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Australians call a "Presidential" style campaign. The state party had undergone a long process of renewal, and emerged with strong moderate credentials. Labor also offered an alternative to a
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Coalition retained these seats, it would have stayed in power with a one-seat majority. As it turned out, the loss of Gosford and Hurstville gave Wran a one-seat majority.
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362:. Willis, sure he had support, refused to campaign, and the party put its support behind Lewis, leading to his election to Premier. However, a leadership spill followed in January 1976, and Willis then became Premier.
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The election was in doubt for several days. Ultimately, the seats of
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Legislative Assembly was dissolved, and writs were issued by the
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3309:"Parliament of New South Wales, Assembly election, 1 May 1976"
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Australian government and politics, 1975-1984
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Wran successfully emerged from the shadow of the defeated
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76:New South Wales Legislative Assembly
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22:1976 New South Wales state election
3217:"Willis Premier if he let me help"
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4019:Legislative Assembly by-elections
463:Parliament resumed for business.
4024:Legislative Council by-elections
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4050:1976 elections in Australia
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318:A general election for the
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2247:Liberal/Country seats (48)
571:Summary of votes by party
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441:Willis–Punch ministry
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998:Seats changing hands
502:Legislative Assembly
74:All 99 seats in the
50:1 May 1976
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445:First Wran ministry
174:Last election
159:Leader's seat
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2744:
2741:
2738:
2733:
2727:
2726:
2723:
2720:
2715:
2709:
2708:
2705:
2702:
2697:
2691:
2690:
2687:
2684:
2682:Bruce McDonald
2679:
2673:
2672:
2669:
2666:
2661:
2655:
2654:
2646:
2645:
2642:
2639:
2634:
2628:
2627:
2624:
2621:
2616:
2610:
2609:
2606:
2603:
2598:
2592:
2591:
2588:
2585:
2580:
2574:
2573:
2570:
2567:
2562:
2556:
2555:
2552:
2549:
2544:
2538:
2537:
2534:
2531:
2526:
2520:
2519:
2516:
2513:
2508:
2502:
2501:
2498:
2495:
2490:
2484:
2483:
2480:
2477:
2472:
2466:
2465:
2462:
2459:
2454:
2448:
2447:
2444:
2441:
2436:
2430:
2429:
2426:
2423:
2418:
2412:
2411:
2403:
2402:
2399:
2396:
2391:
2385:
2384:
2381:
2378:
2373:
2367:
2366:
2363:
2360:
2355:
2349:
2348:
2345:
2342:
2337:
2331:
2330:
2327:
2324:
2319:
2313:
2312:
2309:
2306:
2301:
2295:
2294:
2291:
2288:
2283:
2277:
2276:
2273:
2270:
2265:
2259:
2258:
2250:
2249:
2239:
2238:
2235:
2232:
2227:
2221:
2220:
2217:
2214:
2209:
2203:
2202:
2199:
2196:
2191:
2185:
2184:
2181:
2178:
2173:
2167:
2166:
2163:
2160:
2155:
2149:
2148:
2145:
2142:
2137:
2131:
2130:
2127:
2124:
2119:
2113:
2112:
2109:
2106:
2101:
2095:
2094:
2091:
2088:
2083:
2077:
2076:
2073:
2070:
2065:
2059:
2058:
2055:
2052:
2047:
2041:
2040:
2037:
2034:
2029:
2023:
2022:
2019:
2016:
2011:
2005:
2004:
2001:
1998:
1993:
1987:
1986:
1983:
1980:
1975:
1969:
1968:
1965:
1962:
1957:
1951:
1950:
1947:
1944:
1939:
1933:
1932:
1929:
1926:
1921:
1915:
1914:
1911:
1908:
1903:
1897:
1896:
1893:
1890:
1885:
1879:
1878:
1875:
1872:
1867:
1861:
1860:
1857:
1854:
1849:
1843:
1842:
1839:
1836:
1834:Gordon Barnier
1831:
1825:
1824:
1821:
1818:
1813:
1807:
1806:
1803:
1800:
1795:
1793:Lake Macquarie
1789:
1788:
1785:
1782:
1777:
1771:
1770:
1767:
1764:
1759:
1753:
1752:
1749:
1746:
1741:
1735:
1734:
1731:
1728:
1723:
1717:
1716:
1713:
1710:
1705:
1699:
1698:
1695:
1692:
1687:
1681:
1680:
1677:
1674:
1669:
1667:Wentworthville
1663:
1662:
1654:
1653:
1650:
1647:
1642:
1636:
1635:
1632:
1629:
1624:
1618:
1617:
1614:
1611:
1606:
1600:
1599:
1596:
1593:
1588:
1582:
1581:
1578:
1575:
1570:
1564:
1563:
1560:
1557:
1552:
1546:
1545:
1542:
1539:
1534:
1528:
1527:
1524:
1521:
1516:
1510:
1509:
1501:
1500:
1497:
1494:
1489:
1483:
1482:
1479:
1476:
1471:
1465:
1464:
1461:
1458:
1456:Michael Cleary
1453:
1447:
1446:
1443:
1440:
1435:
1429:
1428:
1425:
1422:
1417:
1411:
1410:
1407:
1404:
1399:
1393:
1392:
1389:
1386:
1381:
1375:
1374:
1371:
1368:
1363:
1361:Blue Mountains
1357:
1356:
1353:
1350:
1345:
1339:
1338:
1335:
1332:
1327:
1321:
1320:
1312:
1311:
1302:
1299:
1298:
1297:
1286:
1280:
1279:
1276:
1273:
1268:
1265:
1260:
1257:
1250:
1247:
1244:
1238:
1237:
1234:
1231:
1226:
1223:
1218:
1215:
1210:
1207:
1204:
1198:
1197:
1194:
1191:
1186:
1183:
1178:
1175:
1173:Malcolm Brooks
1170:
1167:
1164:
1158:
1157:
1154:
1151:
1146:
1143:
1138:
1135:
1130:
1127:
1124:
1118:
1117:
1114:
1111:
1106:
1103:
1098:
1095:
1090:
1087:
1084:
1082:Blue Mountains
1078:
1077:
1074:
1071:
1066:
1063:
1058:
1055:
1048:
1045:
1042:
1036:
1035:
1032:
1029:
1026:
1023:
1020:
1016:
1015:
1012:
1009:
1006:
999:
996:
993:
992:
987:
986:
983:
980:
978:
974:
973:
970:
967:
965:
961:
960:
957:
954:
952:
948:
947:
944:
941:
939:
935:
934:
930:
929:
926:
923:
921:
917:
916:
913:
910:
908:
904:
903:
900:
897:
895:
891:
890:
887:
884:
882:
878:
877:
874:
871:
869:
865:
864:
862:
860:
857:
856:
850:
849:
842:
841:
838:
835:
832:
829:
826:
822:
821:
818:
815:
812:
809:
806:
801:
797:
796:
793:
790:
787:
784:
781:
776:
772:
771:
768:
765:
762:
759:
756:
751:
747:
746:
743:
740:
737:
734:
731:
726:
722:
721:
718:
715:
712:
709:
706:
701:
697:
696:
693:
690:
687:
684:
681:
676:
672:
671:
668:
665:
662:
659:
656:
651:
647:
646:
643:
640:
637:
634:
631:
626:
622:
621:
618:
613:
610:
607:
604:
597:
593:
592:
589:
586:
583:
580:
579:Primary votes
577:
573:
572:
568:
567:
564:
561:
558:
556:
553:
549:
548:
545:
542:
537:
535:
532:
528:
527:
525:
523:
520:
516:
515:
471:
468:
465:
464:
461:
457:
456:
453:
449:
448:
447:was sworn in.
437:
433:
432:
429:
425:
424:
421:
417:
416:
409:
405:
404:
401:
394:
391:
346:The incumbent
343:
340:
314:
313:
310:
309:
291:
267:
266:
263:
254:
253:
250:
249:
241:
233:
229:
228:
225:
220:
216:
215:
207:
199:
195:
194:
191:
186:
182:
181:
178:
175:
171:
170:
165:
160:
156:
155:
152:
149:
145:
144:
139:
134:
130:
129:
124:
119:
115:
114:
107:
100:
96:
95:
92:
89:
81:
80:
70:
69:
66:
65:
59:
47:
36:
35:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
4072:
4061:
4058:
4056:
4053:
4051:
4048:
4046:
4043:
4042:
4040:
4025:
4022:
4020:
4016:
4015:
4012:
4006:
4003:
4001:
3998:
3996:
3993:
3991:
3988:
3986:
3983:
3981:
3978:
3976:
3973:
3971:
3968:
3966:
3963:
3961:
3958:
3956:
3953:
3951:
3948:
3946:
3943:
3941:
3938:
3936:
3933:
3931:
3928:
3927:
3925:
3923:
3919:
3913:
3912:
3908:
3906:
3903:
3901:
3898:
3896:
3893:
3891:
3888:
3886:
3883:
3881:
3878:
3876:
3873:
3871:
3868:
3866:
3863:
3861:
3858:
3856:
3853:
3851:
3848:
3846:
3843:
3841:
3838:
3836:
3833:
3831:
3828:
3827:
3825:
3823:
3819:
3813:
3812:
3808:
3806:
3803:
3801:
3798:
3796:
3793:
3791:
3788:
3786:
3783:
3781:
3778:
3776:
3773:
3771:
3768:
3766:
3763:
3761:
3758:
3756:
3753:
3751:
3748:
3746:
3743:
3741:
3738:
3736:
3733:
3731:
3728:
3727:
3725:
3723:
3719:
3713:
3712:
3708:
3706:
3703:
3701:
3698:
3696:
3693:
3691:
3688:
3686:
3683:
3681:
3678:
3676:
3673:
3671:
3668:
3666:
3663:
3661:
3658:
3656:
3653:
3651:
3648:
3646:
3643:
3641:
3638:
3636:
3633:
3631:
3628:
3626:
3623:
3621:
3618:
3616:
3613:
3611:
3608:
3606:
3603:
3601:
3598:
3596:
3593:
3591:
3588:
3586:
3583:
3581:
3578:
3576:
3573:
3571:
3568:
3566:
3563:
3561:
3558:
3556:
3553:
3551:
3548:
3546:
3543:
3541:
3538:
3536:
3533:
3531:
3528:
3526:
3523:
3521:
3518:
3516:
3513:
3511:
3508:
3506:
3503:
3501:
3498:
3496:
3493:
3491:
3488:
3486:
3483:
3481:
3478:
3476:
3473:
3471:
3468:
3466:
3463:
3461:
3458:
3456:
3453:
3451:
3448:
3446:
3443:
3441:
3438:
3436:
3433:
3431:
3428:
3426:
3423:
3421:
3418:
3416:
3413:
3411:
3408:
3406:
3403:
3402:
3400:
3398:
3394:
3390:
3385:
3376:
3371:
3369:
3364:
3362:
3357:
3356:
3353:
3342:
3340:0-08-033038-X
3336:
3332:
3325:
3322:
3310:
3303:
3300:
3288:
3284:
3280:
3276:
3275:Green, Antony
3270:
3268:
3266:
3262:
3257:
3251:
3247:
3240:
3237:
3224:
3223:
3218:
3212:
3209:
3202:
3192:
3189:
3182:
3178:
3175:
3174:
3170:
3158:
3153:
3149:
3146:
3142:
3133:
3128:
3124:
3115:
3110:
3106:
3097:
3096:John Maddison
3092:
3088:
3079:
3074:
3070:
3061:
3056:
3052:
3043:
3038:
3034:
3025:
3020:
3016:
3007:
3002:
2998:
2989:
2984:
2980:
2971:
2966:
2962:
2953:
2948:
