# Electoral results for the district of Ashburnham

Ashburnham, 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 1950.
First incarnation (1894–1920) :
| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 1894 | | Albert Gardiner | Independent Labor |
| 1895 | | Joseph Reymond | Protectionist |
| 1898 | | Joseph Reymond | Protectionist |
| 1901 | | Joseph Reymond | Progressive |
| 1904 | | Eden George | Liberal Reform |
| 1907 | | John Lynch | Labor |
| 1910 | | John Lynch | Labor |
| 1913 | | Arthur Grimm | Farmers and Settlers |
| 1917 | | Arthur Grimm | Nationalist |
| Second incarnation (1927–1950) ||||
| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 1927 | | Edmund Best | Nationalist |
| 1930 | | William Keast | Labor |
| 1932 | | Hilton Elliott | Country |
| 1935 | | Hilton Elliott | Country |
| 1938 | | Hilton Elliott | Country |
| 1941 | | Edgar Dring | Labor |
| 1944 | | Edgar Dring | Labor |
| 1947 | | Edgar Dring | Labor |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1940s
#### 1947

1947 New South Wales state election: Ashburnham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Edgar Dring | 6,472 | 47.5 | -10.9 |
| | Liberal | Holman Cockram | 3,671 | 26.9 | +26.9 |
| | Country | Hilton Elliott | 3,481 | 25.6 | -16.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,624 | 98.6 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 194 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,818 | 95.9 | +4.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Edgar Dring | 6,921 | 50.8 | -7.6 |
| | Liberal | Holman Cockram | 6,703 | 49.2 | +49.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -7.6 | |

#### 1944

1944 New South Wales state election: Ashburnham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Edgar Dring | 7,418 | 58.4 | +3.8 |
| | Country | Charles McCarron | 5,278 | 41.6 | -3.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,696 | 98.0 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 264 | 2.0 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,960 | 91.4 | −2.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.8 | |

#### 1941

1941 New South Wales state election: Ashburnham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Edgar Dring | 7,367 | 54.6 |
| | Country | Hilton Elliott | 6,136 | 45.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,503 | 98.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 220 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,723 | 94.2 |
| | Labor gain from Country | Labor gain from Country | Swing | |

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

1938 New South Wales state election: Ashburnham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Hilton Elliott | 6,409 | 48.4 | -4.5 |
| | Labor | Edgar Dring | 5,779 | 43.6 | -3.5 |
| | Independent | William Gibbons | 1,065 | 8.0 | +8.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,253 | 98.7 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 175 | 1.3 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,428 | 96.8 | 0.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Hilton Elliott | 6,963 | 52.5 | -0.4 |
| | Labor | Edgar Dring | 6,290 | 47.5 | +0.4 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -0.4 | |

#### 1935

1935 New South Wales state election: Ashburnham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Hilton Elliott | 6,986 | 52.9 | +19.5 |
| | Labor (NSW) | William Keast | 6,228 | 47.1 | +5.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,214 | 98.9 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 150 | 1.1 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,364 | 96.8 | −0.3 |
| | Country hold | Country hold | Swing | -4.1 | |

#### 1932

1932 New South Wales state election: Ashburnham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor (NSW) | William Keast | 5,211 | 41.7 | -7.6 |
| | Country | Hilton Elliott | 4,175 | 33.4 | +33.4 |
| | United Australia | Eric Pryor | 2,474 | 19.8 | -18.4 |
| | Ind. United Australia | Edmund Best | 631 | 5.1 | +5.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,491 | 98.5 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 189 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,680 | 97.1 | +2.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country | Hilton Elliott | 7,124 | 57.0 | +57.0 |
| | Labor (NSW) | William Keast | 5,367 | 43.0 | -7.4 |
| | Country gain from Labor (NSW) | Country gain from Labor (NSW) | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1930

1930 New South Wales state election: Ashburnham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | William Keast | 5,941 | 49.3 |
| | Nationalist | Edmund Best (defeated) | 4,611 | 38.2 |
| | Independent Country | David Kelly | 1,512 | 12.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,064 | 98.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 179 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,243 | 95.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | William Keast | 6,084 | 50.4 |
| | Nationalist | Edmund Best | 5,980 | 49.6 |
| | Labor gain from Nationalist | Labor gain from Nationalist | Swing | |

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

1927 New South Wales state election: Ashburnham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Edmund Best | 7,063 | 58.8 | |
| | Labor | William Keast | 4,954 | 41.2 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,017 | 98.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 200 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,217 | 82.8 | |
| | Nationalist win | Nationalist win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

#### 1920 - 1927

District abolished

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

1917 New South Wales state election: Ashburnham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Arthur Grimm | 4,169 | 54.9 | +4.6 |
| | Labor | John Lynch | 3,423 | 45.1 | -4.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,592 | 99.0 | +1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 78 | 1.0 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,670 | 72.6 | −4.9 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | +4.6 | |

#### 1913

1913 New South Wales state election: Ashburnham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Farmers and Settlers | Arthur Grimm | 3,999 | 50.3 |
| | Labor | John Lynch | 3,954 | 49.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,953 | 97.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 205 | 2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,158 | 77.5 |
| | Farmers and Settlers gain from Labor | Farmers and Settlers gain from Labor | | |

#### 1910

1910 New South Wales state election: Ashburnham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Lynch | 3,349 | 53.4 |
| | Liberal Reform | Reginald Weaver | 2,917 | 46.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,266 | 98.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 118 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,384 | 75.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | | |

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

1907 New South Wales state election: Ashburnham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Lynch | 2,972 | 53.7 | +22.3 |
| | Liberal Reform | Eden George | 2,560 | 46.3 | +10.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,532 | 96.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 231 | 4.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,763 | 74.0 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Reform | Labour gain from Liberal Reform | Swing | +5.7 | |

#### 1904

1904 New South Wales state election: Ashburnham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Reform | Eden George | 1,832 | 35.4 |
| | Independent | Joseph Reymond | 1,721 | 33.2 |
| | Labour | Patrick Clara | 1,626 | 31.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,179 | 99.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 29 | 0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,208 | 68.7 |
| | Liberal Reform gain from Progressive | Liberal Reform gain from Progressive | | |

#### 1901

1901 New South Wales state election: Ashburnham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive | Joseph Reymond | 1,081 | 56.0 | -2.2 |
| | Liberal Reform | Thomas Bavister | 605 | 31.4 | -10.4 |
| | Independent | Frank Calder | 243 | 12.6 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,929 | 99.4 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 12 | 0.6 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,941 | 68.3 | +0.6 |
| | Progressive hold | Progressive hold | | | |

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

1898 New South Wales colonial election: Ashburnham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | National Federal | Joseph Reymond | 1,092 | 58.2 |
| | Free Trade | Albert Gardiner | 783 | 41.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,875 | 99.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 18 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,893 | 67.6 |
| | National Federal hold | National Federal hold | | |

#### 1895

1895 New South Wales colonial election: Ashburnham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Protectionist | Joseph Reymond | 672 | 44.0 |
| | Free Trade | Albert Gardiner | 534 | 35.0 |
| | Labour | George Hutchinson | 322 | 21.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,528 | 99.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5 | 0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,533 | 70.1 |
| | Protectionist gain from Free Trade | Protectionist gain from Free Trade | | |

#### 1894

1894 New South Wales colonial election: Ashburnham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Labour | Albert Gardiner | 577 | 31.9 | |
| | Protectionist | Alfred Stokes | 530 | 29.3 | |
| | Ind. Free Trade | George Hutchinson | 386 | 21.3 | |
| | Labour | John Hanney | 195 | 10.8 | |
| | Ind. Free Trade | Thomas Spencer | 121 | 6.7 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,809 | 97.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 39 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,848 | 83.3 | |
| | Independent Labour win | Independent Labour win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |