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][2][3]

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)
Member Party Term
  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)
Member Party Term
  Chris Downy Liberal 1988–1997
  Lorna Stone Liberal 1997–1999

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Sutherland
1997 Sutherland by-election
Saturday 20 December [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lorna Stone 16,687 45.46 -5.39
Labor Christine Hawkins 12,674 34.53 -2.83
Christian Democrats David Copeland 1,804 4.91 +0.93
Greens Jo-Anne Lentern 1,710 4.66
Against Further Immigration Janey Woodger 1,567 4.27
Outdoor Recreation Glenn Druery 780 2.13
Independent David Hunt 557 1.52
Independent Geoff Moore 530 1.44
Independent David Harris 396 1.08
Total formal votes 36,705 98.12 +1.70
Informal votes 702 1.88 -1.70
Turnout 37,407 84.59 -11.45
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Lorna Stone 18,950 56.23 -0.21
Labor Christine Hawkins 14,752 43.77 +0.21
Liberal hold Swing -0.21
Chris Downy (Liberal) resigned.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Sutherland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1997 Sutherland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 June 2020.


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