Results of the 1981 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly)

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State election for New South Wales, Australia in March 1981

New South Wales state election, 19 September 1981 [1][2]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 3,178,225[a]
Votes cast 2,897,033 Turnout 91.15 –1.62
Informal votes 89,306 Informal 3.08 +0.80
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 1,564,622 55.73 –2.04 69 + 6
  Liberal 775,463 27.62 +0.64 14 – 4
  National Country 314,841 11.21 +1.31 14 – 3
  Democrats 68,252 2.43 –0.22 0 ± 0
  Communist 6,150 0.22 –0.08 0 ± 0
  Independent 78,399 2.79 +0.55 2 + 1
Total 2,807,727     99  
Two-party-preferred
  Labor 58.7% -2.0%
  Liberal/National 41.3% +2.0%

The 1981 New South Wales state election involved 99 electoral districts returning one member each.[1] The election was conducted on the basis of optional preferential voting system. There was a significant change from the 1978 election as a result of the passage of the Parliamentary Electorates and Elections (Amendment) Act 1979,[3] and the Constitution (Amendment) Act 1979.[4] The effect of these Acts was to end the electoral malapportionment requiring that the number of electors within each electoral district be within 10%. Under the previous zoning system, a seat in the “central area” had a quota of 34,067, but could be as high as 40,880 while a “country area” seat had a quota of 26,016 but could be as low as 20,813.[5] The effect of the 1980 redistribution was to create 6 new seats in Sydney Newcastle and Wollongong and abolishing 6 country seats.[6]

Table of Contents

Results by Electoral district[edit]

Albury[edit]

Ashfield[edit]

Auburn[edit]

Balmain[edit]

Bankstown[edit]

Barwon[edit]

Bass Hill[edit]

Bathurst[edit]

The sitting member was Clive Osborne (National Country), however Bathurst had become notionally held by Labor due to the redistribution.[6][14]

Blacktown[edit]

Bligh[edit]

The sitting member was John Barraclough (Liberal), however Bligh had become notionally held by Labor due to the redistribution.[6][16]

Blue Mountains[edit]

Broken Hill[edit]

Burrinjuck[edit]

Burwood[edit]

Byron[edit]

Cabramatta[edit]

Camden[edit]

Campbelltown[edit]

Canterbury[edit]

Castlereagh[edit]

The sitting member was Jim Curran (Labor), however Castlereagh had become notionally held by National Country due to the redistribution.[6][26]

Cessnock[edit]

Charlestown[edit]

Clarence[edit]

Clarence had become notionally held by Labor due to the redistribution and the sitting member Matt Singleton (National Country), successfully contested Coffs Harbour.[6][29]

Coffs Harbour[edit]

Coffs Harbour was a new district, notionally held by National Country. Matt Singleton (National Country) was the sitting member for Clarence which had become notionally held by Labor due to the redistribution.[6]

Coogee[edit]

Corrimal[edit]

Cronulla[edit]

Davidson[edit]

Drummoyne[edit]

Dubbo[edit]

Earlwood[edit]

East Hills[edit]

Eastwood[edit]

Elizabeth[edit]

Fairfield[edit]

Georges River[edit]

Gladesville[edit]

Gloucester[edit]

Gordon[edit]

Gosford[edit]

Goulburn[edit]

Granville[edit]

Hawkesbury[edit]

Heathcote[edit]

Heffron[edit]

Hornsby[edit]

The sitting member was Neil Pickard (Liberal), however Hornsby had become notionally held by Labor due to the redistribution.[6][52]

Hurstville[edit]

Illawarra[edit]

Ingleburn[edit]

Kiama[edit]

Kogarah[edit]

Ku-ring-gai[edit]

Lachlan[edit]

Lake Macquarie[edit]

Lakemba[edit]

Lane Cove[edit]

Lismore[edit]

Liverpool[edit]

Maitland[edit]

The sitting member was Peter Toms (Liberal), however Maitland had become notionally held by Labor due to the redistribution.[6][65]

Manly[edit]

Maroubra[edit]

Marrickville[edit]

Merrylands[edit]

Miranda[edit]

Monaro[edit]

Mosman[edit]

Murray[edit]

Murrumbidgee[edit]

Newcastle[edit]

Northcott[edit]

Northern Tablelands[edit]

North Shore[edit]

Orange[edit]

Oxley[edit]

Parramatta[edit]

Peats[edit]

Penrith[edit]

Pittwater[edit]

Riverstone[edit]

Rockdale[edit]

Ryde[edit]

St Marys[edit]

Seven Hills[edit]

South Coast[edit]

Swansea[edit]

Tamworth[edit]

The Hills[edit]

Tuggerah[edit]

Upper Hunter[edit]

Vaucluse[edit]

Wagga Wagga[edit]

Wakehurst[edit]

Wallsend[edit]

Waratah[edit]

Waverley[edit]

Wentworthville[edit]

Willoughby[edit]

The sitting member was Eddie Britt (Labor), however Willoughby had become notionally held by Liberal due to the redistribution.[6][103]

Wollongong[edit]

Woronora[edit]

See also[edit]

  1. ^ There were 3,212,657 enrolled voters but 34,432 were enrolled in South Coast (Independent) which was uncontested at the election.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Green, Antony. “1981 election totals”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  2. ^ Hughes, Colin A. (1986). A handbook of Australian government and politics, 1975-1984. ANU Press. p. 192. ISBN 0-08-033038-X.
  3. ^ Parliamentary Electorates and Elections (Amendment) Act 1979 No 152 (PDF) – via NSW Legislation
  4. ^ Constitution (Amendment) Act 1979 No 38 (PDF) – via NSW Legislation
  5. ^ Twomey, Anne (2004). The Constitution of New South Wales. Federation Press. pp. 357. ISBN 9781862875166. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i “1980 Redistribution”. Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Albury”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  8. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Ashfield”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  9. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Auburn”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  10. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Balmain”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  11. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Bankstown”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  12. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Barwon”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  13. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Bass Hill”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  14. ^ a b Green, Antony. “1981 Bathurst”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  15. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Blacktown”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  16. ^ a b Green, Antony. “1981 Bligh”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  17. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Blue Mountains”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  18. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Broken Hill”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  19. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Burrinjuck”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  20. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Burwood”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  21. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Byron”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  22. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Cabramatta”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  23. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Camden”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  24. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Campbelltown”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  25. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Canterbury”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  26. ^ a b Green, Antony. “1981 Castlereagh”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  27. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Cessnock”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  28. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Charlestown”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  29. ^ a b Green, Antony. “1981 Clarence”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  30. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Coffs Harbour”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  31. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Coogee”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  32. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Corrimal”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  33. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Cronulla”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  34. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Davidson”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  35. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Drummoyne”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  36. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Dubbo”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  37. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Earlwood”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  38. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 East Hills”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  39. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Eastwood”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  40. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Elizabeth”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  41. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Fairfield”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  42. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Georges River”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  43. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Gladesville”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  44. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Gloucester”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  45. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Gordon”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  46. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Gosford”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  47. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Goulburn”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  48. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Granville”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  49. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Hawkesbury”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  50. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Heathcote”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  51. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Heffron”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  52. ^ a b Green, Antony. “1981 Hornsby”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  53. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Hurstville”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  54. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Illawarra”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  55. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Ingleburn”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  56. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Kiama”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  57. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Kogarah”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  58. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Kuringgai”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  59. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Lachlan”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  60. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Lake Macquarie”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  61. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Lakemba”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  62. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Lane Cove”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  63. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Lismore”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  64. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Liverpool”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  65. ^ a b Green, Antony. “1981 Maitland”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  66. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Manly”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  67. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Maroubra”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  68. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Marrickville”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  69. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Merrylands”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  70. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Miranda”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  71. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Monaro”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  72. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Mosman”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  73. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Murray”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  74. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Murrumbidgee”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  75. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Newcastle”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  76. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Northcott”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  77. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Northern Tableland”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  78. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 North Shore”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  79. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Orange”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  80. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Oxley”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  81. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Parramatta”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  82. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Peats”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  83. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Penrith”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  84. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Pittwater”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  85. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Riverstone”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  86. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Rockdale”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  87. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Ryde”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  88. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 St Marys”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  89. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Seven Hills”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  90. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 South Coast”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  91. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Swansea”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  92. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Tamworth”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  93. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 The Hills”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  94. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Tuggerah”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  95. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Upper Hunter”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  96. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Vaucluse”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  97. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Wagga Wagga”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  98. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Wakehurst”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  99. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Wallsend”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  100. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Waratah”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  101. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Waverley”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  102. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Wentworthville”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  103. ^ a b Green, Antony. “1981 Willoughby”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  104. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Wollongong”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  105. ^ Green, Antony. “1981 Woronora”. New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.


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