ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF EDEN-MONARO, NEW SOUTH WALES ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 29-30 MARCH 1901 ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Braidwood, Cooma, Milton -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 12,665 Votes cast: 8,619 68.0 Informal votes: 127 01.5 Formal votes: 8,492 98.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Austin CHAPMAN 5,451 64.2 William Wood 3,041 35.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,492 14.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Chapman and Wood were both protectionists. The ALA did not endorse a candidate. 2. Wood was NSW MLA for Eden-Bombala 1894-1904, Bombala 1904-13. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Austin Chapman (1864-1926): Elected 1901 Born: 10 July 1864, Bowral, NSW. Career: Educated public school Marulan. Publican, auctioneer and businessman. Colonial politics: NSW MLA for Braidwood 1894-1901. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister for Defence from 24 September 1903 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1903 ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Braidwood, Cooma, Milton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1901 majority: Protectionist over Protectionist 14.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 22,320 +76.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Austin CHAPMAN * Prot Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Austin Chapman (1864-1926): Elected 1901, 1903 Minister for Defence to 27 April 1904 Postmaster-General from 5 July 1905 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 DECEMBER 1906 ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Braidwood, Cooma, Queanbeyan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1903 majority: none (Protectionist unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 23,457 +05.1 Votes cast: 12,339 52.6 Informal votes: 571 04.6 Formal votes: 11,768 95.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Austin CHAPMAN * Prot 7,979 67.8 John Longmuir AS 3,789 32.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,768 17.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Austin Chapman (1864-1926): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906 Postmaster-General to 30 July 1907 Minister for Trade and Customs 30 July 1907 to 13 November 1908 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 APRIL 1910 ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Braidwood, Cooma, Queanbeyan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Protectionist over Anti-Socialist 17.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 30,118 +28.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Austin CHAPMAN * Lib Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Austin Chapman (1864-1926): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 31 MAY 1913 ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Cooma, Nowra, Yass -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 majority: none (Liberal unopposed) Effect of 1912 redistribution: cannot be calculated -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 33,073 +09.8 Votes cast: 23,316 70.5 Informal votes: 628 02.7 Formal votes: 22,688 97.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Austin CHAPMAN * Lib 13,321 58.7 Henry Lestrange ALP 9,367 41.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 22,688 08.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Austin Chapman (1864-1926): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 SEPTEMBER 1914 ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Cooma, Nowra, Yass -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1913 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 32,044 -03.1 Votes cast: 23,289 72.7 +02.2 Informal votes: 589 02.5 -00.2 Formal votes: 22,700 97.5 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Austin CHAPMAN * Lib 13,439 59.2 +00.5 Henry Lestrange ALP 9,261 40.8 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 22,700 09.2 00.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Austin Chapman (1864-1926): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MAY 1917 ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Cooma, Nowra, Yass -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1914 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 09.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 29,760 -07.1 Votes cast: 23,023 77.4 +04.7 Informal votes: 521 02.3 -00.2 Formal votes: 22,502 97.3 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Bailey ALP 9,623 42.8 +02.0 Hon Austin CHAPMAN * Nat 12,879 57.2 -02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 22,502 07.2 02.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bailey was NSW MLA for Monaro 1918-20, Goulburn 1920-25. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Austin Chapman (1864-1926): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1919 ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Cooma, Nowra, Yass -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 07.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 29,175 -02.0 Votes cast: 20,353 69.8 -07.6 Informal votes: 330 01.6 -00.7 Formal votes: 20,023 01.2 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harry Brown ALP 9,770 48.8 +06.0 Hon Austin CHAPMAN * Nat 10,253 51.2 -06.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 20,023 01.2 06.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Austin Chapman (1864-1926): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1922 ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Moss Vale, Nowra, Yass -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 01.2 Effect of redistribution: 01.4 shift to Nationalist New notional majority: Nationalist over ALP 02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,098 +34.0 Votes cast: 25,293 64.7 -05.1 Informal votes: 906 03.6 +02.0 Formal votes: 24,387 96.4 -02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Austin CHAPMAN * Nat 14,892 61.1 +09.5 Ulric Walsh ALP 9,495 38.9 -06.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- %) voted 24,387 11.1 08.5 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Austin Chapman (1864-1926): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922 Minister for Trade and Customs 9 February 1923 to 26 May 1924 Minister for Health 9 February 1923 to 26 May 1924 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapman resigned as a result of criticisms of his administration of the Tariff Board. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 14 NOVEMBER 1925 ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Moss Vale, Nowra, Yass -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 11.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,279 +03.0 Votes cast: 36,809 91.4 +26.7 Informal votes: 610 01.7 -01.9 Formal votes: 36,199 98.3 +01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Sir Austin CHAPMAN * Nat 23,371 64.6 +03.5 Charles Morgan ALP 12,828 35.4 -03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,199 14.6 03.5 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Morgan, see Reid 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Austin Chapman (1864-1926): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925 Died 12 January 1926 (see By-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 6 MARCH 1926 ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Moss Vale, Nowra, Yass -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the death of Hon Sir Austin Chapman -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1925 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 14.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,760 +01.2 Votes cast: 35,189 86.3 -05.1 Informal votes: 887 02.5 +00.8 Formal votes: 34,302 97.5 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Morgan ALP 13,729 40.0 +04.6 John PERKINS + Nat 20,573 60.0 -04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 34,302 10.0 04.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Morgan, see Reid 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Arthur Perkins (1878-1954): Elected 1926 By Born: 18 May 1878, Tumut, NSW. Career: Educated Tumut. Farmer and bookseller, Cooma. Cooma Council. State politics: NSW MLA for Goulburn 1921-26. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 17 NOVEMBER 1928 ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Moss Vale, Nowra, Yass -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1925 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 14.6 1926 by-election two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 10.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,567 +03.2 Votes cast: 38,879 93.5 +02.1 Informal votes: 2,131 05.5 +03.8 Formal votes: 36,748 94.5 -03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Cusack ALP 15,590 42.4 +07.0 John PERKINS * Nat 21,158 57.6 -07.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,748 07.6 07.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Cusack, see Eden-Monaro 1929. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Arthur Perkins (1878-1954): Elected 1926 By, 1928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 OCTOBER 1929 ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Moss Vale, Nowra, Yass -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1928 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 07.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,427 +04.5 Votes cast: 40,657 93.6 +00.1 Informal votes: 1,233 03.0 -02.5 Formal votes: 39,424 97.0 +02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John CUSACK ALP 19,732 50.1 +07.7 John Perkins * Nat 19,692 49.9 -07.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,424 00.1 07.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > John Arthur Perkins (1878-1954): Elected 1926 By, 1928. Defeated 1929 Later career: See Eden-Monaro 1931. > John Joseph Cusack (1867-1956): Elected 1929 Born: 1867, Yass, NSW. Career: Primary education. Blacksmith, coachbuilder. Largest employer in Yass. Yass Council. State politics: NSW MLA for Queanbeyan 1910-13, Albury 1913-17. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cusack contested Cowper in 1931. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 19 DECEMBER 1931 ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Moss Vale, Nowra, Yass -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1929 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,869 +01.0 Votes cast: 41,839 95.4 +01.8 Informal votes: 998 02.4 -00.6 Formal votes: 40,841 97.6 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Christian CP 11,334 27.8 Gerald O'Sullivan + ALP 12,619 30.9 -19.2 John Perkins UAP 16,888 41.4 -08.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,841 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Perkins was member for Eden-Monaro 1926-29. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Christian's 11,334 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Sullivan + 2,242 19.8 14,861 36.4 PERKINS 9,092 80.2 25,980 63.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,334 40,841 13.6 13.7 to UAP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Arthur Perkins (1878-1954): Elected 1926 By, 1928. Defeated 1929. Elected 1931 Assistant Minister for Trade and Customs 6 January 1932 to 13 October 1932 Minister for the Interior from 13 October 1932 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 15 SEPTEMBER 1934 ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Goulburn, Kiama, Nowra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1931 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 13.6 Effect of 1934 redistribution: 01.4 shift to UAP New notional majority: UAP over ALP 15.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 51,695 +17.8 Votes cast: 49,861 96.5 +01.1 Informal votes: 936 01.9 -00.5 Formal votes: 48,925 98.1 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Johnston ALPN 16,928 34.6 Leo O'Sullivan ALP 4,290 08.8 -17.5 Hon John PERKINS * UAP 27,707 56.6 +21.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 48,925 08.8 e 06.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The combined ALP and ALP (NSW) vote was 43.4%, an increase (after allowing for the effects of the redistribution) of 7.1% from the 30.9 polled by the ALP in 1931. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Arthur Perkins (1878-1954): Elected 1926 By, 1928. Defeated 1929. Elected 1931, 1934 Minister for the Interior to 12 October 1934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 23 OCTOBER 1937 ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Goulburn, Kiama, Nowra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: UAP over ALP (NSW) 08.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 52,432 +01.4 Votes cast: 51,034 97.3 -00.8 Informal votes: 863 01.7 -00.2 Formal votes: 50,171 98.3 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Claude Allen ALP 21,299 42.5 Hon John PERKINS * UAP 28,872 57.5 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,171 07.5 01.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The ALP vote of 42.5% was a decrease of 0.9% from the combined vote of 43.4% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NSW) in 1934. 2. The UAP majority over the ALP is compared with the UAP majority over the ALP (NSW) in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Arthur Perkins (1878-1954): Elected 1926 By, 1928. Defeated 1929. Elected 1931, 1934, 1937 Minister without portfolio 7 November 1937 to 8 November 1938 Minister for Trade and Customs 8 November 1938 to 26 April 1939 Minister without portfolio 26 April 1939 to 14 March 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 SEPTEMBER 1940 ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Goulburn, Kiama, Nowra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 07.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,423 +01.9 Votes cast: 50,782 95.1 -02.2 Informal votes: 2,263 04.5 +02.8 Formal votes: 48,519 95.5 -02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Alam 1,018 02.1 Rupert Beale 987 02.0 Benjamin Kelly ALPNC 4,575 09.4 Frank Louat UAP 6,173 12.7 Roy May UAP 1,175 02.4 Pat Osborne UAP 4,763 09.8 Hon John Perkins * UAP 13,092 27.0 Herbert Turner ALP 16,736 34.5 -08.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 48,519 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Beale was NSW MLA for South Coast 1941-42. 2. The combined ALP and ALP (NC) vote was 43.9%, an increase of 1.4% from the 42.5% polled by the ALP in 1937. 3. The combined UAP vote was 51.9%, a decrease of 5.6% from the 57.5% polled by one UAP candidate in 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Beale's 987 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alam 238 24.1 1,256 02.6 Kelly 114 11.6 4,689 09.7 Louat 174 17.6 6,347 13.1 May 47 04.8 1,222 02.5 Osborne 168 17.0 4,931 10.2 Perkins * 148 15.0 13,240 27.3 Turner 98 09.9 16,834 34.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 987 48,519 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: May's 1,222 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alam 41 03.4 1,297 02.7 Kelly 39 03.2 4,728 09.7 Louat 181 14.8 6,528 13.5 Osborne 673 55.1 5,604 11.6 Perkins * 243 (19.9 13,483 27.8 Turner 45 03.7 16,879 34.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,222 48,519 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Alam's 1,297 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kelly 1,014 78.2 5,742 11.8 Louat 91 07.0 6,619 13.6 Osborne 42 03.2 5,646 11.6 Perkins * 70 05.4 13,553 27.9 Turner 80 06.2 16,959 35.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,297 48,519 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Osborne's 5,646 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kelly 156 02.8 5,898 12.2 Louat 1,856 32.9 8,475 17.5 Perkins * 3,476 61.6 17,029 35.1 Turner 158 02.8 17,117 35.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,646 48,519 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Kelly's 5,898 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Louat 1,779 30.2 10,254 21.1 Perkins * 234 04.0 17,263 35.6 Turner 3,885 65.9 21,002 43.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,898 48,519 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Louat's 10,254 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- PERKINS * 9,312 90.8 26,575 54.8 Turner 942 09.2 21,944 45.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,254 48,519 04.8 02.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Arthur Perkins (1878-1954): Elected 1926 By, 1928. Defeated 1929. Elected 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 1943 ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Goulburn, Kiama, Nowra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 51,569 -03.5 Votes cast: 50,077 97.1 +02.0 Informal votes: 1,695 03.4 -01.1 Formal votes: 48,382 96.6 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Beale 3,210 06.6 Jonas Crabtree 365 00.8 John Egan 211 00.4 Allan Fraser ALP 23,662 48.9 Cecil Grav 262 00.5 Denzil Macarthur-Onslow LD 10,510 21.7 Hon John Perkins * UAP 10,162 21.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 48,382 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Macarthur-Onslow was a great-great-grandson of John Macarthur and was at this time commander of the 4th Armoured Brigade. 2. The ALP vote of 48.9% was an increase of 6.0% from the combined vote of 43.9% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NC) in 1940. 3. The UAP vote of 21.0% was a decrease of 30.9% from the 51.9% polled by four UAP candidates in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Egan's 211 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Beale 61 28.9 3,271 06.8 Crabtree 27 12.8 392 00.8 Fraser 77 36.5 23,739 49.1 Grav 12 05.7 274 00.6 Macarthur-Onslow 23 10.9 10,533 21.8 Perkins * 11 05.2 10,173 21.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 211 48,382 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Grav's 274 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Beale 57 20.8 3,328 06.9 Crabtree 19 06.9 411 00.8 Fraser 39 14.2 23,778 49.1 Macarthur-Onslow 88 32.1 10,621 22.0 Perkins * 71 25.9 10,244 21.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 274 48,382 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Crabtree's 411 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Beale 215 52.3 3,543 07.3 Fraser 92 22.4 23,870 49.3 Macarthur-Onslow 66 16.1 10,687 22.1 Perkins * 38 09.2 10,282 21.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 411 48,382 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Beale's 3,543 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FRASER 1,824 51.5 25,694 53.1 Macarthur-Onslow 1,098 31.0 11,785 24.4 Perkins * 621 17.5 10,903 22.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,543 48,382 05.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- > John Arthur Perkins (1878-1954): Elected 1926 By, 1928. Defeated 1929. Elected 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940. Defeated 1943 Later career: Farmer and author. Died 12 July 1954 > Allan Duncan Fraser (1902-77): Elected 1943 Born: 18 September 1902, Melbourne. Career: Educated state schools. Journalist, Tasmania, Victoria and NSW. Political correspondent Canberra 1922-43. Official, Australian Journalists Association. Brother of James Fraser MP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 SEPTEMBER 1946 ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Goulburn, Kiama, Nowra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1943 majority: ALP over Independent 05.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 54,301 +05.3 Votes cast: 51,609 95.0 -02.1 Informal votes: 1,321 02.6 -00.8 Formal votes: 50,288 97.4 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan Backhouse CP 2,883 05.7 Victor Brown 322 00.6 Allan FRASER * ALP 25,231 50.2 +01.3 Denzil Macarthur-Onslow Lib 18,560 36.9 +15.9 Pat Osborne CP 3,292 06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,288 02.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Brown was a Services Party candidate. 2. Macarthur-Onslow was a great-great-grandson of John Macarthur. 3. The combined Country Party vote was 12.2%. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan Duncan Fraser (1902-77): Elected 1943, 1946 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Cooma, Goulburn, Queanbeyan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1946 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 02.7 e Effect of 1948 redistribution: 04.8 to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 07.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,160 -27.9 Votes cast: 37,838 96.6 +01.6 Informal votes: 517 01.4 -01.2 Formal votes: 37,321 98.6 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan FRASER * ALP 19,004 50.9 -05.4 Denzil Macarthur-Onslow Lib 18,317 49.1 +15.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,321 00.9 06.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Macarthur-Onslow was a great-great-grandson of John Macarthur. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan Duncan Fraser (1902-77): Elected 1943, 1946, 1949 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Cooma, Goulburn, Queanbeyan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,146 +02.5 Votes cast: 38,825 96.7 +00.1 Informal votes: 419 01.1 -00.3 Formal votes: 38,406 98.9 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan FRASER * ALP 19,574 51.0 +00.1 Alexander Keys Lib 18,832 49.0 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,406 01.0 00.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan Duncan Fraser (1902-77): Elected 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Cooma, Goulburn, Queanbeyan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,991 +04.6 Votes cast: 40,282 95.9 -00.8 Informal votes: 309 00.8 -00.3 Formal votes: 39,973 99.2 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Royce Beavis Lib 19,149 47.9 -01.1 Allan FRASER * ALP 20,824 52.1 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,973 02.1 01.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan Duncan Fraser (1902-77): Elected 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Cooma, Goulburn, Queanbeyan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 02.1 Effect of 1955 redistribution: 00.1 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Labor over Liberal 02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,037 +00.1 Votes cast: 40,340 96.0 +00.1 Informal votes: 611 01.5 +00.7 Formal votes: 39,729 98.5 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Royce Beavis 2,113 05.3 Cecil Flanagan Lib 16,609 41.8 -06.2 Allan FRASER * ALP 21,007 52.9 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,729 05.1 e 03.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan Duncan Fraser (1902-77): Elected 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Cooma, Goulburn, Queanbeyan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 05.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,443 +01.0 Votes cast: 40,530 95.5 -00.5 Informal votes: 649 01.6 +00.1 Formal votes: 39,881 98.4 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Donohue DLP 2,250 05.6 Allan FRASER * ALP 21,410 53.7 +00.8 Douglas Thomson Lib 16,221 40.7 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,881 05.6 e 00.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan Duncan Fraser (1902-77): Elected 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Cooma, Goulburn, Queanbeyan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 05.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,812 +00.9 Votes cast: 40,876 95.5 00.0 Informal votes: 525 01.3 -00.3 Formal votes: 40,351 98.7 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan FRASER * ALP 24,217 60.0 +06.3 Douglas Thomson Lib 16,134 40.0 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,351 10.0 04.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan Duncan Fraser (1902-77): Elected 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Cooma, Goulburn, Queanbeyan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 10.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,002 +00.4 Votes cast: 41,351 96.2 +00.7 Informal votes: 525 01.3 00.0 Formal votes: 40,826 98.7 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Donohue DLP 1,924 04.7 Allan FRASER * ALP 20,807 51.0 -09.0 Dugald Munro Lib 18,095 44.3 +04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,826 02.7 e 07.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Munro, see Eden-Monaro 1966. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan Duncan Fraser (1902-77): Elected 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Cooma, Goulburn, Queanbeyan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 02.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,908 +04.4 Votes cast: 42,699 95.1 -01.1 Informal votes: 1,005 02.4 +01.1 Formal votes: 41,694 97.6 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan Fraser * ALP 19,875 47.7 -03.3 Dugald Munro Lib 17,024 40.8 -03.5 John Mills DLP 1,177 02.8 -01.9 Anthony Pratten CP 3,618 08.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 41,694 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Mills's 1,177 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fraser * 247 21.0 20,122 48.3 Munro 776 65.9 17,800 42.7 Pratten 154 13.1 3,772 09.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,177 41,694 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Pratten's 3,772 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fraser * 413 10.9 20,535 49.3 MUNRO 3,359 89.1 21,159 50.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,772 41,694 00.7 03.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Allan Duncan Fraser (1902-77): Elected 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963. Defeated 1966 Later career: See Eden-Monaro 1969 > Dugald Ranald Ross Munro (1930-73): Elected 1966 Born: 12 June 1930, Sydney Career: Educated Cranbrook School, Sydney. Grazier at Goulburn, NSW. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Cooma, Goulburn, Queanbeyan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 00.7 Effect of 1968 redistribution: 01.9 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over Labor 02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 48,568 +08.1 Votes cast: 46,552 95.8 +00.7 Informal votes: 717 01.5 -00.9 Formal votes: 45,835 98.5 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Donohue DLP 1,342 02.9 -00.1 Allan FRASER ALP 23,482 51.2 +05.4 Dugald Munro * Lib 20,436 44.6 +01.9 Patrick Starrs AP 575 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 45,835 03.2 e 05.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fraser was member for Eden-Monaro 1943-66. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Dugald Ranald Ross Munro (1930-73): Elected 1966. Defeated 1969 Died 20 June 1973 > Allan Duncan Fraser (1902-77): Elected 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963. Defeated 1966. Elected 1969 Fraser retired at the 1972 election. Died 12 December 1977 ------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Cooma, Goulburn, Queanbeyan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 03.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 52,693 +08.5 Votes cast: 50,913 96.6 +00.8 Informal votes: 878 01.7 +00.2 Formal votes: 50,035 98.3 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony Abbey DLP 1,721 03.4 +00.5 Roy Howard CP 11,313 22.6 Edward Otton Lib 12,074 24.1 -20.5 Hugh Watson AP 1,091 02.2 +00.9 Robert Whan + ALP 23,836 47.6 -03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,035 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Watson's 1,091 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Abbey 86 07.9 1,807 03.6 Howard 197 (18.1 11,510 23.0 Otton 152 13.9 12,226 24.4 Whan + 656 60.1 24,492 48.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,091 50,035 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Abbey's 1,807 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Howard 1,357 75.1 12,867 25.7 Otton 296 16.4 12,522 25.0 Whan + 154 08.5 24,646 49.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,807 50,035 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Otton's 12,522 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Howard 11,899 95.0 24,766 49.5 WHAN + 623 05.0 25,269 50.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,522 50,035 00.5 02.7 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP majority over the CP is compared with the ALP majority over the Liberals in 1969. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Bruce Whan (1933-2015): Elected 1972 Born: 5 January 1933, Wodonga, Victoria Career: Educated University of New South Wales. Agricultural scientist. Research Officer, Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Father of Hon Steve Whan, MLA and MLC. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Cooma, Goulburn, Queanbeyan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: ALP over CP 00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 59,903 +13.7 Votes cast: 57,831 96.5 -00.1 Informal votes: 835 01.4 -00.3 Formal votes: 56,996 98.6 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jonathan Bell Lib 11,325 19.9 -04.2 Ronald Brewer CP 17,144 30.1 +07.5 Keith Hughes AP 711 01.2 -00.9 Robert Whan * ALP 27,816 48.8 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 56,996 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brewer was MLA for Goulburn 1965-74, 1974-84. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hughes's 711 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bell 101 14.2 11,426 20.1 Brewer 149 21.0 17,293 30.3 Whan * 461 64.8 28,277 49.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 711 56,996 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Bell's 11,426 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brewer 11,132 97.4 28,425 49.9 WHAN * 294 02.6 28,571 50.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,426 56,996 00.1 00.4 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Bruce Whan (1933-2015): Elected 1972, 1974 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Cooma, Goulburn, Queanbeyan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: ALP over CP 00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 64,703 +08.0 Votes cast: 62,136 96.0 -00.5 Informal votes: 805 01.3 -00.1 Formal votes: 61,331 98.7 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Dawson 993 01.6 John Moore NCP 12,008 19.6 -10.5 Murray Sainsbury Lib 21,661 35.3 +15.4 Robert Whan * ALP 26,669 43.5 -05.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,331 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Dawson's 993 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Moore 644 64.9 12,652 20.6 Sainsbury 134 13.5 21,795 35.5 Whan * 215 21.7 26,884 43.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 993 61,331 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Moore's 12,652 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SAINSBURY 12,264 96.9 34,059 55.5 Whan * 388 03.1 27,272 44.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,652 61,331 05.5 05.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Liberal majority over the ALP is compared with the ALP majority over the CP in 1974. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Robert Bruce Whan (1933-2015): Elected 1972, 1974. Defeated 1975 Died 4 October 2015 > Murray Evan Sainsbury (born 1940): Elected 1975 Born: 14 September 1940, Wollongong, NSW Career: Educated University of Sydney. Constriction contractor and civil engineer. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Goulburn, Milton, Moruya, Queanbeyan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 05.5 Effect of 1977 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 68,208 +05.4 Votes cast: 65,918 96.6 +00.6 Informal votes: 1,041 01.6 +00.3 Formal votes: 64,877 98.4 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Norma Helmers AD 5,587 08.6 Michael Le Grand 530 00.8 Brian Maguire ALP 25,243 38.9 -04.6 Murray SAINSBURY * Lib 33,517 51.7 +16.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 64,877 05.9 e 00.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murray Evan Sainsbury (born 1940): Elected 1975, 1977 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Goulburn, Milton, Moruya, Queanbeyan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 05.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 74,558 +09.3 Votes cast: 70,977 95.2 -01.4 Informal votes: 906 01.3 -00.3 Formal votes: 70,071 98.7 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Norma Helmers AD 3,586 05.1 -03.5 Murray Sainsbury * Lib 34,897 49.8 -01.9 James Snow ALP 31,588 45.1 +06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 70,071 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Snow, see Eden-Monaro 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Helmers's 3,586 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SAINSBURY * 2,090 58.3 36,987 52.8 Snow 1,496 41.7 33,084 47.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,586 70,071 02.8 03.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murray Evan Sainsbury (born 1940): Elected 1975, 1977, 1980 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Goulburn, Milton, Moruya, Queanbeyan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 78,831 +05.7 Votes cast: 75,414 95.7 +00.5 Informal votes: 1,302 01.7 +00.4 Formal votes: 74,112 98.3 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Miriam Naughton 2,333 03.1 Murray Sainsbury * Lib 33,141 44.7 -05.1 Ronald Sarina 260 00.4 James Snow ALP 36,401 49.1 +04.0 Russell Witt AD 1,977 02.7 -02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 74,112 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Sarina's 260 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Naughton 67 25.8 2,400 03.2 Sainsbury * 65 25.0 33,206 44.8 Snow 90 34.6 36,491 49.2 Witt 38 14.6 2,015 02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 260 74,112 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Witt's 2,015 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Naughton 288 14.3 2,688 03.6 Sainsbury * 786 39.0 33,992 45.9 SNOW 941 46.7 37,432 50.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,015 74,112 01.8 e 04.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Murray Evan Sainsbury (born 1940): Elected 1975, 1977, 1980. Defeated 1983 > James Henry Snow (1934-2025): Elected 1983 Born: 15 September 1934, Melbourne Career: Educated Victorian College of Pharmacy, Melbourne. Pharmacist and goat farmer at Queanbeyan, NSW. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Cooma, Milton, Queanbeyan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 01.8 e Effect of 1984 redistribution: 00.4 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 61,979 -21.4 Votes cast: 58,044 93.7 -01.7 Informal votes: 2,625 04.5 +02.8 Formal votes: 55,419 95,5 -02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murray Sainsbury Lib 23,675 42.7 -02.4 James Snow * ALP 26,131 47.2 -01.5 Alexander Black NPA 2,178 03.9 Bob Shumack NDP 3,435 06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 55,419 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sainsbury was member for Eden-Monaro 1975-83. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Black's 2,178 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sainbury 1,782 82.0 25,457 45.9 Snow * 211 09.7 26,342 47.5 Shumack 181 08.3 3,616 06.5 (exhausted 4 4 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,178 55,419 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Shumack's 3,616 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sainsbury 1,149 31.8 26,606 48.0 SNOW * 2,466 68.2 28,808 52.0 (exhausted 1 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,616 55,419 02.0 00.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Henry Snow (1934-2025): Elected 1983, 1984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Cooma, Milton, Queanbeyan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 69,740 +12.5 Votes cast: 64,771 92.9 -00.8 Informal votes: 2,045 03.2 -01.3 Formal votes: 62,726 96.8 +01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Snow * ALP 30,335 48.4 +01.2 John McGlynn 3,582 05.7 David Evans Lib 18,088 28.8 -13.9 Horst Kirchner 405 00.6 Peter Cochran NPA 10,316 16.4 +12.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 62,726 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cochran was NSW MLA for Monaro 1988-99. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Kirchner's 405 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Snow * 90 22.3 30,425 48.5 McGlynn 120 29.7 3,702 05.9 Evans 72 17.8 18,160 29.0 Cochran 122 30.2 10,438 16.6 (exhausted 1 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 405 62,726 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: McGlynn's 3,702 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SNOW * 2,547 68.8 32,972 52.6 Evans 589 15.9 18,749 29.9 Cochran 564 15.2 11,002 17.5 (exhausted 2 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,702 62,726 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Cochran's 11,002 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SNOW * 1,172 10.7 34,144 54.4 Evans 9,828 89.3 28,577 45.6 (exhausted 2 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,002 62,726 04.4 02.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Henry Snow (1934-2025): Elected 1983, 1984, 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Cooma, Milton, Queanbeyan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 75,513 +08.3 Votes cast: 71,475 94.7 +01.8 Informal votes: 1,548 02.2 -01.0 Formal votes: 69,927 97.8 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Snow * ALP 29,225 41.8 -06.6 Gaye White NPA 6,615 09.5 -06.9 Rob Pollock Lib 22,290 31.9 +03.1 Jim Collins 7,259 10.4 Denise Redmond AD 4,208 06.0 Greg Doyle 330 00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 69,927 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Collins was an independent Green candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Doyle's 330 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Snow * 130 39.6 29,355 42.0 White 29 08.8 6,644 09.5 Pollock 44 13.4 22,334 31.9 Collins 52 15.9 7,311 10.5 Redmond 73 22.3 4,281 06.1 (exhausted 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 330 69,927 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Redmond's 4,281 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Snow * 1,255 29.4 30,610 43.8 White 367 08.6 7,011 10.0 Pollock 457 10.7 22,791 32.6 Collins 2,186 51.3 9,497 13.6 (exhausted 16 18 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,281 69,927 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: White's 7,011 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Snow * 806 11.5 31,416 44.9 Pollock 5,714 81.6 28,505 40.8 Collins 482 06.9 9,979 14.3 (exhausted 9 27 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,011 69,927 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Collins's 9,979 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SNOW * 6,529 65.9 37,945 54.3 Pollock 3,385 34.1 31,890 45.7 (exhausted 65 92 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,979 69,927 04.3 00.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Henry Snow (1934-2025): Elected 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990 ------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Cooma, Eden, Queanbeyan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 04.4 Effect of redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 73,191 -03.1 Votes cast: 69,999 95.6 +00.9 Informal votes: 1,720 02.5 +00.3 Formal votes: 68,279 97.5 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Barry NPA 5,040 07.4 -02.6 James Snow * ALP 32,229 47.2 +05.4 Dr Norman Sanders 3,934 05.8 Greg Doyle 694 01.0 Robert de Fegely Lib 25,929 38.0 +06.5 Peter Fraser 453 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 68,279 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sanders was a Senator for Tasmania 1985-90. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Fraser's 453 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barry 41 09.1 5,081 07.4 Snow * 109 24.3 32,338 47.4 Sanders 109 24.3 4,043 05.9 Doyle 99 22.1 793 01.2 De Fegely 91 20.3 26,020 38.1 (exhausted 4 4 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 453 68,279 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Doyle's 793 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barry 84 10.6 5,165 07.6 Snow * 154 19.4 32,492 47.6 Sanders 406 51.3 4,449 06.5 De Fegely 148 18.7 26,168 38.3 (exhausted 1 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 793 68,279 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Sanders's 4,449 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barry 531 12.0 5,696 08.3 SNOW * 3,290 74.1 35,782 52.4 De Fegely 617 13.9 26,785 39.2 (exhausted 11 16 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,449 68,279 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Barry's 5,696 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SNOW * 1,254 22.1 37,036 54.3 De Fegely 4,414 77.9 31,199 45.7 (exhausted 28 44 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,696 68,279 04.3 00.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Henry Snow (1934-2025): Elected 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Cooma, Eden, Queanbeyan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 77,496 +05.9 Votes cast: 74,370 96.0 +00.4 Informal votes: 2,223 03.0 +00.5 Formal votes: 72,147 97.0 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Irene Brown AAFI 1,374 01.9 Peter Fraser 200 00.3 Gary Nairn Lib 33,151 46.0 +08.0 James Snow * ALP 27,347 37.9 -09.3 Nora Endean AD 2,592 03.6 Robin Tennant-Wood Grn 2,548 03.5 David Howes CTA 615 00.9 Robyn Loydell 4,320 06.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 72,147 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Fraser's 200 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown 52 26.3 1,426 02.0 Nairn 32 16.2 33,183 46.0 Snow * 40 20.2 27,387 38.0 Endean 19 09.6 2,611 03.6 Tennant-Wood 30 15.2 2,578 03.6 Howes 6 03.0 621 00.9 Loydell 19 09.6 4,339 06.0 (exhausted 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 200 72,147 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Howes's 621 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown 25 04.1 1,451 02.0 Nairn 367 59.6 33,550 46.5 Snow * 67 10.9 27,454 38.1 Endean 39 06.3 2,650 03.7 Tennant-Wood 24 03.9 2,602 03.6 Loydell 94 15.3 4,433 06.1 (exhausted 5 7 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 621 72,147 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Brown's 1,451 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nairn 603 42.1 34,153 47.4 Snow * 335 23.4 27,789 38.5 Endean 126 08.8 2,776 03.9 Tennant-Wood 145 10.1 2,747 03.8 Loydell 223 15.6 4,656 06.5 (exhausted 19 26 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,451 72,147 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Tennant-Wood's 2,747 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nairn 249 09.2 34,402 47.7 Snow * 997 36.8 28,786 39.9 Endean 1,039 38.4 3,815 05.3 Loydell 422 15.6 5,078 07.0 (exhausted 40 66 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,747 72,147 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Endean's 3,815 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nairn 830 22.7 35,232 49.0 Snow * 1,952 53.3 30,738 42.7 Loydell 878 24.0 5,956 08.3 (exhausted 155 221 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,815 72,147 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Loydell's 5,956 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- NAIRN 4,086 70.0 39,318 54.8 Snow * 1,749 30.0 32,487 45.2 (exhausted 121 342 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,956 72,147 04.8 09.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > James Henry Snow (1934-2025): Elected 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993. Defeated 1996 Died 18 September 2025 > Gary Roy Nairn (1951-2024): Elected 1996 Born 3 January 1951, Sydney Career: Educated University of NSW. Surveyor, managing director, Darwin. President NT CLP 1990-94. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Cooma, Eden, Queanbeyan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 77,685 +00.2 Votes cast: 75,607 97.3 +01.3 Informal votes: 2,425 03.2 +00.2 Formal votes: 73,182 96.8 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary Nairn * Lib 31,654 43.2 -02.7 Steve Whan ALP 28,692 39.2 +01.3 Dan McMillan AD 3,343 04.6 +01.0 Adam Miller ON 7,004 09.6 Rosemary Beaumont Grn 2,301 03.1 -00.4 Gordon Harriott 188 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 73,182 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whan was NSW MLA for Monaro 2003-11, a NSW MLC 2011-15, and MLA for Monaro from 2023. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Harriott's 188 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nairn * 40 21.3 31,694 43.3 Whan 35 18.6 28,727 39.3 McMillan 28 14.9 3,371 04.6 Miller 31 16.5 7,035 09.6 Beaumont 54 28.7 2,355 03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 188 73,182 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Beaumont's 2,355 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nairn * 253 10.7 31,947 43.7 Whan 872 37.0 29,599 40.4 McMillan 1,023 43.4 4,394 06.0 Miller 207 08.8 7,242 09.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,355 73,182 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: McMillan's 4,394 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nairn * 1,428 32.5 33,375 45.6 Whan 2,635 60.0 32,234 44.0 Miller 331 07.5 7,573 10.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,394 73,182 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Miller's 7,573 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- NAIRN * 3,347 44.2 36,722 50.2 Whan 4,226 55.8 36,460 49.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,573 73,182 00.2 04.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary Roy Nairn (1951-2024): Elected 1996, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Cooma, Eden, Queanbeyan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 85,815 +10.5 Votes cast: 82,125 95.7 -01.6 Informal votes: 3,628 04.4 +01.2 Formal votes: 78,497 95.6 -01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Steve Whan ALP 28,842 36.7 -01.5 Linda Chapman AD 2,584 03.3 -01.3 Frank Phillips CTA 1,032 01.3 Rosemary Beaumont Grn 3,911 05.0 +01.8 Matthew Swift 211 00.3 Peter Vlug 94 00.1 Steve Urquhart 319 00.4 Peter Cochran 6,436 08.2 Gary Nairn * Lib 32,247 41.1 -02.0 Barry Bridges ON 2,821 03.6 -06.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 78,497 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Cochran was NSW MLA (NPA) for Monaro 1988-98. 2. Whan was NSW MLA for Monaro 2003-11, a NSW MLC 2011-15, and MLA for Monaro from 2023. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Vlug's 94 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whan 15 16.0 28,857 36.8 Chapman 12 12.8 2,596 03.3 Phillips 3 03.2 1,035 01.3 Beaumont 11 11.7 3,922 05.0 Swift 9 09.6 220 00.3 Urquhart 7 07.5 326 00.4 Cochran 6 06.4 6,442 08.2 Nairn * 15 16.0 32,262 41.1 Bridges 16 17.0 2,837 03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 94 78,497 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Swift's 220 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whan 22 10.0 28,879 36.8 Chapman 22 10.0 2,618 03.3 Phillips 11 05.0 1,046 01.3 Beaumont 33 15.0 3,955 05.0 Urquhart 61 27.7 387 00.5 Cochran 40 18.2 6,482 08.3 Nairn * 17 07.7 32,279 41.1 Bridges 14 06.4 2,851 03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 220 78,497 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Urquhart's 387 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whan 55 14.2 28,934 36.9 Chapman 11 02.8 2,629 03.4 Phillips 94 24.3 1,140 01.5 Beaumont 36 09.3 3,991 05.1 Cochran 110 28.4 6,592 08.4 Nairn * 38 09.8 32,317 41.2 Bridges 43 11.1 2,894 03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 387 78,497 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Phillips's 1,140 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whan 254 22.3 29,188 37.2 Chapman 75 06.6 2,704 03.4 Beaumont 91 08.0 4,082 05.2 Cochran 120 10.5 6,712 08.6 Nairn * 517 45.4 32,834 41.8 Bridges 83 07.3 2,977 03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,140 78,497 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Chapman's 2,704 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whan 899 33.3 30,087 38.3 Beaumont 1,247 46.1 5,329 06.8 Cochran 218 08.1 6,930 08.8 Nairn * 265 09.8 33,099 42.2 Bridges 75 02.8 3,052 03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,704 78,497 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Bridges's 3,052 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whan 702 23.0 30,789 39.2 Beaumont 265 08.7 5,594 07.1 Cochran 1,295 42.4 8,225 10.5 Nairn * 790 25.9 33,889 43.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,052 78,497 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Beaumont's 5,594 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whan 4,165 74.5 34,954 44.5 Cochran 967 17.3 9,192 11.7 Nairn * 462 08.3 34,351 43.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,594 78,497 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Cochran's 9,192 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whan 2,964 32.3 37,918 48.3 NAIRN * 6,228 67.7 40,579 51.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,192 78,497 01.7 01.