ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF RICHMOND, NEW SOUTH WALES ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 29-30 MARCH 1901 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Ballina, Casino, Lismore, Murwillumbah -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 10,054 Votes cast: 6,733 67.0 Informal votes: 145 02.2 Formal votes: 6,588 97.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas EWING Prot 3,646 55.3 Robert Pyers 2,942 44.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,588 05.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pyers was NSW MLA for The Richmond 1894-1904. He was an independent protectionist candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Thomson Ewing (1856-1920): Elected 1901 Born: 9 October 1856, Pitt Town, NSW. Career: Educated New England. Surveyor and farmer, Richmond River area. Brother of Senator Hon Norman Ewing. Colonial politics: NSW MLA The Richmond 1885-94, Lismore 1894-1901. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1903 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Ballina, Casino, Lismore, Murwillumbah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1901 majority: Protectionist over Independent 05.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 18,986 +88.8 Votes cast: 8,606 45.3 -21.7 Informal votes: 214 02.5 +00.3 Formal votes: 8,392 97.5 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reginald Atkinson FT 2,296 27.4 Thomas EWING * Prot 6,096 72.6 +17.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,392 22.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Thomson Ewing (1856-1920): Elected 1901, 1903 Vice-President of the Executive Council 5 July 1905 to 12 October 1906 Minister for Home Affairs from 12 October 1906 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 DECEMBER 1906 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Ballina, Casino, Lismore, Murwillumbah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1903 majority: Protectionist over Free Trade 22.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 25,916 +36.5 Votes cast: 8,171 31.5 -13.8 Informal votes: 260 03.2 +00.7 Formal votes: 7,911 96.8 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Thomas EWING * Prot 6,042 76.4 +03.8 John Sutton AS 1,869 23.6 -03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,911 26.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- There was a swing of 3.8% from Anti-Socialist to Protectionist. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Thomson Ewing (1856-1920): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906 Minister for Defence to 13 November 1908 Ewing retired in 1910. Later career: Farmer, Bexhill, NSW. Knighted 1908. Died 15 September 1920 ------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 APRIL 1910 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Ballina, Casino, Lismore, Murwillumbah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 majority: Protectionist over Anti-Socialist 26.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 31,371 +21.0 Votes cast: 18,634 59.4 +27.9 Informal votes: 303 01.6 -01.6 Formal votes: 18,331 98.4 +01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Gillies ALP 2,858 15.6 Walter MASSY-GREENE + Lib 6,843 37.3 Venour Nathan 3,311 18.1 Robert Pyers 5,319 29.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 18,331 04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The Liberal vote of 37.3% was a decline of 62.7% from the 100% polled by one Protectionist and one Anti-Socialist candidate in 1906. 2. Gillies was Qld MLA for Eacham 1912-25. He was Premier of Queensland February-October 1925. 3. Nathan was an independent Liberal candidate. 3. Pyers was NSW MLA for The Richmond 1894-1904. He was an independent Labour candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walter Massy-Greene (1874-1952): Elected 1910 Born: 6 November 1874, London, England. Career: Educated Lynton House and Oxford University. Migrated 1891. Dairy farmer, goldminer. Bank officer 1895-1902. Farmer and dairyman near Lismore. Tiranea Shire Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 31 MAY 1913 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Ballina, Casino, Lismore, Murwillumbah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 majority: Liberal over Independent 04.2 Effect of 1912 redistribution: cannot be calculated -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 34,766 +10.8 Votes cast: 24,750 71.2 +11.8 Informal votes: 510 02.1 +00.5 Formal votes: 24,240 97.9 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walter MASSY-GREENE * Lib 16,954 69.9 +32.3 Percy Tighe ALP 7,286 30.1 +15.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 24,240 19.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walter Massy-Greene (1874-1952): Elected 1910, 1913 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 SEPTEMBER 1914 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Ballina, Casino, Lismore, Murwillumbah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1913 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 19.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 35,378 +01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walter MASSY-GREENE * Lib Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walter Massy-Greene (1874-1952): Elected 1910, 1913, 1914 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MAY 1917 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Ballina, Casino, Lismore, Murwillumbah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1914 majority: none (Liberal unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 34,398 -02.8 Votes cast: 24,541 71.3 Informal votes: 966 03.9 Formal votes: 23,575 96.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walter MASSY-GREENE * Nat 17,732 75.2 John Steele 5,843 24.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 23,575 25.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Steele was a "Young Australia" candidate. (Northern Star, 9 April 1917) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walter Massy-Greene (1874-1952): Elected 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917 Honorary Minister 27 March 1918 to 17 January 1919 Minister for Trade and Customs from 17 January 1919 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1919 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Ballina, Casino, Lismore, Murwillumbah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: Nationalist over Independent 25.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 33,992 -01.2 Votes cast: 22,661 66.7 -04.6 Informal votes: 1,412 06.2 +02.3 Formal votes: 21,249 93.8 -02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Walter MASSY-GREENE * Nat 14,215 66.9 -08.3 Ernest O'Dea ALP 4,650 21.9 John Steel 2,384 11.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 21,249 22.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Dea was a NSW MLC 1942-67. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walter Massy-Greene (1874-1952): Elected 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919 Minister for Trade and Customs to 21 December 1921 Minister for Health from 10 March 1921 Minister for Defence from 21 December 1921 Deputy Leader of the Nationalist Party November 1921 to December 1922 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1922 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Byron Bay, Casino, Lismore, Murwillumbah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 22.5 e Effect of redistribution: 01.8 shift to ALP New notional majority: Nationalist over ALP 20.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,803 +17.1 Votes cast: 22,263 55.9 -10.8 Informal votes: 716 03.2 -03.0 Formal votes: 21,547 96.8 +03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roland Green CP 9,848 45.7 Hon Walter Massy-Greene * Nat 9,660 44.8 -20.6 John Steel 2,039 09.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 21,547 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Steel was an Independent Unification candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Steel's 2,039 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- GREEN 1,643 80.6 11,491 53.3 Massy-Greene * 396 19.4 10,056 46.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,039 21,547 03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Walter Massy-Greene (1874-1952): Elected 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919. Defeated 1922 Later career: See Senate 1922, Appointments Minister for Defence to 5 February 1923 Minister for Health to 5 February 1923 > Roland Frederick Herbert Green (1895-1947): Elected 1922 Born: 29 October 1895, Emmaville, NSW. Career: Educated Sydney High School and University of Sydney. Sailor, African explorer. Farmer. Military Service 1914-17, lost leg. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 14 NOVEMBER 1925 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Byron Bay, Casino, Lismore, Murwillumbah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 majority: Country Party over Nationalist 03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,121 +08.3 Votes cast: 38,055 88.3 +32.4 Informal votes: 1,057 02.8 -00.4 Formal votes: 36,998 97.2 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harry Green ALP 11,257 30.4 Roland Green * CP 11,755 31.8 Joseph Greene Nat 6,935 18.7 -26.1 John Williams CP 7,051 19.