Results of the 1965 New South Wales state election

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1965 New South Wales state election.^[1]

New South Wales state election, 1 May 1965 [1] Legislative Assembly << 1962–1968 >>
Enrolled voters		2,256,568 [a]
Votes cast		2,083,361		Turnout	93.91	−0.09
Informal votes		42,571		Informal	2.04	+0.50
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Liberal	807,868	39.59	+4.74	31	+6
	Country	208,826	10.23	+0.86	16	+2
	Labor	883,824	43.31	−5.26	45	−9
	Independent	63,680	3.12	−0.01	1	+1
	Democratic Labor	43,109	2.11	−1.02	0	−
	Independent Liberal	20,400	1.00	−0.95	1	0
	Communist	13,082	0.64	+0.01	0	−
Total		2,040,789			94

Results by electoral district

Albury

1965 New South Wales state election: Albury ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Robert White	7,754	38.1	−1.5
	Liberal	Gordon Mackie	7,086	34.8	−18.3
	Country	James Griffiths	4,463	22.0	+22.0
	Democratic Labor	Leo Keane	1,030	5.1	+0.3
Total formal votes			20,333	98.8	−0.3
Informal votes			246	1.2	+0.3
Turnout			20,579	93.5	+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Gordon Mackie	11,960	58.8	+0.6
	Labor	Robert White	8,373	41.2	−0.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.6

Armidale

1965 New South Wales state election: Armidale ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Davis Hughes	10,775	66.9	+4.4
	Labor	Patrick McGee	5,322	33.1	−4.4
Total formal votes			16,097	98.5	−0.1
Informal votes			238	1.5	+0.1
Turnout			16,335	94.8	+0.1
	Country hold		Swing	+4.4

Ashfield−Croydon

1965 New South Wales state election: Ashfield−Croydon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Hunter	14,194	60.5	+4.0
	Labor	Wadim Jegorow	8,814	37.6	−5.9
	Independent	Raymond Sharrock	445	1.9	+1.9
Total formal votes			23,453	97.9	−0.8
Informal votes			507	2.1	+0.8
Turnout			23,960	92.8	0.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Hunter	14,417	61.5	+5.0
	Labor	Wadim Jegorow	9,036	38.5	−5.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.0

Auburn

1965 New South Wales state election: Auburn ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Cox	14,804	59.0	−5.9
	Liberal	Neil Davis	10,310	41.0	+5.9
Total formal votes			25,114	98.0	−0.7
Informal votes			507	2.0	+0.7
Turnout			25,621	94.6	−0.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.9

Balmain

1965 New South Wales state election: Balmain ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John McMahon	13,689	64.5	−9.5
	Liberal	Elton Lewis	5,992	28.2	+6.9
	Communist	Harry Black	1,530	7.2	+2.5
Total formal votes			21,211	96.9	−0.8
Informal votes			682	3.1	+0.8
Turnout			21,893	94.0	0.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John McMahon	14,913	70.3	−7.4
	Liberal	Elton Lewis	6,298	29.7	+7.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−7.4

Bankstown

1965 New South Wales state election: Bankstown ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Nick Kearns	14,025	54.8	−5.1
	Liberal	David Cowan	10,540	41.2	+5.9
	Communist	Frank Bollins	1,038	4.0	−0.8
Total formal votes			25,603	97.8	−0.7
Informal votes			563	2.2	+0.7
Turnout			26,166	94.1	−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Nick Kearns	14,855	58.0	−5.8
	Liberal	David Cowan	10,748	42.0	+5.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.8

Barwon

1965 New South Wales state election: Barwon ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Geoff Crawford	12,084	60.9	+4.3
	Labor	Cecil Newton	7,749	39.1	−4.3
Total formal votes			19,833	98.7	−0.5
Informal votes			261	1.3	+0.5
Turnout			20,094	94.2	+0.2
	Country hold		Swing	+4.3

Bass Hill

1965 New South Wales state election: Bass Hill ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Clarrie Earl	13,765	56.0	−7.1
	Liberal	William Pardy	9,251	37.6	+8.4
	Independent	John Sawyer	1,564	6.4	+6.4
Total formal votes			24,580	97.7	−0.3
Informal votes			574	2.3	+0.3
Turnout			25,154	94.0	+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Clarrie Earl	14,703	59.8	−8.7
	Liberal	William Pardy	9,877	40.2	+8.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.7

Bathurst

1965 New South Wales state election: Bathurst ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gus Kelly	8,622	52.1	−9.9
	Country	Clive Osborne	4,716	28.5	+28.5
	Liberal	French Smith	3,199	19.3	−18.7
Total formal votes			16,537	99.1	−0.2
Informal votes			157	0.9	+0.2
Turnout			16,694	95.7	−0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gus Kelly	8,878	53.7	−8.3
	Country	Clive Osborne	7,659	46.3	+8.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.3

Blacktown

1965 New South Wales state election: Blacktown ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Southee	17,361	52.8	−8.9
	Liberal	Denys Clarke	14,560	44.2	+5.9
	Independent	Malcolm Towner	993	3.0	+3.0
Total formal votes			32,914	97.6	−0.2
Informal votes			822	2.4	+0.2
Turnout			33,736	93.9	−0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Southee	17,560	53.4	−8.3
	Liberal	Denys Clarke	15,354	46.6	+8.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.3

Bligh

1965 New South Wales state election: Bligh ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Morton Cohen	10,391	49.5	+4.2
	Labor	Tom Morey	10,069	47.9	−2.3
	Democratic Labor	John Kenny	548	2.6	−1.9
Total formal votes			21,008	97.5	−0.7
Informal votes			527	2.5	+0.7
Turnout			21,535	91.7	−0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Morton Cohen	10,797	51.4	+2.5
	Labor	Tom Morey	10,211	48.6	−2.5
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+2.5

Bondi

1965 New South Wales state election: Bondi ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Abe Landa	11,978	53.6	−5.6
	Liberal	John Barraclough	10,356	46.4	+5.6
Total formal votes			22,334	97.8	−0.7
Informal votes			492	2.2	+0.7
Turnout			22,826	92.3	−0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.6

Bulli

1965 New South Wales state election: Bulli ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rex Jackson	13,654	57.2	−11.1
	Liberal	Donald Heggie	6,847	28.7	+2.0
	Independent	Mary Hargrave	2,388	10.0	+10.0
	Communist	Sara Bowen	988	4.1	−1.0
Total formal votes			23,877	97.9	−0.6
Informal votes			505	2.1	+0.6
Turnout			24,382	95.2	+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rex Jackson	15,996	67.0	−5.3
	Liberal	Donald Heggie	7,881	33.0	+5.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.3

Burrinjuck

1965 New South Wales state election: Burrinjuck ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Sheahan	9,617	56.0	−1.0
	Country	Douglas Boag	5,725	33.3	−9.7
	Liberal	Stanley Ablamowicz	1,841	10.7	+10.7
Total formal votes			17,183	99.1	−0.3
Informal votes			162	0.9	+0.3
Turnout			17,345	96.2	+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Sheahan	9,727	56.6	−0.4
	Country	Douglas Boag	7,456	43.4	+0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.4

Burwood

1965 New South Wales state election: Burwood ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Jackett	10,125	42.9	−18.7
	Labor	Norman Newey	6,806	28.8	−9.6
	Independent	Ben Doig	6,672	28.3	+28.3
Total formal votes			23,603	98.1	−0.2
Informal votes			463	1.9	+0.2
Turnout			24,066	92.4	+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Jackett	15,734	66.7	+5.1
	Labor	Norman Newey	7,869	33.3	−5.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.1

• Ben Doig was the sitting Liberal member for Burwood, however he lost pre-selection which he blamed on his support for state aid to church schools.^[16]

Byron

1965 New South Wales state election: Byron ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Stanley Stephens	10,644	64.2	+6.0
	Labor	James Constable	5,933	35.8	−6.0
Total formal votes			16,577	98.8	−0.6
Informal votes			199	1.2	+0.6
Turnout			16,776	93.9	−0.2
	Country hold		Swing	+6.0

Canterbury

1965 New South Wales state election: Canterbury ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kevin Stewart	13,355	57.1	−3.0
	Liberal	Colin McPhee	10,045	42.9	+3.0
Total formal votes			23,400	97.9	−0.5
Informal votes			500	2.1	+0.5
Turnout			23,900	93.3	−0.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.0

Casino

1965 New South Wales state election: Casino ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Richmond Manyweathers	unopposed
	Country hold

Castlereagh

1965 New South Wales state election: Castlereagh ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Renshaw	9,766	54.0	+1.0
	Country	Doug Moppett	3,823	21.2	+4.0
	Liberal	William Waterford	3,728	20.6	−7.3
	Independent	Angus Campbell	756	4.2	+4.2
Total formal votes			18,073	98.9	0.0
Informal votes			204	1.1	0.0
Turnout			18,277	94.3	+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Renshaw	10,335	57.2	+2.6
	Country	Doug Moppett	7,738	42.8	−2.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.6

Cessnock

1965 New South Wales state election: Cessnock ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Neilly	14,687	77.6	+11.4
	Democratic Labor	Hilton Smith	2,709	14.3	+14.3
	Communist	Charles Dumbrell	1,543	8.1	+5.1
Total formal votes			18,939	98.0	−1.0
Informal votes			385	2.0	+1.0
Turnout			19,324	95.2	−0.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	George Neilly	15,921	84.1	−0.1
	Democratic Labor	Hilton Smith	3,018	15.9	+15.9
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Clarence

1965 New South Wales state election: Clarence ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Bill Weiley	14,502	70.5	+16.7
	Labor	Philip Parsonage	6,078	29.5	−13.1
Total formal votes			20,580	98.8	−0.4
Informal votes			250	1.2	+0.4
Turnout			20,830	95.4	−0.1
	Country hold		Swing	+14.9

Cobar

1965 New South Wales state election: Cobar ^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lew Johnstone	6,200	45.0	−55.0
	Liberal	Allan Connell	5,174	37.5	+37.5
	Independent	Douglas McFarlane	1,416	10.3	+10.3
	Independent	William Edwards	997	7.2	+7.2
Total formal votes			13,787	97.8
Informal votes			315	2.2
Turnout			14,102	89.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lew Johnstone	7,636	55.4	−44.6
	Liberal	Allan Connell	6,151	44.6	+44.6
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Collaroy

1965 New South Wales state election: Collaroy ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Askin	19,358	73.2	+0.7
	Labor	William Bramwell	6,458	24.4	−0.2
	Communist	Elfrida Morcom	634	2.4	−0.5
Total formal votes			26,450	98.3	−0.5
Informal votes			453	1.7	+0.5
Turnout			26,903	92.0	−1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Robert Askin	19,485	73.7	+0.6
	Labor	William Bramwell	6,965	26.3	−0.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.6

Concord

1965 New South Wales state election: Concord ^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Thomas Murphy	10,883	47.8	−5.6
	Liberal	Lerryn Mutton	10,721	47.1	+3.3
	Democratic Labor	William Doherty	1,155	5.1	+2.3
Total formal votes			22,759	97.8	−1.0
Informal votes			509	2.2	+1.0
Turnout			23,268	94.7	+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Thomas Murphy	11,425	50.2	−3.7
	Liberal	Lerryn Mutton	11,334	49.8	+3.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.7

Coogee

1965 New South Wales state election: Coogee ^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Kevin Ellis	10,626	48.0	+2.4
	Labor	Lou Walsh	10,547	47.6	−2.1
	Democratic Labor	Philip Cohen	972	4.4	−0.3
Total formal votes			22,145	98.3	−0.4
Informal votes			389	1.7	+0.4
Turnout			22,534	91.9	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Kevin Ellis	11,443	51.7	+2.7
	Labor	Lou Walsh	10,702	48.3	−2.7
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+2.7

Cook's River

1965 New South Wales state election: Cook's River ^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Thomas Cahill	15,675	69.8	−4.6
	Liberal	Louis Mamo	6,774	30.2	+4.6
Total formal votes			22,449	97.5	−0.9
Informal votes			564	2.5	+0.9
Turnout			23,013	94.7	−0.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.6

Cronulla

1965 New South Wales state election: Cronulla ^[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ian Griffith	17,023	62.1	+0.9
	Labor	Wallace Page	9,528	34.7	−4.1
	Communist	Alexander Elphinston	878	3.2	+3.2
Total formal votes			27,429	98.7	−0.3
Informal votes			365	1.3	+0.3
Turnout			27,794	94.9	+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ian Griffith	17,199	62.7	+1.5
	Labor	Wallace Page	10,230	37.3	−1.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.5

Drummoyne

1965 New South Wales state election: Drummoyne ^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Reg Coady	11,599	50.8	−2.0
	Liberal	George Chambers	10,185	44.6	−2.6
	Democratic Labor	Edwin Carr	1,062	4.6	+4.6
Total formal votes			22,846	97.8	−0.8
Informal votes			501	2.2	+0.8
Turnout			23,347	93.7	+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Reg Coady	11,811	51.7	−1.1
	Liberal	George Chambers	11,035	48.3	+1.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.1

Dubbo

1965 New South Wales state election: Dubbo ^[30]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kenneth Mason	6,904	35.0	−3.9
	Liberal	John Mason	6,749	34.2	−21.7
	Country	Roderick Mack	6,096	30.9	+30.9
Total formal votes			19,749	99.0	−0.1
Informal votes			204	1.0	+0.1
Turnout			19,953	95.6	+1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Mason	12,371	62.6	+4.6
	Labor	Kenneth Mason	7,378	37.4	−4.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.6

Dulwich Hill

1965 New South Wales state election: Dulwich Hill ^[31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Cliff Mallam	11,144	54.3	−3.3
	Liberal	Russell Carter	9,387	45.7	+3.3
Total formal votes			20,531	98.2	−0.4
Informal votes			381	1.8	+0.4
Turnout			20,912	91.2	−1.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.3

Earlwood

1965 New South Wales state election: Earlwood ^[32]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Eric Willis	13,902	59.9	+2.6
	Labor	Harry Chandler	9,289	40.1	−2.6
Total formal votes			23,191	98.6	−0.4
Informal votes			330	1.4	+0.4
Turnout			23,521	95.2	−0.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.6

East Hills

1965 New South Wales state election: East Hills ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joe Kelly	14,036	53.3	−13.5
	Liberal	John Colley	7,621	29.0	−4.2
	Independent	Harold McIlveen	3,089	11.7	+11.7
	Independent	Russell Duncan	989	3.8	+3.8
	Independent	Jack Mingramm	320	1.2	+1.2
	Independent	Norman Weeks	259	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			26,314	97.1	−1.2
Informal votes			785	2.9	+1.2
Turnout			27,099	96.2	+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Joe Kelly	15,434	58.7	−8.1
	Liberal	John Colley	10,880	41.3	+8.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.1

Eastwood

1965 New South Wales state election: Eastwood ^[34]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jim Clough	15,264	53.5	−13.7
	Labor	George Keniry	7,323	25.7	−7.1
	Independent	Marion Hearnshaw	4,569	16.0	+16.0
	Democratic Labor	Doris Brauer	1,361	4.8	+4.8
Total formal votes			28,517	98.5	−0.5
Informal votes			441	1.5	+0.5
Turnout			28,958	93.6	−0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jim Clough	19,551	68.6	+1.4
	Labor	George Keniry	8,966	31.4	−1.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.4

Fairfield

1965 New South Wales state election: Fairfield ^[35]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Ferguson	15,228	58.1	−5.0
	Liberal	Stanislaus Kelly	9,710	37.0	+0.1
	Democratic Labor	Andrew Murphy	1,281	4.9	+4.9
Total formal votes			26,219	97.0	−0.9
Informal votes			821	3.0	+0.9
Turnout			27,040	94.9	+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Ferguson	15,484	59.1	−4.0
	Liberal	Stanislaus Kelly	10,735	40.9	+4.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.0

Georges River

1965 New South Wales state election: Georges River ^[36]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Douglas Cross	16,497	58.3	+5.7
	Labor	William Robinson	11,802	41.7	−4.3
Total formal votes			28,299	98.3	−0.5
Informal votes			476	1.7	+0.5
Turnout			28,775	95.4	−0.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.0

Gloucester

1965 New South Wales state election: Gloucester ^[37]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Leon Punch	14,337	73.2	+29.4
	Independent	Bob Scott	5,249	26.8	+26.8
Total formal votes			19,586	98.5	−0.4
Informal votes			306	1.5	+0.4
Turnout			19,892	95.7	−0.1
	Country hold		Swing	N/A

Gordon

1965 New South Wales state election: Gordon ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Harry Jago	22,870	88.2	+38.9
	Democratic Labor	Dominique Droulers	3,066	11.8	+7.2
Total formal votes			25,936	95.6	−2.4
Informal votes			1,183	4.4	+2.4
Turnout			27,119	91.8	−1.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

Gosford

1965 New South Wales state election: Gosford ^[39]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ted Humphries	11,533	48.2	−2.5
	Labor	Kevin Dwyer	10,543	44.1	−5.2
	Democratic Labor	Michael Dwyer	1,839	7.7	+7.7
Total formal votes			23,915	98.5	−0.3
Informal votes			358	1.5	+0.3
Turnout			24,273	95.0	−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ted Humphries	12,336	51.6	+0.9
	Labor	Kevin Dwyer	11,579	48.4	−0.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.9

Goulburn

1965 New South Wales state election: Goulburn ^[40]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ernest McDermott	7,630	45.8	−5.6
	Country	Ron Brewer	4,718	28.3	+28.3
	Liberal	Brian Keating	4,313	25.9	−19.3
Total formal votes			16,661	98.7	−0.7
Informal votes			222	1.3	+0.7
Turnout			16,883	96.7	−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Ron Brewer	8,589	51.5	+51.5
	Labor	Ernest McDermott	8,072	48.5	−3.6
	Country gain from Labor		Swing	+3.6

Granville

1965 New South Wales state election: Granville ^[41]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Pat Flaherty	13,565	58.9	+4.0
	Liberal	Terence Quinn	7,793	33.8	+3.8
	Democratic Labor	Andrew Diehm	1,692	7.3	+7.3
Total formal votes			23,050	97.3	−0.4
Informal votes			627	2.7	+0.4
Turnout			23,677	93.7	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Pat Flaherty	13,903	60.3	−6.7
	Liberal	Terence Quinn	9,147	39.7	+6.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−6.7

Hamilton

1965 New South Wales state election: Hamilton ^[42]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Robert McCartney	12,262	64.3	+4.5
	Liberal	Richard Nathan	6,805	35.7	+1.0
Total formal votes			19,067	98.4	−0.1
Informal votes			311	1.6	+0.1
Turnout			19,378	94.7	0.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.4

Hartley

1965 New South Wales state election: Hartley ^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Robson	8,228	47.4	−1.5
	Independent	Harold Coates	7,984	46.0	−1.5
	Democratic Labor	Laurence Breen	1,151	6.6	+6.6
Total formal votes			17,363	98.7	0.0
Informal votes			224	1.3	0.0
Turnout			17,587	95.8	−0.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Harold Coates	8,933	51.4	+2.1
	Labor	Jim Robson	8,430	48.6	−2.1
	Independent gain from Labor		Swing	+2.1

Hawkesbury

1965 New South Wales state election: Hawkesbury ^[44]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bernie Deane	15,809	64.8	+3.8
	Labor	Lawrence Kaufmann	8,048	33.0	−0.7
	Independent	Malcolm Tarlton−Rayment	532	2.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			24,389	98.3	−0.2
Informal votes			427	1.7	+0.2
Turnout			24,816	92.2	−1.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bernie Deane	16,075	65.9	+1.5
	Labor	Lawrence Kaufmann	8,314	34.1	−1.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.5

Hornsby

1965 New South Wales state election: Hornsby ^[45]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Maddison	21,191	69.6	+15.4
	Labor	Terrence Foster	7,543	24.8	+0.1
	Democratic Labor	Anthony Felton	1,723	5.7	+5.7
Total formal votes			30,457	98.4	−0.5
Informal votes			491	1.6	+0.5
Turnout			30,948	93.6	−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Maddison	22,569	74.1	+4.1
	Labor	Terrence Foster	7,888	25.9	−4.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.1

Hurstville

1965 New South Wales state election: Hurstville ^[46]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Rigby	11,883	48.7	−3.7
	Liberal	Tom Mead	11,427	46.9	+4.2
	Democratic Labor	Kevin Davis	1,068	4.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			24,378	98.2	−0.3
Informal votes			456	1.8	+0.3
Turnout			24,834	94.4	0.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Tom Mead	12,334	50.6	+5.9
	Labor	Bill Rigby	12,044	49.4	−5.9
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+5.9

Illawarra

1965 New South Wales state election: Illawarra ^[47]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Howard Fowles	12,523	52.7	−13.8
	Liberal	John Poel	10,529	44.3	+18.4
	Communist	Robert Webster	731	3.1	−4.4
Total formal votes			23,783	2.9	+0.6
Informal votes			711	2.9	−0.6
Turnout			24,494	95.1	+1.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Howard Fowles	13,108	55.1	−17.5
	Liberal	John Poel	10,675	44.9	+17.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−17.5

Kahibah

1965 New South Wales state election: Kahibah ^[48]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Stewart	11,740	55.6	−6.1
	Liberal	Wallace MacDonald	9,384	44.4	+44.4
Total formal votes			21,124	98.5	0.0
Informal votes			311	1.5	0.0
Turnout			21,435	95.5	+0.1
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

King

1965 New South Wales state election: King ^[49]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Albert Sloss	11,277	58.6	−5.1
	Liberal	John Partridge	6,445	33.5	+8.2
	Communist	Ron Maxwell	1,532	8.0	+3.9
Total formal votes			19,254	96.3	−0.6
Informal votes			742	3.7	+0.6
Turnout			19,996	89.8	−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Albert Sloss	12,503	64.9	−3.4
	Liberal	John Partridge	6,751	35.1	+3.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.4

Kirribilli

1965 New South Wales state election: Kirribilli ^[50]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Waddy	10,318	51.6	+2.0
	Labor	James Cahill	7,727	38.7	−6.4
	Independent	Nicholas Gorshenin	1,934	9.7	+9.7
Total formal votes			19,979	97.8	−0.4
Informal votes			457	2.2	+0.4
Turnout			20,436	90.8	−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Waddy	11,285	56.5	+3.4
	Labor	James Cahill	8,694	43.5	−3.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.4

Kogarah

1965 New South Wales state election: Kogarah ^[51]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Crabtree	12,169	51.6	−4.4
	Liberal	Albert Oakey	10,790	45.7	+1.7
	Democratic Labor	Hubert O'Connell	635	2.7	+2.7
Total formal votes			23,594	98.5	−0.6
Informal votes			347	1.5	+0.6
Turnout			23,941	94.6	+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Crabtree	12,296	52.1	−3.9
	Liberal	Albert Oakey	11,298	47.9	+3.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.9

Kurri Kurri

1965 New South Wales state election: Kurri Kurri ^[52]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken Booth	unopposed
	Labor hold

Lake Macquarie

1968 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Simpson	16,495	72.3	−3.3
	Liberal	John Wassell	6,306	27.7	+3.3
Total formal votes			22,801	98.2	−0.2
Informal votes			418	1.8	+0.2
Turnout			23,219	94.7	+0.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.3

Lakemba

1965 New South Wales state election: Lakemba ^[53]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Vince Durick	14,240	56.7	−3.8
	Liberal	Arthur Parry	10,865	43.3	+6.5
Total formal votes			25,105	98.4	−0.3
Informal votes			401	1.6	+0.3
Turnout			25,506	95.1	+0.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.9

Lane Cove

1965 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove ^[54]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ken McCaw	19,246	80.8	−19.2
	Democratic Labor	Edward Connolly	4,583	19.2	+19.2
Total formal votes			23,829	93.7
Informal votes			1,606	6.3
Turnout			25,435	92.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

Lismore

1965 New South Wales state election: Lismore ^[55]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Keith Compton	7,624	45.8	−9.7
	Country	Bruce Duncan	5,305	31.8	−10.6
	Country	Digby Wilson	2,323	13.9	+13.9
	Liberal	Alan Henderson	1,406	8.4	+8.4
Total formal votes			16,658	98.9	−0.3
Informal votes			182	1.1	+0.3
Turnout			16,840	94.6	−0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Bruce Duncan	8,685	52.1	+8.0
	Labor	Keith Compton	7,973	47.9	−8.0
	Country gain from Labor		Swing	+8.0

Liverpool

1965 New South Wales state election: Liverpool ^[56]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Mannix	19,906	55.2	−6.1
	Liberal	Warren Glenny	13,274	36.8	+3.1
	Democratic Labor	Harry Cole	2,278	6.3	+1.3
	Communist	Ronald Marriott	597	1.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			36,055	96.3	−1.3
Informal votes			1,375	3.7	+1.3
Turnout			37,430	92.5	−0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Mannix	20,661	57.3	−5.0
	Liberal	Warren Glenny	15,394	42.7	+5.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.0

Maitland

1965 New South Wales state election: Maitland ^[57]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Milton Morris	13,158	64.2	+6.3
	Labor	Wallace Fitzgerald	7,344	35.8	−6.3
Total formal votes			20,502	98.9	−0.2
Informal votes			227	1.1	+0.2
Turnout			20,729	96.4	+0.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.3

Manly

1965 New South Wales state election: Manly ^[58]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Liberal	Douglas Darby	13,728	53.9	+5.0
	Liberal	Barton Higgs	9,175	36.0	−4.0
	Independent	Albert Thompson	2,563	10.1	+10.1
Total formal votes			25,466	98.0	+0.7
Informal votes			531	2.0	−0.7
Turnout			25,997	92.2	−0.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent Liberal	Douglas Darby	15,010	58.9	+3.0
	Liberal	Barton Higgs	10,456	41.1	−3.0
	Independent Liberal hold		Swing	+3.0

Maroubra

1965 New South Wales state election: Maroubra ^[59]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Heffron	12,369	56.2	−11.7
	Liberal	Harold Heslehurst	7,932	36.1	+7.6
	Independent	Thomas Bamborough	1,152	5.2	+5.2
	Communist	Stanley Sharkey	540	2.5	+2.5
Total formal votes			21,993	97.8	−0.5
Informal votes			486	2.2	+0.5
Turnout			22,479	93.7	−0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Heffron	13,416	61.0	−8.7
	Liberal	Harold Heslehurst	8,577	39.0	+8.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.7

Marrickville

1965 New South Wales state election: Marrickville ^[60]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Norm Ryan	13,448	63.7	−4.2
	Liberal	Neville Glass	7,654	36.3	+6.1
Total formal votes			21,102	97.3	−1.0
Informal votes			585	2.7	+1.0
Turnout			21,687	92.5	−0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.4

Monaro

1965 New South Wales state election: Monaro ^[61]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Seiffert Jr	7,906	46.6	−10.9
	Liberal	Steve Mauger	5,862	34.5	−8.0
	Country	Keith Phillis	3,204	18.9	+18.9
Total formal votes			16,972	97.9	−1.0
Informal votes			371	2.1	+1.0
Turnout			17,343	94.4	+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Steve Mauger	8,620	50.8	+8.3
	Labor	John Seiffert Jr	8,352	49.2	−8.3
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+8.3

The sitting member John Seiffert Sr (Labor) died in January 1965.

Mosman

1965 New South Wales state election: Mosman ^[62]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Pat Morton	19,268	82.3	+1.5
	Democratic Labor	Francis Hicks	4,143	17.7	−1.5
Total formal votes			23,411	93.9	−1.4
Informal votes			1,507	6.1	+1.4
Turnout			24,918	90.6	−1.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.5

Mudgee

1965 New South Wales state election: Mudgee ^[63]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Leo Nott	8,115	50.6	−3.3
	Liberal	Richard Evans	4,509	28.1	+2.4
	Country	Emile Moufarrige	3,423	21.3	+3.0
Total formal votes			16,047	98.9	+0.4
Informal votes			184	1.1	−0.4
Turnout			16,231	96.0	+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Leo Nott	8,355	52.1	−3.5
	Liberal	Richard Evans	7,692	47.9	+3.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.5

Murray

1965 New South Wales state election: Murray ^[64]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Joe Lawson	13,378	73.4	+7.3
	Labor	George Xeros	4,839	26.6	−7.3
Total formal votes			18,217	99.1	−0.2
Informal votes			163	0.9	+0.2
Turnout			18,380	92.2	+1.3
	Country hold		Swing	+7.3

Murrumbidgee

1965 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee ^[65]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Al Grassby	9,670	49.2	−0.1
	Country	Eric Baldwin	6,612	33.6	+13.7
	Liberal	Michael Lowing	2,791	14.2	−10.8
	Democratic Labor	John Troy	592	3.0	−2.8
Total formal votes			19,665	98.1	+0.2
Informal votes			390	1.9	−0.2
Turnout			20,055	94.9	+1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Al Grassby	10,161	51.7	−0.9
	Country	Eric Baldwin	9,504	48.3	+0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.9

Nepean

1965 New South Wales state election: Nepean ^[66]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ron Dunbier	13,144	45.9	−3.3
	Labor	Alfred Bennett	13,078	45.7	−5.1
	Independent	Kathleen Whitten	1,573	5.5	+5.5
	Democratic Labor	Albert Perish	557	2.0	+2.0
	Independent	John Park	191	0.7	+0.7
	Independent	Ronald Sarina	76	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			28,619	96.5	−1.6
Informal votes			1,028	3.5	+1.6
Turnout			29,647	94.4	+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ron Dunbier	14,550	50.8	+1.6
	Labor	Alfred Bennett	14,069	49.2	−1.6
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+1.6

Newcastle

1965 New South Wales state election: Newcastle ^[67]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Hawkins	10,471	60.4	−1.9
	Liberal	Stewart Mordue	6,065	35.0	+1.3
	Communist	Mervyn Copley	798	4.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			17,334	98.6	−0.2
Informal votes			252	1.4	+0.2
Turnout			17,586	93.2	+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Frank Hawkins	11,109	64.1	−1.4
	Liberal	Stewart Mordue	6,225	35.9	+1.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.4

Orange

1965 New South Wales state election: Orange ^[68]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Charles Cutler	12,040	64.8	+4.5
	Labor	Kevin Whalan	6,549	35.2	−4.5
Total formal votes			18,589	99.0	0.0
Informal votes			182	1.0	0.0
Turnout			18,771	95.1	−0.6
	Country hold		Swing	+4.5

Oxley

1965 New South Wales state election: Oxley ^[69]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Les Jordan	12,662	61.9	+20.6
	Labor	Joseph Andrews	7,383	36.1	+0.7
	Independent	Joe Cordner	397	1.9	+1.9
Total formal votes			20,442	99.0	0.0
Informal votes			198	1.0	0.0
Turnout			20,640	96.4	−0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Les Jordan	12,900	63.1	+1.8
	Labor	Joseph Andrews	7,542	36.9	−1.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.8

Parramatta

1965 New South Wales state election: Parramatta ^[70]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dan Mahoney	14,078	52.5	−5.3
	Liberal	Paul Bland	11,754	43.8	+1.6
	Democratic Labor	Hans Andreasson	981	3.7	+3.7
Total formal votes			26,813	98.5	−0.3
Informal votes			404	1.5	+0.3
Turnout			27,217	94.4	−0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dan Mahoney	14,274	53.2	−4.6
	Liberal	Paul Bland	12,539	46.8	+4.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.6

Phillip

1965 New South Wales state election: Phillip ^[71]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Pat Hills	12,392	58.7	−9.7
	Liberal	Kenneth McKimm	6,794	32.2	+5.8
	Communist	Walter Buckley	1,570	7.4	+2.1
	Independent	John Walsh	360	1.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			21,116	96.1	−0.8
Informal votes			848	3.9	+0.8
Turnout			21,964	89.3	−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Pat Hills	13,828	65.5	−7.1
	Liberal	Kenneth McKimm	7,288	34.5	+7.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−7.1

Raleigh

1965 New South Wales state election: Raleigh ^[72]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Jim Brown	10,972	64.2	+0.7
	Labor	Robert Melville	6,114	35.8	−0.7
Total formal votes			17,086	99.2	−0.1
Informal votes			143	0.8	+0.1
Turnout			17,229	96.7	+0.6
	Country hold		Swing	+0.7

Randwick

1965 New South Wales state election: Randwick ^[73]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lionel Bowen	11,953	55.4	+0.2
	Liberal	Sidney Pitkethly	9,644	44.6	+5.2
Total formal votes			21,597	98.1	−0.5
Informal votes			422	1.9	+0.5
Turnout			22,019	92.0	−1.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.0

Redfern

1965 New South Wales state election: Redfern ^[74]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Fred Green	14,453	72.4	−9.4
	Liberal	Gerald Bayliss	4,811	24.1	+10.7
	Communist	Cecil Sharrock	703	3.5	−1.4
Total formal votes			19,967	96.6	−1.2
Informal votes			692	3.4	+1.2
Turnout			20,659	91.1	+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Fred Green	15,015	75.2	−10.5
	Liberal	Gerald Bayliss	4,952	24.8	+10.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−10.5

Rockdale

1965 New South Wales state election: Rockdale ^[75]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Brian Bannon	12,828	52.7	−2.1
	Liberal	Angus Bristow	10,749	44.2	+3.0
	Independent	Keith Richardson	763	3.1	+3.1
Total formal votes			24,340	98.2	−0.5
Informal votes			435	1.8	+0.5
Turnout			24,775	94.4	−0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Brian Bannon	13,210	54.3	−1.3
	Liberal	Angus Bristow	11,130	45.7	+1.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.3

Ryde

1965 New South Wales state election: Ryde ^[76]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Downing	14,386	52.1	−7.9
	Liberal	Henry Mitchell	12,297	44.5	+4.5
	Democratic Labor	Thomas Kennedy	948	3.4	+3.4
Total formal votes			27,631	98.3	−0.5
Informal votes			465	1.7	+0.5
Turnout			28,096	95.3	0.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Frank Downing	14,576	52.8	−7.2
	Liberal	Henry Mitchell	13,055	47.2	+7.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−7.2

South Coast

1965 New South Wales state election: South Coast ^[77]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jack Beale	15,465	68.1	+18.2
	Independent	Noel Williams	7,240	31.9	+31.9
Total formal votes			22,705	98.2	−0.9
Informal votes			425	1.8	+0.9
Turnout			23,130	94.4	0.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

Sturt

1965 New South Wales state election: Sturt ^[78]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Wattison	9,487	71.2	−3.8
	Country	Edward Brown	3,831	28.8	+3.8
Total formal votes			13,318	98.5	−0.5
Informal votes			196	1.5	+0.5
Turnout			13,514	88.6	+0.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.8

Sutherland

1965 New South Wales state election: Sutherland ^[79]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Dalton	15,096	50.0	+3.7
	Liberal	Tim Walker	14,145	46.8	+10.3
	Democratic Labor	William Goslett	975	3.2	+1.6
Total formal votes			30,216	98.6	−0.3
Informal votes			430	1.4	+0.3
Turnout			30,646	95.7	−0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Dalton	15,334	50.8	−4.7
	Liberal	Tim Walker	14,882	49.2	+4.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.7

Tamworth

1965 New South Wales state election: Tamworth ^[80]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Bill Chaffey	11,708	58.9	−2.6
	Labor	Stanley Cole	8,164	41.1	+2.6
Total formal votes			19,872	99.2	+0.1
Informal votes			164	0.8	−0.1
Turnout			20,036	95.6	+0.5
	Country hold		Swing	−2.6

Temora

1965 New South Wales state election: Temora ^[81]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Jim Taylor	11,244	70.8	+6.9
	Labor	John Herridge	4,638	29.2	−6.9
Total formal votes			15,882	99.2	−0.1
Informal votes			122	0.8	+0.1
Turnout			16,004	96.1	+0.8
	Country hold		Swing	+6.9

Tenterfield

1965 New South Wales state election: Tenterfield ^[82]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Tim Bruxner	10,119	57.1	+6.4
	Labor	Eric Potter	7,614	42.9	−6.4
Total formal votes			17,733	98.9	−0.3
Informal votes			203	1.1	+0.3
Turnout			17,936	94.9	+0.6
	Country hold		Swing	+6.4

The Hills

1965 New South Wales state election: The Hills ^[83]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Max Ruddock	21,906	72.1	+15.8
	Labor	Alan Francis	8,470	27.9	+27.9
Total formal votes			30,376	98.3	+1.0
Informal votes			521	1.7	−1.0
Turnout			30,897	93.3	+0.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

Upper Hunter

1965 New South Wales state election: Upper Hunter ^[84]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Frank O'Keefe	10,797	63.7	+13.3
	Labor	Leslie Uhrig	6,162	36.3	−13.3
Total formal votes			16,959	99.1	−0.3
Informal votes			145	0.9	+0.3
Turnout			17,104	95.6	−0.4
	Country hold		Swing	+13.3

Vaucluse

1965 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse ^[85]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Keith Doyle	17,319	75.0	−4.0
	Independent	Kevin McDermott	2,996	13.0	+13.0
	Democratic Labor	Edward Byrnes	2,781	12.0	−9.0
Total formal votes			23,096	95.0	+1.7
Informal votes			1,221	5.0	−1.7
Turnout			24,317	90.6	+0.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Keith Doyle	18,709	81.0	+9.7
	Independent	Kevin McDermott	4,387	19.0	−9.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

Wagga Wagga

1965 New South Wales state election: Wagga Wagga ^[86]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wal Fife	12,122	65.1	+7.9
	Labor	John Skeers	5,374	28.9	−8.2
	Democratic Labor	Anthony Abbey	1,128	6.1	+0.4
Total formal votes			18,624	98.6	−0.3
Informal votes			260	1.4	+0.3
Turnout			18,884	94.7	+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Wal Fife	13,024	69.9	+8.2
	Labor	John Skeers	5,600	30.1	−8.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.2

Wakehurst

1965 New South Wales state election: Wakehurst ^[87]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dick Healey	17,285	63.6	+11.9
	Labor	Geoffrey Mill	8,912	32.8	−2.8
	Independent	Frederick Jones	981	3.6	+3.6
Total formal votes			27,178	98.4	+0.5
Informal votes			434	1.6	−0.5
Turnout			27,612	92.7	−1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dick Healey	18,070	66.5	+7.6
	Labor	Geoffrey Mill	9,108	33.5	−7.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.6

Waratah

1965 New South Wales state election: Waratah ^[88]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Sam Jones	8,748	48.2	−4.5
	Independent	Frank Purdue (defeated)	8,173	45.0	−2.3
	Democratic Labor	Herbert Collins	824	4.5	+4.5
	Independent	Brian Morgan	403	2.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			18,148	98.0	−0.8
Informal votes			363	2.0	+0.8
Turnout			18,511	95.7	+0.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Sam Jones	9,217	50.8	−1.9
	Independent	Frank Purdue	8,931	49.2	+1.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.9

Edward Greaves (Labor) died and Frank Purdue (Independent) won the resulting by-election. Sam Jones regained the seat for Labor.^[88]

Wentworthville

1965 New South Wales state election: Wentworthville ^[89]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ernie Quinn	14,197	50.9	−0.3
	Liberal	Ralph Stewart	12,300	44.1	+14.3
	Democratic Labor	Arthur Byrnes	1,139	4.1	+4.1
	Independent	Albert Hahn	260	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			27,896	97.4	−1.0
Informal votes			733	2.6	+1.0
Turnout			28,629	94.8	−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ernie Quinn	14,555	52.2	−8.5
	Liberal	Ralph Stewart	13,341	47.8	+8.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.5

Willoughby

1965 New South Wales state election: Willoughby ^[90]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	George Brain	17,897	70.7	−29.3
	Labor	Eddie Britt	7,399	29.3	+29.3
Total formal votes			25,296	98.1
Informal votes			490	1.9
Turnout			25,786	92.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

Wollondilly

1965 New South Wales state election: Wollondilly ^[91]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tom Lewis	14,933	58.8	+1.9
	Labor	Patrick O'Halloran	9,050	35.7	−7.4
	Independent	James Downing	1,405	5.5	+5.5
Total formal votes			25,388	98.7	−0.3
Informal votes			341	1.3	+0.3
Turnout			25,729	95.1	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Tom Lewis	15,636	61.6	+4.7
	Labor	Patrick O'Halloran	9,752	38.4	−4.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.7

Wollongong−Kembla

1965 New South Wales state election: Wollongong−Kembla

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Doug Porter	9,805	46.7	−11.8
	Liberal	Jack Hough	9,539	45.4	+3.9
	Independent	Andrew Gibson	903	4.3	+4.3
	Independent	Peter Barnes	760	3.6	+3.6
Total formal votes			21,007	97.2	−1.2
Informal votes			613	2.8	+1.2
Turnout			21,620	94.8	−1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jack Hough	10,697	50.9	+9.4
	Labor	Doug Porter	10,310	49.1	−9.4
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+9.4

Wyong

1965 New South Wales state election: Wyong ^[92]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harry Jensen	12,273	55.6	+2.3
	Liberal	Kenneth Charters	8,928	40.4	+0.6
	Democratic Labor	Hugh Ansell	888	4.0	+0.3
Total formal votes			22,089	98.7	+0.2
Informal votes			298	1.3	−0.2
Turnout			22,387	94.9	+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Harry Jensen	12,451	56.4	+0.8
	Liberal	Kenneth Charters	9,638	43.6	−0.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.8

Young

1965 New South Wales state election: Young ^[93]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	George Freudenstein	11,987	62.5	+8.9
	Labor	Robert Rygate	7,192	37.5	−4.3
Total formal votes			19,179	99.1	−0.1
Informal votes			167	0.9	+0.1
Turnout			19,346	95.8	−0.1
	Country hold		Swing	+5.2

See also

• Candidates of the 1965 New South Wales state election
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1965–1968

Notes

1. There were 2,218,550 enrolled voters in 92 contested electorates and 38,018 were enrolled in 2 uncontested electorates (1 Labor, 1 Country).^[1]