ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF NEW ENGLAND, NEW SOUTH WALES ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 29-30 MARCH 1901 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Glen Innes, Tamworth, Tingha -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 13,421 Votes cast: 9,035 67.3 Informal votes: 172 01.9 Formal votes: 8,863 98.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edmund Lonsdale FT 3,955 44.6 William SAWERS Prot 4,063 45.8 George Simpson 845 09.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,863 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Lonsdale, see New England 1903. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Bowie Stewart Sawers (1844-1916): Elected 1901 Born: 1844, Stirlingshire, Scotland. Career: Educated Scotland. Migrated 1865. Grazier with extensive holdings. Colonial politics: NSW MLA for Bourke 1885-86, Tamworth 1898-1901. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1903 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Glen Innes, Tamworth, Tingha -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1901 majority: Protectionist over Free Trade 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 26,759 +99.4 Votes cast: 13,764 51.4 -15.9 Informal votes: 420 03.1 +01.2 Formal votes: 13,344 96.9 -01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edmund LONSDALE FT 6,921 51.9 +07.3 William Sawers * Prot 6,423 48.1 +02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,344 01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- There was a swing of 2.5% from Protectionist to Free Trade. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > William Bowie Stewart Sawers (1844-1916): Elected 1901. Defeated 1903 Died 19 May 1916 > Edmund Lonsdale (1843-1913): Elected 1903 Born: October 1843, Morpeth, NSW. Career: Educated Samuel Bakers School, West Maitland. Bricklayer, builder and contractor. Alderman Armidale Council. Colonial/State politics: NSW MLA for New England 1891-94, Armidale 1895-98, 1901-03. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 DECEMBER 1906 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Glen Innes, Tamworth, Tingha -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1903 majority: Free Trade over Protectionist 01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 27,943 +04.4 Votes cast: 15,268 54.6 +03.2 Informal votes: 538 03.5 +00.4 Formal votes: 14,730 96.5 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis FOSTER Lab 7,631 51.8 Edmund Lonsdale * AS 7,099 48.2 -03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,730 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Edmund Lonsdale (1843-1913): Elected 1903. Defeated 1906 Later career: NSW MLA for Armidale 1907-13. Died 4 October 1913 > Francis James Foster (1872-1948): Elected 1906 Born: 1872, Sofala, NSW. Career: Primary education. Miner, farmhand, teacher. Shopkeeper, orchardist, Inverell. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 APRIL 1910 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Glen Innes, Tamworth, Tingha -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Labour over Anti-Socialist 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 30,518 +09.2 Votes cast: 18,666 61.2 +06.6 Informal votes: 407 02.2 -01.3 Formal votes: 18,259 97.8 +01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Fleming Lib 8,637 47.3 -00.9 Francis FOSTER * ALP 9,622 52.7 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 18,259 02.7 00.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Fleming, see Robertson 1913. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis James Foster (1872-1948): Elected 1906, 1910 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 31 MAY 1913 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Glen Innes, Tamworth, Werris Creek -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 02.7 Effect of 1912 redistribution: 00.3 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 35,512 +16.4 Votes cast: 25,726 72.4 +11.2 Informal votes: 500 01.9 -00.3 Formal votes: 25,226 98.1 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Percy ABBOTT Lib 14,248 56.5 +10.1 Francis Foster * ALP 10,978 43.5 -08.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 25,226 06.5 09.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Francis James Foster (1872-1948): Elected 1906, 1910. Defeated 1913 Later career: Orchardist, company director. Died 9 September 1948 > Percy Phipps Abbott (1869-1940): Elected 1913 Born: 14 May 1869, Hobart. Career: Educated Hutchins School, Hobart, Universities of Tasmania and Sydney. Solicitor, Glen Innes, NSW, from 1893. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 SEPTEMBER 1914 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Glen Innes, Tamworth, Werris Creek -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1913 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 34,016 -04.2 Votes cast: 25,095 73.8 +01.4 Informal votes: 533 02.1 +00.2 Formal votes: 24,562 97.9 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Percy ABBOTT * Lib 13,929 56.7 +00.2 Edward Bowman ALP 10,633 43.3 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 24,562 06.7 00.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Percy Phipps Abbott (1869-1940): Elected 1913, 1914 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MAY 1917 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Glen Innes, Tamworth, Werris Creek -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1914 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 06.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 33,594 -01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Percy ABBOTT * Nat Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Percy Phipps Abbott (1869-1940): Elected 1913, 1914, 1917 Abbott retired in 1919. Later career: See Senate 1925. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1919 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Glen Innes, Tamworth, Werris Creek -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 majority: none (Nationalist unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 32,213 -04.1 Votes cast: 22,454 69.7 Informal votes: 442 02.0 Formal votes: 22,012 98.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander HAY + Nat/F&S 12,622 57.3 James Tully ALP 9,390 42.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 22,012 07.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Tully, see Barton 1928. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Hay (1865-1941): Elected 1919 Born: 8 January 1865, Auckland, New Zealand. Career: Educated Auckland Grammar School. Inherited estates, Queensland. Migrated 1893. Grazier, NSW. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hay was endorsed both by the Nationalists and by the F&S. He joined the Country Party when it was formed in 1920. He often failed to vote with the party, however, and was expelled in 1922. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1922 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Glen Innes, Inverell, Tamworth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 two-party majority: Nationalist/F&S over ALP 07.3 Effect of redistribution: 00.2 shift to Nationalist New notional majority: Nationalist over ALP 07.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,318 +22.1 Votes cast: 22,676 57.7 +12.0 Informal votes: 985 04.3 +02.3 Formal votes: 21,691 95.7 -02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Hay * 6,282 29.0 Sydney Kearney ALP 7,683 35.4 -06.9 Victor Thompson CP 7,726 35.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 21,691 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Hay had been elected in 1919 as a Nationalist but had joined the Country Party. He was expelled from the Country Party in 1922 and stood as an independent Country candidate. 2. Kearney was NSW MLA for Armidale 1903-07. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hay's 6,282 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kearney 1,313 20.9 8,996 41.5 THOMPSON 4,969 79.1 12,695 58.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,282 21,691 08.5 01.0 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Country Party majority over the ALP is compared with the Nationalist majority over the ALP in 1919. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Alexander Hay (1865-1941): Elected 1919. Defeated 1922 Later career: Grazier. Died 8 May 1941 > Victor Charles Thompson (1863-1953): Elected 1922 Born: 10 September 1885, Sydney. Career: Educated public school, Sydney. Journalist, from 1911 editor, Tamworth. Leader of New England statehood movement. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 14 NOVEMBER 1925 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Glen Innes, Inverell, Tamworth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 08.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,178 +04.7 Votes cast: 36,707 89.1 +31.4 Informal votes: 987 02.7 -01.6 Formal votes: 35,720 97.3 +01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Heiss ALP 14,824 41.5 +06.1 Victor THOMPSON * CP 20,896 58.5 +22.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 35,720 08.5 no swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Victor Charles Thompson (1885-1968): Elected 1922, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 17 NOVEMBER 1928 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Glen Innes, Inverell, Tamworth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1925 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 08.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,824 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Victor THOMPSON * CP Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Victor Charles Thompson (1885-1968): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 OCTOBER 1929 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Glen Innes, Inverell, Tamworth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1928 majority: none (Country Party unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,282 +03.6 Votes cast: 39,557 93.6 Informal votes: 1,063 02.7 Formal votes: 38,494 97.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Victor THOMPSON * CP 21,005 54.6 Thomas Wilson ALP 17,489 45.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,494 04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Victor Charles Thompson (1885-1968): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 19 DECEMBER 1931 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Glen Innes, Inverell, Tamworth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1929 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,168 +04.5 Votes cast: 41,763 94.6 +01.0 Informal votes: 1,913 04.6 +01.9 Formal votes: 39,850 95.4 -01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Angus Campbell 13,295 33.4 Victor THOMPSON * CP 26,555 66.6 +12.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,850 16.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Campbell ran as a "non-party candidate, not an independent." (Armidale Express, 9 December 1931) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Victor Charles Thompson (1885-1968): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 15 SEPTEMBER 1934 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Muswellbrook, Scone, Tamworth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1931 two-party majority: Country Party over Independent 16.6 Effect of 1934 redistribution: cannot be calculated -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 51,707 +17.1 Votes cast: 49,550 95.8 +01.2 Informal votes: 1,179 02.4 -02.2 Formal votes: 48,371 97.6 +02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Cantwell UAP 12,210 25.2 John O'Connor ALPN 14,836 30.7 Victor Thompson * CP 21,325 44.1 -09.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 48,371 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Cantwell's 12,210 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Connor 3,673 30.1 18,509 38.3 THOMPSON * 8,537 69.9 29,862 61.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,210 48,371 11.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Victor Charles Thompson (1885-1968): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 23 OCTOBER 1937 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Muswellbrook, Scone, Tamworth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP (NSW) 11.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 52,209 +01.0 Votes cast: 50,331 96.4 +00.6 Informal votes: 1,141 02.3 -00.1 Formal votes: 49,190 97.7 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leigh Cuthbertson ALP 19,196 39.0 Victor THOMPSON * CP 29,994 61.0 +16.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 49,190 11.0 00.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The ALP vote of 39.0% was an increase of 8.3% from the 30.7% polled by the ALP (NSW) in 1934. 2. The Country Party majority over the ALP is compared with the Country Party majority over the ALP (NSW) in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Victor Charles Thompson (1885-1968): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937 Minister without portfolio 1 February 1938 to 26 April 1939 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 SEPTEMBER 1940 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Muswellbrook, Scone, Tamworth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 11.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 52,101 -00.2 Votes cast: 49,522 95.0 -01.4 Informal votes: 966 02.0 -00.3 Formal votes: 48,556 98.0 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Abbott CP 16,898 34.8 Leigh Cuthbertson ALP 16,085 33.1 -05.9 Donald Shand CP 3,938 08.1 Victor Thompson * CP 11,635 24.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 48,556 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The combined Country Party vote was 66.9%, an increase of 5.9% from the 61.0% polled by one Country Party candidate in 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Shand's 3,938 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Abbott 1,452 36.9 18,350 37.8 Cuthbertson 677 17.2 16,762 34.5 Thompson * 1,809 45.9 13,444 27.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,938 48,556 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Thompson's 13,444 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ABBOTT 11,090 82.5 29,440 60.6 Cuthbertson 2,354 17.5 19,116 39.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,444 48,556 10.6 00.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Victor Charles Thompson (1885-1968): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937. Defeated 1940 Later career: Country Party journalist and official. Died 11 May 1968 > Joseph Palmer Abbott (1891-1965): Elected 1940 Born: 18 October 1891, Sydney. Career: Educated Armidale School, Armidale, NSW, and University of Sydney. Military Service 1915-18. Grazier and woolgrowers' leader. President, Graziers' Council of Australia. Half-brother of Senator Macartney Abbott and cousin of Hon Aubrey Abbott MP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister for Home Security 26 June 1941 to 7 October 1941 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 1943 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Muswellbrook, Scone, Tamworth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 10.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 51,492 -01.2 Votes cast: 49,185 95.5 +00.5 Informal votes: 1,552 03.2 +01.2 Formal votes: 47,633 96.8 -01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Abbott 2,507 05.3 Hon Joseph Abbott * CP 21,636 45.4 James Fowler OPA 680 01.4 Herbert Oxford ALP 22,342 46.9 +13.8 Albert Royal 468 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 47,633 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Country Party vote of 45.4% was a decrease of 21.5% from the 66.9% polled by three Country Party candidates in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Royal's 468 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- C Abbott 58 12.4 2,565 05.4 J Abbott * 92 19.7 21,728 45.6 Fowler 89 19.0 769 01.6 Oxford 229 48.9 22,571 47.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 468 47,633 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Fowler's 769 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- C Abbott 154 20.0 2,719 05.7 J Abbott * 314 40.8 22,042 46.3 Oxford 301 39.1 22,872 48.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 769 47,633 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: C Abbott's 2,719 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- J ABBOTT * 2,295 84.4 24,337 51.1 Oxford 424 15.6 23,296 48.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,719 47,633 01.1 09.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Palmer Abbott (1891-1965): Elected 1940, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 SEPTEMBER 1946==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Muswellbrook, Scone, Tamworth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1943 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,073 +03.1 Votes cast: 49,854 93.9 -01.6 Informal votes: 880 01.8 -01.5 Formal votes: 48,974 98.2 +01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Joseph ABBOTT * CP 29,664 60.6 +15.2 Leigh Cuthbertson ALP 19,310 39.4 -07.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 48,974 10.6 09.5 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Palmer Abbott (1891-1965): Elected 1940, 1943, 1946 Abbott retired in 1949. Later career: Grazier. Died 7 May 1965 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Glen Innes, Tamworth, Tenterfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1946 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 10.6 Effect of 1948 redistribution: 02.3 shift to ALP New notional majority: Country Party over ALP 08.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,396 -27.7 Votes cast: 36,931 96.2 +02.3 Informal votes: 427 01.2 -00.6 Formal votes: 36,504 98.8 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon David Drummond + CP 16,159 44.3 Donald Shand + CP 6,830 18.7 William Wilson ALP 13,515 37.0 -04.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,504 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The combined Country Party vote was 63.0%, an increase of 4.7% from the 58.3% polled by one Country Party candidate in 1946. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Shand's 6,830 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- DRUMMOND + 6,258 91.6 22,417 61.4 Wilson 572 08.4 14,087 38.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,830 36,504 11.2 02.9 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Henry Drummond (1890-1965): Elected 1949 Born: 11 February 1890, Sydney. Career: Educated Scots College, Sydney. Share-farmer then grazier, Inverell, NSW. President Farmers and Settlers Association 1927. State politics: NSW MLA for Northern Tablelands 1920-27, Armidale 1927-49. Minister for Education 1927-30, 1932-39. Deputy Leader NSW Country Party 1938-49 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Glen Innes, Tamworth, Tenterfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 11.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,473 +00.2 Votes cast: 37,212 96.7 +00.5 Informal votes: 491 01.3 +00.1 Formal votes: 36,721 98.7 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon David DRUMMOND * CP 21,259 57.9 William Wilson ALP 15,462 42.1 +05.