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,998 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The combined Country Party vote was 50.9%, an increase of 5.2% from the 45.7% polled by one Country Party candidate in 1922. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: J Greene's 6,935 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- H Green 150 02.2 11,407 30.8 R Green * 3,257 47.0 15,012 40.6 Williams 3,528 50.9 10,579 28.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,935 36,998 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Williams's 10,579 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- H Green 535 05.1 11,942 32.3 R GREEN * 10,044 94.9 25,056 67.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,579 36,998 17.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roland Frederick Herbert Green (1895-1947): Elected 1922, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 17 NOVEMBER 1928 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Byron Bay, Casino, Lismore, Murwillumbah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1925 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 17.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,726 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roland GREEN * CP Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roland Frederick Herbert Green (1895-1947): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 OCTOBER 1929 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Byron Bay, Casino, Lismore, Murwillumbah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1928 majority: none (Country Party unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,512 -00.5 Votes cast: 40,031 94.2 Informal votes: 1,883 04.7 Formal votes: 38,148 95.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Gibson CP 13,748 36.0 Roland GREEN * CP 24,400 64.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,148 14.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Both candidates put themselves forward as endorsed Country Party candidates and supporters of the Bruce-Page government. Gibson was regional secretary of the Primary Producers Union. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roland Frederick Herbert Green (1895-1947): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 19 DECEMBER 1931 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Byron Bay, Casino, Lismore, Murwillumbah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1929 majority: Country Party over Country Party 14.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 46,080 +08.4 Votes cast: 43,535 94.5 +00.3 Informal votes: 2,736 06.3 +01.6 Formal votes: 40,799 93.7 -01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Fredericks ALP 8,383 20.5 Robert Gibson CP 10,874 26.7 Roland Green * CP 14,342 35.2 Leonard Greening CP 1,370 03.4 Percy Tighe CP 5,830 14.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 40,799 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The combined Country Party vote was 79.5%. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Greening's 1,370 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fredericks 57 04.2 8,440 20.7 Gibson 505 36.9 11,379 27.9 Green * 523 38.2 14,865 36.4 Tighe 285 20.8 6,115 15.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,370 40,799 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Tighe's 6,115 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Federicks 1,336 21.8 9,776 24.0 Gibson 2,078 34.0 13,457 33.0 Green * 2,701 44.2 17,566 43.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,115 40,799 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Fredericks's 9,776 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gibson 6,780 69.4 20,237 49.6 GREEN * 2,996 30.6 20,562 50.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,776 40,799 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roland Frederick Herbert Green (1895-1947): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 15 SEPTEMBER 1934 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Casino, Kyogle, Lismore, Murwillumbah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1931 two-party majority: Country Party over Country Party 00.4 Effect of 1934 redistribution: cannot be calculated -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,404 +15.9 Votes cast: 51,157 95.8 +01.3 Informal votes: 1,478 02.9 -03.4 Formal votes: 49,679 97.1 +03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jim Eggins CP 13,570 27.3 James Fredericks ALPN 13,992 28.2 Robert Gibson CP 7,887 15.9 Roland Green * CP 14,230 28.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 49,679 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. For Eggins, see Lyne 1949. 2. The combined Country Party vote was 71.8%, a decrease of 7.0% from the 78.8% polled by four Country Party candidates in 1931. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Gibson's 7,887 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eggins 4,719 59.8 18,289 36.8 Fredericks 601 07.6 14,593 29.4 Green * 2,567 32.5 16,797 33.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,887 49,679 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Fredericks's 14,593 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eggins 6,024 41.3 24,313 48.9 GREEN * 8,569 58.7 25,366 51.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,593 49,679 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roland Frederick Herbert Green (1895-1947): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 23 OCTOBER 1937 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Casino, Kyogle, Lismore, Murwillumbah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 majority: Country Party over Country Party 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 54,987 +03.0 Votes cast: 53,328 97.0 +01.2 Informal votes: 1,276 02.4 -00.5 Formal votes: 52,052 97.6 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Larry Anthony CP 12,524 24.1 James Fredericks ALP 15,253 29.3 Robert Gibson CP 8,433 16.2 Roland Green * CP 15,842 30.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 52,052 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The combined Country Party vote was 70.6%, a decrease of 1.2% from the 71.8% polled by three Country Party candidates in 1934. 2. The ALP vote of 20.3% was an increase of 1.2% from the 28.2% polled by the ALP (NSW) in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Gibson's 8,433 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony 4,641 55.0 17,165 33.0 Fredericks 589 07.0 15,842 30.4 Green * 3,203 38.0 19,045 36.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 8,433 52,052 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Fredericks's 15,842 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ANTHONY 11,775 74.3 28,940 55.6 Green * 4,067 25.7 23,112 44.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 15,842 52,052 05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Roland Frederick Herbert Green (1895-1947): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934. Defeated 1937 Later career: Studied law, barrister. Died 27 April 1947 > Hubert Lawrence Anthony (1897-1957): Elected 1937 Born: 12 March 1897, Warren, NSW. Career: Primary education. Military Service 1914-18. Tobacco-grower, NSW north coast. Later banana-grower, leader of banana industry. Father of Rt Hon Doug Anthony MP and grandfather of Hon Larry Anthony MP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 SEPTEMBER 1940 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Casino, Kyogle, Lismore, Murwillumbah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 majority: Country Party over Country Party 05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 56,754 +03.2 Votes cast: 53,484 94.2 -02.8 Informal votes: 647 01.2 -01.2 Formal votes: 52,837 98.8 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Larry ANTHONY * CP 34,311 64.9 Alexander Collingridge SL 2,146 04.1 James Fredericks ALP 16,380 31.0 +01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 52,837 16.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Country Party vote of 64.9% was a decrease of 5.7% from the 70.6% polled by three Country Party candidates in 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hubert Lawrence Anthony (1897-1957): Elected 1937, 1940 Minister without portfolio 28 October 1940 to 26 June 1941 Minister for Transport 26 June 1941 to 7 October 1941 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 1943 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Casino, Kyogle, Lismore, Murwillumbah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 16.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 56,946 +00.3 Votes cast: 54,559 95.8 +01.6 Informal votes: 712 01.3 +00.1 Formal votes: 53,847 98.7 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alfred Anderson OPA 10,888 20.2 Hon Larry Anthony * CP 25,929 48.2 -16.7 Arthur Dodd ALP 17,030 31.6 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 53,847 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Anderson's 10,888 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ANTHONY * 8,317 76.4 34,246 63.6 Dodd 2,571 23.6 19,601 36.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,888 53,847 13.6 03.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hubert Lawrence Anthony (1897-1957): Elected 1937, 1940, 1943 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 SEPTEMBER 1946 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Casino, Kyogle, Lismore, Murwillumbah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1943 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 13.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 59,969 +05.3 Votes cast: 56,207 93.7 -02.1 Informal votes: 814 01.4 +00.1 Formal votes: 55,393 98.6 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Larry ANTHONY * CP 37,826 68.3 +20.1 Keith Compton ALP 17,567 31.7 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 55,393 18.3 04.7 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Compton was NSW MLA for Lismore 1959-65. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hubert Lawrence Anthony (1897-1957): Elected 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Ballina, Casino, Lismore, Murwillumbah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1946 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 18.3 Effect of 1948 redistribution: 00.8 shift to Country Party New notional majority: Country Party over ALP 19.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,567 -35.7 Votes cast: 37,084 96.2 +02.5 Informal votes: 441 01.2 -00.2 Formal votes: 36,643 98.8 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Larry ANTHONY * CP 27,504 75.1 +06.0 Alexander Bryen ALP 9,139 24.9 -06.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,643 25.1 06.0 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hubert Lawrence Anthony (1897-1957): Elected 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949 Postmaster-General from 19 December 1949 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Ballina, Casino, Lismore, Murwillumbah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 25.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,646 +00.2 Votes cast: 37,238 96.4 -00.2 Informal votes: 486 01.3 +00.1 Formal votes: 36,752 98.7 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Larry ANTHONY * CP 28,034 76.3 +01.2 Alexander Bryen ALP 8,718 23.7 -01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,752 26.3 01.2 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hubert Lawrence Anthony (1897-1957): Elected 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951 Postmaster-General Minister for Civil Aviation from 11 May 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== Northern NSW: Ballina, Casino, Lismore, Murwillumbah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 26.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,237 +01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Larry ANTHONY * CP Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hubert Lawrence Anthony (1897-1957): Elected 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954 Postmaster-General Minister for Civil Aviation to 9 July 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Kyogle, Lismore, Muwillumbah, Tweed -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 majority: none (Country Party unopposed) Effect of 1955 redistribution: cannot be calculated -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,710 +06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Larry ANTHONY * CP Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hubert Lawrence Anthony (1897-1957): Elected 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955 Postmaster-General to 11 January 1956 Died 12 July 1957 (see By-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 14 SEPTEMBER 1957 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Kyogle, Lismore, Muwillumbah, Tweed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the death of Hon Larry Anthony. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 majority: none (Country Party unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,425 Votes cast: 38,254 92.3 Informal votes: 487 01.3 Formal votes: 37,767 98.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Doug Anthony + CP 18,819 49.8 Raymond Gordon + CP 4,678 12.4 Oswald Jackson + CP 1,696 04.5 Raymond O'Neill + CP 1,241 03.3 William Smith ALP 10,276 27.2 Cynthia Wilson 1,057 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,767 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The combined Country Party vote was 70.0%. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Wilson's 1,057 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ANTHONY + 419 39.6 19,238 50.9 Gordon + 100 09.5 4,778 12.7 Jackson + 79 07.5 1,775 04.7 O'Neill + 71 06.7 1,312 03.5 Smith 388 36.7 10,664 28.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,057 37,767 19.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Douglas Anthony (born 1929): Elected 1957 By Born: 31 December 1929, Murwillumbah, NSW. Career: Educated King's School Parramatta and Gatton Agricultural College, Queensland. Dairy farmer at Sunny Meadows, NSW. Son of Hon Larry Anthony MP, father of Hon Larry Anthony MP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Kyogle, Lismore, Muwillumbah, Tweed -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 majority: none (Country Party unopposed) 1957 by-election two-party majority: Country Party over Labor 19.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,516 00.5 Votes cast: 39,997 96.3 Informal votes: 600 01.5 Formal votes: 39,397 98.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Doug ANTHONY * CP 27,516 69.8 Timothy Donnelly 1,292 03.3 William Smith ALP 10,589 26.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,397 21.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Douglas Anthony born 1929): Elected 1957 By, 1958 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Kyogle, Lismore, Muwillumbah, Tweed -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 21.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,036 +01.3 Votes cast: 40,107 95.4 -00.9 Informal votes: 488 01.2 -00.3 Formal votes: 39,619 98.8 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Doug ANTHONY * CP 25,301 63.9 -05.9 Raymond Freeman ALP 14,318 36.1 +09.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,619 13.9 07.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Douglas Anthony born 1929): Elected 1957 By, 1958, 1961 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Kyogle, Lismore, Muwillumbah, Tweed -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 13.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,955 -00.2 Votes cast: 40,073 95.5 +00.1 Informal votes: 236 00.6 -00.6 Formal votes: 39,837 99.4 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Doug ANTHONY * CP 26,389 66.2 -02.3 Peter Bray 607 01.5 Matthew Walsh ALP 12,841 32.2 -03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,837 17.0 e 03.1 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Douglas Anthony (born 1929): Elected 1957 By, 1958, 1961, 1963 Minister for the Interior from 4 March 1964 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Kyogle, Lismore, Muwillumbah, Tweed -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Country Party over Labor 17.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,959 00.0 Votes cast: 39,984 95.3 -00.2 Informal votes: 504 01.3 +00.7 Formal votes: 39,480 98.7 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Doug ANTHONY * CP 26,030 65.9 -00.3 Keith Compton 8,407 21.3 Ernest Jones ALP 5,043 12.8 -19.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,480 17.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Douglas Anthony born 1929): Elected 1957 By, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966 Minister for the Interior to 16 October 1967 Minister for Primary Industry from 16 October 1967 Deputy Leader of the Country Party from 16 October 1967 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Casino, Lismore, Murwillumbah, Tweed -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 majority: Country Party over Independent 17.2 e Effect of 1968 redistribution: cannot be calculated -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 49,749 +18.6 Votes cast: 47,673 95.8 +00.6 Informal votes: 374 00.8 -00.5 Formal votes: 47,299 99.2 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Doug ANTHONY * CP 29,600 62.6 -03.3 Joseph Gilmore ALP 17,699 37.4 +24.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 47,299 12.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Douglas Anthony (born 1929): Elected 1957 By, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969 Minister for Primary Industry to 5 February 1971 Deputy Prime Minister from 5 February 1971 Minister for Trade and Industry from 5 February 1971 Deputy Leader of the Country Party to 5 February 1971 Leader of the Country Party from 5 February 1971 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Casino, Lismore, Murwillumbah, Tweed -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 12.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 52,917 +06.4 Votes cast: 50,290 95.0 -00.8 Informal votes: 314 00.6 -00.2 Formal votes: 49,976 99.4 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lawrence Alderman AP 5,075 10.2 Rt Hon Doug ANTHONY * CP 28,712 57.5 -05.1 Frederick Braid ALP 16,189 32.4 -05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 49,976 12.2 e 00.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Douglas Anthony (born 1929): Elected 1957 By, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972 Deputy Prime Minister to 5 December 1972 Minister for Trade and Industry to 5 December 1972 Leader of the Country Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Casino, Lismore, Murwillumbah, Tweed -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: CP over ALP 12.2 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 59,428 +12.3 Votes cast: 56,985 95.9 +00.9 Informal votes: 589 01.0 +00.4 Formal votes: 56,396 99.0 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Doug ANTHONY * CP 35,090 62.2 +04.7 Frederick Braid ALP 19,216 34.1 +01.7 Bernard Walrut AP 2,090 03.7 -06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 56,396 13.7 e 01.5 to CP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Douglas Anthony (born 1929): Elected 1957 By, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974 Deputy Prime Minister from 12 November 1975 Minister for Overseas Trade from 12 November 1975 Minister for Minerals and Energy from 12 November 1975 Leader of the Country Party (National Country Party from May 1975) -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Casino, Lismore, Murwillumbah, Tweed -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: CP over ALP 13.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 62,509 +05.2 Votes cast: 59,749 95.6 -00.3 Informal votes: 663 01.1 +00.1 Formal votes: 59,086 98.9 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ethel Adams 1,188 02.0 Rt Hon Doug ANTHONY * NCP 37,899 64.1 +01.9 Archibald Johnston ALP 18,766 31.8 -02.3 Bernard Walrut AD 1,233 02.1 -01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,086 16.4 e 02.7 to NCP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Douglas Anthony (born 1929): Elected 1957 By, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975 Deputy Prime Minister Minister for Overseas Trade Minister for Minerals and Energy to 22 December 1975 Minister for National Resources from 22 December 1975 Leader of the National Country Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Ballina, Casino, Lismore, Murwillumbah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: NCP over ALP 16.4 e Effect of 1977 redistribution: 02.8 shift to ALP New notional majority: NCP over ALP 13.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,290 +12.4 Votes cast: 67,345 95.8 +00.2 Informal votes: 754 01.1 00.0 Formal votes: 66,591 98.9 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Doug ANTHONY * NCP 40,869 61.4 +00.1 John Mallett 941 01.4 Josephine Maxwell ALP 21,170 31.8 -02.8 Bernard Walrut AD 3,611 05.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 66,591 14.8 e 01.2 to NCP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Douglas Anthony (born 1929): Elected 1957 By, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977 Deputy Prime Minister Minister for National Resources to 20 December 1977 Minister for Trade and Resources from 20 December 1977 Leader of the National Country Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Ballina, Casino, Lismore, Murwillumbah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: NCP over ALP 14.8 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 78,961 +12.3 Votes cast: 74,733 94.6 -01.2 Informal votes: 906 01.2 +00.1 Formal votes: 73,827 98.8 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ashley Albanese AD 5,216 07.1 +01.7 Rt Hon Doug ANTHONY * NCP 42,037 56.9 -04.5 Terence McGee ALP 26,574 36.0 +04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 73,827 10.3 e 04.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Douglas Anthony (born 1929): Elected 1957 By, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980 Deputy Prime Minister Minister for Trade and Resources Leader of the National Country Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Ballina, Casino, Lismore, Murwillumbah -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: NCP over ALP 10.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 85,491 +08.3 Votes cast: 81,479 95.3 +01.3 Informal votes: 922 01.1 -02.4 Formal votes: 80,557 98.9 +02.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Doug ANTHONY * NPA 42,684 53.0 -03.9 Terence McGee ALP 31,967 39.7 +03.7 Kenneth Nicholson AD 5,906 07.3 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 80,557 05.9 e 04.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Douglas Anthony (born 1929): Elected 1957 By, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983 Deputy Prime Minister to 11 March 1983 Minister for Trade and Resources to 11 March 1983 Leader of the National Party of Australia to 17 January 1984 Resigned seat 18 January 1984 (see By-elections) -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 18 FEBRUARY 1984 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Ballina, Casino, Lismore, Murwillumbah -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the resignation of Rt Hon Doug Anthony -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: NCP over ALP 05.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 90,494 +05.9 Votes cast: 81,220 89.8 -05.5 Informal votes: 1,383 01.7 +00.6 Formal votes: 79,837 98.3 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Blunt + NPA 26,972 33.8 -19.2 Fast Bucks 3,657 04.6 Peter Carmont ALP 28,914 36.2 -03.5 Simon Clough AD 2,587 03.2 -04.1 Denis Griffin 469 00.6 Brian Pezzutti Lib 16,948 21.2 Nadar Ponnuswamy 290 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 79,837 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Ponnuswamy's 290 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Blunt + 48 16.6 27,020 34.0 Bucks 78 26.9 3,735 04.8 Carmont 47 16.2 28,961 36.3 Clough 20 06.9 2,607 03.3 Griffin 28 09.7 497 00.6 Pezzutti 69 23.8 17,017 21.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 290 79,837 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Griffin's 497 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Blunt + 97 19.5 27,117 34.0 Bucks 71 14.3 3,806 04.8 Carmont 95 19.1 29,056 36.4 Clough 108 21.7 2,715 03.4 Pezzutti 126 25.4 17,143 21.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 497 79,837 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Clough's 2,715 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Blunt + 292 10.8 27,409 34.3 Bucks 985 36.3 4,791 06.0 Carmont 1,011 37.2 30,067 37.7 Pezzutti 427 15.7 17,570 22.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,715 79,837 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Bucks's 4,791 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Blunt + 709 14.8 28,118 35.2 Carmont 2,806 58.6 32,873 41.2 Pezzutti 1,276 26.6 18,846 23.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,791 79,837 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Pezzutti's 18,846 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BLUNT + 16,410 87.1 44,528 55.8 Carmont 2,436 12.9 35,309 44.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 18,846 79,837 05.8 00.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles William Blunt (born 1951): Elected 1983 Born: 19 January 1951, Sydney Career: Educated University of Sydney. Economist. State Director, NSW National Party. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Byron Bay, Lismore, Murwillumbah, Tweed Heads -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 05.9 e 1984 by-election two-party majority: NPA over ALP 05.8 Effect of 1984 redistribution: 00.5 shift to ALP New notional majority: NPA over ALP 05.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 61,121 -28.5 Votes cast: 57,930 94.8 -00.5 Informal votes: 2,083 03.6 +02.5 Formal votes: 55,847 96.4 -02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jon Axens 866 01.6 Charles BLUNT * NPA 29,364 52.6 +00.1 Klaas Woldring ALP 20,565 36.8 -03.4 Jim Saunders 2,238 04.0 Ivor Brown AD 2,814 05.0 -02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 55,847 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Axens's 866 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BLUNT * 561 64.8 29,925 53.6 Woldring 95 11.0 20,660 37.0 Saunders 148 17.1 2,386 04.3 Brown 62 07.2 2,876 05.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 866 55,847 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Saunders's 2,386 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BLUNT * 396 16.6 30,321 54.3 Woldring 1,442 60.4 22,102 39.6 Brown 548 23.0 3,424 06.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,386 55,847 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Brown's 3,424 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BLUNT * 1,596 46.6 31,917 57.2 Woldring 1,828 53.4 23,930 52.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,424 55,847 07.2 01.8 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles William Blunt (born 1951): Elected 1984 By, 1984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Byron Bay, Lismore, Murwillumbah, Tweed Heads -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 07.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 67,224 +10.0 Votes cast: 62,620 93.2 -01.6 Informal votes: 1,578 02.5 -01.1 Formal votes: 61,042 97.5 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anne Brown AD 4,308 07.1 +02.1 Klaas Woldring ALP 21,509 35.2 -01.6 Mac Nicolson 4,061 06.7 Charles BLUNT * NPA 31,164 51.1 -01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,042 06.6 00.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Nicolson's 4,061 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown 1,614 39.7 5,922 09.7 Woldring 1,369 33.7 22,878 37.5 BLUNT * 1,078 26.5 32,242 52.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,061 61,042 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Brown's 5,922 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Woldring 3,622 61.2 26,500 43.4 BLUNT * 2,300 38.8 34,542 56.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,922 61,042 06.6 00.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles William Blunt (born 1951): Elected 1984 By, 1984, 1987 Leader of the National Party of Australia from 9 May 1989 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Blunt challenged and defeated Ian Sinclair in a party room leadership ballot. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Byron Bay, Lismore, Murwillumbah, Tweed Heads -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 06.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 73,794 +09.8 Votes cast: 70,571 95.6 +02.4 Informal votes: 1,530 02.2 +00.3 Formal votes: 69,041 97.8 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stan Gibbs AD 4,346 06.3 -00.8 Neville Newell ALP 18,423 26.7 -08.5 Gavin Baillie 187 00.3 Alan Sims CTA 1,032 01.5 Ian Paterson 445 00.6 Dudley Leggett 279 00.4 Charles Blunt * NPA 28,257 40.9 -10.2 Dr Helen Caldicott 16,072 23.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 69,041 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Caldicott was an independent Green candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Baillie's 187 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gibbs 34 18.4 4,380 06.3 Newell 44 23.8 18,467 26.7 Sims 21 11.4 1,053 01.5 Paterson 35 18.9 480 00.7 Leggett 15 08.1 294 00.4 Blunt * 17 09.2 28,274 41.0 Caldicott 19 10.3 16,091 23.3 (exhausted 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 187 69,041 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Leggett's 294 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gibbs 40 13.9 4,420 06.4 Newell 17 05.9 18,484 26.8 Sims 6 02.1 1,059 01.5 Paterson 50 17.4 530 00.8 Blunt * 29 10.1 28,303 41.0 Caldicott 146 50.7 16,237 23.5 (exhausted 6 8 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 294 69,041 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Paterson's 530 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gibbs 84 16.3 4,504 06.5 Newell 60 11.7 18,544 26.9 Sims 57 11.1 1,116 01.6 Blunt * 113 21.9 28,416 41.2 Caldicott 201 39.0 16,438 23.8 (exhausted 15 23 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 530 69,041 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Sims's 1,116 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gibbs 179 16.3 4,683 06.8 Newell 139 12.6 18,683 27.1 Blunt * 562 51.1 28,978 42.0 Caldicott 220 20.0 16,658 24.1 (exhausted 16 39 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,116 69,041 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Gibbs's 4,683 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Newell 1,555 33.8 20,238 29.4 Blunt * 800 17.4 29,778 43.2 Caldicott 2,245 48.8 18,903 27.4 (exhausted 83 122 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,683 69,041 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Caldicott's 18,903 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWELL 14,426 77.4 34,664 50.5 Blunt * 4,202 22.6 33,980 49.5 (exhausted 275 397 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 18,903 69,041 00.5 07.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- This was the first time a leader of the National Party or its predecessor the Country Party had lost his seat. (Sir Earle Page was no longer leader when he was defeated in 1961.) -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Charles William Blunt (born 1951): Elected 1984 By, 1984, 1987. Defeated 1990 Leader of the National Party of Australia to 10 April 1990 Later career: Company director. National Director, American Chamber of Commerce in Australia 1992-2013 > Neville Joseph Newell (born 1952): Elected 1990 Born: 14 October 1952, Sydney Career: Teacher, Lismore. ------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Ballina, Byron Bay, Murwillumbah, Tweed Heads -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: ALP over NPA 00.5 Effect of redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 74,211 +00.6 Votes cast: 70,976 95.6 00.0 Informal votes: 2,176 03.1 +00.9 Formal votes: 68,800 96.9 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Neville Newell * ALP 30,418 44.2 +13.8 Larry Anthony NPA 17,700 25.7 -16.1 Hugh Ermacora 812 01.2 Eddy Kemp AD 1,536 02.2 -05.1 Fred Crooks 261 00.4 Christopher McIlrath 230 00.3 Moira Grayndler 155 00.2 Josephine Faith Grn 3,167 04.6 -14.8 Bruce Francis Lib 14,521 21.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 68,800 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Anthony, see Richmond 1996. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Grayndler's 155 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Newell * 23 14.8 30,441 44.3 Anthony 11 07.1 17,711 25.7 Ermacora 11 07.1 823 01.2 Kemp 8 05.2 1,544 02.2 Crooks 4 02.6 265 00.4 McIlrath 12 07.7 242 00.4 Faith 77 49.7 3,244 04.7 Francis 9 05.8 14,530 21.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 155 68,800 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: McIlrath's 242 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Newell * 32 13.2 30,473 44.3 Anthony 15 06.2 17,726 25.8 Ermacora 87 36.0 910 01.3 Kemp 30 12.4 1,574 02.3 Crooks 20 08.3 285 00.4 Faith 42 17.4 3,286 04.8 Francis 16 06.6 14,546 21.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 242 68,800 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Crooks's 285 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Newell * 38 13.4 30,511 44.4 Anthony 67 23.7 17,793 25.9 Ermacora 48 17.0 958 01.4 Kemp 37 13.1 1,611 02.3 Faith 43 15.2 3,329 04.8 Francis 50 17.7 14,596 21.2 (exhausted 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 285 68,800 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Ermacora's 958 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Newell * 234 24.5 30,745 44.7 Anthony 145 15.2 17,938 26.1 Kemp 199 20.8 1,810 02.6 Faith 276 28.9 3,605 05.2 Francis 101 10.6 14,697 21.4 (exhausted 3 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 958 68,800 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Kemp's 1,810 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Newell * 520 28.8 31,265 45.5 Anthony 245 13.6 18,183 26.4 Faith 871 48.2 4,476 06.5 Francis 171 09.5 14,868 21.6 (exhausted 3 8 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,810 68,800 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Faith's 4,476 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWELL * 3,357 75.2 34,622 50.3 Anthony 593 13.3 18,776 27.3 Francis 512 11.5 15,380 22.4 (exhausted 14 22 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,476 68,800 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Francis's 15,380 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWELL * 976 06.4 35,598 51.8 Anthony 14,384 93.6 33,160 48.2 (exhausted 20 42 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,380 68,800 01.8 01.3 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Neville Joseph Newell (born 1952): Elected 1990, 1993 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Ballina, Byron Bay, Murwillumbah, Tweed Heads -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: ALP over NPA 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 81,853 +10.3 Votes cast: 78,587 96.0 +00.4 Informal votes: 1,640 02.1 -01.0 Formal votes: 76,947 97.9 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Annette Coyle Grn 4,043 05.3 Larry Anthony NPA 27,262 35.4 +09.7 Keith Johnson Lib 14,180 18.4 -02.7 Mindy Thorpe AD 4,171 05.4 +03.2 Neville Newell * ALP 26,653 34.6 -09.6 Robert Corowa Grn 638 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 76,947 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The combined Green vote was 5.8%, an increase of 1.2% from the 4.6% polled by one Green candidate in 1993. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Corowa's 638 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Coyle 313 49.7 4,356 05.7 Anthony 50 07.9 27,312 35.5 Johnson 23 03.7 14,203 18.5 Thorpe 116 18.4 4,287 05.6 Newell * 128 20.3 26,781 34.8 (exhausted 8 8 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 638 76,947 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Thorpe's 4,287 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Coyle 2,184 51.4 6,540 08.5 Anthony 579 13.6 27,891 36.3 Johnson 369 08.7 14,572 19.0 Newell * 1,115 26.3 27,896 36.3 (exhausted 40 48 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,287 76,947 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Coyle's 6,540 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony 1,528 24.5 29,419 38.4 Johnson 469 07.5 15,041 19.6 Newell * 4,253 68.1 32,149 42.0 (exhausted 290 338 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,540 76,947 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Johnson's 15,041 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ANTHONY 14,029 93.6 43,448 56.8 Newell * 959 06.4 33,108 43.2 (exhausted 53 391 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,041 76,947 06.8 08.5 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Neville Joseph Newell (born 1952): Elected 1990, 1993. Defeated 1996 Later career: NSW MLA for Tweed 1999-2007 > Laurence James Anthony (born 1961): Elected 1996 Born 17 December 1961, Sydney Career: Educated Sydney University. Stockbroker and farmer. Son of Rt Hon Doug Anthony MP and grandson of Hon Larry Anthony MP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- The elder Larry Anthony was MP for Richmond 1937-57 and Doug Anthony was MP for Richmond 1957-84. The Anthonys were the first three-generation dynasty in the history of the House of Representatives. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Ballina, Byron Bay, Murwillumbah, Tweed Heads -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 06.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 86,664 +05.9 Votes cast: 83,554 96.4 +00.4 Informal votes: 2,271 02.7 +00.6 Formal votes: 81,283 97.2 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Neville Newell ALP 31,129 38.3 +03.7 John Penhaligon ON 8,278 10.2 Leo Piek 621 00.8 Peter Cullen AD 2,305 02.8 -02.6 Alan DeVendra 1,662 02.0 Larry Anthony * NPA 32,645 40.2 +04.7 Helen Patterson 320 00.4 Tom Tabart Grn 4,323 05.3 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 81,283 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Newell was member for Richmond 1990-96. 2. The Greens votes is compared with the combined vote of two Greens candidates in 1996. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Patterson's 320 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Newell 42 13.1 31,171 38.3 Penhaligon 11 03.4 8,289 10.2 Piek 9 02.8 630 00.8 Cullen 24 07.5 2,329 02.9 Devendra 34 10.6 1,696 02.1 Anthony * 37 11.6 32,682 40.2 Tabart 163 50.9 4,486 05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 320 81,283 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Piek's 630 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Newell 105 16.7 31,276 38.5 Penhaligon 78 12.4 8,367 10.3 Cullen 88 14.0 2,417 03.0 Devendra 126 20.0 1,822 02.2 Anthony * 99 15.7 32,781 40.3 Tabart 134 21.3 4,620 05.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 630 81,283 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Devendra's 1,822 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Newell 569 31.2 31,845 39.2 Penhaligon 205 11.3 8,572 10.5 Cullen 264 14.5 2,681 03.3 Anthony * 373 20.5 33,154 40.8 Tabart 411 22.6 5,031 06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,822 81,283 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Cullen's 2,681 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Newell 776 28.9 32,621 40.1 Penhaligon 214 08.0 8,786 10.8 Anthony * 702 26.2 33,856 41.7 Tabart 989 36.9 6,020 07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,681 81,283 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Tabart's 6,020 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Newell 4,401 73.1 37,022 45.5 Penhaligon 361 06.0 9,147 11.3 Anthony * 1,258 20.9 35,114 43.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,020 81,283 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Penhaligon's 9,147 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Newell 2,991 32.7 40,013 49.2 ANTHONY * 6,156 67.3 41,270 50.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,147 81,283 00.8 06.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Laurence James Anthony (born 1961): Elected 1996, 1998 Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Trade 21 October 1998 to 20 July 1999 Minister for Community Services from 20 July 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Ballina, Byron Bay, Murwillumbah, Tweed Heads -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 00.8 Effect of redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 80,803 -06.8 Votes cast: 76,759 95.0 -01.4 Informal votes: 4,106 05.3 +02.6 Formal votes: 72,653 94.7 -02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Julie Nathan 942 01.3 Hon Larry Anthony * NPA 32,516 44.8 +05.5 John Penhaligon 668 00.9 Jenny McAllister ALP 24,702 34.0 -04.6 Nicolas Faulkner 161 00.2 Jan Barham Grn 7,310 10.1 +04.4 Alexander Peniazev 85 00.1 Casey Balk AD 2,085 02.9 -00.0 Dean Jefferys 919 01.3 Dell Rolfe ON 3,016 04.1 -06.1 Rob Simpson 249 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 72,653 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For McAllister, see Senate NSW 2013, Appointments. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Peniazev's 85 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nathan 9 10.6 951 01.3 Anthony * 9 10.6 32,525 44.8 Penhaligon 7 08.2 675 00.9 McAllister 8 09.4 24,710 34.0 Faulkner 6 07.1 167 00.2 Barham 14 16.5 7,324 10.1 Balk 5 05.9 2,090 02.9 Jefferys 9 10.6 928 01.3 Rolfe 12 14.1 3,028 04.2 Simpson 6 07.1 255 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 85 72,653 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Faulkner's 167 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nathan 19 11.4 970 01.3 Anthony * 13 07.8 32,538 44.8 Penhaligon 23 13.8 698 01.0 McAllister 19 11.4 24,729 34.0 Barham 41 24.5 7,365 10.1 Balk 12 07.2 2,102 02.9 Jefferys 20 12.0 948 01.3 Rolfe 5 03.0 3,033 04.2 Simpson 15 09.0 270 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 167 72,653 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Simpson's 270 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nathan 62 23.0 1,032 01.4 Anthony * 28 10.4 32,566 44.8 Penhaligon 39 14.4 737 01.0 McAllister 14 05.2 24,743 34.1 Barham 13 04.8 7,378 10.2 Balk 16 05.9 2,118 02.9 Jefferys 22 08.1 970 01.3 Rolfe 76 28.1 3,109 04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 270 72,653 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Penhaligon's 737 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nathan 175 23.7 1,207 01.7 Anthony * 224 30.4 32,790 45.1 McAllister 88 11.9 24,831 34.2 Barham 38 05.2 7,416 10.2 Balk 30 04.1 2,148 03.0 Jefferys 17 02.3 987 01.4 Rolfe 165 22.4 3,274 04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 737 72,653 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Jefferys's 987 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nathan 85 08.6 1,292 01.8 Anthony * 77 07.8 32,867 45.2 McAllister 116 11.7 24,947 34.3 Barham 507 51.4 7,923 10.9 Balk 86 08.7 2,234 03.1 Rolfe 130 10.1 3,520 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 987 72,653 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Nathan's 1,292 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony * 554 42.9 33,421 46.0 McAllister 217 16.8 25,164 34.6 Barham 284 22.0 8,207 11.3 Balk 107 08.3 2,341 03.2 Rolfe 130 10.1 3,520 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,292 72,653 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Balk's 2,341 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony * 367 15.7 33,788 46.5 McAllister 572 24.4 25,736 35.4 Barham 1,262 53.9 9,469 13.0 Rolfe 140 06.0 3,660 05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,341 72,653 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Rolfe's 3,660 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony * 1,982 54.1 35,770 49.2 McAllister 759 20.7 26,495 36.5 Barham 919 25.1 10,388 14.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,660 72,653 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Barham's 10,388 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ANTHONY * 1,773 17.1 37,545 51.7 McAllister 8,615 82.9 35,108 48.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,388 72,653 01.6 00.8 to NPA -------------------------------------------------------------------- Laurence James Anthony (born 1961): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001 Minister for Community Services to 26 November 2001 Minister for Children and Youth Affairs from 26 November 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== North Coast NSW: Ballina, Byron Bay, Murwillumbah, Tweed Heads -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: NPA over ALP 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 86,361 +06.9 Votes cast: 81,770 94.7 -00.3 Informal votes: 2,951 03.6 -01.7 Formal votes: 78,819 96.4 +01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Craig Lees FF 1,626 02.1 Dean Jefferys 341 00.4 Allan Watt 617 00.8 Fiona Tyler 1,417 01.8 Susanna Flower Grn 9,751 12.4 +02.3 Timothy Winton-Brown AD 913 01.2 -01.7 Justine Elliot ALP 28,059 35.6 +01.6 Hon Larry Anthony * NPA 36,095 45.8 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 78,819 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Jefferys's 341 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lees 50 14.7 1,676 02.1 Watt 39 11.4 656 00.8 Tyler 26 07.6 1,443 01.8 Flower 166 48.7 9,917 12.6 Winton-Brown 17 05.0 930 01.2 Elliot 29 08.5 28,088 35.6 Anthony * 14 04.1 36,109 45.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 341 73,382 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Watt's 656 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lees 216 32.9 1,892 02.4 Tyler 73 11.1 1,516 01.9 Flower 79 12.0 9,996 12.7 Winton-Brown 47 07.2 977 01.2 Elliot 111 16.9 28,199 35.8 Anthony * 130 19.8 36,239 46.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 656 73,382 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Winton-Brown's 977 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lees 131 13.4 2,023 02.6 Tyler 57 05.8 1,573 02.0 Flower 369 37.8 10,365 13.2 Elliot 234 24.0 28,433 36.1 Anthony * 186 19.0 36,425 46.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 977 73,382 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Tyler's 1,573 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lees 326 20.7 2,349 03.0 Flower 589 37.4 10,954 13.9 Elliot 144 09.2 28,577 36.3 Anthony * 514 32.7 36,939 46.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,573 73,382 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Lees's 2,349 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Flower 1,006 42.8 11,960 15.2 Elliot 441 18.8 29,018 36.8 Anthony * 902 38.4 37,841 48.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,349 73,382 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Flower's 11,960 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELLIOT 10,542 88.1 39,560 50.2 Anthony * 1,418 11.9 39,259 49.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,960 73,382 00.2 01.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Laurence James Anthony (born 1961): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001. Defeated 2004 Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to 25 October 2004 > Maria Justine Elliott (born 1967): Elected 2004 Born: 29 July 1967, Brisbane Career: Educated University of Queensland, Griffith University. Police officer 1990-97. Public servant, NSW Dept of Juvenile Justice 2002-03. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== NSW North Coast: Byron Bay, Lennox Head, Murwillumbah, Tweed Heads -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Labor over Nationals 00.2 Effect of 2006 redistribution: 01.3 shift to Labor 2007 notional two-party majority: Labor over Nationals 01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 90,018 +04.2 Votes cast: 85,133 94.6 -00.1 Informal votes: 3,647 04.3 +00.7 Formal votes: 81,486 95.7 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel Farmilo 1,320 01.6 Justine Elliot * ALP 35,699 43.8 +08.2 Giovanni Ebono Grn 12,168 14.9 +01.3 Dr Sue Page Nat 30,134 37.0 -07.5 Graham McCallum 176 00.2 Scott Sledge AD 950 01.2 +00.1 Barbara Raymond CDP 1,039 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 81,486 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: McCallum's 176 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Farmilo 12 06.8 1,332 01.6 Elliot * 22 12.5 35,721 43.8 Ebono 42 23.9 12,210 15.0 Page 34 19.3 30,168 37.0 Sledge 41 23.3 991 01.2 Raymond 25 14.2 1,064 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 176 81,486 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Sledge's 991 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Farmilo 46 04.6 1,378 01.7 Elliot * 214 21.6 35,935 44.1 Ebono 446 45.0 12,656 15.5 Page 183 18.5 30,351 37.3 Raymond 102 10.3 1,166 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 991 81,486 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Raymond's 1,166 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Farmilo 101 08.7 1,479 01.8 Elliot * 221 19.0 36,156 44.4 Ebono 142 12.2 12,798 15.7 Page 702 60.2 31,053 38.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,166 81,486 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Farmilo's 1,479 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Elliot * 486 32.9 36,642 45.0 Ebono 352 23.8 13,150 16.1 Page 641 43.3 31,694 38.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,479 81,486 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Ebono's 13,150 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELLIOT * 11,331 86.2 47,973 58.9 Page 1,819 13.8 33,513 41.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,150 81,486 08.9 07.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Maria Justine Elliott (born 1967): Elected 2004, 2007 Minister for Ageing from 3 December 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== NSW North Coast: Byron Bay, Lennox Head, Murwillumbah, Tweed Heads -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Labor over Nationals 08.9 Effect of 2009 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 92,384 +02.6 Votes cast: 85,587 92.6 -02.0 Informal votes: 4,752 05.6 +01.3 Formal votes: 80,835 94.4 -01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joan van Lieshout Lib 15,425 19.1 Hon Justine Elliot * ALP 31,679 39.2 -04.6 Matthew Hartley 805 01.0 David Robinson AD 502 00.6 Nic Faulkner 536 00.7 Alan Hunter Nat 17,146 21.2 -15.8 Julie Boyd 940 01.2 Joe Ebono Grn 13,056 16.2 +01.2 Stephen Hegedus 747 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 80,835 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Robinson's 502 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Van Lieshout 49 09.8 15,473 19.1 Elliot * 83 16.5 31,762 39.3 Hartley 96 01.1 901 01.1 Faulkner 65 13.0 601 00.7 Hunter 67 13.4 17,213 21.3 Boyd 36 07.2 976 01.2 Ebono 76 15.1 13,132 16.3 Hegedus 30 06.0 777 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 502 80,835 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Faulkner's 601 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Van Lieshout 39 06.5 15,512 19.2 Elliot * 68 11.3 31,830 39.4 Hartley 136 22.6 1,037 01.3 Hunter 84 14.0 17,297 21.4 Boyd 108 18.0 1,084 01.3 Ebono 95 15.8 13,227 16.4 Hegedus 71 11.8 848 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 601 80,835 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Hegedus's 848 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Van Lieshout 40 04.7 15,552 19.2 Elliot * 73 08.6 31,903 39.5 Hartley 136 16.0 1,173 01.5 Hunter 44 05.2 17,341 21.5 Boyd 315 37.2 1,399 01.7 Ebono 240 28.3 13,467 16.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 848 80,835 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Hartley's 1,173 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Van Lieshout 81 06.9 15,633 19.3 Elliot * 169 14.4 32,072 39.7 Hunter 120 10.2 17,461 21.6 Boyd 557 47.5 1,956 02.4 Ebono 246 21.0 13,713 17.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,173 80,835 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Boyd's 1,956 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Van Lieshout 213 10.9 15,846 19.6 Elliot * 331 16.9 32,403 40.1 Hunter 493 25.2 17,954 22.2 Ebono 919 47.0 14,632 18.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,956 80,835 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Ebono's 14,632 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Van Lieshout 924 06.3 16,770 20.8 ELLIOT * 11,198 76.5 43,601 53.9 Hunter 2,510 17.2 20,464 25.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,632 80,835 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Van Lieshout's 16,770 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELLIOT * 2,470 14.7 46,071 57.0 Hunter 14,300 85.3 34,764 43.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 16,770 80,835 07.0 01.9 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Maria Justine Elliott (born 1967): Elected 2004, 2007, 2010 Minister for Ageing to 14 September 2010 Parliamentary Secretary for Trade 14 September 2010 to 4 February 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== NSW North Coast: Byron Bay, Lennox Head, Murwillumbah, Tweed Heads -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: Labor over Nationals 07.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 97,379 +05.4 Votes cast: 89,681 92.1 -00.5 Informal votes: 4,403 04.9 -00.7 Formal votes: 85,278 95.1 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Ordish CDP 1,224 01.4 Kev Skinner 1,971 02.3 Matthew Fraser Nat 32,066 37.6 +16.4 Hon Justine Elliot * ALP 28,575 33.5 -05.7 Dawn Walker Grn 15,083 17.7 +01.5 Charles Allen PUP 6,359 07.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 85,278 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Ordish's 1,224 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Skinner 388 31.7 2,359 02.8 Fraser 428 35.0 32,494 38.1 Elliot * 156 12.8 28,731 33.7 Walker 73 06.0 15,156 17.8 Allen 179 14.6 6,538 07.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,224 85,278 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Skinner's 2,359 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fraser 977 41.4 33,471 39.3 Elliot * 425 18.0 29,156 34.2 Walker 370 15.7 15,526 18.2 Allen 587 24.9 7,125 08.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,359 85,278 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Allen's 7,125 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fraser 3,949 55.4 37,420 43.9 Elliot * 1,791 25.1 30,947 36.3 Walker 1,385 19.4 16,911 19.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,125 85,278 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Walker's 16,911 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fraser 2,679 15.8 40,099 47.0 ELLIOT * 14,232 84.2 45,179 53.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 16,911 85,278 03.0 04.0 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Maria Justine Elliott (born 1967): Elected 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== NSW North Coast: Ballina, Byron Bay, Murwillumbah, Tweed Heads -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: Labor over Nationals 03.0 Effect of 2016 redistribution: 01.4 to Nationals 2016 notional two-party majority: Labor over Nationals 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 112,715 +15.7 Votes cast: 102,146 90.6 -00.5 Informal votes: 3,748 03.7 -01.2 Formal votes: 98,398 96.7 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Angela Pollard AJP 3,089 03.1 Neil Smith ON 6,160 06.3 +06.1 Dawn Walker Grn 20,108 20.4 +05.1 Hon Justine Elliot * ALP 30,551 31.1 -03.3 Russell Kilarney CDP 1,484 01.5 +00.1 Matthew Fraser Nat 37,006 37.6 -01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 98,398 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Kilarney's 1,484 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pollard 132 08.9 3,221 03.3 Smith 289 19.5 6,449 06.6 Walker 91 06.1 20,199 20.5 Elliot * 144 09.7 30,695 31.2 Fraser 828 55.8 37,834 38.