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Electoral results for the district of Murray

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Murray, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had two incarnations, the first from 1859 to 1999, the second from 2015 to the present.[1][2][3][4]

Members

More information First incarnation (1859–1999), Election ...
First incarnation (1859–1999)
ElectionMemberParty
1859   John Hay None
1860
1864 Robert Landale
1869 Patrick Jennings
1872
1872 by William Hay
1875
1877 Robert Barbour MemberParty
1880   William Hay None   Alexander Wilson None
1882–1887 Robert Barbour
John Chanter
1885
1887   Protectionist   Protectionist
1889
1894   James Hayes Protectionist
1895
1898
1901   Progressive
1904   Robert Scobie Labour
1907
1910
1913
1917   Nationalist
1917 by Brian Doe MemberPartyMemberParty
1920   George Beeby Progressive   William O'Brien Labor   Richard Ball Nationalist
1920 apt   Matthew Kilpatrick Progressive
1922
1925   Country   Vern Goodin Labor
1927   Mat Davidson Labor
1930 John Donovan
1932   Joe Lawson Country
1935
1938
1941
1944
1947
1950
1953
1956
1959
1962
1965
1968   Independent
1971
1973 by   Mary Meillon Liberal
1973
1976
1978
1980 by   Tim Fischer National
1981
1984
1985 by Jim Small
1988
1991
1995
 
Second incarnation (2015–present)
ElectionMemberParty
2015   Adrian Piccoli National
2017 by Austin Evans
2019   Helen Dalton Shooters, Fishers, Farmers
2023   Independent
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Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2023

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2023 New South Wales Legislative Assembly election § Murray.[edit]
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2023 New South Wales state election: Murray[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Helen Dalton 24,824 50.2 +50.2
National Peta Betts 12,974 26.3 −8.4
Labor Max Buljubasic 4,124 8.3 −0.7
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Desiree Gregory 2,369 4.8 −33.3
Legalise Cannabis Adrian Carle 1,840 3.7 +3.7
Ind. Riverina State David Landini 1,207 2.4 +0.3
Greens Amelia King 913 1.8 −0.8
Public Education Kevin Farrell 446 0.9 +0.9
Sustainable Australia Michael Florance 404 0.8 −0.3
Independent Greg Adamson 314 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 49,415 96.8 +0.7
Informal votes 1,631 3.2 −0.7
Turnout 51,046 86.3 −1.8
Notional two-party-preferred count
National Peta Betts 17,003 72.1 −2.7
Labor Max Buljubasic 6,570 27.9 +2.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Helen Dalton 27,260 66.0 +66.0
National Peta Betts 14,035 34.0 −13.2
Member changed to Independent from Shooters, Fishers, Farmers  
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Elections in the 2010s

2019

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 New South Wales Legislative Assembly election § Murray.[edit]
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2019 New South Wales state election: Murray [7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Helen Dalton 18,305 38.75 +38.75
National Austin Evans 16,636 35.22 −20.28
Labor Alan Purtill 4,134 8.75 −7.43
One Nation Tom Weyrich 3,949 8.36 +8.36
Greens Nivanka De Silva 1,238 2.62 +0.39
Ind. Riverina State David Landini 976 2.07 +2.07
Christian Democrats Philip Langfield 715 1.51 +0.11
Independent Brian Mills 633 1.34 −2.42
Sustainable Australia Carl Kendall 455 0.96 +0.96
Keep Sydney Open Liam Davies 192 0.41 +0.41
Total formal votes 47,233 96.15 −0.11
Informal votes 1,889 3.85 +0.11
Turnout 49,122 88.06 +0.56
Two-party-preferred result
National Austin Evans 20,029 74.91 −0.29
Labor Alan Purtill 6,707 25.09 +0.29
Two-candidate-preferred result
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Helen Dalton 20,765 53.54 +53.54
National Austin Evans 18,020 46.46 −26.19
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers gain from National  
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2017 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 2017 Murray state by-election § Results.[edit]
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2017 Murray by-election
Saturday 14 October [9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Austin Evans 18,548 40.7 −14.8
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Helen Dalton 14,332 31.5 +31.5
Labor Michael Kidd 9,324 20.5 +4.3
Independent Brian Mills 1,363 3.0 −0.8
Independent Peter Robinson 1,072 2.4 +2.4
Greens Ray Goodlass 912 2.0 −0.2
Total formal votes 45,551 96.9 +0.6
Informal votes 1,466 3.1 −0.6
Turnout 47,017 84.0 −3.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Austin Evans 21,237 53.3 −19.3
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Helen Dalton 18,570 46.7 +46.7
National hold Swing–19.3
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Adrian Piccoli (National) resigned.

2015

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2015 New South Wales Legislative Assembly election § Murray.[edit]
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2015 New South Wales state election: Murray [11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Adrian Piccoli 25,752 55.5 −22.3
  Independent Country Helen Dalton 8,440 18.2 +18.2
Labor Max Buljubasic 7,509 16.2 −1.3
Independent Brian Mills 1,745 3.8 +3.8
Greens Jordanna Glassman 1,035 2.2 −1.1
No Land Tax Garry Codemo 929 2.0 +2.0
Christian Democrats David Elder 651 1.4 +0.0
Independent Atul Misra 337 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 46,398 96.3 −0.5
Informal votes 1,801 3.7 +0.5
Turnout 48,199 87.5 −3.7
Notional two-party-preferred count
National Adrian Piccoli 28,295 75.2 −5.7
Labor Max Buljubasic 9,329 24.8 +5.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Adrian Piccoli 27,504 72.7 −8.3
  Independent Country Helen Dalton 10,353 27.3 +27.3
National notional hold Swing−8.3
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Muray was a new seat combining most of the abolished district of Murrumbidgee and the southern part of the abolished district of Murray-Darling.[13] Adrian Piccoli (National) was the member for Murrumbidgee and the member for Murray-Darling, John Williams (National), was an unsuccessful candidate at the election for the Legislative Council.

District recreated

1999–2015

District abolished

Elections in the 1990s

1995

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1995 New South Wales Legislative Assembly election § Murray.[edit]
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1995 New South Wales state election: Murray [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Jim Small 24,495 77.6 +3.2
Labor Peter Hargreaves 7,061 22.4 +6.2
Total formal votes 31,556 93.0 −1.6
Informal votes 2,371 7.0 +1.6
Turnout 33,927 89.6
National hold Swing−3.8
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1991

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1991 New South Wales Legislative Assembly election § Murray.[edit]
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1991 New South Wales state election: Murray [15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Jim Small 23,272 74.4 −1.1
Labor Mark Kilby 5,048 16.1 −7.9
Democrats Bernard Gee 1,251 4.0 +4.0
Independent James Hayes 1,187 3.8 +3.8
Citizens Electoral Council Edward Harvey 506 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 31,264 94.6 −3.4
Informal votes 1,771 5.4 +3.4
Turnout 33,035 90.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Jim Small 23,999 81.4 +5.5
Labor Mark Kilby 5,490 18.6 −5.5
National hold Swing+5.5
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Elections in the 1980s

1988

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1988 New South Wales Legislative Assembly election § Murray.[edit]
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1988 New South Wales state election: Murray [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Jim Small 22,205 77.0 +9.1
Labor Bernard Kelly 6,626 23.0 −0.3
Total formal votes 28,831 98.1 −0.4
Informal votes 570 1.9 +0.4
Turnout 29,401 89.4
National hold Swing+4.3
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1985 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1985 Murray state by-election § Results.[edit]
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1985 Murray by-election
Saturday 2 February [17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Jim Small 16,678 63.0 −5.0
Independent Ray Brooks 9,813 37.0 +13.7
Total formal votes 26,491 97.5 −1.0
Informal votes 677 2.5 +1.0
Turnout 27,168 82.1 −6.5
National hold Swing−5.0
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National party member Tim Fischer resigned to successfully contest the seat of Farrer at the 1984 federal election.[17]

1984

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1984 New South Wales Legislative Assembly election § Murray.[edit]
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1984 New South Wales state election: Murray [18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Tim Fischer 19,144 67.9 +0.9
Labor Michael Anthony 6,584 23.4 −4.7
Independent John Murphy 1,721 6.1 +6.1
Democrats Gregory Butler 732 2.6 −2.3
Total formal votes 28,181 98.5 +0.2
Informal votes 432 1.5 −0.2
Turnout 28,613 88.7 +1.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Tim Fischer 72.6 +3.5
Labor Michael Anthony 27.4 −3.5
National hold Swing+3.5
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1981

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1981 New South Wales Legislative Assembly election § Murray.[edit]
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1981 New South Wales state election: Murray [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Tim Fischer 17,765 67.0 +67.0
Labor Robert Allen 7,447 28.1 +3.4
Democrats Gregory Butler 1,300 4.9 +4.9
Total formal votes 26,512 98.3
Informal votes 445 1.7
Turnout 26,957 87.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Country Tim Fischer 17,965 69.1 +5.0
Labor Robert Allen 8,047 30.9 −5.0
National Country gain from Liberal SwingN/A
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1980 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1980 Murray state by-election § Result.[edit]
More information Party, Candidate ...
1980 Murray by-election
Saturday 13 September [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Tim Fischer 8,496 45.4
Labor Robert Allen 5,804 31.0 +6.3
Liberal Bill Hazelton 4,435 23.7 −19.7
Total formal votes 18,735 98.5
Informal votes 289 1.5
Turnout 19,024 83.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Tim Fischer 12,396 67.0
Labor Robert Allen 6,119 33.1 −6.8
Country gain from Liberal Swing
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Mary Meillon (Liberal) died.[20].

Elections in the 1970s

1978

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1978 New South Wales Legislative Assembly election § Murray.[edit]
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1978 New South Wales state election: Murray [21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Mary Meillon 8,228 43.4 +4.6
Labor Brian Oates 4,675 24.7 −1.1
Independent Gregory Graham 4,277 22.7 −1.4
Labor Robert Allen 1,762 9.3 +9.3
Total formal votes 18,964 97.6 −1.1
Informal votes 467 2.4 +1.1
Turnout 19,431 88.0 −1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Mary Meillon 11,396 60.1 −2.5
Labor Brian Oates 7,568 39.9 +39.9
Liberal hold Swing−2.5
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1976

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1976 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Murray.[edit]
More information Party, Candidate ...
1976 New South Wales state election: Murray [22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Mary Meillon 7,234 38.8 +5.5
Labor Ross Boyd 4,804 25.8 +2.2
Independent Gregory Graham 4,479 24.1 +18.0
Independent Ian Fleming 2,102 11.3 +11.3
Total formal votes 18,619 98.7 +2.3
Informal votes 236 1.3 −2.3
Turnout 18,855 89.2 −0.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Mary Meillon 11,663 62.6 +9.9
Independent Gregory Graham 6,956 37.4 +37.4
Liberal hold Swing+9.9
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1973

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1973 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Murray.[edit]
More information Party, Candidate ...
1973 New South Wales state election: Murray [23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Bruce Jeffery 5,942 34.6 +34.6
Liberal Mary Meillon 5,723 33.3 +19.0
Labor Douglas Drew 4,045 23.6 +23.6
Independent Gregory Graham 1,041 6.1 +6.1
Democratic Labor Brian Maw 351 2.0 −6.3
Independent Kevin Lowndes 62 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 17,164 96.4
Informal votes 647 3.6
Turnout 17,811 89.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Mary Meillon 11,980 69.8
Labor Douglas Drew 5,184 30.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Mary Meillon 9,044 52.7 +52.7
Independent Bruce Jeffery 8,120 47.3 +47.3
Liberal gain from Independent SwingN/A
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1973 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1973 Murray state by-election § Result.[edit]
More information Party, Candidate ...
1973 Murray by-election
Saturday 6 October [24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bruce Jeffery 6,663 39.96 +8.77
Liberal Mary Meillon 5,661 33.95 +19.68
Labor Douglas Drew 4,351 26.09 +26.09
Total formal votes 16,675 98.6 +1.6
Informal votes 236 1.4 −1.6
Turnout 16,911 85.0 −5.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Mary Meillon 8,335 51.15 +51.15
Country Bruce Jeffery 8,145 48.85 −0.57
Liberal gain from Independent Swing
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Joe Lawson (Independent) died.[24]

1971

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1971 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Murray.[edit]
More information Party, Candidate ...
1971 New South Wales state election: Murray [25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Joe Lawson 7,452 46.2 +13.5
Country Bruce Birrell 5,026 31.2 +14.9
Liberal Allan Connell 2,299 14.3 +5.5
Democratic Labor Brian Maw 1,339 8.3 +3.9
Total formal votes 16,116 97.0
Informal votes 496 3.0
Turnout 16,612 90.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Joe Lawson 8,335 51.7 −7.8
Country Bruce Birrell 7,781 48.3 +7.8
Independent hold Swing−7.8
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Elections in the 1960s

1968

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1968 New South Wales state election § Murray.[edit]
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1968 New South Wales state election: Murray [26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Joe Lawson 6,326 32.7 +32.7
Labor Henry O'Callaghan 4,676 24.2 −2.4
Country Bruce Birrell 3,156 16.3 −57.1
Country Donald Kendell 2,643 13.7 +13.7
Liberal Michael Butler 1,710 8.8 +8.8
Democratic Labor Victor Groutsch 847 4.4 +4.4
Total formal votes 19,358 96.9
Informal votes 609 3.1
Turnout 19,967 91.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Joe Lawson 11,521 59.5 +59.5
Country Bruce Birrell 7,837 40.5 −32.9
Member changed to Independent from Country Swing
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1965

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1965 New South Wales state election § Murray.[edit]
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1965 New South Wales state election: Murray [27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Joe Lawson 13,378 73.4 +7.3
Labor George Xeros 4,839 26.6 −7.3
Total formal votes 18,217 99.1 −0.2
Informal votes 163 0.9 +0.2
Turnout 18,380 92.2 +1.3
Country hold Swing+7.3
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1962

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1962 New South Wales state election § Murray.[edit]
More information Party, Candidate ...
1962 New South Wales state election: Murray [28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Joe Lawson 11,764 66.1 +1.5
Labor John Hayes 6,034 33.9 −1.5
Total formal votes 17,798 99.3
Informal votes 132 0.7
Turnout 17,930 90.9
Country hold Swing+1.5
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Elections in the 1950s

1959

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1959 New South Wales state election § Murray.[edit]
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1959 New South Wales state election: Murray [29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Joe Lawson 11,555 64.6
Labor John Hayes 6,334 35.4
Total formal votes 17,889 99.1
Informal votes 154 0.9
Turnout 18,043 90.7
Country hold Swing
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1956

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1956 New South Wales state election § Murray.[edit]
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1956 New South Wales state election: Murray [30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Joe Lawson 12,106 70.1 +11.9
Labor Willie Peters 5,164 29.9 −11.9
Total formal votes 17,270 99.3 +0.7
Informal votes 122 0.7 −0.7
Turnout 17,392 86.8 −2.4
Country hold Swing+11.9
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1953

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1953 New South Wales state election § Murray.[edit]
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1953 New South Wales state election: Murray [31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Joe Lawson 9,593 58.2
Labor Francis Holden 6,877 41.8
Total formal votes 16,470 98.6
Informal votes 239 1.4
Turnout 16,709 89.2
Country hold Swing
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1950