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,721 07.9 03.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Country Party vote of 57.9% was a decrease of 5.1% from the 63.0% polled by two Country Party candidates in 1949. -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Henry Drummond (1890-1965): Elected 1949, 1951 ------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Glen Innes, Tamworth, Tenterfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 07.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,081 +04.2 Votes cast: 38,652 96.4 -00.3 Informal votes: 356 00.9 -00.4 Formal votes: 38,296 99.1 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Cowley ALP 16,444 42.9 +00.8 Hon David DRUMMOND * CP 21,852 57.1 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,296 07.1 00.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Henry Drummond (1890-1965): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Glen Innes, Tamworth, Tenterfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Country Party over Labor 07.1 Effect of 1955 redistribution: 01.2 shift to Country Party New notional majority: Country Party over Labor 08.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,637 +03.9 Votes cast: 39,954 96.0 -00.4 Informal votes: 777 01.9 +01.0 Formal votes: 39,177 98.1 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Cowley ALP 15,511 39.6 -02.1 Hon David DRUMMOND * CP 23,666 60.4 +02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,177 10.4 02.1 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Henry Drummond (1890-1965): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Glen Innes, Tamworth, Tenterfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Country Party over Labor 10.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,078 +01.1 Votes cast: 40,168 95.5 -00.5 Informal votes: 885 02.2 +00.3 Formal votes: 39,283 97.8 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Burless DLP 3,385 08.6 Hon David DRUMMOND * CP 23,425 59.6 -00.8 Donald White ALP 12,473 31.8 -07.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,283 16.7 e 06.3 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Henry Drummond (1890-1965): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Glen Innes, Tamworth, Tenterfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 16.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,701 -00.9 Votes cast: 39,858 95.6 +00.1 Informal votes: 700 01.8 -00.4 Formal votes: 39,158 98.2 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Burless DLP 2,143 05.5 -03.1 Hon David DRUMMOND * CP 21,086 53.8 -05.8 Donald White ALP 15,929 40.7 +08.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,158 08.4 e 08.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Henry Drummond (1890-1965): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961 Drummond retired at the 1963 election. Died 13 June 1965 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Glen Innes, Tamworth, Tenterfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 08.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,557 +02.1 Votes cast: 40,761 95.8 +00.2 Informal votes: 514 01.3 -00.5 Formal votes: 40,247 98.7 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Gordon 959 02.4 Andrew Monley 331 00.8 Ian SINCLAIR + CP 22,027 54.7 +00.9 Donald White ALP 16,930 42.1 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,247 07.3 e 01.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian McCahon Sinclair (born 1929): Elected 1963 Born: 10 June 1929, Sydney. Career: Educated Knox Grammar School, Sydney, University of Sydney. Barrister 1952. Grazier at Bendemeer, NSW. Father-in-law of Peter King MP. State politics: NSW MLC 1961-63. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister for Social Services from 22 February 1965 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Glen Innes, Tamworth, Tenterfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Country Party over Labor 07.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,566 +02.4 Votes cast: 41,678 95.7 -00.1 Informal votes: 904 02.2 +00.9 Formal votes: 40,774 97.8 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Affleck ALP 12,529 30.7 -11.4 Hon Ian SINCLAIR * CP 28,245 69.3 +14.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,774 19.3 12.0 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian McCahon Sinclair (born 1929): Elected 1963, 1966 Minister for Social Services to 28 February 1968 Minister for Shipping and Transport from 28 February 1968 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Glen Innes, Inverell, Tamworth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Country Party over Labor 19.3 Effect of 1968 redistribution: 02.6 shift to ALP New notional majority: Country Party over Labor 16.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 50,768 +16.5 Votes cast: 48,703 95.9 +00.2 Informal votes: 575 01.2 -01.0 Formal votes: 48,128 98.8 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alan Kitson ALP 19,707 40.9 +07.6 Hon Ian SINCLAIR * CP 28,421 59.1 -07.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 48,128 09.1 07.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian McCahon Sinclair (born 1929): Elected 1963, 1966, 1969 Minister for Shipping and Transport to 5 February 1971 Minister for Primary Industry from 5 February 1971 Deputy Leader of the Country Party from 5 February 1971 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Glen Innes, Inverell, Tamworth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 09.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,777 +05.9 Votes cast: 51,633 96.0 +00.1 Informal votes: 530 01.0 -00.2 Formal votes: 51,103 99.0 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Edwards AP 3,084 06.0 Justin Rowe ALP 20,577 40.3 -00.6 Hon Ian Sinclair * CP 25,158 49.2 -09.9 Edwin Taber DLP 2,284 04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 51,103 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Taber's 2,284 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edwards 232 10.2 3,316 06.5 Rowe 266 11.6 20,843 40.8 SINCLAIR * 1,786 78.2 26,944 52.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,284 51,103 04.9 e 04.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian McCahon Sinclair (born 1929): Elected 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972 Minister for Primary Industry to 5 December 1972 Deputy Leader of the Country Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Glen Innes, Inverell, Tamworth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: CP over ALP 04.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 61,004 +13.4 Votes cast: 58,317 95.6 -00.4 Informal votes: 672 01.2 +00.2 Formal votes: 57,645 98.8 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Bischoff ALP 23,197 40.2 -00.1 Brian Edwards AP 1,574 02.7 -03.3 Hon Ian SINCLAIR * CP 32,874 57.0 +07.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 57,645 08.1 e 03.2 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian McCahon Sinclair (born 1929): Elected 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974 Minister for Agriculture from 12 November 1975 Minister for Northern Australia from 12 November 1975 Deputy Leader of the Country Party (National Country Party from May 1975) -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Glen Innes, Inverell, Tamworth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: CP over ALP 08.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 63,319 +03.8 Votes cast: 60,227 95.1 -00.5 Informal votes: 881 01.5 +00.3 Formal votes: 59,346 98.5 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Geoffrey Anderson 2,395 04.0 John Shanahan ALP 19,980 33.7 -06.5 Hon Ian SINCLAIR * NCP 36,971 62.3 +05.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,346 13.8 e 05.7 to NCP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian McCahon Sinclair (born 1929): Elected 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975 Minister for Agriculture to 22 December 1975 Minister for Northern Australia to 22 December 1975 Minister for Primary Industry from 22 December 1975 Deputy Leader of the National Country Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Glen Innes, Inverell, Tamworth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: NCP over ALP 13.8 e Effect of 1977 redistribution: 01.1 shift to NCP New notional majority: NCP over ALP 14.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 67,520 +06.6 Votes cast: 64,440 95.4 +00.3 Informal votes: 979 01.5 00.0 Formal votes: 63,461 98.5 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Selby Dean ALP 19,941 31.4 -01.2 Bradley Mulligan AD 5,919 09.3 Rt Hon Ian SINCLAIR * NCP 37,601 59.3 -04.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 63,461 14.0 e 00.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian McCahon Sinclair (born 1929): Elected 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977 Minister for Primary Industry to 27 September 1979 Minister for Special Trade Negotiations from 19 August 1980 Deputy Leader of the National Country Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sinclair resigned following allegations made in the NSW Parliament of misconduct in relation to his family business affairs. In April 1980 he was charged with offences including forgery. He was acquitted in August and returned to the ministry. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Glen Innes, Inverell, Tamworth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: NCP over ALP 14.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 69,807 +03.4 Votes cast: 66,436 95.2 -00.2 Informal votes: 1,050 01.6 +00.1 Formal votes: 65,386 98.4 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Selby Dean ALP 24,808 37.9 +06.5 Fiona Richardson AD 6,124 09.4 +00.1 Rt Hon Ian SINCLAIR * NCP 34,454 52.7 -06.