Broken Hill, anelectoral district of theLegislative Assembly in the Australian state ofNew South Wales has had two incarnations, from 1894 to 1913 and from 1968 to 1999.[1][2][3]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | John Cann | Labour | |
| 1895 | |||
| 1898 | |||
| 1901 | |||
| 1904 | |||
| 1907 | |||
| Election | Member | Party | |
| 1968 | Lew Johnstone | Labor | |
| 1971 | |||
| 1973 | |||
| 1976 | |||
| 1978 | |||
| 1981 | Bill Beckroge | Labor | |
| 1984 | |||
| 1988 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| 1995 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Bill Beckroge | 16,292 | 52.8 | −0.4 | |
| National | Mark Kersten | 13,236 | 42.9 | +14.1 | |
| Independent | Gordon Dansie | 1,324 | 4.3 | +4.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 30,852 | 94.2 | +3.8 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,889 | 5.8 | −3.8 | ||
| Turnout | 32,741 | 90.0 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Bill Beckroge | 16,677 | 54.7 | −5.3 | |
| National | Mark Kersten | 13,804 | 45.3 | +5.3 | |
| Laborhold | Swing | −5.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Bill Beckroge | 16,600 | 53.2 | +9.1 | |
| National | Peter Laird | 8,996 | 28.8 | −14.1 | |
| Liberal | David Atkins | 2,909 | 9.3 | −3.1 | |
| Democrats | Keith Ridley | 1,121 | 3.6 | +3.1 | |
| Country Residents | Mary Casey-Marshall | 1,021 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
| Independent | George Diamantes | 558 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 31,205 | 90.5 | −6.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,291 | 9.5 | +6.2 | ||
| Turnout | 34,496 | 92.6 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Bill Beckroge | 17,479 | 60.1 | +12.1 | |
| National | Peter Laird | 11,628 | 39.9 | −12.1 | |
| Labornotional gain fromNational | Swing | +12.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Bill Beckroge | 13,111 | 47.4 | −18.0 | |
| National | Mark Olson | 10,442 | 37.7 | +17.7 | |
| Liberal | David Atkins | 4,123 | 14.9 | +0.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 27,676 | 96.4 | −1.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,021 | 3.6 | +1.4 | ||
| Turnout | 28,697 | 92.7 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Bill Beckroge | 14,022 | 52.0 | −14.9 | |
| National | Mark Olson | 12,947 | 48.0 | +14.9 | |
| Laborhold | Swing | −14.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Bill Beckroge | 17,440 | 68.7 | −0.3 | |
| Liberal | Geoffrey Anderson | 4,019 | 15.8 | +15.8 | |
| National | Neville Crisp | 3,913 | 15.4 | −15.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 25,372 | 97.8 | +0.9 | ||
| Informal votes | 577 | 2.2 | −0.9 | ||
| Turnout | 25,949 | 89.7 | +0.9 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Bill Beckroge | 70.1 | +1.1 | ||
| Liberal | Geoffrey Anderson | 29.9 | +29.9 | ||
| Laborhold | Swing | +1.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Bill Beckroge | 17,041 | 69.0 | ||
| National Country | George Gleeson | 7,647 | 31.0 | ||
| Total formal votes | 24,688 | 96.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 779 | 3.1 | |||
| Turnout | 25,467 | 88.8 | |||
| Laborhold | Swing | −3.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Lew Johnstone | 14,519 | 75.9 | −24.1 | |
| National Country | John Betterman | 3,005 | 15.7 | +15.7 | |
| Liberal | Peter Swan | 1,609 | 8.4 | +8.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 19,133 | 97.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 417 | 2.1 | |||
| Turnout | 19,550 | 91.8 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Lew Johnstone | 14,680 | 77.1 | −22.9 | |
| National Country | John Betterman | 4,353 | 22.9 | +22.9 | |
| Laborhold | Swing | −22.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Lew Johnstone | unopposed | |||
| Laborhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Lew Johnstone | unopposed | |||
| Laborhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Lew Johnstone | unopposed | |||
| Laborhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Lew Johnstone | 14,255 | 70.8 | ||
| Country | Edward Brown | 5,872 | 29.2 | ||
| Total formal votes | 20,127 | 98.2 | |||
| Informal votes | 363 | 1.8 | |||
| Turnout | 20,490 | 91.1 | |||
| Laborwin | (new seat) | ||||
District recreated
District abolished
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Cann | Unopposed | |||
| Labourhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Cann | unopposed | |||
| Labourhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Cann | 1,281 | 93.5 | +7.4 | |
| Independent Liberal | Charles Counsell | 89 | 6.5 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,370 | 98.8 | +2.8 | ||
| Informal votes | 17 | 1.2 | −2.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,387 | 40.4 | −5.3 | ||
| Labourhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Cann | 1,125 | 86.1 | ||
| National Federal | Alexander Hendry | 182 | 13.9 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,307 | 96.0 | |||
| Informal votes | 54 | 4.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,361 | 45.7 | |||
| Labourhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Cann | unopposed | |||
| Labourhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Cann | 1,123 | 72.6 | ||
| Protectionist | Wyman Brown | 423 | 27.4 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,546 | 98.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 17 | 1.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,563 | 86.2 | |||
| Labourwin | (new seat) | ||||