ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF LYNE, NEW SOUTH WALES ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Kempsey, Macksville, Port Macquarie, Taree -------------------------------------------------------------------- New seat: 1946 notional two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 11.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,228 Votes cast: 38,055 97.0 Informal votes: 1,235 03.2 Formal votes: 36,820 96.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Cordner 1,057 02.9 Jim Eggins + CP 10,212 27.7 Francis Hain + CP 2,296 06.2 Edward Hayes ALP 10,160 27.6 -08.8 Philip Lucock + CP 6,984 19.0 Eric Mackay + CP 6,111 16.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,820 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. For Lucock, see Lyne by-election 1952. 2. The combined Country Party vote was 69.5%, an increase of 9.3% from the 60.2% notionally polled by the Country Party in 1946. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Cordner's 1,057 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eggins + 792 74.9 11,004 29.9 Hain + 94 08.9 2,390 06.5 Hayes 78 07.4 10,238 27.8 Lucock + 53 05.0 7,037 19.1 Mackay + 40 03.8 6,151 16.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,057 36,820 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Hain's 2,390 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eggins + 1,081 45.2 12,085 32.8 Hayes 274 11.5 10,512 28.5 Lucock + 587 24.6 7,624 20.7 Mackay + 448 18.7 6,599 17.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,390 36,820 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Mackay's 6,599 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eggins + 2,799 42.4 14,884 40.4 Hayes 489 07.4 11,001 29.9 Lucock + 3,311 50.2 10,935 29.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,599 36,820 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Lucock's 10,935 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- EGGINS + 9,424 86.2 24,308 66.0 Hayes 1,511 13.8 12,512 34.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,935 36,820 16.0 04.1 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eldred James Eggins (1898-1952): Elected 1949 Born: 7 April 1898, Grafton, NSW. Career: Educated state schools. Military Service 1918. Banana grower, Brunswick River region. Seed merchant, Lismore. Lismore City Council. Chairman, NSW Fodder and Conservation Board. Chairman, NSW Country Party 1945-49. State politics: NSW MLC 1949 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Kempsey, Macksville, Port Macquarie, Taree -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 16.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,924 +01.8 Votes cast: 38,712 97.0 00.0 Informal votes: 615 01.6 -01.6 Formal votes: 38,097 98.4 +01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Cordner 1,745 04.6 Jim EGGINS * CP 24,971 65.5 Edward Hayes ALP 11,381 29.9 +02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,097 18.8 e 02.8 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Country Party vote of 65.5% was a decrease of 4.0% from the 69.5% polled by four Country Party candidates in 1949. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eldred James Eggins (1898-1952): Elected 1949, 1951 Died 28 January 1952 (see By-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 22 MARCH 1952 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Kempsey, Macksville, Port Macquarie, Taree -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the death of Jim Eggins -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 18.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,160 +00.6 Votes cast: 36,974 92.1 -04.9 Informal votes: 565 01.5 -00.1 Formal votes: 36,409 98.5 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Cordner 421 01.2 Edward Hayes ALP 13,588 37.3 +07.4 Donald Lancaster + CP 10,631 29.2 Philip Lucock + CP 10,994 30.2 Edward Spensley 775 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,409 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The combined Country Party vote was 59.4%, a decline of 6.1% from the 65.5% polled by one Country Party candidate in 1951. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Cordner's 421 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hayes 274 65.1 13,862 38.1 Lancaster + 64 15.2 10,695 29.4 Lucock + 41 09.7 11,035 30.3 Spensley 42 10.0 817 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 421 36,409 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Spensley's 817 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hayes 148 (18.1 14,010 38.5 Lancaster + 276 33.8 10,971 30.1 Lucock + 393 48.1 11,428 31.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 817 36,409 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Lancaster's 10,971 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hayes 915 08.3 14,925 41.0 LUCOCK + 10,056 91.7 21,484 59.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,971 36,409 09.0 09.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Philip Ernest Lucock (1916-96): Elected 1952 by Born: 16 January 1916, Kent, England. Career: Migrated to New Zealand 1923, to Australia 1937. Educated New Zealand. Worked in retail trade. Military Service 1941-42. Presbyterian minister 1948. Minister, Wingham, NSW. Religious broadcaster. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Kempsey, Macksville, Port Macquarie, Taree -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 18.8 e 1952 by-election two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 09.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,710 +04.5 Votes cast: 40,471 97.0 00.0 Informal votes: 514 01.3 -00.3 Formal votes: 39,957 98.7 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Cordner 2,051 05.1 Donald Lancaster 16,518 41.3 Philip LUCOCK * CP 21,388 53.5 -12.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,957 05.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lancaster had been an unsuccessful candidate for the Country Party nomination. He ran as an Independent People's candidate (Gloucester Advocate, 28 May 1954). -------------------------------------------------------------------- Philip Ernest Lucock (1916-96): Elected 1952 By, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Kempsey, Port Macquarie, Raymond Terrace, Taree -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Country Party over Independent 05.6 Effect of 1955 redistribution: cannot be calculated New notional majority: cannot be calculated -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,585 -00.3 Votes cast: 40,007 96.2 -00.8 Informal votes: 777 01.9 +00.6 Formal votes: 39,230 98.1 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Herbert Collins ALP 14,198 36.2 Joseph Cordner 1,555 04.0 Philip LUCOCK * CP 23,477 59.8 +07.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,230 11.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Philip Ernest Lucock (1916-96): Elected 1952 By, 1954, 1955 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Kempsey, Port Macquarie, Raymond Terrace, Taree -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Country Party over Labor 11.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,923 +03.2 Votes cast: 41,366 96.4 +00.2 Informal votes: 986 02.4 +00.5 Formal votes: 40,380 97.6 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Allan ALP 13,028 32.3 -03.9 Joseph Cordner 561 01.4 William Gleeson DLP 1,322 03.3 Murray Hooke 3,921 09.7 Philip LUCOCK * CP 21,548 53.4 -06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,380 11.5 e 00.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Philip Ernest Lucock (1916-96): Elected 1952 By, 1954, 1955, 1958 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Kempsey, Port Macquarie, Raymond Terrace, Taree -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 11.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,780 +02.0 Votes cast: 42,247 96.5 +00.1 Informal votes: 711 01.7 -00.7 Formal votes: 41,536 98.3 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Allan ALP 16,295 39.2 +06.9 Joseph Cordner 671 01.6 Herbert Collins DLP 1,971 04.7 +01.4 Philip LUCOCK * CP 22,599 54.4 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 41,536 09.0 e 02.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Philip Ernest Lucock (1916-96): Elected 1952 By, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Kempsey, Port Macquarie, Raymond Terrace, Taree -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 09.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,261 +01.1 Votes cast: 42,482 96.0 -00.5 Informal votes: 393 00.9 -00.8 Formal votes: 42,089 99.1 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Allan ALP 15,039 35.7 -03.5 Joseph Cordner 1,181 02.8 Philip LUCOCK * CP 25,869 61.5 +07.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 42,089 12.9 e 03.9 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Philip Ernest Lucock (1916-96): Elected 1952 By, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Kempsey, Port Macquarie, Raymond Terrace, Taree -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Country Party over Labor 12.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 46,101 +04.2 Votes cast: 44,280 96.0 00.0 Informal votes: 1,065 02.4 +01.5 Formal votes: 43,215 97.6 -01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Allan ALP 13,537 31.3 -04.4 Joseph Cordner 923 02.1 Philip LUCOCK * CP 27,822 64.4 +02.9 William Power 933 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 43,215 16.6 e 03.7 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Philip Ernest Lucock (1916-96): Elected 1952 By, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Nelson Bay, Port Macquarie, Stockton, Taree -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Country Party over Labor 16.6 e Effect of 1968 redistribution: 01.3 shift to Country Party New notional majority: Country Party over Labor 17.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 46,920 +01.8 Votes cast: 44,727 95.3 -00.7 Informal votes: 664 01.5 -00.9 Formal votes: 44,063 98.5 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Allan ALP 15,631 35.5 +05.5 Joseph Cordner 973 02.2 Philip LUCOCK * CP 25,898 58.8 -06.9 Percival McPherson AP 1,561 03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 44,063 11.3 e 06.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Philip Ernest Lucock (1916-96): Elected 1952 By, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Nelson Bay, Port Macquarie, Stockton, Taree -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 11.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 50,758 +08.2 Votes cast: 48,951 96.4 -01.1 Informal votes: 659 01.3 -00.2 Formal votes: 48,292 98.7 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Carney ALP 20,619 42.7 +07.2 Herbert Collins DLP 1,550 03.2 Joseph Cordner 286 00.6 Philip LUCOCK * CP 24,633 51.0 -07.8 Stephanie Thew AP 1,204 02.5 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 48,292 04.9 e 06.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cordner, who contested Lyne at every election between 1949 and 1972, described himself as an independent Liberal. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Philip Ernest Lucock (1916-96): Elected 1952 By, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Nelson Bay, Port Macquarie, Stockton, Taree -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: CP over ALP 04.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 58,148 +14.6 Votes cast: 56,219 96.7 +00.3 Informal votes: 655 01.2 -00.1 Formal votes: 55,564 98.8 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Haig AP 2,005 03.6 +01.1 Philip LUCOCK * CP 33,253 59.8 +08.8 Kenneth Reed ALP 20,306 36.5 -06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 55,564 11.8 e 06.9 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Philip Ernest Lucock (1916-96): Elected 1952 By, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Nelson Bay, Port Macquarie, Stockton, Taree -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: CP over ALP 11.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 61,779 +06.2 Votes cast: 60,013 97.1 -02.5 Informal votes: 720 01.2 -01.0 Formal votes: 59,293 98.8 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce Langford ALP 18,377 31.0 -05.5 Philip LUCOCK * NCP 35,554 60.0 +00.2 Peter Simpson 5,362 09.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,293 14.5 e 02.7 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Philip Ernest Lucock (1916-96): Elected 1952 By, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Forster, Maitland East, Nelson Bay, Taree -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: NCP over ALP 14.5 e Effect of 1977 redistribution: 00.9 shift to ALP New notional majority: NCP over ALP 13.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 68,613 +11.1 Votes cast: 66,589 97.1 00.0 Informal votes: 916 01.4 +00.2 Formal votes: 65,673 98.6 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allen Edwards AD 6,687 10.2 Philip LUCOCK * NCP 36,678 55.8 -03.3 Noel Unicomb ALP 22,308 34.0 +02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65,673 11.4 e 02.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Philip Ernest Lucock (1916-96): Elected 1953 By, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977 Lucock retired at the 1980 election. Died 8 August 1996. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Forster, Maitland East, Nelson Bay, Taree -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: NCP over ALP 11.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 77,625 +13.1 Votes cast: 74,576 96.1 -01.0 Informal votes: 1,021 01.4 00.0 Formal votes: 73,555 98.6 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leslie Brown ALP 27,714 37.7 +03.7 Bruce Cowan + NCP 23,413 31.8 -24.0 Milton Morris Lib 20,636 28.1 Edwin Poppleton AD 1,792 02.4 -07.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 73,555 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Morris was NSW MLA for Maitland 1956-84. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Poppleton's 1,792 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown 895 49.9 28,609 38.9 Cowan + 490 27.3 23,903 32.5 Morris 407 22.7 21,043 28.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,792 73,555 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Morris's 21,043 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown 1,596 07.6 30,205 41.1 COWAN + 19,447 92.4 43,350 58.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 21,043 73,555 08.9 02.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Bruce Cowan (1926-2011): Elected 1980 Born: 15 January 1926, Taree, NSW Career: Farmer. Real estate agent. Stock and station agent. State politics: NSW MLA for Oxley 1965-80 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Forster, Maitland East, Nelson Bay, Taree -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: NCP over ALP 08.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 84,392 +08.7 Votes cast: 80,911 95.9 -00.2 Informal votes: 1,343 01.7 +00.3 Formal votes: 79,568 98.3 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Bryant 2,800 03.5 Alfred Cannings 514 00.6 David COWAN * NPA 40,140 50.4 +18.6 Stephen Jeffries AD 3,953 05.0 +02.6 Francis Murray ALP 31,877 40.1 +02.4 John Veenstra 284 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 79,568 05.3 e 03.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Bruce Cowan (1926-2011): Elected 1980, 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Gloucester, Port Stephens, Taree, Wingham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 05.3 e Effect of 1984 redistribution: 02.5 shift to NPA New notional majority: NPA over ALP 07.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 65,668 -22.2 Votes cast: 62,629 95.4 -00.5 Informal votes: 2,857 04.6 +02.9 Formal votes: 59,772 95.4 -02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fred May ALP 23,707 39.7 +02.1 Stewart Cooper 863 01.4 Roland Inman AD 3,401 05.7 +00.7 Bruce COWAN * NPA 31,801 53.2 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,772 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Cooper's 863 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- May 285 33.1 23,992 40.1 Inman 411 47.7 3,812 06.4 COWAN * 166 19.3 31,967 53.5 (exhausted 1 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 863 59,772 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Inman's 3,812 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- May 1,822 47.8 25,814 43.2 COWAN * 1,988 52.2 33,955 56.8 (exhausted 2 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,812 59,772 05.4 02.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Bruce Cowan 1926-2011): Elected 1980, 1983, 1984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Gloucester, Port Stephens, Taree, Wingham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 05.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,787 +07.8 Votes cast: 68,388 96.6 +01.2 Informal votes: 2,135 03.1 -01.5 Formal votes: 66,253 96.9 +01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Aitken AD 5,534 08.4 +02.7 Bruce COWAN * NPA 36,467 55.0 +01.8 Garry Worth ALP 24,252 36.6 -03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 66,253 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Aitken's 5,534 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COWAN * 3,162 57.2 39,629 59.8 Worth 2,367 42.8 26,619 40.2 (exhausted 5 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,534 66,253 09.8 04.4 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Bruce Cowan 1926-2011): Elected 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Gloucester, Port Stephens, Taree, Wingham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 09.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 80,792 +14.1 Votes cast: 77,998 96.5 -00.1 Informal votes: 1,863 02.4 -00.7 Formal votes: 76,135 97.6 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce COWAN * NPA 38,963 51.2 -03.8 Garry Worth ALP 25,414 33.4 -03.2 Peter Cooper AD 11,758 15.4 +07.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 76,135 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Cooper's 11,758 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COWAN * 4,607 39.6 43,570 57.3 Worth 7,021 60.4 32,435 42.7 (exhausted 130 130 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,758 76,135 07.3 02.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Bruce Cowan 1926-2011): Elected 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990 Cowan retired at the 1993 election. Died 7 April 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Port Macquarie, Taree, Wauchope, Wingham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 07.3 Effect of redistribution: 02.0 shift to NPA New notional majority: NPA over ALP 09.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 74,030 -08.4 Votes cast: 71,436 96.5 00.0 Informal votes: 1,478 02.1 -00.3 Formal votes: 69,958 97.9 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dennis Driver ALP 28,424 40.6 +09.8 Mark Vaile + NPA 18,670 26.7 -25.5 Marje Rowsell 2,247 03.2 John Barrett Lib 18,668 26.7 John Stokes AD 1,949 02.8 -10.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 69,958 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Stokes's 1,949 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Driver 782 40.3 29,206 41.8 Vaile + 238 12.3 18,908 27.0 Rowsell 606 31.2 2,853 04.1 Barrett 317 16.3 18,985 27.1 (exhausted 6 6 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,949 69,958 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Rowsell's 2,853 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Driver 1,371 43.7 30,577 43.7 Vaile + 890 31.2 19,788 28.3 Barrett 570 20.1 19,555 28.0 (exhausted 32 38 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,853 69,958 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Barrett's 19,555 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Driver 1,416 07.2 31,993 45.8 VAILE + 18,130 92.8 37,918 54.3 (exhausted 9 47 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,555 69,958 04.3 05.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Anthony James Vaile (born 1956): Elected 1993 Born: 18 April 1956, Sydney Career: Farm machinery retailer, stock and station agent. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Port Macquarie, Taree, Wauchope, Wingham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 79,314 +07.1 Votes cast: 76,794 96.8 +00.3 Informal votes: 1,927 02.5 +00.4 Formal votes: 74,867 97.5 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Weate ALP 21,717 29.1 -11.5 Marje Rowsell AAFI 3,237 04.3 Rodger Riach AD 3,379 04.5 +01.7 Mark VAILE * NPA 44,056 58.9 +32.2 Susie Russell Grn 2,478 03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 74,867 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Russell's 2,478 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Weate 865 35.5 22,582 30.2 Rowsell 381 15.6 3,618 04.8 Riach 658 27.0 4,037 05.4 VAILE * 532 21.8 44,588 59.6 (exhausted 42 42 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,478 74,867 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Rowsell's 3,618 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Weate 895 25.3 23,477 31.4 Riach 1,011 28.5 5,048 06.8 VAILE * 1,636 46.2 46,224 61.8 (exhausted 76 118 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,618 74,867 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Riach's 5,048 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Weate 2,299 47.1 25,776 34.6 VAILE * 2,577 52.9 48,801 65.4 (exhausted 172 290 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,048 74,867 15.4 11.1 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Anthony James Vaile (born 1956): Elected 1993, 1996 Minister for Transport and Regional Development from 6 October 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Port Macquarie, Taree, Wauchope, Wingham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 15.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 81,300 +02.5 Votes cast: 79,048 97.2 +00.4 Informal votes: 2,947 03.7 +01.2 Formal votes: 76,101 96.3 -01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Terrence Simms 984 01.3 Carrie Jacobi Grn 1,501 02.0 -01.3 Vicki Grieves ALP 22,456 29.5 +00.5 Graeme Muldoon 197 00.3 Ray Danton ON 9,011 11.8 Hon Mark VAILE * NPA 38,812 51.0 -07.8 Allan Quartly AD 1,974 02.6 -01.9 Barry Watts CDP 1,166 01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 76,101 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Muldoon's 197 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Simms 53 26.9 1,037 01.4 Jacobi 25 12.7 1,526 02.0 Grieves 34 17.3 22,490 29.6 Danton 28 14.2 9,039 11.9 VAILE * 38 19.3 38,850 51.1 Quartly 9 04.6 1,983 02.6 Watts 10 05.1 1,176 01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 197 76,101 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Simms's 1,037 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jacobi 448 43.2 1,974 02.6 Grieves 191 18.4 22,681 29.8 Danton 111 10.7 9,150 12.0 VAILE * 137 13.2 38,987 51.2 Quartly 103 09.9 2,086 02.7 Watts 47 04.5 1,223 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,037 76,101 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Watts's 1,223 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jacobi 65 05.3 2,039 02.7 Grieves 128 10.5 22,809 30.0 Danton 142 11.6 9,292 12.2 VAILE * 693 56.7 39,680 52.1 Quartly 195 15.9 2,281 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,223 76,101 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Jacobi's 2,039 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Grieves 1,033 50.7 23,842 31.3 Danton 154 07.6 9,446 12.4 VAILE * 320 15.7 40,000 52.6 Quartly 532 26.1 2,813 03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,039 76,101 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Quartly's 2,813 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Grieves 1,279 45.5 25,121 33.0 Danton 313 11.1 9,759 12.8 VAILE * 1,221 43.4 41,221 54.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,813 76,101 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Danton's 9,759 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Grieves 5,529 56.7 30,650 40.3 VAILE * 4,230 43.3 45,451 59.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,759 76,101 09.7 05.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Anthony James Vaile (born 1956): Elected 1993, 1996, 1998 Minister for Transport and Regional Development to 21 October 1998 Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 21 October 1998 to 20 July 1998 Minister for Trade from 20 July 1998 Deputy Leader of the National Party of Australia from 1 July 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Port Macquarie, Taree, Wauchope, Wingham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 09.7 Effect of redistribution: 00.4 shift to NPA New notional majority: NPA over ALP 10.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 86,126 +05.5 Votes cast: 83,356 96.8 -00.4 Informal votes: 3,247 03.9 +00.2 Formal votes: 80,109 96.1 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lynn Stanfield ON 8,178 10.2 -03.0 Dane Sara 963 01.2 Hon Mark VAILE * NPA 42,699 53.3 +03.6 Siobhan Isherwood Grn 2,380 03.0 +00.7 Phillip Jirman AD 2,237 02.8 +00.1 Graeme Muldoon 247 00.3 Patrick Stevens ALP 23,405 29.2 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 80,109 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Muldoon's 247 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stanfield 38 15.4 8,216 10.3 Sara 47 19.0 1,010 01.3 VAILE * 39 15.8 42,738 53.3 Isherwood 19 07.7 2,399 03.0 Jirman 48 19.4 2,285 02.8 Stevens 56 22.7 23,461 29.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 247 80,109 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Sara's 1,010 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stanfield 276 27.3 8,492 10.6 VAILE * 273 27.0 43,011 53.7 Isherwood 175 17.3 2,574 03.2 Jirman 145 14.4 2,430 03.0 Stevens 141 14.0 23,602 29.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,010 80,109 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Jirman's 2,430 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stanfield 190 07.8 8,682 10.8 VAILE * 486 20.0 43,497 54.3 Isherwood 1,045 43.0 3,619 04.5 Stevens 709 29.2 24,311 30.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,430 80,109 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Isherwood's 3,619 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stanfield 468 12.9 9,150 11.4 VAILE * 1,031 28.5 44,528 55.6 Stevens 2,120 58.6 26,431 33.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,619 80,109 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Stanfield's 9,150 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- VAILE * 4,529 49.5 49,057 61.2 Stevens 4,621 50.5 31,052 38.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,150 80,109 11.1 01.0 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Anthony James Vaile (born 1956): Elected 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001 Minister for Trade Deputy Leader of the National Party of Australia -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Port Macquarie, Taree, Wauchope, Wingham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 11.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 91,182 +09.5 Votes cast: 88,143 95.6 +00.2 Informal votes: 4,749 05.4 -00.4 Formal votes: 83,394 94.6 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Wildblood AD 1,401 01.7 -01.1 Joan Stanfield ON 3,046 03.6 -06.6 Graeme Muldoon 225 00.3 Robyn Murphy 2,824 03.4 Simon Apostle FF 1,181 01.4 Greg Watters ALP 22,325 26.8 -02.4 Jeremy Bradley Grn 3,966 04.8 +01.8 Hon Mark VAILE * NPA 46,958 56.3 +03.0 Ron Bailey SA 141 00.2 Kerry Salt 1,327 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 83,394 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bailey's 141 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wildblood 10 07.1 1,411 01.7 Stanfield 4 02.8 3,050 03.7 Muldoon 7 05.0 232 00.3 Murphy 7 05.0 2,831 03.4 Apostle 10 07.1 1,191 01.4 Watters 10 07.1 22,335 26.8 Bradley 31 22.0 3,997 04.8 VAILE * 26 18.4 46,984 56.3 Salt 36 25.5 1,363 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 141 83,394 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Muldoon's 232 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wildblood 31 13.4 1,442 01.7 Stanfield 68 29.3 3,118 03.7 Murphy 34 14.7 2,865 03.4 Apostle 28 12.1 1,219 01.5 Watters 26 11.2 22,361 26.8 Bradley 12 05.2 4,009 04.8 VAILE * 16 06.9 47,000 56.4 Salt 17 07.3 1,380 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 232 83,394 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Apostle's 1,219 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wildblood 98 08.0 1,540 01.9 Stanfield 146 12.0 3,264 03.9 Murphy 198 16.2 3,063 03.7 Watters 171 14.0 22,532 27.0 Bradley 130 10.7 4,139 05.0 VAILE * 356 29.2 47,356 56.8 Salt 120 09.8 1,500 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,219 83,394 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Salt's 1,500 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wildblood 209 13.9 1,749 02.1 Stanfield 185 12.3 3,449 04.1 Murphy 192 12.8 3,255 03.9 Watters 221 14.7 22,753 27.3 Bradley 243 16.2 4,382 05.3 VAILE * 450 30.0 47,806 57.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,500 83,394 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Wildblood's 1,749 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stanfield 709 40.5 4,158 05.0 Murphy 213 12.2 3,468 04.2 Watters 271 15.5 23,024 27.6 Bradley 306 17.5 4,688 05.6 VAILE * 250 14.3 48,056 57.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,749 83,394 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Murphy's 3,468 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stanfield 1,397 40.3 5,555 06.7 Watters 664 19.2 23,688 28.4 Bradley 296 08.5 4,984 06.0 VAILE * 1,111 32.0 49,167 59.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,468 83,394 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Bradley's 4,984 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stanfield 629 12.6 6,184 07.4 Watters 3,340 67.0 27,028 32.4 VAILE * 1,015 20.4 50,182 60.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,984 83,394 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Stanfield's 6,184 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Watters 3,802 61.5 30,830 37.0 VAILE * 2,382 38.5 52,564 63.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,184 83,394 13.0 01.7 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Anthony James Vaile (born 1956): Elected 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004 Minister for Trade to 29 September 2006 Minister for Transport and Regional Services from 29 September 2006 Deputy Prime Minister from 6 July 2005 Deputy Leader of the National Party of Australia to 6 July 2005 Leader of the National Party of Australia from 6 July 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Port Macquarie, Taree, Wauchope, Wingham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: National over Labor 13.0 Effect of 2006 redistribution: 01.1 shift to National 2007 national two-party majority: National over Labor 14.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 86,784 -04.8 Votes cast: 83,282 96.0 +00.4 Informal votes: 4,220 05.1 -00.3 Formal votes: 79,062 94.9 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barry Wright 979 01.2 Susie Russell Grn 5,649 07.2 +02.4 Hon Mark VAILE * Nat 41,319 52.3 -04.4 James Langley ALP 25,358 32.1 +05.5 Stewart Scott-Irving 330 00.4 Jamie Harrison 3,326 04.2 Rodger Riach 238 00.3 Graeme Muldoon 184 00.2 Robert L Waldron CDP 1,679 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 79,062 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Muldoon's 184 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wright 17 09.2 996 01.3 Russell 12 06.5 5,661 07.2 VAILE * 36 19.6 41,355 52.3 Langley 16 08.7 25,374 32.1 Scott-Irving 10 05.4 340 00.4 Harrison 24 13.0 3,350 04.2 Riach 29 15.8 267 00.3 Waldron 40 21.7 1,719 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 184 79,062 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Riach's 267 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wright 43 16.1 1,039 01.3 Russell 18 06.7 5,679 07.2 VAILE * 34 12.7 41,389 52.4 Langley 27 10.1 25,401 32.1 Scott-Irving 25 09.4 365 00.5 Harrison 94 35.2 3,444 04.4 Waldron 26 09.7 1,745 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 267 79,062 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Scott-Irving's 365 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wright 76 20.8 1,115 01.4 Russell 43 11.8 5,722 07.2 VAILE * 49 13.4 41,438 52.4 Langley 59 16.2 25,460 32.2 Harrison 117 32.1 3,561 04.5 Waldron 21 05.8 1,766 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 365 79,062 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Wright's 1,115 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Russell 468 42.0 6,190 07.8 VAILE * 208 18.7 41,646 52.7 Langley 93 08.3 25,553 32.3 Harrison 281 25.2 3,842 04.9 Waldron 65 05.8 1,831 02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,115 79,062 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Waldron's 1,831 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Russell 168 09.2 6,358 08.0 VAILE * 1,082 59.1 42,728 54.0 Langley 216 11.8 25,769 32.6 Harrison 365 19.9 4,207 05.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,831 79,062 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Harrison's 4,207 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Russell 981 23.3 7,339 09.3 VAILE * 1,337 31.8 44,065 55.7 Langley 1,889 44.9 27,658 35.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,207 79,062 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Russell's 7,339 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- VAILE * 2,246 30.6 46,311 58.6 Langley 5,093 69.4 32,751 41.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,339 79,062 08.6 04.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Anthony James Vaile (born 1956): Elected 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007 Deputy Prime Minister to 3 December 2007 Minister for Transport and Regional Services to 3 December 2007 Leader of the National Party of Australia to 3 December 2007 Resigned seat 30 July 2008: See By-elections -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 6 SEPTEMBER 2008 ==================================================================== 6 September 2008, following the resignation of Hon Mark Vaile -------------------------------------------------------------------- North Coast NSW: Port Macquarie, Taree, Wauchope, Wingham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Nationals over Labor 08.