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary Roy Nairn (1951-2024): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== South Coast NSW: Bega, Cooma, Eden, Queanbeyan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 92,532 +07.8 Votes cast: 88,162 95.3 -00.4 Informal votes: 4,032 04.6 +00.2 Formal votes: 84,130 95.4 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kel Watt ALP 32,592 38.7 -02.0 Cecily Dignan Grn 6,256 07.4 +02.5 Ursula Bennett CDP 1,170 01.4 +00.1 Gary Nairn * Lib 40,783 48.5 +07.4 Don Tarlington ON 1,541 01.8 -01.8 Tim Quilty 1,063 01.3 Nazia Ahmed AD 725 00.9 -02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 84,130 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Ahmed's 725 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Watt 174 24.0 32,766 39.0 Dignan 243 33.5 6,499 07.7 Bennett 35 04.8 1,205 01.4 Nairn * 112 15.5 40,895 48.6 Tarlington 54 07.5 1,595 01.9 Quilty 107 14.8 1,170 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 725 84,130 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Quilty's 1,170 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Watt 262 22.4 33,028 39.3 Dignan 150 12.8 6,649 07.9 Bennett 171 14.6 1,376 01.6 Nairn * 242 20.7 41,137 48.9 Tarlington 345 29.5 1,940 02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,170 84,130 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Bennett's 1,376 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Watt 311 22.6 33,339 39.6 Dignan 144 10.5 6,793 08.1 Nairn * 766 55.7 41,903 49.8 Tarlington 155 11.3 2,095 02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,376 84,130 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Tarlington's 2,095 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Watt 694 33.1 34,033 40.5 Dignan 406 19.4 7,199 08.6 NAIRN * 995 47.5 42,898 51.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,095 84,130 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Dignan's 7,199 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Watt 6,230 86.5 40,263 47.9 NAIRN * 969 13.5 43,867 52.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,199 84,130 02.1 00.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary Roy Nairn (1951-2024): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004 Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister 25 October 2004 to 27 January 2006 Special Minister of State from 27 January 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Bega, Cooma, Queanbeyan, Tumut -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 02.1 Effect of 2006 redistribution: 01.2 shift to Liberal 2007 notional two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 91,610 -01.0 Votes cast: 87,893 95.9 +00.6 Informal votes: 3,239 03.7 +00.9 Formal votes: 84,654 96.3 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Acacia Rose 1,924 02.3 Dr Mike Kelly ALP 37,724 44.6 +06.6 Matthew J Chivers CDP 911 01.1 -00.3 Peter Robert Harris FF 657 00.8 +00.6 Hon Gary Nairn * Lib 36,863 43.6 -05.9 Tim Quilty 272 00.3 Keith Hughes Grn 6,303 07.5 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 84,654 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Quilty's 272 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rose 51 18.8 1,975 02.3 Kelly 54 19.9 37,778 44.6 Chivers 8 02.9 919 01.1 Harris 19 07.0 676 00.8 Nairn * 90 33.1 36,953 43.7 Hughes 50 18.4 6,353 07.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 272 84,654 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Harris's 676 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rose 96 14.2 2,071 02.5 Kelly 153 22.6 37,931 44.8 Chivers 168 24.9 1,087 01.3 Nairn * 170 25.2 37,123 43.9 Hughes 89 13.2 6,442 07.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 676 84,654 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Chivers's 1,087 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rose 142 13.1 2,213 02.6 Kelly 219 20.2 38,150 45.1 Nairn * 637 58.6 37,760 44.6 Hughes 89 08.2 6,531 07.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,087 84,654 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Rose's 2,213 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kelly 1,023 46.2 39,173 46.3 Nairn * 519 23.5 38,279 45.2 Hughes 671 30.3 7,202 08.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,213 84,654 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Hughes's 7,202 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- KELLY 6,034 83.8 45,207 53.4 Nairn * 1,168 16.2 39,447 46.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,202 84,654 03.4 06.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Gary Roy Nairn (1951-2024): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004. Defeated 2007. Special Minister of State to 3 December 2007 Died 1 June 2024 > Michael Joseph Kelly (born 1960): Elected 2007 Born: 23 February 1960, Adelaide Career: Educated Macquarie University, University of NSW (PhD). Lawyer. Army officer 1987-2007, serving in Balkans, Somalia, Iraq, East Timor. Author. Order of Australia 1994. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence 3 December 2007 to 6 February 2008 Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Support from 6 February 2008 Parliamentary Secretary for Water from 25 February 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Batemans Bay, Bega, Cooma, Queanbeyan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 03.4 Effect of 2009 redistribution: 01.1 shift to Liberal 2010 notional two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 96,465 +05.3 Votes cast: 91,053 94.4 -01.5 Informal votes: 5,690 06.3 +02.6 Formal votes: 85,363 93.7 -02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Olga Quilty 1,152 01.4 Hon Dr Mike Kelly * ALP 37,225 43.6 +00.3 David Gazard Lib 35,714 41.8 -02.9 Frank Fragiacomo 559 00.7 Ray Buckley 1,019 01.2 Tom Gradwell FF 761 00.9 Ursula Bennett CDP 637 00.8 -00.4 Catherine Moore Grn 8,296 09.7 +01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 85,363 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Fragiacomo's 559 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Quilty 45 08.1 1,197 01.4 Kelly * 80 14.3 37,305 43.7 Gazard 75 13.4 35,789 41.9 Buckley 292 52.2 1,311 01.5 Gradwell 22 03.9 783 00.9 Bennett 14 02.5 651 00.8 Moore 31 05.6 8,327 09.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 559 85,363 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Bennett's 651 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Quilty 33 05.1 1,230 01.4 Kelly * 71 10.9 37,376 43.8 Gazard 217 33.3 36,006 42.2 Buckley 40 06.1 1,351 01.6 Gradwell 226 34.7 1,009 01.2 Moore 64 09.8 8,391 09.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 651 85,363 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Gradwell's 1,009 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Quilty 95 09.4 1,325 01.6 Kelly * 177 17.5 37,553 44.0 Gazard 278 27.6 36,284 42.5 Buckley 294 29.1 1,645 01.9 Moore 165 16.4 8,556 10.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,009 85,363 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Quilty's 1,325 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kelly * 430 32.5 37,983 44.5 Gazard 633 47.8 36,917 43.3 Buckley 149 11.3 1,794 02.1 Moore 113 08.5 8,669 10.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,325 85,363 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Buckley's 1,794 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kelly * 512 28.5 38,495 45.1 Gazard 593 33.1 37,510 43.9 Moore 689 38.4 9,358 11.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,794 85,363 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Moore's 9,358 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- KELLY * 7,805 83.4 46,300 54.2 Gazard 1,553 16.6 39,063 45.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,358 85,363 04.2 02.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Joseph Kelly (born 1960): Elected 2007, 2010 Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Support to 14 September 2010 Parliamentary Secretary for Water to 14 September 2010 Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 14 September 2010 to 14 December 2010 Parliamentary Secretary for Defence 14 December 2010 to 4 February 2013 Minister for Defence Materiel from 4 February 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Batemans Bay, Bega, Cooma, Queanbeyan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 100,030 +03.7 Votes cast: 94,553 94.5 +00.1 Informal votes: 5,240 05.5 -00.8 Formal votes: 89,313 94.5 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Peter Hendy Lib 40,431 45.3 +03.4 Martin Tye 601 00.7 Hon Dr Mike Kelly * ALP 34,638 38.8 -04.8 Dean Lynch PUP 4,655 05.2 Catherine Moore Grn 6,725 07.5 -02.2 Costas Goumas 179 00.2 Andrew Thaler 1,223 01.4 Warren Catton CDP 861 01.0 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 89,313 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Goumas's 179 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hendy 28 15.6 40,459 45.3 Tye 19 10.6 620 00.7 Kelly * 25 14.0 34,663 38.8 Lynch 24 13.4 4,679 05.2 Moore 22 12.3 6,747 07.6 Thaler 45 25.1 1,268 01.4 Catton 16 08.9 877 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 179 89,313 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Tye's 620 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hendy 136 21.9 40,595 45.5 Kelly * 114 18.4 34,777 38.9 Lynch 126 20.3 4,805 05.4 Moore 106 17.1 6,853 07.7 Thaler 110 17.7 1,378 01.5 Catton 28 04.5 905 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 620 89,313 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Catton's 905 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hendy 436 48.2 41,031 45.9 Kelly * 128 14.1 34,905 39.1 Lynch 99 10.9 4,904 05.5 Moore 57 06.3 6,910 07.7 Thaler 185 20.4 1,563 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 905 89,313 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Thaler's 1,563 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hendy 336 21.5 41,367 46.3 Kelly * 328 21.0 35,233 39.5 Lynch 407 26.0 5,311 06.0 Moore 492 31.5 7,402 08.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,563 89,313 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Lynch's 5,311 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hendy 2,475 46.6 43,842 49.1 Kelly * 1,798 33.9 37,031 41.5 Moore 1,038 19.5 8,440 09.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,311 89,313 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Moore's 8,440 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HENDY 1,357 16.1 45,199 50.6 Kelly * 7,083 83.9 44,114 49.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,440 89,313 00.6 04.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Michael Joseph Kelly (born 1960): Elected 2007, 2010. Defeated 2013 Minister for Defence Materiel to 18 September 2013 Later career: see Eden-Monaro, 2016 > Peter William Hendy (born 1962): Elected 2013 Born 10 January 1962, Brisbane Career: Educated University of Queensland, Canberra University (PhD). Economist, company director. Chief Executive, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Chief of Staff to Hon Peter Reith and Hon Dr Brendan Nelson. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Assistant Minister for Productivity 21 September 2015 to 18 February 2016 Assistant Minister for Finance from 18 February 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Bega, Cooma, Queanbeyan, Yass -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 00.6 Effect of 2016 redistribution: 02.3 shift to Liberal 2016 notional two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 107,817 +07.8 Votes cast: 100,868 93.6 -00.9 Informal votes: 6,399 06.3 +00.8 Formal votes: 94,469 93.6 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel Grosmaire 1,683 01.8 Ursula Bennett CDP 1,763 01.9 +00.9 Don Friend 1,448 01.5 Ray Buckley 817 00.9 Hon Dr Peter Hendy * Lib 39,049 41.3 +00.1 Tamara Ryan Grn 7,177 07.6 +00.2 Frankie Seymour AJP 1,986 02.1 Andrew Thaler 981 01.0 Hon Dr Mike Kelly ALP 39,565 41.9 +05.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 94,469 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kelly was MHR for Eden-Monaro 2007-13. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Buckley's 817 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Grosmaire 272 33.3 1,955 02.1 Bennett 21 02.6 1,784 01.9 Friend 133 16.3 1,581 01.7 Hendy * 82 10.0 39,131 41.4 Ryan 61 07.5 7,238 07.7 Seymour 28 03.4 2,014 02.1 Thaler 143 17.5 1,124 01.2 Kelly 77 09.4 39,642 42.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 817 94,469 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Thaler's 1,124 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Grosmaire 518 46.1 2,473 02.6 Bennett 48 04.3 1,832 01.9 Friend 129 11.5 1,710 01.8 Hendy * 93 08.3 39,224 41.5 Ryan 78 06.9 7,316 07.7 Seymour 104 09.3 2,118 02.2 Kelly 154 13.7 39,796 42.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,124 94,469 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Friend's 1,710 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Grosmaire 625 36.6 3,098 03.3 Bennett 234 13.7 2,066 02.2 Hendy * 321 18.8 39,545 41.9 Ryan 97 05.7 7,413 07.9 Seymour 213 12.5 2,331 02.5 Kelly 220 12.9 40,016 42.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,710 94,469 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Bennett's 2,066 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Grosmaire 689 33.4 3,787 04.0 Hendy * 824 39.9 40,369 42.7 Ryan 55 02.7 7,468 07.9 Seymour 281 13.6 2,612 02.8 Kelly 217 10.5 40,233 42.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,066 94,469 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Seymour's 2,612 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Grosmaire 918 35.2 4,705 05.0 Hendy * 357 13.7 40,726 43.1 Ryan 784 30.0 8,252 08.7 Kelly 553 21.2 40,786 43.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,612 94,469 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Grosmaire's 4,705 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hendy * 1,992 42.3 42,718 45.2 Ryan 1,324 28.1 9,576 10.1 Kelly 1,389 29.5 42,175 44.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,705 94,469 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Ryan's 9,576 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hendy * 1,748 18.3 44,466 47.1 KELLY 7,828 81.8 50,003 52.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,576 94,469 02.9 05.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- * Peter William Hendy (born 1962): Elected 2013. Defeated 2016 Assistant Minister for Finance to 19 July 2016 * Michael Joseph Kelly (born 1960): Elected 2007, 2010. Defeated 2013. Elected 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Bega, Cooma, Queanbeyan, Tumut, Yass -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 114,147 +05.9 Votes cast: 106,505 93.3 -00.3 Informal votes: 7,246 06.8 +00.5 Formal votes: 99,259 93.2 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Dr Mike Kelly * ALP 38,878 39.2 -02.7 Dr Fiona Kotvojs Lib 36,732 37.0 -04.3 Patrick McGinlay Grn 8,715 08.8 +01.2 David Sheldon 2,247 02.3 Sophie Wade Nat 6,899 07.0 Thomas Harris CDP 1,157 01.2 -00.7 Chandra Singh UAP 2,748 01.8 James Holgate 1,883 01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 99,259 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Harris's 1,157 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kelly * 79 06.8 38,957 39.3 Kotvojs 441 38.1 37,173 37.5 McGinlay 26 02.3 8,741 08.8 Sheldon 81 07.0 2,328 02.4 Wade 193 16.7 7,092 07.1 Singh 215 18.6 2,963 03.0 Holgate 122 10.5 2,005 02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,157 99,259 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Holgate's 2,005 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kelly * 234 11.7 39,191 39.5 Kotvojs 121 06.0 37,294 37.6 McGinlay 128 06.4 8,869 08.9 Sheldon 1,055 52.6 3,383 03.4 Wade 163 08.1 7,255 07.3 Singh 304 15.2 3,267 03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,005 99,259 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Singh's 3,267 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kelly * 457 14.0 39,648 39.9 Kotvojs 821 25.1 38,115 38.4 McGinlay 164 05.0 9,033 09.1 Sheldon 902 27.6 4,285 04.3 Wade 923 28.3 8,178 08.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,267 99,259 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Sheldon's 4,285 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kelly * 970 22.6 40,618 40.9 Kotvojs 852 19.9 38,967 39.3 McGinlay 812 19.0 9,845 09.9 Wade 1,651 38.5 9,829 09.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,285 99,259 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Wade's 9,829 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kelly * 1,241 12.6 41,859 42.2 Kotvojs 7,167 72.9 46,134 46.5 McGinlay 1,421 14.5 11,266 11.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,829 99,259 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: McGinlay's 11,266 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- KELLY * 8,613 76.5 50,472 50.9 Kotvojs 2,653 23.5 48,787 49.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,266 99,259 00.9 02.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Joseph Kelly (born 1960): Elected 2007, 2010. Defeated 2013. Elected 2016, 2019 Resigned 30 April 2020 (see by-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 14 JULY 2020 ==================================================================== Following the resignation of Hon Dr Mike Kelly -------------------------------------------------------------------- Southern NSW: Bega, Cooma, Queanbeyan, Tumut, Yass -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 114,178 Votes cast: 101,767 89.1 Informal votes: 6,832 06.7 Formal votes: 94,935 93.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Matthew Stadtmiller SF&F 5,066 05.3 James Jansson Sci 1,071 01.1 Michael Balderstone HEMP 2,154 02.3 James Holgate 636 00.7 Trevor Hicks Nat 6,052 06.4 -00.6 Deam McCrae LDP 651 00.7 Joy Angel SustA 944 01.0 Kristy McBain + ALP 34,073 35.9 -03.3 Riccardo Bosi 513 00.5 Karen Porter 1,218 01.3 Cathy Griff Grn 5,385 05.7 -03.1 Narelle Storey CDP 614 00.6 -00.5 Jason Potter 170 00.2 Dr Fiona Kotvojs Lib 36,388 38.3 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 94,935 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Potter's 170 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stadtmiller 20 11.8 5,086 05.4 Jansson 7 04.1 1,078 01.1 Balderstone 8 04.7 2,162 02.3 Holgate 6 03.5 642 00.7 Hicks 13 07.7 6,065 06.4 McCrae 1 00.6 652 00.7 Angel 6 03.5 950 01.0 McBain + 16 09.4 34,089 35.9 Bosi 7 04.1 520 00.6 Porter 12 07.1 1,230 01.3 Griff 14 08.2 5,399 05.7 Storey 28 16.5 642 00.7 Kotvojs 32 18.8 36,420 38.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 170 94,935 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Bosi's 520 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stadtmiller 72 13.9 5,158 05.4 Jansson 10 01.9 1,088 01.2 Balderstone 21 04.0 2,183 02.3 Holgate 42 08.1 684 00.7 Hicks 25 04.8 6,090 06.4 McCrae 83 16.0 735 00.8 Angel 30 05.8 980 01.0 McBain + 38 07.3 34,127 36.0 Porter 85 16.4 1,315 01.4 Griff 12 02.3 5,411 05.7 Storey 41 07.9 683 00.7 Kotvojs 61 11.7 36,481 38.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 520 94,935 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Storey's 683 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stadtmiller 66 09.7 5,224 05.5 Jansson 9 01.3 1,097 01.2 Balderstone 10 01.5 2,193 02.3 Holgate 22 03.2 706 00.7 Hicks 67 09.8 6,157 06.5 McCrae 36 05.3 771 00.8 Angel 32 04.7 1,012 01.1 McBain + 49 07.2 34,176 36.0 Porter 94 13.8 1,409 01.5 Griff 21 03.1 5,432 05.8 Kotvojs 277 40.6 36,758 38.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 683 94,935 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Holgate's 706 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stadtmiller 59 08.4 5,283 05.6 Jansson 52 07.4 1,149 01.2 Balderstone 68 09.6 2,261 02.4 Hicks 63 08.9 6,220 06.6 McCrae 25 03.5 796 00.8 Angel 77 10.9 1,089 01.2 McBain + 84 11.9 34,260 36.1 Porter 175 24.8 1,584 01.7 Griff 43 06.1 5,475 05.8 Kotvojs 60 08.5 36,818 38.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 706 94,935 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: McCrae's 796 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stadtmiller 124 15.6 5,407 05.7 Jansson 29 03.6 1,178 01.2 Balderstone 48 06.0 2,309 02.4 Hicks 120 15.1 6,340 06.7 Angel 43 05.4 1,132 01.2 McBain + 100 12.6 34,360 36.2 Porter 92 11.6 1,676 01.8 Griff 23 02.9 5,498 05.8 Kotvojs 217 27.3 37,035 39.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 796 94,935 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Angel's 1,132 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stadtmiller 135 11.9 5,542 05.8 Jansson 139 12.3 1,317 01.4 Balderstone 150 13.3 2,459 02.6 Hicks 68 06.0 6,408 06.8 McBain + 175 15.5 34,535 36.4 Porter 166 14.7 1,842 01.9 Griff 208 18.4 5,706 06.0 Kotvojs 91 08.0 37,126 39.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,132 94,935 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Jansson's 1,317 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stadtmiller 193 14.7 5,735 06.0 Balderstone 262 19.9 2,721 02.9 Hicks 55 04.2 6,463 06.8 McBain + 257 19.5 34,792 36.7 Porter 176 13.4 2,018 02.1 Griff 275 20.9 5,981 06.3 Kotvojs 99 07.5 37,225 39.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,317 94,935 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Porter's 2,018 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stadtmiller 359 17.8 6,094 06.4 Balderstone 261 12.9 2,982 03.1 Hicks 184 09.1 6,647 07.0 McBain + 381 18.9 35,173 37.1 Griff 522 25.9 6,503 06.9 Kotvojs 311 15.4 37,536 39.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,018 94,935 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Balderstone's 2,982 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stadtmiller 1,251 42.0 7,345 07.7 Hicks 252 08.5 6,899 07.3 McBain + 595 20.0 35,768 37.7 Griff 614 20.6 7,117 07.5 Kotvojs 270 09.1 37,806 39.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,982 94,935 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 11th count: Hicks's 6,899 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stadtmiller 1,222 17.7 8,567 09.0 McBain + 995 14.4 36,763 38.7 Griff 283 04.1 7,400 07.8 Kotvojs 4,399 63.8 42,205 44.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,899 94,935 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 12th count: Griff's 7,400 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stadtmiller 867 11.7 9,434 09.9 McBain + 5,731 77.5 42,494 44.8 Kotvojs 802 10.8 43,007 45.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,400 94,935 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 13th count: Stadtmiller's 9,434 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McBAIN + 5,341 56.6 47,835 50.4 Kotvojs 4,093 43.4 47,100 49.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,434 94,935 00.4 00.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kristy Louise McBain (born 1982): Elected 2020 by Born: 29 September 1982, Traralgon Vic Career: Educated University of Canberra. Lawyer, businesswoman. Bega Valley Shire Council 2012-20, Mayor 2016-20. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Bega, Cooma, Queanbeyan, Tumut, Yass -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 00.9 2020 by-election two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 116,338 +02.0 Votes cast: 108,600 93.4 +00.1 Informal votes: 7,083 06.5 -00.3 Formal votes: 101,517 93.5 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Holgate Sust 2,260 02.2 Maxwell Holmes LDP 2,625 02.6 Kristy McBain * ALP 43,215 42.6 +03.4 Greg Butler AD 651 00.6 Darren Garnon UAP 2,566 02.5 -00.2 Dr Jerry Nockles Lib 33,520 33.0 -04.0 Vivian Harris Grn 9,376 09.2 +00.4 Toni McLennan IMOP 909 00.9 Andrew Thaler 2,044 02.0 Boyd Shannon PHON 4,351 04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 101,517 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Butler's 651 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Holgate 102 15.7 2,362 02.3 Holmes 60 09.2 2,685 02.6 McBain * 168 25.8 43,383 42.7 Garnon 50 07.7 2,616 02.6 Nockles 75 11.5 33,595 33.1 Harris 113 17.4 9,489 09.4 McLennan 18 02.8 927 00.9 Thaler 46 07.1 2,090 02.1 Shannon 19 02.9 4,370 04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 651 101,517 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: McLennan's 927 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Holgate 205 22.1 2,567 02.5 Holmes 93 10.0 2,778 02.7 McBain * 64 06.9 43,447 42.8 Garnon 120 12.9 2,736 02.7 Nockles 41 04.4 33,636 33.1 Harris 61 06.6 9,550 09.4 Thaler 198 21.4 2,288 02.3 Shannon 145 15.6 4,515 04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 927 101,517 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Thaler's 2,288 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Holgate 410 17.9 2,977 02.9 Holmes 206 09.0 2,984 02.9 McBain * 370 16.2 43,817 43.2 Garnon 228 10.0 2,964 02.9 Nockles 239 10.5 33,875 33.4 Harris 314 13.7 9,864 09.7 Shannon 521 22.8 5,036 05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,288 101,517 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Garnon's 2,964 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Holgate 321 10.8 3,298 03.3 Holmes 620 20.9 3,604 03.6 McBain * 284 09.6 44,101 43.4 Nockles 356 12.0 34,231 33.7 Harris 124 04.2 9,988 09.8 Shannon 1,259 42.5 6,259 06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,964 101,517 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Holgate's 3,298 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Holmes 853 25.9 4,457 04.4 McBain * 785 23.8 44,886 44.2 Nockles 270 08.2 34,501 34.0 Harris 836 25.4 10,824 10.7 Shannon 554 16.8 6,849 06.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,298 101,517 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Holmes's 4,457 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McBain * 1,155 25.9 46,041 45.4 Nockles 1,697 38.1 36,198 35.7 Harris 237 05.3 11,061 10.9 Shannon 1,368 30.7 8,217 08.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,457 101,517 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Shannon's 8,217 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McBain * 2,260 27.5 48,301 47.6 Nockles 4,119 50.1 40,317 39.7 Harris 1,838 22.4 12,899 12.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,217 101,517 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Harris's 12,899 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McBAIN * 10,782 83.6 59,083 58.2 Nockles 2,117 16.4 42,434 41.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,899 101,517 08.2 07.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kristy Louise McBain (born 1982): Elected 2020 by, 2022 Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories from 1 June 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 MAY 2025 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Bega, Cooma, Goulburn, Narooma, Queanbeyan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 two-candidate majority: Labor over Liberal 07.3 Effect of 2024 redistribution: 01.1 shift to Liberal 2025 notional two-candidate majority: Labor over Liberal 06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 121,376 +04.3 Votes cast: 113,896 93.8 +00.4 Informal votes: 6,808 06.0 -00.5 Formal votes: 107,088 94.0 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Thaler 2,499 02.3 Wade Cox ToP 2,587 02.4 -00.1 Fraser Buchanan 1,881 01.8 Jo van der Plaat Lib 34,142 31.9 -02.5 Brian Fisher 1,701 01.6 Hon Kristy McBain * Labor 46,088 43.0 +04.5 Emma Goward Grn 10,739 10.0 +01.5 Richard Graham PHON 7,451 07.0 +02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 107,088 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Fisher's 1,701 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thaler 611 35.9 3,110 02.9 Cox 57 03.4 2,644 02.5 Buchanan 147 08.6 2,028 01.9 Van der Plaat 182 10.7 34,324 32.1 McBain * 297 17.5 46,385 43.3 Goward 304 17.9 11,043 10.3 Graham 103 06.1 7,554 07.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,701 107,088 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Buchanan's 2,028 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thaler 961 47.4 4,071 03.8 Cox 293 14.5 2,937 02.7 Van der Plaat 128 06.3 34,452 32.2 McBain * 153 07.5 46,538 43.5 Goward 131 06.5 11,174 10.4 Graham 362 17.9 7,916 07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,028 107,088 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Cox's 2,937 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thaler 786 26.8 4,857 04.5 Van der Plaat 547 18.6 34,999 32.7 McBain * 247 08.4 46,785 43.7 Goward 93 03.2 11,267 10.5 Graham 1,264 43.0 9,180 08.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,937 107,088 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Thaler's 4,857 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Van der Plaat 1,279 26.3 36,278 33.9 McBain * 837 17.2 47,622 44.5 Goward 764 15.7 12,031 11.2 Graham 1,977 40.7 11,157 10.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,857 107,088 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Graham's 11,157 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Van der Plaat 7,520 67.4 43,798 40.9 McBain * 1,860 16.7 49,482 46.2 Goward 1,777 15.9 13,808 12.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,157 107,088 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Goward's 13,808 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Van der Plaat 2,020 14.6 45,818 42.8 McBAIN * 11,788 85.4 61,270 57.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,808 107,088 07.2 01.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kristy Louise McBain (born 1982): Elected 2020 by, 2022, 2025 Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories --------------------------------------------------------------------