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1971 New South Wales state election

State election for New South Wales, Australia in February 1971

Field	Value
election_name	1971 New South Wales state election
country	New South Wales
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
previous_election	1968 New South Wales state election
previous_year	1968
next_election	1973 New South Wales state election
next_year	1973
seats_for_election	All 96 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
49 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
election_date
image1	[[File:Robert Askin 1973.jpg	150x150px]]
leader1	Robert Askin
leader_since1	17 July 1959
party1	Liberal–Country Coalition
leaders_seat1	Collaroy
percentage1	44.39%
swing1	4.71
last_election1	53 seats
seats1	49
seat_change1	4
image2	[[File:Pat Hills.jpg	150x150px]]
leader2	Pat Hills
leader_since2	2 December 1968
party2	Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch)
leaders_seat2	Phillip
percentage2	45.02%
swing2	1.93
last_election2	39 seats
seats2	45
seat_change2	6
map_image	1971 New South Wales state election.svg
map_size	400px
map_caption	Two-candidate-preferred margin by electorate
title	Premier
before_election	Bob Askin
before_party	Liberal–Country Coalition
after_election	Bob Askin
after_party	Liberal–Country Coalition

49 Assembly seats were needed for a majority

Elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly were held in the state of New South Wales, Australia, on Saturday 13 February 1971. The Liberal-Country Party coalition government led by Sir Robert Askin won a third term in office. The Labor Party opposition was led by Pat Hills.

The Legislative Assembly had been enlarged by two members to 96 for the 1971 election. The seats of Sturt and Casino were established. Until 2019, this was the last time the Coalition won a third-term in New South Wales.

Key dates

Date	Event
13 January 1971	The Legislative Assembly was dissolved, and writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.
22 January 1971	Nominations for candidates for the election closed at noon.
13 February 1971	Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.
11 March 1971	The fourth Askin-Cutler ministry was constituted.
16 March 1971	The writ was returned and the results formally declared.
16 March 1971	Parliament resumed for business.

Results

| turnout % = 93.26 | informal % = 2.34 |votes % = 45.02 |votes % = 35.74 |votes % = 8.65 |votes % = 3.17 |votes % = 1.06 |votes % = 0.48 |votes % = 0.09 |votes % = 5.78 |}

Seats changing hands

Seat	Post-1971	Party	Member	Margin	Margin	Member	Party
Burrendong	Country	Roger Wotton	5.9	-7.7	1.8	Leo Nott	Labor
Campbelltown	Liberal	Max Dunbier	2.4	-2.5	0.1	Cliff Mallam	Labor
Casino	Country	New seat	14.6	-17.1	2.5	Don Day	Labor
Gosford	Liberal	Ted Humphries	1.4	-4.0	2.6	Keith O'Connell	Labor
Nepean	Liberal	Ron Dunbier	5.2	-6.8	1.6	Ron Mulock	Labor
Wollongong	Liberal	Jack Hough	0.5	-0.6	0.1	Eric Ramsay	Labor

In addition, Labor held the seat of Georges River, which it had won from the Liberals at the 1970 by-election.

Post-election pendulum

Notes

References

(1971). "1971 election totals".
Hughes, Colin A.. (1977). "A handbook of Australian government and politics, 1965-1974". ANU Press.

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