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Paddington-Waverley was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was created in 1959, when Paddington and part of Waverley were merged. Paddington-Waverley was abolished in 1962 and partly replaced by Bligh.
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Ferguson | Labor | 1959–1961 | |
| Keith Anderson | Labor | 1961–1962 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Keith Anderson | 12,972 | 91.36 | ||
| Communist | Edward Maher | 1,227 | 8.64 | ||
| Total formal votes | 14,199 | 93.946 | |||
| Informal votes | 912 | 6.04 | |||
| Turnout | 15,111 | 69.01 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | William Ferguson | 13,235 | 62.7 | ||
| Liberal | Jack Cole | 6,490 | 30.7 | ||
| Independent | Cyril Hutchings | 737 | 3.5 | ||
| Communist | Bernard Rosen | 657 | 3.1 | ||
| Total formal votes | 21,119 | 97.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 622 | 2.9 | |||
| Turnout | 21,741 | 90.4 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | William Ferguson | 14,130 | 66.9 | ||
| Liberal | Jack Cole | 6,989 | 33.1 | ||
| Labor notional hold | |||||