Electoral results for the district of King (New South Wales)

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King, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, had two incarnations, the first from 1904 to 1920 and the second from 1927 to 1973.[1][2][3]

Election Member Party
1904   Ernest Broughton Liberal Reform
1907
1910   James Morrish Labor
1913 Labor / Nationalist
1917   Tom Smith Labor
 
Election Member Party
1927   Daniel Clyne Labor
1930
1932   Labor (NSW)
1935
1938   Labor
1941
1944
1947
1950
1953
1956   Albert Sloss Labor
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) § King.
1971 New South Wales state election: King [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Albert Sloss 16,918 71.2 +4.0
Liberal Andrew Bush 4,628 19.5 −0.4
Communist Doris Jobling 1,146 4.8 −4.3
Independent Ernest Williams 1,060 4.5 +4.5
Total formal votes 23,752 94.1
Informal votes 1,478 5.9
Turnout 25,230 88.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Albert Sloss 18,408 77.5 +1.1
Liberal Andrew Bush 5,344 22.5 −1.1
Labor hold Swing +1.1

Elections in the 1960s

1968

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1968 New South Wales state election § King.
1968 New South Wales state election: King [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Albert Sloss 16,197 67.2 +0.6
Liberal Alfred Van Der Poorten 4,804 19.9 −5.6
Communist Brian Crispin 2,195 9.1 +1.1
Independent Martyn Harper 920 3.8 +3.8
Total formal votes 24,116 95.6
Informal votes 1,106 4.4
Turnout 25,222 91.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Albert Sloss 18,413 76.4 +3.3
Liberal Alfred Van Der Poorten 5,703 23.6 −3.3
Labor hold Swing +3.3

1965

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1965 New South Wales state election § King.
1965 New South Wales state election: King [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Albert Sloss 11,277 58.6 −5.1
Liberal John Partridge 6,445 33.5 +8.2
Communist Ron Maxwell 1,532 8.0 +3.9
Total formal votes 19,254 96.3 −0.6
Informal votes 742 3.7 +0.6
Turnout 19,996 89.8 −0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Albert Sloss 12,503 64.9 −3.4
Liberal John Partridge 6,751 35.1 +3.4
Labor hold Swing −3.4

1962

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1962 New South Wales state election § King.
1962 New South Wales state election: King [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Albert Sloss 13,470 63.7 +3.6
Liberal Norah O'Kelly 5,345 25.3 −7.3
Democratic Labor William Doherty 1,481 7.0 +7.0
Communist Alfred Watt 868 4.1 −3.3
Total formal votes 21,164 96.9
Informal votes 682 3.1
Turnout 21,846 89.9 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Albert Sloss 14,460 68.3 +2.4
Liberal Norah O'Kelly 6,704 31.7 −2.4
Labor hold Swing +2.4

Elections in the 1950s

1959

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1959 New South Wales state election § King.
1959 New South Wales state election: King [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Albert Sloss 13,105 65.1
Liberal Adrian Cook 5,539 27.5
Communist Ron Maxwell 1,482 7.4
Total formal votes 20,126 97.0
Informal votes 629 3.0
Turnout 20,755 90.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Albert Sloss 14,291 71.0
Liberal Adrian Cook 5,835 29.0
Labor hold Swing

1956

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1956 New South Wales state election § King.
1956 New South Wales state election: King [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Albert Sloss 10,700 56.6 −21.2
Liberal Roberta Galagher 4,456 23.6 +1.4
Lang Labor Michael Callinan 2,568 13.6 +13.6
Communist Ron Maxwell 1,179 6.2 +6.2
Total formal votes 18,903 96.5 +0.3
Informal votes 690 3.5 −0.3
Turnout 19,593 90.0 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Albert Sloss 13,610 72.0 −5.8
Liberal Roberta Galagher 5,293 28.0 +5.8
Labor hold Swing −5.8

1953

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1953 New South Wales state election § King.
1953 New South Wales state election: King [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Daniel Clyne 16,181 77.8
Liberal Roberta Galagher 4,628 22.2
Total formal votes 20,809 96.2
Informal votes 830 3.8
Turnout 21,639 89.1
Labor hold Swing

1950

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1950 New South Wales state election § King.
1950 New South Wales state election: King [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Daniel Clyne 10,125 50.9
Lang Labor Horace Foley 5,313 26.7
Liberal Roberta Galagher 4,053 20.4
Independent Clare Peters 387 2.0
Total formal votes 19,878 96.9
Informal votes 639 3.1
Turnout 20,517 89.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Daniel Clyne 75.0 [a]
Liberal Roberta Galagher 25.0
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1947 New South Wales state election § King.
1947 New South Wales state election: King [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Daniel Clyne 9,104 44.8 −9.3
Liberal Roberta Galagher 4,859 23.9 +23.9
Lang Labor Horace Foley 4,759 23.4 −22.5
Communist Frederick Haimes 1,602 7.9 +7.9
Total formal votes 20,324 95.8 +2.2
Informal votes 886 4.2 −2.2
Turnout 21,210 91.0 +6.1
After distribution of preferences
Labor Daniel Clyne 10,305 50.7
Liberal Roberta Gallagher 5,071 24.9
Lang Labor Horace Foley 4,948 24.4
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed to completion.

1944

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1944 New South Wales state election § King.
1944 New South Wales state election: King [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Daniel Clyne 9,647 54.1 −8.9
Lang Labor Horace Foley 8,175 45.9 +45.9
Total formal votes 17,822 93.6 −0.3
Informal votes 1,218 6.4 +0.3
Turnout 19,040 84.9 −0.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

1941

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1941 New South Wales state election § King.
1941 New South Wales state election: King [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Daniel Clyne 11,025 63.0
State Labor Albert Sloss 6,488 37.0
Total formal votes 17,513 93.9
Informal votes 1,137 6.1
Turnout 18,650 84.6
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

1938

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1938 New South Wales state election § King.
1938 New South Wales state election: King [15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Daniel Clyne 7,841 51.1 −0.5
United Australia Rowland Bowen 5,581 36.4 −7.2
Independent Josiah Trenerry 1,488 9.7 +9.7
Independent Patrick McDonnell 431 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 15,341 96.1 −0.7
Informal votes 626 3.9 +0.7
Turnout 15,967 90.9 −0.8
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1935

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1935 New South Wales state election § King.
1935 New South Wales state election: King [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor (NSW) Daniel Clyne 7,867 51.6 +0.6
United Australia Geoffrey Robin 6,651 43.6 −0.1
Communist James Prentice 723 4.7 +2.6
Total formal votes 15,241 96.8 −0.9
Informal votes 495 3.2 +0.9
Turnout 15,736 91.7 −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 § King.
1932 New South Wales state election: King [17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor (NSW) Daniel Clyne 8,578 51.0 −16.2
United Australia Henry Manning 7,356 43.7 +12.7
Federal Labor Edgar Grover 547 3.3 +3.3
Communist Ted Tripp 354 2.1 +0.3
Total formal votes 16,835 97.7 +0.9
Informal votes 404 2.3 −0.9
Turnout 17,239 92.6 +5.4
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 § King.
1930 New South Wales state election: King [18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Daniel Clyne 10,469 67.2
Nationalist Ernest Hagon 4,829 31.0
Communist Robert Shayler 277 1.8
Total formal votes 15,575 96.8
Informal votes 522 3.2
Turnout 16,097 87.2
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1927

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1927 New South Wales state election § King.
1927 New South Wales state election: King [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Daniel Clyne 6,637 62.9
Nationalist George Overhill 3,914 37.1
Total formal votes 10,551 98.8
Informal votes 125 1.2
Turnout 10,676 65.3
Labor win (new seat)

District recreated

1920 - 1927

District abolished

Elections in the 1910s

1917

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1917 New South Wales state election § King.
1917 New South Wales state election: King [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Smith 2,907 53.0 −3.4
Nationalist James Morrish 2,485 45.3 +2.9
Independent Lindsay Thompson 48 0.9 +0.9
Independent James Jones 28 0.5 +0.5
Ind. Socialist Labor Ernie Judd 22 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 5,490 98.6 0.0
Informal votes 80 1.4 0.0
Turnout 5,570 48.5 −10.5
Labor hold Swing −3.4
The sitting member James Morrish was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription.[21]

1913

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1913 New South Wales state election § King.
1913 New South Wales state election: King [22][23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Morrish 3,688 56.4
Liberal Reform Henry Manning 2,775 42.4
Australasian Socialist John Roche 75 1.2
Total formal votes 6,538 98.6
Informal votes 91 1.4
Turnout 6,629 59.0
Labor hold  

1910

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1910 New South Wales state election § King.
1910 New South Wales state election: King [24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Morrish 3,133 54.6 +6.0
Liberal Reform Neville Mayman 2,566 44.7 −6.7
Independent Robert Roberts 17 0.3
Independent James Jones 10 0.2
Independent Philip Cullen 5 0.1
Independent Michael Egan 5 0.1
Total formal votes 5,736 97.5 −0.1
Informal votes 145 2.5 +0.1
Turnout 5,881 62.5 0.0
Labour gain from Liberal Reform  

Elections in the 1900s

1907

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1907 New South Wales state election § King.
1907 New South Wales state election: King [25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform Ernest Broughton 2,461 51.4
Labour John West 2,331 48.6
Total formal votes 4,792 97.6
Informal votes 120 2.4
Turnout 4,912 62.5
Liberal Reform hold  

1904

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1904 New South Wales state election § King.
1904 New South Wales state election: King [26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform Ernest Broughton 2,154 48.6
Progressive Patrick Quinn 1,704 38.5
Independent Lindsay Thompson 385 8.7
Independent Labour Daniel Green 105 2.4
Independent John Lawler 57 1.3
Independent Liberal Henry Parr 15 0.3
Independent James Jones 9 0.2
Total formal votes 4,429 97.3
Informal votes 122 2.7
Turnout 4,551 47.9
Liberal Reform win (new seat)
King was a new seat which largely replaced the abolished seat of Sydney-King less a part lost to Darling Harbour. It was expanded to include parts of Sydney-Bligh and Sydney-Fitzroy. The member for Sydney-King was Ernest Broughton (Progressive), however he stood as a Liberal Reform candidate. The member for Sydney-Bligh was Patrick Quinn (Progressive). The member for Sydney-Fitzroy was Daniel Levy (Liberal Reform) who successfully contested Darlinghurst.

Notes

  1. ^ Two party preferred vote was estimated.

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