# Electoral results for the district of King (New South Wales)

King, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, had two incarnations, the first from 1904 to 1920 and the second from 1927 to 1973.
| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 1904 | | Ernest Broughton | Liberal Reform |
| 1907 | | Ernest Broughton | Liberal Reform |
| 1910 | | James Morrish | Labor |
| 1913 | | James Morrish | Labor / Nationalist |
| 1917 | | Tom Smith | Labor |
| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 1927 | | Daniel Clyne | Labor |
| 1930 | | Daniel Clyne | Labor |
| 1932 | | Daniel Clyne | Labor (NSW) |
| 1935 | | Daniel Clyne | Labor (NSW) |
| 1938 | | Daniel Clyne | Labor |
| 1941 | | Daniel Clyne | Labor |
| 1944 | | Daniel Clyne | Labor |
| 1947 | | Daniel Clyne | Labor |
| 1950 | | Daniel Clyne | Labor |
| 1953 | | Daniel Clyne | Labor |
| 1956 | | Albert Sloss | Labor |
| 1959 | | Albert Sloss | Labor |
| 1962 | | Albert Sloss | Labor |
| 1965 | | Albert Sloss | Labor |
| 1968 | | Albert Sloss | Labor |
| 1971 | | Albert Sloss | Labor |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1970s
#### 1971

1971 New South Wales state election: King :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Albert Sloss | 16,918 | 71.2 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal | Andrew Bush | 4,628 | 19.5 | -0.4 |
| | Communist | Doris Jobling | 1,146 | 4.8 | -4.3 |
| | Independent | Ernest Williams | 1,060 | 4.5 | +4.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,752 | 94.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,478 | 5.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,230 | 88.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Albert Sloss | 18,408 | 77.5 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal | Andrew Bush | 5,344 | 22.5 | -1.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.1 | |

### Elections in the 1960s
#### 1968

1968 New South Wales state election: King :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Albert Sloss | 16,197 | 67.2 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal | Alfred Van Der Poorten | 4,804 | 19.9 | -5.6 |
| | Communist | Brian Crispin | 2,195 | 9.1 | +1.1 |
| | Independent | Martyn Harper | 920 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,116 | 95.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,106 | 4.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,222 | 91.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Albert Sloss | 18,413 | 76.4 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal | Alfred Van Der Poorten | 5,703 | 23.6 | -3.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.3 | |

#### 1965

1965 New South Wales state election: King :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Albert Sloss | 11,277 | 58.6 | −5.1 |
| | Liberal | John Partridge | 6,445 | 33.5 | +8.2 |
| | Communist | Ron Maxwell | 1,532 | 8.0 | +3.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,254 | 96.3 | −0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 742 | 3.7 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,996 | 89.8 | −0.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Albert Sloss | 12,503 | 64.9 | −3.4 |
| | Liberal | John Partridge | 6,751 | 35.1 | +3.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −3.4 | |

#### 1962

1962 New South Wales state election: King :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Albert Sloss | 13,470 | 63.7 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal | Norah O'Kelly | 5,345 | 25.3 | −7.3 |
| | Democratic Labor | William Doherty | 1,481 | 7.0 | +7.0 |
| | Communist | Alfred Watt | 868 | 4.1 | −3.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,164 | 96.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 682 | 3.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,846 | 89.9 | 0.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Albert Sloss | 14,460 | 68.3 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal | Norah O'Kelly | 6,704 | 31.7 | −2.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.4 | |

### Elections in the 1950s
#### 1959

1959 New South Wales state election: King :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Albert Sloss | 13,105 | 65.1 |
| | Liberal | Adrian Cook | 5,539 | 27.5 |
| | Communist | Ron Maxwell | 1,482 | 7.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,126 | 97.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 629 | 3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,755 | 90.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Albert Sloss | 14,291 | 71.0 |
| | Liberal | Adrian Cook | 5,835 | 29.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

#### 1956

1956 New South Wales state election: King :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Albert Sloss | 10,700 | 56.6 | −21.2 |
| | Liberal | Roberta Galagher | 4,456 | 23.6 | +1.4 |
| | Lang Labor | Michael Callinan | 2,568 | 13.6 | +13.6 |
| | Communist | Ron Maxwell | 1,179 | 6.2 | +6.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,903 | 96.5 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 690 | 3.5 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,593 | 90.0 | +0.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Albert Sloss | 13,610 | 72.0 | −5.8 |
| | Liberal | Roberta Galagher | 5,293 | 28.0 | +5.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −5.8 | |

#### 1953

1953 New South Wales state election: King :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Daniel Clyne | 16,181 | 77.8 |
| | Liberal | Roberta Galagher | 4,628 | 22.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,809 | 96.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 830 | 3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,639 | 89.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

#### 1950

1950 New South Wales state election: King :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Daniel Clyne | 10,125 | 50.9 |
| | Lang Labor | Horace Foley | 5,313 | 26.7 |
| | Liberal | Roberta Galagher | 4,053 | 20.4 |
| | Independent | Clare Peters | 387 | 2.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,878 | 96.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 639 | 3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,517 | 89.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Daniel Clyne | | 75.0 |
| | Liberal | Roberta Galagher | | 25.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1940s
#### 1947

1947 New South Wales state election: King :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Daniel Clyne | 9,104 | 44.8 | -9.3 |
| | Liberal | Roberta Galagher | 4,859 | 23.9 | +23.9 |
| | Lang Labor | Horace Foley | 4,759 | 23.4 | -22.5 |
| | Communist | Frederick Haimes | 1,602 | 7.9 | +7.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,324 | 95.8 | +2.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 886 | 4.2 | −2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,210 | 91.0 | +6.1 |
| After distribution of preferences |||
| | Labor | Daniel Clyne | 10,305 | 50.7 | |
| | Liberal | Roberta Gallagher | 5,071 | 24.9 | |
| | Lang Labor | Horace Foley | 4,948 | 24.4 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed to completion.

