ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF HUNTER, NEW SOUTH WALES ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 29-30 MARCH 1901 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cessnock, Kurri Kurri, Maitland, Singleton -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 13,863 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Edmund BARTON Prot Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edmund Barton (1849-1920): Elected 1901 Born: 18 January 1849, Sydney. Career: Educated Sydney Grammar School and University of Sydney. Barrister. Leading federalist. Uncle of Arthur Robinson MP. Colonial politics: NSW MLA for The University of Sydney 1879, Wellington 1880-1881, East Sydney 1882-87, NSW MLC 1887-91, 1897-98, NSW MLA for Hastings and Macleay 1898-1900. Speaker 1883-87. Attorney-General 1889, 1891-93. Delegate to Federal Conventions 1891 and 1897. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Prime Minister 1 January 1901 to 24 September 1903 Minister for External Affairs 1 January 1901 to 24 September 1903 Leader of the Protectionists to 24 September 1903 Resigned seat 30 September 1903 (no by-election held) Later career: Justice of the High Court of Australia 1903-20. Died 7 January 1920 -------------------------------------------------------------------- There was no meeting to elect Barton as Leader of the Protectionists. He was the established leader of the party and this was confirmed by his commissioning as Prime Minister. He was knighted in 1902. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1903 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cessnock, Kurri Kurri, Maitland, Singleton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1901 majority: none (Protectionist unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 26,963 +94.5 Votes cast: 13,238 49.1 Informal votes: 256 01.9 Formal votes: 12,982 98.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Frank LIDDELL FT 7,697 59.3 Arthur Rae Lab 1,044 08.0 James Waller 4,241 32.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,982 13.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. For Rae, see Senate NSW 1910 2. Waller was an independent protectionist candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Liddell (1862-1939): Elected 1903 Born: 26 June 1862, West Maitland, NSW. Career: Educated Sydney Grammar School, University of Edinburgh. Doctor, Maitland. West Maitland Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 DECEMBER 1906 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cessnock, Dungog, Kurri Kurri, Maitland -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1903 majority: Free Trade over Independent 13.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 26,822 -00.5 Votes cast: 13,774 51.4 +02.3 Informal votes: 314 02.3 +00.4 Formal votes: 13,460 97.3 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Kearsley Lab 6,617 49.2 +41.2 Dr Frank LIDDELL * AS 6,843 50.8 -08.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,460 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kearsley was NSW MLA for Northumberland 1910-13, Cessnock 1913-20, Newcastle 1920-21. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Liddell (1862-1939): Elected 1903, 1906 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 APRIL 1910 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cessnock, Dungog, Kurri Kurri, Maitland -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Anti-Socialist over Labour 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 35,627 +32.8 Votes cast: 24,699 69.3 +17.9 Informal votes: 373 01.5 -00.8 Formal votes: 24,326 98.5 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Matthew CHARLTON ALP 14,803 60.9 +11.7 Dr Frank Liddell * Lib 9,523 39.1 -11.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 24,326 10.9 11.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Frank Liddell (1862-1939): Elected 1903, 1906. Defeated 1910 Later career: Doctor Maitland and Hornsby, NSW. Died 20 October 1939 > Matthew Charlton (1866-1948): Elected 1910 Born: 15 March 1866, Linton, Victoria. Career: Educated Lambton, NSW. Coalminer at 14. Mining unionist Kalgoorlie, Newcastle. Official Miners Federation. State politics: NSW MLA for Waratah 1903-04, Northumberland 1904-10. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 31 MAY 1913 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cessnock, Maitland, Kurri Kurri, Teralba -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 10.9 Effect of 1912 redistribution: 04.0 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 06.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 35,864 +00.7 Votes cast: 24,109 67.2 -02.1 Informal votes: 462 01.9 +00.4 Formal votes: 23,647 98.1 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Matthew CHARLTON * ALP 12,884 54.5 -02.4 John Fegan Lib 10,763 45.5 +02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 23,647 04.5 02.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fegan was NSW MLA for Newcastle 1891-94, Wickham 1894-1907, Newcastle 1920-22. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Matthew Charlton (1866-1948): Elected 1910, 1913 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 SEPTEMBER 1914 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cessnock, Maitland, Kurri Kurri, Teralba -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1913 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 36,608 +02.1 Votes cast: 22,531 61.5 -05.7 Informal votes: 429 01.9 00.0 Formal votes: 22,102 98.1 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Matthew CHARLTON * ALP 12,057 54.6 +00.1 Alexander Hay Lib 10,045 45.4 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 22,102 04.6 00.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Hay, see New England 1919. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Matthew Charlton (1866-1948): Elected 1910, 1913, 1914 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MAY 1917 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cessnock, Maitland, Kurri Kurri, Teralba -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1914 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 37,688 +03.0 Votes cast: 25,545 67.8 +06.3 Informal votes: 585 02.3 +00.4 Formal votes: 24,960 97.7 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Matthew CHARLTON * ALP 13,327 53.4 -01.2 William Ferguson Nat 11,633 46.6 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- %Total 24,960 03.4 01.2 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ferguson was NSW MLA for Sturt 1894-1904. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Matthew Charlton (1866-1948): Elected 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1919 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cessnock, Maitland, Kurri Kurri, Teralba -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,983 +03.4 Votes cast: 23,735 60.9 -06.9 Informal votes: 485 02.0 -00.3 Formal votes: 23,250 98.0 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Matthew CHARLTON * ALP 13,692 58.9 +05.5 John Lee Nat 9,558 41.1 -05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 23,250 08.9 05.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lee was NSW MLA for Botany 1920-27, Drummoyne 1927-30, 1932-41. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Matthew Charlton (1866-1948): Elected 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919 Deputy Leader of the Opposition 1 August 1921 to 16 May 1922 Assistant Leader of the Australian Labor Party 1 August 1921 to 16 May 1922 Leader of the Opposition from 16 May 1922 Leader of the Australian Labor Party from 16 May 1922 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charlton was elected Labor Leader following the death of Frank Tudor. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1922 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cessnock, Maitland, Wallsend, Weston -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 08.9 Effect of redistribution: 04.8 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Nationalist 13.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,033 +07.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Matthew CHARLTON * ALP Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mathew Charlton (1866-1948): Elected 1910, 1913 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922 Leader of the Opposition Leader of the Australian Labor Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 14 NOVEMBER 1925 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cessnock, Maitland, Wallsend, Weston -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 majority: none (ALP unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 48,351 +15.0 Votes cast: 44,585 92.2 Informal votes: 791 01.8 Formal votes: 43,794 98.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Matthew CHARLTON * ALP 31,244 71.3 Alfred Horsfall Nat 12,550 28.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 43,794 21.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Matthew Charlton (1866-1948): Elected 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925 Leader of the Opposition to 29 March 1928 Leader of the Australian Labor Party to 29 March 1928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charlton resigned as ALP Leader after losing two successive elections. He retired at the 1928 election. Later career: Alderman Lambton Council 1934-47. Died 8 December 1948 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 17 NOVEMBER 1928 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cessnock, Maitland, Wallsend, Weston -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1925 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 21.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 50,471 +04.4 Votes cast: 48,189 95.5 +03.3 Informal votes: 2,640 05.5 +03.7 Formal votes: 45,549 94.5 -03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Brown 8,073 17.7 Ernest Carr Nat 9,145 20.1 -08.6 Rowland JAMES + ALP 28,331 62.2 -09.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 45,549 20.6 e 00.7 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carr was member for Macquarie 1906-17. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rowland James (1885-1962): Elected 1928 Born: 14 June 1885, Lambton, NSW. Career: Primary education. Coalminer, NSW and Western Australia. Official, Miners' Federation. Father of Bert James MP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 OCTOBER 1929 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cessnock, Maitland, Wallsend, Weston -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1928 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 20.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 51,038 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rowland JAMES * ALP Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rowland James (1885-1962): Elected 1928, 1929 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the split between the federal ALP and the NSW Branch, James resigned from the ALP Caucus in March 1931. He voted against the Scullin Government in the censure motion of 26 November 1931. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 19 DECEMBER 1931 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cessnock, Maitland, Wallsend, Weston -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1929 majority: none (ALP unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 52,061 +02.0 Votes cast: 50,185 96.4 Informal votes: 2,008 04.0 Formal votes: 48,177 96.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arnold Bailey 18,879 39.2 Harris Burnham 1,891 03.9 Allan Howie ALP 4,213 08.7 Rowland James * ALPN 23,194 48.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 48,177 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The combined ALP and ALP (NSW) vote was 56.8%. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Burnham's 1,891 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bailey 557 29.5 19,436 40.3 Howie 419 22.2 4,632 09.6 JAMES * 915 48.4 24,109 50.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,891 48,177 07.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rowland James (1885-1962): Elected 1928, 1929, 1931 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 15 SEPTEMBER 1934 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cessnock, Charlestown, Maitland, Wallsend -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1931 two-party majority: ALP (NSW) over Independent 07.2 e Effect of 1934 redistribution: cannot be calculated -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 51,720 -00.7 Votes cast: 50,101 96.9 +00.5 Informal votes: 2,173 04.3 +00.3 Formal votes: 47,928 95.7 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rowland JAMES * ALPN 31,180 65.1 +17.0 Thomas Ledsam ALP 11,844 24.7 +14.3 Henry Scanlon CPA 4,904 10.2 +10.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 47,928 24.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- The combined ALP and ALP (NSW) vote was 89.8%, an increase of 33.0% from the 56.8% polled by the two parties in 1931. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rowland James (1885-1962): Elected 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934 Deputy Leader of the ALP (NSW) October 1934 to March 1936 -------------------------------------------------------------------- James joined the ALP Caucus when the federal ALP and the NSW branch were re-united in March 1936. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 23 OCTOBER 1937 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cessnock, Charlestown, Maitland, Wallsend -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 majority: ALP (NSW) over ALP 24.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,170 +02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rowland JAMES * ALP Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rowland James (1885-1962): Elected 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 SEPTEMBER 1940 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cessnock, Charlestown, Maitland, Wallsend -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 majority: none (ALP unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 56,009 +05.3 Votes cast: 53,401 95.3 Informal votes: 1,524 02.9 Formal votes: 51,877 97.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Gollan SL 12,956 25.0 Rowland JAMES * ALP 38,921 75.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 51,877 25.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rowland James (1885-1962): Elected 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 1943 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cessnock, Charlestown, Maitland, Wallsend -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 majority: ALP over Independent 25.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 59,130 +05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rowland JAMES * ALP Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rowland James (1885-1962): Elected 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 SEPTEMBER 1946 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cessnock, Charlestown, Maitland, Wallsend -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1943 majority: none (ALP unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 62,698 +06.0 Votes cast: 60,085 95.8 Informal votes: 1,119 01.9 Formal votes: 58,966 98.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Cain ALPN 3,392 05.8 Edward Fletcher Lib 10,208 17.3 Rowland JAMES * ALP 45,366 76.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58,966 30.