Electoral district of Earlwood

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Earlwood was an

electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian state of New South Wales from 1950 to 1991. It included Earlwood and Beverly Hills
.

At the 1991 election, it was abolished and its area split between the seats of Canterbury, Hurstville and Rockdale.[1][2][3][4][5]

Members for Earlwood

Member Party Period
  Eric Willis Liberal 1950–1978
  Ken Gabb Labor 1978–1988
  Phil White Liberal 1988–1991

Election results

1988 New South Wales state election: Earlwood [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Phil White 15,528 51.3 +8.5
Labor Ken Gabb 14,764 48.7 −5.7
Total formal votes 30,292 95.7 −1.5
Informal votes 1,353 4.3 +1.5
Turnout 31,645 95.6
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +7.2

References

  1. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  2. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Earlwood". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Sir Eric Archibald Willis (1922–1999)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Mr (Ken) Kenneth George Gabb". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Mr Philip John White". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1988 Earlwood". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.