13 February 1971 (1971-02-13) 1973 → 53 seats 39 seats 4 6 Date 13 February 1971 | 17 July 1959 2 December 1968 49 seats 45 seats 44.39% 45.02% | |
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Winner Robert Askin | ||
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.
Results
1 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.References
New South Wales state election, 1971 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA