Wollongong-Kembla was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was created in 1941 and abolished in 1968, being split into Wollongong and Kembla.[1][2][3]
Members for Wollongong-Kembla
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Davies | Labor | 1941–1949 | |
| Baden Powell | Labor | 1950–1950 | |
| Rex Connor | Labor | 1950–1963 | |
| Doug Porter | Labor | 1964–1965 | |
| Jack Hough | Liberal | 1965–1968 | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Doug Porter | 9,805 | 46.7 | −11.8 | |
| Liberal | Jack Hough | 9,539 | 45.4 | +3.9 | |
| Independent | Andrew Gibson | 903 | 4.3 | +4.3 | |
| Independent | Peter Barnes | 760 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 21,007 | 97.2 | −1.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 613 | 2.8 | +1.2 | ||
| Turnout | 21,620 | 94.8 | −1.2 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Jack Hough | 10,697 | 50.9 | +9.4 | |
| Labor | Doug Porter | 10,310 | 49.1 | −9.4 | |
| Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +9.4 | |||
References
- ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Wollongong-Kembla". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
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