ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF NORTH SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 29-30 MARCH 1901 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Crows Nest, Gordon, Manly, Mosman -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 15,100 Votes cast: 11,044 73.1 Informal votes: 145 01.3 Formal votes: 10,899 98.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Clark 4,315 39.6 Dugald THOMSON FT 6,584 60.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,899 10.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clark was NSW MLA for St Leonards 1891-94, Willoughby 1894-95, St Leonards 1895-1904, 1907-10. He was an independent free trade candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dugald Thomson (1848-1922): Elected 1901 Born: 28 December 1848, London, England. Career: Migrated as child. Primary education. Seaman, shipping clerk. Partner in shipping firm, ferry operator. Philanthropist. Colonial politics: NSW MLA for Warringah 1894-1901. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1903 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Crows Nest, Gordon, Manly, Mosman -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1901 majority: Free Trade over Independent 10.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,037 +158.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dugald THOMSON * FT Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dugald Thomson (1848-1922): Elected 1901, 1903 Minister for Home Affairs 18 August 1904 to 5 July 1905 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 DECEMBER 1906 ==================================================================== Sydney suburban: Chatswood, Crows Nest, Manly, Mosman -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1903 majority: none (Free Trade unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 29,320 -24.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Dugald THOMSON * AS Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dugald Thomson (1848-1922): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906 Thomson retired in 1910. Later career: Shipowner and philanthropist. Died 27 November 1922 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 APRIL 1910 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Chatswood, Crows Nest, Manly, Mosman -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 majority: none (Anti-Socialist unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,501 +31.3 Votes cast: 23,677 61.5 Informal votes: 300 01.3 Formal votes: 23,377 98.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon George EDWARDS + Lib 15,233 65.2 John Steel 294 01.3 Percy Tighe ALP 7,850 33.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 23,377 15.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edwards was member for South Sydney 1901-06. -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Bertrand Edwards (1855-1911): Elected 1901, 1903. Retired 1906. Elected 1910 Died 4 February 1911 (see By-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 11 MARCH 1911 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Chatswood, Crows Nest, Manly, Mosman -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the death of Hon George Edwards -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 15.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,550 +02.7 Votes cast: 16,210 41.0 -20.5 Informal votes: 86 00.5 -00.8 Formal votes: 16,124 99.5 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen O'Brien ALP 4,437 27.5 -06.1 Granville RYRIE + Lib 11,687 72.5 +07.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 16,124 22.5 06.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Granville de Laune Ryrie (1865-1937): Elected 1911 By Born: 1 July 1865, Michelago, NSW. Career: Educated King's School, Parramatta. Station manager, landowner. Military service 1900-01. State politics: NSW MLA for Queanbeyan 1906-10. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 31 MAY 1913 ==================================================================== Sydney suburban: Manly, Milsons Point, Mosman, North Sydney -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 15.8 Effect of 1912 redistribution: 02.2 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 18.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,842 +16.5 Votes cast: 32,809 73.2 +11.7 Informal votes: 1,511 04.6 +03.3 Formal votes: 31,298 95.4 -03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Granville RYRIE * Lib 21,639 69.1 +01.8 Martin Shannon ALP 9,659 30.9 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 31,298 19.1 01.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Granville de Laune Ryrie (1865-1937): Elected 1911 By, 1913 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 SEPTEMBER 1914 ==================================================================== Sydney suburban: Manly, Milsons Point, Mosman, North Sydney -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1913 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 19.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 47,331 +05.6 Votes cast: 30,170 63.7 -09.5 Informal votes: 853 02.8 -01.8 Formal votes: 29,317 97.2 +01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roland Bradley ALP 9,507 32.4 +01.5 Granville RYRIE * Lib 19,810 67.6 -01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 29,317 17.6 01.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Granville de Laune Ryrie (1865-1937): Elected 1911 By, 1913, 1914 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MAY 1917 ==================================================================== Sydney suburban: Manly, Milsons Point, Mosman, North Sydney -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1914 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 17.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 50,481 +06.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Granville RYRIE * Nat Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Granville de Laune Ryrie (1865-1937): Elected 1911 By, 1913, 1914, 1917 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1919 ==================================================================== Sydney suburban: Manly, Milsons Point, Mosman, North Sydney -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 majority: none (Nationalist unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,237 +05.5 Votes cast: 35,639 66.9 Informal votes: 643 01.8 Formal votes: 34,996 98.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cecil Murphy ALP 8,558 24.5 Granville RYRIE * Nat 26,438 75.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 34,996 25.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murphy was NSW MLA for North Shore 1920-27. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Granville de Laune Ryrie (1865-1937): Elected 1911 By, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919 Assistant Minister for Defence 4 February 1920 to 21 December 1921 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ryrie contested Warringah in 1922. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1922 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Artarmon, Chatswood, Crows Nest, Milsons Point -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 25.5 Effect of redistribution: 06.1 shift to ALP New notional majority: Nationalist over ALP 19.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,401 -16.6 Votes cast: 29,062 65.5 -01.4 Informal votes: 775 02.7 +00.9 Formal votes: 28,287 97.3 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Billy HUGHES * Nat 16,475 58.2 -11.2 Albert Piddington 11,812 41.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 28,287 08.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Hughes was member for West Sydney 1901-17 and for Bendigo, Victoria, 1917-22. 2. Piddington was NSW MLA for Tamworth 1895-98. He was a Constitutionalist candidate. He had a long-running feud with Hughes dating from 1913 when he had been offered a seat on the High Court but had withdrawn. He was President of the NSW Industrial Commission 1927-32. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Morris Hughes (1862-1952): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922 Prime Minister to 9 February 1923 Minister for External Affairs to 9 February 1923 Leader of the Nationalist Party to 9 February 1923 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hughes was forced to resign as Prime Minister following the Nationalists' loss of their majority at the elections. The Country Party leader, Page, refused to serve under him. This also entailed his resignation as Leader of the Nationalist Party. He was replaced in both offices by Bruce. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 14 NOVEMBER 1925 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Artarmon, Chatswood, Crows Nest, Milsons Point -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 majority: Nationalist over Independent 08.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 51,548 +16.1 Votes cast: 47,936 92.9 +27.4 Informal votes: 581 01.2 -01.5 Formal votes: 47,355 98.8 +01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Billy HUGHES * Nat 33,855 71.5 +13.3 Joseph Lamaro ALP 13,500 28.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 47,355 21.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lamaro was NSW MLA for Enmore 1927-30, Petersham 1930-32, Leichhardt 1932-34. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Morris Hughes (1862-1952): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 17 NOVEMBER 1928 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Artarmon, Chatswood, Crows Nest, Milsons Point -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1925 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 21.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 55,181 +07.0 Votes cast: 52,188 94.6 +01.7 Informal votes: 2,718 05.2 +03.0 Formal votes: 49,470 94.8 -03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Benjamin Howe ALP 16,736 33.8 +05.3 Rt Hon Billy HUGHES * Nat 32,734 66.2 -05.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 49,470 16.2 05.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Howe was NSW MLA for North Sydney 1930-32. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Morris Hughes (1862-1952): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- On 10 September 1929 Hughes was one of four Nationalist members who voted in committee against the Maritime Services Bill, leading to the fall of the Government. He was expelled from the Nationalist Party as a result. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 OCTOBER 1929 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Artarmon, Chatswood, Crows Nest, Milsons Point -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1928 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 16.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 58,053 +05.2 Votes cast: 55,528 95.7 +01.1 Informal votes: 1,169 02.1 -03.1 Formal votes: 54,359 97.9 +03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clifford Banks 618 01.1 Rt Hon Billy HUGHES * 33,263 61.2 Ernest Judd 180 03.3 Dr Lewis Nott + Nat 20,298 37.3 -28.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 54,359 16.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Hughes stood as an independent Nationalist candidate after having been expelled from the Nationalist Party. 2. Nott was member for Herbert, Queensland, 1925-28. 3. Banks was an independent Labor candidate. 4. Judd was a Socialist candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Morris Hughes (1862-1952): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hughes formed and led a short-lived Australian Party in 1930-31, then joined the UAP in March 1931. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 19 DECEMBER 1931 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Artarmon, Chatswood, Crows Nest, Milsons Point -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1929 majority: Independent over Nationalist 16.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 59,115 +01.8 Votes cast: 55,657 94.2 -01.5 Informal votes: 920 01.7 -00.5 Formal votes: 54,737 98.3 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Norman Cowper UAP 19,724 36.0 Rt Hon Billy Hughes * UAP 22,317 40.8 Lockhart Nelson ALPN 12,696 23.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 54,737 07.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Cowper was a prominent barrister and grandson of Hon Sir Charles Cowper, five times NSW Premier. His candidacy was a protest by some UAP supporters against Hughes's action in bringing down the Bruce government in 1929 2. Hughes stood for the UAP having been elected as an independent in 1929. He and Cowper were both endorsed UAP candidates (Sydney Morning Herald, 2 December 1931). 2. The combined UAP vote was 76.8%, an increase of 39.5% from the 37.3% polled by one Nationalist candidate in 1929. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Nelson's 12,696 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cowper 3,543 27.9 23,267 42.5 HUGHES * 9,153 72.1 31,470 57.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,696 54,737 07.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Morris Hughes (1862-1952): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 15 SEPTEMBER 1934 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Crows Nest, Lane Cove, Milsons Point, Willoughby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1931 two-party majority: UAP over UAP 07.5 Effect of 1934 redistribution: cannot be calculated -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 58,016 -01.9 Votes cast: 55,713 96.0 +0q.8 Informal votes: 1,112 02.0 +00.3 Formal votes: 54,601 09.0 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Billy HUGHES * UAP 35,532 65.1 Vincent Kelly DSC 6,385 11.7 Stanley Taylor ALPN 12,684 23.2 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 54,601 21.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- The UAP vote of 65.1% was a decrease of 12.2% from the 77.3% polled by two UAP candidates in 1931. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Morris Hughes (1862-1952): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934 Minister for Health 12 October 1934 to 6 November 1935 Minister for Repatriation 12 October 1934 to 6 November 1935 Vice-President of the Executive Council 12 October 1934 to 6 November 1935 Minister for Health from 6 February 1936 Minister for Repatriation from 6 February 1936 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The death of Hon David Watkins (see Newcastle) on 8 April 1935 left Hughes as the only member who had been elected to the House at the 1901 election. 2. Hughes resigned from the ministry at the insistence of Lyons after he published a book, "Australia and War Today", which contradicted government policy on the League of Nations. He was re- instated after a suitable period on the backbench. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 23 OCTOBER 1937 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Crows Nest, Lane Cove, Milsons Point, Willoughby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: UAP over ALP (NSW) 21.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 61,296 +05.7 Votes cast: 59,552 97.2 +01.2 Informal votes: 1,344 02.3 +00.3 Formal votes: 58,208 97.3 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Clayden ALP 16,254 27.9 Rt Hon Billy HUGHES * UAP 38,386 65.9 +00.8 Percival Minahan DSC 3,568 06.1 -05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58,208 19.0 e 02.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The ALP vote of 27.9% was an increase of 4.7% from the 23.2% polled by the ALP (NSW) in 1934. 2. The UAP majority over the ALP is compared with the UAP majority over the ALP (NSW) in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Morris Hughes (1862-1952): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937 Minister for Health to 29 November 1937 Minister for Repatriation to 29 November 1937 Minister for External Affairs 29 November 1937 to 26 April 1939 Minister in charge of Territories 29 November 1937 to 7 November 1938 Attorney-General from 20 March 1939 Minister for Industry from 20 March 1939 Deputy Leader of the United Australia Party from 26 April 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 SEPTEMBER 1940 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Crows Nest, Lane Cove, Milsons Point, Willoughby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 19.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 66,773 +08.9 Votes cast: 63,746 95.5 -01.7 Informal votes: 1,170 01.8 -00.5 Formal votes: 62,576 98.2 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Dooley ALP 9,704 15.5 -12.4 Rt Hon Billy HUGHES * UAP 38,381 61.3 -04.6 John Steel ALPNC 3,526 05.6 William Wilson SL 10,965 17.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 62,576 17.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Dooley was NSW MLA for Hartley 1907-20, Bathurst 1920-27. He was Premier of NSW 1921-22. 2. The combined ALP and ALP (NC) vote was 21.1%, a decrease of 6.8% from the 27.9% polled by the ALP in 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Morris Hughes (1862-1952): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940 Attorney-General to 7 October 1941 Minister for Industry to 28 October 1940 Minister for the Navy 28 October 1940 to 7 October 1941 Deputy Leader of the United Australia Party to 8 October 1941 Leader of the United Australia Party from 8 October 1941 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hughes was elected Leader of the UAP after Menzies's resignation. But in view of his age and the fact that he was increasingly deaf he agreed at a joint meeting of the Opposition parties that the Country Party leader, Fadden, should be Leader of the Opposition. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 1943 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Crows Nest, Lane Cove, Milsons Point, Willoughby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: UAP over SL 17.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 72,452 +08.5 Votes cast: 71,269 98.4 +02.9 Informal votes: 3,323 04.7 +02.5 Formal votes: 67,946 95.3 -02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric Bentley 3,349 04.9 Leo Haylen ALP 24,289 35.7 +20.2 Rt Hon Billy Hughes * UAP 29,962 44.1 -17.2 Jack Lewis OPA 938 01.4 John Miles CPA 2,821 04.2 Oliver Partington 455 00.7 Patrick Williams 6,132 09.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 67,946 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP vote of 35.7% was an increase of 14.6% from the combined vote of 21.1% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NC) in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Partington's 455 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bentley 110 24.2 3,459 05.1 Haylen 74 16.3 24,363 35.9 Hughes * 80 17.6 30,042 44.2 Lewis 30 06.6 968 01.4 Miles 41 09.0 2,862 04.2 Williams 120 26.4 6,252 09.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 455 67,946 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Lewis's 968 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bentley 173 17.9 3,632 05.3 Haylen 170 17.6 24,533 36.1 Hughes * 366 37.8 30,408 44.8 Miles 74 07.6 2,936 04.3 Williams 185 19.1 6,437 09.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 968 67,946 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Miles's 2,936 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bentley 224 07.6 3,856 05.7 Haylen 2,299 78.3 26,832 39.5 Hughes * 135 04.6 30,543 45.0 Williams 278 09.5 6,715 09.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,936 67,946 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Bentley's 3,856 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Haylen 1,879 48.7 28,711 42.3 Hughes * 1,176 30.5 31,719 46.7 Williams 801 20.8 7,516 11.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,856 67,946 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Williams's 7,516 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Haylen 3,169 42.2 31,880 46.9 HUGHES * 4,347 57.8 36,066 53.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,516 67,946 03.1 14.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Morris Hughes (1862-1952): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943 Leader of the United Australia Party to 22 September 1943 Deputy Leader of the United Australia Party 22 September 1943 to 14 April 1944 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hughes resigned as Leader of the UAP after the elections and as Deputy Leader the following year. It was the last time he held office of any kind, after a frontbench career spanning almost exactly 40 years. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 SEPTEMBER 1946 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Crows Nest, Lane Cove, Milsons Point, Willoughby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1943 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 77,645 +07.2 Votes cast: 74,595 96.1 -02.3 Informal votes: 1,503 02.0 -02.7 Formal votes: 73,092 98.0 +02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leo Haylen ALP 32,247 44.1 +08.4 Rt Hon Billy HUGHES * Lib 40,845 55.9 +11.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 73,092 05.9 02.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Morris Hughes (1862-1952): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946 Hughes contested Bradfield in 1949. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Crows Nest, Milsons Point, North Sydney, Willoughby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1946 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 05.9 Effect of 1948 redistribution: 08.3 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,389 -48.0 Votes cast: 39,422 97.6 +01.3 Informal votes: 831 02.1 -00.1 Formal votes: 38,591 97.9 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Norman Ferguson ALPN 1,205 03.1 Leo Haylen + ALP 16,094 41.7 -10.7 William JACK Lib 19,650 50.9 +03.3 Patrick Williams 1,642 04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,591 03.3 e 05.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Mathers Jack (1892-1982): Elected 1949 Born: 1 May 1892, Dundee, Scotland. Career: Primary education Dundee. Apprentice grocer at 14. To Australia 1912. Grocer and businessman, North Sydney. Willoughby Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Crows Nest, Milsons Point, North Sydney, Willoughby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 03.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,180 -00.5 Votes cast: 38,737 96.4 -01.2 Informal votes: 643 01.7 -00.4 Formal votes: 38,094 98.3 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William JACK * Lib 22,110 58.0 +07.1 Eileen Powell ALP 15,984 42.0 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,094 08.0 04.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Mathers Jack (1892-1982): Elected 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Crows Nest, Milsons Point, North Sydney, Willoughby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,835 -03.3 Votes cast: 37,182 95.7 -00.7 Informal votes: 486 01.3 -00.4 Formal votes: 36,696 98.7 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leo Haylen ALP 16,916 46.1 +04.1 William JACK * Lib 19,780 53.9 -04.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,696 03.9 04.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Mathers Jack (1892-1982): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Crows Nest, Milsons Point, North Sydney, Willoughby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 03.9 Effect of 1955 redistribution: cannot be calculated -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,022 +13.4 Votes cast: 41,860 95.1 -00.6 Informal votes: 1,179 02.8 +01.5 Formal votes: 40,681 97.2 -01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William JACK * Lib 25,359 62.3 Joseph McNally ALP 15,322 37.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,681 12.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Mathers Jack (1892-1982): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The effect of the redistribution in North Sydney cannot be calculated because territory was added from Bradfield, which was uncontested in 1954. The seat was probably somewhat improved for the Liberals. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Crows Nest, Milsons Point, North Sydney, Willoughby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 12.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,504 -03.4 Votes cast: 40,321 94.9 -00.2 Informal votes: 1,336 03.3 +00.5 Formal votes: 38,985 96.7 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William JACK * Lib 22,273 57.1 -05.2 Gregory McGirr DLP 2,968 07.6 Edward McGregor 400 01.0 Jack Stephens ALP 13,344 34.2 -03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,985 13.7 e 01.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- McGirr was the nephew of Hon James McGirr, Labor Premier of NSW 1947-52. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Mathers Jack (1892-1982): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Crows Nest, Milsons Point, North Sydney, Willoughby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 13.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,283 -02.9 Votes cast: 38,949 94.3 -00.6 Informal votes: 805 02.1 -01.2 Formal votes: 38,144 97.9 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Fitzpatrick DLP 3,575 09.4 +01.8 Maurice Isaacs ALP 15,610 40.9 +06.7 William Jack * Lib 18,959 49.7 -07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,144 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Fitzpatrick's 3,575 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Isaacs 1,926 53.9 17,536 46.0 JACK * 1,649 46.1 20,608 54.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,575 38,144 04.0 09.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Mathers Jack (1892-1982): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Crows Nest, Milsons Point, North Sydney, Willoughby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,922 -00.9 Votes cast: 38,519 94.1 -00.2 Informal votes: 575 01.5 -00.6 Formal votes: 37,944 98.5 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Fitzpatrick DLP 2,035 05.4 -04.0 Maurice Isaacs ALP 13,417 35.4 -05.5 William JACK * Lib 22,492 59.3 +09.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,944 12.8 e 08.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Mathers Jack (1892-1982): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963 Jack retired at the 1966 election. Died 14 September 1982 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Crows Nest, Milsons Point, North Sydney, Willoughby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 12.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,467 -01.2 Votes cast: 37,612 92.9 -01.3 Informal votes: 1,694 04.5 +03.0 Formal votes: 35,918 95.5 -03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edmund Bateman DLP 2,391 06.7 +01.3 Joyce Duncan 720 02.0 Nicholas Gorshenin 391 01.1 Bruce GRAHAM + Lib 21,477 59.8 +00.5 John Grahame ALP 8,776 24.4 -11.0 Romualds Kemps 62 00.2 Federick Simpson LRG 1,940 05.4 David Wall 161 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 35,918 18.6 e 05.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Graham was member for St George 1949-54 and 1955-58. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce William Graham (1919-95): Elected 1949, 1951. Defeated 1954. Elected 1955. Defeated 1958. Elected 1966 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Chatswood, Neutral Bay, North Sydney, Willoughby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 18.6 e Effect of 1968 redistribution: 02.2 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over Labor 20.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 58,104 +43.6 Votes cast: 53,269 91.7 -01.2 Informal votes: 1,206 02.3 -02.2 Formal votes: 52,063 97.7 +02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce GRAHAM * Lib 29,933 57.5 -04.5 Romualds Kemps 984 01.9 Reginald Lawson DLP 2,622 05.0 -01.7 Mervyn Page ALP 18,524 35.6 +13.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 52,063 12.5 e 08.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce William Graham (1919-95): Elected 1949, 1951. Defeated 1954. Elected 1955. Defeated 1958. Elected 1966, 1969 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Chatswood, Neutral Bay, North Sydney, Willoughby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 12.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 56,942 -02.0 Votes cast: 52,423 92.1 -02.9 Informal votes: 919 01.8 -00.1 Formal votes: 51,504 98.2 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Feros AP 4,197 08.1 Michael Fitzpatrick DLP 2,351 04.6 -00.4 Bruce GRAHAM * Lib 26,043 50.6 -06.9 Romualds Kemps 247 00.5 Brian Maguire ALP 18,666 36.2 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 51,504 08.4 e 04.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce William Graham (1919-95): Elected 1949, 1951. Defeated 1954. Elected 1955. Defeated 1958. Elected 1966, 1969, 1972 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Chatswood, Neutral Bay, North Sydney, Willoughby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 58,535 +02.8 Votes cast: 54,175 92.6 -00.5 Informal votes: 1,202 02.2 +00.4 Formal votes: 52,973 97.8 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Feros AP 2,609 04.9 -03.2 Bruce GRAHAM * Lib 30,155 56.9 +06.3 Patrick Healy ALP 19,883 37.5 +01.3 Romualds Kemps 326 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 52,973 08.9 e 00.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce William Graham (1919-95): Elected 1949, 1951. Defeated 1954. Elected 1955. Defeated 1958. Elected 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Chatswood, Neutral Bay, North Sydney, Willoughby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 59,863 +02.3 Votes cast: 55,838 93.3 +00.7 Informal votes: 944 01.7 -00.5 Formal votes: 54,894 98.3 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce GRAHAM * Lib 35,009 63.8 +06.9 Patrick Healy ALP 17,959 32.7 -04.8 Romualds Kemps 362 00.7 Peter Sawyer 1,564 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 54,894 16.4 e 07.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce William Graham (1919-95): Elected 1949, 1951. Defeated 1954. Elected 1955. Defeated 1958. Elected 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Neutral Bay, North Sydney, Willoughby, Wollstonecraft -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 16.4 e Effect of 1977 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 71,949 +20.2 Votes cast: 66,688 92.7 -00.6 Informal votes: 1,503 02.3 +00.5 Formal votes: 65,185 97.7 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Corrie 1,672 02.6 Bruce GRAHAM * Lib 38,176 58.6 -05.2 John Maher 1,073 01.6 Maurice May ALP 17,111 26.2 -06.5 John Pierce AD 7,153 11.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65,185 17.3 e 00.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce William Graham (1919-95): Elected 1949, 1951. Defeated 1954. Elected 1955. Defeated 1958. Elected 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977 Graham retired at the 1980 election. Died 18 February 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Neutral Bay, North Sydney, Willoughby, Wollstonecraft -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 17.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,082 -02.6 Votes cast: 63,090 90.0 -02.7 Informal votes: 1,410 02.2 -00.1 Formal votes: 61,680 97.8 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Maxine Broughton ALP 19,223 31.2 +05.0 Josephine Chisholm-Mallett 737 01.2 Peter Corrie 1,131 01.8 -00.8 John SPENDER + Lib 37,016 60.0 +01.4 Anita Stiller AD 3,573 05.8 -05.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,680 14.5 e 02.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Michael Spender (1935-2022): Elected 1980 Born: 2 December 1935, Sydney Career: Educated Yale University. Barrister. Son of Hon Sir Percy Spender MP. Father of Allegra Spender MP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Neutral Bay, North Sydney, Willoughby, Wollstonecraft -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 14.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 68,308 -02.5 Votes cast: 62,878 92.1 +02.1 Informal votes: 1,214 01.9 -00.3 Formal votes: 61,664 98.1 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rodney Dominish AD 5,024 08.1 +02.3 Kirk McKenzie ALP 21,096 34.2 +03.0 John SPENDER * Lib 35,544 57.6 -02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,664 10.4 e 04.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Michael Spender (born 1935): Elected 1980, 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Artarmon, North Sydney, St Leonards, Willoughby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 10.4 e Effect of 1984 redistribution: 01.2 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 11.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 69,728 +02.1 Votes cast: 63,880 91.6 -00.5 Informal votes: 3,190 05.0 +03.1 Formal votes: 60,690 95.0 -03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rod Dominish AD 6,331 10.4 +02.3 Philip Kelso ALP 19,780 32.6 -00.4 John SPENDER * Lib 34,579 57.0 -01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 60,690 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Dominish's 6,331 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kelso 3,886 61.4 23,666 39.0 SPENDER * 2,441 38.6 37,020 61.0 (exhausted 4 4 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,331 60,690 11.0 00.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Michael Spender (1935-2022): Elected 1980, 1983, 1984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Artarmon, North Sydney, St Leonards, Willoughby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 11.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 71,647 +02.8 Votes cast: 64,450 90.0 -01.6 Informal votes: 2,461 03.8 -01.2 Formal votes: 61,989 96.2 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rod Dominish AD 7,396 11.9 +01.5 John SPENDER * Lib 36,290 58.5 +01.5 Eddie Britt ALP 18,303 29.5 -03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,989 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Britt was NSW MLA for Willoughby 1978-81. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Dominish's 7,396 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SPENDER * 3,525 47.7 39,815 64.2 Britt 3,871 52.3 22,174 35.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,396 61,989 14.2 03.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Michael Spender (1935-2022): Elected 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Artarmon, North Sydney, St Leonards, Willoughby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 14.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 65,541 -08.5 Votes cast: 61,989 94.6 +04.6 Informal votes: 1,111 01.8 -02.0 Formal votes: 60,878 98.2 +02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ted Mack 27,116 44.5 Chrissa Loukas ALP 7,240 11.9 -17.6 John Spender * Lib 24,582 40.4 -18.1 Graeme MacLennan AD 1,940 03.2 -08.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 60,878 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: MacLennan's 1,940 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mack 1,066 55.1 28,182 46.3 Loukas 528 27.3 7,768 12.8 Spender * 340 17.6 24,922 40.9 (exhausted 6 6 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,940 60,878 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Loukas's 7,768 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MACK 6,910 89.0 35,092 57.7 Spender * 850 11.0 25,772 42.3 (exhausted 8 14 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,768 60,878 07.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > John Michael Spender (born 1935): Elected 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987. Defeated 1990 Later career: Ambassador to France 1996-2000. Died 13 October 2022 > Edward Carrington Mack (1933-2018): Elected 1990 Born: 20 December 1933, Sydney Career: Educated University of New South Wales. Architect. Military service 1951-52. North Sydney City Council, Mayor 1980-88. State politics: NSW MLA for North Shore 1981-88 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. A distribution of Mack's preferences gave Spender a notional two- party majority over Loukas of 8.4%. This represented a notional swing of 5.8% to the ALP. 2. Mack was the first independent member elected to the House of Representatives since 1966, and the first elected since 1940 without Having previously been elected as a member of a political party. ------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Artarmon, North Sydney, St Leonards, Willoughby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 majority: Independent over Liberal 07.7 Effect of redistribution: see notes below -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 81,050 +23.7 Votes cast: 76,642 94.6 00.0 Informal votes: 1,559 02.0 +00.2 Formal votes: 75,083 98.0 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stuart Caraill 877 01.2 Richard Elstonie ALP 12,759 17.0 +02.7 Bruce McNeilly Lib 34,490 45.9 +01.7 Ted Mack * 26,535 35.3 +01.0 Ian Stokes 422 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 75,083 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Stokes's 422 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Caraill 70 16.7 947 01.3 Elstonie 60 14.3 12,819 17.1 McNeilly 64 15.3 34,554 46.0 Mack * 225 53.7 26,760 35.6 (exhausted 3 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 422 75,083 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Caraill's 947 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Elstonie 392 41.7 13,211 17.6 McNeilly 227 24.1 34,781 46.3 Mack * 322 34.2 27,082 36.1 (exhausted 6 9 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 947 75,083 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Elstonie's 13,211 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McNeilly 1,373 10.4 36,154 48.2 MACK * 11,830 89.6 38,912 51.8 (exhausted 8 17 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,211 75,083 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Carrington Mack (1933-2018): Elected 1990, 1993 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The redistribution weakened the seat for Mack vis-a-vis the Liberals, producing a notional Liberal majority over Independent of 3.0%. There was a swing in 1993 of 4.8% from Liberal to Independent. 2. The notional two-party Liberal majority in 1990 was 8.4%, a majority altered to 12.0% by the redistribution. In 1993 the notional two-party Liberal majority was 9.5%. There was thus a notional two-party swing in 1993 of 2.5% from Liberal to ALP. 3. Mack retired at the 1996 election. Later career: Elected Delegate to the 1998 Constitutional Convention Died 6 November 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Artarmon, North Sydney, St Leonards, Willoughby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: Independent over Liberal 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 85,921 +06.0 Votes cast: 81,741 95.1 +00.5 Informal votes: 2,081 02.6 +00.6 Formal votes: 79,660 97.4 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joe HOCKEY Lib 45,634 57.3 +11.4 Linda Wade AD 7,947 10.0 Richard Tanner 2,908 03.7 George Carter Grn 3,039 03.8 Julie Owens ALP 20,132 25.3 +08.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 79,660 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Tanner's 2,908 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HOCKEY 1,214 42.4 46,848 58.8 Wade 762 26.6 8,709 10.9 Carter 444 15.5 3,483 04.4 Owens 445 15.5 20,577 25.8 (exhausted 43 43 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,908 79,660 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Carter's 3,483 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HOCKEY 532 15.5 47,380 59.5 Wade 1,925 56.1 10,634 13.4 Owens 976 28.4 21,553 27.1 (exhausted 50 93 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,483 79,660 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Wade's 10,634 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HOCKEY 4,471 44.0 51,851 65.6 Owens 5,691 56.0 27,244 34.4 (exhausted 472 565 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,634 79,660 15.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Benedict Hockey (born 1965): Elected 1996 Born: 2 August 1965, Sydney Career: Educated Sydney University. Lawyer. President NSW Young Liberals. Director of Policy to NSW Premier, Hon John Fahey MLA. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Artarmon, North Sydney, St Leonards, Willoughby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 15.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 86,882 +01.1 Votes cast: 81,629 93.9 -01.2 Informal votes: 2,676 03.3 +00.7 Formal votes: 78,953 96.7 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Woodroffe Grn 3,106 03.9 +00.1 Henry Pong 3,727 04.7 Roger Bourne CDP 698 00.9 Glenn Russell 136 00.2 Joe HOCKEY * Lib 42,887 54.3 -03.0 John Hockley ON 2,270 02.9 Anthony Spain AD 5,726 07.2 -02.7 Julie Owens ALP 20,403 25.8 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 78,953 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Owens, see Parramatta 2001. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Russell's 136 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Woodroffe 29 21.3 3,135 04.0 Pong 23 16.9 3,750 04.7 Bourne 20 14.7 718 00.9 HOCKEY * 26 19.1 42,913 54.4 Hockley 10 07.4 2,280 02.9 Spain 15 11.0 5,741 07.3 Owens 13 09.6 20,416 25.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 136 78,953 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Bourne's 718 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Woodroffe 60 08.4 3,195 04.0 Pong 147 20.5 3,897 04.9 HOCKEY * 312 43.5 43,225 54.7 Hockley 46 06.4 2,326 02.9 Spain 71 09.9 5,812 07.4 Owens 82 11.4 20,498 26.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 718 78,953 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Hockley's 2,326 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Woodroffe 315 13.5 3,510 04.4 Pong 74 03.2 3,971 05.0 HOCKEY * 1,136 48.8 44,361 56.2 Spain 373 16.0 6,185 07.8 Owens 428 18.4 20,926 26.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,326 78,953 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Woodroffe's 3,510 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pong 843 24.0 4,814 06.1 HOCKEY * 481 13.7 44,842 56.8 Spain 1,473 42.0 7,658 09.7 Owens 713 20.3 21,639 27.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,510 78,953 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Pong's 4,814 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HOCKEY * 1,143 23.7 45,985 58.2 Spain 972 20.2 8,630 10.9 Owens 2,699 56.1 24,338 30.