# Electoral results for the district of Cessnock

Cessnock, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales has had two incarnations, the first from 1913 to 1920, the second from 1927 to the present.
| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 1913 | | William Kearsley | Labor |
| 1917 | | William Kearsley | Labor |
| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 1927 | | Jack Baddeley | Labor |
| 1930 | | Jack Baddeley | Labor |
| 1932 | | Jack Baddeley | Labor |
| 1935 | | Jack Baddeley | Labor |
| 1938 | | Jack Baddeley | Labor |
| 1941 | | Jack Baddeley | Labor |
| 1944 | | Jack Baddeley | Labor |
| 1947 | | Jack Baddeley | Labor |
| 1949 (by) | | John Crook | Labor |
| 1950 | | John Crook | Labor |
| 1953 | | John Crook | Labor |
| 1956 | | John Crook | Labor |
| 1959 | | George Neilly | Labor |
| 1962 | | George Neilly | Labor |
| 1965 | | George Neilly | Labor |
| 1968 | | George Neilly | Labor |
| 1971 | | George Neilly | Labor |
| 1973 | | George Neilly | Labor |
| 1976 | | George Neilly | Labor |
| 1978 | | Bob Brown | Labor |
| 1981 (by) | | Stan Neilly | Labor |
| 1984 | | Stan Neilly | Labor |
| 1988 | | Bob Roberts | Liberal |
| 1991 | | Stan Neilly | Labor |
| 1995 | | Stan Neilly | Labor |
| 1999 | | Kerry Hickey | Labor |
| 2003 | | Kerry Hickey | Labor |
| 2007 | | Kerry Hickey | Labor |
| 2011 | | Clayton Barr | Labor |
| 2015 | | Clayton Barr | Labor |
| 2019 | | Clayton Barr | Labor |

## Election results
### Elections in the 2020s
#### 2023

2023 New South Wales state election: Cessnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Clayton Barr | 25,719 | 48.7 | −6.1 |
| | One Nation | Quintin King | 8,059 | 15.3 | +15.3 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Andrew Fenwick | 6,294 | 11.9 | +11.9 |
| | National | Ash Barnham (disendorsed) | 5,877 | 11.1 | −12.8 |
| | Greens | Llynda Nairn | 3,476 | 6.6 | −1.5 |
| | Animal Justice | Victoria Davies | 2,141 | 4.1 | −3.9 |
| | Sustainable Australia | Graham Jones | 1,215 | 2.3 | −2.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 52,781 | 95.9 | +1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,231 | 4.1 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,012 | 88.6 | +0.5 |
| Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
| | Labor | Clayton Barr | 30,154 | 76.8 | +7.1 |
| | National | Ash Barnham (disendorsed) | 9,103 | 23.2 | −7.1 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Clayton Barr | 29,964 | 73.4 | +3.7 |
| | One Nation | Quintin King | 10,865 | 26.6 | +26.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |

### Elections in the 2010s
#### 2019

2019 New South Wales state election: Cessnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Clayton Barr | 27,122 | 54.48 | −7.74 |
| | National | Josh Angus | 12,081 | 24.27 | +1.03 |
| | Greens | Janet Murray | 4,010 | 8.06 | −0.36 |
| | Animal Justice | Chris Parker | 3,949 | 7.93 | +7.93 |
| | Sustainable Australia | Steve Russell | 2,619 | 5.26 | +5.26 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 49,781 | 94.96 | −0.64 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,643 | 5.04 | +0.64 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,424 | 89.97 | −1.39 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Clayton Barr | 30,229 | 69.34 | −2.67 |
| | National | Josh Angus | 13,364 | 30.66 | +2.67 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −2.67 | |

#### 2015

2015 New South Wales state election: Cessnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Clayton Barr | 28,519 | 62.2 | +28.1 |
| | National | Jessica Price-Purnell | 10,652 | 23.2 | −1.8 |
| | Greens | Lindy Williams | 3,857 | 8.4 | −0.2 |
| | No Land Tax | Domenic Lopreiato | 1,465 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
| | Christian Democrats | Julie Johnson | 1,339 | 2.9 | −0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 45,832 | 95.6 | +0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,111 | 4.4 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,943 | 91.4 | +1.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Clayton Barr | 30,057 | 72.0 | +18.1 |
| | National | Jessica Price-Purnell | 11,685 | 28.0 | −18.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +18.1 | |

