title: Electoral results for the district of Merrylands
text: # Electoral results for the district of Merrylands
  
  Merrylands, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales had two incarnations, from 1959 to 1962 and from 1968 to 1988.
  
  | Election | Member | Member | Party |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1959 | | Jack Ferguson | Labor |
  | Election | Member | Member | Party |
  | 1968 | | Jack Ferguson | Labor |
  | 1971 | | Jack Ferguson | Labor |
  | 1973 | | Jack Ferguson | Labor |
  | 1976 | | Jack Ferguson | Labor |
  | 1978 | | Jack Ferguson | Labor |
  | 1981 | | Jack Ferguson | Labor |
  | 1984 | | Geoff Irwin | Labor |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 1980s
  
  **1984**
  
  1984 New South Wales state election: Merrylands :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Geoff Irwin | 17,874 | 63.7 | -11.6 |
  | | Liberal | Garo Gabrielian | 8,159 | 29.1 | +4.4 |
  | | Independent | Alan Byers | 2,045 | 7.3 | +7.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,078 | 96.0 | +0.7 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,156 | 4.0 | -0.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,234 | 93.9 | +1.5 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Geoff Irwin | | 67.4 | -7.9 |
  | | Liberal | Garo Gabrielian | | 32.6 | +7.9 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -7.9 | |
  
  **1981**
  
  1981 New South Wales state election: Merrylands :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Jack Ferguson | 20,732 | 75.3 | -1.1 |
  | | Liberal | Alan Byers | 6,794 | 24.7 | +5.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,526 | 95.3 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,370 | 4.7 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,896 | 92.4 | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.3 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1970s
  
  **1978**
  
  1978 New South Wales state election: Merrylands :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Jack Ferguson | 25,469 | 76.4 | +11.3 |
  | | Liberal | John Melouney | 6,426 | 19.3 | -15.6 |
  | | Democrats | Norma Wade | 1,447 | 4.3 | +4.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,342 | 97.0 | -0.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,046 | 3.0 | +0.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,388 | 93.9 | -0.5 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Jack Ferguson | 26,193 | 78.6 | +13.5 |
  | | Liberal | John Melouney | 7,149 | 21.4 | -13.5 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +13.5 | |
  
  **1976**
  
  1976 New South Wales state election: Merrylands :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Jack Ferguson | 21,435 | 65.1 | +7.0 |
  | | Liberal | Rodney Lewis | 11,487 | 34.9 | -1.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,922 | 97.5 | +1.2 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 854 | 2.5 | -1.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,776 | 94.4 | +2.1 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.2 | |
  
  **1973**
  
  1973 New South Wales state election: Merrylands :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Jack Ferguson | 17,770 | 58.1 | -9.1 |
  | | Liberal | Garry Dent | 11,140 | 36.4 | +3.6 |
  | | Australia | Geoffrey Thomas | 1,682 | 5.5 | +5.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,592 | 96.3 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,160 | 3.7 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,752 | 92.3 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Jack Ferguson | 18,947 | 61.9 | -5.3 |
  | | Liberal | Garry Dent | 11,645 | 38.1 | +5.3 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -5.3 | |
  
  **1971**
  
  1971 New South Wales state election: Merrylands :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Jack Ferguson | 19,002 | 67.2 | +3.9 |
  | | Liberal | Neville Hodsdon | 9,259 | 32.8 | -3.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,261 | 96.8 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 940 | 3.2 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,201 | 93.6 | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.9 | |
  
  **1968**
  
  1968 New South Wales state election: Merrylands :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Jack Ferguson | 17,326 | 63.3 | |
  | | Liberal | Stanislaus Kelly | 10,048 | 36.7 | |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,374 | 96.4 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,031 | 3.6 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,405 | 94.1 | |
  | | Labor win | Labor win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
  
  District recreated
  
  **1962 - 1968**
  
  District abolished
  
  ### Elections in the 1950s
  
  **1959**
  
  1959 New South Wales state election: Merrylands :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Jack Ferguson | 14,785 | 56.0 |
  | | Liberal | Graham Cullis | 11,636 | 44.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,421 | 98.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 546 | 2.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,967 | 94.7 |
  | | Labor notional hold | Labor notional hold | | |
  