Electoral results for the Division of St George
This is a list of electoral results for the Division of St George in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1949 until its abolition in 1993.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Graham | Liberal | 1949–1954 | |
| Nelson Lemmon | Labor | 1954–1955 | |
| Bill Graham | Liberal | 1955–1958 | |
| Lionel Clay | Labor | 1958–1963 | |
| Len Bosman | Liberal | 1963–1969 | |
| Bill Morrison | Labor | 1969–1975 | |
| Maurice Neil | Liberal | 1975–1980 | |
| Bill Morrison | Labor | 1980–1984 | |
| Stephen Dubois | Labor | 1984–1993 | |
Election results
Elections in the 1990s
1990
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Stephen Dubois | 31,064 | 49.3 | −0.5 | |
| Liberal | Alan Smith | 23,060 | 36.6 | −6.8 | |
| Democrats | John Mukai | 6,086 | 9.7 | +4.5 | |
| Australian Gruen | Don Collingridge | 1,430 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
| Grey Power | Brian Howard | 579 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
| New Australia | John Brkich | 417 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
| Democratic Socialist | Colin Hesse | 392 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 63,028 | 95.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 3,264 | 4.9 | |||
| Turnout | 66,292 | 96.0 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Stephen Dubois | 36,309 | 57.8 | +4.1 | |
| Liberal | Alan Smith | 26,548 | 42.2 | −4.1 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +4.1 | |||
Elections in the 1980s
1987
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Stephen Dubois | 30,829 | 49.8 | −3.2 | |
| Liberal | Gary Rush | 26,869 | 43.4 | +3.2 | |
| Democrats | Garry Dalrymple | 3,241 | 5.2 | +1.0 | |
| Independent | Brian Compton | 927 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 61,866 | 93.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 4,015 | 6.1 | |||
| Turnout | 65,881 | 93.7 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Stephen Dubois | 33,209 | 53.7 | −2.8 | |
| Liberal | Gary Rush | 28,651 | 46.3 | +2.8 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −2.8 | |||
1984
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Stephen Dubois | 32,417 | 53.0 | −4.7 | |
| Liberal | Bob Gemell | 24,612 | 40.2 | +3.3 | |
| Democrats | Paul Terrett | 2,599 | 4.2 | +2.3 | |
| Independent | Stanley Duncan | 1,008 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
| Independent | Brian Compton | 521 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 61,157 | 92.2 | |||
| Informal votes | 5,206 | 7.8 | |||
| Turnout | 66,363 | 94.6 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Stephen Dubois | 34,560 | 56.5 | −3.9 | |
| Liberal | Bob Gemell | 26,587 | 43.5 | +3.9 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −3.9 | |||
1983
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Bill Morrison | 37,570 | 57.8 | +4.4 | |
| Liberal | George James | 23,933 | 36.8 | −6.0 | |
| Independent | Brian Compton | 1,806 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
| Democrats | Ronald Kirkwood | 1,210 | 1.9 | −1.9 | |
| Socialist Workers | Dorothy Tumney | 477 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 64,996 | 97.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,809 | 2.7 | |||
| Turnout | 66,805 | 95.6 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Bill Morrison | 60.5 | +4.4 | ||
| Liberal | George James | 39.5 | −4.4 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | +4.4 | |||
1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Bill Morrison | 34,855 | 53.4 | +8.3 | |
| Liberal | Maurice Neil | 27,946 | 42.8 | −5.1 | |
| Democrats | Beverley Davis | 2,509 | 3.8 | −2.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 65,310 | 97.5 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,680 | 2.5 | |||
| Turnout | 66,990 | 94.8 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Bill Morrison | 56.1 | +8.1 | ||
| Liberal | Maurice Neil | 43.9 | −8.1 | ||
| Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.1 | |||
Elections in the 1970s
1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Maurice Neil | 32,078 | 47.9 | −1.1 | |
| Labor | Tony Whitlam | 30,227 | 45.1 | −3.6 | |
| Democrats | Ronald Kirkwood | 4,243 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
| Progress | David Kriss | 441 | 0.7 | −1.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 66,989 | 97.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,784 | 2.6 | |||
| Turnout | 68,773 | 95.4 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Maurice Neil | 34,827 | 52.0 | +2.0 | |
| Labor | Tony Whitlam | 32,162 | 48.0 | −2.0 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +2.0 | |||
1975
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Maurice Neil | 28,371 | 49.0 | +5.4 | |
| Labor | Bill Morrison | 28,203 | 48.7 | −6.3 | |
| Workers | Keith Gleeson | 1,338 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 57,912 | 98.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,006 | 1.7 | |||
| Turnout | 58,918 | 96.2 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Maurice Neil | 28,984 | 50.0 | +5.8 | |
| Labor | Bill Morrison | 28,928 | 50.0 | −5.8 | |
| Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +5.8 | |||
1974
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Bill Morrison | 31,121 | 55.0 | +2.0 | |
| Liberal | Brian Booth | 24,696 | 43.6 | +2.5 | |
| Australia | Harry Jagers | 788 | 1.4 | −0.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 56,605 | 98.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 931 | 1.6 | |||
| Turnout | 57,536 | 95.7 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Bill Morrison | 55.8 | +0.8 | ||
| Liberal | Brian Booth | 44.2 | −0.8 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | +0.8 | |||
1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Bill Morrison | 28,384 | 53.0 | +4.8 | |
| Liberal | Len Bosman | 22,013 | 41.1 | −5.1 | |
| Democratic Labor | Doris Allison | 1,754 | 3.3 | −0.1 | |
| Australia | Christopher Owens | 1,165 | 2.2 | +0.8 | |
| Independent | Charles Bellchambers | 206 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 53,522 | 97.8 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,200 | 2.2 | |||
| Turnout | 54,722 | 96.4 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Bill Morrison | 55.0 | +4.9 | ||
| Liberal | Len Bosman | 45.0 | −4.9 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | +4.9 | |||
Elections in the 1960s
1969
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Bill Morrison | 25,918 | 48.2 | +10.2 | |
| Liberal | Len Bosman | 24,822 | 46.2 | −8.3 | |
| Democratic Labor | Henry Bader | 1,805 | 3.4 | −0.8 | |
| Australia | Christopher Owens | 741 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
| Independent | Archibald Lawless | 249 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
| Independent | Emanuel Said | 198 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 53,733 | 96.7 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,838 | 3.3 | |||
| Turnout | 55,571 | 95.4 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Bill Morrison | 26,901 | 50.1 | +9.6 | |
| Liberal | Len Bosman | 26,832 | 49.9 | −9.6 | |
| Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.6 | |||
1966
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Len Bosman | 22,091 | 54.5 | +4.4 | |
| Labor | Malcolm Cameron | 15,406 | 38.0 | −9.1 | |
| Democratic Labor | Hans Andreasson | 1,713 | 4.2 | +1.4 | |
| Liberal Reform Group | John Mant | 1,304 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 40,514 | 97.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,229 | 2.9 | |||
| Turnout | 41,743 | 95.9 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Len Bosman | 59.5 | +7.2 | ||
| Labor | Malcolm Cameron | 40.5 | −7.2 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +7.2 | |||
1963
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Len Bosman | 20,869 | 50.1 | +7.7 | |
| Labor | Lionel Clay | 19,648 | 47.1 | −7.1 | |
| Democratic Labor | John Vandergriff | 1,169 | 2.8 | −0.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 41,686 | 98.6 | |||
| Informal votes | 597 | 1.4 | |||
| Turnout | 42,283 | 96.8 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Len Bosman | 52.3 | +7.2 | ||
| Labor | Lionel Clay | 47.7 | −7.2 | ||
| Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +7.2 | |||
1961
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Lionel Clay | 22,468 | 54.2 | +5.1 | |
| Liberal | Clifford Amos | 17,580 | 42.4 | −4.7 | |
| Democratic Labor | Malcolm Towner | 1,433 | 3.5 | −0.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 41,481 | 97.7 | |||
| Informal votes | 978 | 2.3 | |||
| Turnout | 42,459 | 95.9 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Lionel Clay | 54.9 | +4.8 | ||
| Liberal | Clifford Amos | 45.1 | −4.8 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | +4.8 | |||
Elections in the 1950s
1958
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Lionel Clay | 20,532 | 49.1 | +1.5 | |
| Liberal | Bill Graham | 19,675 | 47.1 | −5.3 | |
| Democratic Labor | Mary Nappa | 1,590 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 41,797 | 97.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,151 | 2.7 | |||
| Turnout | 42,948 | 96.7 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Lionel Clay | 20,928 | 50.1 | +2.5 | |
| Liberal | Bill Graham | 20,869 | 49.9 | −2.5 | |
| Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.5 | |||
1955
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Bill Graham | 22,171 | 52.4 | +5.8 | |
| Labor | Nelson Lemmon | 20,142 | 47.6 | −5.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 42,313 | 97.6 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,007 | 2.3 | |||
| Turnout | 43,320 | 96.7 | |||
| Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +5.8 | |||
1954
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Nelson Lemmon | 20,173 | 52.7 | +4.3 | |
| Liberal | Bill Graham | 18,084 | 47.3 | −4.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 38,257 | 98.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 434 | 1.1 | |||
| Turnout | 38,691 | 97.0 | |||
| Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.3 | |||
1951
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Bill Graham | 19,890 | 51.6 | −0.4 | |
| Labor | Nelson Lemmon | 18,670 | 48.4 | +0.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 38,560 | 98.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 654 | 1.7 | |||
| Turnout | 39,214 | 97.0 | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −0.4 | |||
Elections in the 1940s
1949
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Bill Graham | 19,987 | 52.0 | +17.2 | |
| Labor | Joseph Nicholson | 18,475 | 48.0 | −12.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 38,462 | 97.8 | |||
| Informal votes | 847 | 2.2 | |||
| Turnout | 39,309 | 97.3 | |||
| Liberal notional gain from Labor | Swing | +16.2 | |||
References
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- ^ "1987 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
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- ^ "1977 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "1975 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "1974 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
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