title: Electoral results for the district of Woronora
text: # Electoral results for the district of Woronora
  
  Woronora, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, had two incarnations, from 1894 to 1904 and from 1973 to 1988.
  
  | Election | Member | Member | Party |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1894 | | John Nicholson | Independent Labor |
  | 1895 | | John Nicholson | Independent Labor |
  | 1898 | | John Nicholson | Free Trade |
  | 1901 | | John Nicholson | Independent Labor |
  | Election | Member | Member | Party |
  | 1973 | | Maurie Keane | Labor |
  | 1976 | | Maurie Keane | Labor |
  | 1978 | | Maurie Keane | Labor |
  | 1981 | | Maurie Keane | Labor |
  | 1984 | | Maurie Keane | Labor |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 1980s
  
  **1984**
  
  1984 New South Wales state election: Woronora :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Maurice Keane | 17,490 | 51.2 | -10.9 |
  | | Liberal | Chris Downy | 15,221 | 44.5 | +6.6 |
  | | Democrats | Ronald Hellyer | 1,462 | 4.3 | +4.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 34,173 | 98.2 | +0.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 634 | 1.8 | -0.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,807 | 95.2 | +1.4 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Maurice Keane | | 53.3 | -8.8 |
  | | Liberal | Chris Downy | | 46.7 | +8.8 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -8.8 | |
  
  **1981**
  
  1981 New South Wales state election: Woronora :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Maurie Keane | 18,646 | 62.1 | -4.5 |
  | | Liberal | Chris Downy | 11,405 | 37.9 | +13.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,051 | 97.6 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 734 | 2.4 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,785 | 93.8 | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -7.5 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1970s
  
  **1978**
  
  1978 New South Wales state election: Woronora :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Maurie Keane | 21,286 | 66.6 | +8.5 |
  | | Liberal | Brian Hickey | 7,973 | 24.9 | -17.0 |
  | | Democrats | Robert Davis | 2,706 | 8.5 | +8.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,965 | 98.4 | -0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 520 | 1.6 | +0.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,485 | 93.1 | -1.6 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Maurie Keane | 22,629 | 70.8 | +12.7 |
  | | Liberal | Brian Hickey | 9,326 | 29.2 | -12.7 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +12.7 | |
  
  **1976**
  
  1976 New South Wales state election: Woronora :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Maurie Keane | 18,113 | 58.1 | +12.5 |
  | | Liberal | Ronald Ricketts | 13,067 | 41.9 | +5.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,180 | 98.5 | +1.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 488 | 1.5 | -1.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,668 | 94.7 | +2.4 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +5.9 | |
  
  **1973**
  
  1973 New South Wales state election: Woronora :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Maurie Keane | 12,747 | 45.6 | |
  | | Liberal | Evelyn Thompson | 10,261 | 36.7 | |
  | | Independent | Jean Manuel | 2,816 | 10.1 | |
  | | Independent | Walter Skarschewski | 1,337 | 4.8 | |
  | | Democratic Labor | William Goslett | 801 | 2.9 | |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,962 | 97.3 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 761 | 2.7 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,723 | 92.3 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Maurie Keane | 14,586 | 52.2 | -3.5 |
  | | Liberal | Evelyn Thompson | 13,376 | 47.8 | +3.5 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.5 | |
  
  District recreated
  
  **1904 - 1973**
  
  District abolished
  
  ### Elections in the 1900s
  
  **1901**
  
  1901 New South Wales state election: Woronora :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent Labor | John Nicholson | 1,099 | 56.4 | -10.3 |
  | | Liberal Reform | Thomas Bissell | 834 | 42.8 | |
  | | Labor | John Wonders | 16 | 0.8 | |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,949 | 98.6 | -0.8 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 27 | 1.4 | +0.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,976 | 71.2 | +7.0 |
  | | Member changed to Independent Labor from Liberal Reform | Member changed to Independent Labor from Liberal Reform | | | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1890s
  
  **1898**
  
  1898 New South Wales colonial election: Woronora :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Free Trade | John Nicholson | 945 | 66.7 |
  | | National Federal | Albion Croft | 472 | 33.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 945 | 100.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,417 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8 | 0.6 |
  | | Member changed to Free Trade from Independent Labor | Member changed to Free Trade from Independent Labor | | |
  
  **1895**
  
  1895 New South Wales colonial election: Woronora :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent Labor | John Nicholson | 930 | 67.8 |
  | | Ind. Free Trade | Thomas Bissell | 442 | 32.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,372 | 99.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 14 | 1.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,386 | 71.5 |
  | | Independent Labor hold | Independent Labor hold | | |
  
  **1894**
  
  1894 New South Wales colonial election: Woronora :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent Labor | John Nicholson | 755 | 44.7 | |
  | | Free Trade | Thomas Bissell | 643 | 38.1 | |
  | | Ind. Free Trade | Joseph Mitchell | 223 | 13.2 | |
  | | Ind. Protectionist | Thomas Riley | 63 | 3.7 | |
  | | Ind. Free Trade | Robert Lindsley | 5 | 0.3 | |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,689 | 99.0 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 17 | 1.0 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,706 | 86.9 | |
  | | Independent Labor win | Independent Labor win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
  