Electoral district of Collaroy

Collaroy was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian state of New South Wales, created in the 1949 redistribution and first contested at the 1950 state election. The seat was created out of a large area covered by the seats of Hornsby to the north and Manly to the south. It was named after and including the Sydney suburb of Collaroy. It was abolished in 1973 and mostly replaced by Pittwater, Wakehurst and Davidson.[1]

Members for Collaroy

Member		Party	Term
	(Sir) Robert Askin [2]	Liberal	1950–1973

Election results

Elections in the 1970s

1971

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1971 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Collaroy[edit]

1971 New South Wales state election: Collaroy [3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Robert Askin	15,492	62.0	-9.0
	Australia	Brian Walker	4,922	19.7	+19.7
	Independent	Frederick Adcock	2,429	9.7	+9.7
	Democratic Labor	Lyle Antcliff	1,554	6.2	+6.2
	Independent	Norman Ward	599	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			24,996	96.7
Informal votes			841	3.3
Turnout			25,837	91.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Robert Askin	17,783	71.1	+0.1
	Australia	Brian Walker	7,213	28.9	+28.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.1

Elections in the 1960s

1968

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1968 New South Wales state election § Collaroy[edit]

1968 New South Wales state election: Collaroy [4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Robert Askin	18,415	71.0	-2.2
	Labor	David Lawler	7,532	29.0	+4.6
Total formal votes			25,947	96.5
Informal votes			938	3.5
Turnout			26,885	93.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	-4.4

1965

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1965 New South Wales state election § Collaroy[edit]

1965 New South Wales state election: Collaroy [5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Robert Askin	19,358	73.2	+0.7
	Labor	William Bramwell	6,458	24.4	−0.2
	Communist	Elfrida Morcom	634	2.4	−0.5
Total formal votes			26,450	98.3	−0.5
Informal votes			453	1.7	+0.5
Turnout			26,903	92.0	−1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Robert Askin	19,485	73.7	+0.6
	Labor	William Bramwell	6,965	26.3	−0.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.6

1962

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1962 New South Wales state election § Collaroy[edit]

1962 New South Wales state election: Collaroy [6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Robert Askin	16,476	72.5	0.0
	Labor	Peter Hopkins	5,591	24.6	−2.9
	Communist	Stanley Deacon	649	2.9	+2.9
Total formal votes			22,716	98.8
Informal votes			266	1.2
Turnout			22,982	93.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Robert Askin	16,606	73.1	+0.6
	Labor	Peter Hopkins	6,110	26.9	−0.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.6

Elections in the 1950s

1959

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1959 New South Wales state election § Collaroy[edit]

1959 New South Wales state election: Collaroy [7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Robert Askin	17,868	71.1
	Labor	Erwin Eder	7,266	28.9
Total formal votes			25,134	98.4
Informal votes			402	1.6
Turnout			25,536	93.4
	Liberal hold		Swing

1956

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1956 New South Wales state election § Collaroy[edit]

1956 New South Wales state election: Collaroy [8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Robert Askin	18,038	70.1	+6.8
	Independent	Gordon Jones	6,334	24.6	+24.6
	Communist	Elfrida Morcom	1,345	5.2	+5.2
Total formal votes			25,717	97.9	−0.1
Informal votes			557	2.1	+0.1
Turnout			26,274	93.5	+1.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Robert Askin	18,374	71.4	+8.1
	Independent	Gordon Jones	7,343	28.6	+28.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

1953

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1953 New South Wales state election § Collaroy[edit]

1953 New South Wales state election: Collaroy [9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Robert Askin	12,722	63.3
	Labor	Evelyn Barron	7,360	36.7
Total formal votes			20,082	98.0
Informal votes			414	2.0
Turnout			20,496	92.3
	Liberal hold		Swing

1950

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1950 New South Wales state election § Collaroy[edit]

1950 New South Wales state election: Collaroy [10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Robert Askin	13,107	63.7
	Labor	John Masters	7,472	36.3
Total formal votes			20,579	98.1
Informal votes			404	1.9
Turnout			20,983	92.1
	Liberal hold		Swing

References

1. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Collaroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
2. "Sir Robert (Robin William) Askin (1907–1981)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
3. Green, Antony. "1971 Collaroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
4. Green, Antony. "1968 Collaroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
5. Green, Antony. "1965 Collaroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
6. Green, Antony. "1962 Collaroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
7. Green, Antony. "1959 Collaroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
8. Green, Antony. "1956 Collaroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
9. Green, Antony. "1953 Collaroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
10. Green, Antony. "1950 Collaroy". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.