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,814 78,953 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Spain's 8,630 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HOCKEY * 3,139 36.4 49,124 62.2 Owens 5,491 63.6 29,829 37.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,630 78,953 12.2 03.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Benedict Hockey (born 1965): Elected 1996, 1998 Minister for Financial Services and Regulation from 21 October 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Artarmon, Gladesville, Lane Cove, North Sydney -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 12.2 Effect of redistribution: 00.5 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 12.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 88,388 +01.7 Votes cast: 82,299 93.1 -00.8 Informal votes: 3,310 04.0 +00.7 Formal votes: 78,989 96.0 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Colin Ward CTA 1,227 01.5 +00.8 Hon Joe HOCKEY * Lib 44,995 57.0 +01.8 Bryan McGuire AD 6,528 08.3 +01.1 Mike Steel Grn 6,053 07.7 +03.8 Brian Lam 861 01.1 -02.9 Frances Tierney ALP 19,325 24.5 -01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 78,989 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Lam's 861 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ward 59 06.8 1,286 01.6 HOCKEY * 164 19.0 45,159 57.2 McGuire 121 14.0 6,649 08.4 Steel 215 25.0 6,268 07.9 Tierney 302 35.1 19,627 24.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 861 78,989 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Ward's 1,286 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HOCKEY * 788 61.3 45,947 58.2 McGuire 187 14.5 6,836 08.6 Steel 164 12.7 6,432 08.6 Tierney 147 11.4 19,774 25.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,286 78,989 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Steel's 6,432 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HOCKEY * 812 12.6 46,759 59.2 McGuire 3,964 61.6 10,800 13.7 Tierney 1,656 25.7 21,430 27.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,432 78,989 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: McGuire's 10,800 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HOCKEY * 3,175 29.4 49,934 63.2 Tierney 7,625 70.6 29,055 36.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,800 78,989 13.2 00.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Benedict Hockey (born 1965): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001 Minister for Financial Services and Regulation to 26 November 2001 Minister for Small Business and Tourism from 26 November 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Artarmon, Gladesville, Lane Cove, North Sydney -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 13.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 89,083 +00.8 Votes cast: 83,233 93.4 +00.3 Informal votes: 3,034 03.7 -00.3 Formal votes: 80,199 96.3 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Joe HOCKEY * Lib 45,105 56.2 -00.7 Fran Teirney ALP 21,864 27.3 +02.8 Edwina Cowdery 1,884 02.3 Ted Nixon Grn 9,890 12.3 +04.7 Jan De Voogd AD 1,456 01.8 -06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 80,199 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: De Voogd's 1,456 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HOCKEY * 286 19.6 45,391 56.6 Teirney 250 17.2 22,114 27.6 Cowdery 286 19.6 2,170 02.7 Nixon 634 43.5 10,524 13.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,456 80,199 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Cowdery's 2,170 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HOCKEY * 746 34.4 46,137 57.5 Teirney 582 26.8 22,696 28.3 Nixon 842 38.8 11,366 14.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,170 80,199 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Nixon's 11,366 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HOCKEY * 2,008 17.7 48,145 60.0 Teirney 9,358 82.3 32,054 40.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,366 80,199 10.0 03.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Benedict Hockey (born 1965): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004 Minister for Small Business and Tourism to 25 October 2004 Minister for Human Services from 25 October 2004 Minister Assisting the Minister for Workplace Relations 10 August 2006 to 30 January 2007 Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations from 30 January 2007 Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service from 30 January 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== Sydney: Lane Cove, Neutral Bay, North Sydney, Willoughby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 10.0 Effect of 2006 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 94,163 +05.7 Votes cast: 88,324 93.8 +00.4 Informal votes: 3,061 03.5 -00.2 Formal votes: 85,263 96.5 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kundan Misra 245 00.3 Arie Baalbergen CDP 621 00.7 Marcus Aussie-Stone 526 00.6 Hon Joe HOCKEY * Lib 44,177 51.8 -04.4 Ted Nixon Grn 7,851 09.2 -03.1 Barry Thompson 1,119 01.3 John Cafferatta FF 352 00.4 Mike Bailey ALP 30,372 35.6 +08.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 85,263 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Misra's 245 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Baalbergen 131 53.5 752 00.9 Aussie-Stone 30 12.2 556 00.7 HOCKEY * 32 13.1 44,209 51.9 Nixon 10 04.1 7,861 09.2 Thompson 6 02.5 1,125 01.3 Cafferatta 11 04.5 363 00.4 Bailey 25 10.2 30,397 35.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 245 85,263 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Cafferatta's 363 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Baalbergen 98 27.0 850 01.0 Aussie-Stone 32 08.8 588 00.7 HOCKEY * 80 22.0 44,289 51.9 Nixon 38 10.5 7,899 09.3 Thompson 48 13.2 1,173 01.4 Bailey 67 10.2 30,464 35.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 363 85,263 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Aussie-Stone's 588 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Baalbergen 64 10.9 914 01.1 HOCKEY * 162 27.6 44,451 52.1 Nixon 173 29.4 8,072 09.5 Thompson 85 14.5 1,258 01.5 Bailey 104 17.7 30,568 35.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 588 85,263 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Baalbergen's 914 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HOCKEY * 581 63.6 45,032 52.8 Nixon 94 10.3 8,166 09.6 Thompson 75 14.5 1,333 01.6 Bailey 164 17.9 30,732 36.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 914 85,263 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Thompson's 1,333 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HOCKEY * 269 20.2 45,301 53.1 Nixon 769 57.7 8,935 10.5 Bailey 295 22.1 31,027 36.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,333 85,263 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Nixon's 8,935 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HOCKEY * 1,921 21.5 47,222 55.4 Bailey 7,014 78.5 38,041 44.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,935 85,263 05.4 04.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Benedict Hockey (born 1965): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007 Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations to 3 December 2007 Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service to 3 December 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== Sydney: Chatswood, Lane Cove, North Sydney, Willoughby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 05.4 Effect of 2009 redistribution: 00.1 shift to Liberal 2010 notional two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 97,567 +03.6 Votes cast: 89,695 91.9 -02.0 Informal votes: 3,986 04.4 +00.9 Formal votes: 85,709 95.6 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Joe HOCKEY * Lib 51,179 59.7 +07.9 Leta Webb ALP 18,961 22.1 -13.2 Daniel Pearce AD 1,275 01.5 Andrew Robjohns Grn 13,314 15.5 +06.0 Daniel Le FF 980 01.1 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 85,709 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Le's 980 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HOCKEY * 399 40.7 51,578 60.2 Webb 151 15.4 19,112 22.3 Pearce 176 18.0 1,451 01.7 Robjohns 254 25.9 13,568 15.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 980 85,709 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Pearce's 1,451 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HOCKEY * 403 27.8 51,981 60.7 Webb 387 26.7 19,499 22.8 Robjohns 661 45.6 14,229 16.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,451 85,709 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Robjohns's 14,229 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HOCKEY * 2,920 20.5 54,901 64.1 Webb 11,309 79.5 30,808 35.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,229 85,709 14.1 08.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Benedict Hockey (born 1965): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== Sydney: Chatswood, Lane Cove, North Sydney, Willoughby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 14.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 101,321 +03.8 Votes cast: 93,479 92.3 +00.4 Informal votes: 5,031 05.4 +01.0 Formal votes: 88,448 94.6 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Raheam Khan PUP 1,493 01.7 Hon Joe HOCKEY * Lib 53,991 61.0 +01.3 Alison Haines Grn 13,579 15.4 -00.2 Angus McCaffrey DLP 766 00.9 Peter Hayes ALP 17,727 20.0 -02.1 Maureen Guthrie CDP 892 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 88,448 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: McCaffrey's 766 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Khan 58 07.6 1,551 01.8 HOCKEY * 182 23.8 54,173 61.3 Haines 169 22.1 13,748 15.5 Hayes 227 29.6 17,954 20.3 Guthrie 130 17.0 1,022 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 766 88,448 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Guthrie's 1,022 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Khan 147 14.4 1,698 01.9 HOCKEY * 553 54.1 54,726 61.9 Haines 107 10.5 13,855 15.7 Hayes 215 21.0 18,169 20.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,022 88,448 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Khan's 1,698 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HOCKEY * 896 52.8 55,622 62.9 Haines 438 25.8 14,293 16.2 Hayes 364 21.4 18,533 21.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,698 88,448 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Haines's 14,293 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HOCKEY * 2,652 18.6 58,274 65.9 Hayes 11,641 81.5 30,174 34.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,293 88,448 15.9 01.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Benedict Hockey (born 1965): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013 Treasurer 18 September 2013 to 21 September 2015 Resigned seat 23 October 2015 (see by-elections) Later career: Ambassador to the United States 2016-20. -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 5 DECEMBER 2015 ==================================================================== Following the resignation of Hon Joe Hockey -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sydney: Chatswood, Lane Cove, North Sydney, Willoughby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 15.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 104,294 +02.9 Votes cast: 81,779 78.4 -13.9 Informal votes: 5,658 06.9 +01.5 Formal votes: 76,121 93.1 -01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lou Pollard 1,400 01.8 William Bourke 2,189 02.9 Sam Kennard LDP 1,591 02.1 Kerry Bromson 815 01.1 James Jansson 513 00.7 Dr Arthur Chesterfield-Evans Grn 11,959 15.7 +00.4 Maryann Beregi 2,613 03.4 Silvana Nero CDP 1,917 02.5 +01.5 Robert Marks PUP 352 00.5 -01.2 Trent Zimmerman + Lib 36,690 48.2 -12.8 Stephen Ruff 14,303 18.8 Luke Freeman 815 01.1 Tim Bohm 964 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 76,121 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chesterfield-Evans was a NSW MLC (Democrats) 1998-2007. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Marks's 352 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pollard 17 04.8 1,417 01.9 Bourke 15 04.3 2,204 02.9 Kennard 19 05.4 1,610 02.1 Bromson 13 03.7 828 01.1 Jansson 12 03.4 525 00.7 Chesterfield-Evans 26 07.4 11,985 15.7 Beregi 23 06.5 2,636 03.5 Nero 45 12.8 1,962 02.6 Zimmerman + 115 32.7 36,805 48.4 Ruff 42 11.9 14,345 18.8 Freeman 8 02.3 823 01.1 Bohm 17 04.8 981 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 352 76,121 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Jansson's 525 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pollard 55 10.5 1,472 01.9 Bourke 45 08.6 2,249 03.0 Kennard 17 03.2 1,627 02.1 Bromson 38 07.2 866 01.1 Chesterfield-Evans 135 25.7 12,120 15.9 Beregi 41 07.8 2,677 03.5 Nero 5 01.0 1,967 02.6 Zimmerman + 62 11.8 36,867 48.4 Ruff 38 07.2 14,383 18.9 Freeman 17 03.2 840 01.1 Bohm 72 13.7 1,053 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 525 76,121 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Freeman's 840 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pollard 61 07.3 1,533 02.0 Bourke 52 06.2 2,301 03.0 Kennard 19 02.3 1,646 02.2 Bromson 42 05.0 908 01.2 Chesterfield-Evans 180 21.4 12,300 16.2 Beregi 43 05.1 2,720 03.6 Nero 10 01.2 1,977 02.6 Zimmerman + 145 17.3 37,012 48.6 Ruff 123 14.6 14,506 19.1 Bohm 165 19.6 1,218 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 840 76,121 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Bromson's 908 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pollard 105 11.6 1,638 02.2 Bourke 127 14.0 2,428 03.2 Kennard 61 06.7 1,707 02.2 Chesterfield-Evans 213 23.5 12,513 16.4 Beregi 65 07.2 2,785 03.7 Nero 17 01.9 1,994 02.6 Zimmerman + 125 13.8 37,137 48.8 Ruff 106 11.7 14,612 19.2 Bohm 89 08.8 1,307 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 908 76,121 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Bohm's 1,307 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pollard 198 15.2 1,836 02.4 Bourke 177 13.5 2,605 03.4 Kennard 45 03.4 1,752 02.3 Chesterfield-Evans 209 16.0 12,722 16.7 Beregi 79 06.0 2,864 03.8 Nero 53 04.1 2,047 02.7 Zimmerman + 241 18.4 37,378 49.1 Ruff 305 23.3 14,917 19.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,307 76,121 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Kennard's 1,752 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pollard 109 06.2 1,945 02.6 Bourke 320 18.3 2,925 03.8 Chesterfield-Evans 235 13.4 12,957 17.0 Beregi 157 09.0 3,021 04.0 Nero 110 06.3 2,157 02.8 Zimmerman + 618 35.3 37,996 49.9 Ruff 203 11.6 15,120 19.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,752 76,121 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Pollard's 1,945 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bourke 893 45.9 3,818 05.0 Chesterfield-Evans 465 23.9 13,422 17.6 Beregi 179 09.2 3,200 04.2 Nero 62 03.2 2,219 02.9 ZIMMERMAN + 158 08.1 38,154 50.1 Ruff 188 09.7 15,308 20.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,945 76,121 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Nero's 2,219 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bourke 260 11.7 4,078 05.4 Chesterfield-Evans 208 09.4 13,630 17.9 Beregi 280 12.6 3,480 04.6 ZIMMERMAN + 931 42.0 39,085 51.4 Ruff 540 24.3 15,848 20.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,219 76,121 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Beregi's 3,480 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bourke 840 24.1 4,918 06.5 Chesterfield-Evans 747 21.5 14,377 18.9 ZIMMERMAN + 658 18.9 39,743 52.2 Ruff 1,235 35.5 17,083 22.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,480 76,121 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 11th count: Bourke's 4,918 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chesterfield-Evans 2,336 47.5 16,713 22.0 ZIMMERMAN + 936 19.0 40,679 53.4 Ruff 1,646 33.5 18,729 24.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,918 76,121 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 12th count: Chesterfield-Evans's 16,713 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ZIMMERMAN + 5,169 30.9 45,848 60.2 Ruff 11,544 69.1 30,273 39.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 16,713 76,121 10.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Trent Moir Zimmerman (born 1968): Elected 2015 by Born: 15 October 1968, Sydney Career: Educated Sydney University. Ministerial adviser. North Sydney City Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== Sydney: Chatswood, Lane Cove, North Sydney, Willoughby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 15.8 2015 by-election two-candidate majority: Liberal over independent 10.2 Effect of 2016 redistribution: 00.1 to Labor 2016 notional two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 15.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 107,040 +05.6 Votes cast: 97,100 90.7 -01.6 Informal votes: 4,623 04.8 -00.6 Formal votes: 92,477 95.2 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen Ruff 11,829 12.8 Sharon Martin CDP 1,894 02.1 +01.1 Dr Arthur Chesterfield-Evans Grn 12,036 13.0 -02.5 Trent ZIMMERMAN * Lib 47,614 51.5 -09.4 Eddy Ku FF 649 00.7 Peter Hayes ALP 15,537 16.8 -03.2 Daniel Leahy LDP 1,289 01.4 James Coffey 1,629 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 92,477 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chesterfield-Evans was a NSW MLC (Democrats) 1998-2007. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Ku's 649 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ruff 92 14.2 11,921 12.9 Martin 133 20.5 2,027 02.2 Chesterfield-Evans 89 13.7 12,125 13.1 ZIMMERMAN * 142 21.9 47,756 51.6 Hayes 99 15.3 15,636 16.9 Leahy 39 06.0 1,328 01.4 Coffey 55 08.5 1,684 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 649 92,477 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Leahy's 1,328 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ruff 200 15.1 12,121 13.1 Martin 125 09.4 2,152 02.3 Chesterfield-Evans 91 06.9 12,216 13.2 ZIMMERMAN * 572 43.1 48,328 52.3 Hayes 185 13.9 15,821 17.1 Coffey 155 11.7 1,839 02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,328 92,477 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Coffey's 1,839 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ruff 547 29.7 12,668 13.7 Martin 65 03.5 2,217 02.4 Chesterfield-Evans 556 30.2 12,772 13.8 ZIMMERMAN * 320 17.4 48,648 52.6 Hayes 351 19.1 16,172 17.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,839 92,477 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Martin's 2,217 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ruff 857 38.7 13,525 14.6 Chesterfield-Evans 132 06.0 12,904 14.0 ZIMMERMAN * 1,077 48.6 49,725 53.8 Hayes 151 06.8 16,323 17.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,217 92,477 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Chesterfield-Evans's 12,904 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ruff 5,686 44.1 19,211 20.8 ZIMMERMAN * 1,706 13.2 51,431 55.6 Hayes 5,512 42.7 21,835 23.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,904 92,477 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Ruff's 19,211 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ZIMMERMAN * 7,394 38.5 58,825 63.6 Hayes 11,817 61.5 33,652 36.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,211 92,477 13.6 02.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Trent Moir Zimmerman (born 1968): Elected 2015 by, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== Sydney: Chatswood, Hunters Hill, Lane Cove, North Sydney, Northbridge -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 13.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 109,218 +02.0 Votes cast: 100,913 92.4 +01.7 Informal votes: 4,077 04.0 -00.7 Formal votes: 96,836 96.0 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Vernon CDP 1,660 01.7 -00.3 Brett Stone ALP 24,289 25.1 +08.3 Peter Vagg UAP 1,249 01.3 Daniel Keogh Grn 13,193 13.6 +00.6 Dr Arthur Chesterfield-Evans 4,295 04.4 Greg Graham 1,831 01.9 Trent ZIMMERMAN * Lib 50,319 52.0 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 96,836 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chesterfield-Evans was a NSW MLC (Democrats) 1998-2007. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Vagg's 1,249 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vernon 215 17.2 1,875 01.9 Stone 116 09.3 24,405 25.2 Keogh 111 08.9 13,304 13.7 Chesterfield-Evans 160 12.8 4,455 04.6 Graham 130 10.4 1,961 02.0 ZIMMERMAN * 517 41.4 50,836 52.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,249 96,836 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Vernon's 1,875 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stone 325 17.3 24,730 25.5 Keogh 79 04.2 13,383 13.8 Chesterfield-Evans 283 15.1 4,738 04.9 Graham 209 11.2 2,170 02.2 ZIMMERMAN * 979 52.2 51,815 53.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,875 96,836 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Graham's 2,170 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stone 286 13.2 25,016 25.8 Keogh 618 28.5 14,001 14.5 Chesterfield-Evans 664 30.6 5,402 05.6 ZIMMERMAN * 602 27.7 52,417 54.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,170 96,836 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Chesterfield-Evans's 5,402 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stone 1,447 26.8 26,463 27.3 Keogh 2,260 41.8 16,261 16.8 ZIMMERMAN * 1,695 31.4 54,112 55.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,402 96,836 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Keogh's 16,261 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stone 12,975 79.8 39,438 40.7 ZIMMERMAN * 3,286 20.2 57,398 59.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 16,261 96,836 09.3 04.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Trent Moir Zimmerman (born 1968): Elected 2015 by, 2017, 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== Sydney: Chatswood, Hunters Hill, Lane Cove, North Sydney, Northbridge -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 09.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 111,694 +02.2 Votes cast: 102,256 91.6 -00.8 Informal votes: 5,138 05.0 -01.0 Formal votes: 97,118 95.0 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Bourke Sust 1,163 01.2 -00.7 Robert Nalbandian UAP 1,730 01.8 Heather Armstrong Grn 8,308 08.6 -05.1 Victor Kline TNL 886 00.9 Lesley Kinney IMOP 491 00.5 Dajen Tinkler LDP 1,123 01.2 Trent Zimmerman * Lib 36,956 38.0 -13.9 Kylea Tink 24,477 25.2 Michael Walls PHON 1,149 01.2 Dr Catherine Renshaw ALP 20,835 21.5 -03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 97,118 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Kinney's 491 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bourke 60 12.2 1,223 01.3 Nalbandian 70 14.3 1,800 01.9 Armstrong 43 08.8 8,351 08.6 Kline 36 07.3 922 01.0 Tinkler 81 16.5 1,204 01.2 Zimmerman * 41 08.4 36,997 38.1 Tink 49 10.0 24,526 25.3 Walls 88 17.9 1,237 01.3 Renshaw 23 04.7 20,858 21.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 491 97,118 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Kline's 922 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bourke 71 07.7 1,294 01.3 Nalbandian 15 01.6 1,815 01.9 Armstrong 185 20.1 8,536 08.8 Tinkler 53 05.8 1,257 01.3 Zimmerman * 144 15.6 37,141 38.2 Tink 304 33.0 24,830 25.6 Walls 11 01.2 1,248 01.3 Renshaw 139 15.1 20,997 21.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 922 97,118 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Walls's 1,248 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bourke 86 06.9 1,380 01.4 Nalbandian 542 43.4 2,356 02.4 Armstrong 34 02.7 8,570 08.8 Tinkler 221 17.7 1,478 01.5 Zimmerman * 209 16.8 37,350 38.5 Tink 100 08.0 24,930 25.7 Renshaw 56 04.5 21,053 21.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,248 97,118 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Bourke's 1,380 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nalbandian 359 26.0 2,716 02.8 Armstrong 387 28.0 8,957 09.2 Tinkler 83 06.0 1,561 01.6 Zimmerman * 123 08.9 37,473 38.6 Tink 275 19.9 25,205 26.0 Renshaw 153 11.1 21,206 21.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,380 97,118 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Tinkler's 1,561 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nalbandian 579 37.1 3,295 03.4 Armstrong 75 04.8 9,032 09.3 Zimmerman * 640 41.0 38,113 39.2 Tink 160 10.3 25,365 26.1 Renshaw 107 06.9 21,313 22.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,561 97,118 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Nalbandian's 3,295 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Armstrong 544 16.5 9,576 09.9 Zimmerman * 1,210 36.7 39,323 40.5 Tink 1,159 35.2 26,524 27.3 Renshaw 382 11.6 21,695 22.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,295 97,118 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Armstrong's 9,576 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Zimmerman * 1,256 13.1 40,579 41.8 Tink 4,428 46.2 30,952 31.9 Renshaw 3,892 40.6 25,587 26.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,576 97,118 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Renshaw's 25,587 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Zimmerman * 5,147 20.1 45,726 47.1 TINK 20,440 79.9 51,392 52.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 25,587 97,118 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Trent Moir Zimmerman (born 1968): Elected 2015 by, 2017, 2019. Defeated 2022 > Kylea Tink (born 1970): Elected 2022 Born: 5 Sepetmber 1970, Coonabarabran, NSW Career: Businesswoman -------------------------------------------------------------------- North Sydney was abolished by the 2023 redistribution. Tink retired at the 2025 election.