Results of the New South Wales state election, 1976 (Legislative Assembly L-Z)

New South Wales state election, 1 May 1976[1][2]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 2,943,248[1]
Votes cast 2,745,749 Turnout 93.29 +0.78
Informal votes 48,220 Informal 1.76 –0.94
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 1,342,038 49.75 +6.82 50 + 6
  Liberal 978,886 36.29 +2.44 30 – 4
  Country 270,603 10.03 –0.45 18 ± 0
  Workers 15,598 0.58 +0.58 0 ± 0
  Australia Party 7,407 0.27 –3.93 0 ± 0
  Socialist Workers 2,495 0.09 +0.09 0 ± 0
  Communist 2,220 0.08 +0.05 0 ± 0
  Democratic Labor 2,201 0.08 –5.88 0 – 1
  Independent 76,089 2.82 +0.28 1 – 1
Total 2,697,529     99  

This is a list of electoral district results for the New South Wales state election, 1976 for districts from L to Z.

Results by Electoral district


Lake Macquarie

New South Wales state election, 1976: Lake Macquarie[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Merv Hunter 19,022 64.4 -1.6
Liberal Oliver Fennell 10,521 35.6 +35.6
Total formal votes 29,543 98.5 +1.1
Informal votes 449 1.5 -1.1
Turnout 29,992 94.4 +0.6
Labor hold Swing -8.9

Lakemba

New South Wales state election, 1976: Lakemba
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Vince Durick 19,518 59.8 +2.9
Liberal Robin Graham 11,008 33.7 -3.2
Independent Donald Carruthers 1,137 3.5 +3.5
Australia Party Timothy Dein 976 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 32,639 98.0 +1.5
Informal votes 670 2.0 -1.5
Turnout 33,309 95.1 +2.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Vince Durick 21,118 64.7 +5.0
Liberal Robin Graham 11,521 35.3 -5.0
Labor hold Swing +5.0

Lane Cove

New South Wales state election, 1976: Lane Cove
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Dowd 18,846 65.2 +4.2
Labor Alan Lees 8,922 30.9 +11.3
Australia Party Elizabeth Poppleton 1,147 4.0 -8.9
Total formal votes 28,915 98.7 +1.2
Informal votes 371 1.3 -1.2
Turnout 29,286 92.5 +2.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Dowd 19,188 66.4 -2.9
Labor Alan Lees 9,720 33.6 +2.9
Liberal hold Swing -2.9

Lismore

New South Wales state election, 1976: Lismore
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Bruce Duncan unopposed
Country hold Swing

Liverpool

New South Wales state election, 1976: Liverpool
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor George Paciullo 22,298 69.6 +2.7
Liberal Rex Harris 9,762 30.4 +2.8
Total formal votes 32,060 97.1 +1.0
Informal votes 959 2.9 -1.0
Turnout 33,019 94.0 +1.5
Labor hold Swing +1.6

Maitland

New South Wales state election, 1976: Maitland
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Milton Morris 15,565 59.8 -4.6
Labor Kerry Ryan 10,450 40.2 +11.1
Total formal votes 26,015 98.7 +0.4
Informal votes 348 1.3 -0.4
Turnout 26,363 95.4 -0.8
Liberal hold Swing -9.8

Manly

New South Wales state election, 1976: Manly
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Douglas Darby 16,760 57.7 +2.6
Labor Marc Gumbert 12,301 42.3 +12.3
Total formal votes 29,061 97.8 +0.2
Informal votes 656 2.2 -0.2
Turnout 29,717 91.8 +1.2
Liberal hold Swing -5.7

Maroubra

New South Wales state election, 1976: Maroubra
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bill Haigh 18,703 62.1 +6.6
Liberal Lindsay Rutherford 10,603 35.2 +0.5
Australia Party Marie Morris 836 2.8 -3.4
Total formal votes 30,142 98.1 +1.1
Informal votes 571 1.9 -1.1
Turnout 30,713 92.1 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Haigh 19,288 64.0 +4.1
Liberal Lindsay Rutherford 10,854 36.0 -4.1
Labor hold Swing +4.1

Marrickville

New South Wales state election, 1976: Marrickville
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Tom Cahill 21,629 72.0 +5.2
Liberal Costa Lianos 7,497 25.0 -3.4
Socialist Workers Geoffrey Payne 899 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 30,025 96.6 +1.5
Informal votes 1,045 3.4 -1.5
Turnout 31,070 88.7 -1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Cahill 22,311 74.3 +6.6
Liberal Costa Lianos 7,714 25.7 -6.6
Labor hold Swing +6.6

Merrylands

New South Wales state election, 1976: Merrylands
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Ferguson 21,435 65.1 +7.0
Liberal Rodney Lewis 11,487 34.9 -1.5
Total formal votes 32,922 97.5 +1.2
Informal votes 854 2.5 -1.2
Turnout 33,776 94.4 +2.1
Labor hold Swing +3.2

Miranda

New South Wales state election, 1976: Miranda
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Tim Walker 16,323 54.0 +2.8
Labor Bill Robb 13,910 46.0 +8.4
Total formal votes 30,233 98.6 +0.2
Informal votes 437 1.4 -0.2
Turnout 30,670 91.0 -3.8
Liberal hold Swing -2.4

Monaro

New South Wales state election, 1976: Monaro
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Akister 11,196 48.6 +6.6
Liberal Valerie Marland 6,330 27.5 -26.7
Country Thomas Barry 5,519 23.9 +23.9
Total formal votes 23,045 98.4 +0.9
Informal votes 372 1.6 -0.9
Turnout 23,417 91.4 +0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Akister 11,876 51.5 +8.8
Liberal Valerie Marland 11,169 48.5 -8.8
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +8.8

Mosman

New South Wales state election, 1976: Mosman
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal David Arblaster 19,095 68.6 +2.6
Labor John Cahill 7,352 26.4 +26.4
Australia Party John Alexander 1,398 5.0 -20.9
Total formal votes 27,845 98.9 +1.5
Informal votes 302 1.1 -1.5
Turnout 28,147 92.2 +1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal David Arblaster 19,514 70.1 -3.7
Labor John Cahill 8,331 29.9 +29.9
Liberal hold Swing -3.7

Mount Druitt

New South Wales state election, 1976: Mount Druitt
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Tony Johnson 19,089 67.4 +9.6
Liberal James McCrudden 9,255 32.6 +3.5
Total formal votes 28,344 96.6 +0.7
Informal votes 1,008 3.4 -0.7
Turnout 29,352 94.2 +2.7
Labor hold Swing +4.0

Munmorah

New South Wales state election, 1976: Munmorah
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Harry Jensen 21,321 68.5 +5.0
Liberal William Jackson 9,812 31.5 +0.7
Total formal votes 31,133 98.6 +0.2
Informal votes 432 1.4 -0.2
Turnout 31,565 95.0 +0.6
Labor hold Swing +3.9

Murray

New South Wales state election, 1976: Murray
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

Murrumbidgee

New South Wales state election, 1976: Murrumbidgee
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Lin Gordon 10,785 51.3 +1.6
Liberal Donald Mackay 6,075 28.9 +1.7
Country Bernardino Zappacosta 2,329 11.1 -9.6
Country John Knight 1,841 8.8 +8.8
Total formal votes 21,030 98.5 +0.6
Informal votes 324 1.5 -0.6
Turnout 21,354 93.8 +2.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lin Gordon 11,286 53.7 +2.0
Liberal Donald Mackay 9,744 46.3 -2.0
Labor hold Swing +2.0

Nepean

New South Wales state election, 1976: Nepean
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Ron Rofe 17,038 51.1 +3.8
Labor Peter Anderson 14,965 44.9 +6.2
Independent John Henshaw 914 2.7 +2.7
Independent Raymond Bell 418 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 33,335 98.7 +2.3
Informal votes 426 1.3 -2.3
Turnout 33,761 93.5 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ron Rofe 17,440 52.3 -1.0
Labor Peter Anderson 15,895 47.7 +1.0
Liberal hold Swing -1.0

Newcastle

New South Wales state election, 1976: Newcastle
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Arthur Wade 17,857 67.7 +9.1
Liberal Arthur Thomas 8,514 32.3 +1.6
Total formal votes 26,371 98.2 +0.6
Informal votes 475 1.8 -0.6
Turnout 26,846 93.9 -0.1
Labor hold Swing +4.8

Northcott

New South Wales state election, 1976: Northcott
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Jim Cameron 21,408 68.2 +2.8
Labor Sabine Willis 9,982 31.8 +31.8
Total formal votes 31,390 98.6 +1.4
Informal votes 428 1.4 -1.4
Turnout 31,818 92.9 -0.3
Liberal hold Swing -2.6

Orange

New South Wales state election, 1976: Orange
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Garry West 14,171 59.8 -6.0
Labor Maxwell Dunn 9,541 40.2 +11.4
Total formal votes 23,712 98.8 +0.3
Informal votes 280 1.2 -0.3
Turnout 23,992 94.3 -0.2
Country hold Swing -10.3

Oxley

New South Wales state election, 1976: Oxley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Bruce Cowan 16,672 69.2 -0.9
Labor Peter Tullgren 7,415 30.8 +3.9
Total formal votes 24,087 98.8 +0.1
Informal votes 291 1.2 -0.1
Turnout 24,378 95.1 -0.4
Country hold Swing -3.3

Parramatta

New South Wales state election, 1976: Parramatta
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Barry Wilde 17,383 56.3 +0.7
Liberal James Brown 12,553 40.6 +1.2
Workers Barrie Sharpe 953 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 30,889 98.3 +0.4
Informal votes 537 1.7 -0.4
Turnout 31,426 92.0 +1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Wilde 17,669 57.2 +0.6
Liberal James Brown 13,220 42.8 -0.6
Labor hold Swing +0.6

Peats

New South Wales state election, 1976: Peats
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Keith O'Connell 19,289 58.7 +1.4
Liberal Peter Walsh 13,579 41.3 -1.4
Total formal votes 32,868 98.3 +0.5
Informal votes 556 1.7 -0.5
Turnout 33,424 94.6 +1.2
Labor hold Swing +1.4

Penrith

New South Wales state election, 1976: Penrith
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ron Mulock 19,804 59.6 +3.0
Liberal Eileen Cammack 11,458 34.5 -3.9
Independent Roy Allsopp 1,970 5.9 +5.9
Total formal votes 33,232 98.3 +1.2
Informal votes 590 1.7 -1.2
Turnout 33,822 94.6 +3.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ron Mulock 21,223 63.9 +4.0
Liberal Eileen Cammack 12,009 36.1 -4.0
Labor hold Swing +4.0

Phillip

New South Wales state election, 1976: Phillip
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Pat Hills 18,732 69.5 +4.0
Liberal Peter Starr 6,086 22.6 +4.4
Communist Judy Mundey 1,540 5.7 +2.4
Socialist Workers Deborah Shnookal 594 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 26,952 96.9 +2.6
Informal votes 864 3.1 -2.6
Turnout 27,816 84.4 +0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Pat Hills 20,472 76.0 +1.1
Liberal Peter Starr 6,480 24.0 -1.1
Labor hold Swing +1.1

Pittwater

New South Wales state election, 1976: Pittwater
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Bruce Webster 16,798 61.2 -2.8
Labor Charles Wild 8,176 29.8 +0.3
Workers John Booth 1,982 7.2 +7.2
Independent Peter Middlebrook 473 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 27,429 98.7 +1.1
Informal votes 368 1.3 -1.1
Turnout 27,797 92.0 +1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Webster 17,871 65.2 -4.0
Labor Charles Wild 9,558 34.8 +4.0
Liberal hold Swing -4.0

Raleigh

New South Wales state election, 1976: Raleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Jim Brown 14,502 63.3 -5.1
Labor Joseph Moran 8,402 36.7 +5.1
Total formal votes 22,905 98.8 +0.3
Informal votes 280 1.2 -0.3
Turnout 23,185 94.9 +0.4
Country hold Swing -5.1

Rockdale

New South Wales state election, 1976: Rockdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Brian Bannon 19,017 66.5 +3.8
Liberal Raymond Scaysbrook 9,597 33.5 -0.2
Total formal votes 28,614 97.2 +0.9
Informal votes 814 2.8 -0.9
Turnout 29,428 93.4 -0.1
Labor hold Swing +3.1

South Coast

New South Wales state election, 1976: South Coast
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent John Hatton 18,362 65.5 +20.8
Liberal Irwin Heaton 9,274 33.1 -2.4
Workers Noel Dennett 385 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 28,021 99.0 +2.2
Informal votes 284 1.0 -2.2
Turnout 28,305 93.5 +0.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent John Hatton 18,555 66.2 +14.5
Liberal Irwin Heaton 9,466 33.8 -14.5
Independent hold Swing +14.5

Sturt

New South Wales state election, 1976: Sturt
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Tim Fischer 13,803 68.8 +1.2
Labor Cuthbert Richardson 6,266 31.2 +3.9
Total formal votes 20,069 99.1 +0.3
Informal votes 182 0.9 -0.3
Turnout 20,251 94.4 +0.7
Country hold Swing -3.4

Tamworth

New South Wales state election, 1976: Tamworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Noel Park 15,508 62.8 +26.9
Labor Noel Cassel 9,190 37.2 +19.5
Total formal votes 24,698 98.6 +2.7
Informal votes 347 1.4 -2.7
Turnout 25,045 94.5 +0.5
Country hold Swing -0.8

Temora

New South Wales state election, 1976: Temora
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Jim Taylor 12,860 67.7 +3.5
Labor Alroy Provan 5,629 29.7 +3.7
Independent Wesley Berryman 497 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 18,986 99.3 +0.3
Informal votes 126 0.7 -0.3
Turnout 19,112 94.6 +6.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Jim Taylor 13,138 69.2 -1.3
Labor Alroy Provan 5,848 30.8 +1.3
Country hold Swing -1.3

Tenterfield

New South Wales state election, 1976: Tenterfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Tim Bruxner 12,979 66.0 -2.6
Labor Joseph Hughes 6,681 34.0 +2.6
Total formal votes 19,660 98.8 0.0
Informal votes 231 1.2 0.0
Turnout 19,891 93.6 +1.9
Country hold Swing -2.6

The Hills

New South Wales state election, 1976: The Hills
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Max Ruddock 19,144 65.1 -1.3
Labor Paul Gibson 10,239 34.9 +6.1
Total formal votes 29,383 98.7 +0.3
Informal votes 399 1.3 -0.3
Turnout 29,782 95.6 +0.6
Liberal hold Swing -5.0

Upper Hunter

New South Wales state election, 1976: Upper Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Col Fisher 15,432 62.7 +1.5
Labor Michael Reddy 9,164 37.3 +1.8
Total formal votes 24,596 98.6 -0.2
Informal votes 357 1.4 +0.2
Turnout 24,953 95.1 -0.1
Country hold Swing -1.1

Vaucluse

New South Wales state election, 1976: Vaucluse
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Keith Doyle 17,492 63.6 +0.5
Labor Barbara Fuller-Quinn 9,994 36.4 +36.4
Total formal votes 27,486 97.1 +2.6
Informal votes 816 2.9 -2.6
Turnout 28,302 89.0 +1.0
Liberal hold Swing -5.2

Wagga Wagga

New South Wales state election, 1976: Wagga Wagga
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Joe Schipp 13,245 58.8 -4.8
Labor Richard Gorman 9,265 41.2 +14.8
Total formal votes 22,510 98.8 +0.3
Informal votes 261 1.2 -0.3
Turnout 22,771 93.9 +1.7
Liberal hold Swing -10.9

Wakehurst

New South Wales state election, 1976: Wakehurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Allan Viney 17,836 57.8 +4.4
Labor Noel Berrell 12,999 42.2 +10.6
Total formal votes 30,835 97.7 +0.4
Informal votes 715 2.3 -0.4
Turnout 31,550 91.7 +1.3
Liberal hold Swing -3.6

Wallsend

New South Wales state election, 1976: Wallsend
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ken Booth 23,891 69.3 -2.0
Liberal Stephen Walker 10,562 30.7 +30.7
Total formal votes 34,453 98.4 +1.6
Informal votes 553 1.6 -1.6
Turnout 35,006 95.7 0.0
Labor hold Swing -7.2

Waratah

New South Wales state election, 1976: Waratah
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Sam Jones 20,201 67.4 -5.0
Liberal Richard Bevan 9,786 32.6 +32.6
Total formal votes 29,987 98.3 +1.3
Informal votes 513 1.7 -1.3
Turnout 30,500 94.5 -0.4
Labor hold Swing -9.2

Waverley

New South Wales state election, 1976: Waverley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Syd Einfeld 14,691 57.0 +5.9
Liberal Geoffrey Mort 11,075 43.0 +4.8
Total formal votes 25,766 97.4 -1.2
Informal votes 696 2.6 +1.2
Turnout 26,462 88.1 +1.6
Labor hold Swing +0.6

Wentworthville

New South Wales state election, 1976: Wentworthville
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ernie Quinn 19,266 58.4 +2.9
Liberal Edward Roberts 12,711 38.6 +1.6
Independent Heather Gow 990 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 32,967 98.3 +1.5
Informal votes 572 1.7 -1.5
Turnout 33,539 95.1 +2.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ernie Quinn 20,002 60.7 +0.6
Liberal Edward Roberts 12,965 39.3 -0.6
Labor hold Swing +0.6

Willoughby

New South Wales state election, 1976: Willoughby
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Laurie McGinty 17,417 63.1 +2.0
Labor Eddie Britt 10,183 36.9 +12.7
Total formal votes 27,600 97.7 +0.3
Informal votes 642 2.3 -0.3
Turnout 28,242 92.5 +2.0
Liberal hold Swing -6.2

Wollondilly

New South Wales state election, 1976: Wollondilly
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Tom Lewis 14,514 52.2 -3.1
Labor Bill Knott 10,883 39.1 +7.9
Workers Victor Thomas 1,526 5.5 +5.5
Independent William Tangye 880 3.2 +3.2
Total formal votes 27,803 98.7 +0.4
Informal votes 379 1.3 -0.4
Turnout 28,182 93.6 +1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tom Lewis 16,023 57.6 -4.4
Labor Bill Knott 11,780 42.4 +4.4
Liberal hold Swing -4.4

Wollongong

New South Wales state election, 1976: Wollongong
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Eric Ramsay 18,367 66.0 +4.2
Liberal Ian Brown 9,461 34.0 -0.9
Total formal votes 27,828 97.0 +0.8
Informal votes 867 3.0 -0.8
Turnout 28,695 93.0 +0.4
Labor hold Swing +3.6

Woronora

New South Wales state election, 1976: Woronora
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Maurie Keane 18,113 58.1 +12.5
Liberal Ronald Ricketts 13,067 41.9 +5.2
Total formal votes 31,180 98.5 +1.2
Informal votes 488 1.5 -1.2
Turnout 31,668 94.7 +2.4
Labor hold Swing +5.9

Yaralla

New South Wales state election, 1976: Yaralla
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Lerryn Mutton 15,761 54.4 +0.6
Labor Derek Margerison 13,218 45.6 +7.0
Total formal votes 28,979 97.8 +0.1
Informal votes 662 2.2 -0.1
Turnout 29,641 91.4 +0.3
Liberal hold Swing -5.4

Young

New South Wales state election, 1976: Young
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country George Freudenstein 12,394 58.4 +1.0
Labor Timothy West 8,818 41.6 +2.8
Total formal votes 21,212 98.6 -0.6
Informal votes 304 1.4 +0.6
Turnout 21,516 95.0 0.0
Country hold Swing -2.0

See also

References

  1. ↑ Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of New South Wales, Assembly election, 1 May 1976". Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  2. ↑ Hughes, Colin A. (1986). A handbook of Australian government and politics, 1975–1984. ANU Press. p. 190. ISBN 0-08-033038-X.
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "New South Wales Elections, 1976".
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