Electoral results for the district of Illawarra

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Election results for Illawarra, New South Wales, Australia

Illawarra, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had three incarnations, the first from 1859 to 1904, the second from 1927 to 1968 and the third from 1971 to 2007.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Election	Member		Party
1859		John Hargrave	None
1859 by		Samuel Gordon	None
1860		Robert Haworth	None
1864		Patrick Osborne	None
1866 by		John Stewart	None
1869		James Osborne	None
1872		William Forster	None
1874		Samuel Gray	None
1877		Samuel Gray	None
1880 by		Alexander Stuart	None
1880
1882
1885		Andrew Lysaght Sr.	None
1887		Francis Woodward	Free Trade	Member		Party
1889		Francis Woodward	Free Trade		Joseph Mitchell	Free Trade
1891		Andrew Lysaght, Sr.	Protectionist		John Nicholson	Labor
1891 by		Archibald Campbell	Protectionist		John Nicholson	Labor
1894			Free Trade
1895
1898
1901			Liberal Reform
1904 by		Edward Allen	Liberal Reform

Election	Member		Party
1927		Andrew Lysaght Jr.	Labor
1930		Billy Davies	Labor
1932
1935
1938
1941		Howard Fowles	Labor
1944
1947
1950
1953
1956
1959
1962
1965

Election	Member		Party
1971		George Petersen	Labor
1973
1976
1978
1981
1984			Labor / Illawarra Workers
1988		Terry Rumble	Labor
1991
1995
1999		Marianne Saliba	Labor
2003		Marianne Saliba	Labor

Elections in the 2000s

2003

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2003 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Illawarra.[edit]

2003 New South Wales state election: Illawarra ^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Marianne Saliba	23,270	55.7	+4.9
	Liberal	Benjamin Caldwell	6,372	15.3	−0.9
	Greens	Margaret Johanson	4,270	10.2	+5.6
	Christian Democrats	Richard Harris	1,973	4.7	−2.2
	Independent	Barry Hennessy	1,848	4.4	+4.4
	Independent	Charles Mifsud	1,643	3.9	+3.9
	One Nation	Robert Kennedy	1,149	2.8	−6.1
	Against Further Immigration	John Cipov	588	1.4	−0.2
	Independent	Bill Heycott	465	1.1	+1.1
	Socialist Alliance	Chris Williams	187	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			41,765	96.3	−0.9
Informal votes			1,612	3.7	+0.9
Turnout			43,377	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Marianne Saliba	26,135	74.8	+2.0
	Liberal	Benjamin Caldwell	8,808	25.2	−2.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.0

Elections in the 1990s

1999

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1999 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Illawarra.[edit]

1999 New South Wales state election: Illawarra ^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Marianne Saliba	20,370	50.8	−8.3
	Liberal	Kosta Jordan	6,492	16.2	−9.1
	One Nation	Ivan Prsa	3,576	8.9	+8.9
	Christian Democrats	Brian Hughes	2,759	6.9	−0.1
	Democrats	Penny Bartholomew	2,017	5.0	−3.6
	Greens	Jane Andersen	1,865	4.6	+4.6
	Independent	Roger Mason	1,850	4.6	+4.6
	Against Further Immigration	Francis Green	656	1.6	+1.6
	Democratic Socialist	Margaret Perrott	336	0.8	+0.8
	Non-Custodial Parents	Stephen Blayney	208	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			40,129	97.2	+3.7
Informal votes			1,160	2.8	−3.7
Turnout			41,289	94.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Marianne Saliba	22,848	72.8	+5.1
	Liberal	Kosta Jordan	8,554	27.2	−5.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.1

1995

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1995 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Illawarra.[edit]

1995 New South Wales state election: Illawarra ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Terry Rumble	20,893	62.3	+1.0
	Liberal	Sturt Guinness	7,620	22.7	−1.0
	Democrats	Bob Patrech	2,792	8.3	−1.6
	Call to Australia	Brian Hughes	2,243	6.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			33,548	93.2	−2.5
Informal votes			2,450	6.8	+2.5
Turnout			35,998	94.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Terry Rumble	22,531	70.5	+0.7
	Liberal	Sturt Guinness	9,431	29.5	−0.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.7

1991

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1991 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Illawarra.[edit]

1991 New South Wales state election: Illawarra ^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Terry Rumble	20,347	61.3	+12.6
	Liberal	Dennis Owen	7,878	23.7	−9.7
	Democrats	Neil Smith	3,306	10.0	+10.0
	Call to Australia	Brian Hughes	1,647	5.0	−0.3
Total formal votes			33,178	95.7	0.0
Informal votes			1,498	4.3	0.0
Turnout			34,676	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Terry Rumble	21,766	69.7	+11.6
	Liberal	Dennis Owen	9,441	30.3	−11.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+11.6

Elections in the 1980s

1988

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1988 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Illawarra.[edit]

1988 New South Wales state election: Illawarra ^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Terry Rumble	12,241	42.5	−21.4
	Liberal	Dennis Owen	9,852	34.2	+6.0
	Illawarra Workers	George Petersen	4,727	16.4	+16.4
	Call to Australia	Violet Knowles	1,956	6.8	+6.8
Total formal votes			28,776	95.6	−1.8
Informal votes			1,340	4.4	+1.8
Turnout			30,116	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Terry Rumble	14,026	54.4	−13.6
	Liberal	Dennis Owen	11,738	45.6	+13.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−13.6

1984

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1984 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Illawarra.[edit]

1984 New South Wales state election: Illawarra ^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Petersen	20,774	65.6	−3.5
	Liberal	Dennis Owen	8,451	26.7	+11.0
	Democrats	James Kay	2,444	7.7	0.0
Total formal votes			31,669	97.0	+2.0
Informal votes			989	3.0	−2.0
Turnout			32,658	93.6	+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	George Petersen		69.6	−10.0
	Liberal	Dennis Owen		30.4	+10.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−10.0

1981

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1981 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Illawarra.[edit]

1981 New South Wales state election: Illawarra ^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Petersen	20,094	69.1	+0.6
	Liberal	Mervyn Lucke	4,574	15.7	−2.0
	Democrats	James Kay	2,234	7.7	−6.1
	Independent	Susan Sallans	2,193	7.5	+7.5
Total formal votes			29,095	95.0
Informal votes			1,544	5.0
Turnout			30,639	93.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	George Petersen	21,787	79.6	+1.4
	Liberal	Mervyn Lucke	5,587	20.4	−1.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.4

Elections in the 1970s

1978

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1978 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Illawarra.[edit]

1978 New South Wales state election: Illawarra ^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Petersen	24,398	68.5	+2.7
	Liberal	Malcolm Yates	6,302	17.7	+17.7
	Democrats	William Speirs	4,924	13.8	+13.8
Total formal votes			35,624	97.5	−0.6
Informal votes			896	2.5	+0.6
Turnout			36,520	94.8	+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	George Petersen	27,845	78.2	+4.9
	Liberal	Malcolm Yates	7,779	21.8	+21.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.9

1976

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1976 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Illawarra.[edit]

1976 New South Wales state election: Illawarra ^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Petersen	21,081	65.8	−6.9
	Independent	Henry Schipp	9,145	28.5	+28.5
	Workers	Margaret Wright	1,826	5.7	+5.7
Total formal votes			32,052	98.1	+2.8
Informal votes			608	1.9	−2.8
Turnout			32,660	94.0	+1.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	George Petersen	21,994	68.6	−4.1
	Independent	Henry Schipp	10,058	31.4	+31.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.1

1973

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1973 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Illawarra.[edit]

1973 New South Wales state election: Illawarra ^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Petersen	19,523	72.7	+13.0
	Democratic Labor	Everardus Himmelreich	7,318	27.3	+22.8
Total formal votes			26,841	95.3
Informal votes			1,323	4.7
Turnout			28,164	93.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.6

1971

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1971 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Illawarra.[edit]

1971 New South Wales state election: Illawarra ^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Petersen	16,612	59.7	−2.1
	Liberal	Lorna Shacklock	4,836	17.4	−10.7
	Independent	Frank Arkell	3,361	12.1	+12.1
	Independent	Raymond Clay	1,759	6.3	+6.3
	Democratic Labor	Edward Himmelreich	1,237	4.4	+4.4
Total formal votes			27,805	96.8
Informal votes			920	3.2
Turnout			28,725	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	George Petersen	19,763	71.1	+4.4
	Liberal	Lorna Shacklock	8,042	28.9	−4.4
	Labor notional hold		Swing	+4.4

District recreated

1968 - 1971

District abolished

Elections in the 1960s

1965

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1965 New South Wales state election § Illawarra.[edit]

1965 New South Wales state election: Illawarra ^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Howard Fowles	12,523	52.7	−13.8
	Liberal	John Poel	10,529	44.3	+18.4
	Communist	Robert Webster	731	3.1	−4.4
Total formal votes			23,783	2.9	+0.6
Informal votes			711	2.9	−0.6
Turnout			24,494	95.1	+1.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Howard Fowles	13,108	55.1	−17.5
	Liberal	John Poel	10,675	44.9	+17.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−17.5

1962

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1962 New South Wales state election § Illawarra.[edit]

1962 New South Wales state election: Illawarra ^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Howard Fowles	13,442	66.5	−2.5
	Liberal	John Weickhardt	5,239	25.9	+25.9
	Communist	Milton Clunne	1,522	7.5	−2.3
Total formal votes			20,203	97.7
Informal votes			464	2.3
Turnout			20,667	93.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Howard Fowles	14,660	72.6	−1.3
	Liberal	John Weickhardt	5,543	27.4	+27.4
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 1950s

1959

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1959 New South Wales state election § Illawarra.[edit]

1959 New South Wales state election: Illawarra ^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labor	Howard Fowles	14,503	69.0
	Independent	James Casey	4,463	21.2
	Communist	David Bowen	2,056	9.8
Total formal votes			21,022	96.5
Informal votes			765	3.5
Turnout			21,787	93.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Howard Fowles	15,531	73.9
	Independent	James Casey	5,491	26.1
	Labor hold		Swing

1956

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1956 New South Wales state election § Illawarra.[edit]

1956 New South Wales state election: Illawarra ^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Howard Fowles	10,809	59.9	−40.1
	Liberal	Adrian O'Donnell	6,180	34.2	+34.2
	Communist	David Bowen	1,070	5.9	+5.9
Total formal votes			18,059	98.4
Informal votes			299	1.6
Turnout			18,358	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Howard Fowles	11,772	65.2	−34.8
	Liberal	Adrian O'Donnell	6,287	34.8	+34.8
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

1953

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1953 New South Wales state election § Illawarra.[edit]

1953 New South Wales state election: Illawarra ^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Howard Fowles	unopposed
	Labor hold

1950

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1950 New South Wales state election § Illawarra.[edit]

1950 New South Wales state election: Illawarra ^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labor	Howard Fowles	9,196	60.1
	Liberal	Lindsay Maynes	6,095	39.9
Total formal votes			15,291	98.5
Informal votes			239	1.5
Turnout			15,530	93.7
	Labor hold		Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1947 New South Wales state election § Illawarra.[edit]

1947 New South Wales state election: Illawarra ^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Howard Fowles	8,918	59.7	−1.7
	Liberal	Neville Carey	4,031	27.0	+9.2
	Country	Arthur Butfield	1,994	13.3	−2.9
Total formal votes			14,943	98.6	+0.9
Informal votes			208	1.4	−0.9
Turnout			15,151	94.8	+3.3
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Preferences were not distributed.

1944

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1944 New South Wales state election § Illawarra.[edit]

1944 New South Wales state election: Illawarra ^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Howard Fowles	8,090	61.4	+5.0
	Democratic	John Hedge	2,346	17.8	−25.8
	Country	Edward Spensley	2,132	16.2	+16.2
	Independent Labor	Ronald Sarina	619	4.7	+4.7
Total formal votes			13,187	97.7	−0.4
Informal votes			307	2.3	+0.4
Turnout			13,494	91.5	−1.6
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Preferences were not distributed.

1941

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1941 New South Wales state election § Illawarra.[edit]

1941 New South Wales state election: Illawarra ^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labor	Howard Fowles	7,321	56.4
	United Australia	Clarence Faulkner	5,654	43.6
Total formal votes			12,975	98.1
Informal votes			249	1.9
Turnout			13,224	93.1
	Labor hold		Swing

Elections in the 1930s

1938

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1938 New South Wales state election § Illawarra.[edit]

1938 New South Wales state election: Illawarra ^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Billy Davies	unopposed
	Labor hold

1935

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1935 New South Wales state election § Illawarra.[edit]

