Kurri Kurri was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created in 1927, with the abolition of the multi-member electorates of Newcastle and Maitland and named after the Hunter Region town of Kurri Kurri. It was abolished in 1968 and replaced by Wallsend.
Kurri Kurri was a safe Labor seat and was only held by a Labor candidate. Of the 15 elections, the Labor was unopposed at 6 elections, and a Communist candidate contested 7 elections with a highest vote of 14.8% at the 1935 election. The closest contest was the 1956 election, the only occasion in which a conservative party fielded a candidate, when Liberal candidate Stanley Mettam achieved 15.6% of the vote.
George Booth represented the district for more than 30 years, and when he died was succeeded by his son Ken.
Members for Kurri Kurri
Member | Party | Term | |
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George Booth | Labor | 1927–1960 | |
Ken Booth | Labor | 1960–1968 |
Election results
Main article: Electoral results for the district of Kurri Kurri This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1965 New South Wales state election § Kurri Kurri.Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Ken Booth | unopposed | |||
Labor hold |
References
- ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "Mr George Booth (1891–1960)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "The Hon. Kenneth George Booth (1926–1988)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- Green, Antony. "1935 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- Green, Antony. "1956 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- Green, Antony. "1965 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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