Electoral district of Sutherland

Sutherland was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales from 1950 to 1971 before it was abolished. The seat was reformed in 1988 until 1999. The seat was based on the suburb of Sutherland in the southern districts of Sydney.[1]

The seat was abolished for the 1999 state election, and Lorna Stone, the sitting member contested the new seat of Heathcote. The new seat had a notional Labor margin and was also contested by Ian McManus, the Labor member for the abolished seat of Bulli. McManus convincingly defeated Stone.

Members for Sutherland

First incarnation (1950–1971)
MemberPartyTerm
  Cecil Monro Liberal 1950–1953
  Tom Dalton Labor 1953–1956
  Ian Griffith Liberal 1956–1959
  Tom Dalton Labor 1959–1968
  Tim Walker Liberal 1968–1971
Second incarnation (1988–1999)
MemberPartyTerm
  Chris Downy Liberal 1988–1997
  Lorna Stone Liberal 1997–1999

Election results

Elections in the 1990s

1991

1991 New South Wales state election: Sutherland[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Chris Downy 16,406 49.3 -0.1
Labor Genevieve Rankin 13,127 39.4 +1.7
Independent Lynette Farmer 1,997 6.0 +6.0
Democrats June Young 1,749 5.3 +3.5
Total formal votes 33,279 93.8 -4.1
Informal votes 2,211 6.2 +4.1
Turnout 35,490 95.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Chris Downy 17,244 53.0 -0.9
Labor Genevieve Rankin 15,262 47.0 +0.9
Liberal hold Swing-0.9

Elections in the 1980s

1988

1988 New South Wales state election: Sutherland[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Chris Downy 14,490 48.3 +5.4
Labor Maurie Keane 11,875 39.6 -13.4
Independent Jean Manuel 3,632 12.1 +12.1
Total formal votes 29,997 97.9 -0.2
Informal votes 631 2.1 +0.2
Turnout 30,628 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Chris Downy 15,476 52.5 +7.6
Labor Maurie Keane 14,028 47.5 -7.6
Liberal gain from Labor Swing+7.6

Elections in the 1960s

1968

1968 New South Wales state election: Sutherland[4]
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
  • Sutherland became a notionally Liberal seat at the redistribution.

1965

1965 New South Wales state election: Sutherland[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Tom Dalton 15,096 50.0 +3.7
Liberal Tim Walker 14,145 46.8 +10.3
Democratic Labor William Goslett 975 3.2 +1.6
Total formal votes 30,216 98.6 −0.3
Informal votes 430 1.4 +0.3
Turnout 30,646 95.7 −0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Dalton 15,334 50.8 −4.7
Liberal Tim Walker 14,882 49.2 +4.7
Labor hold Swing−4.7

1962

1962 New South Wales state election: Sutherland[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Tom Dalton 12,697 46.3 −3.9
Liberal Noel Walker 10,021 36.5 −9.2
Independent Keith Bates 4,173 15.2 +15.2
Democratic Labor Malcolm Towner 450 1.6 +0.3
Independent John Mantova 86 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 27,427 98.9
Informal votes 304 1.1
Turnout 27,731 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Dalton 15,207 55.5 +2.7
Liberal Noel Walker 12,220 44.5 −2.7
Labor hold Swing+2.7

Elections in the 1950s

1959

1959 New South Wales state election: Sutherland[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Tom Dalton 11,845 50.2
Liberal Keith Bates 10,783 45.7
Communist Alexander Elphinston 680 2.9
Democratic Labor Peter Keogh 299 1.3
Total formal votes 23,607 98.5
Informal votes 351 1.5
Turnout 23,958 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Dalton 12,449 52.7
Liberal Keith Bates 11,158 47.3
Labor gain from Liberal Swing

1956

1956 New South Wales state election: Sutherland[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Ian Griffith 14,812 52.5 +5.8
Labor Tom Dalton 13,388 47.5 −5.8
Total formal votes 28,200 98.7 +0.3
Informal votes 377 1.3 −0.3
Turnout 28,577 94.6 +0.7
Liberal gain from Labor Swing+5.8

1953

1953 New South Wales state election: Sutherland[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Tom Dalton 11,382 53.3
Liberal Cecil Monro 9,957 46.7
Total formal votes 21,339 98.4
Informal votes 336 1.6
Turnout 21,675 93.9
Labor gain from Liberal Swing

1950

1950 New South Wales state election: Sutherland[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Cecil Monro 10,718 52.2
Labor Gough Whitlam 9,807 47.8
Total formal votes 20,525 98.8
Informal votes 251 1.2
Turnout 20,776 93.8
Liberal hold Swing

References

  1. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Sutherland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. Green, Antony. "1991 Sutherland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  3. Green, Antony. "1988 Sutherland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  4. Green, Antony. "1968 Sutherland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  5. Green, Antony. "1965 Sutherland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  6. Green, Antony. "1962 Sutherland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  7. Green, Antony. "1959 Sutherland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  8. Green, Antony. "1956 Sutherland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  9. Green, Antony. "1953 Sutherland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  10. Green, Antony. "1950 Sutherland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.


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