2944:
2935:
2930:
2926:
2917:
2916:Bruce Webster
2912:
2908:
2899:
2894:
2890:
2881:
2876:
2872:
2863:
2858:
2854:
2845:
2840:
2836:
2827:
2822:
2818:
2809:
2804:
2800:
2791:
2786:
2782:
2773:
2768:
2764:
2755:
2750:
2746:
2737:
2732:
2728:
2719:
2714:
2710:
2701:
2696:
2692:
2683:
2678:
2674:
2665:
2664:Kevin Rozzoli
2660:
2656:
2652:
2647:
2638:
2633:
2629:
2620:
2615:
2611:
2602:
2601:Milton Morris
2597:
2593:
2584:
2579:
2575:
2566:
2561:
2557:
2548:
2543:
2539:
2530:
2525:
2521:
2512:
2511:Gordon Mackie
2507:
2503:
2494:
2489:
2485:
2476:
2471:
2467:
2458:
2457:Douglas Darby
2453:
2449:
2440:
2435:
2431:
2422:
2417:
2413:
2409:
2404:
2395:
2390:
2386:
2377:
2372:
2368:
2359:
2358:Lerryn Mutton
2354:
2350:
2341:
2336:
2332:
2323:
2318:
2314:
2305:
2304:Peter Coleman
2300:
2296:
2287:
2286:Clive Osborne
2282:
2278:
2269:
2264:
2260:
2256:
2251:
2248:
2244:
2231:
2230:Lew Johnstone
2226:
2222:
2213:
2212:George Neilly
2208:
2204:
2195:
2190:
2186:
2177:
2172:
2168:
2159:
2154:
2150:
2141:
2136:
2132:
2123:
2118:
2114:
2105:
2100:
2096:
2087:
2082:
2078:
2069:
2064:
2060:
2051:
2046:
2042:
2033:
2028:
2024:
2015:
2010:
2006:
1997:
1992:
1988:
1979:
1974:
1970:
1961:
1956:
1952:
1943:
1938:
1934:
1925:
1920:
1916:
1907:
1902:
1898:
1889:
1888:Jack Ferguson
1884:
1880:
1871:
1866:
1862:
1853:
1848:
1844:
1835:
1830:
1826:
1817:
1812:
1808:
1799:
1794:
1790:
1781:
1780:Kevin Stewart
1776:
1772:
1763:
1758:
1754:
1745:
1740:
1736:
1727:
1722:
1718:
1709:
1704:
1700:
1691:
1686:
1682:
1673:
1668:
1664:
1660:
1655:
1646:
1641:
1637:
1628:
1627:Terry Sheahan
1623:
1619:
1610:
1605:
1601:
1592:
1587:
1583:
1574:
1573:Michael Maher
1569:
1565:
1556:
1551:
1547:
1538:
1533:
1529:
1520:
1519:Bill Crabtree
1515:
1511:
1507:
1502:
1493:
1488:
1484:
1475:
1470:
1466:
1457:
1452:
1448:
1439:
1434:
1433:Georges River
1430:
1421:
1416:
1412:
1403:
1398:
1394:
1385:
1380:
1376:
1367:
1362:
1358:
1349:
1344:
1340:
1331:
1330:Brian McGowan
1326:
1322:
1318:
1313:
1310:
1306:
1300:
1295:
1291:
1287:
1284:
1283:
1277:
1274:
1272:
1269:
1266:
1264:
1261:
1258:
1256:
1255:
1251:
1248:
1245:
1243:
1240:
1239:
1235:
1232:
1230:
1227:
1224:
1222:
1219:
1216:
1214:
1211:
1208:
1205:
1203:
1200:
1199:
1195:
1192:
1190:
1189:Brian McGowan
1187:
1184:
1182:
1179:
1176:
1174:
1171:
1168:
1165:
1163:
1160:
1159:
1155:
1152:
1150:
1147:
1144:
1142:
1139:
1136:
1134:
1133:Kevin Harrold
1131:
1128:
1125:
1123:
1120:
1119:
1115:
1112:
1110:
1107:
1104:
1102:
1099:
1096:
1094:
1093:Harold Coates
1091:
1088:
1085:
1083:
1080:
1079:
1075:
1072:
1070:
1067:
1064:
1062:
1059:
1056:
1054:
1053:
1049:
1046:
1043:
1041:
1038:
1037:
1030:
1027:
1024:
1021:
1017:
1003:
997:
979:
977:Independents
975:
966:
962:
953:
949:
940:
936:
931:
922:
918:
909:
907:Independents
905:
896:
892:
883:
879:
870:
866:
861:
858:
853:
848:
847:
839:
836:
833:
830:
827:
823:
819:
816:
813:
810:
807:
805:
802:
799:
798:
794:
791:
788:
785:
782:
780:
777:
774:
773:
769:
766:
763:
760:
757:
755:
752:
749:
748:
744:
741:
738:
735:
732:
730:
727:
724:
723:
719:
716:
713:
710:
707:
705:
702:
699:
698:
694:
691:
688:
685:
682:
680:
677:
674:
673:
669:
666:
663:
660:
657:
655:
652:
649:
648:
644:
641:
638:
635:
632:
630:
627:
624:
623:
619:
617:
614:
611:
608:
605:
603:
602:
598:
595:
594:
590:
587:
584:
581:
578:
574:
569:
565:
562:
559:
554:
550:
546:
543:
541:
533:
529:
521:
517:
514:
512:
511:1978 >>
508:
507:<< 1973
503:
496:
493:
490:
487:
483:
477:
469:
462:
459:
458:
454:
451:
450:
446:
442:
438:
435:
434:
430:
427:
426:
422:
420:8 April 1976
419:
418:
414:
410:
408:2 April 1976
407:
406:
402:
399:
398:
392:
390:
388:
384:
379:
376:
371:
368:
363:
361:
357:
353:
352:Country Party
349:
341:
339:
337:
333:
329:
325:
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308:
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94:Second party
93:
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64: →
63:
60:
58:
48:
46:
43:←
42:
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3910:
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3330:
3324:
3312:. Retrieved
3302:
3290:. Retrieved
3282:
3246:The Wran era
3245:
3239:
3227:. Retrieved
3220:
3211:
3191:
3144:
3132:Bruce Duncan
2731:Upper Hunter
2725:12.6% v IND
2718:Mary Meillon
2700:Neil Pickard
2650:
2529:John Jackett
2493:Roger Wotton
2421:David Leitch
2407:
2322:Ian Griffith
2254:
2246:
2171:Marrickville
2086:Eric Bedford
2068:Pat Flaherty
2057:18.6% v IND
2032:Harry Jensen
1978:Tony Johnson
1973:Mount Druitt
1960:Brian Bannon
1852:Vince Durick
1816:Neville Wran
1708:Laurie Kelly
1690:Richard Face
1658:
1645:Cliff Mallam
1640:Campbelltown
1591:Maurie Keane
1505:
1469:Murrumbidgee
1438:Frank Walker
1420:Jack Renshaw
1384:John Akister
1316:
1308:
1271:John Akister
1262:
1254:Steve Mauger
1252:
1220:
1180:
1140:
1100:
1089:Independent
1060:
1052:David Hunter
1050:
855:Popular vote
615:
599:
498:
491:
479:
460:25 May 1976
452:21 May 1976
436:14 May 1976
380:
372:
364:
345:
336:Neville Wran
317:
302:Neville Wran
300:
293:
282:
275:
222:
188:
122:Neville Wran
91:First party
49:
18:
3922:Referendums
3164:16.2 v LIB
3157:John Hatton
3152:South Coast
3091:Ku-ring-gai
3042:Bruce Cowan
3006:Tim Fischer
2988:Jim Cameron
2952:Dick Healey
2929:Tenterfield
2898:Max Ruddock
2826:Keith Doyle
2578:Wagga Wagga
2475:Allan Viney
2434:Wollondilly
2408:Fairly safe
2376:Eric Willis
2225:Broken Hill
2158:Roger Degen
2014:Arthur Wade
1942:Eric Ramsay
1924:Nick Kearns
1798:Merv Hunter
1726:Rex Jackson
1685:Charlestown
1672:Ernie Quinn
1555:Barry Wilde
1537:Syd Einfeld
1506:Fairly safe
1492:Paul Whelan
1415:Castlereagh
1373:0.5% v IND
1366:Mick Clough
1109:Mick Clough
1069:Paul Whelan
804:Independent
531:Votes cast
428:1 May 1976
387:Syd Einfeld
332:Labor Party
284:Eric Willis
219:Percentage
127:Eric Willis
4039:Categories
4017:See also:
3314:6 February
3203:References
3060:Jim Taylor
3024:Leon Punch
3019:Gloucester
2880:Jim Clough
2808:John Mason
2767:Willoughby
2736:Col Fisher
2677:Kirribilli
2659:Hawkesbury
2619:Garry West
2583:Joe Schipp
2565:Wal Murray
2488:Burrendong
2394:Ron Brewer
2340:Tim Walker
2176:Tom Cahill
1937:Wollongong
1883:Merrylands
1865:East Hills
1775:Canterbury
1762:Bill Haigh
1744:Ron Mulock
1622:Burrinjuck
1550:Parramatta
1474:Lin Gordon
1348:Kevin Ryan
1343:Hurstville
1229:Kevin Ryan
1202:Hurstville
1014:Post-1976
828:2,697,529
606:1,342,038
534:2,745,749
522:2,943,248
486:Hurstville
474:See also:
54:1976-05-01
3292:14 August
3229:7 January
3114:Tim Moore
2983:Northcott
2970:John Dowd
2965:Lane Cove
2911:Pittwater
2893:The Hills
2790:Jim Brown
2754:Noel Park
2637:Jack Boyd
2470:Wakehurst
2439:Tom Lewis
2194:Pat Hills
2117:Liverpool
2104:Ken Booth
2081:Fairfield
2063:Granville
2045:Illawarra
2009:Newcastle
1996:Sam Jones
1919:Bankstown
1906:Peter Cox
1870:Pat Rogan
1829:Blacktown
1811:Bass Hill
1721:Heathcote
1568:Drummoyne
1149:Tim Moore
1008:Pre-1976
754:Communist
704:Australia
560:Informal
393:Key dates
383:Peter Cox
360:Tom Lewis
328:Australia
180:52 seats
177:44 seats
163:Bass Hill
3171:See also
2947:Davidson
2875:Eastwood
2839:Clarence
2821:Vaucluse
2749:Tamworth
2596:Maitland
2416:Armidale
2389:Goulburn
2371:Earlwood
2317:Cronulla
2281:Bathurst
2268:Ron Rofe
2255:Marginal
2207:Cessnock
2099:Wallsend
2027:Munmorah
1955:Rockdale
1757:Maroubra
1703:Corrimal
1586:Woronora
1532:Waverley
1487:Ashfield
1317:Marginal
1249:Liberal
1213:Tom Mead
1209:Liberal
1169:Liberal
1153:Liberal
1047:Liberal
1040:Ashfield
964:Country
951:Liberal
894:Country
881:Liberal
658:270,603
633:978,886
413:Governor
294:Elected
168:Earlwood
3455:1874–75
3445:1869–70
3440:1864–65
3139:unopp.
3127:Lismore
2785:Raleigh
2695:Hornsby
2524:Burwood
2353:Yaralla
2335:Miranda
2237:unopp.
