# Electoral results for the district of Auburn

Auburn, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was established in 1927.

## Members

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1927 | Jack Lang | Labor |
| 1930 | Jack Lang | Labor |
| 1932 | Jack Lang | Labor (NSW) |
| 1935 | Jack Lang | Labor (NSW) |
| 1938 | Jack Lang | Labor / Labor (N-C) |
| 1941 | Jack Lang | Labor |
| 1943 by | Jack Lang | Lang Labor |
| 1944 | Jack Lang | Lang Labor |
| 1946 by | Chris Lang | Lang Labor |
| 1947 | Chris Lang | Lang Labor |
| 1950 | Edgar Dring | Labor |
| 1953 | Edgar Dring | Labor |
| 1956 | Thomas Ryan | Labor |
| 1959 | Thomas Ryan | Labor |
| 1962 | Thomas Ryan | Labor |
| 1965 | Peter Cox | Labor |
| 1968 | Peter Cox | Labor |
| 1971 | Peter Cox | Labor |
| 1973 | Peter Cox | Labor |
| 1976 | Peter Cox | Labor |
| 1978 | Peter Cox | Labor |
| 1981 | Peter Cox | Labor |
| 1984 | Peter Cox | Labor |
| 1988 | Peter Nagle | Labor |
| 1991 | Peter Nagle | Labor |
| 1995 | Peter Nagle | Labor |
| 1999 | Peter Nagle | Labor |
| 2001 by | Barbara Perry | Labor |
| 2003 | Barbara Perry | Labor |
| 2007 | Barbara Perry | Labor |
| 2011 | Barbara Perry | Labor |
| 2015 | Luke Foley | Labor |
| 2019 | Lynda Voltz | Labor |

## Election results
### 2023

2023 New South Wales state election: Auburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Lynda Voltz | 28,167 | 60.1 | +6.0 |
| | Liberal | Haseen Zaman | 9,327 | 19.9 | −11.3 |
| | Greens | Masoomeh Asgari | 3,237 | 6.9 | +0.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julie Morkos Douaihy | 3,162 | 6.7 | +6.7 |
| | | Jamal Daoud | 1,733 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| | Sustainable Australia | Shelley Goed | 1,227 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 46,853 | 93.4 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,286 | 6.6 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,139 | 84.8 | +0.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Lynda Voltz | 30,701 | 74.0 | +10.3 |
| | Liberal | Haseen Zaman | 10,793 | 26.0 | −10.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +10.3 | |

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

2019 New South Wales state election: Auburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Lynda Voltz | 22,396 | 49.94 | +5.40 |
| | Liberal | Kyoung Hee (Christina) Kang | 16,094 | 35.89 | +0.55 |
| | Greens | Janet Castle | 3,357 | 7.49 | +1.42 |
| | Independent | Luke Ahern | 1,635 | 3.65 | +3.65 |
| | Keep Sydney Open | Kieron Lee | 1,360 | 3.03 | +3.03 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 44,842 | 93.97 | −0.50 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,875 | 6.03 | +0.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,717 | 86.23 | −0.78 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Lynda Voltz | 24,419 | 59.13 | +3.20 |
| | Liberal | Kyoung Hee (Christina) Kang | 16,876 | 40.87 | −3.20 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.20 | |

#### 2015

2015 New South Wales state election: Auburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Luke Foley | 19,504 | 44.5 | −1.0 |
| | Liberal | Ronney Oueik | 15,471 | 35.3 | +1.9 |
| | Greens | Malikeh Michels | 2,658 | 6.1 | −0.4 |
| | Independent | Paul Garrard | 2,457 | 5.6 | +5.6 |
| | No Land Tax | Kays Ahmed | 1,857 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| | Christian Democrats | Raema Walker | 1,836 | 4.2 | −0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 43,783 | 94.5 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,560 | 5.5 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,343 | 87.0 | +0.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Luke Foley | 21,343 | 55.9 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal | Ronney Oueik | 16,816 | 44.1 | +1.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −1.3 | |

#### 2011

2011 New South Wales state election: Auburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Barbara Perry | 20,377 | 46.3 | -14.0 |
| | Liberal | Ned Attie | 14,159 | 32.2 | +17.8 |
| | Greens | Michael Kiddle | 2,969 | 6.7 | +2.7 |
| | Independent | Salim Mehajer | 2,964 | 6.7 | +6.7 |
| | Christian Democrats | Raema Walker | 2,323 | 5.3 | +1.4 |
| | Social Justice Network | Jamal Daoud | 759 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| | Socialist Equality | Carolyn Kennett | 477 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 44,028 | 95.0 | −0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,318 | 5.0 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,346 | 90.9 | −1.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Barbara Perry | 22,199 | 58.5 | -20.3 |
| | Liberal | Ned Attie | 15,758 | 41.5 | +20.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -20.3 | |

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

2007 New South Wales state election: Auburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Barbara Perry | 24,314 | 60.3 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal | George Pierides | 5,771 | 14.3 | -2.4 |
| | Unity | Jack Au | 3,866 | 9.6 | +2.4 |
| | Greens | Malikeh Michaels | 1,621 | 4.0 | -4.3 |
| | Christian Democrats | Allan Lotfizadeh | 1,582 | 3.9 | +1.1 |
| | Independent | Mamdouh Habib | 1,554 | 3.9 | +3.9 |
| | Democrats | Silma Ihram | 1,087 | 2.7 | +1.3 |
| | Independent | Bob Vinnicombe | 536 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 42,331 | 95.8 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,775 | 4.2 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,106 | 91.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Barbara Perry | 27,095 | 78.7 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal | George Pierides | 7,312 | 21.3 | -2.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.2 | |

#### 2003

2003 New South Wales state election: Auburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Barbara Perry | 24,764 | 60.8 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal | Levent Emirali | 6,619 | 16.2 | -3.5 |
| | Greens | Steve Maxwell | 3,349 | 8.2 | +6.4 |
| | Unity | Shui Au | 2,697 | 6.6 | -0.8 |
| | Christian Democrats | Greg Kaitanovich | 1,122 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| | One Nation | Kane O'Connor | 811 | 2.0 | -4.2 |
| | Democrats | Keith Darley | 593 | 1.4 | -1.4 |
| | Against Further Immigration | Dale Francis | 435 | 1.1 | -0.5 |
| | Legal System Reform | Thoria Yagoub | 201 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Roberto Jorquera | 172 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 40,763 | 95.6 | −0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,895 | 4.4 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,658 | 92.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Barbara Perry | 26,873 | 77.3 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal | Levent Emirali | 7,911 | 22.7 | -3.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.0 | |

#### 2001 by-election

2001 Auburn by-election Saturday 8 September :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Barbara Perry | 17,690 | 46.57 | -12.92 |
| | Liberal | Judy Irvine | 8,499 | 22.38 | -3.35 |
| | Unity | Le Lam | 3,792 | 9.98 | +2.56 |
| | Independent | Mohamed Saddick | 2,581 | 6.79 | |
| | Unaffiliated | Bob Vinnicombe | 1,741 | 4.58 | |
| | Democrats | Colin McDermott | 903 | 2.38 | -0.44 |
| | Greens | Steve Maxwell | 845 | 2.22 | +0.38 |
| | Independent | Kim Appleby | 744 | 1.96 | |
| | Unaffiliated | Bala Balendra | 616 | 1.62 | |
| | Christian Democrats | David Barker | 501 | 1.32 | |
| | Independent | Caleb Barker | 72 | 0.19 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 37,984 | 96.93 | +0.67 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,204 | 3.07 | −0.67 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,188 | 85.51 | −8.11 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Barbara Perry | 19,600 | 63.14 | -11.13 |
| | Liberal | Judy Irvine | 11,443 | 36.86 | +11.13 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -11.13 | |

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

1999 New South Wales state election: Auburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Peter Nagle | 24,207 | 59.5 | -4.4 |
| | Liberal | Bulent Borluk | 8,031 | 19.7 | -10.6 |
| | Unity | Fatia Yakup | 3,021 | 7.4 | +7.4 |
| | One Nation | Kane O'Connor | 2,536 | 6.2 | +6.2 |
| | Democrats | Colin McDermott | 1,148 | 2.8 | +2.6 |
| | Greens | Geoff Ash | 749 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| | Against Further Immigration | Chris Johnson | 620 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| | Democratic Socialist | Shane Bentley | 378 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 40,690 | 96.3 | +3.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,581 | 3.7 | −3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,271 | 93.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Peter Nagle | 27,158 | 74.3 | +7.1 |
| | Liberal | Bulent Borluk | 9,409 | 25.7 | -7.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +7.1 | |

#### 1995

1995 New South Wales state election: Auburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Peter Nagle | 21,171 | 64.0 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal | Camille Harb | 9,945 | 30.1 | +2.1 |
| | Call to Australia | Douglas Morrison | 1,150 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| | Natural Law | Peter Catts | 805 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,071 | 92.3 | +6.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,765 | 7.7 | −6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,836 | 93.8 | −0.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Peter Nagle | 21,887 | 67.4 | -0.7 |
| | Liberal | Camille Harb | 10,587 | 32.6 | +0.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -0.7 | |

#### 1991

1991 New South Wales state election: Auburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Peter Nagle | 18,528 | 61.8 | +13.0 |
| | Liberal | Fahmi Hussain | 8,391 | 28.0 | +0.7 |
| | Democrats | Marcus Weyland | 1,720 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| | Independent | Ed Dogramaci | 1,357 | 4.5 | +4.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,996 | 85.5 | −9.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 5,076 | 14.5 | +9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,072 | 94.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Peter Nagle | 19,793 | 68.1 | +9.2 |
| | Liberal | Fahmi Hussain | 9,290 | 31.9 | -9.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +9.2 | |

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

1988 New South Wales state election: Auburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Peter Nagle | 14,186 | 48.3 | -21.7 |
| | Liberal | Virginia Schrader | 6,618 | 22.5 | -7.5 |
| | Independent EFF | Terrence Keegan | 5,661 | 19.3 | +19.3 |
| | Independent EFF | John Hadchiti | 2,908 | 9.9 | +9.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,373 | 94.7 | −1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,645 | 5.3 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,018 | 94.0 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Peter Nagle | 16,359 | 60.7 | -9.3 |
| | Liberal | Virginia Schrader | 10,589 | 39.3 | +9.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -9.3 | |

#### 1984

1984 New South Wales state election: Auburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Peter Cox | 17,831 | 66.8 | -3.5 |
| | Liberal | Rudolph Ognibene | 8,856 | 33.2 | +3.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,687 | 95.9 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,142 | 4.1 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,829 | 92.7 | +1.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.5 | |

#### 1981

1981 New South Wales state election: Auburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Peter Cox | 18,537 | 70.3 | -3.2 |
| | Liberal | David Lynam | 7,840 | 29.7 | +5.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,377 | 95.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,262 | 4.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,639 | 91.4 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -4.8 | |

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

1978 New South Wales state election: Auburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Peter Cox | 23,636 | 76.5 | +11.2 |
| | Liberal | Maree Lloyd | 6,596 | 21.3 | -13.4 |
| | Communist | Aileen Beaver | 661 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,893 | 97.0 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 941 | 3.0 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,834 | 93.6 | −1.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Peter Cox | 24,204 | 78.4 | +13.1 |
| | Liberal | Maree Lloyd | 6,686 | 21.6 | -13.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +13.1 | |

#### 1976

1976 New South Wales state election: Auburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Peter Cox | 20,955 | 65.3 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal | Stephen Sim | 11,132 | 34.7 | +3.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,087 | 97.4 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 856 | 2.6 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,943 | 94.6 | +0.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.2 | |

#### 1973

1973 New South Wales state election: Auburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Peter Cox | 19,371 | 62.8 | -4.9 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Deane | 9,480 | 30.8 | -1.5 |
| | Democratic Labor | Christopher Carroll | 1,979 | 6.4 | +6.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,830 | 97.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 960 | 3.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,790 | 93.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Peter Cox | 19,767 | 64.1 | -3.6 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Deane | 11,063 | 35.9 | +3.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.6 | |

#### 1971

1971 New South Wales state election: Auburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Peter Cox | 17,074 | 67.7 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal | William McIntyre | 8,150 | 32.3 | -3.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,224 | 97.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 609 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,833 | 94.2 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.2 | |

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

1968 New South Wales state election: Auburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Peter Cox | 16,784 | 64.5 | +5.6 |
| | Liberal | Gregory Ricardo | 9,230 | 35.5 | -5.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,014 | 97.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 783 | 2.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,797 | 94.7 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +5.6 | |

#### 1965

1965 New South Wales state election: Auburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Peter Cox | 14,804 | 59.0 | −5.9 |
| | Liberal | Neil Davis | 10,310 | 41.0 | +5.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,114 | 98.0 | −0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 507 | 2.0 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,621 | 94.6 | −0.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −5.9 | |

#### 1962

1962 New South Wales state election: Auburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Thomas Ryan | 16,430 | 64.9 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal | Robert Leech | 8,877 | 35.1 | −0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,307 | 98.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 333 | 1.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,640 | 95.3 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.3 | |

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

1959 New South Wales state election: Auburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Thomas Ryan | 15,321 | 64.6 |
| | Liberal | John Steel | 8,396 | 35.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,717 | 98.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 460 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,177 | 94.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

#### 1956

1956 New South Wales state election: Auburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Thomas Ryan | 8,430 | 42.0 | −20.0 |
| | Liberal | John Steel | 5,904 | 29.4 | +29.4 |
| | Lang Labor | Chris Lang | 5,263 | 26.2 | −11.8 |
| | Independent | Edward Spensley | 461 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,058 | 98.2 | +2.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 365 | 1.8 | −2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,423 | 94.3 | −0.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Thomas Ryan | 13,177 | 65.7 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal | John Steel | 6,881 | 34.3 | +34.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1953

1953 New South Wales state election: Auburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Edgar Dring | 12,095 | 62.0 |
| | Lang Labor | Chris Lang | 7,406 | 38.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,501 | 96.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 786 | 3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,287 | 94.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

#### 1950

1950 New South Wales state election: Auburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Edgar Dring | 10,151 | 42.3 |
| | Lang Labor | Chris Lang | 5,815 | 24.2 |
| | Liberal | James Dennison | 5,683 | 23.7 |
| | Independent | Alexander Kerr | 1,808 | 7.5 |
| | Communist | Roy Kirby | 536 | 2.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,993 | 96.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 953 | 3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,946 | 93.4 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Edgar Dring | 13,556 | 56.5 |
| | Lang Labor | Chris Lang | 10,437 | 43.5 |
| | Labor gain from Lang Labor | Labor gain from Lang Labor | Swing | |

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

1947 New South Wales state election: Auburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Lang Labor | Chris Lang | 10,263 | 46.2 | -19.6 |
| | Labor | Frank Peffer | 6,160 | 27.8 | -6.4 |
| | Independent | Alexander Kerr | 4,929 | 22.2 | +22.2 |
| | Communist | Stanley Roy | 849 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,201 | 97.2 | +1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 648 | 2.8 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,849 | 95.4 | +2.3 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Lang Labor | Chris Lang | 12,357 | 55.7 | -10.1 |
| | Labor | Frank Peffer | 9,844 | 44.3 | +10.1 |
| | Lang Labor hold | Lang Labor hold | Swing | -10.1 | |

#### 1946 by-election

1946 Auburn by-election Saturday 9 November :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Lang Labor | Chris Lang | 11,064 | 52.32 |
| | Labor | Frank Peffer | 7,965 | 37.67 |
| | Independent | Edward Felsch | 2,117 | 10.01 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,146 | 98.62 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 295 | 1.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,441 | 87.61 |
| | Lang Labor hold | Lang Labor hold | Swing | |

#### 1944

1944 New South Wales state election: Auburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Lang Labor | Jack Lang | 12,871 | 65.8 | +65.8 |
| | Labor | Patrick Mooney | 6,699 | 34.2 | -35.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,570 | 96.1 | +2.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 794 | 3.9 | −2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,364 | 93.1 | −0.5 |
| | Member changed to Lang Labor from Labor | Member changed to Lang Labor from Labor | Swing | N/A | |
* Jack Lang was the sitting MP for Auburn, who won the previous election as a Labor candidate.

#### 1943 by-election

1943 Auburn by-election Saturday 2 October :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Lang Labor | Jack Lang (re-elected) | 10,779 | 57.89 |
| | Labor | Gordon Byrne | 5,346 | 28.71 |
| | Independent | Edward Spensley | 2,495 | 13.40 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,620 | 98.37 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 308 | 1.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,928 | 83.98 |
| | Member changed to Lang Labor from Labor | Member changed to Lang Labor from Labor | Swing | N/A |

#### 1941

1941 New South Wales state election: Auburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Jack Lang | 12,960 | 69.7 |
| | State Labor | Clarence Campbell | 5,645 | 30.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,605 | 94.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,173 | 5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,778 | 93.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

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

1938 New South Wales state election: Auburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jack Lang | 10,771 | 59.2 | +2.6 |
| | Industrial Labor | Jack Hooke | 7,416 | 40.8 | +40.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,187 | 95.2 | −3.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 906 | 4.8 | +3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,093 | 95.9 | −0.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1935

1935 New South Wales state election: Auburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor (NSW) | Jack Lang | 10,316 | 56.6 | +4.6 |
| | Federal Labor | Ben Chifley | 7,916 | 43.4 | +3.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,232 | 98.3 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 321 | 1.7 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,553 | 96.3 | +0.3 |
| | Labor (NSW) hold | Labor (NSW) hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1932

1932 New South Wales state election: Auburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor (NSW) | Jack Lang | 9,233 | 52.0 | -23.8 |
| | Federal Labor | Percy Coleman | 7,075 | 39.9 | +39.9 |
| | United Australia | Phillip Wilkins | 1,316 | 7.4 | -14.9 |
| | Communist | Lawrence Sharkey | 112 | 0.6 | -0.5 |
| | Independent | Theodore McLennan | 19 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,755 | 97.6 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 431 | 2.4 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,186 | 96.0 | +0.3 |
| | Labor (NSW) hold | Labor (NSW) hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1930

1930 New South Wales state election: Auburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Jack Lang | 13,174 | 75.8 |
| | Nationalist | Sidney Massey | 3,885 | 22.3 |
| | Communist | Herbert Moxon | 198 | 1.1 |
| | Independent | Harry Meatheringham | 126 | 0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,383 | 97.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 489 | 2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,872 | 95.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

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

1927 New South Wales state election: Auburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jack Lang | 9,429 | 61.2 | |
| | Independent Labor | Patrick Minahan (defeated) | 3,153 | 20.5 | |
| | Independent | Tom Cheetham | 2,821 | 18.3 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,403 | 98.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 190 | 1.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,593 | 84.6 | |
| | Labor win | Labor win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |