Electoral district of Collaroy

Collaroy was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian state of New South Wales, created in the 1949 redistribution and first contested at the 1950 state election. The seat was created out of a large area covered by the seats of Hornsby to the north and Manly to the south. It was named after and included the Sydney suburb of Collaroy. It was abolished in 1973 and mostly replaced by Pittwater, with part of it being added to Wakehurst.

Members for Collaroy

Member Party Term
  (Sir) Robert Askin Liberal 1950–1973

Election results

1971 New South Wales state election: Collaroy 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Askin 15,492 62.0 -9.0
Australia Brian Walker 4,922 19.7 +19.7
Independent Frederick Adcock 2,429 9.7 +9.7
Democratic Labor Lyle Antcliff 1,554 6.2 +6.2
Independent Norman Ward 599 2.4 +2.4
Total formal votes 24,996 96.7
Informal votes 841 3.3
Turnout 25,837 91.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Robert Askin 17,783 71.1 +0.1
Australia Brian Walker 7,213 28.9 +28.9
Liberal hold Swing +0.1



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