ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF EVANS, NEW SOUTH WALES ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Ashbury, Ashfield, Croydon, Haberfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- New seat: 1946 notional two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,241 Votes cast: 38,938 96.8 Informal votes: 734 01.9 Formal votes: 38,204 98.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ronald Nicholls + ALP 16,588 43.4 -05.6 Frederick OSBORNE Lib 21,616 56.6 +05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,204 06.6 05.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Meares Osborne (1909-96): Elected 1949 Born: 20 January 1909, Sydney. Career: Educated Sydney Grammar School, University of Sydney. Solicitor 1934. Military Service 1940-46. Director Australian Institute of Political Science 1947-49. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Ashbury, Ashfield, Croydon, Haberfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 06.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,538 -01.7 Votes cast: 38,069 96.3 -00.5 Informal votes: 666 01.7 -00.2 Formal votes: 37,403 98.3 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Bailey ALP 15,467 41.4 -02.0 Frederick OSBORNE * Lib 21,936 58.6 +02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,403 08.6 02.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Meares Osborne (1909-96): Elected 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Ashbury, Ashfield, Croydon, Haberfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 37,168 -06.6 Votes cast: 35,686 96.0 -00.3 Informal votes: 397 01.1 -00.6 Formal votes: 35,289 98.9 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Bailey ALP 15,876 45.0 +03.6 Frederick OSBORNE * Lib 19,413 55.0 -03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 35,289 05.0 03.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Meares Osborne (1909-96): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Ashfield, Croydon, Drummoyne, Five Dock -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 05.0 Effect of 1955 redistribution: 01.7 shift to Labor New notional majority: Liberal over Labor 03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,548 +19.9 Votes cast: 42,643 95.7 -00.3 Informal votes: 1,228 02.9 +01.8 Formal votes: 41,415 97.1 -01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick OSBORNE * Lib 25,236 60.9 +07.6 Sidney Pollard ALP 16,179 39.1 -07.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 41,415 10.9 07.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Meares Osborne (1909-96): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955 Minister for Customs and Excise 11 January 1956 to 24 October 1956 Minister for Air from 24 October 1956 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Ashfield, Croydon, Drummoyne, Five Dock -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 10.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,559 -04.5 Votes cast: 40,580 95.3 -00.4 Informal votes: 1,170 02.9 00.0 Formal votes: 39,410 97.1 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Monaghan ALP 16,482 41.8 +02.7 Hon Frederick OSBORNE * Lib 20,488 52.0 -08.9 Lawrence Pedemont DLP 2,440 06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,410 07.0 e 03.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Monaghan, see Evans 1961. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Meares Osborne (1909-96): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958 Minister for Air to 29 December 1960 Minister for Repatriation from 29 December 1960 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Ashfield, Croydon, Drummoyne, Five Dock -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 07.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,336 -03.9 Votes cast: 39,261 95.0 -00.3 Informal votes: 1,051 02.7 -00.2 Formal votes: 38,210 97.3 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Collins DLP 2,580 06.8 +00.6 James Monaghan ALP 17,305 45.3 +03.5 Harold O'Reilly 702 01.8 Hon Frederick Osborne * Lib 17,623 46.1 -05.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,210 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: O'Reilly's 702 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Collins 285 40.6 2,865 07.5 Monaghan 224 31.9 17,529 45.9 Osborne * 193 27.5 17,816 46.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 702 38,210 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Collins's 2,865 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MONAGHAN 1,612 56.3 19,141 50.1 Osborne * 1,253 43.7 19,069 49.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,865 38,210 00.1 07.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Frederick Meares Osborne (1909-96): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958. Defeated 1961 Minister for Repatriation to 22 December 1961 Later career: Lawyer, company director. NSW President, Liberal Party 1967-70. Knighted 1969. Died 23 July 1996. > James Edward Monaghan (1921-2007): Elected 1961 Born: 20 September 1921, Sydney. Career: Educated Catholic schools, University of Sydney. Public servant, Barrister. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Ashfield, Croydon, Drummoyne, Five Dock -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,331 -02.4 Votes cast: 38,643 95.8 +00.3 Informal votes: 847 02.2 -00.9 Formal votes: 37,796 97.8 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jack Kane DLP 2,263 06.0 -00.8 Stanislaus Kelly 177 00.5 Dr Malcolm MACKAY Lib 19,306 51.1 +05.0 James Monaghan * ALP 15,863 42.0 -03.3 Harold O'Reilly 187 00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,796 06.6 e 06.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Kane, see Senate NSW 1970. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > James Edward Monaghan (1921-2007): Elected 1961. Defeated 1963 Later career: Barrister. Died 19 July 2007 > Malcolm George Mackay (1919-99): Elected 1963 Born: 29 December 1919, Adelaide. Career: Educated Adelaide Technical High School, University of Adelaide, Edinburgh University. Military Service 1941-44. Presbyterian minister. General-Secretary, Australian Council for World Council of Churches. Minister, Scots Church, Sydney. Master, Basser College, University of Sydney. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Ashfield, Croydon, Drummoyne, Five Dock -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 06.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,801 +01.2 Votes cast: 38,216 93.7 -02.1 Informal votes: 1,327 03.5 +01.3 Formal votes: 36,889 96.5 -01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Collins DLP 2,071 05.6 -00.4 John Gunn LRG 1,619 04.4 Dr Malcolm MACKAY * Lib 20,342 55.1 +04.0 James Monaghan ALP 12,857 34.9 -07.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,889 11.8 e 05.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Monaghan was member for Evans 1961-63. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Malcolm George Mackay (1919-99): Elected 1963, 1966 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Abbotsford, Croydon, Drummoyne, Five Dock -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 11.8 e Effect of 1968 redistribution: 01.6 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over Labor 10.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 58,710 -05.1 Votes cast: 54,889 93.5 -00.2 Informal votes: 1,950 03.6 +00.1 Formal votes: 52,939 96.4 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Davis DLP 2,798 05.3 +00.3 John Fisher AP 1,550 02.9 Dr Malcolm Mackay * Lib 23,527 44.4 -08.1 James Monaghan ALP 24,054 45.4 +08.9 James Saunders 1,010 01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 52,939 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Monaghan was member for Evans 1961-63. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Saunders's 1,010 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Davis 94 09.3 2,892 05.5 Fisher 263 26.0 1,813 03.4 Mackay * 309 30.6 23,836 45.0 Monaghan 344 34.1 24,398 46.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,010 52,939 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Fisher's 1,813 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Davis 382 21.1 3,274 06.2 Mackay * 458 25.3 24,294 45.9 Monaghan 973 53.7 25,371 47.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,813 52,939 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Davis's 3,274 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MACKAY * 2,806 85.7 27,100 51.2 Monaghan 468 14.3 25,839 48.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,274 52,939 01.2 09.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Malcolm George Mackay (1919-99): Elected 1963, 1966, 1969 Minister for the Navy from 22 March 1971 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Abbotsford, Croydon, Drummoyne, Five Dock -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 57,958 -01.3 Votes cast: 54,675 94.3 +00.8 Informal votes: 1,536 02.8 -00.8 Formal votes: 53,139 97.2 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Dease AP 2,644 05.0 +02.1 Gary Doherty DLP 1,705 03.2 -02.1 Noel MacDonald 1,714 03.2 Hon Dr Malcolm Mackay * Lib 21,453 40.4 -04.0 Allan Mulder ALP 25,623 48.2 +02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 53,139 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Doherty's 1,705 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dease 184 10.8 2,828 05.3 MacDonald 967 56.7 2,681 05.0 Mackay * 428 25.1 21,881 41.2 Mulder 126 07.4 25,749 48.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,705 53,139 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: MacDonald's 2,681 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dease 349 13.0 3,177 06.0 Mackay * 1,849 69.0 23,730 44.7 Mulder 483 18.0 26,232 49.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,681 53,139 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Dease's 3,177 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mackay * 1,388 43.7 25,118 47.3 MULDER 1,789 56.3 28,021 52.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,177 53,139 02.7 03.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Malcolm George Mackay (1919-99): Elected 1963, 1966, 1969. Defeated 1972 Died 8 July 1999 Minister for Housing to 5 December 1972 > Allan William Mulder (1928-2009): Elected 1972 Born: 19 August 1928, Sydney Career: Systems operator, Sydney County Council. Canterbury Municipal Council, Mayor 1967. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Abbotsford, Croydon, Drummoyne, Five Dock -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 60,217 +03.9 Votes cast: 57,148 94.9 +00.6 Informal votes: 1,379 02.4 -00.4 Formal votes: 55,769 97.6 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Abel Lib 24,299 43.6 +03.2 Paul Flottmann AP 977 01.8 -03.2 John McGarity 991 01.8 Allan MULDER * ALP 29,502 52.9 +04.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 55,769 04.9 e 02.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Abel, see Evans 1975. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan William Mulder (1928-2009): Elected 1972, 1974 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Abbotsford, Croydon, Drummoyne, Five Dock -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 04.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 62,995 +04.6 Votes cast: 59,556 94.5 -00.4 Informal votes: 1,273 02.1 -00.3 Formal votes: 58,283 97.9 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John ABEL Lib 29,762 51.1 +07.5 Frederick Keoghan 254 00.4 Allan Mulder * ALP 27,357 46.9 -06.0 Graham Roll AP 489 00.8 -01.0 Warren Wilson 421 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58,283 02.0 e 06.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Allan William Mulder (1928-2009): Elected 1972, 1974. Defeated 1975 Died 7 November 2009 > John Arthur Abel (born 1939): Elected 1975 Born: 25 June 1939, Sydney Career: Accountant and company manager. Evans was abolished at the 1977 redistribution. Abel retired in 1977. --------------------------------------------------------------------