ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF COWPER, NEW SOUTH WALES ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 29-30 MARCH 1901 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Bellingen, Grafton, Kempsey, Taree -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 12,802 Votes cast: 8,632 67.4 Informal votes: 112 01.3 Formal votes: 8,520 98.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis CLARKE Prot 3,267 38.3 Ralph Davidson FT 2,866 33.6 Hugh McKinnon 2,387 28.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,520 02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- McKinnon was NSW MLA for The Hastings and Manning 1891-94. He was an independent protectionist candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Clarke (1857-1939): Elected 1901 Born: 25 March 1857, Stroud, NSW. Career: Educated Catholic schools Bathurst. Surveyor. Colonial politics: NSW MLA for The Macleay 1893-94, The Hastings and the Macleay 1894-98, NSW MLC 1899-1900. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1903 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Bellingen, Grafton, Kempsey, Taree -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1901 majority: Protectionist over Free Trade 02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 25,568 +99.7 Votes cast: 12,168 47.6 -19.8 Informal votes: 328 02.6 +01.3 Formal votes: 11,840 97.4 -01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Clarke * Prot 4,384 37.0 -01.3 Henry LEE FT 7,456 63.0 +29.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,840 13.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- There was a swing of 15.4% from Protectionist to Free Trade. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Francis Clarke (1857-1939): Elected 1901. Defeated 1903 Died 18 April 1939 > Henry William Lee (1856-1927): Elected 1903 Born: 1856, Gerringong, NSW. Career: Dairy farmer Hunter Valley, later dairying expert and leader of dairying industry. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 DECEMBER 1906 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Bellingen, Grafton, Kempsey, Wingham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1903 majority: Free Trade over Protectionist 13.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 27,626 +08.0 Votes cast: 11,515 41.7 -05.9 Informal votes: 404 03.5 +00.9 Formal votes: 11,111 96.5 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Lee * AS 4,602 41.4 -21.6 John O'Brien Lab 399 03.6 Eugene Rudder 1,316 11.8 John THOMSON Prot 4,794 43.1 +06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,111 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- There was a swing of 13.9% from Anti-Socialist to Protectionist. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Henry William Lee (1856-1927): Elected 1903. Defeated 1906 Later career: Businessman, Sydney Died 12 August 1927 > John Thomson (1862-1934): Elected 1906 Born: 1862, near Taree, NSW. Career: Primary education. Shopkeeper and grazier at Taree. Alderman Taree Council. State politics: NSW MLA for The Manning 1901-04. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 APRIL 1910 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Bellingen, Grafton, Kempsey, Wingham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 majority: Protectionist over Anti-Socialist 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 32,326 +17.0 Votes cast: 13,109 40.6 -01.1 Informal votes: 313 02.4 -01.1 Formal votes: 12,796 97.6 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clement Johnson ALP 3,692 28.9 +25.3 John O'Brien 418 03.3 John THOMSON * Lib 8,686 67.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,796 19.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The Liberal vote of 67.9% was a decline of 16.6% from the 84.5% polled by one Protectionist (Thomson) and one Anti-Socialist candidate in 1906. 2. O'Brien was an independent Labor candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Thomson (1862-1934): Elected 1906, 1910 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 31 MAY 1913 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Bellingen, Grafton, Kempsey, Woolgoolga -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 19.5 Effect of 1912 redistribution: 00.2 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 19.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 36,813 +13.9 Votes cast: 24,348 66.1 +25.5 Informal votes: 576 02.4 00.0 Formal votes: 23,772 97.6 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cornelius Hogan ALP 6,620 27.8 -00.9 John THOMSON * Lib 17,152 72.2 +04.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 23,772 22.2 02.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Thomson (1862-1934): Elected 1906, 1910, 1913 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 SEPTEMBER 1914 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Bellingen, Grafton, Kempsey, Woolgoolga -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1913 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 22.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 36,797 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John THOMSON * Lib Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Thomson (1862-1934): Elected 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MAY 1917 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Bellingen, Grafton, Kempsey, Woolgoolga -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1914 majority: none (Lib unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 37,577 +02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John THOMSON * Nat Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Thomson (1862-1934): Elected 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1919 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Bellingen, Grafton, Kempsey, Woolgoolga -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 majority: none (Nationalist unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 35,235 -06.2 Votes cast: 22,905 65.0 Informal votes: 1,197 05.2 Formal votes: 21,708 94.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Earle PAGE F&S 11,372 52.4 Ross Pryor ALP 5,712 26.3 John Thomson * Nat 4,624 21.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 21,708 21.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- > John Thomson (1862-1934): Elected 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917. Defeated 1919 Died 22 November 1934 > Earle Christmas Grafton Page (1880-1961): Elected 1919 Born: 8 August 1880, Grafton, NSW. Career: Educated Grafton Public School, University of Sydney. Doctor, resident medical officer, Sydney. Practised Grafton from 1903. Military Service 1916-17. Grafton Council. Farmer. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Page joined the Country Party when it was formed in 1920. Leader of the Country Party from 5 April 1921 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1922 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Grafton, Kempsey, Macksville, Taree -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 majority: none Nationalist unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,960 +10.6 Votes cast: 20,615 52.9 -12.1 Informal votes: 1,060 05.1 -00.1 Formal votes: 19,555 94.9 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Earle PAGE * CP 13,157 67.3 +14.9 John Thomson Nat 6,398 32.7 +11.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,555 17.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomson was MP for Cowper 1906-19. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Earle Christmas Grafton Page (1880-1961): Elected 1919, 1922 Treasurer from 9 February 1923 Leader of the Country Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 14 NOVEMBER 1925 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Grafton, Kempsey, Macksville, Taree -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 majority: Country Party over Nationalist 17.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,408 -01.6 Votes cast: 35,625 92.8 +39.9 Informal votes: 544 01.5 -03.6 Formal votes: 35,081 98.6 +03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Easton Lockhart ALP 10,510 30.0 Rt Hon Dr Earle PAGE * CP 24,571 70.0 +02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 35,081 20.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Earle Christmas Grafton Page (1880-1961): Elected 1919, 1922, 1925 Treasurer Leader of the Country Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 17 NOVEMBER 1928 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Grafton, Kempsey, Macksville, Taree -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1925 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 20.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,254 +02.2 Votes cast: 37,551 95.7 +02.9 Informal votes: 1,659 04.4 -02.9 Formal votes: 35,892 95.6 +02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Dr Earle PAGE * CP 27,556 76.8 +06.8 Thomas Swiney ALP 8,336 23.2 -06.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 35,892 26.8 06.8 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Swiney was NSW MLA for Byron 1920-22. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Earle Christmas Grafton Page (1880-1961): Elected 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928 Treasurer Leader of the Country Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 OCTOBER 1929 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Grafton, Kempsey, Macksville, Taree -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1928 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 26.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,125 +02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Dr Earle PAGE * CP Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Earle Christmas Grafton Page (1880-1961): Elected 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929 Treasurer to 22 October 1929 Leader of the Country Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 19 DECEMBER 1931 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Grafton, Kempsey, Macksville, Taree -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1929 majority: none (Country Party unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,233 +07.7 Votes cast: 41,386 95.7 Informal votes: 913 02.2 Formal votes: 40,473 97.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Cusack * ALP 6,417 15.9 Rt Hon Dr Earle PAGE * CP 29,266 72.3 Thomas Roach ALPN 4,790 11.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,473 25.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cusack was member for Eden-Monaro 1929-31. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > John Joseph Cusack (1867-1956): Elected 1929. Defeated 1931 Later career: Public servant. Died 8 September 1956 > Earle Christmas Grafton Page (1880-1961): Elected 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931 Leader of the Country Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 15 SEPTEMBER 1934 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Grafton, Kempsey, Macksville, Taree -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1931 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 25.3 e Effect of 1934 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 51,631 +19.4 Votes cast: 49,333 95.5 -00.2 Informal votes: 1,130 02.3 +00.1 Formal votes: 48,203 97.7 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hereward Kesteven DSC 6,958 14.4 Timothy McCristal ALP 10,321 21.4 +06.0 Rt Hon Dr Earle PAGE * CP 30,924 64.2 -03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 48,203 20.4 e 04.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Earle Christmas Grafton Page (1880-1961): Elected 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934 Minister for Commerce from 9 November 1934 Leader of the Country Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 23 OCTOBER 1937 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Grafton, Kempsey, Macksville, Taree -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 20.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,747 +04.1 Votes cast: 51,534 95.9 +00.4 Informal votes: 888 01.7 -00.5 Formal votes: 50,646 98.3 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Abraham Brindley ALP 18,646 36.8 +15.4 Rt Hon Sir Earle PAGE * CP 32,000 63.2 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,646 13.2 07.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Earle Christmas Grafton Page (1880-1961): Elected 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937 Minister for Commerce to 26 April 1939 Prime Minister 7 April 1939 to 26 April 1939 Leader of the Country Party to 13 September 1939 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Page, as leader of the junior coalition party, was sworn in as Prime Minister following the death of Lyons. He held office until the UAP elected a new leader, Menzies. He refused to serve under Menzies, attacking him in a highly personal speech in the House and ending the coalition. He was forced to resign as Leader of the Country Party following the outbreak of war, when his party colleagues (many of whom had disapproved of his actions) decided to re-form the coalition. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 SEPTEMBER 1940 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Grafton, Kempsey, Macksville, Taree -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 13.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 55,443 +03.2 Votes cast: 52,666 95.0 -00.9 Informal votes: 909 01.7 00.0 Formal votes: 51,757 98.3 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Cain 4,243 08.2 Myles Kelly ALP 11,350 21.9 -14.9 Joseph McElhone 8,391 16.2 Rt Hon Sir Earle PAGE * CP 27,773 53.7 -09.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 51,757 14.9 e 01.7 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Earle Christmas Grafton Page (1880-1961): Elected 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940 Minister for Commerce 28 October 1940 to 7 October 1941 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 1943 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Grafton, Kempsey, Macksville, Taree -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 14.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 55,075 -00.7 Votes cast: 53,421 97.0 +02.0 Informal votes: 690 01.3 -00.4 Formal votes: 52,731 98.7 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Howard ALP 21,375 40.5 +18.6 Dr Joseph McElhone 5,403 10.2 Alexander Moore OPA 1,936 03.7 Rt Hon Sir Earle Page * CP 24,017 45.5 -08.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 52,731 -------------------------------------------------------------------- McElhone, a serving Lieutenant-Colonel, campaigned as a supporter of a National Government (Wingham Chronicle, 17 August 1943). -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Moore's 1,936 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Howard 350 18.1 21,725 41.2 McElhone 624 32.2 6,027 11.4 Page * 962 49.7 24,979 47.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,936 52,731 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: McElhone's 6,027 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Howard 3,270 54.3 24,995 47.4 PAGE * 2,757 45.7 27,736 52.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,027 52,731 02.6 12.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Earle Christmas Grafton Page (1880-1961): Elected 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 SEPTEMBER 1946 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Grafton, Kempsey, Macksville, Taree -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1943 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 59,237 +07.6 Votes cast: 56,380 95.2 -01.8 Informal votes: 798 01.4 +00.1 Formal votes: 55,582 98.6 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Mitchell ALP 21,253 38.2 -02.3 Rt Hon Sir Earle PAGE * CP 31,785 57.2 +11.7 Richard Williams 2,544 04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 55,582 09.5 e 06.9 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mitchell was NSW MLA for Oxley 1941-44. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Earle Christmas Grafton Page (1880-1961): Elected 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Casino, Coffs Harbour, Grafton, Kyogle -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1946 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 09.5 Effect of 1948 redistribution: 03.2 shift to Country Party New notional majority: Country Party over ALP 12.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,514 -35.0 Votes cast: 37,329 96.9 +01.7 Informal votes: 404 01.1 -00.3 Formal votes: 36,925 98.9 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Louis Jabour ALP 14,134 38.3 +03.0 Rt Hon Sir Earle PAGE * CP 22,791 61.7 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,925 11.7 01.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Earle Christmas Grafton Page (1880-1961): Elected 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949 Minister for Health from 19 December 1949 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Casino, Coffs Harbour, Grafton, Kyogle -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 11.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,801 +00.7 Votes cast: 37,524 96.7 -00.2 Informal votes: 425 01.1 00.0 Formal votes: 37,099 98.9 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Bailey ALP 13,743 37.0 -01.3 Rt Hon Sir Earle PAGE * CP 22,632 61.0 -00.7 William Tomlinson 724 02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,099 12.0 e 00.3 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Earle Christmas Grafton Page (1880-1961): Elected 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951 Minister for Health -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Casino, Coffs Harbour, Grafton, Kyogle -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 12.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,035 +00.6 Votes cast: 37,351 95.7 -01.0 Informal votes: 330 00.9 -00.2 Formal votes: 37,021 99.1 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Bailey ALP 14,751 39.8 +02.8 Kenneth Harding CPA 503 01.4 Rt Hon Sir Earle PAGE * CP 21,767 58.8 -02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,021 08.9 e 03.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Earl Christmas Grafton Page (1880-1961): Elected 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954 Minister for Health -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Casino, Coffs Harbour, Grafton, Macksville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Country Party over Labor 08.9 e Effect of 1955 redistribution: 01.7 shift to Labor New notional majority: Country Party over Labor 07.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,184 +05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Sir Earle PAGE * CP Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Earl Christmas Grafton Page (1880-1961): Elected 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955 Minister for Health to 11 January 1956 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Casino, Coffs Harbour, Grafton, Macksville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 majority: none (Country Party unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,970 -00.5 Votes cast: 39,364 96.1 Informal votes: 795 02.0 Formal votes: 38,569 98.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Kellett DLP 3,437 08.9 Frank McGuren ALP 13,980 36.2 Rt Hon Sir Earle PAGE * CP 21,152 54.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,569 11.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- For McGuren, see Cowper 1961. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Earl Christmas Grafton Page (1880-1961): Elected 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Casino, Coffs Harbour, Grafton, Macksville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 11.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,440 -01.3 Votes cast: 38,986 96.4 +00.3 Informal votes: 725 01.9 -00.1 Formal votes: 38,261 98.1 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank McGuren ALP 17,567 45.9 +09.7 Rt Hon Sir Earle Page * CP 15,259 39.9 -14.9 Neville Weiley 5,435 14.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,261 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Weiley's 5,435 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McGUREN 2,236 41.1 19,803 51.8 Page * 3,199 58.9 18,458 48.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,435 38,261 01.8 12.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Earl Christmas Grafton Page (1880-1961): Elected 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958. Defeated 1961 Died 20 December 1961 > Francis William McGuren (1909-90): Elected 1961 Born: 15 October 1909, Grafton, NSW. Career: Educated St Augustine's School, Coffs Harbour, NSW. Public servant. Grafton City Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Page was 81 and was too ill to campaign: he had ignored local advice to retire. He died without knowing that he had lost his seat. He was member for Cowper for 42 years, the longest period for which a member of the House of Representatives has held a single seat (Billy Hughes was a member for 51 years, but held four different seats). Since he was defeated, he technically ceased to be a member of Parliament on 2 November 1961, the day the Twenty-Third Parliament was dissolved. He was the last serving member of the Bruce Cabinet. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Casino, Coffs Harbour, Macksville, Casino -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: ALP over Country Party 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,302 -02.3 Votes cast: 39,033 96.9 +00.5 Informal votes: 240 00.6 -00.8 Formal votes: 38,793 99.4 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank McGuren * ALP 18,237 47.0 +01.1 Ian ROBINSON CP 20,556 53.0 +13.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,793 03.0 04.8 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Francis William McGuren (1909-90): Elected 1961. Defeated 1963 Died 13 June 1990 > Ian Louis Robinson (1925-2017): Elected 1963 Born: 27 March 1925, Coraki, NSW. Career: Educated state schools. Dairy farmer, journalist, company director. State politics: NSW MLA for Casino 1953-63. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Casino, Coffs Harbour, Macksville, Casino -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Country Party over Labor 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,756 +01.1 Votes cast: 39,402 96.7 -00.2 Informal votes: 680 01.7 +01.1 Formal votes: 38,722 98.3 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Burwood Gillett ALP 13,044 33.7 -13.3 Ian ROBINSON * CP 24,602 63.5 +10.5 William Tredinnick LRG 1,076 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,722 14.2 e 11.2 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Louis Robinson (1925-2017): Elected 1963, 1966 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Coffs Harbour, Grafton, Kempsey, Macksville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Country Party over Labor 14.2 e Effect of 1968 redistribution: 02.9 shift to Country Party New notional majority: Country Party over Labor 17.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 46,766 +14.7 Votes cast: 44,646 95.5 -01.2 Informal votes: 649 01.5 -00.7 Formal votes: 43,977 98.5 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Richards 5,965 13.6 Ian ROBINSON * CP 27,681 62.9 -01.6 Neil Royal 10,351 23.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 43,977 15.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Louis Robinson (1925-2017): Elected 1963, 1966, 1969 Assistant Minister assisting the Postmaster-General from 20 August 1971. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Coffs Harbour, Grafton, Kempsey, Macksville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 majority: Country Party over Ind 15.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 49,971 +06.9 Votes cast: 48,064 96.2 +00.7 Informal votes: 633 01.3 -00.2 Formal votes: 47,431 98.7 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Cronin ALP 21,235 44.8 David Cumming DLP 1,349 02.8 John Maynes AP 1,410 03.0 Hon Ian Robinson * CP 23,437 49.4 -13.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 47,431 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Cumming's 1,349 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cronin 308 22.8 21,543 45.4 Maynes 245 18.2 1,655 03.5 ROBINSON * 796 59.0 24,233 51.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,349 47,431 02.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Louis Robinson (1925-2017): Elected 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972 Assistant Minister assisting the Postmaster-General to 5 December 1972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Coffs Harbour, Grafton, Kempsey, Macksville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: CP over ALP 02.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 56,370 +12.8 Votes cast: 54,215 96.2 00.0 Informal votes: 620 01.1 -00.2 Formal votes: 53,595 98.9 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Cronin ALP 22,730 42.4 -02.4 James Davies AP 585 01.1 -01.9 Raymond Hardy 391 00.7 Hon Ian ROBINSON * CP 29,889 55.8 +06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 53,595 06.6 e 04.1 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Louis Robinson (1925-2017): Elected 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Coffs Harbour, Grafton, Kempsey, Macksville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: CP over ALP 06.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 59,458 +05.5 Votes cast: 56,731 95.4 -00.8 Informal votes: 654 01.6 +00.5 Formal votes: 56,077 98.4 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Colin Clague ALP 18,893 33.7 -08.7 John Holcombe 574 01.0 John McLachlan 1,662 03.0 Hon Ian ROBINSON * NCP 34,948 62.3 +06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 56,077 14.3 e 07.7 to NCP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Louis Robinson (1925-2017): Elected 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Coffs Harbour, Grafton, Kempsey, Macksville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: CP over ALP 06.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 59,458 +05.5 Votes cast: 56,731 95.4 -00.8 Informal votes: 654 01.6 +00.5 Formal votes: 56,077 98.4 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Colin Clague ALP 18,893 33.7 -08.7 John Holcombe 574 01.0 John McLachlan 1,662 03.0 Hon Ian ROBINSON * NCP 34,948 62.3 +06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 56,077 14.3 e 07.7 to NCP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Louis Robinson (1925-2017): Elected 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Coffs Harbour, Grafton, Kempsey, Port Macquarie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: NCP over ALP 13.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 77,092 +13.0 Votes cast: 73,192 94.9 -01.0 Informal votes: 995 01.4 -00.5 Formal votes: 72,197 98.6 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Valma Melville ALP 29,192 40.4 +04.3 John Pierce AD 3,631 05.0 Hon Ian ROBINSON * NCP 39,374 54.5 -09.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 72,197 06.5 e 07.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Louis Robinson (1925-2017): Elected 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Coffs Harbour, Grafton, Kempsey, Port Macquarie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: NCP over ALP 06.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 84,322 +09.4 Votes cast: 80,281 95.2 +00.3 Informal votes: 982 01.2 -00.2 Formal votes: 79,299 98.8 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Brown AD 6,962 08.8 +03.8 Joseph Moran ALP 33,986 42.9 +02.5 Hon Ian Robinson * NPA 38,351 48.4 -06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 79,299 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Brown's 6,962 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Moran 4,008 57.6 37,994 47.9 ROBINSON * 2,954 42.4 41,305 52.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,962 79,299 02.1 04.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Louis Robinson (1925-2017): Elected 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983 Robinson contested Page in 1984. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Coffs Harbour, Kempsey, Port Macquarie, Wauchope -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 02.1 Effect of 1984 redistribution: 02.1 shift to NPA New notional majority: NPA over ALP 04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 65,625 -22.2 Votes cast: 62,592 95.4 +00.2 Informal votes: 2,523 04.0 +02.8 Formal votes: 60,069 96.0 -02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Garry Nehl + NPA 18,110 30.1 -20.4 David Rees 2,027 03.4 Alfred Tozer AD 1,729 02.9 -05.9 Peter Simpson Lib 12,032 20.0 Keith Jervis 1,499 02.5 Joe Moran ALP 24,672 41.1 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 60,069 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Jervis's 1,499 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nehl + 251 16.8 18,361 30.6 Rees 367 24.5 2,394 04.0 Tozer 244 16.3 1,973 03.3 Simpson 217 14.5 12,249 20.4 Moran 418 27.9 25,090 41.8 (exhausted 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,499 60,069 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Tozer's 1,973 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nehl + 380 19.3 18,741 31.2 Rees 526 26.7 2,920 04.9 Simpson 295 15.0 12,544 20.9 Moran 771 39.1 25,861 43.1 (exhausted 1 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,973 60,069 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Rees's 2,920 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nehl 1,152 39.5 19,893 33.1 Simpson 1,142 39.1 13,686 22.8 Moran 625 21.4 26,486 44.1 (exhausted 1 4 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,920 60,069 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Simpson's 13,686 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- NEHL 12,598 92.1 32,491 54.1 Moran 1,079 07.9 27,565 45.9 (exhausted 9 13 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,686 60,069 04.1 00.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Garry Barr Nehl (1934-2023): Elected 1984 Born: 19 February 1934, Newcastle, NSW Career: Station overseer, newpaper proprietor, management, marketing and public relations officer. Armidale City Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Coffs Harbour, Kempsey, Port Macquarie, Wauchope -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 04.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 72,948 +11.2 Votes cast: 68,177 93.5 -01.9 Informal votes: 1,929 02.8 -01.2 Formal votes: 66,248 97.2 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Garry NEHL * NPA 33,328 50.3 +20.2 Dorothy Thompson AD 4,122 06.2 +03.3 John Murphy ALP 23,393 35.3 -05.8 Max Austin 1,132 01.7 David Rees 4,273 06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 66,248 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Austin's 1,132 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- NEHL * 231 20.4 33,559 50.7 Thompson 131 11.6 4,253 06.4 Murphy 137 12.1 23,530 35.5 Rees 633 55.9 4,906 07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,132 66,248 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Thompson's 4,253 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- NEHL * 1,287 30.3 34,846 52.6 Murphy 1,850 43.5 25,380 38.3 Rees 1,111 26.2 6,017 09.1 (exhausted 5 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,253 66,248 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Rees's 6,017 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- NEHL * 4,304 71.6 39,150 59.1 Murphy 1,709 28.4 27,089 40.9 (exhausted 4 9 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,017 66,248 09.1 05.0 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- Garry Barr Nehl (1934-2023): Elected 1984, 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Coffs Harbour, Kempsey, Port Macquarie, Wauchope -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 09.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 79,649 +09.2 Votes cast: 75,973 95.4 +01.9 Informal votes: 1,476 01.9 -00.9 Formal votes: 74,497 98.1 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Garry Nehl * NPA 35,379 47.5 -02.8 David Rees 6,640 08.9 John Murphy ALP 23,219 31.2 -04.1 Angelique Meers Grn 1,906 02.6 Trevor Pike AD 7,353 09.9 +03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 74,497 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Meers's 1,906 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nehl * 191 10.1 35,570 47.8 Rees 328 17.3 6,968 09.4 Murphy 478 25.2 23,697 31.8 Pike 898 47.4 8,251 11.1 (exhausted 11 11 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,906 74,497 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Rees's 6,968 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- NEHL * 3,727 53.8 39,297 52.8 Murphy 1,716 24.8 25,413 34.1 Pike 1,482 21.4 9,733 13.1 (exhausted 43 54 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,968 74,497 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Pike's 9,733 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- NEHL * 3,350 34.7 42,647 57.3 Murphy 6,309 65.3 31,722 42.7 (exhausted 74 128 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,733 74,497 07.3 01.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Garry Barr Nehl (1934-2023): Elected 1984, 1987, 1990 ------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Coffs Harbour, Kempsey, Macksville, Nambucca Heads -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 07.4 Effect of redistribution: 00.9 shift to ALP New notional majority: NPA over ALP 06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 72,758 -08.7 Votes cast: 69,714 95.8 +00.4 Informal votes: 1,512 02.2 +00.3 Formal votes: 68,202 97.8 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jillian Cranny Grn 3,191 04.7 +02.2 Darrell Wallbridge 1,714 02.5 Roy Forrester 968 01.4 Nigel Gleeson 439 00.6 Garry Nehl * NPA 32,772 48.1 +02.1 Paul Sekfy ALP 26,670 39.1 +07.0 Trevor Pike AD 2,448 03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 68,202 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Gleeson's 439 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cranny 32 07.3 3,223 04.7 Wallbridge 112 25.7 1,826 02.7 Forrester 72 16.5 1,040 01.5 Nehl * 141 32.3 32,913 48.3 Sekfy 39 08.9 26,709 39.2 Pike 40 09.2 2,488 03.7 (exhausted 3 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 439 68,202 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Forrester's 1,040 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cranny 439 42.3 3,662 05.4 Wallbridge 182 17.5 2,008 02.9 Nehl * 193 18.6 33,106 48.5 Sekfy 136 13.1 26,845 39.4 Pike 89 08.6 2,577 03.8 (exhausted 1 4 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,040 68,202 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Wallbridge's 2,008 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cranny 382 19.1 4,044 05.9 NEHL * 1,163 58.2 34,269 50.3 Sekfy 268 13.4 27,113 39.8 Pike 185 09.3 2,762 04.1 (exhausted 10 14 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,008 68,202 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Pike's 2,762 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cranny 1,250 45.4 5,294 07.8 NEHL * 599 21.7 34,868 51.1 Sekfy 906 32.9 28,019 41.1 (exhausted 7 21 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,762 68,202 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Cranny's 5,294 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- NEHL * 1,978 37.5 36,846 54.1 Sekfy 3,292 62.5 31,311 45.9 (exhausted 24 45 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,294 68,202 04.1 02.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Garry Barr Nehl (1934-2023): Elected 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Coffs Harbour, Kempsey, Macksville, Nambucca Heads -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 04.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 77,170 +06.1 Votes cast: 74,228 96.2 +00.4 Informal votes: 1,709 02.3 +00.1 Formal votes: 72,519 97.7 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jillian Cranny Grn 4,525 06.2 +01.5 Allan Quartly AD 3,974 05.5 +01.9 Garry NEHL * NPA 40,825 56.3 +08.2 Paul Sekfy ALP 23,195 32.0 -07.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 72,519 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Quartly's 3,974 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cranny 1,570 39.9 6,095 08.4 NEHL * 1,287 32.7 42,112 58.1 Sekfy 1,073 27.3 24,268 33.5 (exhausted 44 44 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,974 72,519 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Cranny's 6,095 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- NEHL * 2,353 40.2 44,465 61.6 Sekfy 3,498 59.8 27,766 38.4 (exhausted 244 288 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,095 72,519 11.6 07.5 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- Garry Barr Nehl (1934-2023): Elected 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Coffs Harbour, Kempsey, Macksville, Nambucca Heads -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 11.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 78,140 +01.3 Votes cast: 75,405 96.5 +00.3 Informal votes: 2,068 02.7 +00.4 Formal votes: 73,337 97.3 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jillian Cranny Grn 2,960 04.0 -02.2 Paul Sekfy ALP 24,213 33.0 +01.0 John Willey ON 11,234 15.3 Paul Corben AD 2,570 03.5 -02.0 Garry Nehl * NPA 30,810 42.0 -14.3 Mark Spencer 1,550 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 73,337 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Spencer's 1,550 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cranny 355 22.9 3,315 04.5 Sekfy 307 19.8 24,520 33.4 Willey 145 09.4 11,379 15.5 Corben 293 18.9 2,863 03.9 Nehl * 450 29.0 31,260 42.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,550 73,337 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Corben's 2,863 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cranny 891 31.1 4,206 05.7 Sekfy 789 27.6 25,309 34.5 Willey 301 10.5 11,680 15.9 Nehl * 882 30.8 32,142 43.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,863 73,337 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Cranny's 4,206 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sekfy 2,829 67.3 28,138 38.4 Willey 443 10.5 12,123 16.5 Nehl * 934 22.2 33,076 45.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,206 73,337 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Willey's 12,123 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sekfy 3,864 31.9 32,002 43.6 NEHL * 8,259 68.1 41,335 56.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,123 73,337 06.4 05.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Garry Barr Nehl (1934-2023): Elected 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998 Nehl retired in 2001 Died 3 October 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Coffs Harbour, Kempsey, Macksville, Nambucca Heads -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 06.4 Effect of redistribution: 00.7 shift to ALP New notional majority: NPA over ALP 05.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 79,362 +01.6 Votes cast: 76,231 96.0 -00.5 Informal votes: 3,131 04.1 +01.4 Formal votes: 73,100 95.9 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Maguire 1,904 02.6 Jenny Bonfield ALP 23,615 32.3 -01.9 John Willey 973 01.3 Phillip Neuss Lib 11,663 15.9 Luke Hartsuyker + NPA 21,846 29.9 -11.9 Paul Van Bladel 452 00.6 Jillian Cranny Grn 4,033 05.5 +01.5 Michael Fenton AD 1,978 02.7 -00.7 Bruce Korn CTA 1,472 02.0 Allan Stokes ON 5,164 07.1 -07.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 73,100 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Van Bladel's 452 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Maguire 43 09.5 1,947 02.7 Bonfield 50 11.1 23,665 32.4 Willey 135 29.9 1,108 01.5 Neuss 25 05.5 11,688 16.0 Hartsuyker 69 15.3 21,915 30.0 Cranny 48 10.6 4,081 05.6 Fenton 28 06.2 2,006 02.7 Korn 13 02.9 1,485 02.0 Stokes 41 09.1 5,205 07.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 452 73,100 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Willey's 1,108 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Maguire 166 15.0 2,113 02.9 Bonfield 201 18.1 23,866 32.6 Neuss 123 11.1 11,811 16.2 Hartsuyker 188 17.0 22,103 30.2 Cranny 111 10.0 4,192 05.7 Fenton 74 06.7 2,080 02.8 Korn 38 03.4 1,523 02.1 Stokes 207 18.7 5,412 07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,108 73,100 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Korn's 1,523 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Maguire 50 03.3 2,163 03.0 Bonfield 127 08.3 23,993 32.8 Neuss 194 12.7 12,005 16.4 Hartsuyker 837 55.0 22,940 31.4 Cranny 82 05.4 4,274 05.8 Fenton 76 05.0 2,156 02.9 Stokes 157 10.3 5,569 07.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,523 73,100 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Fenton's 2,156 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Maguire 146 06.8 2,309 03.2 Bonfield 489 22.7 24,482 33.5 Neuss 129 12.7 12,134 16.6 Hartsuyker 213 09.9 23,153 31.7 Cranny 1,044 48.4 5,318 07.3 Stokes 135 06.3 5,704 07.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,156 73,100 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Maguire's 2,309 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bonfield 890 38.5 25,372 34.7 Neuss 281 12.2 12,415 17.0 Hartsuyker 349 15.1 23,502 32.1 Cranny 370 16.0 5,688 07.8 Stokes 419 18.1 6,123 08.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,309 73,100 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Cranny's 5,688 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bonfield 3,850 67.7 29,222 40.0 Neuss 437 07.7 12,852 17.6 Hartsuyker 811 14.3 24,313 33.3 Stokes 590 10.4 6,713 09.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,688 73,100 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Stokes's 6,713 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bonfield 1,988 29.6 31,210 42.7 Neuss 2,427 36.8 15,324 21.0 Hartsuyker 2,253 33.6 26,566 36.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,713 73,100 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Neuss's 15,324 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bonfield 1,884 12.3 33,094 45.3 HARTSUYKER 13,440 87.7 40,006 54.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,324 73,100 04.7 01.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Luke Hartsuyker (born 1959): Elected 2001 Career: Educated University of Newcastle. Accountant. Tourism operator, Coffs Harbour. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Coffs Harbour, Kempsey, Macksville, Nambucca Heads -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 85,043 +10.8 Votes cast: 80,956 95.2 -00.8 Informal votes: 3,273 04.0 -00.1 Formal votes: 77,683 96.0 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan Williams ALP 24,873 32.0 -00.3 John Carty Grn 7,239 09.3 +03.8 Luke HARTSUYKER * NPA 38,998 50.2 +20.3 Trevor Kapeen AD 1,468 01.9 -00.8 Norm Mann 2,007 02.6 Allan Stokes ON 3,098 04.0 -03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 77,683 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Kapeen's 1,468 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Williams 404 27.5 25,277 32.5 Carty 340 23.2 7,579 09.8 HARTSUYKER * 450 30.7 39,448 50.8 Mann 152 10.4 2,159 02.8 Stokes 122 08.3 3,220 04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,468 77,683 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Stokes's 3,220 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Williams 425 19.7 25,702 33.1 Carty 392 18.2 7,971 10.3 HARTSUYKER * 584 27.1 40,032 51.5 Mann 758 35.1 3,978 05.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,220 77,683 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Mann's 3,978 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Williams 1,090 27.4 26,792 34.5 Carty 733 18.4 8,704 11.2 HARTSUYKER * 2,155 54.2 42,187 54.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,978 77,683 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Carty's 8,704 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Williams 7,038 80.9 33,830 43.6 HARTSUYKER * 1,666 19.1 43,853 56.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,704 77,683 06.4 01.6 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Luke Hartsuyker (born 1959): Elected 2001, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Coffs Harbour, Kempsey, Macksville, Nambucca Heads -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Nationals over Labor 06.4 Effect of 2006 redistribution: 00.2 shift to Nationals 2007 notional two-party majority: Nationals over Labor 06.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 92,767 +09.1 Votes cast: 88,267 95.2 00.0 Informal votes: 3,510 04.0 00.0 Formal votes: 84,757 96.0 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Luke Hartsuyker * Nat 39,444 46.5 -03.9 Paul Sekfy ALP 32,276 38.1 +06.4 John Carty Grn 9,359 11.0 +02.2 Flavia Arapi-Nunez FF 759 00.9 +00.7 Leon A Belgrave 491 00.6 Deborah Lions CDP 2,428 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 84,757 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Belgrave's 491 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hartsuyker * 169 34.4 39,613 46.7 Sekfy 89 18.1 32,365 38.2 Carty 88 17.9 9,447 11.2 Arapi-Nunez 73 14.9 832 01.0 Lions 72 14.7 2,500 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 491 84,757 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Arapi-Nunez's 832 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hartsuyker * 207 24.9 39,820 47.0 Sekfy 158 19.0 32,523 38.4 Carty 237 28.5 9,684 11.4 Lions 230 27.6 2,730 03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 491 84,757 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Lions's 2,730 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hartsuyker * 1,743 63.9 41,563 49.0 Sekfy 429 15.7 32,952 38.9 Carty 558 20.4 10,242 12.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,730 84,757 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Carty's 10,242 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HARTSUYKER * 1,860 18.2 43,423 51.2 Sekfy 8,382 81.8 41,334 48.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,242 84,757 01.2 05.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Luke Hartsuyker (born 1959): Elected 2001, 2004, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Coffs Harbour, Kempsey, Macksville, Nambucca Heads -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: National over Labor 01.2 Effect of 2009 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 94,645 +02.0 Votes cast: 89,025 94.1 -01.1 Informal votes: 3,857 04.3 +00.3 Formal votes: 85,168 95.7 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul Sekfy ALP 23,696 27.8 -10.3 Dominic King Grn 7,745 09.1 -02.0 John Arkan 8,446 09.9 Deborah Lions CDP 2,039 02.4 Luke HARTSUYKER * Nat 43,242 50.8 +04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 85,168 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Lions's 2,039 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sekfy 171 08.4 23,867 27.8 King 118 05.8 7,863 09.2 Arkan 303 14.9 8,749 10.3 HARTSUYKER * 1,447 71.0 44,689 52.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,039 85,168 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: King's 7,863 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sekfy 4,732 60.2 28,599 33.6 Arkan 2,136 27.2 10,885 12.8 HARTSUYKER * 995 12.7 45,684 53.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,863 85,168 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Arkan's 10,885 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sekfy 6,092 56.0 34,691 40.7 HARTSUYKER * 4,793 44.0 50,477 59.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,885 85,168 09.3 08.0 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Luke Hartsuyker (born 1959): Elected 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Coffs Harbour, Kempsey, Macksville, Nambucca Heads -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: National over Labor 09.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 97,113 +02.6 Votes cast: 91,191 93.9 -00.2 Informal votes: 4,813 05.3 +01.0 Formal votes: 86,378 94.7 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carol Vernon Grn 10,685 12.4 +03.3 Bethany McAlpine CDP 2,224 02.6 +00.2 Luke HARTSUYKER * Nat 45,820 53.1 +02.3 Rodney Jeanneret PUP 5,739 06.6 Alfredo Navarro ALP 21,910 25.4 -02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 86,378 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: McAlpine's 2,224 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vernon 258 11.6 10,943 12.7 HARTSUYKER * 1,392 62.6 47,212 54.7 Jeanneret 318 14.3 6,057 07.0 Navarro 256 11.5 22,166 25.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,224 86,378 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Jeanneret's 6,057 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vernon 1,094 18.1 12,037 13.9 HARTSUYKER * 2,896 47.8 50,108 58.0 Navarro 2,067 34.1 24,233 28.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,057 86,378 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Vernon's 12,037 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HARTSUYKER * 3,195 26.5 53,303 61.7 Navarro 8,842 73.5 33,075 38.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,037 86,378 11.7 02.4 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Luke Hartsuyker (born 1959): Elected 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013 Assistant Minister for Employment 18 September 2013 to 21 September 2015 Minister for Vocational Education and Skills from 21 September 2015 to 18 February 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Coffs Harbour, Kempsey, Nambucca Heads, Port Macquarie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: Nationals over Labor 11.7 Effect of 2016 redistribution: 01.5 shift to Nationals 2016 notional two-party majority: Nationals over Labor 13.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 118,260 +21.8 Votes cast: 109,073 92.2 -01.7 Informal votes: 5,613 05.2 -00.1 Formal votes: 103,460 94.8 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wayne Lawrence CDP 3,538 03.4 +01.0 Michael Gough 726 00.7 Carol Vernon Grn 6,901 06.7 -03.9 Damian Woods ALP 14,079 13.6 -10.0 Robert Oakeshott 27,200 26.3 Hon Luke Hartsuyker * Nat 47,559 46.0 -08.1 John Arkan 3,457 03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 103,460 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Oakeshott was MHR for Lyne 2007-13. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Gough's 726 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lawrence 218 30.0 3,756 03.6 Vernon 117 16.1 7,018 06.8 Woods 109 15.0 14,188 13.7 Oakeshott 89 12.3 27,289 26.4 Hartsuyker * 87 12.0 47,646 46.1 Arkan 106 14.6 3,563 03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 726 103,460 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Arkan's 3,563 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lawrence 368 10.3 4,124 04.0 Vernon 383 10.8 7,401 07.2 Woods 550 15.4 14,738 14.3 Oakeshott 1,072 30.1 28,361 27.4 Hartsuyker * 1,190 33.4 48,836 47.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,563 103,460 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Lawrence's 4,124 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vernon 847 20.5 8,248 08.0 Woods 406 09.8 15,144 14.6 Oakeshott 697 16.9 29,058 28.1 Hartsuyker * 2,174 52.7 51,010 49.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,124 103,460 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Vernon's 8,248 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Woods 4,201 50.9 19,345 18.7 Oakeshott 2,984 36.2 32,042 31.0 HARTSUYKER * 1,063 12.9 52,073 50.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,248 103,460 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Woods's 19,345 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Oakeshott 14,975 77.4 47,017 45.4 HARTSUYKER * 4,370 22.6 56,443 04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,345 103,460 04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Luke Hartsuyker (born 1959): Elected 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister from 19 July 2016 to 20 December 2017 Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment 20 December 2017 to 5 March 2018 Hartsuyker retired at the 2019 election. ------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Coffs Harbour, Dorrigo, Kempsey, Nambucca Heads, Port Macquarie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-candidate majority: Nationals over Independent 04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 124,340 +05.1 Votes cast: 114,426 92.0 -00.2 Informal votes: 8,898 07.8 +02.6 Formal votes: 105,528 92.2 -02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ruth Meads CDP 2,383 02.3 -01.2 Pat Conaghan + Nat 49,668 47.1 +01.1 Alexander Stewart UAP 3,188 03.0 Andrew Woodward ALP 14,551 13.8 +00.2 Rob Oakeshott 25,847 24.5 -01.8 Lauren Edwards Grn 6,264 05.9 -00.7 Kellie Pearce AJP 2,176 02.1 Allan Green 1,451 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 105,528 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Oakeshott was MHR for Lyne 2007-13. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Green's 1,451 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Meads 84 05.8 2,467 02.3 Conaghan + 203 14.0 49,871 47.3 Stewart 99 06.8 3,287 03.1 Woodward 130 09.0 14,681 13.9 Oakeshott 360 24.8 26,207 24.8 Edwards 215 14.8 6,479 06.1 Pearce 360 24.8 2,536 02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,451 105,528 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Meads's 2,467 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Conaghan + 1,467 59.5 51,338 48.7 Stewart 332 13.5 3,619 03.4 Woodward 153 06.2 14,834 14.1 Oakeshott 287 11.6 26,494 25.1 Edwards 62 02.5 6,541 06.2 Pearce 166 06.7 2,702 02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,467 105,528 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Pearce's 2,702 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Conaghan + 411 15.2 51,749 49.0 Stewart 292 10.8 3,911 03.7 Woodward 286 10.6 15,120 14.3 Oakeshott 588 21.8 27,082 25.7 Edwards 1,125 41.6 7,666 07.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,702 105,528 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Stewart's 3,911 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CONAGHAN + 2,016 51.6 53,765 51.0 Woodward 468 12.0 15,588 14.8 Oakeshott 989 25.3 28,071 26.6 Edwards 438 11.2 8,104 07.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,911 105,528 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Edwards's 8,104 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CONAGHAN + 1,282 15.8 55,047 52.2 Woodward 2,766 34.1 18,354 17.4 Oakeshott 4,056 50.1 32,127 30.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,104 105,528 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Woodward's 18,354 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CONAGHAN + 4,885 26.6 59,932 56.8 Oakeshott 13,469 73.4 45,596 43.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 18,354 105,528 06.8 02.2 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick John Conaghan (born 1971): Elected 2019 Born: 31 January 1971, Kempsey NSW Career: Police officer, lawyer. North Sydney City Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Coffs Harbour, Dorrigo, Kempsey, Nambucca Heads, Port Macquarie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-candidate majority: Nationals over Independent 06.8 2019 notional two-party majority: Nationals over Labor 11.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 129,688 +04.3 Votes cast: 117,006 90.2 -01.8 Informal votes: 5,770 04.9 -02.9 Formal votes: 111,236 95.1 +02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Faye Aspiotis PHON 9,047 08.1 Keith McMullen ALP 15,566 14.0 +00.2 Pat Conaghan * Nat 43,909 39.5 -07.6 Caz Heise 29,206 26.3 Simon Chaseling LDP 4,316 03.9 Joshua Fairhall UAP 2,674 02.4 -00.6 Timothy Nott Grn 6,518 05.9 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 111,236 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Fairhall's 2,674 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Aspiotis 1,169 43.7 10,216 09.2 McMullen 156 05.8 15,722 14.1 Conaghan * 283 10.6 44,192 39.7 Heise 353 13.2 29,559 26.6 Chaseling 462 17.3 4,778 04.3 Nott 251 09.4 6,769 06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,674 111,236 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Chaseling's 4,778 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Aspiotis 1,461 30.6 11,677 10.5 McMullen 400 08.4 16,122 14.5 Conaghan * 1,764 36.9 45,956 41.3 Heise 799 16.7 30,358 27.3 Nott 354 07.4 7,123 06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,778 111,236 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Nott's 7,123 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Aspiotis 495 07.0 12,172 10.9 McMullen 2,268 31.8 18,390 16.5 Conaghan * 631 08.9 46,587 41.9 Heise 3,729 52.4 34,087 30.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,123 111,236 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Aspiotis's 12,172 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McMullen 2,469 20.3 20,859 18.8 Conaghan * 5,482 45.0 52,069 46.8 Heise 4,221 34.7 38,308 34.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,172 111,236 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: McMullen's 20,859 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CONAGHAN * 6,135 29.4 58,204 52.3 Heise 14,724 70.6 53,032 47.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 20,859 111,236 02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick John Conaghan (born 1971): Elected 2019, 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 MAY 2025 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Coffs Harbour, Dorrigo, Kempsey, Nambucca Heads, Port Macquarie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 two-candidate majority: Nationals over independent 02.3 Effect of 2024 redistribution: No change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 131,639 +01.5 Votes cast: 119,599 90.8 -00.6 Informal votes: 11,864 09.9 +05.0 Formal votes: 107,735 90.1 -05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Greg Vigors Labor 12,713 11.8 -02.2 Zeke Daley 892 00.8 Megan Mathew L Cann 5,210 04.8 Geoffrey Shannon ToP 1,551 01.4 Pat Conaghan * Nat 40,836 37.9 -01.6 Paul Templeton Libtn 1,403 01.3 Peter Jackel FFA 1,851 01.7 Wendy Firefly Grn 4,552 04.2 -01.7 Caz Heise 31,616 29.4 +03.2 Geoffrey Marlow 255 00.2 Chris Walsh PHON 6,856 06.4 -01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 107,735 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Marlow's 892 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vigors 15 05.9 12,728 11.8 Daley 17 06.7 909 00.8 Mathew 42 16.5 5,252 04.9 Shannon 8 03.1 1,559 01.5 Conaghan * 8 03.1 40,844 37.9 Templeton 10 03.9 1,413 01.3 Jackel 19 07.5 1,870 01.7 Firefly 46 18.0 4,598 04.3 Heise 52 20.4 31,668 29.4 Walsh 38 14.9 6,894 06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 892 107,735 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Daley's 909 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vigors 156 17.2 12,884 12.0 Mathew 144 15.8 5,396 05.0 Shannon 56 06.2 1,615 01.5 Conaghan * 133 14.6 40,977 38.0 Templeton 29 03.2 1,442 01.3 Jackel 38 04.2 1,908 01.7 Firefly 62 06.8 4,660 04.3 Heise 246 27.1 31,914 29.6 Walsh 45 05.0 6,939 06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 909 107,735 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Templeton's 1,442 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vigors 89 06.2 12,973 12.0 Mathew 108 07.5 5,504 05.1 Shannon 142 09.9 1,757 01.6 Conaghan * 301 20.9 41,278 38.3 Jackel 270 18.7 2,178 02.0 Firefly 50 03.5 4,710 04.4 Heise 134 09.3 32,048 29.8 Walsh 348 24.1 7,287 06.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,442 107,735 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Shannon's 1,757 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vigors 105 06.0 13,078 12.1 Mathew 260 14.8 5,764 05.4 Conaghan * 419 23.9 41,697 38.7 Jackel 180 10.2 2,358 02.2 Firefly 51 02.9 4,761 04.4 Heise 171 09.7 32,219 29.9 Walsh 571 32.5 7,858 07.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,757 107,735 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Jackel's 2,358 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vigors 96 04.1 13,174 12.2 Mathew 163 06.9 5,927 05.5 Conaghan * 370 15.7 42,067 39.1 Firefly 140 05.9 4,901 04.6 Heise 227 09.6 32,446 30.1 Walsh 1,362 57.8 9,220 08.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,358 107,735 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Firefly's 4,901 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vigors 1,124 22.9 14,298 13.3 Mathew 790 16.1 6,717 06.2 Conaghan * 258 05.3 42,325 39.3 Heise 2,577 52.6 35,023 32.5 Walsh 152 03.1 9,372 08.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,901 107,735 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Mathew's 6,717 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vigors 1,814 27.0 16,112 15.0 Conaghan * 1,473 21.9 43,798 40.7 Heise 2,156 32.1 37,179 34.5 Walsh 1,274 19.0 10,646 09.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,717 107,735 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Walsh's 10,646 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vigors 1,094 10.3 17,206 16.0 Conaghan * 6,714 63.1 50,512 46.9 Heise 2,838 26.7 40,017 37.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,646 107,735 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Vigors's 17,206 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CONAGHAN * 6,097 35.4 56,609 52.5 Heise 11,109 64.6 51,126 47.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 17,206 107,735 02.5 00.2 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick John Conaghan (born 1971): Elected 2019, 2022, 2025 --------------------------------------------------------------------