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Electoral district of Earlwood

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

Main article: Electoral results for the district of Earlwood
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1988 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Earlwood[edit]
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.


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