Electoral results for the district of Armidale

Armidale, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, had two incarnations, the first from 1894 to 1920, the second from 1927 to 1981.[1][2][3]

Election Member Party
1894   Henry Copeland Protectionist
1895   Edmund Lonsdale Free Trade
1898   Charles Wilson Protectionist
1901   Edmund Lonsdale Liberal Reform
1903 by   Sydney Kearney Liberal Reform
1904
1907   Edmund Lonsdale Liberal Reform
1910
1913   George Braund Liberal Reform
1915 by   Herbert Lane Liberal Reform
1917   Nationalist
 
Election Member Party
1927   David Drummond Country
1930
1932
1935
1938
1941
1944
1947
1950 by   Davis Hughes Country
1950
1953   Jim Cahill Labor
1956   Davis Hughes Country
1659
1962
1965
1968
1971
1973 by   David Leitch Country
1973
1976   National Country
1978   Bill McCarthy Labor

Election results

Elections in the 1970s

1978

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1978 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Armidale.[edit]
1978 New South Wales state election: Armidale [4]
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

1976

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1976 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Armidale.[edit]
1976 New South Wales state election: Armidale [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Leitch 13,078 56.6 −3.1
Labor Hubert Legge 10,024 43.4 +7.2
Total formal votes 23,102 98.7 0.0
Informal votes 297 1.3 0.0
Turnout 23,399 93.0 −1.4
Country hold Swing −6.4

1973

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1973 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Armidale.[edit]
1973 New South Wales state election: Armidale [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Leitch 13,296 59.7 −2.2
Labor Judith Waters 8,053 36.2 −1.9
Democratic Labor Peter McRae 922 4.1 +4.1
Total formal votes 22,271 98.7
Informal votes 285 1.3
Turnout 22,556 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country David Leitch 14,033 63.0 +1.1
Labor Judith Waters 8,238 37.0 −1.1
Country hold Swing +1.1

1973 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1973 Armidale state by-election § Result.[edit]
1973 Armidale by-election
Saturday 17 February [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Leitch 5,826 31.4 −30.5
Labor Justin Rowe 8,282 44.7
Country Philip Street 3,738 20.2
Australia Joan Kersey 682 3.7
Total formal votes 18,528 98.7 +0.3
Informal votes 253 1.4 −0.3
Turnout 18,781 88.9 −4.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country David Leitch 9,612 51.9 −10.0
Labor Justin Rowe 8,916 48.1
Country hold Swing −10.0 '"`UNIQ−−ref−0000001C−QINU`"'
Davis Hughes (Country) resigned to be appointed Agent-General in London.[7]

1971

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1971 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Armidale.[edit]
1971 New South Wales state election: Armidale [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Davis Hughes 11,562 61.9 −5.0
Independent Jean Mitchell 7,118 38.1 +38.1
Total formal votes 18,680 98.3
Informal votes 327 1.7
Turnout 19,007 93.2
Country hold Swing −5.0

Elections in the 1960s

1968

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1968 New South Wales state election § Armidale.[edit]
1968 New South Wales state election: Armidale [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Davis Hughes 12,186 66.9 0.0
Labor Joseph Dawson 6,015 33.1 0.0
Total formal votes 18,201 1.8
Informal votes 338 1.8
Turnout 18,539 94.7
Country hold Swing 0.0

1965

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1965 New South Wales state election § Armidale.[edit]
1965 New South Wales state election: Armidale [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Davis Hughes 10,775 66.9 +4.4
Labor Patrick McGee 5,322 33.1 −4.4
Total formal votes 16,097 98.5 −0.1
Informal votes 238 1.5 +0.1
Turnout 16,335 94.8 +0.1
Country hold Swing +4.4

1962

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1962 New South Wales state election § Armidale.[edit]
1962 New South Wales state election: Armidale [11]
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

Elections in the 1950s

1959

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1959 New South Wales state election § Armidale.[edit]
1959 New South Wales state election: Armidale [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Davis Hughes 9,956 56.3
Labor Percy Love 7,170 40.5
Democratic Labor Richard Stanley 568 3.2
Total formal votes 17,694 98.6
Informal votes 242 1.4
Turnout 17,936 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Davis Hughes 10,410 58.8
Labor Percy Love 7,284 41.2
Country hold Swing

1956

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1956 New South Wales state election § Armidale.[edit]
1956 New South Wales state election: Armidale [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Davis Hughes 9,107 52.3 +2.3
Labor Jim Cahill 8,312 47.7 −2.3
Total formal votes 17,419 98.8 +0.2
Informal votes 218 1.2 −0.2
Turnout 17,637 93.7 −1.4
Country gain from Labor Swing +2.3

1953

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1953 New South Wales state election § Armidale.[edit]
1953 New South Wales state election: Armidale [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Cahill 8,595 50.04
Country Davis Hughes 8,582 49.96
Total formal votes 17,177 98.6
Informal votes 240 1.4
Turnout 17,417 95.1
Labor gain from Country Swing

1950

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1950 New South Wales state election § Armidale.[edit]
1950 New South Wales state election: Armidale [15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Davis Hughes 7,656 49.8
Labor Jim Cahill 7,246 47.2
Independent Edward Spensley 458 3.0
Total formal votes 15,360 98.8
Informal votes 181 1.2
Turnout 15,541 93.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Davis Hughes 7,922 51.6
Labor Jim Cahill 7,438 48.4
Country hold Swing

1950 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1950 Armidale state by-election § Result.[edit]
1950 Armidale by-election
Saturday 11 February [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Davis Hughes 4,240 32.8
Labor Jim Cahill 6,064 46.9
Country William Fooks 2,616 20.3
Total formal votes 12,920 99.1
Informal votes 124 1.0
Turnout 13,044 86.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Davis Hughes 6,652 51.5
Labor Jim Cahill 6,268 48.5
Country hold  
David Drummond (Country) resigned to successfully contest the 1949 election for New England.[16]

Elections in the 1940s

1947

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1947 New South Wales state election § Armidale.[edit]
1947 New South Wales state election: Armidale [17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Drummond 7,616 56.0 +4.7
Labor Francis Harvison 5,982 44.0 −4.7
Total formal votes 13,598 98.8 +0.9
Informal votes 164 1.2 −0.9
Turnout 13,762 93.2 +2.4
Country hold Swing +4.7

1944

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1944 New South Wales state election § Armidale.[edit]
1944 New South Wales state election: Armidale [18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Drummond 6,731 51.3 −1.0
Labor Herbert Oxford 6,380 48.7 +1.0
Total formal votes 13,111 97.9 −0.6
Informal votes 283 2.1 +0.6
Turnout 13,394 90.8 −2.1
Country hold Swing −1.0

1941

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1941 New South Wales state election § Armidale.[edit]
1941 New South Wales state election: Armidale [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Drummond 7,192 53.3
Labor John Shanahan 6,308 46.7
Total formal votes 13,500 98.5
Informal votes 209 1.5
Turnout 13,709 92.9
Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

1938

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1938 New South Wales state election § Armidale.[edit]
1938 New South Wales state election: Armidale [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Drummond 7,264 56.3 −43.7
Independent Charles Hobbs 4,248 33.0 +33.0
Independent William Broun 1,380 10.7 +10.7
Total formal votes 12,892 97.8
Informal votes 294 2.2
Turnout 13,186 96.5
Country hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1935

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1935 New South Wales state election § Armidale.[edit]
1935 New South Wales state election: Armidale [21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Drummond unopposed
Country hold  

1932

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1932 New South Wales state election § Armidale.[edit]
1932 New South Wales state election: Armidale [22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Drummond 8,164 66.2 +14.1
Labor (NSW) Leonard Dawson 4,169 33.8 −14.1
Total formal votes 12,333 98.3 +1.3
Informal votes 218 1.7 −1.3
Turnout 12,551 96.5 −3.6
Country hold Swing +14.1

1930

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1930 New South Wales state election § Armidale.[edit]
1930 New South Wales state election: Armidale [23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Drummond 6,388 52.1
Labor Thomas Wilson 5,872 47.9
Total formal votes 12,260 97.0
Informal votes 380 3.0
Turnout 12,640 99.1
Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1927

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1927 New South Wales state election § Armidale.[edit]
1927 New South Wales state election: Armidale [24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country David Drummond 7,620 62.7
Labor Alfred McClelland (defeated) 4,539 37.3
Total formal votes 12,159 98.9
Informal votes 137 1.1
Turnout 12,296 83.1
Country win (new seat)

1920 - 1927

District abolished

Elections in the 1910s

1917

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1917 New South Wales state election § Armidale.[edit]
1917 New South Wales state election: Armidale [25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Herbert Lane 3,459 56.5 +0.6
Labor John Andrews 2,661 43.5 −0.6
Total formal votes 6,120 99.2 +1.8
Informal votes 46 0.8 −1.8
Turnout 6,166 62.0 −11.5
Nationalist hold Swing +0.6

1915 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1915 Armidale state by-election § Result.[edit]
1915 Armidale by-election
Saturday 18 September [26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform Herbert Lane unopposed
Liberal Reform hold  
George Braund was killed in action at Gallipoli.[26]

1913

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1913 New South Wales state election § Armidale.[edit]
1913 New South Wales state election: Armidale [27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform George Braund [b] 3,939 55.9
Labor John Eather 3,112 44.1
Total formal votes 7,051 97.4
Informal votes 185 2.6
Turnout 7,236 73.5
Liberal Reform hold  

1910

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1910 New South Wales state election § Armidale.[edit]
1910 New South Wales state election: Armidale [28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform Edmund Lonsdale 3,407 51.3
Labour Francis Bryant 3,232 48.7
Total formal votes 6,639 98.3
Informal votes 116 1.7
Turnout 6,755 73.9
Liberal Reform hold  

Elections in the 1900s

1907

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1907 New South Wales state election § Armidale.[edit]
1907 New South Wales state election: Armidale [29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform Edmund Lonsdale 2,964 52.0
Labour Michael MacMahon 2,741 48.1
Total formal votes 5,705 97.3
Informal votes 158 2.7
Turnout 5,863 68.4
Liberal Reform hold  

1904

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1904 New South Wales state election § Armidale.[edit]
1904 New South Wales state election: Armidale [30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform Sydney Kearney 2,124 50.7
Progressive Michael MacMahon 2,067 49.3
Total formal votes 4,191 99.4
Informal votes 25 0.6
Turnout 4,216 55.9
Liberal Reform hold  
Armidale was expanded to include part of the abolished seat of Uralla-Walcha. Sydney Kearney was the member for Armidale while Michael MacMahon was the member for Uralla-Walcha.

1903 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1903 Armidale state by-election § Result.[edit]
1903 Armidale by-election
Saturday 12 December [31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform Sydney Kearney 642 45.2 −5.6
Independent Charles Wilson 470 33.1 −16.2
Labour William Watson 309 21.8 +21.8
Total formal votes 1,421 99.2 +0.4
Informal votes 11 0.8 −0.4
Turnout 1,432 54.1 [c] −16.3
Liberal Reform hold Swing −5.6
Edmund Lonsdale resigned to successfully contest the federal seat of New England.[31]

1901

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Armidale.[edit]
1901 New South Wales state election: Armidale [32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform Edmund Lonsdale 935 50.8 +7.1
Progressive Charles Wilson 907 49.2 −7.1
Total formal votes 1,842 98.8 −0.6
Informal votes 22 1.2 +0.6
Turnout 1,864 70.4 −8.4
Liberal Reform gain from Progressive  

Elections in the 1890s

1898

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Armidale.[edit]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Armidale [33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Federal Charles Wilson 1,020 56.3
Free Trade Edmund Lonsdale 792 43.7
Total formal votes 0 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 0 0.0
National Federal gain from Free Trade  

1895

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Armidale.[edit]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Armidale [34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Edmund Lonsdale 891 50.4
Protectionist Henry Copeland 876 49.6
Total formal votes 1,767 99.6
Informal votes 8 0.5
Turnout 1,775 71.2
Free Trade gain from Protectionist  

1894

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Armidale.[edit]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Armidale [35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Henry Copeland 820 38.4
Free Trade Edmund Lonsdale 684 32.0
Labour George Beeby 632 29.6
Total formal votes 2,136 99.4
Informal votes 14 0.7
Turnout 2,150 84.3
Protectionist win (new seat)
Henry Copeland (Protectionist) and Edmund Lonsdale (Free Trade) were sitting members for New England. The third member for New England, James Inglis (Free Trade) did not contest the election.

Notes

  1. ^ compared to the two-candidate-preferred vote at the 1971 Armidale election.[8]
  2. ^ Also endorsed by Farmers and Settlers.
  3. ^ based on a roll of 2,648 at the 1901 election.[32]

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