ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF PARKES, NEW SOUTH WALES ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== Western NSW: Bourke, Dubbo, Forbes, Parkes -------------------------------------------------------------------- New seat: Notional majority: NPA over ALP 07.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 67,957 Votes cast: 64,276 94.6 Informal votes: 2,630 04.1 Formal votes: 61,646 95.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce Rowley Lib 17,327 28.1 Michael Cobb + NPA 17,407 28.2 -26.9 James Curran ALP 25,097 40.7 +00.8 Gloria Collison AD 1,815 02.9 -01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,646 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Curran was NSW MLA for Castlereagh 1980-81. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Collison's 1,815 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rowley 466 25.7 17,793 28.9 Cobb + 548 30.2 17,955 29.1 Curran 801 44.1 25,898 42.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,815 61,646 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Rowley's 17,793 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COBB + 16,635 93.5 34,590 56.1 Curran 1,153 06.5 27,051 43.9 (exhausted 5 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 17,793 61,646 06.1 01.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Roy Cobb (born 1945): Elected 1984 Born: 16 March 1945, Blayney, NSW Career: Educated University of Sydney. Veterinary surgeon, farmer, author. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== Western NSW: Bourke, Dubbo, Forbes, Parkes -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 69,038 +01.6 Votes cast: 64,308 93.1 -01.5 Informal votes: 2,073 03.2 -00.9 Formal votes: 62,235 96.8 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael COBB * NPA 31,433 50.5 +22.3 Max Murford 5,272 08.5 Graham Lund ALP 22,773 36.6 -04.1 Gloria Collison AD 2,229 03.6 +00.7 Bill O'Donnell 528 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 62,235 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: O'Donnell's 528 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COBB * 137 26.0 31,570 50.7 Murford 163 31.0 5,435 08.7 Lund 72 13.7 22,845 36.7 Collison 154 29.3 2,383 03.8 (exhausted 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 528 62,235 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Collison's 2,383 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COBB * 867 36.4 32,437 52.1 Murford 530 22.3 5,965 09.6 Lund 982 41.3 23,827 38.3 (exhausted 4 6 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,383 62,235 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Murford's 5,965 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COBB * 5,379 90.3 37,816 60.8 Lund 576 09.7 24,403 39.2 (exhausted 10 16 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,965 62,235 10.8 04.7 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Roy Cobb (born 1945): Elected 1984, 1987 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== Western NSW: Bourke, Dubbo, Forbes, Parkes -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 10.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 69,777 +01.1 Votes cast: 66,646 95.5 +02.4 Informal votes: 1,972 03.0 -00.2 Formal votes: 64,674 97.0 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ray Leslie ALP 22,599 34.9 -01.7 Michael COBB * NPA 35,910 55.5 +05.0 Gloria Collison AD 6,165 09.5 +05.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 64,674 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Collison's 6,165 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leslie 2,800 45.6 25,399 39.3 COBB * 3,342 54.4 39,252 60.7 (exhausted 23 23 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,165 64,674 10.7 00.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Roy Cobb (born 1945): Elected 1984, 1987, 1990 ------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== Western NSW: Bourke, Broken Hill, Dubbo, Parkes -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 10.7 Effect of redistribution: 06.4 shift to ALP New notional majority: NPA over ALP 04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 80,526 +15.4 Votes cast: 76,951 95.6 +00.1 Informal votes: 1,904 02.5 -00.5 Formal votes: 75,047 97.5 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Noel Plumb AD 2,333 03.1 -03.2 Terrence Seton 2,183 02.9 David McLennan 722 01.0 Barry Brebner ALP 34,160 45.5 +03.5 Michael Cobb * NPA 35,649 47.5 -02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 75,047 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: McLennan's 722 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Plumb 132 18.4 2,465 03.3 Seton 249 34.7 2,432 03.2 Brebner 165 23.0 34,325 45.7 Cobb * 172 24.0 35,821 47.7 (exhausted 4 4 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 722 75,047 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Seton's 2,432 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Plumb 1,195 49.2 3,660 04.9 Brebner 540 22.2 34,865 46.5 Cobb * 696 28.6 36,517 48.7 (exhausted 1 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,432 75,047 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Plumb's 3,660 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brebner 2,240 61.7 37,105 49.5 COBB * 1,390 38.3 37,907 50.5 (exhausted 30 35 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,660 75,047 00.5 03.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Roy Cobb (born 1945): Elected 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== Western NSW: Bourke, Broken Hill, Dubbo, Parkes -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 80,257 -00.3 Votes cast: 76,935 95.9 +00.3 Informal votes: 2,218 02.9 +00.4 Formal votes: 74,717 97.1 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- David McLennan 964 01.3 Edna Cook 1,758 02.4 Ken Graham AD 1,965 02.6 -00.5 Vivian Desmond AAFI 1,528 02.1 Dianne Decker 1,708 02.3 Barry Brebner ALP 28,530 38.2 -07.3 Michael COBB * NPA 38,264 51.2 +03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 74,717 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: McLennan's 964 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cook 557 59.1 2,315 03.1 Graham 99 10.5 2,064 02.8 Desmond 88 09.3 1,616 02.2 Decker 53 05.6 1,761 02.4 Brebner 58 06.2 28,588 38.3 COBB * 88 09.3 38,352 51.3 (exhausted 21 21 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 964 74,717 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Desmond's 1,616 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cook 372 23.2 2,687 03.6 Graham 238 14.9 2,302 03.1 Decker 270 16.9 2,031 02.7 Brebner 281 17.6 28,869 38.7 COBB * 440 27.5 38,792 51.9 (exhausted 15 36 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,616 74,717 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Decker's 2,031 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cook 543 27.0 3,230 04.3 Graham 348 17.3 2,650 03.5 Brebner 592 29.4 29,461 39.5 COBB * 531 26.4 39,323 52.7 (exhausted 17 53 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,031 74,717 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Graham's 2,650 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cook 1,167 44.9 4,397 05.9 Brebner 699 26.9 30,160 40.4 COBB * 734 28.2 40,057 53.7 (exhausted 50 103 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,650 74,717 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Cook's 4,397 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brebner 2,258 52.5 32,418 43.5 COBB * 2,043 47.5 42,100 56.5 (exhausted 96 199 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,397 74,717 06.5 06.0 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Roy Cobb (born 1945): Elected 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996 Cobb retired at the 1998 election. Later career: Convicted under the Commonwealth Crimes Act in relation to travel allowance and motor vehicle claims, 1998. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== Western NSW: Bourke, Broken Hill, Dubbo, Parkes -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 79,096 -01.4 Votes cast: 75,512 95.5 -00.4 Informal votes: 2,257 03.0 +00.1 Formal votes: 73,255 97.0 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Wilson 8,657 11.8 Tony Lawler + NPA 20,791 28.4 -22.8 Scott MacDougall Lib 7,261 09.9 Barry Brebner ALP 26,070 35.6 -02.6 David Burton AD 1,246 01.7 -00.9 Don McNaught ON 9,230 12.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 73,255 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Burton's 1,246 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilson 385 30.9 9,042 12.3 Lawler + 199 16.0 20,990 28.7 MacDougall 145 11.6 7,406 10.1 Brebner 394 31.6 26,464 36.1 McNaught 123 09.9 9,353 12.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,246 73,255 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: MacDougall's 7,406 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilson 799 10.8 9,841 13.4 Lawler + 5,230 70.6 26,220 35.8 Brebner 625 08.4 27,089 37.0 McNaught 752 10.2 10,105 13.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,406 73,255 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Wilson's 9,841 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lawler + 5,787 58.8 32,007 43.7 Brebner 2,462 25.0 29,551 40.3 McNaught 1,592 16.2 11,697 16.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,841 73,255 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: McNaught's 11,697 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LAWLER + 7,631 65.2 39,638 54.1 Brebner 4,066 34.8 33,617 45.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,697 73,255 04.1 02.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony John Lawler (born 1961): Elected 1998 Born 18 October 1961, Dubbo NSW Career: Educated Sydney University. Pharmacist. Lawler retired at the 2001 election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== Western NSW: Broken Hill, Dubbo, Grenfell, Parkes -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 04.1 Effect of redistribution: 02.3 shift to NPA New notional majority: NPA over ALP 06.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 82,601 +04.4 Votes cast: 79,359 96.1 +00.6 Informal votes: 2,781 03.5 +00.5 Formal votes: 76,578 96.5 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joe Knagge ALP 25,429 33.2 -00.6 John COBB NPA 39,133 51.1 +21.8 Rob Redfern ON 7,972 10.4 -02.2 Samantha Dunlop Grn 1,936 02.5 Geoff Ward AD 2,108 02.7 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 76,578 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Dunlop's 1,936 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Knagge 478 24.7 25,907 33.8 COBB 358 18.5 39,491 51.6 Redfern 249 12.9 8,218 10.7 Ward 851 44.0 2,962 03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,936 76,578 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Ward's 2,962 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Knagge 1,401 47.3 27,308 35.7 COBB 1,014 34.2 40,505 52.9 Redfern 547 18.5 8,765 11.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,962 76,578 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Redfern's 8,765 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Knagge 4,288 48.9 31,596 41.3 COBB 4,477 51.1 44,982 58.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,765 76,578 08.7 02.3 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Kenneth Cobb (born 1950): Elected 2001 Born: 11 February 1950, Bathurst, NSW Career: Overseer and manager, farmer and grazier. President, NSW Farmers Association 1998-2001. Not related to Michael Cobb MP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== Western NSW: Broken Hill, Dubbo, Grenfell, Parkes -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 08.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 81,972 -00.8 Votes cast: 78,436 95.7 -00.4 Informal votes: 3,101 04.0 +00.5 Formal votes: 75,335 96.0 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joe Knagge ALP 23,568 31.3 -01.9 Terrance Loughlin Grn 2,577 03.4 +00.9 John COBB * NPA 45,569 60.5 +09.4 Michael Boland 2,904 03.8 Georgie Rangihaeata 717 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 75,335 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Rangihaeata's 717 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Knagge 134 18.7 23,702 31.5 Loughlin 69 09.6 2,646 03.5 COBB * 182 25.4 45,751 60.7 Boland 332 46.3 3,236 04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 717 77,633 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Loughlin's 2,646 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Knagge 1,438 54.4 25,140 33.4 COBB * 581 22.0 46,332 61.5 Boland 627 23.7 3,863 05.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,646 77,633 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Boland's 3,863 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Knagge 1,683 43.6 26,823 35.6 COBB * 2,180 56.4 48,512 64.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,863 77,633 14.4 05.6 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Kenneth Cobb (born 1950): Elected 2001, 2004 Cobb contested Calare at the 2007 election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Dubbo, Gunnedah, Moree, Narrabri -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Nationals over Labor 18.4 Gwydir Effect of 2006 redistribution: 00.4 shift to Nationals 2007 notional two-party majority: Nationals over Labor 18.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 89,704 +09.4 Votes cast: 86,086 96.0 +00.3 Informal votes: 3,617 04.2 +00.2 Formal votes: 82,469 95.8 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tim Horan 17,098 20.7 Michael Kiely 939 01.1 Bruce Haigh 2,153 02.6 Mark Coulton + Nat 38,574 46.8 -15.0 Richard Stringer 287 00.4 Margaret Patriarca ALP 20,922 25.4 +00.7 Matt Parmeter Grn 2,496 03.0 -01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 82,469 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Stringer's 287 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Horan 78 27.2 17,176 20.8 Kiely 28 09.8 967 01.2 Haigh 44 15.3 2,197 02.7 Coulton + 68 23.7 38,642 46.9 Patriarca 54 18.8 20,976 25.4 Parmeter 15 05.2 2,511 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 287 82,469 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Kiely's 967 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Horan 309 32.0 17,485 21.2 Haigh 129 13.3 2,326 02.8 Coulton + 177 18.3 38,819 47.1 Patriarca 142 14.7 21,118 25.6 Parmeter 210 21.7 2,721 03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 967 82,469 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Haigh's 2,326 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Horan 1,269 54.6 18,754 22.7 Coulton + 409 17.6 39,228 47.6 Patriarca 332 14.3 21,450 26.0 Parmeter 316 13.6 3,037 03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,326 82,469 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Parmeter's 3,037 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Horan 1,253 41.3 20,007 24.3 Coulton + 378 12.5 39,606 48.0 Patriarca 1,406 46.3 22,856 27.