ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF BARTON, NWEW SOUTH WALES ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1922 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bexley, Kogarah, Oatley, Rockdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- New seat: 1919 notional two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,384 Votes cast: 24,091 56.8 Informal votes: 914 03.8 Formal votes: 23,177 96.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Hector Lamond * Nat 9,828 42.4 -11.3 Frederick McDONALD ALP 13,349 57.6 +16.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 23,177 07.6 13.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lamond was member for Illawarra 1917-22 (Illawarra was abolished at the 1922 redistribution). -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Hector Lamond (1865-1947): Elected 1917, 1919. Defeated 1922 Assistant Minister for Repatriation to 9 February 1923 Later career: Editor and publisher. Died 26 April 1947 > Frederick Albert McDonald (1872-?1925): Elected 1922 Born: 1872. Career: Educated public schools, University of Sydney. Teacher, President Teachers Federation of NSW. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 14 NOVEMBER 1925 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bexley, Kogarah, Oatley, Rockdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 07.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 54,438 +28.4 Votes cast: 51,916 95.4 +38.6 Informal votes: 632 01.2 -02.6 Formal votes: 51,284 98.8 +02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Thomas LEY Nat 26,172 51.0 +08.6 Frederick McDonald * ALP 25,112 49.0 -08.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 51,284 01.0 08.6 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Frederick Albert McDonald (1872-?1925): Elected 1922. Defeated 1925 Died: ?1925 > Thomas John Ley (1879-1947): Elected 1925 Born: 28 October 1879, Bath, England. Career: Migrated as child. Primary education. Studied law while working, solicitor. Company director. State politics: NSW MLA for Hurstville 1917-25. Minister for Public Instruction 1921, Minister for Labour and Industry 1921, Minister for Justice 1922-25. -------------------------------------------------------------------- McDonald challenged Ley's election but disappeared soon after. In 1947 Ley was convicted of murder in Britain, and found to be insane. It is likely that he was also responsible for McDonald's death. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 17 NOVEMBER 1928 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bexley, Kogarah, Oatley, Rockdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1925 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 62,213 +14.3 Votes cast: 60,154 96.7 +01.3 Informal votes: 2,768 04.6 +03.4 Formal votes: 57,386 95.4 -03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Thomas Ley * Nat 25,070 43.7 -07.3 James TULLY ALP 32,316 56.3 +07.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 57,386 06.3 07.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Thomas John Ley (1879-1947): Elected 1925. Defeated 1928 Later career: To Britain 1928. Convicted of murder 1946, died insane in Broadmoor Prison. Died 25 July 1947 > James Thomas Tully (1877-1962): Elected 1928 Born: 1877, South Grafton, NSW. Career: Educated state schools. Teacher and farmer, Tullamore, NSW. From 1922, teacher, Sydney. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 OCTOBER 1929 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bexley, Kogarah, Oatley, Rockdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1928 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 67,322 +08.2 Votes cast: 65,525 97.3 +00.6 Informal votes: 1,596 02.5 -02.1 Formal votes: 63,929 97.5 +02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Myhill Nat 20,722 32.4 -11.3 James TULLY * ALP 43,207 67.6 +11.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 63,929 17.6 11.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Thomas Tully (1877-1962): Elected 1928, 1929 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 19 DECEMBER 1931 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bexley, Kogarah, Oatley, Rockdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1929 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 17.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,576 +04.8 Votes cast: 68,469 97.0 -00.3 Informal votes: 1,697 02.5 00.0 Formal votes: 66,772 97.5 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Eldridge * ALPN 22,669 33.9 Albert Lane UAP 31,226 46.8 +14.4 James Tully * ALP 12,877 19.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 66,772 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Eldridge was member for Martin 1929-31. 2. The combined ALP and ALP (NSW) vote was 53.2%, a decrease of 14.4% from the 67.7% polled by the ALP in 1929. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Tully's 12,877 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eldridge * 8,565 66.5 31,234 46.8 LANE 4,312 33.5 35,538 53.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,877 66,772 03.2 20.8 to UAP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The UAP majority over the ALP (NSW) is compared with the ALP majority over the Nationalists in 1929. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > James Thomas Tully (1877-1962): Elected 1928, 1929. Defeated 1931 Later career: Teacher. Died 15 October 1962 > John Chambers Eldridge (1872-1954): Elected 1929. Defeated 1931 Later career: Award inspector for Commonwealth Arbitration Court. Died 17 April 1954 > Albert Lane (1873-1950): Elected 1931 Born: 1873, Windsor, NSW. Career: Educated state schools. Accountant and business manager. State politics: NSW MLA for Balmain 1922-27. -------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the only occasion on which two sitting members have been defeated simultaneously in the same seat. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 15 SEPTEMBER 1934 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bexley, Hurstville, Kogarah, Rockdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1931 two-party majority: UAP over ALP (NSW) 03.2 Effect of 1934 redistribution: 00.8 shift from ALP (NSW) to UAP New notional majority: UAP over ALP (NSW) 04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 55,594 -21.2 Votes cast: 54,546 98.1 +01.1 Informal votes: 2,024 03.7 +01.2 Formal votes: 52,522 96.3 -01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Drew CPA 1,405 02.7 John Eldridge ALPN 18,450 35.1 +01.7 Albert Lane * UAP 24,344 46.4 -01.3 John Macara DSC 5,824 11.1 Hon Albert Willis ALP 2,499 04.8 -14.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 52,522 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Eldridge was member for Martin 1929-31. 2. Willis was a NSW MLC 1925-31. 3. The combined ALP and ALP (NSW) vote was 39.9%, a decrease (after allowing for the effects of the redistribution) of 12.5% from the 53.2% polled by the two parties in 1931. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Drew's 1,405 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eldridge 958 68.2 19,408 37.0 Lane * 72 05.1 24,416 46.5 Macara 279 19.9 6,103 11.6 Willis 96 06.8 2,595 04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,405 52,522 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Willis's 2,595 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eldridge 1,467 56.5 20,875 39.7 Lane * 422 16.3 24,838 47.3 Macara 706 27.2 6,809 13.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,595 52,522 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Macara's 6,809 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eldridge 4,633 68.0 25,508 48.6 LANE * 2,176 32.0 27,014 51.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,809 52,522 01.4 02.6 to ALPN -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert Lane (1873-1950): Elected 1931, 1934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 23 OCTOBER 1937 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bexley, Hurstville, Kogarah, Rockdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: UAP over ALP (NSW) 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 59,900 +07.7 Votes cast: 58,697 98.0 -00.1 Informal votes: 1,254 02.1 -01.6 Formal votes: 57,443 97.9 +01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stanley Allen DSC 5,562 09.7 -01.4 John Donovan ALP 23,539 41.0 Albert Lane * UAP 28,342 49.3 +02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 57,443 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Donovan was NSW MLA for Murray 1930-32. 2. The ALP vote of 41.0% was an increase of 1.1% from the combined vote of 39.9% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NSW) in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Allen's 5,562 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Donovan 4,124 74.1 27,663 48.2 LANE * 1,438 25.9 29,780 51.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 5,562 57,443 01.8 00.4 to UAP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The UAP majority over the ALP is compared with the UAP majority over the ALP (NSW) in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert Lane (1873-1950): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 SEPTEMBER 1940 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bexley, Hurstville, Kogarah, Rockdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 65,269 +09.0 Votes cast: 63,202 96.8 -01.4 Informal votes: 1,539 02.4 +00.3 Formal votes: 61,663 97.6 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Herbert EVATT ALP 35,425 57.4 +16.4 Albert Lane * UAP 21,845 35.4 -13.9 Samuel Lewis SL 1,111 01.8 John Mackay 484 00.8 Robert Mackie 155 00.3 John Rose ALPNC 2,643 04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,663 12.1 e 13.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The combined ALP and ALP (NC) vote was 61.7%, an increase of 20.7% from the 41.0% polled by the ALP in 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Albert Lane (1873-1950): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937. Defeated 1940 Died 29 December 1950 > Herbert Vere Evatt (1894-1965): Elected 1940 Born: 30 April 1894, Maitland, NSW. Career: Educated Fort St High School and University of Sydney. Barrister, LLD 1924. Associate to Chief Justice of NSW. Tutor, University of Sydney. Leading industrial lawyer. Justice of the High Court of Australia 1931-40. State politics: NSW MLA for Balmain 1925-30. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Attorney-General from 7 October 1941 Minister for External Affairs from 7 October 1941 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 1943 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bexley, Hurstville, Kogarah, Rockdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 12.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,817 +08.5 Votes cast: 70,308 99.3 +02.5 Informal votes: 1,179 01.7 -00.7 Formal votes: 69,129 98.3 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Browne UAP 15,897 23.0 -12.4 Thomas Claydon 1,936 02.8 Hon Dr Herbert EVATT * ALP 51,296 74.2 +16.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 69,129 25.6 e 13.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Claydon was a People's Party candidate. 2. The ALP vote of 74.2% was an increase of 12.5% from the combined vote of 61.7% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NC) in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Herbert Vere Evatt (1894-1965): Elected 1940, 1943 Attorney-General Minister for External Affairs -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 SEPTEMBER 1946 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bexley, Hurstville, Kogarah, Rockdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1943 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 25.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 76,645 +08.2 Votes cast: 74,193 96.8 -02.5 Informal votes: 1,389 01.9 +00.2 Formal votes: 72,804 98.1 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Dr Herbert EVATT * ALP 48,740 66.9 -07.3 George Hohnen Lib 24,064 33.1 +10.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 72,804 16.9 08.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Herbert Vere Evatt (1894-1965): Elected 1940, 1943, 1946 Minister for External Affairs Attorney-General Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party from 31 October 1946 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Brighton, Kogarah, Oatley, Ramsgate -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1946 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 16.9 Effect of 1948 redistribution: 00.7 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 16.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,236 -44.9 Votes cast: 41,371 98.0 +01.2 Informal votes: 653 01.6 -00.3 Formal votes: 40,718 98.4 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Dr Herbert EVATT * ALP 21,681 53.2 -13.0 Nancy Wake Lib 19,037 46.8 +13.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,718 03.2 13.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Herbert Vere Evatt (1894-1965): Elected 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949 Attorney-General to 19 December 1949 Minister for External Affairs to 19 December 1949 Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 21 February 1950 Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Brighton, Kogarah, Oatley, Ramsgate -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,369 +02.7 Votes cast: 42,235 97.4 -00.6 Informal votes: 580 01.4 -00.2 Formal votes: 41,655 98.6 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Dr Herbert EVATT * ALP 20,949 50.3 -02.9 Nancy Wake Lib 20,706 49.7 +02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 41,655 00.3 02.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Herbert Vere Evatt (1894-1965): Elected 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951 Deputy Leader of the Opposition to 20 June 1951 Leader of the Opposition from 20 June 1951 Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party to 20 June 1951 Leader of the Australian Labor Party from 20 June 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Evatt was elected Leader of the ALP following the death of Chifley. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Brighton, Kogarah, Oatley, Ramsgate -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,425 +02.4 Votes cast: 42,998 96.8 -00.6 Informal votes: 435 01.0 -00.4 Formal votes: 42,563 99.0 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Arthur Lib 19,260 45.3 -04.4 Rt Hon Dr Herbert EVATT * ALP 23,303 54.7 +04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 42,563 04.7 04.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Arthur, see Barton 1966. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Herbert Vere Evatt (1894-1965): Elected 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954 Leader of the Opposition Leader of the Australian Labor Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Brighton, Kogarah, Oatley, Ramsgate -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 04.7 Effect of 1955 redistribution: 01.1 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Labor over Liberal 03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,785 +00.8 Votes cast: 43,250 96.6 -00.2 Informal votes: 796 01.8 +00.8 Formal votes: 42,454 98.2 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Arthur Lib 19,903 46.9 +00.5 Rt Hon Dr Herbert Evatt * ALP 20,896 49.2 -04.4 Eric Trembath 1,655 03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 42,454 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Arthur, see Barton 1966. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Trembath's 1,655 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur 1,211 73.2 21,114 49.7 EVATT * 444 26.8 21,340 50.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,655 42,454 00.3 03.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Herbert Vere Evatt (1894-1965): Elected 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955 Leader of the Opposition Leader of the Australian Labor Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- Evatt contested Hunter in 1958. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Brighton, Kogarah, Oatley, Ramsgate -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 45,727 +02.1 Votes cast: 44,078 96.4 -00.2 Informal votes: 1,066 02.4 +00.6 Formal votes: 43,012 97.6 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Arthur Lib 20,345 47.3 +00.4 Reginald Lawson DLP 1,454 03.4 Leonard Reynolds + ALP 21,213 49.3 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 43,012 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Arthur, see Barton 1966. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Lawson's 1,454 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur 1,029 70.8 21,374 49.7 REYNOLDS + 425 29.2 21,638 50.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,454 43,012 00.3 no swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leonard James Reynolds (1923-80): Elected 1958 Born: 19 November 1923, Harden, NSW. Career: Educated state schools, University of Sydney. Military Service 1943-46. Teacher, Lecturer in Education. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Brighton, Kogarah, Oatley, Ramsgate -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 47,377 +03.6 Votes cast: 45,445 95.9 -00.5 Informal votes: 958 02.1 -00.3 Formal votes: 44,487 97.9 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Brosnan DLP 2,368 05.3 +01.9 Leonard REYNOLDS * ALP 25,447 57.2 +07.9 Colin Sullivan Lib 16,672 37.5 -09.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 44,487 09.1 e 08.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leonard James Reynolds (1923-80): Elected 1958, 1961 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Brighton, Kogarah, Oatley, Ramsgate -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 09.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 47,903 +01.1 Votes cast: 46,302 96.7 +00.8 Informal votes: 511 01.1 -01.0 Formal votes: 45,791 98.9 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Norma Boyle DLP 1,508 03.3 -02.0 Jack Manning Lib 21,394 46.7 +09.2 Leonard Reynolds * ALP 22,889 50.0 -07.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 45,791 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Boyle's 1,508 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Manning 1,196 79.3 22,590 49.3 REYNOLDS * 312 20.7 23,201 50.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,508 45,791 00.7 08.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leonard James Reynolds (1923-80): Elected 1958, 1961, 1963 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Brighton, Kogarah, Oatley, Ramsgate -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 49,492 +03.3 Votes cast: 47,718 96.4 -00.3 Informal votes: 1,188 02.5 +01.4 Formal votes: 46,530 97.5 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Arthur Lib 23,089 49.6 +02.9 Edwin Bellchambers 371 00.8 Phillip Kennedy DLP 1,252 02.7 -00.6 Leonard Reynolds * ALP 21,818 46.9 -03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 46,530 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bellchambers's 371 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COLEMAN * 281 16.7 46,990 51.2 Arthur 169 45.6 23,258 50.0 Kennedy 75 20.2 1,327 02.9 Reynolds * 127 34.2 21,945 47.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 371 46,530 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Kennedy's 1,327 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ARTHUR 1,031 77.7 24,289 52.2 Reynolds * 296 22.3 22,241 47.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,327 46,530 02.2 02.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Leonard James Reynolds (1923-80): Elected 1958, 1961, 1963. Defeated 1966 Later career: See Barton 1969 > William Tevlin Arthur (1918-82): Elected 1966 Born: 16 April 1918, Sydney Career: Educated state schools. Military Service 1941-46. Journalist, scriptwriter, research officer. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Brighton, Langlea, Mortdale, Sans Souci -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 02.2 Effect of 1968 redistribution: 00.5 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over Labor 02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 57,859 +16.0 Votes cast: 55,695 96.3 -00.1 Informal votes: 1,001 01.8 -00.7 Formal votes: 54,694 98.2 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Arthur * Lib 23,576 43.1 -07.0 Edwin Bellchambers 214 00.4 Charles Chapman DLP 1,220 02.2 -00.5 Ray Emmerson 171 00.3 Alan Reed 1,885 03.4 Leonard REYNOLDS ALP 27,628 50.5 +04.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 54,694 03.0 e 05.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reynolds was member for Barton 1958-66. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > William Tevlin Arthur (1918-82): Elected 1966. Defeated 1969 Later career: Consultant Died 28 February 1982 > Leonard James Reynolds (1923-80): Elected 1958, 1961, 1963. Defeated 1966. Elected 1969 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Brighton, Langlea, Mortdale, Sans Souci -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 03.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 59,707 +03.2 Votes cast: 57,577 96.4 +00.1 Informal votes: 860 01.5 -00.3 Formal votes: 56,717 98.5 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vince Bruce Lib 23,306 41.1 -02.0 Brian Howard 348 00.6 Rhonda Howse AP 2,255 04.0 Leonard REYNOLDS * ALP 29,931 52.8 +02.3 Bruce Stafford DLP 877 01.5 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 56,717 05.8 e 02.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leonard James Reynolds (1923-80): Elected 1958, 1961, 1963. Defeated 1966. Elected 1969, 1972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Brighton, Langlea, Mortdale, Sans Souci -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 05.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 64,061 +07.3 Votes cast: 61,573 96.1 -00.3 Informal votes: 711 01.2 -00.3 Formal votes: 60,862 98.8 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Bradfield Lib 26,771 44.0 +02.9 Charles Margetson AP 1,397 02.3 -01.7 Leonard REYNOLDS * ALP 32,694 53.7 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 60,862 05.1 e 00.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Bradfield, see Barton 1975. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leonard James Reynolds (1923-80): Elected 1958, 1961, 1963. Defeated 1966. Elected 1969, 1972, 1974 Reynolds retired at the 1975 election. Died 14 July 1980 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Brighton, Langlea, Mortdale, Sans Souci -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 05.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 67,542 +05.4 Votes cast: 64,834 96.0 -00.1 Informal votes: 872 01.3 +00.1 Formal votes: 63,962 98.7 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James BRADFIELD Lib 34,209 53.5 +09.5 Murray Gainsford + ALP 28,179 44.1 -09.6 Maxwell Shean 868 01.4 -00.9 Clifford Willard AP 706 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 63,962 04.9 e 10.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Mark Bradfield (1933-89): Elected 1975 Born: 30 July 1933, Sydney Career: Company manager. Military Service 1951. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Hurstville South, Kogarah, Oatley, Sans Souci -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.9 e Effect of 1977 redistribution: 01.0 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,725 +04.7 Votes cast: 67,708 95.7 -01.0 Informal votes: 1,322 02.0 -00.1 Formal votes: 66,386 98.0 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edwin Bellchambers 1,404 02.1 James Bradfield * Lib 32,128 48.4 -04.1 Ron Cunningham ALP 27,204 41.0 -04.1 Philip White AD 5,650 08.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 66,386 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bellchambers's 1,404 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bradfield * 1,054 75.1 33,182 50.0 Cunningham 190 13.5 27,394 41.3 White 160 11.4 5,810 08.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,404 66,386 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: White's 5,810 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BRADFIELD * 2,660 45.8 35,842 54.0 Cunningham 3,150 54.2 30,544 46.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,810 66,386 04.0 00.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Mark Bradfield (1933-89): Elected 1975, 1977 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Hurstville South, Kogarah, Oatley, Sans Souci -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 69,834 -01.3 Votes cast: 66,266 94.9 -00.8 Informal votes: 1,299 02.0 00.0 Formal votes: 64,967 98.0 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edwin Bellchambers 1,749 02.7 James Bradfield * Lib 30,152 46.4 -02.0 Beverley Eley AD 2,464 03.8 -04.7 Rodney Madgwick ALP 30,602 47.1 +06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 64,967 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bellchambers's 1,749 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bradfield * 1,379 78.8 31,531 48.5 Eley 234 13.4 2,698 04.2 Madgwick 136 07.8 30,738 47.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,749 64,967 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Eley's 2,698 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BRADFIELD * 1,208 44.8 32,739 50.4 Madgwick 1,490 55.2 32,228 49.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,698 64,967 00.4 03.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Mark Bradfield (1933-89): Elected 1975, 1977, 1980 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Hurstville South, Kogarah, Oatley, Sans Souci -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 67,427 -03.4 Votes cast: 64,459 95.6 +00.7 Informal votes: 1,478 02.3 +00.3 Formal votes: 62,981 97.7 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce Barton 3,153 05.0 Edwin Bellchambers 166 00.3 James Bradfield * Lib 26,086 41.4 -05.0 Ronald George AD 1,812 02.9 -00.9 Jean Lindsay 284 00.5 Gary Punch ALP 31,308 49.7 +02.6 Peter Wright 172 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 62,981 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bellchambers's 166 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barton 68 41.0 3,221 05.1 Bradfield * 39 23.5 26,125 41.5 George 12 07.2 1,824 02.9 Lindsay 12 07.2 296 00.5 Punch 32 19.3 31,340 49.8 Wright 3 01.8 175 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 166 62,981 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Wright's 175 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barton 29 16.6 3,250 05.2 Bradfield * 46 26.3 26,171 41.6 George 13 07.4 1,837 02.9 Lindsay 25 14.3 321 00.5 Punch 62 35.4 31,402 49.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 175 62,981 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Lindsay's 321 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barton 58 18.1 3,308 05.3 Bradfield * 71 22.1 26,242 41.7 George 79 24.6 1,916 03.0 PUNCH 113 35.2 31,515 50.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 321 62,981 04.0 e 04.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > James Mark Bradfield (1933-89): Elected 1975, 1977, 1980. Defeated 1983 Died 19 November 1989 > Gary Francis Punch (born 1957): Elected 1983 Born: 21 August 1957, Sydney Career: Industrial relations and personnel manager. Hurstville Municipal Council, Mayor 1978-83. St George County Council. Sydney County Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Brighton, Kogarah, Oatley, Rockdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 04.0 e Effect of 1984 redistribution: 02.6 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 72,972 +08.2 Votes cast: 69,072 94.7 -00.9 Informal votes: 4,233 06.1 +03.8 Formal votes: 64,839 93.9 -03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ron George AD 4,209 06.5 +03.6 James Bradfield Lib 29,199 45.0 +01.0 Gary Punch * ALP 31,431 48.5 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 64,839 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bradfield was member for Barton 1975-83. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: George's 4,209 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bradfield 2,436 58.0 31,635 48.8 PUNCH * 1,766 42.0 33,197 51.2 (exhausted 7 7 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,209 64,839 01.2 00.