25,523 93.4 −0.5
Labor hold Swing +4.6

1976

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1976 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Newcastle.[edit]
1976 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Wade 17,857 67.7 +9.1
Liberal Arthur Thomas 8,514 32.3 +1.6
Total formal votes 26,371 98.2 +0.6
Informal votes 475 1.8 −0.6
Turnout 26,846 93.9 −0.1
Labor hold Swing +4.8

1973

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1973 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Newcastle.[edit]
1973 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Wade 15,241 58.6 −0.2
Liberal Richard Bevan 7,994 30.7 −4.4
Australia Peter Baldwin 1,903 7.3 +4.2
Democratic Labor Charin Godfrey 872 3.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 26,010 97.6
Informal votes 631 2.4
Turnout 26,641 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Wade 16,367 62.9 +1.3
Liberal Richard Bevan 9,643 37.1 −1.3
Labor hold Swing +1.3

1971

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1971 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Newcastle.[edit]
1971 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Wade 14,892 58.8 +11.2
Liberal Malcolm Barnes 8,883 35.1 +7.5
Australia Wlodzimierz Bohatko 795 3.1 +3.1
Democratic Labor Gerard Collins 769 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 25,339 98.3
Informal votes 450 1.7
Turnout 25,789 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Wade 15,523 61.3 +7.0
Liberal Malcolm Barnes 9,816 38.7 −7.0
Labor hold Swing +7.0

Elections in the 1960s

1968

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1968 New South Wales state election § Newcastle.[edit]
1968 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Wade 9,960 47.6 −12.8
Liberal Malcolm Barnes 5,790 27.6 −7.4
Independent Douglas McDougall 5,190 24.8 +24.8
Total formal votes 20,940 98.1
Informal votes 397 1.9
Turnout 21,337 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Wade 11,361 54.3 −9.8
Liberal Malcolm Barnes 9,579 45.7 +9.8
Labor hold Swing −9.8

1965

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1965 New South Wales state election § Newcastle.[edit]
1965 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Hawkins 10,471 60.4 −1.9
Liberal Stewart Mordue 6,065 35.0 +1.3
Communist Mervyn Copley 798 4.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 17,334 98.6 −0.2
Informal votes 252 1.4 +0.2
Turnout 17,586 93.2 +0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Hawkins 11,109 64.1 −1.4
Liberal Stewart Mordue 6,225 35.9 +1.4
Labor hold Swing −1.4

1962

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1962 New South Wales state election § Newcastle.[edit]
1962 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Hawkins 11,642 62.3 −2.2
Liberal Kevin Doyle 6,310 33.7 +2.3
Communist Mervyn Copley 750 4.0 −0.1
Total formal votes 18,702 98.8
Informal votes 232 1.2
Turnout 18,934 93.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Hawkins 12,242 65.5 −2.3
Liberal Kevin Doyle 6,460 34.5 +2.3
Labor hold Swing −2.3

Elections in the 1950s

1959

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1959 New South Wales state election § Newcastle.[edit]
1959 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Hawkins 12,239 64.5
Liberal William Hutchinson 5,950 31.4
Communist Mervyn Copley 777 4.1
Total formal votes 18,966 98.5
Informal votes 286 1.5
Turnout 19,252 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Hawkins 12,861 67.8
Liberal William Hutchinson 6,105 32.2
Labor hold Swing

1956

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1956 New South Wales state election § Newcastle.[edit]
1956 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Hawkins 10,358 66.5 −26.1
Liberal Iris Hyde 4,410 28.3 +28.3
Communist Mervyn Copley 819 5.2 −2.2
Total formal votes 15,587 98.5 +3.6
Informal votes 239 1.5 −3.6
Turnout 15,826 93.8 −0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Hawkins 11,095 71.2 −21.4
Liberal Iris Hyde 4,492 28.8 +28.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

1953

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1953 New South Wales state election § Newcastle.[edit]
1953 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Hawkins 14,970 92.6
Communist Douglas Olive 1,202 7.4
Total formal votes 16,172 94.9
Informal votes 866 5.1
Turnout 17,038 94.7
Labor hold Swing

1950

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1950 New South Wales state election § Newcastle.[edit]
1950 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Hawkins 12,240 68.6
Liberal Eric Cupit 4,916 27.5
Communist Laurie Aarons 694 3.9
Total formal votes 17,850 98.8
Informal votes 214 1.2
Turnout 18,064 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Hawkins 70.0 [b]
Liberal Eric Cupit 30.0
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1947 New South Wales state election § Newcastle.[edit]
1947 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Hawkins 15,809 65.8 −15.7
Liberal Trebor Edmunds 8,221 34.2 +34.2
Total formal votes 24,030 98.6 +3.7
Informal votes 335 1.4 −3.7
Turnout 24,365 95.0 +3.5
Labor hold Swing N/A

1944

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1944 New South Wales state election § Newcastle.[edit]
1944 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Hawkins 17,673 81.5 +6.7
Lang Labor Thomas Malone 4,021 18.5 +18.5
Total formal votes 21,694 94.9 −2.9
Informal votes 1,167 5.1 +2.9
Turnout 22,861 91.5 −1.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

1941

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1941 New South Wales state election § Newcastle.[edit]
1941 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Hawkins 16,205 74.8
Independent Claude Dalby 2,849 13.1
State Labor Charles McCaffrey 2,621 12.1
Total formal votes 21,675 97.8
Informal votes 489 2.2
Turnout 22,164 92.8
Labor hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Elections in the 1930s

1938

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1938 New South Wales state election § Newcastle.[edit]
1938 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Hawkins 13,946 70.9 +19.3
Independent Claude Dalby 5,735 29.1 +29.1
Total formal votes 19,681 96.7 +1.1
Informal votes 674 3.3 −1.1
Turnout 20,355 95.3 −0.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

1935

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1935 New South Wales state election § Newcastle.[edit]
1935 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor (NSW) Frank Hawkins 9,640 51.6 −1.3
Independent Labor Hugh Sutherland 3,774 20.2 +20.2
Federal Labor William Nye 3,652 19.5 +13.5
Communist Frederick Dodd 1,624 8.7 +6.7
Total formal votes 18,690 95.6 −1.8
Informal votes 854 4.4 +1.8
Turnout 19,544 96.1 −0.9
Labor (NSW) hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1932

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1932 New South Wales state election § Newcastle.[edit]
1932 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor (NSW) Peter Connolly 9,470 52.9 −17.0
United Australia Charles Parker 6,904 38.6 +13.8
Federal Labor Hugh Sutherland 1,068 6.0 +6.0
Communist Catherine Barratt 350 2.0 +1.0
Independent Elizabeth Robinson 76 0.4 +0.4
Independent Clarence Martin 24 0.1 +0.1
Total formal votes 17,892 97.4 −0.3
Informal votes 477 2.6 +0.3
Turnout 18,369 97.0 +1.8
Labor (NSW) hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1930

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1930 New South Wales state election § Newcastle.[edit]
1930 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Connolly 12,137 69.9
Nationalist Alfred Goninan 4,303 24.8
Australian Henry Short 742 4.3
Communist John Simpson 176 1.0
Total formal votes 17,358 97.7
Informal votes 415 2.3
Turnout 17,773 95.2
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1927

This section is an excerpt from 1927 New South Wales state election § Newcastle
1927 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Connolly 7,644 58.5
Nationalist George Waller 3,969 30.4
Independent Walter Baxter 1,457 11.2
Total formal votes 13,070 99.0
Informal votes 129 1.0
Turnout 13,199 83.3
Labor win (new seat)

1925

This section is an excerpt from 1925 New South Wales state election § Newcastle
1925 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 9,602
Labor Jack Baddeley (elected 1) 16,394 28.5 +5.8
Labor David Murray (elected 3) 9,941 17.3 +4.6
Labor Hugh Connell (elected 4) 5,698 9.9 +2.9
Labor George Booth (elected 5) 2,336 4.1 +4.1
Labor David Davies 2,157 3.7 +3.7
Protestant Labor Walter Skelton (elected 2) 10,194 17.7 −7.5
Protestant Labor James Pendlebury 405 0.7 +0.7
Protestant Labor James Hestelow 344 0.6 +0.6
Nationalist Magnus Cromarty (defeated) 6,270 10.9 +5.5
Nationalist John Fegan 578 1.0 −2.1
Nationalist David Murray 431 0.7 +0.7
Nationalist Charles Watt 343 0.6 +0.6
Nationalist Oliver Denny 110 0.2 +0.2
Independent Arthur Gardiner 2,238 3.9 +3.9
Independent Robert Mitchell 167 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 57,606 96.3 −0.4
Informal votes 2,180 3.7 +0.4
Turnout 59,786 75.5 +0.3
Party total votes
Labor 36,526 63.4 +13.5
Protestant Labor 10,943 19.0 +19.0
Nationalist 7,732 13.4 −0.5
Independent Arthur Gardiner 2,238 3.9 +3.9
Independent Robert Mitchell 167 0.3 +0.3