#### 2011

2011 New South Wales state election: Cessnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Clayton Barr | 15,812 | 34.5 | -20.3 |
| | National | Alison Davey | 11,309 | 24.7 | -6.7 |
| | Independent | Dale Troy | 8,640 | 18.8 | +18.8 |
| | Greens | James Ryan | 3,913 | 8.5 | -5.3 |
| | Independent | Allan Stapleford | 2,297 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
| | Independent | Allan McCudden | 2,284 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
| | Christian Democrats | Wayne Riley | 1,598 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 45,853 | 95.3 | −1.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,240 | 4.7 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,093 | 94.2 | +0.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Clayton Barr | 18,679 | 54.4 | -8.1 |
| | National | Alison Davey | 15,687 | 45.6 | +8.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -8.1 | |

### Elections in the 2000s
#### 2007

2007 New South Wales state election: Cessnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Kerry Hickey | 24,026 | 54.8 | -3.8 |
| | National | Trevor Hollingshed | 13,754 | 31.4 | +12.8 |
| | Greens | James Ryan | 6,053 | 13.8 | +6.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 43,833 | 96.9 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,379 | 3.1 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,212 | 94.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Kerry Hickey | 25,347 | 62.4 | -6.7 |
| | National | Trevor Hollingshed | 15,264 | 37.6 | +6.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -6.7 | |

#### 2003

2003 New South Wales state election: Cessnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Kerry Hickey | 22,843 | 55.7 | +1.2 |
| | National | Dale Troy | 11,533 | 28.1 | +28.1 |
| | Greens | Kerry Suwald | 2,926 | 7.1 | +2.1 |
| | One Nation | John Bailey | 1,573 | 3.8 | -12.2 |
| | Independent | Patricia St Lawrence | 1,219 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| | Democrats | Graham Capararo | 881 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 40,975 | 97.7 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 958 | 2.3 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,933 | 93.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Kerry Hickey | 24,282 | 65.5 | -7.1 |
| | National | Dale Troy | 12,766 | 34.5 | +34.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -7.1 | |

### Elections in the 1990s
#### 1999

1999 New South Wales state election: Cessnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Kerry Hickey | 21,966 | 54.6 | -4.3 |
| | One Nation | Graham Burston | 6,462 | 16.1 | +16.1 |
| | Liberal | Mark Coure | 6,003 | 14.9 | -13.8 |
| | Independent | Ian Olsen | 3,784 | 9.4 | +9.4 |
| | Greens | James Ryan | 2,025 | 5.0 | +3.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 40,240 | 98.1 | +2.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 760 | 1.9 | −2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,000 | 94.8 | |
| Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
| | Labor | Kerry Hickey | 25,287 | 73.9 | +7.6 |
| | Liberal | Mark Coure | 8,908 | 26.1 | -7.6 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Kerry Hickey | 25,813 | 72.6 | +6.3 |
| | One Nation | Graham Burston | 9,719 | 27.4 | +27.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +6.3 | |

#### 1995

1995 New South Wales state election: Cessnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Stan Neilly | 18,680 | 55.5 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal | Robert Symon | 10,581 | 31.4 | -9.9 |
| | Democrats | Simon Holliday | 3,620 | 10.8 | +6.4 |
| | Socialist Labour | Terry Cook | 775 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,656 | 95.7 | +4.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,516 | 4.3 | −4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,172 | 94.0 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Stan Neilly | 20,348 | 63.1 | +8.7 |
| | Liberal | Robert Symon | 11,888 | 36.9 | -8.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +8.7 | |

#### 1991

1991 New South Wales state election: Cessnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Stan Neilly | 15,838 | 50.7 | +5.5 |
| | Liberal | Bob Roberts | 12,910 | 41.4 | +8.7 |
| | Democrats | Denis Rothwell | 1,357 | 4.3 | +4.3 |
| | Independent | Jim White | 1,106 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,211 | 91.4 | −5.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,938 | 8.6 | +5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,149 | 95.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Stan Neilly | 16,612 | 54.4 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal | Bob Roberts | 13,915 | 45.6 | -4.8 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.8 | |

### Elections in the 1980s
#### 1988

1988 New South Wales state election: Cessnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Stan Neilly | 13,987 | 45.1 | -13.8 |
| | Liberal | Bob Roberts | 10,143 | 32.7 | +18.3 |
| | National | Desmond Snelgrove | 6,852 | 22.1 | -4.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,982 | 96.9 | −1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 989 | 3.1 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,971 | 95.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Bob Roberts | 15,218 | 50.5 | +9.4 |
| | Labor | Stan Neilly | 14,943 | 49.5 | -9.4 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +9.4 | |

#### 1984

1984 New South Wales state election: Cessnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Stan Neilly | 23,519 | 76.2 | -1.3 |
| | Liberal | Gerard Berkhout | 7,341 | 23.8 | +5.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,860 | 97.8 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 683 | 2.2 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,543 | 94.7 | +0.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -4.3 | |

#### 1981

1981 New South Wales state election: Cessnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Stan Neilly | 23,015 | 77.5 | -1.6 |
| | Liberal | James White | 5,406 | 18.2 | -2.7 |
| | Democrats | Gregory Mutton | 1,263 | 4.3 | +4.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,684 | 97.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 659 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,343 | 94.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Stan Neilly | 23,215 | 80.5 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal | James White | 5,606 | 19.5 | -1.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.4 | |

#### 1981 by-election

1981 Cessnock by-election Saturday 8 October :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Stan Neilly | 15,932 | 70.43 |
| | Liberal | Colin Richardson | 3,911 | 17.29 |
| | Democrats | Elisabeth Kirkby | 2,779 | 12.28 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,622 | 98.91 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 250 | 1.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,872 | 88.74 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

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

1978 New South Wales state election: Cessnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bob Brown | 18,547 | 79.1 | +2.1 |
| | Liberal | Terrence Nicholas | 4,894 | 20.9 | -2.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,441 | 98.4 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 389 | 1.6 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,830 | 95.6 | −0.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.1 | |

#### 1976

1976 New South Wales state election: Cessnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | George Neilly | 17,814 | 77.0 | -1.1 |
| | Liberal | Suzan Ross-Gowan | 5,327 | 23.0 | +23.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,141 | 98.7 | +1.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 310 | 1.3 | −1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,451 | 96.0 | +0.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -1.1 | |

#### 1973

1973 New South Wales state election: Cessnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | George Neilly | 17,093 | 78.1 | -2.3 |
| | Democratic Labor | Bernard Burke | 4,801 | 21.9 | +21.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,894 | 97.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 583 | 2.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,477 | 95.9 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -2.3 | |

#### 1971

1971 New South Wales state election: Cessnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | George Neilly | 16,251 | 80.4 | +14.5 |
| | Liberal | John Thomas | 3,972 | 19.6 | +19.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,223 | 98.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 251 | 1.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,474 | 96.0 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +14.5 | |

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

1968 New South Wales state election: Cessnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | George Neilly | 13,528 | 65.9 | -11.7 |
| | Independent | Robert Brown | 7,009 | 34.1 | +34.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,537 | 98.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 283 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,820 | 96.5 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1965

1965 New South Wales state election: Cessnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | George Neilly | 14,687 | 77.6 | +11.4 |
| | Democratic Labor | Hilton Smith | 2,709 | 14.3 | +14.3 |
| | Communist | Charles Dumbrell | 1,543 | 8.1 | +5.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,939 | 98.0 | −1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 385 | 2.0 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,324 | 95.2 | −0.4 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | George Neilly | 15,921 | 84.1 | −0.1 |
| | Democratic Labor | Hilton Smith | 3,018 | 15.9 | +15.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1962

1962 New South Wales state election: Cessnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | George Neilly | 12,754 | 66.2 | +3.8 |
| | Independent | Robert Brown | 4,000 | 20.8 | +20.8 |
| | Liberal | Edward Farrell | 1,935 | 10.0 | +10.0 |
| | Communist | Stanley Smith | 574 | 3.0 | −5.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,263 | 99.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 187 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,450 | 95.6 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | George Neilly | 14,009 | 72.7 | +6.1 |
| | Independent | Robert Brown | 5,254 | 27.3 | +27.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

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

1959 New South Wales state election: Cessnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | George Neilly | 12,740 | 62.4 |
| | Independent | Charles Haxton | 5,972 | 29.2 |
| | Communist | David Stevenson | 1,710 | 8.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,422 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 350 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,772 | 95.3 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | George Neilly | 13,595 | 66.6 |
| | Independent | Charles Haxton | 6,827 | 33.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

#### 1956

1956 New South Wales state election: Cessnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Crook | 13,374 | 69.5 | −16.1 |
| | Liberal | Harold Hawkes | 3,760 | 19.5 | +19.5 |
| | Communist | David Stevenson | 2,121 | 11.0 | −3.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,255 | 98.5 | +3.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 295 | 1.5 | −3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,550 | 96.5 | +1.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | John Crook | 15,283 | 79.4 | −6.2 |
| | Liberal | Harold Hawkes | 3,972 | 20.6 | +20.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1953

1953 New South Wales state election: Cessnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | John Crook | 15,145 | 85.6 |
| | Communist | John Tapp | 2,557 | 14.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,702 | 95.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 908 | 4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,610 | 94.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

#### 1950

1950 New South Wales state election: Cessnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | John Crook | 15,132 | 86.7 |
| | Communist | John Tapp | 2,319 | 13.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,451 | 97.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 445 | 2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,896 | 95.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1940s
#### 1949 by-election

1949 Cessnock by-election Saturday 8 October :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | John Crook | 16,204 | 80.50 |
| | Communist | John Tapp | 3,925 | 19.50 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,129 | 95.83 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 877 | 4.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,006 | 89.99 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

#### 1947

1947 New South Wales state election: Cessnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jack Baddeley | 12,756 | 60.0 | -40.0 |
| | Independent Labor | William May | 5,323 | 25.0 | +25.0 |
| | Communist | Charles Evans | 3,200 | 15.0 | +15.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,279 | 97.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 510 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,789 | 96.3 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

#### 1944

1944 New South Wales state election: Cessnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jack Baddeley | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |

#### 1941

1941 New South Wales state election: Cessnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Jack Baddeley | 13,559 | 68.0 |
| | State Labor | George McGregor | 6,370 | 32.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,929 | 97.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 453 | 2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,382 | 94.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

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

1938 New South Wales state election: Cessnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jack Baddeley | 12,106 | 69.3 | +0.9 |
| | Industrial Labor | Eugene O'Neill | 5,360 | 30.7 | +30.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,466 | 97.6 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 435 | 2.4 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,901 | 96.6 | +0.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1935

1935 New South Wales state election: Cessnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor (NSW) | Jack Baddeley | 12,099 | 68.4 | -5.1 |
| | Independent | Eugene O'Neill | 3,827 | 21.6 | +21.6 |
| | Communist | Charles Evans | 1,764 | 10.0 | +4.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,690 | 97.6 | +0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 442 | 2.4 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,132 | 96.2 | −0.4 |
| | Labor (NSW) hold | Labor (NSW) hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

#### 1932

1932 New South Wales state election: Cessnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor (NSW) | Jack Baddeley | 12,596 | 73.5 | -19.0 |
| | Federal Labor | Joseph Norton | 3,656 | 21.3 | +21.3 |
| | Communist | Henry Scanlon | 877 | 5.1 | -2.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,129 | 96.7 | +2.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 585 | 3.3 | −2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,714 | 96.6 | +0.6 |
| | Labor (NSW) hold | Labor (NSW) hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1930

1930 New South Wales state election: Cessnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Jack Baddeley | 14,808 | 92.5 |
| | Communist | Joseph Schelley | 1,200 | 7.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,008 | 93.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,058 | 6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,066 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

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

    This section is an excerpt from 1927 New South Wales state election § Cessnock
1927 New South Wales state election: Cessnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jack Baddeley | 7,736 | 69.8 | |
| | Independent | Malcolm McNeil | 3,341 | 30.2 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,077 | 98.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 175 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,252 | 76.0 | |
| | Labor win | Labor win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

#### 1920-1927

District abolished

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

    This section is an excerpt from 1917 New South Wales state election § Cessnock
1917 New South Wales state election: Cessnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William Kearsley | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |

#### 1913

1913 New South Wales state election: Cessnock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | William Kearsley | 5,606 | 86.8 | |
| | Liberal Reform | Charles Cheesbrough | 564 | 8.7 | |
| | Socialist Labor | William North | 290 | 4.5 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,460 | 97.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 150 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,610 | 60.3 | |
| | Labor win | Labor win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |