ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF LOWE, NEW SOUTH WALES ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Burwood, Concord, Strathfield, Yaralla -------------------------------------------------------------------- New seat: 1946 notional two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,679 Votes cast: 39,653 97.5 Informal votes: 786 02.0 Formal votes: 38,867 98.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hector McDonald + ALP 15,908 40.9 -08.0 William McMAHON Lib 20,489 52.7 +03.8 Edith Shortland 2,470 06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,867 08.5 e 09.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Shortland was an independent Liberal candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William McMahon (1908-88): Elected 1949 Born: 23 February 1908, Sydney. Career: Educated Sydney Grammar School, University of Sydney. Solicitor. Military Service 1940-45. Economics degree after war. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Burwood, Concord, Strathfield, Yaralla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,235 -01.1 Votes cast: 39,047 97.0 -00.5 Informal votes: 521 01.3 -00.7 Formal votes: 38,526 98.7 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr John Burton ALP 16,250 42.2 +01.3 William McMAHON * Lib 22,276 57.8 +05.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,526 07.8 00.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William McMahon (1908-88): Elected 1949, 1951 Minister for Air from 17 July 1951 Minister for the Navy from 17 July 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Burwood, Concord, Strathfield, Yaralla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 07.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,734 -03.7 Votes cast: 37,431 96.6 -00.4 Informal votes: 449 01.2 -00.1 Formal votes: 36,982 98.8 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon William McMAHON * Lib 21,380 57.8 +00.0 William Webster ALP 15,602 42.2 +00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,982 07.8 no swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William McMahon (1908-88): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954 Minister for Air to 9 July 1954 Minister for the Navy to 9 July 1954 Minister for Social Services from 9 July 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Burwood, Concord, Strathfield, Yaralla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 07.8 Effect of 1955 redistribution: 01.3 shift to Labor New notional majority: Liberal over Labor 06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,612 +15.2 Votes cast: 42,807 96.0 -00.6 Informal votes: 1,219 02.8 +01.6 Formal votes: 41,588 97.2 -01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Davies ALP 16,508 39.7 -03.8 Hon William McMAHON * Lib 25,080 60.3 +03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 41,588 10.3 03.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- William McMahon (1908-88): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955 Minister for Social Services to 28 February 1956 Minister for Primary Industry from 11 January 1956 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Burwood, Concord, Strathfield, Yaralla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 10.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,292 -03.0 Votes cast: 41,095 94.9 -01.1 Informal votes: 1,101 02.7 -00.1 Formal votes: 39,994 97.3 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mollie Dolan DLP 3,669 09.2 Hon William McMAHON * Lib 22,239 55.6 -04.7 Joseph Sloss ALP 14,086 35.2 -04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,994 13.2 e 02.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- William McMahon (1908-88): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958 Minister for Primary Industry to 10 December 1958 Minister for Labour and National Service from 10 December 1958 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Burwood, Concord, Strathfield, Yaralla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 13.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,857 -03.3 Votes cast: 39,674 94.8 -00.1 Informal votes: 1,035 02.6 -00.1 Formal votes: 38,639 97.4 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Holland ALP 18,285 47.3 +12.1 Denis Klein DLP 1,486 03.8 -05.4 Hon William McMahon * Lib 18,472 47.8 -07.8 Daniel Smith 396 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,639 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Smith's 396 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Holland 128 32.3 18,413 47.7 Klein 106 26.8 1,592 04.1 McMahon * 162 40.9 18,634 48.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 396 38,639 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Klein's 1,592 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Holland 566 35.6 18,979 49.1 McMAHON * 1,026 64.4 19,660 50.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,592 38,639 00.9 12.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William McMahon (1908-88): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961 Minister for Labour and National Service -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Burwood, Concord, Strathfield, Yaralla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,687 -00.4 Votes cast: 39,533 94.8 00.0 Informal votes: 483 01.2 -01.4 Formal votes: 39,050 98.8 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Holland ALP 15,426 39.5 -07.8 Reginald Lawson DLP 1,910 04.9 +01.0 Hon William McMAHON * Lib 21,714 55.6 +07.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,050 09.5 e 08.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- William McMahon (1908-88): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963 Minister for Labour and National Service to 26 January 1966 Treasurer from 26 January 1966 Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party from 26 January 1966 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Burwood, Concord, Strathfield, Yaralla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 09.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,994 -04.1 Votes cast: 37,872 94.7 -00.1 Informal votes: 958 02.5 +01.3 Formal votes: 36,914 97.5 -01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Dunn ALP 12,687 34.4 -05.1 Francis James LRG 1,485 04.0 Rt Hon William McMAHON * Lib 21,595 58.5 +02.9 Anthony Rooney DLP 1,147 03.1 -01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,914 12.3 e 02.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- William McMahon (1908-88): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966 Treasurer Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Burwood, Concord, Ryde, Yaralla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 12.3 e Effect of 1968 redistribution: 01.7 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over Labor 14.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 57,503 +43.8 Votes cast: 54,044 94.0 -00.7 Informal votes: 1,534 02.8 +00.3 Formal votes: 52,510 97.2 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patricia Bailey 2,417 04.6 Agnes Bannon DLP 1,490 02.8 -00.3 Bernard MacMahon 1,700 03.2 Rt Hon William McMahon * Lib 25,317 48.2 -12.0 Peter Young ALP 21,586 41.1 +08.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 52,510 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bannon's 1,490 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bailey 150 10.1 2,567 04.9 MacMahon 141 09.5 1,841 03.5 McMAHON * 1,062 71.3 26,379 50.2 Young 137 09.2 21,723 41.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,490 52,510 04.9 e 09.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William McMahon (1908-88): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969 Treasurer to 12 November 1969 Minister for External Affairs 12 November 1969 to 6 November 1970 Minister for Foreign Affairs 7 November 1970 to 22 March 1971 Prime Minister from 10 March 1971 Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party to 10 March 1971 Leader of the Liberal Party from 10 March 1971 -------------------------------------------------------------------- McMahon became Prime Minister after being elected Leader of the Liberal Party following the resignation of John Gorton. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Burwood, Concord, Ryde, Yaralla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 58,670 +02.0 Votes cast: 54,882 93.5 -00.5 Informal votes: 1,578 02.9 +00.1 Formal votes: 53,304 97.1 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Marcus Aussie-Stone 312 00.6 Agnes Bannon DLP 1,378 02.6 -00.2 William Fisher ALP 22,879 42.9 +01.8 Rt Hon William McMahon * Lib 25,971 48.7 +00.5 John Morgan 87 00.2 John Steele AP 1,892 03.5 Kathleen Taylor 545 01.0 Sandor Torzsok 33 00.1 David Widdup 207 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 53,304 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Torzsok's 33 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Aussie-Stone 1 03.0 313 00.6 Bannon 10 30.3 1,388 02.6 Fisher 5 15.2 22,884 42.9 McMahon * 6 (18.2 25,977 48.7 Morgan 1 03.0 88 00.2 Steele 2 06.1 1,894 03.6 Taylor 2 06.1 547 01.0 Widdup 6 (18.2 213 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 33 53,304 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Morgan's 88 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Aussie-Stone 13 14.8 326 00.6 Bannon 10 11.4 1,398 02.6 Fisher 20 22.7 22,904 43.0 McMahon * 16 (18.2 25,993 48.8 Steele 21 23.9 1,915 03.6 Taylor 3 03.4 550 01.0 Widdup 5 05.7 218 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 88 53,304 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Widdup's 218 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Aussie-Stone 18 08.3 344 00.6 Bannon 7 03.2 1,405 02.6 Fisher 59 27.1 22,963 43.1 McMahon * 22 10.1 26,015 48.8 Steele 62 28.4 1,977 03.7 Taylor 50 22.9 600 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 218 53,304 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Aussie-Stone's 344 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bannon 266 77.3 1,671 03.1 Fisher 29 08.4 22,992 43.1 McMahon * 14 04.1 26,029 48.8 Steele 18 05.2 1,995 03.7 Taylor 17 04.9 617 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 344 53,304 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Taylor's 617 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bannon 40 06.5 1,711 03.2 Fisher 250 40.5 23,242 43.6 McMahon * 143 23.2 26,172 49.1 Steele 184 29.8 2,179 04.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 617 53,304 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Bannon's 1,711 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fisher 438 25.6 23,680 44.4 McMAHON * 1,184 69.2 27,356 51.3 Steele 89 05.2 2,268 04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,711 53,304 03.0 e 01.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William McMahon (1908-88): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972 Prime Minister to 5 December 1972 Leader of the Liberal Party to 20 December 1972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- McMahon resigned as leader of the Liberal Party immediately after the election. He had held ministerial office continuously since 11 May 1951, an record tenure of 21 years and 6 months. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Burwood, Concord, Ryde, Yaralla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 60,989 +04.0 Votes cast: 57,714 94.6 +01.1 Informal votes: 1,241 02.2 -00.7 Formal votes: 56,473 97.8 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bronte Douglas 1,578 02.8 Rt Hon William McMAHON * Lib 29,110 51.5 +02.8 Bent Poulson AP 1,088 01.9 -01.6 Douglas Sutherland ALP 24,697 43.7 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 56,473 04.2 e 01.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- William McMahon (1908-88): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Burwood, Concord, Ryde, Yaralla -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 62,106 +01.8 Votes cast: 58,633 94.4 -00.2 Informal votes: 1,231 02.1 -00.1 Formal votes: 57,402 97.9 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clifford Bros AP 1,039 01.8 -00.1 Benjamin Doig 362 00.6 Robert Hyde ALP 22,299 38.8 -04.9 Andris Kichno 626 01.1 Rt Hon William McMAHON * Lib 32,908 57.3 +05.8 Bent Poulsen 168 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 57,402 09.0 e 05.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- William McMahon (1908-88): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Burwood, Croydon, Drummoyne, Strathfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 09.0 e Effect of 1977 redistribution: 01.1 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 07.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 72,926 +17.4 Votes cast: 68,253 93.5 -00.9 Informal votes: 1,840 02.7 +00.6 Formal votes: 66,413 97.3 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Bingle 1,553 02.3 Richard Hall ALP 26,052 39.2 -00.7 Rt Hon Sir William McMAHON * Lib 35,044 52.8 -03.4 Frederick Tross AD 3,764 05.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 66,413 06.3 e 01.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William McMahon (1908-88): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 =================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Burwood, Croydon, Drummoyne, Strathfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 06.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 72,656 -00.4 Votes cast: 67,382 92.7 -00.8 Informal votes: 1,957 02.9 +00.2 Formal votes: 65,425 97.1 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan Burnswoods ALP 30,379 46.4 +07.2 Rt Hon Sir William McMahon * Lib 31,892 48.7 -04.1 Bradley Mulligan AD 1,987 03.0 -02.7 Anthony Reasha 1,167 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65,425 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Burnswoods was a NSW MLC 1991-2007. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Reasha's 1,167 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Burnswoods 357 30.6 30,736 47.0 McMahon * 431 36.9 32,323 49.4 Mulligan 379 32.5 2,366 03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,167 65,425 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Mulligan's 2,366 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Burnswoods 1,273 53.8 32,009 48.9 McMAHON * 1,093 46.2 33,416 51.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,366 65,425 01.1 05.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William McMahon (1908-88): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980 Resigned seat 4 January 1982 (see By-elections) Died 31 March 1988 -------------------------------------------------------------------- McMahon was the last of the 38 Liberal members newly elected in 1949 ("the '49ers") to leave the House of Representatives. He was also the last serving member of the Menzies Cabinet. -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1982 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Burwood, Croydon, Drummoyne, Strathfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the resignation of Rt Hon Sir William McMahon -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 71,140 -02.1 Votes cast: 63,388 89.1 -03.6 Informal votes: 2,091 03.3 +00.4 Formal votes: 61,297 96.7 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edwin Bellchambers 460 00.8 Robert Cameron 116 00.2 Peter Consandine 405 00.7 Maddalena Gustin 729 01.2 Stephen Kirkham AD 2,495 04.1 +01.1 Maggie Lee 144 00.2 Michael MAHER ALP 32,717 53.4 +07.0 Frederick Martin 49 00.1 John Penninger 56 00.1 Philip Taylor + Lib 23,637 38.6 -10.1 Robert Webeck 27 00.0 Katherine Wentworth 462 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,297 08.3 e 09.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael John Maher (1936-2013): Elected 1982 By Born: 11 July 1936, Sydney Career: Educated University of Sydney. Solicitor. State politics: NSW MLA for Drummoyne 1973-82 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Burwood, Croydon, Drummoyne, Strathfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 01.1 1982 by-election two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 08.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 69,496 -04.3 Votes cast: 66,621 95.9 +03.2 Informal votes: 1,767 02.7 -00.2 Formal votes: 64,854 97.3 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Helen Jarvis 1,572 02.4 Michael MAHER * ALP 33,619 51.8 +05.4 Ralph Rogers AD 2,030 03.1 +00.1 Philip Taylor Lib 27,633 42.6 -06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 64,854 05.9 e 07.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael John Maher (1936-2013): Elected 1982 By, 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Burwood, Croydon, Drummoyne, Strathfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 05.9 e Effect of 1984 redistribution: 01.3 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 71,410 +02.8 Votes cast: 66,813 93.6 -02.3 Informal votes: 5,118 07.7 +05.0 Formal votes: 61,695 92.3 -05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kent Buncombe AD 4,400 07.1 +04.0 Geoffrey Howe Lib 26,812 43.5 -00.4 Michael Maher * ALP 30,483 49.4 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,695 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Buncombe's 4,400 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Howe 2,660 60.6 29,472 47.8 MAHER * 1,732 39.4 32,215 52.2 (exhausted 8 8 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,400 61,695 02.2 02.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael John Maher (1936-2013): Elected 1982 By, 1983, 1984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Burwood, Croydon, Drummoyne, Strathfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 71,252 -00.2 Votes cast: 66,699 93.6 00.0 Informal votes: 3,702 05.6 -02.1 Formal votes: 62,997 94.4 +02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tony Farrell 1,432 02.3 George Turner 2,197 03.5 Dr Bob Woods Lib 29,724 47.2 +03.7 Michael Maher * ALP 29,644 47.1 -02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 62,997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Farrell's 1,432 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Turner 909 64.1 3,106 04.9 Woods 190 13.4 29,914 47.5 Maher * 319 22.5 29,963 47.6 (exhausted 14 14 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,432 62,997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Turner's 3,106 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- WOODS 2,606 84.1 32,520 51.6 Maher * 491 15.9 30,454 48.4 (exhausted 9 23 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,106 62,997 01.6 03.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Michael John Maher (1936-2013): Elected 1982 By, 1983, 1984. Defeated 1987 Died 29 September 2013 > Robert Leslie Woods (born 1947): Elected 1987 Born: 13 April 1947, London, England Career: Educated London University, Sydney University. Doctor, cancer specialist -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Burwood, Croydon, Drummoyne, Strathfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 68,838 -03.4 Votes cast: 65,290 94.8 +01.2 Informal votes: 2,349 03.6 -02.0 Formal votes: 62,941 96.4 +02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Corrado Galimberti 1,652 02.6 Peter Peterson CTA 828 01.3 Bruce Threlfo Grn 3,193 05.1 Andrew Mignot AD 4,612 07.3 Mary Easson ALP 23,764 37.8 -09.3 Dr Bob Woods * Lib 28,892 45.9 -01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 62,941 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Easson, see Lowe 1993. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Petersen's 828 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Galimberti 118 14.4 1,770 02.8 Threlfo 118 14.4 3,311 05.3 Mignot 105 12.8 4,717 07.5 Easson 90 11.0 23,854 37.9 Woods * 390 47.5 29,282 46.5 (exhausted 7 7 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 828 62,941 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Galimberti's 1,770 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Threlfo 1,083 62.2 4,394 07.0 Mignot 207 11.9 4,924 07.8 Easson 188 10.8 24,042 38.2 Woods * 262 15.1 29,544 47.0 (exhausted 30 37 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,770 62,941 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Threlfo's 4,394 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mignot 3,271 74.9 8,195 13.0 Easson 765 17.5 24,807 39.5 Woods * 330 07.6 29,874 47.5 (exhausted 28 65 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,394 62,941 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Mignot's 8,195 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Easson 6,206 76.4 31,013 49.4 WOODS * 1,920 23.6 31,794 50.6 (exhausted 69 134 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,195 62,941 00.6 01.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Leslie Woods (born 1947): Elected 1987, 1990 ------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Burwood, Croydon, Drummoyne, Strathfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 00.6 Effect of redistribution: 01.1 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 79,183 +15.0 Votes cast: 75,868 95.8 +01.0 Informal votes: 3,326 04.4 +00.8 Formal votes: 72,542 95.6 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony Panzarino 1,395 01.9 Peter Woods 1,751 02.4 Peter Peterson CTA 490 00.7 -00.7 Erik Lowry 91 00.1 Richard Eager 155 00.2 Erika Jones 717 01.0 Mary Easson + ALP 34,463 47.5 +08.7 Jeff Meikle AD 1,092 01.5 -06.1 Kate Cummings 410 00.6 Dr Bob Woods * Lib 30,151 41.6 -02.9 Bruce Threlfo Grn 1,827 02.5 -01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 72,542 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the redistribution, Labor is shown as the defending party. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Lowry's 91 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Panzarino 14 15.7 1,409 01.9 P Woods 12 13.5 1,763 02.4 Peterson 17 19.1 507 00.7 Eager 9 10.1 164 00.2 Jones 8 09.0 725 01.0 Easson 8 09.0 34,471 47.6 Meikle 2 02.3 1,094 01.5 Cummings 4 05.0 414 00.6 B Woods * 13 14.6 30,164 41.6 Threlfo 2 02.5 1,829 02.5 (exhausted 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 91 72,542 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Eager's 164 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Panzarino 16 09.8 1,425 02.0 P Woods 14 08.6 1,777 02.5 Peterson 21 12.9 528 00.7 Jones 24 14.7 749 01.0 Easson 27 16.6 34,498 47.6 Meikle 8 04.9 1,102 01.5 Cummings 7 04.3 421 00.6 B Woods * 20 12.3 30,184 41.6 Threlfo 26 16.0 1,855 02.6 (exhausted 1 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 164 72,542 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Cummings's 421 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Panzarino 59 14.0 1,484 02.1 P Woods 52 12.4 1,829 02.5 Peterson 7 01.7 535 00.7 Jones 20 04.8 769 01.1 Easson 55 13.1 34,553 47.6 Meikle 46 10.9 1,148 01.6 B Woods * 138 32.8 30,322 41.8 Threlfo 44 10.5 1,899 02.6 (exhausted 0 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 421 72,542 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Peterson's 535 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Panzarino 39 07.3 1,523 02.1 P Woods 88 16.5 1,917 02.6 Jones 50 09.4 819 01.1 Easson 87 16.4 34,640 47.8 Meikle 24 04.5 1,172 01.6 B Woods * 205 38.5 30,527 42.1 Threlfo 39 07.3 1,938 02.7 (exhausted 3 6 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 535 72,542 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Jones's 819 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Panzarino 129 15.9 1,652 02.3 P Woods 125 15.4 2,042 02.8 Easson 201 24.7 34,841 48.0 Meikle 72 08.9 1,244 01.7 B Woods * 172 21.2 30,699 42.3 Threlfo 114 14.0 2,052 02.8 (exhausted 6 12 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 819 72,542 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Meilke's 1,244 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Panzarino 103 08.3 1,755 02.4 P Woods 144 11.6 2,186 03.0 Easson 321 25.9 35,162 48.5 B Woods * 220 17.8 30,919 42.6 Threlfo 451 36.4 2,503 03.5 (exhausted 5 17 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,244 72,542 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Panzarino's 1,755 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- P Woods 1,290 74.4 3,476 04.8 Easson 150 08.7 35,312 48.7 B Woods * 136 07.8 31,055 42.8 Threlfo 159 09.2 2,662 03.7 (exhausted 20 37 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,755 72,542 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Threlfo 2,662 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- P Woods 1,270 47.8 4,746 06.6 Easson 841 31.7 36,153 49.9 B Woods * 545 20.5 31,600 43.6 (exhausted 6 43 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,662 72,542 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: P Woods's 4,746 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- EASSON 3,715 78.6 39,868 55.0 B Woods * 1,010 21.4 32,610 45.0 (exhausted 21 64 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,746 72,542 05.0 04.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Robert Leslie Woods (born 1947): Elected 1987, 1990. Defeated 1993 Later career: See Senate 1993, Appointments > Mary Easson (born 1955): Elected 1993 Born: 16 June 1955, Melbourne Career: Public relations officer, political consultant. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Burwood, Croydon, Drummoyne, Strathfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 79,599 +00.5 Votes cast: 76,779 96.5 +00.7 Informal votes: 4,016 05.2 +00.8 Formal votes: 72,763 94.8 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Woods 2,279 03.1 Noel Plumb AD 3,143 04.3 +02.8 Michelle Calvert 2,137 02.9 Mary Easson * ALP 28,447 39.1 -08.4 Max Lane 167 00.2 Bob Hughes 204 00.3 Paul Zammit Lib 33,966 46.7 +05.1 Katie Wood CTA 782 01.1 +00.4 Doug Hine Grn 1,367 01.9 -00.6 Dave Allen 271 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 72,763 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Lane's 167 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Woods 12 07.3 2,291 03.2 Plumb 15 09.1 3,158 04.3 Calvert 14 08.5 2,151 03.0 Easson * 45 27.3 28,492 39.2 Hughes 14 08.5 218 00.3 Zammit 14 08.5 33,980 46.7 Wood 5 03.0 787 01.1 Hine 42 25.5 1,409 01.9 Allen 4 02.4 275 00.4 (exhausted 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 167 72,763 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Hughes's 218 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Woods 21 09.9 2,312 03.2 Plumb 8 03.8 3,166 04.4 Calvert 13 06.1 2,164 03.0 Easson * 37 17.4 28,529 39.2 Zammit 68 31.9 34,048 46.8 Wood 16 07.5 803 01.1 Hine 36 16.9 1,445 02.0 Allen 14 06.6 289 00.4 (exhausted 5 7 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 218 72,763 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Allen's 289 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Woods 87 30.6 2,399 03.3 Plumb 23 08.1 3,189 04.4 Calvert 13 04.6 2,177 03.0 Easson * 21 07.4 28,550 39.2 Zammit 29 10.2 34,077 46.8 Wood 16 05.6 819 01.1 Hine 95 33.5 1,540 02.1 (exhausted 5 12 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 289 72,763 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Wood's 819 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Woods 83 10.2 2,482 03.4 Plumb 64 07.9 3,253 04.5 Calvert 53 06.5 2,230 03.1 Easson * 88 10.8 28,638 39.4 Zammit 444 54.5 34,521 47.5 Hine 83 10.2 1,623 02.2 (exhausted 4 16 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 819 72,763 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Hine's 1,623 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Woods 234 14.5 2,716 03.7 Plumb 597 37.1 3,850 05.3 Calvert 297 18.5 2,527 03.5 Easson * 287 17.8 28,925 39.8 Zammit 195 12.1 34,716 47.7 (exhausted 13 29 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,623 72,763 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Calvert's 2,527 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Woods 376 15.1 3,092 04.3 Plumb 1,040 41.7 4,890 06.7 Easson * 544 21.8 29,469 40.5 Zammit 533 21.4 35,249 48.5 (exhausted 34 63 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,527 72,763 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Woods's 3,092 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Plumb 2,029 66.5 6,919 09.5 Easson * 502 16.5 29,971 41.3 Zammit 519 17.0 35,768 49.2 (exhausted 42 105 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,092 72,763 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Plumb's 6,919 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Easson * 4,434 66.7 34,405 47.5 ZAMMIT 2,210 33.3 37,978 52.5 (exhausted 275 380 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,919 72,763 02.5 07.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Mary Easson (born 1955): Elected 1993. Defeated 1996 > Paul John Zammit (born 1941): Elected 1996 Born 28 April 1941, Alexandria, Egypt (of Maltese and Greek parents) Career: To Australia as child. Sales manager, general manager and managing director. State politics: NSW MLA for Burwood 1984-88, for Strathfield 1988- 96. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Zammit resigned from the Liberal Party on 9 February 1998 in protest at the government's policy on Sydney Airport, and sat as an independent. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Burwood, Croydon, Drummoyne, Strathfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 81,150 +01.9 Votes cast: 77,774 95.8 -00.7 Informal votes: 3,585 04.6 -00.6 Formal votes: 74,189 95.4 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vince Sicari 1,603 02.2 Paul Zammit * 11,700 15.8 Jeff Meikle AD 1,714 02.3 -02.0 Robert Lee + Lib 24,617 33.2 -13.5 Natasha Verco Grn 1,300 01.7 -00.1 Gary Wilkison 80 00.1 John Wright ON 2,768 03.7 John Murphy ALP 26,730 36.0 -03.1 Owen Davies CDP 597 00.8 -00.2 Chris Wong 2,813 03.8 Giancarlo Maisano 267 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 74,189 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Zammit had resigned from the Liberal Party. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Wilkinson's 80 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sicari 13 16.3 1,616 02.2 Zammit * 3 03.8 11,703 15.8 Meikle 3 03.8 1,717 02.3 Lee + 13 16.3 24,630 33.2 Verco 15 18.8 1,315 01.8 Wright 14 17.5 2,782 03.7 Murphy 13 16.3 26,743 36.0 Davies 3 03.8 600 00.8 Wong 2 02.5 2,815 03.8 Maisano 1 01.3 268 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 80 74,189 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Maisano's 268 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sicari 34 12.7 1,650 02.2 Zammit * 37 13.8 11,740 15.8 Meikle 13 04.9 1,730 02.3 Lee + 19 07.1 24,649 33.2 Verco 26 09.7 1,341 01.8 Wright 10 03.7 2,792 03.8 Murphy 42 15.7 26,785 36.1 Davies 23 08.6 623 00.8 Wong 64 23.9 2,879 03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 268 74,189 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Davies's 623 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sicari 15 02.4 1,665 02.2 Zammit * 198 31.8 11,983 16.1 Meikle 25 04.0 1,755 02.4 Lee + 173 27.8 24,822 33.5 Verco 24 03.9 1,365 01.8 Wright 42 06.7 2,834 03.8 Murphy 71 11.4 26,856 36.2 Wong 75 12.0 2,954 04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 623 74,189 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Verco's 1,365 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sicari 249 18.2 1,914 02.6 Zammit * 148 10.8 12,086 16.3 Meikle 332 24.3 2,087 02.8 Lee + 120 08.8 24,942 33.6 Wright 63 04.6 2,897 03.9 Murphy 301 22.1 27,157 36.6 Wong 152 11.1 3,106 04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,365 74,189 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Sicari's 1,914 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Zammit * 1,113 58.2 13,199 17.8 Meikle 207 10.8 2,294 03.1 Lee + 126 06.6 25,068 33.8 Wright 59 03.1 2,956 04.0 Murphy 166 08.7 27,323 36.8 Wong 243 12.7 3,349 04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,914 74,189 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Meikle's 2,294 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Zammit * 664 28.9 13,863 18.7 Lee 343 15.0 25,411 34.3 Wright 94 04.1 3,050 04.1 Murphy 701 30.6 28,024 37.8 Wong 492 21.4 3,841 05.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,294 74,189 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Wright's 3,050 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Zammit * 923 30.3 14,786 19.9 Lee 1,038 34.0 26,449 35.7 Murphy 952 31.2 28,976 39.1 Wong 137 04.5 3,978 05.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,050 74,189 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Wong's 3,978 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Zammit * 1,903 47.8 16,689 22.5 Lee + 385 09.7 26,834 36.2 Murphy 1,690 42.5 30,666 41.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,978 74,189 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Zammit's 16,689 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lee + 6,828 40.9 33,662 45.4 MURPHY 9,861 59.1 40,527 54.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 16,689 74,189 04.6 07.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Paul John Zammit (born 1941): Elected 1996. Defeated 1998 > John Paul Murphy (born 1950): Elected 1998 Career: Public servant. NSW State Manager, Public Service and Merit Protection Commission. Drummoyne Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Burwood, Croydon, Drummoyne, Strathfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 04.6 Effect of redistribution: 00.1 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 04.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 83,298 +02.6 Votes cast: 79,448 95.4 -00.4 Informal votes: 4,606 05.8 +01.2 Formal votes: 74,842 94.2 -01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Murphy * ALP 33,508 44.8 +08.6 David Doust Lib 31,400 42.0 +08.7 Anna Garrett AD 3,359 04.5 +02.1 Ernest Wong 1,700 02.3 Harry Krumins ON 1,463 01.9 -01.7 Max Lane 267 00.4 Mersina Soulos Grn 3,145 04.2 +02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 74,842 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Lane's 267 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murphy * 49 18.3 33,557 44.8 Doust 20 07.5 31,420 42.0 Garrett 36 13.5 3,395 04.5 Wong 28 10.5 1,728 02.3 Krumins 15 05.6 1,478 02.0 Soulos 119 44.6 3,264 04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 267 74,842 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Krumins's 1,478 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murphy * 300 20.3 33,857 45.2 Doust 563 38.1 31,983 42.7 Garrett 113 07.6 3,508 04.7 Wong 88 05.9 1,816 02.4 Soulos 414 28.0 3,678 04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,478 74,842 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Wong's 1,816 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murphy * 765 42.1 34,622 46.3 Doust 240 13.2 32,223 43.0 Garrett 549 30.2 4,057 05.4 Soulos 262 14.4 3,940 05.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,816 74,842 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Soulos's 3,940 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murphy * 1,198 30.4 35,820 47.9 Doust 577 14.6 32,800 43.8 Garrett 2,165 54.9 6,222 08.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,816 74,842 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Garrett's 6,222 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MURPHY * 4,451 71.5 40,271 53.8 Doust 1,771 28.5 34,571 46.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,222 74,842 03.8 00.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Paul Murphy (born 1950): Elected 1998, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Burwood, Croydon, Drummoyne, Strathfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 86,700 +04.1 Votes cast: 81,769 94.3 -01.1 Informal votes: 5,354 06.5 +00.7 Formal votes: 76,415 93.5 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Shireen Murphy Grn 7,057 09.2 +05.0 Timothy Avery 717 00.9 Peter Rahme CDP 1,519 02.0 Biannca Pace AD 1,013 01.3 John Murphy * ALP 32,777 42.9 -01.9 John Mason ON 678 00.9 -01.1 John Sidoti Lib 32,654 42.7 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 76,415 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sidoti was NSW MLA for Drummoyne from 2011. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Mason's 678 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- S Murphy 99 14.6 7,156 09.4 Avery 43 06.3 760 01.0 Rahme 98 14.5 1,617 02.1 Pace 61 09.0 1,074 01.4 J Murphy * 140 20.7 32,917 43.1 Sidoti 237 35.0 32,891 43.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 678 76,415 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Avery's 760 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- S Murphy 227 29.9 7,383 09.7 Rahme 85 11.2 1,702 02.2 Pace 73 09.6 1,147 01.5 J Murphy * 55 07.2 32,972 43.2 Sidoti 320 42.1 33,211 43.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 760 76,415 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Pace's 1,147 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- S Murphy 490 42.7 7,873 10.3 Rahme 129 11.3 1,831 02.4 J Murphy * 302 26.3 33,274 43.5 Sidoti 226 19.7 33,437 43.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,147 76,415 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Rahme's 1,831 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- S Murphy 379 20.7 8,252 10.8 J Murphy * 494 27.0 33,768 44.2 Sidoti 958 52.3 34,395 45.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,831 76,415 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: S Murphy's 8,252 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- J MURPHY * 6,959 84.3 40,727 53.3 Sidoti 1,293 15.7 35,688 46.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,252 76,415 03.3 00.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Paul Murphy (born 1950): Elected 1998, 2001, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== Sydney: Burwood, Concord, Drummoyne, Strathfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 03.3 Effect of 2006 redistribution: 00.2 shift to Liberal 2007 notional two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 87,153 +00.5 Votes cast: 82,772 95.0 +00.7 Informal votes: 4,098 05.0 -01.5 Formal votes: 78,674 95.0 +01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Rerceretnam Grn 6,774 08.6 -00.1 John Murphy * ALP 38,766 49.3 +06.2 Bill Shailer CDP 1,616 02.1 00.0 Jim Tsolakis Lib 31,518 40.1 -02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 78,674 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Shailer's 1,616 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rerceretnam 230 14.2 7,004 08.9 MURPHY * 572 35.4 39,338 50.0 Tsolakis 814 50.4 32,332 41.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,616 78,674 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Rerceretnam's 7,004 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MURPHY * 5,798 82.8 45,136 57.4 Tsolakis 1,206 17.2 33,538 42.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,004 78,674 07.4 04.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Paul Murphy (born 1950): Elected 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007 Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Trade 3 December 2007 to 25 February 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lowe was abolished at the 2009 redistribution. Murphy contested Reid at the 2010 election. --------------------------------------------------------------------