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1950 New South Wales state election § Murray.[edit]
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1950 New South Wales state election: Murray [32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Joe Lawson 6,067 36.7
Labor James Flood 5,245 31.7
Country Ebenezer Kendell 5,222 31.6
Total formal votes 16,534 99.1
Informal votes 143 0.9
Turnout 16,677 91.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Joe Lawson 10,739 64.9
Labor James Flood 5,795 35.1
Country hold Swing
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Elections in the 1940s

1947

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1947 New South Wales state election § Murray.[edit]
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1947 New South Wales state election: Murray [33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Joe Lawson 6,763 61.7 +4.6
Labor James Flood 4,198 38.3 −4.6
Total formal votes 10,961 99.4 +1.3
Informal votes 65 0.6 −1.3
Turnout 11,026 89.5 +0.6
Country hold Swing+4.6
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1944

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1944 New South Wales state election § Murray.[edit]
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1944 New South Wales state election: Murray [34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Joe Lawson 6,053 57.1 +3.3
Labor James Flood 4,540 42.9 −3.3
Total formal votes 10,593 98.1 −0.6
Informal votes 205 1.9 +0.6
Turnout 10,798 88.9 +5.6
Country hold Swing+3.3
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1941

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1941 New South Wales state election § Murray.[edit]
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1941 New South Wales state election: Murray [35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Joe Lawson 6,054 53.8
Labor James Lloyd 5,203 46.2
Total formal votes 11,257 98.7
Informal votes 144 1.3
Turnout 11,401 83.3
Country hold Swing
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Elections in the 1930s

1938

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1938 New South Wales state election § Murray.[edit]
More information Party, Candidate ...
1938 New South Wales state election: Murray [36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Joe Lawson 7,520 60.7 +9.7
Labor James Lloyd 4,875 39.3 −9.7
Total formal votes 12,395 97.8 −0.8
Informal votes 281 2.2 +0.8
Turnout 12,676 90.2 −0.2
Country hold Swing+9.7
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1935

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1935 New South Wales state election § Murray.[edit]
More information Party, Candidate ...
1935 New South Wales state election: Murray [37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Joe Lawson 6,510 51.0 +4.6
Labor (NSW) John Donovan 6,263 49.0 +8.4
Total formal votes 12,773 98.6 +0.7
Informal votes 175 1.4 −0.7
Turnout 12,948 90.4 −3.3
Country hold Swing−6.2
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1932

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1932 New South Wales state election § Murray.[edit]
More information Party, Candidate ...
1932 New South Wales state election: Murray [38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Joe Lawson 5,269 46.4 +14.4
Labor (NSW) John Donovan 4,602 40.6 −8.3
United Australia John Dowling 1,473 13.0 +13.0
Total formal votes 11,344 97.9 +1.4
Informal votes 237 2.1 −1.4
Turnout 11,581 93.7 +1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Joe Lawson 6,491 57.2 +7.8
Labor (NSW) John Donovan 4,853 42.8 −7.8
Country gain from Labor (NSW) Swing+7.8
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1930

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1930 New South Wales state election § Murray.[edit]
More information Party, Candidate ...
1930 New South Wales state election: Murray [39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Donovan 5,299 48.9
Country Joe Lawson 3,468 32.0
Country Frederick Grabau 2,064 19.1
Total formal votes 10,831 96.5
Informal votes 395 3.5
Turnout 11,226 92.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Donovan 5,476 50.6
Country Joe Lawson 5,355 49.4
Labor gain from Country Swing
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The sitting member for Murray, Mat Davidson (Labor) successfully contested Cobar.

Elections in the 1920s

1927

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1927 New South Wales state election § Murray.[edit]
More information Party, Candidate ...
1927 New South Wales state election: Murray [40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mat Davidson 5,855 52.3
Nationalist John Dowling 5,341 47.7
Total formal votes 11,196 98.5
Informal votes 171 1.5
Turnout 11,367 76.3
Labor win (new seat)
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1925

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1925 New South Wales state election § Murray.[edit]
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1925 New South Wales state election: Murray [41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 6,138
Labor Vern Goodin (elected 3) 4,708 19.2 +19.2
Labor William O'Brien 3,711 15.1 −10.2
Labor George Bodkin 2,972 12.1 +12.1
Nationalist Richard Ball (elected 1) 8,274 33.7 +1.5
Nationalist Joseph Niesigh 167 0.7 +0.7
Progressive Matthew Kilpatrick (elected 2) 4,037 16.4 +4.0
Progressive Charles Coghlan 498 2.0 +2.0
Progressive Olave Olsen 184 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 24,551 95.3 −0.5
Informal votes 1,200 4.7 +0.5
Turnout 25,751 60.4 −4.8
Party total votes
Labor 11,391 46.4 +5.2
Nationalist 8,441 34.4 −6.9
Progressive 4,719 19.2 +1.7
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1922

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1922 New South Wales state election § Murray.[edit]
More information Party, Candidate ...
1922 New South Wales state election: Murray [42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 6,162
Nationalist Richard Ball (elected 1) 7,933 32.2 +12.3
Nationalist Edward Collins 1,895 7.7 +7.7
Nationalist John Jelbart 342 1.4 +1.4
Labor William O'Brien (elected 2) 6,343 25.7 +1.3
Labor Patrick Quilty 2,137 8.7 +8.7
Labor Walter Boston 1,674 6.8 +6.8
Progressive Matthew Kilpatrick (elected 3) 3,043 12.3 +8.6
Progressive Ernest Field 738 3.0 +3.0
Progressive John Smithenbecker 539 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 24,644 95.8 +2.1
Informal votes 1,092 4.2 −2.1
Turnout 25,736 65.2 +9.3
Party total votes
Nationalist 10,170 41.3 +10.1
Labor 10,154 41.2 −4.7
Progressive 4,320 17.5 −5.4
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1920 appointment

On 9 August 1920 George Beeby resigned to accept appointment as a judge of the Court of Industrial Arbitration and president of the Board of Trade.[43][44] Between 1920 and 1927 the Legislative Assembly was elected using a form of proportional representation with multi-member seats and a single transferable vote (modified Hare-Clark). There was confusion at the time as to the process to be used to fill the vacancy. In accordance with the practice prior to 1920, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly issued a writ of election requiring a by-election to be conducted, however the Chief Electoral Officer said he couldn't do so under then law at the time and that a by-election would be contrary to the principle of proportional representation.[45] The vacancy was left unfilled until the Parliament passed the Parliamentary Elections (Casual Vacancies) Act on 10 December 1920,[46] so that casual vacancies were filled by the next unsuccessful candidate on the incumbent member's party list. Matthew Kilpatrick was the unsuccessful Progressive candidate at the 1920 election and took his seat on 15 December 1920.[47]

1920

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1920 New South Wales state election § Murray.[edit]
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1920 New South Wales state election: Murray [48]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 4,959
Labor William O'Brien (elected 1) 4,833 24.4
Labor Edmund Clear 3,590 18.1
Labor Claude Thompson 676 3.4
Nationalist Richard Ball (elected 2) 3,957 19.9
Nationalist Arthur Manning (defeated) 2,224 11.2
Progressive George Beeby (elected 3) 3,810 19.2
Progressive Matthew Kilpatrick 742 3.7
Total formal votes 19,832 93.7
Informal votes 1,326 6.3
Turnout 21,158 55.9
Party total votes
Labor 9,099 45.9
Nationalist 6,181 31.2
Progressive 4,552 23.0
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Elections in the 1910s

