# Electoral results for the district of Liverpool Plains

Liverpool Plains, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, had three incarnations, from 1859 to 1880, from 1904 to 1920 and from 1927 to 1962.
| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 1859 | | Andrew Loder | None |
| 1860 by | | Charles Kemp | None |
| 1860 | | Alexander Dick | None |
| 1863 by | | Marshall Burdekin | None |
| 1864 | | John Lloyd | None |
| 1869 | | Charles Cowper | None |
| 1870 by | | Charles Cowper | None |
| 1871 by | | Lewis Levy | None |
| 1872 | | Hanley Bennett | None |
| 1875 | | Hanley Bennett | None |
| 1876 by | | Hanley Bennett | None |
| 1877 | | Hanley Bennett | None |
| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 1904 | | John Perry | Independent Liberal |
| 1907 | | Henry Horne | Labor |
| 1910 | | Henry Horne | Labor |
| August 1911 by | | John Perry | Liberal Reform |
| October 1911 by | | William Ashford | Labor |
| 1913 | | William Ashford | Labor |
| 1917 | | William Ashford | Nationalist |
| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 1927 | | Harry Carter | Country |
| 1930 | | Harry Carter | Country |
| 1932 | | Harry Carter | Country |
| 1935 | | Harry Carter | Country |
| 1938 | | Harry Carter | Country |
| 1941 | | Roger Nott | Labor |
| 1944 | | Roger Nott | Labor |
| 1947 | | Roger Nott | Labor |
| 1950 | | Roger Nott | Labor |
| 1953 | | Roger Nott | Labor |
| 1956 | | Roger Nott | Labor |
| 1959 | | Roger Nott | Labor |
| 1961 by | | Frank O'Keefe | Country |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1960s
#### 1961 by-election

1961 Liverpool Plains by-election Saturday 25 March :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Frank O'Keefe | 7,312 | 50.21 | +3.05 |
| | Labor | Robert Johnson | 7,252 | 49.79 | -1.89 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,564 | 98.89 | −0.05 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 163 | 1.11 | +0.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,727 | 82.30 | −12.43 |
| | Country gain from Labor | Country gain from Labor | Swing | +2.5 | |

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

1959 New South Wales state election: Liverpool Plains :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Roger Nott | 8,694 | 51.7 |
| | Country | Frank O'Keefe | 7,933 | 47.2 |
| | Independent | John Pender | 195 | 1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,822 | 98.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 180 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,002 | 94.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Roger Nott | 8,792 | 52.3 |
| | Country | Frank O'Keefe | 8,030 | 47.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

#### 1956

1956 New South Wales state election: Liverpool Plains :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Roger Nott | 9,109 | 54.7 | −4.3 |
| | Country | Geoffrey Thomas | 4,868 | 29.2 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal | Henry Gregson | 2,609 | 15.7 | +2.9 |
| | Independent | John Pender | 72 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,658 | 99.2 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 139 | 0.8 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,797 | 94.0 | −1.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Roger Nott | 9,406 | 56.5 | −3.5 |
| | Country | Geoffrey Thomas | 7,252 | 43.5 | +3.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −3.5 | |

#### 1953

1953 New South Wales state election: Liverpool Plains :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Roger Nott | 9,560 | 59.0 |
| | Country | Frank O'Keefe | 4,583 | 28.3 |
| | Liberal | James Reeves | 2,071 | 12.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,214 | 98.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 180 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,394 | 95.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Roger Nott | 9,728 | 60.0 |
| | Country | Frank O'Keefe | 6,486 | 40.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

#### 1950

1950 New South Wales state election: Liverpool Plains :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Roger Nott | 7,851 | 51.8 |
| | Country | Frank O'Keefe | 4,791 | 31.6 |
| | Liberal | Keith Mitchell | 2,522 | 16.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,164 | 99.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 147 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,311 | 89.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Roger Nott | | 54.0 |
| | Country | Frank O'Keefe | | 46.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

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

1947 New South Wales state election: Liverpool Plains :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Roger Nott | 6,894 | 54.9 | -3.8 |
| | Country | Cleve Slacksmith | 5,662 | 45.1 | +3.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,556 | 98.9 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 133 | 1.1 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,689 | 95.3 | +5.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.8 | |