1935 New South Wales state election: Illawarra ^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor (NSW)	Billy Davies	8,086	51.4	+3.7
	United Australia	Walter Duncan	6,659	42.3	−5.9
	Communist	John Cranston	659	4.2	+1.8
	Federal Labor	Albert Rowe	327	2.1	+0.7
Total formal votes			15,731	98.0	−0.2
Informal votes			322	2.0	+0.2
Turnout			16,053	97.6	+0.2
	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 § Illawarra.[edit]

1932 New South Wales state election: Illawarra ^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Australia	Patrick Canwell	7,133	48.2	+15.8
	Labor (NSW)	Billy Davies	7,057	47.7	−18.2
	Communist	William Blake	353	2.4	+0.7
	Federal Labor	Mont Sheppard	201	1.4	+1.4
	Independent	John Scarlett	61	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			14,805	98.2	−0.2
Informal votes			264	1.8	+0.2
Turnout			15,069	97.4	+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor (NSW)	Billy Davies	7,426	50.2
	United Australia	Patrick Canwell	7,379	49.8
	Labor (NSW) hold		Swing	N/A

1930

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1930 New South Wales state election § Illawarra.[edit]

1930 New South Wales state election: Illawarra ^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labor	Billy Davies	8,944	65.9
	Nationalist	William Howarth	4,405	32.4
	Communist	Joseph Nixon	231	1.7
Total formal votes			13,580	98.4
Informal votes			219	1.6
Turnout			13,799	96.2
	Labor hold		Swing

The sitting member was Andrew Lysaght (Labor) who successfully contested Bulli. Billy Davies (Labor) was the sitting member for the abolished district of Wollongong.

Elections in the 1920s

1927

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1927 New South Wales state election § Illawarra.[edit]

1927 New South Wales state election: Illawarra ^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labor	Andrew Lysaght Jr.	7,133	56.0
	Nationalist	Brian Doe (defeated)	5,610	44.0
Total formal votes			12,743	98.2
Informal votes			235	1.8
Turnout			12,978	87.6
	Labor win		(new seat)

District recreated

1904 - 1927

District abolished

Elections in the 1900s

1904 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1904 Illawarra state by-election § Result.[edit]

1904 Illawarra by-election
Saturday 9 January ^[29]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Reform	Edward Allen	716	42.5	−37.1
	Progressive	Andrew Lysaght Sr.	563	33.5
	Labour	David Ritchie	404	24.0
Total formal votes			1,683	100.0	+0.3
Informal votes			0	0.0	−0.3
Turnout			1,683	62.7	+20.1
	Liberal Reform hold

Archibald Campbell (Liberal Reform) died.^[29]

1901

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Illawarra.[edit]

1901 New South Wales state election: Illawarra ^[30]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Reform	Archibald Campbell	933	79.6	+14.3
	Independent Labour	Henry Collings	239	20.4
Total formal votes			1,172	99.7	+0.1
Informal votes			4	0.3	−0.1
Turnout			1,176	42.6	−17.8
	Liberal Reform hold

Elections in the 1890s

1898

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Illawarra.[edit]

1898 New South Wales colonial election: Illawarra ^[31]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Free Trade	Archibald Campbell	809	65.4
	National Federal	Thomas Kennedy	429	34.7
Total formal votes			1,238	99.5
Informal votes			6	0.5
Turnout			1,244	60.4
	Free Trade hold

1895

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Illawarra.[edit]

1895 New South Wales colonial election: Illawarra ^[32]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Free Trade	Archibald Campbell	875	63.0
	Protectionist	Francis Suttor	515	37.1
Total formal votes			1,390	99.5
Informal votes			7	0.5
Turnout			1,397	73.8
	Free Trade hold

1894

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Illawarra.[edit]

1894 New South Wales colonial election: Illawarra ^[33]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Free Trade	Archibald Campbell	972	59.8
	Protectionist	Andrew Lysaght Sr.	653	40.2
Total formal votes			1,625	98.8
Informal votes			19	1.2
Turnout			1,644	85.5
	Free Trade win		(previously 2 members)

Archibald Campbell (Free Trade) was one of two sitting members for Illawarra. The second member, John Nicholson (Labour) successfully contested the election for the new seat of Woronora.

1891 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1891 Illawarra colonial by-election § Result.[edit]

1891 Illawarra by-election
Saturday 3 October ^[34]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	John Nicholson (elected 1)	1,432	37.3
	Free Trade	Archibald Campbell (elected 2)	1,055	27.5
	Protectionist	Andrew Lysaght Sr. defeated	1,009	26.3
	Free Trade	Joseph Mitchell	344	9.0
Total formal votes			3,840	99.4
Informal votes			24	0.6
Turnout			3,864	59.4
	Labour hold 1
	Free Trade gain 1 from Protectionist

The election of John Nicholson and Andrew Lysaght Sr. at the election for Illawarra in June was declared void.^[34]

1891

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election § Illawarra.[edit]

1891 New South Wales colonial election: Illawarra
Wednesday 24 June ^[35]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	John Nicholson (elected 1)	1,180	35.7
	Protectionist	Andrew Lysaght Sr. (elected 2)	799	24.2
	Free Trade	Archibald Campbell	669	20.2
	Free Trade	Thomas Bissell	463	14.0
	Free Trade	Frederick Franklin	195	5.9
Total formal votes			3,306	99.5
Informal votes			16	0.5
Turnout			2,570	78.5
	Labour gain 1 from Free Trade
	Protectionist gain 1 from Free Trade

Elections in the 1880s

1889

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1889 New South Wales colonial election § Illawarra.[edit]

1889 New South Wales colonial election: Illawarra
Saturday 9 February ^[36]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Free Trade	Francis Woodward (elected 1)	1,140	31.2
	Free Trade	Joseph Mitchell (elected 2)	973	26.6
	Protectionist	Andrew Lysaght Sr.	814	22.3
	Protectionist	Frederic Jones	420	11.5
	Protectionist	William Wiley	309	8.5
Total formal votes			3,656	98.8
Informal votes			44	1.2
Turnout			1,871	59.0
	Free Trade hold 1 and win 1		(1 new seat)

1887

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1887 New South Wales colonial election § Illawarra.[edit]

1887 New South Wales colonial election: Illawarra
Friday 18 February ^[37]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Free Trade	Francis Woodward (elected)	939	55.7
	Protectionist	Andrew Lysaght Sr. (defeated)	748	44.3
Total formal votes			1,687	98.3
Informal votes			29	1.7
Turnout			1,716	59.7

1885

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1885 New South Wales colonial election § Illawarra.[edit]

1885 New South Wales colonial election: Illawarra
Monday 19 October ^[38]
Candidate	Votes	%
Andrew Lysaght Sr. (elected)	617	38.0
Francis Woodward	562	34.6
William Wiley	444	27.4
Total formal votes	1,623	98.1
Informal votes	32	1.9
Turnout	1,655	70.0

1882

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1882 New South Wales colonial election § Illawarra.[edit]

1882 New South Wales colonial election: Illawarra
Saturday 9 December ^[39]
Candidate	Votes	%
Alexander Stuart (re-elected)	785	71.1
James Watson	319	28.9
Total formal votes	1,104	98.0
Informal votes	23	2.0
Turnout	1,128	65.9

James Watson had been unsuccessful in retaining his seat in Young.

1880

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1880 New South Wales colonial election § Illawarra.[edit]

1880 New South Wales colonial election: Illawarra
Wednesday 24 November ^[40]
Candidate		Votes	%
Alexander Stuart (re-elected)		unopposed

1880 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1880 Illawarra colonial by-election § Result.[edit]

1880 Illawarra by-election
Wednesday 7 July ^[41]
Candidate	Votes	%
Alexander Stuart (elected)	686	60.3
Andrew Lysaght Sr.	437	38.4
Peter Orvad	14	1.2
Total formal votes	1,137	100.0
Informal votes	0	0.0
Turnout	1,137	70.9

Samuel Gray resigned.^[41]

Elections in the 1870s

1877

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1877 New South Wales colonial election § Illawarra.[edit]

1877 New South Wales colonial election: Illawarra
Monday 29 October ^[42]
Candidate		Votes	%
Samuel Gray (re-elected)		unopposed

1874-75

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1874–75 New South Wales colonial election § Illawarra.[edit]

1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: Illawarra
Monday 28 December 1874 ^[43]
Candidate	Votes	%
Samuel Gray (elected)	504	56.8
Andrew Lysaght	384	43.2
Total formal votes	888	100.0
Informal votes	0	0.0
Turnout	888	69.0

1872

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1872 New South Wales colonial election § Illawarra.[edit]

1872 New South Wales colonial election: Illawarra
Thursday 29 February ^[44]
Candidate	Votes	%
William Forster (re-elected)	363	40.7
John Brown	328	36.8
Andrew Lysaght	201	22.5
Total formal votes	892	100.0
Informal votes	0	0.0
Turnout	892	65.3

Elections in the 1860s

1869-70

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1869–70 New South Wales colonial election § Illawarra.[edit]

1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: Illawarra
Tuesday 14 December 1869 ^[45]
Candidate	Votes	%
James Osborne (elected)	575	59.2
John Stewart (defeated)	396	40.8
Total formal votes	971	100.0
Informal votes	0	0.0
Turnout	971	68.6

1866 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1866 Illawarra colonial by-election § Result.[edit]

1866 Illawarra by-election
Monday 10 September ^[46]
Candidate	Votes	%
John Stewart (elected)	460	56.7
Joseph Wilshire	352	43.3
Total formal votes	812	100.0
Informal votes	0	0.0
Turnout	812	63.1

Patrick Osborne resigned.^[46]

1864-65

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1864–65 New South Wales colonial election § Illawarra.[edit]

1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: Illawarra
Saturday 10 December 1864 ^[47]
Candidate	Votes	%
Patrick Osborne (elected)	561	56.7
John Stewart	428	43.3
Total formal votes	989	100.0
Informal votes	0	0.0
Turnout	989	79.4

1860

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1860 New South Wales colonial election § Illawarra.[edit]

1860 New South Wales colonial election: Illawarra
Wednesday 12 December ^[48]
Candidate	Votes	%
Robert Haworth (elected)	476	53.1
John Stewart	420	46.9
Total formal votes	896	100.0
Informal votes	0	0.0
Turnout	896	55.7

Elections in the 1850s

1859 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1859 Illawarra colonial by-election § Result.[edit]

**1859 Illawarra by-election**
Monday 19 December ^[49]
Candidate	Votes	%
Samuel Gordon (elected)	389	51.3
Robert Haworth	370	48.7
Total formal votes	759	100.0
Informal votes	0	0.0
Turnout	759	57.7

John Hargrave resigned to accept an appointment to the Legislative Council.^[49]

1859

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1859 New South Wales colonial election § Illawarra.[edit]

1859 New South Wales colonial election: Illawarra
Wednesday 15 June ^[50]
Candidate	Votes	%
John Hargrave (re-elected)	629	61.4
Francis McCabe	396	38.6
Total formal votes	1,025	100.0
Informal votes	0	0.0
Turnout	1,025	77.9

John Hargrave was a member for East Camden.

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Results of New South Wales State elections

Legislative Assembly

Colonial	1856 1858 1859 1860 1864–65 1869–70 1872 1874–75 1877 1880 1882 1885 1887 1889 1891 1894 1895 1898
State	1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1917 1920 1922 1925 1927 1930 1932 1935 1938 1941 1944 1947 1950 1953 1956 1959 1962 1965 1968 1971 1973 1976 1978 1981 1984 1988 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023

Legislative Council

Colonial	1843 1848 1851
State	1978 1981 1984 1988 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023

By-elections

Legislative Assembly
Legislative Council (historic)

Electoral results for the districts of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly

Albury
Auburn
Badgerys Creek
Ballina
Balmain
Bankstown
Barwon
Bathurst
Bega
Blacktown
Blue Mountains
Cabramatta
Camden
Campbelltown
Canterbury
Castle Hill
Cessnock
Charlestown
Clarence
Coffs Harbour
Coogee
Cootamundra
Cronulla
Davidson
Drummoyne
Dubbo
East Hills
Epping
Fairfield
Gosford
Goulburn
Granville
Hawkesbury
Heathcote
Heffron
Holsworthy
Hornsby
Keira
Kellyville
Kiama
Kogarah
Lake Macquarie
Lane Cove
Leppington
Lismore
Liverpool
Londonderry
Macquarie Fields
Maitland
Manly
Maroubra
Miranda
Monaro
Mount Druitt
Murray
Myall Lakes
Newcastle
Newtown
North Shore
Northern Tablelands
Oatley
Orange
Oxley
Parramatta
Penrith
Pittwater
Port Macquarie
Port Stephens
Prospect
Riverstone
Rockdale
Ryde
Shellharbour
South Coast
Strathfield
Summer Hill
Swansea
Sydney
Tamworth
Terrigal
The Entrance
Tweed
Upper Hunter
Vaucluse
Wagga Wagga
Wahroonga
Wakehurst
Wallsend
Willoughby
Winston Hills
Wollondilly
Wollongong
Wyong

v t e Electoral results for the former electoral districts of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
North coast	Byron Casino Grafton Manning Hastings Hastings and Macleay Hastings and Manning Macleay Macquarie Murwillumbah Raleigh Richmond Rous
Hunter & Central Coast	Durham East Maitland Hamilton Hunter Kahibah Kurri Kurri Lower Hunter Morpeth Newcastle East Newcastle West North Eastern Boroughs Northumberland Northumberland and Hunter Northumberland Boroughs Patrick's Plains Paterson Peats Robertson Singleton Tuggerah West Maitland Wickham Wollombi Waratah Williams
Sydney North	Baulkham Hills Belmore Carlingford Central Cumberland Collaroy Cumberland Cumberland Boroughs Cumberland (North Riding) Earlwood Eastwood Ermington Fuller Gladesville Gordon Kirribilli Ku-ring-gai Middle Harbour Minchinbury Moorebank Mosman Mulgoa Nepean Neutral Bay Northcott North Sydney Seven Hills St Leonards St Marys Sherbrooke Sydney Hamlets The Hills Toongabbie Warringah Western Suburbs Windsor
Sydney City	Bligh Darling Harbour Darlinghurst East Sydney Elizabeth King McKell Phillip Port Jackson Pyrmont Sydney City Sydney-Belmore Sydney-Bligh Sydney-Cook Sydney-Denison Sydney-Fitzroy Sydney-Flinders Sydney-Gipps Sydney-King Sydney-Lang Sydney-Phillip Sydney-Pyrmont University of Sydney West Sydney
Sydney east	Alexandria Paddington Paddington-Waverley Randwick Surry Hills Waterloo Waverley Woollahra
Sydney south	Annandale Arncliffe Ashfield Ashfield-Croydon Balmain North Balmain South Bass Hill Burragorang Clyde Concord Cook's River Croydon Cumberland (South Riding) Darlington Dulwich Hill Enmore East Camden Eastern Suburbs Georges River Glebe Hurstville Ingleburn Lakemba Leichhardt Marrickville Menai Merrylands Narellan Newtown-Annandale Newtown-Camperdown Newtown-Erskine Newtown-St Peters Petersham Redfern Rozelle St George Smithfield South Sydney Sutherland Wentworthville West Camden Woronora Yaralla
Wollongong & south coast	Allowrie Bulli Bondi Botany Burwood Camperdown Corrimal Eden Eden-Bombala Illawarra Kembla Maneroo Moruya Munmorah St Vincent Shoalhaven United Counties of Murray and St Vincent Wollongong-Kembla
North west	Alma Armidale Bathurst (County) The Bogan Bourke Broken Hill Burrendong Carcoar Castlereagh Cobar Cook and Westmoreland Coonamble East Macquarie Glen Innes Gloucester Gloucester and Macquarie Goldfields North Gough Gunnedah Gwydir Hartley Inverell Liverpool Plains Liverpool Plains and Gwydir Moree Mudgee Namoi Narrabri New England New England and Macleay Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh Quirindi Roxburgh Rylstone Sturt Tenterfield Uralla-Walcha Western Boroughs Wilcannia Willyama
South west	Argyle Ashburnham Balranald Belubula Bingara Blayney Boorowa Bowral Braidwood Burrangong Burrinjuck Condoublin Corowa Cowra The Darling Deniliquin Forbes Goldfields South Goldfields West Grenfell Gundagai Hay Hume King and Georgiana Lachlan Lachlan and Lower Darling Lyndhurst Molong Murray-Darling Murrumbidgee Queanbeyan Southern Boroughs Southern Highlands Temora Tumut Wentworth Wynyard Yass Yass Plains Young
Queensland	Brisbane Burnett Clarence and Darling Downs Darling Downs East Moreton Ipswich Lachlan and Lower Darling Leichhardt, Queensland Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett, Maranoa, Leichhardt and Port Curtis Stanley Boroughs Stanley County West Moreton