# Electoral results for the district of Castlereagh

Castlereagh, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales had two incarnations, from 1904 until 1920 and from 1927 until 1991.
| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 1904 | | Hugh Macdonald | Labour |
| 1906 by | | John Treflé | Labour |
| 1907 | | John Treflé | Labour |
| 1910 | | John Treflé | Labour |
| 1913 | | John Treflé | Labour |
| 1915 by | | Guy Arkins | Labor |
| 1917 | | Guy Arkins | Nationalist |
| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 1927 | | Harold Thorby | Country |
| 1930 | | Joseph Clark | Labor |
| 1932 | | Alfred Yeo | Country |
| 1935 | | Alfred Yeo | Country |
| 1938 | | Alfred Yeo | Country |
| 1941 | | Jack Renshaw | Labor |
| 1944 | | Jack Renshaw | Labor |
| 1947 | | Jack Renshaw | Labor |
| 1950 | | Jack Renshaw | Labor |
| 1953 | | Jack Renshaw | Labor |
| 1956 | | Jack Renshaw | Labor |
| 1959 | | Jack Renshaw | Labor |
| 1962 | | Jack Renshaw | Labor |
| 1965 | | Jack Renshaw | Labor |
| 1968 | | Jack Renshaw | Labor |
| 1971 | | Jack Renshaw | Labor |
| 1973 | | Jack Renshaw | Labor |
| 1976 | | Jack Renshaw | Labor |
| 1978 | | Jack Renshaw | Labor |
| 1980 by | | Jim Curran | Labor |
| 1981 | | Roger Wotton | National |
| 1984 | | Roger Wotton | National |
| 1988 | | Roger Wotton | National |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1980s
#### 1988

1988 New South Wales state election: Castlereagh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Roger Wotton | 19,482 | 67.0 | +11.1 |
| | Labor | Michael Williams | 7,425 | 25.6 | -13.1 |
| | Democrats | Peter Lyons | 2,151 | 7.4 | +5.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,058 | 97.8 | −1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 662 | 2.2 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,720 | 93.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Roger Wotton | 20,515 | 71.9 | +13.3 |
| | Labor | Michael Williams | 8,008 | 28.1 | -13.3 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | +13.3 | |

#### 1984

1984 New South Wales state election: Castlereagh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Roger Wotton | 17,931 | 56.0 | +2.6 |
| | Labor | Jim Curran | 13,158 | 41.1 | -5.5 |
| | Democrats | Anne Graham | 900 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,989 | 99.0 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 325 | 1.0 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,314 | 93.3 | +1.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Roger Wotton | | 57.3 | +3.9 |
| | Labor | Jim Curran | | 42.7 | -3.9 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | +3.9 | |

#### 1981

1981 New South Wales state election: Castlereagh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | National Country | Roger Wotton | 16,636 | 53.4 |
| | Labor | Jim Curran | 14,529 | 46.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,165 | 98.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 461 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,626 | 92.2 |
| | National Country notional hold | National Country notional hold | Swing | -0.9 |

#### 1980 by-election

1980 Castlereagh by-election Saturday 23 February :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jim Curran | 9,327 | 51.9 | -5.0 |
| | Country | John Hickmott | 8,651 | 48.1 | +5.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,978 | 99.3 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 134 | 0.7 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,112 | 83.0 | −9.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -5.0 | |

### Elections in the 1970s
#### 1978

1978 New South Wales state election: Castlereagh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jack Renshaw | 11,173 | 56.2 | +5.0 |
| | National Country | John Hickmott | 7,688 | 38.7 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal | John Browne | 1,020 | 5.1 | -6.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,881 | 98.5 | −0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 294 | 1.5 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,175 | 92.3 | −1.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jack Renshaw | 11,320 | 56.9 | +4.6 |
| | National Country | John Hickmott | 8,561 | 43.1 | -4.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.6 | |

#### 1976

1976 New South Wales state election: Castlereagh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jack Renshaw | 10,151 | 51.2 | +0.9 |
| | Country | Albert Green | 7,346 | 37.0 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal | John Browne | 2,349 | 11.8 | -2.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,846 | 99.1 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 172 | 0.9 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,018 | 93.7 | +1.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jack Renshaw | 10,386 | 52.3 | +1.0 |
| | Country | Albert Green | 9,460 | 47.7 | -1.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.0 | |

#### 1973

1973 New South Wales state election: Castlereagh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jack Renshaw | 9,446 | 50.3 | -6.1 |
| | Country | Albert Green | 6,748 | 35.9 | +14.4 |
| | Liberal | Lionel Gray | 2,586 | 13.8 | -2.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,780 | 98.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 280 | 1.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,060 | 92.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jack Renshaw | 9,640 | 51.3 | -7.4 |
| | Country | Albert Green | 9,140 | 48.7 | +7.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -7.4 | |

#### 1971

1971 New South Wales state election: Castlereagh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jack Renshaw | 9,359 | 56.4 | +3.2 |
| | Country | Albert Green | 3,575 | 21.5 | -3.0 |
| | Liberal | Bruce Fry | 2,756 | 16.6 | -5.7 |
| | Democratic Labor | John Gough | 904 | 5.5 | +5.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,594 | 98.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 245 | 1.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,839 | 87.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jack Renshaw | 9,733 | 58.7 | +3.9 |
| | Country | Albert Green | 6,861 | 41.3 | -3.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.9 | |

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

1968 New South Wales state election: Castlereagh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jack Renshaw | 9,491 | 53.2 | -0.8 |
| | Country | Doug Moppett | 4,359 | 24.5 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal | Allan Connell | 3,979 | 22.3 | +1.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,829 | 98.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 283 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,112 | 93.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jack Renshaw | 9,770 | 54.8 | -2.4 |
| | Country | Doug Moppett | 8,059 | 45.2 | +2.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -2.4 | |

#### 1965

1965 New South Wales state election: Castlereagh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jack Renshaw | 9,766 | 54.0 | +1.0 |
| | Country | Doug Moppett | 3,823 | 21.2 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal | William Waterford | 3,728 | 20.6 | −7.3 |
| | Independent | Angus Campbell | 756 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,073 | 98.9 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 204 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,277 | 94.3 | +0.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jack Renshaw | 10,335 | 57.2 | +2.6 |
| | Country | Doug Moppett | 7,738 | 42.8 | −2.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.6 | |

#### 1962

1962 New South Wales state election: Castlereagh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jack Renshaw | 9,353 | 53.0 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal | William Waterford | 4,933 | 27.9 | +27.9 |
| | Country | Calverley Brown | 3,031 | 17.2 | −30.0 |
| | Democratic Labor | Violet Amor | 334 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,651 | 98.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 202 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,853 | 93.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jack Renshaw | 9,632 | 54.6 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal | William Waterford | 8,019 | 45.4 | +45.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.8 | |

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

1959 New South Wales state election: Castlereagh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Jack Renshaw | 9,344 | 52.8 |
| | Country | Calverley Brown | 8,346 | 47.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,690 | 99.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 172 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,862 | 91.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

#### 1956

1956 New South Wales state election: Castlereagh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jack Renshaw | 9,388 | 58.7 | −4.1 |
| | Country | Norman Brown | 6,599 | 41.3 | +4.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,987 | 99.2 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 134 | 0.8 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,121 | 84.8 | −6.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −4.1 | |

#### 1953

1953 New South Wales state election: Castlereagh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Jack Renshaw | 10,147 | 62.8 |
| | Country | Keith Sullivan | 6,023 | 37.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,170 | 98.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 220 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,390 | 90.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

#### 1950

1950 New South Wales state election: Castlereagh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Jack Renshaw | 7,479 | 53.0 |
| | Country | Noel Knight | 4,589 | 32.5 |
| | Liberal | John Campbell | 1,904 | 13.5 |
| | Country | Edward Langbien | 133 | 0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,105 | 99.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 93 | 0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,198 | 84.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jack Renshaw | | 54.0 |
| | Country | Noel Knight | | 46.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

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

1947 New South Wales state election: Castlereagh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jack Renshaw | 6,961 | 54.9 | -6.4 |
| | Country | Richard Powell | 5,724 | 45.1 | +6.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,685 | 99.2 | +1.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 102 | 0.8 | −1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,787 | 93.8 | +7.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -6.4 | |

#### 1944

1944 New South Wales state election: Castlereagh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jack Renshaw | 7,254 | 61.3 | +12.1 |
| | Country | Alfred Yeo | 4,574 | 38.7 | -0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,828 | 97.9 | −0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 253 | 2.1 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,081 | 86.8 | −4.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.2 | |

#### 1941

1941 New South Wales state election: Castlereagh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Jack Renshaw | 6,563 | 49.2 |
| | Country | Harold Campbell | 5,278 | 39.6 |
| | Independent Labor | John Smithers | 1,497 | 11.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,338 | 98.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 185 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,523 | 91.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jack Renshaw | 7,899 | 59.2 |
| | Country | Harold Campbell | 5,439 | 40.8 |
| | Labor gain from Country | Labor gain from Country | Swing | |

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

1938 New South Wales state election: Castlereagh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Alfred Yeo | 6,821 | 51.4 | -0.2 |
| | Labor | Les Murphy | 6,454 | 48.6 | +0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,275 | 98.1 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 260 | 1.9 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,535 | 94.1 | −0.9 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -0.2 | |

#### 1935

1935 New South Wales state election: Castlereagh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Alfred Yeo | 6,944 | 51.6 | +1.0 |
| | Labor (NSW) | Joseph Clark | 6,517 | 48.4 | +7.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,461 | 98.4 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 218 | 1.6 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,679 | 95.0 | −1.2 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1932

1932 New South Wales state election: Castlereagh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Alfred Yeo | 6,635 | 50.6 | +8.6 |
| | Labor (NSW) | Joseph Clark | 5,420 | 41.3 | -14.5 |
| | Federal Labor | Wilfred Turnbull | 1,061 | 8.1 | +8.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,116 | 98.7 | +0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 172 | 1.3 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,288 | 96.2 | +2.2 |
| | Country gain from Labor (NSW) | Country gain from Labor (NSW) | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

#### 1930

1930 New South Wales state election: Castlereagh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Joseph Clark | 6,901 | 55.8 |
| | Country | Robert Stanley | 5,194 | 42.0 |
| | Independent Country | Frederick Sargant | 264 | 2.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,359 | 97.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 278 | 2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,637 | 94.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

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

1927 New South Wales state election: Castlereagh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Harold Thorby | 6,984 | 52.4 | |
| | Labor | Joseph Clark (defeated) | 6,353 | 47.6 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,337 | 99.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 123 | 0.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,460 | 84.8 | |
| | Country win | Country win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
District recreated

#### 1920 - 1927

District abolished

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

1917 New South Wales state election: Castlereagh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Guy Arkins | 3,336 | 53.5 | +53.5 |
| | Labor | Joseph Clark | 2,902 | 46.5 | -5.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,238 | 98.8 | +1.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 78 | 1.2 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,316 | 61.8 | −9.2 |
| | Member changed to Nationalist from Labor | Member changed to Nationalist from Labor | | | |

#### 1915 by-election

1915 Castlereagh by-election Saturday 20 February :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Guy Arkins | 3,214 | 57.6 | +5.2 |
| | Farmers and Settlers | Harold Blackett | 2,369 | 42.4 | -5.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,583 | 100.0 | +3.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | −3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,583 | 52.8 | −18.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +5.2 | |

#### 1913

1913 New South Wales state election: Castlereagh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | John Treflé | 3,815 | 52.4 |
| | Farmers and Settlers | Harold Blackett | 3,466 | 47.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,281 | 97.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 228 | 3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,509 | 71.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | |

#### 1910

1910 New South Wales state election: The Castlereagh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Treflé | 3,410 | 58.4 |
| | Liberal Reform | William Donnelly | 2,434 | 41.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,844 | 98.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 121 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,565 | 61.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | | |

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

1907 New South Wales state election: The Castlereagh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Treflé | 2,854 | 56.6 |
| | Independent Liberal | Donald Fletcher | 2,186 | 43.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,040 | 96.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 181 | 3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,221 | 65.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | | |

#### 1906 by-election

1906 The Castlereagh by-election Saturday 24 November :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Treflé | 1,960 | 54.4 | |
| | Liberal Reform | Patrick Barry | 1,632 | 45.3 | |
| | Independent | Donald Fletcher | 12 | 0.3 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,604 | 98.5 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 54 | 1.5 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,658 | 50.5 | −1.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | | | |

#### 1904

1904 New South Wales state election: The Castlereagh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hugh Macdonald | 1,867 | 50.2 | |
| | Liberal Reform | William A'Beckett | 1,853 | 49.8 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,720 | 98.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 53 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,773 | 52.1 | |
| | Labour win | Labour win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |