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]
Member | Party | Term | |
---|---|---|---|
George Booth | Labor | 1927–1960 | |
Ken Booth | Labor | 1960–1968 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ken Booth | unopposed | |||
Labor hold |
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]
Member | Party | Term | |
---|---|---|---|
George Booth | Labor | 1927–1960 | |
Ken Booth | Labor | 1960–1968 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ken Booth | unopposed | |||
Labor hold |