ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF DOBELL, NEW SOUTH WALES ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Budgewoi, The Entrance, Toukley, Wyong -------------------------------------------------------------------- New seat: Notional majority: ALP over Liberal 11.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 62,531 Votes cast: 58,916 94.2 Informal votes: 3,522 06.0 Formal votes: 55,394 94.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Isaac Shields Lib 20,114 36.3 +02.7 Lynn Sawyer AD 4,168 07.5 +05.7 Michael LEE + ALP 31,112 56.2 -06.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 55,394 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Sawyer's 4,168 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Shields 2,121 50.9 22,235 40.1 LEE + 2,047 49.1 33,159 59.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,168 55,394 09.9 01.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael John Lee (born 1957): Elected 1984 Born: 24 March 1957, Sydney Career: Educated University of NSW. Construction and maintenance engineer, NSW Electrical Commission. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Budgewoi, The Entrance, Toukley, Wyong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 09.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 69,308 +10.8 Votes cast: 66,124 95.4 +01.2 Informal votes: 2,580 03.9 -02.1 Formal votes: 63,544 96.1 +02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Graeme Ward AD 5,657 08.9 +01.4 Les Nunn Lib 24,168 38.0 +01.7 Michael LEE * ALP 33,719 53.1 -03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 63,544 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Ward's 5,657 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nunn 3,215 56.8 27,383 43.1 LEE * 2,442 43.2 36,161 56.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,657 63,544 06.9 03.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael John Lee (born 1957): Elected 1984, 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Budgewoi, The Entrance, Toukley, Wyong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 06.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 77,715 +12.1 Votes cast: 74,306 95.6 +00.2 Informal votes: 1,801 02.4 -01.5 Formal votes: 72,505 97.6 +01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon Craig 1,861 02.6 Michael LEE * ALP 37,063 51.1 -02.0 Neville Malloy 1,948 02.7 Ian Crook Lib 23,659 32.6 -05.4 Rod Benninson AD 6,317 08.7 -00.2 Karl Singman Grn 1,657 02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 72,505 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Singman's 1,657 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Craig 255 15.5 2,116 02.9 LEE * 510 31.0 37,573 51.8 Malloy 105 06.4 2,053 02.8 Crook 121 07.3 23,780 32.8 Benninson 656 39.8 6,973 09.6 (exhausted 10 10 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,657 72,505 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Malloy's 2,053 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Craig 870 42.8 2,986 04.1 LEE * 364 17.9 37,937 52.3 Crook 485 23.9 24,265 33.5 Benninson 313 15.4 7,286 10.1 (exhausted 21 31 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,053 72,505 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Craig's 2,986 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LEE * 998 33.8 38,935 53.7 Crook 1,078 36.5 25,343 35.0 Benninson 880 29.8 8,166 11.3 (exhausted 30 61 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,986 72,505 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Benninson's 8,166 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LEE * 4,925 60.9 43,860 60.6 Crook 3,162 39.1 28,505 39.4 (exhausted 79 140 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,166 72,505 10.6 03.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael John Lee (born 1957): Elected 1984, 1987, 1990 ------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Ourimbah, The Entrance, Tuggerah, Wyong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 10.7 Effect of redistribution: 03.8 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 06.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 72,511 -06.7 Votes cast: 70,343 97.0 +01.4 Informal votes: 1,452 02.1 -00.3 Formal votes: 68,891 92.9 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bob Baldwin Lib 27,654 40.1 +05.4 Bob Hudson 2,131 03.1 Brian Day AD 2,311 03.4 -06.8 Michael LEE * ALP 36,795 53.4 +06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 68,891 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Baldwin, see Paterson 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hudson's 2,131 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Baldwin 896 42.1 28,550 41.4 Day 815 38.3 3,126 04.5 LEE * 418 19.6 37,213 54.0 (exhausted 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,131 68,891 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Day's 3,126 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Baldwin 1,196 38.3 29,746 43.2 LEE * 1,927 61.7 39,140 56.8 (exhausted 3 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,126 68,891 06.8 00.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael John Lee (born 1957): Elected 1984, 1990, 1993 Minister for Tourism from 24 March 1993 Minister for Resources from 24 March 1993 to 24 December 1993 Minister for Communications 24 December 1993 to 30 January 1994 Minister for Communications and the Arts from 30 January 1994 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Ourimbah, The Entrance, Tuggerah, Wyong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 06.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 78,239 +07.9 Votes cast: 75,686 96.7 +00.7 Informal votes: 2,224 02.9 +00.8 Formal votes: 73,462 97.1 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Michael Lee * ALP 32,221 43.9 -09.5 True Martin AD 5,223 07.1 -04.1 Jeremy Pritchard AAFI 2,146 02.9 Aldo Katalinic 751 01.0 Graham Freemantle CTA 1,304 01.8 Doug Eaton Lib 31,817 43.3 +03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 73,462 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Katalinic's 751 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lee * 115 15.5 32,336 44.0 Martin 163 22.0 5,386 07.3 Pritchard 274 36.9 2,420 03.3 Freemantle 50 06.7 1,354 01.8 Eaton 140 18.9 31,957 43.5 (exhausted 9 9 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 751 73,462 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Freemantle's 1,354 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lee * 160 11.9 32,496 44.3 Martin 144 10.7 5,530 07.5 Pritchard 127 09.4 2,547 03.5 Eaton 915 68.0 32,872 44.8 (exhausted 8 17 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,354 73,462 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Pritchard's 2,547 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lee * 629 25.2 33,125 45.1 Martin 992 39.7 6,522 08.9 Eaton 875 35.1 33,747 46.0 (exhausted 51 68 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,547 73,462 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Martin's 6,522 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LEE * 3,550 55.8 36,675 50.1 Eaton 2,811 44.2 36,558 49.9 (exhausted 161 229 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,522 73,462 00.1 06.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael John Lee (born 1957): Elected 1984, 1990, 1993, 1996 Minister for Tourism to 11 March 1996 Minister for Communications and the Arts to 11 March 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Ourimbah, The Entrance, Tuggerah, Wyong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 81,849 +04.6 Votes cast: 79,286 96.9 +00.2 Informal votes: 2,466 03.1 +00.2 Formal votes: 76,820 96.9 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Michael Lee * ALP 34,770 45.3 +01.4 Karen Russell CDP 1,564 02.0 +00.2 June Beckett ON 7,301 09.5 David Parker Lib 29,103 37.8 -05.5 David Mott AD 2,547 03.3 -03.8 Philip Dwyer Grn 1,625 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 76,820 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Russell's 1,564 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lee * 297 19.0 35,067 45.6 Beckett 184 11.8 7,484 09.7 Parker 880 56.3 29,894 38.9 Mott 136 08.7 2,682 03.5 Dwyer 67 04.3 1,693 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,564 76,820 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Dwyer's 1,693 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lee * 546 32.3 35,613 46.4 Beckett 169 10.0 7,653 10.0 Parker 236 13.9 30,130 39.2 Mott 742 43.8 3,424 04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,693 76,820 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Mott's 3,424 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lee * 1,779 52.0 37,392 48.7 Beckett 346 10.1 7,999 10.4 Parker 1,299 37.9 31,429 40.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,424 76,820 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Beckett's 7,999 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LEE * 3,588 44.9 40,980 53.3 Parker 4,411 55.1 35,840 46.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,999 76,820 03.3 03.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael John Lee (born 1957): Elected 1984, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Ourimbah, The Entrance, Tuggerah, Wyong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 03.3 Effect of redistribution: 01.8 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 81,467 -00.5 Votes cast: 77,888 95.6 -01.3 Informal votes: 3,318 04.3 +01.2 Formal votes: 74,570 95.7 -01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Michael Lee * ALP 31,824 42.7 -01.9 Luke Hennig CTA 1,420 01.9 -00.1 Samantha Ker Grn 2,200 02.9 +00.8 Ken Ticehurst Lib 32,761 43.9 +05.5 Ron Falconer ON 3,223 04.3 -05.0 Carolyn Hastie AD 3,142 04.2 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 74,570 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hennig's 1,420 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lee * 252 17.7 32,076 43.0 Ker 133 09.4 2,333 03.1 Ticehurst 852 60.0 33,613 45.1 Falconer 89 06.3 3,312 04.4 Hastie 94 06.6 3,236 04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,420 74,570 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Ker's 2,333 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lee * 737 31.6 32,813 44.0 Ticehurst 388 16.6 34,001 45.6 Falconer 226 09.7 3,538 04.7 Hastie 982 42.1 4,218 05.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,333 74,570 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Falconer's 3,538 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lee * 876 24.8 33,689 45.2 Ticehurst 1,162 32.8 35,163 47.1 Hastie 1,500 42.4 5,718 07.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,538 74,570 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Hastie's 5,718 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lee * 3,316 58.0 37,005 49.6 TICEHURST 2,402 42.0 37,565 50.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,718 74,570 00.4 01.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Michael John Lee (born 1957): Elected 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998. Defeated 2001 > Kenneth Vincent Ticehurst (born 1945): Elected 2001 Born: 22 January 1945, Forbes NSW Career: Electrical engineer, company director, business operator. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Ourimbah, The Entrance, Tuggerah, Wyong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 85,659 +05.1 Votes cast: 81,435 95.1 -00.5 Informal votes: 6,037 07.4 +03.1 Formal votes: 75,398 92.6 -03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Sanzari 1,487 02.0 Naomi Paton FF 1,656 02.2 Ken Ticehurst * Lib 37,347 49.5 +05.6 Les Wallace 430 00.6 David Mehan ALP 27,417 36.4 -06.3 Sious Hong Chia 445 00.6 Scott Rickard Grn 3,782 05.0 +02.1 Paul Unger 475 00.6 Carolyn Hastie AD 647 00.9 -03.3 Steven Hughes 132 00.2 Andrew Webber ON 1,163 01.5 -02.8 James Laing-Peach 417 00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 75,398 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hughes's 132 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sanzari 6 04.6 1,493 02.0 Paton 12 09.1 1,668 02.2 Ticehurst * 8 06.1 37,355 49.5 Wallace 2 01.5 432 00.6 Mehan 42 31.8 27,459 36.4 Chia 7 05.3 452 00.6 Rickard 12 09.1 3,794 05.0 Unger 6 04.6 481 00.6 Hastie 14 10.6 661 00.9 Webber 15 11.4 1,178 01.6 Laing-Peach 8 06.1 425 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 132 75,398 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Laing-Peach's 425 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sanzari 21 04.9 1,514 02.0 Paton 20 04.7 1,688 02.2 Ticehurst * 46 10.8 37,401 49.6 Wallace 29 06.8 461 00.6 Mehan 40 09.4 27,499 36.5 Chia 7 01.7 459 00.6 Rickard 29 06.8 3,823 05.1 Unger 90 21.2 571 00.8 Hastie 39 09.2 700 00.9 Webber 104 24.5 1,282 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 425 75,398 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Chia's 459 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sanzari 75 16.3 1,589 02.1 Paton 40 08.7 1,728 02.3 Ticehurst * 62 13.5 37,463 49.7 Wallace 29 06.3 490 00.7 Mehan 81 17.7 27,580 36.6 Rickard 79 17.2 3,902 05.2 Unger 29 06.3 600 00.8 Hastie 19 04.1 719 01.0 Webber 45 09.8 1,327 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 459 75,398 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Wallace's 490 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sanzari 35 07.1 1,624 02.2 Paton 42 08.6 1,770 02.4 Ticehurst * 104 21.2 37,567 49.8 Mehan 86 17.6 27,666 36.7 Rickard 51 10.4 3,953 05.2 Unger 130 26.5 730 01.0 Hastie 26 05.3 745 01.0 Webber 16 03.3 1,343 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 490 75,398 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Unger's 730 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sanzari 50 06.9 1,674 02.2 Paton 93 12.7 1,863 02.5 Ticehurst * 112 15.3 37,679 50.0 Mehan 127 17.4 27,793 36.9 Rickard 129 17.7 4,082 05.4 Hastie 122 16.7 867 01.2 Webber 97 13.3 1,440 01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 730 75,398 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Hastie's 867 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sanzari 44 05.1 1,718 02.3 Paton 100 11.5 1,963 02.6 TICEHURST * 126 14.5 37,805 50.1 Mehan 179 20.7 27,972 37.1 Rickard 313 36.1 4,395 05.8 Webber 105 12.1 1,545 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 867 75,398 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Webber's 1,545 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sanzari 134 08.7 1,852 02.5 Paton 321 20.8 2,284 03.0 TICEHURST * 341 22.1 38,146 50.6 Mehan 301 19.5 28,273 37.5 Rickard 448 29.0 4,843 06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,545 75,398 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Sanzari's 1,852 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Paton 867 46.8 3,151 04.2 TICEHURST * 604 32.6 38,750 51.4 Mehan 114 06.2 28,387 37.7 Rickard 267 14.4 5,110 06.