Kirribilli, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1962 and abolished in 1981.[1][2][3][4]

Election Member Party
1962   John Waddy Liberal
1965
1968
1971
1973 Liberal / Independent
1976   Bruce McDonald Liberal
1978

Election results

Elections in the 1970s

1978

1978 New South Wales state election: Kirribilli [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bruce McDonald 11,965 53.8 +11.2
Labor Glen Batchelor 10,280 46.2 +9.8
Total formal votes 22,245 96.9 -1.7
Informal votes 712 3.1 +1.7
Turnout 22,957 86.6 -2.4
Liberal hold Swing -7.3

1976

1976 New South Wales state election: Kirribilli [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bruce McDonald 10,593 42.7 -16.5
Labor Patrick Healy 9,050 36.4 +2.0
Independent John Waddy 4,343 17.5 +17.5
Workers David Rennie 732 3.0 +3.0
Independent Romaulds Kemps 121 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 24,839 98.6 +1.1
Informal votes 359 1.4 -1.1
Turnout 25,198 89.0 +4.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce McDonald 15,176 61.1 -3.2
Labor Patrick Healy 9,663 38.9 +3.2
Liberal hold Swing -3.2
John Waddy was the sitting member for Kirribilli but was denied Liberal pre-selection and stood for the seat as an independent.

1973

1973 New South Wales state election: Kirribilli [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Waddy 13,981 59.2 +4.1
Labor Irene Anderson 8,124 34.4 +4.3
Democratic Labor Margaret Colman 1,521 6.4 -5.4
Total formal votes 23,626 97.5
Informal votes 609 2.5
Turnout 24,235 84.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Waddy 15,198 64.3 -1.7
Labor Irene Anderson 8,428 35.7 +1.7
Liberal hold Swing -1.7

1971

1971 New South Wales state election: Kirribilli [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Waddy 13,171 55.1 -7.0
Labor William Harkness 7,200 30.1 -2.2
Democratic Labor Michael Fitzpatrick 2,814 11.8 +6.2
Independent Romaulds Kemps 708 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 23,893 97.6
Informal votes 575 2.4
Turnout 24,468 87.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Waddy 15,776 66.0 -0.6
Labor William Harkness 8,117 34.0 +0.6
Liberal hold Swing -0.6

Elections in the 1960s

1968

1968 New South Wales state election: Kirribilli [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Waddy 15,534 62.1 +10.5
Labor Alan Newbury 8,079 32.3 -6.4
Democratic Labor Luigi Lamprati 1,410 5.6 +5.6
Total formal votes 25,023 96.9
Informal votes 797 3.1
Turnout 25,820 90.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Waddy 16,662 66.6 +3.6
Labor Alan Newbury 8,361 33.4 -3.6
Liberal hold Swing +3.6

1965

1965 New South Wales state election: Kirribilli [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Waddy 10,318 51.6 +2.0
Labor James Cahill 7,727 38.7 −6.4
Independent Nicholas Gorshenin 1,934 9.7 +9.7
Total formal votes 19,979 97.8 −0.4
Informal votes 457 2.2 +0.4
Turnout 20,436 90.8 −0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Waddy 11,285 56.5 +3.4
Labor James Cahill 8,694 43.5 −3.4
Liberal hold Swing +3.4

1962

1962 New South Wales state election: Kirribilli [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Waddy 11,106 49.6
Labor Joseph Hazell 10,105 45.1
Democratic Labor Sydney Mostyn 1,181 5.3
Total formal votes 22,392 98.2
Informal votes 416 1.8
Turnout 22,808 91.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Waddy 11,898 53.1
Labor Joseph Hazell 10,494 46.9
Liberal notional hold Swing N/A
  • Kirribilli was a new seat that was notionally a safe Liberal seat.[12]

References

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Kirribilli". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 September 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. ^ "The Hon. John Lloyd Waddy (1916–1987)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Mr Bruce John McDonald (1935- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1978 Kirribilli". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1976 Kirribilli". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. "1973 Kirribilli". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  8. ^ Green, Antony. "1971 Kirribilli". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  9. ^ Green, Antony. "1968 Kirribilli". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  10. ^ Green, Antony. "1965 Kirribilli". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  11. ^ Green, Antony. "1962 Kirribilli". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  12. ^ "1961 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
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