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,037 82,469 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Horan's 20,007 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COULTON + 12,379 61.9 51,985 63.0 Patriarca 7,628 38.1 30,484 37.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 20,007 82,469 13.0 04.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Maclean Coulton (born 1958): Elected 2007 Born: 3 February 1958 Career: Farmer. Gwydir Shire Council, Mayor. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Bourke, Dubbo, Moree, Mudgee -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Nationals over Labor 13.0 Effect of 2009 redistribution: 00.7 shift to National 2010 notional two-party majority: Nationals over Labor 13.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 100,169 +11.7 Votes cast: 94,480 94.3 -01.7 Informal votes: 4,745 05.0 +00.8 Formal votes: 89,735 95.0 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Matt Parmenter Grn 5,028 05.6 +02.7 John Clements 9,146 10.2 Andrew Brooks ALP 19,081 21.3 -03.8 Mark COULTON * Nat 53,154 59.2 +11.1 Mick Colless 3,326 03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 89,735 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Colless's 3,326 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Parmenter 279 08.4 5,307 05.9 Clements 1,475 44.4 10,621 11.8 Brooks 465 14.0 19,546 21.8 COULTON * 1,107 33.3 54,261 60.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,326 89,735 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Parmenter's 5,307 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Clements 2,562 48.3 13,183 14.7 Brooks 1,861 35.1 21,407 23.9 COULTON * 884 16.7 55,145 61.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,307 89,735 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Clements's 13,183 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brooks 6,539 49.6 27,946 31.1 COULTON * 6,644 50.4 61,789 68.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,183 89,735 18.9 05.2 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Maclean Coulton (born 1958): Elected 2007, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Bourke, Dubbo, Moree, Mudgee -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: Nationals over Labor 18.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 101,903 +01.7 Votes cast: 96,158 94.4 +00.1 Informal votes: 5,519 05.7 +00.7 Formal votes: 90,639 94.3 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark COULTON * Nat 58,020 64.0 +04.8 Matt Parmenter Grn 4,691 05.2 -00.4 Neil Gorman PUP 6,724 07.4 Michelle Ryan CDP 2,354 02.6 Brendan Byron ALP 18,850 20.8 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 90,639 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Ryan's 2,354 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COULTON * 1,424 60.5 59,444 65.6 Parmenter 185 07.9 4,876 05.4 Gorman 358 15.2 7,082 07.8 Byron 387 16.4 19,237 21.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,354 90,639 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Parmenter's 4,876 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COULTON * 1,495 30.7 60,939 67.2 Gorman 855 17.5 7,937 08.8 Byron 2,526 51.8 21,763 24.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,876 90,639 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Gorman's 7,937 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COULTON * 4,636 58.4 65,575 72.4 Byron 3,301 41.6 25,064 27.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,937 90,639 22.4 03.5 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Maclean Coulton (born 1958): Elected 2007, 2010, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Bourke, Broken Hill, Dubbo, Gunnedah, Moree -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: Nationals over Labor 22.4 Effect of 2016 redistribution: 02.5 to Labor 2016 notional two-party majority: Nationals over Labor 19.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 107,363 +05.4 Votes cast: 98,717 92.0 -02.4 Informal votes: 5,170 05.2 -00.5 Formal votes: 93,547 94.8 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kate Stewart ALP 26,728 28.6 +06.1 Glen Ryan CDP 3,950 04.2 +01.9 Philip Ayton 2,149 02.3 Matt Parmeter Grn 5,851 06.2 +01.5 Mark COULTON * Nat 54,869 58.7 +02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 93,547 -------------------------------------------------------------------- In 2013 the Liberal Party polled 5.3% in the areas formerly in Farrer. The notional combined Coalition vote in Parkes was therefore 61.0%. The Nationals vote of 58.7% is therefore a drop of 2.3%. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Ayton's 2,149 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stewart 463 21.5 27,191 29.1 Ryan 724 33.7 4,674 05.0 Parmeter 443 20.6 6,294 06.7 COULTON * 519 24.2 55,388 59.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,149 93,547 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Ryan's 4,674 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stewart 1,179 25.2 28,370 30.3 Parmeter 779 16.7 7,073 07.6 COULTON * 2,716 58.1 58,104 62.