# Electoral results for the district of Mosman

Mosman, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales had two incarnations, from 1913 to 1920 and from 1927 to 1991.
| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 1913 | | Percy Colquhoun | Liberal Reform |
| 1917 | | Percy Colquhoun | Nationalist |
| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 1927 | | Richard Arthur | Nationalist |
| 1930 | | Richard Arthur | Nationalist |
| 1932 | | Herbert Lloyd | United Australia |
| 1935 | | Herbert Lloyd | United Australia |
| 1938 | | Herbert Lloyd | United Australia |
| 1941 | | Donald Macdonald | Independent |
| 1944 | | Donald Macdonald | Independent |
| 1947 | | Pat Morton | Liberal |
| 1950 | | Pat Morton | Liberal |
| 1953 | | Pat Morton | Liberal |
| 1956 | | Pat Morton | Liberal |
| 1959 | | Pat Morton | Liberal |
| 1962 | | Pat Morton | Liberal |
| 1965 | | Pat Morton | Liberal |
| 1968 | | Pat Morton | Liberal |
| 1971 | | Pat Morton | Liberal |
| 1972 by | | David Arblaster | Liberal |
| 1973 | | David Arblaster | Liberal |
| 1976 | | David Arblaster | Liberal |
| 1978 | | David Arblaster | Liberal |
| 1981 | | David Arblaster | Liberal |
| 1984 | | Phillip Smiles | Liberal |
| 1988 | | Phillip Smiles | Liberal |

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

1988 New South Wales state election: Mosman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Phillip Smiles | 21,084 | 73.9 | +16.6 |
| | Labor | Catherine Stanhope | 7,463 | 26.1 | +6.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,547 | 96.9 | −1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 924 | 3.1 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,471 | 90.7 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +4.6 | |

#### 1984

1984 New South Wales state election: Mosman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Phillip Smiles | 16,426 | 58.6 | -5.6 |
| | Labor | Liliane Leroy | 5,693 | 20.3 | -15.5 |
| | Independent | Dom Lopez | 4,574 | 16.3 | +16.3 |
| | Democrats | Christine Townend | 1,353 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,046 | 98.2 | +1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 502 | 1.8 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,548 | 90.8 | +4.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Phillip Smiles | | 69.5 | +5.2 |
| | Labor | Liliane Leroy | | 30.5 | -5.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +5.2 | |

#### 1981

1981 New South Wales state election: Mosman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | David Arblaster | 17,187 | 64.2 | +2.4 |
| | Labor | Richard Lancaster | 9,572 | 35.8 | -2.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,759 | 97.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 786 | 2.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,545 | 86.8 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.4 | |

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

1978 New South Wales state election: Mosman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | David Arblaster | 16,174 | 61.8 | -6.8 |
| | Labor | Elizabeth Hood | 9,985 | 38.2 | +11.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,159 | 98.0 | −0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 537 | 2.0 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,696 | 89.8 | −2.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -8.3 | |

#### 1976

1976 New South Wales state election: Mosman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | David Arblaster | 19,095 | 68.6 | +2.6 |
| | Labor | John Cahill | 7,352 | 26.4 | +26.4 |
| | Australia | John Alexander | 1,398 | 5.0 | -20.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,845 | 98.9 | +1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 302 | 1.1 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,147 | 92.2 | +1.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | David Arblaster | 19,514 | 70.1 | -3.7 |
| | Labor | John Cahill | 8,331 | 29.9 | +29.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -3.7 | |

#### 1973

1973 New South Wales state election: Mosman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | David Arblaster | 17,200 | 66.0 | +3.3 |
| | Australia | Allan Mann | 6,763 | 25.9 | +15.9 |
| | Democratic Labor | Peter Keogh | 2,112 | 8.1 | +0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,075 | 97.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 707 | 2.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,782 | 90.9 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | David Arblaster | 18,256 | 70.0 | -3.4 |
| | Australia | Allan Mann | 7,819 | 30.0 | +30.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -3.4 | |

#### 1972 by-election

1972 Mosman by-election Saturday 29 July :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | David Arblaster | 10,805 | 51.6 | -11.1 |
| | Labor | Anne Conlon | 5,381 | 25.7 | +6.2 |
| | Australia | Bridget Gilling | 2,757 | 13.2 | +3.2 |
| | Democratic Labor | Neil Mackerras | 1,996 | 9.5 | +1.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,939 | 98.4 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 340 | 1.6 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,279 | 75.3 | −16.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -11.1 | |

#### 1971

1971 New South Wales state election: Mosman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Pat Morton | 16,304 | 62.7 | -10.8 |
| | Labor | Darryl Nagel | 5,080 | 19.5 | -0.5 |
| | Australia | Brian Buckley | 2,595 | 10.0 | +10.0 |
| | Democratic Labor | Ann Macken | 2,034 | 7.8 | +1.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,013 | 98.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 454 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,467 | 91.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Pat Morton | 19,099 | 73.4 | -5.3 |
| | Labor | Darryl Nagel | 6,914 | 26.6 | +5.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -5.3 | |

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

1968 New South Wales state election: Mosman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Pat Morton | 18,571 | 73.5 | -8.8 |
| | Labor | Lipanjka Dezelin | 5,049 | 20.0 | +20.0 |
| | Democratic Labor | Geoffrey Hicks | 1,631 | 6.5 | -11.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,251 | 96.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,002 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,253 | 91.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Pat Morton | 19,876 | 78.7 | -3.6 |
| | Labor | Lipanjka Dezelin | 5,375 | 21.3 | +21.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -3.6 | |

#### 1965

1965 New South Wales state election: Mosman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Pat Morton | 19,268 | 82.3 | +1.5 |
| | Democratic Labor | Francis Hicks | 4,143 | 17.7 | −1.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,411 | 93.9 | −1.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,507 | 6.1 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,918 | 90.6 | −1.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.5 | |

#### 1962

1962 New South Wales state election: Mosman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Pat Morton | 18,900 | 80.8 | −9.4 |
| | Democratic Labor | Reginald Lawson | 4,504 | 19.2 | +19.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,404 | 95.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,147 | 4.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,551 | 91.6 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

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

1959 New South Wales state election: Mosman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Pat Morton | 20,595 | 90.2 |
| | Communist | Bill Wood | 2,247 | 9.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,842 | 95.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,062 | 4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,904 | 92.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

#### 1956

1956 New South Wales state election: Mosman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Pat Morton | 18,396 | 78.7 | +3.1 |
| | Labor | Malcolm Stuart−Robertson | 4,968 | 21.3 | −3.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,364 | 98.3 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 391 | 1.7 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,755 | 93.3 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.1 | |

#### 1953

1953 New South Wales state election: Mosman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Pat Morton | 16,951 | 75.6 |
| | Labor | Edna Ryan | 5,474 | 24.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,425 | 97.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 503 | 2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,928 | 92.5 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

#### 1950

1950 New South Wales state election: Mosman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Pat Morton | 14,912 | 77.3 |
| | Labor | Allan Matthews | 4,384 | 22.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,296 | 98.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 262 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,558 | 91.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

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

1947 New South Wales state election: Mosman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Pat Morton | 12,773 | 55.6 | +30.9 |
| | Independent | Donald Macdonald | 10,218 | 44.4 | -17.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,991 | 98.8 | +1.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 288 | 1.2 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,279 | 94.7 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal gain from Independent | Liberal gain from Independent | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1944

1944 New South Wales state election: Mosman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Donald Macdonald | 12,973 | 62.2 | +2.8 |
| | Democratic | Frank Pursell | 5,157 | 24.7 | -1.1 |
| | Liberal Democratic | William Mason | 2,741 | 13.1 | +13.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,871 | 97.2 | −1.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 601 | 2.8 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,472 | 91.3 | −1.0 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

#### 1941

1941 New South Wales state election: Mosman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Ind. United Australia | Donald Macdonald | 12,158 | 59.4 |
| | United Australia | Herbert Lloyd | 5,276 | 25.8 |
| | Labor | Brian Dooley | 3,043 | 14.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,477 | 98.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 227 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,704 | 92.3 |
| | Ind. United Australia gain from United Australia | Ind. United Australia gain from United Australia | Swing | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

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

1938 New South Wales state election: Mosman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Herbert Lloyd | 10,191 | 54.7 | -45.3 |
| | United Australia | Henry Storey | 8,443 | 45.3 | +45.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,634 | 97.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 402 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,036 | 95.8 | |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1935

1935 New South Wales state election: Mosman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Herbert Lloyd | unopposed | | |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | | | |

#### 1932

1932 New South Wales state election: Mosman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Herbert Lloyd | 14,487 | 86.6 | +22.7 |
| | Labor (NSW) | William Thomason | 2,236 | 13.4 | -7.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,723 | 98.6 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 241 | 1.4 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,964 | 96.4 | +1.7 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1930

1930 New South Wales state election: Mosman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nationalist | Richard Arthur | 10,194 | 63.9 |
| | Labor | Morris Curotta | 3,338 | 20.9 |
| | Independent | Phillip Shipway | 2,414 | 15.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,946 | 98.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 243 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,189 | 94.7 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | |

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

1927 New South Wales state election: Mosman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Richard Arthur | 10,540 | 90.9 | |
| | Independent | George Barrington | 1,055 | 9.1 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,595 | 97.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 259 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,854 | 72.8 | |
| | Nationalist win | Nationalist win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
District recreated

#### 1920 - 1927

District abolished

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

1917 New South Wales state election: Mosman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Percy Colquhoun | unopposed | | |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | | | |

#### 1913

1913 New South Wales state election: Mosman :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Reform | Percy Colquhoun | 5,776 | 66.2 | |
| | Labor | Edward Cohen | 1,360 | 15.6 | |
| | Independent Liberal | William Fell | 1,347 | 15.5 | |
| | Independent Liberal | William Bray | 236 | 2.7 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,719 | 99.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 72 | 0.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,791 | 67.1 | |
| | Liberal Reform win | Liberal Reform win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |