# Electoral results for the district of Hurstville

Hurstville, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales had two incarnation, from 1859 to 1920 and from 1927 to 1968.
| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 1913 | | Sam Toombs | Labor |
| 1917 | | Thomas Ley | Nationalist |
| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 1927 | | Walter Butler | Labor |
| 1930 | | Walter Butler | Labor |
| 1932 | | James Webb | United Australia |
| 1935 | | James Webb | United Australia |
| 1938 | | James Webb | United Australia |
| 1939 by | | Clive Evatt | Industrial Labor / Labor |
| 1941 | | Clive Evatt | Labor |
| 1944 | | Clive Evatt | Labor |
| 1947 | | Clive Evatt | Labor |
| 1950 | | Clive Evatt | Labor |
| 1953 | | Clive Evatt | Labor |
| 1956 | | Clive Evatt | Labor / Independent |
| 1959 | | Bill Rigby | Labor |
| 1962 | | Bill Rigby | Labor |
| 1965 | | Tom Mead | Liberal |
| 1968 | | Tom Mead | Liberal |
| 1971 | | Tom Mead | Liberal |
| 1973 | | Tom Mead | Liberal |
| 1976 | | Kevin Ryan | Labor |
| 1978 | | Kevin Ryan | Labor |
| 1981 | | Kevin Ryan | Labor |
| 1984 | | Guy Yeomans | Liberal |
| 1988 | | Guy Yeomans | Liberal |
| 1991 | | Morris Iemma | Labor |
| 1995 | | Morris Iemma | Labor |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1990s

1995 New South Wales state election: Hurstville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Morris Iemma | 18,771 | 57.1 | +8.3 |
| | Liberal | Mick Frawley | 12,759 | 38.8 | -3.3 |
| | Independent | Saad Turk | 1,369 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,899 | 93.6 | +4.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,240 | 6.4 | −4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,139 | 94.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Morris Iemma | 19,410 | 59.6 | +5.0 |
| | Liberal | Mick Frawley | 13,131 | 40.4 | -5.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +5.0 | |

#### 1991

1991 New South Wales state election: Hurstville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Morris Iemma | 15,141 | 48.8 | +2.3 |
| | Liberal | Phil White | 13,063 | 42.1 | 0.0 |
| | Independent | Tony Wild | 1,699 | 5.5 | +5.5 |
| | Democrats | Paul Terrett | 1,140 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,043 | 88.7 | −7.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,962 | 11.3 | +7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,005 | 94.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Morris Iemma | 16,382 | 54.6 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal | Phil White | 13,620 | 45.4 | -2.8 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.8 | |

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

1988 New South Wales state election: Hurstville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Guy Yeomans | 16,226 | 54.0 | +3.6 |
| | Labor | Robert McClelland | 11,315 | 37.7 | -11.9 |
| | Independent | Joan Loew | 2,487 | 8.3 | +8.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,028 | 97.3 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 820 | 2.7 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,848 | 94.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Guy Yeomans | 16,766 | 56.6 | +6.2 |
| | Labor | Robert McClelland | 12,831 | 43.4 | -6.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +6.2 | |

#### 1984

1984 New South Wales state election: Hurstville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Guy Yeomans | 14,427 | 50.9 | +11.7 |
| | Labor | Kevin Ryan | 13,896 | 49.1 | -8.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,323 | 97.7 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 657 | 2.3 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,980 | 93.3 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +10.1 | |

#### 1981

1981 New South Wales state election: Hurstville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Kevin Ryan | 16,053 | 57.3 | -6.4 |
| | Liberal | Frederick Harvison | 10,990 | 39.2 | +2.9 |
| | Democrats | Frank Low | 982 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,025 | 97.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 749 | 2.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,774 | 91.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Kevin Ryan | 16,353 | 59.2 | -4.5 |
| | Liberal | Frederick Harvison | 11,290 | 40.8 | +4.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -4.5 | |

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

1978 New South Wales state election: Hurstville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Kevin Ryan | 19,296 | 63.7 | +15.1 |
| | Liberal | Ian Brown | 10,984 | 36.3 | -12.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,280 | 98.1 | −0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 593 | 1.9 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,873 | 93.5 | −0.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +13.6 | |

#### 1976

1976 New South Wales state election: Hurstville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Tom Mead | 14,920 | 48.8 | +0.1 |
| | Labor | Kevin Ryan | 14,855 | 48.6 | +6.1 |
| | Australia | Bernhard Fiegel | 791 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,566 | 98.8 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 382 | 1.2 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,948 | 93.6 | −0.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Kevin Ryan | 15,305 | 50.1 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal | Tom Mead | 15,261 | 49.9 | -3.2 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.2 | |

#### 1973

1973 New South Wales state election: Hurstville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Tom Mead | 14,228 | 48.7 | +1.3 |
| | Labor | Kevin Ryan | 12,398 | 42.5 | +2.0 |
| | Independent | Paul Flottmann | 1,761 | 6.0 | +6.0 |
| | Democratic Labor | Anthony Young | 821 | 2.8 | -2.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,208 | 98.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 558 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,766 | 94.0 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Tom Mead | 15,504 | 53.1 | +0.3 |
| | Labor | Kevin Ryan | 13,704 | 46.9 | -0.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.3 | |

#### 1971

1971 New South Wales state election: Hurstville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Tom Mead | 12,653 | 47.4 | -5.2 |
| | Labor | Kenneth Hallen | 10,810 | 40.5 | -2.3 |
| | Democratic Labor | Peter Abrams | 1,419 | 5.3 | +0.6 |
| | Defence of Government Schools | Judith Sainsbury | 964 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| | Australia | Ralph Catts | 873 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,719 | 97.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 673 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,392 | 95.0 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Tom Mead | 14,115 | 52.8 | -3.2 |
| | Labor | Kenneth Hallen | 12,604 | 47.2 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -3.2 | |

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

1968 New South Wales state election: Hurstville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Tom Mead | 14,034 | 49.6 | +2.7 |
| | Labor | Bill Rigby | 12,951 | 45.8 | -2.9 |
| | Democratic Labor | Kevin Davis | 1,322 | 4.7 | +0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,307 | 97.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 669 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,976 | 95.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Tom Mead | 15,178 | 53.6 | +3.0 |
| | Labor | Bill Rigby | 13,129 | 46.4 | -3.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.0 | |

#### 1965

1965 New South Wales state election: Hurstville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bill Rigby | 11,883 | 48.7 | −3.7 |
| | Liberal | Tom Mead | 11,427 | 46.9 | +4.2 |
| | Democratic Labor | Kevin Davis | 1,068 | 4.4 | +2.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,378 | 98.2 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 456 | 1.8 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,834 | 94.4 | 0.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Tom Mead | 12,334 | 50.6 | +5.9 |
| | Labor | Bill Rigby | 12,044 | 49.4 | −5.9 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +5.9 | |

#### 1962

1962 New South Wales state election: Hurstville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bill Rigby | 12,796 | 52.4 | +21.2 |
| | Liberal | Richard Hawkins | 10,257 | 42.0 | +4.0 |
| | Independent | Thomas Dalton | 893 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| | Democratic Labor | Thomas Brosnan | 478 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,424 | 98.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 380 | 1.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,804 | 94.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Bill Rigby | 13,517 | 55.3 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal | Richard Hawkins | 10,907 | 44.7 | −1.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.5 | |

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

1959 New South Wales state election: Hurstville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Hedley Mallard | 9,359 | 38.0 |
| | Labor | Bill Rigby | 7,680 | 31.2 |
| | Independent | Clive Evatt (defeated) | 7,193 | 29.2 |
| | Independent | Edward Merryfull | 378 | 1.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,610 | 98.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 378 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,988 | 95.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Bill Rigby | 13,244 | 53.8 |
| | Liberal | Hedley Mallard | 11,366 | 46.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

#### 1956

1956 New South Wales state election: Hurstville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Clive Evatt | 11,459 | 51.4 | −7.2 |
| | Liberal | Hedley Mallard | 9,982 | 44.8 | +3.4 |
| | Independent | Edward Merryfull | 835 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,276 | 98.7 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 300 | 1.3 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,576 | 94.8 | −0.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Clive Evatt | 11,876 | 53.3 | −5.3 |
| | Liberal | Hedley Mallard | 10,400 | 46.7 | +5.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −5.3 | |

#### 1953

1953 New South Wales state election: Hurstville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Clive Evatt | 13,187 | 58.6 |
| | Liberal | Bill Arthur | 9,317 | 41.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,504 | 98.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 404 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,908 | 95.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

#### 1950

1950 New South Wales state election: Hurstville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Clive Evatt | 12,240 | 53.8 |
| | Liberal | Leslie Webster | 10,506 | 46.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,746 | 98.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 308 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,054 | 94.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

