Kurri Kurri was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created in 1927, with the abolition of the multi-member electorates of Newcastle and Maitland and named after the Hunter Region town of Kurri Kurri. It was abolished in 1968 and replaced by Wallsend.[1][2][3][4]

Kurri Kurri was a safe Labor seat and was only held by a Labor candidate. Of the 15 elections, the Labor was unopposed at 6 elections,[1] and a Communist candidate contested 7 elections with a highest vote of 14.8% at the 1935 election.[5] The closest contest was the 1956 election, the only occasion in which a conservative party fielded a candidate, when Liberal candidate Stanley Mettam achieved 15.6% of the vote.[6]

George Booth represented the district for more than 30 years,[3] and when he died was succeeded by his son Ken.[4]

Members for Kurri Kurri

Member Party Term
  George Booth Labor 1927–1960
  Ken Booth Labor 1960–1968

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Kurri Kurri
1965 New South Wales state election: Kurri Kurri [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken Booth unopposed
Labor hold  

References

  1. ^ a b Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  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. ^ a b "Mr George Booth (1891–1960)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  4. ^ a b "The Hon. Kenneth George Booth (1926–1988)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1935 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1956 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. "1965 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.


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