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65,386 06.5 e 07.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian McCahon Sinclair (born 1929): Elected 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980 Minister for Special Trade Negotiations to 3 November 1980 Minister for Communications 3 November 1980 to 7 May 1982 Minister for Defence from 7 May 1982 Deputy Leader of the National Country Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Glen Innes, Inverell, Tamworth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: NCP over ALP 06.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,895 +01.6 Votes cast: 67,735 95.5 +00.3 Informal votes: 774 01.1 -00.5 Formal votes: 66,961 98.9 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lawrence Daly ALP 29,812 44.5 +06.6 Ian Dutton AD 3,814 05.7 -03.7 Rt Hon Ian Sinclair * NPA 33,335 49.8 -02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 66,961 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daly was the son of Hon Fred Daly MP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Dutton's 3,814 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daly 1,873 49.1 31,685 47.3 SINCLAIR * 1,941 50.9 35,276 52.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,814 66,961 02.7 03.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian McCahon Sinclair (born 1929): Elected 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983 Minister for Defence to 11 March 1983 Deputy Leader of the National Party of Australia to 17 January 1984 Leader of the National Party of Australia from 17 January 1984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Glen Innes, Tamworth, Tenterfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 02.7 Effect of 1984 redistribution: 00.2 shift to NPA New notional majority: NPA over ALP 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,430 -00.7 Votes cast: 67,226 95.5 00.0 Informal votes: 2,170 03.2 +02.1 Formal votes: 65,056 96.8 -02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Ian SINCLAIR * NPA 33,356 51.3 +01.3 Rod Irvine AD 4,287 06.6 +00.9 Joe Horan ALP 27,413 42.1 -02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65,056 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Irvine's 4,287 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SINCLAIR * 2,138 49.9 35,494 54.6 Horan 2,149 50.1 29,562 45.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,287 65,056 04.6 01.7 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian McCahon Sinclair (born 1929): Elected 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984 Leader of the National Party of Australia -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Glen Innes, Tamworth, Tenterfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 72,581 +03.1 Votes cast: 68,368 94.2 -01.3 Informal votes: 1,890 02.8 -00.4 Formal votes: 66,478 97.2 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joe Horan ALP 24,938 37.5 -04.6 Rt Hon Ian SINCLAIR * NPA 33,306 50.1 -01.2 Bevan O'Regan 4,412 06.6 Lance Baldwin 632 01.0 Eunice Moody AD 3,190 04.8 -01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 66,478 -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Regan, a supporter of Queensland Premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen, was an independent National candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Baldwin's 632 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Horan 95 15.0 25,033 37.7 SINCLAIR * 115 18.2 33,421 50.3 O'Regan 221 35.0 4,633 07.0 Moody 201 31.8 3,391 05.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 632 66,478 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Moody's 3,391 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Horan 1,368 40.4 26,401 39.7 SINCLAIR * 915 27.0 34,336 51.7 O'Regan 1,106 32.6 5,739 08.6 (exhausted 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,391 66,478 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: O'Regan's 5,739 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Horan 1,268 22.1 27,669 41.6 SINCLAIR * 4,464 77.9 38,800 58.4 (exhausted 7 9 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,739 66,478 08.4 03.8 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian McCahon Sinclair (born 1929): Elected 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987 Leader of the National Party of Australia to 9 May 1989 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sinclair was defeated in a party room ballot for the NPA leadership by Charles Blunt. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Glen Innes, Tamworth, Tenterfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 08.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 73,615 +01.4 Votes cast: 70,539 95.8 +01.6 Informal votes: 1,562 02.2 -00.6 Formal votes: 68,977 97.8 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Guy Wernhard 1,993 02.9 Paul Brock ALP 24,082 34.9 -02.6 Steve Wood AD 7,225 10.5 +05.7 Peter Worthing 1,385 02.0 Rt Hon Ian Sinclair * NPA 34,292 49.7 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 68,977 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Worthing's 1,385 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wernhard 681 49.6 2,674 03.9 Brock 137 10.0 24,219 35.1 Wood 224 16.3 7,449 10.8 SINCLAIR * 332 24.2 34,624 50.2 (exhausted 11 11 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,385 68,977 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Wernhard's 2,674 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brock 776 29.8 24,995 36.3 Wood 1,179 45.2 8,628 12.5 SINCLAIR * 652 25.0 35,276 51.2 (exhausted 67 98 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,674 68,977 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Wood's 8,628 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brock 5,040 59.3 30,035 43.7 SINCLAIR * 3,459 40.7 38,735 56.3 (exhausted 129 207 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,628 68,977 06.3 02.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian McCahon Sinclair (born 1929): Elected 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990 ------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Glen Innes, Inverell, Tamworth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 06.3 Effect of redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 75,009 +01.9 Votes cast: 72,479 96.6 +00.8 Informal votes: 1,538 02.1 -00.1 Formal votes: 70,941 97.9 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chris Watt ALP 24,268 34.2 -00.7 Glen Hausfield 1,570 02.2 Rt Hon Ian SINCLAIR * NPA 37,386 52.7 +03.1 Warren Woodgate 7,717 10.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 70,941 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hausfield's 1,570 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Watt 480 30.6 24,748 34.9 SINCLAIR * 343 21.9 37,729 53.2 Woodgate 744 47.5 8,461 11.9 (exhausted 3 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,570 70,941 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Woodgate's 8,461 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Watt 3,478 41.2 28,226 39.8 SINCLAIR * 4,964 58.8 42,693 60.2 (exhausted 19 22 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,461 70,941 10.2 03.9 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian McCahon Sinclair (born 1929): Elected 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Glen Innes, Inverell, Tamworth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 10.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 74,896 -00.2 Votes cast: 71,962 96.1 -00.5 Informal votes: 1,649 02.3 +00.2 Formal votes: 70,313 97.7 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan Caswell AD 6,221 08.9 Frances Letters 743 01.1 Terry Larsen 3,333 04.7 Rt Hon Ian SINCLAIR * NPA 42,539 60.5 +07.8 Herman Beyersdorf ALP 17,477 24.9 -09.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 70,313 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Letters's 743 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Caswell 265 36.2 6,486 09.2 Larsen 236 32.2 3,569 05.1 SINCLAIR * 144 19.6 42,683 60.7 Beyersdorf 88 12.0 17,565 25.0 (exhausted 10 10 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 743 70,313 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Larsen's 3,569 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Caswell 1,631 46.6 8,117 11.6 SINCLAIR * 1,280 36.6 43,963 62.6 Beyersdorf 586 16.8 18,151 25.8 (exhausted 72 82 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,569 70,313 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Caswell's 8,117 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SINCLAIR * 4,418 56.5 48,381 69.2 Beyersdorf 3,400 43.5 21,551 30.8 (exhausted 299 381 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,117 70,313 19.2 08.9 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian McCahon Sinclair (born 1929): Elected 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996 Chairman of the 1998 Constitutional Convention Speaker of the House of Representatives from 4 March 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sinclair retired at the 1998 election. His term as Speaker expired on 10 November 1998. He was the last serving member of the Holt, McEwen, Gorton and McMahon Cabinets, and the last Privy Councillor in the Australian Parliament. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Glen Innes, Inverell, Tamworth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 19.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 73,624 -01.7 Votes cast: 71,036 96.5 -00.4 Informal votes: 2,573 03.6 -01.3 Formal votes: 68,463 96.4 +01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Cronin Grn 1,460 02.1 Graham Nuttall 6,202 09.1 Peter Monley Lib 11,261 16.4 Oriel Pearce CDP 1,143 01.7 Frances Letters 162 00.2 David Morton 449 00.7 Pat Dixon ALP 15,733 23.0 -01.9 Stuart St Clair + NPA 21,299 31.1 -29.4 Rebekah Grindlay AD 1,466 02.1 -06.7 Victor Wearne ON 9,288 13.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 68,463 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Letters's 162 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cronin 29 17.9 1,489 02.2 Nuttall 18 11.1 6,220 09.1 Monley 20 12.3 11,281 16.5 Pearce 9 05.6 1,152 01.7 Morton 18 11.1 467 00.7 Dixon 34 21.0 15,767 23.0 St Clair 11 06.8 21,310 31.1 Grindlay 13 08.0 1,479 02.2 Weare 10 06.2 9,298 13.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 162 68,463 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Morton's 467 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cronin 25 05.4 1,514 02.2 Nuttall 178 38.1 6,398 09.3 Monley 45 09.6 11,326 16.5 Pearce 24 05.1 1,176 01.7 Dixon 69 14.8 15,836 23.1 St Clair 67 14.3 21,377 31.2 Grindlay 17 03.6 1,496 02.2 Weare 42 09.0 9,340 13.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 467 68,463 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Pearce's 1,176 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cronin 54 04.6 1,568 02.3 Nuttall 167 14.2 6,565 09.6 Monley 202 17.2 11,528 16.8 Dixon 116 09.9 15,952 23.3 St Clair 463 39.4 21,840 31.9 Grindlay 63 05.4 1,559 02.3 Weare 111 09.4 9,451 13.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,176 68,463 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Grindlay's 1,559 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cronin 429 27.5 1,997 02.9 Nuttall 276 17.7 6,841 10.0 Monley 156 10.0 11,684 17.1 Dixon 394 25.3 16,346 23.9 St Clair 212 13.6 22,052 32.2 Weare 92 05.9 9,543 13.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,559 68,463 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Cronin's 1,997 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nuttall 793 39.7 7,634 11.2 Monley 234 11.7 11,918 17.4 Dixon 733 36.7 17,079 24.9 St Clair 133 06.7 22,185 32.4 Weare 104 05.2 9,647 14.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,997 68,463 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Nuttall's 7,634 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Monley 2,275 29.8 14,193 20.7 Dixon 1,907 25.0 18,986 27.7 St Clair 2,215 29.0 24,400 35.6 Weare 1,237 16.2 10,884 15.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,634 68,463 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Weare's 10,884 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Monley 2,126 19.5 16,319 23.8 Dixon 2,941 27.0 21,927 32.0 St Clair 5,817 53.4 30,217 44.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,884 68,463 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Monley's 16,319 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dixon 3,450 21.1 25,377 37.1 ST CLAIR 12,869 78.9 43,086 62.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 16,319 68,463 12.9 06.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stuart Roy St Clair (born 1949): Elected 1998 Born: 21 November 1949, Sydney Career: Sawmiller. Guyra Shire Council, Mayor 1991-98. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Glen Innes, Inverell, Tamworth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 12.9 Effect of redistribution: 00.3 shift to ALP New notional majority: NPA over ALP 12.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 84,049 +14.2 Votes cast: 81,511 97.0 +00.5 Informal votes: 1,608 02.0 -01.6 Formal votes: 79,903 98.0 +01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michelle Reiner Grn 1,807 02.3 +00.3 Annette McCarthy ALP 7,947 09.9 -13.6 Tony Windsor 35,992 45.0 Kayleen Bounds ON 2,202 02.8 -11.8 Chris Reardon AD 876 01.1 -01.1 Stuart St Clair * NPA 31,079 38.9 +06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 79,903 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Reardon's 876 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reiner 349 39.8 2,156 02.7 McCarthy 138 15.7 8,085 10.1 Windsor 220 25.1 36,212 45.3 Bounds 34 03.9 2,236 02.8 St Clair * 135 15.4 31,214 39.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 876 79,903 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Reiner's 2,156 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McCarthy 1,054 48.9 9,139 11.4 Windsor 829 38.4 37,041 46.4 Bounds 100 04.6 2,336 02.9 St Clair * 173 08.0 31,387 39.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,156 79,903 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Bounds's 2,336 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McCarthy 487 20.8 9,626 12.0 Windsor 1,241 53.1 38,282 47.9 St Clair * 608 26.0 31,995 40.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,336 79,903 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: McCarthy's 9,626 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- WINDSOR 8,298 86.2 46,580 58.3 St Clair * 1,328 13.8 33,323 41.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,626 79,903 08.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Stuart Roy St Clair (born 1949): Elected 1998. Defeated 2001 > Antony Harold Curties Windsor (born 1950): Elected 2001 Born: 2 September 1950, Quirindi, NSW Career: Educated University of New England. Farmer. State politics: NSW MLA for Tamworth 1991-2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- This was the first election at which New England did not elect a Country Party or NPA member since the creation of the Country Party in 1922. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Glen Innes, Inverell, Tamworth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-candidate majority: Independent over NPA 08.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 86,717 +03.2 Votes cast: 82,732 95.4 -02.6 Informal votes: 2,291 02.8 +00.8 Formal votes: 80,441 97.2 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Steve Lawler 455 00.6 Bruce Taylor Grn 2,679 03.3 +01.1 Scot MacDonald Lib 8,070 10.0 Trevor Khan NPA 15,031 18.7 -20.2 Gregory Smith ALP 6,988 08.7 -01.3 Raymond Scholes ON 1,146 01.4 -01.3 Tony WINDSOR * 46,072 57.3 +12.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 80,441 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Khan was a NSW MLC 2007-22. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Lawler's 455 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Taylor 263 57.8 2,942 03.7 MacDonald 65 14.3 8,135 10.1 Khan 41 09.0 15,072 18.7 Smith 31 06.8 7,019 08.7 Scholes 19 04.2 1,165 01.5 WINDSOR * 36 07.9 46,108 57.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 455 80,441 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Scholes's 1,165 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Taylor 125 10.7 3,067 03.8 MacDonald 124 10.6 8,259 10.3 Khan 136 11.7 15,208 18.9 Smith 174 14.9 7,193 08.9 WINDSOR * 606 52.0 46,714 58.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,165 80,441 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Taylor's 3,067 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MacDonald 467 15.2 8,726 10.9 Khan 227 07.4 15,435 19.2 Smith 1,004 32.7 8,197 10.2 WINDSOR * 1,369 44.6 48,083 59.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,067 80,441 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Smith's 8,197 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MacDonald 684 08.3 9,410 11.7 Khan 817 10.0 16,252 20.2 WINDSOR * 6,696 81.7 54,779 68.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,197 80,441 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: MacDonald's 9,410 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Khan 7,074 75.2 23,326 29.0 WINDSOR * 2,336 24.8 57,115 71.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,410 80,441 21.0 12.7 to Ind -------------------------------------------------------------------- Antony Harold Curties Windsor (born 1950): Elected 2001, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Glen Innes, Inverell, Tamworth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-candidate majority: Independent over Nationals 21.0 Effect of 2006 redistribution: 05.8 shift to Nationals 2007 notional two-candidate majority: Independent over Nationals 14.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 91,395 +05.4 Votes cast: 87,662 95.9 +00.5 Informal votes: 2,522 02.9 +00.1 Formal votes: 85,140 97.1 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Dettmann ON 1,071 01.3 -00.3 Tony WINDSOR * 52,743 61.9 +07.2 Richard Witten 225 00.3 Phil Betts Nat 19,850 23.3 +02.5 Luke Brand ALP 8,368 09.8 +00.7 Bruce Taylor Grn 2,892 03.4 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 85,140 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Witten's 225 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dettmann 36 16.0 1,107 01.3 WINDSOR * 94 41.8 52,828 62.1 Betts 56 24.9 19,906 23.4 Brand 19 08.4 8,387 09.9 Taylor 20 08.9 2,912 03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 225 85,140 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Dettmann's 1,107 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- WINDSOR * 704 63.6 53,532 62.9 Betts 183 16.5 20,089 23.6 Brand 114 10.3 8,501 10.0 Taylor 106 09.6 3,018 03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,107 85,140 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Taylor's 3,018 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- WINDSOR * 1,593 52.8 55,125 64.8 Betts 261 08.7 20,350 23.9 Brand 1,164 38.6 9,665 11.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,018 85,140 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Brand's 9,665 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- WINDSOR * 8,161 84.4 63,286 74.3 Betts 1,504 15.6 21,854 25.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,665 85,140 24.3 03.0 to Ind -------------------------------------------------------------------- Antony Harold Curties Windsor (born 1950): Elected 2001, 2004, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Notional 5th count: Windsor's 55,125 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BETTS 34,817 63.2 55,167 65.9 Brand 20,308 36.8 29,973 35.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 55,125 85,140 15.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- This count was conducted for informational purposes only. ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Gunnedah, Inverell, Tamworth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-candidate majority: Independent over National 24.4 Effect of 2009 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 99,677 +09.1 Votes cast: 94,519 94.8 -01.1 Informal votes: 3,347 03.5 +00.6 Formal votes: 91,172 96.5 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Greg Smith ALP 7,414 08.1 -02.8 Pat Schultz Grn 3,252 03.6 +00.3 Brian Dettmann ON 794 00.9 Tim Coates Nat 22,991 25.2 -00.3 Richard Witten 306 00.3 Tony WINDSOR * 56,415 61.9 +05.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 91,172 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Witten's 306 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Smith 25 08.2 7,439 08.2 Schultz 29 09.5 3,281 03.6 Dettmann 52 17.0 846 00.9 Coates 70 22.9 23,061 25.3 WINDSOR * 130 42.5 56,545 62.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 306 91,172 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Dettmann's 846 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Smith 121 14.3 7,560 08.3 Schultz 130 15.4 3,411 03.7 Coates 257 30.4 23,318 25.6 WINDSOR * 338 40.0 56,883 62.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 846 91,172 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Schultz's 3,411 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Smith 1,427 41.8 8,987 09.9 Coates 387 11.4 23,705 26.0 WINDSOR * 1,597 46.8 58,480 64.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,411 91,172 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Smith's 8,987 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Coates 2,264 25.2 25,969 28.5 WINDSOR * 6,723 74.8 65,203 71.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,987 91,172 21.5 02.9 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Antony Harold Curties Windsor (born 1950): Elected 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010 Windsor was one of three independent members who agreed to support the Gillard minority Labor government. He retired at the 2013 election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Notional 5th count: Windsor's 58,480 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Smith 21,278 36.4 30,265 33.2 COATES 37,202 63.6 60,907 66.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58,480 91,172 16.8 00.9 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- This count was conducted for informational purposes only. ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Gunnedah, Inverell, Tamworth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-candidate majority: Independent over National 21.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 102,132 +02.5 Votes cast: 97,170 95.1 +00.3 Informal votes: 5,881 06.1 +02.6 Formal votes: 91,289 93.9 -02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Phillip Girle PUP 4,746 05.2 Brian Dettmann ON 1,566 01.7 Pat Schultz Grn 4,184 04.6 +01.0 Rob Taber 12,574 13.8 Jamie McIntyre 6,059 06.6 Barnaby JOYCE Nat 49,486 54.2 +29.0 Richard Witten 353 00.4 Stephen Hewitt ALP 10,825 11.9 +03.7 Aaron Evans CDP 1,496 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 91,289 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Witten's 353 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Girle 38 10.8 4,784 05.2 Dettmann 24 06.8 1,590 01.7 Schultz 21 06.0 4,205 04.6 Taber 62 17.6 12,636 13.8 McIntyre 38 10.8 6,097 06.7 JOYCE 79 22.4 49,565 54.3 Hewitt 70 19.8 10,895 11.9 Evans 21 06.0 1,517 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 353 91,289 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Evans's 1,517 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Girle 120 07.9 4,904 05.4 Dettmann 70 04.6 1,660 01.8 Schultz 61 04.0 4,266 04.7 Taber 185 12.2 12,821 14.0 McIntyre 147 09.7 6,244 06.8 JOYCE 700 46.1 50,265 55.1 Hewitt 234 15.4 11,129 12.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,517 91,289 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Dettmann's 1,660 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Girle 522 31.5 5,426 05.9 Schultz 156 09.4 4,422 04.8 Taber 320 19.3 13,141 14.4 McIntyre 175 10.5 6,419 07.0 JOYCE 328 19.8 50,593 55.4 Hewitt 159 09.6 11,288 12.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,660 91,289 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Schultz's 4,422 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Girle 389 08.8 5,815 06.4 Taber 1,875 42.4 15,016 16.5 McIntyre 513 11.6 6,932 07.6 JOYCE 417 09.4 51,010 55.9 Hewitt 1,228 27.8 12,516 13.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,422 91,289 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Girle's 5,815 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Taber 2,486 42.8 17,502 19.2 McIntyre 966 16.6 7,898 08.7 JOYCE 1,522 26.2 52,532 57.4 Hewitt 841 14.5 13,357 14.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,815 91,289 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: McIntyre's 7,898 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Taber 4,161 52.7 21,663 23.7 JOYCE 2,484 31.5 55,016 60.3 Hewitt 1,253 15.9 14,610 16.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,898 91,289 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Hewitt's 14,610 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Taber 10,780 73.8 32,443 35.5 JOYCE 3,830 26.2 58,846 64.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,610 91,289 14.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- This seat elected an independent in 2010. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barnaby Thomas Gerard Joyce (born 1967): Elected 2013 Born: 17 April 1967, Tamworth NSW Career: Educated University of New England. Accountant at St George, Queensland. Senator for Queensland 2005-13. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister for Agriculture 18 September 2013 to 21 September 2015 Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources from 21 September 2015 Deputy Prime Minister from 18 February 2016 Deputy Leader of The Nationals 13 September 2013 to 12 February 2016 Leader of The Nationals from 12 February 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joyce was the first member of the Commonwealth Parliament to be elected from two different states and from both houses. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Notional 8th count: Taber's 21,663 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- JOYCE 9,535 44.0 64,551 70.7 Hewitt 12,128 56.0 26,738 29.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 21,663 91,289 20.7 03.9 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- This count was conducted for informational purposes only. ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Inverell, Scone, Tamworth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-candidate majority: Nationals over independent 14.5 Effect of 2016 redistribution: Cannot be calculated -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 109,461 +07.2 Votes cast: 102,200 93.4 -01.7 Informal votes: 7,196 07.0 +00.9 Formal votes: 95,004 93.0 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Walker 809 00.9 Stan Colefax CDP 1,317 01.4 David Mailler 1,337 01.4 Peter Whelan LDP 1,151 01.2 David Ewings ALP 6,662 07.0 -06.8 Rob Taber 2,661 02.8 Tony Windsor 27,763 29.2 Hon Barnaby JOYCE * Nat 49,673 52.3 -01.4 Mercurius Goldstein Grn 2,775 02.9 -01.9 Philip Cox 856 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 95,004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Windsor was MHR for New England 2001-13. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Walker's 809 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Colefax 358 44.3 1,675 01.8 Mailler 146 18.1 1,483 01.6 Whelan 44 05.4 1,195 01.3 Ewings 42 05.2 6,704 07.1 Taber 60 07.4 2,721 02.9 Windsor 35 04.3 27,798 29.3 JOYCE * 33 04.1 49,706 52.3 Goldstein 50 06.2 2,825 03.0 Cox 41 05.1 897 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 809 95,004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Cox's 897 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Colefax 53 05.9 1,728 01.8 Mailler 91 10.1 1,574 01.7 Whelan 27 03.0 1,222 01.3 Ewings 44 04.9 6,748 07.1 Taber 199 22.2 2,920 03.1 Windsor 169 18.8 27,967 29.4 JOYCE * 138 15.4 49,844 52.5 Goldstein 176 19.6 3,001 03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 897 95,004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Whelan's 1,222 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Colefax 121 09.9 1,849 02.0 Mailler 174 14.2 1,748 01.8 Ewings 150 12.3 6,898 07.3 Taber 167 13.7 3,087 03.3 Windsor 156 12.8 28,123 29.6 JOYCE * 395 32.3 50,239 52.9 Goldstein 59 04.8 3,060 03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,222 95,004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Mailler's 1,748 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Colefax 307 17.6 2,156 02.3 Ewings 253 14.5 7,151 07.5 Taber 498 28.5 3,585 03.8 Windsor 287 16.4 28,410 29.9 JOYCE * 282 16.1 50,521 53.2 Goldstein 121 06.9 3,181 03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,748 95,004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Colefax's 2,156 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ewings 615 28.5 7,766 08.2 Taber 446 20.7 4,031 04.2 Windsor 275 12.8 28,685 30.2 JOYCE * 730 33.9 51,251 54.0 Goldstein 90 04.2 3,271 03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,156 95,004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Goldstein's 3,271 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ewings 784 24.0 8,550 09.0 Taber 525 16.1 4,556 04.8 Windsor 1,443 44.1 30,128 31.7 JOYCE * 519 15.9 51,770 54.