Electoral district of Earlwood
Appearance
Earlwood was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian state of New South Wales from 1950 to 1991. It included Earlwood and Beverly Hills.
At the 1991 election, it was abolished and its area split between the seats of Canterbury, Hurstville and Rockdale.[1][2][3][4][5]
Members for Earlwood
[edit]Member | Party | Period | |
---|---|---|---|
Eric Willis | Liberal | 1950–1978 | |
Ken Gabb | Labor | 1978–1988 | |
Phil White | Liberal | 1988–1991 |
Election results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Phil White | 15,528 | 51.3 | +8.5 | |
Labor | Ken Gabb | 14,764 | 48.7 | -5.7 | |
Total formal votes | 30,292 | 95.7 | −1.5 | ||
Informal votes | 1,353 | 4.3 | +1.5 | ||
Turnout | 31,645 | 95.6 | |||
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +7.2 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Earlwood". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Sir Eric Archibald Willis (1922–1999)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr (Ken) Kenneth George Gabb". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Mr Philip John White". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1988 Earlwood". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.