Ashfield, anelectoral district of theLegislative Assembly in the Australian state ofNew South Wales, had three incarnations, the first from 1894 to 1920, the second from 1927 to 1959 and the third from 1968 to 1999.[1][2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Paul Whelan | 13,902 | 43.8 | −5.4 | |
| Liberal | Morris Mansour | 7,836 | 24.7 | −8.5 | |
| No Aircraft Noise | Michelle Calvert | 6,269 | 19.8 | +19.8 | |
| Greens | Paul Fitzgerald | 2,043 | 6.4 | +6.4 | |
| Democrats | John Collins | 1,202 | 3.8 | −3.9 | |
| Call to Australia | Clay Wilson | 482 | 1.5 | −0.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 31,734 | 93.5 | +8.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,222 | 6.5 | −8.1 | ||
| Turnout | 33,956 | 91.4 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Paul Whelan | 18,561 | 65.2 | +5.4 | |
| Liberal | Morris Mansour | 9,895 | 34.8 | −5.4 | |
| Laborhold | Swing | +5.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Paul Whelan | 13,853 | 49.2 | +6.2 | |
| Liberal | Ralph Buono | 9,347 | 33.2 | −1.1 | |
| Democrats | Robert Dawson | 2,177 | 7.7 | +3.7 | |
| Independent | Paul Wakim | 1,594 | 5.7 | +5.7 | |
| Independent | Ron Poulsen | 708 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
| Call to Australia | Clay Wilson | 497 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 28,176 | 85.4 | −9.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 4,819 | 14.6 | +9.1 | ||
| Turnout | 32,995 | 90.3 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Paul Whelan | 15,733 | 59.9 | +4.1 | |
| Liberal | Ralph Buono | 10,554 | 40.1 | −4.1 | |
| Laborhold | Swing | +4.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Paul Whelan | 11,690 | 41.9 | −16.7 | |
| Liberal | Kevin O'Reilly | 10,988 | 39.4 | −1.7 | |
| Independent | Anne Leembruggen | 2,730 | 9.8 | +9.8 | |
| Independent EFF | John Shanahan | 1,249 | 4.5 | +4.5 | |
| Democrats | Peter Hennessy | 632 | 2.3 | +2.0 | |
| Independent | Sheena Hendley | 583 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 27,872 | 94.9 | −1.0 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,494 | 5.1 | +1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 29,366 | 90.5 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Paul Whelan | 13,225 | 51.2 | −7.6 | |
| Liberal | Kevin O'Reilly | 12,610 | 48.8 | +7.6 | |
| Laborhold | Swing | −7.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Paul Whelan | 16,290 | 59.9 | −5.6 | |
| Liberal | Geoffrey Howe | 10,891 | 40.1 | +9.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 27,181 | 95.7 | +0.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,232 | 4.3 | −0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 28,413 | 90.4 | +2.3 | ||
| Laborhold | Swing | −8.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Paul Whelan | 17,449 | 65.5 | −2.7 | |
| Liberal | George Dryden | 8,078 | 30.3 | −1.6 | |
| Democrats | Albert Jarman | 1,095 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 26,622 | 95.2 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,338 | 4.8 | |||
| Turnout | 27,960 | 88.1 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Paul Whelan | 17,559 | 68.2 | +0.1 | |
| Liberal | George Dryden | 8,178 | 31.8 | −0.1 | |
| Laborhold | Swing | +0.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Paul Whelan | 19,814 | 68.1 | +14.6 | |
| Liberal | Arthur McDonald | 9,279 | 31.9 | −11.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 29,093 | 96.3 | −1.7 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,130 | 3.7 | +1.7 | ||
| Turnout | 30,223 | 90.5 | −1.1 | ||
| Laborhold | Swing | +13.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Paul Whelan | 16,111 | 53.5 | +11.4 | |
| Liberal | Alwyn Innes | 13,189 | 43.8 | −3.6 | |
| Independent | Warren Wilson | 443 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
| Australia | Clifford Bros | 373 | 1.2 | −4.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 30,116 | 98.0 | +1.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 606 | 2.0 | −1.5 | ||
| Turnout | 30,722 | 91.6 | +0.9 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Paul Whelan | 16,594 | 55.1 | +8.7 | |
| Liberal | Alwyn Innes | 13,522 | 44.9 | −8.7 | |
| Laborgain fromLiberal | Swing | +8.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | David Hunter | 13,077 | 47.4 | +2.5 | |
| Labor | Bede Spillane | 11,625 | 42.1 | −1.4 | |
| Australia | John Jordan | 1,531 | 5.6 | +0.1 | |
| Democratic Labor | Mary Burton | 1,377 | 5.0 | −1.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 27,610 | 96.5 | |||
| Informal votes | 993 | 3.5 | |||
| Turnout | 28,603 | 90.7 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | David Hunter | 14,810 | 53.6 | +1.5 | |
| Labor | Bede Spillane | 12,800 | 46.4 | −1.5 | |
| Liberalhold | Swing | +1.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | David Hunter | 10,618 | 44.9 | −12.0 | |
| Labor | Bede Spillane | 10,301 | 43.5 | +0.4 | |
| Democratic Labor | Joseph Conroy | 1,443 | 6.1 | +6.1 | |
| Australia | David Eden | 1,309 | 5.5 | +5.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 23,671 | 96.0 | |||
| Informal votes | 990 | 4.0 | |||
| Turnout | 24,661 | 90.7 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | David Hunter | 12,316 | 52.0 | −4.9 | |
| Labor | Bede Spillane | 11,355 | 48.0 | +4.9 | |
| Liberalhold | Swing | −4.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | David Hunter | 13,838 | 56.9 | −1.0 | |
| Labor | Charles Maddocks | 10,481 | 43.1 | +1.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 24,319 | 96.6 | |||
| Informal votes | 848 | 3.4 | |||
| Turnout | 25,167 | 92.5 | |||
| Liberalwin | (new seat) | ||||
District abolished
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Richard Murden | 12,134 | 60.3 | +10.0 | |
| Labor | James Brady | 7,985 | 39.7 | −10.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 20,119 | 98.8 | +0.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 253 | 1.2 | −0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 20,372 | 94.1 | −0.6 | ||
| Liberalhold | Swing | +10.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Richard Murden | 10,753 | 50.3 | ||
| Labor | Jack Richardson | 10,631 | 49.7 | ||
| Total formal votes | 21,384 | 98.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 354 | 1.6 | |||
| Turnout | 21,738 | 94.7 | |||
| Liberalhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Jack Richardson | 10,566 | 52.1 | +10.3 | |
| Liberal | Ray Watson | 9,697 | 47.9 | −10.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 20,263 | 98.5 | −0.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 308 | 1.5 | +0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 20,571 | 90.8 | −2.5 | ||
| Laborgain fromLiberal | Swing | +10.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Athol Richardson | 13,296 | 58.2 | ||
| Labor | Ernest Grove | 9,559 | 41.8 | ||
| Total formal votes | 22,855 | 98.8 | |||
| Informal votes | 285 | 1.2 | |||
| Turnout | 23,140 | 93.3 | |||
| Liberalhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Athol Richardson | 12,996 | 58.2 | +4.8 | |
| Labor | William Peters | 9,332 | 41.8 | −4.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 22,328 | 98.7 | +1.9 | ||
| Informal votes | 284 | 1.3 | −1.9 | ||
| Turnout | 22,612 | 96.1 | +2.3 | ||
| Liberalhold | Swing | +4.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Athol Richardson(re-elected) | 12,036 | 56.5 | +3.1 | |
| Labor | William Peters | 9,265 | 43.5 | −3.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 21,301 | 98.9 | +2.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 231 | 1.1 | −2.1 | ||
| Turnout | 21,532 | 87.6 | −6.2 | ||
| Liberalhold | Swing | +3.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Athol Richardson | 11,240 | 53.4 | −5.2 | |
| Labor | William Bodkin | 9,791 | 46.6 | +5.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 21,031 | 96.8 | −1.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 688 | 3.2 | +1.2 | ||
| Turnout | 21,719 | 93.8 | +0.7 | ||
| Democratichold | Swing | −5.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Australia | Athol Richardson | 11,555 | 58.5 | ||
| Labor | Rex Jones | 8,179 | 41.5 | ||
| Total formal votes | 19,734 | 98.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 389 | 1.9 | |||
| Turnout | 20,123 | 93.1 | |||
| United Australiahold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Australia | Athol Richardson | 8,921 | 53.7 | +0.9 | |
| Independent | Thomas Cavill | 7,692 | 46.3 | +46.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 16,613 | 97.1 | −1.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 498 | 2.9 | +1.4 | ||
| Turnout | 17,111 | 95.7 | −1.0 | ||
| United Australiahold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Australia | Athol Richardson | 8,511 | 52.8 | −19.5 | |
| Labor (NSW) | Robert Bruce | 4,425 | 27.5 | −0.2 | |
| Ind. United Australia | Milton Jarvie (defeated) | 3,177 | 19.7 | +19.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 16,113 | 98.5 | +0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 247 | 1.5 | −0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 16,360 | 96.7 | +0.3 | ||
| United Australiahold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Australia | Milton Jarvie | 11,658 | 72.3 | +29.3 | |
| Labor (NSW) | Lancelot Stevenson | 4,456 | 27.7 | −10.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 16,114 | 98.3 | 0.0 | ||
| Informal votes | 279 | 1.7 | 0.0 | ||
| Turnout | 16,393 | 96.4 | −2.5 | ||
| United Australiahold | Swing | +17.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationalist | Milton Jarvie | 6,736 | 43.0 | −15.2 | |
| Labor | Alfred Paddison | 5,927 | 37.8 | +11.9 | |
| Independent | Alexander Huie | 1,616 | 10.3 | −5.6 | |
| Australian | George Treloar | 1,388 | 8.9 | ||
| Total formal votes | 15,667 | 98.3 | −0.9 | ||
| Informal votes | 276 | 1.7 | +0.9 | ||
| Turnout | 15,943 | 93.9 | +8.2 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Nationalist | Milton Jarvie | 8,592 | 54.8 | ||
| Labor | Alfred Paddison | 7,075 | 45.2 | ||
| Nationalisthold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | John Clancy | 3,526 | 38.4 | +12.5 | |
| Nationalist | Milton Jarvie | 3,484 | 38.0 | −20.2 | |
| Independent | Alexander Huie | 1,692 | 18.5 | +2.6 | |
| Nationalist | Reginald Kirkwood | 281 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
| Nationalist | Albert Pikett | 190 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 9,173 | 99.0 | −0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 95 | 1.0 | +0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 9,268 | 71.9 | −13.9 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Nationalist | Milton Jarvie(re-elected) | 4,376 | 51.5 | ||
| Labor | John Clancy | 4,128 | 48.5 | ||
| Nationalisthold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationalist | Milton Jarvie | 6,537 | 58.2 | ||
| Labor | Walter Sparrow | 2,904 | 25.9 | ||
| Independent | Alexander Huie | 1,787 | 15.9 | ||
| Total formal votes | 11,228 | 99.2 | |||
| Informal votes | 90 | 0.8 | |||
| Turnout | 11,318 | 85.7 | |||
| Nationalistwin | (new seat) | ||||
District abolished
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationalist | William Robson | 6,697 | 76.4 | +5.9 | |
| Labor | George Boland | 2,063 | 23.6 | −3.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 8,760 | 99.0 | +1.7 | ||
| Informal votes | 87 | 1.0 | −1.7 | ||
| Turnout | 8,847 | 58.3 | −6.4 | ||
| Nationalisthold | Swing | +5.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Reform | William Robson | 5,954 | 70.5 | ||
| Labor | Percy Evans | 2,251 | 26.7 | ||
| Independent | Henry Johnson | 242 | 2.9 | ||
| Total formal votes | 8,447 | 97.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 231 | 2.7 | |||
| Turnout | 8,678 | 64.7 | |||
| Liberal Reformhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Reform | William Robson | 5,800 | 66.3 | ||
| Labour | George Davidson | 2,943 | 33.7 | ||
| Total formal votes | 8,743 | 98.6 | |||
| Informal votes | 128 | 1.4 | |||
| Turnout | 8,871 | 71.8 | |||
| Liberal Reformhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Reform | William Robson | 4,267 | 67.6 | ||
| Independent | James Eve | 2,047 | 32.4 | ||
| Total formal votes | 6,314 | 97.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 136 | 2.1 | |||
| Turnout | 6,450 | 66.7 | |||
| Liberal Reformhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Reform | William Robson | 2,259 | 60.3 | −25.5 | |
| Independent | Alexander Miller | 843 | 22.5 | ||
| Labor | Thomas Lumley | 642 | 17.2 | +3.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 3,744 | 99.3 | +0.7 | ||
| Informal votes | 28 | 0.7 | −0.7 | ||
| Turnout | 3,772 | 46.1 [a] | −3.5 | ||
| Liberal Reformhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Reform | Frederick Winchcombe | 3,434 | 85.8 | ||
| Labour | Lionel Cahill | 570 | 14.2 | ||
| Total formal votes | 4,004 | 98.6 | |||
| Informal votes | 55 | 1.4 | |||
| Turnout | 4,059 | 49.6 | |||
| Liberal Reformhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Reform | Frederick Winchcombe | unopposed | |||
| Liberal Reformgain fromProgressive | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trade | Frederick Winchcombe | 968 | 60.4 | +10.5 | |
| Protectionist | John Watkin | 634 | 39.6 | −10.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 1,602 | 100.0 | +0.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | −0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,602 | 45.5 [b] | −20.4 | ||
| Free Tradegain fromProtectionist | Swing | +10.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protectionist | Bernhard Wise (re-elected) | 831 | 50.6 | +0.5 | |
| Free Trade | Thomas Bavister | 810 | 49.4 | −0.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 1,641 | 99.5 | −0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 8 | 0.5 | +0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,649 | 51.0 | −14.9 | ||
| Protectionisthold | Swing | +0.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Federal | Bernhard Wise | 966 | 50.1 | ||
| Free Trade | Thomas Bavister | 961 | 49.9 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,927 | 99.6 | |||
| Informal votes | 7 | 0.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,934 | 65.9 | |||
| National Federalgain fromFree Trade | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trade | Thomas Bavister | 883 | 55.2 | ||
| Independent | John Goodlet | 718 | 44.9 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,601 | 99.5 | |||
| Informal votes | 8 | 0.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,609 | 68.5 | |||
| Free Tradehold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trade | Thomas Bavister | 1,000 | 51.4 | ||
| Independent | Mark Hammond | 867 | 44.6 | ||
| Labour | Robert Thomson | 64 | 3.3 | ||
| Ind. Free Trade | Thomas Evans | 13 | 0.7 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,944 | 99.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 17 | 0.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,961 | 82.1 | |||
| Free Tradewin | (new seat) | ||||