Electoral district of Waverley

Waverley was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1894, with the abolition of multi-member constituencies, out of part of Paddington, and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Waverley. In 1920, with the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into Eastern Suburbs. Waverley was recreated in 1927. In 1959 parts of Waverly and Paddington were combined to form Paddington-Waverley, which was abolished in 1962 and replaced by Bligh. In 1971, Bondi and Randwick were abolished and partly replaced by a recreated Waverley. At the 1990 redistribution, Waverley was abolished again and absorbed into Coogee and Vaucluse.[1][2]

Members for Waverley
First incarnation (1894–1920)
MemberPartyTerm
  Angus Cameron Free Trade 1894–1896
  Thomas Jessep Free Trade 1896–1901
  Liberal Reform 1901–1907
  James Macarthur-Onslow Independent Liberal 1907–1910
  Liberal Reform 1910–1913
  James Fingleton Labor 1913–1917
  Charles Oakes Nationalist 1917–1920
Second incarnation (1927–1959)
MemberPartyTerm
  Carl Glasgow Nationalist 1927–1930
  William Clementson Labor 1930–1932
  John Waddell United Australia 1932–1939
  Clarrie Martin Industrial Labor 1939–1940
  Labor 1940–1953
  William Ferguson Labor 1953–1959
Third incarnation (1971–1991)
MemberPartyTerm
  Syd Einfeld Labor 1971–1981
  Ernie Page Labor 1981–1991

Election results

Elections in the 1980s

1988
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1988 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Waverley[edit]
1988 New South Wales state election: Waverley [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ernie Page 12,360 46.2 -3.3
Liberal Sally Betts 12,063 45.1 +4.3
Democrats Heather Meers 2,315 8.7 +1.8
Total formal votes 26,738 96.9 +0.4
Informal votes 843 3.1 -0.4
Turnout 27,581 90.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ernie Page 13,303 50.5 -3.9
Liberal Sally Betts 13,016 49.5 +3.9
Labor hold Swing-3.9

1984
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1984 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Waverley[edit]
1984 New South Wales state election: Waverley [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ernie Page 13,255 49.2 -12.7
Liberal Dick Davidson 11,279 41.8 +3.7
Democrats Heather Meers 1,722 6.4 +6.4
Independent Peter Kristofferson 483 1.8 +1.8
Independent Dorothy Sekers 225 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 26,964 96.4 +1.2
Informal votes 1,009 3.6 -1.2
Turnout 27,973 86.7 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ernie Page 14,266 53.7 -8.2
Liberal Dick Davidson 12,326 46.3 +8.2
Labor hold Swing-8.2

1981
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1981 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Waverley[edit]
1981 New South Wales state election: Waverley [5]
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

Elections in the 1970s

1978
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1978 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Waverley[edit]
1978 New South Wales state election: Waverley [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Syd Einfeld 15,649 65.6 +8.6
Liberal Margaret Davis 6,543 27.4 -15.6
Independent Moshe Levy 647 2.7 +2.7
Democrats Michael Smythe 607 2.6 +2.6
Independent Christopher Allen 393 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 23,839 96.4 -1.0
Informal votes 891 3.6 +1.0
Turnout 24,730 86.2 -1.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Syd Einfeld 16,396 68.8 +11.8
Liberal Margaret Davis 7,443 31.2 -11.8
Labor hold Swing+11.8

1976
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1976 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Waverley[edit]
1976 New South Wales state election: Waverley [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Syd Einfeld 14,691 57.0 +5.9
Liberal Geoffrey Mort 11,075 43.0 +4.8
Total formal votes 25,766 97.4 -1.2
Informal votes 696 2.6 +1.2
Turnout 26,462 88.1 +1.6
Labor hold Swing+0.6

1973
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1973 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Waverley[edit]
1973 New South Wales state election: Waverley [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Syd Einfeld 12,065 51.1 -7.5
Liberal Hans Dreyer 9,031 38.2 -3.2
Australia Virginia Walker 1,586 6.7 +6.7
Democratic Labor Dominique Droulers 604 2.6 +2.6
Independent Martin Smith 341 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 23,627 95.7
Informal votes 1,055 4.3
Turnout 24,682 86.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Syd Einfeld 13,322 56.4 -2.2
Liberal Hans Dreyer 10,305 43.6 +2.2
Labor hold Swing-2.2

1971
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1971 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Waverley[edit]
1971 New South Wales state election: Waverley [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Syd Einfeld 13,781 58.6 +5.5
Liberal James Markham 9,736 41.4 -5.5
Total formal votes 23,517 96.8
Informal votes 770 3.2
Turnout 24,287 89.6
Labor hold Swing+5.5

1959 - 1971

District abolished

Elections in the 1950s

1956
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1956 New South Wales state election § Waverley[edit]
1956 New South Wales state election: Waverley [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor William Ferguson 11,373 58.6 −9.9
Liberal John Steinwede 7,145 36.8 +5.3
Communist Eddie Maher 900 4.6 +4.6
Total formal votes 19,418 97.9 0.0
Informal votes 425 2.1 0.0
Turnout 19,843 90.8 −0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor William Ferguson 12,183 62.7 −5.8
Liberal John Steinwede 7,235 37.3 +5.8
Labor hold Swing−5.8

1953 by-election
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1953
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1953 New South Wales state election § Waverley[edit]
1953 New South Wales state election: Waverley [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Clarrie Martin 14,354 68.5
Liberal Ben Doig 6,604 31.5
Total formal votes 20,958 97.9
Informal votes 456 2.1
Turnout 21,414 91.1
Labor hold Swing

1950
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1950 New South Wales state election § Waverley[edit]
1950 New South Wales state election: Waverley [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Clarrie Martin 11,415 60.9
Liberal Ross McKinnon 7,324 39.1
Total formal votes 18,739 98.9
Informal votes 215 1.1
Turnout 18,954 91.1
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1947 New South Wales state election § Waverley[edit]
1947 New South Wales state election: Waverley [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Clarrie Martin 13,481 62.5 -37.5
Liberal Thomas Fairbairn 8,095 37.5 +37.5
Total formal votes 21,576 98.7
Informal votes 288 1.3
Turnout 21,864 92.3
Labor hold SwingN/A

1944
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1944 New South Wales state election § Waverley[edit]
1944 New South Wales state election: Waverley [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Clarrie Martin unopposed
Labor hold Swing

1941
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1941 New South Wales state election § Waverley[edit]
1941 New South Wales state election: Waverley [15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Clarrie Martin 11,464 57.7
United Australia Arnold Lander 6,004 30.2
State Labor John Fisher 2,408 12.1
Total formal votes 19,876 98.2
Informal votes 357 1.8
Turnout 20,233 90.9
Labor hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Elections in the 1930s

1939 by-election
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1938
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1938 New South Wales state election § Waverley[edit]
1938 New South Wales state election: Waverley [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia John Waddell 10,210 51.4 +1.2
Labor William Clementson 9,641 48.6 +2.7
Total formal votes 19,851 98.1 -0.2
Informal votes 380 1.9 +0.2
Turnout 20,231 94.9 -0.9
United Australia hold SwingN/A

1935
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1935 New South Wales state election § Waverley[edit]
1935 New South Wales state election: Waverley [17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia John Waddell 9,344 50.2 -2.1
Labor (NSW) William Clementson 8,545 45.9 +3.7
Federal Labor Alexander Hogan 732 3.9 -1.0
Total formal votes 18,621 98.3 -0.4
Informal votes 314 1.7 +0.4
Turnout 18,935 95.8 0.0
United Australia hold SwingN/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1932
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1932 New South Wales state election § Waverley[edit]
1932 New South Wales state election: Waverley [18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia John Waddell 9,644 52.3 +15.0
Labor (NSW) William Clementson 7,789 42.2 -15.3
Federal Labor Albert Gardiner 904 4.9 +4.9
Communist Esmonde Higgins 102 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 18,439 98.7 +1.9
Informal votes 249 1.3 -1.9
Turnout 18,688 95.8 +2.5
United Australia gain from Labor (NSW) SwingN/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1930
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1930 New South Wales state election § Waverley[edit]
1930 New South Wales state election: Waverley [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor William Clementson 9,994 57.5
Nationalist Guy Arkins 6,487 37.3
Australian George Overhill 901 5.2
Total formal votes 17,382 96.8
Informal votes 578 3.2
Turnout 17,960 93.3
Labor gain from Nationalist Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1927
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1927 New South Wales state election § Waverley[edit]
1927 New South Wales state election: Waverley [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist Carl Glasgow 7,501 55.4
Labor Archibald Moate 6,038 44.6
Total formal votes 13,539 99.3
Informal votes 92 0.7
Turnout 13,631 86.7
Nationalist win (new seat)

1920 - 1927

District abolished

Elections in the 1910s

1917
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1917 New South Wales state election § Waverley[edit]
1917 New South Wales state election: Waverley [21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Nationalist Charles Oakes 5,136 56.7 +13.8
Labor James Fingleton 3,919 43.3 +5.7
Total formal votes 9,055 99.2 +1.7
Informal votes 69 0.8 -1.7
Turnout 9,124 63.9 -6.0
Nationalist gain from Labor Swing+7.0

1913
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1913 New South Wales state election § Waverley[edit]
1913 New South Wales state election: Waverley [22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Reform Harold Jaques 3,743 42.9
Labor James Fingleton 3,280 37.6
National Progressive George Beeby 1,698 19.5
Total formal votes 8,721 97.5
Informal votes 220 2.5
Turnout 8,941 69.9
1913 New South Wales state election: Waverley - Second Round [22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor James Fingleton 4,609 50.3
Liberal Reform Harold Jaques 4,547 49.7
Total formal votes 9,156 99.4
Informal votes 55 0.6
Turnout 9,211 72.0
Labor gain from Liberal Reform  

1910
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1910 New South Wales state election § Waverley[edit]
1910 New South Wales state election: Waverley [23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Reform James Macarthur-Onslow 5,175 52.4
Labour Walter Duncan 3,706 37.5
Independent Liberal Robert Watkins 921 9.3
Independent Henry Douglass 74 0.8
Total formal votes 9,876 99.3
Informal votes 72 0.7
Turnout 9,948 73.2
Member changed to Liberal Reform from Ind Liberal

Elections in the 1900s

1907
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1907 New South Wales state election § Waverley[edit]
1907 New South Wales state election: Waverley [24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Liberal James Macarthur-Onslow 3,769 48.4
Liberal Reform Thomas Jessep 3,189 40.9
Labour Edward Whittington 458 5.9
Independent Frank Lock 379 4.9
Total formal votes 7,795 98.5
Informal votes 119 1.5
Turnout 7,914 73.3
Independent Liberal gain from Liberal Reform  

1904
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1904 New South Wales state election § Waverley[edit]
1904 New South Wales state election: Waverley [25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Reform Thomas Jessep 2,630 63.0
Labour Alfred Warton 1,080 25.9
Independent Liberal James Conroy 467 11.2
Total formal votes 4,177 99.2
Informal votes 35 0.8
Turnout 4,212 48.3
Liberal Reform hold  
Waverley lost part of the seat to Randwick and was expanded to include parts of Woollahra and Randwick. The member for Waverley was Thomas Jessep (Liberal Reform). The member for Randwick was David Storey (Liberal Reform) while the member for Woollahra was William Latimer and each retained their respective seats.

1901
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Waverley[edit]
1901 New South Wales state election: Waverley [26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Reform Thomas Jessep 1,035 48.9 -7.4
Independent James Macarthur-Onslow 886 41.8 -1.8
Independent Liberal Alfred Allen 171 8.1
Independent John Carroll 18 0.9 +0.3
Independent David Penfold 8 0.4
Total formal votes 2,118 99.1 -0.0
Informal votes 19 0.9 +0.1
Turnout 2,137 61.9 -1.1
Liberal Reform hold  

Elections in the 1890s

1898
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Waverley[edit]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Waverley [27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Free Trade Thomas Jessep 998 56.3
National Federal James Onslow 773 43.6
Independent Federalist William Blunt 2 0.1
Total formal votes 1,773 99.2
Informal votes 15 0.8
Turnout 1,788 63.1
Free Trade hold  

1895
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Waverley[edit]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Waverley [28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Free Trade Angus Cameron 622 43.5
Protectionist Thomas Barlow 466 32.6
Ind. Free Trade Alfred Allen 298 20.8
Ind. Protectionist William Allen 45 3.1
Total formal votes 1,431 99.2
Informal votes 12 0.8
Turnout 1,443 64.4
Free Trade hold  

1894
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Waverley[edit]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Waverley [29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Free Trade Angus Cameron 747 40.5
Protectionist Thomas Barlow 475 25.8
Ind. Free Trade Alfred Allen 369 20.0
Labour Thomas Kemp 245 13.3
Ind. Protectionist James Carroll 9 0.5
Total formal votes 1,845 99.3
Informal votes 13 0.7
Turnout 1,858 81.7
Free Trade win (new seat)

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