ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF MACQUARIE, NEW SOUTH WALES ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 29-30 MARCH 1901 ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Bathurst, Blayney, Cowra, Wallerawang -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 11,453 Votes cast: 7,261 63.4 Informal votes: 130 01.8 Formal votes: 7,131 03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Ferguson Prot 3,285 46.1 Sydney SMITH FT 3,846 53.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,131 03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ferguson was NSW MLA for Sturt 1894-1904. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sydney Smith (1856-1934): Elected 1901 Born: 1856, near Penrith, NSW. Career: Educated public schools. Railways clerk, land agent, auctioneer. Colonial politics: NSW MLA for East Macquarie 1882-94, Bathurst 1894-98, Canterbury 1900. Secretary for Mines 1889-91 1894-98, Secretary for Agriculture 1894-98. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1903 ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Bathurst, Blayney, Cowra, Wallerawang -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1901 majority: Free Trade over Protectionist 03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 20,460 +78.7 Votes cast: 12,030 58.8 -04.6 Informal votes: 170 01.4 -00.4 Formal votes: 11,860 98.6 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Sandford Prot 5,450 46.0 -00.1 Sydney SMITH * FT 6,410 54.0 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,860 04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- There was a swing of 0.1% from Protectionist to Free Trade. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sydney Smith (1856-1934): Elected 1901, 1903 Postmaster-General 18 August 1904 to 5 July 1905 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 DECEMBER 1906 ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Bathurst, Blayney, Orange, Wallerawang -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1903 majority: Free Trade over Protectionist 04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 24,524 +19.9 Votes cast: 14,401 58.7 -00.1 Informal votes: 520 03.6 +02.2 Formal votes: 13,881 96.4 -02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ernest CARR Lab 7,121 51.3 Hon Sydney Smith * AS 6,760 48.7 -05.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,881 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Sydney Smith (1856-1934): Elected 1901, 1903. Defeated 1906 Died 21 February 1934 > Ernest Shoobridge Carr (1875-1956): Elected 1906 Born: 1875, Dubbo, NSW. Career: Educated state schools. Journalist and editor. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 APRIL 1910 ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Bathurst, Blayney, Orange, Wallerawang -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Labour over Anti-Socialist 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 25,263 +03.0 Votes cast: 17,741 70.2 +11.5 Informal votes: 248 01.4 -02.2 Formal votes: 17,493 98.6 +02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ernest CARR * ALP 9,875 56.5 +05.2 Hon Alfred Conroy Lib 7,618 43.5 -05.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 17,493 06.5 05.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Conroy was member for Werriwa 1901-06. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ernest Shoobridge Carr (1875-1956): Elected 1906, 1910 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 31 MAY 1913 ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Blayney, Bathurst, Lithgow, Penrith -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 06.5 Effect of 1912 redistribution: 02.6 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 09.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 34,869 +38.0 Votes cast: 23,322 66.9 -03.3 Informal votes: 1,015 04.4 +03.0 Formal votes: 22,307 95.6 -03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ernest CARR * ALP 11,163 50.0 -09.1 Henry Fletcher 693 03.1 Robert Moore Lib 10,451 46.9 +06.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 22,307 01.6 07.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ernest Shoobridge Carr (1875-1956): Elected 1906, 1910, 1913 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 SEPTEMBER 1914 ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Blayney, Bathurst, Lithgow, Penrith -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1913 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 33,258 -04.6 Votes cast: 24,714 74.3 +07.4 Informal votes: 538 02.2 -02.2 Formal votes: 24,176 97.8 +02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ernest CARR * ALP 12,888 53.3 +03.3 Robert Moore Lib 11,288 46.7 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 24,176 03.3 01.7 to ALP ------------------------------------------------------------------- Ernest Shoobridge Carr (1875-1956): Elected 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carr left the ALP in November 1916 and joined the Nationalist Party in February 1917. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MAY 1917 ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Blayney, Bathurst, Lithgow, Penrith -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1914 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 36,394 +09.4 Votes cast: 27,778 76.3 +02.0 Informal votes: 655 02.4 +00.2 Formal votes: 27,123 97.6 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ernest Carr * Nat 13,557 50.0 +03.3 Samuel NICHOLLS + ALP 13,566 50.0 -03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 27,123 00.0 03.3 to Nat ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Ernest Shoobridge Carr (1875-1956): Elected 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914. Defeated 1917 Later career: NSW MLA for Cumberland 1920-22. Newspaper proprietor. Died: 17 September 1956, Sydney. > Samuel Robert Nicholls (1885-1939): Elected 1917 Born: 15 May 1885, Mudgee, NSW. Career: Educated public schools. Clerk and cement worker. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1919 ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Blayney, Bathurst, Lithgow, Penrith -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 35,071 -03.6 Votes cast: 25,721 73.3 -03.0 Informal votes: 407 01.6 +00.8 Formal votes: 25,314 98.4 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ernest Carr Nat 11,859 46.8 -03.2 Samuel NICHOLLS * ALP 13,455 53.2 +03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 25,314 03.2 03.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carr was member for Macquarie 1906-17. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Samuel Robert Nicholls (1885-1939): Elected 1917, 1919 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1922 ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Bathurst, Lithgow, Penrith, Portland -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 03.2 Effect of redistribution: 02.8 shift to Nationalist New notional majority: ALP over Nationalist 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,452 +09.6 Votes cast: 22,748 59.2 -14.1 Informal votes: 1,073 04.7 +03.1 Formal votes: 21,675 95.3 -03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Manning Nat 9,595 44.3 -05.3 John Miller 1,674 07.7 Samuel Nicholls * ALP 10,406 48.0 -02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 21,675 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Miller was NSW MLA for Bathurst 1907-13. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Miller's 1,674 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MANNING 1,285 76.8 10,880 50.2 Nicholls * 389 23.2 10,795 49.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,674 21,675 00.2 00.6 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Samuel Robert Nicholls (1885-1939): Elected 1917, 1919. Defeated 1922 Later career: insurance agent, bankrupt 1924. Died 26 September 1939 > Arthur Gibson Manning (1872-1947): Elected 1922 Born: 1872, Wagga Wagga, NSW. Career: Educated public schools. Farmer and grazier, Narrabri, West Wyalong. Official, Farmers and Settlers. State politics: NSW MLA for Albury 1917-20. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 14 NOVEMBER 1925 ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Bathurst, Lithgow, Penrith, Portland -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,609 +03.0 Votes cast: 36,597 92.4 +33.2 Informal votes: 588 01.6 -03.1 Formal votes: 36,009 98.4 +03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ben Chifley ALP 17,553 48.7 +00.7 Arthur MANNING * Nat 18,456 51.3 +07.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,009 01.3 01.1 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Chifley, see Macquarie 1928. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Gibson Manning (1872-1947): Elected 1922, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 17 NOVEMBER 1928 ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Bathurst, Lithgow, Penrith, Portland -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1925 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,386 +02.0 Votes cast: 38,171 94.5 +02.1 Informal votes: 1,439 03.8 +02.2 Formal votes: 36,732 97.2 -02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ben CHIFLEY ALP 20,155 54.9 +06.2 Arthur Manning * Nat 16,577 45.1 -06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,732 04.9 06.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Arthur Gibson Manning (1872-1947): Elected 1922, 1925. Defeated 1928 Later career: Grazier. Died 3 April 1947 > Joseph Benedict Chifley (1885-1951): Elected 1928 Born: 22 September 1885, Bathurst, NSW. Career: Primary education. NSW Railways, enginedriver. Dismissed as striker, 1917. Reinstated by Lang Government 1925. Founding member Enginedrivers Union (AFULE). Abercrombie Shire Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 OCTOBER 1929 ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Bathurst, Lithgow, Penrith, Portland -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1928 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,480 +02.7 Votes cast: 39,824 96.0 +01.5 Informal votes: 1,204 03.0 -00.8 Formal votes: 38,620 97.0 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ben CHIFLEY * ALP 25,349 65.6 +10.7 Charles Dash Nat 13,271 34.4 -10.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,620 15.6 10.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Benedict Chifley (1885-1951): Elected 1928, 1929 Minister for Defence from 3 March 1931 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 19 DECEMBER 1931 ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Bathurst, Lithgow, Penrith, Portland -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1929 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 15.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,353 +04.5 Votes cast: 41,086 94.8 -01.2 Informal votes: 1,582 03.9 +00.9 Formal votes: 39,504 96.1 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Ben Chifley * ALP 11,085 28.1 Robert Deveney CPA 499 01.3 John Lawson UAP 19,381 49.1 +14.7 Tony Luchetti ALPN 8,539 21.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,504 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. For Luchetti, see Macquarie 1951 by-election. 2. The combined ALP and ALP (NSW) vote was 49.7%, a decrease of 15.9% from the 65.6% polled by the ALP in 1929. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Deveney's 499 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chifley * 157 31.5 11,242 28.5 Lawson 78 15.6 19,459 49.3 Luchetti 264 52.9 8,803 22.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 499 39,504 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Luchetti's 8,803 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chifley * 8,282 94.1 19,524 49.4 LAWSON 521 05.9 19,980 50.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,803 39,504 00.6 16.2 to UAP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Joseph Benedict Chifley (1885-1951): Elected 1928, 1929. Defeated 1931 Minister for Defence to 6 January 1932 Later career: Member of Royal Commission on Monetary and Banking Reform 1935-36. Worked for federal ALP in NSW, opposed Lang in his state electorate 1935. Director of Labour Supply, Ministry of Munitions 1940. See Macquarie 1940. > John Norman Lawson (1897-1955): Elected 1931 Born: 1897, Sydney. Career: Educated University of Sydney. Veterinary expert, New Zealand, then Maitland, NSW. Pastoralist, Nyngan, NSW. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 15 SEPTEMBER 1934 ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Bathurst, Katoomba, Lithgow, Penrith -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1931 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 00.6 Effect of 1934 redistribution: 02.1 shift to UAP New notional majority: UAP over ALP 02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 52,592 +21.3 Votes cast: 50,831 96.7 +01.9 Informal votes: 2,226 04.4 +00.5 Formal votes: 48,605 95.6 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Ben Chifley ALP 10,114 20.8 -06.0 John Jamieson CPA 876 01.8 +00.5 John Lawson * UAP 22,010 45.3 -00.3 Tony Luchetti ALPN 14,506 29.8 +08.3 Edward Smythe DSC 1,099 02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 48,605 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Chifley was member for Macquarie 1928-31. 2. For Luchetti, see Macquarie 1951 by-election. 3. The combined ALP and ALP (NSW) vote was 50.6%, an increase (after allowing for the effects of the redistribution) of 2.3% from the 49.7% polled by the two parties in 1931. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Jamieson's 876 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chifley 375 42.8 10,489 21.6 Lawson * 116 13.2 22,126 45.5 Luchetti 263 30.0 14,769 30.4 Smythe 122 13.9 1,221 02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 876 48,605 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Smythe's 1,221 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chifley 548 44.9 11,037 22.7 Lawson * 279 22.9 22,405 46.1 Luchetti 394 32.3 15,163 31.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,221 48,605 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Chifley's 11,037 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LAWSON * 3,529 32.0 25,934 53.4 Luchetti 7,508 68.0 22,671 46.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,037 48,605 03.4 00.7 to UAP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The UAP majority over the ALP (NSW) is compared with the UAP majority over the ALP in 1931. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Norman Lawson (1897-1955): Elected 1931, 1934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 23 OCTOBER 1937 ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Bathurst, Katoomba, Lithgow, Penrith -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: UAP over ALP (NSW) 03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 52,222 -00.7 Votes cast: 51,491 98.6 +01.9 Informal votes: 827 01.6 -02.8 Formal votes: 50,664 98.4 +02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John LAWSON * UAP 26,392 52.1 +06.8 Tony Luchetti ALP 24,272 47.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,664 02.1 01.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. For Luchetti, see Macquarie 1951 by-election. 2. The ALP vote of 47.9% was a decrease of 2.7% from the combined vote of 50.6% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NSW) in 1934. 3. The UAP majority over the ALP is compared with the UAP majority over the ALP (NSW) in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Norman Lawson (1897-1955): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937 Minister for Trade and Customs 26 April 1939 to 23 February 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lawson resigned following allegations that he was commercially linked to a businessman who had obtained privileges from his department. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 SEPTEMBER 1940 ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Bathurst, Katoomba, Lithgow, Penrith -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 54,629 +04.6 Votes cast: 51,453 94.2 -04.4 Informal votes: 665 01.3 -00.3 Formal votes: 50,788 98.7 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Ben Chifley ALP 22,660 44.6 -03.3 Bernard Cunningham ALPNC 7,660 15.1 Hon John Lawson * UAP 20,468 40.3 -11.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,788 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Chifley was member for Macquarie 1928-31. 2. The combined ALP and ALP (NC) vote was 59.7%, an increase of 11.8% from the 47.9% polled by the ALP in 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Cunningham's 7,660 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CHIFLEY 6,833 89.2 29,493 58.1 Lawson * 827 10.8 21,295 41.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,660 50,788 08.1 10.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > John Norman Lawson (1897-1955): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940 Later career: Farmer, Arrowfield, NSW. Died 14 August, 1955 > Joseph Benedict Chifley (1885-1951): Elected 1928, 1929. Defeated 1931. Elected 1940 Treasurer from 7 October 1941 Minister for Post-war Reconstruction from 22 December 1942 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 1943 ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Bathurst, Katoomba, Lithgow, Penrith -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 08.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 61,936 +13.4 Votes cast: 57,987 93.6 -00.6 Informal votes: 1,120 01.9 +00.6 Formal votes: 56,867 98.1 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Ben CHIFLEY * ALP 36,937 65.0 +20.4 Arthur Hebblewhite UAP 15,693 27.6 -12.7 Millie Sullivan 1,471 02.6 Albert Walker OPA 2,766 04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 56,867 18.8 e 10.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Sullivan was an independent Country candidate. 2. The ALP vote of 65.0% was an increase of 5.3% from the combined vote of 59.7% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NC) in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Benedict Chifley (1885-1951): Elected 1928, 1929. Defeated 1931. Elected 1940, 1943 Treasurer Minister for Post-war Reconstruction to 2 February 1945 Prime Minister from 13 July 1945 Leader of the Australian Labor Party from 12 July 1945 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chifley was elected Leader of the ALP following Curtin's death, defeating Forde and Evatt. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 SEPTEMBER 1946 ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Bathurst, Katoomba, Lithgow, Penrith -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1943 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 18.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 62,329 +00.6 Votes cast: 58,325 93.6 00.0 Informal votes: 1,121 01.9 00.0 Formal votes: 57,204 98.1 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Ben CHIFLEY * ALP 33,412 58.4 -06.6 Hon Eric Spooner Lib 17,106 29.9 +02.3 John Sutton 1,344 02.3 Cecil Williams CP 5,342 09.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 57,204 10.5 e 08.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Spooner was member for Robertson 1940-43. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Benedict Chifley (1885-1951): Elected 1928, 1929. Defeated 1931. Elected 1940, 1943, 1946 Prime Minister Treasurer Leader of the Australian Labor Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Bathurst, Katoomba, Lithgow, Portland -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1946 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 10.5 e Effect of 1948 redistribution: 04.9 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 15.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,975 -37.5 Votes cast: 38,029 97.6 +04.0 Informal votes: 441 01.2 -00.7 Formal votes: 37,588 98.8 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Ben CHIFLEY * ALP 21,683 57.7 -05.1 Robert Cotton Lib 14,585 38.8 +13.3 John King CPA 1,320 03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,588 11.0 e 04.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Cotton, see Senate 1964, Appointments -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Benedict Chifley (1885-1951): Elected 1928, 1929. Defeated 1931. Elected 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949 Prime Minister to 19 December 1949 Treasurer to 19 December 1949 Leader of the Opposition from 21 February 1950 Leader of the Australian Labor Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Bathurst, Katoomba, Lithgow, Portland -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 11.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,231 +00.7 Votes cast: 38,016 96.9 -00.7 Informal votes: 555 01.5 +00.3 Formal votes: 37,461 98.5 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Ben CHIFLEY * ALP 23,136 61.8 +04.1 Robert Cotton Lib 14,325 38.2 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,461 11.8 00.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Cotton, see Senate NSW 1964, Appointments. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Benedict Chifley (1885-1951): Elected 1928, 1929. Defeated 1931. Elected 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951 Leader of the Opposition to 14 June 1951 Leader of the Australian Labor Party to 14 June 1951 Died 14 June 1951 (see By-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chifley died in Canberra Hospital after suffering a heart attack in his hotel room. His death came shortly after the election campaign, in which he had ignored medical advice and campaigned strenuously. He was the second ALP Leader in succession to die in office. -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 28 JULY 1951 ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Bathurst, Katoomba, Lithgow, Portland -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the death of Rt Hon Ben Chifley -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 11.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,271 +00.1 Votes cast: 35,535 90.5 -06.4 Informal votes: 325 00.9 -00.6 Formal votes: 35,210 99.1 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Blanchard 3,853 10.9 Dr William Hannam Lib 12,356 35.1 -03.1 Anthony LUCHETTI + ALP 18,426 52.3 -09.5 Vernon Moffit CPA 575 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 35,210 11.0 e 00.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Blanchard was an independent Labor candidate. His candidacy was a protest at Luchetti's selection as Chifley's successor. Luchetti had been the ALP (NSW) candidate in Macquarie in 1931 and 1934, his preferences defeating Chifley in 1931. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony Sylvester Luchetti (1904-84): Elected 1951 by Born: 27 May 1904, Lowther, NSW. Career: Educated Catholic schools. Many jobs including mining and journalism. Lithgow City Council. NSW ALP Executive 1929-31. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Bathurst, Katoomba, Lithgow, Portland -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 11.8 1951 by-election two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 11.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,561 -01.7 Votes cast: 37,436 97.1 +00.2 Informal votes: 340 00.9 -00.6 Formal votes: 37,096 99.1 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Horace Brownlow Lib 13,484 36.3 -01.9 John King CPA 1,224 03.3 Tony LUCHETTI * ALP 22,388 60.4 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,096 13.5 e 01.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony Sylvester Luchetti (1909-84): Elected 1951 By, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Bathurst, Lawson, Lithgow, Penrith -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 13.5 e Effect of 1955 redistribution: 04.0 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Labor over Liberal 09.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,834 +11.1 Votes cast: 41,026 95.8 -01.3 Informal votes: 828 02.0 +01.1 Formal votes: 40,198 98.0 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Norman Leven Lib 16,662 41.4 +01.1 Tony LUCHETTI * ALP 22,461 55.9 -01.0 Vernon Moffitt CPA 1,075 02.7 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,198 08.3 e 01.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony Sylvester Luchetti (1909-84): Elected 1951 By, 1954, 1955 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Bathurst, Lawson, Lithgow, Penrith -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 08.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,670 +02.0 Votes cast: 41,666 95.4 -00.4 Informal votes: 933 02.2 +00.2 Formal votes: 40,733 97.8 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hugh Dougherty DLP 2,611 06.4 Norman Leven Lib 14,476 35.5 -05.9 Tony LUCHETTI * ALP 23,646 58.1 +02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,733 09.2 e 00.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony Sylvester Luchetti (1909-84): Elected 1951 By, 1954, 1955, 1958 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Bathurst, Lawson, Lithgow, Penrith -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 09.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 45,333 +03.8 Votes cast: 43,438 95.8 +00.4 Informal votes: 989 02.3 -00.1 Formal votes: 42,449 97.3 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Heesh Lib 13,583 32.0 -03.5 Tony LUCHETTI * ALP 26,803 63.1 +05.0 Francis MacKenzie DLP 2,063 04.9 -01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 42,449 14.1 e 04.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony Sylvester Luchetti (1909-84): Elected 1951 By, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Bathurst, Lawson, Lithgow, Penrith -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 14.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 47,029 +03.7 Votes cast: 45,114 95.9 +00.1 Informal votes: 597 01.3 -01.0 Formal votes: 44,517 98.7 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Heesh Lib 18,868 42.4 +10.4 Tony LUCHETTI * ALP 25,649 57.6 -05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 44,517 07.6 06.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony Sylvester Luchetti (1909-84): Elected 1951 By, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Bathurst, Lawson, Lithgow, Penrith -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 07.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 49,434 +05.1 Votes cast: 47,032 95.1 -00.8 Informal votes: 1,295 02.8 +01.5 Formal votes: 45,737 97.2 -01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Ambrose DLP 3,762 08.2 Allan Fuary 372 00.8 John Heesh Lib 17,630 38.5 -03.9 Tony LUCHETTI * ALP 23,973 52.4 -05.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 45,737 04.2 e 03.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony Sylvester Luchetti (1909-84): Elected 1951 By, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Bathurst, Blaxland, Lithgow, Penrith -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 04.2 e Effect of 1968 redistribution: 01.0 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Labor over Liberal 03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 57,823 +17.0 Votes cast: 55,079 95.3 +00.2 Informal votes: 1,016 01.9 -00.9 Formal votes: 54,063 98.1 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leslie Clarke DLP 2,926 05.4 -02.8 Norman Lee AP 1,343 02.5 Tony LUCHETTI * ALP 31,403 58.1 +06.7 John MacDonnell Lib 18,391 34.0 -05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 54,063 12.6 e 09.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony Sylvester Luchetti (1909-84): Elected 1951 By, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Bathurst, Blaxland, Lithgow, Penrith -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 12.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 65,517 +13.3 Votes cast: 62,487 95.4 +00.1 Informal votes: 892 01.4 -00.5 Formal votes: 61,595 98.6 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leslie Clarke DLP 2,652 04.3 -01.1 Basil Genders Lib 15,655 25.4 -08.6 Tony LUCHETTI * ALP 36,243 58.8 +00.7 Frank Wolstenholme CP 7,045 11.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,595 10.6 e 02.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony Sylvester Luchetti (1909-84): Elected 1951 By, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Bathurst, Blaxland, Lithgow, Penrith -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 10.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 74,655 +13.9 Votes cast: 71,498 95.8 -00.4 Informal votes: 1,084 01.5 +00.1 Formal votes: 70,414 98.5 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Hunt CP 4,453 06.3 Tony LUCHETTI * ALP 39,472 56.1 -02.7 Hon Dr Malcolm Mackay Lib 24,849 35.3 +09.9 Steven Parrott CP 579 00.8 Gregory Woodward AP 1,061 01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 70,414 08.7 e 01.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The combined CP vote was 7.1%, a decrease of 4.3% from the 11.4% polled by one CP candidate in 1972. 2. Mackay was member for Evans 1963-72. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony Sylvester Luchetti (1909-84): Elected 1951 By, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974 Luchetti retired at the 1975 election. Died 11 July 1984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Bathurst, Blaxland, Lithgow, Penrith -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 08.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 80,217 +07.5 Votes cast: 76,627 95.5 -00.3 Informal votes: 1,390 01.8 +00.3 Formal votes: 75,237 98.2 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murray Busch 1,392 01.9 Ross Free + ALP 35,131 46.7 -09.4 Reginald GILLARD Lib 37,739 50.2 +14.9 Norman Lee 524 00.7 Ian Perry 451 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 75,237 01.6 e 10.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Free, see Macquarie 1980 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reginald Gillard (1920-2001): Elected 1975 Born: 13 March 1920, Lithgow, NSW Career: Managing partner. Military Service 1941-46. Lithgow City Council, Mayor 1969-72, 1974-76. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== West of Sydney: Blaxland, Cambridge Park, Penrith, St Marys -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 01.6 e Effect of 1977 redistribution: 02.7 shift to Lib New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 73,203 -08.7 Votes cast: 69,262 94.6 -00.9 Informal votes: 1,622 02.3 +00.5 Formal votes: 67,640 97.7 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Barratt 4,849 07.2 Alyn Foster 513 00.8 Ross Free ALP 26,651 39.4 -04.6 Reginald Gillard * Lib 28,299 41.8 -11.1 Peter Monaghan AD 7,328 10.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 67,640 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Free, see Macquarie 1980. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Foster's 513 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barratt 209 40.7 5,058 07.5 Free 139 27.1 26,790 39.6 Gillard * 130 25.3 28,429 42.0 Monaghan 35 06.8 7,363 10.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 513 67,640 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Barratt's 5,058 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Free 1,895 37.5 28,685 42.4 Gillard * 2,731 54.0 31,160 46.1 Monaghan 432 08.5 7,795 11.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,058 67,640 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Monaghan's 7,795 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Free 3,989 51.2 32,674 48.3 GILLARD * 3,806 48.8 34,966 51.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,795 67,640 01.7 02.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reginald Gillard (1920-2001): Elected 1975, 1977 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== West of Sydney: Blaxland, Cambridge Park, Penrith, St Marys -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 85,784 +17.2 Votes cast: 81,092 94.5 -00.1 Informal votes: 2,194 02.7 +00.4 Formal votes: 78,898 97.3 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Raymond Butcher 1,958 02.5 Ross Free ALP 36,814 46.7 +07.3 Reginald Gillard * Lib 34,699 44.0 +02.2 Richard Jackson-Hope AD 4,603 05.8 -05.0 Ian Perry 377 00.5 Ronald Stanton 447 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 78,898 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Perry's 377 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Butcher 47 12.5 2,005 02.5 Free 77 20.4 36,891 46.8 Gillard * 75 19.9 34,774 44.1 Jackson-Hope 57 15.1 4,660 05.9 Stanton 121 32.1 568 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 377 78,898 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Stanton's 568 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Butcher 119 21.0 2,124 02.7 Free 75 13.2 36,966 46.9 Gillard * 98 17.3 34,872 44.2 Jackson-Hope 276 48.6 4,936 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 568 78,898 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Butcher's 2,124 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Free 1,711 80.6 38,677 49.0 Gillard * 250 11.8 35,122 44.5 Jackson-Hope 163 07.7 5,099 06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,124 78,898 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Jackson-Hope's 5,099 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- FREE 3,010 59.0 41,687 52.8 Gillard * 2,089 41.0 37,211 47.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,099 78,898 02.8 04.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Reginald Gillard (1920-2001): Elected 1975, 1977. Defeated 1980 Died 16 August 2001 > Ross Vincent Free (born 1943): Elected 1980 Born: 7 March 1943, Bathurst, NSW Career: Educated University of Sydney. Teacher. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== West of Sydney: Blaxland, Cambridge Park, Penrith, St Marys -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 93,387 +08.9 Votes cast: 89,584 95.9 +01.4 Informal votes: 1,773 02.0 -00.7 Formal votes: 87,811 98.0 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ross FREE * ALP 50,272 57.3 +10.6 Richard Jackson-Hope AD 6,573 07.5 +01.7 Stephen Screech Lib 30,966 35.3 -08.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 87,811 11.8 e 09.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ross Vincent Free (born 1943): Elected 1980, 1983 Free contested Lindsay in 1984. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== West of Sydney: Katoomba, Lawson, Richmond, Windsor -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 11.8 e Effect of 1984 redistribution: 11.3 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 62,618 -32.9 Votes cast: 58,571 93.5 -02.4 Informal votes: 3,052 05.2 +03.2 Formal votes: 55,519 94.8 -03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alasdair Webster Lib 22,796 41.1 -05.5 Dick Jackson-Hope AD 4,053 07.3 -00.2 Garry Cronan + ALP 22,565 40.6 -05.4 Paul McGirr NPA 3,036 05.5 Peter Quirk 3,069 05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 55,519 -------------------------------------------------------------------- McGirr was the great-nephew of Hon James McGirr, Labor Premier of NSW 1947-52. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: McGirr's 3,036 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Webster 2,363 78.0 25,159 45.3 Jackson-Hope 167 05.5 4,220 07.6 Cronan + 183 06.0 22,748 41.0 Quirk 318 10.5 3,387 06.1 (exhausted 5 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,036 55,519 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Quirk's 3,387 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Webster 914 27.0 26,073 47.0 Jackson-Hope 1,554 45.9 5,774 10.4 Cronan + 916 27.0 23,664 42.6 (exhausted 3 8 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,387 55,519 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Jackson-Hope's 5,774 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- WEBSTER 2,456 42.5 28,529 51.4 Cronan + 3,317 57.5 26,981 48.6 (exhausted 1 9 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,774 55,519 01.4 01.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alasdair Payne Webster (born 1934): Elected 1984 Born: 12 February 1934, East Maitland, NSW Career: Educated University of New England. Teacher, superintendent of juvenile rehabilitation centre. Military Service 1953 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== West of Sydney: Katoomba, Lawson, Richmond, Windsor -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 66,489 +06.2 Votes cast: 62,185 93.5 00.0 Informal votes: 2,497 04.0 -01.2 Formal votes: 59,688 96.0 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce Forbes AD 6,582 11.0 +03.7 Alasdair WEBSTER * Lib 30,010 50.3 +09.2 David March ALP 23,096 38.7 -01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,688 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Forbes's 6,582 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- WEBSTER * 3,290 50.0 33,300 55.8 March 3,287 50.0 26,383 44.2 (exhausted 5 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,582 59,688 05.8 04.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alasdair Payne Webster (born 1934): Elected 1984, 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== West of Sydney: Katoomba, Lawson, Richmond, Windsor -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 05.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 71,764 +07.9 Votes cast: 68,195 95.0 +01.5 Informal votes: 1,614 02.4 -01.6 Formal votes: 66,581 97.6 +01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alasdair Webster * Lib 31,268 47.0 -03.3 Stuart Douglass 914 01.4 John Marsh ALP 20,932 31.4 -07.3 Bruce Forbes AD 8,500 12.8 +01.8 John Baker 4,328 06.5 Leslie Newton Grn 639 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 66,581 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Newton's 639 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Webster * 76 12.0 31,344 47.1 Douglass 62 09.8 976 01.5 Marsh 112 17.7 21,044 31.6 Forbes 180 28.4 8,680 13.0 Baker 203 32.1 4,531 06.8 (exhausted 6 6 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 639 66,581 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Douglass's 976 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Webster * 240 24.7 31,584 47.4 Marsh 116 12.0 21,160 31.8 Forbes 184 19.0 8,864 13.3 Baker 430 44.3 4,961 07.4 (exhausted 6 12 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 976 66,581 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Baker's 4,961 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Webster * 525 10.6 32,109 48.3 Marsh 969 19.6 22,129 33.3 Forbes 3,445 69.8 12,309 18.5 (exhausted 22 34 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,961 66,581 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Forbes's 12,309 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- WEBSTER * 3,522 28.9 35,631 53.6 Marsh 8,663 71.1 30,792 46.4 (exhausted 124 158 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,309 66,581 03.6 02.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alasdair Payne Webster (born 1934): Elected 1984, 1987, 1990 ------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== West of Sydney: Katoomba, Lawson, Richmond, Windsor -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 03.6 Effect of redistribution: 01.5 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 74,155 +03.3 Votes cast: 71,225 96.1 +01.1 Informal votes: 1,780 02.5 +00.1 Formal votes: 69,445 97.5 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jon Rickard AD 4,621 06.7 -06.8 Alasdair Webster * Lib 30,809 44.4 -00.2 Petar Ivanovski Grn 2,633 03.8 Roger Fay 347 00.5 Garth Hutchinson 1,531 02.2 Maggie Deahm ALP 29,504 42.5 +10.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 69,445 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Fay's 347 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rickard 44 12.7 4,665 06.7 Webster * 50 14.4 30,859 44.4 Ivanovski 117 33.7 2,750 04.0 Hutchinson 89 25.7 1,620 02.3 Deahm 47 13.5 29,551 42.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 347 69,445 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Hutchinson's 1,620 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rickard 350 21.6 5,015 07.2 Webster * 608 37.6 31,467 45.3 Ivanovski 352 21.7 3,102 04.5 Deahm 308 19.0 29,859 43.0 (exhausted 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,620 69,445 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Ivanovski's 3,102 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rickard 1,739 56.2 6,754 09.7 Webster * 446 14.4 31,913 46.0 Deahm 912 29.5 30,771 44.3 (exhausted 5 7 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,102 69,445 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Rickard's 6,754 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Webster * 2,706 40.3 34,619 49.9 DEAHM 4,012 59.7 34,783 50.1 (exhausted 36 43 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,754 69,445 00.1 02.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Alasdair Payne Webster (born 1934): Elected 1984, 1987, 1990. Defeated 1993 Later career: Elected Delegate to the 1998 Constitutional Convention > Maggie Deahm (1938-2015): Elected 1993 Born: 31 October 1938, Sydney Career: Educated University of New England. NSW public servant, writer, editor and consultant. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== West of Sydney: Katoomba, Lawson, Richmond, Windsor -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 78,888 +06.4 Votes cast: 76,191 96.6 +00.5 Informal votes: 3,004 03.9 +01.4 Formal votes: 73,187 96.1 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kerry Bartlett Lib 35,199 48.1 +03.7 Carol Gaul Grn 2,782 03.8 +00.0 Maggie Deahm * ALP 24,614 33.6 -08.9 John McCall 906 01.2 Heather Kraus CTA 1,753 02.4 Jon Rickard AD 6,127 08.4 +01.7 Warwick Tyler AAFI 1,806 02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 73,187 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: McCall's 906 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bartlett 137 15.4 35,336 48.3 Gaul 269 30.2 3,051 04.2 Deahm * 163 18.3 24,777 33.9 Kraus 56 06.3 1,809 02.5 Rickard 188 21.1 6,315 08.6 Tyler 79 08.9 1,885 02.6 (exhausted 14 14 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 906 73,187 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Kraus's 1,809 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bartlett 1,190 65.9 36,526 49.9 Gaul 88 04.9 3,139 04.3 Deahm * 199 11.0 24,976 34.1 Rickard 221 12.2 6,536 08.9 Tyler 107 05.9 1,992 02.7 (exhausted 4 18 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,809 73,187 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Tyler's 1,992 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BARTLETT 500 25.5 37,026 50.6 Gaul 383 19.5 3,522 04.8 Deahm * 335 17.1 25,311 34.6 Rickard 744 37.9 7,280 10.0 (exhausted 30 48 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,992 73,187 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Gaul's 3,522 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BARTLETT 470 13.5 37,496 51.3 Deahm * 1,148 33.1 26,459 36.2 Rickard 1,855 53.4 9,135 12.5 (exhausted 49 97 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,522 73,187 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Rickard's 9,135 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BARTLETT 3,549 40.0 41,045 56.4 Deahm * 5,321 60.0 31,780 43.6 (exhausted 265 362 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,135 73,187 06.4 06.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Maggie Deahm (1938-2015): Elected 1993. Defeated 1996 Died 28 December 2015 > Kerry Joseph Bartlett (born 1949): Elected 1996 Born 15 April 1949, Sydney Career: Educated Sydney University, University of NSW. Teacher and tutor. Financial planner. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== West of Sydney: Katoomba, Lawson, Richmond, Windsor -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 80,920 +02.6 Votes cast: 78,278 96.7 +00.1 Informal votes: 2,395 03.1 -00.8 Formal votes: 75,883 96.9 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Shirley Grigg 1,510 02.0 Kerry Bartlett * Lib 32,432 42.7 -05.4 Michael Penny 222 00.3 Les Sheather ON 7,870 10.4 Maggie Deahm ALP 26,391 34.8 +01.1 Adele Doust Grn 2,563 03.4 -00.4 Jon Rickard AD 4,895 06.4 -01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 75,883 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Deahm was member for Macquarie 1993-96. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Penny's 222 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Grigg 27 12.2 1,537 02.0 Bartlett * 32 14.4 32,464 42.8 Sheather 50 22.5 7,920 10.4 Deahm 41 18.5 26,432 34.8 Doust 53 23.9 2,616 03.4 Rickard 19 08.6 4,914 06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 222 75,883 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Grigg's 1,537 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bartlett * 885 57.6 33,349 43.9 Sheather 150 09.8 8,070 10.6 Deahm 184 12.0 26,616 35.1 Doust 184 12.0 2,800 03.7 Rickard 134 08.7 5,048 06.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,537 75,883 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Doust's 2,800 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bartlett * 263 09.4 33,612 44.3 Sheather 159 05.7 8,229 10.8 Deahm 787 28.1 27,403 36.1 Rickard 1,591 56.8 6,639 08.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,800 75,883 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Rickard's 6,639 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bartlett * 2,039 30.7 35,651 47.0 Sheather 606 09.1 8,835 11.6 Deahm 3,994 60.2 31,397 41.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,639 75,883 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Sheather’s 8,835 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BARTLETT * 5,402 61.1 41,053 54.1 Deahm 3,433 38.9 34,830 45.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,835 75,883 04.1 02.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kerry Joseph Bartlett (born 1949): Elected 1996, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== West of Sydney: Katoomba, Lawson, Richmond, Windsor -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.1 Effect of redistribution: 01.7 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 05.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 86,077 +06.4 Votes cast: 82,031 95.3 -01.4 Informal votes: 3,160 03.8 +00.7 Formal votes: 78,871 96.2 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leigh Williams Grn 6,644 08.4 +05.0 Adam Searle ALP 21,160 26.8 -07.3 Brian Grigg CTA 1,559 02.0 +01.9 Les Majoros AD 4,304 05.5 -01.0 Wayne Buckley ON 3,893 04.9 -05.3 Kerry BARTLETT * Lib 40,225 51.0 +07.4 Robert Warren 1,086 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 78,871 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Searle was a NSW MLC 2011-23. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Warren's 1,086 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Williams 453 41.7 7,097 09.0 Searle 154 14.2 21,314 27.0 Grigg 32 02.9 1,591 02.0 Majoros 99 09.1 4,403 05.6 Buckley 110 10.1 4,003 05.1 BARTLETT * 238 21.9 40,463 51.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,086 78,871 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Grigg's 1,591 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Williams 142 08.9 7,239 09.2 Searle 177 11.1 21,491 27.2 Majoros 165 10.4 4,568 05.8 Buckley 141 08.9 4,144 05.2 BARTLETT * 966 60.7 41,429 52.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,591 78,871 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Buckley's 4,144 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Williams 744 17.9 7,983 10.1 Searle 1,423 34.3 22,914 29.0 Majoros 448 10.8 5,016 06.4 BARTLETT * 1,529 36.9 42,958 54.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,144 78,871 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Majoros's 5,016 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Williams 2,741 54.6 10,724 13.6 Searle 1,422 28.3 24,336 30.9 BARTLETT * 853 17.0 43,811 55.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,016 78,871 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Williams's 10,724 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Searle 8,262 77.0 32,598 41.3 BARTLETT * 2,462 23.0 46,273 58.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,724 78,871 08.7 02.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kerry Joseph Bartlett (born 1949): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== West of Sydney: Katoomba, Lawson, Richmond, Windsor -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 87,517 +01.7 Votes cast: 83,279 95.2 -00.1 Informal votes: 4,394 05.3 +01.5 Formal votes: 78,885 94.7 -01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tim Williams 1,774 02.2 John Haydon AD 969 01.2 -04.2 Joel MacRae Grn 8,561 10.8 +02.4 Matthew Derrig 639 00.8 Mark Ptolemy ALP 21,898 27.8 +00.9 Troy Geri FF 1,082 01.4 Michael Segedin 86 00.1 Brian Grigg CDP 1,855 02.3 +00.4 Kerry BARTLETT * Lib 42,021 53.3 +02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 78,885 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Segedin's 86 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Williams 20 23.3 1,794 02.3 Haydon 5 05.8 974 01.2 MacRae 5 05.8 8,566 10.9 Derrig 5 05.8 644 00.8 Ptolemy 19 22.1 21,917 27.8 Geri 9 10.5 1,091 01.4 Grigg 13 15.1 1,868 02.4 BARTLETT * 10 11.6 42,031 53.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 86 78,195 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Derrig's 644 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Williams 111 17.2 1,905 02.4 Haydon 37 05.8 1,011 01.3 MacRae 152 23.6 8,718 11.1 Ptolemy 113 17.6 22,030 27.9 Geri 121 18.8 1,212 01.5 Grigg 24 03.7 1,892 02.4 BARTLETT * 86 13.4 42,117 53.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 644 78,195 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Haydon's 1,011 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Williams 249 24.6 2,154 02.7 MacRae 387 38.3 9,105 11.5 Ptolemy 190 18.8 22,220 28.2 Geri 51 05.0 1,263 01.6 Grigg 24 02.4 1,916 02.4 BARTLETT * 110 10.9 42,227 53.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,011 78,195 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Geri's 1,263 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Williams 217 17.2 2,371 03.0 MacRae 166 13.1 9,271 11.8 Ptolemy 202 16.0 22,422 28.4 Grigg 254 20.1 2,170 02.8 BARTLETT * 424 33.6 42,651 54.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,263 78,195 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Grigg's 2,170 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Williams 222 10.2 2,593 03.3 MacRae 111 05.1 9,382 11.9 Ptolemy 221 10.2 22,643 28.7 BARTLETT * 1,616 74.5 44,267 56.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,170 78,195 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Williams's 2,593 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MacRae 1,370 52.8 10,752 13.6 Ptolemy 547 21.1 23,190 29.4 BARTLETT * 676 26.1 44,943 57.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,593 78,195 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: MacRae's 10,752 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ptolemy 9,213 85.7 32,403 41.1 BARTLETT * 1,539 14.3 46,482 58.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,752 78,195 08.9 00.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kerry Joseph Bartlett (born 1949): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== Central NSW: Bathurst, Katoomba, Lithgow, Springwood -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 08.9 Effect of 2006 redistribution: 09.4 shift to Labor 2007 notional two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 94,670 +08.2 Votes cast: 90,967 96.1 +00.9 Informal votes: 3,240 03.6 +01.7 Formal votes: 87,727 96.4 -01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kirk Fletcher 355 00.4 Robert Gifford CDP 1,702 01.9 +00.4 Kerry Bartlett * Lib 33,197 37.8 +04.9 Charles Liptak FF 465 00.5 -00.6 Hon Bob Debus + ALP 38,672 44.1 +17.1 Michael Segedin 99 00.1 Carmel McCallum Grn 9,092 10.4 +01.9 Tim Williams 4,145 04.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 87,727 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the redistribution Labor is shown as the defending party. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Segedin's 99 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fletcher 9 09.1 364 00.4 Gifford 7 07.1 1,709 02.0 Bartlett * 12 12.1 33,209 37.9 Liptak 11 11.1 476 00.5 Debus + 21 21.2 38,693 44.1 McCallum 21 21.2 9,113 10.4 Williams 18 18.2 4,163 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 99 87,727 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Fletcher's 364 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gifford 206 56.6 1,915 02.2 Bartlett * 59 16.2 33,268 37.9 Liptak 24 06.6 500 00.6 Debus + 31 08.5 38,724 44.1 McCallum 17 04.7 9,130 10.4 Williams 27 07.4 4,190 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 364 87,727 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Liptak's 500 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gifford 113 22.6 2,028 02.3 Bartlett * 120 24.0 33,388 38.1 Debus + 114 22.8 38,838 44.3 McCallum 65 13.0 9,195 10.5 Williams 88 17.6 4,278 04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 500 87,727 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Gifford's 2,028 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bartlett * 1,372 67.7 34,760 39.6 Debus + 328 16.2 39,166 44.7 McCallum 104 05.1 9,299 10.6 Williams 224 11.1 4,502 05.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,028 87,727 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Williams's 4,502 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bartlett * 1,287 28.6 36,047 41.1 Debus + 1,423 31.6 40,589 46.3 McCallum 1,792 39.8 11,091 12.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,028 87,727 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: McCallum's 11,091 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bartlett * 1,643 14.8 37,690 43.0 DEBUS + 9,448 85.2 50,037 57.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,091 87,727 07.0 06.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Kerry Joseph Bartlett (born 1949): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004. Defeated 2007 > Robert John Debus (born 1943): Elected 2007 Born: 16 September 1943, Sydney Career: Educated Sydney University. Publisher, lawyer, broadcaster. NSW MLA for Blue Mountains 1978-88, 1995-2007. Minister for Finance 1986-88. Minister for Corrective Services 1995-99. Minister for Emergency Services 1995-97, 2000-03. Minister for Energy 1998-99. Minister for Tourism 1998-99. Minister for the Environment 1999- 2007. Attorney General 2000-07. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister for Home Affairs 3 December 2007 to 9 June 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Debus stood down from the ministry as part of a government reshuffle. He retired at the 2010 election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== Central NSW: Katoomba, Richmond, Springwood, Windsor -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 07.0 Effect of 2009 redistribution: 06.7 shift to Liberal 2010 notional two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 97,560 +03.1 Votes cast: 92,472 94.8 -01.3 Informal votes: 5,067 05.5 +01.9 Formal votes: 87,405 94.5 -01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Whelan 2,087 02.4 Amy Bell 1,778 02.0 Carmel McCallum Grn 12,317 14.1 +03.1 Terry Tremethick 591 00.7 Susan Templeman + ALP 28,284 32.4 -05.8 John Bates 676 00.8 Luke Portelli CDP 1,883 02.2 -01.0 Jason Cornelius FF 922 01.1 00.0 Louise Markus * Lib 38,867 44.5 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 87,405 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Markus was Member for Greenway 2004-10. 2. For Templeman, see Macquarie 2016. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Tremethick's 591 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whelan 33 05.6 2,120 02.4 Bell 112 19.0 1,890 02.2 McCallum 135 22.8 12,452 14.3 Templeman + 92 15.6 28,376 32.5 Bates 43 07.3 719 00.8 Portelli 40 06.8 1,923 02.2 Cornelius 64 10.8 986 01.1 Markus * 72 12.2 38,939 44.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 591 78,203 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Bates's 719 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whelan 55 07.7 2,175 02.5 Bell 141 19.6 2,031 02.3 McCallum 66 09.2 12,518 14.3 Templeman + 101 14.1 28,477 32.6 Portelli 81 11.3 2,004 02.3 Cornelius 172 23.9 1,158 01.3 Markus * 103 14.3 39,042 44.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 719 78,203 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Cornelius's 1,158 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whelan 72 06.2 2,247 02.6 Bell 213 18.4 2,244 02.6 McCallum 156 13.5 12,674 14.5 Templeman + 143 12.4 28,620 32.7 Portelli 301 26.0 2,305 02.6 Markus * 273 23.6 39,315 45.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,158 78,203 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Bell's 2,244 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whelan 412 18.4 2,659 03.0 McCallum 817 36.4 13,491 15.4 Templeman + 425 18.9 29,045 33.2 Portelli 256 11.4 2,561 02.9 Markus * 334 14.9 39,649 45.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,244 78,203 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Portelli's 2,561 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whelan 385 15.0 3,044 03.5 McCallum 298 11.6 13,789 15.8 Templeman + 411 16.1 29,456 33.7 Markus * 1,467 57.3 41,116 47.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,561 78,203 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Whelan's 3,044 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McCallum 1,149 37.8 14,938 17.1 Templeman + 396 13.0 29,852 34.2 Markus * 1,499 49.2 42,615 48.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,044 78,203 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: McCallum's 14,938 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Templeman + 12,752 85.4 42,604 48.7 MARKUS * 2,186 14.6 44,801 51.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,938 78,203 01.3 01.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Louise Elizabeth Markus (born 1958): Elected 2004, 2007, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== Central NSW: Katoomba, Richmond, Springwood, Windsor -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 100,689 +03.2 Votes cast: 95,286 94.6 -00.2 Informal votes: 5,362 05.6 +00.1 Formal votes: 89,924 94.4 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tony Piper CDP 2,720 03.0 Louise Markus * Lib 42,590 47.4 +02.9 Susan Templeman ALP 27,872 31.0 -01.4 Teresa Elaro DLP 499 00.6 Philip Maxwell PUP 3,731 04.2 Matt Hodgson 750 00.8 Danielle Wheeler Grn 9,986 11.1 -03.0 Mark Littlejohn ASP 1,776 02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 89,924 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Templeman, see Macquarie, 2016. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Elaro's 499 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Piper 75 15.0 2,795 03.1 Markus * 71 14.2 42,661 47.4 Templeman 144 28.9 28,016 31.2 Maxwell 81 16.2 3,812 04.2 Hodgson 30 06.0 780 00.9 Wheeler 65 13.0 10,051 11.2 Littlejohn 33 06.6 1,809 02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 499 89,924 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Hodgson's 780 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Piper 77 09.9 2,872 03.2 Markus * 139 17.8 42,800 47.6 Templeman 97 12.4 28,113 31.3 Maxwell 199 25.5 4,011 04.5 Wheeler 114 14.6 10,165 11.3 Littlejohn 154 19.7 1,963 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 780 89,924 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Littlejohn's 1,963 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Piper 100 05.1 2,972 03.3 Markus * 327 16.7 43,127 48.0 Templeman 357 18.2 28,470 31.7 Maxwell 394 20.1 4,405 04.9 Wheeler 785 40.0 10,950 12.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,963 89,924 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Piper's 2,972 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKUS * 2,097 70.6 45,224 50.3 Templeman 449 15.1 28,919 32.2 Maxwell 266 09.0 4,671 05.2 Wheeler 160 05.4 11,110 12.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,972 89,924 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Maxwell's 4,671 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKUS * 1,893 40.5 47,117 52.4 Templeman 1,415 30.3 30,334 33.7 Wheeler 1,363 29.2 12,473 13.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,671 89,924 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Wheeler's 12,473 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKUS * 1,870 15.0 48,987 54.5 Templeman 10,603 85.0 40,937 45.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,473 89,924 04.5 03.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Louise Elizabeth Markus (born 1958): Elected 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== Central NSW: Katoomba, Richmond, Springwood, Windsor -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 04.5 Effect of 2016 redistribution: No change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 104,774 +04.1 Votes cast: 97,841 93.4 -01.2 Informal votes: 6,389 06.5 +00.9 Formal votes: 91,452 93.5 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jake Grizelj 3,550 03.9 Carl Halley 1,693 01.9 Susan Templeman ALP 32,480 35.5 +04.5 Louise Markus * Lib 34,946 38.2 -09.1 Liz Cooper 1,653 01.8 Olya Shornikov LDP 752 00.8 Hal Ginges AJP 2,554 02.8 Catherine Lincoln CDP 3,567 03.9 +00.9 Terry Morgan Grn 10,257 11.2 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 91,452 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Shornikov's 752 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Grizelj 121 16.1 3,671 04.0 Halley 66 08.8 1,759 01.9 Templeman 59 07.9 32,539 35.6 Markus * 245 32.6 35,191 38.5 Cooper 87 11.6 1,740 01.9 Ginges 70 09.3 2,624 02.9 Lincoln 61 08.1 3,628 04.0 Morgan 43 05.7 10,300 11.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 752 91,452 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Cooper's 1,740 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Grizelj 306 17.6 3,977 04.4 Halley 171 09.8 1,930 02.1 Templeman 266 15.3 32,805 35.9 Markus * 373 21.4 35,564 38.9 Ginges 398 22.9 3,022 03.3 Lincoln 128 07.4 3,756 04.1 Morgan 98 05.6 10,398 11.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,740 91,452 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Halley's 1,930 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Grizelj 646 33.5 4,623 05.1 Templeman 164 08.5 32,969 36.1 Markus * 477 24.7 36,041 39.4 Ginges 256 13.3 3,278 03.6 Lincoln 313 16.2 4,069 04.5 Morgan 74 03.8 10,472 11.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,930 91,452 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Ginges's 3,278 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Grizelj 665 20.3 5,288 05.8 Templeman 562 17.1 33,531 36.7 Markus * 395 12.1 36,436 39.8 Lincoln 379 11.6 4,448 04.9 Morgan 1,277 39.0 11,749 12.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,278 91,452 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Lincoln's 4,448 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Grizelj 871 19.6 6,159 06.7 Templeman 555 12.5 34,086 37.3 Markus * 2,608 58.6 39,044 42.7 Morgan 414 09.3 12,163 13.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,448 91,452 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Grizelj's 6,159 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Templeman 2,296 37.3 36,382 39.8 Markus * 2,654 43.1 41,698 45.6 Morgan 1,209 19.6 13,372 14.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,159 91,452 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Morgan's 13,372 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- TEMPLEMAN 11,351 84.9 47,733 52.2 Markus * 2,021 15.1 43,719 47.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,372 91,452 02.2 06.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Louise Elizabeth Markus (born 1958): Elected 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013. Defeated 2016 > Susan Raye Templeman (born 1963): Elected 2016 Born: 30 July 1963, Sydney Career: Educated University of Technology Sydney. Journalist and editor. Media and communications trainer. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== Central NSW: Glenbrook, Katoomba, Richmond, Springwood, Windsor -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 107,962 +03.0 Votes cast: 101,289 93.8 +00.4 Informal votes: 4,338 04.3 -02.3 Formal votes: 96,951 95.7 +02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarah Richards Lib 43,487 44.9 +06.7 Kingsley Liu Grn 8,870 09.2 -02.1 Susan Templeman * ALP 37,106 38.3 +02.8 Greg Keightley AJP 3,611 03.7 +00.9 Tony Pettitt UAP 3,877 04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 96,951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Keightley's 3,611 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richards 551 15.3 44,038 45.4 Liu 1,570 43.5 10,440 10.8 Templeman * 790 21.9 37,896 39.1 Pettitt 700 19.4 4,577 04.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,611 96,951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Pettitt's 4,577 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richards 2,503 54.7 46,541 48.0 Liu 878 19.2 11,318 11.7 Templeman * 1,196 26.1 39,092 40.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,577 96,951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Liu's 11,318 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richards 1,749 15.5 48,290 49.8 TEMPLEMAN * 9,569 84.5 48,661 50.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,318 96,951 00.2 02.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Susan Raye Templeman (born 1963): Elected 2016, 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== Central NSW: Glenbrook, Katoomba, Richmond, Springwood, Windsor -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 108,054 +00.2 Votes cast: 100,547 93.1 -00.7 Informal votes: 5,095 05.1 +00.8 Formal votes: 95,452 94.9 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tony Pettitt PHON 4,955 05.2 Susan Templeman * ALP 41,025 43.0 +04.7 Nicole Evans UAP 2,774 02.9 -01.1 James Jackson LDP 1,272 01.3 Greg Keightley AJP 2,013 02.1 -01.6 Tony Hickey Grn 9,115 09.5 +00.4 Michelle Palmer IMOP 1,318 01.4 Sarah Richards Lib 32,980 34.6 -10.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 95,452 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Jackson's 1,272 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pettitt 255 20.1 5,210 05.5 Templeman * 138 10.9 41,163 43.1 Evans 231 18.2 3,005 03.2 Keightley 88 06.9 2,101 02.2 Hickey 57 04.5 9,172 09.6 Palmer 83 06.5 1,401 01.5 Richards 420 33.0 33,400 35.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,272 95,452 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Palmer's 1,401 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pettitt 385 27.5 5,595 05.9 Templeman * 91 06.5 41,254 43.2 Evans 473 33.8 3,478 03.6 Keightley 216 15.4 2,317 02.4 Hickey 57 04.5 9,172 09.6 Richards 116 08.3 33,516 35.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,401 95,452 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Keightley's 2,317 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pettitt 287 12.4 5,882 06.2 Templeman * 650 28.1 41,904 43.9 Evans 265 11.4 3,743 03.9 Hickey 879 37.9 10,171 10.7 Richards 236 10.2 33,752 35.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,317 95,452 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Evans's 3,743 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pettitt 2,339 62.5 8,221 08.6 Templeman * 437 11.7 42,341 44.4 Hickey 282 07.5 10,453 11.0 Richards 685 18.3 34,437 36.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,743 95,452 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Pettitt's 8,221 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Templeman * 2,509 30.5 44,850 47.0 Hickey 1,548 18.8 12,001 12.6 Richards 4,164 50.7 38,601 40.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,221 95,452 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Hickey's 12,001 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- TEMPLEMAN * 10,293 85.8 55,143 57.8 Richards 1,708 14.3 40,309 42.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,001 95,452 07.8 07.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Susan Raye Templeman (born 1963): Elected 2016, 2019, 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 MAY 2025 ==================================================================== Central NSW: Glenbrook, Katoomba, Richmond, Springwood, Windsor -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 two-candidate majority: Labor over Liberal 07.8 Effect of 2024 redistribution: 01.5 shift to Liberal 2025 notional two-candidate majority: Labor over Liberal 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 121,939 +12.9 Votes cast: 114,463 93.9 +00.8 Informal votes: 4,758 04.2 +00.9 Formal votes: 109,705 85.8 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Matthew Jacobson PHON 9,587 08.7 +03.6 Mike Creed Lib 34,643 31.6 -04.3 Joaquim De Lima Libtn 1,810 01.7 Terry Morgan Grn 13,666 12.5 +03.0 Susan Templeman * Labor 46,773 42.6 +00.8 Roger Bowen FFA 3,226 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 109,705 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: De Lima's 1,810 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jacobson 844 46.6 10,431 09.5 Creed 248 13.7 34,891 31.8 Morgan 154 08.5 13,820 12.6 Templeman * 152 08.4 46,925 42.8 Bowen 412 22.8 3,638 03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,810 109,705 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Bowen's 3,638 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jacobson 1,884 51.8 12,315 11.2 Creed 733 20.2 35,624 32.5 Morgan 431 11.9 14,251 13.0 Templeman * 590 16.2 47,515 43.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,638 109,705 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Jacobson's 12,315 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Creed 8,705 70.7 44,329 40.4 Morgan 1,613 13.1 15,864 14.5 Templeman * 1,997 16.2 49,512 45.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,315 109,705 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Morgan's 15,864 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Creed 2,070 13.1 46,399 42.3 TEMPLEMAN * 13,794 86.9 63,306 57.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,864 109,705 07.7 o1.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Susan Raye Templeman (born 1963): Elected 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025 --------------------------------------------------------------------