ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF PARRAMATTA, NEW SOUTH WALES ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 29-30 MARCH 1901 ==================================================================== West of Sydney: Lithgow, Parramatta, Penrith, Windsor -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 12,763 Votes cast: 9,515 74.6 Informal votes: 91 01.0 Formal votes: 9,424 99.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Joseph COOK FT 5,778 61.3 William Sandford Prot 3,646 38.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,424 11.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Cook (1860-1947): Elected 1901 Born: December 1860, Staffordshire, England. Career: No formal education. Migrated 1885. Coalminer, Lithgow, NSW. Mining unionist, leading single taxer and labour organiser. Studied accountancy. Left Labour Party over pledge 1894. Colonial politics: NSW MLA for Hartley 1891-1901. Leader of the Labour Party 1891-94. Postmaster-General 1894-98, Secretary of Mines and Agriculture 1898-99. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1903 ==================================================================== West of Sydney: Lithgow, Parramatta, Penrith, Windsor -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1901 majority: Free Trade over Protectionist 11.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 28,038 +119.7 Votes cast: 13,215 47.1 -27.5 Informal votes: 612 04.6 +03.6 Formal votes: 12,603 95.4 -03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Joseph COOK * FT 10,097 80.1 +18.8 John Strachan 2,506 19.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,603 30.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Strachan was an independent protectionist candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Cook (1860-1947): Elected 1901, 1903 Deputy Leader of the Free Traders to May 1906 Deputy Leader of the Anti-Socialists from May 1906 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 DECEMBER 1906 ==================================================================== Sydney suburban: Gordon, Gosford, Hunters Hill, Parramatta -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1903 majority: Free Trade over Independent 30.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 29,549 +05.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Joseph COOK * AS Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Cook (1860-1947): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906 Minister for Defence from 2 June 1909 Leader of the Opposition 17 November 1908 to 26 May 1909 Leader of the Anti-Socialists 17 November 1908 to 26 May 1909 Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party from 26 May 1909 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cook was elected Leader of the Anti-Socialists following the resignation of Reid, principally because he was a negotiating partner acceptable to the Protectionists. When the parties fused he conceded the leadership of the new party to Deakin, even though he had many more followers. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 APRIL 1910 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Gordon, Gosford, Hunters Hill, Parramatta -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 majority: none (Anti-Socialist unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 32,696 +10.7 Votes cast: 17,819 54.5 Informal votes: 359 02.0 Formal votes: 17,460 98.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Albert Broue ALP 5,579 32.0 Hon Joseph COOK * Lib 11,881 68.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 17,460 18.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Cook (1860-1947): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910 Minister for Defence to 29 April 1910 Leader of the Opposition from 20 January 1913 Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party to 20 January 1913 Leader of the Liberal Party from 20 January 1913 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cook was elected Leader of the Liberal Party following the resignation of Deakin. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 31 MAY 1913 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Chatswood, Gordon, Hunters Hill, Parramatta -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 18.0 Effect of 1912 redistribution: 03.7 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 14.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,409 +29.7 Votes cast: 31,557 74.4 +19.9 Informal votes: 1,227 03.9 +01.9 Formal votes: 30,330 96.1 -01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Joseph COOK * Lib 20,727 68.3 +04.2 Oscar Zieman ALP 9,603 31.7 -03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 30,330 18.3 04.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Cook (1860-1947): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913 Prime Minister from 24 June 1913 Minister for Home Affairs from 24 June 1913 Leader of the Opposition to 24 June 1913 Leader of the Liberal Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 SEPTEMBER 1914 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Chatswood, Gordon, Hunters Hill, Parramatta -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1913 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 18.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 47,598 +12.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Joseph COOK * Lib Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Cook (1860-1947): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914 Prime Minister to 17 September 1914 Minister for Home Affairs to 17 September 1914 Minister for the Navy from 17 February 1917 Leader of the Opposition 8 October 1914 to 17 February 1917 Leader of the Liberal Party to 17 February 1917 Deputy Leader of the Nationalist Party from 17 February 1917 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cook (for the second time in his career) ceded his party leadership when he became Hughes's deputy after the formation of the Nationalist Party. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MAY 1917 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Chatswood, Gordon, Hunters Hill, Parramatta -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1914 majority: none (Liberal unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,612 +12.6 Votes cast: 38,005 70.9 Informal votes: 1,585 04.2 Formal votes: 36,420 95.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Alfred Conroy 9,551 26.2 Rt Hon Joseph COOK * Nat 26,869 73.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,420 23.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Conroy was member for Werriwa 1901-06 and 1913-14. He stood as a protest against the Liberal Party's alliance with Hughes and other ex-Labor members. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Cook (1860-1947): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917 Minister for the Navy Deputy Leader of the Nationalist Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1919 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Chatswood, Gordon, Hunters Hill, Parramatta -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 23.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 57,007 +06.3 Votes cast: 37,741 66.2 -04.7 Informal votes: 536 01.4 -02.8 Formal votes: 37,205 98.6 +02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Sir Joseph COOK * Nat 27,000 72.6 -01.2 William Hutchison ALP 10,205 27.4 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,205 22.6 01.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Cook (1860-1947): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919 Minister for the Navy to 28 July 1920 Treasurer 28 July 1920 to 11 November 1921 Deputy Leader of the Nationalist Party to 11 November 1921 Resigned seat 11 November 1921 (see By-elections) Later career: High Commission to Britain 1921-27. Knighted 1920. Died 30 July 1947 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 19 DECEMBER 2021 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Chatswood, Gordon, Hunters Hill, Parramatta -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the resignation of Rt Hon Sir Joseph Cook -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 22.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 63,114 +10.7 Votes cast: 32,307 51.2 -15.0 Informal votes: 859 01.2 -00.2 Formal votes: 31,448 98.8 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barton Addison CP 2,268 07.2 William Hutchinson ALP 5,625 17.9 -09.5 Albert Piddington 2,787 08.9 Herbert PRATTEN + Nat 20,768 66.0 -06.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 31,448 26.0 e 03.4 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Piddington was NSW MLA for Tamworth 1895-98. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Herbert Edward Pratten (1865-1928): Elected 1921 By Born: 7 May 1865, Bristol, England. Career: Educated Bristol. Migrated as youth. Printer, jam manufacturer. President, NSW Chamber of Commerce. Investor, goldmining. Ashfield Council. Uncle of Frederick Pratten MP. Senate: Senator for NSW 1917-21. Pratten contested Martin in 1922. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 14 NOVEMBER 1925 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Liverpool, Parramatta, Ryde West, Sutherland -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 22.6 1921 by-election two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 26.0 e Effect of redistribution: 06.2 shift to ALP New notional majority: Nationalist over ALP 16.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,130 -26.1 Votes cast: 20,399 48.4 -17.8 Informal votes: 830 04.1 +02.7 Formal votes: 19,569 95.9 -02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric BOWDEN * Nat 12,793 65.4 +02.3 James Stone ALP 6,776 34.6 -01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,569 15.4 01.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bowden was member for Nepean 1906-10 and 1919-22 (Nepean was abolished at the 1922 redistribution). -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric Kendall Bowden (1872-1931): Elected 1906. Defeated 1910. Elected 1919, 1922 Minister for Defence 9 February 1923 to 16 January 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 17 NOVEMBER 1928 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Liverpool, Parramatta, Ryde West, Sutherland -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1925 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 15.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 57,765 +12.9 Votes cast: 54,157 93.8 +01.9 Informal votes: 2,798 05.2 +03.3 Formal votes: 51,359 94.8 -03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Eric BOWDEN * Nat 30,867 60.1 -05.6 Albert Rowe ALP 20,492 39.9 +05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 51,359 10.1 05.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Rowe, see Parramatta 1929. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric Kendall Bowden (1872-1931): Elected 1906. Defeated 1910. Elected 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 OCTOBER 1929 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Liverpool, Parramatta, Ryde West, Sutherland -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1928 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 10.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 62,246 +07.8 Votes cast: 59,142 95.0 +01.2 Informal votes: 1,582 02.7 -02.5 Formal votes: 57,560 97.3 +02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Eric Bowden * Nat 26,874 46.7 -13.4 Albert ROWE ALP 30,686 53.3 +13.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 57,560 03.3 13.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Eric Kendall Bowden (1872-1931): Elected 1906. Defeated 1910. Elected 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929 Died 13 February 1931 > Albert Edward Rowe (1872-1955): Elected 1929 Born: 1872, England. Career: Primary education in England. Migrated 1915. Compositor. Official, Printing Industry Employees Union. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 19 DECEMBER 1931 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Liverpool, Parramatta, Ryde West, Sutherland -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1929 two-party majority: ALP over Nationalist 03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 69,721 +12.0 Votes cast: 66,250 95.0 00.0 Informal votes: 2,313 03.5 +00.8 Formal votes: 63,937 96.5 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anwoth Brown 1,134 01.8 Valentine Patterson ALPN 13,727 21.5 Albert Rowe * ALP 9,456 14.8 Frederick STEWART UAP 39,620 62.0 +15.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 63,937 16.2 e 19.5 to UAP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The combined ALP and ALP (NSW) vote was 36.6%, a decrease of 17.0% from the 53.3% polled by the ALP in 1929. 2. The UAP majority over the ALP (NSW) is compared with the ALP majority over the Nationalists in 1929. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Albert Edward Rowe (1872-1955): Elected 1929. Defeated 1931 Died 14 August 1955 > Frederick Harold Stewart (1884-1961): Elected 1931 Born: 14 August 1884, Newcastle, NSW. Career: Educated public schools, Newcastle. Administrative officer, NSW Railways. Land developer, transport operator, Sydney. Pioneer financier in aviation and broadcasting. Director of many companies, philanthropist. Minister for Commerce from 13 October 1932 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 15 SEPTEMBER 1934 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Gordon, Parramatta, Ryde, Turramurra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1931 two-party majority: UAP over ALP (NSW) 16.2 e Effect of 1934 redistribution: 06.2 shift from ALP (NSW) to UAP New notional majority: UAP over ALP (NSW) 22.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 55,652 -20.2 Votes cast: 53,353 95.9 +00.9 Informal votes: 1,438 02.7 -00.8 Formal votes: 51,915 97.3 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Garvan ALPN 12,722 24.5 +09.2 John Keegan ALP 2,057 04.0 -10.8 Howard Miscamble DSC 3,357 06.5 Hon Frederick STEWART * UAP 33,779 65.1 -03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 51,915 19.4 e 03.0 to ALPN -------------------------------------------------------------------- The combined ALP and ALP (NSW) vote was 28.5%, a decrease of 1.6% from the 36.3% polled by the two parties in 1931. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Harold Stewart (1884-1961): Elected 1931, 1934 Minister for Commerce to 9 November 1934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stewart was appointed on 28 November 1934 to the unofficial post of parliamentary under-secretary assisting the Prime Minister on unemployment. He resigned in February 1936 after opposing Cabinet proposals for deflationary measures. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 23 OCTOBER 1937 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Gordon, Parramatta, Ryde, Turramurra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: UAP over ALP (NSW) 19.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 59,580 +07.1 Votes cast: 57,441 96.4 +00.5 Informal votes: 1,504 02.6 -00.1 Formal votes: 55,937 97.4 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard George 2,118 03.8 Harold Meggitt 1,100 02.0 Albert Rowe ALP 14,747 26.4 Hon Sir Frederick STEWART * UAP 37,972 67.9 +02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 55,937 19.8 e 00.4 to UAP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Rowe was member for Parramatta 1929-31. 2. The ALP vote of 26.4% was a decrease of 2.1% from the combined vote of 28.5% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NSW) in 1934. 3. The UAP majority over the ALP is compared with the UAP majority over the ALP (NSW) in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Harold Stewart (1844-1961): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937 Minister for Social Services from 26 April 1939 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 SEPTEMBER 1940 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Gordon, Parramatta, Ryde, Turramurra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 19.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 64,949 +09.0 Votes cast: 62,153 95.7 -00.7 Informal votes: 1,822 02.9 +00.3 Formal votes: 60,331 97.1 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Dalton ALPNC 5,639 09.3 Albert Rowe ALP 10,553 17.5 -08.9 Norman Rydge UAP 7,189 11.9 Hon Sir Frederick Stewart * UAP 25,561 42.4 Gordon Wallace UAP 7,437 12.3 William Wood SL 3,952 06.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 60,331 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Rowe was member for Parramatta 1929-31. 2. The combined ALP and ALP (NC) vote was 26.8%, an increase of 0.4% from the 26.4% polled by the ALP in 1937. 3. The combined UAP vote was 66.6%, a decrease of 1.3% from the 67.9% polled by one UAP candidate in 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Wood's 3,952 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dalton 503 12.7 6,142 10.2 Rowe 2,610 66.0 13,163 21.8 Rydge 153 03.9 7,342 12.2 Stewart * 308 07.8 25,869 42.9 Wallace 378 09.6 7,815 13.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,952 60,331 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Dalton's 6,142 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rowe 5,645 91.9 18,808 31.2 Rydge 229 03.7 7,571 12.5 Stewart * 169 02.8 26,038 43.2 Wallace 99 01.6 7,914 13.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,142 60,331 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Rydge's 7,571 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rowe 873 11.5 19,681 32.6 Stewart * 2,787 36.8 28,825 47.8 Wallace 3,911 51.7 11,825 19.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,571 60,331 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Wallace's 11,825 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rowe 1,026 08.7 20,707 34.3 STEWART * 10,799 91.3 39,624 65.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,825 60,331 15.7 04.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Harold Stewart (1844-1961): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940 Minister for Social Services to 7 October 1941 Minister for Supply and Development 26 January 1940 to 29 August 1941 Minister for External Affairs 28 October 1940 to 7 October 1941 Minister for Health 28 October 1940 to 7 October 1941 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 1943 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Gordon, Parramatta, Ryde, Turramurra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 15.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,446 +08.5 Votes cast: 68,152 96.7 +01.0 Informal votes: 2,110 03.1 +00.2 Formal votes: 66,042 96.9 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ormond Bissett LD 8,884 13.5 Robert Firebrace 5,806 08.8 Howard Miscamble 336 00.5 Charles Moore 1,069 01.6 Hon Sir Frederick Stewart * UAP 25,267 38.3 Arthur Treble ALP 24,680 37.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 66,042 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Firebrace was an Anglican minister who said he had a call from God to stand as a National Unity candidate (The Sun, 12 August 1943). 2. The ALP vote of 37.4% was an increase of 10.6% from the combined vote of 26.8% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NC) in 1940. 3. The UAP vote of 38.3% was a decrease of 28.3% from the 66.6% polled by three UAP candidates in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Miscamble's 336 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bissett 46 13.7 8,930 13.5 Firebrace 85 25.3 5,891 08.9 Moore 52 15.5 1,121 01.7 Stewart * 109 32.4 25,376 38.4 Treble 44 13.1 24,724 37.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 336 66,042 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Moore's 1,121 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bissett 275 24.5 9,205 13.9 Firebrace 386 34.4 6,277 09.5 Stewart * 359 32.0 25,735 39.0 Treble 101 09.0 24,825 37.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,121 66,042 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Firebrace's 6,277 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bissett 2,420 38.6 11,625 17.6 Stewart * 3,328 53.0 29,063 44.0 Treble 529 08.4 25,354 38.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,277 66,042 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Bissett's 11,625 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- STEWART * 10,087 86.8 39,150 59.3 Treble 1,538 13.2 26,892 40.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,625 66,042 09.3 06.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Harold Stewart (1884-1961): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stewart retired at the 1946 election. Later career: Company director and philanthropist. Died 30 June 1961 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 SEPTEMBER 1946 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Gordon, Parramatta, Ryde, Turramurra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1943 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 09.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 76,946 +09.2 Votes cast: 73,132 95.0 -01.7 Informal votes: 1,417 01.9 -01.2 Formal votes: 71,715 98.1 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Howard BEALE + Lib 43,070 60.1 +21.8 Dudley Jeffree ALP 28,645 39.9 +02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 71,715 10.1 00.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Oliver Howard Beale (1898-1983): Elected 1946 Born: 10 December 1898, Tamworth, NSW. Career: Educated Sydney High School and University of Sydney. Barrister 1925. Military Service 1942-45. Founding member, NSW Liberal Party. Father of Julian Beale MP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Eastwood, Epping, Parramatta, Rydalmere -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1946 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 10.1 Effect of 1948 redistribution: 04.7 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 05.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,773 -44.4 Votes cast: 41,378 96.7 +01.7 Informal votes: 756 01.8 -00.1 Formal votes: 40,622 98.2 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Howard BEALE * Lib 25,411 62.6 +07.2 Clement Jackson ALP 15,211 37.4 -07.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,622 12.6 07.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Howard Oliver Beale (1898-1983): Elected 1946, 1949 Minister for Information 19 December 1949 to 17 March 1950 Minister for Transport 19 December 1949 to 17 March 1950 Minister for Supply from 17 March 1950 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Eastwood, Epping, Parramatta, Rydalmere -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 12.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,827 +04.8 Votes cast: 43,129 96.2 -00.5 Informal votes: 855 02.0 +00.2 Formal votes: 42,274 98.0 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Howard BEALE * Lib 26,852 63.5 +00.9 John Holmes ALP 15,422 36.5 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 42,274 13.5 00.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Howard Oliver Beale (1898-1983): Elected 1946, 1949, 1951 Minister for Supply -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Eastwood, Epping, Parramatta, Rydalmere -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 13.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 49,278 +09.9 Votes cast: 47,201 95.8 -00.4 Informal votes: 500 01.1 -00.9 Formal votes: 46,701 98.9 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Howard BEALE * Lib 27,941 59.8 -03.7 John Holmes ALP 18,760 40.2 +03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 46,701 09.8 03.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Howard Oliver Beale (1898-1983): Elected 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954 Minister for Supply -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Eastwood, Epping, Parramatta, Rydalmere -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 09.8 Effect of 1955 redistribution: 00.9 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over Labor 10.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,501 -09.7 Votes cast: 42,622 95.8 00.0 Informal votes: 1,137 02.7 +01.6 Formal votes: 41,485 97.3 -01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Howard BEALE * Lib 25,854 62.3 +01.6 John Heazlewood ALP 15,631 37.7 -01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 41,485 12.3 01.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Howard Oliver Beale (1898-1983): Elected 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955 Minister for Supply to 10 February 1958 Minister for Defence Production to 24 October 1956 Resigned seat 10 February 1958 (see By-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Later career: Ambassador to the United States 1958-64. President, Arts Council of Australia 1964-68. Knighted 1961. Died 17 October 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 8 MARCH 1958 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Eastwood, Epping, Parramatta, Rydalmere -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the resignation of Hon Howard Beale. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 12.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 48,649 +09.3 Votes cast: 42,287 86.9 -08.9 Informal votes: 610 01.4 -01.3 Formal votes: 41,677 98.6 +01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sir Garfield BARWICK Lib 22,826 54.8 -07.5 Augustus Fenwick 920 02.2 Daniel Mahoney ALP 17,931 43.0 +05.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 41,677 05.9 e 06.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mahoney was NSW MLA for Parramatta 1959-76. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Garfield Edward John Barwick (1903-97): Elected 1958 By Born: 22 June 1903, Sydney. Career: Educated Fort St High School, Sydney, University of Sydney. Barrister 1927. Leader of Sydney bar. Represented banks in nationalisation cases 1947. President NSW Bar Association 1950-52, 1954-55, Law Council of Australia 1952-54. Knighted 1953. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Eastwood, Epping, Parramatta, Rydalmere -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 12.3 1958 by-election two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 05.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 51,166 +15.0 Votes cast: 49,334 96.4 +00.6 Informal votes: 1,156 02.3 -00.4 Formal votes: 48,178 97.7 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sir Garfield BARWICK * Lib 27,344 56.8 -05.5 Raymond Jones ALP 19,141 39.7 +02.0 William Kildea DLP 1,693 03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 48,178 09.6 e 02.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Garfield Edward John Barwick (1903-97): Elected 1958 By, 1958 Attorney-General from 10 December 1958 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Eastwood, Epping, Parramatta, Rydalmere -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 09.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 56,064 +09.6 Votes cast: 53,564 95.5 -00.9 Informal votes: 1,256 02.3 00.0 Formal votes: 52,308 97.7 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reginald Andrews DLP 2,936 05.6 +02.1 Hon Sir Garfield BARWICK * Lib 26,200 50.1 -06.7 Maxwell McLaren ALP 22,401 42.8 +03.1 Matthew Munro CPA 771 01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 52,308 05.0 e 04.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Garfield Edward John Barwick (1903-97): Elected 1958 By, 1958, 1961 Attorney-General Minister for External Affairs from 22 December 1961 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Eastwood, Epping, Parramatta, Rydalmere -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 05.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 59,702 +06.5 Votes cast: 57,141 95.7 +00.2 Informal votes: 602 01.1 -01.2 Formal votes: 56,539 98.9 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Sir Garfield BARWICK * Lib 31,660 56.0 +05.9 Edward Beck DLP 3,088 05.5 -00.1 Maxwell McLaren ALP 21,791 38.5 -04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 56,539 10.4 e 05.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Garfield Edward John Barwick (1903-97): Elected 1958 By, 1961, 1963 Attorney-General to 4 March 1964 Minister for External Affairs to 24 April 1964 Resigned seat 24 April 1964 (see By-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Later career: Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia 1964-81. Advised Sir John Kerr to dismiss the Whitlam Government 1975. President Australian Conservation Foundation 1965-70. Chancellor, Macquarie University. Died 13 July 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 29 JUNE 1964 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Eastwood, Epping, Parramatta, Rydalmere -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the resignation of Hon Sir Garfield Barwick -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 10.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 59,154 +05.5 Votes cast: 51,809 87.6 -07.9 Informal votes: 975 01.9 -00.4 Formal votes: 50,834 98.1 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Beck DLP 2,701 05.3 -00.2 Nigel BOWEN + Lib 26,506 52.1 -03.9 Augustus Fenwick 248 00.5 John Phillips 152 00.3 Barry Wilde ALP 21,227 41.8 +03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,834 06.9 e 03.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilde was NSW MLA for Parramatta 1976-88. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nigel Hubert Bowen (1911-94): Elected 1964 By Born: 26 May 1911, British Columbia, Canada. Career: Migrated as child. Educated King's School, Sydney, and University of Sydney. Barrister 1936. Military Service 1941-46. Tutor and lecturer in law, University of Sydney. Editor Australian Law Journal 1946-58. President NSW Bar Council 1959-61. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Eastwood, Epping, Parramatta, Rydalmere -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 10.4 e 1964 by-election two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 06.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 63,784 +06.8 Votes cast: 60,030 94.1 -01.6 Informal votes: 1,741 02.9 +01.8 Formal votes: 58,289 97.1 -01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward Beck DLP 2,982 05.1 -00.4 Nigel BOWEN * Lib 33,087 56.8 +00.8 Kenneth Cook LRG 3,380 05.8 Paul Nolan 322 00.6 Barry Wilde ALP 18,518 31.8 -06.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58,289 12.8 e 02.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilde was NSW MLA for Parramatta 1976-88. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nigel Hubert Bowen (1911-94): Elected 1964 By, 1966 Attorney-General from 14 December 1966 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Dundas, Epping, Ermington, Parramatta -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 12.8 e Effect of 1968 redistribution: 00.2 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over Labor 12.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 62,087 -02.7 Votes cast: 58,821 94.7 +00.6 Informal votes: 1,144 01.9 -01.0 Formal votes: 57,677 98.1 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Andreasson DLP 2,508 04.3 -00.8 Hon Nigel Bowen * Lib 27,131 47.0 -10.0 John Keeffe 2,066 03.6 Leonard Kiernan 240 00.4 Barry Wilde ALP 25,732 44.6 +13.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 57,677 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilde was NSW MLA for Parramatta 1976-88. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Kiernan's 240 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andreasson 34 14.2 2,542 04.4 Bowen * 45 18.8 27,176 47.1 Keeffe 81 33.8 2,147 03.7 Wilde 80 33.3 25,812 44.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 240 57,677 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Keeffe's 2,147 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andreasson 215 10.0 2,757 04.8 Bowen * 741 34.5 27,917 48.4 Wilde 1,191 55.5 27,003 46.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,147 57,677 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Andreasson's 2,757 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BOWEN * 2,457 89.1 30,374 52.7 Wilde 300 10.9 27,303 47.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,757 57,677 02.7 09.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nigel Hubert Bowen (1911-94): Elected 1964 By, 1966, 1969 Attorney-General to 12 November 1969 Minister for Education and Science 12 November 1969 to 22 March 1971 Attorney-General 22 March 1971 to 2 August 1971 Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2 August 1971 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Dundas, Epping, Ermington, Parramatta -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 66,122 +06.5 Votes cast: 63,282 95.7 +01.0 Informal votes: 1,397 02.2 +00.3 Formal votes: 61,885 97.8 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Derek Barker 1,120 01.8 Hon Nigel Bowen * Lib 28,463 46.0 -01.0 Doris Brauer DLP 1,509 02.4 -01.9 Graham Courtney 191 00.3 James Mulheron AP 2,144 03.5 Michael Whelan ALP 28,458 46.0 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,885 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Courtney's 191 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barker 32 16.8 1,152 01.9 Bowen * 55 28.8 28,518 46.1 Brauer 28 14.7 1,537 02.5 Mulheron 43 22.5 2,187 03.5 Whelan 33 17.3 28,491 46.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 191 61,885 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Barker's 1,152 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bowen * 562 48.8 29,080 47.0 Brauer 83 07.2 1,620 02.6 Mulheron 180 15.6 2,367 03.8 Whelan 327 28.4 28,818 46.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,152 61,885 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Brauer's 1,620 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bowen * 1,365 84.3 30,445 49.2 Mulheron 122 07.5 2,489 04.0 Whelan 133 08.2 28,951 46.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,620 61,885 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Mulheron's 2,489 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BOWEN * 677 27.2 31,122 50.3 Whelan 1,812 72.8 30,763 49.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,489 61,885 00.3 02.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nigel Hubert Bowen (1911-94): Elected 1964 By, 1966, 1969, 1972 Minister for Foreign Affairs to 5 December 1972 Resigned seat 11 July 1973 (see By-elections) Later career: Justice of the Supreme Court of NSW 1973-76, Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia 1976-90. Knighted 1976. AC 1988. Died 27 September 1994 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 22 SEPTEMBER 1973 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Dundas, Epping, Ermington, Parramatta -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the resignation of Hon Nigel Bowen -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 73,679 +11.4 Votes cast: 65,145 88.4 -07.3 Informal votes: 1,493 02.3 +00.1 Formal votes: 63,652 97.7 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Marcus Aussie-Stone 363 00.6 Edwin Bellchambers 53 00.1 John Butterworth AP 3,522 05.5 +02.0 Michael Hourihan 528 00.8 Leonard Kiernan 30 00.0 Gwenda Lister 65 00.1 Ross May 37 00.1 Sidney McGarrity 325 00.5 Kevin Meares 25 00.0 Marilyn Pye 575 00.9 Philip RUDDOCK Lib 33,506 52.6 +06.6 Barry Wilde ALP 24,623 38.7 -07.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 63,652 07.3 e 07.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilde was NSW MLA for Parramatta 1976-88. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Philip Maxwell Ruddock (born 1943): Elected 1973 By Born: 12 March 1943, Canberra Career: Educated University of Sydney. Solicitor. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Dundas, Epping, Ermington, Parramatta -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 00.3 1973 by-election two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 07.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 72,869 +10.2 Votes cast: 69,932 96.0 +00.3 Informal votes: 1,101 01.6 -00.6 Formal votes: 68,831 98.4 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Derek Barker 1,188 01.7 Robert MacKenzie AP 1,481 02.2 -01.3 Philip Ruddock * Lib 33,916 49.3 +03.3 Barry Wilde ALP 32,246 46.8 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 68,831 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilde was NSW MLA for Parramatta 1976-88. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Barker's 1,188 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MacKenzie 888 74.7 2,369 03.4 Ruddock * 169 14.2 34,085 49.5 Wilde 131 11.0 32,377 47.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,188 68,831 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: MacKenzie's 2,369 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- RUDDOCK * 1,245 52.6 35,330 51.3 Wilde 1,124 47.4 33,501 48.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,369 68,831 01.3 01.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Philip Maxwell Ruddock (born 1943): Elected 1973 By, 1974 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Dundas, Epping, Ermington, Parramatta -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 76,047 +04.4 Votes cast: 72,918 95.9 -00.1 Informal votes: 994 01.4 -00.2 Formal votes: 71,924 98.6 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Brown ALP 29,055 40.4 -06.4 Malcolm McKinnon 1,307 01.8 Astrid O'Neill AP 801 01.1 -01.1 Philip RUDDOCK * Lib 40,761 56.7 +07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 71,924 09.2 e 07.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Brown, see Parramatta 1977. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Philip Maxwell Ruddock (born 1943): Elected 1973 By, 1974, 1975 Ruddock contested Dundas in 1977. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Merrylands, Parramatta, Seven Hills, Wentworthville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 09.2 e Effect of 1977 redistribution: 11.7 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 71,509 -06.0 Votes cast: 68,179 95.3 -00.6 Informal votes: 2,062 03.0 +01.6 Formal votes: 66,117 97.0 -01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John BROWN + ALP 34,405 52.0 -00.1 Douglas Cox Lib 26,315 39.8 -05.2 Peter Lukunic AD 5,397 08.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 66,117 06.1 e 03.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the redistribution, Labor is shown as the defending party. -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Joseph Brown (born 1931): Elected 1977 Born: 19 December 1931, Sydney Career: Meat wholesaler. Parramatta City Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Merrylands, Parramatta, Seven Hills, Wentworthville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 06.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 72,917 +02.0 Votes cast: 68,717 94.2 -01.1 Informal votes: 2,410 03.5 +00.5 Formal votes: 66,307 96.5 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Warwick Barber AD 6,191 09.3 +01.1 John BROWN * ALP 35,810 54.0 +02.0 James Saleam 1,248 01.9 Lance Shaw Lib 23,058 34.8 -05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 66,307 10.2 e 04.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Joseph Brown (born 1931): Elected 1977, 1980 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Merrylands, Parramatta, Seven Hills, Wentworthville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 10.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 73,945 +01.4 Votes cast: 69,464 93.9 -00.3 Informal votes: 2,025 02.9 -00.6 Formal votes: 67,439 97.1 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John BROWN * ALP 41,951 62.2 +08.2 Mark Carey 1,519 02.2 James Harker-Mortlock Lib 20,608 30.6 -04.2 Patricia Lamey AD 3,361 05.0 -04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 67,439 17.2 e 07.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Joseph Brown (born 1931): Elected 1977, 1980, 1983 Minister for Administrative Services from 11 March 1983 Minister for Sport, Recreation and Tourism from 11 March 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Ermington, Parramatta, Wentworthville, Westmead -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 17.2 e Effect of 1984 redistribution: 05.7 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 11.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 69,922 -05.4 Votes cast: 65,328 93.4 -00.5 Informal votes: 4,819 07.4 +04.5 Formal votes: 60,509 92.6 -04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon John BROWN * ALP 35,077 58.0 +01.5 John Butterworth AD 4,256 07.0 +02.0 Charles Stanley Lib 21,176 35.0 -01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 60,509 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Butterworth's 4,256 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BROWN * 2,230 52.4 37,307 61.7 Stanley 2,025 47.6 23,201 38.3 (exhausted 1 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,256 60,509 11.7 00.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Joseph Brown (born 1931): Elected 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984 Minister for Sport, Recreation and Tourism Minister for Administrative Services to 13 December 1984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Ermington, Parramatta, Wentworthville, Westmead -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 11.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 69,345 -00.8 Votes cast: 65,290 94.2 +00.8 Informal votes: 3,727 05.7 -01.7 Formal votes: 61,563 94.3 +01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rodney Levett AD 5,378 08.7 +01.7 Paul Hamer Lib 23,881 38.8 +03.8 Hon John BROWN * ALP 32,304 52.5 -05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,563 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Levett's 5,378 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hamer 3,033 56.4 26,914 43.7 BROWN * 2,345 43.6 34,649 56.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,378 61,563 06.3 05.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Joseph Brown (born 1931): Elected 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987 Minister for Sport, Recreation and Tourism to 24 July 1987 Minister for Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories 24 July 1987 to 19 January 1988 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown resigned from Cabinet after admitting that he had misled the House of Representatives over a contract. He retired at the 1990 election. After his retirement he retracted his admission, asserting that he had made it only to protect the Prime Minister. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Ermington, Parramatta, Wentworthville, Westmead -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 67,199 -03.1 Votes cast: 63,834 95.0 +00.8 Informal votes: 2,240 03.5 -02.2 Formal votes: 61,594 96.5 +02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul Elliott + ALP 30,575 49.6 -02.9 Ross Barwick Lib 22,884 37.2 -01.6 Michael Antrum AD 7,119 11.6 +02.9 Kerry Vernon 1,016 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,594 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barwick was the son of Hon Sir Garfield Barwick, MP for Parramatta 1958-64. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Vernon's 1,016 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Elliott + 171 17.1 30,746 49.9 Barwick 111 11.1 22,995 37.3 Antrum 718 71.8 7,837 12.7 (exhausted 16 16 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,016 61,594 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Antrum's 7,837 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELLIOTT + 5,119 66.2 35,865 58.3 Barwick 2,608 33.8 25,603 41.7 (exhausted 110 126 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,837 61,594 08.3 02.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Paul Elliott (born 1954): Elected 1990 Born: 24 September 1954, Ballina, NSW Career: Educated University of New England. Lecturer, University of Western Sydney. Public servant. Electoral officer to Hon John Brown, MP. Parramatta City Council, Mayor 1984-86. ------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Carlingford, Ermington, Parramatta, Westmead -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 08.4 Effect of redistribution: 07.4 shift to Liberal New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 77,936 +16.0 Votes cast: 74,870 96.1 +00.9 Informal votes: 2,177 02.9 -00.6 Formal votes: 72,693 97.1 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sam Papadopoulos 1,887 02.6 Rodney Forshaw 431 00.6 John Shields CTA 1,044 01.4 Max Rawnsley Lib 30,681 42.2 -00.8 Bill Rosier AD 2,399 03.3 -08.3 John Wilson 458 00.6 Paul Elliott * ALP 35,793 49.2 +07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 72,693 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Forshaw's 431 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Papadopoulos 141 32.8 2,028 02.8 Shields 50 11.6 1,094 01.5 Rawnsley 49 11.4 30,730 42.3 Rosier 119 27.7 2,518 03.5 Wilson 24 05.6 482 00.7 Elliott * 47 10.9 35,840 49.3 (exhausted 1 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 431 72,693 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Wilson's 482 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Papadopoulos 58 12.2 2,086 02.9 Shields 42 08.8 1,136 01.6 Rawnsley 113 23.7 30,843 42.4 Rosier 133 27.9 2,651 03.7 Elliott * 130 27.3 35,970 49.5 (exhausted 6 7 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 482 72,693 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Shields's 1,136 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Papadopoulos 198 17.5 2,284 03.1 Rawnsley 618 54.6 31,461 43.3 Rosier 144 12.7 2,795 03.9 Elliott * 171 15.1 36,141 49.7 (exhausted 5 12 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,136 72,693 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Papadopoulos's 2,284 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rawnsley 1,079 48.0 32,540 44.8 Rosier 754 33.5 3,549 04.9 ELLIOTT * 417 18.5 36,558 50.3 (exhausted 34 46 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,284 72,693 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Rosier's 3,549 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rawnsley 1,426 40.3 33,966 46.8 ELLIOTT * 2,115 59.7 38,673 53.2 (exhausted 8 54 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,549 72,693 03.2 02.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Paul Elliott (born 1952): Elected 1990, 1993 Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer from 24 December 1993 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Carlingford, Ermington, Parramatta, Westmead -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 77,692 -00.3 Votes cast: 74,888 96.4 +00.3 Informal votes: 2,887 03.9 +01.0 Formal votes: 72,001 96.1 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Cogger 775 01.1 Eduardo Avila AD 3,912 05.4 +02.1 Heidi Scott 1,103 01.5 Hon Paul Elliott * ALP 28,390 39.4 -09.8 Dee Jonsson CTA 1,066 01.5 +00.1 Peter Krumins AAFI 2,005 02.8 Joseph Chidiac 440 00.6 Ross Cameron Lib 34,310 47.7 +05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 72,001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Chidiac's 440 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cogger 13 03.0 788 01.1 Avila 41 09.4 3,953 05.5 Scott 92 21.1 1,195 01.7 Elliott * 76 17.4 28,466 39.5 Jonsson 15 03.4 1,081 01.5 Krumins 87 19.9 2,092 02.9 Cameron 113 25.9 34,423 47.8 (exhausted 3 3 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 440 72,001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Cogger's 788 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Avila 512 66.2 4,465 06.2 Scott 117 15.1 1,312 01.8 Elliott * 52 06.7 28,518 39.6 Jonsson 24 03.1 1,105 01.5 Krumins 37 04.8 2,129 03.0 Cameron 31 04.0 34,454 47.9 (exhausted 15 18 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 788 72,001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Jonsson's 1,105 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Avila 111 10.1 4,576 06.4 Scott 91 08.3 1,403 02.0 Elliott * 143 13.0 28,661 39.8 Krumins 94 08.6 2,223 03.1 Cameron 661 60.1 35,115 48.8 (exhausted 5 23 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,105 72,001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Scott's 1,403 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Avila 553 39.6 5,129 07.1 Elliott * 474 34.0 29,135 40.5 Krumins 161 11.5 2,384 03.3 Cameron 207 14.8 35,322 49.1 (exhausted 8 31 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,403 72,001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Krumins's 2,384 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Avila 1,073 45.8 6,202 08.6 Elliott * 534 22.8 29,669 41.3 CAMERON 738 31.5 36,060 50.1 (exhausted 39 70 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,384 72,001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Avila's 6,202 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Elliott * 3,446 56.9 33,115 46.1 CAMERON 2,611 43.1 38,671 53.9 (exhausted 145 215 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,202 72,001 03.9 07.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Robert Paul Elliott (born 1952): Elected 1990, 1993. Defeated 1996 Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer to 11 March 1996 > Ross Alexander Cameron (born 1965): Elected 1996 Born: 14 May 1965, Sydney Career: Educated Sydney University. Solicitor, economist. Policy adviser and research officer to NSW state minister. Son of Jim Cameron, NSW MLA 1968-84, MLC 1984. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Carlingford, Ermington, Parramatta, Westmead -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 78,108 +05.4 Votes cast: 74,770 95.7 -00.7 Informal votes: 3,600 04.8 +00.9 Formal votes: 71,170 95.2 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ross Cameron * Lib 31,060 43.6 -04.0 John Cogger 108 00.1 Matthew Wong 3,073 04.3 Hon Paul Elliott ALP 27,521 38.7 -00.8 Peter Mulligan AD 2,033 02.9 -02.6 Tina Schembri 707 01.0 Peter Consandine 79 00.1 Dee Jonsson CDP 899 01.3 -00.2 Ian Hale ON 4,495 06.3 Peter Wright Grn 1,195 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 71,170 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Elliott was member for Parramatta 1990-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Consandine's 79 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cameron * 15 19.0 31,075 43.7 Cogger 3 03.8 111 00.2 Wong 7 08.9 3,080 04.3 Elliott 12 15.2 27,533 38.7 Mulligan 7 08.9 2,040 02.9 Schembri 13 16.5 720 01.0 Jonsson 6 07.6 905 01.3 Hale 7 08.9 4,502 06.3 Wright 9 11.4 1,204 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 79 71,170 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Cogger's 111 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cameron * 27 24.3 31,102 43.7 Wong 24 21.6 3,104 04.4 Elliott 20 18.0 27,553 38.7 Mulligan 7 06.3 2,047 02.9 Schembri 11 09.9 731 01.0 Jonsson 5 04.5 910 01.3 Hale 7 06.3 4,509 06.3 Wright 10 09.0 1,214 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 111 71,170 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Schembri's 731 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cameron * 147 20.1 31,249 43.9 Wong 59 08.1 3,163 04.4 Elliott 99 13.5 27,652 38.9 Mulligan 248 33.9 2,295 03.2 Jonsson 42 05.7 952 01.3 Hale 50 06.8 4,559 06.4 Wright 86 11.8 1,300 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 731 71,170 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Jonsson's 952 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cameron * 521 54.7 31,770 44.6 Wong 75 07.9 3,238 04.5 Elliott 102 10.7 27,754 39.0 Mulligan 109 11.4 2,404 03.4 Hale 71 07.5 4,630 06.5 Wright 74 07.8 1,374 01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 952 71,170 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Wright's 1,374 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cameron * 198 14.4 31,968 44.9 Wong 191 13.9 3,429 04.8 Elliott 327 23.8 28,081 39.5 Mulligan 486 35.4 2,890 04.1 Hale 172 12.5 4,802 06.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,374 71,170 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Mulligan's 2,890 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cameron * 760 26.3 32,728 46.0 Wong 737 25.5 4,166 05.9 Elliott 1,157 40.0 29,238 41.1 Hale 236 08.2 5,038 07.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,890 71,170 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Wong's 4,166 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cameron * 731 17.5 33,459 47.0 Elliott 3,359 80.6 32,597 45.8 Hale 76 01.8 5,114 07.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,166 71,170 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Hale's 5,114 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CAMERON * 2,887 56.5 36,346 51.1 Elliott 2,227 43.5 34,824 48.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,114 71,170 01.1 02.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ross Alexander Cameron (born 1965): Elected 1996, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Carlingford, Ermington, Parramatta, Westmead -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 01.1 Effect of redistribution: 03.4 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 86,861 +11.2 Votes cast: 82,058 94.5 -01.2 Informal votes: 5,098 06.2 +01.4 Formal votes: 76,960 93.8 -01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- David Borger + ALP 31,867 41.4 -00.3 Somchai Tongsumrith 1,131 01.5 Ross Cameron * Lib 35,356 45.9 +05.6 Dee Jonsson CTA 1,177 01.5 00.0 Anthony Clark AD 2,622 03.4 +00.5 Will Watson 148 00.2 Felicity George Grn 2,380 03.1 +01.3 John Satchwell ON 2,279 03.0 -03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 76,960 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Following the redistribution, Labor is shown as the defending party. 2. Borger was NSW MLA for Granville 2007-11. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Watson's 148 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Borger 29 19.6 31,896 41.4 Tongsumrith 10 06.8 1,141 01.5 Cameron * 31 20.9 35,387 46.0 Jonsson 16 10.8 1,193 01.5 Clark 22 14.9 2,644 03.4 George 27 18.2 2,407 03.1 Satchwell 13 08.8 2,292 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 337 76,960 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Tongsumrith's 1,141 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Borger 508 44.5 32,404 42.1 Cameron * 137 12.0 35,524 46.2 Jonsson 49 04.3 1,242 01.6 Clark 352 30.8 2,996 03.9 George 85 07.4 2,492 03.2 Satchwell 10 00.9 2,302 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,141 76,960 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Jonsson's 1,242 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Borger 228 18.4 32,632 42.4 Cameron * 690 55.6 36,214 47.1 Clark 155 12.5 3,151 04.1 George 111 08.9 2,603 03.4 Satchwell 58 04.7 2,360 03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,242 76,960 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Satchwell's 2,360 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Borger 524 22.2 33,156 43.1 Cameron * 825 35.0 37,039 48.1 Clark 174 07.4 3,325 04.3 George 837 35.5 3,440 04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,360 76,960 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Clark's 3,325 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Borger 974 29.3 34,130 44.3 Cameron * 629 18.9 37,668 48.9 George 1,722 51.8 5,162 06.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,325 76,960 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: George's 5,162 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Borger 3,463 67.1 37,593 48.9 CAMERON * 1,699 32.9 39,367 51.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,162 76,960 01.1 03.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ross Alexander Cameron (born 1965): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001 Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Family and Community Services from 26 November 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Carlingford, Ermington, Parramatta, Westmead -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 87,117 +00.3 Votes cast: 82,005 94.1 -00.4 Informal votes: 6,996 08.5 +02.3 Formal votes: 75,009 91.5 -02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alex Peniazev 777 01.0 Mark Guest 985 01.3 John Satchwell ON 859 01.1 -01.8 Simon Saad 581 00.8 Andrew Markwell FF 674 00.9 Sam Baissari CDP 1,948 02.6 +01.1 Julie Owens ALP 31,166 41.5 +00.1 Robert McFarlane AD 798 01.1 -02.3 Hon Ross Cameron * Lib 33,073 44.1 -01.8 Margaret Bloor 175 00.2 Doug Williamson Grn 3,973 05.3 +02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 75,009 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Bloor's 155 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peniazev 17 09.7 794 01.1 Guest 10 05.7 995 01.3 Satchwell 15 08.6 874 01.2 Saad 13 07.3 594 00.8 Markwell 12 06.9 686 00.9 Baissari 5 02.9 1,953 02.6 Owens 19 10.9 31,185 41.6 McFarlane 9 05.1 807 01.1 Cameron * 23 13.1 33,096 44.1 Williamson 52 29.7 4,025 05.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 175 75,009 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Saad's 594 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peniazev 41 06.9 835 01.1 Guest 43 07.2 1,038 01.4 Satchwell 75 12.6 949 01.3 Markwell 157 26.4 843 01.1 Baissari 51 08.6 2,004 02.7 Owens 106 17.9 31,291 41.7 McFarlane 14 02.4 821 01.1 Cameron * 52 08.8 33,148 44.2 Williamson 55 09.3 4,080 05.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 594 75,009 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: McFarlane's 821 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peniazev 23 02.8 858 01.1 Guest 28 03.4 1,066 01.4 Satchwell 25 03.1 974 01.3 Markwell 35 04.3 878 01.2 Baissari 37 04.5 2,041 02.7 Owens 236 28.8 31,527 42.0 Cameron * 159 19.4 33,307 44.4 Williamson 278 33.9 4,358 05.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 821 75,009 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Peniazev's 858 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Guest 534 62.2 1,600 02.1 Satchwell 96 11.2 1,070 01.4 Markwell 60 07.0 938 01.3 Baissari 35 04.1 2,076 02.8 Owens 42 04.9 31,569 42.1 Cameron * 45 05.2 33,352 44.5 Williamson 46 05.4 4,404 05.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 858 75,009 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Markwell's 938 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Guest 140 14.9 1,740 02.3 Satchwell 112 11.9 1,182 01.6 Baissari 205 21.9 2,281 03.0 Owens 179 19.1 31,748 42.3 Cameron * 165 17.6 33,517 44.7 Williamson 137 14.6 4,541 06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 938 75,009 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Satchwell's 1,182 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Guest 300 25.4 2,040 02.7 Baissari 231 19.5 2,512 03.4 Owens 249 21.1 31,997 42.7 Cameron * 245 20.7 33,762 45.0 Williamson 157 13.3 4,698 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,182 75,009 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Guest's 2,040 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Baissari 1,205 59.1 3,717 05.0 Owens 266 13.0 32,263 43.0 Cameron * 345 16.9 34,107 45.5 Williamson 224 11.0 4,922 06.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,040 75,009 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Baissari's 3,717 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Owens 1,766 47.5 34,029 45.4 Cameron * 1,623 43.7 35,730 47.6 Williamson 328 08.8 5,250 07.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,717 75,009 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Williamson's 5,250 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- OWENS 4,054 77.2 38,083 50.8 Cameron * 1,196 22.8 36,926 49.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,250 75,009 00.8 02.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Ross Alexander Cameron (born 1965): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001. Defeated 2004 Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Family and Community Services to 25 October 2004 > Julie Ann Owens (born 1958): Elected 2004 Born: 17 October 1958, Rockhampton, Queensland Career: Educated Queensland Conservatorium of Music and University of Sydney MBA). Production Manager, Lyric Opera of Queensland 1985-89. Senior Program Officer, Australia Council 1989-93. Chief Executive Officer, Association of Independent Record Labels 2000-04. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== Sydney: Carlingford, Lalor Park, Parramatta, Toongabbie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 00.8 Effect of 2006 redistribution: 01.9 shift to Liberal 2007 notional two-party majority: Liberal over Liberal 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 96,208 +10.4 Votes cast: 91,161 94.8 -00.7 Informal votes: 5,981 06.6 -01.9 Formal votes: 85,180 93.4 +01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rachel Evans 1,015 01.2 Chris Gordon 261 00.3 Graham Nickols 274 00.4 Astrid O'Neill Grn 4,288 05.0 +00.2 Colin Robinson + Lib 32,155 37.8 -07.4 Alasdair Macdonald 174 00.2 Rene Hernandez FF 888 01.0 +00.1 Julie OWENS * ALP 43,083 50.6 +10.7 Brian Buckley 639 00.8 Sam Baissari CDP 2,403 02.8 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 85,180 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the redistribution the Liberals are shown as the defending party. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Macdonald's 174 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Evans 12 06.9 1,027 01.2 Gordon 4 02.3 265 00.3 Nickols 11 06.3 285 00.3 O'Neill 32 18.4 4,320 05.1 Robinson + 44 25.3 32,199 37.8 Hernandez 27 15.5 915 01.1 OWENS * 15 08.6 43,098 50.6 Buckley 24 13.8 663 00.8 Baissari 5 02.9 2,408 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 174 85,180 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Gordon's 265 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Evans 106 40.0 1,133 01.3 Nickols 33 12.5 318 00.4 O'Neill 54 20.4 4,374 05.1 Robinson + 21 07.9 32,220 37.8 Hernandez 13 04.9 928 01.1 OWENS * 25 09.4 43,123 50.6 Buckley 11 04.2 674 00.8 Baissari 2 00.8 2,410 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 265 85,180 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Nickols's 318 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Evans 92 28.9 1,225 01.4 O'Neill 89 28.0 4,463 05.2 Robinson + 66 20.8 32,286 37.9 Hernandez 15 04.7 943 01.1 OWENS * 35 11.0 43,158 50.7 Buckley 12 03.8 686 00.8 Baissari 9 02.8 2,419 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 318 85,180 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Buckley's 686 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Evans 72 10.5 1,297 01.5 O'Neill 131 19.1 4,598 05.4 Robinson + 139 20.3 32,425 38.1 Hernandez 79 11.5 1,022 01.2 OWENS * 172 25.1 43,330 50.9 Baissari 93 13.6 2,512 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 686 85,180 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Hernandez's 1,022 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Evans 114 11.2 1,411 01.7 O'Neill 175 17.1 4,769 05.6 Robinson + 242 23.7 32,667 38.4 OWENS * 274 26.8 43,604 51.2 Baissari 217 21.3 2,729 03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,022 85,180 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Evans's 1,411 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Neill 1,015 71.9 5,784 06.8 Robinson + 167 11.8 32,834 38.6 OWENS * 157 11.1 43,761 51.4 Baissari 72 05.1 2,801 03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,411 85,180 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Baissari's 2,801 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Neill 383 13.7 6,167 07.2 Robinson + 1,633 58.3 34,467 40.5 OWENS * 785 28.0 44,546 52.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,801 85,180 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: O'Neill's 6,167 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robinson + 2,260 36.7 36,727 43.1 OWENS * 3,907 63.3 48,453 56.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,167 85,180 06.9 07.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Julie Ann Owens (born 1958): Elected 2004, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== Sydney: Dundas, Granville, Parramatta, Wentworthville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 06.9 Effect of 2009 redistribution: 02.9 shift to Labor 2010 notional two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 09.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 94,014 -02.3 Votes cast: 85,735 91.2 -03.6 Informal votes: 7,418 08.7 +02.1 Formal votes: 78,317 91.3 -02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chris Gordon 1,203 01.5 Kalpesh Patel 1,436 01.8 Julie Owens * ALP 34,818 44.5 -08.9 Phil Bradley Grn 6,237 08.0 +02.7 Alex Sharah CDP 2,404 03.1 -00.2 Duncan Roden 330 00.4 Charles Camenzuli Lib 31,889 40.7 +06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 78,317 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Roden's 330 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon 85 25.8 1,288 01.6 Patel 22 06.7 1,458 01.9 Owens * 59 17.9 34,877 44.5 Bradley 82 24.9 6,319 08.1 Sharah 35 10.6 2,439 03.1 Camenzuli 47 14.2 31,936 40.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 330 78,317 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Gordon's 1,288 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patel 712 55.3 2,170 02.8 Owens * 243 18.9 35,120 44.8 Bradley 168 13.0 6,487 08.3 Sharah 75 05.8 2,514 03.2 Camenzuli 90 07.0 32,026 40.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,288 78,317 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Patel's 2,170 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Owens * 1,149 53.0 36,269 46.3 Bradley 453 20.9 6,940 08.9 Sharah 202 09.3 2,716 03.5 Camenzuli 366 16.9 32,392 41.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,170 78,317 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Sharah's 2,716 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Owens * 590 21.7 36,859 47.1 Bradley 502 18.5 7,442 09.5 Camenzuli 1,624 59.8 34,016 43.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,716 78,317 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Bradley's 7,442 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- OWENS * 5,724 76.9 42,583 54.4 Camenzuli 1,718 23.1 35,734 45.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,442 78,317 04.4 05.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Julie Ann Owens (born 1958): Elected 2004, 2007, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== Sydney: Dundas, Granville, Parramatta, Wentworthville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 98,565 +04.8 Votes cast: 90,089 91.4 +00.2 Informal votes: 9,474 10.5 +01.8 Formal votes: 80,615 89.5 -01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Miechele Williams DLP 1,626 02.0 Ganesh Loke PUP 1,760 02.2 Kalpesh Patel 1,204 01.5 Julie Owens * ALP 33,261 41.3 -03.2 Phil Bradley Grn 4,261 05.3 -02.7 Martin Zaiter Lib 35,724 44.3 +03.6 Tania Rollinson ON 822 01.0 Alaex Sharah CDP 1,957 02.4 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 80,615 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Rollinson's 822 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Williams 53 06.5 1,679 02.1 Loke 138 16.8 1,898 02.4 Patel 67 08.2 1,271 01.6 Owens * 131 15.9 33,392 41.4 Bradley 75 09.1 4,336 05.4 Zaiter 198 24.1 35,922 44.6 Sharah 160 19.5 2,117 02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 822 80,615 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Patel's 1,271 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Williams 123 09.7 1,802 02.2 Loke 348 27.4 2,246 02.8 Owens * 335 26.4 33,727 41.8 Bradley 163 12.8 4,499 05.6 Zaiter 248 19.5 36,170 44.9 Sharah 54 04.3 2,171 02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,271 80,615 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Williams's 1,802 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Loke 815 45.2 3,061 03.8 Owens * 514 28.5 34,241 42.5 Bradley 181 10.0 4,680 05.8 Zaiter 151 08.4 36,321 45.1 Sharah 141 07.8 2,312 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,802 80,615 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Sharah's 2,312 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Loke 329 14.2 3,390 04.2 Owens * 471 20.4 34,712 43.1 Bradley 203 08.8 4,883 06.1 Zaiter 1,309 56.6 37,630 46.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,312 80,615 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Loke's 3,390 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Owens * 1,744 51.5 36,456 45.2 Bradley 675 19.9 5,558 06.9 Zaiter 971 28.6 38,601 47.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,390 80,615 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Bradley's 5,558 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- OWENS * 4,309 77.5 40,765 50.6 Zaiter 1,249 22.5 39,850 49.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,558 80,615 00.6 03.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Julie Ann Owens (born 1958): Elected 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== Sydney: Dundas, Granville, Parramatta, Toongabbie -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 00.6 Effect of 2016 redistribution: 00.7 to Labor 2016 notional two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 101,538 +03.0 Votes cast: 90,389 89.0 -02.4 Informal votes: 8,367 09.3 -01.2 Formal votes: 82,022 90.7 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Phil Bradley Grn 5,640 06.9 +01.7 Raj Mahesh 2,048 02.5 Julie Owens * ALP 38,109 46.5 +04.3 Keith Piper CDP 4,347 05.3 +02.8 Mark Guest LDP 2,013 02.5 Mikaela Wu FF 1,202 01.5 Andrew Driessen 469 00.6 Michael Beckwith Lib 28,194 34.4 -09.