# Electoral results for the district of Lane Cove

Lane Cove, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had two incarnations, the first from 1904 to 1913, the second from 1927 to the present.

## Members for Lane Cove

First incarnation (1904–1913) :
| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 1904 | | David Fell | Liberal Reform |
| 1907 | | David Fell | Liberal Reform |
| 1910 | | David Fell | Liberal Reform |
| Second incarnation (1927–present) ||||
| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 1927 | | Bryce Walmsley | Nationalist |
| 1930 by | | Herbert FitzSimons | Nationalist |
| 1930 | | Herbert FitzSimons | Nationalist |
| 1932 | | Herbert FitzSimons | United Australia |
| 1935 | | Herbert FitzSimons | United Australia |
| 1938 | | Herbert FitzSimons | United Australia |
| 1941 | | Herbert FitzSimons | United Australia |
| 1944 | | Henry Woodward | Labor |
| 1947 | | Ken McCaw | Liberal |
| 1950 | | Ken McCaw | Liberal |
| 1953 | | Ken McCaw | Liberal |
| 1956 | | Ken McCaw | Liberal |
| 1959 | | Ken McCaw | Liberal |
| 1962 | | Ken McCaw | Liberal |
| 1965 | | Ken McCaw | Liberal |
| 1968 | | Ken McCaw | Liberal |
| 1971 | | Ken McCaw | Liberal |
| 1973 | | Ken McCaw | Liberal |
| 1975 by | | John Dowd | Liberal |
| 1976 | | John Dowd | Liberal |
| 1978 | | John Dowd | Liberal |
| 1981 | | John Dowd | Liberal |
| 1984 | | John Dowd | Liberal |
| 1988 | | John Dowd | Liberal |
| 1991 | | Kerry Chikarovski | Liberal |
| 1995 | | Kerry Chikarovski | Liberal |
| 1999 | | Kerry Chikarovski | Liberal |
| 2003 | | Anthony Roberts | Liberal |
| 2007 | | Anthony Roberts | Liberal |
| 2011 | | Anthony Roberts | Liberal |
| 2015 | | Anthony Roberts | Liberal |
| 2019 | | Anthony Roberts | Liberal |

## Election results
### Elections in the 2020s
#### 2023

2023 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Anthony Roberts | 23,463 | 45.1 | −7.2 |
| | Labor | Penelope Pedersen | 12,469 | 24.0 | +3.8 |
| | Independent | Victoria Davidson | 10,608 | 20.4 | +20.4 |
| | Greens | Heather Armstrong | 4,331 | 8.3 | −2.1 |
| | Sustainable Australia | Ben Wise | 1,189 | 2.3 | +0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 52,060 | 98.1 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,026 | 1.9 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,086 | 90.6 | +1.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Anthony Roberts | 26,245 | 55.5 | −9.2 |
| | Labor | Penelope Pedersen | 21,047 | 44.5 | +9.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −9.2 | |

### Elections in the 2010s
#### 2019

2019 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Anthony Roberts | 26,388 | 51.80 | −5.35 |
| | Labor | Andrew Zbik | 10,281 | 20.18 | +0.05 |
| | Independent | Richard Quinn | 5,959 | 11.70 | +11.70 |
| | Greens | Pierre Masse | 5,441 | 10.68 | −4.13 |
| | Keep Sydney Open | Joanne Spiteri | 1,836 | 3.60 | +3.60 |
| | Sustainable Australia | Murray Fleming | 1,036 | 2.03 | +2.03 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 50,941 | 97.92 | +0.56 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,081 | 2.08 | −0.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,022 | 90.97 | −0.69 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Anthony Roberts | 29,042 | 64.35 | −3.47 |
| | Labor | Andrew Zbik | 16,092 | 35.65 | +3.47 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −3.47 | |

