ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF CHARLTON, NEW SOUTH WALES ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cardiff, Cessnock, Kurri Kurri, Morisset -------------------------------------------------------------------- New seat: Notional majority: ALP over Liberal 20.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 65,976 Votes cast: 62,931 95.4 Informal votes: 3,750 06.0 Formal votes: 59,181 94.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Don Harris Lib 16,216 27.4 +03.4 Lyn Godfrey AD 6,105 10.3 +02.2 Robert BROWN * ALP 36,860 62.3 -04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,181 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown was member for Hunter 1980-84. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Godfrey's 6,105 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harris 3,138 51.4 19,354 32.7 BROWN * 2,967 48.6 39,827 67.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,105 59,181 17.3 03.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert James Brown (1933-2022): Elected 1980, 1983, 1984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cardiff, Cessnock, Kurri Kurri, Morisset -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 17.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 68,439 +03.7 Votes cast: 65,319 95.4 00.0 Informal votes: 2,760 04.2 -01.8 Formal votes: 62,559 95.8 +01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lyn Godfrey AD 7,252 11.6 +01.3 Vishnu Chaudhary 2,110 03.4 Robert BROWN * ALP 36,113 57.7 -04.6 Mollie Blake Lib 17,084 27.3 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 62,559 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Chaudhary's 2,110 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Godfrey 759 36.0 8,011 12.8 BROWN * 784 37.2 36,897 59.0 Blake 567 26.9 17,651 28.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,110 62,559 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Godfrey's 8,011 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BROWN * 4,933 61.6 41,830 66.9 Blake 3,078 38.4 20,729 33.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,011 62,559 16.9 00.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert James Brown (1933-2022): Elected 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987 Minister for Land Transport and Shipping Support from 2 September 1988 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cardiff, Cessnock, Kurri Kurri, Morisset -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 16.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 72,001 +05.2 Votes cast: 69,159 96.1 +00.7 Informal votes: 1,650 02.4 -01.8 Formal votes: 67,509 97.6 +01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Geoff Pendlebury 7,510 11.1 Mollie Blake Lib 13,950 20.7 -06.6 Lyn Godfrey AD 9,299 13.8 +02.2 Hon Robert BROWN * ALP 36,750 54.4 -03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 67,509 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Pendlebury's 7,510 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Blake 4,363 58.6 18,313 27.2 Godfrey 1,892 25.4 11,191 16.6 BROWN * 1,188 16.0 37,938 56.3 (exhausted 67 67 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,510 67,509 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Godfrey's 11,191 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Blake 4,802 43.3 23,115 34.3 BROWN * 6,286 56.7 44,224 65.7 (exhausted 103 170 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,191 67,509 15.7 01.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert James Brown (1933-2022): Elected 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990 Minister for Land Transport and Infrastructure Support to 4 April 1990 Minister for Land Transport from 4 April 1990 ------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cardiff, Cessnock, Wallsend -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 15.7 Effect of redistribution: 01.9 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 13.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 77,970 +08.3 Votes cast: 75,810 97.2 +01.1 Informal votes: 2,449 03.2 +00.8 Formal votes: 73,361 96.8 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Robert BROWN * ALP 44,680 60.9 +08.4 John Baldwin 2,216 03.0 Laurence Brewster Lib 19,681 26.8 +04.2 Ryan Wilson 780 01.1 Zdenek Kviz 239 00.3 Mick Sandford CTA 1,273 01.7 Charley Sievers 516 00.7 Lyn Godfrey AD 3,976 05.4 -08.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 73,361 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Kviz's 239 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BROWN * 48 20.2 44,728 61.0 Baldwin 19 08.0 2,235 03.0 Brewster 25 10.5 19,706 26.9 Wilson 46 19.3 826 01.1 Sandford 35 14.7 1,308 01.8 Sievers 26 10.9 542 00.7 Godfrey 39 16.4 4,015 05.5 (exhausted 1 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 239 73,361 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Sievers's 542 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BROWN * 63 11.6 44,791 61.1 Baldwin 96 17.7 2,331 03.2 Brewster 38 07.0 19,744 26.9 Wilson 166 30.7 992 01.4 Sandford 28 05.2 1,336 01.8 Godfrey 150 27.7 4,165 05.7 (exhausted 1 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 542 73,361 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Wilson's 992 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BROWN * 120 12.1 44,911 61.2 Baldwin 457 46.1 2,788 03.8 Brewster 172 17.4 19,916 27.1 Sandford 82 08.3 1,418 01.9 Godfrey 160 16.1 4,325 05.9 (exhausted 1 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 992 73,361 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Sandford's 1,418 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BROWN * 247 17.4 45,158 61.6 Baldwin 248 17.5 3,036 04.1 Brewster 627 44.2 20,543 28.0 Godfrey 295 20.8 4,620 06.3 (exhausted 1 4 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,418 73,361 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Baldwin's 3,036 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BROWN * 849 28.0 46,007 62.7 Brewster 737 24.3 21,280 29.0 Godfrey 1,441 47.6 6,061 08.3 (exhausted 9 13 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,036 73,361 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Godfrey's 6,061 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BROWN * 3,208 53.0 49,215 67.1 Brewster 2,847 47.0 24,127 32.9 (exhausted 6 19 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,061 73,361 17.1 03.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert James Brown (1933-2022): Elected 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993 Minister for Land Transport and Infrastructure Support to 24 March 1993 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cardiff, Cessnock, Wallsend -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 17.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 82,294 +05.5 Votes cast: 80,101 97.3 +00.1 Informal votes: 2,767 03.5 +00.3 Formal votes: 77,334 96.5 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Robert Brown * ALP 38,665 50.0 -10.9 Peter Craig Lib 25,884 33.5 +06.6 Lyn Godfrey AD 6,494 08.4 +03.0 Ron Franks AAFI 2,428 03. Bernadette Brugman Grn 3,863 05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 77,334 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Franks's 2,428 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BROWN * 608 25.5 39,273 50.8 Craig 503 21.1 26,387 34.1 Godfrey 545 22.9 7,039 09.1 Brugman 729 30.6 4,592 05.9 (exhausted 43 43 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,428 77,334 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Brugman's 4,592 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BROWN * 1,968 43.3 41,241 53.4 Craig 598 13.2 26,985 34.9 Godfrey 1,976 43.5 9,015 11.7 (exhausted 50 93 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,592 77,334 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Godfrey's 9,015 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BROWN * 4,405 50.5 45,646 59.3 Craig 4,313 49.5 31,298 40.7 (exhausted 297 390 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,015 77,334 09.3 07.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert James Brown (1933-2022): Elected 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996 Brown retired at the 1998 election. Died 30 March 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cardiff, Cessnock, Wallsend -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 09.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 85,321 +03.7 Votes cast: 82,818 97.1 -00.2 Informal votes: 2,513 03.0 -00.5 Formal votes: 80,305 97.0 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pamela Young ON 9,664 12.0 Ralph Gourlay CDP 2,494 03.1 Nathan Ross Grn 2,679 03.3 -01.7 Stephen Bisgrove AD 3,689 04.6 -03.8 Kelly Hoare + ALP 39,604 49.3 +00.7 Bruce Gatgens Lib 22,175 27.6 -05.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 80,305 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Gourlay's 2,494 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Young 336 13.5 10,000 12.5 Ross 221 08.9 2,900 03.6 Bisgrove 323 13.0 4,012 05.0 Hoare + 358 14.4 39,962 49.8 Gatgens 1,256 50.4 23,431 29.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,494 80,305 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Ross's 2,900 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Young 400 13.8 10,400 13.0 Bisgrove 1,371 47.3 5,383 06.7 HOARE + 819 28.2 40,781 50.8 Gatgens 310 10.7 23,741 29.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,900 80,305 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Bisgrove's 5,383 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Young 682 12.7 11,082 13.8 HOARE + 3,038 56.4 43,819 54.6 Gatgens 1,663 30.9 25,404 31.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,383 80,305 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Young's 11,082 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HOARE + 6,751 60.9 50,570 63.0 Gatgens 4,331 39.1 29,735 37.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,082 80,305 13.0 03.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kelly Joy Hoare (1963-2024): Elected 1998 Born 1 July 1963, Deniliquin, NSW Career: Educated Canberra University. Public servant, electorate officer. Daughter of Hon Robert Brown MP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cardiff, Cessnock, Wallsend -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 13.0 Effect of redistribution: 00.8 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 12.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 83,100 -02.6 Votes cast: 79,813 96.0 -01.1 Informal votes: 3,651 04.6 +01.6 Formal votes: 76,162 95.4 -01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kelly Hoare * ALP 35,079 46.1 -02.5 David Blyth Grn 3,765 04.9 +01.6 Jim Kendall CTA 1,859 02.4 -00.6 Lindsay Paterson Lib 25,371 33.3 +05.1 Joshua Bell AD 3,865 05.1 +00.4 Bob Johnson ON 5,884 07.7 -04.3 John Thorpe 339 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 76,162 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Thorpe's 339 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hoare * 57 16.8 35,136 46.1 Blyth 52 15.3 3,817 05.0 Kendall 22 06.5 1,881 02.5 Paterson 26 07.7 25,397 33.3 Bell 72 21.2 3,937 05.2 Johnson 110 32.4 5,994 07.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 339 76,162 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Kendall's 1,881 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hoare * 218 11.6 35,354 46.4 Blyth 214 11.4 4,031 05.3 Paterson 1,040 55.3 26,437 34.7 Bell 195 10.4 4,132 05.4 Johnson 214 11.4 6,208 08.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,881 76,162 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Blyth's 4,031 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hoare * 1,375 34.1 36,729 48.2 Paterson 585 14.5 27,022 35.5 Bell 1,722 42.7 5,854 07.7 Johnson 349 08.7 6,557 08.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,031 76,162 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Bell's 5,854 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HOARE * 3,460 59.1 40,189 52.8 Paterson 1,719 29.4 28,741 37.7 Johnson 675 11.5 7,232 09.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,854 76,162 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Johnson's 7,232 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HOARE * 2,962 41.0 43,151 56.7 Paterson 4,270 59.0 33,011 43.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,232 76,162 06.7 05.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kelly Joy Hoare (1963-2024): Elected 1998, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cardiff, Cessnock, Wallsend -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 6.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 85,547 +02.9 Votes cast: 81,894 95.7 -00.3 Informal votes: 4,059 05.0 +00.4 Formal votes: 77,835 95.0 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Suzanne Pritchard Grn 6,964 08.9 +04.0 Ben Roffey AD 1,513 01.9 -03.1 David Stow 380 00.5 Paul Scarfe FF 3,317 04.3 Kelly Hoare * ALP 35,765 45.9 -00.1 Bob Johnson ON 2,416 03.1 -04.6 Kurt Darcey Lib 27,480 35.3 +02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 77,835 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Stow's 380 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pritchard 66 17.4 7,030 09.0 Roffey 95 25.0 1,608 02.1 Scarfe 73 19.2 3,390 04.4 Hoare * 51 13.4 35,816 46.0 Johnson 60 15.8 2,476 03.2 Darcey 35 09.2 27,515 35.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 380 77,835 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Roffey's 1,608 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pritchard 713 44.3 7,743 10.0 Scarfe 224 13.9 3,614 04.6 Hoare * 302 18.8 36,118 46.4 Johnson 97 06.0 2,573 03.3 Darcey 272 16.9 27,787 35.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,608 77,835 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Johnson's 2,573 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pritchard 411 16.0 8,154 10.5 Scarfe 550 21.4 4,164 05.4 Hoare * 715 27.8 36,833 47.3 Darcey 897 34.9 28,684 36.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,573 77,835 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Scarfe's 4,164 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pritchard 1,002 24.1 9,156 11.8 Hoare * 1,041 25.0 37,874 48.7 Darcey 2,121 50.9 30,805 39.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,164 77,835 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Pritchard's 9,156 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HOARE * 7,210 78.8 45,084 57.9 Darcey 1,946 21.2 32,751 42.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,156 77,835 07.9 01.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kelly Joy Hoare (1963-2024): Elected 1998, 2001, 2004 Hoare retired at the 2007 election, having lost her Labor preselection. Died 21 March 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cardiff, Edgeworth, Toronto, Wallsend -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 07.9 Effect of 2006 redistribution: 00.5 shift to Labor 2007 notional two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 08.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 91,129 +06.5 Votes cast: 87,249 95.7 00.0 Informal votes: 4,066 04.7 -00.3 Formal votes: 83,183 95.3 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stuart Ulrich 2,008 02.4 Suzanne Pritchard Grn 6,708 08.1 -00.7 David Stow 294 00.4 Terry Cook 404 00.5 Greg COMBET + ALP 44,156 53.1 +06.5 Lindsay Paterson Lib 26,353 31.7 -03.5 Patrick Barry 1,253 01.5 Jim Kendall CDP 2,007 02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 83,183 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Stow's 294 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ulrich 71 24.2 2,079 02.5 Pritchard 69 23.5 6,777 08.2 Cook 34 11.6 438 00.5 COMBET + 37 12.6 44,193 53.1 Paterson 26 08.8 26,379 31.7 Barry 21 07.1 1,274 01.5 Kendall 36 12.2 2,043 02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 294 83,183 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Cook's 438 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ulrich 85 19.4 2,164 02.6 Pritchard 128 29.2 6,905 08.3 COMBET + 122 27.9 44,315 53.3 Paterson 54 12.3 26,433 31.8 Barry 29 06.6 1,303 01.6 Kendall 20 04.6 2,063 02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 438 83,183 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Barry's 1,303 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ulrich 662 50.8 2,826 03.4 Pritchard 135 10.4 7,040 08.5 COMBET + 179 13.7 44,494 53.5 Paterson 226 17.3 26,659 32.1 Kendall 101 07.8 2,164 02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,303 83,183 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Kendall's 2,164 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ulrich 371 17.1 3,197 03.8 Pritchard 194 09.0 7,234 08.7 COMBET + 363 16.8 44,857 53.9 Paterson 1,236 57.1 27,895 33.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,164 83,183 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Ulrich's 3,197 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pritchard 1,764 55.2 8,998 10.8 COMBET + 712 27.3 45,569 54.8 Paterson 721 22.6 28,616 34.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,197 83,183 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Pritchard's 8,998 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COMBET + 6,729 74.8 52,298 62.9 Paterson 2,269 25.2 30,885 37.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,998 83,183 12.9 04.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gregory Ivan Combet (born 1958): Elected 2007 Born: 28 April 1958, Sydney Career: Educated University of NSW, Sydney University. Mining engineer and lawyer. Union official 1987-2007. Secretary, Australian Council of Trade Unions 1999-2007. Order of Australia 2006. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement 3 December 2007 to 25 February 2009 Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change 25 February 2009 to 9 June 2009 Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science from 9 June 2009 Minister Assisting the Minister for Climate Change from 9 June 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cardiff, Morisset, Toronto, Wallsend -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 12.9 Effect of 2009 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 94,480 +03.7 Votes cast: 89,256 94.5 -01.2 Informal votes: 6,176 06.9 +02.2 Formal votes: 83,080 93.1 -02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Greg COMBET * ALP 44,159 53.2 +00.1 Ann Lawler 881 01.1 John McDonald Lib 25,514 30.7 -00.9 Ian McKenzie Grn 7,339 08.8 +00.8 Patrick Barry 2,846 03.4 Mitchell Pickstone CDP 2,341 02.8 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 83,080 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Lawler's 1,817 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COMBET * 269 30.5 44,428 53.5 McDonald 205 23.3 25,719 31.0 McKenzie 131 14.9 7,470 09.0 Barry 202 22.9 3,048 03.7 Pickstone 74 08.4 2,415 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 881 83,080 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Pickstone's 2,415 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COMBET * 353 14.6 44,781 53.9 McDonald 1,174 48.6 26,893 32.4 McKenzie 190 07.9 7,600 09.2 Barry 698 28.9 3,746 04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,415 83,080 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Barry's 3,746 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COMBET * 1,026 27.4 45,807 55.1 McDonald 1,288 34.4 28,181 33.9 McKenzie 1,432 38.2 9,092 10.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,746 83,080 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: McKenzie's 9,092 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COMBET * 6,257 68.8 52,064 62.7 McDonald 2,835 31.2 31,016 37.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,092 83,080 12.7 00.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gregory Ivan Combet (born 1958): Elected 2007, 2010 Minister for Defence Materiel and Science to 14 September 2010 Minister Assisting the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency to 14 September 2010 Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency 14 September 2010 to 25 March 2013 Minister for Industry and Innovation 14 December 2011 to 25 March 2013 Minister for Climate Change, Industry and Innovation 25 March 2013 to 1 July 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Combet retired at the 2013 election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cardiff, Morisset, Toronto, Wallsend -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 12.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 98,534 +04.3 Votes cast: 93,018 94.5 00.0 Informal votes: 6,618 07.1 +00.2 Formal votes: 86,400 92.9 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pat Conroy + ALP 40,125 46.4 -06.7 Kevin Baker Lib 24,646 28.5 -02.2 Steve Camilleri CDP 2,671 03.1 +00.3 Dessie Kocher Grn 5,820 06.7 -02.1 Brian Burston ON 2,266 02.6 Bronwyn Reid PUP 9,412 10.9 Trevor Anthoney 1,460 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 86,400 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Anthoney's 1,460 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Conroy + 304 20.8 40,429 46.8 Baker 219 15.0 24,865 28.8 Camilleri 55 03.8 2,726 03.2 Kocher 241 16.5 6,061 07.0 Burston 188 12.9 2,454 02.8 Reid 453 31.0 9,865 11.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,460 86,400 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Burston's 2,454 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Conroy + 471 19.2 40,900 47.3 Baker 480 19.6 25,345 29.3 Camilleri 242 09.9 2,968 03.4 Kocher 283 11.5 6,344 07.3 Reid 978 39.9 10,843 12.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,454 86,400 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Camilleri's 2,968 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Conroy + 408 13.8 41,308 47.8 Baker 1,510 50.9 26,855 31.1 Kocher 314 10.6 6,658 07.7 Reid 736 24.8 11,579 13.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,968 86,400 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Kocher's 6,658 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CONROY + 4,297 64.5 45,605 52.8 Baker 918 13.8 27,773 32.1 Reid 1,443 21.7 13,022 15.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,658 86,400 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Reid's 13,022 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CONROY + 5,568 42.8 51,173 59.2 Baker 7,454 57.2 35,227 10.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,022 86,400 09.2 03.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Martin Conroy (born 1979): Elected 2013 Born: 10 May 1979, Sydney Career: Educated Sydney University. Economist. Electorate officer, union organiser, union economist, ministerial adviser. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charlton was abolished at the 2016 redistribution. Conroy contested Shortland at the 2016 election. --------------------------------------------------------------------