# Electoral results for the district of Raleigh

Raleigh, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had two incarnations, the first from 1894 to 1920, the second from 1927 to 1981.
| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 1894 | | Patrick Hogan | Protectionist |
| 1895 | | John McLaughlin | Independent |
| 1898 | | John McLaughlin | Independent |
| 1901 | | George Briner | Progressive |
| 1904 | | George Briner | Progressive |
| 1907 | | George Briner | Independent Liberal |
| 1910 | | George Briner | Independent Liberal |
| 1913 | | George Briner | Country Party Association |
| 1917 | | George Briner | Nationalist |
| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 1927 | | Roy Vincent | Country |
| 1930 | | Roy Vincent | Country |
| 1932 | | Roy Vincent | Country |
| 1935 | | Roy Vincent | Country |
| 1938 | | Roy Vincent | Country |
| 1941 | | Roy Vincent | Country |
| 1944 | | Roy Vincent | Country |
| 1947 | | Roy Vincent | Country |
| 1950 | | Roy Vincent | Country |
| 1953 | | Radford Gamack | Country |
| 1956 | | Radford Gamack | Country |
| 1959 | | Jim Brown | Country |
| 1962 | | Jim Brown | Country |
| 1965 | | Jim Brown | Country |
| 1968 | | Jim Brown | Country |
| 1971 | | Jim Brown | Country |
| 1973 | | Jim Brown | Country |
| 1976 | | Jim Brown | Country |
| 1978 | | Jim Brown | Country |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1970s
#### 1978

1978 New South Wales state election: Raleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Country | Jim Brown | 13,584 | 55.3 | -8.0 |
| | Labor | Joseph Moran | 10,975 | 44.7 | +8.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,559 | 98.8 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 306 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,865 | 94.4 | −0.5 |
| | National Country hold | National Country hold | Swing | -8.0 | |

#### 1976

1976 New South Wales state election: Raleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Jim Brown | 14,502 | 63.3 | -5.1 |
| | Labor | Joseph Moran | 8,402 | 36.7 | +5.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,905 | 98.8 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 280 | 1.2 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,185 | 94.9 | +0.4 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -5.1 | |

#### 1973

1973 New South Wales state election: Raleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Jim Brown | 14,347 | 68.4 | +8.0 |
| | Labor | Ken Reed | 6,613 | 31.6 | +0.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,960 | 98.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 309 | 1.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,269 | 94.5 | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +2.9 | |

#### 1971

1971 New South Wales state election: Raleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Jim Brown | 11,423 | 60.4 | +4.4 |
| | Labor | Sydney Dodds | 5,830 | 30.8 | +2.6 |
| | Independent | Andrew Boyton | 1,648 | 8.7 | +8.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,901 | 99.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 197 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,098 | 95.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Jim Brown | 12,377 | 65.5 | -2.4 |
| | Labor | Sydney Dodds | 6,524 | 34.5 | +2.4 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -2.4 | |

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

1968 New South Wales state election: Raleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Jim Brown | 12,466 | 56.0 | -8.2 |
| | Labor | Robert Melville | 6,272 | 28.2 | -7.6 |
| | New Staters | Aubrey Barker | 3,514 | 15.8 | +15.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,252 | 98.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 286 | 1.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,538 | 96.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Jim Brown | 15,102 | 67.9 | +3.7 |
| | Labor | Robert Melville | 7,150 | 32.1 | -3.7 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +3.7 | |

#### 1965

1965 New South Wales state election: Raleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Jim Brown | 10,972 | 64.2 | +0.7 |
| | Labor | Robert Melville | 6,114 | 35.8 | −0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,086 | 99.2 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 143 | 0.8 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,229 | 96.7 | +0.6 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +0.7 | |

#### 1962

1962 New South Wales state election: Raleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Jim Brown | 10,960 | 63.5 | +27.7 |
| | Labor | Trevor Owens | 6,302 | 36.5 | +1.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,262 | 99.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 116 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,378 | 96.1 | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +3.2 | |

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

1959 New South Wales state election: Raleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | William Bailey | 7,775 | 40.1 |
| | Country | Jim Brown | 5,967 | 30.8 |
| | Independent Country | Radford Gamack (defeated) | 5,639 | 29.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,381 | 99.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 189 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,570 | 94.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Jim Brown | 10,776 | 55.6 |
| | Labor | William Bailey | 8,605 | 44.4 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

#### 1956

1956 New South Wales state election: Raleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Radford Gamack | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | | | |

#### 1953

1953 New South Wales state election: Raleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Clyde Reid | 7,121 | 37.6 |
| | Country | Radford Gamack | 6,918 | 36.5 |
| | Independent | Gordon Patterson | 3,828 | 20.2 |
| | Country | William Burns | 1,092 | 5.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,959 | 98.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 317 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,276 | 96.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Radford Gamack | 11,150 | 58.8 |
| | Labor | Clyde Reid | 7,809 | 41.2 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

#### 1950

1950 New South Wales state election: Raleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Roy Vincent | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | | | |

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

1947 New South Wales state election: Raleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Roy Vincent | 11,479 | 67.7 | +5.6 |
| | Independent Labor | Millicent Christian | 5,477 | 32.3 | +32.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,956 | 98.8 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 198 | 1.2 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,154 | 95.0 | +0.9 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1944

1944 New South Wales state election: Raleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Roy Vincent | 8,948 | 62.1 | +24.1 |
| | Labor | Norman Long | 5,453 | 37.9 | +2.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,401 | 98.0 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 290 | 2.0 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,691 | 94.1 | +0.5 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +5.5 | |

#### 1941

1941 New South Wales state election: Raleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Roy Vincent | 5,609 | 38.0 |
| | Labor | John Howard | 5,305 | 35.9 |
| | Country | Les Jordan | 3,853 | 26.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,767 | 98.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 221 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,988 | 93.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Roy Vincent | 8,362 | 56.6 |
| | Labor | John Howard | 6,405 | 43.4 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

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

1938 New South Wales state election: Raleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Roy Vincent | 8,659 | 56.2 | -1.3 |
| | Independent | Les Jordan | 5,429 | 35.2 | +35.2 |
| | Labor | John Devine | 1,316 | 8.5 | +8.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,404 | 98.1 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 297 | 1.9 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,701 | 95.1 | −0.9 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

#### 1935

1935 New South Wales state election: Raleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Roy Vincent | 8,719 | 57.5 | -19.6 |
| | Independent | Arthur Wallace | 6,435 | 42.5 | +42.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,154 | 98.3 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 268 | 1.7 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,422 | 96.0 | −0.3 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1932

1932 New South Wales state election: Raleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Roy Vincent | 10,537 | 77.1 | +21.1 |
| | Labor (NSW) | David Walker | 3,133 | 22.9 | -8.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,670 | 98.3 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 239 | 1.7 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,909 | 96.3 | +0.2 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1930

1930 New South Wales state election: Raleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Roy Vincent | 7,190 | 56.0 |
| | Labor | Charles Booth | 3,966 | 30.9 |
| | Independent Country | Henry Wood | 1,522 | 11.8 |
| | Independent | Theodore McLennan | 161 | 1.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,839 | 97.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 302 | 2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,141 | 96.1 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

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

1927 New South Wales state election: Raleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Roy Vincent | 8,172 | 73.3 | |
| | Labor | John Connolly | 2,979 | 26.7 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,151 | 98.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 120 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,271 | 78.3 | |
| | Country win | Country win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
District re-created

#### 1920 - 1927

District abolished District abolished

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

1917 New South Wales state election: Raleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | George Briner | 4,072 | 64.7 | +64.7 |
| | Labor | Francis Collins | 2,221 | 35.3 | +21.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,293 | 99.2 | +2.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 235 | 3.4 | −2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,344 | 54.1 | −9.8 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | | | |

#### 1913

1913 New South Wales state election: Raleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country Party Association | George Briner | 3,047 | 45.9 |
| | Liberal Reform | Henry Boultwood | 2,663 | 40.1 |
| | Labor | Theodore McLennan | 925 | 13.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,635 | 96.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 235 | 3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,870 | 63.9 |
1913 New South Wales state election: Raleigh - Second Round Saturday 20 December :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country Party Association | George Briner | 3,925 | 59.1 |
| | Liberal Reform | Henry Boultwood | 2,713 | 40.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,638 | 99.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 59 | 0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,697 | 62.3 |
| | Member changed to Country Party Association from Independent Liberal | Member changed to Country Party Association from Independent Liberal | | |

#### 1910

1910 New South Wales state election: Raleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Liberal | George Briner | 4,981 | 78.3 | +14.0 |
| | Labour | Clem Johnson | 1,382 | 21.7 | +13.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,363 | 96.9 | +2.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 204 | 3.1 | −2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,567 | 61.4 | +5.5 |
| | Member changed to Independent Liberal from Progressive (defunct) | Member changed to Independent Liberal from Progressive (defunct) | | | |

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

1907 New South Wales state election: Raleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Former Progressive | George Briner | 2,772 | 64.3 |
| | Independent Liberal | John McLaughlin | 1,172 | 27.2 |
| | Labour | William McCristal | 370 | 8.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,314 | 94.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 244 | 5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,558 | 55.9 |
| | Former Progressive hold | Former Progressive hold | | |

#### 1904

1904 New South Wales state election: Raleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive | George Briner | 2,173 | 58.1 |
| | Liberal Reform | John Davis | 1,099 | 29.4 |
| | Independent | Thomas Lobban | 471 | 12.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,743 | 99.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 23 | 0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,766 | 58.6 |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | | |

#### 1901

1901 New South Wales state election: Raleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive | George Briner | 827 | 51.1 | +12.8 |
| | Independent | Henry Boltwood | 470 | 29.0 | |
| | Independent | Richard Cooke | 154 | 9.5 | |
| | Ind. Progressive | Eugene Rudder | 101 | 6.2 | |
| | Independent | Jeremiah Mannix | 67 | 4.1 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,619 | 99.0 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 16 | 1.0 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,635 | 68.6 | +5.7 |
| | Progressive gain from Independent | Progressive gain from Independent | | | |

### Elections in the 1890s
#### 1898

1898 New South Wales colonial election: Raleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | John McLaughlin | 814 | 61.8 |
| | National Federal | Patrick Hogan | 504 | 38.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,318 | 99.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 9 | 0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,327 | 62.9 |
| | Member changed to Independent from Ind. Protectionist | Member changed to Independent from Ind. Protectionist | | |

#### 1895

1895 New South Wales colonial election: Raleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Ind. Protectionist | John McLaughlin | 567 | 47.8 |
| | Free Trade | James Gregg | 313 | 26.4 |
| | Ind. Protectionist | George Briner | 287 | 24.2 |
| | Ind. Protectionist | Eugene Rudder | 20 | 1.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,187 | 99.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 9 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,196 | 67.6 |
| | Ind. Protectionist gain from Protectionist | Ind. Protectionist gain from Protectionist | | |

#### 1894

1894 New South Wales colonial election: Raleigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Protectionist | Patrick Hogan | 399 | 27.8 | |
| | Ind. Protectionist | John McLaughlin | 379 | 26.5 | |
| | Ind. Protectionist | John Lynn | 253 | 17.7 | |
| | Independent Labour | James Gregg | 230 | 16.1 | |
| | Independent | Eugene Rudder | 83 | 5.8 | |
| | Ind. Protectionist | William Pullen | 66 | 4.6 | |
| | Free Trade | Joseph McKay | 23 | 1.6 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,433 | 98.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 19 | 1.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,452 | 81.3 | |
| | Protectionist win | Protectionist win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |