Electoral results for the district of Corowa

Corowa, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales had two incarnations, from 1904 until 1920 and from 1927 until 1950.[1][2][3]

First incarnation (1904–1920)
Election Member Party
1904   Richard Ball Liberal Reform
1907
1910
1913   Farmers and Settlers
1917   Nationalist
Second incarnation (1927–1950)
Election Member Party
1927   Richard Ball Nationalist
1930 Nationalist / Country
1932   Country
1935
1937 by   Christopher Lethbridge Independent
1941
1944
1946 by   Ebenezer Kendell Country
1947

Election results

Elections in the 1940s

1947

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1947 New South Wales state election § Corowa.[edit]
1947 New South Wales state election: Corowa [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ebenezer Kendell 7,638 63.7 +29.8
Labor James Adam 4,352 36.3 +7.0
Total formal votes 11,990 99.1 +1.3
Informal votes 111 0.9 −1.3
Turnout 12,101 93.1 +4.6
Country gain from Independent Swing N/A
Ebenezer Kendell (Country) had won the seat at the 1946 by-election following the resignation of Christopher Lethbridge (Independent).

1946 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1946 Corowa state by-election § Result.[edit]
1946 Corowa by-election
Saturday 9 November [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Ebenezer Kendell 4,475 38.8 +4.9
Labor James Adam 4,362 37.8 +8.5
Liberal Christopher Lethbridge (defeated) 2,362 23.4 −13.4
Total formal votes 11,530 99.4 +1.6
Informal votes 78 0.7 −1.6
Turnout 11,608 85.1 −3.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Ebenezer Kendell 6,677 57.9
Labor James Adam 4,853 42.1
Country gain from Independent Swing N/A
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Christopher Lethbridge (Independent).[5]

1944

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1944 New South Wales state election § Corowa.[edit]
1944 New South Wales state election: Corowa [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Christopher Lethbridge 4,165 36.8 −26.6
Country Ebenezer Kendell 3,841 33.9 −2.7
Labor Thomas McGrath 3,320 29.3 +29.3
Total formal votes 11,326 97.8 −0.4
Informal votes 253 2.2 +0.4
Turnout 11,579 88.5 +0.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Christopher Lethbridge 6,846 60.4 −3.0
Country Ebenezer Kendell 4,480 39.6 +3.0
Independent hold Swing −3.0

1941

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1941 New South Wales state election § Corowa.[edit]
1941 New South Wales state election: Corowa [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Christopher Lethbridge 7,496 63.4
Country James Smith 4,324 36.6
Total formal votes 11,820 98.2
Informal votes 210 1.8
Turnout 12,030 88.2
Independent hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

1938

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1938 New South Wales state election § Corowa.[edit]
1938 New South Wales state election: Corowa [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Christopher Lethbridge 6,333 52.2 +52.2
Country Ebenezer Kendell 4,973 41.0 −59.0
Independent Clive Walker 833 6.9 +6.9
Total formal votes 12,139 98.5
Informal votes 185 1.5
Turnout 12,324 94.4
Independent gain from Country Swing N/A
Christopher Lethbridge (Independent) had won the seat at the 1937 by-election following the death of Richard Ball (Country).

1937 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1937 Corowa state by-election § Result.[edit]
1937 Corowa by-election
Saturday 11 December 1937 [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Christopher Lethbridge 5,862 50.3
Country Sydney Creed 3,112 26.7
Country Alfred Townsend 2,451 21.1
Independent Robert Ballantyne 219 1.9
Total formal votes 11,644 98.2
Informal votes 211 1.8
Turnout 11,855 90.5
Independent gain from Country Swing N/A
The by-election was caused by the death of Richard Ball (Country).[10]

1935

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1935 New South Wales state election § Corowa.[edit]
1935 New South Wales state election: Corowa [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Richard Ball unopposed
Country hold  

1932

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1932 New South Wales state election § Corowa.[edit]
1932 New South Wales state election: Corowa [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Richard Ball 4,740 42.2 −19.1
Country Sydney Creed 3,336 29.7 +29.7
Labor (NSW) Patrick Quilty 3,143 28.0 −10.7
Total formal votes 11,219 98.7 −0.1
Informal votes 145 1.3 +0.1
Turnout 11,364 95.1 +2.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Richard Ball 5,610 50.0
Country Sydney Creed 5,609 50.0
Member changed to Country from Nationalist  
  • Richard Ball was elected at the 1930 election as a Nationalist candidate, but joined the Country party instead of the UAP.

1930

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1930 New South Wales state election § Corowa.[edit]
1930 New South Wales state election: Corowa [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Richard Ball 6,750 61.3
Labor John Metcalfe 4,268 38.7
Total formal votes 11,018 98.8
Informal votes 135 1.2
Turnout 11,153 93.1
Nationalist hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1927

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1927 New South Wales state election § Corowa.[edit]
1927 New South Wales state election: Corowa [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Richard Ball 7,267 69.6
Labor James Pearce 3,168 30.4
Total formal votes 10,435 98.3
Informal votes 183 1.7
Turnout 10,618 76.2
Nationalist win (new seat)

District recreated

1920 - 1927

District abolished

Elections in the 1910s

1917

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1917 New South Wales state election § Corowa.[edit]
1917 New South Wales state election: Corowa [15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Richard Ball 3,996 67.7 +2.2
Labor Samuel Ringwood 1,909 32.3 −2.2
Total formal votes 5,905 99.4 +1.2
Informal votes 34 0.6 −1.2
Turnout 5,939 53.9 −11.5
Nationalist hold Swing +2.2

1913

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1913 New South Wales state election § Corowa.[edit]
1913 New South Wales state election: Corowa [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Farmers and Settlers Richard Ball [a] 4,445 65.5
Labor William Tomkins 2,341 34.5
Total formal votes 6,786 98.2
Informal votes 125 1.8
Turnout 6,911 65.4
Member changed to Farmers and Settlers from Liberal Reform [a]  

1910

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1910 New South Wales state election § Corowa.[edit]
1910 New South Wales state election: Corowa [17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform Richard Ball 3,869 61.5
Labour John Grant 2,423 38.5
Total formal votes 6,292 98.7
Informal votes 81 1.3
Turnout 6,373 70.4
Liberal Reform hold  

Elections in the 1900s

1907

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1907 New South Wales state election § Corowa.[edit]
1907 New South Wales state election: Corowa [18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform Richard Ball 2,568 56.0
Labour John Grant 2,015 44.0
Total formal votes 4,583 97.5
Informal votes 120 2.6
Turnout 4,703 61.2
Liberal Reform hold  

1904

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1904 New South Wales state election § Corowa.[edit]
1904 New South Wales state election: Corowa [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform Richard Ball 2,276 62.1
Independent Liberal Emanuel Gorman 1,392 38.0
Total formal votes 3,668 98.5
Informal votes 55 1.5
Turnout 3,723 58.3
Liberal Reform win (new seat)
Corowa was a new seat comprising parts of Albury, Murray and the abolished seat of The Hume. Gordon McLaurin (Progressive) was the member for The Hume, however he successfully contested Albury, while James Hayes (Progressive), the member for The Murray was appointed to the Legislative Council and did not contest the election.

Notes

  1. ^ a b Also endorsed by Liberal Reform.

References

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