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary Francis Punch (born 1957): Elected 1983, 1984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Brighton, Kogarah, Oatley, Rockdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 72,328 -00.9 Votes cast: 68,168 94.2 -00.5 Informal votes: 2,598 03.8 -02.3 Formal votes: 65,570 96.2 +02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jim McLean 3,724 05.7 Gary Punch * ALP 31,773 48.5 +00.0 Edwin Bellchambers 600 00.9 Bob Gemmell Lib 29,473 45.0 +00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65,570 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bellchambers's 600 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McLean 329 54.9 4,053 06.2 Punch * 168 28.0 31,941 48.7 Gemmell 102 17.0 29,575 45.1 (exhausted 1 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 600 65,570 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: McLean's 4,053 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- PUNCH * 1,522 37.6 33,463 51.0 Gemmell 2,522 62.4 32,097 49.0 (exhausted 9 10 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,053 65,570 01.0 00.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary Francis Punch (born 1957): Elected 1983, 1984, 1987 Minister for the Arts and Territories 19 January 1988 to 2 September 1988 Minister for Telecommunications and Aviation Support 2 September 1988 to 28 March 1989 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Punch resigned as Minister for Telecommunications and Aviation Support in protest at the Government's decision to build a third runway at Sydney Airport, which adjoined his electorate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Brighton, Kogarah, Oatley, Rockdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,714 -02.2 Votes cast: 67,838 95.9 +01.7 Informal votes: 2,289 03.4 -00.4 Formal votes: 65,549 96.6 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joe Hardy 808 01.2 Hon Gary Punch * ALP 29,530 45.1 -03.4 Max Lindon 941 01.4 Cathy Mudie CTA 968 01.5 Ron George AD 4,840 07.4 Noel Said 827 01.3 Rosemary McCann 397 00.6 Dr David Macauley Lib 27,238 41.6 -03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65,549 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: McCann's 397 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hardy 14 03.6 822 01.3 Punch * 83 21.3 29,613 45.2 Lindon 34 08.7 975 01.5 Mudie 16 04.1 984 01.5 George 127 32.6 4,967 07.6 Said 35 09.0 862 01.3 Macauley 80 20.6 27,318 41.7 (exhausted 8 8 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 397 65,549 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Hardy's 822 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Punch * 445 55.1 30,058 45.9 Lindon 84 10.4 1,059 01.6 Mudie 32 04.0 1,016 01.6 George 30 03.7 4,997 07.6 Said 152 18.8 1,014 01.5 Macauley 64 07.9 27,382 41.8 (exhausted 15 23 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 822 65,549 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Said's 1,014 votes distributed ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Punch * 152 15.2 30,210 46.1 Lindon 105 10.5 1,164 01.8 Mudie 351 35.2 1,367 02.1 George 153 15.3 5,150 07.9 Macauley 236 23.7 27,618 42.2 (exhausted 17 40 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,014 65,549 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Lindon's 1,164 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Punch * 447 38.9 30,657 46.8 Mudie 159 13.8 1,526 02.3 George 371 32.3 5,521 08.4 Macauley 173 15.0 27,791 42.4 (exhausted 14 54 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,164 65,549 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Mudie's 1,526 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Punch * 449 29.8 31,106 47.5 George 345 22.9 5,866 09.0 Macauley 713 47.3 28,504 43.5 (exhausted 19 73 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,526 65,549 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: George's 5,866 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- PUNCH * 3,646 63.1 34,752 53.1 Macauley 2,136 36.9 30,640 46.9 (exhausted 84 157 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,866 65,549 03.1 02.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary Francis Punch (born 1957): Elected 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990 ------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Brighton, Hurstville, Kogarah, Rockdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 03.2 Effect of redistribution: 01.6 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 80,185 +13.4 Votes cast: 77,226 96.3 +00.4 Informal votes: 3,118 04.0 +00.6 Formal votes: 74,108 96.0 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Philip White Lib 28,066 37.9 -02.1 Hon Gary PUNCH * ALP 41,442 55.9 +09.2 Norm McGarry 545 00.7 Troy Anderson AD 1,862 02.5 -04.9 Cathy Mudie CTA 1,118 01.5 +00.0 Paul Balding 365 00.5 Ross Green 425 00.6 Diana O'Neill 285 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 74,108 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: O'Neill's 285 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- White 27 09.5 28,093 37.9 PUNCH * 59 20.7 41,501 56.0 McGarry 8 02.8 553 00.7 Anderson 33 11.6 1,895 02.6 Mudie 24 08.4 1,142 01.5 Balding 14 04.9 379 00.5 Green 120 42.1 545 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 285 74,108 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Balding's 379 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- White 94 24.8 28,187 38.0 PUNCH * 31 08.2 41,532 56.0 McGarry 28 07.4 581 00.8 Anderson 26 06.9 1,921 02.6 Mudie 25 06.6 1,167 01.6 Green 175 46.2 720 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 379 74,108 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: McGarry's 581 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- White 56 09.7 28,243 38.1 PUNCH * 129 22.4 41,661 56.2 Anderson 147 25.5 2,068 02.8 Mudie 30 05.2 1,197 01.6 Green 215 37.3 935 01.3 (exhausted 4 4 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 581 74,108 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Green's 935 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- White 169 18.2 28,412 38.3 PUNCH * 195 21.0 41,856 56.5 Anderson 359 38.7 2,427 03.3 Mudie 205 22.1 1,402 01.9 (exhausted 7 11 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 935 74,108 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Mudie's 1,402 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- White 616 44.2 29,028 39.2 PUNCH * 351 25.2 42,207 57.0 Anderson 427 30.6 2,854 03.9 (exhausted 8 19 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,402 74,108 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Anderson's 2,854 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- White 1,049 37.0 30,077 40.6 PUNCH * 1,787 63.0 43,994 59.4 (exhausted 18 37 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,854 74,108 09.4 04.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary Francis Punch (born 1957): Elected 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993 Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence 24 March 1993 to 25 March 1994 Minister for Defence Science and Personnel from 25 March 1994 Punch retired at the 1996 election. His ministerial term expired on 11 March 1996. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Brighton, Hurstville, Kogarah, Rockdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 09.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 80,179 00.0 Votes cast: 77,619 96.8 +00.5 Informal votes: 3,328 04.3 +00.3 Formal votes: 74,291 95.7 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chris McLean CTA 2,381 03.2 +01.7 Robert McClelland + ALP 35,943 48.4 -07.5 Arthur Santorinios Lib 30,582 41.2 +03.3 Safwan Nasser 1,359 01.8 Craig Chung AD 4,026 05.4 +02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 74,291 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Nasser's 1,359 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McLean 114 08.5 2,495 03.4 McClelland + 600 44.7 36,543 49.2 Santorinios 210 15.6 30,792 41.5 Chung 419 31.2 4,445 06.0 (exhausted 16 16 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,359 74,291 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: McLean's 2,495 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McCLELLAND + 1,093 44.4 37,636 50.7 Santorinios 954 38.8 31,746 42.8 Chung 415 16.9 4,860 06.6 (exhausted 33 49 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,495 74,291 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Chung's 4,860 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McCLELLAND + 2,614 55.8 40,250 54.3 Santorinios 2,071 44.2 33,817 45.7 (exhausted 175 224 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,860 74,291 04.3 05.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Bruce McClelland (born 1958): Elected 1996 Born 26 January 1958, Sydney Career: Educated University of NSW. Lawyer. Associate to Justice P G Evatt, Judge of the Federal Court of Australia. Son of Senator Hon Douglas McClelland. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Brighton, Hurstville, Kogarah, Rockdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 82,246 +02.6 Votes cast: 78,709 95.7 -01.1 Informal votes: 3,364 04.3 00.0 Formal votes: 75,345 95.7 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert McClelland * ALP 37,382 49.6 +01.2 Lin Tang 3,182 04.2 Adam Nelson Grn 1,161 01.5 James Jordan Lib 26,430 35.1 -06.1 Neil Baird ON 5,162 06.8 Craig Chung AD 2,028 02.7 -02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 75,345 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Nelson's 1,161 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McCLELLAND * 359 30.9 37,741 50.1 Tang 181 15.6 3,363 04.5 Jordan 180 15.5 26,610 35.3 Baird 109 09.4 5,271 07.0 Chung 332 28.6 2,360 03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,161 75,345 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Chung's 2,360 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McCLELLAND * 963 40.8 38,704 51.4 Tang 527 22.3 3,890 05.2 Jordan 642 27.2 27,252 36.2 Baird 228 09.7 5,499 07.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,360 75,345 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Tang's 3,890 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McCLELLAND * 3,284 84.4 41,988 55.7 Jordan 560 14.4 27,812 36.9 Baird 46 01.2 5,545 07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,890 75,345 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Baird's 5,545 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McCLELLAND * 3,041 54.8 45,029 59.8 Jordan 2,504 45.2 30,316 40.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,545 75,345 09.8 05.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Bruce McClelland (born 1958): Elected 1996, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Brighton, Hurstville, Kogarah, Rockdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 09.8 Effect of redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 84,332 +02.5 Votes cast: 80,023 94.9 -00.8 Informal votes: 5,277 06.6 +02.3 Formal votes: 74,746 93.4 -02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Janette Brennan Lib 28,198 37.7 +02.8 John Lau 1,375 01.8 David Rystrand ON 2,725 03.6 -03.2 Chris Harris Grn 2,168 02.9 +01.3 David Barker CTA 1,081 01.4 Robert McClelland * ALP 35,871 48.0 -01.7 Michelle Adair AD 3,328 04.4 +01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 74,746 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Barker's 1,081 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brennan 432 40.0 28,630 38.3 Lau 56 05.2 1,431 01.9 Rystrand 168 15.5 2,893 03.9 Harris 115 10.6 2,283 03.0 McClelland * 198 18.3 36,069 48.3 Adair 112 10.4 3,440 04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,081 74,746 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Lau's 1,431 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brennan 358 25.0 28,988 38.8 Rystrand 68 04.7 2,961 04.0 Harris 198 13.8 2,481 03.3 McClelland * 580 40.5 36,649 49.0 Adair 227 15.9 3,667 04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,431 74,746 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Harris's 2,481 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brennan 327 13.2 29,315 39.2 Rystrand 218 08.8 3,179 04.2 McCLELLAND * 893 36.0 37,542 50.2 Adair 1,043 42.0 4,710 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,481 74,746 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Rystrand's 3,179 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brennan 1,997 62.8 31,312 41.9 McCLELLAND * 768 24.2 38,310 51.2 Adair 414 13.0 5,124 06.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,179 74,746 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Adair's 5,124 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brennan 1,561 30.5 32,873 44.0 McCLELLAND * 3,563 69.5 41,873 56.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,124 74,746 06.0 03.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Bruce McClelland (born 1958): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Brighton, Hurstville, Kogarah, Rockdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 84,595 +00.3 Votes cast: 79,892 94.4 -00.5 Informal votes: 5,563 07.1 +00.5 Formal votes: 74,329 92.9 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eoin Coghlan AD 1,648 02.2 -02.2 Robert McClelland * ALP 36,909 49.7 +01.7 Neil Baird ON 1,284 01.7 -01.9 Bruce Morrow Lib 29,319 39.4 +01.7 Angelo Mourikis Grn 5,169 06.9 +04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 74,329 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Baird's 1,284 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Coghlan 191 14.9 1,839 02.5 McCLELLAND * 338 26.3 37,247 50.1 Morrow 573 44.6 29,892 40.2 Mourikis 182 14.2 5,351 07.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,284 73,382 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Coghlan's 1,839 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McCLELLAND * 999 54.3 38,246 51.5 Morrow 374 20.3 30,266 40.7 Mourikis 466 25.3 5,817 07.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,839 73,382 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Mourikis's 5,817 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McCLELLAND * 4,526 77.8 42,772 57.4 Morrow 1,291 22.2 31,557 42.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,817 73,382 07.4 01.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Bruce McClelland (born 1958): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== Sydney: Brighton, Kogarah, Oatley, Rockdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 07.4 Effect of 2006 redistribution: 00.2 shift to Labor 2007 notional two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 07.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 91,393 +07.9 Votes cast: 86,795 95.0 +00.6 Informal votes: 4,829 05.6 -01.5 Formal votes: 81,966 94.4 +01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michele McKenzie Grn 6,784 08.3 +01.3 Chris Svolos CDP 2,465 03.0 John La Mela Lib 27,425 33.5 -05.9 Robert McCLELLAND * ALP 45,292 55.3 +05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 81,966 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Svolos's 2,465 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McKenzie 501 20.3 7,285 08.9 La Mela 1,364 55.3 28,789 35.1 McCLELLAND * 600 24.3 45,892 56.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,465 81,966 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: McKenzie's 7,285 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- La Mela 2,275 31.2 31,064 37.9 McCLELLAND * 5,010 68.8 50,902 62.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,285 81,966 12.1 04.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Bruce McClelland (born 1958): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007 Attorney-General from 3 December 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== Sydney: Bexley, Earlwood, Ramsgate, Rockdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 12.1 Effect of 2009 redistribution: 02.8 shift to Labor 2010 notional two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 14.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 95,243 +04.2 Votes cast: 87,255 91.6 -03.4 Informal votes: 8,572 09.8 +04.2 Formal votes: 78,683 90.2 -04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Robert McClelland * ALP 38,149 48.5 -08.8 Simone Francis Grn 8,536 10.9 +02.6 John La Mela Lib 31,998 40.7 +09.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 78,683 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Francis's 8,536 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McCLELLAND * 6,593 77.2 44,742 56.9 La Mela 1,943 22.8 33,941 43.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,536 78,683 06.9 08.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Bruce McClelland (born 1958): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010 Attorney-General to 14 December 2011 Minister for Emergency Management 14 December 2011 to 5 March 2012 Minister for Housing 14 December 2011 to 5 March 2012 Minister for Homelessness 14 December 2011 to 5 March 2012 Vice-President of the Executive Council 14 December 2011 to 5 March 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------- McClelland retired at the 2013 election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== Sydney: Bexley, Earlwood, Ramsgate, Rockdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 06.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 98,688 +03.6 Votes cast: 90,949 92.2 +00.6 Informal votes: 10,948 12.0 +02.2 Formal votes: 80,001 88.0 -02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Caruana PUP 3,114 03.9 Nickolas Varvaris Lib 33,881 42.4 +01.7 Michael Nagi 3,071 03.8 Perry Theo ON 686 00.9 Steve McMahon + ALP 32,345 40.4 -08.1 Kylie French CDP 1,549 01.9 Jackie Brooker Grn 4,788 06.0 -04.8 Rodney Wise KAP 567 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 80,001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Wise's 567 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Caruana 105 18.5 3,219 04.0 Varvaris 51 09.0 33,932 42.4 Nagi 64 11.3 3,135 03.9 Theo 52 09.2 738 00.9 McMahon + 67 11.8 32,412 40.5 French 115 20.3 1,664 02.1 Brooker 113 19.9 4,901 06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 567 80,001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Theo's 738 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Caruana 162 22.0 3,381 04.2 Varvaris 158 21.4 34,090 42.6 Nagi 133 18.0 3,268 04.1 McMahon + 149 20.2 32,561 40.7 French 76 10.3 1,750 02.2 Brooker 60 08.1 4,961 06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 738 80,001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: French's 1,750 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Caruana 178 10.2 3,559 04.5 Varvaris 902 51.8 34,992 43.7 Nagi 174 10.0 3,442 04.3 McMahon + 284 16.3 32,845 41.1 Brooker 202 11.6 5,163 06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,750 80,001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Nagi's 3,442 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Caruana 909 26.4 4,468 05.6 Varvaris 1,334 38.8 36,326 45.4 McMahon + 787 22.9 33,632 42.0 Brooker 412 12.0 5,575 07.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,442 80,001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Caruana's 4,468 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Varvaris 2,596 58.1 38,922 48.7 McMahon + 1,064 23.8 34,696 43.4 Brooker 808 18.1 6,383 08.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,468 80,001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Brooker's 6,383 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- VARVARIS 1,323 20.7 40,245 50.3 McMahon + 5,060 79.3 39,756 49.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,383 80,001 00.3 07.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nickolas Varvaris (born 1974): Elected 2013 Born 15 May 1974, Sydney. Career: Educated at University of Technology Sydney. Accountant and businessman. Kogarah City Council, Mayor 2006, 2009-12. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== Sydney: Bexley, Earlwood, Hurstville, Rockdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 00.3 Effect of 2016 redistribution: 04.7 shift to Labor 2016 notional two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 106,511 +07.9 Votes cast: 96,693 89.8 -02.4 Informal votes: 7,991 08.3 -03.7 Formal votes: 87,702 91.7 +03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rasmus Torkel 2,236 02.6 Nickolas Varvaris * Lib 31,038 35.4 -02.9 Hon Linda Burney + ALP 41,878 47.8 +04.1 Sonny Susilo CDP 3,714 04.3 +02.2 Brent Heber Grn 7,741 08.8 +00.9 Harry Tsoukalas ODD 1,095 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 87,702 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the redistribution, Labor is shown as the defending party. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Tsoukalas's 1,095 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Torkel 292 26.7 2,528 02.9 Varvaris * 190 17.4 31,228 35.6 Burney + 150 13.7 42,028 47.9 Susilo 133 12.2 3,847 04.4 Heber 330 30.1 8,071 09.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,095 87,702 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Torkel's 2,528 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Varvaris * 1,145 45.3 32,373 36.9 Burney + 520 20.6 42,548 48.5 Susilo 410 16.2 4,257 04.9 Heber 453 17.9 8,524 09.