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rowland James (1885-1962): Elected 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 =================================================================== North-Central NSW: Belmont, Cessnock, Charlestown, Kurri Kurri -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1946 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 30.3 e Effect of 1948 redistribution: 6.7 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 37.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,029 -34.6 Votes cast: 39,899 97.2 +01.4 Informal votes: 964 02.4 +00.5 Formal votes: 38,935 97.6 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Fletcher Lib 8,502 21.8 +10.4 Rowland JAMES * ALP 26,704 68.6 -14.4 Evan Phillips CPA 3,729 09.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,935 27.3 e 09.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Phillips was one of the leaders of the 1949 coal industry strike, orchestrated by the Communist Party. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rowland James (1885-1962): Elected 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== North-Central NSW: Belmont, Cessnock, Charlestown, Kurri Kurri -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 27.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,652 +04.0 Votes cast: 41,414 97.1 -00.1 Informal votes: 1,007 02.4 00.0 Formal votes: 40,407 97.6 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur English 2,075 05.1 Edward Fletcher Lib 6,810 16.9 -04.9 Rowland JAMES * ALP 28,595 70.8 +02.2 Evan Phillips CPA 2,927 07.2 -02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,407 28.9 e 01.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rowland James (1885-1962): Elected 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== North-Central NSW: Belmont, Cessnock, Charlestown, Kurri Kurri -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 28.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 46,564 +09.2 Votes cast: 45,101 96.9 -00.2 Informal votes: 905 02.0 -00.4 Formal votes: 44,196 98.0 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Farrell Lib 8,380 19.0 +02.1 Rowland JAMES * ALP 29,637 67.1 -03.7 John McCroarey 2,594 05.9 Evan Phillips CPA 2,710 06.1 -01.1 John White 875 02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 44,196 26.5 e 02.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rowland James (1885-1962): Elected 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Bolaroo, Cessnock, Kurri Kurri, Wallsend -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 26.5 e Effect of 1955 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,179 -07.3 Votes cast: 41,399 95.9 -01.0 Informal votes: 1,071 02.6 +00.6 Formal votes: 40,328 97.4 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Farrell Lib 8,604 21.3 +01.1 Rowland JAMES * ALP 28,566 70.8 +02.0 Evan Phillips CPA 3,158 07.8 +02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,328 27.8 e 01.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rowland James (1885-1962): Elected 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955 James retired at the 1958 election. Died 4 July 1962 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Bolaroo, Cessnock, Kurri Kurri, Wallsend -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 27.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 45,371 +05.1 Votes cast: 43,632 96.2 +00.3 Informal votes: 972 02.2 -00.4 Formal votes: 42,660 97.8 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Burke DLP 4,884 11.4 Rt Hon Dr Herbert EVATT * ALP 31,740 74.4 +03.6 John Marsden Lib 6,036 14.1 -07.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 42,660 27.5 e 00.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Evatt was member for Barton 1940-58. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Herbert Vere Evatt (1894-1965): Elected 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958 Leader of the Opposition to 10 February 1960 Leader of the Australian Labor Party to 10 February 1960 Resigned seat 10 February 1960 (see By-elections) Later career: Chief Justice Supreme Court of NSW 1960-62 Died 2 November 1965 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 9 APRIL 1960 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Bolaroo, Cessnock, Kurri Kurri, Wallsend -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the resignation of Rt Hon Dr Herbert Evatt -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 27.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 46,060 +01.5 Votes cast: 39,540 85.8 -10.4 Informal votes: 965 02.4 +00.2 Formal votes: 38,575 97.6 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Brown 11,876 30.8 Charles Dumbrell CPA 3,895 10.1 Bert JAMES + ALP 21,978 57.0 -17.4 Keith Murinane 826 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,575 17.2 e ------------------------------------------------------------------- For Brown, see Hunter 1980. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert William James (1914-2006): Elected 1960 By Born: 22 September 1914, Collie, Western Australia. Career: Educated state schools, Kurri Kurri, NSW. NSW Police Force 1936-60. Son of Rowland James MP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Bolaroo, Cessnock, Kurri Kurri, Wallsend -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 27.5 e 1960 by-election two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 17.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 47,013 +03.6 Votes cast: 45,193 96.1 -00.1 Informal votes: 894 02.0 -00.2 Formal votes: 44,299 98.0 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Farrell Lib 8,337 18.8 +04.7 Bert JAMES * ALP 33,435 75.5 +01.1 John Tapp CPA 2,527 05.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 44,299 30.6 e 03.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert William James (1914-2006): Elected 1960 By, 1961 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Bolaroo, Cessnock, Kurri Kurri, Wallsend -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 30.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 47,922 +01.9 Votes cast: 46,155 96.3 +00.2 Informal votes: 976 02.1 +00.1 Formal votes: 45,179 97.9 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Aubrey Barr DLP 3,389 07.5 Bert JAMES * ALP 32,132 71.1 -04.4 Evan Phillips CPA 2,103 04.7 -01.0 John Wassell Lib 7,555 16.7 -02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 45,179 27.6 e 03.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert William James (1914-2006): Elected 1960 By, 1961, 1963 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Bolaroo, Cessnock, Kurri Kurri, Wallsend -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 27.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 49,676 +03.7 Votes cast: 47,776 96.2 -00.1 Informal votes: 1,856 03.9 +01.8 Formal votes: 45,920 96.1 -01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Gilchrist Lib 9,044 19.7 +03.0 Bert JAMES * ALP 33,037 71.9 +00.8 Donald Richards DLP 3,839 08.4 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 45,920 23.6 e 04.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert William James (1914-2006): Elected 1960 By, 1961, 1963, 1966 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cardiff, Cessnock, Toronto, Wallsend -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 23.6 e Effect of 1968 redistribution: 02.7 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Labor over Liberal 20.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 52,947 +06.6 Votes cast: 50,868 96.1 -00.1 Informal votes: 1,205 02.4 -01.5 Formal votes: 49,663 97.6 +01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Raymond Hughes Lib 13,159 26.5 +04.1 Bert JAMES * ALP 36,504 73.5 +04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 49,663 23.5 02.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert William James (1914-2006): Elected 1960 By, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cardiff, Cessnock, Toronto, Wallsend -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 23.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 56,941 +07.5 Votes cast: 55,108 96.8 +00.7 Informal votes: 1,041 01.9 -00.7 Formal votes: 54,067 98.1 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stanley Gumbleton Lib 13,436 24.9 -01.6 Bert JAMES * ALP 40,631 75.1 +01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 54,067 25.1 01.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert William James (1914-2006): Elected 1960 By, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cardiff, Cessnock, Toronto, Wallsend -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 25.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 64,770 +13.7 Votes cast: 62,884 97.1 +00.3 Informal votes: 954 01.5 -00.4 Formal votes: 61,930 98.5 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Bevan Lib 15,442 24.9 +00.0 Bert JAMES * ALP 44,987 72.6 -02.5 Desmond Kynaston AP 1,501 02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,930 24.0 e 01.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert William James (1914-2006): Elected 1960 By, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cardiff, Cessnock, Toronto, Wallsend -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 24.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 67,106 +03.6 Votes cast: 64,804 96.6 -00.5 Informal votes: 1,114 01.7 +00.2 Formal votes: 63,690 98.3 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bert JAMES * ALP 43,590 68.4 -04.2 Stephen Walker Lib 20,100 31.6 +06.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 63,690 18.4 05.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert William James (1914-2006): Elected 1960 By, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== Central North NSW: Cardiff, Cessnock, Toronto, Wallsend -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 18.4 Effect of 1977 redistribution: 01.9 shift to Lib New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 16.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 73,424 +09.4 Votes cast: 70,702 96.3 -00.3 Informal votes: 1,383 02.0 +00.3 Formal votes: 69,319 98.0 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Oliver Fennell Lib 19,299 27.8 -05.7 Bert JAMES * ALP 42,076 60.7 -05.8 Elisabeth Kirkby AD 7,944 11.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 69,319 16.5 e no swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kirkby was a NSW MLC 1981-98. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert William James (1914-2006): Elected 1960 By, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977 James retired at the 1980 election. Died 30 September 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== Central North NSW: Cardiff, Cessnock, Toronto, Wallsend -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 16.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 80,063 +09.0 Votes cast: 76,638 95.7 -00.6 Informal votes: 1,454 01.9 -00.1 Formal votes: 75,184 98.1 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert BROWN + ALP 51,061 67.9 +07.2 Ashley Saunders Lib 19,896 26.5 -01.3 Edwina Wilson AD 4,227 05.6 -05.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 75,184 21.3 e 04.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert James Brown (1933-2022): Elected 1980 Born: 2 December 1933, Pelaw Main, New South Wales Career: Educated University of Sydney. Teacher, high school principal. Father of Kelly Hoare MP. State politics: NSW MLA for Cessnock 1978-80 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== Central North NSW: Cardiff, Cessnock, Toronto, Wallsend -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 21.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 84,642 +05.7 Votes cast: 81,155 95.9 +00.6 Informal votes: 1,492 01.8 +00.6 Formal votes: 79,663 98.2 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert BROWN * ALP 54,213 68.1 +00.2 James White Lib 19,508 24.5 -02.0 Edwina Wilson AD 5,942 07.5 +01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 79,663 22.6 e 01.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert James Brown (1933-2022): Elected 1980, 1983 Brown contested Charlton in 1984. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Branxton, Cessnock, Maitland, Singleton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 22.6 e Effect of 1984 redistribution: 17.6 shift to NPA New notional majority: ALP over NPA 05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 66,434 -21.5 Votes cast: 63,545 95.7 -00.2 Informal votes: 3,101 04.9 +03.1 Formal votes: 60,444 95.1 -03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Dolton Lib 16,483 27.3 +20.8 John Turner NPA 12,420 20.5 -14.3 Eric Fitzgibbon + ALP 28,589 47.3 -03.2 Warren Reid AD 2,952 04.9 -02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 60,444 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The 1983 ALP majority over the Liberal Party became a notional ALP majority over the NPA because most of the new voters in the seat came from the NPA-held seat of Paterson, which was not contested by the Liberal Party in 1983. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Reid's 2,952 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dolton 778 26.4 17,261 28.6 Turner 800 27.1 13,220 21.9 Fitzgibbon + 1,369 46.5 29,958 49.6 (exhausted 5 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,952 60,444 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Turner's 13,220 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dolton 11,528 87.3 28,789 47.6 FITZGIBBON + 1,684 12.7 31,642 52.4 (exhausted 8 13 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,220 60,444 02.4 02.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP majority over the Liberal Party is compared with the notional 1983 ALP majority over the NPA. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric John Fitzgibbon (1936-2015): Elected 1984 Born: 27 August 1936, Taree, NSW Career: Educated University of New England. Teacher. Cessnock City Council. Mayor 1981-83. Father of Hon Joel Fitzgibbon MP -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Branxton, Cessnock, Maitland, Singleton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 69,734 +05.0 Votes cast: 66,945 96.0 +00.3 Informal votes: 2,267 03.4 -01.6 Formal votes: 64,678 96.6 +01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Maureen Simpson AD 3,902 06.0 +01.1 Eric Fitzgibbon * ALP 31,656 48.9 +01.6 Graham Dunkley Lib 13,053 20.2 -07.1 John Turner NPA 16,067 24.8 +04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 64,678 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Simpson's 3,902 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FITZGIBBON * 2,044 52.4 33,700 52.1 Dunkley 728 18.7 13,781 21.3 Turner 1,130 29.0 17,197 26.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,902 64,678 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Dunkley's 13,781 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FITZGIBBON * 985 07.1 34,685 53.6 Turner 12,796 92.9 29,993 46.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,781 64,678 03.6 01.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric John Fitzgibbon (1936-2015): Elected 1984, 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP majority over the NPA is compared with the ALP majority over the Liberal Party in 1984. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Branxton, Cessnock, Maitland, Singleton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: ALP over NPA 03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 73,149 +04.9 Votes cast: 70,756 96.7 +00.7 Informal votes: 1,483 02.1 -01.3 Formal votes: 69,273 97.9 +01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric Fitzgibbon * ALP 34,099 49.2 +00.3 Chris Richards AD 8,717 12.6 +06.6 Alison Davey NPA 7,312 10.6 -14.2 Ashley Saunders Lib 19,145 27.6 +07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 69,273 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Davey's 7,312 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FITZGIBBON * 694 09.5 34,793 50.2 Richards 875 12.0 9,592 13.9 Saunders 5,721 78.5 24,866 35.9 (exhausted 22 22 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,312 69,273 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Richards's 9,592 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FITZGIBBON * 5,610 59.3 40,403 58.4 Saunders 3,858 40.7 28,724 41.6 (exhausted 124 146 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,592 69,273 08.5 04.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP majority over the Liberal Party is compared with the ALP majority over the NPA in 1987. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric John Fitzgibbon (1936-2015): Elected 1984, 1987, 1990 ------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cessnock, Kurri Kurri, Muswellbrook, Singleton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 08.5 Effect of redistribution: 00.7 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 09.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 75,411 +03.1 Votes cast: 72,794 96.5 -00.2 Informal votes: 1,719 02.4 +00.3 Formal votes: 71,075 97.6 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Walker 2,004 02.8 Chris Barnes Lib 13,637 19.2 +02.7 Eric FITZGIBBON * ALP 43,068 60.6 +09.6 Bruce Crossing NPA 12,366 17.4 -01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 71,075 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Walker's 2,004 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barnes 586 29.4 14,223 20.0 FITZGIBBON * 765 38.4 43,833 61.7 Crossing 639 32.1 13,005 18.3 (exhausted 14 14 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,004 71,075 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Crossing's 13,005 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barnes 11,415 87.8 25,638 36.1 FITZGIBBON * 1,581 12.2 45,414 63.9 (exhausted 9 23 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,005 71,075 14.0 04.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric John Fitzgibbon (1936-2015): Elected 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993 Fitzgibbon retired at the 1996 election. Died 24 January 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cessnock, Kurri Kurri, Muswellbrook, Singleton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 14.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 76,509 +01.5 Votes cast: 74,249 97.1 +00.6 Informal votes: 1,976 02.7 +00.3 Formal votes: 72,273 97.3 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Johnsen NPA 26,767 37.0 +19.6 Joel FITZGIBBON + ALP 36,674 50.7 -09.9 Rod Benninson AD 3,672 05.1 Jenny Vaughan Grn 3,000 04.2 Bernard Burke 2,160 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 72,273 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Burke's 2,160 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Johnsen 574 27.0 27,341 37.8 FITZGIBBON + 378 17.8 37,052 51.3 Bennison 492 23.1 4,164 05.8 Vaughan 683 32.1 3,683 05.1 (exhausted 33 33 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,160 72,273 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Vaughan's 3,683 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Johnsen 714 19.7 28,055 38.9 FITZGIBBON + 919 25.4 37,971 52.6 Bennison 1,991 54.9 6,155 08.5 (exhausted 59 92 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,683 72,273 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Bennison's 6,155 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Johnsen 2,921 49.1 30,976 43.0 FITZGIBBON + 3,032 50.9 41,003 57.0 (exhausted 202 294 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,155 72,273 07.0 07.0 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP majority over the NPA is compared with the ALP majority over the Liberals in 1993. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joel Fitzgibbon (born 1962): Elected 1996 Born 16 January 1962, Bellingen NSW Career: Educated Catholic schools. Automotive electrician. Electoral officer. Cessnock Council. Son of Eric Fitzgibbon MP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cessnock, Kurri Kurri, Muswellbrook, Singleton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: ALP over NPA 07.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 76,193 -00.4 Votes cast: 74,175 97.3 +00.2 Informal votes: 2,441 03.3 +00.6 Formal votes: 71,734 96.7 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rod Bennison AD 2,278 03.2 -01.9 Peter Meddows 296 00.4 Terry Cook 152 00.2 Joel FITZGIBBON * ALP 39,187 54.6 +03.9 Cherrilyn McLean Lib 11,919 16.6 James Ryan Grn 1,433 02.0 -02.2 Ann Lawler 363 00.5 Rob Macaulay NPA 7,976 11.1 -25.9 Darren Culley ON 8,131 11.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 71,734 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Cook's 152 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bennison 28 18.4 2,306 03.2 Meddows 36 23.7 332 00.5 FITZGIBBON * 43 28.3 39,230 54.7 McLean 12 07.9 11,931 16.6 Ryan 16 10.5 1,449 02.0 Lawler 6 03.9 368 00.5 Macaulay 4 02.6 7,980 11.1 Culley 7 04.6 8,138 11.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 152 71,734 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Meddows's 332 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bennison 100 30.1 2,406 03.4 FITZGIBBON * 77 23.2 39,307 54.8 McLean 23 06.9 11,954 16.7 Ryan 21 06.3 1,470 02.0 Lawler 49 14.8 417 00.6 Macaulay 18 05.4 7,998 11.1 Culley 44 13.3 8,182 11.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 332 71,734 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Lawler's 417 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bennison 58 13.9 2,464 03.4 FITZGIBBON * 66 15.8 39,373 54.9 McLean 75 18.0 12,029 16.8 Ryan 53 12.7 1,523 02.1 Macaulay 94 22.5 8,092 11.3 Culley 71 17.0 8,253 11.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 417 71,734 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Ryan's 1,523 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bennison 626 41.1 3,090 04.3 FITZGIBBON * 495 32.5 39,868 55.6 McLean 144 09.5 12,173 17.0 Macaulay 113 07.4 8,205 11.4 Culley 145 09.5 8,398 11.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,523 71,734 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Bennison's 3,090 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FITZGIBBON * 1,712 55.4 41,580 58.0 McLean 653 21.1 12,826 17.9 Macaulay 428 13.9 8,633 12.0 Culley 297 09.6 8,698 12.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,090 71,734 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Macaulay's 8,633 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FITZGIBBON * 665 07.7 42,245 58.9 McLean 7,055 81.7 19,881 27.7 Culley 913 10.6 9,608 13.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,633 71,734 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Culley's 9,608 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FITZGIBBON * 4,160 43.3 46,405 64.7 McLean 5,448 56.7 25,329 35.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,608 71,734 14.7 07.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP majority over the Liberal Party is compared with the ALP majority over the NPA in 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joel Fitzgibbon (born 1962): Elected 1996, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cessnock, Kurri Kurri, Muswellbrook, Singleton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: ALP over Lib 14.7 Effect of redistribution: 00.8 shift to Lib New notional majority: ALP over Lib 13.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 84,103 +10.4 Votes cast: 81,377 96.8 -00.5 Informal votes: 2,780 03.4 +00.1 Formal votes: 78,597 96.6 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rob Macaulay NPA 21,613 27.5 +21.9 Larry O'Brien Grn 3,553 04.5 +02.3 Rod Bennison AD 3,071 03.9 +01.2 Ann Lawler 1,137 01.4 +00.9 Bill Fox ON 8,100 10.3 +00.4 Joel FITZGIBBON * ALP 41,123 52.3 -02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 78,597 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Lawler's 1,137 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Macaulay 250 22.0 21,863 27.8 O'Brien 153 13.5 3,706 04.7 Bennison 173 15.2 3,244 04.1 Fox 331 29.1 8,431 10.7 FITZGIBBON * 230 20.2 41,353 52.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,137 78,597 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Bennison's 3,244 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Macaulay 754 23.2 22,617 28.8 O'Brien 1,388 42.8 5,094 06.5 Fox 261 08.0 8,692 11.1 FITZGIBBON * 841 25.9 42,194 53.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,244 78,597 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: O'Brien's 5,094 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Macaulay 1,911 37.5 24,528 31.2 Fox 666 13.1 9,358 11.9 FITZGIBBON * 2,517 49.4 44,711 56.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,094 78,597 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Fox's 9,358 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Macaulay 6,231 66.6 30,759 39.1 FITZGIBBON * 3,127 33.4 47,838 60.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,358 78,597 10.9 03.0 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP majority over the NPA is compared to the ALP majority over the Liberal candidate in 1998. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joel Fitzgibbon (born 1962): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cessnock, Kurri Kurri, Muswellbrook, Singleton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: ALP over NPA 10.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 88,996 +05.8 Votes cast: 85,144 95.7 -01.1 Informal votes: 4,512 05.3 +01.9 Formal votes: 80,632 94.7 -01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joel FITZGIBBON * ALP 43,216 53.6 +01.3 Kerry Suwald Grn 5,195 06.4 +01.9 Bill Fox 2,618 03.2 Neil Scholes ON 2,543 03.1 -07.2 Beth Black NPA 21,621 26.8 -00.7 Ann Lawler 2,590 03.2 +01.8 Michael Woods FF 1,176 01.5 Adrian Melbourne CDP 1,673 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 80,632 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Woods's 1,176 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FITZGIBBON * 252 21.4 43,468 53.9 Suwald 127 10.8 5,322 06.6 Fox 135 11.5 2,753 03.4 Scholes 105 08.9 2,648 03.3 Black 168 14.3 21,789 27.0 Lawler 155 13.2 2,745 03.4 Melbourne 234 19.9 1,907 02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,176 80,632 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Melbourne's 1,907 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FITZGIBBON * 241 12.6 43,709 54.2 Suwald 92 04.8 5,414 06.7 Fox 137 07.2 2,890 03.6 Scholes 140 07.3 2,788 03.5 Black 886 46.5 22,675 28.1 Lawler 411 21.6 3,156 03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,907 80,632 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Scholes's 2,788 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FITZGIBBON * 683 24.5 44,392 55.1 Suwald 318 11.4 5,732 07.1 Fox 822 29.5 3,712 04.6 Black 628 22.5 23,303 28.9 Lawler 337 12.1 3,493 04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,788 80,632 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Lawler's 3,493 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FITZGIBBON * 910 26.1 45,302 56.2 Suwald 441 12.6 6,173 07.7 Fox 874 25.0 4,586 05.7 Black 1,268 36.3 24,571 30.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,493 80,632 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Fox's 4,586 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FITZGIBBON * 1,143 24.9 46,445 57.6 Suwald 1,386 30.2 7,559 09.4 Black 2,057 44.9 26,628 33.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,586 80,632 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Suwald's 7,559 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FITZGIBBON * 4,956 65.6 51,401 63.8 Black 2,603 34.4 29,231 36.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,559 80,632 13.8 02.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joel Fitzgibbon (born 1962): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cessnock, Kurri Kurri, Muswellbrook, Singleton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Labor over Nationals 13.8 Effect of 2006 redistribution: 02.6 shift to Nationals 2007 notional two-party majority: Labor over Nationals 11.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 90,202 +01.4 Votes cast: 86,837 95.8 +00.1 Informal votes: 3,710 04.3 -01.0 Formal votes: 82,677 95.7 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel Albury 1,287 01.6 -01.3 Jan Davis Grn 5,265 06.4 +00.1 Beth Black Nat 22,328 27.0 -02.9 John Harvey 2,500 03.0 Joel FITZGIBBON * ALP 49,561 60.0 +08.6 Bernie Neville CDP 1,736 02.1 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 82,677 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Albury's 1,287 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Davis 595 46.2 5,860 07.1 Black 329 25.6 22,657 27.4 Harvey 123 09.6 2,623 03.2 FITZGIBBON * 124 09.6 49,685 60.1 Neville 116 09.0 1,852 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,287 82,677 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Neville's 1,852 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Davis 210 11.3 6,070 07.3 Black 902 48.7 23,559 28.5 Harvey 293 15.8 2,916 03.5 FITZGIBBON * 447 24.1 50,132 60.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,852 82,677 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Harvey's 2,916 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Davis 1,145 39.3 7,215 08.7 Black 1,083 37.1 24,642 29.8 FITZGIBBON * 688 23.6 50,820 61.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,916 82,677 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Davis's 7,215 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Black 3,531 48.9 28,173 34.1 FITZGIBBON * 3,684 51.1 54,504 65.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,215 82,677 15.9 04.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joel Fitzgibbon (born 1962): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007 Minister for Defence 3 December 2007 to 4 June 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fitzgibbon resigned following allegations that he had allowed his office to be used for lobbying purposes. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cessnock, Maitland, Muswellbrook, Singleton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Labor over Nationals 15.9 Effect of 2009 redistribution: 00.2 shift to Nationals 2010 notional two-party majority: Labor over Nationals 15.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 91,516 +01.5 Votes cast: 86,697 94.7 -01.1 Informal votes: 5,383 06.2 -01.9 Formal votes: 81,314 93.8 +01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chris Parker Grn 7,251 08.9 +02.6 Jennifer Leayr ON 2,721 03.4 Hon Joel FITZGIBBON * ALP 44,159 54.3 -05.3 Wayne Riley CDP 1,938 02.4 +00.3 Michael Johnson Nat 25,245 31.1 +03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 81,314 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Riley's 1,938 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Parker 209 10.8 7,460 09.2 Leayr 302 15.6 3,023 03.7 FITZGIBBON * 338 17.4 44,497 54.7 Johnson 1,089 56.2 26,334 32.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,938 81,314 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Leayr's 3,023 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Parker 870 28.8 8,330 10.4 FITZGIBBON * 843 27.9 45,340 55.8 Johnson 1,310 43.3 27,644 34.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,023 81,314 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Parker's 8,330 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FITZGIBBON * 5,463 65.6 50,803 62.5 Johnson 2,867 34.4 30,511 37.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,330 81,314 12.5 03.2 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joel Fitzgibbon (born 1962): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010 Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry from 1 July 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cessnock, Maitland, Muswellbrook, Singleton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: Labor over Nationals 12.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 97,292 +06.3 Votes cast: 91,955 94.5 -00.2 Informal votes: 6,014 06.5 +00.3 Formal votes: 85,941 93.5 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Atwell Grn 5,066 05.9 -03.0 Michael Johnsen Nat 30,170 35.1 +04.1 Ann Lawler 833 01.0 Bill Fox ON 3,245 03.8 +00.4 Jennifer Stefanac PUP 6,552 07.6 Hon Joel Fitzgibbon * ALP 38,241 44.5 -09.8 Richard Stretton CDP 1,834 02.1 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 85,941 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Lawler's 833 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Atwell 120 14.4 5,186 06.0 Johnsen 215 25.8 30,385 35.4 Fox 151 18.1 3,396 04.0 Stefanac 161 19.3 6,713 07.8 Fitzgibbon * 133 16.0 38,374 44.7 Stretton 53 06.4 1,887 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 833 85,941 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Stretton's 1,887 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Atwell 179 09.5 5,365 06.2 Johnsen 891 47.2 31,276 36.4 Fox 212 11.2 3,608 04.2 Stefanac 260 13.8 6,973 08.1 Fitzgibbon * 345 18.3 38,719 45.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,887 85,941 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Fox's 3,608 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Atwell 448 12.4 5,813 06.8 Johnsen 1,135 31.5 32,411 37.7 Stefanac 1,209 33.5 8,182 09.5 Fitzgibbon * 816 22.6 39,535 46.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,608 85,941 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Atwell's 5,813 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Johnsen 2,207 38.0 34,618 40.3 Stefanac 847 14.6 9,029 10.5 Fitzgibbon * 2,759 47.5 42,294 49.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,813 85,941 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Stefanac's 9,029 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Johnsen 5,198 57.6 39,816 46.3 FITZGIBBON * 3,831 42.4 46,125 53.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,029 85,941 03.7 08.8 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joel Fitzgibbon (born 1962): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013 Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry to 18 September 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Cessnock, Muswellbrook, Singleton, Toronto -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: Labor over Nationals 03.7 Effect of 2016 redistribution: 02.0 to Labor 2016 notional two-party majority: Labor over Nationals 05.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 113,417 +16.6 Votes cast: 104,715 92.3 -02.2 Informal votes: 8,249 07.9 +01.4 Formal votes: 96,466 92.1 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ruth Rogers Nat 25,409 26.3 +09.7 John Harvey 4,740 04.9 Hon Joel FITZGIBBON * ALP 49,962 51.2 +07.1 Arjay Martin 1,103 01.2 Peter Morris Grn 6,842 07.1 +01.0 Richard Stretton CDP 3,260 03.4 +00.8 John Warham 1,934 02.0 Cordelia Troy 3,216 03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 96,466 -------------------------------------------------------------------- In 2013 the Liberal Party polled 15.5% in the areas formerly in Charlton. The notional combined Coalition vote in Hunter was therefore 32.2%. The Nationals vote of 26.3% is therefore a drop of 5.9%. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Martin's 1,103 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogers 130 11.8 25,539 26.5 Harvey 296 26.8 5,036 05.2 FITZGIBBON * 202 18.3 50,164 52.0 Morris 120 10.9 6,962 07.2 Stretton 75 06.8 3,335 03.5 Warham 179 16.2 2,113 02.2 Troy 101 09.2 3,317 03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,103 96,466 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Warham's 2,113 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogers 183 08.7 25,722 26.7 Harvey 397 18.8 5,433 05.6 FITZGIBBON * 166 07.9 50,330 52.2 Morris 138 06.5 7,100 07.4 Stretton 108 05.1 3,443 03.6 Troy 1,121 53.1 4,438 04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,113 96,466 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Stretton's 3,443 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogers 1,682 48.9 27,404 28.4 Harvey 456 13.2 5,889 06.1 FITZGIBBON * 429 12.5 50,759 52.6 Morris 189 05.5 7,289 07.6 Troy 687 20.0 5,125 05.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,443 96,466 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Troy's 5,125 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogers 838 16.4 28,424 29.3 Harvey 2,832 55.3 8,721 09.0 FITZGIBBON * 702 13.7 51,461 53.4 Morris 753 14.7 8,042 08.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,125 96,466 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Morris's 8,042 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogers 1,321 16.4 29,563 30.7 Harvey 1,784 22.2 10,505 10.9 FITZGIBBON * 4,937 61.4 56,398 58.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,042 96,466 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Harvey's 10,505 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rogers 6,648 63.3 36,211 37.5 FITZGIBBON * 3,857 36.7 60,255 62.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,505 96,466 12.5 06.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joel Fitzgibbon (born 1962): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Branxton, Cessnock, Muswellbrook, Singleton, Toronto -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: Labor over Nationals 12.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 121,436 +07.1 Votes cast: 112,075 92.3 00.0 Informal votes: 10,049 09.0 +01.1 Formal votes: 102,026 91.0 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stuart Bonds PHON 22,029 21.6 Josh Angus Nat 23,942 23.5 -02.9 James Murphy AJP 3,267 03.2 Paul Davies UAP 4,407 04.3 Janet Murray Grn 7,007 06.9 -00.2 Richard Stretton CDP 2,356 02.3 -01.1 Hon Joel Fitzgibbon * ALP 38,331 37.6 -14.2 Max Boddy 687 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10,049 (09.0%) informal 102,026 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Boddy's 687 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds 91 13.3 22,120 21.7 Angus 63 09.2 24,005 23.5 Murphy 96 14.0 3,363 03.3 Davies 52 07.6 4,459 04.4 Murray 115 16.7 7,122 07.0 Stretton 67 09.8 2,423 02.4 Fitzgibbon * 203 29.6 38,534 37.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 687 102,026 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Stretton's 2,423 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds 533 22.0 22,653 22.2 Angus 987 40.7 24,992 24.5 Murphy 187 07.7 3,550 03.5 Davies 231 09.5 4,690 04.6 Murray 155 06.4 7,277 07.1 Fitzgibbon * 330 13.6 38,864 38.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,423 102,026 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Murphy's 3,550 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds 733 20.7 23,386 22.9 Angus 582 16.4 25,574 25.1 Davies 399 11.2 5,089 05.0 Murray 1,183 33.3 8,460 08.3 Fitzgibbon * 653 18.4 39,517 38.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,550 102,026 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Davies's 5,089 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds 2,380 46.8 25,766 25.3 Angus 1,432 28.1 27,006 26.5 Murray 582 11.4 9,042 08.9 Fitzgibbon * 695 13.7 40,212 39.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,089 102,026 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Murray's 9,042 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds 1,153 12.8 26,919 26.4 Angus 1,850 20.5 28,856 28.3 Fitzgibbon * 6,039 66.8 46,251 45.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,042 102,026 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Bonds's 26,919 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Angus 19,120 71.0 47,976 47.0 FITZGIBBON * 7,799 29.0 54,050 53.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 26,919 102,026 03.0 09.5 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joel Fitzgibbon (born 1962): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 Fitzgibbon retired at the 2022 election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Branxton, Cessnock, Muswellbrook, Singleton, Toronto -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-party majority: Labor over Nationals 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 128,370 +05.7 Votes cast: 116,628 90.9 -01.4 Informal votes: 8,901 07.6 -01.4 Formal votes: 107,727 92.4 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Janet Murray Grn 9,562 08.9 +02.0 Dan Repacholi + ALP 41,514 38.5 +01.0 Victoria Davies AJP 2,469 02.3 -00.9 Stuart Bonds 6,126 05.7 Cathy Townsend IMOP 1,458 01.4 Geoff Passfield UAP 4,370 04.1 -00.3 James Thomson Nat 29,540 27.4 +04.0 Dale McNamara PHON 10,759 10.0 -11.6 Scott Laruffa 1,929 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 107,727 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Townsend's 1,458 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murray 128 08.8 9,690 09.0 Repacholi + 95 06.5 41,609 38.6 Davies 213 14.6 2,682 02.5 Bonds 414 28.4 6,540 06.1 Passfield 201 13.8 4,571 04.2 Thomson 97 06.7 29,637 27.5 McNamara 216 14.8 10,975 10.2 Laruffa 94 06.5 2,023 01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,458 107,727 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Laruffa's 2,023 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murray 164 08.1 9,854 09.2 Repacholi + 149 07.4 41,758 38.8 Davies 107 05.3 2,789 02.6 Bonds 861 42.6 7,401 06.8 Passfield 117 05.8 4,688 04.4 Thomson 259 12.8 29,896 27.8 McNamara 366 18.1 11,341 10.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,023 107,727 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Davies's 2,789 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murray 888 31.8 10,742 10.0 Repacholi + 495 17.8 42,253 39.2 Bonds 566 20.3 7,967 07.4 Passfield 233 08.4 4,921 04.6 Thomson 254 09.1 30,150 28.0 McNamara 353 12.7 11,694 10.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,789 107,727 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Passfield's 4,921 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murray 300 06.1 11,042 10.3 Repacholi + 501 10.2 42,754 39.7 Bonds 1,165 23.7 9,132 08.5 Thomson 864 17.6 31,014 28.8 McNamara 2,091 42.5 13,785 12.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,921 107,727 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Bonds's 9,132 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murray 1,164 12.8 12,206 11.3 Repacholi + 1,592 17.4 44,346 41.2 Thomson 2,024 22.2 33,038 30.7 McNamara 4,352 47.7 18,137 16.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,132 107,727 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Murray's 12,206 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Repacholi + 8,992 73.7 53,338 49.5 Thomson 2,062 16.9 35,100 32.6 McNamara 1,152 09.4 19,289 17.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,206 107,727 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: McNamara's 19,289 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- REPACHOLI + 4,862 25.2 58,200 54.0 Thomson 14,427 74.8 49,527 46.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,289 107,727 04.0 01.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel Repacholi (born 1982): Elected 2022 Born: 15 May 1982, Melbourne Career: Coalminer. Business operator, Cessnock. Represented Australia in shooting at four Olympic Games. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 MAY 2025 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Branxton, Cessnock, Kurri Kurri, Singleton, Toronto -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 two-candidate majority: Labor over Nationals 04.0 Effect of 2024 redistribution: 00.8 shift to Labor 2025 notional two-candidate majority: Labor over Nationals 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 132,184 +03.0 Votes cast: 121,454 91.9 +01.0 Informal votes: 9,782 08.1 +01.5 Formal votes: 111,672 91.9 -01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stuart Bonds PHON 18,011 16.1 +06.0 Sue Gilroy Nat 20,290 18.2 -06.5 Andrew Fenwick L Cann 5,655 05.1 Victoria Davies AJP 1,629 01.5 -00.6 Paul Farrelly FFA 2,644 02.4 Kyle Boddan SFFP 2,507 02.2 Suellen Wrightson ToP 4,068 03.6 -00.5 Dan Repacholi * Labor 48,582 43.5 +04.1 Louise Stokes Grn 8,286 07.4 -01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 111,672 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Davies's 1,629 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds 158 09.7 18,169 16.3 Gilroy 107 06.6 20,397 18.3 Fenwick 460 28.2 6,115 05.5 Farrelly 238 14.6 2,882 02.6 Boddan 99 06.1 2,606 02.3 Wrightson 33 02.0 4,101 03.7 Repacholi * 185 11.4 48,767 43.7 Stokes 349 21.4 8,635 07.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,629 111,672 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Boddan's 2,606 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds 701 26.9 18,870 16.9 Gilroy 216 08.3 20,613 18.5 Fenwick 554 21.3 6,669 06.0 Farrelly 292 11.2 3,174 02.8 Wrightson 267 10.3 4,368 03.9 Repacholi * 488 18.7 49,255 44.1 Stokes 88 03.4 8,723 07.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,606 111,672 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Farrelly's 3,174 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds 988 31.1 19,858 17.8 Gilroy 503 15.9 21,116 18.9 Fenwick 575 18.1 7,244 06.5 Wrightson 413 13.0 4,781 04.3 Repacholi * 424 13.4 49,679 44.5 Stokes 271 08.5 8,994 08.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,174 111,672 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Wrightson's 4,781 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds 2,146 44.9 22,004 19.7 Gilroy 658 13.8 21,774 19.5 Fenwick 879 18.4 8,123 07.3 Repacholi * 852 17.8 50,531 45.3 Stokes 246 05.2 9,240 08.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,781 111,672 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Fenwick's 8,123 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds 2,607 32.1 24,611 22.0 Gilroy 1,528 18.8 23,302 20.9 Repacholi * 2,213 27.2 52,744 47.2 Stokes 1,775 21.9 11,015 09.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,123 111,672 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Stokes's 11,015 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds 1,219 11.1 25,830 23.1 Gilroy 1,568 14.2 24,870 22.3 REPACHOLI * 8,228 74.7 60,972 54.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,015 111,672 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Gilroy's 24,870 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bonds 19,916 80.1 45,746 41.0 REPACHOLI * 4,954 19.9 65,926 59.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 24,870 111,672 09.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel Repacholi (born 1982): Elected 2022, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Notional 8th count: Bonds's 25,830 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gilroy 16,418 98.1 45,248 40.5 REPACHOLI * 5,452 21.9 66,424 59.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 24,870 111,672 09.5 04.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- This count was conducted for informational purposes only.