#### 1944

1944 New South Wales state election: Liverpool Plains :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Roger Nott | 6,715 | 58.7 | +8.1 |
| | Country | James Scott | 4,726 | 41.3 | +24.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,441 | 98.5 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 170 | 1.5 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,611 | 89.9 | −3.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1941

1941 New South Wales state election: Liverpool Plains :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Roger Nott | 6,169 | 50.6 |
| | Country | James Scott | 2,080 | 17.1 |
| | Country | Alister McMullin | 1,978 | 16.2 |
| | Country | Alfred Yeo | 1,956 | 16.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,183 | 98.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 239 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,422 | 93.3 |
| | Labor gain from Country | Labor gain from Country | Swing | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

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

1938 New South Wales state election: Liverpool Plains :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Harry Carter | 7,489 | 60.1 | -1.0 |
| | Labor | Thomas Ryan | 4,975 | 39.9 | +1.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,464 | 98.5 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 194 | 1.5 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,658 | 95.2 | −0.6 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -1.0 | |

#### 1935

1935 New South Wales state election: Liverpool Plains :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Harry Carter | 7,590 | 61.1 | -5.2 |
| | Labor (NSW) | Percy Forsyth | 4,835 | 38.9 | +5.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,425 | 98.6 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 181 | 1.4 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,606 | 95.8 | −0.6 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -5.2 | |

#### 1932

1932 New South Wales state election: Liverpool Plains :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Harry Carter | 7,932 | 66.3 | +15.4 |
| | Labor (NSW) | Elijah Smith | 4,030 | 33.7 | -15.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,962 | 98.4 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 193 | 1.6 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,155 | 96.4 | +0.5 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +15.4 | |

#### 1930

1930 New South Wales state election: Liverpool Plains :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Harry Carter | 6,013 | 50.4 |
| | Labor | Thomas Egan | 5,920 | 49.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,933 | 98.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 227 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,160 | 95.9 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

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

1927 New South Wales state election: Liverpool Plains :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Harry Carter | 6,813 | 54.7 | |
| | Labor | Michael Hagan | 5,630 | 45.3 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,443 | 98.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 174 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,617 | 85.4 | |
| | 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: Liverpool Plains :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | William Ashford | 3,593 | 52.9 | +21.3 |
| | Labor | Abraham Berry | 3,194 | 47.1 | -4.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,787 | 99.0 | +2.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 69 | 1.0 | −2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,856 | 62.9 | −6.7 |
| | Member changed to Nationalist from Labor | Member changed to Nationalist from Labor | | | |

#### 1913

1913 New South Wales state election: Liverpool Plains :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | William Ashford | 3,598 | 52.0 |
| | Liberal Reform | George Higgins | 2,183 | 31.6 |
| | Farmers and Settlers | Augustus Perrett | 1,137 | 16.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,918 | 96.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 270 | 3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,188 | 69.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | |

#### October 1911 by-election

1911 Liverpool Plains by-election Saturday 28 October :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William Ashford | 4,030 | 53.5 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal Reform | John Perry (defeated) | 3,524 | 46.7 | -3.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,554 | 100.0 | +1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,554 | 83.0 | +18.0 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal Reform | Labor gain from Liberal Reform | | | |

#### August 1911 by-election

1911 Liverpool Plains by-election Wednesday 16 August :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Reform | John Perry | 2,912 | 50.0 | +9.8 |
| | Labor | William Ashford | 2,909 | 50.0 | -9.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,821 | 98.5 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 91 | 1.5 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,912 | 65.0 | |
| | Liberal Reform gain from Labor | Liberal Reform gain from Labor | | | |

#### 1910

1910 New South Wales state election: Liverpool Plains :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Henry Horne | 3,265 | 56.9 |
| | Farmers and Settlers | Robert Patten | 2,473 | 43.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,738 | 97.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 122 | 2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,860 | 64.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | | |

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

1907 New South Wales state election: Liverpool Plains :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Henry Horne | 2,519 | 51.5 |
| | Liberal Reform | John Perry | 2,373 | 48.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,892 | 96.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 155 | 3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,047 | 66.1 |
| | Labour gain from Independent Liberal | Labour gain from Independent Liberal | | |

#### 1904

1904 New South Wales state election: Liverpool Plains :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Liberal | John Perry | 1,650 | 45.8 | |
| | Labour | David Hall | 1,629 | 45.2 | |
| | Liberal Reform | George Nowland | 323 | 9.0 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,602 | 98.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 39 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,641 | 54.3 | |
| | Independent Liberal win | Independent Liberal win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
District recreated

#### 1880 - 1904

District abolished

### Elections in the 1870s
#### 1877

1877 New South Wales colonial election: Liverpool Plains Saturday 3 November :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Hanley Bennett (re-elected) | Hanley Bennett (re-elected) | 703 | 42.5 |
| Michael Burke | Michael Burke | 536 | 32.4 |
| George Grehan | George Grehan | 415 | 25.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,654 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,654 | 36.4 |

#### 1876 by-election

1876 Liverpool Plains by-election Monday 5 June :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Hanley Bennett (re-elected) | Hanley Bennett (re-elected) | 843 | 46.2 |
| Sydney Burdekin | Sydney Burdekin | 823 | 45.2 |
| William Gordon | William Gordon | 126 | 6.9 |
| George McLean | George McLean | 30 | 1.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,823 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,823 | 44.0 |

#### 1875

1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: Liverpool Plains Wednesday 6 January 1875 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Hanley Bennett (re-elected) | Hanley Bennett (re-elected) | 766 | 51.5 |
| Daniel Macquarie | Daniel Macquarie | 721 | 48.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,487 | 97.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 33 | 2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,520 | 47.6 |

#### 1872

1872 New South Wales colonial election: Liverpool Plains Monday 11 March :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Hanley Bennett (elected) | Hanley Bennett (elected) | 532 | 45.1 |
| Francis Rusden | Francis Rusden | 207 | 17.5 |
| William Gordon | William Gordon | 152 | 12.9 |
| Bowie Wilson | Bowie Wilson | 151 | 12.8 |
| George Wallace | George Wallace | 125 | 10.6 |
| Alexander Bowman | Alexander Bowman | 13 | 1.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,180 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,230 | 43.1 |

#### 1871 by-election

1871 Liverpool Plains by-election Monday 9 January :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Lewis Levy (elected) | Lewis Levy (elected) | 374 | 61.8 |
| Hanley Bennett | Hanley Bennett | 198 | 32.7 |
| John Robertson | John Robertson | 33 | 5.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 605 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 605 | 21.9 |

#### 1870 by-election

1870 Liverpool Plains by-election Saturday 29 January :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Charles Cowper (re-elected) | Charles Cowper (re-elected) | 721 | 85.6 |
| Edward Parnell | Edward Parnell | 120 | 14.3 |
| Joseph Abbott | Joseph Abbott | 1 | 0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 842 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 842 | 35.6 |

### Elections in the 1860s
#### 1869

1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: Liverpool Plains Thursday 23 December 1869 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Charles Cowper (elected) | Charles Cowper (elected) | 468 | 91.4 |
| Hanley Bennett | Hanley Bennett | 44 | 8.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 512 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 512 | 21.6 |

#### 1864

1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: Liverpool Plains Saturday 24 December 1864 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| John Lloyd (elected) | John Lloyd (elected) | unopposed | |

#### 1863 by-election

1863 Liverpool Plains by-election Thursday 29 January :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Marshall Burdekin (elected) | Marshall Burdekin (elected) | 319 | 53.5 |
| William Mullen | William Mullen | 277 | 46.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 596 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 596 | 37.5 |

#### 1860

1860 New South Wales colonial election: Liverpool Plains Saturday 15 December :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Alexander Dick (elected) | Alexander Dick (elected) | 436 | 79.1 |
| Charles Kemp (defeated) | Charles Kemp (defeated) | 115 | 20.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 551 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 551 | 39.4 |

#### 1860 by-election

1860 Liverpool Plains by-election Tuesday 10 April :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Charles Kemp (elected) | Charles Kemp (elected) | 164 | 55.6 |
| Thomas Dangar | Thomas Dangar | 131 | 44.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 295 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 295 | 25.0 |

### Elections in the 1850s
#### 1859

1859 New South Wales colonial election: Liverpool Plains Tuesday 5 July :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Andrew Loder (elected) | Andrew Loder (elected) | 380 | 71.6 |
| Francis Rusden | Francis Rusden | 151 | 28.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 531 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 534 | 45.3 |