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 87,854 +01.2 Votes cast: 76,793 87.4 -08.6 Informal votes: 2,646 03.5 -01.6 Formal votes: 74,147 96.5 +01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bob Smith 2,566 03.5 Graeme Muldoon 270 00.4 Stewart Scott-Irving 400 00.5 Michael O'Donohue DLP 853 01.2 Rob OAKESHOTT 47,306 63.8 Susie Russell Grn 5,206 07.0 Rob Drew + Nat 16,964 22.9 -29.4 Barry Wright 582 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 74,147 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Muldoon's 270 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Smith 98 36.3 2,663 03.6 Scott-Irving 42 15.6 442 00.6 O'Donohue 21 07.8 874 01.2 OAKESHOTT 40 14.8 47,346 63.9 Russell 21 07.8 5,227 07.1 Drew + 27 10.0 16,991 22.9 Wright 21 07.8 603 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 270 74,147 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Scott-Irving's 442 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Smith 107 24.2 2,771 03.7 O'Donohue 44 10.0 918 01.2 OAKESHOTT 93 21.0 47,439 64.0 Russell 44 10.0 5,271 07.1 Drew + 27 06.1 17,018 23.0 Wright 127 28.7 730 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 442 74,147 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Wright's 730 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Smith 193 26.4 2,964 04.0 O'Donohue 62 08.5 980 01.3 OAKESHOTT 188 25.8 47,627 64.2 Russell 146 20.0 5,417 07.3 Drew + 141 19.3 17,159 23.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 730 74,147 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: O'Donohue's 980 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Smith 276 28.2 3,240 04.4 OAKESHOTT 339 34.6 47,966 64.7 Russell 258 26.3 5,675 07.7 Drew + 107 10.9 17,266 23.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 980 74,147 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Smith's 3,240 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- OAKESHOTT 1,556 48.0 49,522 66.8 Russell 1,056 32.6 6,731 09.1 Drew + 628 19.4 17,894 24.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 3,240 74,147 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Russell's 6,731 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- OAKESHOTT 5,248 78.0 54,770 73.9 Drew + 1,483 22.0 19,377 26.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 6,731 74,147 23.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert James Murray Oakeshott (born 1969): Elected 2008 by Born: 14 December 1969, Lismore NSW Career: Educated Sydney University. Ministerial staffer. NSW MLA for Port Macquarie 1996-2008 (Nationals until 2002, then independent). --------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Port Macquarie, Taree, Wauchope, Wingham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: National over Labor 08.6 2008 by-election two-candidate majority: Independent over Nationals 23.9 Effect of 2009 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 92,565 +06.7 Votes cast: 88,261 95.4 -00.6 Informal votes: 3,294 03.7 -01.4 Formal votes: 84,967 97.3 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rob Oakeshott * 40,061 47.2 Frederik Lips ALP 11,459 13.5 -18.5 Dr David Gillespie + Nat 29,216 34.4 -15.7 Barry Wright 586 00.7 Ian Oxenford Grn 3,645 04.3 -02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 84,967 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Oakeshott won Lyne from the Nationals at a 2008 by-election. The Nationals are shown as the defending party. 2. For Gillespie, see Lyne 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Wright's 586 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Oakeshott * 276 47.1 40,337 47.5 Lips 74 12.6 11,533 13.6 Gillespie + 145 24.7 29,361 34.6 Oxenford 91 15.5 3,736 04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 586 84,967 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Oxenford's 3,736 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- OAKESHOTT * 2,204 59.0 42,541 50.1 Lips 1,049 28.1 12,582 14.8 Gillespie + 483 12.9 29,844 35.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,736 84,967 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Lips's 12,582 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- OAKESHOTT * 10,756 85.5 53,297 62.7 Gillespie + 1,826 14.5 31,670 37.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,582 84,967 12.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert James Murray Oakeshott (born 1969): Elected 2008 by, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Oakeshott was one of three independent members who agreed to support the Gillard minority Labor government. He retired at the 2013 election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Notional 4th count: Oakeshott's 42,541 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lips 19,320 45.4 31,902 37.6 GILLESPIE + 23,221 54.6 53,065 62.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 42,541 84,967 12.4 03.8 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- This count was conducted for informational purposes only. ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Port Macquarie, Taree, Wauchope, Wingham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-candidate majority: Independent over National 12.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 97,127 +04.9 Votes cast: 92,054 94.8 -00.6 Informal votes: 5,809 06.3 +02.6 Formal votes: 86,245 93.7 -02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Klose CDP 2,054 02.4 Craig Huth ON 2,208 02.6 Brian Buckley Clare KAP 814 00.9 Peter Alley ALP 18,352 21.3 +07.8 Ian Oxenford Grn 5,340 06.2 +01.9 Dr David GILLESPIE Nat 45,871 53.2 +18.8 Troy Wilkie PUP 4,727 05.5 Michael Gough 318 00.4 Steve Attkins 6,561 07.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 86,245 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Gough's 318 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Klose 18 05.7 2,072 02.4 Huth 16 05.0 2,224 02.6 Buckley Clare 18 05.7 832 01.0 Alley 28 08.8 18,380 21.3 Oxenford 36 11.3 5,376 06.2 GILLESPIE 40 12.6 45,911 53.2 Wilkie 51 16.0 4,778 05.5 Attkins 111 34.9 6,672 07.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 318 86,245 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Buckley Clare's 832 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Klose 69 08.3 2,141 02.5 Huth 166 20.0 2,390 02.8 Alley 96 11.5 18,476 21.4 Oxenford 45 05.4 5,421 06.3 GILLESPIE 174 20.9 46,085 53.4 Wilkie 178 21.4 4,956 05.8 Attkins 104 12.5 6,776 07.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 832 86,245 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Klose's 2,141 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Huth 568 26.5 2,958 03.4 Alley 186 08.7 18,662 21.6 Oxenford 77 03.6 5,498 06.4 GILLESPIE 960 44.8 47,045 54.5 Wilkie 115 05.4 5,071 05.9 Attkins 235 11.0 7,011 08.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,141 86,245 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Huth's 2,958 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alley 867 29.3 19,529 22.6 Oxenford 252 08.5 5,760 06.7 GILLESPIE 747 25.3 47,792 55.4 Wilkie 566 19.1 5,637 06.5 Attkins 526 17.8 7,537 08.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,958 86,245 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Wilkie's 5,637 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alley 1,116 19.8 20,645 23.9 Oxenford 469 08.3 6,219 07.2 GILLESPIE 1,986 35.2 49,778 57.7 Attkins 2,066 36.7 9,603 11.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,637 86,245 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Oxenford's 6,219 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alley 2,646 42.6 23,291 27.0 GILLESPIE 943 15.2 50,721 58.8 Attkins 2,630 42.3 12,233 14.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,637 86,245 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Attkins's 12,233 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alley 7,097 58.0 30,388 35.2 GILLESPIE 5,136 42.0 55,857 64.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,233 86,245 14.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- This seat was won by an independent in 2010. In two-party terms, There was a swing of 2.3% from Labor to Nationals. -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Arthur Gillespie (born 1957): Elected 2013 Born: 20 December 1957, Canberra Career: Educated University of Sydney. Gastroenterologist. Farmer and company director. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Dungog, Forster, Gloucester, Taree -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: Nationals over Labor 14.8 Effect of 2016 redistribution: No change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 111,790 +15.1 Votes cast: 104,451 93.4 -01.4 Informal votes: 4,797 04.6 -01.7 Formal votes: 99,654 95.4 +01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Alley ALP 26,470 26.6 +02.6 Julie Lyford Grn 9,406 09.4 +03.1 Elaine Carter CDP 3,026 03.0 +00.8 Brad Christensen 9,227 09.3 Dr David Gillespie * Nat 49,399 49.6 +19.4 Rodger Riach 2,126 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 99,654 -------------------------------------------------------------------- In 2013 the Liberal Party polled 24.0% in the areas formerly in Paterson. The notional combined Coalition vote in Lyne was therefore 54.2%. The Nationals vote of 49.6% is therefore a drop of 4.6%. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Riach's 2,126 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alley 201 09.5 26,671 26.8 Lyford 122 05.7 9,528 09.6 Carter 80 03.8 3,106 03.1 Christensen 1,229 57.8 10,456 10.5 GILLESPIE * 494 23.2 49,893 50.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,126 89,276 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Carter's 3,106 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alley 304 09.8 26,975 27.1 Lyford 269 08.7 9,797 09.8 Christensen 917 29.5 11,373 11.4 GILLESPIE * 1,616 16.7 53,144 51.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,106 89,276 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Lyford's 9,797 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alley 5,470 55.8 32,445 32.6 Christensen 2,692 27.5 14,065 14.1 GILLESPIE * 1,635 16.7 53,144 53.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,797 89,276 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Christensen's 14,065 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alley 5,793 41.2 38,238 38.4 GILLESPIE * 8,272 58.8 61,416 61.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,065 89,276 11.6 01.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Arthur Gillespie (born 1957): Elected 2013, 2016 Assistant Minister for Rural Health 19 July 2016 16 to 24 January 2017 Assistant Minister for Health 24 January 2017 to 20 Devcember 2017 Assistant Minister for Children and Families 20 December 2017 to 28 August 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Dungog, Forster, Gloucester, Taree, Wauchope -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: Nationals over Labor 11.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 118,726 +06.2 Votes cast: 111,276 93.7 +00.3 Informal votes: 10,096 09.1 +04.8 Formal votes: 101,180 90.9 -04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Phil Costa ALP 24,371 24.1 -02.5 Hon Dr David Gillespie * Nat 49,934 49.4 -00.2 Garry Bourke UAP 4,098 04.1 Ryan Goldspring FACNP 1,986 02.0 Dean McCrae LDP 5,864 05.8 Ed Caruana 1,676 01.7 Jeremy Miller 5,168 05.1 Catherine Zhao CDP 1,493 01.5 -01.6 Stuart Watson Grn 6,589 06.5 -02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 101,180 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Costa was NSW MLA for Wollondilly 2007-11. 2nd count: Zhao's 1,493 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Costa 75 05.0 24,446 24.2 Gillespie * 634 42.5 50,568 50.0 Bourke 122 08.2 4,220 04.2 Goldspring 90 06.0 2,076 02.1 McCrae 211 14.1 6,075 06.0 Caruana 62 04.2 1,738 01.7 Miller 217 14.5 5,386 05.3 Watson 82 05.5 6,671 06.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,493 101,180 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Caruana's 1,738 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Costa 269 15.5 24,715 24.4 GILLESPIE * 247 14.2 50,815 50.2 Bourke 231 13.3 4,451 04.4 Goldspring 123 07.1 2,199 02.2 McCrae 161 09.3 6,236 06.2 Miller 520 29.9 5,906 05.8 Watson 187 10.8 6,858 06.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,738 101,180 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Goldspring's 2,199 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Costa 152 06.9 24,867 24.6 GILLESPIE * 581 26.4 51,396 50.8 Bourke 788 35.8 5,239 05.2 McCrae 268 12.2 6,504 06.4 Miller 343 15.6 6,249 06.2 Watson 67 03.1 6,925 06.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,199 101,180 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Bourke's 5,239 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Costa 658 12.6 25,525 25.2 GILLESPIE * 2,060 39.3 53,456 52.8 McCrae 816 15.6 7,320 07.2 Miller 1,375 26.3 7,624 07.5 Watson 330 06.3 7,255 07.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,239 101,180 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Watson's 7,255 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Costa 3,172 43.7 28,697 28.4 GILLESPIE * 867 12.0 54,323 53.7 McCrae 348 04.8 7,668 07.6 Miller 2,868 39.5 10,492 10.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,255 101,180 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: McCrae's 7,668 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Costa 968 12.6 29,665 29.3 GILLESPIE * 4,294 56.0 58,617 57.9 Miller 2,406 31.4 12,898 12.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,668 101,180 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Miller's 12,898 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Costa 5,573 43.2 35,238 34.8 GILLESPIE * 7,325 56.8 65,942 65.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,898 101,180 15.2 03.6 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Arthur Gillespie (born 1957): Elected 2013, 2016, 2019 Minister for Regional Health from 2 July 2021 Minister Assisting the Minister for Trade and Investment from 2 July 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Dungog, Forster, Gloucester, Taree, Wauchope -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-party majority: Nationals over Labor 15.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 124,499 +04.9 Votes cast: 114,811 92.2 -01.5 Informal votes: 7,563 06.6 -02.5 Formal votes: 107,248 93.4 +02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joanne Pearce 3,820 03.6 Joel Putland UAP 4,421 04.1 +00.1 Hon Dr David Gillespie * Nat 46,661 43.5 -05.8 Alex Simpson ALP 23,024 21.5 -02.6 Steve Attkins 5,574 05.2 Mark Hornshaw LDP 6,824 06.4 +00.6 Josephine Cashman PHON 8,502 07.9 Karl Attenborough Grn 8,422 07.9 +01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 107,248 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Pearce's 3,820 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Putland 678 17.8 5,099 04.8 Gillespie * 494 12.9 47,155 44.0 Simpson 431 11.3 23,455 21.9 Attkins 1,590 41.6 7,164 06.7 Hornshaw 107 02.8 6,931 06.5 Cashman 196 05.1 8,698 08.1 Attenborough 324 08.5 8,746 08.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,820 107,248 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Putland's 5,099 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gillespie * 1,263 24.8 48,418 45.2 Simpson 393 07.7 23,848 22.2 Attkins 596 11.7 7,760 07.2 Hornshaw 1,015 19.9 7,946 07.4 Cashman 1,609 31.6 10,307 09.6 Attenborough 223 04.4 8,969 08.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,099 107,248 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Attkins's 7,760 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gillespie * 1,929 24.9 50,347 46.9 Simpson 1,649 21.3 25,497 23.8 Hornshaw 1,079 13.9 9,025 08.4 Cashman 1,633 21.0 11,940 11.1 Attenborough 1,470 18.9 10,439 09.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,760 107,248 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Hornshaw's 9,025 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- GILLESPIE * 3,690 40.9 54,037 50.4 Simpson 920 10.2 26,417 24.6 Cashman 3,705 41.1 15,645 14.6 Attenborough 710 07.9 11,149 10.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,025 107,248 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Attenborough's 11,149 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- GILLESPIE * 2,195 19.7 56,232 52.4 Simpson 7,417 66.5 33,834 31.6 Cashman 1,537 13.8 17,182 16.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,149 107,248 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Cashman's 17,182 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- GILLESPIE * 12,189 70.9 68,421 63.8 Simpson 4,993 29.1 38,827 36.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 17,182 107,248 13.8 01.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Arthur Gillespie (born 1957): Elected 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022 Minister for Regional Health to 23 May 2022 Minister Assisting the Minister for Trade and Investment to 23 May 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gillespie retired at the 2025 election. ELECTION OF 3 MAY 2025 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Dungog, Forster, Gloucester, Taree, Wauchope -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 two-candidate majority: Nationals over Labor 13.8 Effect of 2024 redistribution: No change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 129,584 +04.1 Votes cast: 120,329 92.9 +00.7 Informal votes: 10,979 09.1 +02.5 Formal votes: 109,350 90.9 -02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Ferrier Grn 6,977 06.38 -01.5 Digby Wilson Labor 21,667 19.81 -01.7 Cathy Charsley ToP 2,690 02.5 -01.6 Colin Hughes PHON 9,174 08.39 +00.5 Alison Penfold + Nat 39,629 36.24 -07.3 Jeremy Miller 16,943 15.49 David Masters FFA 1,662 01.52 Keys Manley L Cann 5,995 05.48 Stephen Burke 448 00.41 Mark Hornshaw Libtn 4,165 03.81 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 107,248 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Burke's 448 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ferrier 21 04.7 6,998 06.4 Wilson 22 04.9 21,689 19.8 Charsley 28 06.3 2,718 02.5 Hughes 44 09.8 9,218 08.4 Penfold + 52 11.6 39,681 36.3 Miller 68 15.2 17,011 15.6 Masters 42 09.4 1,704 01.6 Manley 64 14.3 6,059 05.5 Hornshaw 107 23.9 4,272 03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 448 107,248 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Masters's 1,704 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ferrier 73 04.3 7,071 06.5 Wilson 96 05.6 21,785 19.9 Charsley 112 06.6 2,830 02.6 Hughes 351 20.6 9,569 08.8 Penfold + 256 15.0 39,937 36.5 Miller 227 13.3 17,238 15.8 Manley 273 16.0 6,332 05.8 Hornshaw 316 18.5 4,588 04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,704 107,248 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Charsley's 2,830 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ferrier 123 04.4 7,194 06.6 Wilson 196 06.9 21,981 20.1 Hughes 1,340 47.4 10,909 10.0 Penfold + 399 14.1 40,336 36.9 Miller 291 10.3 17,529 16.0 Manley 289 10.2 6,621 06.1 Hornshaw 192 06.8 4,780 04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,830 107,248 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Hornshaw's 4,780 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ferrier 176 03.7 7,370 06.7 Wilson 184 03.9 22,165 20.3 Hughes 1,946 40.7 12,855 11.8 Penfold + 1,286 26.9 41,622 38.1 Miller 564 11.8 18,093 16.6 Manley 624 13.1 7,245 06.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,780 107,248 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Manley's 7,245 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ferrier 1,595 22.0 8,965 08.2 Wilson 1,069 14.8 23,234 21.3 Hughes 1,557 21.5 14,412 13.2 Penfold + 962 13.3 42,584 38.9 Miller 2,062 28.5 20,155 18.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,245 107,248 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Ferrier's 8,965 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilson 4,712 52.6 27,946 25.6 Hughes 666 07.4 15,078 13.8 Penfold + 704 07.9 43,288 39.6 Miller 2,883 32.2 23,038 21.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,965 107,248 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Hughes's 15,078 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilson 1,725 11.4 29,671 27.1 Penfold + 8,001 53.1 51,289 46.9 Miller 5,352 35.5 28,390 26.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,078 107,248 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Miller's 28,390 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilson 14,310 50.4 43,981 40.2 PENFOLD + 14,080 49.6 65,369 59.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 28,390 107,248 09.8 04.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alison Louise Penfold (born 1971): Elected 2025 Born: 3 June 1971, Sydney Career: Educated Australian National University. State Director, NSW Nationals. Chief Executive, Australian Livestock Exporters' Council. --------------------------------------------------------------------