ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF FARRER, NEW SOUTH WALES ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Albury, Coolamon, Corowa, Wagga Wagga -------------------------------------------------------------------- New seat: 1946 notional two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,637 Votes cast: 38,461 97.0 Informal votes: 665 01.7 Formal votes: 37,796 98.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Fairbairn Lib 14,425 38.2 +20.4 William Gollan CPA 419 01.1 Thomas McGrath ALP 14,853 39.3 -07.0 John Mackay + CP 8,099 21.4 -14.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,796 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Gollan's 419 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fairbairn 93 22.2 14,518 38.4 McGrath 291 69.5 15,144 40.1 Mackay + 35 08.3 8,134 21.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 419 37,796 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Mackay's 8,134 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FAIRBAIRN 7,704 94.7 22,222 58.8 McGrath 430 05.3 15,574 41.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,134 37,796 08.8 07.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Liberal majority over the ALP is compared with the notional Country Party majority over the ALP in 1946. -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Eric Fairbairn (1917-94): Elected 1949 Born: 3 March 1917, Surrey, England. Career: Educated Geelong Grammar School and Cambridge University. Military Service 1939-45. Grazier near Albury, NSW. Grandson of Edmund Jowett, MP and of George Fairbairn, MP and Senator, and nephew of Hon James Fairbairn, MP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Albury, Coolamon, Corowa, Wagga Wagga -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,418 +02.0 Votes cast: 38,992 96.5 -00.5 Informal votes: 570 01.5 -00.2 Formal votes: 38,422 98.5 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel Byrnes ALP 16,744 43.6 +04.3 David FAIRBAIRN * Lib 21,678 56.4 +18.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,422 06.4 02.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Eric Fairbairn (1917-94): Elected 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Albury, Coolamon, Corowa, Wagga Wagga -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,353 +02.3 Votes cast: 40,012 96.8 +00.3 Informal votes: 339 00.8 -00.7 Formal votes: 39,673 99.2 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel Byrnes ALP 17,005 42.9 -00.7 David FAIRBAIRN * Lib 22,668 57.1 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,673 07.1 00.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Eric Fairbairn (1917-94): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Albury, Coolamon, Corowa, Wagga Wagga -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 07.1 Effect of 1955 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,849 +01.2 Votes cast: 40,021 95.6 -01.2 Informal votes: 855 02.1 +01.3 Formal votes: 39,166 97.9 -01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- David FAIRBAIRN * Lib 25,805 65.9 +08.8 Robert Garland ALP 13,361 34.1 -08.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,166 15.9 08.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Eric Fairbairn (1917-94): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Albury, Coolamon, Corowa, Wagga Wagga -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 15.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,845 +02.4 Votes cast: 41,098 95.9 +00.3 Informal votes: 850 02.1 00.0 Formal votes: 40,248 97.9 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Brennan DLP 4,412 11.0 David FAIRBAIRN * Lib 23,395 58.1 -07.8 Robert Garland ALP 12,441 30.9 -03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,248 17.1 e 01.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Eric Fairbairn (1917-94): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Albury, Coolamon, Corowa, Wagga Wagga -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 17.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,106 +00.6 Votes cast: 41,479 96.2 -00.3 Informal votes: 678 01.6 -00.5 Formal votes: 40,801 98.4 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Brennan DLP 4,195 10.3 -00.7 David FAIRBAIRN * Lib 22,707 55.7 -02.4 Herbert McPherson ALP 13,899 34.1 +03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,801 14.1 e 03.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- McPherson was a NSW MLC 1964-81. -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Eric Fairbairn (1917-94): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961 Minister for Air from 4 August 1962 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Albury, Coolamon, Corowa, Wagga Wagga -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 14.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,967 Votes cast: 42,370 96.4 Informal votes: 384 00.9 Formal votes: 41,986 99.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lawrence Esler DLP 3,901 09.3 -01.0 Hon David FAIRBAIRN * Lib 24,744 58.9 +03.2 Herbert McPherson ALP 13,341 31.8 -02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 41,986 16.5 e 02.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- McPherson was a NSW MLC 1964-81. -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Eric Fairbairn (1917-94): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963 Minister for Air to 10 June 1964 Minister for National Development from 10 June 1964 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Albury, Coolamon, Corowa, Wagga Wagga -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 16.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 45,801 +04.2 Votes cast: 43,952 96.0 -00.4 Informal votes: 830 01.9 +01.0 Formal votes: 43,122 98.1 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon David FAIRBAIRN * Lib 28,700 66.6 +07.7 James Keogh DLP 4,271 09.9 +00.6 Alan Thomson ALP 10,151 23.5 -08.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 43,122 25.5 e 09.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Eric Fairbairn (1917-94): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966 Minister for National Development -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Albury, Corowa, Culcairn, Wagga Wagga -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 25.5 e Effect of 1968 redistribution: 00.7 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over Labor 24.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 50,201 +09.6 Votes cast: 48,088 95.8 -00.2 Informal votes: 625 01.3 -00.6 Formal votes: 47,463 98.7 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon David FAIRBAIRN * Lib 26,058 54.9 -11.0 James Keogh DLP 3,507 07.4 -02.5 Noel Murray ALP 15,324 32.3 +08.1 John Ross 2,574 05.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 47,463 13.5 e 11.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Eric Fairbairn (1917-94): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969 Minister for National Development to 12 November 1969 Minister for Education and Science 22 March 1971 to 13 August 1971 Minister for Defence from 13 August 1971 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fairbairn resigned from the ministry after unsuccessfully challenging Prime Minister John Gorton for the Liberal Party leadership. He returned to the ministry in the McMahon government. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Albury, Corowa, Culcairn, Wagga Wagga -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 13.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,141 +05.9 Votes cast: 50,950 95.9 +00.1 Informal votes: 653 01.3 00.0 Formal votes: 50,297 97.7 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Donelan AP 3,394 06.7 Kevin Esler ALP 19,276 38.3 +06.0 Hon David Fairbairn * Lib 24,096 47.9 -07.0 Anthony Quinn DLP 3,531 07.0 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,297 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Donelan's 3,394 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Esler 2,224 65.5 21,500 42.7 Fairbairn * 797 23.5 24,893 49.5 Quinn 373 11.0 3,904 07.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,394 50,297 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Quinn's 3,904 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Esler 652 16.7 22,152 44.0 FAIRBAIRN * 3,252 83.3 28,145 56.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,904 50,297 06.0 07.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Eric Fairbairn (1917-94): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972 Minister for Defence to 5 December 1972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Albury, Corowa, Culcairn, Wagga Wagga -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 06.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 60,941 +14.7 Votes cast: 58,323 95.7 -00.2 Informal votes: 795 01.4 +00.1 Formal votes: 57,528 98.6 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Benton AP 2,477 04.3 -02.4 Kevin Esler ALP 22,926 39.9 +01.6 Hon David FAIRBAIRN * Lib 32,125 55.8 +07.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 57,528 07.1 e 01.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Eric Fairbairn (1917-94): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974 Fairbairn retired at the 1975 election. Later career: Ambassador to the Netherlands 1977-80. Knighted 1977. Died 1 June 1994. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Albury, Corowa, Culcairn, Wagga Wagga -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 07.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 63,064 +03.5 Votes cast: 60,386 95.8 -00.1 Informal votes: 867 01.4 00.0 Formal votes: 59,519 98.6 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Bowtell NCP 10,403 17.5 Patrick Brassil ALP 18,100 30.4 -09.5 Michael Donelan AP 413 00.7 -03.6 Hon Wallace Fife + Lib 29,570 49.7 -06.1 Anthony Quinn DLP 519 00.9 Arthur Robinson 514 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,519 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Donelan's 413 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bowtell 92 22.3 10,495 17.6 Brassil 176 42.6 18,276 30.7 Fife 87 21.1 29,657 49.8 Quinn 24 05.8 543 00.9 Robinson 34 08.2 548 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 413 59,519 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Quinn's 543 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bowtell 102 18.8 10,597 17.8 Brassil 31 05.7 18,307 30.8 FIFE 325 59.9 29,982 50.4 Robinson 85 15.7 633 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 543 59,519 16.4 e 09.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wallace Clyde Fife (1929-2017): Elected 1975 Born: 2 October 1929, Wagga Wagga, NSW State politics: NSW MLA for Wagga Wagga 1957-75. Assistant Minister for Education 1965-67. Minister for Mines 1967-75. Minister for Conservation 1971-72. Minister for Power 1972-75. Assistant Treasurer 1972-75. Minister for Transport 1975. Minister for Highways 1975. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs from 17 July 1977 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Albury, Corowa, Culcairn, Wagga Wagga -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 16.4 e Effect of 1977 redistribution: 00.7 shift to Lib New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 17.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 69,679 +10.6 Votes cast: 66,140 94.9 +00.4 Informal votes: 1,230 01.9 -00.2 Formal votes: 64,910 98.1 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Wallace FIFE * Lib 40,187 61.9 +11.5 Donald Fleming ALP 19,400 29.9 +00.2 Thomas Guy 718 01.1 Margaret Healey AD 3,962 06.1 Maureen Nathan 643 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 64,910 16.4 e 00.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wallace Clyde Fife (1929-2017): Elected 1975, 1977 Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs to 18 December 1979 Minister for Education from 18 December 1979 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Albury, Corowa, Culcairn, Wagga Wagga -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 16.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 72,627 +04.2 Votes cast: 69,047 95.0 +00.1 Informal votes: 1,100 01.6 -00.3 Formal votes: 67,947 98.4 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rodney Dominish AD 4,613 06.8 +00.7 Lloyd Elliott ALP 22,856 33.6 +03.7 Hon Wallace FIFE * Lib 39,670 58.4 -03.5 Maureen Nathan 808 01.2 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 67,947 11.8 e 04.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wallace Clyde Fife (1929-2017): Elected 1975, 1977, 1980 Minister for Education to 7 May 1982 Minister for Aviation from 7 May 1982 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Albury, Corowa, Culcairn, Wagga Wagga -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 11.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 74,444 +02.5 Votes cast: 70,810 95.1 +00.1 Informal votes: 970 01.4 -00.2 Formal votes: 69,840 98.6 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Noel Diffey ALP 27,168 38.9 +05.3 Hon Wallace FIFE * Lib 40,060 57.4 -01.0 Scott Milne AD 1,872 02.7 -04.1 Maureen Nathan 740 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 69,840 09.5 e 02.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wallace Clyde Fife (1929-2017): Elected 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983 Minister for Aviation to 11 March 1983 Fife contested Hume in 1984. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Albury, Balranald, Corowa, Deniliquin -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 09.5 e Effect of 1984 redistribution: 02.1 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 68,269 -08.3 Votes cast: 64,777 94.9 -00.2 Informal votes: 2,638 04.1 +02.7 Formal votes: 62,139 95.9 -02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric Thomas ALP 22,238 35.8 -05.2 Tim Fischer NPA 26,986 43.4 +26.8 John Roach + Lib 12,915 20.8 -20.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 62,139 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Roach's 12,915 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas 782 06.1 23,020 37.0 FISCHER 12,130 93.9 39,116 63.0 (exhausted 3 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,915 62,139 13.0 05.6 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy Andrew Fischer (1946-2019): Elected 1984 Born: 3 May 1946, Lockhart, NSW Career: Military Service 1966-69. Farmer at Boree Creek. State politics: NSW MLA for Sturt 1971-84. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Albury, Balranald, Corowa, Deniliquin -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 13.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 72,443 +06.1 Votes cast: 67,395 93.0 -01.9 Informal votes: 2,536 03.8 -00.3 Formal votes: 64,859 96.2 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tim FISCHER * NPA 37,753 58.2 +14.8 Ray Brooks 5,977 09.2 Barry Marks ALP 21,129 32.6 -03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 64,859 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Brooks's 5,977 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Marks 4,549 76.1 42,302 65.2 FISCHER * 1,426 23.9 22,555 34.8 (exhausted 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,977 64,859 15.2 02.2 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy Andrew Fischer (born 1946): Elected 1984, 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Albury, Balranald, Corowa, Deniliquin -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 15.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 72,888 +00.6 Votes cast: 69,686 95.6 +02.6 Informal votes: 1,697 02.4 -01.4 Formal votes: 67,989 97.6 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill Higgins ALP 21,898 32.2 -00.4 Tim FISCHER * NPA 46,091 67.8 +09.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 67,989 17.8 02.6 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy Andrew Fischer (1946-2019): Elected 1984, 1987, 1990 Leader of the National Party of Australia from 10 April 1990 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Albury, Balranald, Deniliquin, Jerilderie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 17.8 Effect of redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 74,250 +01.9 Votes cast: 71,436 96.2 +00.6 Informal votes: 1,987 02.8 +00.4 Formal votes: 69,449 97.2 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tim FISCHER * NPA 45,447 65.4 -02.3 Ian McKenzie ALP 20,648 29.7 -02.5 Bill Higgins AD 3,354 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 69,449 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Higgins's 3,354 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FISCHER * 1,382 41.3 46,829 67.4 McKenzie 1,967 58.7 22,615 32.6 (exhausted 5 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,354 69,449 17.5 00.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy Andrew Fischer (born 1946): Elected 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993 Leader of the National Party of Australia -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Albury, Balranald, Deniliquin, Jerilderie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 17.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 76,772 +03.4 Votes cast: 73,717 96.0 -00.2 Informal votes: 2,517 03.4 +00.6 Formal votes: 71,200 96.6 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Whitfield 1,337 01.9 John Everingham CTA 1,047 01.5 John Clancy AD 3,043 04.3 -00.5 Lynda Summers ALP 17,563 24.7 -05.0 Tim FISCHER * NPA 47,231 66.3 +00.9 Luke Downing 979 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 71,200 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Downing's 979 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whitfield 408 42.0 1,745 02.5 Everingham 41 04.2 1,088 01.5 Clancy 99 10.2 3,142 04.4 Summers 147 15.1 17,710 24.9 FISCHER * 276 28.4 47,507 66.7 (exhausted 8 8 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 979 71,200 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Everingham's 1,088 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whitfield 225 20.8 1,970 02.8 Clancy 112 10.4 3,254 04.6 Summers 89 08.2 17,799 25.0 FISCHER * 656 60.6 48,163 67.7 (exhausted 6 14 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,088 71,200 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Whitfield's 1,970 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clancy 1,062 54.7 4,316 06.1 Summers 295 15.2 18,094 25.4 FISCHER * 583 30.1 48,746 68.5 (exhausted 30 44 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,970 71,200 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Clancy's 4,316 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Summers 2,345 55.7 20,439 28.8 FISCHER * 1,865 44.3 50,611 71.2 (exhausted 106 150 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,316 71,200 21.2 03.8 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy Andrew Fischer (1946-2019): Elected 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996 Deputy Prime Minister from 11 March 1996 Minister for Trade from 11 March 1996 Leader of the National Party of Australia Appointed Delegate to the 1998 Constitutional Convention -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Albury, Balranald, Deniliquin, Jerilderie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 21.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 74,336 -03.2 Votes cast: 72,056 96.9 +00.9 Informal votes: 2,830 03.9 +00.5 Formal votes: 69,226 96.1 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vivien Voss ALP 16,489 23.8 -00.8 Hon Tim FISCHER * NPA 36,602 52.9 -13.5 Rohan Sharp AD 2,940 04.2 00.0 Maurice Furlan 240 00.3 Alan Boyd 329 00.5 Donald McKinnon ON 9,664 14.0 Amanda Duncan-Strelec 2,234 03.2 Cliff Broderick 728 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 69,226 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Furlan's 240 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Voss 34 14.2 16,523 23.9 FISCHER * 70 29.2 36,672 53.0 Sharp 47 19.6 2,987 04.3 Boyd 20 08.3 349 00.5 McKinnon 37 15.4 9,701 14.0 Duncan-Strelec 17 07.1 2,251 03.3 Broderick 15 06.3 743 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 240 69,226 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Boyd's 349 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Voss 29 08.3 16,552 23.9 FISCHER * 77 22.1 36,749 53.1 Sharp 45 12.9 3,032 04.4 McKinnon 137 39.3 9,838 14.2 Duncan-Strelec 34 09.7 2,285 03.3 Broderick 27 07.7 770 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 349 69,226 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Broderick's 770 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Voss 102 13.2 16,654 24.1 FISCHER * 163 21.2 36,912 53.3 Sharp 60 07.8 3,092 04.5 McKinnon 267 34.7 10,105 14.6 Duncan-Strelec 178 23.1 2,463 03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 770 69,226 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Duncan-Strelec's 2,463 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Voss 676 27.4 17,330 25.0 FISCHER * 698 28.3 37,610 54.3 Sharp 534 21.7 3,626 05.2 McKinnon 555 22.5 10,660 15.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,463 69,226 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Sharp's 3,626 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Voss 1,513 41.7 18,843 27.2 FISCHER * 1,638 45.2 39,248 56.7 McKinnon 475 13.1 11,135 16.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,626 69,226 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: McKinnon's 11,135 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Voss 5,650 50.7 24,493 35.4 FISCHER * 5,485 49.3 44,733 64.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,135 69,226 14.6 06.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy Andrew Fischer (1946-2019): Elected 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998 Deputy Prime Minister to 20 July 1999 Minister for Trade to 20 July 1999 Leader of the National Party of Australia to 1 July 1999 Fischer retired in 2001 Later career: Australian Ambassador to the Holy See 2008-12. Died 22 August 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Albury, Balranald, Deniliquin, Jerilderie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 14.6 Effect of redistribution: 00.5 shift to ALP New notional majority: NPA over ALP 14.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 84,017 +13.0 Votes cast: 80,688 96.0 -00.9 Informal votes: 5,156 06.4 +02.5 Formal votes: 75,532 93.6 -02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chris Sobey Grn 2,583 03.4 Tom Weyrich 485 00.6 Bill Bott + NPA 17,641 23.4 -24.7 Max Wilkinson ON 4,795 06.3 -07.6 Stuart Watson 1,068 01.4 Keith Kreutzberger 696 00.9 Frank Millen ALP 15,830 21.0 -03.8 Sussan Ley Lib 28,449 37.7 David Corbett 356 00.5 Brett Paterson AD 1,959 02.6 -01.4 Sue Taylor 1,254 01.7 Andrew Gibson 416 00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 75,532 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Corbett's 356 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sobey 17 04.8 2,600 03.4 Weyrich 55 15.4 540 00.7 Bott 30 08.4 17,671 23.4 Wilkinson 15 04.2 4,810 06.4 Watson 30 08.4 1,098 01.4 Kreutzberger 15 04.2 711 00.9 Millen 22 06.2 15,852 21.0 Ley 47 13.2 28,496 37.7 Paterson 36 10.1 1,995 02.6 Taylor 63 17.7 1,317 01.7 Gibson 26 07.3 442 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 356 75,532 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Gibson's 442 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sobey 21 04.7 2,621 03.5 Weyrich 37 08.4 577 00.8 Bott 27 06.1 17,698 23.4 Wilkinson 11 02.5 4,821 06.4 Watson 32 07.2 1,130 01.5 Kreutzberger 11 02.5 722 01.0 Millen 22 05.0 15,874 21.0 Ley 19 04.3 28,515 37.7 Paterson 38 08.6 2,033 02.7 Taylor 224 50.7 1,541 02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 442 75,532 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Weyrich's 577 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sobey 107 18.5 2,728 03.6 Bott 84 14.6 17,782 23.5 Wilkinson 40 06.9 4,861 06.4 Watson 205 35.5 1,335 01.8 Kreutzberger 10 01.7 732 01.0 Millen 33 05.7 15,907 21.1 Ley 36 06.2 28,551 37.8 Paterson 15 02.6 2,048 02.7 Taylor 47 08.1 1,588 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 577 75,532 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Kreutzberger's 732 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sobey 62 08.5 2,790 03.7 Bott 135 18.4 17,917 23.7 Wilkinson 100 13.7 4,961 06.4 Watson 91 12.4 1,426 01.9 Millen 104 14.2 16,001 21.2 Ley 86 11.7 28,637 37.9 Paterson 29 04.0 2,077 02.7 Taylor 125 17.1 1,713 02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 732 75,532 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Watson's 1,426 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sobey 146 10.2 2,936 03.9 Bott 203 14.2 18,120 24.0 Wilkinson 222 15.6 5,183 06.9 Millen 197 13.8 16,208 21.5 Ley 180 12.6 28,817 38.1 Paterson 56 03.9 2,133 02.8 Taylor 422 29.6 2,135 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,426 75,532 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Paterson's 2,133 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sobey 838 39.3 3,774 05.0 Bott 192 09.0 18,312 24.2 Wilkinson 66 03.1 5,249 06.9 Millen 421 19.7 16,629 22.0 Ley 265 12.4 29,082 38.5 Taylor 351 16.5 2,486 03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,133 75,532 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Taylor's 2,486 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sobey 563 22.6 4,337 05.7 Bott 428 17.2 18,740 24.8 Wilkinson 455 18.3 5,704 07.5 Millen 392 15.8 17,021 22.5 Ley 648 26.1 29,730 39.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,486 75,532 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Sobey's 4,337 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bott 1,617 37.3 20,357 26.9 Wilkinson 431 09.9 6,135 08.1 Millen 1,613 37.2 18,634 24.7 Ley 676 15.6 30,406 40.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,337 75,532 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Wilkinson's 6,135 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bott 2,025 33.0 22,382 29.6 Millen 1,485 24.2 20,119 26.6 Ley 2,625 42.8 33,031 43.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,135 75,532 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 11th count: Millen's 20,119 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bott 15,281 75.9 37,663 49.9 LEY 4,838 24.1 37,869 50.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 20,119 75,532 00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sussan Penelope Ley (born 1961): Elected 2001 Born: 14 December 1961, Nigeria (of British parents) Career: Educated Charles Sturt University. Accountant and farmer. Administrative officer and director, Professional Excellence Branch, Australian Taxation Office -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== Southern NSW: Albury, Balranald, Deniliquin, Jerilderie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-candidate majority: Liberal over NPA 00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 85,712 +02.0 Votes cast: 81,561 95.2 -00.8 Informal votes: 5,464 06.7 +00.3 Formal votes: 76,097 93.3 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nico Mathews ALP 17,354 22.8 +01.8 Jennifer Wallace FF 1,395 01.8 Matt Morgan 682 00.9 Sussan LEY * Lib 48,304 63.5 +25.8 Chris Lahy 318 00.4 Frank Kovacs AD 463 00.6 John Burbidge 1,956 02.6 Ray Jones ON 1,618 02.1 -04.2 Ian Burn CDP 1,275 01.7 Bruce Rowston Grn 2,732 03.6 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 76,097 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Lahy's 318 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mathews 39 12.3 17,393 22.9 Wallace 24 07.6 1,419 01.9 Morgan 50 15.7 732 01.0 LEY * 108 34.0 48,412 63.6 Kovacs 21 06.6 484 00.6 Burbidge 25 07.9 1,981 02.6 Jones 17 05.4 1,635 02.2 Burn 19 06.0 1,294 01.7 Rowston 15 04.7 2,747 03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 318 84,130 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Kovacs's 484 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mathews 107 22.1 17,500 23.0 Wallace 18 03.7 1,437 01.9 Morgan 53 11.0 785 01.0 LEY * 98 20.3 48,510 63.8 Burbidge 89 18.4 2,070 02.7 Jones 18 03.7 1,653 02.2 Burn 10 02.1 1,304 01.7 Rowston 91 18.8 2,838 03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 484 84,130 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Morgan's 785 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mathews 147 18.7 17,647 23.2 Wallace 133 16.9 1,570 02.1 LEY * 136 17.3 48,646 63.9 Burbidge 260 33.1 2,330 03.1 Jones 35 04.5 1,688 02.2 Burn 13 01.7 1,317 01.7 Rowston 61 07.8 2,899 03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 785 84,130 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Burn's 1,317 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mathews 63 04.8 17,710 23.3 Wallace 246 18.7 1,816 02.4 LEY * 809 61.4 49,455 65.0 Burbidge 45 03.4 2,375 03.1 Jones 97 07.4 1,785 02.4 Rowston 57 04.3 2,956 03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,317 84,130 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Jones's 1,785 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mathews 332 18.6 18,042 23.7 Wallace 233 13.1 2,049 02.7 LEY * 460 25.8 49,915 65.6 Burbidge 542 30.7 2,917 03.8 Rowston 218 12.2 3,174 04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,785 84,130 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Wallace's 2,049 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mathews 662 32.3 18,704 24.6 LEY * 847 41.3 50,762 66.7 Burbidge 380 18.6 3,297 04.3 Rowston 160 07.8 3,334 04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,049 84,130 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Burbidge's 3,297 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mathews 1,281 38.9 19,985 26.3 LEY * 1,217 36.9 51,979 68.3 Rowston 799 24.2 4,133 05.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,297 84,130 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Rowston's 4,133 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mathews 2,983 72.2 22,968 30.2 LEY * 1,150 27.8 53,129 69.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,133 84,130 19.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sussan Penelope Ley (born 1961): Elected 2001, 2004 Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Family and Community Services 25 October 2004 to 27 January 2006 Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry from 27 January 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== Western NSW: Albury, Balranald, Broken Hill, Deniliquin -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 19.8 Effect of 2006 redistribution: 04.4 shift to Labor 2007 notional two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 15.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 93,926 +09.6 Votes cast: 89,686 95.5 +00.3 Informal votes: 3,427 03.8 -02.9 Formal votes: 86,259 96.2 +02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Sussan LEY * Lib 49,794 57.7 +05.9 Rhonda Lever FF 2,657 03.1 +01.6 Douglas Henderson 1,088 01.3 Chris Ryan ALP 28,238 32.7 +06.3 Pat Mathers 313 00.4 Darran Stonehouse Grn 4,069 04.8 +01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 86,259 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Mathers's 313 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LEY * 49 15.7 49,843 57.8 Lever 69 22.0 2,726 03.2 Henderson 53 16.9 1,141 01.3 Ryan 70 22.4 28,308 32.8 Stonehouse 72 23.0 4,241 04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 313 86,259 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Henderson's 1,141 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LEY * 239 21.0 50,082 58.1 Lever 273 23.9 2,999 03.5 Ryan 299 26.2 28,607 33.2 Stonehouse 330 28.9 4,571 05.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,141 86,259 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Lever's 2,999 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LEY * 1,395 46.5 51,477 59.7 Ryan 1,074 35.8 29,681 34.4 Stonehouse 530 17.7 5,101 05.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,999 86,259 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Stonehouse's 5,101 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LEY * 1,289 25.3 52,766 61.2 Ryan 3,812 74.7 33,493 38.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,101 86,259 11.2 05.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sussan Penelope Ley (born 1961): Elected 2001, 2004, 2007 Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry to 3 December 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== Western NSW: Albury, Balranald, Broken Hill, Deniliquin -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 11.2 Effect of 2009 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 94,061 +00.1 Votes cast: 88,558 94.2 -01.3 Informal votes: 5,611 06.3 +02.5 Formal votes: 82,947 93.7 -02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mathew Crothers 1,099 01.3 Peter Carruthers Grn 4,880 05.9 +01.1 Jason Clancy 724 00.9 Hon Sussan LEY * Lib 42,646 51.4 -05.9 Christian Emmery ALP 20,931 25.3 -07.4 Louise Burge 9,350 11.3 Stephen Bingle AD 603 00.7 James Male CDP 2,664 03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 82,947 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bingle's 603 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Crothers 30 05.0 1,129 01.4 Carruthers 92 15.3 4,972 06.0 Clancy 29 04.8 753 00.9 LEY * 112 18.6 42,758 51.6 Emmery 98 16.3 21,079 25.4 Burge 161 26.7 9,511 11.5 Male 81 13.4 2,745 03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 603 82,947 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Clancy's 753 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Crothers 89 11.8 1,218 01.5 Carruthers 180 23.9 5,152 06.2 LEY * 166 22.1 42,924 51.8 Emmery 122 16.2 21,201 25.6 Burge 152 20.2 9,663 11.7 Male 44 05.8 2,789 03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 753 82,947 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Crothers's 1,218 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carruthers 721 59.2 5,873 07.1 LEY * 174 14.3 43,098 52.0 Emmery 149 12.2 21,350 25.7 Burge 122 10.0 9,785 11.8 Male 52 04.3 2,841 03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,218 82,947 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Male's 2,841 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carruthers 169 06.0 6,042 07.3 LEY * 1,097 38.6 44,195 53.3 Emmery 261 09.2 21,611 26.1 Burge 1,314 46.3 11,099 13.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,841 82,947 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Carruthers's 6,042 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LEY * 1,744 28.9 45,939 55.4 Emmery 2,856 47.3 24,467 29.5 Burge 1,442 23.9 12,541 15.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,042 82,947 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Burge's 12,541 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LEY * 7,574 60.4 53,513 64.5 Emmery 4,967 39.6 29,434 35.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,541 82,947 14.5 03.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sussan Penelope Ley (born 1961): Elected 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== Western NSW: Albury, Balranald, Broken Hill, Deniliquin -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 14.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 94,528 +00.5 Votes cast: 89,353 94.6 +00.4 Informal votes: 6,357 07.1 +00.8 Formal votes: 82,996 92.9 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Narelle Davis 1,646 02.0 Brendan Cattell DLP 1,509 01.8 Ken Trewin KAP 3,091 03.7 Hon Sussan LEY * Lib 47,977 57.8 +06.4 Ronald Emmerton PUP 3,392 04.1 Gavin Hickey ALP 19,708 23.8 -01.5 Tracey Powell 1,048 01.3 Frank Horwill 982 01.2 Christina Sobey Grn 3,643 04.4 -01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 82,996 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Horwill's 982 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Davis 127 12.9 1,773 02.1 Cattell 47 04.8 1,556 01.9 Trewin 77 07.8 3,168 03.8 LEY * 499 50.8 48,476 58.4 Emmerton 40 04.1 3,432 04.1 Hickey 75 07.6 19,783 23.8 Powell 51 05.2 1,099 01.3 Sobey 66 06.7 3,709 04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 982 82,996 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Powell's 1,099 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Davis 138 12.6 1,911 02.3 Cattell 58 05.3 1,614 01.9 Trewin 65 05.9 3,233 03.9 LEY * 224 20.4 48,700 58.7 Emmerton 144 13.1 3,576 04.3 Hickey 257 23.4 20,400 24.2 Sobey 213 19.4 3,922 04.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,099 82,996 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Cattell's 1,614 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Davis 356 22.1 2,267 02.7 Trewin 268 16.6 3,501 04.2 LEY * 304 18.8 49,004 59.0 Emmerton 94 05.8 3,670 04.4 Hickey 492 30.5 20,532 24.7 Sobey 100 06.2 4,022 04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,614 82,996 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Davis's 2,267 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Trewin 1,192 52.6 4,693 05.7 LEY * 512 22.6 49,516 59.7 Emmerton 203 09.0 3,873 04.7 Hickey 196 08.7 20,728 25.0 Sobey 164 07.2 4,186 05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,267 82,996 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Emmerton's 3,873 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Trewin 1,277 33.0 5,970 07.2 LEY * 1,100 28.4 50,616 61.0 Hickey 1,087 28.1 21,815 26.3 Sobey 409 10.6 4,595 05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,873 82,996 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Sobey's 4,595 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Trewin 806 17.5 6,776 08.2 LEY * 853 18.6 51,469 62.0 Hickey 2,936 63.9 24,751 29.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,595 82,996 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Trewin's 6,776 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LEY * 4,492 66.3 55,961 67.4 Hickey 2,284 33.7 27,035 33.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,776 82,996 17.4 02.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sussan Penelope Ley (born 1961): Elected 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013 Assistant Minister for Education from 18 September 2013 to 23 December 2014 Minister for Health from 23 December 2014 Minister for Sport from 23 December 2014 Minister for Aged Care from 30 September 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== Western NSW: Albury, Balranald, Deniliquin, Griffith -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 17.3 Effect of 2016 redistribution: 04.5 shift to Liberal 2016 notional two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 21.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 111,388 +17.8 Votes cast: 103,181 92.6 -02.0 Informal votes: 6,602 06.4 -00.7 Formal votes: 96,579 93.6 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Pike ALA 5,874 06.1 Amanda Cohn Grn 7,936 08.2 +04.3 Paul Rossetto 3,474 03.6 Brian Mills 4,133 04.3 Hon Sussan LEY * Lib 55,893 57.9 +13.9 Christian Kunde ALP 17,486 18.1 -02.2 Trevor O'Brien 1,783 01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 96,579 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Nationals polled 17.7% in the areas transferred from Riverina to Farrer. The notional combined Coalition vote in Farrer was therefore 61.8%. The Liberal vote of 57.9% is therefore a drop of 3.9%. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: O'Brien's 1,783 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pike 275 15.4 6,149 06.4 Cohn 125 07.0 8,061 08.4 Rossetto 120 06.7 3,594 03.7 Mills 556 31.2 4,689 04.9 LEY * 273 15.3 56,166 58.2 Kunde 434 24.3 17,920 18.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,783 96,579 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Rossetto's 3,594 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pike 1,204 33.5 7,353 07.6 Cohn 305 08.5 8,366 08.7 Mills 601 16.7 5,290 05.5 LEY * 1,196 33.3 57,362 59.4 Kunde 288 08.0 18,208 18.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,594 96,579 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Mills's 5,290 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pike 1,743 33.0 9,096 09.4 Cohn 939 09.6 9,305 09.6 LEY * 1,450 27.4 58,812 60.9 Kunde 1,158 21.9 19,366 20.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,290 96,579 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Pike's 9,096 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cohn 2,590 28.5 11,895 12.3 LEY * 4,249 46.7 63,061 65.3 Kunde 2,257 24.8 21,623 22.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,096 96,579 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Cohn's 11,895 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LEY * 5,053 42.5 68,114 70.5 Kunde 6,842 57.5 28,465 29.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,895 96,579 20.5 01.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sussan Penelope Ley (born 1961): Elected 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 Minister for Health to 19 July 2016 Minister for Aged Care to 19 July 2016 Minister for Sport to 24 January 2017 Minister for Health and Aged Care 19 July 2016 to 24 January 2017 Assistant Minister for Regional Development and Territories from 28 August 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ley resigned in January 2017 following allegations that she had abused her travel entitlements. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== Western NSW: Albury, Deniliquin, Griffith, Hay, Wentworth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 20.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 115,525 +03.7 Votes cast: 107,017 92.6 00.0 Informal votes: 9,768 09.1 +02.7 Formal votes: 97,249 90.9 -02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Sussan LEY * Lib 49,316 50.7 -07.2 Ross Hamilton 1,429 01.5 Kieran Drabsch ALP 14,236 14.6 -03.5 Kevin Mack 19,926 20.5 Philip Langfield CDP 1,327 01.4 -02.2 Mark Ellis LDP 1,084 01.1 Brian Mills 1,255 01.3 Mike Rose UAP 3,898 04.2 Dean Moss Grn 4,147 04.3 -04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 97,249 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Ellis's 1,084 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LEY * 454 41.9 49,770 51.2 Hamilton 44 04.1 1,473 01.5 Drabsch 63 05.8 14,299 14.7 Mack 168 15.5 20,094 20.7 Langfield 65 06.0 1,392 01.4 Mills 111 10.2 1,366 01.4 Rose 137 12.6 4,284 04.4 Moss 42 03.9 4,571 04.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,084 97,249 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Mills's 1,366 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LEY * 186 13.6 49,956 51.4 Hamilton 102 07.5 1,575 01.6 Drabsch 101 07.4 14,400 14.8 Mack 595 43.6 20,689 21.3 Langfield 82 06.0 1,474 01.5 Rose 217 15.9 4,501 04.6 Moss 83 06.1 4,654 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,366 97,249 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Langfield's 1,474 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LEY * 672 45.6 50,628 52.1 Hamilton 94 06.4 1,669 01.7 Drabsch 79 05.4 14,479 14.9 Mack 308 20.9 20,997 21.6 Rose 285 19.3 4,786 04.9 Moss 36 02.4 4,690 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,474 97,249 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Hamilton's 1,669 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LEY * 373 22.4 51,001 52.4 Drabsch 269 16.1 14,748 15.2 Mack 493 29.5 21,490 22.1 Rose 247 14.8 5,033 05.2 Moss 287 17.2 4,977 05.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,669 97,249 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Moss's 4,977 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LEY * 713 14.3 51,714 53.1 Drabsch 2,043 41.1 16,791 17.3 Mack 1,636 32.9 23,126 23.8 Rose 585 11.8 5,618 05.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,977 97,249 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Rose's 5,618 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LEY * 2,260 40.2 53,974 55.5 Drabsch 732 13.0 17,523 18.0 Mack 2,626 46.7 25,752 26.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,618 97,249 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Drabsch's 17,523 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LEY * 5,286 30.2 59,260 60.9 Mack 12,237 69.8 37,989 39.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 17,523 97,249 10.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sussan Penelope Ley (born 1961): Elected 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 Assistant Minister for Regional Development and Territories 28 August 2018 to 29 May 2019 Minister for the Environment from 29 May 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== Western NSW: Albury, Deniliquin, Griffith, Hay, Wentworth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-candidate majority: Liberal over independent 10.9 2019 notional two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 19.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 119,235 +03.2 Votes cast: 108,838 91.3 -01.3 Informal votes: 8,256 07.6 -01.5 Formal votes: 100,582 92.4 +01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eli Davern Grn 9,163 09.1 +04.5 Hon Sussan LEY * Lib 52,566 52.3 +01.6 Amanda Duncan-Strelec 3,189 03.2 Paul Britton SF&F 5,339 05.3 Ian Roworth LDP 1,595 01.6 +00.5 Richard Francis PHON 6,363 06.3 Julie Ramos UAP 3,270 03.3 -01.0 Darren Cameron ALP 19,097 19.0 +04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 100,582 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Roworth's 1,595 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Davern 73 04.6 9,236 09.2 LEY * 384 24.1 52,950 52.6 Duncan-Strelec 125 07.8 3,314 03.3 Britton 231 14.5 5,570 05.5 Francis 453 28.4 6,816 06.8 Ramos 249 15.6 3,519 03.5 Cameron 80 05.0 19,177 19.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,595 101,717 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Duncan-Strelec's 3,314 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Davern 699 21.1 9,935 09.9 LEY * 678 20.5 53,628 53.3 Britton 754 22.8 6,324 06.3 Francis 375 11.3 7,191 07.2 Ramos 238 07.2 3,757 03.7 Cameron 570 17.2 19,747 19.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,314 101,717 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Ramos's 3,757 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Davern 238 06.3 10,173 10.1 LEY * 530 14.1 54,158 53.8 Britton 689 18.3 7,013 07.0 Francis 1,914 50.9 9,105 09.1 Cameron 386 10.3 20,133 20.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,314 101,717 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Britton's 7,013 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Davern 799 11.4 10,972 10.9 LEY * 1,971 28.1 56,129 55.8 Francis 3,003 42.8 12,108 12.0 Cameron 1,240 17.7 21,373 21.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,013 101,717 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Davern's 10,972 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LEY * 2,914 26.6 59,043 58.7 Francis 1,247 11.4 13,355 13.3 Cameron 6,811 62.1 28,184 28.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,972 101,717 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Francis's 13,355 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LEY * 7,696 57.6 66,739 66.4 Cameron 5,659 42.4 33,843 33.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,355 101,717 16.4 03.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sussan Penelope Ley (born 1961): Elected 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022 Minister for the Environment to 23 May 2022 Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 30 May 2022 Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party from 30 May 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 MAY 2025 ==================================================================== Western NSW: Albury, Deniliquin, Griffith, Hay, Wentworth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 two-candidate majority: Liberal over Labor 16.4 Effect of 2024 redistribution: No Change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 123,752 +03.8 Votes cast: 113,297 91.5 +00.2 Informal votes: 10,234 09.0 +01.4 Formal votes: 103,063 91.0 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Sussan Ley * Lib 44,743 43.4 -08.9 Glen Hyde Labor 15,551 15.1 -03.9 Michelle Milthorpe 20,567 20.0 Richard Hendrie Grn 5,085 04.9 -04.2 Emma Hicks PHON 6,803 06.6 +00.3 Peter Sinclair SFFP 3,577 03.5 -01.8 David O'Reilly P First 2,078 02.0 Rebecca Scriven FFA 2,218 02.2 Tanya Hargraves ToP 2,441 02.4 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 103,063 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: O'Reilly's 2,078 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ley * 117 05.6 44,860 43.5 Hyde 53 02.6 15,604 15.1 Milthorpe 115 05.5 20,682 20.1 Hendrie 43 02.1 5,128 05.0 Hicks 546 26.3 7,349 07.1 Sinclair 118 05.7 3,695 03.6 Scriven 896 43.1 3,114 03.0 Hargraves 190 09.1 2,631 02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,078 103,063 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Hargraves's 2,631 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ley * 400 15.2 45,260 43.9 Hyde 133 05.1 15,737 15.3 Milthorpe 263 10.0 20,945 20.3 Hendrie 71 02.7 5,199 05.0 Hicks 790 30.0 8,139 07.9 Sinclair 369 14.0 4,064 03.9 Scriven 605 23.0 3,719 03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,631 103,063 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Scriven's 3,719 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ley * 409 11.0 45,669 44.3 Hyde 172 04.6 15,909 15.4 Milthorpe 367 09.9 21,312 20.7 Hendrie 173 04.7 5,372 05.2 Hicks 1,685 45.3 9,824 09.5 Sinclair 913 24.6 4,977 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,719 103,063 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Sinclair's 4,977 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ley * 950 19.1 46,619 45.2 Hyde 434 08.7 16,343 15.9 Milthorpe 1,029 20.7 22,341 21.7 Hendrie 376 07.6 5,748 05.6 Hicks 2,188 44.0 12,012 11.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,977 103,063 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Hendrie's 5,748 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ley * 524 09.1 47,143 45.7 Hyde 2,301 40.0 18,644 18.1 Milthorpe 2,441 42.5 24,782 24.1 Hicks 482 08.4 12,494 12.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,748 103,063 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Hicks's 12,494 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LEY * 5,636 45.1 52,779 51.2 Hyde 1,006 08.1 19,650 19.1 Milthorpe 5,852 46.8 30,634 29.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,494 103,063 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Hyde's 19,650 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LEY * 5,137 26.1 57,916 56.2 Milthorpe 14,513 73.9 45,147 43.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,650 103,063 06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sussan Penelope Ley (born 1961): Elected 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025 Deputy Leader of the Opposition to 13 May 2025 Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party to 13 May 2025 Leader of the Opposition 13 May 2025 to 13 February 2026 Leader of the Liberal Party 13 May 2025 to 13 February 2026 Resigned seat 27 February 2006 (see by-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ley was elected Leader of the Liberal Party following the resignation of Hon Peter Dutton (who had lost his seat). She was defeated in a party-room ballot by Hon Angus Taylor, after only nine months in the position. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Notional 8th count: Milthorpe's 30,634 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LEY * 12,033 39.3 64,812 62.9 Hyde 18,601 60.7 38,251 37.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 30,634 103,063 12.9 03.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- This count was conducted for informational purposes only. BY-ELECTION OF 9 MAY 2026 ==================================================================== Western NSW: Albury, Deniliquin, Griffith, Hay, Wentworth -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the resignation of Hon Sussan Ley -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2025 two-candidate majority: Liberal over Independent 06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 124,447 +00.6 Votes cast: 108,885 87.5 -04.0 Informal votes: 7,599 07.0 -02.1 Formal votes: 101,286 93.0 +02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Raissa Butkowski + Lib 12,572 12.4 -31.0 Michelle Milthorpe 28,442 28.1 +08.1 Jamie Bonnefin P First 705 00.7 -01.3 Brad Robertson Nat 9,901 09.8 Aimee Pearson L Cann 2,357 02.3 Richard Hendrie Greens 2,346 02.3 -02.6 Roger Woodward 321 00.3 David Farley PHON 40,042 39.5 +32.9 Rebecca Scriven FFA 1,234 01.2 -00.9 Lucas Ellis 595 00.6 Gary Pappin 790 00.8 Peter Sinclair SF&F 1,981 02.0 -01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 101,286 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Two-candidate preferred -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michelle Milthorpe 42,992 42.5 David FARLEY 58,294 57.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 101,286 07.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Farley (born 1957): Elected 2026 by Born: 16 January 1957, Narrandera Career: chief executive officer of the Australian Agricultural Company. Previously supporter of Nationals, Labor and Milthorpe. --------------------------------------------------------------------