# Electoral results for the district of Neutral Bay

Neutral Bay, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1927 and abolished in 1962.
| Election | Member | Party |
| 1927 | Reginald Weaver | Nationalist |
| 1930 | Reginald Weaver | Nationalist |
| 1931 | Reginald Weaver | United Australia |
| 1932 | Reginald Weaver | United Australia |
| 1935 | Reginald Weaver | United Australia |
| 1938 | Reginald Weaver | United Australia |
| 1941 | Reginald Weaver | United Australia |
| 1944 | Reginald Weaver | Democratic / Liberal |
| 1945 by | Ivan Black | Liberal |
| 1947 | Ivan Black | Liberal |
| 1950 | Ivan Black | Liberal |
| 1951 by | Ivan Black | Liberal |
| 1953 | Ivan Black | Liberal |
| 1956 | Ivan Black | Liberal |
| 1959 | Ivan Black | Liberal |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1950s
#### 1959

1959 New South Wales state election: Neutral Bay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ivan Black | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | | | |

#### 1956

1956 New South Wales state election: Neutral Bay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ivan Black | 15,585 | 74.9 | −25.1 |
| | Labor | Donald Gray | 5,228 | 25.1 | +25.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,813 | 98.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 330 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,143 | 91.6 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1953

1953 New South Wales state election: Neutral Bay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ivan Black | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | | | |

#### 1951 by-election

1951 Neutral Bay by-election Monday 21 May :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ivan Black (re-elected) | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | | | |

#### 1950

1950 New South Wales state election: Neutral Bay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Ivan Black | 13,791 | 72.8 |
| | Labor | Frank McCullum | 5,161 | 27.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,952 | 98.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 264 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,216 | 91.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

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

1947 New South Wales state election: Neutral Bay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ivan Black | 17,349 | 72.2 | +15.3 |
| | Independent | Jack Prior | 6,670 | 27.8 | +27.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,019 | 98.6 | +1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 348 | 1.4 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,367 | 93.8 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1945 by-election

1945 Neutral Bay by-election Saturday 15 December :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ivan Black | 10,839 | 56.4 | -0.5 |
| | Independent | Kenneth Bolton | 8,393 | 43.6 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,232 | 96.7 | −0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 657 | 3.3 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,889 | 77.6 | −12.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1944

1944 New South Wales state election: Neutral Bay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Reginald Weaver | 12,700 | 56.9 | -43.1 |
| | Labor | George Manuel | 6,334 | 28.4 | +28.4 |
| | Liberal Democratic | James Rolle | 3,285 | 14.7 | +14.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,319 | 97.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 538 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,857 | 90.5 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

#### 1941

1941 New South Wales state election: Neutral Bay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Reginald Weaver | unopposed | | |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | | | |

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

1938 New South Wales state election: Neutral Bay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Reginald Weaver | unopposed | | |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | | | |

#### 1935

1935 New South Wales state election: Neutral Bay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Reginald Weaver | 13,937 | 88.4 | +7.7 |
| | Independent | Peter Pollack | 1,825 | 11.6 | +11.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,762 | 93.5 | −4.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,092 | 6.5 | +4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,854 | 94.2 | −2.4 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1932

1932 New South Wales state election: Neutral Bay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Reginald Weaver | 12,845 | 80.7 | +15.3 |
| | Labor (NSW) | William McMullen | 3,072 | 19.3 | -8.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,917 | 98.3 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 276 | 1.7 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,193 | 96.6 | +3.4 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1930

1930 New South Wales state election: Neutral Bay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nationalist | Reginald Weaver | 10,401 | 65.4 |
| | Labor | John Green | 4,404 | 27.7 |
| | Australian | Raymond Sullivan | 1,095 | 6.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,900 | 98.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 190 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,090 | 93.2 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | |

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

1927 New South Wales state election: Neutral Bay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Reginald Weaver | 9,076 | 69.5 | |
| | Independent Labor | Alfred Waterhouse | 2,451 | 18.8 | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Frederick Aarons | 1,533 | 11.7 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,060 | 98.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 184 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,244 | 80.8 | |
| | Nationalist win | Nationalist win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |