Electoral district of Murwillumbah

Murwillumbah was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1988 to 1999, which included the town of Murwillumbah.

Murwillumbah replaced Byron and its only member was Donald Frederick Beck, a member of the National Party. Murwillumbah was replaced by Tweed.[1][2]

Members for Murwillumbah
MemberPartyTerm
  Don Beck [3] National 1988–1999

Election results

Elections in the 1990s

1995
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1995 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Murwillumbah[edit]
1995 New South Wales state election: Murwillumbah [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Don Beck 14,701 41.2 +4.3
Labor Trevor Wilson 10,005 28.0 -1.7
Independent Jade Hurley 8,139 22.8 +5.4
Greens Samuelle Leonard 1,543 4.3 +4.3
Independent John Diamond 665 1.9 +1.9
AAFI Ken Harradine 359 1.0 +1.0
The Country Party John Morrison 213 0.6 +0.6
Independent Ron Evans 100 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 35,725 95.9 +0.6
Informal votes 1,511 4.1 -0.6
Turnout 37,236 92.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Don Beck 16,713 52.1 -1.0
Labor Trevor Wilson 15,394 47.9 +1.0
National hold Swing-1.0

1991
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1991 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Murwillumbah[edit]
1991 New South Wales state election: Murwillumbah [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Don Beck 11,196 36.8 -19.1
Labor Trevor Wilson 9,038 29.7 -6.9
Independent John Hurley 4,984 16.4 +16.4
Independent Max Boyd 4,431 14.6 +14.6
Democrats Ken Nicholson 772 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 30,421 95.3 -2.4
Informal votes 1,499 4.7 +2.4
Turnout 31,920 92.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Don Beck 14,937 53.1 -6.5
Labor Trevor Wilson 13,201 46.9 +6.5
National hold Swing-6.5

Elections in the 1980s

1988
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1988 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Murwillumbah[edit]
1988 New South Wales state election: Murwillumbah [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Don Beck 16,687 56.1 +10.7
Labor James McCaughey 10,847 36.5 -6.6
Independent Angus Pearson 2,220 7.5 +7.5
Total formal votes 29,754 97.7 -0.5
Informal votes 689 2.3 +0.5
Turnout 30,443 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
National Don Beck 17,648 60.1 +9.9
Labor James McCaughey 11,714 39.9 -9.9
National hold Swing+9.9
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References
  1. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Murwillumbah". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  2. "Tweed- NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results". NSW Votes 2019. ABC News. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  3. "Mr Donald Frederick Charles Beck (1936- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  4. Green, Antony. "1995 Murwillumbah". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  5. Green, Antony. "1991 Murwillumbah". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  6. Green, Antony. "1988 Murwillumbah". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.


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