ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF NEWCASTLE, NEW SOUTH WALES ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 29-30 MARCH 1901 ==================================================================== Central North NSW: Hamilton, Mereweather, Newcastle, Wickham -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 16,529 Votes cast: 11,880 71.9 Informal votes: 218 01.8 Formal votes: 11,662 98.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Bailey 95 00.8 Owen Gilbert FT 4,072 34.9 David WATKINS Lab 7,495 64.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,662 14.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The enrolment figure comes from the Newcastle Morning Herald. 2. Bailey was an independent Labour candidate 3. Gilbert was NSW MLA for Newcastle West 1901-04, Newcastle 1907-10. -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Watkins (1865-1935): Elected 1901 Born: 5 May 1865, Wallsend, NSW. Career: Primary education. Coalminer. Secretary Miners Union 1891. President NSW Labor Federation 1897. Father of David Oliver Watkins MP. Colonial politics: NSW MLA for Wallsend 1894-1901. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1903 ==================================================================== Central North NSW: Hamilton, Mereweather, Newcastle, Wickham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1901 two-party majority: Labour over Free Trade 14.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 35,655 +191.2 Votes cast: 16,391 46.0 -25.9 Informal votes: 653 04.0 +02.2 Formal votes: 15,738 96.0 -02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richmond Bowles FT 5,899 37.5 +02.6 David WATKINS * Lab 9,839 62.5 -01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,738 12.5 02.2 to FT -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Watkins (1865-1935): Elected 1901, 1903 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 DECEMBER 1906 ==================================================================== Central North NSW: Hamilton, Mereweather, Newcastle, Wickham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1903 two-party majority: Labour over Free Trade 12.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 29,806 -16.4 Votes cast: 18,264 61.3 +15.3 Informal votes: 479 02.6 -01.4 Formal votes: 17,785 97.4 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Hawthorne AS 5,833 32.8 -04.7 Hon David WATKINS * Lab 11,952 67.2 +04.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 17,785 17.2 04.7 to Lab -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hawthorne was NSW MLA for Balmain 1885-91, Leichhardt 1894-1901. -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Watkins (1865-1935): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 APRIL 1910 ==================================================================== Central North NSW: Hamilton, Mereweather, Newcastle, Wickham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Labour over Anti-Socialist 17.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 31,412 +05.4 Votes cast: 20,939 66.7 +05.4 Informal votes: 194 00.9 -03.1 Formal votes: 20,745 99.1 +03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Pulsford Lib 4,825 23.3 -09.5 Hon David WATKINS * ALP 15,920 76.7 +09.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 20,745 26.7 09.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Watkins (1865-1935): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 31 MAY 1913 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Hamilton, Mereweather, Newcastle, Wickham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 26.7 Effect of 1912 redistribution: 04.7 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 31.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 36,988 +17.8 Votes cast: 25,011 67.6 +00.9 Informal votes: 812 03.2 +02.3 Formal votes: 24,199 96.8 -02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Collins Lib 6,334 26.2 +07.6 Hon David WATKINS * ALP 17,865 73.8 -07.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 24,199 23.8 07.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Watkins (1865-1935): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 SEPTEMBER 1914 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Hamilton, Mereweather, Newcastle, Wickham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1913 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 23.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,364 +14.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon David WATKINS * ALP Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Watkins (1865-1935): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MAY 1917 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Hamilton, Mereweather, Newcastle, Wickham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1914 majority: none (ALP unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,947 +06.1 Votes cast: 31,216 69.5 Informal votes: 789 02.5 Formal votes: 30,427 97.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Griffith Nat 12,784 42.0 Hon David WATKINS * ALP 17,643 58.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 30,427 08.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Griffith was NSW MLA for Waratah 1894-1904, Sturt 1904-13, Annandale 1913-17. -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Watkins (1865-1935): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1919 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Hamilton, Mereweather, Newcastle, Wickham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 08.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,531 -03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon David WATKINS * ALP Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Watkins (1865-1935): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1922 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Adamstown, Hamilton, Newcastle, Wickham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 majority: none (ALP unopposed) Effect of redistribution: cannot be calculated -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,339 -02.7 Votes cast: 23,569 55.7 Informal votes: 932 04.0 Formal votes: 22,637 96.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Gardiner 4,695 20.7 John Willings Nat 5,580 24.6 Hon David WATKINS * ALP 12,362 54.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 22,637 19.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gardiner NSW MLA for Newcastle 1910-22. He was an independent Labor candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Watkins (1865-1935): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 14 NOVEMBER 1925 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Adamstown, Hamilton, Newcastle, Wickham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 19.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 48,352 +14.2 Votes cast: 44,474 92.0 +36.3 Informal votes: 805 01.8 -02.2 Formal votes: 43,669 98.2 +02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Waller Nat 16,378 37.5 +12.9 Hon David WATKINS * ALP 27,291 62.5 +07.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 43,669 12.5 06.9 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Watkins (1865-1935): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 17 NOVEMBER 1928 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Adamstown, Hamilton, Newcastle, Wickham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1925 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 12.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 52,166 +07.9 Votes cast: 49,192 94.3 +05.2 Informal votes: 2,028 04.1 +01.4 Formal votes: 47,164 95.9 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walter Skelton 20,212 42.9 Hon David WATKINS * ALP 26,952 57.1 -05.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 47,164 07.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Skelton was NSW MLA for Newcastle 1922-27. He was a Protestant Labor candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Watkins (1865-1935): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 OCTOBER 1929 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Adamstown, Hamilton, Newcastle, Wickham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1928 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 07.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,941 +03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon David WATKINS * ALP Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Watkins (1865-1935): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 19 DECEMBER 1931 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Adamstown, Hamilton, Newcastle, Wickham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1929 majority: none (ALP unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 54,720 +01.4 Votes cast: 52,861 96.6 Informal votes: 2,665 05.0 Formal votes: 50,196 95.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clifton Clark 10,726 21.4 James Kidd ALPN 13,233 26.4 John Simpson CPA 910 01.8 Walter Skelton 10,037 20.0 Hon David Watkins * ALP 15,290 30.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,196 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The combined ALP and ALP (NSW) vote was 56.9%. 2. Clark was an All For Australia League candidate. 3. Skelton was NSW MLA for Newcastle 1922-27. He was an independent Labour candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 15 SEPTEMBER 1934 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Hamilton, Mayfield, Newcastle, Wickham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1931 two-party majority: ALP over Independent 14.1 Effect of 1934 redistribution: cannot be calculated -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 55,092 +00.7 Votes cast: 53,476 97.1 +00.5 Informal votes: 1,697 03.2 -01.8 Formal votes: 51,779 06.8 +01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sidney Bethune CPA 4,326 08.4 +06.5 James Smith ALPN 17,853 34.5 +07.6 Hon David WATKINS * ALP 29,600 57.2 +25.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 51,779 08.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Smith was NSW MLA for Hamilton 1928-30. 2. The combined ALP and ALP (NSW) vote was 91.7%, an increase of 34.8% from the 56.9% polled by the two parties in 1931. The increase is explained by the absence of a non-socialist candidate, which forced conservative voters to vote for the ALP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Watkins (1865-1935): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934 Died 8 April 1935 (see By-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 1 JUNE 1935 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Hamilton, Mayfield, Newcastle, Wickham -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the death of David Watkins -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: ALP over ALP (NSW) 08.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 56,282 +02.2 Votes cast: 52,719 93.7 -03.4 Informal votes: 908 01.7 -00.5 Formal votes: 51,811 98.3 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Smith ALPN 22,135 42.7 +08.2 Hilton Sykes 4,302 08.3 David Watkins + ALP 25,374 49.0 -08.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 51,811 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Smith was NSW MLA for Hamilton 1928-30. 2. The combined ALP and ALP (NSW) vote was 91.7%, the same as the 91.7% polled by the two parties in 1931. Again, the ALP vote was boosted by the absence of a conservative candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Sykes's 4,302 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Smith 1,809 42.1 23,944 46.2 WATKINS 2,493 57.9 27,867 53.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,302 51,811 03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- There was a swing of 4.3% from the ALP to the ALP (NSW). -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Oliver Watkins (1896-1971): Elected 1935 By Born: 10 July 1896, Wallsend, NSW. Career: Educated public schools, Newcastle. Storeman. Military Service 1915-17. Son of Hon David Watkins MP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 23 OCTOBER 1937 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Hamilton, Mayfield, Newcastle, Wickham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 majority: ALP over ALP (NSW) 08.1 e 1935 by-election majority: ALP over ALP (NSW) 03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 59,577 +08.1 Votes cast: 57,958 97.3 +00.2 Informal votes: 2,379 04.1 +00.9 Formal votes: 55,579 95.9 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- David WATKINS * ALP 44,085 79.3 Hilton Sykes DSC 11,494 20.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 55,579 29.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP vote of 79.3% was a decrease of 12.4% from the combined vote of 91.7% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NSW) in 1934 (when there was no other candidate apart from a Communist). -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Oliver Watkins (1896-1971): Elected 1935 By, 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 SEPTEMBER 1940 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Hamilton, Mayfield, Newcastle, Wickham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 majority: ALP over Independent 29.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 63,828 +07.1 Votes cast: 61,038 95.6 -01.7 Informal votes: 1,649 02.7 -01.4 Formal votes: 59,389 97.3 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Clarke 6,190 10.4 Thomas Hickey SL 9,029 15.2 David WATKINS * ALP 44,170 74.4 -04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,389 28.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Oliver Watkins (1896-1971): Elected 1935 By, 1937, 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 1943 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Hamilton, Mayfield, Newcastle, Wickham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: ALP over SL 28.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 68,595 +07.5 Votes cast: 66,534 97.0 +01.4 Informal votes: 2,448 03.7 +01.0 Formal votes: 64,086 96.3 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Bayley 5,616 08.8 John Cain 2,067 03.2 Stanley Deacon CPA 7,271 11.3 David WATKINS * ALP 44,379 69.2 -05.2 Fred Wright 4,753 07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 64,086 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Bayley was Nationalist MHR for Oxley, Qld, 1917-31. 2. Cain and Wright were independent Labor candidates. 3. Since the order in which the minor candidates would have been eliminated cannot be determined, it is not possible to calculate even an estimated majority. -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Oliver Watkins (1896-1971): Elected 1935 By, 1937, 1940, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 SEPTEMBER 1946 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Hamilton, Mayfield, Newcastle, Wickham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1943 majority: cannot be calculated -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 71,516 +04.3 Votes cast: 68,504 95.8 -01.2 Informal votes: 3,653 05.3 +01.6 Formal votes: 64,851 94.7 -01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Grahame Bland 1,466 02.3 Arthur Clarke 360 00.6 Edwin Dark 923 01.4 Stanley Deacon CPA 4,616 07.1 -04.2 Charles Dicker ALPN 2,474 03.8 Harry Ellis 336 00.5 Allen Fairhall Lib 15,124 23.3 Isabel Longworth 626 01.0 David WATKINS * ALP 38,203 58.9 -10.3 Frederick Wilson 723 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 64,851 21.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Bland and Ellis were Services Party candidates. 2. For Fairhall, see Paterson 1949. -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Oliver Watkins (1896-1971): Elected 1935 By, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Hamilton, Mereweather, Newcastle, Wickham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1946 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 21.3 e Effect of 1948 redistribution: 02.2 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 19.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,528 -43.3 Votes cast: 39,647 97.8 +02.0 Informal votes: 711 01.8 -03.5 Formal votes: 38,936 98.2 +03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Laurence Aarons CPA 1,257 03.2 -03.7 Grahame Bland 445 01.1 Harry Quinlan Lib 15,529 39.9 +14.6 David WATKINS * ALP 21,705 55.7 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,936 08.3 e 10.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Oliver Watkins (1896-1971): Elected 1935 By, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Hamilton, Mereweather, Newcastle, Wickham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 08.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,145 -00.9 Votes cast: 38,888 96.9 -00.9 Informal votes: 606 01.6 -00.2 Formal votes: 38,282 98.4 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Laurence Aarons CPA 1,645 04.3 +01.1 Roy Stewart Lib 13,485 35.2 -04.7 David WATKINS * ALP 23,152 60.5 +04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,282 13.4 e 05.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Oliver Watkins (1896-1971): Elected 1935 By, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Hamilton, Mereweather, Newcastle, Wickham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 13.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 37,675 -06.2 Votes cast: 36,445 96.8 -00.1 Informal votes: 384 01.1 -00.5 Formal votes: 36,071 98.9 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sydney Monroe 490 01.4 Douglas Olive CPA 716 02.0 -02.3 Matthew Tapp Lib 14,011 38.8 +03.6 David WATKINS * ALP 20,854 57.8 -02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,071 09.8 e 03.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Oliver Watkins (1896-1971): Elected 1935 By, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Hamilton, Mayfield, Newcastle, Wickham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 09.8 e Effect of 1955 redistribution: 02.0 shift to Labor New notional majority: Labor over Liberal 11.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,479 +15.4 Votes cast: 41,698 95.9 -00.9 Informal votes: 1,479 03.5 +02.4 Formal votes: 40,219 96.5 -02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric Cupit Lib 15,017 37.3 +01.5 Sidney Monroe 522 01.3 Douglas Olive CPA 879 02.2 +00.9 David WATKINS * ALP 23,801 59.2 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,219 11.8 e no swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Oliver Watkins (1896-1971): Elected 1935 By, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955 Watkins retired at the 1958 election. Died 17 December 1971 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Hamilton, Mayfield, Newcastle, Wickham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 11.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,586 -04.4 Votes cast: 39,972 96.1 +00.2 Informal votes: 1,198 03.0 -00.5 Formal votes: 38,774 97.0 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Herbert Collins DLP 3,226 08.3 Charles JONES + ALP 23,235 59.9 +00.7 Sidney Monroe 151 00.4 Mary Pepperall 676 01.7 Alwyn Watkins Lib 11,486 29.6 -07.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,774 13.4 e 01.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Keith Jones (1917-2003): Elected 1958 Born: 12 September 1917, Newcastle, NSW. Career: Educated state schools. Apprenticed as boilermaker. Official, Boilermakers' Union, Metal Trades Federation of unions and Newcastle Trades Hall Council. Newcastle City Council, Lord Mayor 1956-57. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Hamilton, Mayfield, Newcastle, Wickham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 13.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,750 -04.4 Votes cast: 38,011 95.6 -00.5 Informal votes: 878 02.3 -00.7 Formal votes: 37,133 97.7 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hugh Ansell DLP 3,330 09.0 +00.7 Charles JONES * ALP 23,315 62.8 +02.9 Henry Wansey Lib 10,488 28.2 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,133 15.4 e 02.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Keith Jones (1917-2003): Elected 1958, 1961 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Hamilton, Mayfield, Newcastle, Wickham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 15.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,693 -02.7 Votes cast: 37,108 95.9 +00.3 Informal votes: 597 01.6 -00.7 Formal votes: 36,511 98.4 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Herbert Collins DLP 2,559 07.0 -02.0 Eric Cupit Lib 12,518 34.3 +06.1 Charles JONES * ALP 21,434 58.7 -04.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,511 09.9 e 05.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Keith Jones (1917-2003): Elected 1958, 1961, 1963 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Hamilton, Mayfield, Newcastle, Wickham -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 09.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 37,926 -02.0 Votes cast: 36,264 95.6 -00.3 Informal votes: 1,136 03.1 +01.5 Formal votes: 35,128 96.9 -01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Warren Bridge 1,392 04.0 Frances Clack Lib 12,000 34.2 -00.1 Herbert Collins DLP 2,054 05.8 -01.2 Charles JONES * ALP 19,682 56.0 -02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 35,128 08.7 e 01.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Keith Jones (1917-2003): Elected 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Mayfield, Mereweather, Newcastle, Waratah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 08.7 e Effect of 1968 redistribution: 00.7 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Labor over Liberal 08.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 55,417 +46.1 Votes cast: 52,663 95.0 -00.6 Informal votes: 1,027 01.9 -01.2 Formal votes: 51,636 98.1 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alfred Appleby Lib 17,662 34.2 -00.7 Wlodzimierz Bohakto AP 1,505 02.9 Charles JONES * ALP 32,469 62.9 +07.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 51,636 14.6 e 06.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Keith Jones (1917-2003): Elected 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Mayfield, Mereweather, Newcastle, Waratah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 14.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 54,499 -01.7 Votes cast: 52,406 96.2 +01.2 Informal votes: 880 01.7 -00.2 Formal votes: 51,526 98.3 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Anderson CPA 1,951 03.8 Douglas Blackshaw Lib 14,683 28.5 -05.7 Robert Godfrey DLP 1,441 02.8 Charles JONES * ALP 33,451 64.9 +02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 51,526 18.0 e 03.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Keith Jones (1917-2003): Elected 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972 Minister for Transport from 19 December 1972 Minister for Civil Aviation 19 December 1972 to 30 November 1973 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Mayfield, Mereweather, Newcastle, Waratah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 18.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 58,269 +06.9 Votes cast: 56,010 96.1 -00.1 Informal votes: 919 01.6 -00.1 Formal votes: 55,091 98.4 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Charles JONES * ALP 38,554 70.0 +05.1 Ellen Rose AP 1,590 02.9 Arthur Thomas Lib 14,947 27.1 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 55,091 21.7 e 03.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Keith Jones (1917-2003): Elected 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974 Minister for Transport to 11 November 1975 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Mayfield, Mereweather, Newcastle, Waratah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 21.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 58,607 +00.6 Votes cast: 56,382 96.2 +00.1 Informal votes: 1,140 02.0 +00.4 Formal votes: 55,242 98.0 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Charles JONES * ALP 34,170 61.9 -08.1 David Ross CPA 1,027 01.9 Arthur Thomas Lib 20,045 36.3 +09.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 55,242 13.6 e 08.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Keith Jones (1917-2003): Elected 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== Central North NSW: Hamilton, Mayfield, Newcastle, Waratah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 13.6 e Effect of 1977 redistribution: 01.8 shift to Lib New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 11.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 71,469 +21.9 Votes cast: 69,020 96.6 +00.4 Informal votes: 1,606 02.3 +00.3 Formal votes: 67,414 97.7 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Darrell Dawson CPA 2,763 04.1 +02.2 Ian Hay AD 3,546 05.3 Hon Charles JONES * ALP 38,620 57.3 -02.8 Elaine Samuels Lib 22,485 33.4 -04.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 67,414 13.7 e 01.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Keith Jones (1917-2003): Elected 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== Central North NSW: Hamilton, Mayfield, Newcastle, Waratah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 13.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 71,248 -00.3 Votes cast: 67,613 94.9 -01.7 Informal votes: 1,504 02.2 -00.1 Formal votes: 66,109 97.8 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Bevan Lib 22,823 34.5 +01.1 John Cleverly AD 2,132 03.2 -02.1 Darrell Dawson CPA 1,629 02.5 -01.6 Hon Charles JONES * ALP 38,321 58.0 +00.7 Geoffrey Payne 1,204 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 66,109 13.8 e 00.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Keith Jones (1917-2003): Elected 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980 Jones retired at the 1983 election Died 7 August 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== Central North NSW: Hamilton, Mayfield, Newcastle, Waratah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 13.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,323 Votes cast: 67,253 95.6 Informal votes: 1,838 02.7 Formal votes: 65,415 97.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Blefari 2,355 03.6 Darrell Dawson CPA 1,732 02.6 +00.1 Stanley Hayward Lib 17,842 27.3 -07.2 Wayne Jarman AD 2,951 04.5 +01.3 Brian McDermott 959 01.5 Allan MORRIS + ALP 39,003 59.6 +01.6 Geoffrey Payne 573 00.9 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65,415 17.5 e 03.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan Agapitos Morris (born 1940): Elected 1983 Born: 26 July 1940, Waratah, New South Wales Career: Educated Newcastle University. Computer programmer and analyst. Newcastle City Council. Shortland County Council. Brother of Hon Peter Morris MP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Hamilton, Newcastle, Wallsend, Waratah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 17.5 e Effect of 1984 redistribution: 03.1 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 20.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 66,282 -05.7 Votes cast: 63,127 95.2 -00.4 Informal votes: 3,705 05.9 +03.2 Formal votes: 59,422 94.1 -03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ashley Saunders Lib 10,840 18.2 -06.0 Don Geddes 10,460 17.6 Jim Campbell 837 01.4 Steve Jeffries AD 3,570 06.0 +01.5 Allan MORRIS * ALP 33,715 56.7 -06.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,422 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Campbell's 837 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Saunders 121 14.7 10,961 18.4 Geddes 159 19.3 10,619 17.9 Jeffries 249 30.2 3,819 06.4 MORRIS * 296 35.9 34,011 57.2 (exhausted 12 12 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 837 59,422 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Jeffries's 3,819 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Saunders 1,111 29.3 12,072 20.3 Geddes 721 19.0 11,340 19.1 MORRIS * 1,961 51.7 35,972 60.6 (exhausted 26 38 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,819 59,422 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Geddes's 11,340 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Saunders 9,004 79.6 21,076 35.5 MORRIS * 2,311 20.4 38,283 64.5 (exhausted 25 63 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,340 59,422 14.5 06.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan Agapitos Morris (born 1940): Elected 1983, 1984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Hamilton, Newcastle, Wallsend, Waratah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 14.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 66,331 +00.1 Votes cast: 63,124 95.2 00.0 Informal votes: 2,741 04.3 -01.6 Formal votes: 60,383 95.7 +01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Keegan 16,362 27.1 Alan Taggart Lib 9,978 16.5 -01.7 Allan MORRIS * ALP 31,095 51.5 -05.2 Rae Rendle AD 2,948 04.9 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 60,383 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Keegan was NSW MLA for Newcastle 1988-91. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Rendle's 2,948 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Keegan 1,279 43.4 17,641 29.2 Taggart 415 14.1 10,393 17.2 MORRIS * 1,251 42.5 32,346 53.6 (exhausted 3 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,948 69,383 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Keegan's votes 17,641 distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Taggart 11,278 64.1 21,671 35.9 MORRIS * 6,324 35.9 38,670 64.1 (exhausted 39 42 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 17,641 69,383 14.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan Agapitos Morris (born 1940): Elected 1983, 1984, 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Electoral Act at this time required the Australian Electoral Commission to eliminate Keegan and distribute his votes to give a two-party preferred result, despite the fact that Keegan came second. A notional distribution of Taggart's votes gives an estimated two-candidate majority for Morris over Keegan of 55.3%. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Hamilton, Newcastle, Wallsend, Waratah -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 66,965 +01.0 Votes cast: 64,416 96.2 +01.0 Informal votes: 1,792 02.8 -01.5 Formal votes: 62,624 97.2 +01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 majority: ALP over Independent 05.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank Blefari 972 01.6 Mark Hallett Lib 9,269 14.8 -01.7 Malcolm Martin AD 7,273 11.6 +06.7 Con Forster 352 00.6 Leigh Maughan 11,108 17.7 Allan MORRIS * ALP 33,650 53.7 +02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 62,624 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Maughan was a sports broadcaster and a founder of the Newcastle Knights NRL team. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Forster's 352 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Blefari 101 28.9 1,073 01.7 Hallett 35 10.0 9,304 14.9 Martin 74 21.2 7,347 11.7 Maughan 96 27.5 11,204 17.9 MORRIS * 43 12.3 33,693 53.8 (exhausted 3 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 352 62,624 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Blefari's 1,073 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hallett 549 52.3 9,853 15.7 Martin 203 19.2 7,550 12.1 Maughan 193 18.4 11,397 18.2 MORRIS * 104 09.9 33,797 54.0 (exhausted 24 27 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,073 62,624 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Martin's 7,550 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hallett 1,745 23.4 11,598 18.6 Maughan 2,037 27.3 13,434 21.5 MORRIS * 3,667 49.2 37,474 60.0 (exhausted 101 128 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,550 62,624 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Hallett's 11,598 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Maughan 9,764 84.8 23,198 37.2 MORRIS * 1,747 15.2 39,211 62.8 (exhausted 87 215 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,598 62,624 12.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan Agapitos Morris (born 1940): Elected 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Morris had a majority of 12.8% over Maughan. In 1987 Morris had a majority of 5.3% over another independent. There was therefore a swing of 7.5% from independent to the ALP. 2. A distribution of Maughan's preferences gave Morris a notional majority over Hallett of 19.1%. In 1987 Morris had a notional two- party majority of 14.1%. This represented a notional swing of 5.0% to the ALP. ------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Lambton, Mayfield, Newcastle, Waratah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 majority: ALP over Independent 12.8 Effect of redistribution: see note below -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 77,791 +16.1 Votes cast: 75,034 96.5 +00.3 Informal votes: 2,212 03.0 +00.2 Formal votes: 72,822 97.0 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Whelan Grn 5,349 07.4 Greg Baines AD 2,109 02.9 -08.9 Allan MORRIS * ALP 41,268 56.7 +04.8 Glen Turner Lib 20,030 27.5 +08.5 Jim Kendall CTA 762 01.1 Ivan Welsh 2,658 03.7 Lewina Jackson 354 00.5 Frank Blefari 292 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 72,822 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Welsh was NSW MLA for Swansea 1988-91. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Blefari's 292 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whelan 39 13.4 5,388 07.4 Baines 14 04.8 2,123 02.9 MORRIS * 33 11.3 41,301 56.7 Turner 33 11.3 20,063 27.6 Kendall 12 04.1 774 01.1 Welsh 101 34.7 2,759 03.8 Jackson 59 20.3 413 00.6 (exhausted 1 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 292 72,822 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Jackson's 413 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whelan 167 40.6 5,555 07.6 Baines 37 09.0 2,160 03.0 MORRIS * 67 16.3 41,368 56.8 Turner 28 06.8 20,091 27.6 Kendall 15 03.6 789 01.1 Welsh 97 23.6 2,856 03.9 (exhausted 2 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 413 72,822 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Kendall's 789 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whelan 92 11.7 5,647 07.8 Baines 62 07.9 2,222 03.1 MORRIS * 135 17.2 41,503 57.0 Turner 333 42.4 20,424 28.0 Welsh 164 20.9 3,020 04.1 (exhausted 3 6 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 789 72,822 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Baines's 2,222 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whelan 1,038 46.9 6,685 09.2 MORRIS * 618 28.0 42,121 57.9 Turner 272 12.3 20,696 28.4 Welsh 283 12.8 3,303 04.5 (exhausted 11 17 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,222 72,822 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Welsh's 3,303 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whelan 920 27.9 7,605 10.4 MORRIS * 749 22.7 42,870 58.9 Turner 1,628 49.4 22,324 30.7 (exhausted 6 23 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,303 72,822 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Whelan's 7,605 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MORRIS * 5,813 76.5 48,683 66.9 Turner 1,783 23.5 24,107 33.1 (exhausted 9 32 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,605 72,822 16.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan Agapitos Morris (born 1940): Elected 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The notional two-party ALP majority in 1990 was 19.1%, a margin altered to 12.1% by the redistribution. There was thus a notional two-party swing in 1993 of 4.8% to the ALP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Lambton, Mayfield, Newcastle, Waratah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 16.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 76,670 -01.6 Votes cast: 74,194 96.8 +00.3 Informal votes: 2,105 02.8 -00.2 Formal votes: 72,089 97.2 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cathy Burgess Grn 6,288 08.7 +01.0 Ivan Welsh Lib 21,938 30.4 +02.9 Barry Boettcher AD 7,126 09.9 +07.0 Kamala Emanuel 591 00.8 Allan MORRIS * ALP 36,146 50.1 -06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 72,089 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Welsh was NSW MLA for Swansea 1988-91. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Emanuel's 591 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Burgess 249 43.0 6,537 09.1 Welsh 53 09.2 21,991 30.5 Boettcher 165 28.5 7,291 10.1 MORRIS * 112 19.3 36,258 50.3 (exhausted 12 12 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 591 72,089 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Burgess's 6,537 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Welsh 1,428 22.2 23,419 32.5 Boettcher 3,097 48.0 10,388 14.4 MORRIS * 1,921 29.8 38,179 53.0 (exhausted 91 103 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,537 72,089 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Boettcher's 10,388 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Welsh 4,361 43.7 27,780 38.8 MORRIS * 5,628 56.3 43,807 61.2 (exhausted 399 502 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,388 72,089 11.2 05.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan Agapitos Morris (born 1940): Elected 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Lambton, Mayfield, Newcastle, Waratah -------------------------------------------------------------------- Polling took plce on 21 November 1998, following the cancellation of the poll at the general election as a result of the death of a candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 11.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 77,327 +00.9 Votes cast: 68,469 88.5 -08.3 Informal votes: 3,246 04.7 +01.9 Formal votes: 65,223 95.3 -01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harry Criticos 2,718 04.2 Carrie Jacobi Grn 5,965 09.4 +01.0 Allan Morris * ALP 31,441 47.7 -02.9 Stephen Bisgrove AD 5,607 08.6 -01.4 Geoff Payne 662 01.0 Greg Budworth CDP 1,798 02.7 Harry Williams 1,131 01.8 Kate Taylor ON 10,466 16.5 Peter Boyd 757 01.1 Ivan Welsh 4,398 06.6 Tony King 280 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65,223 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Welsh was NSW MLA (independent) for Swansea 1988-91. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: King's 280 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Criticos 40 14.3 2,758 04.2 Jacobi 16 05.7 5,981 09.2 Morris * 17 06.1 31,458 48.2 Bisgrove 14 05.0 5,621 08.6 Payne 9 03.2 671 01.0 Bludworth 15 05.4 1,813 02.8 Williams 3 01.1 1,134 01.7 Taylor 24 08.6 10,490 16.1 Boyd 30 10.7 787 01.2 Welsh 112 40.0 4,510 06.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 280 65,223 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Payne's 671 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Criticos 47 07.0 2,805 04.3 Jacobi 303 45.2 6,284 09.6 Morris * 99 14.8 31,557 48.4 Bisgrove 77 11.5 5,698 08.7 Bludworth 31 04.6 1,844 02.8 Williams 39 05.8 1,173 01.8 Taylor 32 04.8 19,522 16.2 Boyd 25 03.7 812 01.2 Welsh 18 02.7 4,528 06.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 671 65,223 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Boyd's 812 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Criticos 163 20.1 2,968 04.6 Jacobi 35 04.3 6,319 09.7 Morris * 36 04.4 31,593 48.4 Bisgrove 42 05.2 5,740 08.8 Bludworth 16 02.0 1,860 02.9 Williams 18 02.2 1,191 01.8 Taylor 30 03.7 10,552 16.2 Welsh 472 58.1 5,000 07.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 812 65,223 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Williams's 1,191 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Criticos 54 04.5 3,022 04.6 Jacobi 131 11.0 6,450 09.9 Morris * 759 63.7 32,352 49.6 Bisgrove 74 06.2 5,814 08.9 Bludworth 43 03.6 1,903 02.9 Taylor 83 07.0 10,635 16.3 Welsh 47 03.9 5,047 07.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,191 65,223 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Bludworth's 1,903 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Criticos 633 33.3 3,655 05.6 Jacobi 167 08.8 6,617 10.1 Morris * 224 11.8 32,576 49.9 Bisgrove 360 18.9 6,174 09.5 Taylor 184 09.7 10,819 16.6 Welsh 335 17.6 5,382 08.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,903 65,223 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Criticos's 3,655 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jacobi 1,051 28.8 7,668 11.8 MORRIS * 352 09.6 32,928 50.5 Bisgrove 690 18.9 6,864 10.5 Taylor 201 05.5 11,020 16.9 Welsh 1,361 37.2 6,743 10.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,655 65,223 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Welsh's 6,743 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jacobi 1,483 22.0 9,151 14.0 MORRIS * 645 09.6 33,573 51.5 Bisgrove 2,042 30.3 8,906 13.7 Taylor 2,573 38.2 13,593 20.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,743 65,223 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Bisgrove's 8,906 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jacobi 5,763 64.7 14,914 22.9 MORRIS * 2,250 25.3 35,823 54.9 Taylor 893 10.0 14,486 22.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,906 65,223 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Taylor's 14,486 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jacobi 6,392 44.1 21,306 32.7 MORRIS * 8,094 55.9 43,917 67.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,486 65,223 17.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan Agapitos Morris (born 1940): Elected 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998 Morris retired in 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- In March 2001, the 100th anniversary of the first federal election, the Division of Newcastle was the only Division to have been held continuously by one party (the ALP) since that election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Lambton, Mayfield, Newcastle, Waratah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-candidate majority: ALP over Green 17.3 Effect of redistribution: cannot be calculated -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 88,880 +14.9 Votes cast: 84,089 94.6 +06.1 Informal votes: 4,037 04.8 +00.1 Formal votes: 80,052 95.2 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harry Williams 4,093 05.1 David Williams Lib 24,312 30.4 Harry Criticos 1,899 02.4 Sharon Grierson ALP 32,780 40.9 -08.1 John Sutton Grn 6,022 07.5 -00.9 Erin Killion-DelCastillo 354 00.4 Elaine Battersby CTA 1,238 01.5 -01.1 Mary Kavanagh AD 4,601 05.7 -02.3 Barrie Lawn ON 4,753 05.9 -09.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 80,052 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Liberal Party did not contest this Division in 1998. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Killion-DelCastillo's 354 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- H Williams 101 28.5 4,194 05.2 D Williams 25 07.1 24,337 30.4 Criticos 27 07.6 1,926 02.4 Grierson 40 11.3 32,820 41.0 Sutton 98 27.7 6,120 07.6 Battersby 20 05.6 1,258 01.6 Kavanagh 34 09.6 4,635 05.8 Lawn 9 02.5 4,762 05.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 354 80,052 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Battersby's 1,258 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- H Williams 48 03.8 4,242 05.3 D Williams 655 52.1 24,992 31.2 Criticos 74 05.9 2,000 02.5 Grierson 111 08.8 32,931 41.1 Sutton 108 08.6 6,228 07.8 Kavanagh 173 13.7 4,808 06.0 Lawn 89 07.1 4,851 06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,258 80,052 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Criticos's 2,000 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- H Williams 190 09.5 4,432 05.5 D Williams 602 30.1 25,594 32.0 Grierson 337 16.8 33,268 41.6 Sutton 352 17.6 6,580 08.2 Kavanagh 301 15.0 5,109 06.4 Lawn 218 10.9 5,069 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,000 80,052 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: H Williams's 4,432 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- D Williams 1,533 34.6 27,127 33.9 Grierson 1,671 37.7 34,939 43.6 Sutton 715 16.1 7,295 09.1 Kavanagh 214 04.8 5,323 06.6 Lawn 299 06.7 5,368 06.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,432 80,052 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sharon Joy Grierson: Elected 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Kavanagh's 5,323 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- D Williams 928 17.4 28,055 35.0 Grierson 1,411 26.5 36,350 45.4 Sutton 2,591 48.7 9,886 12.3 Lawn 393 07.4 5,761 07.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,328 80,052 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Lawn's 5,761 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- D Williams 1,681 29.2 29,736 37.1 Grierson 1,241 21.5 37,591 47.0 Sutton 2,839 49.3 12,725 15.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,761 80,052 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Sutton's 12,725 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- D Williams 4,761 37.4 34,497 43.1 GRIERSON 7,964 62.6 45,555 56.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,725 80,052 06.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sharon Joy Grierson (born 1951): Elected 2001 Born: 4 May 1951, Newcastle NSW Career: School and TAFE administrator, high school principal. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Lambton, Mayfield, Newcastle, Waratah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 07.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 90,360 +01.7 Votes cast: 85,589 94.7 -00.1 Informal votes: 4,271 05.0 +00.2 Formal votes: 81,318 95.0 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Josephine Barfield Lib 28,902 35.5 +05.2 Annie Rooke-Frizell Grn 9,701 11.9 +04.4 Eddie Smith AD 2,018 02.5 -03.3 Harry Williams 2,001 02.5 -02.6 Sharon Grierson * ALP 37,392 46.0 +05.0 Peter Robson 491 00.6 Don Bower 813 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 81,318 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Robson's 491 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barfield 31 06.3 28,933 35.6 Rooke-Frizell 186 37.9 9,887 12.2 Smith 40 08.2 2,058 02.5 Williams 51 10.4 2,052 02.5 Grierson * 79 16.1 37,471 46.1 Bower 104 21.2 917 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 491 81,318 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Bower's 917 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barfield 188 20.5 29,121 35.8 Rooke-Frizell 148 16.1 10,035 12.3 Smith 148 16.1 2,206 02.7 Williams 166 18.1 2,218 02.7 Grierson * 267 29.1 37,738 46.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 917 81,318 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Smith's 2,206 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barfield 497 22.5 29,618 36.4 Rooke-Frizell 967 43.8 11,002 13.5 Williams 255 11.6 2,473 03.0 Grierson * 487 22.1 38,225 47.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,206 81,318 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Williams's 2,473 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barfield 386 15.6 30,004 36.9 Rooke-Frizell 951 38.5 11,953 14.7 Grierson * 1,136 45.9 39,361 48.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,473 81,318 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Rooke-Frizell's 11,953 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barfield 2,543 21.3 32.547 40.0 GRIERSON * 9,410 78.7 48,771 60.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,953 81,318 10.0 03.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sharon Joy Grierson (born 1951): Elected 2001, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Lambton, Mayfield, Newcastle, Waratah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 10.0 Effect of 2006 redistribution: 01.3 shift to Liberal 2007 notional two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 08.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 93,455 +03.4 Votes cast: 88,475 94.7 00.0 Informal votes: 3,930 04.4 -00.6 Formal votes: 84,545 95.6 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Malcolm East FF 1,926 02.3 Aaron Johnson AD 891 01.1 -01.3 Geoff Payne 333 00.4 Aaron Buman 6,343 07.5 Sharon GRIERSON * ALP 42,936 50.8 +05.2 Noel Holt 277 00.3 Charmian Eckersley Grn 8,463 10.0 -01.3 Joel Curry 701 00.8 Milton Caine CDP 1,064 01.3 Krysia Walker Lib 21,611 25.6 -10.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 84,545 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Holt's 277 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- East 20 07.2 1,946 02.3 Johnson 9 03.3 900 01.1 Payne 53 19.1 386 00.5 Buman 24 08.7 6,367 07.5 GRIERSON * 52 18.8 42,988 50.9 Eckersley 83 30.0 8,546 10.1 Curry 21 07.6 722 00.9 Caine 6 02.2 1,070 01.3 Walker 9 03.3 21,620 25.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 277 84,545 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Payne's 386 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- East 42 10.9 1,988 02.4 Johnson 48 12.4 948 01.1 Buman 41 10.6 6,408 07.6 GRIERSON * 63 16.3 43,051 50.9 Eckersley 151 39.1 8,697 10.3 Curry 16 04.1 738 00.9 Caine 8 02.1 1,078 01.3 Walker 17 04.4 21,637 25.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 386 84,545 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Curry's 738 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- East 55 07.5 2,043 02.4 Johnson 40 05.4 988 01.2 Buman 245 33.2 6,653 07.9 GRIERSON * 108 14.6 43,159 51.1 Eckersley 121 16.4 8,818 10.4 Caine 55 07.5 1,133 01.3 Walker 114 15.5 21,751 25.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 738 84,545 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Johnson's 988 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- East 135 13.7 2,178 02.6 Buman 218 22.1 6,871 08.1 GRIERSON * 200 20.2 43,359 51.3 Eckersley 311 31.5 9,129 10.8 Caine 14 01.4 1,147 01.4 Walker 110 11.1 21,861 25.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 988 84,545 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Caine's 1,147 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- East 361 31.5 2,539 03.0 Buman 108 09.4 6,979 08.3 GRIERSON * 145 12.6 43,504 51.5 Eckersley 72 06.3 9,201 10.9 Walker 461 40.2 22,322 26.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,147 84,545 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: East's 2,539 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Buman 1,048 41.3 8,027 09.5 GRIERSON * 561 22.1 44,065 52.1 Eckersley 250 09.9 9,451 11.2 Walker 680 26.8 23,002 27.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,539 84,545 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Buman's 8,027 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- GRIERSON * 2,829 35.2 46,894 55.5 Eckersley 1,531 19.1 10,982 13.0 Walker 3,667 45.7 26,669 31.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,027 84,545 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Eckersley's 10,982 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- GRIERSON * 8,831 80.4 55,725 65.9 Walker 2,151 19.6 28,820 34.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,982 84,545 15.9 06.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sharon Joy Grierson (born 1951): Elected 2001, 2004, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Hamilton, Kotara, Newcastle, Waratah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 15.9 Effect of 2009 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 92,896 -00.6 Votes cast: 86,812 93.6 -01.1 Informal votes: 4,948 05.7 +01.3 Formal votes: 81,964 94.3 -01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brad Luke Lib 25,680 31.3 +05.8 Michael Osborne Grn 12,677 15.5 +05.5 Dean Winter AD 1,419 01.7 +00.7 Noel Holt 627 00.8 Milton Caine CDP 1,479 01.8 +00.5 Sharon Grierson * ALP 39,253 47.9 -02.9 Zane Alcorn 829 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 81,964 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Holt's 627 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Luke 58 09.3 25,738 31.4 Osborne 122 19.5 12,799 15.6 Winter 110 17.5 1,529 01.9 Caine 55 08.8 1,534 01.9 Grierson * 91 14.5 39,344 48.0 Alcorn 191 30.5 1,020 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 627 81,964 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Alcorn's 1,020 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Luke 71 07.0 25,809 31.5 Osborne 366 35.9 13,165 16.1 Winter 140 13.7 1,669 02.0 Caine 132 12.9 1,666 02.0 Grierson * 311 30.5 39,655 48.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,020 81,964 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Caine's 1,666 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Luke 818 49.1 26,627 32.5 Osborne 183 11.0 13,348 16.3 Winter 329 19.8 1,998 02.4 Grierson * 336 20.2 39,991 48.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,666 81,964 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Winter's 1,998 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Luke 619 31.0 27,246 33.2 Osborne 870 43.5 14,218 17.4 Grierson * 509 25.5 40,500 49.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,998 81,964 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Osborne's 14,218 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Luke 3,498 24.6 30,744 37.5 GRIERSON * 10,720 75.4 51,220 62.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,218 81,964 12.5 03.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sharon Joy Grierson (born 1951): Elected 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010 Grierson retired at the 2013 election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Hamilton, Kotara, Newcastle, Waratah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 12.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 97,385 +04.8 Votes cast: 91,148 93.6 00.0 Informal votes: 5,653 06.2 +00.5 Formal votes: 85,495 93.8 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Chehoff 922 01.1 Zane Alcorn 616 00.7 Yegon McLellan PUP 3,518 04.1 Rod Holding 674 00.8 Susanna Scurry 1,026 01.2 Milton Caine CDP 1,091 01.3 Jaimie Abbott Lib 29,632 34.7 +03.3 Lawrence Higgins 367 00.4 Sharon Claydon + ALP 37,391 43.7 -04.2 Michael Osborne Grn 10,258 12.0 -03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 85,495 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Higgins's 367 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chehoff 19 05.2 941 01.1 Alcorn 7 01.9 623 00.7 McLellan 15 04.1 3,533 04.1 Holding 56 15.3 730 00.9 Scurry 79 21.5 1,105 01.3 Caine 10 02.7 1,101 01.3 Abbott 60 16.4 29,692 34.7 Claydon + 73 19.9 37,464 43.8 Osborne 48 13.1 10,306 12.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 367 85,495 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Alcorn's 623 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chehoff 60 09.6 1,001 01.2 McLellan 47 07.5 3,580 04.2 Holding 49 07.9 779 00.9 Scurry 49 07.9 1,154 01.4 Caine 12 01.9 1,113 01.3 Abbott 25 04.0 29,717 34.8 Claydon + 86 13.8 37,550 43.9 Osborne 295 47.4 10,601 12.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 623 85,495 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Holding's 779 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chehoff 55 07.1 1,056 01.2 McLellan 84 10.8 3,664 04.3 Scurry 453 58.2 1,607 01.9 Caine 19 02.4 1,132 01.3 Abbott 58 07.5 29,775 34.8 Claydon + 57 07.3 37,607 44.0 Osborne 53 06.8 10,654 12.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 779 85,495 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Chehoff's 1,056 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McLellan 650 61.6 4,314 05.1 Scurry 143 13.5 1,750 02.1 Caine 47 04.5 1,179 01.4 Abbott 74 07.0 29,849 34.9 Claydon + 79 07.5 37,686 44.1 Osborne 63 06.0 10,717 12.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,056 85,495 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Caine's 1,179 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McLellan 144 12.2 4,458 05.2 Scurry 204 17.3 1,954 02.3 Abbott 600 50.9 30,449 35.6 Claydon + 169 14.3 37,885 44.3 Osborne 62 05.3 10,779 12.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,179 85,495 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Scurry's 1,954 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McLellan 573 29.3 5,031 05.9 Abbott 412 21.1 30,861 36.1 Claydon + 410 21.0 38,265 44.8 Osborne 559 28.6 11,338 13.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,954 85,495 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: McLellan's 5,031 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Abbott 2,432 48.3 33,293 38.9 Claydon + 1,480 29.4 39,745 46.5 Osborne 1,119 22.2 12,457 14.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,031 85,495 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Osborne's 12,457 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Abbott 1,904 15.3 35,197 41.2 CLAYDON + 10,553 84.7 50,298 58.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,457 85,495 08.8 03.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sharon Catherine Claydon (born 1964): Elected 2013 Born: 26 April 1964, Newcastle, NSW Career: Educated University of Sydney. Worked in Indigenous communities, disability sector. Electorate officer. Newcastle City Council 2007-13. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Adamstown, Newcastle, Wallsend, Waratah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 08.8 Effect of 2016 redistribution: 00.6 to Labor 2016 notional two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 09.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 113,334 +16.4 Votes cast: 104,174 91.9 -01.7 Informal votes: 4,939 04.7 -01.5 Formal votes: 99,235 95.3 +01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sharon Claydon * ALP 46,762 47.1 +02.8 David Compton Lib 29,689 29.9 -03.3 John Mackenzie Grn 13,558 13.7 +02.1 Stuart Southwell DLP 968 01.0 Karen Burge 3,391 03.4 Rod Holding 2,735 02.8 Milton Caine CDP 2,132 02.2 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 99,235 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Southwell's 968 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Claydon * 215 22.2 46,977 47.3 Compton 118 12.2 29,807 30.0 Mackenzie 118 12.2 13,676 13.8 Burge 86 08.9 3,477 03.5 Holding 155 16.0 2,890 02.9 Caine 276 28.5 2,408 02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 968 99,235 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Caine's 2,408 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Claydon * 326 13.5 47,303 47.7 Compton 1,185 49.2 30,992 31.2 Mackenzie 95 04.0 13,771 13.9 Burge 173 07.2 3,650 03.7 Holding 629 26.1 3,519 03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,408 99,235 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Holding's 3,519 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Claydon * 878 25.0 48,181 48.6 Compton 789 22.4 31,781 32.0 Mackenzie 660 18.8 14,431 14.5 Burge 1,192 33.9 4,842 04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,519 99,235 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Burge's 4,842 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CLAYDON * 1,683 34.8 49,864 50.3 Compton 956 19.7 32,737 33.0 Mackenzie 2,203 45.5 16,634 16.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,842 99,235 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Mackenzie's 16,634 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CLAYDON * 13,484 81.1 63,348 63.8 Compton 3,150 18.9 35,887 36.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 16,634 99,235 13.8 04.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sharon Catherine Claydon (born 1964): Elected 2013, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Adamstown, Newcastle, Wallsend, Waratah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 13.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 117,650 +03.8 Votes cast: 109,081 92.7 +00.8 Informal votes: 6,014 05.5 +00.8 Formal votes: 103,067 94.5 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sharon Claydon * ALP 47,137 45.7 -01.4 John Mackenzie Grn 16,038 15.6 +01.9 Pam Wise CDP 1,928 01.9 -00.3 Geoffrey Scully UAP 3,471 03.4 B J Futter 1,086 01.1 Darren Brollo AJP 3,300 03.2 Katrina Wark Lib 30,107 29.2 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 103,067 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Futter's 1,086 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Claydon * 159 14.6 47,296 45.9 Mackenzie 99 09.1 16,137 15.7 Wise 86 07.9 2,014 02.0 Scully 343 31.6 3,814 03.7 Brollo 273 25.1 3,573 03.5 Wark 126 11.6 30,233 29.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,086 103,067 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Wise's 2,014 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Claydon * 270 13.4 47,566 46.2 Mackenzie 136 06.8 16,273 15.8 Scully 354 17.6 4,168 04.0 Brollo 166 08.2 3,739 03.6 Wark 1,088 54.0 31,321 30.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,014 103,067 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Brollo's 3,739 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Claydon * 809 21.6 48,375 46.9 Mackenzie 1,611 43.1 17,884 17.4 Scully 668 17.9 4,836 04.7 Wark 651 17.4 31,972 31.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,739 103,067 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Scully's 4,836 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Claydon * 1,265 26.2 49,640 48.2 Mackenzie 1,277 26.4 19,161 18.6 Wark 2,294 47.4 34,266 33.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,836 103,067 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Mackenzie's 19,161 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CLAYDON * 16,144 84.3 65,784 63.8 Wark 3,017 15.7 37,283 36.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,161 103,067 13.8 no swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sharon Catherine Claydon (born 1964): Elected 2013, 2016, 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Adamstown, Newcastle, Wallsend, Waratah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 13.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 122,452 +04.1 Votes cast: 111,665 91.2 -01.5 Informal votes: 6,038 05.4 -00.1 Formal votes: 105,627 94.6 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Garth Pywell AFP 1,102 01.0 Charlotte McCabe Grn 21,195 20.1 +04.5 Amanda Cook UAP 2,517 02.4 -01.0 Sharon Claydon * ALP 46,551 44.1 -01.7 William Hussey IMOP 1,140 01.1 Katrina Wark Lib 25,816 24.4 -04.8 Mark Watson PHON 4,757 04.5 Emily Brollo AJP 2,549 02.4 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 105,627 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Pywell's 1,102 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McCabe 433 39.3 21,628 20.5 Cook 168 15.3 2,685 02.5 Claydon * 117 10.6 46,668 44.2 Hussey 119 10.8 1,259 01.2 Wark 90 08.2 25,906 24.5 Watson 92 08.4 4,849 04.6 Brollo 83 07.5 2,632 02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,102 105,627 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Hussey's 1,259 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McCabe 161 12.8 21,789 20.6 Cook 193 15.3 2,878 02.7 Claydon * 115 09.1 46,783 44.3 Wark 110 08.7 26,016 24.6 Watson 397 31.5 5,246 05.0 Brollo 283 22.5 2,915 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,259 105,627 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Cook's 2,878 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McCabe 359 12.5 22,148 21.0 Claydon * 412 14.3 47,195 44.7 Wark 366 12.7 26,382 25.0 Watson 1,479 51.4 6,725 06.4 Brollo 262 09.1 3,177 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,878 105,627 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Brollo's 3,177 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McCabe 1,549 48.8 23,697 22.4 Claydon * 566 17.8 47,761 45.2 Wark 371 11.7 26,753 25.3 Watson 691 21.8 7,416 07.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,177 105,627 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Watson's 7,416 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McCabe 1,935 26.1 25,632 24.3 Claydon * 1,588 21.4 49,349 46.7 Wark 3,893 52.5 30,646 29.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,416 105,627 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: McCabe's 25,632 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CLAYDON * 22,458 87.6 71,807 68.0 Wark 3,174 12.4 33,820 32.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 25,632 105,627 18.0 04.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sharon Catherine Claydon (born 1964): Elected 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 MAY 2025 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Adamstown, Newcastle, Wallsend, Waratah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 two-candidate majority: Labor over Liberal 18.0 Effect of 2024 redistribution: No change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 126,226 +03.1 Votes cast: 116,411 92.2 +01.0 Informal votes: 8,145 07.9 +01.6 Formal votes: 108,266 92.1 -01.60 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jennifer Stefanac ToP 3,861 03.6 Steve O'Brien Soc A 1,656 01.5 -00.9 Charlotte McCabe Grn 24,061 22.2 +02.2 Asarri McPhee Lib 20,638 19.1 -05.2 Sharon Claydon * Labor 49,054 45.3 +01.3 Jason Briggs FFA 2,319 02.1 Robert Creech 888 00.8 Phillip Heyne PHON 5,789 05.4 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 108,266 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Creech's 888 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stefanac 79 08.9 3,940 03.6 O'Brien 122 13.7 1,778 01.6 McCabe 164 18.5 24,225 22.4 McPhee 92 10.4 20,730 19.2 Claydon * 156 17.6 49,210 45.5 Briggs 174 19.6 2,493 02.3 Heyne 101 11.4 5,890 05.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 888 108,266 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: O'Brien's 1,778 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stefanac 125 07.0 4,065 03.8 McCabe 1,119 62.9 25,344 23.4 McPhee 84 04.7 20,814 19.2 Claydon * 290 16.3 49,500 45.7 Briggs 99 05.6 2,592 02.4 Heyne 61 03.4 5,951 05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,778 108,266 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Briggs's 2,592 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stefanac 375 14.5 4,440 04.1 McCabe 355 13.7 25,699 23.7 McPhee 510 19.7 21,324 19.7 Claydon * 441 17.0 49,941 46.1 Heyne 911 35.2 6,862 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,592 108,266 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Stefanac's 4,440 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McCabe 1,077 24.3 26,776 24.7 McPhee 782 17.6 22,106 20.4 Claydon * 623 14.0 50,564 46.7 Heyne 1,958 44.1 8,820 08.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,440 108,266 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Heyne's 8,820 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McCabe 1,864 21.1 28,640 26.4 McPhee 5,064 57.4 27,170 25.1 Claydon * 1,892 21.5 52,456 48.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,820 108,266 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: McPhee's 27,170 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McCabe 8,382 30.8 37,022 34.2 CLAYDON * 18,788 69.2 71,244 65.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 27,170 108,266 15.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sharon Catherine Claydon (born 1964): Elected 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Notional 7th count: McCabe's 28,640 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McPhee 4,452 15.5 31,622 29.2 CLAYDON * 24,188 84.5 76,644 70.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 28,640 108,266 20.8 02.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- This count was conducted for informational purposes only.