1917 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1917 Murray state by-election § Results.[edit]
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1917 Murray by-election
Saturday 22 September [49]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Brian Doe 3,041 58.6 0.0
Labor Richard O'Halloran 2,147 41.4 +1.1
Total formal votes 5,188 100.0 +1.1
Informal votes 0 −1.1
Turnout 5,188 53.6 [a] +1.5
Nationalist hold Swing0.0
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Robert Scobie (Nationalist) died.[49]

1917

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1917 New South Wales state election § Murray.[edit]
More information Party, Candidate ...
1917 New South Wales state election: Murray [50]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Robert Scobie 2,926 58.6 +13.8
Labor Richard O'Halloran 2,010 40.3 −14.9
Independent Patrick Duffy 55 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 4,991 98.9 +1.0
Informal votes 56 1.1 −1.0
Turnout 5,047 52.2 −1.0
Member changed to Nationalist from Labor  
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The sitting member Robert Scobie was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription.[51]

1913

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1913 New South Wales state election § Murray.[edit]
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1913 New South Wales state election: Murray [52]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Scobie 3,035 55.2
Liberal Reform Robert Gibson [b] 2,463 44.8
Total formal votes 5,498 97.9
Informal votes 118 2.1
Turnout 5,616 53.2
Labor hold  
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1910

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1910 New South Wales state election § The Murray.[edit]
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1910 New South Wales state election: The Murray [53]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Scobie Unopposed
Labour hold  
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Elections in the 1900s

1907

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1907 New South Wales state election § The Murray.[edit]
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1907 New South Wales state election: The Murray [54]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Scobie 2,041 63.6
Liberal Reform Frank Byrne 1,168 36.4
Total formal votes 3,209 96.8
Informal votes 105 3.2
Turnout 3,314 48.6
Labour hold  
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1904

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1904 New South Wales state election § The Murray.[edit]
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1904 New South Wales state election: The Murray [55]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Scobie 1,936 58.3
Independent Liberal Robert Gibson 1,385 41.7
Total formal votes 3,321 98.6
Informal votes 49 1.5
Turnout 3,370 50.5
Labour win (new seat)
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The Murray electorate retained nothing but the name, the former district being divided between Corowa and Deniliquin. The member for The Murray was James Hayes (Progressive) who was appointed to the Legislative Council and did not contest the election. The district re-created in 1904 consisted of the abolished seat of Wentworth and parts of The Lachlan and the abolished seat of Hay. The member for Wentworth was Robert Scobie (Labour). The member for The Lachlan was James Carroll (Progressive) who unsuccessfully contested that seat. The member for Hay was Frank Byrne who did not contest the election.

1901

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § The Murray.[edit]
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1901 New South Wales state election: The Murray [56]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive James Hayes 885 59.3
Independent Liberal Alexander McArthur 607 40.7
Total formal votes 1,492 98.2
Informal votes 27 1.8
Turnout 1,519 49.2
Progressive hold  
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Elections in the 1890s

1898

This section is an excerpt from 1898 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray
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1898 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray [57]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Federal James Hayes unopposed
National Federal hold  
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1895

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1895 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray [58]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist James Hayes 661 60.0
Free Trade Hugh Bridson 408 37.1
Ind. Protectionist David Fealy 32 2.9
Total formal votes 1,101 97.4
Informal votes 30 2.7
Turnout 1,131 55.3
Protectionist hold  
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1894

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1894 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray [59]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist James Hayes 976 64.3
Free Trade William Drummond 543 35.8
Total formal votes 1,519 98.4
Informal votes 24 1.6
Turnout 1,543 74.3
Protectionist win (previously 2 members)
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1891

This section is an excerpt from 1891 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray
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1891 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray
Monday 29 June [60]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist John Chanter (elected 1) 956 39.1
Protectionist Robert Barbour (elected 2) 918 37.5
Free Trade George Chandler 573 23.4
Total formal votes 2,447 99.3
Informal votes 17 0.7
Turnout 1,473 48.9
  Protectionist hold 2  
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Elections in the 1880s

1889

This section is an excerpt from 1889 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray
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1889 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray
Monday 28 January [61]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist John Chanter (elected 2) unopposed
Protectionist Robert Barbour (elected 1) unopposed
  Protectionist hold 2  
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1887

This section is an excerpt from 1887 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray
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1887 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray
Saturday 26 February [62]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist John Chanter (re-elected 1) 836 35.7
Protectionist Robert Barbour (re-elected 2) 759 32.4
Free Trade William Virgoe 750 32.0
Total formal votes 2,345 98.9
Informal votes 26 1.1
Turnout 1,377 47.8
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1885

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1885 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray
Thursday 29 October [63]
Candidate Votes %
John Chanter (elected 1) 851 38.3
Robert Barbour (re-elected 2) 741 33.4
Alexander Wilson (defeated) 630 28.4
Total formal votes 2,222 99.3
Informal votes 16 0.7
Turnout 1,517 55.8
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1882

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1882 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray
Saturday 16 December [64]
Candidate Votes %
Robert Barbour (elected 1) 879 31.2
Alexander Wilson (re-elected 2) 832 29.5
Thomas Hanson 633 22.5
Edward Killen 474 16.8
Total formal votes 2,818 98.6
Informal votes 40 1.4
Turnout 1,745 59.3
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1880

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1880 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray
Thursday 2 December [65]
Candidate Votes %
Alexander Wilson (elected 1) 1,058 26.9
William Hay (elected 2) 992 25.2
Edward Killen 951 24.2
Robert Barbour (defeated) 933 23.7
Total formal votes 3,934 98.6
Informal votes 56 1.4
Turnout 2,206 69.1
  (1 new seat)
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Elections in the 1870s

1877

This section is an excerpt from 1877 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray
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1877 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray
Monday 5 November [66]
Candidate Votes %
Robert Barbour (elected) 815 51.9
James Davidson 754 48.1
Total formal votes 1,569 97.4
Informal votes 42 2.6
Turnout 1,611 62.9
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1875

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1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray
Thursday 7 January 1875 [67]
Candidate Votes %
William Hay (re-elected) 469 58.6
Robert Barbour 331 41.4
Total formal votes 800 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 800 64.8
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1872 by-election

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1872 The Murray by-election
Monday 5 August [68]
Candidate Votes %
William Hay (elected) 389 61.6
George Stephen 238 37.7
Henry Lane 5 0.8
Total formal votes 632 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 632 54.5
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Patrick Jennings resigned.[68]

1872

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1872 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray
Thursday 21 March [69]
Candidate Votes %
Patrick Jennings (re-elected) unopposed
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Elections in the 1860s

1869

This section is an excerpt from 1869-70 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray
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1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray
Wednesday 29 December 1869 [70]
Candidate Votes %
Patrick Jennings (elected) 341 87.2
Robert Hunt 50 12.8
Total formal votes 391 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 391 40.5
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1864

This section is an excerpt from 1864–65 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray
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1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray
Saturday 24 December 1864 [71]
Candidate Votes %
Robert Landale (elected) unopposed
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1860

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1860 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray
Wednesday 19 December [72]
Candidate Votes %
John Hay (re-elected) 123 97.6
James Willoughby 3 2.4
Total formal votes 126 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 126 17.5
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Elections in the 1850s

1859

This section is an excerpt from 1859 New South Wales colonial election § The Murray
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1859 New South Wales colonial election: The Murray
Wednesday 29 June [73]
Candidate Votes %
John Hay (re-elected) unopposed
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Notes

  1. [a]
    based on an electoral roll of 9,672 at the 1917 state election.[50]
  2. [b]
    Also endorsed by Farmers and Settlers.

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