Electoral results for the district of Corowa

Corowa, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales had two incarnations, from 1904 until 1920 and from 1927 until 1950.^[1]^[2]^[3]

First incarnation (1904–1920)
Election	Member		Party
1904		Richard Ball	Liberal Reform
1907
1910
1913			Farmers and Settlers
1917			Nationalist
Second incarnation (1927–1950)
Election	Member		Party
1927		Richard Ball	Nationalist
1930			Nationalist / Country
1932			Country
1935			Country
1937 by		Christopher Lethbridge	Independent
1941
1944
1946 by		Ebenezer Kendell	Country
1947		Ebenezer Kendell	Country

Election results

Elections in the 1940s

1947

1947 New South Wales state election: Corowa ^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Ebenezer Kendell	7,638	63.7	+29.8
	Labor	James Adam	4,352	36.3	+7.0
Total formal votes			11,990	99.1	+1.3
Informal votes			111	0.9	−1.3
Turnout			12,101	93.1	+4.6
	Country gain from Independent		Swing	N/A

Ebenezer Kendell (Country) had won the seat at the 1946 by-election following the resignation of Christopher Lethbridge (Independent).

1946 by-election

1946 Corowa by-election
Saturday 9 November ^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Ebenezer Kendell	4,475	38.8	+4.9
	Labor	James Adam	4,362	37.8	+8.5
	Liberal	Christopher Lethbridge (defeated)	2,362	23.4	−13.4
Total formal votes			11,530	99.4	+1.6
Informal votes			78	0.7	−1.6
Turnout			11,608	85.1	−3.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Ebenezer Kendell	6,677	57.9
	Labor	James Adam	4,853	42.1
	Country gain from Independent		Swing	N/A

The by-election was caused by the resignation of Christopher Lethbridge (Independent).^[5]

1944

1944 New South Wales state election: Corowa ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Christopher Lethbridge	4,165	36.8	−26.6
	Country	Ebenezer Kendell	3,841	33.9	−2.7
	Labor	Thomas McGrath	3,320	29.3	+29.3
Total formal votes			11,326	97.8	−0.4
Informal votes			253	2.2	+0.4
Turnout			11,579	88.5	+0.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Christopher Lethbridge	6,846	60.4	−3.0
	Country	Ebenezer Kendell	4,480	39.6	+3.0
	Independent hold		Swing	−3.0

1941

1941 New South Wales state election: Corowa ^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Christopher Lethbridge	7,496	63.4
	Country	James Smith	4,324	36.6
Total formal votes			11,820	98.2
Informal votes			210	1.8
Turnout			12,030	88.2
	Independent hold		Swing

Elections in the 1930s

1938

1938 New South Wales state election: Corowa ^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Christopher Lethbridge	6,333	52.2	+52.2
	Country	Ebenezer Kendell	4,973	41.0	−59.0
	Independent	Clive Walker	833	6.9	+6.9
Total formal votes			12,139	98.5
Informal votes			185	1.5
Turnout			12,324	94.4
	Independent gain from Country		Swing	N/A

Christopher Lethbridge (Independent) had won the seat at the 1937 by-election following the death of Richard Ball (Country).

1937 by-election

1937 Corowa by-election
Saturday 11 December 1937 ^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Christopher Lethbridge	5,862	50.3
	Country	Sydney Creed	3,112	26.7
	Country	Alfred Townsend	2,451	21.1
	Independent	Robert Ballantyne	219	1.9
Total formal votes			11,644	98.2
Informal votes			211	1.8
Turnout			11,855	90.5
	Independent gain from Country		Swing	N/A

The by-election was caused by the death of Richard Ball (Country).^[10]

1935

1935 New South Wales state election: Corowa ^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Richard Ball	unopposed
	Country hold

1932

1932 New South Wales state election: Corowa ^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Richard Ball	4,740	42.2	−19.1
	Country	Sydney Creed	3,336	29.7	+29.7
	Labor (NSW)	Patrick Quilty	3,143	28.0	−10.7
Total formal votes			11,219	98.7	−0.1
Informal votes			145	1.3	+0.1
Turnout			11,364	95.1	+2.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Country	Richard Ball	5,610	50.0
	Country	Sydney Creed	5,609	50.0
	Member changed to Country from Nationalist

Richard Ball was elected at the 1930 election as a Nationalist candidate, but joined the Country party instead of the UAP.

1930

1930 New South Wales state election: Corowa ^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nationalist	Richard Ball	6,750	61.3
	Labor	John Metcalfe	4,268	38.7
Total formal votes			11,018	98.8
Informal votes			135	1.2
Turnout			11,153	93.1
	Nationalist hold		Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1927

1927 New South Wales state election: Corowa ^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nationalist	Richard Ball	7,267	69.6
	Labor	James Pearce	3,168	30.4
Total formal votes			10,435	98.3
Informal votes			183	1.7
Turnout			10,618	76.2
	Nationalist win		(new seat)

District recreated

1920 - 1927

District abolished

Elections in the 1910s

1917

1917 New South Wales state election: Corowa ^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nationalist	Richard Ball	3,996	67.7	+2.2
	Labor	Samuel Ringwood	1,909	32.3	−2.2
Total formal votes			5,905	99.4	+1.2
Informal votes			34	0.6	−1.2
Turnout			5,939	53.9	−11.5
	Nationalist hold		Swing	+2.2

1913

1913 New South Wales state election: Corowa ^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Farmers and Settlers	Richard Ball ^[a]	4,445	65.5
	Labor	William Tomkins	2,341	34.5
Total formal votes			6,786	98.2
Informal votes			125	1.8
Turnout			6,911	65.4
	Member changed to Farmers and Settlers from Liberal Reform ^[a]

1910

1910 New South Wales state election: Corowa ^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Reform	Richard Ball	3,869	61.5
	Labour	John Grant	2,423	38.5
Total formal votes			6,292	98.7
Informal votes			81	1.3
Turnout			6,373	70.4
	Liberal Reform hold

Elections in the 1900s

1907

1907 New South Wales state election: Corowa ^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Reform	Richard Ball	2,568	56.0
	Labour	John Grant	2,015	44.0
Total formal votes			4,583	97.5
Informal votes			120	2.6
Turnout			4,703	61.2
	Liberal Reform hold

1904

1904 New South Wales state election: Corowa ^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Reform	Richard Ball	2,276	62.1
	Independent Liberal	Emanuel Gorman	1,392	38.0
Total formal votes			3,668	98.5
Informal votes			55	1.5
Turnout			3,723	58.3
	Liberal Reform win		(new seat)

Corowa was a new seat comprising parts of Albury, Murray and the abolished seat of The Hume. Gordon McLaurin (Progressive) was the member for The Hume, however he successfully contested Albury, while James Hayes (Progressive), the member for The Murray was appointed to the Legislative Council and did not contest the election.

Notes

^ ^a ^b Also endorsed by Liberal Reform.

References

^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Corowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
^ Green, Antony. "1947 Corowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
^ ^a ^b Green, Antony. "1946 Corowa by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
^ Green, Antony. "1944 Corowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
^ Green, Antony. "1941 Corowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
^ Green, Antony. "1938 Corowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
^ Green, Antony. "1937 Corowa by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
^ "The Hon. Richard Thomas Ball (1857–1937)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
^ Green, Antony. "1935 Corowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
^ Green, Antony. "1932 Corowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
^ Green, Antony. "1930 Corowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
^ Green, Antony. "1927 Corowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
^ Green, Antony. "1917 Corowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
^ Green, Antony. "1913 Corowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
^ Green, Antony. "1910 Corowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
^ Green, Antony. "1907 Corowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
^ Green, Antony. "1904 Corowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 December 2019.

[liberal-17] Also endorsed by Liberal Reform.

[Green_Corowa-1] Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Corowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 August 2020.

[2] "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.

[3] "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 December 2019.

[Results_of_the_1947_New_South_Wales_state_election_Green_1947_Corowa-4] Green, Antony. "1947 Corowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

[1946_Corowa_state_by-election_Green_1946_Corowa_by-election-5] Green, Antony. "1946 Corowa by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 August 2020.

[Results_of_the_1944_New_South_Wales_state_election_Green_1944_Corowa-6] Green, Antony. "1944 Corowa". 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_Corowa-7] Green, Antony. "1941 Corowa". 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_Corowa-8] Green, Antony. "1938 Corowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

[1937_Corowa_state_by-election_Green_1937_Corowa_by-election-9] Green, Antony. "1937 Corowa by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 August 2020.

[1937_Corowa_state_by-election_Richard_Ball_NSW_parl-10] "The Hon. Richard Thomas Ball (1857–1937)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.

[Results_of_the_1935_New_South_Wales_state_election_Green_1935_Corowa-11] Green, Antony. "1935 Corowa". 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_Corowa-12] Green, Antony. "1932 Corowa". 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_Corowa-13] Green, Antony. "1930 Corowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

[Results_of_the_1927_New_South_Wales_state_election_Green_1927_Corowa-14] Green, Antony. "1927 Corowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

[Results_of_the_1917_New_South_Wales_state_election_Green_1917_Corowa-15] Green, Antony. "1917 Corowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

[Results_of_the_1913_New_South_Wales_state_election_Green_1913_Corowa-16] Green, Antony. "1913 Corowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

[Results_of_the_1910_New_South_Wales_state_election_Green_Corowa_1910-18] Green, Antony. "1910 Corowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 August 2019.

[Results_of_the_1907_New_South_Wales_state_election_Green_Corowa_1907-19] Green, Antony. "1907 Corowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 October 2019.

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