2189:Phillip
2153:Balmain
2135:Heffron
1991:Waratah
1847:Lakemba
1739:Penrith
1514:Kogarah
1402:Don Day
1325:Gosford
1278:
1246:
1236:
1206:
1196:
1166:
1162:Gosford
1156:
1126:
1116:
1086:
1076:
1044:
1031:Member
1028:Margin
1025:Margin
1022:Member
981:
968:
955:
942:
924:
920:Others
911:
898:
885:
872:
840:
834:
831:
808:76,089
800:
775:
750:
725:
700:
683:15,598
679:Workers
675:
654:Country
650:
629:Liberal
625:
596:
591:Change
555:48,220
540:Turnout
482:Gosford
470:Results
375:Whitlam
348:Liberal
296:Premier
277:Premier
227:46.32%
118:Leader
99:
88:
52: (
3337:
3252:
3121:31.5%
3109:Gordon
3103:27.7%
3085:20.1%
3073:Mosman
3067:19.2%
3055:Temora
3049:19.2%
3031:19.2%
3013:18.8%
2995:18.2%
2977:16.4%
2959:16.4%
2941:16.0%
2923:15.2%
2905:15.1%
2887:14.7%
2869:13.8%
2851:13.7%
2833:13.6%
2815:13.4%
2797:13.3%
2779:13.1%
2761:12.8%
2743:12.7%
2713:Murray
2707:11.6%
2689:11.1%
2671:10.8%
2614:Orange
2560:Barwon
2506:Albury
2299:Fuller
2263:Nepean
2219:27.0%
2201:26.0%
2183:24.3%
2165:24.2%
2147:19.8%
2129:19.6%
2111:19.3%
2093:19.2%
2075:18.8%
2039:18.5%
2021:17.7%
2003:17.4%
1985:17.4%
1967:16.5%
1949:16.0%
1931:15.5%
1913:15.3%
1901:Auburn
1895:15.1%
1877:14.8%
1859:14.7%
1841:14.7%
1823:14.6%
1805:14.4%
1787:14.3%
1769:14.0%
1751:13.9%
1733:13.2%
1715:13.1%
1697:11.7%
1679:10.7%
1451:Coogee
1397:Casino
1379:Monaro
1290:Coogee
1275:Labor
1242:Monaro
1233:Labor
1193:Labor
1122:Gordon
1113:Labor
1073:Labor
1034:Party
1019:Party
1011:Swing
938:Labor
902:10.03%
889:36.29%
876:49.75%
868:Labor
825:Total
814:+0.28
789:–5.88
783:2,201
764:+0.05
758:2,220
739:+0.09
733:2,495
714:–3.93
708:7,407
689:+0.58
664:–0.45
661:10.03
639:+2.44
636:36.29
612:+6.82
609:49.75
588:Seats
585:Swing
576:Party
566:–0.94
547:+0.78
544:93.29
403:Event
367:Monaro
342:Issues
334:under
232:Swing
223:49.75%
133:Party
3183:Notes
3037:Oxley
3001:Sturt
2857:Bligh
2803:Dubbo
2644:9.9%
2632:Byron
2626:9.8%
2608:9.8%
2590:8.8%
2572:8.5%
2554:8.4%
2542:Young
2536:8.4%
2518:8.2%
2500:7.9%
2482:7.8%
2464:7.7%
2452:Manly
2446:7.6%
2428:6.6%
2401:4.6%
2383:4.5%
2365:4.4%
2347:4.0%
2329:3.8%
2311:3.4%
2293:3.0%
2275:2.3%
1652:8.9%
1634:8.8%
1616:8.7%
1604:Peats
1598:8.1%
1580:7.3%
1562:7.2%
1544:7.0%
1526:6.1%
1499:5.1%
1481:3.7%
1463:3.7%
1445:2.8%
1427:2.3%
1409:1.6%
1391:1.5%
1355:0.1%
1337:0.1%
1145:31.5
1005:Seat
928:1.11%
915:2.82%
811:2.82
786:0.08
761:0.08
736:0.09
711:0.27
686:0.58
601:Labor
563:1.76
400:Date
306:Labor
248:1.99
240:6.82
137:Labor
4005:1995
4000:1991
3995:1981
3990:1978
3985:1976
3980:1969
3975:1967
3970:1961
3965:1954
3960:1947
3955:1933
3950:1928
3945:1916
3940:1903
3935:1899
3930:1898
3911:2028
3905:2024
3900:2021
3895:2017
3890:2016
3885:2012
3880:2008
3875:2004
3870:2000
3865:1999
3860:1995
3855:1991
3850:1987
3845:1983
3840:1947
3835:1944
3830:1941
3811:2028
3805:2024
3800:2021
3795:2017
3790:2016
3785:2012
3780:2008
3775:2004
3770:2000
3765:1999
3760:1995
3755:1991
3750:1987
3745:1983
3740:1947
3735:1944
3730:1941
3711:2027
3705:2023
3700:2019
3695:2015
3690:2011
3685:2007
3680:2003
3675:1999
3670:1995
3665:1991
3660:1988
3655:1984
3650:1981
3645:1978
3640:1976
3635:1973
3630:1971
3625:1968
3620:1965
3615:1962
3610:1959
3605:1956
3600:1953
3595:1950
3590:1947
3585:1944
3580:1941
3575:1938
3570:1935
3565:1932
3560:1930
3555:1927
3550:1925
3545:1922
3540:1920
3535:1917
3530:1913
3525:1910
3520:1907
3515:1904
3510:1901
3505:1898
3500:1895
3495:1894
3490:1891
3485:1889
3480:1887
3475:1885
3470:1882
3465:1880
3460:1877
3450:1872
3435:1860
3430:1859
3425:1858
3420:1856
3415:1851
3410:1848
3405:1843
3335:ISBN
3316:2010
3294:2019
3250:ISBN
3231:2011
3161:IND
3118:LIB
3100:LIB
3082:LIB
2992:LIB
2974:LIB
2956:LIB
2920:LIB
2902:LIB
2884:LIB
2866:LIB
2830:LIB
2812:LIB
2776:LIB
2722:LIB
2704:LIB
2686:LIB
2668:LIB
2651:Safe
2605:LIB
2587:LIB
2533:LIB
2515:LIB
2479:LIB
2461:LIB
2443:LIB
2380:LIB
2362:LIB
2344:LIB
2326:LIB
2308:LIB
2272:LIB
2234:ALP
2216:ALP
2198:ALP
2180:ALP
2162:ALP
2144:ALP
2126:ALP
2108:ALP
2090:ALP
2072:ALP
2054:ALP
2036:ALP
2018:ALP
2000:ALP
1982:ALP
1964:ALP
1946:ALP
1928:ALP
1910:ALP
1892:ALP
1874:ALP
1856:ALP
1838:ALP
1820:ALP
1802:ALP
1784:ALP
1766:ALP
1748:ALP
1730:ALP
1712:ALP
1694:ALP
1676:ALP
1659:Safe
1649:ALP
1631:ALP
1613:ALP
1595:ALP
1577:ALP
1559:ALP
1541:ALP
1523:ALP
1496:ALP
1478:ALP
1460:ALP
1442:ALP
1424:ALP
1406:ALP
1388:ALP
1370:ALP
1352:ALP
1334:ALP
1267:1.5
1263:-8.8
1259:7.3
1225:0.1
1221:-3.2
1217:3.1
1185:0.1
1181:-5.8
1177:5.7
1137:N/A
1105:0.5
1101:-7.0
1097:6.5
1065:5.1
1061:-8.7
1057:3.6
820:– 1
795:– 1
770:± 0
745:± 0
720:± 0
695:± 0
670:± 0
645:– 4
620:+ 6
484:and
439:The
385:and
62:1978
45:1973
3136:CP
3064:CP
3046:CP
3028:CP
3010:CP
2938:CP
2848:CP
2794:CP
2758:CP
2740:CP
2641:CP
2623:CP
2569:CP
2551:CP
2497:CP
2425:CP
2398:CP
2290:CP
1141:N/A
837:99
667:18
642:30
193:48
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959:30
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817:1
792:0
767:0
742:0
717:0
692:0
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326:,
214:4
206:6
189:50
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