Electoral results for the district of Waverley
# Electoral results for the district of Waverley

Waverley, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales had three incarnations, 1894 to 1920, 1927 to 1959 and 1971 until 1991.

| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1894 | | Angus Cameron | Free Trade |
| 1895 | | Angus Cameron | Free Trade |
| 1896 by | | Thomas Jessep | Free Trade |
| 1898 | | Thomas Jessep | Free Trade |
| 1901 | | Thomas Jessep | Liberal Reform |
| 1904 | | Thomas Jessep | Liberal Reform |
| 1907 | | James Macarthur-Onslow | Independent Liberal |
| 1910 | | James Macarthur-Onslow | Liberal Reform |
| 1913 | | James Fingleton | Labor |
| 1917 | | Charles Oakes | Nationalist |
| Second incarnation (1927–1959) ||||
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| 1927 | | Carl Glasgow | Nationalist |
| 1930 | | William Clementson | Labor |
| 1932 | | John Waddell | United Australia |
| 1935 | | John Waddell | United Australia |
| 1938 | | John Waddell | United Australia |
| 1939 by | | Clarrie Martin | Industrial Labor / Labor |
| 1941 | | Clarrie Martin | Labor |
| 1944 | | Clarrie Martin | Labor |
| 1947 | | Clarrie Martin | Labor |
| 1950 | | Clarrie Martin | Labor |
| 1953 | | Clarrie Martin | Labor |
| 1953 by | | William Ferguson | Labor |
| 1956 | | William Ferguson | Labor |
| Third incarnation (1971–1991) ||||
| Member | Member | Party | Term |
| 1971 | | Syd Einfeld | Labor |
| 1973 | | Syd Einfeld | Labor |
| 1976 | | Syd Einfeld | Labor |
| 1978 | | Syd Einfeld | Labor |
| 1981 | | Ernie Page | Labor |
| 1984 | | Ernie Page | Labor |
| 1988 | | Ernie Page | Labor |

## Election results

### Elections in the 1980s

**1988**

1988 New South Wales state election: Waverley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Ernie Page | 12,360 | 46.2 | -3.3 |
| | Liberal | Sally Betts | 12,063 | 45.1 | +4.3 |
| | Democrats | Heather Meers | 2,315 | 8.7 | +1.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,738 | 96.9 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 843 | 3.1 | -0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,581 | 90.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Ernie Page | 13,303 | 50.5 | -3.9 |
| | Liberal | Sally Betts | 13,016 | 49.5 | +3.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.9 | |

**1984**

1984 New South Wales state election: Waverley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Ernie Page | 13,255 | 49.2 | -12.7 |
| | Liberal | Dick Davidson | 11,279 | 41.8 | +3.7 |
| | Democrats | Heather Meers | 1,722 | 6.4 | +6.4 |
| | Independent | Peter Kristofferson | 483 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| | Independent | Dorothy Sekers | 225 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,964 | 96.4 | +1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,009 | 3.6 | -1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,973 | 86.7 | +0.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Ernie Page | 14,266 | 53.7 | -8.2 |
| | Liberal | Dick Davidson | 12,326 | 46.3 | +8.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -8.2 | |

**1981**

1981 New South Wales state election: Waverley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Ernie Page | 16,796 | 61.9 | -3.7 |
| | Liberal | Albert Ross | 10,350 | 38.1 | +10.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,146 | 95.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,375 | 4.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,521 | 85.8 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -6.9 | |

### Elections in the 1970s

**1978**

1978 New South Wales state election: Waverley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Syd Einfeld | 15,649 | 65.6 | +8.6 |
| | Liberal | Margaret Davis | 6,543 | 27.4 | -15.6 |
| | Independent | Moshe Levy | 647 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| | Democrats | Michael Smythe | 607 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| | Independent | Christopher Allen | 393 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,839 | 96.4 | -1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 891 | 3.6 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,730 | 86.2 | -1.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Syd Einfeld | 16,396 | 68.8 | +11.8 |
| | Liberal | Margaret Davis | 7,443 | 31.2 | -11.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +11.8 | |

**1976**

1976 New South Wales state election: Waverley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Syd Einfeld | 14,691 | 57.0 | +5.9 |
| | Liberal | Geoffrey Mort | 11,075 | 43.0 | +4.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,766 | 97.4 | -1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 696 | 2.6 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,462 | 88.1 | +1.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.6 | |

**1973**

1973 New South Wales state election: Waverley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Syd Einfeld | 12,065 | 51.1 | -7.5 |
| | Liberal | Hans Dreyer | 9,031 | 38.2 | -3.2 |
| | Australia | Virginia Walker | 1,586 | 6.7 | +6.7 |
| | Democratic Labor | Dominique Droulers | 604 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| | Independent | Martin Smith | 341 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,627 | 95.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,055 | 4.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,682 | 86.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Syd Einfeld | 13,322 | 56.4 | -2.2 |
| | Liberal | Hans Dreyer | 10,305 | 43.6 | +2.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -2.2 | |

**1971**

1971 New South Wales state election: Waverley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Syd Einfeld | 13,781 | 58.6 | +5.5 |
| | Liberal | James Markham | 9,736 | 41.4 | -5.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,517 | 96.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 770 | 3.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,287 | 89.6 | |
| | Labor notional hold | Labor notional hold | Swing | +5.5 | |

**1959 - 1971**

District abolished

### Elections in the 1950s

**1956**

1956 New South Wales state election: Waverley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | William Ferguson | 11,373 | 58.6 | −9.9 |
| | Liberal | John Steinwede | 7,145 | 36.8 | +5.3 |
| | Communist | Eddie Maher | 900 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,418 | 97.9 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 425 | 2.1 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,843 | 90.8 | −0.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | William Ferguson | 12,183 | 62.7 | −5.8 |
| | Liberal | John Steinwede | 7,235 | 37.3 | +5.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −5.8 | |

**1953 by-election**

1953 Waverley by-election Saturday 31 October :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | William Ferguson | 11,284 | 61.0 | -7.5 |
| | Liberal | Ben Doig | 6,678 | 36.1 | +4.6 |
| | Independent | Edward Maher | 539 | 2.9 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,501 | 98.2 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 338 | 1.8 | -0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,839 | 81.7 | -9.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

* Preferences were not distributed.
* Clarrie Martin (Labor) died.

**1953**

1953 New South Wales state election: Waverley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Clarrie Martin | 14,354 | 68.5 |
| | Liberal | Ben Doig | 6,604 | 31.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,958 | 97.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 456 | 2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,414 | 91.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

**1950**

1950 New South Wales state election: Waverley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Clarrie Martin | 11,415 | 60.9 |
| | Liberal | Ross McKinnon | 7,324 | 39.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,739 | 98.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 215 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,954 | 91.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1940s

**1947**

1947 New South Wales state election: Waverley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Clarrie Martin | 13,481 | 62.5 | -37.5 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Fairbairn | 8,095 | 37.5 | +37.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,576 | 98.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 288 | 1.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,864 | 92.3 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

**1944**

1944 New South Wales state election: Waverley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Clarrie Martin | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |

**1941**

1941 New South Wales state election: Waverley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Clarrie Martin | 11,464 | 57.7 |
| | United Australia | Arnold Lander | 6,004 | 30.2 |
| | State Labor | John Fisher | 2,408 | 12.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,876 | 98.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 357 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,233 | 90.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

* Preferences were not distributed.

### Elections in the 1930s

**1939 by-election**

1939 Waverley by-election Saturday 22 April :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Industrial Labor | Clarrie Martin | 6,397 | 34.8 | |
| | United Australia | Ella Waddell | 6,539 | 34.6 | -16.8 |
| | Labor | James Ormonde | 5,630 | 30.6 | -18.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,386 | 98.0 | -0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 370 | 2.0 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,756 | 93.0 | -1.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Industrial Labor | Clarrie Martin | 10,477 | 56.8 | |
| | United Australia | Ella Waddell | 7,939 | 43.2 | -8.2 |
| | Industrial Labor gain from United Australia | Industrial Labor gain from United Australia | Swing | N/A | |

**1938**

1938 New South Wales state election: Waverley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | United Australia | John Waddell | 10,210 | 51.4 | +1.2 |
| | Labor | William Clementson | 9,641 | 48.6 | +2.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,851 | 98.1 | -0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 380 | 1.9 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,231 | 94.9 | -0.9 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |

**1935**

1935 New South Wales state election: Waverley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | United Australia | John Waddell | 9,344 | 50.2 | -2.1 |
| | Labor (NSW) | William Clementson | 8,545 | 45.9 | +3.7 |
| | Federal Labor | Alexander Hogan | 732 | 3.9 | -1.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,621 | 98.3 | -0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 314 | 1.7 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,935 | 95.8 | 0.0 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |

* Preferences were not distributed.

**1932**

1932 New South Wales state election: Waverley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | United Australia | John Waddell | 9,644 | 52.3 | +15.0 |
| | Labor (NSW) | William Clementson | 7,789 | 42.2 | -15.3 |
| | Federal Labor | Albert Gardiner | 904 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
| | Communist | Esmonde Higgins | 102 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,439 | 98.7 | +1.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 249 | 1.3 | -1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,688 | 95.8 | +2.5 |
| | United Australia gain from Labor (NSW) | United Australia gain from Labor (NSW) | Swing | N/A | |

* Preferences were not distributed.

**1930**

1930 New South Wales state election: Waverley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | William Clementson | 9,994 | 57.5 |
| | Nationalist | Guy Arkins (defeated) | 6,487 | 37.3 |
| | Australian | George Overhill | 901 | 5.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,382 | 96.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 578 | 3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,960 | 93.3 |
| | Labor gain from Nationalist | Labor gain from Nationalist | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1920s

**1927**

1927 New South Wales state election: Waverley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Nationalist | Carl Glasgow | 7,501 | 55.4 | |
| | Labor | Archibald Moate | 6,038 | 44.6 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,539 | 99.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 92 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,631 | 86.7 | |
| | Nationalist win | Nationalist win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

**1920 - 1927**

District abolished

### Elections in the 1910s

**1917**

1917 New South Wales state election: Waverley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Nationalist | Charles Oakes | 5,136 | 56.7 | +13.8 |
| | Labor | James Fingleton | 3,919 | 43.3 | +5.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,055 | 99.2 | +1.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 69 | 0.8 | -1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,124 | 63.9 | -6.0 |
| | Nationalist gain from Labor | Nationalist gain from Labor | Swing | +7.0 | |

**1913**

1913 New South Wales state election: Waverley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Reform | Harold Jaques | 3,743 | 42.9 |
| | Labor | James Fingleton | 3,280 | 37.6 |
| | National Progressive | George Beeby | 1,698 | 19.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,721 | 97.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 220 | 2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,941 | 69.9 |

1913 New South Wales state election: Waverley - Second Round Saturday 13 December :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | James Fingleton | 4,609 | 50.3 |
| | Liberal Reform | Harold Jaques | 4,547 | 49.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,156 | 99.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 55 | 0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,211 | 72.0 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal Reform | Labor gain from Liberal Reform | | |

**1910**

1910 New South Wales state election: Waverley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Reform | James Macarthur-Onslow | 5,175 | 52.4 | +4.0 |
| | Labor | Walter Duncan | 3,706 | 37.5 | +31.6 |
| | Independent Liberal | Robert Watkins | 921 | 9.3 | |
| | Independent | Henry Douglass | 74 | 0.8 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,876 | 99.3 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 72 | 0.7 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,948 | 73.2 | -0.1 |
| | Member changed to Liberal Reform from Independent Liberal | Member changed to Liberal Reform from Independent Liberal | | | |

### Elections in the 1900s

**1907**

1907 New South Wales state election: Waverley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent Liberal | James Macarthur-Onslow | 3,769 | 48.4 |
| | Liberal Reform | Thomas Jessep | 3,189 | 40.9 |
| | Labor | Edward Whittington | 458 | 5.9 |
| | Independent | Frank Lock | 379 | 4.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,795 | 98.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 119 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,914 | 73.3 |
| | Independent Liberal gain from Liberal Reform | Independent Liberal gain from Liberal Reform | | |

**1904**

1904 New South Wales state election: Waverley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Reform | Thomas Jessep | 2,630 | 63.0 |
| | Labor | Alfred Warton | 1,080 | 25.9 |
| | Independent Liberal | James Conroy | 467 | 11.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,177 | 99.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 35 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,212 | 48.3 |
| | Liberal Reform hold | Liberal Reform hold | | |

**1901**

1901 New South Wales state election: Waverley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Reform | Thomas Jessep | 1,035 | 48.9 | -7.4 |
| | Independent | James Macarthur-Onslow | 886 | 41.8 | -1.8 |
| | Independent Liberal | Alfred Allen | 171 | 8.1 | |
| | Independent | John Carroll | 18 | 0.9 | +0.3 |
| | Independent | David Penfold | 8 | 0.4 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,118 | 99.1 | -0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 19 | 0.9 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,137 | 61.9 | -1.1 |
| | Liberal Reform hold | Liberal Reform hold | | | |

### Elections in the 1890s

**1898**

1898 New South Wales colonial election: Waverley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Free Trade | Thomas Jessep | 998 | 56.3 |
| | National Federal | James Onslow | 773 | 43.6 |
| | Independent Federalist | William Blunt | 2 | 0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,773 | 99.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 15 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,788 | 63.1 |
| | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | | |

**1896 by-election**

1896 Waverley by-election Thursday 20 February :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Free Trade | Thomas Jessep (elected) | 698 | 50.4 | +6.9 |
| | Protectionist | Thomas Barlow | 528 | 38.1 | +5.5 |
| | Independent | Sir Henry Parkes | 160 | 11.5 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,386 | 99.4 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 9 | 0.7 | -0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,395 | 62.2 | -2.2 |
| | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | | | |

**1895**

1895 New South Wales colonial election: Waverley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Free Trade | Angus Cameron | 622 | 43.5 |
| | Protectionist | Thomas Barlow | 466 | 32.6 |
| | Ind. Free Trade | Alfred Allen | 298 | 20.8 |
| | Ind. Protectionist | William Allen | 45 | 3.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,431 | 99.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 12 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,443 | 64.4 |
| | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | | |

**1894**

1894 New South Wales colonial election: Waverley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Free Trade | Angus Cameron | 747 | 40.5 | |
| | Protectionist | Thomas Barlow | 475 | 25.8 | |
| | Ind. Free Trade | Alfred Allen | 369 | 20.0 | |
| | Labor | Thomas Kemp | 245 | 13.3 | |
| | Ind. Protectionist | James Carroll | 9 | 0.5 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,845 | 99.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 13 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,858 | 81.7 | |
| | Free Trade win | Free Trade win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