#### 2015

2015 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Anthony Roberts | 27,789 | 57.1 | −8.3 |
| | Labor | Andrew Zbik | 9,790 | 20.1 | +6.1 |
| | Greens | Pierre Masse | 7,203 | 14.8 | −2.7 |
| | Independent | Jim Sanderson | 2,029 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| | Christian Democrats | Peter Colsell | 1,060 | 2.2 | −0.5 |
| | No Land Tax | Irma Di Santo | 754 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 48,625 | 97.4 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,317 | 2.6 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,942 | 91.7 | +0.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Anthony Roberts | 29,451 | 67.8 | −9.5 |
| | Labor | Andrew Zbik | 13,972 | 32.2 | +9.5 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −9.5 | |

#### 2011

2011 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Anthony Roberts | 28,350 | 65.6 | +13.4 |
| | Greens | Keith McIlroy | 7,646 | 17.7 | +3.0 |
| | Labor | Mario Tsang | 6,046 | 14.0 | −10.5 |
| | Christian Democrats | Esther Heng | 1,174 | 2.7 | +0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 43,216 | 97.4 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,173 | 2.6 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,389 | 92.5 | +0.6 |
| Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
| | Liberal | Anthony Roberts | 30,093 | 77.3 | +15.0 |
| | Labor | Mario Tsang | 8,819 | 22.7 | –15.0 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Anthony Roberts | 29,556 | 75.7 | +13.3 |
| | Greens | Keith McIlroy | 9,496 | 24.3 | +24.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +13.3 | |

### Elections in the 2000s
#### 2007

2007 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Anthony Roberts | 21,579 | 52.3 | +6.7 |
| | Labor | Gabrielle O'Donnell | 10,094 | 24.4 | −8.7 |
| | Greens | Shauna Forrest | 6,059 | 14.7 | −0.2 |
| | Democrats | Kate Botting | 1,801 | 4.4 | +1.6 |
| | Christian Democrats | Arie Baalbergen | 960 | 2.3 | +2.1 |
| | Unity | William Ho | 806 | 2.0 | −0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 41,299 | 97.4 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,113 | 2.6 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,412 | 91.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Anthony Roberts | 23,365 | 62.4 | +9.6 |
| | Labor | Gabrielle O'Donnell | 14,101 | 37.6 | −9.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +9.6 | |

#### 2003

2003 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Anthony Roberts | 18,302 | 46.4 | −3.4 |
| | Labor | Gabrielle O'Donnell | 12,894 | 32.7 | +0.4 |
| | Greens | Shauna Forrest | 6,162 | 15.6 | +10.4 |
| | Democrats | Suzanne McGillivray | 1,234 | 3.1 | −6.1 |
| | Unity | Pei Li | 835 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 39,427 | 97.5 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 994 | 2.5 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,421 | 90.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Anthony Roberts | 19,343 | 53.2 | −4.2 |
| | Labor | Gabrielle O'Donnell | 17,002 | 46.8 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −4.2 | |

### Elections in the 1990s
#### 1999

1999 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Kerry Chikarovski | 19,896 | 49.8 | +1.2 |
| | Labor | Brad Powe | 12,911 | 32.3 | +8.5 |
| | Democrats | David Harcourt-Norton | 3,665 | 9.2 | +3.8 |
| | Greens | Suzy Orme | 2,060 | 5.2 | +2.2 |
| | One Nation | Joanne May | 1,092 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| | Against Further Immigration | Bernd Rindermann | 357 | 0.9 | +0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 39,981 | 97.7 | +1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 958 | 2.3 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,939 | 91.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Kerry Chikarovski | 21,379 | 57.4 | −4.9 |
| | Labor | Brad Powe | 15,846 | 42.6 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −4.9 | |

#### 1995

1995 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Kerry Chikarovski | 18,579 | 54.6 | −12.9 |
| | Labor | Cheryl Lawrence-Rowe | 5,542 | 16.3 | −1.9 |
| | No Aircraft Noise | Peter Astridge | 4,658 | 13.7 | +13.7 |
| | Democrats | Matthew Baird | 1,882 | 5.5 | −8.7 |
| | Greens | Cameron Little | 1,753 | 5.1 | +5.1 |
| | Independent | Ian Longbottom | 1,626 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 34,040 | 96.9 | +4.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,082 | 3.1 | −4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,122 | 92.0 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Kerry Chikarovski | 22,165 | 70.2 | −3.5 |
| | Labor | Cheryl Lawrence-Rowe | 9,396 | 29.8 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −3.5 | |

#### 1991

1991 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Kerry Chikarovski | 21,425 | 67.5 | −5.0 |
| | Labor | Luther Weate | 5,777 | 18.2 | −7.1 |
| | Democrats | Simon Disney | 4,531 | 14.3 | +12.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,733 | 92.8 | −4.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,466 | 7.2 | +4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,199 | 92.0 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Kerry Chikarovski | 22,537 | 73.7 | 0.0 |
| | Labor | Luther Weate | 8,049 | 26.3 | 0.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | 0.0 | |

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

1988 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Dowd | 20,871 | 72.6 | +7.4 |
| | Labor | Gary Stainton | 7,886 | 27.4 | −0.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,757 | 96.7 | −1.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 980 | 3.3 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,737 | 92.2 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.9 | |

#### 1984

1984 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Dowd | 17,720 | 65.6 | +7.5 |
| | Labor | Miron Shapira | 7,446 | 27.6 | −4.1 |
| | Democrats | Graham Baker | 1,831 | 6.8 | +0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,997 | 98.1 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 515 | 1.9 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,512 | 91.4 | +2.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Dowd | | 69.2 | +5.1 |
| | Labor | Miron Shapira | | 30.8 | −5.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +5.1 | |

#### 1981

1981 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Dowd | 15,511 | 58.1 | +5.9 |
| | Labor | Miron Shapira | 8,464 | 31.7 | −7.8 |
| | Democrats | Gary Smith | 1,750 | 6.6 | −1.7 |
| | Independent | Rhody Thomas | 966 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,691 | 97.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 646 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,337 | 89.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Dowd | 16,511 | 64.1 | +6.6 |
| | Labor | Miron Shapira | 9,264 | 35.9 | −6.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +6.6 | |

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

1978 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Dowd | 15,025 | 52.2 | −13.0 |
| | Labor | Elizabeth Bishop | 11,359 | 39.5 | +8.6 |
| | Democrats | John Newman | 2,380 | 8.3 | +8.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,764 | 98.1 | −0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 552 | 1.9 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,316 | 90.7 | −1.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Dowd | 16,548 | 57.5 | −8.9 |
| | Labor | Elizabeth Bishop | 12,216 | 42.5 | +8.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −8.9 | |

#### 1976

1976 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Dowd | 18,846 | 65.2 | +4.2 |
| | Labor | Alan Lees | 8,922 | 30.9 | +11.3 |
| | Australia | Elizabeth Poppleton | 1,147 | 4.0 | −8.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,915 | 98.7 | +1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 371 | 1.3 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,286 | 92.5 | +2.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Dowd | 19,188 | 66.4 | −2.9 |
| | Labor | Alan Lees | 9,720 | 33.6 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −2.9 | |

#### 1975 by-election

1975 Lane Cove by-election Saturday 8 February :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Dowd | 15,709 | 70.8 | +9.8 |
| | Australia | Brian Johnson | 5,870 | 26.4 | +13.5 |
| | British Australia | Harry Marsh | 622 | 2.8 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,201 | 97.7 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 521 | 2.3 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,722 | 73.0 | −17.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −69.3 | |

#### 1973

1973 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ken McCaw | 16,681 | 61.0 | +1.7 |
| | Labor | Robert Toner | 5,367 | 19.6 | −2.8 |
| | Australia | Malcolm Hilbery | 3,540 | 12.9 | +0.6 |
| | Democratic Labor | Francis Hernage | 1,270 | 4.6 | −1.5 |
| | Independent | Gregory Lewis | 315 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| | Independent | Peter Livesey | 174 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,347 | 97.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 706 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,053 | 90.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Ken McCaw | 18,951 | 69.3 | +0.2 |
| | Labor | Robert Toner | 8,396 | 30.7 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.2 | |

#### 1971

1971 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ken McCaw | 15,494 | 59.3 | −11.5 |
| | Labor | Ronald Gornall | 5,854 | 22.4 | −1.2 |
| | Australia | Malcolm Hilbery | 3,208 | 12.3 | +12.3 |
| | Democratic Labor | Reginald Lawson | 1,590 | 6.1 | +0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,146 | 98.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 427 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,573 | 91.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Ken McCaw | 18,077 | 69.1 | −6.1 |
| | Labor | Ronald Gornall | 8,069 | 30.9 | +6.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −6.1 | |

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

1968 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ken McCaw | 18,170 | 70.8 | −10.0 |
| | Labor | James Westerway | 6,071 | 23.6 | +23.6 |
| | Democratic Labor | Antony Liddle | 1,439 | 5.6 | −13.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,680 | 96.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 906 | 3.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,586 | 93.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Ken McCaw | 19,321 | 75.2 | −5.6 |
| | Labor | James Westerway | 6,359 | 24.8 | +24.8 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −5.6 | |

#### 1965

1965 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ken McCaw | 19,246 | 80.8 | −19.2 |
| | Democratic Labor | Edward Connolly | 4,583 | 19.2 | +19.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,829 | 93.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,606 | 6.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,435 | 92.6 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1962

1962 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ken McCaw | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | | | |

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

1959 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Ken McCaw | 16,842 | 69.6 |
| | Labor | Arthur Braddock | 6,556 | 27.1 |
| | Democratic Labor | Mary Gray | 816 | 3.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,214 | 98.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 360 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,574 | 93.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Ken McCaw | 17,495 | 72.3 |
| | Labor | Arthur Braddock | 6,719 | 27.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

#### 1956

1956 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ken McCaw | 16,066 | 74.1 | +8.7 |
| | Labor | Geoffrey O'Donnell | 5,605 | 25.9 | −8.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,671 | 98.6 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 316 | 1.4 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,987 | 93.1 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +8.7 | |

#### 1953

1953 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Ken McCaw | 13,514 | 65.4 |
| | Labor | Alan Bagot | 7,153 | 34.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,667 | 98.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 390 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,057 | 93.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

#### 1950

1950 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Ken McCaw | 15,470 | 70.7 |
| | Labor | Hugh Milne | 6,425 | 29.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,895 | 98.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 294 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,189 | 92.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

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

1947 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ken McCaw | 12,865 | 53.1 | +26.8 |
| | Labor | Henry Woodward | 10,289 | 42.5 | −1.9 |
| | Communist | Leslie Greenfield | 1,083 | 4.5 | +4.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,237 | 98.7 | +1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 316 | 1.3 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,553 | 95.9 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

#### 1944

1944 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Henry Woodward | 9,521 | 44.4 | −2.3 |
| | Democratic | John Cramer | 5,641 | 26.3 | −20.5 |
| | Liberal Democratic | Norman Thomas | 4,122 | 19.2 | +19.2 |
| | Independent | George Holloway | 2,168 | 10.1 | +10.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,451 | 97.2 | −1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 617 | 2.8 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,452 | 93.3 | −0.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Henry Woodward | 11,143 | 51.9 | +2.8 |
| | Democratic | John Cramer | 10,309 | 48.1 | −2.8 |
| | Labor gain from Democratic | Labor gain from Democratic | Swing | +2.8 | |

#### 1941

1941 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | United Australia | Herbert FitzSimons | 9,669 | 46.8 |
| | Labor | Arthur Treble | 9,652 | 46.7 |
| | Independent | Arthur Russell | 1,337 | 6.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,658 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 359 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,017 | 93.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | United Australia | Herbert FitzSimons | 10,523 | 50.9 |
| | Labor | Arthur Treble | 10,135 | 49.1 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | |

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

1938 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Herbert FitzSimons | unopposed | | |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | | | |

#### 1935

1935 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Herbert FitzSimons | 14,018 | 83.3 | +4.6 |
| | Centre | Eric Campbell | 2,813 | 16.7 | +16.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,831 | 90.1 | −8.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,852 | 9.9 | +8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,683 | 96.3 | 0.0 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1932

1932 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Herbert FitzSimons | 14,402 | 78.7 | +20.1 |
| | Labor (NSW) | Jack Fitzpatrick | 3,894 | 21.3 | −7.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,296 | 98.6 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 251 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,547 | 96.3 | +1.1 |
| | Labor (NSW) hold | Labor (NSW) hold | Swing | | |

#### 1930

1930 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nationalist | Herbert FitzSimons | 10,419 | 58.6 |
| | Labor | Frederick Hutt | 5,195 | 29.2 |
| | Australian | Henry Macourt | 2,147 | 12.1 |
| | Communist | George Smith | 32 | 0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,793 | 98.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 245 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,038 | 95.2 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | |

#### 1930 by-election

1930 Lane Cove state by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Herbert FitzSimons | 5,775 | 43.5 | −14.3 |
| | Labor | Frederick Hutt | 4,080 | 30.7 | +8.0 |
| | Australian | Frederick Dunn | 3,399 | 25.6 | +6.0 |
| | Unlimited Revolutionary | Theodore McLennan | 30 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,284 | 99.2 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 113 | 0.8 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,397 | 72.8 | −9.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Nationalist | Herbert FitzSimons | 7,160 | 58.9 | +58.9 |
| | Labor | Frederick Hutt | 4,990 | 41.1 | +41.1 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |

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

    This section is an excerpt from 1927 New South Wales state election § Lane Cove
1927 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Bryce Walmsley | 7,618 | 57.8 | |
| | Labor | Edgar Nelson | 2,987 | 22.7 | |
| | Ind. Nationalist | Frederick Dunn | 2,585 | 19.6 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,190 | 98.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 181 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,371 | 82.1 | |
| | Nationalist win | Nationalist win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
District re-established

#### 1913 - 1927

District abolished

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

    This section is an excerpt from 1910 New South Wales state election § Lane Cove
1910 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Reform | David Fell | 5,385 | 61.0 |
| | Labour | Sydney Hutton | 3,444 | 39.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,829 | 99.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 67 | 0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,896 | 68.7 |
| | Liberal Reform hold | Liberal Reform hold | | |

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

    This section is an excerpt from 1907 New South Wales state election § Lane Cove
1907 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Reform | David Fell | 4,380 | 72.4 |
| | Labour | Robert Boxall | 1,673 | 27.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,053 | 96.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 212 | 3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,265 | 60.6 |
| | Liberal Reform hold | Liberal Reform hold | | |

#### 1904

    This section is an excerpt from 1904 New South Wales state election § Lane Cove
1904 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Reform | David Fell | 3,395 | 65.8 | |
| | Labour | Sydney Hutton | 1,765 | 34.2 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,160 | 99.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 19 | 0.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,179 | 56.8 | |
| | Liberal Reform win | Liberal Reform win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
Lane Cove was a new seat and consisted of parts St Leonards and the abolished seats of Ryde and Willoughby. the member for St Leonards was Edward Clark (Liberal Reform) who unsuccessfully contested that seat as an Independent Liberal Reform candidate. The member for Willoughby was Charles Wade (Liberal Reform) who successfully contested Gordon. The member for Ryde was Edward Terry (Independent) who did not contest the election.