262:
2264:
32:
113:
106:
247:
239:
213:
205:
501:
had been premier for 2 and a half years. Heffron was 72 at the time of the election and his age and the longevity of the government were made issues by the opposition which described it as being composed of "tired old men". The prestige of
Heffron's government had suffered when the electors clearly
416:
and this made
Blacktown a safe Labor seat. While the theoretical effect of the redistribution was to increase the Liberal numbers by 1 at the expense of the Country Party, the boundary changes significantly improved Labor's position in several seats including Nepean, Coogee and Drummoyne. Joan Rydon
518:
put forward a positive program and addressed contentious issues including the introduction of State Aid for private schools, making rent control fairer and the legalisation of off-course betting on horse races. Askin accused the state government of allowing the transport infrastructure of the state
506:
at a referendum in April 1961. Labor's new policies for the election included the establishment of a
Department of Industrial Development to reduce unemployment, free school travel, aid to home buyers and commencing the construction of the
2903:
2789:
2769:
2759:
2754:
2749:
2744:
2739:
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2729:
2724:
2719:
2714:
2709:
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2609:
344:. The redistribution reflected the continuing relative population shifts from the Country and Eastern suburbs of Sydney to Western Sydney and the Central Coast. The Hunter Valley seat of
1961:
2230:
1944:
1074:
2011:
2117:
2048:
1956:
353:
596:
Non-elected
Premier Bob Heffron was elected his own right as Premier and would be the last non-elected Premier to achieve this until Morris Iemma in 2007.
2814:
2809:
2252:
1417:
532:
397:
2854:
2260:
2864:
1793:
564:
361:
307:
289:
138:
544:
from the
Country Party at a by-election after the Court of Disputed Returns ruling the 1959 election result invalid. Labor had lost the seat of
2859:
1573:
572:
1947:. These produced no change in party representation with the exception of Labor losing Waratah to the independent former member, Frank Purdue.
2334:
2324:
2319:
1672:
553:
1980:
There were 2,082,320 enrolled voters in 90 contested electorates and 91,448 were enrolled in 4 uncontested electorates (2 Labor, 2 Liberal).
2844:
2839:
2824:
2829:
2052:
2898:
1706:
1091:
365:
835:
523:
and to plan for a second crossing of Sydney
Harbour. Askin also promised more resources for mental health and district hospitals.
2939:
2268:
2245:
2088:
1364:
508:
2784:
2779:
2774:
2764:
2384:
2379:
2374:
2369:
2364:
2359:
2354:
2349:
2344:
2339:
2329:
2314:
2309:
2304:
2299:
2294:
2289:
2284:
1820:
1722:
1600:
1485:
545:
345:
2924:
349:
2035:
1995:
2929:
2684:
2679:
2674:
2669:
2664:
2659:
2654:
2649:
2644:
2639:
2634:
2629:
2624:
2619:
2614:
1838:
1801:
785:
608:
537:
The Labor government's position improved substantially at this election. It had a buffer of 7 seats in the new parliament:
401:
329:
77:
1943:
remained as leaders of their respective parties throughout the term of the parliament. During the parliament there were 4
2701:
2601:
2589:
2584:
2579:
2574:
2569:
2564:
2559:
2554:
2549:
2544:
2539:
2534:
2529:
2524:
2519:
2514:
2509:
2504:
2499:
2489:
2484:
2479:
2474:
2469:
2464:
2459:
2454:
2449:
2444:
2439:
2434:
2429:
2424:
2419:
2414:
2409:
2404:
2399:
2394:
2389:
617:
613:
503:
63:
46:
2238:
1641:
373:
2934:
2182:
2125:
1618:
1169:
1152:
377:
2884:
1542:
1385:
1179:
1135:
467:
393:
381:
2879:
2874:
2869:
2849:
2834:
2819:
2015:
1862:
1769:
1737:
1532:
1356:
1257:
1225:
1125:
1115:
810:
586:
The
Liberal Party won the new seats of Kirribilli, Wakehurst and The Hills. In Manly, the sitting Liberal member
576:
571:
and, as expected, won the new seats of Wyong, Wentworthville, Bass Hill and Bligh. Labor also gained
Blacktown,
413:
409:
405:
385:
357:
388:
was created in the
Northern Beaches area with a notional Liberal majority and on the Central Coast, the seat of
2801:
2084:
2056:
1680:
1457:
1105:
760:
328:
and was held on boundaries created at a 1961 redistribution. The election was for all of the 94 seats in the
169:
164:
2276:
2213:
1870:
1759:
1696:
1581:
1516:
1448:
1407:
1327:
1265:
735:
541:
2205:
1319:
860:
593:
The DLP and the
Communist party both performed poorly, each party gained less than 2% of the primary vote.
580:
520:
2076:
1915:
1893:
1828:
1714:
1649:
1608:
1550:
1508:
1494:
1475:
1425:
1295:
1247:
1175:
1095:
1087:
707:
440:
389:
369:
297:
278:
590:, who had lost his party's pre-selection, successfully contested the seat as an Independent Liberal.
1589:
143:
1335:
2174:
392:
was established and was expected to have a large Labor majority. In Western Sydney the seats of
1309:
325:
324:
was held on 3 March 1962. It was conducted in single member constituencies with compulsory
8:
341:
519:
to decline. He promised to build the Newcastle freeway without a toll, to construct the
417:
estimated that the coalition would have needed 52% of the overall vote to win office.
261:
2178:
552:. However, Liverpool Plains was abolished by the redistribution at this election. In
340:
A redistribution of electoral boundaries was undertaken in 1961 based on that year's
2080:
1399:
2263:
1165:
1940:
1101:
498:
2918:
2060:
2007:
1878:
1852:
1558:
1524:
1467:
1273:
1121:
646:
587:
2201:
1936:
1932:
1809:
1239:
1131:
568:
128:
412:
was established in North-west Sydney mainly from the northern portion of
1783:
1751:
1285:
515:
478:
Last day for the writs to be returned and the results formally declared.
303:
285:
123:
1075:
Candidates of the 1962 New South Wales state election § Retiring Members
2072:
1688:
1626:
1148:
557:
549:
1907:
1657:
1433:
1375:
1346:
1111:
439:
The Legislative Assembly was dissolved, and writs were issued by the
560:
changed his allegiance from the Country Party to the Liberal Party,
112:
1931:
Robert Heffron resigned in April 1964, aged 74 and was replaced by
548:
to the Country Party at a by-election caused by the resignation of
105:
514:
In contrast to Labor the leader of the conservative coalition,
1962:
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1962–1965
451:
Nominations for candidates for the election closed at noon.
2171:
The Light on the Hill: The Australian Labor Party 1891-1991
18:
State election for New South Wales, Australia in March 1962
380:
were combined to form the relatively safe Liberal seat of
497:
In March 1962, Labor had been in power for 21 years and
400:
were abolished and replaced by the safe Labor seats of
1188:
2124:. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from
2112:
2110:
2108:
1957:
Candidates of the 1962 New South Wales state election
352:
was abolished while in the eastern suburbs the safe
606:
New South Wales state election, 3 March 1962
540:Prior to the election Labor had gained the seat of
2105:
2030:
2028:
2026:
2024:
1361:
533:Results of the 1962 New South Wales state election
372:. In Northern Sydney, the marginal Labor seat of
1817:
1719:
1597:
2916:
2051:by 2 votes, however it was declared void by the
2034:Wakehurst. Bligh, Kirribilli and The Hills were
1990:
1988:
1986:
1875:
1849:
1555:
1521:
1464:
1270:
273:
2021:
1806:
1586:
1236:
1780:
1748:
1332:
1282:
2246:
1983:
1685:
1623:
1396:
2269:Elections and referendums in New South Wales
2196:
2194:
1904:
1654:
1430:
1372:
1343:
1306:
266:Two-candidate-preferred margin by electorate
81:48 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
1898:
1886:
1843:
1774:
1742:
1730:
1665:
1634:
1566:
1501:
1441:
1390:
1300:
1230:
368:were combined to form the marginal seat of
2253:
2239:
2210:New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007
2191:
2154:"Pledge to Suspend Toll Road Proposals".
1994:Bass Hill, Wentworthville and Wyong were
2168:
1684:
1520:
2917:
2234:
633:
502:rejected its proposal to abolish the
322:1962 New South Wales state election
78:New South Wales Legislative Assembly
1189:Seats changing party representation
1067:
504:New South Wales Legislative Council
24:1962 New South Wales state election
13:
14:
2951:
2899:Legislative Assembly by-elections
2200:
335:
2904:Legislative Council by-elections
2262:
1094:) — lost preselection for
1073:This section is an excerpt from
260:
246:
245:
238:
237:
212:
211:
204:
203:
111:
104:
30:
2066:
2041:
567:from the independent incumbent
2940:March 1962 events in Australia
2162:
2158:. 15 February 1962. p. 1.
2147:
2143:. 13 February 1962. p. 1.
2132:
2047:The Country Party had won the
2001:
1974:
1:
2214:Parliament of New South Wales
2098:
443:to proceed with an election.
376:and the safe Liberal seat of
2925:Elections in New South Wales
1926:
1138:) — lost preselection.
1118:) — lost preselection.
486:Opening of 40th Parliament.
420:
7:
2930:1962 elections in Australia
1950:
563:Labor regained the seat of
10:
2956:
1159:
1142:
1072:
678:Summary of votes by party
530:
526:
2893:
2800:
2700:
2600:
2275:
2156:The Sydney Morning Herald
2141:The Sydney Morning Herald
2139:"Labor Election Policy".
2053:Court of Disputed Returns
2049:1959 election for Lismore
2010:unsuccessfully contested
1892:
1885:
1837:
1832:
1827:
1768:
1763:
1758:
1736:
1729:
1664:
1633:
1580:
1577:
1565:
1500:
1440:
1384:
1326:
1323:
1294:
1251:
1246:
1224:
1219:
1210:
1203:
1198:
1195:
1054:
1046:
1041:
1033:
1028:
1020:
1015:
1007:
1002:
997:
989:
984:
976:
971:
963:
958:
950:
945:
937:
932:
924:
920:
916:
911:
881:
682:
677:
658:
637:
625:
604:
492:
271:
258:
144:Liberal/Country coalition
85:
74:
40:
28:
2935:1960s in New South Wales
2122:Atlas of New South Wales
1967:
1081:
664:
645:
643:
631:
509:Sydney–Newcastle Freeway
2175:Oxford University Press
2169:McMullin, Ross (1991).
521:Eastern Suburbs Railway
468:Second Heffron ministry
52:3 March 1962
2118:"1961 Redistribution"
2089:resulting by-election
2057:resulting by-election
609:Legislative Assembly
556:the sitting member,
330:Legislative Assembly
76:All 94 seats in the
2016:Independent Liberal
1707:Paddington-Waverley
1533:Independent Liberal
1166:Sir Michael Bruxner
1092:Paddington-Waverley
1003:Parliamentary seats
811:Independent Liberal
583:from the Liberals.
366:Paddington-Waverley
326:preferential voting
176:Last election
161:Leader's seat
25:
150:Leader since
23:
2912:
2911:
2702:Mayoral elections
2277:General elections
1924:
1923:
1065:
1064:
1059:
1058:
977:Democratic Labor
901:
900:
620:
490:
489:
342:Australian Census
318:
317:
314:
313:
254:
253:
200:Seat change
70:
69:
2947:
2267:
2266:
2255:
2248:
2241:
2232:
2231:
2225:
2224:
2222:
2220:
2198:
2189:
2188:
2166:
2160:
2159:
2151:
2145:
2144:
2136:
2130:
2129:
2128:on 23 June 2015.
2114:
2092:
2070:
2064:
2045:
2039:
2032:
2019:
2005:
1999:
1992:
1981:
1978:
1912:
1911:
1910:
1900:
1888:
1883:
1882:
1881:
1857:
1856:
1855:
1845:
1825:
1824:
1823:
1814:
1813:
1812:
1788:
1787:
1786:
1776:
1756:
1755:
1754:
1744:
1732:
1727:
1726:
1725:
1693:
1692:
1691:
1667:
1662:
1661:
1660:
1636:
1631:
1630:
1629:
1605:
1604:
1603:
1594:
1593:
1592:
1568:
1563:
1562:
1561:
1529:
1528:
1527:
1503:
1486:Liverpool Plains
1472:
1471:
1470:
1443:
1438:
1437:
1436:
1404:
1403:
1402:
1392:
1380:
1379:
1378:
1369:
1368:
1367:
1351:
1350:
1349:
1340:
1339:
1338:
1314:
1313:
1312:
1302:
1290:
1289:
1288:
1278:
1277:
1276:
1244:
1243:
1242:
1232:
1193:
1192:
1068:Retiring members
909:
908:
903:
902:
836:Democratic Labor
626:Enrolled voters
612:
602:
601:
546:Liverpool Plains
511:as a toll-road.
448:9 February 1962
436:5 February 1962
425:
424:
346:Liverpool Plains
274:
264:
249:
248:
241:
240:
215:
214:
207:
206:
153:23 October 1959
115:
108:
87:
86:
59:
57:
42:
41:
35:
34:
33:
26:
22:
2955:
2954:
2950:
2949:
2948:
2946:
2945:
2944:
2915:
2914:
2913:
2908:
2889:
2796:
2696:
2602:Local elections
2596:
2271:
2261:
2259:
2229:
2228:
2218:
2216:
2199:
2192:
2185:
2167:
2163:
2153:
2152:
2148:
2138:
2137:
2133:
2116:
2115:
2106:
2101:
2096:
2095:
2079:) resigned and
2071:
2067:
2046:
2042:
2033:
2022:
2006:
2002:
1993:
1984:
1979:
1975:
1970:
1953:
1929:
1906:
1905:
1877:
1876:
1851:
1850:
1819:
1818:
1808:
1807:
1782:
1781:
1750:
1749:
1721:
1720:
1687:
1686:
1656:
1655:
1625:
1624:
1599:
1598:
1588:
1587:
1557:
1556:
1523:
1522:
1466:
1465:
1432:
1431:
1398:
1397:
1374:
1373:
1365:Walter Lawrence
1363:
1362:
1345:
1344:
1334:
1333:
1308:
1307:
1284:
1283:
1272:
1271:
1238:
1237:
1191:
1186:
1185:
1162:
1145:
1084:
1078:
1070:
1061:
1060:
1052:
1039:
1026:
1013:
995:
982:
969:
956:
943:
930:
659:Informal votes
611:
607:
599:
535:
529:
495:
423:
338:
306:
301:
288:
283:
281:before election
272:
267:
259:
187:Seats won
80:
75:
55:
53:
36:
31:
29:
19:
12:
11:
5:
2953:
2943:
2942:
2937:
2932:
2927:
2910:
2909:
2907:
2906:
2901:
2894:
2891:
2890:
2888:
2887:
2882:
2877:
2872:
2867:
2862:
2857:
2852:
2847:
2842:
2837:
2832:
2827:
2822:
2817:
2812:
2806:
2804:
2798:
2797:
2795:
2794:
2787:
2782:
2777:
2772:
2767:
2762:
2757:
2752:
2747:
2742:
2737:
2732:
2727:
2722:
2717:
2712:
2706:
2704:
2698:
2697:
2695:
2694:
2687:
2682:
2677:
2672:
2667:
2662:
2657:
2652:
2647:
2642:
2637:
2632:
2627:
2622:
2617:
2612:
2606:
2604:
2598:
2597:
2595:
2594:
2587:
2582:
2577:
2572:
2567:
2562:
2557:
2552:
2547:
2542:
2537:
2532:
2527:
2522:
2517:
2512:
2507:
2502:
2497:
2492:
2487:
2482:
2477:
2472:
2467:
2462:
2457:
2452:
2447:
2442:
2437:
2432:
2427:
2422:
2417:
2412:
2407:
2402:
2397:
2392:
2387:
2382:
2377:
2372:
2367:
2362:
2357:
2352:
2347:
2342:
2337:
2332:
2327:
2322:
2317:
2312:
2307:
2302:
2297:
2292:
2287:
2281:
2279:
2273:
2272:
2258:
2257:
2250:
2243:
2235:
2227:
2226:
2190:
2183:
2161:
2146:
2131:
2103:
2102:
2100:
2097:
2094:
2093:
2065:
2040:
2038:Liberal seats.
2020:
2000:
1982:
1972:
1971:
1969:
1966:
1965:
1964:
1959:
1952:
1949:
1941:Charles Cutler
1928:
1925:
1922:
1921:
1918:
1913:
1902:
1896:
1890:
1889:
1887:Seat abolished
1884:
1873:
1868:
1865:
1859:
1858:
1847:
1841:
1839:Wentworthville
1835:
1834:
1831:
1826:
1821:Edward Greaves
1815:
1804:
1799:
1796:
1790:
1789:
1778:
1772:
1766:
1765:
1762:
1757:
1746:
1740:
1734:
1733:
1731:Seat abolished
1728:
1723:Keith Anderson
1717:
1712:
1709:
1703:
1702:
1699:
1694:
1683:
1678:
1675:
1669:
1668:
1666:Seat abolished
1663:
1652:
1647:
1644:
1638:
1637:
1635:Seat abolished
1632:
1621:
1615:
1614:
1611:
1606:
1601:Alfred Bennett
1595:
1584:
1579:
1576:
1570:
1569:
1567:Seat abolished
1564:
1553:
1548:
1545:
1539:
1538:
1535:
1530:
1519:
1514:
1511:
1505:
1504:
1502:Seat abolished
1499:
1497:
1492:
1489:
1482:
1481:
1478:
1473:
1462:
1460:
1455:
1452:
1445:
1444:
1442:Seat abolished
1439:
1428:
1423:
1420:
1414:
1413:
1410:
1405:
1394:
1388:
1382:
1381:
1370:
1359:
1353:
1352:
1341:
1330:
1325:
1322:
1316:
1315:
1304:
1298:
1292:
1291:
1280:
1268:
1263:
1260:
1254:
1253:
1250:
1245:
1234:
1228:
1222:
1221:
1218:
1215:
1212:
1208:
1207:
1202:
1197:
1190:
1187:
1184:
1183:
1176:Ray Fitzgerald
1173:
1161:
1158:
1157:
1156:
1144:
1141:
1140:
1139:
1129:
1119:
1109:
1102:William Gollan
1099:
1088:Keith Anderson
1083:
1080:
1079:
1071:
1069:
1066:
1063:
1062:
1057:
1056:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1044:
1043:
1040:
1037:
1035:
1031:
1030:
1027:
1024:
1022:
1018:
1017:
1014:
1011:
1009:
1005:
1004:
1000:
999:
996:
993:
991:
987:
986:
983:
980:
978:
974:
973:
970:
967:
965:
961:
960:
957:
954:
952:
948:
947:
944:
941:
939:
935:
934:
931:
928:
926:
922:
921:
919:
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914:
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906:
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883:
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878:
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872:
869:
866:
863:
858:
854:
853:
850:
847:
844:
841:
838:
833:
829:
828:
825:
822:
819:
816:
813:
808:
804:
803:
800:
797:
794:
791:
788:
783:
779:
778:
775:
772:
769:
766:
763:
758:
754:
753:
750:
747:
744:
741:
738:
733:
729:
728:
725:
720:
717:
714:
711:
704:
700:
699:
696:
693:
690:
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686:Primary votes
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680:
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528:
525:
499:Robert Heffron
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491:
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487:
484:
483:10 April 1962
480:
479:
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472:
471:
465:
464:14 March 1962
461:
460:
457:
453:
452:
449:
445:
444:
437:
433:
432:
429:
422:
419:
408:. The seat of
402:Wentworthville
348:, held by the
337:
336:Redistribution
334:
316:
315:
312:
311:
293:
269:
268:
265:
256:
255:
252:
251:
243:
235:
231:
230:
227:
222:
218:
217:
209:
201:
197:
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193:
188:
184:
183:
180:
177:
173:
172:
167:
162:
158:
157:
154:
151:
147:
146:
141:
136:
132:
131:
126:
121:
117:
116:
109:
102:
98:
97:
94:
91:
83:
82:
72:
71:
68:
67:
61:
49:
38:
37:
17:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2952:
2941:
2938:
2936:
2933:
2931:
2928:
2926:
2923:
2922:
2920:
2905:
2902:
2900:
2896:
2895:
2892:
2886:
2883:
2881:
2878:
2876:
2873:
2871:
2868:
2866:
2863:
2861:
2858:
2856:
2853:
2851:
2848:
2846:
2843:
2841:
2838:
2836:
2833:
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2828:
2826:
2823:
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2818:
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2813:
2811:
2808:
2807:
2805:
2803:
2799:
2793:
2792:
2788:
2786:
2783:
2781:
2778:
2776:
2773:
2771:
2768:
2766:
2763:
2761:
2758:
2756:
2753:
2751:
2748:
2746:
2743:
2741:
2738:
2736:
2733:
2731:
2728:
2726:
2723:
2721:
2718:
2716:
2713:
2711:
2708:
2707:
2705:
2703:
2699:
2693:
2692:
2688:
2686:
2683:
2681:
2678:
2676:
2673:
2671:
2668:
2666:
2663:
2661:
2658:
2656:
2653:
2651:
2648:
2646:
2643:
2641:
2638:
2636:
2633:
2631:
2628:
2626:
2623:
2621:
2618:
2616:
2613:
2611:
2608:
2607:
2605:
2603:
2599:
2593:
2592:
2588:
2586:
2583:
2581:
2578:
2576:
2573:
2571:
2568:
2566:
2563:
2561:
2558:
2556:
2553:
2551:
2548:
2546:
2543:
2541:
2538:
2536:
2533:
2531:
2528:
2526:
2523:
2521:
2518:
2516:
2513:
2511:
2508:
2506:
2503:
2501:
2498:
2496:
2493:
2491:
2488:
2486:
2483:
2481:
2478:
2476:
2473:
2471:
2468:
2466:
2463:
2461:
2458:
2456:
2453:
2451:
2448:
2446:
2443:
2441:
2438:
2436:
2433:
2431:
2428:
2426:
2423:
2421:
2418:
2416:
2413:
2411:
2408:
2406:
2403:
2401:
2398:
2396:
2393:
2391:
2388:
2386:
2383:
2381:
2378:
2376:
2373:
2371:
2368:
2366:
2363:
2361:
2358:
2356:
2353:
2351:
2348:
2346:
2343:
2341:
2338:
2336:
2333:
2331:
2328:
2326:
2323:
2321:
2318:
2316:
2313:
2311:
2308:
2306:
2303:
2301:
2298:
2296:
2293:
2291:
2288:
2286:
2283:
2282:
2280:
2278:
2274:
2270:
2265:
2256:
2251:
2249:
2244:
2242:
2237:
2236:
2233:
2215:
2211:
2207:
2206:"1962 Totals"
2203:
2202:Green, Antony
2197:
2195:
2186:
2184:0-19-554966-X
2180:
2176:
2172:
2165:
2157:
2150:
2142:
2135:
2127:
2123:
2119:
2113:
2111:
2109:
2104:
2090:
2086:
2082:
2081:Frank O'Keefe
2078:
2074:
2069:
2062:
2061:Keith Compton
2058:
2054:
2050:
2044:
2037:
2031:
2029:
2027:
2025:
2017:
2013:
2009:
2008:Alfred Dennis
2004:
1997:
1991:
1989:
1987:
1977:
1973:
1963:
1960:
1958:
1955:
1954:
1948:
1946:
1942:
1938:
1934:
1919:
1917:
1914:
1909:
1903:
1897:
1895:
1891:
1880:
1879:Vernon Treatt
1874:
1872:
1869:
1866:
1864:
1861:
1860:
1854:
1853:Jack Ferguson
1848:
1842:
1840:
1836:
1830:
1822:
1816:
1811:
1805:
1803:
1800:
1797:
1795:
1792:
1791:
1785:
1779:
1773:
1771:
1767:
1761:
1753:
1747:
1741:
1739:
1735:
1724:
1718:
1716:
1713:
1710:
1708:
1705:
1704:
1700:
1698:
1695:
1690:
1682:
1679:
1676:
1674:
1671:
1670:
1659:
1653:
1651:
1648:
1645:
1643:
1640:
1639:
1628:
1622:
1620:
1617:
1616:
1612:
1610:
1607:
1602:
1596:
1591:
1585:
1583:
1575:
1572:
1571:
1560:
1559:Jack Ferguson
1554:
1552:
1549:
1546:
1544:
1541:
1540:
1536:
1534:
1531:
1526:
1525:Douglas Darby
1518:
1515:
1512:
1510:
1507:
1506:
1498:
1496:
1493:
1490:
1487:
1484:
1483:
1479:
1477:
1474:
1469:
1468:Keith Compton
1463:
1461:
1459:
1456:
1453:
1450:
1447:
1446:
1435:
1429:
1427:
1424:
1421:
1419:
1416:
1415:
1411:
1409:
1406:
1401:
1395:
1389:
1387:
1383:
1377:
1371:
1366:
1360:
1358:
1355:
1354:
1348:
1342:
1337:
1331:
1329:
1321:
1318:
1317:
1311:
1305:
1299:
1297:
1293:
1287:
1281:
1275:
1274:Alfred Dennis
1269:
1267:
1264:
1261:
1259:
1256:
1255:
1249:
1241:
1235:
1229:
1227:
1223:
1216:
1213:
1209:
1206:
1201:
1194:
1181:
1177:
1174:
1171:
1167:
1164:
1163:
1154:
1150:
1147:
1146:
1137:
1133:
1130:
1127:
1123:
1122:Spence Powell
1120:
1117:
1113:
1110:
1107:
1103:
1100:
1097:
1093:
1089:
1086:
1085:
1076:
1049:
1047:Independents
1045:
1036:
1032:
1023:
1019:
1010:
1006:
1001:
992:
988:
979:
975:
966:
964:Independents
962:
953:
949:
940:
936:
927:
923:
918:
915:
910:
905:
904:
896:
893:
890:
887:
884:
880:
876:
873:
870:
867:
864:
862:
859:
856:
855:
851:
848:
845:
842:
839:
837:
834:
831:
830:
826:
823:
820:
817:
814:
812:
809:
806:
805:
801:
798:
795:
792:
789:
787:
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781:
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776:
773:
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767:
764:
762:
759:
756:
755:
751:
748:
745:
742:
739:
737:
734:
731:
730:
726:
724:
721:
718:
715:
712:
710:
709:
705:
702:
701:
697:
694:
691:
688:
685:
681:
676:
672:
669:
666:
661:
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653:
650:
648:
640:
636:
628:
624:
621:
619:
618:1965 >>
615:
614:<< 1959
610:
603:
600:
597:
594:
591:
589:
588:Douglas Darby
584:
582:
578:
574:
570:
566:
561:
559:
555:
551:
547:
543:
538:
534:
524:
522:
517:
512:
510:
505:
500:
485:
482:
481:
477:
475:6 April 1962
474:
473:
469:
466:
463:
462:
459:Polling day.
458:
456:3 March 1962
455:
454:
450:
447:
446:
442:
438:
435:
434:
430:
427:
426:
418:
415:
411:
407:
403:
399:
395:
391:
387:
383:
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375:
371:
367:
363:
360:and the safe
359:
355:
351:
350:Country Party
347:
343:
333:
331:
327:
323:
310:
309:
305:
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294:
292:
291:
287:
282:
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244:
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233:
232:
228:
226:
223:
220:
219:
210:
202:
199:
198:
194:
192:
189:
186:
185:
181:
178:
175:
174:
171:
168:
166:
163:
160:
159:
156:17 July 1959
155:
152:
149:
148:
145:
142:
140:
137:
134:
133:
130:
127:
125:
122:
119:
118:
114:
110:
107:
103:
100:
99:
96:Second party
95:
92:
89:
88:
84:
79:
73:
66: →
65:
62:
60:
50:
48:
45:←
44:
43:
39:
27:
21:
16:
2790:
2690:
2590:
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2217:. Retrieved
2209:
2170:
2164:
2155:
2149:
2140:
2134:
2126:the original
2121:
2068:
2043:
2003:
1998:Labor seats.
1976:
1945:by-elections
1937:Robert Askin
1933:Jack Renshaw
1930:
1810:Frank Purdue
1642:North Sydney
1590:Bill Chapman
1240:Clarrie Earl
1204:
1199:
1132:Arthur Tonge
912:Popular vote
722:
706:
605:
598:
595:
592:
585:
569:Frank Purdue
562:
539:
536:
513:
496:
374:North Sydney
339:
321:
319:
302:
295:
284:
277:
224:
190:
93:First party
51:
20:
15:
2802:Referendums
2059:was won by
1802:Independent
1784:Dick Healey
1752:Max Ruddock
1619:Neutral Bay
1336:Kevin Ellis
1286:Jim Southee
1170:Tenterfield
1153:Neutral Bay
786:Independent
638:Votes cast
516:Robin Askin
378:Neutral Bay
304:Bob Heffron
286:Bob Heffron
221:Percentage
124:Bob Heffron
2919:Categories
2897:See also:
2099:References
2087:) won the
2073:Roger Nott
2036:notionally
1996:notionally
1689:Les Jordan
1627:Ivan Black
1543:Merrylands
1418:Leichhardt
1400:John Waddy
1386:Kirribilli
1180:Gloucester
1149:Ivan Black
1136:Canterbury
990:Communist
885:1,927,358
641:1,957,406
629:2,173,768
558:Les Jordan
550:Roger Nott
470:sworn in.
398:Leichhardt
394:Merrylands
382:Kirribilli
56:1962-03-03
2219:12 August
2012:The Hills
1927:Aftermath
1908:Ray Maher
1863:Woollahra
1770:Wakehurst
1738:The Hills
1658:Ray Maher
1434:Reg Coady
1376:Reg Coady
1357:Drummoyne
1347:Lou Walsh
1310:Tom Morey
1258:Blacktown
1226:Bass Hill
1126:Bankstown
1116:Granville
1112:Bill Lamb
861:Communist
667:Informal
577:Drummoyne
421:Key dates
414:Blacktown
410:The Hills
406:Bass Hill
386:Wakehurst
358:Woollahra
182:44 seats
179:49 seats
129:Bob Askin
2063:(Labor).
1951:See also
1901:
1899:New seat
1846:
1844:New seat
1777:
1775:New seat
1745:
1743:New seat
1488:
1451:
1393:
1391:New seat
1303:
1301:New seat
1279:
1233:
1231:New seat
1106:Randwick
1034:Country
1021:Liberal
951:Country
938:Liberal
765:180,640
740:671,716
713:936,047
441:Governor
364:seat of
356:seat of
296:Elected
170:Collaroy
165:Maroubra
2335:1874–75
2325:1869–70
2320:1864–65
2085:Country
1920:
1871:Liberal
1867:
1833:
1798:
1794:Waratah
1764:
1760:Liberal
1711:
1701:
1697:Liberal
1681:Country
1677:
1646:
1613:
1582:Liberal
1578:
1547:
1537:
1517:Liberal
1513:
1491:
1480:
1458:Country
1454:
1449:Lismore
1422:
1412:
1408:Liberal
1328:Liberal
1324:
1266:Liberal
1262:
1252:
1217:Member
1214:Member
1160:Country
1143:Liberal
1051:
1038:
1025:
1012:
994:
981:
968:
955:
942:
929:
897:
891:
888:
865:12,150
857:
840:28,830
832:
815:37,555
807:
790:60,420
782:
761:Country
757:
736:Liberal
732:
703:
698:Change
662:30,048
647:Turnout
565:Waratah
542:Lismore
527:Results
354:Liberal
298:Premier
279:Premier
229:44.22%
120:Leader
101:
90:
54: (
2181:
2055:. The
2014:as an
1574:Nepean
1320:Coogee
1220:Party
1211:Party
1008:Labor
946:34.85%
933:48.57%
925:Labor
882:Total
871:−0.82
846:+0.18
821:+1.95
796:−0.50
771:+0.66
746:−0.50
743:34.85
719:−0.55
716:48.57
695:Seats
692:Swing
683:Party
673:−0.29
654:+0.00
651:94.00
581:Coogee
573:Nepean
493:Issues
431:Event
234:Swing
225:48.57%
135:Party
2077:Labor
1968:Notes
1916:Labor
1894:Wyong
1829:Labor
1715:Labor
1673:Oxley
1650:Labor
1609:Labor
1551:Labor
1509:Manly
1495:Labor
1476:Labor
1426:Labor
1296:Bligh
1248:Labor
1196:Seat
1096:Bligh
1082:Labor
998:0.63%
985:1.50%
972:5.08%
959:9.37%
868:0.63
843:1.50
818:1.95
793:3.13
768:9.37
708:Labor
670:1.54
554:Oxley
390:Wyong
370:Bligh
362:Labor
308:Labor
290:Labor
250:0.16
242:0.55
139:Labor
2885:1995
2880:1991
2875:1981
2870:1978
2865:1976
2860:1969
2855:1967
2850:1961
2845:1954
2840:1947
2835:1933
2830:1928
2825:1916
2820:1903
2815:1899
2810:1898
2791:2028
2785:2024
2780:2021
2775:2017
2770:2016
2765:2012
2760:2008
2755:2004
2750:2000
2745:1999
2740:1995
2735:1991
2730:1987
2725:1983
2720:1947
2715:1944
2710:1941
2691:2028
2685:2024
2680:2021
2675:2017
2670:2016
2665:2012
2660:2008
2655:2004
2650:2000
2645:1999
2640:1995
2635:1991
2630:1987
2625:1983
2620:1947
2615:1944
2610:1941
2591:2027
2585:2023
2580:2019
2575:2015
2570:2011
2565:2007
2560:2003
2555:1999
2550:1995
2545:1991
2540:1988
2535:1984
2530:1981
2525:1978
2520:1976
2515:1973
2510:1971
2505:1968
2500:1965
2495:1962
2490:1959
2485:1956
2480:1953
2475:1950
2470:1947
2465:1944
2460:1941
2455:1938
2450:1935
2445:1932
2440:1930
2435:1927
2430:1925
2425:1922
2420:1920
2415:1917
2410:1913
2405:1910
2400:1907
2395:1904
2390:1901
2385:1898
2380:1895
2375:1894
2370:1891
2365:1889
2360:1887
2355:1885
2350:1882
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2179:ISBN
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