Results of the 1978 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly)

New South Wales state election, 7 October 1978^[1]^[2]^[3] Legislative Assembly << 1976–1981 >>
Enrolled voters		3,085,661
Votes cast		2,862,616		Turnout	92.77	–0.52
Informal votes		65,274		Informal	2.28	+0.52
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	1,615,949	57.77	+8.02	63	+13
	Liberal	754,796	26.98	–9.31	18	–12
	National Country	276,984	9.90	–0.13	17	– 1
	Democrats	74,019	2.65	+2.65	0	± 0
	Communist	8,472	0.30	+0.22	0	± 0
	Socialist Workers	4,467	0.16	+0.07	0	± 0
	Independent	62,655	2.24	–0.58	1	± 0
Total		2,797,342			99

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1978 New South Wales state election.^[1]

Results by Electoral district

Albury

1978 New South Wales state election: Albury ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harold Mair	11,435	48.2	+6.3
	Liberal	Phillip Williams	9,304	39.2	-19.0
	National Country	Clifford Chamberlain	2,996	12.6	+12.6
Total formal votes			23,735	98.3	-0.1
Informal votes			411	1.7	+0.1
Turnout			24,146	91.6	-0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Harold Mair	12,024	50.7	+8.8
	Liberal	Phillip Williams	11,711	49.3	-8.8
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+8.8

Armidale

1978 New South Wales state election: Armidale ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill McCarthy	11,538	48.5	+5.1
	National Country	David Leitch	11,345	47.7	-8.9
	Democrats	Sidney Burkey	890	3.7	+3.7
Total formal votes			23,773	98.5	-0.2
Informal votes			349	1.5	+0.2
Turnout			24,122	94.1	+1.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill McCarthy	12,034	50.6	+7.2
	National Country	David Leitch	11,739	49.4	-7.2
	Labor gain from National Country		Swing	+7.2

Ashfield

1978 New South Wales state election: Ashfield ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Paul Whelan	19,814	68.1	+14.6
	Liberal	Arthur McDonald	9,279	31.9	-11.9
Total formal votes			29,093	96.3	-1.7
Informal votes			1,130	3.7	+1.7
Turnout			30,223	90.5	-1.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+13.0

Auburn

1978 New South Wales state election: Auburn ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Cox	23,636	76.5	+11.2
	Liberal	Maree Lloyd	6,596	21.3	-13.4
	Communist	Aileen Beaver	661	2.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			30,893	97.0	-0.4
Informal votes			941	3.0	+0.4
Turnout			31,834	93.6	-1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Cox	24,204	78.4	+13.1
	Liberal	Maree Lloyd	6,686	21.6	-13.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+13.1

Balmain

1978 New South Wales state election: Balmain ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Roger Degen	20,289	74.3	+7.0
	Liberal	Ivor Balmain	3,906	14.3	-10.4
	Socialist Workers	Lynda Boland	2,030	7.4	+3.9
	Communist	Brian Aarons	1,102	4.0	+1.6
Total formal votes			27,327	96.4	-0.6
Informal votes			1,006	3.6	+0.6
Turnout			28,333	88.4	-0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Roger Degen	23,014	84.2	+10.0
	Liberal	Ivor Balmain	4,313	15.8	-10.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+10.0

Bankstown

1978 New South Wales state election: Bankstown ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Nick Kearns	22,604	73.0	+7.5
	Liberal	John Ghent	6,417	20.7	-13.8
	Democrats	Vera Stewart	1,939	6.3	+6.3
Total formal votes			30,960	97.3	-0.7
Informal votes			855	2.7	+0.7
Turnout			31,815	94.2	0.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Nick Kearns	23,470	75.8	+10.3
	Liberal	John Ghent	7,490	24.2	-10.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+10.3

Barwon

1978 New South Wales state election: Barwon ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Wal Murray	12,223	58.3	-0.2
	Labor	Marshall Duncan	8,754	41.7	+0.2
Total formal votes			20,977	98.1	-0.5
Informal votes			404	1.9	+0.5
Turnout			21,381	93.1	-0.5
	National Country hold		Swing	-0.2

Bass Hill

1978 New South Wales state election: Bass Hill ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neville Wran	23,934	78.5	+13.9
	Liberal	Phillip Wearne	5,801	19.0	-16.4
	Democrats	Gillian Benn	750	2.5	+2.5
Total formal votes			30,485	97.3	-0.5
Informal votes			848	2.7	+0.5
Turnout			31,333	94.3	-0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Neville Wran	24,309	79.7	+15.1
	Liberal	Phillip Wearne	6,176	20.3	-15.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+15.1

Bathurst

1978 New South Wales state election: Bathurst ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Clive Osborne	12,261	52.7	+2.2
	Labor	Mark Worthington	11,001	47.3	+3.2
Total formal votes			23,262	98.9	-0.2
Informal votes			254	1.1	+0.2
Turnout			23,516	94.5	-0.8
	National Country hold		Swing	-0.3

Blacktown

1978 New South Wales state election: Blacktown ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gordon Barnier	23,742	73.1	+10.2
	Liberal	Alfred Spiteri	6,039	18.6	-14.9
	Democrats	Colin Mannix	2,702	8.3	+8.3
Total formal votes			32,483	96.5	-1.2
Informal votes			1,186	3.5	+1.2
Turnout			33,669	94.5	-0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gordon Barnier	25,093	77.2	+12.5
	Liberal	Alfred Spiteri	7,390	22.8	-12.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+12.5

Bligh

1978 New South Wales state election: Bligh ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Barraclough	15,220	56.1	-1.3
	Labor	Suzanne Ashmore-Smith	10,818	39.9	+7.7
	Democrats	Susanna Dodgson	1,097	4.0	+4.0
Total formal votes			27,135	96.9	-0.8
Informal votes			879	3.1	+0.8
Turnout			28,014	84.9	-2.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Barraclough	15,457	58.4	-5.4
	Labor	Suzanne Ashmore-Smith	11,012	41.6	+5.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	-5.4

Blue Mountains

1978 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Mick Clough	15,187	61.9	+11.4
	Independent	Harold Coates	8,050	32.8	-16.7
	Democrats	William Player	1,307	5.3	+5.3
Total formal votes			24,544	98.4	+0.1
Informal votes			410	1.6	-0.1
Turnout			24,954	93.0	-0.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Mick Clough	15,841	64.5	+14.0
	Independent	Harold Coates	8,703	35.5	-14.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+14.0

Broken Hill

1978 New South Wales state election: Broken Hill ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lew Johnstone	14,519	75.9	-24.1
	National Country	John Betterman	3,005	15.7	+15.7
	Liberal	Peter Swan	1,609	8.4	+8.4
Total formal votes			19,133	97.9
Informal votes			417	2.1
Turnout			19,550	91.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lew Johnstone	14,680	77.1	-22.9
	National Country	John Betterman	4,353	22.9	+22.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-22.9

Burrendong

1978 New South Wales state election: Burrendong ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Roger Wotton	13,614	58.3	+0.4
	Labor	Reynold Toyer	9,746	41.7	-0.4
Total formal votes			23,360	98.6	-0.4
Informal votes			338	1.4	+0.4
Turnout			23,698	94.4	0.0
	National Country hold		Swing	+0.4

Burrinjuck

1978 New South Wales state election: Burrinjuck ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Terry Sheahan	13,865	66.9	+8.1
	National Country	Craddock Adams	6,870	33.1	-8.1
Total formal votes			20,735	98.6	-0.5
Informal votes			301	1.4	+0.5
Turnout			21,036	95.1	-0.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.1

Burwood

1978 New South Wales state election: Burwood ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Phil O'Neill	12,611	49.7	+9.4
	Liberal	John Jackett	11,836	46.7	-8.7
	Democrats	Stephen Kirkham	907	3.6	+3.6
Total formal votes			25,354	97.2	-0.8
Informal votes			736	2.8	+0.8
Turnout			26,090	91.4	-0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Phil O'Neill	13,083	51.6	+10.0
	Liberal	John Jackett	12,271	48.4	-10.0
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+10.0

Byron

1978 New South Wales state election: Byron ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Jack Boyd	12,553	50.2	-9.7
	Labor	Thomas Hogan	10,660	42.6	+2.5
	Democrats	Marcia Ritchie	1,210	4.8	+4.8
	Marijuana	Raymond Hunter	593	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			25,016	98.5	-0.1
Informal votes			388	1.5	+0.1
Turnout			25,404	92.0	+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	Jack Boyd	13,406	53.6	-6.3
	Labor	Thomas Hogan	11,610	46.4	+6.3
	National Country hold		Swing	-6.3

Campbelltown

1978 New South Wales state election: Campbelltown ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Cliff Mallam	29,085	67.6	+8.7
	Liberal	William Sadler	10,612	24.6	-16.5
	Democrats	Judith Bradbury	2,060	4.8	+4.8
	Independent	John Hennessey	952	2.2	+2.2
	Truckers Against Government	Mervyn Blinman	349	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			43,058	97.8	+0.3
Informal votes			986	2.2	-0.3
Turnout			44,044	93.9	-0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Cliff Mallam	30,786	71.5	+12.6
	Liberal	William Sadler	12,272	28.5	-12.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+12.6

Canterbury

1978 New South Wales state election: Canterbury ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kevin Stewart	22,519	76.0	+11.7
	Liberal	Marjorie Pennington	7,104	24.0	-11.7
Total formal votes			29,623	95.8	-1.0
Informal votes			1,290	4.2	+1.0
Turnout			30,913	92.2	-0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+11.7

Casino

1978 New South Wales state election: Casino ^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don Day	12,937	57.8	+7.9
	National Country	Colin Sullivan	6,173	27.6	+27.6
	National Country	William Marshall	2,895	12.9	+12.9
	Independent	Peter Den Exter	367	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			22,372	98.8	-0.3
Informal votes			273	1.2	+0.3
Turnout			22,645	94.5	-0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Don Day	13,345	59.7	+8.1
	National Country	Colin Sullivan	9,025	40.3	-8.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.1

Castlereagh

1978 New South Wales state election: Castlereagh ^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Renshaw	11,173	56.2	+5.0
	National Country	John Hickmott	7,688	38.7	+1.7
	Liberal	John Browne	1,020	5.1	-6.7
Total formal votes			19,881	98.5	-0.6
Informal votes			294	1.5	+0.6
Turnout			20,175	92.3	-1.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Renshaw	11,320	56.9	+4.6
	National Country	John Hickmott	8,561	43.1	-4.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.6

Cessnock

1978 New South Wales state election: Cessnock ^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Brown	18,547	79.1	+2.1
	Liberal	Terrence Nicholas	4,894	20.9	-2.1
Total formal votes			23,441	98.4	-0.3
Informal votes			389	1.6	+0.3
Turnout			23,830	95.6	-0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.1

Charlestown

1978 New South Wales state election: Charlestown ^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Richard Face	22,379	67.4	+5.7
	Liberal	Richard Bevan	10,821	32.6	-5.7
Total formal votes			33,200	98.1	-0.5
Informal votes			628	1.9	+0.5
Turnout			33,828	95.0	-0.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.7

Clarence

1978 New South Wales state election: Clarence ^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Matt Singleton	15,061	52.5	-11.2
	Labor	Danny Signor	8,821	30.7	-5.6
	Independent	John Kelly	4,819	16.8	+16.8
Total formal votes			28,701	98.6	-0.1
Informal votes			418	1.4	+0.1
Turnout			29,119	93.3	-0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	Matt Singleton	17,471	60.9	-2.8
	Labor	Danny Signor	11,230	39.1	+2.8
	National Country hold		Swing	-2.8

Coogee

1978 New South Wales state election: Coogee ^[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Michael Cleary	17,893	63.4	+9.7
	Liberal	David Kinsman	9,059	32.1	-14.2
	Democrats	Leslie Reiss	1,254	4.5	+4.5
Total formal votes			28,206	97.8	-0.1
Informal votes			625	2.2	+0.1
Turnout			28,831	88.6	-1.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Michael Cleary	18,729	66.4	+12.7
	Liberal	David Kinsman	9,477	33.6	-12.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+12.7

Corrimal

1978 New South Wales state election: Corrimal ^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Laurie Kelly	20,694	67.8	+4.7
	Liberal	Peter Atkins	7,682	25.2	-11.7
	Democrats	Leslie Scott	2,129	7.0	+7.0
Total formal votes			30,505	97.7	+0.1
Informal votes			709	2.3	-0.1
Turnout			31,214	94.3	-0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Laurie Kelly	22,113	72.5	+9.4
	Liberal	Peter Atkins	8,392	27.5	-9.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+9.4

Cronulla

1978 New South Wales state election: Cronulla ^[30]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Michael Egan	18,029	58.6	+13.5
	Liberal	Dennis Porter	12,749	41.4	-9.8
Total formal votes			30,778	98.1	-0.8
Informal votes			603	1.9	+0.8
Turnout			31,381	93.2	-0.8
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+12.4

Davidson

1978 New South Wales state election: Davidson ^[31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dick Healey	16,326	57.4	-9.0
	Labor	Christopher Lennon	12,105	42.6	+9.0
Total formal votes			28,431	98.2	-0.2
Informal votes			522	1.8	+0.2
Turnout			28,953	93.2	-1.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	-9.0

Drummoyne

1978 New South Wales state election: Drummoyne ^[32]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Michael Maher	19,883	68.9	+12.6
	Liberal	William Rowlings	8,974	31.1	-9.3
Total formal votes			28,857	97.0	-1.2
Informal votes			887	3.0	+1.2
Turnout			29,744	92.6	-1.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+11.6

Dubbo

1978 New South Wales state election: Dubbo ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Mason	13,741	53.4	+13.0
	Labor	Roger Grealy	11,998	46.6	+15.2
Total formal votes			25,739	98.2	-1.1
Informal votes			470	1.8	+1.1
Turnout			26,209	94.2	-0.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	-10.0

Earlwood

1978 New South Wales state election: Earlwood ^[34]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken Gabb	18,647	60.1	+14.6
	Liberal	Alan Jones	11,725	37.8	-16.7
	Independent	Charles Bingle	667	2.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			31,039	98.1	-0.4
Informal votes			596	1.9	+0.4
Turnout			31,635	94.4	-0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ken Gabb	19,114	61.6	+16.1
	Liberal	Alan Jones	11,925	38.4	-16.1
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+16.1

Sir Eric Willis (Liberal) resigned on 16 June 1978 and Ken Gabb (Labor) won the resulting by-election, holding the seat at this election.

East Hills

1978 New South Wales state election: East Hills ^[35]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Pat Rogan	22,645	73.2	+8.4
	Liberal	Nefra Clarke	6,793	22.0	-13.2
	Democrats	Paul Terrett	1,479	4.8	+4.8
Total formal votes			30,917	98.3	0.0
Informal votes			545	1.7	0.0
Turnout			31,462	94.8	-0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Pat Rogan	23,385	75.6	+10.8
	Liberal	Nefra Clarke	7,532	24.4	-10.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+10.8

Eastwood

1978 New South Wales state election: Eastwood ^[36]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jim Clough	15,715	51.4	-13.3
	Labor	Jan Murray	12,992	42.5	+7.2
	Democrats	Phillip Cockell	1,846	6.0	+6.0
Total formal votes			30,553	98.3	-0.5
Informal votes			537	1.7	+0.5
Turnout			31,090	92.8	-1.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jim Clough	16,638	54.5	-10.2
	Labor	Jan Murray	13,915	45.5	+10.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	-10.2

Fairfield

1978 New South Wales state election: Fairfield ^[37]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Eric Bedford	23,294	75.4	+6.2
	Liberal	Charles Rogers	5,544	17.9	-12.9
	Democrats	Frank Havlan	2,046	6.6	+6.6
Total formal votes			30,884	95.5	-1.1
Informal votes			1,458	4.5	+1.1
Turnout			32,342	92.8	-0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Eric Bedford	24,215	78.4	+9.3
	Liberal	Charles Rogers	6,669	21.6	-9.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+9.3

Fuller

1978 New South Wales state election: Fuller ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rodney Cavalier	16,049	53.3	+9.0
	Liberal	Peter Coleman	12,470	41.4	-10.8
	Democrats	Shirley Berg	1,569	5.2	+5.2
Total formal votes			30,088	98.2	-0.5
Informal votes			551	1.8	+0.5
Turnout			30,639	93.8	+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rodney Cavalier	16,638	55.3	+8.7
	Liberal	Peter Coleman	13,450	44.7	-8.7
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+8.7

Georges River

1978 New South Wales state election: Georges River ^[39]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Walker	20,626	65.2	+12.4
	Liberal	John Lyon	9,847	31.1	-16.1
	Democrats	Montague Greene	1,156	3.7	+3.7
Total formal votes			31,629	98.4	-0.2
Informal votes			514	1.6	+0.2
Turnout			32,143	94.4	-1.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Frank Walker	21,204	67.0	+14.2
	Liberal	John Lyon	10,425	33.0	-14.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+14.2

Gloucester

1978 New South Wales state election: Gloucester ^[40]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Leon Punch	14,265	55.4	-6.2
	Labor	Ronald Aiken	9,551	37.1	+7.8
	Independent	Bruce MacKenzie	1,942	7.5	+7.5
Total formal votes			25,758	98.5	-0.6
Informal votes			404	1.5	+0.6
Turnout			26,162	93.9	+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	Leon Punch	15,236	59.2	-10.0
	Labor	Ronald Aiken	10,522	40.8	+10.0
	National Country hold		Swing	-10.0

Gordon

1978 New South Wales state election: Gordon ^[41]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tim Moore	18,925	69.2	+4.3
	Labor	Arthur Litchfield	6,530	23.9	+7.1
	Democrats	Ilse Robey	1,879	6.9	+6.9
Total formal votes			27,334	98.4	-0.4
Informal votes			429	1.6	+0.4
Turnout			27,763	90.9	-2.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Tim Moore	20,215	74.0	-7.5
	Labor	Arthur Litchfield	7,119	26.0	+7.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-7.5

Gosford

1978 New South Wales state election: Gosford ^[42]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Brian McGowan	19,282	57.4	+9.1
	Liberal	Andrew Fennell	12,539	37.3	-11.6
	Democrats	John Cleverly	1,636	4.9	+4.9
	Independent	Stanley Williams	128	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			33,585	98.9	0.0
Informal votes			384	1.1	0.0
Turnout			33,969	94.2	-0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Brian McGowan	20,001	59.6	+9.5
	Liberal	Andrew Fennell	13,584	40.4	-9.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+9.5

Goulburn

1978 New South Wales state election: Goulburn ^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Ron Brewer	11,353	49.8	-4.8
	Labor	Brian Lulham	10,945	48.1	+2.7
	Democrats	Gregory Butler	479	2.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			22,777	98.8	-0.3
Informal votes			268	1.2	+0.3
Turnout			23,045	95.3	+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	Ron Brewer	11,592	50.9	-3.7
	Labor	Brian Lulham	11,185	49.1	+3.7
	National Country hold		Swing	-3.7

Granville

1978 New South Wales state election: Granville ^[44]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Pat Flaherty	20,058	71.4	+2.6
	Liberal	Florence Maio	5,245	18.7	-12.5
	Democrats	Ronald Harrison	1,881	6.7	+6.7
	Socialist Workers	Paul Petit	925	3.3	+3.3
Total formal votes			28,109	96.8	-0.9
Informal votes			932	3.2	+0.9
Turnout			29,041	93.1	-1.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Pat Flaherty	22,085	78.6	+9.8
	Liberal	Florence Maio	6,024	21.4	-9.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+9.8

Hawkesbury

1978 New South Wales state election: Hawkesbury ^[45]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Kevin Rozzoli	19,823	55.2	-5.6
	Labor	Alwyn Lindfield	16,061	44.8	+5.6
Total formal votes			35,884	97.1	-1.0
Informal votes			1,083	2.9	+1.0
Turnout			36,967	92.1	+0.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	-5.6

Heathcote

1978 New South Wales state election: Heathcote ^[46]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rex Jackson	22,707	72.4	+9.2
	Liberal	Ron Phillips	6,906	22.0	-14.8
	Democrats	James Dredge	1,760	5.6	+5.6
Total formal votes			31,373	98.4	0.0
Informal votes			523	1.6	0.0
Turnout			31,896	94.5	-0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rex Jackson	23,567	75.2	+12.0
	Liberal	Ron Phillips	7,780	24.8	-12.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+12.0

Heffron

1978 New South Wales state election: Heffron ^[47]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Laurie Brereton	23,531	80.0	+16.9
	Liberal	George Balos	5,871	20.0	-9.2
Total formal votes			29,402	95.8	-1.7
Informal votes			1,281	4.2	+1.7
Turnout			30,683	91.9	+1.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+10.2

Hornsby

1978 New South Wales state election: Hornsby ^[48]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Neil Pickard	16,769	50.8	-10.8
	Labor	Christopher Gorrick	16,207	49.2	+10.8
Total formal votes			32,976	97.4	-0.7
Informal votes			887	2.6	+0.7
Turnout			33,863	92.3	-3.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	-10.8

Hurstville

1978 New South Wales state election: Hurstville ^[49]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kevin Ryan	19,296	63.7	+15.1
	Liberal	Ian Brown	10,984	36.3	-12.5
Total formal votes			30,280	98.1	-0.7
Informal votes			593	1.9	+0.7
Turnout			30,873	93.5	-0.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+13.6

Illawarra

1978 New South Wales state election: Illawarra ^[50]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Petersen	24,398	68.5	+2.7
	Liberal	Malcolm Yates	6,302	17.7	+17.7
	Democrats	William Speirs	4,924	13.8	+13.8
Total formal votes			35,624	97.5	-0.6
Informal votes			896	2.5	+0.6
Turnout			36,520	94.8	+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	George Petersen	27,845	78.2	+4.9
	Liberal	Malcolm Yates	7,779	21.8	+21.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.9

Kirribilli

1978 New South Wales state election: Kirribilli ^[51]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bruce McDonald	11,965	53.8	+11.2
	Labor	Glen Batchelor	10,280	46.2	+9.8
Total formal votes			22,245	96.9	-1.7
Informal votes			712	3.1	+1.7
Turnout			22,957	86.6	-2.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	-7.3

Kogarah

1978 New South Wales state election: Kogarah ^[52]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Crabtree	21,397	67.9	+12.5
	Liberal	Terrence Fraser	10,117	32.1	-10.1
Total formal votes			31,514	97.2	-0.4
Informal votes			897	2.8	+0.4
Turnout			32,411	93.0	-1.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+11.8

Ku-ring-gai

1978 New South Wales state election: Ku-ring-gai ^[53]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Maddison	19,350	65.5	-7.5
	Labor	Ian Cameron	10,205	34.5	+14.1
Total formal votes			29,555	98.0	-0.9
Informal votes			592	2.0	+0.9
Turnout			30,147	91.0	-1.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-12.2

Lake Macquarie

1978 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie ^[54]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Merv Hunter	22,403	71.2	+6.8
	Liberal	Oliver Fennell	7,633	24.3	-11.3
	Democrats	Lyn Godfrey	1,424	4.5	+4.5
Total formal votes			31,460	98.0	-0.5
Informal votes			627	2.0	+0.5
Turnout			32,087	93.7	-0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Merv Hunter	23,115	73.5	+9.1
	Liberal	Oliver Fennell	8,345	26.5	-9.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+9.1

Lakemba

1978 New South Wales state election: Lakemba ^[55]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Vince Durick	23,463	74.9	+15.1
	Liberal	Robin Graham	6,689	21.4	-12.3
	Democrats	Brenda Adams	1,155	3.7	+3.7
Total formal votes			31,307	97.1	-0.9
Informal votes			938	2.9	+0.9
Turnout			32,245	93.1	-2.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Vince Durick	23,805	77.0	+12.3
	Liberal	Robin Graham	7,100	23.0	-12.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+12.3

Lane Cove

1978 New South Wales state election: Lane Cove ^[56]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Dowd	15,025	52.2	-13.0
	Labor	Elizabeth Bishop	11,359	39.5	+8.6
	Democrats	John Newman	2,380	8.3	+8.3
Total formal votes			28,764	98.1	-0.6
Informal votes			552	1.9	+0.6
Turnout			29,316	90.7	-1.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Dowd	16,548	57.5	-8.9
	Labor	Elizabeth Bishop	12,216	42.5	+8.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	-8.9

Lismore

1978 New South Wales state election: Lismore ^[57]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Bruce Duncan	15,144	60.6	-39.4
	Labor	William Slade	8,262	33.1	+33.1
	Democrats	Shirley Ryan	1,567	6.3	+6.3
Total formal votes			24,973	98.8
Informal votes			298	1.2
Turnout			25,271	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	Bruce Duncan	15,927	63.8	-36.2
	Labor	William Slade	9,046	36.2	+36.2
	National Country hold		Swing	-36.2

Liverpool

1978 New South Wales state election: Liverpool ^[58]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Paciullo	26,129	77.8	+8.2
	Liberal	John Books	5,454	16.2	-14.2
	Democrats	Raymond Benn	1,993	5.9	+5.9
Total formal votes			33,576	96.9	-0.2
Informal votes			1,063	3.1	+0.2
Turnout			34,639	93.1	-0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	George Paciullo	27,125	80.8	+11.2
	Liberal	John Books	6,451	19.2	-11.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+11.2

Maitland

1978 New South Wales state election: Maitland ^[59]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Milton Morris	14,800	54.3	-5.5
	Labor	Noel Unicomb	12,435	45.7	+5.5
Total formal votes			27,235	98.5	-0.2
Informal votes			419	1.5	+0.2
Turnout			27,654	96.2	+0.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	-5.5

Manly

1978 New South Wales state election: Manly ^[60]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alan Stewart	14,670	51.4	+9.1
	Liberal	George Ashley	12,489	43.7	-14.0
	Democrats	John McGruer	948	3.3	+3.3
	Independent	Anthony Dorney	460	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			28,567	97.7	-0.1
Informal votes			678	2.3	+0.1
Turnout			29,245	91.1	-0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Alan Stewart	15,374	53.8	+11.5
	Liberal	George Ashley	13,193	46.2	-11.5
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+11.5

Maroubra

1978 New South Wales state election: Maroubra ^[61]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Haigh	20,739	70.3	+8.2
	Liberal	Kenneth Findlay	7,443	25.2	-10.0
	Democrats	Ronald Brewer	1,318	4.5	+4.5
Total formal votes			29,500	97.2	-0.9
Informal votes			846	2.8	+0.9
Turnout			30,346	92.4	+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Haigh	21,398	72.5	+8.5
	Liberal	Kenneth Findlay	8,102	27.5	-8.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.5

Marrickville

1978 New South Wales state election: Marrickville ^[62]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Cahill	22,667	74.2	+2.2
	Liberal	Costa Lianos	5,769	18.9	-6.1
	Socialist	David Gibson	2,115	6.9	+6.9
Total formal votes			30,551	95.3	-1.3
Informal votes			1,505	4.7	+1.3
Turnout			32,056	88.2	-0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Cahill	24,327	79.8	+5.5
	Liberal	Costa Lianos	6,158	20.2	-5.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.5

Merrylands

1978 New South Wales state election: Merrylands ^[63]

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			33,342	97.0	-0.5
Informal votes			1,046	3.0	+0.5
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		Swing	+13.5

Miranda

1978 New South Wales state election: Miranda ^[64]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Robb	16,667	53.5	+7.5
	Liberal	Tim Walker	12,949	41.5	-12.5
	Democrats	William Sibley	1,557	5.0	+5.0
Total formal votes			31,173	98.6	0.0
Informal votes			446	1.4	0.0
Turnout			31,619	94.4	+3.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Robb	17,627	56.5	+10.5
	Liberal	Tim Walker	13,546	43.5	-10.5
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+10.5

Monaro

1978 New South Wales state election: Monaro ^[65]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Akister	13,234	56.4	+7.8
	Liberal	John Ballesty	4,884	20.8	-6.7
	National Country	Thomas Barry	4,529	19.3	-4.6
	Independent	Graham Edwards	821	3.5	+3.5
Total formal votes			23,468	97.9	-0.5
Informal votes			497	2.1	+0.5
Turnout			23,965	91.4	0.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Akister	13,921	59.3	+7.8
	Liberal	John Ballesty	9,547	40.7	-7.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.8

Mosman

1978 New South Wales state election: Mosman ^[66]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Arblaster	16,174	61.8	-6.8
	Labor	Elizabeth Hood	9,985	38.2	+11.8
Total formal votes			26,159	98.0	-0.9
Informal votes			537	2.0	+0.9
Turnout			26,696	89.8	-2.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	-8.3

Mount Druitt

1978 New South Wales state election: Mount Druitt ^[67]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tony Johnson	25,055	77.9	+10.5
	Liberal	Thomas Rands	4,726	14.7	-17.9
	Communist	Victoria Wootten	2,391	7.4	+7.4
Total formal votes			32,172	96.5	+0.1
Informal votes			1,150	3.5	-0.1
Turnout			33,322	93.4	-0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tony Johnson	26,090	81.1	+13.8
	Liberal	Thomas Rands	6,082	18.9	-13.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+13.8

Munmorah

1978 New South Wales state election: Munmorah ^[68]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harry Jensen	25,293	77.3	+8.8
	Liberal	Brian Taylor	7,426	22.7	-8.8
Total formal votes			32,719	98.1	-0.5
Informal votes			626	1.9	+0.5
Turnout			33,345	93.5	-1.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.8

Murray

1978 New South Wales state election: Murray ^[69]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mary Meillon	8,228	43.4	+4.6
	Labor	Brian Oates	4,675	24.7	-1.1
	Independent	Gregory Graham	4,277	22.7	-1.4
	Labor	Robert Allen	1,762	9.3	+9.3
Total formal votes			18,964	97.6	-1.1
Informal votes			467	2.4	+1.1
Turnout			19,431	88.0	-1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Mary Meillon	11,396	60.1	-2.5
	Labor	Brian Oates	7,568	39.9	+39.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	-2.5

Murrumbidgee

1978 New South Wales state election: Murrumbidgee ^[70]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lin Gordon	12,122	55.5	+4.2
	National Country	John Sullivan	5,619	25.7	+5.9
	Independent	Thomas Marriott	2,271	10.4	+10.4
	Liberal	Harold Bancroft	1,817	8.3	-20.6
Total formal votes			21,829	98.3	-0.2
Informal votes			385	1.7	+0.2
Turnout			22,214	93.3	-0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lin Gordon	13,006	59.6	+5.9
	National Country	John Sullivan	8,823	40.4	-5.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.9

Nepean

1978 New South Wales state election: Nepean ^[71]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Anderson	20,720	56.1	+5.0
	Liberal	Ron Rofe	14,466	39.2	-5.7
	Democrats	Ronald Edwards	1,752	4.7	+4.7
Total formal votes			36,938	98.4	-0.3
Informal votes			602	1.6	+0.3
Turnout			37,540	93.6	+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Anderson	21,596	58.5	+10.8
	Liberal	Ron Rofe	15,342	41.5	-10.8
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+10.8

Newcastle

1978 New South Wales state election: Newcastle ^[72]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Wade	18,023	72.3	+4.6
	Liberal	Elaine Samuels	6,921	27.7	-4.6
Total formal votes			24,944	97.7	-0.5
Informal votes			579	2.3	+0.5
Turnout			25,523	93.4	-0.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.6

Northcott

1978 New South Wales state election: Northcott ^[73]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jim Cameron	17,784	54.5	-13.7
	Labor	Kristine Klugman	12,969	39.7	+7.9
	Democrats	Graham Blackman	1,900	5.8	+5.8
Total formal votes			32,653	98.6	0.0
Informal votes			460	1.4	0.0
Turnout			33,113	93.2	+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jim Cameron	18,734	57.4	-10.8
	Labor	Kristine Klugman	13,919	42.6	+10.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	-10.8

Orange

1978 New South Wales state election: Orange ^[74]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Garry West	12,539	51.7	-8.1
	Labor	Harold Gartrell	11,730	48.3	+8.1
Total formal votes			24,269	98.1	-0.7
Informal votes			461	1.9	+0.7
Turnout			24,730	94.5	+0.2
	National Country hold		Swing	-8.1

Oxley

1978 New South Wales state election: Oxley ^[75]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Bruce Cowan	16,497	62.5	-6.7
	Labor	John Eastman	9,901	37.5	+6.7
Total formal votes			26,398	98.5	-0.3
Informal votes			388	1.5	+0.3
Turnout			26,786	94.7	-0.4
	National Country hold		Swing	-6.7

Parramatta

1978 New South Wales state election: Parramatta ^[76]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Barry Wilde	20,340	67.4	+11.1
	Liberal	Roy McAuley	8,885	29.5	-11.1
	Democrats	Stephen Mason	936	3.1	+3.1
Total formal votes			30,161	97.6	-0.7
Informal votes			744	2.4	+0.7
Turnout			30,905	91.7	-0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Barry Wilde	20,809	69.0	+11.8
	Liberal	Roy McAuley	9,352	31.0	-11.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+11.8

Peats

1978 New South Wales state election: Peats ^[77]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Keith O'Connell	24,692	68.3	+9.6
	Liberal	Robert Hanington	8,788	24.3	-17.0
	Independent	Barry Phillips	1,489	4.1	+4.1
	Democrats	Ray Griffiths	1,174	3.3	+3.3
Total formal votes			36,143	97.8	-0.5
Informal votes			795	2.2	+0.5
Turnout			36,938	93.5	-1.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Keith O'Connell	25,578	70.8	+12.1
	Liberal	Robert Hanington	10,565	29.2	-12.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+12.1

Penrith

1978 New South Wales state election: Penrith ^[78]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ron Mulock	28,018	76.2	+16.6
	Liberal	Geoffrey Saunders	8,745	23.8	-10.7
Total formal votes			36,763	97.0	-1.3
Informal votes			1,145	3.0	+1.3
Turnout			37,908	93.3	-1.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+12.3

Phillip

1978 New South Wales state election: Phillip ^[79]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Pat Hills	18,450	72.4	+2.9
	Liberal	Philip Daley	4,873	19.1	-3.5
	Communist	Judy Mundey	1,262	5.0	-0.7
	Socialist Workers	Gordon Adler	895	3.5	+1.3
Total formal votes			25,480	96.1	-0.8
Informal votes			1,043	3.9	+0.8
Turnout			26,523	85.2	+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Pat Hills	20,320	79.7	+3.7
	Liberal	Philip Daley	5,160	20.3	-3.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.7

Pittwater

1978 New South Wales state election: Pittwater ^[80]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Max Smith	12,707	46.0	-15.2
	Labor	Charles Wild	11,220	40.6	+10.8
	Independent	John Webeck	2,924	10.6	+10.6
	Democrats	Kerry Warr	777	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			27,628	97.3	-1.4
Informal votes			764	2.7	+1.4
Turnout			28,392	90.2	-1.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Max Smith	14,205	51.4	-13.8
	Labor	Charles Wild	13,423	48.6	+13.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	-13.8

Raleigh

1978 New South Wales state election: Raleigh ^[81]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Jim Brown	13,584	55.3	-8.0
	Labor	Joseph Moran	10,975	44.7	+8.0
Total formal votes			24,559	98.8	0.0
Informal votes			306	1.2	0.0
Turnout			24,865	94.4	-0.5
	National Country hold		Swing	-8.0

Rockdale

1978 New South Wales state election: Rockdale ^[82]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Brian Bannon	21,643	75.2	+8.7
	Liberal	Joan Loew	5,651	19.6	-13.9
	Independent	Edwin Bellchambers	1,501	5.2	+5.2
Total formal votes			28,795	96.8	-0.4
Informal votes			953	3.2	+0.4
Turnout			29,748	92.3	-1.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Brian Bannon	22,943	79.7	+13.2
	Liberal	Joan Loew	5,852	20.3	-13.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+13.2

South Coast

1978 New South Wales state election: South Coast ^[83]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Hatton	21,895	70.5	+5.0
	Liberal	Peter Ryan	9,160	29.5	-3.6
Total formal votes			31,055	98.4	-0.6
Informal votes			505	1.6	+0.6
Turnout			31,560	93.7	+0.2
	Independent hold		Swing	+4.3

Sturt

1978 New South Wales state election: Sturt ^[84]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Tim Fischer	13,603	66.0	-2.8
	Labor	Michael Anthony	6,995	34.0	+2.8
Total formal votes			20,598	98.7	-0.4
Informal votes			280	1.3	+0.4
Turnout			20,878	93.8	-0.6
	National Country hold		Swing	-2.8

Tamworth

1978 New South Wales state election: Tamworth ^[85]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Noel Park	13,033	49.6	-13.2
	Labor	William Forrest	11,114	42.3	+5.1
	Democrats	Peter McLoughlin	1,564	6.0	+6.0
	Independent	Noel Cassel	564	2.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			26,275	98.6	0.0
Informal votes			362	1.4	0.0
Turnout			26,637	94.9	+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	Noel Park	14,002	53.3	-9.5
	Labor	William Forrest	12,273	46.7	+9.5
	National Country hold		Swing	-9.5

Temora

1978 New South Wales state election: Temora ^[86]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Jim Taylor	12,872	67.6	-0.1
	Labor	Alroy Provan	6,154	32.4	+2.7
Total formal votes			19,026	98.4	-0.9
Informal votes			301	1.6	+0.9
Turnout			19,327	93.4	-1.2
	National Country hold		Swing	-1.5

Tenterfield

1978 New South Wales state election: Tenterfield ^[87]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Tim Bruxner	11,819	59.4	-6.6
	Labor	Jim Curran	8,093	40.6	+6.6
Total formal votes			19,912	98.6	-0.2
Informal votes			274	1.4	+0.2
Turnout			20,186	93.4	-0.2
	National Country hold		Swing	-6.6

The Hills

1978 New South Wales state election: The Hills ^[88]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Fred Caterson	16,789	52.2	-12.9
	Labor	Paul Gibson	13,851	43.1	+8.2
	Democrats	Robert Blackman	1,509	4.7	+4.7
Total formal votes			32,149	98.5	-0.2
Informal votes			504	1.5	+0.2
Turnout			32,653	94.1	-1.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Fred Caterson	17,544	54.6	-10.6
	Labor	Paul Gibson	14,605	45.4	+10.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-10.6

Upper Hunter

1978 New South Wales state election: Upper Hunter ^[89]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Col Fisher	13,818	54.4	-8.3
	Labor	Ronald Brumpton	11,597	45.6	+8.3
Total formal votes			25,415	98.3	-0.3
Informal votes			436	1.7	+0.3
Turnout			25,851	95.2	+0.1
	National Country hold		Swing	-8.3

Vaucluse

1978 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse ^[90]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rosemary Foot	12,643	49.4	-14.2
	Labor	Barbara Fuller-Quinn	10,977	42.9	+6.5
	Democrats	Norman Majer	1,984	7.7	+7.7
Total formal votes			25,604	96.7	-0.4
Informal votes			882	3.3	+0.4
Turnout			26,486	88.6	-0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Rosemary Foot	13,965	54.5	-9.1
	Labor	Barbara Fuller-Quinn	11,639	45.5	+9.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	-9.1

Wagga Wagga

1978 New South Wales state election: Wagga Wagga ^[91]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joe Schipp	12,354	52.1	-6.7
	Labor	Thomas Watson	10,547	44.5	+3.3
	Independent	Anthony Robinson	802	3.4	+3.4
Total formal votes			23,703	98.5	-0.3
Informal votes			354	1.5	+0.3
Turnout			24,057	92.6	-1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Joe Schipp	12,620	53.8	-5.0
	Labor	Thomas Watson	10,859	46.2	+5.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	-5.0

Wakehurst

1978 New South Wales state election: Wakehurst ^[92]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Webster	17,066	56.2	+14.0
	Liberal	Allan Viney	13,329	43.8	-14.0
Total formal votes			30,395	97.0	-0.7
Informal votes			938	3.0	+0.7
Turnout			31,333	91.5	-0.2
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+14.0

Wallsend

1978 New South Wales state election: Wallsend ^[93]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken Booth	28,186	79.3	+10.0
	Liberal	Denise Martin	7,368	20.7	-10.0
Total formal votes			35,554	98.0	-0.4
Informal votes			723	2.0	+0.4
Turnout			36,277	95.5	-0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+10.0

Waratah

1978 New South Wales state election: Waratah ^[94]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Sam Jones	21,100	72.6	+5.2
	Liberal	Beryl Humble	7,006	24.1	-8.5
	Communist	Christopher Dodds	941	3.2	+3.2
Total formal votes			29,047	97.7	-0.6
Informal votes			687	2.3	+0.6
Turnout			29,734	94.8	+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Sam Jones	21,947	75.6	+8.2
	Liberal	Beryl Humble	7,100	24.4	-8.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.2

Waverley

1978 New South Wales state election: Waverley ^[95]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Syd Einfeld	15,649	65.6	+8.6
	Liberal	Margaret Davis	6,543	27.4	-15.6
	Independent	Moshe Levy	647	2.7	+2.7
	Democrats	Michael Smythe	607	2.6	+2.6
	Independent	Christopher Allen	393	1.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			23,839	96.4	-1.0
Informal votes			891	3.6	+1.0
Turnout			24,730	86.2	-1.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Syd Einfeld	16,396	68.8	+11.8
	Liberal	Margaret Davis	7,443	31.2	-11.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+11.8

Wentworthville

1978 New South Wales state election: Wentworthville ^[96]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ernie Quinn	24,088	70.9	+12.5
	Liberal	Edward Roberts	7,911	23.3	-15.3
	Democrats	Peggy Cable	1,997	5.9	+5.9
Total formal votes			33,996	97.5	-0.8
Informal votes			867	2.5	+0.8
Turnout			34,863	94.6	-0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ernie Quinn	25,193	74.2	+13.5
	Liberal	Edward Roberts	8,773	25.8	-13.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+13.5

Willoughby

1978 New South Wales state election: Willoughby ^[97]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Nick Greiner	10,456	39.8	-23.3
	Labor	Eddie Britt	10,015	38.1	+1.2
	Independent	Laurie McGinty	4,075	15.5	+15.5
	Democrats	Christine Townend	1,748	6.7	+6.7
Total formal votes			26,294	96.9	-0.8
Informal votes			832	3.1	+0.8
Turnout			27,126	90.5	-2.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Eddie Britt	13,359	50.8	+13.9
	Liberal	Nick Greiner	12,935	49.2	-13.9
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+13.9

The sitting member for Willoughby, Laurie McGinty (Liberal), lost preselection and contested the election as an Independent.

Wollondilly

1978 New South Wales state election: Wollondilly ^[98]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Reynolds	13,074	43.1	-9.1
	Labor	Bill Knott	13,005	42.8	+3.7
	Independent	Robert Wilson	2,647	8.7	+8.7
	Democrats	Paul Stocker	1,631	5.4	+5.4
Total formal votes			30,357	98.5	-0.2
Informal votes			475	1.5	+0.2
Turnout			30,832	93.5	-0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Knott	15,313	50.4	+8.0
	Liberal	Peter Reynolds	15,044	49.6	-8.0
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+8.0

Wollongong

1978 New South Wales state election: Wollongong ^[99]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Eric Ramsay	19,733	69.4	+3.4
	Liberal	Ronald Brooks	6,026	21.2	-12.8
	Democrats	Ross Sampson	2,072	7.3	+7.3
	Socialist Workers	Andrew Jamieson	617	2.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			28,448	96.4	-0.6
Informal votes			1,046	3.6	+0.6
Turnout			29,494	93.2	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Eric Ramsay	21,008	73.8	+7.8
	Liberal	Ronald Brooks	7,440	26.2	-7.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.8

Woronora

1978 New South Wales state election: Woronora ^[100]

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			31,965	98.4	-0.1
Informal votes			520	1.6	+0.1
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		Swing	+12.7

Yaralla

1978 New South Wales state election: Yaralla ^[101]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Garry McIlwaine	16,219	56.5	+10.9
	Liberal	Lerryn Mutton	11,533	40.1	-14.3
	Democrats	Christopher Dunkerley	973	3.4	+3.4
Total formal votes			28,725	97.6	-0.2
Informal votes			697	2.4	+0.2
Turnout			29,422	92.5	+1.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Garry McIlwaine	16,706	58.2	+12.6
	Liberal	Lerryn Mutton	12,019	41.8	-12.6
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+12.6

Young

1978 New South Wales state election: Young ^[102]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	George Freudenstein	11,625	53.0	-5.4
	Labor	Timothy West	10,287	47.0	+5.4
Total formal votes			21,912	98.4	-0.2
Informal votes			351	1.6	+0.2
Turnout			22,263	94.7	-0.3
	National Country hold		Swing	-5.4

See also

• Candidates of the 1978 New South Wales state election
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1978–1981

Notes

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