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,528 87,702 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Susilo's 4,257 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Varvaris * 2,801 65.8 35,174 40.1 Burney + 866 20.3 43,414 49.5 Heber 590 13.9 9,114 10.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,257 87,702 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Heber's 9,114 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Varvaris * 1,397 15.3 36,571 41.7 BURNEY + 7,717 84.7 51,131 58.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,114 87,702 08.3 03.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Nickolas Varvaris (born 1974): Elected 2013. Defeated 2016 > Linda Jean Burney (born 1957): Elected 2016 Born: 25 April 1957, Whitton NSW, of Wiradjuri ancestry. Career: Educated Mitchell College of Advanced Education. Teacher, public servant. Director-General of the NSW Department of Aboriginal Affairs. NSW MLA for Canterbury 2003-16. Parliamentary Secretary for Education and Training 2005-07. Minister for Fair Trading, Minister for Youth, and Minister for Volunteering 2007-08. Minister for Community Services 2008-11. Minister for the State Plan 2009-11. Deputy Opposition Leader 2011-16. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== Sydney: Bexley, Clemton Park, Earlwood, Hurstville, Rockdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 08.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 108,992 +02.3 Votes cast: 99,380 91.2 +01.4 Informal votes: 9,473 09.5 +01.2 Formal votes: 89,907 90.5 -01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Linda Burney * ALP 44,227 49.2 +01.4 Pramej Shrestha Lib 30,109 33.5 -01.9 Ben Liu UAP 2,057 02.3 Sonny Susilo CDP 2,103 02.3 Connor Parissis Grn 8,123 09.0 +00.2 Phillip Pollard PHON 3,288 03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 89,907 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Liu's 2,057 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Burney * 470 22.9 44,697 49.7 Shrestha 700 34.0 30,809 34.3 Susilo 233 11.3 2,336 02.6 Parissis 250 12.2 8,373 09.3 Pollard 404 19.6 3,692 04.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,057 89,907 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Susilo's 2,336 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BURNEY * 327 14.0 45,024 50.1 Shrestha 1,257 53.8 32,066 35.7 Parissis 307 13.1 8,680 09.7 Pollard 445 19.1 4,137 04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,336 89,907 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Pollard's 4,137 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BURNEY * 967 23.4 45,991 51.2 Shrestha 2,293 55.4 34,359 38.2 Parissis 877 21.2 9,557 10.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,137 89,907 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Parissis's 4,137 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BURNEY * 7,427 77.7 53,418 59.4 Shrestha 2,130 22.3 36,489 40.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,557 89,907 09.4 01.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Linda Jean Burney (born 1957): Elected 2016, 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== Sydney: Bexley, Clemton Park, Earlwood, Hurstville, Rockdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 09.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 110,371 +01.4 Votes cast: 99,028 89.7 -01.5 Informal votes: 7,405 07.5 -02.1 Formal votes: 91,623 92.5 +02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Linda BURNEY * ALP 46,206 50.4 +01.2 Dimitri Honos UAP 5,611 06.1 +03.8 Taylor Vandijk Grn 11,441 12.5 +03.5 John Goody Lib 23,992 26.2 -07.3 Phillip Pollard PHON 4,373 04.8 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 91,623 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Pollard's 4,373 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BURNEY * 412 09.4 46,618 50.9 Honos 2,850 65.2 8,461 09.2 Vandijk 314 07.2 11,755 12.8 Goody 797 18.2 24,789 27.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,373 91,623 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Honos's 8,461 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BURNEY * 2,154 25.5 48,772 53.2 Vandijk 1,933 22.9 13,688 14.9 Goody 4,374 51.7 29,163 31.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,461 91,623 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Vandijk's 13,688 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BURNEY * 11,282 82.4 60,054 65.5 Goody 2,406 17.6 31,569 34.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,688 91,623 15.5 06.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Linda Jean Burney (born 1957): Elected 2016, 2019, 2022 Minister for Indigenous Australians 1 June 2022 to 29 July 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Burney retired at the 2025 election. ELECTION OF 3 MAY 2025 ==================================================================== Sydney: Bexley, Earlwood, Hurstville, Kogarah, Rockdale -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 two-candidate majority: Labor over Lib 15.5 Effect of 2024 redistribution: 03.5 shoift to Liberal 2025 notional two-candidate majority: Labor over Lib 12.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 120,761 +09.4 Votes cast: 110,207 91.2 +01.5 Informal votes: 10,256 09.3 +01.8 Formal votes: 99,951 90.7 -01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vinay Kolhatkar Libtn 3,419 03.4 Christos Nicolis PHON 5,573 05.6 +00.7 Ash Ambihaipahar + Labor 47,098 47.1 -00.9 Fiona Douskou Lib 24,162 24.2 -05.2 Manal Bahsa Grn 15,885 15.9 +04.9 Thomas Pambris ToP 3,814 03.8 -02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 99,951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Kolhatkar's 3,419 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nicolis 1,937 56.7 7,510 07.5 Ambihaipahar + 438 12.8 47,536 47.6 Douskou 425 12.4 24,587 24.6 Bahsa 236 06.9 16,121 16.1 Pambris 383 11.2 4,197 04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,419 99,951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Pambris's 4,197 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nicolis 2,014 48.0 9,524 09.5 Ambihaipahar + 549 13.1 48,085 48.1 Douskou 921 21.9 25,508 25.5 Bahsa 713 17.0 16,834 16.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,197 99,951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Nicolis's 9,524 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- AMBIHAIPAHAR + 2,752 28.9 50,837 50.9 Douskou 5,436 57.1 30,944 31.0 Bahsa 1,336 14.0 18,170 18.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,524 99,951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Bahsa's 18,170 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- AMBIHAIPAHAR + 15,134 83.3 65,971 66.0 Douskou 3,036 16.7 33,980 34.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 18,170 99,951 16.0 04.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ashvini Ambihaipahar: Elected 2025 Born: Sydney Career: Educated University of Sydney, University of Technology Sydney. Solicitor. Georges River Council. --------------------------------------------------------------------