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 82,022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Driessen's 469 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bradley 68 14.5 5,708 07.0 Mahesh 77 16.4 2,125 02.6 Owens * 57 12.2 38,166 46.5 Piper 36 07.7 4,383 05.3 Guest 46 09.1 2,059 02.5 Wu 92 19.6 1,294 01.6 Beckwith 93 19.8 28,287 34.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 469 82,022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Wu's 1,294 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bradley 189 14.6 5,897 07.2 Mahesh 184 14.2 2,309 02.8 Owens * 252 19.5 38,418 46.8 Piper 312 24.1 4,695 05.7 Guest 158 12.2 2,217 02.7 Beckwith 199 15.4 28,486 34.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,294 82,022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Guest's 2,217 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bradley 208 09.4 6,105 07.4 Mahesh 189 08.5 2,498 03.1 Owens * 480 21.7 38,898 47.4 Piper 358 16.2 5,053 06.2 Beckwith 982 44.3 29,468 35.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,217 82,022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Mahesh's 2,498 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bradley 617 24.7 6,722 08.2 Owens * 1,008 40.4 39,906 48.7 Piper 298 11.9 5,351 06.5 Beckwith 575 23.0 30,043 36.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,498 82,022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Piper's 5,351 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bradley 671 12.5 7,393 09.0 OWENS * 1,226 22.9 41,132 50.2 Beckwith 3,454 64.6 33,497 40.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,351 82,022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Bradley's 7,393 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- OWENS * 6,168 83.4 47,300 57.7 Beckwith 1,225 16.6 34,722 42.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,393 82,022 07.6 06.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Julie Ann Owens (born 1958): Elected 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== Sydney: Carlingford, Granville, Parramatta, Toongabbie, Wentworthville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 07.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 103,122 +01.2 Votes cast: 92,409 89.6 +00.6 Informal votes: 7,739 08.4 -00.9 Formal votes: 84,670 91.6 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Camenzuli Lib 34,954 41.3 +06.9 Julie Owens * ALP 38,171 45.1 -01.4 Ganesh Loke UAP 2,186 02.6 Phil Bradley Grn 6,131 07.2 +00.4 Asma Payara CDP 2,526 03.0 Oscar Grenfell 702 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 84,670 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Grenfell's 702 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Camenzuli 94 13.4 35,048 41.4 Owens * 119 17.0 38,290 45.2 Loke 79 11.3 2,265 02.7 Bradley 226 32.2 6,357 07.5 Payara 184 26.2 2,710 03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 702 84,670 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Loke's 2,265 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Camenzuli 792 35.0 35,840 42.3 Owens * 641 28.3 38,931 46.0 Bradley 400 17.7 6,757 08.0 Payara 432 19.1 3,142 03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,265 84,670 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Payara's 3,142 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Camenzuli 2,057 65.5 37,897 44.8 Owens * 526 16.7 39,457 46.6 Bradley 559 17.8 7,316 08.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,142 84,670 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Bradley's 7,316 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Camenzuli 1,471 20.1 39,368 46.5 OWENS * 5,845 79.9 45,302 53.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,316 84,670 03.5 04.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Julie Ann Owens (born 1958): Elected 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 Owens retired at the 2022 election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== Sydney: Carlingford, Granville, Parramatta, Toongabbie, Wentworthville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 105,465 +02.3 Votes cast: 92,524 87.7 -01.9 Informal votes: 8,259 08.9 +00.5 Formal votes: 84,265 91.1 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rohan Laxmanalal AJP 2,397 02.9 Maria Kovacic Lib 29,492 35.0 -06.3 Heather Freeman PHON 2,011 02.4 Liza Tazewell LDP 1,310 01.6 Julian Fayad UAP 4,269 05.1 +02.5 Phil Bradley Grn 7,546 09.0 +01.7 Dr Andrew Charlton + ALP 34,258 40.6 -04.5 Steve Christou 2,982 03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 84,265 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Kovacic, see Senate appointments 2023. 2nd count: Tazewell's 1,310 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Laxmanalal 51 03.9 2,448 02.9 Kovacic 491 37.5 29,983 35.6 Freeman 160 12.2 2,171 02.6 Fayad 289 22.1 4,558 05.4 Bradley 77 05.9 7,623 09.1 Charlton + 145 11.1 34,403 40.8 Christou 97 07.4 3,079 03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,310 84,265 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Freeman's 2,171 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Laxmanalal 209 09.6 2,657 03.2 Kovacic 427 19.7 30,410 36.1 Fayad 990 45.6 5,548 06.6 Bradley 103 04.7 7,726 09.2 Charlton + 160 07.4 34,563 41.0 Christou 282 13.0 3,361 04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,171 84,265 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Laxmanalal's 2,657 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kovacic 992 37.4 31,402 37.3 Fayad 314 11.8 5,862 07.0 Bradley 603 22.7 8,329 09.9 Charlton + 405 15.2 34,968 41.5 Christou 343 12.9 3,704 04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,657 84,265 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Christou's 3,704 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kovacic 1,127 30.4 32,529 38.6 Fayad 827 22.3 6,689 07.9 Bradley 756 20.4 9,085 10.8 Charlton + 994 26.8 35,962 42.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,704 84,265 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Fayad's 6,689 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kovacic 3,514 52.5 36,043 42.8 Bradley 1,651 24.7 10,736 12.7 Charlton + 1,524 22.8 37,486 44.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,689 84,265 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Bradley's 10,736 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kovacic 2,242 20.9 38,285 45.4 CHARLTON + 8,494 79.1 45,980 54.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,736 84,265 04.6 01.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Charlton (born 1978): Elected 2022 Born: 26 September 1978, Sydney Career: Educated University of Sydney, University of Oxford (PhD). Economist and author. Chief economic adviser to Hon Kevin Rudd MP 2007-10. Adjunct Professor, Macquarie University. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 MAY 2025 ==================================================================== Sydney: Carlingford, Ermington, Parramatta, Toongabbie, Wentworthville -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 two-candidate majority: Labor over Liberal 04.6 Effect of 2024 redistribution: 00.9 shift to Liberal 2025 notional two-candidate majority: Labor over Liberal 03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 117,501 +11.4 Votes cast: 106,746 90.9 +03.2 Informal votes: 9,556 09.0 +01.2 Formal votes: 97,190 91.0 -01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ganesh Loke ToP 2,445 02.2 -02.6 Ben Somerson Libtn 1,522 01.6 Liz Tilly Grn 11,766 12.1 +02.6 Tanya-lee Quinn 1,499 01.5 Andrew Charlton * Labor 46,427 47.8 +07.6 Maa Malini 1,018 01.1 Katie Mullens Lib 29,860 30.7 -06.1 Nicholas Matzen PHON 2,653 02.7 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 97,190 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Malini's 1,018 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Loke 74 07.3 2,519 02.6 Somerson 37 03.6 1,559 01.6 Tilly 168 16.5 11,934 12.3 Quinn 364 35.8 1,863 01.9 Charlton * 216 21.2 46,643 48.0 Mullens 106 10.4 29,966 30.8 Matzen 53 05.2 2,706 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,018 97,190 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Somerson's 1,559 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Loke 272 17.5 2,791 02.9 Tilly 118 07.6 12,052 12.4 Quinn 243 15.6 2,106 02.3 Charlton * 116 07.4 46,759 48.1 Mullens 217 13.9 30,183 31.1 Matzen 593 38.0 3,299 03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,559 97,190 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Quinn's 2,106 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Loke 285 13.5 3,076 03.2 Tilly 622 29.5 12,674 13.0 Charlton * 521 24.7 47,280 48.7 Mullens 324 15.4 30,507 31.4 Matzen 354 16.8 3,653 03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,106 97,190 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Loke's 3,076 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tilly 1,001 32.5 13,675 14.1 Charlton * 406 13.2 47,686 49.1 Mullens 540 17.6 31,047 31.9 Matzen 1,129 36.7 4,782 04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,076 97,190 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Matzen's 4,782 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tilly 913 19.1 14,588 15.0 Charlton * 665 13.9 48,351 49.8 Mullens 3,204 67.0 34,251 35.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,782 97,190 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Tilly's 14,588 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CHARLTON * 12,439 85.3 60,790 62.6 Mullens 2,149 14.7 36,400 37.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,588 97,190 12.6 08.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Charlton (born 1978): Elected 2022, 2025 Cabinet Secretary from 13 May 2025 Assistant Minister for Science, Technology and the Digital Economy from 13 May 2025 --------------------------------------------------------------------