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,674 93,547 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Parmeter's 7,073 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stewart 4,276 60.5 32,646 34.9 COULTON * 2,797 39.5 60,901 65.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,073 93,547 15.1 04.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Maclean Coulton (born 1958): Elected 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment from 5 March 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Bourke, Broken Hill, Dubbo, Gunnedah, Moree -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: Nationals over Labor 15.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 109,513 +05.4 Votes cast: 99,799 91.1 -00.9 Informal votes: 5,847 05.9 +00.6 Formal votes: 93,952 94.1 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel Jones LDP 7,568 08.1 Hon Mark COULTON * Nat 47,692 50.8 -07.9 David Paull Grn 3,921 04.2 -02.1 Jack Ayoub ALP 22,135 23.6 -05.0 Will Landers 6,730 07.2 Petrus Van Der Steen UAP 5,906 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5,847 (05.9%) informal 93,952 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Paull's 3,921 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jones 389 09.9 7,956 08.5 COULTON * 749 19.1 48,441 51.6 Ayoub 1,780 45.4 23,915 25.5 Landers 764 19.5 7,494 08.0 Van Der Steen 239 06.1 6,145 06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,921 93,952 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Van Der Steen's 6,145 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jones 868 14.1 8,825 09.4 COULTON * 1,715 27.9 50,156 53.4 Ayoub 694 11.3 24,609 26.2 Landers 2,868 46.7 10,362 11.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,145 93,952 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Jones's 8,825 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COULTON * 5,611 63.6 55,767 59.4 Ayoub 1,148 13.0 25,757 27.4 Landers 2,066 23.4 12,428 13.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,825 93,952 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Landers's 12,428 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COULTON * 7,092 57.1 62,859 66.9 Ayoub 5,336 42.9 31,093 33.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,428 93,952 16.9 01.8 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Maclean Coulton (born 1958): Elected 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment to 29 May 2019 Assistant Minister for Trade and Investment 29 May 2019 to 6 February 2920 Minister for Regional Services, Decentralisation and Local Government 29 May 2019 to 6 February 2920 Minister for Regional Health, Regional Communications and Local Government 6 February 2920 to 2 July 2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Bourke, Broken Hill, Dubbo, Gunnedah, Moree -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-party majority: Nationals over Labor 16.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 109,000 -00.5 Votes cast: 96,501 88.5 -02.6 Informal votes: 7,421 07.7 +01.8 Formal votes: 89,080 92.3 -01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Derek Hardman IAPA 4,466 05.0 Peter Rothwell LDP 5,723 06.4 -01.6 Deborah Swinbourn PHON 6,662 07.5 Hon Mark Coulton * Nat 43,931 49.3 -01.4 Petrus Van Der Steen UAP 2,372 02.7 -03.6 Stuart Howe 2,191 02.5 Jack Ayoub ALP 18,009 20.2 -03.3 Trish Frail Grn 4,214 04.7 +00.6 Benjamin Fox IMOP 1,512 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 89,080 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Fox's 1,512 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hardman 167 11.0 4,633 05.2 Rothwell 360 23.8 6,083 06.8 Swinbourn 217 14.4 6,879 07.7 Coulton * 118 07.8 44,049 49.5 Van Der Steen 148 09.8 2,520 02.8 Howe 159 10.5 2,350 02.8 Ayoub 144 09.5 18,153 20.4 Frail 199 13.2 4,413 05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,512 89,080 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Howe's 2,350 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hardman 350 14.9 4,983 05.6 Rothwell 198 08.4 6,281 07.1 Swinbourn 313 13.3 7,192 08.1 Coulton * 445 18.9 44,494 50.0 Van Der Steen 239 10.2 2,759 03.1 Ayoub 518 22.0 18,671 21.0 Frail 287 12.2 4,700 05.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,350 89,080 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Van Der Steen's 2,759 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hardman 322 11.7 5,305 06.0 Rothwell 400 14.5 6,681 07.5 Swinbourn 1,129 40.9 8,321 09.3 COULTON * 505 18.3 44,999 50.5 Ayoub 260 09.4 18,931 21.3 Frail 143 05.2 4,843 05.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,759 89,080 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Frail's 4,843 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hardman 1,401 29.9 6,706 07.5 Rothwell 221 04.6 6,902 07.8 Swinbourn 302 06.2 8,623 09.7 COULTON * 649 13.4 45,648 51.2 Ayoub 2,270 46.9 21,201 23.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,843 89,080 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Hardman's 6,706 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rothwell 1,613 24.1 8,515 09.6 Swinbourn 1,339 20.0 9,962 11.2 COULTON * 1,334 19.9 46,982 52.7 Ayoub 2,420 36.1 23,621 26.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,706 89,080 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Rothwell's 8,515 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Swinbourn 3,877 45.5 13,839 15.5 COULTON * 3,428 40.3 50,410 56.6 Ayoub 1,210 14.2 24,831 27.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,515 89,080 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Swinbourn's 13,839 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COULTON * 10,023 72.4 60,433 67.8 Ayoub 3,816 27.6 28,647 32.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,839 89,080 17.8 00.9 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Maclean Coulton (born 1958): Elected 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Coulton retired at the 2025 election. ELECTION OF 3 MAY 2025 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Bourke, Broken Hill, Dubbo, Gunnedah, Moree -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 two-candidate majority: Nationals over Labor 17.8 Effect of 2024 redistribution: 00.4 to Nationals 2025 notional two-candidate majority: Nationals over Labor 18.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 130,841 +20.0% Votes cast: 116,742 89.2 +00.7 Informal votes: 11,855 10.2 +02.4 Formal votes: 104,887 89.8 -02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Carter PHON 14,320 13.7 +05.9 Stephen Pope SFFP 6,776 06.5 +04.4 Trish Frail Grn 6,404 06.1 +01.4 Petrus Van Der Steen ToP 2,556 02.4 -00.3 Bob Wilson IAPA 3,117 03.0 Nathan Fell Labor 20,630 19.7 +00.1 Jamie Chaffey + Nat 41,912 40.0 -09.0 Maurice Davey FFA 2,690 02.6 Stuart Howe 2,597 02.5 Sally Edwards Libtn 3,885 03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 104,887 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Van Der Steen's 2,556 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carter 989 38.7 15,309 14.6 Pope 400 15.7 7,176 06.8 Frail 150 05.9 6,554 06.2 Wilson 149 05.8 3,266 03.1 Fell 157 06.1 20,787 19.8 Chaffey + 298 11.7 42,210 40.2 Davey 169 06.6 2,859 02.7 Howe 123 04.8 2,720 02.6 Edwards 121 04.7 4,006 03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,556 104,887 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Howe's 2,720 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carter 363 13.4 15,672 14.9 Pope 319 11.7 7,495 07.2 Frail 210 07.7 6,764 06.5 Wilson 123 04.5 3,389 03.2 Fell 348 12.8 21,135 20.2 Chaffey + 357 13.1 42,567 40.6 Davey 327 12.0 3,186 03.0 Edwards 673 24.7 4,679 04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,720 104,887 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Davey's 3,186 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carter 670 21.0 16,342 15.6 Pope 404 12.7 7,899 07.5 Frail 181 05.7 6,945 06.6 Wilson 270 08.5 3,659 03.5 Fell 338 10.6 21,473 20.5 Chaffey + 670 21.0 43,237 41.2 Edwards 653 20.5 5,332 05.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,186 104,887 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Wilson's 3,659 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carter 409 11.2 16,751 16.0 Pope 676 18.5 8,575 08.2 Frail 876 23.9 7,821 07.5 Fell 1,034 28.3 22,507 21.5 Chaffey + 399 10.9 43,636 41.6 Edwards 265 07.2 5,597 05.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,659 104,887 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Edwards's 5,597 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carter 1,886 33.7 18,637 17.8 Pope 1,135 20.3 9,710 09.3 Frail 438 07.3 8,259 07.9 Fell 588 10.5 23,095 22.0 Chaffey + 1,550 27.7 45,186 43.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,597 104,887 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Frail's 8,259 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carter 866 10.5 19,503 18.6 Pope 1,699 20.6 11,409 10.9 Fell 4,632 56.1 27,727 26.4 Chaffey + 1,062 12.9 46,248 44.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,259 104,887 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Pope's 11,409 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Carter 5,943 52.1 25,446 24.3 Fell 2,610 22.9 30,337 28.9 Chaffey + 2,856 25.0 49,104 46.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,409 104,887 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Carter's 25,446 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fell 8,503 33.4 38,840 37.0 CHAFFEY + 16,943 66.6 66,047 63.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 25,446 104,887 13.0 05.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jamie Lesley Chaffey: Elected 2025 Career: Boilermaker, business operator. President, Gunnedah Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Mayor of Gunnedah --------------------------------------------------------------------