Electoral district of Kurri Kurri

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.[1][2][3][4]

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,[1] and a Communist candidate contested 7 elections with a highest vote of 14.8% at the 1935 election.[5] 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.[6]

George Booth represented the district for more than 30 years,[3] and when he died was succeeded by his son Ken.[4]

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Mr George Booth (1891–1960)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  4. ^ a b "The Hon. Kenneth George Booth (1926–1988)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1935 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1956 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 September 2020.