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Electoral results for the district of Kurri Kurri

Kurri Kurri, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1927 and abolished in 1968.[1][2][3][4]

Election Member Party
1927   George Booth Labor
1930
1932   Labor (NSW)
1935
1938   Labor
1941
1944
1947
1950
1953
1956
1959
1960 by   Ken Booth Labor
1962
1965

Election results

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Elections in the 1960s

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1965

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1965 New South Wales state election § Kurri Kurri.[edit]
1965 New South Wales state election: Kurri Kurri [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken Booth unopposed
Labor hold  

1962

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1962 New South Wales state election § Kurri Kurri.[edit]
1962 New South Wales state election: Kurri Kurri [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken Booth unopposed
Labor hold  

1960 by-election

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This section is an excerpt from 1960 Kurri Kurri state by-election § Result.[edit]
1960 Kurri Kurri by-election
Saturday 8 October [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken Booth 17,764 92.53
Communist James Clark 1,434 7.47
Total formal votes 19,198 97.28
Informal votes 536 2.72
Turnout 19,734 87.57
Labor hold Swing
George Booth (Labor) died and was succeeded by his son Ken.[7]

Elections in the 1950s

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1959

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1959 New South Wales state election § Kurri Kurri.[edit]
1959 New South Wales state election: Kurri Kurri [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Booth 18,147 89.9
Communist Charles Dumbrell 2,042 10.1
Total formal votes 20,189 96.8
Informal votes 675 3.2
Turnout 20,864 95.3
Labor hold Swing

1956

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1956 New South Wales state election § Kurri Kurri.[edit]
1956 New South Wales state election: Kurri Kurri [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Booth 15,610 84.4
Liberal Stanley Mettam 2,897 15.6
Total formal votes 18,507 98.5
Informal votes 285 1.5
Turnout 18,792 95.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

1953

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1953 New South Wales state election § Kurri Kurri.[edit]
1953 New South Wales state election: Kurri Kurri [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Booth unopposed
Labor hold  

1950

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1950 New South Wales state election § Kurri Kurri.[edit]
1950 New South Wales state election: Kurri Kurri [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Booth 14,059 90.0
Communist Nellie Simm 1,571 10.0
Total formal votes 15,630 97.3
Informal votes 437 2.7
Turnout 16,067 95.3
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

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1947

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1947 New South Wales state election § Kurri Kurri.[edit]
1947 New South Wales state election: Kurri Kurri [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Booth 22,420 85.9 −14.1
Communist Robert Chapman 3,688 14.1 +14.1
Total formal votes 26,108 97.1
Informal votes 774 2.9
Turnout 26,882 96.5
Labor hold Swing N/A

1944

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1944 New South Wales state election § Kurri Kurri.[edit]
1944 New South Wales state election: Kurri Kurri [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Booth unopposed
Labor hold  

1941

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1941 New South Wales state election § Kurri Kurri.[edit]
1941 New South Wales state election: Kurri Kurri [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Booth unopposed
Labor hold  

Elections in the 1930s

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1938

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1938 New South Wales state election § Kurri Kurri.[edit]
1938 New South Wales state election: Kurri Kurri [15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Booth unopposed
Labor hold  

1935

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1935 New South Wales state election § Kurri Kurri.[edit]
1935 New South Wales state election: Kurri Kurri [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor (NSW) George Booth 15,855 85.2 −3.3
Communist Jack Miles 2,757 14.8 +3.3
Total formal votes 18,612 88.2 +5.6
Informal votes 2,353 11.2 −5.6
Turnout 20,965 96.0 −0.6
Labor (NSW) hold Swing −3.3

1932

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1932 New South Wales state election § Kurri Kurri.[edit]
1932 New South Wales state election: Kurri Kurri [17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor (NSW) George Booth 14,064 88.5 −6.7
Communist Harris Burnham 1,820 11.5 +6.7
Total formal votes 15,884 82.6 −9.3
Informal votes 3,338 17.4 +9.3
Turnout 19,222 96.6 +0.8
Labor (NSW) hold Swing −6.7

1930

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1930 New South Wales state election § Kurri Kurri.[edit]
1930 New South Wales state election: Kurri Kurri [18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Booth 16,157 95.2
Communist Harris Burnham 816 4.8
Total formal votes 16,973 91.9
Informal votes 1,488 8.1
Turnout 18,461 95.8
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

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1927

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1927 New South Wales state election § Kurri Kurri.[edit]
1927 New South Wales state election: Kurri Kurri [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Booth 10,162 85.1
Independent Labor Thomas Pearce 1,777 14.9
Total formal votes 11,939 98.8
Informal votes 148 1.2
Turnout 12,087 80.9
Labor win (new seat)

References

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  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Mr George Booth (1891–1960)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  4. ^ "The Hon. Kenneth George Booth (1926–1988)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1965 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1962 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  7. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1960 Kurri Kurri by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  8. ^ Green, Antony. "1959 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  9. ^ Green, Antony. "1956 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  10. ^ Green, Antony. "1953 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  11. ^ Green, Antony. "1950 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  12. ^ Green, Antony. "1947 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  13. ^ Green, Antony. "1944 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  14. ^ Green, Antony. "1941 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  15. ^ Green, Antony. "1938 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  16. ^ Green, Antony. "1935 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  17. ^ Green, Antony. "1932 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  18. ^ Green, Antony. "1930 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  19. ^ Green, Antony. "1927 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
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