Electoral results for the district of Kurri Kurri

Kurri Kurri, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1927 and abolished in 1968.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Election		Party
1927	George Booth	Labor
1930		Labor
1932		Labor (NSW)
1935		Labor (NSW)
1938		Labor
1941
1944
1947
1950
1953
1956
1959
1960 by	Ken Booth	Labor
1962
1965

Election results

Elections in the 1960s

1965

1965 New South Wales state election: Kurri Kurri ^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken Booth	unopposed
	Labor hold

1962

1962 New South Wales state election: Kurri Kurri ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken Booth	unopposed
	Labor hold

1960 by-election

1960 Kurri Kurri by-election
Saturday 8 October ^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labor	Ken Booth	17,764	92.53
	Communist	James Clark	1,434	7.47
Total formal votes			19,198	97.28
Informal votes			536	2.72
Turnout			19,734	87.57
	Labor hold		Swing

George Booth (Labor) died and was succeeded by his son Ken.^[7]

Elections in the 1950s

1959

1959 New South Wales state election: Kurri Kurri ^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labor	George Booth	18,147	89.9
	Communist	Charles Dumbrell	2,042	10.1
Total formal votes			20,189	96.8
Informal votes			675	3.2
Turnout			20,864	95.3
	Labor hold		Swing

1956

1956 New South Wales state election: Kurri Kurri ^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labor	George Booth	15,610	84.4
	Liberal	Stanley Mettam	2,897	15.6
Total formal votes			18,507	98.5
Informal votes			285	1.5
Turnout			18,792	95.3
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

1953

1953 New South Wales state election: Kurri Kurri ^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Booth	unopposed
	Labor hold

1950

1950 New South Wales state election: Kurri Kurri ^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labor	George Booth	14,059	90.0
	Communist	Nellie Simm	1,571	10.0
Total formal votes			15,630	97.3
Informal votes			437	2.7
Turnout			16,067	95.3
	Labor hold		Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947

1947 New South Wales state election: Kurri Kurri ^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Booth	22,420	85.9	-14.1
	Communist	Robert Chapman	3,688	14.1	+14.1
Total formal votes			26,108	97.1
Informal votes			774	2.9
Turnout			26,882	96.5
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

1944

1944 New South Wales state election: Kurri Kurri ^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Booth	unopposed
	Labor hold

1941

1941 New South Wales state election: Kurri Kurri ^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Booth	unopposed
	Labor hold

Elections in the 1930s

1938

1938 New South Wales state election: Kurri Kurri ^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Booth	unopposed
	Labor hold

1935

1935 New South Wales state election: Kurri Kurri ^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor (NSW)	George Booth	15,855	85.2	-3.3
	Communist	Jack Miles	2,757	14.8	+3.3
Total formal votes			18,612	88.2	+5.6
Informal votes			2,353	11.2	−5.6
Turnout			20,965	96.0	−0.6
	Labor (NSW) hold		Swing	-3.3

1932

1932 New South Wales state election: Kurri Kurri ^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor (NSW)	George Booth	14,064	88.5	-6.7
	Communist	Harris Burnham	1,820	11.5	+6.7
Total formal votes			15,884	82.6	−9.3
Informal votes			3,338	17.4	+9.3
Turnout			19,222	96.6	+0.8
	Labor (NSW) hold		Swing	-6.7

1930

1930 New South Wales state election: Kurri Kurri ^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labor	George Booth	16,157	95.2
	Communist	Harris Burnham	816	4.8
Total formal votes			16,973	91.9
Informal votes			1,488	8.1
Turnout			18,461	95.8
	Labor hold		Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1927

1927 New South Wales state election: Kurri Kurri ^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labor	George Booth	10,162	85.1
	Independent Labor	Thomas Pearce	1,777	14.9
Total formal votes			11,939	98.8
Informal votes			148	1.2
Turnout			12,087	80.9
	Labor win		(new seat)

References

^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
^ "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. "1965 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
^ Green, Antony. "1962 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
^ ^a ^b Green, Antony. "1960 Kurri Kurri by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
^ Green, Antony. "1959 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
^ Green, Antony. "1956 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
^ Green, Antony. "1953 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
^ Green, Antony. "1950 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
^ Green, Antony. "1947 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
^ Green, Antony. "1944 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
^ Green, Antony. "1941 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
^ Green, Antony. "1938 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
^ Green, Antony. "1935 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
^ Green, Antony. "1932 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
^ Green, Antony. "1930 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
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[George_Booth_NSW_parl-3] "Mr George Booth (1891–1960)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.

[Ken_Booth_NSW_parl-4] "The Hon. Kenneth George Booth (1926–1988)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.

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[Results_of_the_1962_New_South_Wales_state_election_Green_1962_Kurri_Kurri-6] Green, Antony. "1962 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

[1960_Kurri_Kurri_state_by-election_Green-7] Green, Antony. "1960 Kurri Kurri by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

[Results_of_the_1959_New_South_Wales_state_election_Green_1959_Kurri_Kurri-8] Green, Antony. "1959 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

[Results_of_the_1956_New_South_Wales_state_election_Green_1956_Kurri_Kurri-9] Green, Antony. "1956 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

[Results_of_the_1953_New_South_Wales_state_election_Green_1953_Kurri_Kurri-10] Green, Antony. "1953 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

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[Results_of_the_1947_New_South_Wales_state_election_Green_1947_Kurri_Kurri-12] Green, Antony. "1947 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

[Results_of_the_1944_New_South_Wales_state_election_Green_1944_Kurri_Kurri-13] Green, Antony. "1944 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

[Results_of_the_1941_New_South_Wales_state_election_Green_1941_Kurri_Kurri-14] Green, Antony. "1941 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

[Results_of_the_1938_New_South_Wales_state_election_Green_1938_Kurri_Kurri-15] Green, Antony. "1938 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

[Results_of_the_1935_New_South_Wales_state_election_Green_1935_Kurri_Kurri-16] Green, Antony. "1935 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

[Results_of_the_1932_New_South_Wales_state_election_Green_1932_Kurri_Kurri-17] Green, Antony. "1932 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

[Results_of_the_1930_New_South_Wales_state_election_Green_1930_Kurri_Kurri-18] Green, Antony. "1930 Kurri Kurri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

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