Electoral district of Woronora

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Woronora was an

Woronora. It was created in 1894 and abolished in 1904. It was recreated in 1973 and abolished in 1988 when it was renamed Sutherland.[1][2][3][4]

Members for Woronora

First incarnation (1894—1904)
Member Party Term
  John Nicholson[a] Independent Labor 1894–1898
  Free Trade 1898-1901
  Independent Labor 1901-1904
 
Second incarnation (1973—1988)
Member Party Term
  Maurie Keane Labor 1973–1988

Election results

1984 New South Wales state election: Woronora [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor
Maurice Keane
17,490 51.2 -10.9
Liberal Chris Downy 15,221 44.5 +6.6
Democrats Ronald Hellyer 1,462 4.3 +4.3
Total formal votes 34,173 98.2 +0.6
Informal votes 634 1.8 -0.6
Turnout 34,807 95.2 +1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor
Maurice Keane
53.3 -8.8
Liberal Chris Downy 46.7 +8.8
Labor hold Swing -8.8

Notes

  1. ^ 1898 was the only election at which John Nicholson was listed as anything other than Independent Labour and Antony Green suggests he may have been better classified as Independent Labour for 1898.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  2. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Woronora". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Mr John Barnes Nicholson (1840–1919)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Mr (Maurie) Maurice Francis Keane". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1898 Woronora". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1984 Woronora". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.