1922

This section is an excerpt from 1922 New South Wales state election § Newcastle
1922 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [43]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 8,688
Labor Jack Baddeley (elected 2) 11,850 22.7 +22.7
Labor David Murray (elected 4) 6,629 12.7 +6.2
Labor Hugh Connell (elected 3) 3,646 7.0 −13.5
Labor David Watson 2,356 4.5 +4.5
Labor Amram Lewis 1,529 2.9 −1.3
Independent Walter Skelton (elected 1) 13,132 25.2 +25.2
Nationalist Magnus Cromarty (elected 5) 2,833 5.4 +5.4
Nationalist John Fegan (defeated) 1,602 3.1 −3.3
Nationalist Harry Wheeler 1,260 2.4 +2.4
Nationalist Robert Kilgour 1,052 2.0 +2.0
Nationalist Kenneth Mathieson 516 1.0 +1.0
Independent Labor Arthur Gardiner (defeated) 4,644 8.9 −8.8
Independent Thomas Hoare 566 1.1 +1.1
Progressive George Jenner 295 0.6 +0.6
Progressive John Cram 151 0.3 +0.3
Independent James Gilligan 38 0.1 +0.1
Independent William Jeffery 27 0.1 +0.1
Total formal votes 52,126 96.7 +9.3
Informal votes 1,771 3.3 −9.3
Turnout 53,897 75.2 +16.1
Party total votes
Labor 26,010 49.9 −7.6
Independent Walter Skelton 13,132 25.2 +25.2
Nationalist 7,263 13.9 +1.0
Independent Labor Arthur Gardiner 4,644 8.9 −8.8
Independent Thomas Hoare 566 1.1 +1.1
Progressive 446 0.9 −2.3
Independent James Gilligan 38 0.1 +0.1
Independent William Jeffery 27 0.1 +0.1

1921 appointment

William Kearsley died on 19 June 1921.[44] Between 1920 and 1927 the Legislative Assembly was elected using a form of proportional representation with multi-member seats and a single transferable vote (modified Hare-Clark). The Parliamentary Elections (Casual Vacancies) Act,[45] provided that casual vacancies were filled by the next unsuccessful candidate on the incumbent member's party list. David Murray had the most votes of the unsuccessful Labor candidates at the 1920 election and took his seat on 30 August 1921.[46]

1920

This section is an excerpt from 1920 New South Wales state election § Newcastle
1920 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [47]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 5,475
Labor Hugh Connell (elected 1) 6,720 20.5
Labor John Estell (elected 3) 4,998 15.2
Labor William Kearsley (elected 4) 3,641 11.1
Labor David Murray 2,145 6.5
Labor Amram Lewis 1,381 4.2
Independent Arthur Gardiner (elected 2) 5,821 17.7
Nationalist John Fegan (elected 5) 2,113 6.4
Nationalist John Paton 1,840 5.6
Nationalist George O'Brien 289 0.9
Progressive Roland Green 1,064 3.2
Democratic Robert Mackenzie 947 2.9
Ind. Nationalist William C Grahame (defeated) 898 2.7
Socialist Labor Joseph Charlton 564 1.7
Socialist Labor David McNeill 140 0.4
Socialist Labor Thomas Johnston 68 0.2
Socialist Labor John McDonald 62 0.2
Socialist Labor William North 53 0.2
Independent Michael Dillon 91 0.3
Independent John Kingsborough 13 0.1
Total formal votes 32,848 87.6
Informal votes 4,648 12.4
Turnout 37,496 59.1
Party total votes
Labor 18,885 57.5
Independent Arthur Gardiner 5,821 17.7
Nationalist 4,242 12.9
Progressive 1,064 3.2
Democratic 947 2.9
Ind. Nationalist William C Grahame 898 2.7
Socialist Labor 887 2.7
Independent Michael Dillon 91 0.3
Independent John Kingsborough 13 0.1

Elections in the 1910s

1917

This section is an excerpt from 1917 New South Wales state election § Newcastle
1917 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [48]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Labor Arthur Gardiner 5,303 69.2 +69.2
Labor Francis McCormack 2,358 30.8 −39.7
Total formal votes 7,661 99.3 +1.1
Informal votes 56 0.7 −1.1
Turnout 7,717 60.0 −9.6
Member changed to Independent Labor from Labor  

The sitting member Arthur Gardiner was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription.[49]

1913

This section is an excerpt from 1913 New South Wales state election § Newcastle
1913 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [50]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Gardiner 5,702 70.5
Liberal Reform John Fegan 2,391 29.5
Total formal votes 8,093 98.2
Informal votes 150 1.8
Turnout 8,243 69.6
Labor hold  

1910

This section is an excerpt from 1910 New South Wales state election § Newcastle
1910 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [51]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur Gardiner 3,203 54.9 +12.3
Liberal Reform Owen Gilbert (defeated) 2,635 45.1 −12.3
Total formal votes 5,836 98.7 +1.8
Informal votes 79 1.3 −1.8
Turnout 5,917 75.0 +3.1
Labour gain from Liberal Reform  

Elections in the 1900s

1907

This section is an excerpt from 1907 New South Wales state election § Newcastle
1907 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [52]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform Owen Gilbert 2,950 57.4
Labour Laurence Vial 2,186 42.6
Total formal votes 5,136 96.9
Informal votes 167 3.2
Turnout 5,303 71.9
Liberal Reform hold  

1904

This section is an excerpt from 1904 New South Wales state election § Newcastle
1904 New South Wales state election: Newcastle [53]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform William Dick 2,477 50.5
Independent William Cann 2,429 49.5
Total formal votes 4,906 99.3
Informal votes 34 0.7
Turnout 4,940 59.1
Liberal Reform win (new seat)

Newcastle was a re-created seat that consisted of the abolished seat of Newcastle East and part of the abolished seat of Newcastle West. The member for Newcastle East was William Dick (Liberal Reform). The member for Newcastle West was Owen Gilbert (Liberal Reform) who unsuccessfully contested Wickham.

District re-established

1894-1904

District abolished

1891

This section is an excerpt from 1891 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle
1891 New South Wales colonial election: Newcastle
Wednesday 17 June [54]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Scott (elected 1) 2,912 18.5
Labour John Fegan (elected 2) 2,882 18.3
Protectionist William Grahame (re-elected 3) 2,707 17.2
Protectionist Alexander Brown (defeated) 2,533 16.1
Free Trade James Curley (defeated) 2,504 15.9
Protectionist Thomas Hungerford 1,273 8.1
Free Trade George Webb 910 5.8
Total formal votes 15,721 99.1
Informal votes 141 0.9
Turnout 5,979 76.9
  Labour gain 2 from Protectionist
  Protectionist hold 1

James Curley (Free Trade) had won a seat from William Grahame (Protectionist) at the 1889 by-election. William Grahame regained a seat at the 1891 by-election following the death of James Fletcher (Protectionist).

1891 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1891 Newcastle colonial by-election § Results.[edit]
1891 Newcastle by-election
Tuesday 14 April [55]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist William Grahame (elected) 2,081 45.6
Labor John Fegan 2,065 45.2
Free Trade Peter Bennett 420 9.2
Total formal votes 4,566 98.5
Informal votes 69 1.5 +0.1
Turnout 4,635 63.7 −0.5
Protectionist hold  
James Fletcher (Protectionist) died.[55]

Elections in the 1880s

1889 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1889 Newcastle colonial by-election § Results.[edit]
1889 Newcastle by-election
Saturday 12 October [56]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade James Curley (elected) 2,173 51.8
Protectionist William Grahame (defeated) 2,022 48.2
Total formal votes 4,195 98.6 −0.8
Informal votes 61 1.4 +0.8
Turnout 4,256 64.2 −10.9
Free Trade gain from Protectionist  
William Grahame (Protectionist) resigned due to financial difficulties.[56]

1889

This section is an excerpt from 1889 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle
1889 New South Wales colonial election: Newcastle
Saturday 2 February [57]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist James Fletcher (elected 1) 2,657 19.3
Protectionist Alexander Brown (elected 2) 2,620 19.1
Protectionist William Grahame (elected 3) 2,452 17.8
Free Trade Henry Brown 2,069 15.1
Free Trade James Ellis (defeated) 2,050 14.9
Free Trade Charles Stokes 1,903 13.8
Total formal votes 13,751 99.4
Informal votes 81 0.6
Turnout 4,767 75.1
  Protectionist hold 1, win 1 and gain 1 from Free Trade (1 new seat)

