1971 New South Wales state election
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{short description|State election for New South Wales, Australia in February 1971}}
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox election
| 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 = {{Start date|df=yes|1971|02|13}}
| image1 = 150x150px
| leader1 = Robert Askin
| leader_since1 = 17 July 1959
| party1 = Liberal/Country coalition
| leaders_seat1 = Collaroy
| percentage1 = 44.39%
| swing1 = {{decrease}}4.71
| last_election1 = 53 seats
| seats1 = 49
| seat_change1 = {{decrease}}4
| image2 = 150x150px
| leader2 = Pat Hills
| leader_since2 = 2 December 1968
| party2 = Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch)
| leaders_seat2 = Phillip
| percentage2 = 45.02%
| swing2 = {{increase}}1.93
| last_election2 = 39 seats
| seats2 = 45
| seat_change2 = {{increase}}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
}}
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
| class="wikitable" |
| 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
{{see also|Results of the 1971 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly)}}
{{Australian elections/Title row
| title = New South Wales state election, 13 February 1971{{Cite NSW election |year=1971 |district=Totals |title=1971 election totals |access-date=12 August 2019}}{{cite book|title=A handbook of Australian government and politics, 1965-1974|last=Hughes|first=Colin A.|year=1977|publisher=ANU Press|isbn=978-0-7081-1340-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/handbookofaustra0000hugh/page/107 107]|url=https://archive.org/details/handbookofaustra0000hugh/page/107}}
| house = Legislative Assembly
| series = New South Wales state election
| back = 1968
| forward = 1973
| enrolled = 2,457,021{{efn|There were 2,496,868 enrolled voters but 39,847 were enrolled in electorates (one Labor and one Country) which were uncontested at the election.}}
| total_votes = 2,291,484
| turnout % = 93.26
| turnout chg = -0.93
| informal = 53,628
| informal % = 2.34
| informal chg = -0.29
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary|
|party_id = Labor NSW
|votes = 1,007,538
|votes % = 45.02
|votes chg = +1.93
|seats = 45
|seats chg = + 6
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary|
|government = yes
|party_id = Liberal NSW
|votes = 799,801
|votes % = 35.74
|votes chg = –2.73
|seats = 32
|seats chg = – 4
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary|
|government = yes
|party_id = Country NSW
|votes = 193,509
|votes % = 8.65
|votes chg = –1.98
|seats = 17
|seats chg = ± 0
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary|
|party_id = dlp
|votes = 71,050
|votes % = 3.17
|votes chg = +0.89
|seats = 0
|seats chg = ± 0
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary|
|party_id = Australia
|votes = 23,689
|votes % = 1.06
|votes chg = +1.06
|seats = 0
|seats chg = ± 0
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary|
|party_id = Defence of Government Schools
|votes = 10,850
|votes % = 0.48
|votes chg = +0.48
|seats = 0
|seats chg = ± 0
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary|
|party_id = Communist
|votes = 2,098
|votes % = 0.09
|votes chg = –0.18
|seats = 0
|seats chg = ± 0
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary|
|party_id = Independent
|votes = 129,321
|votes % = 5.78
|votes chg = +0.53
|seats = 2
|seats chg = ± 0
}}
{{Australian elections/Total row |
|total_votes = 2,237,856
|total_seats = 96
}}
|}
{{ bar box
{{ bar percent | Labor | {{party color|Australian Labor Party}} |45.02}}
{{ bar percent | Liberal | {{party color|Liberal Party of Australia}} |35.74}}
{{ bar percent | Country | {{party color|National Party of Australia – Queensland}} |8.65}}
{{ bar percent | Independents | {{party color|Independent}} |5.78}}
{{ bar percent | Democratic Labor | #008080 |3.17}}
{{ bar percent | Australia | #FFCD00 |1.06}}
{{ bar percent | Others | #777777 |0.58}}
{{ bar box break | titlebar=#ddd | title=Parliamentary seats }}
{{ bar percent | Labor | {{party color|Australian Labor Party}} |46.88|45}}
{{ bar percent | Liberal | {{party color|Liberal Party of Australia}} |33.33|32}}
{{ bar percent | Country | {{party color|National Party of Australia – Queensland}} |17.71|17}}
{{ bar percent | Independents | {{party color|Independent}} |2.08|2}}
}}
Seats changing hands
| class="wikitable" |
| rowspan="2" | Seat
! colspan="4" | Pre-1971 ! rowspan="2" | Swing ! colspan="4" | Post-1971 |
|---|
| colspan="2" | Party
! Member ! Margin ! Margin ! Member ! colspan="2" | Party |
| Burrendong
| {{Australian party style|National}}| | Country | style="text-align:right;"| 5.9 | style="text-align:right;"| -7.7 | style="text-align:right;"| 1.8 | Leo Nott | Labor | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| |
| Campbelltown
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | Liberal | style="text-align:right;"| 2.4 | style="text-align:right;"| -2.5 | style="text-align:right;"| 0.1 | Labor | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| |
| Casino
| {{Australian party style|National}}| | Country | New seat | style="text-align:right;"| 14.6 | style="text-align:right;"| -17.1 | style="text-align:right;"| 2.5 | Don Day | Labor | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| |
| Gosford
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | Liberal | style="text-align:right;"| 1.4 | style="text-align:right;"| -4.0 | style="text-align:right;"| 2.6 | Labor | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| |
| Nepean
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | Liberal | style="text-align:right;"| 5.2 | style="text-align:right;"| -6.8 | style="text-align:right;"| 1.6 | Labor | {{Australian party style|Labor}}| |
| Wollongong
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | Liberal | style="text-align:right;"| 0.5 | style="text-align:right;"| -0.6 | style="text-align:right;"| 0.1 | Labor | {{Australian party style|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
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| COLSPAN=4 align="center"|Liberal/Country seats (49) |
| COLSPAN=4 align="center" bgcolor="Blue" |Marginal |
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |South Coast
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Jack Beale | align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |0.9% v IND |
| align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |Upper Hunter
| align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |Col Fisher | align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |CP | align="center" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |1.7% |
| align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |Bathurst
| align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |Clive Osborne | align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |CP | align="center" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |1.9% |
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Ashfield
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |David Hunter | align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |2.0% |
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Fuller
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Peter Coleman | align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |2.1% |
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Cronulla
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Ian Griffith | align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |2.5% |
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Miranda
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Tim Walker | align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |2.6% |
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Hurstville
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Tom Mead | align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |2.8% |
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Coogee
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Kevin Ellis | align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |2.9% |
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Monaro
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Steve Mauger | align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |3.2% |
| align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |Young
| align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |George Freudenstein | align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |CP | align="center" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |3.8% |
| align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |Byron
| align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |Stanley Stephens | align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |CP | align="center" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |4.5% |
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Yaralla
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Lerryn Mutton | align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |4.9% |
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Hawkesbury
| align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |Bernie Deane | align="left" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="A6E7FF" |5.0% |
| align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |Clarence
| align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |Matt Singleton | align="left" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |CP | align="center" bgcolor="CCFFCC" |5.1% |
| COLSPAN=4 align="center" bgcolor="Blue" |Fairly safe |
| align="left" bgcolor="98FB98" |Barwon
| align="left" bgcolor="98FB98" |Geoff Crawford | align="left" bgcolor="98FB98" |CP | align="center" bgcolor="98FB98" |6.7% |
| align="left" bgcolor="98FB98" |Temora
| align="left" bgcolor="98FB98" |Jim Taylor | align="left" bgcolor="98FB98" |CP | align="center" bgcolor="98FB98" |7.0% |
| align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |Earlwood
| align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |Eric Willis | align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="80D8F9" |7.3% |
| align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |Wakehurst
| align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |Allan Viney | align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="80D8F9" |8.0% |
| align="left" bgcolor="98FB98" |Tamworth
| align="left" bgcolor="98FB98" |Bill Chaffey | align="left" bgcolor="98FB98" |CP | align="center" bgcolor="98FB98" |8.1% |
| align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |Dubbo
| align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |John Mason | align="left" bgcolor="80D8F9" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="80D8F9" |8.2% |
| align="left" bgcolor="98FB98" |Tenterfield
| align="left" bgcolor="98FB98" |Tim Bruxner | align="left" bgcolor="98FB98" |CP | align="center" bgcolor="98FB98" |8.7% |
| COLSPAN=4 align="center" bgcolor="blue" |Safe |
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Albury
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Gordon Mackie | align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="31C3FF" |10.0% |
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Maitland
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Milton Morris | align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="31C3FF" |11.0% |
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Wollondilly
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Tom Lewis | align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="31C3FF" |11.0% |
| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Orange
| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Charles Cutler | align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |CP | align="center" bgcolor="90EE90" |11.5% |
| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Armidale
| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Davis Hughes | align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |CP | align="center" bgcolor="90EE90" |11.9% v IND |
| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Goulburn
| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Ron Brewer | align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |CP | align="center" bgcolor="90EE90" |12.0% |
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Burwood
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |John Jackett | align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="31C3FF" |12.7% |
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Hornsby
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |John Maddison | align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="31C3FF" |13.1% v IND |
| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Sturt
| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Tim Fischer | align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |CP | align="center" bgcolor="90EE90" |14.3% |
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Willoughby
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Laurie McGinty | align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="31C3FF" |14.5% |
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Eastwood
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Jim Clough | align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="31C3FF" |14.8% |
| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Raleigh
| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Jim Brown | align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |CP | align="center" bgcolor="90EE90" |15.5% |
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Manly
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Douglas Darby | align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="31C3FF" |15.8% |
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Kirribilli
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |John Waddy | align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="31C3FF" |16.0% |
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |The Hills
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Max Ruddock | align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="31C3FF" |16.5% |
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Bligh
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |John Barraclough | align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="31C3FF" |17.0% |
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Wagga Wagga
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Wal Fife | align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="31C3FF" |18.0% |
| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Gloucester
| align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |Leon Punch | align="left" bgcolor="90EE90" |CP | align="center" bgcolor="90EE90" |18.2% |
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Vaucluse
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Keith Doyle | align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="31C3FF" |18.5% v IND |
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Lane Cove
| align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |Ken McCaw | align="left" bgcolor="31C3FF" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="31C3FF" |19.1% |
| align="left" bgcolor="44A6F1" |Collaroy
| align="left" bgcolor="44A6F1" |Robert Askin | align="left" bgcolor="44A6F1" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="44A6F1" |21.1% v AP |
| align="left" bgcolor="44A6F1" |Northcott
| align="left" bgcolor="44A6F1" |Jim Cameron | align="left" bgcolor="44A6F1" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="44A6F1" |23.0% v AP |
| align="left" bgcolor="44A6F1" |Mosman
| align="left" bgcolor="44A6F1" |Pat Morton | align="left" bgcolor="44A6F1" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="44A6F1" |23.4% |
| align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |Oxley
| align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |Bruce Cowan | align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |CP | align="center" bgcolor="40C351" |26.8% v IND |
| align="left" bgcolor="44A6F1" |Davidson
| align="left" bgcolor="44A6F1" |Dick Healey | align="left" bgcolor="44A6F1" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="44A6F1" |30.2% v DLP |
| align="left" bgcolor="44A6F1" |Gordon
| align="left" bgcolor="44A6F1" |Harry Jago | align="left" bgcolor="44A6F1" |LIB | align="center" bgcolor="44A6F1" |31.6% v DLP |
| align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |Lismore
| align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |Bruce Duncan | align="left" bgcolor="40C351" |CP | align="center" bgcolor="40C351" |unopp. |
| class="toccolours" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="float:left; margin-right:.5em; margin-top:.4em; font-size:90%;" |
| COLSPAN=4 align="center" |Labor seats (45) |
| COLSPAN=4 align="center" bgcolor="red" |Marginal |
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | Campbelltown
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |Cliff Mallam | align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |0.1% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | Wollongong
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |Eric Ramsay | align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |0.1% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | Georges River
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |Frank Walker | align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |1.4% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | Nepean
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |Ron Mulock | align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |1.6% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | Burrendong
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |Leo Nott | align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |1.8% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | Casino
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |Don Day | align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |2.5% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" | Gosford
| align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |Keith O'Connell | align="left" bgcolor="FFCACA" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FFCACA" |2.6% |
| COLSPAN=4 align="center" bgcolor="red" |Fairly safe |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" | Murrumbidgee
| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |Lin Gordon | align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |6.2% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" | Kogarah
| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |Bill Crabtree | align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |6.4% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" | Drummoyne
| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |Reg Coady | align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |7.0% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" | Charlestown
| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |Jack Stewart | align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |8.3% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" | Waverley
| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |Syd Einfeld | align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |8.6% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" | Castlereagh
| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |Jack Renshaw | align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |8.7% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" | Parramatta
| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |Dan Mahoney | align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |8.7% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" | Rockdale
| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |Brian Bannon | align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |8.9% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" | Lakemba
| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |Vince Durick | align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |9.4% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" | Burrinjuck
| align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |Bill Sheahan | align="left" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF8D8D" |9.8% |
| COLSPAN=4 align="center" bgcolor="red" |Safe |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | Wentworthville
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |Ernie Quinn | align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |10.8% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | Maroubra
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |Bill Haigh | align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |10.9% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | Newcastle
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |Arthur Wade | align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |11.3% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | Blacktown
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |Gordon Barnier | align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |12.2% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | Canterbury
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |Kevin Stewart | align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |12.5% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | Heathcote
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |Rex Jackson | align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |13.2% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | East Hills
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |Joe Kelly | align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |13.4% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | Wyong
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |Harry Jensen | align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |13.4% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | Marrickville
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |Norm Ryan | align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |13.5% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | Bankstown
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |Nick Kearns | align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |13.9% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | Lake Macquarie
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |Merv Hunter | align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |14.9% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | Mount Druitt
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |Jim Southee | align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |15.0% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | Cook's River
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |Tom Cahill | align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |16.1% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | Fairfield
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |Eric Bedford | align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |16.2% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | Bass Hill
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |Clarrie Earl | align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |16.8% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | Merrylands
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |Jack Ferguson | align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |17.2% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | Granville
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |Pat Flaherty | align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |17.3% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | Auburn
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |Peter Cox | align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |17.3% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | Waratah
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |Sam Jones | align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |18.6% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | Liverpool
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |George Paciullo | align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |18.7% |
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" | Wallsend
| align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |Ken Booth | align="left" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="FF6B6B" |19.4% |
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |Corrimal
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |Laurie Kelly | align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="DF716D" |20.0% |
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |Illawarra
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |George Petersen | align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="DF716D" |21.1% |
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |Balmain
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |Roger Degen | align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="DF716D" |23.0% |
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |Phillip
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |Pat Hills | align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="DF716D" |23.8% |
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |King
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |Albert Sloss | align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="DF716D" |27.5% |
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |Cessnock
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |George Neilly | align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="DF716D" |30.4% |
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |Broken Hill
| align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |Lew Johnstone | align="left" bgcolor="DF716D" |ALP | align="center" bgcolor="DF716D" |unopp. |
| COLSPAN=4 align="center" |Crossbench seats (2) |
| align="left" bgcolor="BBBBBB" |Murray
| align="left" bgcolor="BBBBBB" |Joe Lawson | align="left" bgcolor="BBBBBB" |IND | align="center" bgcolor="BBBBBB" |1.7% v CP |
| align="left" bgcolor="BBBBBB" |Blue Mountains
| align="left" bgcolor="BBBBBB" |Harold Coates | align="left" bgcolor="BBBBBB" |IND | align="center" bgcolor="BBBBBB" |7.7% v ALP |
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See also
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Category:Elections in New South Wales
Category:1971 elections in Australia