1973 New South Wales state election

April 2022 State election for New South Wales, Australia in November 1973 June 2020 1973 New South Wales state election New South Wales parliamentary no 1971 New South Wales state election 1971 1976 New South Wales state election 1976 All 99 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly50 Assembly seats were needed for a majority yes 1973 11 17 150x150px Robert Askin 17 July 1959 Liberal–Country Coalition Pittwater 44.33% 0.06 49 seats 52 3 150x150px Pat Hills 2 December 1968 Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch) Phillip 42.93% 2.09 45 seats 44 seats 1 1973 New South Wales state election.svg 400px Two-candidate-preferred margin by electorate Premier Robert Askin Liberal–Country Coalition Robert Askin Liberal–Country Coalition Elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly were held in the state of New South Wales, Australia, on Saturday 17 November 1973. The result was a win for the Liberal-Country Party coalition under Sir Robert Askin, which had been in office since 1965. As of 2023, this was the first and only time the Coalition won a fourth-term in New South Wales. Issues The Legislative Assembly had been enlarged by three members to 99 adding the seats of Woronora, Penrith and Ku-ring-gai. The election was held just eleven months after the Liberal–Country coalition lost the federal election after 23 years in power. Askin called an early election to take advantage of the increasing economic issues which had been attributed to the Whitlam Labor government. Leader of the Legislative Council Neville Wran, who would become Premier at the next election moved from the unelected Legislative Council to the Legislative Assembly after the late retirement of Clarrie Earl in the seat of Bass Hill. Key dates Date Event 19 October 1973 The Legislative Assembly was dissolved, and writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election. 25 October 1973 Nominations for candidates for the election closed at noon. 17 November 1973 Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm. 3 December 1973 The sixth Askin-Cutler ministry was constituted. 4 December 1973 Parliament resumed for business. 7 December 1973 The writ was returned and the results formally declared. Results Results of the 1973 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) The Democratic Labor Party won its only lower house seat at the 1973 election following the Liberal Party's incumbent for the northern Sydney seat of Gordon — Harry Jago failed to nominate in time. Conservative voters were urged to vote for the DLP candidate, Kevin Harrold. {{Australian elections/Title row | table style = float:right;clear:right;margin-left:1em; | title = New South Wales state election, 17 November 19731973 election totals 1973 Totals 13 August 2019A handbook of Australian government and politics, 1965-1974 Hughes Colin A. 1977 ANU Press 978-0-7081-1340-0 108 https://archive.org/details/handbookofaustra0000hugh/page/108 | house = Legislative Assembly | series = New South Wales state election | back = 1971 | forward = 1976 | enrolled = 2,767,876There were 2,788,733 enrolled voters but 20,857 were enrolled in Broken Hill (Labor) which was uncontested at the election. | total_votes = 2,560,653 | turnout % = 92.51 | turnout chg = -0.75 | informal = 69,225 | informal % = 2.70 | informal chg = +0.36 }} Labor NSW 1,069,614 42.93 –2.09 44 – 1 yes Liberal NSW 843,325 33.85 –1.89 34 + 2 yes Country NSW 261,504 10.48 +1.83 18 + 1 dlp 148,378 5.96 +2.79 1 + 1 Australia 104,821 4.21 +3.15 0 ± 0 Communist 838 0.03 –0.06 0 ± 0 Independent 63,358 2.54 –3.24 2 ± 0 2,491,428 99 |} {{ bar box |float=right| title=Popular vote | titlebar=#ddd | width=600px | barwidth=410px | bars= Labor Australian Labor Party 42.93 Liberal Liberal Party of Australia 33.85 Country National Party of Australia – Queensland 10.48 Democratic Labor #008080 5.96 Australia #FFCD00 4.21 Independents Independent 2.54 Communist #C00000 0.03 #ddd Parliamentary seats Labor Australian Labor Party 44.44 44 Liberal Liberal Party of Australia 34.34 34 Country National Party of Australia – Queensland 18.18 18 Independents Independent 2.02 2 Democratic Labor #008080 1.01 1 }} Seats changing hands Seat Pre-1973 Swing Post-1973 Party Member Margin Margin Member Party Burrendong  Labor Leo Nott 1.8 -5.6 3.8 Roger Wotton Country  Gordon  Liberal Harry Jago* N/A N/A 29.4 Kevin Harrold Democratic Labor  South Coast  Liberal Jack Beale 0.9 -2.3 1.7 John Hatton Independent  Members listed in italics did not recontest their seats. Sitting Liberal MP for Gordon, Harry Jago failed to renominate as a candidate by the deadline. As a result, the Liberal party endorsed the DLP candidate against the Labor candidate, and Kevin Harrold won the seat. In addition, the Liberal party held the seat of Murray, which it had won from an Independent in the 1973 by-election. Redistribution affected seats Seat 1971 election 1973 redistribution Swing 1973 election Party Member Margin Party Member Margin Margin Member Party Gosford  Labor Keith O'Connell 2.6  Liberal Notional 1.1 +4.6 5.7 Malcolm Brooks Liberal  Nepean  Labor Ron Mulock 1.6  Liberal Notional 1.9 +1.4 3.3 Ron Rofe Liberal  Members listed in italics did not recontest their seats. Sitting Labor member for Gosford, Keith O'Connell instead contested the new seat of Peats and won. Sitting Labor member for Nepean, Ron Mulock instead contested the new seat of Penrith and won. Post-election pendulum Liberal/Country seats (51)MarginalMurrayMary MeillonLIB2.7% v INDHurstvilleTom MeadLIB3.1%NepeanRon RofeLIB3.3%AshfieldDavid HunterLIB3.6%BurrendongRoger WottonCP3.8%CronullaIan GriffithLIB4.7%FullerPeter ColemanLIB5.3%GosfordMalcolm BrooksLIB5.7%Fairly safeMirandaTim WalkerLIB6.4%EarlwoodEric WillisLIB6.7%MonaroSteve MaugerLIB7.3%YarallaLerryn MuttonLIB9.8%SafeYoungGeorge FreudensteinCP10.4%WakehurstAllan VineyLIB11.4%WollondillyTom LewisLIB12.0%BurwoodJohn JackettLIB12.4%BathurstClive OsborneCP12.8%ArmidaleDavid LeitchCP13.0%ManlyDouglas DarbyLIB13.0%AlburyGordon MackieLIB13.4%TamworthNoel ParkCP13.6%Upper HunterCol FisherCP13.8%ByronJack BoydCP14.3%KirribilliJohn WaddyLIB14.3%DubboJohn MasonLIB15.0%HornsbyNeil PickardLIB15.4%HawkesburyKevin RozzoliLIB16.5%EastwoodJim CloughLIB17.4% v APGoulburnRon BrewerCP17.9%ClarenceMatt SingletonCP18.1%RaleighJim BrownCP18.4%TenterfieldTim BruxnerCP18.6%VaucluseKeith DoyleLIB18.8% v APDavidsonDick HealeyLIB19.0%PittwaterRobert AskinLIB19.2%Lane CoveKen McCawLIB19.3%WilloughbyLaurie McGintyLIB19.3%MaitlandMilton MorrisLIB19.6%Wagga WaggaWal FifeLIB19.7%OrangeCharles CutlerCP20.1%The HillsMax RuddockLIB20.2%NorthcottJim CameronLIB20.4% v APTemoraJim TaylorCP20.5%SturtTim FischerCP21.7%OxleyBruce CowanCP22.6%LismoreBruce DuncanCP24.8%GloucesterLeon PunchCP25.2%BarwonGeoff CrawfordCP25.5% v APBlighJohn BarracloughLIB30.0% v APMosmanDavid ArblasterLIB30.0% v APKu-ring-gaiJohn MaddisonLIB31.2% Labor seats (45)Marginal CoogeeMichael ClearyALP0.1%* DrummoyneMichael MaherALP0.7% Georges RiverFrank WalkerALP0.7% CasinoDon DayALP1.0% CastlereaghJack RenshawALP1.3% MurrumbidgeeLin GordonALP1.7% BurrinjuckTerry SheahanALP2.0% WoronoraMaurie KeaneALP2.2% KogarahBill CrabtreeALP5.1% CampbelltownCliff MallamALP5.6%Fairly safe WaverleySyd EinfeldALP6.4% ParramattaDan MahoneyALP6.6% PeatsKeith O'ConnellALP7.3% CharlestownRichard FaceALP8.4% LakembaVince DurickALP9.7% CanterburyKevin StewartALP9.9% MaroubraBill HaighALP9.9% PenrithRon MulockALP9.9%Safe WentworthvilleErnie QuinnALP10.1% Bass HillNeville WranALP10.7% East HillsPat RoganALP11.1% MerrylandsJack FergusonALP11.9% WollongongEric RamsayALP12.4% BlacktownGordon BarnierALP12.7% BankstownNick KearnsALP12.8% NewcastleArthur WadeALP12.9% Mount DruittTony JohnsonALP13.3% RockdaleBrian BannonALP13.4% AuburnPeter CoxALP14.1% MunmorahHarry JensenALP14.6% CorrimalLaurie KellyALP14.8% HeathcoteRex JacksonALP15.5% GranvillePat FlahertyALP17.5% MarrickvilleTom CahillALP17.7% FairfieldEric BedfordALP17.8% LiverpoolGeorge PaciulloALP18.0% IllawarraGeorge PetersenALP22.7% v DLPLake MacquarieMerv HunterALP23.2% v INDHeffronLaurie BreretonALP23.8% v DLPPhillipPat HillsALP24.9%BalmainRoger DegenALP26.5% v DLPWallsendKen BoothALP26.5% v DLPWaratahSam JonesALP26.6% v DLPCessnockGeorge NeillyALP28.1% v DLPBroken HillLew JohnstoneALPunopp.Crossbench seats (3)South CoastJohn HattonIND1.7% v LIBBlue MountainsHarold CoatesIND6.5% v ALPGordonKevin HarroldDLP29.4% v ALP The results for Coogee was based on the result of the by-election that was held as a result of the decision by the Court of Disputed Returns due to the closeness off the result for the electorate at the 1973 election. See also Candidates of the 1973 New South Wales state election Notes References Category:Elections in New South Wales Category:1973 elections in Australia Category:1973 in New South Wales Category:November 1973 in Australia