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,852 75,398 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Paton's 3,151 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- TICEHURST * 1,974 62.7 40,724 54.0 Mehan 599 19.0 28,986 38.4 Rickard 578 18.3 5,688 07.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,151 75,398 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 11th count: Rickard's 5,688 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- TICEHURST * 1,427 25.1 42,151 55.9 Mehan 4,261 74.9 33,247 44.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,688 75,398 05.9 05.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kenneth Vincent Ticehurst (born 1945): Elected 2001, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== NSW Central Coast: Bateau Bay, Ourimbah, The Entrance, Wyong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 05.9 Effect of 2006 redistribution: 01.1 shift to Labor 2007 notional two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 90,328 +05.5 Votes cast: 86,115 95.3 +00.2 Informal votes: 3,719 04.3 -03.1 Formal votes: 82,396 95.7 +03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hadden Ervin FF 1,407 01.7 -00.5 Michael Darby CDP 1,549 01.9 +01.9 Graeme Bird 182 00.2 Scott Rickard Grn 4,429 05.4 +00.3 Steve Hughes 157 00.2 Doug Eaton 1,639 02.0 Craig Thomson ALP 38,168 46.3 +08.9 Ken Ticehurst * Lib 34,865 42.3 -06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 82,396 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hughes's 157 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ervin 19 12.1 1,426 01.7 Darby 14 08.9 1,563 01.9 Bird 13 08.3 195 00.2 Rickard 34 21.7 4,463 05.4 Eaton 30 19.1 1,669 02.0 Thomson 25 15.9 38,193 46.4 Ticehurst * 22 14.0 34,887 42.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 157 82,396 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Bird's 195 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ervin 43 22.1 1,469 01.8 Darby 40 20.5 1,603 02.0 Rickard 48 24.6 4,511 05.5 Eaton 25 12.8 1,694 02.1 Thomson 23 11.8 38,216 46.4 Ticehurst * 16 08.2 34,903 42.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 195 82,396 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Ervin's 1,469 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Darby 625 42.6 2,228 02.7 Rickard 281 19.1 4,792 05.8 Eaton 139 09.5 1,833 02.2 Thomson 211 14.4 38,427 46.6 Ticehurst * 213 14.5 35,116 42.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,469 82,396 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Eaton's 1,833 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Darby 269 14.7 2,497 03.0 Rickard 436 23.8 5,228 06.3 Thomson 626 34.2 39,053 47.4 Ticehurst * 502 27.4 35,618 43.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,833 82,396 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Darby's 2,497 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rickard 947 37.9 6,175 07.5 Thomson 406 16.3 39,459 47.9 Ticehurst * 1,144 45.8 36,762 44.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,497 82,396 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Richard's 6,175 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- THOMSON 4,954 80.2 44,413 53.9 Ticehurst * 1,221 19.8 37,983 46.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,175 82,396 03.9 08.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Kenneth Vincent Ticehurst (born 1945): Elected 2001, 2004. Defeated 2007 > Craig Robert Thomson (born 1964): Elected 2007 Born: 31 July 1964, Wellington, New Zealand. Career: Educated University of NSW, University of Technology, Sydney. Trade union official. National Secretary, Health Services Union 2002-07. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== NSW Central Coast: Bateau Bay, Kanwal, The Entrance, Wyong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 03.9 Effect of 2009 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 93,661 +03.7 Votes cast: 88,047 94.0 -01.3 Informal votes: 5,333 06.1 +01.8 Formal votes: 82,714 93.9 -01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rhonda Avasalu CDP 2,005 02.4 +00.5 John McNamara Lib 33,287 40.2 -02.1 Craig Thomson * ALP 38,268 46.3 -00.1 Gavin Brett FF 2,033 02.5 +00.8 Scott Rickard Grn 7,121 08.6 +03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 82,714 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Avasalu's 2,005 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McNamara 918 45.8 34,205 41.4 Thomson * 246 12.3 38,514 46.6 Brett 717 35.8 2,750 03.3 Rickard 124 06.2 7,245 08.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,005 82,714 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Brett's 2,750 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McNamara 1,104 40.2 35,309 42.7 Thomson * 740 26.9 39,245 47.7 Rickard 906 33.0 8,151 09.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,750 82,714 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Rickard's 8,151 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McNamara 1,854 22.8 37,163 44.9 THOMSON * 6,297 77.2 44,551 55.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,151 82,714 03.9 01.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Craig Robert Thomson (born 1964): Elected 2007, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomson resigned from the Parliamentary Labor Party in April 2012 as a result of allegations that he had misappropriated funds from the Health Services Union. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== NSW Central Coast: Bateau Bay, Kanwal, The Entrance, Wyong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 05.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 99,265 +06.0 Votes cast: 93,134 93.9 -00.1 Informal votes: 6,994 07.5 +01.4 Formal votes: 86,140 92.5 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Greg Owen 711 00.8 Craig Thomson * 3,444 04.0 Christian Kunde 622 00.7 Emma McBride + ALP 30,248 35.1 -11.2 Nathan Bracken 7,090 08.2 Kate McGill PUP 2,920 03.4 Hedden Ervin CDP 1,250 01.5 -01.0 Karen McNamara Lib 35,617 41.4 +01.1 Sue Wynn Grn 4,238 04.9 -03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 86,140 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. For McBride, see Dobell 2016 2. Thomson had been expelled from the ALP after being charged with fraud and theft. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Kunde's 622 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Owen 54 08.7 765 00.9 Thomson * 86 13.8 3,530 04.1 McBride + 145 23.3 30,393 35.3 Bracken 95 15.3 7,185 08.3 McGill 83 13.3 3,003 03.5 Ervin 21 03.4 1,271 01.5 McNamara 61 09.8 35,678 41.4 Wynn 77 12.4 4,315 05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 622 86,140 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Owen's 765 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomson * 415 54.3 3,945 04.6 McBride + 102 13.3 30,495 35.4 Bracken 93 12.2 7,278 08.5 McGill 56 07.3 3,059 03.6 Ervin 20 02.6 1,291 01.5 McNamara 31 04.1 35,709 41.6 Wynn 48 06.3 4,363 05.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 765 86,140 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Ervin's 1,291 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomson * 61 04.7 4,006 04.7 McBride + 134 10.4 30,629 35.6 Bracken 167 12.9 7,445 08.6 McGill 121 09.4 3,180 03.7 McNamara 742 57.5 36,451 42.3 Wynn 66 05.1 4,429 05.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,291 86,140 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: McGill's 3,180 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomson * 326 10.3 4,332 05.0 McBride + 671 21.1 31,300 36.3 Bracken 1,090 34.3 8,535 09.9 McNamara 673 21.2 37,124 43.1 Wynn 420 13.2 4,849 05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,180 86,140 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Thomson's 4,332 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McBride + 2,130 49.2 33,430 38.8 Bracken 939 21.7 9,474 11.0 McNamara 430 09.9 37,554 43.6 Wynn 833 19.2 5,682 06.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,332 86,140 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Wynn's 5,682 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McBride + 3,162 55.7 36,592 42.5 Bracken 1,728 30.4 11,202 13.0 McNamara 792 13.9 38,346 44.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,682 86,140 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Bracken's 11,202 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McBride + 5,895 52.6 42,487 49.3 McNAMARA 5,307 47.4 43,653 50.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,202 86,140 00.7 05.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Craig Robert Thomson (born 1964): Elected 2007, 2010. Defeated 2013 Later career: Convicted of 13 charges of theft from the Health Services Union. > Karen Jane McNamara (born 1964): Elected 2013 Born: 23 April 1964, Falkirk, Britain. Career: Educated Southern Cross University. Business manager, NSW state public servant. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== NSW Central Coast: Bateau Bay, Kanwal, The Entrance, Wyong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 00.7 Effect of 2016 redistribution: 00.9 shift to Labor 2016 notional two-party majority: Labor 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 111,630 +12.5 Votes cast: 102,630 91.9 -02.0 Informal votes: 5,956 05.8 +01.7 Formal votes: 96,674 94.2 -01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hadden Ervin CDP 2,549 02.6 +01.2 Carter Edwards ON 8,326 08.6 Emma McBride + ALP 41,454 42.9 +06.5 Karen McNamara * Lib 36,586 37.8 -03.0 Abigail Boyd Grn 5,607 05.8 +00.9 Gregory Stephenson 1,176 01.2 Paul Baker 976 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 96,674 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the redistribution, Labor is shown as the defending party. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Baker's 976 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ervin 28 02.9 2,577 02.7 Edwards 40 04.1 8,366 08.7 McBride + 64 06.6 41,518 43.0 McNamara * 91 09.3 36,677 37.9 Boyd 66 06.8 5,673 05.9 Stephenson 687 70.4 1,863 01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 976 96,674 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Stephenson's 1,863 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ervin 187 10.0 2,764 02.9 Edwards 389 20.9 8,755 09.1 McBride + 397 21.3 41,915 43.4 McNamara * 263 14.1 36,940 38.2 Boyd 627 33.7 6,300 06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,863 96,674 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Ervin's 2,764 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edwards 966 35.0 9,721 10.1 McBride + 366 13.2 42,281 43.7 McNamara * 1,298 47.0 38,238 39.6 Boyd 134 04.9 6,434 06.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,764 96,674 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Boyd's 6,434 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edwards 796 12.4 10,517 10.9 McBride 4,597 71.5 46,878 48.5 McNamara * 1,041 16.2 39,279 40.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,434 96,674 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Edwards's 10,517 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McBRIDE + 6,113 58.2 52,991 54.8 McNamara * 4,404 41.9 43,683 45.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,517 96,674 04.8 04.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- * Karen Jane McNamara (born 1964): Elected 2013. Defeated 2016 * Emma Margaret McBride (born 1975): Elected 2016 Born: 27 April 1975, Sydney Career: Educated University of Sydney, Flinders University. Specialist Mental Health Pharmacist, Chief Pharmacist, Wyong Hospital. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== NSW Central Coast: Bateau Bay, Kanwal, The Entrance, Toukley, Wyong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 117,206 +05.0 Votes cast: 107,892 92.1 +00.2 Informal votes: 6,439 06.0 +00.2 Formal votes: 101,453 94.0 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Aaron Harpley-Carr UAP 5,411 05.3 Paula Grundy CDP 1,868 01.8 Jilly Pillon Lib 41,326 40.7 +02.9 Scott Rickard Grn 7,579 07.5 +01.7 Emma McBride * ALP 42,093 41.5 -01.4 Gregory Stephenson 3,176 03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 101,453 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Grundy's 1,868 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harpley-Carr 381 20.4 5,792 05.7 Pillon 987 52.8 42,313 41.7 Rickard 107 05.7 7,686 07.6 McBride * 183 09.8 42,276 41.7 Stephenson 210 11.2 3,386 03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,868 101,453 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Stephenson's 3,386 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harpley-Carr 1,005 29.7 6,797 06.7 Pillon 673 19.9 42,986 42.4 Rickard 704 20.8 8,390 08.3 McBride * 1,004 29.7 43,280 42.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,386 101,453 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Harpley-Carr's 6,797 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pillon 3,755 55.2 46,741 46.1 Rickard 1,432 21.1 9,822 09.7 McBride * 1,610 23.7 44,890 44.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,797 101,453 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Rickard's 9,822 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pillon 2,468 25.1 49,209 48.5 McBRIDE * 7,354 74.9 52,244 51.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,822 101,453 01.5 03.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Emma Margaret McBride (born 1975): Elected 2016, 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== NSW Central Coast: Bateau Bay, Kanwal, The Entrance, Toukley, Wyong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 118,400 +01.1 Votes cast: 106,647 90.1 -02.0 Informal votes: 4,930 04.3 -01.7 Formal votes: 101,717 95.7 +01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Geoff Barnes Fus 2,202 02.2 Dean Mackin UAP 3,818 03.8 -01.6 Dr Michael Feneley Lib 34,276 33.7 -07.0 Cath Connor Grn 8,700 08.5 +01.1 Martin Stevenson PHON 7,583 07.5 Eliot Metherell LDP 1,543 01.5 Emma McBride * ALP 43,595 42.9 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 101,717 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Metherell's 1,543 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barnes 77 05.0 2,279 02.2 Mackin 189 12.3 4,007 03.9 Feneley 520 33.7 34,796 34.2 Connor 87 05.6 8,787 08.6 Stevenson 387 25.1 7,970 07.8 McBride * 283 18.3 43,878 43.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,543 101,717 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Barnes's 2,279 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mackin 667 29.3 4,674 04.6 Feneley 253 11.1 35,049 34.5 Connor 773 33.9 9,560 09.4 Stevenson 211 09.3 8,181 08.0 McBride * 375 16.5 44,253 43.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,279 101,717 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Mackin's 4,674 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Feneley 1,185 25.4 36,234 35.6 Connor 594 12.7 10,154 10.0 Stevenson 2,351 50.3 10,532 10.4 McBride * 544 11.6 44,797 44.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,674 101,717 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Connor's 4,674 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Feneley 1,293 12.7 37,527 36.9 Stevenson 1,256 12.4 11,788 11.6 McBRIDE * 7,605 74.9 52,402 51.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,674 101,717 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Stevenson's 11,788 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Feneley 6,699 56.8 44,226 43.5 McBRIDE * 5,089 43.2 57,491 56.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,788 101,717 06.5 05.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Emma Margaret McBride (born 1975): Elected 2016, 2019, 2022 Assistant Minister for Mental Health from 1 June 2022 Assistant Minister for Rural and Regional Health from 1 June 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 MAY 2025 ==================================================================== NSW Central Coast: Bateau Bay, Kanwal, The Entrance, Toukley, Wyong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 two-candidate majority: Labor over Liberal 06.5 Effect of 2024 redistribution: No change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 122,541 +03.5 Votes cast: 112,107 Informal votes: 8,680 07.7 +03.1 Formal votes: 103,427 92.3 -03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Simon Cooper Grn 10,647 10.3 +01.7 Brendan Small Lib 28,757 27.8 -05.9 Martin Stevenson PHON 9,040 08.7 +01.3 Anthony Tawaf ToP 2,855 02.8 -01.9 Tim Claydon L Cann 4,895 04.7 Patrick Murphy AJP 1,906 01.8 Isaac Chalik Libtn 1,059 01.0 Hon Emma McBride * Labor 44,268 42.8 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 103,427 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Chalik's 1,059 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 49 04.6 10,696 10.3 Small 118 11.1 28,875 27.9 Stevenson 442 41.7 9,482 09.2 Tawaf 186 17.6 3,041 02.9 Claydon 96 09.1 4,991 04.8 Murphy 70 06.6 1,976 01.9 McBride * 98 09.3 44,366 42.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,059 103,427 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Murphy's 1,976 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 623 31.5 11,319 10.9 Small 104 05.3 28,979 28.0 Stevenson 179 09.1 9,661 09.3 Tawaf 95 04.8 3,136 03.0 Claydon 621 31.4 5,612 05.4 McBride * 354 17.9 44,720 43.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,976 103,427 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Tawaf's 3,136 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 196 06.3 11,515 11.1 Small 452 14.4 29,431 28.5 Stevenson 1,459 46.5 11,120 10.8 Claydon 632 20.2 6,244 06.0 McBride * 397 12.7 45,117 43.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,136 103,427 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Claydon's 6,244 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 1,872 30.0 13,387 12.9 Small 667 10.7 30,098 29.1 Stevenson 1,816 29.1 12,936 12.5 McBride * 1,889 30.3 47,006 45.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,244 103,427 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Stevenson's 12,936 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cooper 2,572 19.9 15,959 15.4 Small 7,761 60.0 37,859 36.6 McBride * 2,603 20.1 49,609 48.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,936 103,427 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Cooper's 15,959 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Small 4,103 25.7 41,962 40.6 McBRIDE * 11,856 74.3 61,465 59.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,959 103,427 09.4 02.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Emma Margaret McBride (born 1975): Elected 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025 Assistant Minister for Mental Health Assistant Minister for Rural and Regional Health --------------------------------------------------------------------