# Electoral results for the district of Kirribilli

Kirribilli, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1962 and abolished in 1981.
| Election | Member | Party |
| 1962 | John Waddy | Liberal |
| 1965 | John Waddy | Liberal |
| 1968 | John Waddy | Liberal |
| 1971 | John Waddy | Liberal |
| 1973 | John Waddy | Liberal / Independent |
| 1976 | Bruce McDonald | Liberal |
| 1978 | Bruce McDonald | Liberal |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1970s
#### 1978

1978 New South Wales state election: Kirribilli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bruce McDonald | 11,965 | 53.8 | +11.2 |
| | Labor | Glen Batchelor | 10,280 | 46.2 | +9.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,245 | 96.9 | −1.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 712 | 3.1 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,957 | 86.6 | −2.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -7.3 | |

#### 1976

1976 New South Wales state election: Kirribilli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bruce McDonald | 10,593 | 42.7 | -16.5 |
| | Labor | Patrick Healy | 9,050 | 36.4 | +2.0 |
| | Independent | John Waddy | 4,343 | 17.5 | +17.5 |
| | Workers | David Rennie | 732 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| | Independent | Romaulds Kemps | 121 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,839 | 98.6 | +1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 359 | 1.4 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,198 | 89.0 | +4.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Bruce McDonald | 15,176 | 61.1 | -3.2 |
| | Labor | Patrick Healy | 9,663 | 38.9 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -3.2 | |

#### 1973

1973 New South Wales state election: Kirribilli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Waddy | 13,981 | 59.2 | +4.1 |
| | Labor | Irene Anderson | 8,124 | 34.4 | +4.3 |
| | Democratic Labor | Margaret Colman | 1,521 | 6.4 | -5.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,626 | 97.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 609 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,235 | 84.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Waddy | 15,198 | 64.3 | -1.7 |
| | Labor | Irene Anderson | 8,428 | 35.7 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -1.7 | |

#### 1971

1971 New South Wales state election: Kirribilli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Waddy | 13,171 | 55.1 | -7.0 |
| | Labor | William Harkness | 7,200 | 30.1 | -2.2 |
| | Democratic Labor | Michael Fitzpatrick | 2,814 | 11.8 | +6.2 |
| | Independent | Romaulds Kemps | 708 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,893 | 97.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 575 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,468 | 87.2 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Waddy | 15,776 | 66.0 | -0.6 |
| | Labor | William Harkness | 8,117 | 34.0 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -0.6 | |

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

1968 New South Wales state election: Kirribilli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Waddy | 15,534 | 62.1 | +10.5 |
| | Labor | Alan Newbury | 8,079 | 32.3 | -6.4 |
| | Democratic Labor | Luigi Lamprati | 1,410 | 5.6 | +5.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,023 | 96.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 797 | 3.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,820 | 90.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Waddy | 16,662 | 66.6 | +3.6 |
| | Labor | Alan Newbury | 8,361 | 33.4 | -3.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.6 | |

#### 1965

1965 New South Wales state election: Kirribilli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Waddy | 10,318 | 51.6 | +2.0 |
| | Labor | James Cahill | 7,727 | 38.7 | −6.4 |
| | Independent | Nicholas Gorshenin | 1,934 | 9.7 | +9.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,979 | 97.8 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 457 | 2.2 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,436 | 90.8 | −0.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Waddy | 11,285 | 56.5 | +3.4 |
| | Labor | James Cahill | 8,694 | 43.5 | −3.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.4 | |

#### 1962

1962 New South Wales state election: Kirribilli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | John Waddy | 11,106 | 49.6 |
| | Labor | Joseph Hazell | 10,105 | 45.1 |
| | Democratic Labor | Sydney Mostyn | 1,181 | 5.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,392 | 98.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 416 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,808 | 91.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Waddy | 11,898 | 53.1 |
| | Labor | Joseph Hazell | 10,494 | 46.9 |
| | Liberal notional hold | Liberal notional hold | Swing | N/A |
* Kirribilli was a new seat that was notionally a safe Liberal seat.