Results of the New South Wales state election, 1981 (Legislative Assembly L-Z)

New South Wales state election, 19 September 1981[1][2]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 3,178,225[1]
Votes cast 2,897,033 Turnout 91.15 –1.62
Informal votes 89,306 Informal 3.08 +0.80
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 1,564,622 55.73 –2.04 69 + 6
  Liberal 775,463 27.62 +0.64 14 – 4
  National Country 314,841 11.21 +1.31 14 – 3
  Democrats 68,252 2.43 –0.22 0 ± 0
  Communist 6,150 0.22 –0.08 0 ± 0
  Independent 78,399 2.79 +0.55 2 + 1
Total 2,807,727     99  

This is a list of electoral district results for the New South Wales state election, 1981 for districts from L to Z.

Results by Electoral district

Lachlan

New South Wales state election, 1981: Lachlan[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Ian Armstrong 16,538 58.7 +3.8
Labor Timothy West 11,642 41.3 -3.8
Total formal votes 28,180 97.7
Informal votes 672 2.3
Turnout 28,852 92.4
National Country hold Swing +3.8

Lake Macquarie

New South Wales state election, 1981: Lake Macquarie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Merv Hunter 21,165 66.5 -4.7
Liberal Judith Ball 7,716 24.2 -0.1
Democrats Genady Levitch 2,968 9.3 +4.8
Total formal votes 31,849 97.7
Informal votes 734 2.3
Turnout 32,583 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Merv Hunter 22,134 71.7 -1.8
Liberal Judith Ball 8,747 28.3 +1.8
Labor hold Swing -1.8

Lakemba

New South Wales state election, 1981: Lakemba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Vince Durick 20,657 78.6 +3.7
Liberal Vivian Salama 5,635 21.4 0.0
Total formal votes 26,292 95.4
Informal votes 1,265 4.6
Turnout 27,557 90.6
Labor hold Swing +1.6

Lane Cove

New South Wales state election, 1981: Lane Cove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Dowd 15,511 58.1 +5.9
Labor Miron Shapira 8,464 31.7 -7.8
Democrats Gary Smith 1,750 6.6 -1.7
Independent Rhody Thomas 966 3.6 +3.6
Total formal votes 26,691 97.6
Informal votes 646 2.4
Turnout 27,337 89.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Dowd 16,511 64.1 +6.6
Labor Miron Shapira 9,264 35.9 -6.6
Liberal hold Swing +6.6

Lismore

New South Wales state election, 1981: Lismore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Bruce Duncan 20,848 68.9 +8.3
Labor Alan Veacock 9,419 31.1 -2.0
Total formal votes 30,267 98.2
Informal votes 555 1.8
Turnout 30,822 91.7
National Country hold Swing +5.1

Liverpool

New South Wales state election, 1981: Liverpool
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Paciullo 19,733 76.5 -1.3
Liberal Raymond Marsh 4,580 17.8 -1.6
Independent David Bransdon 813 3.2 +3.2
Independent Patrick Leyman 662 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 25,788 95.5
Informal votes 1,214 4.5
Turnout 27,002 90.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Paciullo 20,033 80.4 -0.4
Liberal Raymond Marsh 4,880 19.6 +0.4
Labor hold Swing -0.4

Maitland

New South Wales state election, 1981: Maitland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Allan Walsh 15,663 53.0 +2.8
Liberal Peter Toms 10,891 36.8 -13.0
Independent Herbert Collins 1,832 6.2 +6.2
Independent James Roberts 1,168 4.0 +4.0
Total formal votes 29,554 98.4
Informal votes 465 1.6
Turnout 30,019 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Allan Walsh 16,063 57.5 +7.2
Liberal Peter Toms 11,891 42.5 -7.2
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +7.2

Manly

New South Wales state election, 1981: Manly
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alan Stewart 14,034 48.9 -2.5
Liberal Nelson Meers 13,358 46.6 +2.9
Independent Patricia Langworthy 1,284 4.5 +4.5
Total formal votes 28,676 97.6
Informal votes 700 2.4
Turnout 29,376 89.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Alan Stewart 14,600 51.2 -2.6
Liberal Nelson Meers 13,893 48.8 +2.6
Labor hold Swing -2.6

Maroubra

New South Wales state election, 1981: Maroubra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Haigh 19,619 68.8 -1.5
Liberal Mervyn Colbron 8,910 31.2 +6.0
Total formal votes 28,529 95.5
Informal votes 1,336 4.5
Turnout 29,865 90.9
Labor hold Swing -3.7

Marrickville

New South Wales state election, 1981: Marrickville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Cahill 17,120 71.3 -2.9
Liberal John Kekis 4,636 19.3 +0.4
Socialist Christopher Taylor 1,533 6.4 -0.5
Democrats Anthony Larkings 724 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 24,013 93.4
Informal votes 1,703 6.6
Turnout 25,716 87.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Cahill 17,820 78.0 -1.8
Liberal John Kekis 5,036 22.0 +1.8
Labor hold Swing -1.8

Merrylands

New South Wales state election, 1981: Merrylands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Ferguson 20,732 75.3 -1.1
Liberal Alan Byers 6,794 24.7 +5.4
Total formal votes 27,526 95.3
Informal votes 1,370 4.7
Turnout 28,896 92.4
Labor hold Swing -3.3

Miranda

New South Wales state election, 1981: Miranda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Robb 15,241 51.8 -1.7
Liberal Lawrence Power 12,778 43.4 +1.9
Democrats Richard Hopkins 1,407 4.8 -0.2
Total formal votes 29,426 97.7
Informal votes 699 2.3
Turnout 30,125 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bill Robb 15,541 54.3 -2.2
Liberal Lawrence Power 13,078 45.7 +2.2
Labor hold Swing -2.2

Monaro

New South Wales state election, 1981: Monaro
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Akister 17,395 59.8 +3.4
Liberal David Barton 8,852 30.4 +9.6
National Country Susan Mitchell 2,384 8.2 -11.1
Independent Christopher Kleiss 475 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 29,106 97.9
Informal votes 621 2.1
Turnout 29,727 89.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Akister 17,495 61.4 +4.6
Liberal David Barton 11,008 38.6 -4.6
Labor hold Swing +4.6

Mosman

New South Wales state election, 1981: Mosman
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Arblaster 17,187 64.2 +2.4
Labor Richard Lancaster 9,572 35.8 -2.4
Total formal votes 26,759 97.1
Informal votes 786 2.9
Turnout 27,545 86.8
Liberal hold Swing +2.4

Murray

New South Wales state election, 1981: Murray
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 Swing N/A

Murrumbidgee

New South Wales state election, 1981: Murrumbidgee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lin Gordon 15,865 53.5
National Country John Armstrong 7,320 24.7
Independent Thomas Marriott 6,483 21.8
Total formal votes 29,668 98.5
Informal votes 464 1.5
Turnout 30,132 92.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lin Gordon 17,365 63.9 +8.8
National Country John Armstrong 9,820 36.1 -8.8
Labor hold Swing +8.8

Newcastle

New South Wales state election, 1981: Newcastle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Wade 19,279 64.9 -3.8
Liberal Alex Bevan 8,458 28.5 -2.8
Communist Kay Wicks 1,987 6.7 +6.7
Total formal votes 29,724 96.4
Informal votes 1,107 3.6
Turnout 30,831 91.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Wade 20,708 70.9 +2.2
Liberal Alex Bevan 8,508 29.1 -2.2
Labor hold Swing +2.2

Northcott

New South Wales state election, 1981: Northcott
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Cameron 19,173 61.3 +6.8
Labor Therese McGee 10,322 33.0 -6.7
Democrats Ian Irwin 1,763 5.6 -0.2
Total formal votes 31,258 97.3
Informal votes 879 2.7
Turnout 32,137 91.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Cameron 19,682 64.1 +6.7
Labor Therese McGee 11,002 35.9 -6.7
Liberal hold Swing +6.7

Northern Tablelands

New South Wales state election, 1981: Northern Tablelands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill McCarthy 15,474 52.9 +4.8
National Country John Tregurtha 13,782 47.1 -4.8
Total formal votes 29,256 98.4
Informal votes 468 1.6
Turnout 29,724 92.2
Labor gain from National Country Swing +4.8

North Shore

New South Wales state election, 1981: North Shore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bruce McDonald 10,359 41.6 -12.2
Independent Ted Mack 7,163 28.7 +28.7
Labor Maurice May 7,036 28.2 -18.0
Democrats Norman Ward 362 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 24,920 97.8
Informal votes 559 2.2
Turnout 25,479 84.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Ted Mack 13,130 54.6 +54.6
Liberal Bruce McDonald 10,936 45.4 -8.4
Independent gain from Liberal Swing +54.6

Orange

New South Wales state election, 1981: Orange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Garry West 15,555 53.5 +1.8
Labor Harold Gartrell 13,504 46.5 -1.8
Total formal votes 29,059 98.1
Informal votes 567 1.9
Turnout 29,626 93.3
National Country hold Swing +1.8

Oxley

New South Wales state election, 1981: Oxley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Jim Brown 20,358 61.5 -1.0
Labor Alick Rogers 12,754 38.5 +1.0
Total formal votes 33,112 98.0
Informal votes 684 2.0
Turnout 33,796 93.2
National Country hold Swing -1.0

Parramatta

New South Wales state election, 1981: Parramatta
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barry Wilde 15,517 56.7
Liberal Paul Zammit 7,131 26.1
Independent Anthony Buhagiar 4,008 14.6
Democrats Barry Jacques 713 2.6
Total formal votes 27,369 96.3
Informal votes 1,054 3.7
Turnout 28,423 89.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barry Wilde 17,517 65.7 -0.6
Liberal Paul Zammit 9,131 34.3 +0.6
Labor hold Swing -0.6

Peats

New South Wales state election, 1981: Peats
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Keith O'Connell 18,046 64.5 -3.8
Liberal Raymond Carter 7,014 25.0 +0.7
Democrats John Aitken 2,937 10.5 +7.2
Total formal votes 27,997 96.3
Informal votes 1,082 3.7
Turnout 29,079 91.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Keith O'Connell 22,850 70.8 -0.4
Liberal Raymond Carter 8,014 29.6 +0.4
Labor hold Swing -0.4

Penrith

New South Wales state election, 1981: Penrith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Anderson 22,850 70.8 -1.2
Liberal Ross Shuttleworth 9,413 29.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 32,263 96.9
Informal votes 1,038 3.1
Turnout 33,301 92.2
Labor hold Swing -1.2

Pittwater

New South Wales state election, 1981: Pittwater
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Max Smith 16,910 60.9 +14.9
Labor Patrick Sewell 10,872 39.1 -1.5
Total formal votes 27,782 96.2
Informal votes 1,087 3.8
Turnout 28,869 88.4
Liberal hold Swing +9.5

Riverstone

New South Wales state election, 1981: Riverstone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tony Johnson 18,139 71.1
Liberal Kenneth Jessup 6,267 24.6
Democrats John Cavenett 1,090 4.3
Total formal votes 25,496 94.6
Informal votes 1,452 5.4
Turnout 26,948 90.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tony Johnson 18,339 73.9 -5.7
Liberal Kenneth Jessup 6,467 26.1 +5.7
Labor hold Swing -5.7

Rockdale

New South Wales state election, 1981: Rockdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian Bannon 18,639 69.2
Liberal John Tonkin 8,294 30.8
Total formal votes 26,933 96.1
Informal votes 1,094 3.9
Turnout 28,027 91.4
Labor hold Swing -2.5

Ryde

New South Wales state election, 1981: Ryde
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Garry McIlwaine 15,570 57.0
Liberal Donald Wilkinson 10,160 37.2
Democrats Christopher Dunkerley 1,588 5.8
Total formal votes 27,318 96.4
Informal votes 1,032 3.6
Turnout 28,350 90.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Garry McIlwaine 15,870 60.3 -3.4
Liberal Donald Wilkinson 10,460 39.7 +3.4
Labor hold Swing -3.4

St Marys

New South Wales state election, 1981: St Marys
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ron Mulock 22,820 77.5 -2.4
Liberal Rodney Field 6,615 22.5 +2.4
Total formal votes 29,435 95.9
Informal votes 1,271 4.1
Turnout 30,706 90.6
Labor hold Swing -2.4

Seven Hills

New South Wales state election, 1981: Seven Hills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Christie 17,290 64.8
Liberal Heather Gow 7,237 27.1
Democrats Peggy Cable 2,146 8.1
Total formal votes 26,673 95.9
Informal votes 1,145 4.1
Turnout 27,818 91.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Christie 17,690 70.0 -7.1
Liberal Heather Gow 7,587 30.0 +7.1
Labor hold Swing -7.1

South Coast

New South Wales state election, 1981: South Coast
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Hatton unopposed
Independent hold Swing N/A

Swansea

New South Wales state election, 1981: Swansea
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Don Bowman 22,375 71.2 -7.5
Liberal Denis Dolan 4,976 15.8 -5.5
Democrats Lyn Godfrey 4,060 12.9 +12.9
Total formal votes 31,411 96.4
Informal votes 1,187 3.6
Turnout 32,598 93.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Don Bowman 23,276 78.8 +0.1
Liberal Denis Dolan 6,276 21.2 -0.1
Labor hold Swing +0.1

Tamworth

New South Wales state election, 1981: Tamworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Noel Park 17,504 58.4 +8.8
Labor Garrett Ryan 10,689 35.7 -6.6
Democrats Noel Cassel 1,782 5.9 0.0
Total formal votes 29,975 98.0
Informal votes 596 2.0
Turnout 30,571 93.0
Two-party-preferred result
National Country Noel Park 18,384 62.1 +8.8
Labor Garrett Ryan 11,229 37.9 -8.8
National Country hold Swing +8.8

The Hills

New South Wales state election, 1981: The Hills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Fred Caterson 17,284 59.5 +7.3
Labor Barry Calvert 10,124 34.8 -8.3
Democrats Rona Samuels 1,660 5.7 +1.0
Total formal votes 29,068 97.7
Informal votes 696 2.3
Turnout 29,764 91.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Fred Caterson 17,584 61.7 +6.9
Labor Barry Calvert 10,924 38.3 -6.9
Liberal hold Swing +6.9

Tuggerah

New South Wales state election, 1981: Tuggerah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harry Moore 17,724 59.1
Liberal Joan Skaife 8,883 29.6
Democrats Lynn Sawyer 3,382 11.3
Total formal votes 29,989 97.3
Informal votes 817 2.7
Turnout 30,806 91.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harry Moore 19,108 66.8 -3.2
Liberal Joan Skaife 9,503 33.2 +3.2
Labor hold Swing -3.2

Upper Hunter

New South Wales state election, 1981: Upper Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Col Fisher 16,640 56.4 +2.0
Labor Ronald Brumpton 12,886 43.6 -2.0
Total formal votes 29,526 98.0
Informal votes 589 2.0
Turnout 30,115 92.8
National Country hold Swing +2.0

Vaucluse

New South Wales state election, 1981: Vaucluse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rosemary Foot 16,840 64.6
Labor Nance Loney 6,529 25.0
Independent Mark Ure 1,602 6.1
Democrats Brian Hillman 1,112 4.3
Total formal votes 26,083 96.2
Informal votes 1,018 3.8
Turnout 27,101 86.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rosemary Foot 17,600 70.1 +7.9
Labor Nance Loney 7,500 29.9 -7.9
Liberal hold Swing +7.9