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

1947 New South Wales state election: Hurstville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Clive Evatt | 15,069 | 57.1 | -9.5 |
| | Liberal | Leslie Webster | 11,310 | 42.9 | +9.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,379 | 98.7 | +2.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 350 | 1.3 | −2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,729 | 96.3 | +1.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -9.5 | |

#### 1944

1944 New South Wales state election: Hurstville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Clive Evatt | 15,663 | 66.6 | -1.1 |
| | Democratic | Percy Macpherson | 7,846 | 33.4 | +1.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,509 | 96.6 | −1.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 824 | 3.4 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,333 | 94.7 | −0.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -1.1 | |

#### 1941

1941 New South Wales state election: Hurstville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Clive Evatt | 14,764 | 67.7 |
| | United Australia | Roland Murray | 7,042 | 32.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,806 | 98.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 354 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,160 | 95.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1930s
#### 1939 by-election

1939 Hurstville by-election Saturday 18 March :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Industrial Labor | Clive Evatt | 7,017 | 33.8 | |
| | United Australia | Alfred Thomas | 7,925 | 38.1 | -18.0 |
| | Labor | John McGrath | 5,852 | 28.1 | -15.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,794 | 98.5 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 309 | 1.5 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,103 | 93.9 | −3.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Industrial Labor | Clive Evatt | 12,168 | 58.5 | |
| | United Australia | Alfred Thomas | 8,626 | 41.5 | -14.6 |
| | Industrial Labor gain from United Australia | Industrial Labor gain from United Australia | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1938

1938 New South Wales state election: Hurstville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | James Webb | 11,493 | 56.1 | +5.8 |
| | Labor | Michael Croot | 8,983 | 43.9 | -2.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,476 | 97.9 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 440 | 2.1 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,916 | 97.1 | −0.4 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1935

1935 New South Wales state election: Hurstville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | James Webb | 9,587 | 50.3 | -1.3 |
| | Labor (NSW) | Walter Butler | 8,840 | 46.4 | +3.5 |
| | Federal Labor | Richard Bramston | 616 | 3.2 | -1.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,043 | 98.2 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 345 | 1.8 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,388 | 97.5 | −0.4 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

#### 1932

1932 New South Wales state election: Hurstville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | James Webb | 9,744 | 51.6 | +15.6 |
| | Labor (NSW) | Walter Butler | 8,093 | 42.9 | -20.3 |
| | Federal Labor | Gertrude Melville | 873 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
| | Communist | James Stubbs | 154 | 0.8 | +0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,864 | 98.7 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 247 | 1.3 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,111 | 97.9 | +1.6 |
| | United Australia gain from Labor (NSW) | United Australia gain from Labor (NSW) | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

#### 1930

1930 New South Wales state election: Hurstville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Walter Butler | 11,511 | 63.2 |
| | Nationalist | James Webb | 6,561 | 36.0 |
| | Communist | William Wright | 132 | 0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,204 | 98.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 342 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,546 | 96.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

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

1927 New South Wales state election: Hurstville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | John Nield | 6,910 | 48.4 | |
| | Labor | Walter Butler | 6,908 | 48.4 | |
| | Independent | Walter Anderson | 429 | 3.0 | |
| | Independent | William Hodge | 41 | 0.3 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,288 | 98.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 153 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,441 | 85.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Walter Butler | 7,039 | 50.1 | |
| | Nationalist | John Nield | 7,002 | 49.9 | |
| | Labor win | Labor win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

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

1917 New South Wales state election: Hurstville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Thomas Ley | 7,904 | 59.4 | +10.0 |
| | Labor | Sam Toombs | 5,395 | 40.6 | -5.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,299 | 99.2 | +1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 111 | 0.8 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,410 | 68.2 | −4.1 |
| | Nationalist gain from Labor | Nationalist gain from Labor | Swing | +11.0 | |

#### 1913

1913 New South Wales state election: Hurstville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Reform | Varney Parkes | 4,962 | 49.4 |
| | Labor | Sam Toombs | 4,656 | 46.4 |
| | National Progressive | James Murray | 420 | 4.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,038 | 97.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 231 | 2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,269 | 72.3 |
1913 New South Wales state election: Hurstville - Second Round Saturday 13 December :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Sam Toombs | 5,816 | 51.6 | |
| | Liberal Reform | Varney Parkes | 5,448 | 48.4 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,264 | 99.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 76 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,340 | 79.9 | |
| | Labor win | Labor win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |