# Electoral results for the district of Croydon (New South Wales)

Croydon, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1927 and abolished in 1959.
| | Member | Party |
| 1927 | Bertram Stevens | Nationalist |
| 1930 | Bertram Stevens | Nationalist |
| 1932 | Bertram Stevens | United Australia |
| 1935 | Bertram Stevens | United Australia |
| 1938 | Bertram Stevens | United Australia |
| 1940 by | David Hunter | United Australia |
| 1941 | David Hunter | United Australia |
| 1944 | David Hunter | Democratic |
| 1947 | David Hunter | Liberal |
| 1950 | David Hunter | Liberal |
| 1953 | David Hunter | Liberal |
| 1956 | David Hunter | Liberal |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1950s
#### 1956

1956 New South Wales state election: Croydon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | David Hunter | 11,545 | 61.6 | +6.7 |
| | Labor | Frank Zions | 7,185 | 38.4 | −6.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,730 | 98.8 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 234 | 1.2 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,964 | 93.0 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +6.7 | |

#### 1953

1953 New South Wales state election: Croydon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | David Hunter | 10,844 | 54.9 |
| | Labor | Kenneth Guthrie | 8,924 | 45.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,768 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 337 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,105 | 93.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

#### 1950

1950 New South Wales state election: Croydon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | David Hunter | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | | | |

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

1947 New South Wales state election: Croydon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | David Hunter | 13,838 | 62.5 | +0.5 |
| | Labor | Clive Leroy | 8,292 | 37.5 | +37.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,130 | 98.6 | +3.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 307 | 1.4 | −3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,437 | 93.9 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1944

1944 New South Wales state election: Croydon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | David Hunter | 12,120 | 62.0 | +5.0 |
| | Independent | David Knox | 7,433 | 38.0 | +38.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,553 | 95.1 | −2.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 997 | 4.9 | +2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,550 | 90.8 | −2.3 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1941

1941 New South Wales state election: Croydon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | United Australia | David Hunter | 11,074 | 57.0 |
| | Labor | Daniel Murphy | 8,342 | 43.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,416 | 97.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 554 | 2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,970 | 93.1 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | |

#### 1940 by-election

1940 Croydon by-election Saturday 7 September :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | George Weir | 6,249 | 38.9 | |
| | United Australia | David Hunter | 4,693 | 29.2 | |
| | Ind. United Australia | Harold Reed | 3,955 | 24.6 | |
| | Ind. United Australia | Bob Hunt | 1,091 | 6.8 | |
| | Independent | Robert Woolston | 60 | 0.4 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,048 | 95.8 | +1.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 707 | 4.2 | −1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,755 | 88.2 | −6.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | United Australia | David Hunter | 9,003 | 56.1 | -13.5 |
| | Labor | George Weir | 7,045 | 43.9 | |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | -13.5 | |

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

1938 New South Wales state election: Croydon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Bertram Stevens | 11,765 | 69.6 | +5.1 |
| | Independent | Garry Gordon | 5,142 | 30.4 | +30.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,907 | 93.9 | −4.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,104 | 6.1 | +4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,011 | 94.7 | −1.2 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1935

1935 New South Wales state election: Croydon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Bertram Stevens | 11,058 | 64.5 | -5.9 |
| | Labor (NSW) | Archibald Pattinson | 4,083 | 23.8 | -5.8 |
| | Social Credit | Harold Bondeson | 1,996 | 11.7 | +11.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,137 | 98.4 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 282 | 1.6 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,419 | 95.9 | +0.6 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

#### 1932

1932 New South Wales state election: Croydon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Bertram Stevens | 11,962 | 70.4 | +20.8 |
| | Labor (NSW) | John Eldridge | 5,031 | 29.6 | -10.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,993 | 98.9 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 195 | 1.1 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,188 | 95.3 | +2.0 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | +16.0 | |

#### 1930

1930 New South Wales state election: Croydon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nationalist | Bertram Stevens | 8,204 | 49.6 |
| | Labor | Cecil Newsome | 6,564 | 39.7 |
| | Australian | Raymond Ritchie | 1,683 | 10.2 |
| | Communist | Samuel Aarons | 96 | 0.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,547 | 98.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 323 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,870 | 93.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Nationalist | Bertram Stevens | 9,006 | 54.4 |
| | Labor | Cecil Newsome | 7,541 | 45.6 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | |

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

1927 New South Wales state election: Croydon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Bertram Stevens | 10,019 | 66.4 | |
| | Labor | Ernest Cook | 5,058 | 33.6 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,077 | 99.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 159 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,236 | 83.2 | |
| | Nationalist win | Nationalist win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |