# Electoral results for the district of Armidale

Armidale, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, had two incarnations, the first from 1894 to 1920, the second from 1927 to 1981.
| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 1894 | | Henry Copeland | Protectionist |
| 1895 | | Edmund Lonsdale | Free Trade |
| 1898 | | Charles Wilson | Protectionist |
| 1901 | | Edmund Lonsdale | Liberal Reform |
| 1903 by | | Sydney Kearney | Liberal Reform |
| 1904 | | Sydney Kearney | Liberal Reform |
| 1907 | | Edmund Lonsdale | Liberal Reform |
| 1910 | | Edmund Lonsdale | Liberal Reform |
| 1913 | | George Braund | Liberal Reform |
| 1915 by | | Herbert Lane | Liberal Reform |
| 1917 | | Herbert Lane | Nationalist |
| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 1927 | | David Drummond | Country |
| 1930 | | David Drummond | Country |
| 1932 | | David Drummond | Country |
| 1935 | | David Drummond | Country |
| 1938 | | David Drummond | Country |
| 1941 | | David Drummond | Country |
| 1944 | | David Drummond | Country |
| 1947 | | David Drummond | Country |
| 1950 by | | Davis Hughes | Country |
| 1950 | | Davis Hughes | Country |
| 1953 | | Jim Cahill | Labor |
| 1956 | | Davis Hughes | Country |
| 1659 | | Davis Hughes | Country |
| 1962 | | Davis Hughes | Country |
| 1965 | | Davis Hughes | Country |
| 1968 | | Davis Hughes | Country |
| 1971 | | Davis Hughes | Country |
| 1973 by | | David Leitch | Country |
| 1973 | | David Leitch | Country |
| 1976 | | David Leitch | National Country |
| 1978 | | Bill McCarthy | Labor |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1970s
#### 1978

1978 New South Wales state election: Armidale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bill McCarthy | 11,538 | 48.5 | +5.1 |
| | National Country | David Leitch | 11,345 | 47.7 | -8.9 |
| | Democrats | Sidney Burkey | 890 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,773 | 98.5 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 349 | 1.5 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,122 | 94.1 | +1.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Bill McCarthy | 12,034 | 50.6 | +7.2 |
| | National Country | David Leitch | 11,739 | 49.4 | -7.2 |
| | Labor gain from National Country | Labor gain from National Country | Swing | +7.2 | |

#### 1976

1976 New South Wales state election: Armidale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | David Leitch | 13,078 | 56.6 | -3.1 |
| | Labor | Hubert Legge | 10,024 | 43.4 | +7.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,102 | 98.7 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 297 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,399 | 93.0 | −1.4 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -6.4 | |

#### 1973

1973 New South Wales state election: Armidale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | David Leitch | 13,296 | 59.7 | -2.2 |
| | Labor | Judith Waters | 8,053 | 36.2 | -1.9 |
| | Democratic Labor | Peter McRae | 922 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,271 | 98.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 285 | 1.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,556 | 94.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | David Leitch | 14,033 | 63.0 | +1.1 |
| | Labor | Judith Waters | 8,238 | 37.0 | -1.1 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +1.1 | |

#### 1973 by-election

1973 Armidale by-election Saturday 17 February :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | David Leitch | 5,826 | 31.4 | -30.5 |
| | Labor | Justin Rowe | 8,282 | 44.7 | |
| | Country | Philip Street | 3,738 | 20.2 | |
| | Australia | Joan Kersey | 682 | 3.7 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,528 | 98.7 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 253 | 1.4 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,781 | 88.9 | −4.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | David Leitch | 9,612 | 51.9 | -10.0 |
| | Labor | Justin Rowe | 8,916 | 48.1 | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -10.0 | |

#### 1971

1971 New South Wales state election: Armidale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Davis Hughes | 11,562 | 61.9 | -5.0 |
| | Independent | Jean Mitchell | 7,118 | 38.1 | +38.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,680 | 98.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 327 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,007 | 93.2 | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -5.0 | |

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

1968 New South Wales state election: Armidale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Davis Hughes | 12,186 | 66.9 | 0.0 |
| | Labor | Joseph Dawson | 6,015 | 33.1 | 0.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,201 | 1.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 338 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,539 | 94.7 | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | 0.0 | |

#### 1965

1965 New South Wales state election: Armidale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Davis Hughes | 10,775 | 66.9 | +4.4 |
| | Labor | Patrick McGee | 5,322 | 33.1 | −4.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,097 | 98.5 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 238 | 1.5 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,335 | 94.8 | +0.1 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +4.4 | |

#### 1962

1962 New South Wales state election: Armidale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Davis Hughes | 9,959 | 62.5 | +4.2 |
| | Labor | Mark Shanahan | 5,966 | 37.5 | −1.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,925 | 98.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 225 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,150 | 94.7 | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +1.3 | |

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

1959 New South Wales state election: Armidale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Davis Hughes | 9,956 | 56.3 |
| | Labor | Percy Love | 7,170 | 40.5 |
| | Democratic Labor | Richard Stanley | 568 | 3.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,694 | 98.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 242 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,936 | 94.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Davis Hughes | 10,410 | 58.8 |
| | Labor | Percy Love | 7,284 | 41.2 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

#### 1956

1956 New South Wales state election: Armidale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Davis Hughes | 9,107 | 52.3 | +2.3 |
| | Labor | Jim Cahill | 8,312 | 47.7 | −2.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,419 | 98.8 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 218 | 1.2 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,637 | 93.7 | −1.4 |
| | Country gain from Labor | Country gain from Labor | Swing | +2.3 | |

#### 1953

1953 New South Wales state election: Armidale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Jim Cahill | 8,595 | 50.04 |
| | Country | Davis Hughes | 8,582 | 49.96 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,177 | 98.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 240 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,417 | 95.1 |
| | Labor gain from Country | Labor gain from Country | Swing | |

#### 1950

1950 New South Wales state election: Armidale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Davis Hughes | 7,656 | 49.8 |
| | Labor | Jim Cahill | 7,246 | 47.2 |
| | Independent | Edward Spensley | 458 | 3.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,360 | 98.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 181 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,541 | 93.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Davis Hughes | 7,922 | 51.6 |
| | Labor | Jim Cahill | 7,438 | 48.4 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

#### 1950 by-election

1950 Armidale by-election Saturday 11 February :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | Davis Hughes | 4,240 | 32.8 |
| | Labor | Jim Cahill | 6,064 | 46.9 |
| | Country | William Fooks | 2,616 | 20.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,920 | 99.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 124 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,044 | 86.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Davis Hughes | 6,652 | 51.5 |
| | Labor | Jim Cahill | 6,268 | 48.5 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | | |

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

1947 New South Wales state election: Armidale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | David Drummond | 7,616 | 56.0 | +4.7 |
| | Labor | Francis Harvison | 5,982 | 44.0 | -4.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,598 | 98.8 | +0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 164 | 1.2 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,762 | 93.2 | +2.4 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +4.7 | |

#### 1944

1944 New South Wales state election: Armidale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | David Drummond | 6,731 | 51.3 | -1.0 |
| | Labor | Herbert Oxford | 6,380 | 48.7 | +1.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,111 | 97.9 | −0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 283 | 2.1 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,394 | 90.8 | −2.1 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -1.0 | |

#### 1941

1941 New South Wales state election: Armidale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | David Drummond | 7,192 | 53.3 |
| | Labor | John Shanahan | 6,308 | 46.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,500 | 98.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 209 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,709 | 92.9 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

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

1938 New South Wales state election: Armidale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | David Drummond | 7,264 | 56.3 | -43.7 |
| | Independent | Charles Hobbs | 4,248 | 33.0 | +33.0 |
| | Independent | William Broun | 1,380 | 10.7 | +10.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,892 | 97.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 294 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,186 | 96.5 | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

#### 1935

1935 New South Wales state election: Armidale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | David Drummond | unopposed | | |
| | Country hold | Country hold | | | |

#### 1932

1932 New South Wales state election: Armidale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | David Drummond | 8,164 | 66.2 | +14.1 |
| | Labor (NSW) | Leonard Dawson | 4,169 | 33.8 | -14.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,333 | 98.3 | +1.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 218 | 1.7 | −1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,551 | 96.5 | −3.6 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | +14.1 | |

#### 1930

1930 New South Wales state election: Armidale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country | David Drummond | 6,388 | 52.1 |
| | Labor | Thomas Wilson | 5,872 | 47.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,260 | 97.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 380 | 3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,640 | 99.1 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | |

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

1927 New South Wales state election: Armidale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | David Drummond | 7,620 | 62.7 | |
| | Labor | Alfred McClelland (defeated) | 4,539 | 37.3 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,159 | 98.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 137 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,296 | 83.1 | |
| | Country win | Country win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

#### 1920 - 1927

District abolished

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

1917 New South Wales state election: Armidale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Herbert Lane | 3,459 | 56.5 | +0.6 |
| | Labor | John Andrews | 2,661 | 43.5 | -0.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,120 | 99.2 | +1.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 46 | 0.8 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,166 | 62.0 | −11.5 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +0.6 | |

#### 1915 by-election

1915 Armidale by-election Saturday 18 September :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Reform | Herbert Lane | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal Reform hold | Liberal Reform hold | | | |

#### 1913

1913 New South Wales state election: Armidale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Reform | George Braund | 3,939 | 55.9 |
| | Labor | John Eather | 3,112 | 44.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,051 | 97.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 185 | 2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,236 | 73.5 |
| | Liberal Reform hold | Liberal Reform hold | | |

#### 1910

1910 New South Wales state election: Armidale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Reform | Edmund Lonsdale | 3,407 | 51.3 |
| | Labour | Francis Bryant | 3,232 | 48.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,639 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 116 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,755 | 73.9 |
| | Liberal Reform hold | Liberal Reform hold | | |

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

1907 New South Wales state election: Armidale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Reform | Edmund Lonsdale | 2,964 | 52.0 |
| | Labour | Michael MacMahon | 2,741 | 48.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,705 | 97.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 158 | 2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,863 | 68.4 |
| | Liberal Reform hold | Liberal Reform hold | | |

#### 1904

1904 New South Wales state election: Armidale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Reform | Sydney Kearney | 2,124 | 50.7 |
| | Progressive | Michael MacMahon | 2,067 | 49.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,191 | 99.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 25 | 0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,216 | 55.9 |
| | Liberal Reform hold | Liberal Reform hold | | |

#### 1903 by-election

1903 Armidale by-election Saturday 12 December :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Reform | Sydney Kearney | 642 | 45.2 | -5.6 |
| | Independent | Charles Wilson | 470 | 33.1 | -16.2 |
| | Labour | William Watson | 309 | 21.8 | +21.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,421 | 99.2 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 11 | 0.8 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,432 | 54.1 | −16.3 |
| | Liberal Reform hold | Liberal Reform hold | Swing | -5.6 | |

#### 1901

1901 New South Wales state election: Armidale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Reform | Edmund Lonsdale | 935 | 50.8 | +7.1 |
| | Progressive | Charles Wilson | 907 | 49.2 | -7.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,842 | 98.8 | −0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 22 | 1.2 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,864 | 70.4 | −8.4 |
| | Liberal Reform gain from Progressive | Liberal Reform gain from Progressive | | | |

### Elections in the 1890s
#### 1898

1898 New South Wales colonial election: Armidale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | National Federal | Charles Wilson | 1,020 | 56.3 |
| | Free Trade | Edmund Lonsdale | 792 | 43.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 0 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 0 | 0.0 |
| | National Federal gain from Free Trade | National Federal gain from Free Trade | | |

#### 1895

1895 New South Wales colonial election: Armidale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Free Trade | Edmund Lonsdale | 891 | 50.4 |
| | Protectionist | Henry Copeland | 876 | 49.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,767 | 99.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 8 | 0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,775 | 71.2 |
| | Free Trade gain from Protectionist | Free Trade gain from Protectionist | | |

#### 1894

1894 New South Wales colonial election: Armidale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Protectionist | Henry Copeland | 820 | 38.4 | |
| | Free Trade | Edmund Lonsdale | 684 | 32.0 | |
| | Labour | George Beeby | 632 | 29.6 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,136 | 99.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 14 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,150 | 84.3 | |
| | Protectionist win | Protectionist win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |