Kurri Kurri was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales created in 1927, with the abolition of the multi-member electorates of Newcastle and Maitland and named after the Hunter Region town of Kurri Kurri. It was abolished in 1968 and replaced by Wallsend.[1][2][3][4]
Kurri Kurri was a safe Labor seat and was only held by a Labor candidate. Of the 15 elections, the Labor was unopposed at 6 elections,[1] and a Communist candidate contested 7 elections with a highest vote of 14.8% at the 1935 election.[5] The closest contest was the 1956 election, the only occasion in which a conservative party fielded a candidate, when Liberal candidate Stanley Mettam achieved 15.6% of the vote.[6]
George Booth represented the district for more than 30 years,[3] and when he died was succeeded by his son Ken.[4]
Members for Kurri Kurri
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Booth | Labor | 1927–1960 | |
| Ken Booth | Labor | 1960–1968 | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Ken Booth | unopposed | |||
| Labor hold | |||||