Electoral results for the district of Collaroy

Collaroy, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1950 and abolished in 1973.[1][2][3]

Election Member Party
1950   (Sir) Robert Askin Liberal
1953
1956
1959
1962
1965
1968
1971

Election results

Elections in the 1970s

1971

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1971 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Collaroy.[edit]
1971 New South Wales state election: Collaroy [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Askin 15,492 62.0 −9.0
Australia Brian Walker 4,922 19.7 +19.7
Independent Frederick Adcock 2,429 9.7 +9.7
Democratic Labor Lyle Antcliff 1,554 6.2 +6.2
Independent Norman Ward 599 2.4 +2.4
Total formal votes 24,996 96.7
Informal votes 841 3.3
Turnout 25,837 91.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Robert Askin 17,783 71.1 +0.1
Australia Brian Walker 7,213 28.9 +28.9
Liberal hold Swing +0.1

Elections in the 1960s

1968

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1968 New South Wales state election § Collaroy.[edit]
1968 New South Wales state election: Collaroy [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Askin 18,415 71.0 −2.2
Labor David Lawler 7,532 29.0 +4.6
Total formal votes 25,947 96.5
Informal votes 938 3.5
Turnout 26,885 93.3
Liberal hold Swing −4.4

1965

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1965 New South Wales state election § Collaroy.[edit]
1965 New South Wales state election: Collaroy [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Askin 19,358 73.2 +0.7
Labor William Bramwell 6,458 24.4 −0.2
Communist Elfrida Morcom 634 2.4 −0.5
Total formal votes 26,450 98.3 −0.5
Informal votes 453 1.7 +0.5
Turnout 26,903 92.0 −1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robert Askin 19,485 73.7 +0.6
Labor William Bramwell 6,965 26.3 −0.6
Liberal hold Swing +0.6

1962

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1962 New South Wales state election § Collaroy.[edit]
1962 New South Wales state election: Collaroy [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Askin 16,476 72.5 0.0
Labor Peter Hopkins 5,591 24.6 −2.9
Communist Stanley Deacon 649 2.9 +2.9
Total formal votes 22,716 98.8
Informal votes 266 1.2
Turnout 22,982 93.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robert Askin 16,606 73.1 +0.6
Labor Peter Hopkins 6,110 26.9 −0.6
Liberal hold Swing +0.6

Elections in the 1950s

1959

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1959 New South Wales state election § Collaroy.[edit]
1959 New South Wales state election: Collaroy [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Askin 17,868 71.1
Labor Erwin Eder 7,266 28.9
Total formal votes 25,134 98.4
Informal votes 402 1.6
Turnout 25,536 93.4
Liberal hold Swing

1956

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1956 New South Wales state election § Collaroy.[edit]
1956 New South Wales state election: Collaroy [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Askin 18,038 70.1 +6.8
Independent Gordon Jones 6,334 24.6 +24.6
Communist Elfrida Morcom 1,345 5.2 +5.2
Total formal votes 25,717 97.9 −0.1
Informal votes 557 2.1 +0.1
Turnout 26,274 93.5 +1.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Robert Askin 18,374 71.4 +8.1
Independent Gordon Jones 7,343 28.6 +28.6
Liberal hold Swing N/A

1953

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1953 New South Wales state election § Collaroy.[edit]
1953 New South Wales state election: Collaroy [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Askin 12,722 63.3
Labor Evelyn Barron 7,360 36.7
Total formal votes 20,082 98.0
Informal votes 414 2.0
Turnout 20,496 92.3
Liberal hold Swing

1950

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1950 New South Wales state election § Collaroy.[edit]
1950 New South Wales state election: Collaroy [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Askin 13,107 63.7
Labor John Masters 7,472 36.3
Total formal votes 20,579 98.1
Informal votes 404 1.9
Turnout 20,983 92.1
Liberal notional hold  
Collaroy was a new seat created out of the districts of Hornsby and Manly, both of which were held by the Liberal party.

References

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Collaroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Sir Robert (Robin William) Askin (1907–1981)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "1971 Collaroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1968 Collaroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1965 Collaroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. "1962 Collaroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  8. ^ Green, Antony. "1959 Collaroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  9. ^ Green, Antony. "1956 Collaroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  10. ^ Green, Antony. "1953 Collaroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  11. ^ Green, Antony. "1950 Collaroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.