Results of the New South Wales state election, 1968 (L-Z)

New South Wales state election, 24 February 1968[1]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 2,356,977
Votes cast 2,219,979 Turnout 94.19 +0.28
Informal votes 58,409 Informal 2.63 +0.59
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Liberal 831,514 38.47 -1.12 36 +5
  Country 229,656 10.62 +0.39 17 +1
  Labor 931,563 43.10 -0.21 39 -6
  Independent 92,704 4.29 +1.17 2 +1
  Democratic Labor 49,457 2.29 +0.18 0 -
  New Staters 17,303 0.80 +0.80 0 -
  Communist 5,828 0.27 -0.37 0 -
  Other 3,545 0.16 +0.16 0 -
  Independent Liberal 0 0 -1.00 0 -1
Total 2,161,570     94  

This is a list of electoral district results for the New South Wales state election, 1968 for districts from L to Z.

Results by Electoral district

Lake Macquarie

New South Wales state election, 1968: Lake Macquarie
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jim Simpson 13,608 64.4 -7.9
Liberal Malcolm Blackshaw 7,517 35.6 +7.9
Total formal votes 21,125 97.7
Informal votes 496 2.3
Turnout 21,621 94.4
Labor hold Swing -7.9

Lakemba

New South Wales state election, 1968: Lakemba
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Vince Durick 13,723 52.3 -4.4
Liberal Malcolm Broun 9,722 37.0 -6.3
Independent Lancelot Hutchinson 1,436 5.5 +5.5
Democratic Labor Annette Andrew 1,146 4.4 +4.4
Independent Francis Ball 218 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 26,245 96.6
Informal votes 913 3.4
Turnout 27,158 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Vince Durick 15,123 57.6 +0.9
Liberal Malcolm Broun 11,122 42.4 -0.9
Labor hold Swing +0.9

Lane Cove

New South Wales state election, 1968: Lane Cove
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Ken McCaw 18,170 70.8 -10.0
Labor James Westerway 6,071 23.6 +23.6
Democratic Labor Antony Liddle 1,439 5.6 -13.6
Total formal votes 25,680 96.6
Informal votes 906 3.4
Turnout 26,586 93.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ken McCaw 19,321 75.2 -5.6
Labor James Westerway 6,359 24.8 +24.8
Liberal hold Swing -5.6

Lismore

New South Wales state election, 1968: Lismore
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Bruce Duncan 13,499 68.2 +36.4
Labor Barrie Eggins 6,304 31.8 -14.0
Total formal votes 19,803 99.3
Informal votes 136 0.7
Turnout 19,939 95.9
Country hold Swing +16.1

Liverpool

New South Wales state election, 1968: Liverpool
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Mannix 15,775 56.2 +1.0
Liberal Kenneth Laing 10,148 36.2 -0.6
Democratic Labor Edward Connolly 1,608 5.7 -0.6
Communist Michael Tubbs 533 1.9 +0.2
Total formal votes 28,064 96.2
Informal votes 1,105 3.8
Turnout 29,169 92.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Mannix 16,523 58.9 +1.6
Liberal Kenneth Laing 11,541 41.1 -1.6
Labor hold Swing +1.6

Maitland

New South Wales state election, 1968: Maitland
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Milton Morris 14,121 66.2 +2.0
Labor George Lyons 6,085 28.5 -7.3
Democratic Labor Aubrey Barr 1,128 5.3 +5.3
Total formal votes 21,334 98.4
Informal votes 350 1.6
Turnout 21,684 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Milton Morris 15,023 70.4 +6.2
Labor George Lyons 6,311 29.6 -6.2
Liberal hold Swing +6.2

Manly

New South Wales state election, 1968: Manly
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Douglas Darby 16,426 68.8 +32.8
Labor Daniel Dwyer 6,287 26.3 +26.3
Democratic Labor Ann Macken 771 3.2 +3.2
Independent Vincent Rizner 232 1.0 +1.0
Independent Eric Riches 152 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 23,868 96.5
Informal votes 863 3.5
Turnout 24,731 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Douglas Darby 17,235 72.2 +31.1
Labor Daniel Dwyer 6,633 27.8 +27.8
Liberal gain from Independent Liberal Swing N/A

Maroubra

New South Wales state election, 1968: Maroubra
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bill Haigh 13,014 53.0 -3.2
Liberal Desmond Cahill 11,551 47.0 +10.9
Total formal votes 24,565 97.1
Informal votes 734 2.9
Turnout 25,299 94.0
Labor hold Swing -8.0

Marrickville

New South Wales state election, 1968: Marrickville
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Norm Ryan 15,060 64.1 +0.4
Liberal Jonathan Fowler 8,427 35.9 -0.4
Total formal votes 23,487 96.3
Informal votes 908 3.7
Turnout 24,395 92.6
Labor hold Swing +0.4

Merrylands

New South Wales state election, 1968: Merrylands
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Ferguson 17,326 63.3
Liberal Stanislaus Kelly 10,048 36.7
Total formal votes 27,374 96.4
Informal votes 1,031 3.6
Turnout 28,405 94.1
Labor hold Swing

Monaro

New South Wales state election, 1968: Monaro
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Steve Mauger 11,572 56.1 +18.6
Labor David Lowrey 9,049 43.9 +0.3
Total formal votes 20,621 97.9
Informal votes 439 2.1
Turnout 21,060 93.3
Liberal hold Swing +2.7

Mosman

New South Wales state election, 1968: Mosman
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Pat Morton 18,571 73.5 -8.8
Labor Lipanjka Dezelin 5,049 20.0 +20.0
Democratic Labor Geoffrey Hicks 1,631 6.5 -11.2
Total formal votes 25,251 96.2
Informal votes 1,002 3.8
Turnout 26,253 91.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Pat Morton 19,876 78.7 -3.6
Labor Lipanjka Dezelin 5,375 21.3 +21.3
Liberal hold Swing -3.6

Murray

New South Wales state election, 1968: Murray
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
Independent gain from Country Swing N/A

Murrumbidgee

New South Wales state election, 1968: Murrumbidgee
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Albert Grassby 12,871 63.0 +13.8
Country Eric Baldwin 4,570 22.4 -11.2
Liberal Verdon Letheren 2,238 10.9 -3.3
Democratic Labor Leslie Kennedy 756 3.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 20,435 98.0
Informal votes 424 2.0
Turnout 20,859 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Albert Grassby 13,246 64.8 +13.1
Country Eric Baldwin 7,189 35.2 -13.1
Labor hold Swing +13.1

Nepean

New South Wales state election, 1968: Nepean
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Ron Dunbier 10,915 52.3 +2.4
Labor Alfred Bennett 9,955 47.7 +6.0
Total formal votes 20,870 97.5
Informal votes 544 2.5
Turnout 21,414 94.8
Liberal hold Swing -3.0

Newcastle

New South Wales state election, 1968: Newcastle
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Arthur Wade 9,960 47.6 -12.8
Liberal Malcolm Barnes 5,790 27.6 -7.4
Independent Douglas McDougall 5,190 24.8 +24.8
Total formal votes 20,940 98.1
Informal votes 397 1.9
Turnout 21,337 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Arthur Wade 11,361 54.3 -9.8
Liberal Malcolm Barnes 9,579 45.7 +9.8
Labor hold Swing -9.8

Northcott

New South Wales state election, 1968: Northcott
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Jim Cameron 19,330 76.1
Labor Pauline Unsworth 4,831 19.0
Democratic Labor John Kennedy 1,252 4.9
Total formal votes 25,413 96.5
Informal votes 912 3.5
Turnout 26,325 93.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Cameron 20,332 80.0 +2.3
Labor Pauline Unsworth 5,081 20.0 -2.3
Liberal hold Swing +2.3

Orange

New South Wales state election, 1968: Orange
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Charles Cutler 10,698 56.4 -8.4
Labor Reginald Cutcliffe 8,267 43.6 +8.4
Total formal votes 18,965 98.6
Informal votes 274 1.4
Turnout 19,239 95.6
Country hold Swing -8.4

Oxley

New South Wales state election, 1968: Oxley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Bruce Cowan 16,765 80.5 +80.5
Independent Joe Cordner 4,063 19.5 +17.6
Total formal votes 20,828 97.7
Informal votes 500 2.3
Turnout 21,328 95.5
Country gain from Liberal Swing N/A

Parramatta

New South Wales state election, 1968: Parramatta
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Dan Mahoney 14,501 52.4 -0.1
Liberal Hilton Robinson 11,109 40.1 -3.7
Rates and Taxpayers Leonard Kiernan 909 3.3 +3.3
Democratic Labor John Stewart 615 2.2 -1.5
Independent Wayne Merton 550 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 27,684 96.8
Informal votes 905 3.2
Turnout 28,589 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dan Mahoney 15,354 55.5 +2.3
Liberal Hilton Robinson 12,330 44.5 -2.3
Labor hold Swing +2.3

Phillip

New South Wales state election, 1968: Phillip
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Pat Hills 16,829 68.8 +10.1
Liberal Terence Tomlin 5,726 23.4 -8.8
Democratic Labor Doris Brown 1,901 7.8 +7.8
Total formal votes 24,458 95.3
Informal votes 1,194 4.7
Turnout 25,650 90.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Pat Hills 17,209 70.4 -2.5
Liberal Terence Tomlin 7,247 29.6 +2.5
Labor hold Swing -2.5

Raleigh

New South Wales state election, 1968: Raleigh
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Jim Brown 12,466 56.0 -8.2
Labor Robert Melville 6,272 28.2 -7.6
New Staters Aubrey Barker 3,514 15.8 +15.8
Total formal votes 22,252 98.7
Informal votes 286 1.3
Turnout 22,538 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Jim Brown 15,102 67.9 +3.7
Labor Robert Melville 7,150 32.1 -3.7
Country hold Swing +3.7

Randwick

New South Wales state election, 1968: Randwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Lionel Bowen 12,652 52.6 -2.8
Liberal John McLaughlin 10,471 43.6 -1.1
Democratic Labor Cornelius Woodbury 911 3.8 +3.8
Total formal votes 24,034 96.8
Informal votes 784 3.2
Turnout 24,818 92.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lionel Bowen 12,834 53.4 -1.9
Liberal John McLaughlin 11,200 46.6 +1.9
Labor hold Swing -1.9

Rockdale

New South Wales state election, 1968: Rockdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Brian Bannon 14,420 55.1 +2.4
Liberal Harold Heslehurst 10,860 41.5 -2.7
Democratic Labor Peter Height 916 3.5 +3.5
Total formal votes 26,196 97.2
Informal votes 759 2.8
Turnout 26,955 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian Bannon 14,603 55.7 +1.4
Liberal Harold Heslehurst 11,593 44.3 -1.4
Labor hold Swing +1.4

South Coast

New South Wales state election, 1968: South Coast
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Jack Beale 12,165 57.3 -10.8
Independent John Hatton 9,073 42.7 +10.8
Total formal votes 21,238 98.4
Informal votes 334 1.6
Turnout 21,572 94.2
Liberal hold Swing -10.8

Sutherland

New South Wales state election, 1968: Sutherland
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Tim Walker 13,707 49.3 +0.5
Labor Tom Dalton 13,105 47.1 -0.9
Democratic Labor William Goslett 1,002 3.6 +0.4
Total formal votes 27,814 97.5
Informal votes 706 2.5
Turnout 28,520 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Tim Walker 14,403 51.8 +0.8
Labor Tom Dalton 13,411 48.2 -0.8
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +0.8

Tamworth

New South Wales state election, 1968: Tamworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Bill Chaffey 10,506 55.7 -3.2
Independent Stanley Cole 4,976 26.4 +26.4
New Staters Alexander Dickinson 3,370 17.9 +17.9
Total formal votes 18,852 98.1
Informal votes 355 1.9
Turnout 19,207 95.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Bill Chaffey 12,191 64.7 +5.8
Independent Stanley Cole 6,661 35.3 +35.3
Country hold Swing +5.8

Temora

New South Wales state election, 1968: Temora
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Jim Taylor 12,863 66.0 -4.8
Labor John O'Hara 4,664 23.9 -5.3
Democratic Labor Garry Carroll 1,453 7.4 +7.4
Independent Dorothy Frank 515 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 19,495 99.0
Informal votes 199 1.0
Turnout 19,694 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Jim Taylor 14,282 73.3 +2.5
Labor John O'Hara 5,213 26.7 -2.5
Country hold Swing +2.5

Tenterfield

New South Wales state election, 1968: Tenterfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Tim Bruxner 11,380 66.9 +9.8
Labor Ronald Grafton 5,622 33.1 -9.8
Total formal votes 17,002 98.8
Informal votes 211 1.2
Turnout 17,213 94.4
Country hold Swing +9.8

The Hills

New South Wales state election, 1968: The Hills
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Max Ruddock 19,039 64.2 -5.8
Labor Eli Hirsch 6,567 22.2 -7.8
Independent Keith Phillis 2,656 9.0 +9.0
Democratic Labor Michael Fagan 1,378 4.6 +4.6
Total formal votes 29,640 97.0
Informal votes 923 3.0
Turnout 30,563 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Max Ruddock 21,469 72.4 +2.4
Labor Eli Hirsch 8,171 27.6 -2.4
Liberal hold Swing +2.4

Upper Hunter

New South Wales state election, 1968: Upper Hunter
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Frank O'Keefe 12,860 65.5 +1.8
Labor Leo Musgrave 6,785 34.5 -1.8
Total formal votes 19,645 99.1
Informal votes 184 0.9
Turnout 19,829 96.0
Country hold Swing +1.8

Vaucluse

New South Wales state election, 1968: Vaucluse
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Keith Doyle 16,079 71.3 -3.7
Labor William Ross 4,875 21.6 +21.6
Democratic Labor Hugh Bartlett 1,611 7.1 -4.9
Total formal votes 22,565 96.4
Informal votes 842 3.6
Turnout 23,407 91.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Keith Doyle 17,368 77.0 -4.0
Labor William Ross 5,197 23.0 +23.0
Liberal hold Swing -4.0

Wagga Wagga

New South Wales state election, 1968: Wagga Wagga
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Wal Fife 13,299 68.2 +3.1
Labor John Skeers 4,984 25.6 -3.3
Democratic Labor Peter Piltz 1,205 6.2 +0.1
Total formal votes 19,488 98.3
Informal votes 338 1.7
Turnout 19,826 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Wal Fife 14,263 73.2 +3.3
Labor John Skeers 5,225 26.8 -3.3
Liberal hold Swing +3.3

Wakehurst

New South Wales state election, 1968: Wakehurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Dick Healey 18,475 63.6 0.0
Labor Dorothy Isaksen 8,442 29.1 -3.7
Democratic Labor Lyle Antcliff 2,115 7.3 +7.3
Total formal votes 29,032 96.8
Informal votes 965 3.2
Turnout 29,997 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dick Healey 20,167 69.5 +3.0
Labor Dorothy Isaksen 8,865 30.5 -3.0
Liberal hold Swing +3.0

Wallsend

New South Wales state election, 1968: Wallsend
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ken Booth 15,866 75.8
Liberal William Gilchrist 4,347 20.8
Democratic Labor Donald Richards 710 3.4
Total formal votes 20,923 97.4
Informal votes 560 2.6
Turnout 21,483 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ken Booth 16,008 76.5
Liberal William Gilchrist 4,915 23.5
Labor hold Swing

Waratah

New South Wales state election, 1968: Waratah
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Sam Jones 12,642 57.9 +9.7
Independent Frank Purdue 9,206 42.1 -2.9
Total formal votes 21,848 98.0
Informal votes 449 2.0
Turnout 22,297 95.4
Labor hold Swing +7.1

Wentworthville

New South Wales state election, 1968: Wentworthville
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ernie Quinn 15,854 56.5 +5.6
Liberal Richard Gregory 10,899 38.9 -5.2
Rates and Taxpayers Albert Hall 1,288 4.6 +4.6
Total formal votes 28,041 97.1
Informal votes 850 2.9
Turnout 28,891 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ernie Quinn 16,498 58.8 +3.7
Liberal Richard Gregory 11,543 41.2 -3.7
Labor hold Swing +3.7

Willoughby

New South Wales state election, 1968: Willoughby
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Laurie McGinty 16,638 65.7 -5.0
Labor Eddie Britt 7,364 29.1 -0.2
Democratic Labor Peter Ledlin 1,328 5.2 +5.2
Total formal votes 25,330 96.5
Informal votes 928 3.5
Turnout 26,258 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Laurie McGinty 17,700 69.9 -0.9
Labor Eddie Britt 7,630 30.1 +0.9
Liberal hold Swing -0.9

Wollondilly

New South Wales state election, 1968: Wollondilly
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Tom Lewis 10,652 59.2 +0.4
Labor Bernard Carroll 7,330 40.8 +5.1
Total formal votes 17,982 97.7
Informal votes 425 2.3
Turnout 18,407 95.3
Liberal hold Swing -2.4

Wollongong

New South Wales state election, 1968: Wollongong
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Jack Hough 8,694 42.7
Labor Eric Ramsay 7,977 39.2
Independent Anthony Bevan 3,345 16.4
Independent Walter Green 348 1.7
Total formal votes 20,364 97.9
Informal votes 446 2.1
Turnout 20,810 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jack Hough 11,565 56.8 +1.1
Labor Eric Ramsay 8,799 43.2 -1.1
Liberal hold Swing +1.1

Wyong

New South Wales state election, 1968: Wyong
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Harry Jensen 11,115 52.6
Liberal Frederick Vaughan 9,417 44.5
Democratic Labor Herbert Collins 619 2.9
Total formal votes 21,151 98.4
Informal votes 349 1.6
Turnout 21,500 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harry Jensen 11,239 53.1 +3.0
Liberal Frederick Vaughan 9,912 46.9 -3.0
Labor hold Swing +3.0

Yaralla

New South Wales state election, 1968: Yaralla
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Lerryn Mutton 12,355 50.6
Labor Thomas Murphy 10,671 43.7
Democratic Labor Maxwell Martin 1,381 5.7
Total formal votes 24,407 97.1
Informal votes 730 2.9
Turnout 25,137 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Lerryn Mutton 13,460 55.1 -1.0
Labor Thomas Murphy 10,947 44.9 +1.0
Liberal hold Swing -1.0

Young

New South Wales state election, 1968: Young
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country George Freudenstein 11,374 59.3 -3.2
Labor Kevin Whalan 6,769 35.3 -2.2
Democratic Labor James Manwaring 1,045 5.4 +5.4
Total formal votes 19,188 98.4
Informal votes 305 1.6
Turnout 19,493 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country George Freudenstein 12,210 63.6 +1.1
Labor Kevin Whalan 6,978 36.4 -1.1
Country hold Swing +1.1

See also

References

  1. ↑ Antony Green. "1968 New South Wales state election". New South Wales Parliament. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
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