#### 1944

1944 New South Wales state election: King :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Daniel Clyne | 9,647 | 54.1 | -8.9 |
| | Lang Labor | Horace Foley | 8,175 | 45.9 | +45.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,822 | 93.6 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,218 | 6.4 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,040 | 84.9 | −0.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1941

1941 New South Wales state election: King :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Daniel Clyne | 11,025 | 63.0 |
| | State Labor | Albert Sloss | 6,488 | 37.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,513 | 93.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,137 | 6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,650 | 84.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1930s
#### 1938

1938 New South Wales state election: King :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Daniel Clyne | 7,841 | 51.1 | -0.5 |
| | United Australia | Rowland Bowen | 5,581 | 36.4 | -7.2 |
| | Independent | Josiah Trenerry | 1,488 | 9.7 | +9.7 |
| | Independent | Patrick McDonnell | 431 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,341 | 96.1 | −0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 626 | 3.9 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,967 | 90.9 | −0.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

#### 1935

1935 New South Wales state election: King :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor (NSW) | Daniel Clyne | 7,867 | 51.6 | +0.6 |
| | United Australia | Geoffrey Robin | 6,651 | 43.6 | -0.1 |
| | Communist | James Prentice | 723 | 4.7 | +2.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,241 | 96.8 | −0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 495 | 3.2 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,736 | 91.7 | −0.9 |
| | Labor (NSW) hold | Labor (NSW) hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

#### 1932

1932 New South Wales state election: King :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor (NSW) | Daniel Clyne | 8,578 | 51.0 | -16.2 |
| | United Australia | Henry Manning | 7,356 | 43.7 | +12.7 |
| | Federal Labor | Edgar Grover | 547 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| | Communist | Ted Tripp | 354 | 2.1 | +0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,835 | 97.7 | +0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 404 | 2.3 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,239 | 92.6 | +5.4 |
| | Labor (NSW) hold | Labor (NSW) hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

#### 1930

1930 New South Wales state election: King :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Daniel Clyne | 10,469 | 67.2 |
| | Nationalist | Ernest Hagon | 4,829 | 31.0 |
| | Communist | Robert Shayler | 277 | 1.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,575 | 96.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 522 | 3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,097 | 87.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1920s
#### 1927

1927 New South Wales state election: King :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Daniel Clyne | 6,637 | 62.9 | |
| | Nationalist | George Overhill | 3,914 | 37.1 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,551 | 98.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 125 | 1.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,676 | 65.3 | |
| | Labor win | Labor win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
District recreated

#### 1920 - 1927

District abolished

### Elections in the 1910s
#### 1917

1917 New South Wales state election: King :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Tom Smith | 2,907 | 53.0 | -3.4 |
| | Nationalist | James Morrish | 2,485 | 45.3 | +2.9 |
| | Independent | Lindsay Thompson | 48 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| | Independent | James Jones | 28 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| | Ind. Socialist Labor | Ernie Judd | 22 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,490 | 98.6 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 80 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,570 | 48.5 | −10.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.4 | |

#### 1913

1913 New South Wales state election: King :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | James Morrish | 3,688 | 56.4 |
| | Liberal Reform | Henry Manning | 2,775 | 42.4 |
| | Australasian Socialist | John Roche | 75 | 1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,538 | 98.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 91 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,629 | 59.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | |

#### 1910

1910 New South Wales state election: King :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Morrish | 3,133 | 54.6 | +6.0 |
| | Liberal Reform | Neville Mayman | 2,566 | 44.7 | -6.7 |
| | Independent | Robert Roberts | 17 | 0.3 | |
| | Independent | James Jones | 10 | 0.2 | |
| | Independent | Philip Cullen | 5 | 0.1 | |
| | Independent | Michael Egan | 5 | 0.1 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,736 | 97.5 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 145 | 2.5 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,881 | 62.5 | 0.0 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Reform | Labour gain from Liberal Reform | | | |

### Elections in the 1900s
#### 1907

1907 New South Wales state election: King :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Reform | Ernest Broughton | 2,461 | 51.4 |
| | Labour | John West | 2,331 | 48.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,792 | 97.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 120 | 2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,912 | 62.5 |
| | Liberal Reform hold | Liberal Reform hold | | |

#### 1904

1904 New South Wales state election: King :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Reform | Ernest Broughton | 2,154 | 48.6 | |
| | Progressive | Patrick Quinn | 1,704 | 38.5 | |
| | Independent | Lindsay Thompson | 385 | 8.7 | |
| | Independent Labour | Daniel Green | 105 | 2.4 | |
| | Independent | John Lawler | 57 | 1.3 | |
| | Independent Liberal | Henry Parr | 15 | 0.3 | |
| | Independent | James Jones | 9 | 0.2 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,429 | 97.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 122 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,551 | 47.9 | |
| | Liberal Reform win | Liberal Reform win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |