# Electoral results for the district of Kahibah

Kahibah, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had three incarnations, the first from 1894 to 1920, the second from 1927 to 1930 and the third from 1950 to 1971.
| Term | Member | Member | Party |
| 1894 | | Alfred Edden | Labour |
| 1895 | | Alfred Edden | Labour |
| 1898 | | Alfred Edden | Labour |
| 1901 | | Alfred Edden | Labour |
| 1904 | | Alfred Edden | Labour |
| 1907 | | Alfred Edden | Labour |
| 1910 | | Alfred Edden | Labour |
| 1913 | | Alfred Edden | Labour |
| 1917 | | Alfred Edden | Nationalist |
| Term | Member | Member | Party |
| 1927 | | Hugh Connell | Labor |
| Term | Member | Member | Party |
| 1950 | | Joshua Arthur | Labor |
| 1953 by | | Tom Armstrong | Independent Labor |
| 1956 | | Tom Armstrong | Independent Labor |
| 1957 by | | Jack Stewart | Labor |
| 1959 | | Jack Stewart | Labor |
| 1962 | | Jack Stewart | Labor |
| 1965 | | Jack Stewart | Labor |
| 1968 | | Jack Stewart | Labor |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1960s
#### 1968

1968 New South Wales state election: Kahibah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jack Stewart | 12,949 | 58.5 | -5.1 |
| | Liberal | Roy Hammond | 7,166 | 32.4 | -4.1 |
| | Democratic Labor | William Crane | 1,055 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
| | Communist | Darrell Dawson | 691 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
| | Independent | William Fricker | 259 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,120 | 97.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 540 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,660 | 95.2 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jack Stewart | 13,843 | 62.6 | -1.0 |
| | Liberal | Roy Hammond | 8,277 | 37.4 | +1.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -1.0 | |

#### 1965

1965 New South Wales state election: Kahibah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jack Stewart | 11,740 | 55.6 | −6.1 |
| | Liberal | Wallace MacDonald | 9,384 | 44.4 | +44.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,124 | 98.5 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 311 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,435 | 95.5 | +0.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1962

1962 New South Wales state election: Kahibah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jack Stewart | 12,011 | 61.7 | −2.1 |
| | Independent | Wallace MacDonald | 7,473 | 38.3 | +38.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,484 | 98.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 298 | 1.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,782 | 95.4 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −2.1 | |

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

1959 New South Wales state election: Kahibah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Jack Stewart | 11,908 | 63.7 |
| | Liberal | Eric Cupit | 6,790 | 36.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,698 | 98.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 311 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,009 | 95.5 |
| | Labor gain from Independent Labor | Labor gain from Independent Labor | Swing | |

#### 1957 by-election

1957 Kahibah by-election Saturday 13 April :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Jack Stewart | 9,232 | 51.9 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Richley | 4,407 | 24.8 |
| | Democratic Labor | John Daley | 2,687 | 15.1 |
| | Independent | Ethelene James | 1,451 | 8.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,777 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 303 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,080 | 91.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A |

#### 1956

1956 New South Wales state election: Kahibah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Robert McCartney | 7,238 | 39.0 | −25.7 |
| | Independent Labor | Tom Armstrong | 6,195 | 33.4 | +33.4 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Richley | 5,129 | 27.6 | −7.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,562 | 98.9 | +3.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 213 | 1.1 | −3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,775 | 95.9 | −0.1 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent Labor | Tom Armstrong | 10,618 | 57.2 | +57.2 |
| | Labor | Robert McCartney | 7,944 | 42.8 | −21.9 |
| | Independent Labor gain from Labor | Independent Labor gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1953 by-election

1953 Kahibah by-election Saturday 31 October :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Tom Armstrong | 5,706 | 34.67 | +34.67 |
| | Liberal | Harry Quinlan | 5,144 | 31.26 | -4.07 |
| | Labor | Joshua Arthur, Sr. | 4,059 | 24.67 | -40.00 |
| | Independent | Inglis Alexander | 1,101 | 6.69 | +6.69 |
| | Communist | Douglas Olive | 446 | 2.71 | +2.71 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,456 | | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 428 | 2.53 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,884 | 88.82 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent | Tom Armstrong | 10,647 | 64.70 | +64.70 |
| | Liberal | Harry Quinlan | 5,809 | 35.30 | -0.03 |
| | Independent gain from Labor | Independent gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1953

1953 New South Wales state election: Kahibah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Joshua Arthur | 11,093 | 64.7 |
| | Liberal | Inglis Alexander | 6,061 | 35.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,154 | 95.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 759 | 4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,913 | 96.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

#### 1950

1950 New South Wales state election: Kahibah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Joshua Arthur | 12,633 | 69.3 |
| | Liberal | William Bourke | 5,608 | 30.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,241 | 99.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 181 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,422 | 95.3 |
| | Labor notional hold | Labor notional hold | | |
District recreated

#### 1930 - 1950

District abolished

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

1927 New South Wales state election: Kahibah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Hugh Connell | 9,228 | 72.6 | |
| | Nationalist | Arthur Ashton | 3,480 | 27.4 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,708 | 99.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 108 | 0.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,816 | 83.2 | |
| | Labor win | Labor win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
District recreated

#### 1920 - 1927

District abolished

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

1917 New South Wales state election: Kahibah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Alfred Edden | 3,728 | 48.5 | +15.1 |
| | Labor | Hugh Connell | 3,724 | 48.5 | -16.9 |
| | Independent | William Ellis | 234 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,686 | 99.1 | +1.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 67 | 0.9 | −1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,753 | 63.2 | −1.1 |
1917 New South Wales state election: Kahibah - Second Round :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Alfred Edden | 4,396 | 51.0 | |
| | Labor | Hugh Connell | 4,216 | 49.0 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,612 | 99.6 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 36 | 0.4 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,648 | 70.5 | +7.3 |
| | Member changed to Nationalist from Labor | Member changed to Nationalist from Labor | | | |

#### 1913

1913 New South Wales state election: Kahibah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Alfred Edden | 4,407 | 65.4 |
| | Liberal Reform | William Ellis | 2,253 | 33.4 |
| | Country Party Association | Edgar de Lough | 77 | 1.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,737 | 97.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 183 | 2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,920 | 64.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | |

#### 1910

1910 New South Wales state election: Kahibah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alfred Edden | 4,159 | 84.6 |
| | Liberal Reform | Walter Clutton | 760 | 15.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,919 | 98.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 98 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,017 | 65.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | | |

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

1907 New South Wales state election: Kahibah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alfred Edden | Unopposed | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | | | |

#### 1904

1904 New South Wales state election: Kahibah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alfred Edden | 1,966 | 87.4 |
| | Independent Liberal | John Bailey | 283 | 12.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,249 | 99.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 21 | 0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,270 | 31.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | | |

#### 1901

1901 New South Wales state election: Kahibah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alfred Edden | 1,218 | 89.5 | +24.5 |
| | Independent Liberal | John Bailey | 143 | 10.5 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,361 | 100.0 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,369 | 54.1 | −5.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | | | |

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

1898 New South Wales colonial election: Kahibah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alfred Edden | 843 | 65.0 |
| | Independent Federalist | William Richardson | 38 | 2.9 |
| | National Federal | Oswald Steel | 356 | 27.5 |
| | Independent | William Williams | 60 | 4.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,297 | 99.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 11 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,308 | 59.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | | |

#### 1895

1895 New South Wales colonial election: Kahibah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alfred Edden | unopposed | | |
| | Member changed to Labour from Independent Labour | Member changed to Labour from Independent Labour | | | |

#### 1894

1894 New South Wales colonial election: Kahibah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Labour | Alfred Edden | 1,041 | 54.7 | |
| | Independent | John Penman | 364 | 19.1 | |
| | Labour | George Errington | 355 | 18.7 | |
| | Ind. Free Trade | William Case | 70 | 3.7 | |
| | Independent | William Williams | 41 | 2.2 | |
| | Ind. Free Trade | Joseph Gorrick | 31 | 1.6 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,902 | 98.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 37 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,939 | 91.0 | |
| | Independent Labour win | Independent Labour win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |