ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF MACARTHUR, NEW SOUTH WALES ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== South-west of Sydney: Ingleburn, Lawson, Nowra, Penrith -------------------------------------------------------------------- New seat: 1946 notional two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,336 Votes cast: 39,649 95.9 Informal votes: 689 01.7 Formal votes: 38,960 98.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeff BATE + Lib 25,184 64.6 +16.6 William McDonnell ALP 13,776 35.4 -09.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,960 14.6 12.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Jefferson Percival Bate (1906-84): Elected 1949 Born: 5 March 1906, Tilba Tilba, NSW. Career: Educated King's School, Sydney, University of Sydney. Dairy farmer, Tilba Tilba, NSW. Eurobodalla Shire Council. Military Service 1940-45. State politics: NSW MLA for Wollondilly 1938-49. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== South-west of Sydney: Ingleburn, Lawson, Nowra, Penrith -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 14.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,819 +03.6 Votes cast: 41,090 96.0 +00.1 Informal votes: 622 01.5 -00.2 Formal votes: 40,468 98.5 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeff BATE * Lib 25,835 63.8 -00.8 William McDonnell ALP 14,633 36.2 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,468 13.8 00.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Jefferson Percival Bate (1906-84): Elected 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== South-west of Sydney: Ingleburn, Lawson, Nowra, Penrith -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 13.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 46,207 +07.9 Votes cast: 44,457 96.2 +00.2 Informal votes: 517 01.2 -00.3 Formal votes: 43,940 98.8 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Claude Allen ALP 18,643 42.4 +06.2 Jeff BATE * Lib 25,297 57.6 -06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 43,940 07.6 06.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Jefferson Percival Bate (1906-84): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== South-West of Sydney: Ingleburn, Kiama, Nowra, St Marys -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 07.6 Effect of 1955 redistribution: 02.0 shift to Labor New notional majority: Liberal over Labor 05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,989 -07.0 Votes cast: 40,904 95.1 -01.1 Informal votes: 1,021 02.6 +01.4 Formal votes: 39,883 97.4 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Claude Allen ALP 16,756 42.0 -02.0 Jeff BATE * Lib 23,127 58.0 +02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,883 08.0 02.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Jefferson Percival Bate (1906-84): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== South-West of Sydney: Ingleburn, Kiama, Nowra, St Marys -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 08.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 47,414 +10.3 Votes cast: 44,799 94.5 -00.6 Informal votes: 936 02.1 -00.5 Formal votes: 43,863 97.9 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeff BATE * Lib 26,002 59.3 +01.3 Eric Ryan ALP 17,861 40.7 -01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 43,863 09.3 01.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Jefferson Percival Bate (1906-84): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== South-West of Sydney: Ingleburn, Kiama, Nowra, St Marys -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 09.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 55,645 +17.4 Votes cast: 52,900 95.1 +00.6 Informal votes: 985 01.9 -00.2 Formal votes: 51,915 98.1 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeff BATE * Lib 27,532 53.0 -06.3 Donald Nilon ALP 24,383 47.0 +06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 51,915 03.0 06.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Jefferson Percival Bate (1906-84): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== South-West of Sydney: Ingleburn, Kiama, Nowra, St Marys -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 61,725 +10.9 Votes cast: 58,820 95.3 +00.2 Informal votes: 749 01.3 -00.6 Formal votes: 58,071 98.7 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeff BATE * Lib 31,720 54.6 +01.6 Donald Nilon ALP 24,021 41.4 -05.6 Albert Perish DLP 2,021 03.5 Ronald Sarina 309 00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58,071 07.7 e 04.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Jefferson Percival Bate (1906-84): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== South-West of Sydney: Ingleburn, Kiama, Nowra, St Marys -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 07.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 69,951 +13.3 Votes cast: 66,010 94.4 -00.9 Informal votes: 1,989 03.0 +01.7 Formal votes: 64,021 97.0 -01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeff BATE * Lib 39,004 60.9 +06.3 Patrick O'Halloran ALP 22,753 35.5 -05.9 Albert Perish DLP 1,270 02.0 -01.5 Ronald Sarina 510 00.8 John Souter 484 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 64,021 13.3 e 05.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Jefferson Percival Bate (1906-84): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== South-west of Sydney: Campbelltown, Dapto, Kiama, Nowra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 13.3 e Effect of 1968 redistribution: 03.1 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over Labor 16.