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,271 95,004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Taber's 4,556 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ewings 1,324 29.1 9,874 10.4 Windsor 1,930 42.4 32,058 33.7 JOYCE * 1,302 28.6 53,072 55.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,556 95,004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Ewings's 9,874 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Windsor 7,351 74.5 39,409 41.5 JOYCE * 2,523 25.6 55,595 58.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,874 95,004 08.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barnaby Thomas Gerard Joyce (born 1967): Elected 2013, 2016 Election ruled void 27 October 2017 (see by-elections) Deputy Prime Minister to 27 October 2017 Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources to 27 October 2017 Leader of The Nationals -------------------------------------------------------------------- The High Court found that Joyce had been ineligible for election in 2016 under Section 44 of the Constitution, because of his eligibility for New Zealand citizenship. Notional 9th count: Windsor's 32,058 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ewings 22,030 68.7 31,904 33.6 JOYCE * 10,028 31.3 63,100 66.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 32,058 95,004 16.4 03.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- This count was conducted for informational purposes only. BY-ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 2017 ==================================================================== Following the voiding of the election of Hon Barnaby Joyce -------------------------------------------------------------------- Northern NSW: Armidale, Inverell, Scone, Tamworth -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-candidate majority: National over Independent 08.5 2016 notional two-party majority: National over Labor 16.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 110,685 +01.1 Votes cast: 87,823 91.1 -02.3 Informal votes: 8,618 08.9 +01.9 Formal votes: 87,823 91.1 -01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Stretton CDP 2,129 02.4 Skyla Wagstaff 930 01.1 Andrew Potts 605 00.7 Jeff Madden 1,145 01.3 Tristram Smyth LDP 515 00.6 Dean Carter 590 00.7 Hon Barnaby JOYCE + Nat 57,016 64.9 +12.6 William Bourke 628 00.7 Warwick Stacey 342 00.4 Bob Taber 5,959 06.8 Pete Mailler 2,112 02.4 David Ewings ALP 9,764 11.1 +04.1 Donald Cranney 365 00.4 Peter Wills Grn 3,824 04.4 +01.4 Jamie McIntyre 222 00.3 Meow-Ludo Meow-Meow 1,183 01.4 Ian Britza 494 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 87,823 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joyce was a Senator for Qld 2005-13 and MHR for New England 2013-17. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: McIntyre's 222 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stretton 14 06.3 2,143 06.3 Wagstaff 7 03.2 937 01.1 Potts 6 02.7 611 00.7 Madden 13 05.9 1,158 01.3 Smyth 0 515 00.6 Carter 7 03.2 597 00.7 JOYCE + 33 14.9 57,049 65.0 Bourke 5 02.3 633 00.7 Stacey 2 00.9 344 00.4 Taber 16 07.2 5,975 06.8 Mailler 15 06.8 2,127 02.4 Ewings 22 09.9 9,786 11.1 Cranney 11 05.0 376 00.4 Wills 23 10.4 3,847 04.4 Meow-Meow 32 14.4 1,215 01.4 Britza 16 07.2 510 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 222 87,823 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Stacey's 344 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stretton 22 06.4 2,165 02.5 Wagstaff 18 05.2 955 01.1 Potts 14 04.1 625 00.7 Madden 15 04.4 1,173 01.3 Smyth 13 03.4 528 00.6 Carter 12 03.5 609 00.7 JOYCE + 29 08.4 57,078 65.0 Bourke 32 09.3 665 00.8 Taber 73 21.2 6,048 06.9 Mailler 30 08.7 2,157 02.5 Ewings 30 08.7 9,816 11.2 Cranney 12 03.4 388 00.4 Wills 17 04.9 3,864 04.4 Meow-Meow 7 02.0 1,222 01.4 Britza 20 05.8 530 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 344 87,823 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Cranney's 388 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stretton 90 23.2 2,255 02.6 Wagstaff 15 03.9 970 01.1 Potts 24 06.2 649 00.7 Madden 6 01.6 1,179 01.3 Smyth 3 00.8 531 00.6 Carter 10 02.6 619 00.7 JOYCE + 38 09.8 57,116 65.0 Bourke 19 04.9 684 00.8 Taber 33 08.5 6,081 06.9 Mailler 33 08.5 2,190 02.5 Ewings 30 07.7 9,846 11.2 Wills 23 05.9 3,887 04.4 Meow-Meow 18 04.6 1,240 01.4 Britza 46 11.9 576 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 388 87,823 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Smyth's 531 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stretton 42 07.9 2,297 02.6 Wagstaff 23 04.3 993 01.1 Potts 30 05.7 679 00.8 Madden 71 13.4 1,250 01.4 Carter 44 08.3 663 00.8 JOYCE + 130 24.5 57,246 65.2 Bourke 22 04.1 706 00.8 Taber 70 13.2 6,151 07.0 Mailler 17 03.2 2,207 02.5 Ewings 29 05.5 9,875 11.2 Wills 12 02.3 3,899 04.4 Meow-Meow 26 04.9 1,266 01.4 Britza 15 02.8 591 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 531 87,823 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Britza's 591 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stretton 38 06.4 2,335 02.7 Wagstaff 24 04.1 1,017 01.2 Potts 15 02.5 694 00.8 Madden 31 05.3 1,281 01.5 Carter 21 03.6 684 00.8 JOYCE + 53 09.0 57,299 65.2 Bourke 20 03.4 726 00.8 Taber 60 10.2 6,211 07.1 Mailler 80 13.5 2,287 02.6 Ewings 55 09.3 9,930 11.3 Wills 40 06.8 3,939 04.5 Meow-Meow 154 26.1 1,420 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 531 87,823 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Carter's 684 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stretton 39 05.7 2,374 02.7 Wagstaff 22 03.2 1,039 01.2 Potts 36 05.3 730 00.8 Madden 228 33.3 1,509 01.7 JOYCE + 85 12.4 57,384 65.3 Bourke 41 06.0 767 00.9 Taber 126 18.4 6,337 07.2 Mailler 27 04.0 2,314 02.6 Ewings 47 06.9 9,977 11.4 Wills 19 02.8 3,958 04.5 Meow-Meow 14 02.1 1,434 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 684 87,823 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Potts's 730 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stretton 78 10.7 2,452 02.8 Wagstaff 168 23.0 1,207 01.4 Madden 109 14.9 1,618 01.8 JOYCE + 69 09.5 57,453 65.4 Bourke 93 12.7 860 01.0 Taber 38 05.2 6,375 07.3 Mailler 40 05.5 2,354 02.7 Ewings 56 07.7 10,033 11.4 Wills 35 04.8 3,993 04.6 Meow-Meow 44 06.0 1,478 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 684 87,823 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Bourke's 860 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stretton 59 06.9 2,511 02.9 Wagstaff 66 07.7 1,273 01.5 Madden 70 08.1 1,688 01.9 JOYCE + 129 15.0 57,582 65.6 Taber 181 21.1 6,556 07.5 Mailler 117 13.6 2,471 02.8 Ewings 87 10.1 10,120 11.5 Wills 99 11.5 4,092 04.7 Meow-Meow 52 06.1 1,530 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 860 87,823 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Wagstaff's 1,273 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stretton 192 15.1 2,703 03.1 Madden 215 16.9 1,903 02.2 JOYCE + 172 13.5 57,754 65.8 Taber 116 09.1 6,652 07.6 Mailler 111 08.7 2,582 02.9 Ewings 120 09.4 10,240 11.7 Wills 199 15.6 4,291 04.9 Meow-Meow 148 11.6 1,678 01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,273 87,823 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 11th count: Meow-Meow's 1,678 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stretton 110 06.6 2,813 03.2 Madden 174 10.4 2,077 02.4 JOYCE + 204 12.2 57,958 66.0 Taber 217 12.9 6,889 07.8 Mailler 172 10.3 2,754 03.1 Ewings 258 15.4 10,498 12.0 Wills 543 32.4 4,834 05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,678 87,823 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 12th count: Madden's 2,077 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stretton 326 15.7 3,139 03.6 JOYCE + 347 16.7 58,305 66.4 Taber 952 45.8 7,841 08.9 Mailler 146 07.0 2,900 03.3 Ewings 180 08.7 10,678 12.2 Wills 126 06.1 4,960 05.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,077 87,823 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 13th count: Mailler's 2,900 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stretton 244 08.4 3,383 03.9 JOYCE + 475 16.4 58,780 66.9 Taber 1,078 37.2 8,919 10.2 Ewings 498 17.2 11,176 12.7 Wills 605 20.9 5,565 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,900 87,823 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 14th count: Stretton's 3,383 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- JOYCE + 1,858 54.9 60,638 69.1 Taber 1,008 29.8 9,927 11.3 Ewings 284 08.4 11,460 13.1 Wills 233 06.9 5,798 06.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,383 87,823 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 15th count: Wills's 5,798 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- JOYCE + 676 11.7 61,314 69.8 Taber 1,951 33.7 11,878 13.5 Ewings 3,171 54.7 14,631 16.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,798 87,823 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 16th count: Taber's 11,878 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- JOYCE + 3,350 28.2 64,664 73.6 Ewings 8,528 71.8 23,159 26.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,878 87,823 23.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- There was a notional two-party swing of 7.2% from Labor to the Nationals. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barnaby Thomas Gerard Joyce (born 1967): Elected 2013, 2016. Election ruled void 2017. Elected 2017 by Deputy Prime Minister 6 December 2017 to 26 February 2018 Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources 6 December 2017 to 20 December 2017 Minister for Infrastructure and Transport 20 December 2017 to 26 February 2018 Leader of The Nationals to 26 February 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joyce resigned his portfolios and as Leader of The Nationals after it was revealed that he had fathered a child with a member of his staff. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Glen Innes, Scone, Tamworth, Tenterfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 majority: Nationals over Independent 08.5 2017 two-party by-election majority: Nationals over Labor 26.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 111,893 +02.3 Votes cast: 104,440 93.3 -00.1 Informal votes: 7,120 06.8 -00.2 Formal votes: 97,320 93.2 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Natasha Ledger 3,071 03.2 Julie Collins CDP 2,215 02.3 +00.9 Yvonne Langenberg ALP 12,410 12.8 +05.7 Hon Barnaby JOYCE * Nat 53,348 54.8 +02.5 Tony Lonergan Grn 4,311 04.4 +01.5 Adam Blakester 13,804 14.2 Rob Taber 3,702 03.8 Cindy Duncan UAP 4,459 04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 97,320 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Collins's 2,215 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ledger 310 14.0 3,381 03.5 Langenberg 141 06.4 12,551 12.9 JOYCE * 985 44.5 54,333 55.8 Lonergan 82 03.7 4,393 04.5 Blakester 264 11.9 14,068 14.5 Taber 185 08.4 3,887 04.0 Duncan 248 11.2 4,707 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,215 97,320 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Ledger's 3,381 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Langenberg 935 27.7 13,486 13.9 JOYCE * 404 12.0 54,737 56.2 Lonergan 234 06.9 4,627 04.8 Blakester 1,033 30.6 15,101 15.5 Taber 523 15.5 4,410 04.5 Duncan 252 07.5 4,959 05.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,381 97,320 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Taber's 4,410 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Langenberg 469 10.6 13,955 14.3 JOYCE * 749 17.0 55,486 57.0 Lonergan 247 05.6 4,874 05.0 Blakester 2,379 54.0 17,480 18.0 Duncan 566 12.8 5,525 05.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,410 97,320 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Lonergan's 4,874 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Langenberg 1,934 39.7 15,889 16.3 JOYCE * 603 12.4 56,089 57.6 Blakester 1,948 40.0 19,428 20.0 Duncan 389 08.0 5,914 06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,874 97,320 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Duncan's 5,914 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Langenberg 775 13.1 16,664 17.1 JOYCE * 2,056 34.8 58,145 59.8 Blakester 3,083 52.1 22,511 23.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,914 97,320 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Langenberg's 16,664 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- JOYCE * 4,492 27.0 62,637 64.4 Blakester 12,172 73.0 34,683 35.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 16,664 97,320 14.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barnaby Thomas Gerard Joyce (born 1967): Elected 2013, 2016. Election voided 2017. Elected 2017 by, 2019 Deputy Prime Minister from 22 June 2021 Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development from 22 June 2021 Leader of the Nationals from 21 June 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joyce returned to the leadership of the Nationals after successfully challenging Michael McCormack in a party-room ballot. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Glen Innes, Scone, Tamworth, Tenterfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-candidate majority: Nationals over Independent 14.4 2019 notional two-party majority: Nationals over Labor 17.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 113,303 +01.3 Votes cast: 103,766 91.6 -01.7 Informal votes: 6,494 06.3 -00.6 Formal votes: 97,272 93.7 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pavlo Samios LDP 3,174 03.3 Cindy Duncan UAP 2,545 02.6 -02.0 Natasha Ledger 2,708 02.8 Hon Barnaby JOYCE * Nat 51,036 52.5 -02.3 Matt Sharpham 7,659 07.9 Richard Thomas PHON 4,570 04.7 Carol Sparks Grn 7,524 07.7 +03.3 Laura Hughes ALP 18,056 18.6 +05.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 97,272 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Duncan's 2,545 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Samios 287 11.3 3,461 03.6 Ledger 382 15.0 3,090 03.2 JOYCE * 442 17.4 51,478 52.9 Sharpham 260 10.2 7,919 08.1 Thomas 878 34.5 5,448 05.6 Sparks 116 04.6 7,640 07.9 Hughes 180 07.1 18,236 18.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,545 97,272 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Ledger's 3,090 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Samios 268 08.7 3,729 03.8 JOYCE * 385 12.5 51,863 53.3 Sharpham 1,653 53.5 9,572 09.8 Thomas 184 06.0 5,632 05.8 Sparks 286 09.3 7,926 08.2 Hughes 314 10.2 18,550 19.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,090 97,272 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Samios's 3,729 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- JOYCE * 1,893 50.8 53,756 55.3 Sharpham 751 20.1 10,323 10.6 Thomas 538 14.4 6,170 06.3 Sparks 177 04.8 8,103 08.3 Hughes 370 09.9 18,920 19.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,729 97,272 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Thomas's 6,170 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- JOYCE * 2,174 35.2 55,930 57.5 Sharpham 2,714 44.0 13,037 13.4 Sparks 573 09.3 8,676 08.9 Hughes 709 11.5 19,629 20.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,170 97,272 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Sparks's 8,676 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- JOYCE * 876 10.1 56,806 58.4 Sharpham 1,940 22.4 14,977 15.4 Hughes 5,861 67.6 25,489 26.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,676 97,272 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Sharpham's 14,977 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- JOYCE * 7,816 52.2 64,622 66.4 Hughes 7,161 47.8 32,650 33.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,977 97,272 16.4 01.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barnaby Thomas Gerard Joyce (born 1967): Elected 2013, 2016. Election voided 2017. Elected 2017 by, 2019, 2022 Deputy Prime Minister to 23 May 2022 Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development to 23 May 2022 Leader of the Nationals to 30 May 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joyce was deposed from the Nationals leadership in a party-room ballot after the election, and was succeeded by David Littleproud. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 MAY 2025 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Armidale, Glen Innes, Scone, Tamworth, Tenterfield -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 two-candidate majority: Nationals over Labor 16.4 Effect of 2024 redistribution: 01.2 shift to Labor 2025 notional two-candidate majority: Nationals over Labor 15.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 131,238 +15.8 Votes cast: 120,162 91.6 00.0 Informal votes: 5,816 04.8 -01.6 Formal votes: 114,316 95.2 +01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Barnaby JOYCE * Nat 59,711 52.2 +01.4 Wendy Wales Grn 9,023 07.9 +00.4 Natasha Ledger 4,240 03.7 Laura Hughes Labor 23,233 20.3 +00.4 Holly Masters FFA 3,646 03.2 Todd Juchau ToP 3,106 02.7 +00.1 Brent Larkham PHON 11,387 10.0 +04.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 114,316 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Juchau's 3,106 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- JOYCE * 640 20.6 60,351 52.8 Wales 115 03.7 9,138 08.0 Ledger 275 08.9 4,515 04.0 Hughes 194 06.3 23,427 20.5 Masters 373 12.0 4,019 03.5 Larkham 1,509 48.6 12,896 11.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,106 114,316 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Masters's 4,019 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- JOYCE * 768 19.1 61,119 53.5 Wales 344 08.6 9,482 08.3 Ledger 800 19.9 5,315 04.7 Hughes 524 13.0 23,951 21.0 Larkham 1,583 39.4 14,479 12.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,019 114,316 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Ledger's 5,315 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- JOYCE * 1,190 22.4 62,309 54.5 Wales 1,339 25.2 10,821 09.5 Hughes 1,493 28.1 25,444 22.3 Larkham 1,293 24.3 15,772 13.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,315 114,316 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Wales's 10,821 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- JOYCE * 1,956 18.1 64,265 56.2 Hughes 7,713 71.3 33,157 29.0 Larkham 1,152 10.7 16,924 14.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,821 114,316 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Larkham's 16,924 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- JOYCE * 12,415 73.4 76,680 67.1 Hughes 4,509 26.6 37,666 32.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 16,924 114,316 17.1 01.9 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barnaby Thomas Gerard Joyce (born 1967): Elected 2013, 2016. Election voided 2017. Elected 2017 by, 2019, 2022, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------- In November 2005 Joyce resigned from the Nationals, and in December he joined Pauline Hanson's One Nation. He announced that he would contest the Senate for that party at the next election. --------------------------------------------------------------------