1887

This section is an excerpt from 1887 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle
1887 New South Wales colonial election: Newcastle
Saturday 5 February [58]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade James Ellis (elected 1) 2,724 41.2
Protectionist James Fletcher (re-elected 2) 2,281 34.5
Free Trade George Lloyd (defeated) 1,603 24.3
Total formal votes 6,608 99.3
Informal votes 44 0.7
Turnout 3,890 75.4

1885

This section is an excerpt from 1885 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Newcastle
Friday 16 October [59]
Candidate Votes %
James Fletcher (re-elected 1) 2,483 42.2
George Lloyd (elected 2) 1,839 31.3
Total formal votes 1,557 100.0
Informal votes 5,879 0.0
Turnout 5,934 68.7

1882

This section is an excerpt from 1882 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Newcastle
Thursday 30 November [60]
Candidate Votes %
James Fletcher (re-elected 1) 2,121 45.7
James Ellis (elected 2) 1,527 32.9
George Lloyd (defeated) 990 21.4
Total formal votes 4,638 99.4
Informal votes 30 0.6
Turnout 4,668 70.9

1880

This section is an excerpt from 1880 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle
1880 New South Wales colonial election: Newcastle
Monday 22 November [61]
Candidate Votes %
James Fletcher (elected 1) 1,876 38.2
George Lloyd (elected 2) 1,195 24.3
James Ellis 1,012 20.6
Richard Bowker (defeated) 830 16.9
Total formal votes 4,913 99.3
Informal votes 34 0.7
Turnout 4,947 73.6
  (1 new seat)

Elections in the 1870s

1877

This section is an excerpt from 1877 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle
1877 New South Wales colonial election: Newcastle
Friday 26 October [62]
Candidate Votes %
Richard Bowker (elected) 784 54.7
George Lloyd (defeated) 402 28.0
Thomas Hungerford 230 16.0
William Brookes 18 1.3
Total formal votes 1,434 98.4
Informal votes 24 1.7
Turnout 1,458 77.1

1874-75

This section is an excerpt from 1874-75 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle
1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: Newcastle
Tuesday 8 December 1874 [63]
Candidate Votes %
George Lloyd (re-elected) 641 52.8
Charles Stevens 574 47.2
Total formal votes 1,215 98.5
Informal votes 18 1.5
Turnout 1,233 76.4

1872 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1872 Newcastle colonial by-election § Results.[edit]
1872 Newcastle by-election
Wednesday 29 May [64]
Candidate Votes %
George Lloyd (re-elected) 692 57.1
Daniel Macquarie 519 42.9
Total formal votes 1,211 98.6
Informal votes 17 1.4
Turnout 1,228 78.8
George Lloyd was appointed Postmaster-General in the first Parkes ministry.[64]

1872

This section is an excerpt from 1872 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle
1872 New South Wales colonial election: Newcastle
Saturday 2 March [65]
Candidate Votes %
George Lloyd (elected) 610 51.8
Daniel Macquarie 567 48.2
Total formal votes 1,177 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 1,177 73.4

Elections in the 1860s

1869-70

This section is an excerpt from 1869-70 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle
1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: Newcastle
Friday 3 December 1869[66]
Candidate Votes %
George Lloyd (elected) 588 53.8
James Martin 505 46.2
Total formal votes 1,093 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 1,093 76.9

1864-65

This section is an excerpt from 1864–65 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle
1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: Newcastle
Thursday 22 December 1864 [67]
Candidate Votes %
James Hannell (re-elected) 294 43.6
William Brookes 207 30.7
Charles Bolton 166 24.6
Thomas Adam 7 1.0
Total formal votes 674 96.8
Informal votes 22 3.2
Turnout 696 69.9

1860

This section is an excerpt from 1860 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle
1860 New South Wales colonial election: Newcastle
Thursday 6 December [68]
Candidate Votes %
James Hannell (elected) 374 69.3
Arthur Hodgson (defeated) 166 30.7
Total formal votes 540 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 540 62.1

Elections in the 1850s

1859

This section is an excerpt from 1859 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle
1859 New South Wales colonial election: Newcastle
Tuesday 14 June [69]
Candidate Votes %
Arthur Hodgson (re-elected) 309 51.8
James Hannell 288 48.2
Total formal votes 597 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 597 68.9

Notes

  1. ^ Bryce Gaudry was the Labor member for Newcastle from 1991 to 2007. When Jodi McKay was preselected at the request of the Premier, he left Labor and contested the election as an Independent.
  2. ^ Two party preferred vote was estimated.

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