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,830 -23.0 Votes cast: 51,276 95.3 +00.9 Informal votes: 761 01.5 -01.5 Formal votes: 50,515 98.5 +01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeff BATE * Lib 25,742 51.0 -13.0 Sidney Sheedy 917 01.8 Robert Whan ALP 21,434 42.4 +10.0 Brian Wyer AP 2,422 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,515 03.8 e 12.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Whan, see Eden-Monaro 1972. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Jefferson Percival Bate (1906-84): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== South-west of Sydney: Campbelltown, Dapto, Kiama, Nowra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 03.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 66,420 +23.4 Votes cast: 63,952 96.3 +01.0 Informal votes: 1,325 02.1 +00.6 Formal votes: 62,627 97.9 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dianne Allen 1,706 02.7 Jeff Bate * 11,322 18.1 Maxwell Dunbier + Lib 18,118 28.9 -22.1 Everardus Himmelreich DLP 1,101 01.8 John Kerin ALP 30,257 48.3 +05.9 Stephen Quilkey 123 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 62,627 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Bate had lost his Liberal Party endorsement and stood as an independent Liberal. 2. Dunbier was NSW MLA for Campbelltown 1968-71. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Quilkey's 123 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allen 23 (18.7 1,729 02.8 Bate * 23 (18.7 11,345 18.1 Dunbier + 7 05.7 18,125 28.9 Himmelreich 11 08.9 1,112 01.8 Kerin 59 48.0 30,316 48.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 123 62,627 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Himmelreich's 1,121 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allen 529 47.2 2,258 03.6 Bate * 219 (19.5 11,564 18.5 Dunbier + 246 21.9 18,371 29.3 Kerin 118 10.5 30,434 48.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,121 62,627 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Allen's 2,258 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bate * 1,269 56.2 12,833 20.5 Dunbier + 387 17.1 18,758 30.0 Kerin 602 26.7 31,036 49.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,258 62,627 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Bate's 12,833 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dunbier + 11,163 87.0 29,921 47.8 KERIN 1,670 13.0 32,706 52.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,833 62,627 02.2 06.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Henry Jefferson Percival Bate (1906-84): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969. Defeated 1972 Died 16 May 1984 > John Charles Kerin (1937-2023): Elected 1972 Born: 21 November 1937, Bowral, NSW Career: Educated University of New England, Armidale, NSW. Axeman, bricklayer, farmer. Senior Economics Research Officer, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Canberra. Mittagong Shire Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== South-west of Sydney: Campbelltown, Dapto, Kiama, Nowra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 77,952 +17.4 Votes cast: 74,745 95.9 -00.4 Informal votes: 856 01.1 -01.0 Formal votes: 73,889 98.9 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John KERIN * ALP 39,306 53.2 +04.9 Jill Kerr AP 1,442 02.0 David Wood Lib 33,141 44.9 +16.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 73,889 04.4 e 02.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Charles Kerin (1937-2023): Elected 1972, 1974 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== South-west of Sydney: Campbelltown, Dapto, Kiama, Nowra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 04.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 85,640 +09.9 Votes cast: 82,101 95.9 00.0 Informal votes: 1,463 01.8 +00.7 Formal votes: 80,638 98.2 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ramon Barros 2,213 02.7 Michael BAUME Lib 41,341 51.3 +06.4 Susan Healy AP 557 00.7 -01.3 John Kerin * ALP 36,247 45.0 -08.2 Barry Watkinson 280 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 80,638 04.1 e 08.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > John Charles Kerin (1937-2023): Elected 1972, 1974. Defeated 1975 Later career: See Werriwa By-election 1978 > Michael Ehrenfried Baume (born 1930): Elected 1975 Born: 6 July 1930, Sydney Career: Educated University of Sydney. Securities broker, company director. Television and radio personality. Cousin of Senator Hon Peter Baume. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== South of Sydney: Berry, Bowral, Dapto, Nowra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.1 e Effect of 1977 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,135 -18.1 Votes cast: 67,544 96.3 +00.4 Informal votes: 1,012 01.5 -00.3 Formal votes: 66,532 98.5 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Baume * Lib 32,209 48.4 -02.9 John Kerin ALP 29,686 44.6 -00.4 William Speirs AD 4,034 06.1 Victor Thomas 603 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 66,532 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kerin was member for Macarthur 1972-75. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Thomas's 603 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Baume * 355 58.9 32,564 48.9 Kerin 83 13.8 29,769 44.7 Speirs 165 27.4 4,199 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 603 66,532 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Speirs's 4,199 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BAUME * 1,993 47.5 34,557 51.9 Kerin 2,206 52.5 31,975 48.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,199 66,532 01.9 02.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Ehrenfried Baume (born 1930): Elected 1975, 1977 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== South of Sydney: Berry, Bowral, Dapto, Nowra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 79,089 +12.8 Votes cast: 75,071 94.9 -01.4 Informal votes: 1,317 01.8 +00.3 Formal votes: 73,754 98.2 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael BAUME * Lib 37,786 51.2 +02.8 Jim Groves ALP 32,417 44.0 -00.6 Ronald Sarina 470 00.6 Warren Steele AD 3,081 04.2 -01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 73,754 03.2 e 01.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Ehrenfried Baume (born 1930): Elected 1975, 1977, 1980 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== South of Sydney: Berry, Bowral, Dapto, Nowra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 03.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 85,821 +08.5 Votes cast: 81,849 95.4 +00.5 Informal votes: 1,195 01.5 -00.3 Formal votes: 80,654 98.5 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Baume * Lib 36,725 45.5 -05.7 Martin Essenberg 510 00.6 Frederic Goodfellow AD 3,515 04.4 +00.2 Colin Hollis ALP 39,904 49.5 +05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 80,654 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Essenberg's 510 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Baume * 194 38.0 36,919 45.8 Goodfellow 237 46.5 3,752 04.7 Hollis 79 15.5 39,983 49.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 510 80,654 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Goodfellow's 3,752 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Baume * 1,694 45.1 38,613 47.9 HOLLIS 2,058 54.9 42,041 52.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,752 80,654 02.1 05.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Michael Ehrenfried Baume (born 1930): Elected 1975, 1977, 1980. Defeated 1983 Later career: See Senate NSW 1984 > Colin Hollis (born 1938): Elected 1983 Born: 30 May 1938, Wauchope, NSW Career: London University, Open University, University of New England. Teacher. Regional Director, Workers' Educational Association. Hollis contested Throsby in 1984. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== South-West of Sydney: Bulli, Camden, Corrimal, Picton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 02.1 Effect of 1984 redistribution: 10.8 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 12.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 63,242 -26.3 Votes cast: 60,121 95.1 -00.3 Informal votes: 4,079 06.8 +05.3 Formal votes: 56,042 93.2 -05.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Meg Sampson AD 6,421 11.5 +07.1 Stephen MARTIN + ALP 31,100 55.5 -04.8 Mark Stanham Lib 18,521 33.0 -01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 56,042 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Sampson's 6,421 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MARTIN + 3,820 59.6 34,920 62.3 Stanham 2,594 40.4 21,115 37.7 (exhausted 7 7 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,421 56,042 12.3 00.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen Paul Martin (born 1948): Elected 1984 Born: 26 June 1948, Wollongong, NSW Career: Educated Australian National University, Alberta University, Sydney University, University of NSW. Teacher, town planner, lecturer, University of Wollongong. Regional Manager, NSW Department of Planning and Environment. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== South-West of Sydney: Bulli, Camden, Corrimal, Picton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 12.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 67,361 +06.5 Votes cast: 63,457 94.2 -00.9 Informal votes: 3,085 04.9 -01.9 Formal votes: 60,372 95.1 +01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Forrester Lib 22,106 36.6 +03.6 Meg Sampson AD 5,862 09.7 -01.8 Stephen MARTIN * ALP 32,404 53.7 -01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 60,372 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Sampson's 5,862 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Forrester 2,708 46.2 24,814 41.1 MARTIN * 3,154 53.8 35,558 58.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,862 60,372 08.9 03.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen Paul Martin (born 1948): Elected 1984, 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== South-West of Sydney: Bulli, Camden, Corrimal, Picton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 08.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,505 +04.7 Votes cast: 67,363 95.5 +01.3 Informal votes: 2,003 03.0 -01.9 Formal votes: 65,360 97.0 +01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Feltis AD 8,533 13.1 +03.4 Stephen Martin * ALP 32,562 49.8 -03.9 Leon Bringolf 651 01.0 Chris Illert Grn 1,751 02.7 Jim Cameron Lib 20,460 31.3 -05.3 Ken McDonald CTA 1,403 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65,360 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bringolf's 651 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Feltis 108 16.6 8,641 13.2 MARTIN * 408 62.9 32,970 50.4 Illert 86 13.3 1,837 02.8 Cameron 29 04.5 20,489 31.3 McDonald 18 02.8 1,421 02.2 (exhausted 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 651 65,360 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: McDonald's 1,421 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Feltis 261 18.5 8,902 13.6 MARTIN * 206 14.6 33,176 50.8 Illert 101 07.2 1,938 03.0 Cameron 844 59.8 21,333 32.6 (exhausted 9 11 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,421 65,360 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Illert's 1,938 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Feltis 1,245 64.9 10,147 15.5 MARTIN * 466 24.3 33,642 51.5 Cameron 206 10.7 21,539 33.0 (exhausted 21 32 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,938 65,360 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Feltisąs 10,147 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MARTIN * 7,219 72.0 40,861 62.7 Cameron 2,813 28.0 24,352 37.3 (exhausted 115 147 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,147 65,360 12.7 03.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen Paul Martin (born 1948): Elected 1984, 1987, 1990 Martin contested Cunningham in 1993. ------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== South-west of Sydney: Bowral, Camden, Mittagong, Picton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 12.7 Effect of redistribution: 09.9 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 73,664 +04.5 Votes cast: 70,813 96.1 +00.6 Informal votes: 2,038 02.9 -00.1 Formal votes: 68,775 97.1 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Forrester Lib 30,647 44.6 +04.4 Peter Gadsby 2,478 03.6 Herb Bethune 3,660 05.3 Chris Haviland + ALP 31,990 46.5 +05.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 68,775 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Gadsby's 2,478 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Forrester 372 15.0 31,019 45.1 Bethune 1,826 73.8 5,486 08.0 Haviland 275 11.1 32,265 46.9 (exhausted 5 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,478 68,775 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Bethune's 5,486 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Forrester 2,477 45.3 33,496 48.7 HAVILAND 2,993 54.7 35,258 51.3 (exhausted 16 21 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,486 68,775 01.3 01.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Christopher Douglas Haviland (born 1952): Elected 1993 Born: 27 February 1952, Sydney Career: Public servant, Commonwealth Department of Health. Haviland lost his ALP endorsement and retired at the 1996 election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== South-west of Sydney: Bowral, Camden, Mittagong, Picton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 82,226 +11.6 Votes cast: 79,541 96.7 +00.6 Informal votes: 2,799 03.5 +00.6 Formal votes: 76,742 96.5 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon John FAHEY Lib 40,963 53.4 +08.8 Peter Fraser AD 3,714 04.8 Herb Bethune 2,563 03.3 Janet Watkins AAFI 2,090 02.7 Stephen Agius 275 00.4 Colleen Street 435 00.6 Vicki Kearney Grn 2,132 02.8 Noel Lowry + ALP 24,570 32.0 -14.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 76,742 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Agius's 275 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FAHEY 29 10.6 40,992 53.4 Fraser 15 05.5 3,729 04.9 Bethune 48 17.5 2,611 03.4 Watkins 29 10.6 2,119 02.8 Street 111 40.5 546 00.7 Kearney 13 04.7 2,145 02.8 Lowry + 29 10.6 24,599 32.1 (exhausted 1 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 275 76,742 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Street's 546 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FAHEY 48 08.8 41,040 53.5 Fraser 66 12.2 3,795 04.9 Bethune 158 29.1 2,769 03.6 Watkins 59 10.9 2,178 02.8 Kearney 162 29.8 2,307 03.0 Lowry + 50 09.2 24,649 32.1 (exhausted 3 4 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 546 76,742 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Watkins's 2,178 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FAHEY 444 20.6 41,484 54.1 Fraser 256 11.9 4,051 05.3 Bethune 664 30.8 3,433 04.5 Kearney 432 20.1 2,739 03.6 Lowry + 357 16.6 25,006 32.6 (exhausted 25 29 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,178 76,742 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Kearney's 2,739 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FAHEY 361 13.3 41,845 54.6 Fraser 1,039 38.4 5,090 06.6 Bethune 513 18.9 3,946 05.1 Lowry + 795 29.4 25,801 33.6 (exhausted 31 60 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,739 76,742 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Bethune's 3,946 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FAHEY 1,015 26.2 42,860 55.9 Fraser 1,986 51.3 7,076 09.2 Lowry + 874 22.6 26,675 34.8 (exhausted 71 131 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,946 76,742 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Fraser's 7,076 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FAHEY 3,512 51.1 46,372 60.7 Lowry 3,359 48.9 30,034 39.3 (exhausted 205 336 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,076 76,742 10.7 12.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Joseph Fahey (1945-2020): Elected 1996 Born 10 January 1945, Wellington, New Zealand Career: To Australia as child. Educated Sydney University. Solicitor. State politics: NSW MLA for Camden 1984-88, Southern Highlands 1988-96. Minister for Industrial Relations and Employment 1988-90. Minister Assisting the Premier 1988-90. Minister for Corrective Services 1988. Minister for Industrial Relations 1990-92. Minister for Further Education, Training and Employment 1990-92. Premier and Treasurer 1992-95. Minister for Economic Development 1993-95. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister for Finance 11 March 1996 to 6 October 1997 Minister for Finance and Administration from 6 October 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== South-west of Sydney: Bowral, Camden, Mittagong, Picton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 10.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 90,862 +10.5 Votes cast: 87,562 96.4 -00.3 Informal votes: 2,973 03.4 -00.1 Formal votes: 84,589 96.6 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon John Fahey * Lib 40,395 47.7 -05.6 Michael Banasik ALP 28,495 33.7 +01.7 Michelle Wood Grn 2,692 03.2 +00.4 Damian Alm ON 9,246 10.9 Anthony Kaufmann AD 3,761 04.4 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 84,589 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Wood's 2,692 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fahey * 448 16.6 40,843 48.3 Banasik 739 27.5 29,234 34.6 Alm 336 12.5 9,582 11.3 Kaufmann 1,169 43.4 4,930 05.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,692 84,589 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Kaufmann's 4,930 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FAHEY * 1,653 33.5 42,496 50.2 Banasik 2,508 50.9 31,742 37.5 Alm 769 15.6 10,351 12.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,930 84,589 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Alm's 10,351 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FAHEY * 4,564 44.1 47,060 55.6 Banasik 5,787 55.9 37,529 44.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,351 84,589 05.6 05.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Joseph Fahey (1945-2020): Elected 1996, 1998 Minister for Finance and Administration Fahey retired at the 2001 election. His ministerial term expired on 26 November 2001. Later career: President World Anti-Doping Agency 2008-13. Died 12 September 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== South-west of Sydney: Camden, Campbelltown, Leumeah, Narellan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 05.6 Effect of redistribution: 07.3 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 79,645 -12.3 Votes cast: 76,073 95.5 -00.9 Informal votes: 4,508 05.9 +02.5 Formal votes: 71,565 94.1 -02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Len Watkins ON 3,759 05.2 -05.7 Meg Oates + ALP 25,675 35.9 -04.9 Eric Sanders 236 00.3 Patrick FARMER Lib 36,348 50.8 +10.7 Jasmine Lantry AD 1,555 02.2 -02.0 Gregory Knowles 757 01.1 Elwyn Sheppard CTA 1,052 01.5 Geraldine Hunt Grn 2,183 03.0 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 71,565 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the redistribution, Labor is shown as the defending party. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Sanders's 236 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Watkins 44 18.6 3,803 05.3 Oates + 55 23.3 25,730 35.9 FARMER 48 20.3 36,396 50.9 Lantry 27 11.4 1,582 02.2 Knowles 16 06.9 773 01.1 Sheppard 24 10.2 1,076 01.5 Hunt 22 09.3 2,205 03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 236 71,565 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Knowles's 773 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Watkins 95 12.3 3,898 05.4 Oates + 235 30.4 25,965 36.3 FARMER 130 16.8 36,526 51.0 Lantry 116 15.0 1,698 02.4 Sheppard 58 07.5 1,134 01.6 Hunt 139 18.0 2,344 03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 773 71,565 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Sheppard's 1,134 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Watkins 107 09.4 4,005 05.6 Oates + 517 28.2 26,641 37.2 FARMER 481 26.2 37,592 52.5 Lantry 137 12.1 1,835 02.6 Hunt 146 12.9 2,490 03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,134 71,565 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Lantry's 1,835 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Watkins 107 05.8 4,112 05.7 Oates + 517 28.2 26,641 37.2 FARMER 481 26.2 37,592 52.5 Hunt 730 39.8 3,220 04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,835 71,565 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Hunt's 3,220 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Watkins 433 13.4 4,545 06.3 Oates + 1,841 57.2 28,482 39.8 FARMER 946 29.4 38,538 53.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,220 71,565 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Watkins's 4,545 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Oates + 2,316 51.0 30,798 43.0 FARMER 2,229 49.0 40,767 57.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,545 71,565 07.0 08.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Francis Daniel Farmer (born 1962): Elected 2001 Born: 14 March 1962, Sydney Career: Educated Granville TAFE. Motor mechanic, landscape gardener. Long distance runner, motivational speaker -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== South-west of Sydney: Camden, Campbelltown, Leumeah, Narellan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 07.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 84,285 +05.8 Votes cast: 80,198 95.2 -00.3 Informal votes: 5,907 07.4 +01.5 Formal votes: 74,291 92.6 -01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mick Agius FF 1,735 02.3 Ralph Dunkerley CDP 1,730 02.3 +00.9 Jennifer Hanson Grn 3,324 04.5 +01.4 Len Watkins ON 1,266 01.7 -03.5 Max Brazenall 558 00.7 Meg Oates ALP 24,584 33.1 -02.8 Lester Pearce AD 625 00.8 -01.3 Pat FARMER * Lib 40,469 54.5 +03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 74,291 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Brazenall's 558 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Agius 75 13.4 1,810 02.4 Dunkerley 14 02.5 1,744 02.4 Hanson 92 16.5 3,416 04.6 Watkins 88 15.8 1,354 01.8 Oates 111 19.9 24,695 33.2 Pearce 69 12.4 694 00.9 FARMER * 109 19.5 40,578 54.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 558 74,291 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Pearce's 694 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Agius 59 08.5 1,869 02.5 Dunkerley 24 03.5 1,768 02.4 Hanson 187 27.0 3,603 04.9 Watkins 42 06.1 1,396 01.9 Oates 193 27.8 24,888 33.5 FARMER * 189 27.2 40,767 54.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 694 74,291 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Watkins's 1,396 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Agius 243 17.4 2,112 02.8 Dunkerley 128 09.2 1,896 02.6 Hanson 307 22.0 3,910 05.3 Oates 355 25.4 25,243 34.0 FARMER * 363 26.0 41,130 55.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,396 74,291 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Dunkerley's 1,896 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Agius 1,058 55.8 3,170 04.3 Hanson 125 06.6 4,035 05.4 Oates 162 08.5 25,405 34.2 FARMER * 551 29.1 41,681 56.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,896 74,291 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Agius's 3,170 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hanson 1,247 39.3 5,282 07.1 Oates 518 16.3 25,923 34.9 FARMER * 1,405 44.3 43,086 58.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,170 74,291 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Hanson's 5,282 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Oates 4,159 78.7 30,082 40.5 FARMER * 1,123 21.3 44,209 59.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,282 74,291 09.5 02.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Francis Daniel Farmer (born 1962): Elected 2001, 2004 Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education, Science and Training from 25 October 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== South-west of Sydney: Camden, Campbelltown, Narellan, Picton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 09.5 Effect of 2006 redistribution: 01.6 shift to Liberal 2007 notional two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 11.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 84,645 +00.4 Votes cast: 80,969 95.7 +00.5 Informal votes: 4,347 05.4 -02.0 Formal votes: 76,622 94.6 +02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nick Bleasdale ALP 33,688 44.0 +12.6 Ben Raue Grn 3,334 04.4 -00.5 Hon Pat Farmer * Lib 35,996 47.0 -08.8 Samantha Elliott-Halls AD 618 00.8 -00.1 Godwin Goh CDP 1,357 01.8 -00.8 Andy Thompson 306 00.4 Douglas Rauch FF 1,323 01.7 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 76,622 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Thompson's 306 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bleasdale 62 20.3 33,750 44.1 Raue 25 08.2 3,359 04.4 Farmer * 62 20.3 36,058 47.1 Elliott-Halls 20 06.5 638 00.8 Goh 21 06.9 1,378 01.8 Rauch 116 37.9 1,439 01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 306 76,622 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Elliott-Halls's 638 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bleasdale 182 28.5 33,932 44.3 Raue 215 33.7 3,574 04.7 Farmer * 127 19.9 36,185 47.2 Goh 59 09.3 1,437 01.9 Rauch 55 08.6 1,494 02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 638 76,622 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Goh's 1,437 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bleasdale 217 15.1 34,149 44.6 Raue 72 05.0 3,646 04.8 Farmer * 659 45.9 36,844 48.1 Rauch 489 34.0 1,983 02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,437 76,622 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Rauch's 1,983 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bleasdale 529 26.7 34,678 45.3 Raue 460 23.2 4,106 05.4 Farmer * 994 50.1 37,838 49.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,983 76,622 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Raue's 4,106 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bleasdale 3,079 75.0 37,757 49.3 FARMER * 1,027 25.0 38,865 50.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,106 76,622 00.7 10.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Francis Daniel Farmer (born 1962): Elected 2001, 2004, 2007 Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education, Science and Training to 3 December 2007 Farmer retired at the 2010 election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- The 2007 election was the first time Macarthur had elected an Opposition member since its creation in 1949. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== South-west of Sydney: Camden, Campbelltown, Luddenham, Narellan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 00.7 Effect of 2009 redistribution: 01.2 shift to Labor 2010 notional two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 90,059 +06.4 Votes cast: 85,102 94.5 -01.3 Informal votes: 6,899 08.1 +02.7 Formal votes: 78,203 91.9 -02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kate McCulloch ON 2,338 03.0 Nick Bleasdale + ALP 30,151 38.6 -06.9 Domenic Cammareri 512 00.7 Russell Matheson Lib 37,069 47.4 +01.8 Nolene Norsworthy CDP 1,377 01.8 -00.2 Jessica Di Blasio Grn 4,347 05.6 +01.3 Clinton Mead AD 652 00.8 Grant Herbert FF 1,757 02.3 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 78,203 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the redistribution, Labor is shown as the defending party. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Cammareri's 512 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McCulloch 67 13.1 2,405 03.1 Bleasdale + 118 23.1 30,269 38.7 Matheson 101 19.7 37,170 47.5 Norsworthy 35 06.8 1,412 01.8 Di Blasio 55 10.7 4,402 05.6 Mead 41 08.0 693 00.9 Herbert 95 18.6 1,852 02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 512 78,203 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Mead's 693 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McCulloch 68 09.8 2,473 03.2 Bleasdale + 116 16.7 30,385 38.9 Matheson 120 17.3 37,290 47.7 Norsworthy 34 04.9 1,446 01.9 Di Blasio 212 30.6 4,614 05.9 Herbert 143 20.6 1,995 02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 693 78,203 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Norsworthy's 1,446 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McCulloch 95 06.6 2,568 03.3 Bleasdale + 152 10.5 30,537 39.1 Matheson 576 39.8 37,866 48.4 Di Blasio 101 07.0 4,715 06.0 Herbert 522 36.1 2,517 03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,446 78,203 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Herbert's 2,517 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McCulloch 486 19.3 3,054 03.9 Bleasdale + 505 20.1 31,042 39.7 Matheson 797 31.7 38,664 49.4 Di Blasio 729 29.0 5,444 07.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,517 78,203 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: McCulloch's 3,054 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bleasdale + 1,405 46.0 32,447 41.5 MATHESON 906 29.7 39,569 50.6 Di Blasio 743 24.3 6,187 07.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,054 78,203 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Di Blasio's 6,187 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bleasdale + 4,294 69.4 36,741 47.0 MATHESON 1,893 30.6 41,462 53.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,187 78,203 03.0 03.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Russell Glenn Matheson (born 1958): Elected 2010 Born: 16 December 1958, Brisbane Career: Lithographic printer, police officer. Councillor and Mayor, Campbelltown City Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== South-west of Sydney: Camden, Campbelltown, Luddenham, Narellan -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 97,962 +08.8 Votes cast: 92,234 94.2 -00.3 Informal votes: 7,225 07.8 -00.3 Formal votes: 85,009 92.2 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mick Williams KAP 1,751 02.1 Russell MATHESON * Lib 46,185 54.3 +06.9 Sarah Ramsay CDP 2,189 02.6 +00.8 Goetz Grosche PUP 4,916 05.8 Ian Fulton ALP 26,039 30.6 -07.9 Patrick Darley-Jones Grn 3,929 04.6 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 85,009 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Williams's 1,751 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MATHESON * 787 45.0 46,972 55.3 Ramsay 228 13.0 2,417 02.8 Grosche 379 21.6 5,295 06.2 Fulton 241 13.8 26,280 30.9 Darley-Jones 116 06.6 4,045 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,751 85,009 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Ramsay's 2,417 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MATHESON * 1,420 58.8 48,392 56.9 Grosche 398 16.5 5,693 06.7 Fulton 408 16.9 26,688 31.4 Darley-Jones 191 07.9 4,236 05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,417 85,009 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Darley-Jones's 4,236 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MATHESON * 618 14.6 49,010 57.7 Grosche 1,021 24.1 6,714 07.9 Fulton 2,597 61.3 29,285 34.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,236 85,009 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Grosche's 6,714 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MATHESON * 3,151 46.9 52,161 61.4 Fulton 3,563 53.1 32,848 38.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,714 85,009 11.4 08.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Russell Glenn Matheson (born 1958): Elected 2010, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== South-west of Sydney: Campbelltown, Ingleburn, Leppington, Minto -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 11.4 Effect of 2016 redistribution: 08.0 to Labor 2016 notional two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 104,857 +07.0 Votes cast: 96,291 91.8 -02.4 Informal votes: 6,379 06.6 -01.2 Formal votes: 89,912 93.4 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Bakoss NXT 3,316 03.7 James Gant CDP 3,875 04.3 +01.2 Russell Matheson * Lib 32,235 35.9 -09.8 Dr Michael FREELANDER ALP 46,650 51.9 +13.7 Ben Moroney Grn 3,836 04.2 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 89,912 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bakoss's 3,316 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gant 1,252 37.8 5,127 05.7 Matheson * 730 22.0 32,965 36.7 FREELANDER 845 25.5 47,495 52.8 Moroney 489 14.8 4,325 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,316 89,912 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Moroney's 4,325 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gant 657 15.2 5,784 06.4 Matheson * 677 15.7 33,642 37.4 FREELANDER 2,991 69.2 50,486 56.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,325 89,912 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Gant's 5,784 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Matheson * 3,822 66.1 37,464 41.7 FREELANDER 1,962 33.9 52,448 58.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,784 89,912 08.3 11.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Russell Glenn Matheson (born 1958): Elected 2010, 2013. Defeated 2916 > Michael Randolph Freelander (born 1953): Elected 2016 Born: 23 April 1953, Sydney Career: Educated University of Sydney. Medical practitioner, paediatrician. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== South-west of Sydney: Bradbury, Campbelltown, Ingleburn, Leppington, Minto -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 08.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 119,094 +13.6 Votes cast: 109,167 91.7 -00.1 Informal votes: 9,663 08.9 +02.2 Formal votes: 99,504 91.1 -02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Gent CDP 3,705 03.7 -00.6 Dr Mike Freelander * ALP 47,539 47.8 -04.1 Matt Stellino AJP 2,106 02.1 Shane Norman PHON 8,555 08.6 Riley Munro Lib 30,696 30.9 -05.0 Nathan Murphy UAP 2,506 02.5 Jayden Rivera Grn 4,397 04.4 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 99,504 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Stellino's 2,106 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gent 157 07.5 3,862 03.9 Freelander * 554 26.3 48,093 48.3 Norman 336 16.0 8,891 08.9 Munro 274 13.0 30,970 31.1 Murphy 147 07.0 2,653 02.7 Rivera 638 30.3 5,035 05.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,106 85,393 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Murphy's 2,653 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gent 165 06.2 4,027 04.1 Freelander * 440 16.6 48,533 48.8 Norman 946 35.7 9,837 09.9 Munro 752 28.4 31,722 31.9 Rivera 350 13.2 5,385 05.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,653 85,393 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Gent's 4,027 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FREELANDER * 1,303 32.4 49,836 50.1 Norman 685 17.0 10,522 10.6 Munro 1,756 43.6 33,478 33.6 Rivera 283 07.0 5,668 05.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,027 85,393 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Rivera's 5,668 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FREELANDER * 3,704 65.4 53,540 53.8 Norman 771 13.6 11,293 11.4 Munro 1,193 21.1 34,671 34.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,668 85,393 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Norman's 11,293 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FREELANDER * 4,570 40.5 58,110 58.4 Munro 6,723 59.5 31,394 41.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,293 85,393 08.4 00.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Randolph Freelander (born 1953): Elected 2016, 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== South-west of Sydney: Bradbury, Campbelltown, Ingleburn, Leppington, Minto -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 08.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 133,408 +12.1 Votes cast: 119,773 89.8 -01.9 Informal votes: 8,646 07.2 -01.7 Formal votes: 111,127 92.8 +01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jayden Rivera Grn 8,584 07.8 +03.3 Binod Paudel Lib 33,867 30.5 -00.4 Dr Mike Freelander * ALP 51,001 45.9 -01.9 Rosa Sicari UAP 6,602 05.9 +03.4 Scott Korman LDP 2,197 02.0 Adam Zahra PHON 8,876 08.0 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 111,127 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Korman's 2,197 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rivera 195 08.9 8,779 07.9 Paudel 882 40.2 34,749 31.3 Freelander * 372 16.9 51,373 46.2 Sicari 278 12.7 6,880 06.2 Zahra 470 21.4 9,346 08.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,197 111,127 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Sicari's 6,880 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rivera 688 10.0 9,467 08.5 Paudel 905 13.2 35,654 32.1 Freelander * 1,264 18.4 52,637 47.4 Zahra 4,023 58.5 13,369 12.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,880 111,127 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Rivera's 9,467 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Paudel 2,335 24.7 37,989 34.2 Freelander * 5,977 63.1 58,614 52.8 Zahra 1,155 12.2 14,524 13.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,467 111,127 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Zahra's 14,524 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Paudel 8,099 55.8 46,088 41.5 FREELANDER * 6,425 44.2 65,039 58.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,524 111,127 08.5 00.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Randolph Freelander (born 1953): Elected 2016, 2019, 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 MAY 2025 ==================================================================== South-west of Sydney: Bradbury, Campbelltown, Minto, Rosemeadow, Ruse -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 two-candidate majority: Labor over Liberal 08.5 Effect of 2024 redistribution: 01.3 shift to Labor 2025 notional two-candidate majority: Labor over Liberal 09.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 115,008 -13.8 Votes cast: 103,724 90.2 +00.4 Informal votes: 10,188 09.8 +02.4 Formal votes: 93,536 90.2 -02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frankie Scott Grn 12,012 12.8 +05.0 Edward Palmer 1,382 01.6 Dr Mike Freelander * Labor 45,080 48.2 +01.3 Connie Harvey Libtn 2,443 02.6 Gregory Grogan PHON 7,336 07.8 -00.1 Binod Paudel Lib 21,593 23.1 -06.2 Graham Charlesworth FFA 3,690 04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 93,536 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Palmer's 1,382 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Scott 477 34.5 12,489 13.4 Freelander * 286 20.7 45,366 48.5 Harvey 166 12.0 2,609 02.8 Grogan 167 12.1 7,503 08.0 Paudel 72 05.2 21,665 23.2 Charlesworth 214 15.5 3,904 04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,382 93,536 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Harvey's 2,609 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Scott 265 10.2 12,754 13.6 Freelander * 433 16.6 45,799 49.0 Grogan 725 27.8 8,228 08.8 Paudel 437 16.8 22,102 23.6 Charlesworth 749 28.7 4,653 05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,609 93,536 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Charlesworth's 4,653 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Scott 851 18.3 13,605 14.6 Freelander * 677 14.6 46,476 49.7 Grogan 2,171 46.7 10,399 11.1 Paudel 954 20.5 23,056 24.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,653 93,536 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Grogan's 4,653 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Scott 1,917 18.4 15,522 16.6 FREELANDER * 2,168 20.9 48,644 52.0 Paudel 6,314 60.7 29,370 31.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,653 93,536 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Scott's 15,522 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FREELANDER * 12,721 81.9 61,365 65.6 Paudel 2,801 18.1 32,171 34.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,522 93,536 15.6 05.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Randolph Freelander (born 1953): Elected 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025 --------------------------------------------------------------------