title: Electoral results for the district of Yass
text: # Electoral results for the district of Yass
  
  Yass, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, had two incarnations, from 1894 to 1920 and from 1930 to 1950.
  
  | Election | Member | Member | Party |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1894 | | William Affleck | Free Trade |
  | 1895 | | William Affleck | Free Trade |
  | 1898 | | William Affleck | Free Trade |
  | 1901 | | William Affleck | Liberal Reform |
  | 1904 | | Niels Nielsen | Labor |
  | 1907 | | Niels Nielsen | Labor |
  | 1910 | | Niels Nielsen | Labor |
  | 1913 | | Niels Nielsen | Labor |
  | 1913 by | | Greg McGirr | Labor |
  | 1917 | | Greg McGirr | Labor |
  | Election | Member | Member | Party |
  | 1930 | | George Ardill | Nationalist |
  | 1932 | | George Ardill | United Australia |
  | 1935 | | George Ardill | United Australia |
  | 1938 | | George Ardill | United Australia |
  | 1941 | | Bill Sheahan | Labor |
  | 1944 | | Bill Sheahan | Labor |
  | 1947 | | Bill Sheahan | Labor |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 1940s
  
  **1947**
  
  1947 New South Wales state election: Yass :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Bill Sheahan | 8,393 | 60.4 | -39.6 |
  | | Country | John MacKay | 3,957 | 28.5 | +28.5 |
  | | Liberal | Noel Barber | 1,384 | 10.0 | +10.0 |
  | | Independent | John Cusack | 163 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,897 | 99.0 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 137 | 1.0 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,043 | 95.5 | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  * Preferences were not distributed.
  
  **1944**
  
  1944 New South Wales state election: Yass :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Bill Sheahan | unopposed | | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |
  
  **1941**
  
  1941 New South Wales state election: Yass :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Bill Sheahan | 7,941 | 55.5 |
  | | Country | Bill Ross | 6,363 | 44.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,304 | 99.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 84 | 0.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,388 | 94.3 |
  | | Labor gain from Country | Labor gain from Country | Swing | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1930s
  
  **1938**
  
  1938 New South Wales state election: Yass :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | United Australia | George Ardill | 7,074 | 57.4 | -0.4 |
  | | Independent | Vivian Partridge | 5,240 | 42.6 | +42.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,314 | 98.5 | -0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 186 | 1.5 | +0.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,500 | 96.1 | -1.0 |
  | | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  **1935**
  
  1935 New South Wales state election: Yass :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | United Australia | George Ardill | 7,206 | 57.8 | -4.1 |
  | | Labor (NSW) | John Cleary | 5,263 | 42.2 | +4.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,469 | 98.6 | +0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 180 | 1.4 | -0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,649 | 97.1 | -0.2 |
  | | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | -4.1 | |
  
  **1932**
  
  1932 New South Wales state election: Yass :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | United Australia | George Ardill | 7,364 | 61.9 | +33.5 |
  | | Labor (NSW) | Reginald O'Brien | 4,524 | 38.1 | -8.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,888 | 98.4 | +0.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 197 | 1.6 | -0.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,085 | 97.3 | +1.1 |
  | | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | +11.3 | |
  
  **1930**
  
  1930 New South Wales state election: Yass :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | William Webster | 5,368 | 46.3 | |
  | | Nationalist | George Ardill | 3,296 | 28.4 | |
  | | Country | Thomas Collins | 2,942 | 25.3 | |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,606 | 98.2 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 208 | 1.8 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,814 | 96.2 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Nationalist | George Ardill | 5,876 | 50.6 | |
  | | Labor | William Webster | 5,730 | 49.4 | |
  | | Nationalist win | Nationalist win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
  
  District recreated
  
  **1920 - 1930**
  
  District abolished
  
  ### Elections in the 1910s
  
  **1917**
  
  1917 New South Wales state election: Yass :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Greg McGirr | 4,524 | 57.8 | +7.1 |
  | | Nationalist | Patrick Bourke | 3,308 | 42.2 | +9.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,832 | 98.7 | +1.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 100 | 1.3 | -1.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,932 | 70.0 | -5.1 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +7.1 | |
  
  **1913**
  
  1913 New South Wales state election: Yass :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Greg McGirr | 4,498 | 50.7 |
  | | Farmers and Settlers | Patrick Bourke | 2,921 | 32.9 |
  | | Country Party Association | Robert Donaldson (defeated) | 1,448 | 16.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,867 | 97.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 260 | 2.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,127 | 75.1 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | | |
  
  **1913 by-election**
  
  1913 Yass by-election Wednesday 5 March :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Greg McGirr | 2,972 | 50.3 | -3.2 |
  | | Liberal Reform | Patrick Bourke | 2,931 | 49.7 | +3.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,903 | 100.0 | +1.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | -1.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,903 | 73.8 | +0.1 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.2 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1900s
  
  **1910**
  
  1910 New South Wales state election: Yass :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Niels Nielsen | 3,113 | 53.5 |
  | | Liberal Reform | Bernard Grogan | 2,705 | 46.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,818 | 98.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 81 | 1.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,899 | 73.7 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | | |
  
  **1907**
  
  1907 New South Wales state election: Yass :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Niels Nielsen | 2,705 | 52.4 |
  | | Liberal Reform | Bernard Grogan | 2,453 | 47.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,158 | 98.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 104 | 2.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,262 | 71.0 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | | |
  
  **1904**
  
  1904 New South Wales state election: Yass :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Niels Nielsen | 2,260 | 52.2 |
  | | Liberal Reform | William Affleck | 2,052 | 47.4 |
  | | Progressive | Bernard Grogan | 17 | 0.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,329 | 98.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 77 | 1.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,406 | 67.0 |
  | | Labor gain from Liberal Reform | Labor gain from Liberal Reform | | |
  
  **1901**
  
  1901 New South Wales state election: Yass :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Reform | William Affleck | 875 | 52.3 | +5.8 |
  | | Progressive | Bernard Grogan | 799 | 47.7 | +4.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,674 | 100.0 | +1.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | -1.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,674 | 75.5 | +12.1 |
  | | Liberal Reform hold | Liberal Reform hold | | | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1890s
  
  **1898**
  
  1898 New South Wales colonial election: Yass :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Free Trade | William Affleck | 599 | 46.5 |
  | | National Federal | Bernard Grogan | 560 | 43.4 |
  | | Independent Federalist | George Harrison | 130 | 10.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,289 | 98.8 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 16 | 1.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,305 | 63.4 |
  | | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | | |
  
  **1895**
  
  1895 New South Wales colonial election: Yass :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Free Trade | William Affleck | 631 | 54.8 |
  | | Protectionist | Thomas Colls | 520 | 45.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,151 | 99.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 11 | 1.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,162 | 65.1 |
  | | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | | |
  
  **1894**
  
  1894 New South Wales colonial election: Yass :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Free Trade | William Affleck | 516 | 39.8 |
  | | Protectionist | Thomas Colls | 440 | 33.9 |
  | | Ind. Protectionist | Argyle McCallum | 342 | 26.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,298 | 99.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 10 | 0.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,308 | 72.4 |
  | | Free Trade gain from Protectionist | Free Trade gain from Protectionist | | |
  