Wagga Wagga

New South Wales state election, 1981: Wagga Wagga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joe Schipp 15,351 51.3 -0.8
Labor Thomas Watson 11,287 37.7 -6.8
Democrats Rodney Dominish 3,270 10.9 +10.9
Total formal votes 29,908 98.5
Informal votes 457 1.5
Turnout 30,365 92.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Joe Schipp 16,351 58.1 +4.3
Labor Thomas Watson 11,787 41.9 -4.3
Liberal hold Swing +4.3

Wakehurst

New South Wales state election, 1981: Wakehurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Webster 14,891 55.3 -0.8
Liberal Phillip Wearne 11,194 41.6 -2.3
Democrats Henri Rathgeber 837 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 26,922 97.0
Informal votes 833 3.0
Turnout 27,755 90.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Webster 15,098 57.0 +0.9
Liberal Phillip Wearne 11,394 43.0 -0.9
Labor hold Swing +0.9

Wallsend

New South Wales state election, 1981: Wallsend
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken Booth 21,392 74.3 -5.0
Liberal Richard Noonan 7,387 25.7 +5.0
Total formal votes 28,779 97.3
Informal votes 789 2.7
Turnout 29,568 94.5
Labor hold Swing -5.0

Waratah

New South Wales state election, 1981: Waratah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Sam Jones 20,407 70.2 -2.4
Liberal Pauline Graham 7,484 25.7 +1.6
Communist Christopher Dodds 1,199 4.1 +0.9
Total formal votes 29,047 97.7
Informal votes 687 2.3
Turnout 29,734 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Sam Jones 21,107 73.6 -2.0
Liberal Pauline Graham 7,574 26.4 +2.0
Labor hold Swing -2.0

Waverley

New South Wales state election, 1981: Waverley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ernie Page 16,796 61.9 -3.7
Liberal Albert Ross 10,350 38.1 +10.7
Total formal votes 27,146 95.2
Informal votes 1,375 4.8
Turnout 28,521 85.8
Labor hold Swing -6.9

Wentworthville

New South Wales state election, 1981: Wentworthville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ernie Quinn 17,182 62.6
Liberal Colin Edwards 10,279 37.4
Total formal votes 27,461 96.0
Informal votes 1,157 4.0
Turnout 28,618 93.5
Labor hold Swing -4.5

Willoughby

New South Wales state election, 1981: Willoughby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Collins 13,185 49.9
Labor Eddie Britt 11,370 43.0
Independent Kenneth Thomas 1,880 7.1
Total formal votes 26,435 96.9
Informal votes 856 3.1
Turnout 27,291 89.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Collins 13,902 53.7 +1.5
Labor Eddie Britt 12,004 46.3 -1.5
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +1.5

Wollongong

New South Wales state election, 1981: Wollongong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eric Ramsay 13,223 46.5 -22.9
Independent Frank Arkell 11,767 41.4 +41.4
Liberal Ronald Brooks 2,346 8.2 -13.0
Democrats Megan Sampson 974 3.4 -3.9
Independent Ellen Love 142 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 28,452 96.0
Informal votes 1,185 4.0
Turnout 29,637 91.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Eric Ramsay 14,034 50.1 -23.7
Independent Frank Arkell 13,983 49.9 +49.9
Labor hold Swing -23.7

Woronora

New South Wales state election, 1981: Woronora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Maurie Keane 18,646 62.1 -4.5
Liberal Chris Downy 11,405 37.9 +13.0
Total formal votes 30,051 97.6
Informal votes 734 2.4
Turnout 30,785 93.8
Labor hold Swing -7.5

See also

References

  1. ↑ Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of New South Wales, Assembly election, 19 September 1981". Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  2. ↑ Hughes, Colin A. (1986). A handbook of Australian government and politics, 1975-1984. ANU Press. p. 192. ISBN 0-08-033038-X.
  3. ↑ "1981 Results for Albury". New South Wales Election Results. NSW Parliament.
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