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,484 98,398 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Pollard's 3,221 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Smith 932 28.9 7,381 07.5 Walker 1,483 46.0 21,682 22.0 Elliot * 427 13.3 31,122 31.6 Fraser 379 11.8 38,213 38.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,221 98,398 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Smith's 7,381 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walker 1,946 26.4 23,628 24.0 Elliot * 2,174 29.5 33,296 33.8 Fraser 3,261 44.2 41,474 42.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,381 98,398 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Walker's 23,628 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELLIOT * 19,796 83.8 53,092 54.0 Fraser 3,832 16.2 45,306 46.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 23,628 98,398 04.0 02.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Maria Justine Elliott (born 1967): Elected 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== NSW North Coast: Ballina, Brunswick Heads, Byron Bay, Murwillumbah, Tweed Heads -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: Labor over Nationals 04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 119,332 +05.8 Votes cast: 108,381 90.8 +00.2 Informal votes: 8,061 07.4 +03.8 Formal votes: 100,320 92.6 -03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ronald McDonald 3,154 03.1 Hamish Mitchell UAP 3,913 03.9 Morgan Cox CDP 1,338 01.3 -00.2 Hon Justine Elliot * ALP 31,807 31.7 +00.7 Ray Karam 1,566 01.6 Tom Barnett 1,179 01.2 Matthew Fraser Nat 36,979 36.9 -00.8 Michael Lyon Grn 20,384 20.3 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 100,320 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Barnett's 1,179 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McDonald 326 27.7 3,480 03.5 Mitchell 83 07.0 3,996 04.0 Cox 94 08.0 1,432 01.4 Elliot * 96 08.1 31,903 31.8 Karam 142 12.0 1,708 01.7 Fraser 58 04.9 37,037 36.9 Lyon 380 32.2 20,764 20.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,179 100,320 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Cox's 1,432 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McDonald 169 11.7 3,648 03.6 Mitchell 271 18.9 4,267 04.3 Elliot * 141 09.9 32,044 31.9 Karam 140 09.8 1,848 01.8 Fraser 637 44.5 37,674 37.6 Lyon 75 05.2 20,839 20.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,432 100,320 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Karam's 1,848 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McDonald 509 27.5 4,156 04.1 Mitchell 235 12.7 4,502 04.5 Elliot * 307 16.6 32,351 32.3 Fraser 422 22.8 38,096 38.6 Lyon 375 20.3 21,214 21.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,848 100,320 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: McDonald's 4,156 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mitchell 1,434 34.5 5,936 05.9 Elliot * 725 17.4 33,076 33.0 Fraser 590 14.2 38,686 38.6 Lyon 1,408 33.9 22,622 22.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,156 100,320 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Mitchell's 5,936 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Elliot * 1,776 29.9 34,852 34.7 Fraser 3,124 52.6 41,810 41.7 Lyon 1,036 17.5 23,658 23.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,936 100,320 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Lyon's 23,658 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELLIOT * 19,399 82.0 54,251 54.1 Fraser 4,259 18.0 46,069 45.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 23,658 100,320 04.1 00.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Maria Justine Elliott (born 1967): Elected 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== NSW North Coast: Ballina, Brunswick Heads, Byron Bay, Murwillumbah, Tweed Heads -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-party majority: Labor over Nationals 04.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 118,638 -00.7 Votes cast: 107,208 90.4 -00.4 Informal votes: 7,424 06.9 -00.6 Formal votes: 99,784 93.1 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Terry Sharples 1,274 01.3 Nathan Jones 1,974 02.0 Monica Shepherd IMOP 2,271 02.3 David Warth 2,341 02.4 Gary Biggs LDP 7,681 07.7 Hon Justine Elliot * ALP 28,733 28.8 -03.0 Kimberly Hone Nat 23,299 23.3 -13.5 Tracey Bell-Henselin PHON 4,073 04.1 Mandy Nolan Grn 25,216 25.3 +05.0 Robert Marks UAP 2,922 02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 99,784 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Sharples's 1,274 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jones 903 70.9 2,877 02.9 Shepherd 101 07.9 2,372 02.4 Warth 94 07.4 2,435 02.4 Biggs 38 03.0 7,719 07.7 Elliot * 30 02.4 28,763 28.8 Hone 31 02.4 23,330 23.4 Bell-Henselin 23 01.8 4,096 04.1 Nolan 30 02.4 25,246 25.3 Marks 24 01.9 2,946 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,274 99,784 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Shepherd's 2,372 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jones 416 17.5 3,293 03.3 Warth 991 41.8 3,426 03.4 Biggs 217 09.2 7,936 08.0 Elliot * 75 03.2 28,838 28.9 Hone 41 01.7 23,371 23.4 Bell-Henselin 263 11.1 4,359 04.4 Nolan 193 08.1 25,439 25.5 Marks 176 07.4 3,122 03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,372 99,784 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Marks's 3,122 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jones 225 07.2 3,518 03.5 Warth 157 05.0 3,583 03.6 Biggs 523 16.8 8,459 08.5 Elliot * 178 05.7 29,016 29.1 Hone 257 08.2 23,628 23.7 Bell-Henselin 1,451 46.5 5,810 05.8 Nolan 331 10.6 25,770 25.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,122 99,784 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Jones's 3,518 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Warth 2,343 66.6 5,926 05.9 Biggs 210 06.0 8,669 08.7 Elliot * 294 08.4 29,310 29.4 Hone 219 06.2 23,847 23.0 Bell-Henselin 126 03.6 5,936 06.0 Nolan 326 09.3 26,096 26.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,518 99,784 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Warth's 5,926 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Biggs 2,465 41.6 11,134 11.2 Elliot * 568 09.6 29,878 29.9 Hone 479 08.1 24,326 24.4 Bell-Henselin 1,148 19.4 7,084 07.1 Nolan 1,266 21.4 27,362 27.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,926 99,784 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Bell-Henselin's 7,084 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Biggs 2,965 41.9 14,099 14.1 Elliot * 824 11.6 30,702 30.8 Hone 2,052 29.0 26,378 26.4 Nolan 1,243 17.6 28,605 28.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,084 99,784 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Biggs's 14,099 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Elliot * 2,677 19.0 33,379 33.5 Hone 9,175 65.1 35,553 35.6 Nolan 2,247 15.9 30,852 30.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,099 99,784 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Nolan's 30,852 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELLIOT * 24,725 80.1 58,104 58.2 Hone 6,127 19.9 41,680 41.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 30,852 99,784 08.2 04.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Maria Justine Elliot (born 1967): Elected 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022 Assistant Minister for Social Services from 1 June 2022 Assistant Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence from 1 June 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 MAY 2025 ==================================================================== NSW North Coast: Ballina, Brunswick Heads, Byron Bay, Murwillumbah, Tweed Heads -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 two-candidate majority: Labor over Nationals 08.2 Effect of 2024 redistribution: No change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 126,814 +06.9 Votes cast: 113,512 89.5 -00.9 Informal votes: 8,600 07.6 +00.7 Formal votes: 104,952 92.4 -00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mandy Nolan Grn 27,783 26.5 +01.2 Hon Justine Elliot * Labor 31,901 30.4 +01.6 Kevin Loughrey 1,754 01.7 Ian Mye PHON 5,709 05.4 +01.4 Vivian McMahon L Cann 3,998 03.8 Phillip Peterkin ToP 2,052 02.0 -00.9 Kimberly Hone Nat 25,795 24.6 +01.2 Ian Willis Libtn 1,619 01.5 James McKenzie 977 00.9 Richard Curtin P First 3,364 03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 104,952 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: McKenzie's 977 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nolan 76 07.8 27,859 26.5 Elliot * 96 09.8 31,997 30.5 Loughrey 351 35.9 2,105 02.0 Mye 54 05.5 5,763 05.5 McMahon 81 8.29 4,079 03.9 Peterkin 53 05.4 2,105 02.0 Hone 90 09.2 25,885 24.7 Willis 62 06.4 1,681 01.6 Curtin 114 11.7 3,478 03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 977 104,952 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Willis's 1,681 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nolan 137 08.2 27,996 26.7 Elliot * 215 12.8 32,212 30.7 Loughrey 210 12.5 2,315 02.2 Mye 237 14.1 6,000 05.7 McMahon 145 08.6 4,224 04.0 Peterkin 117 07.0 2,222 02.1 Hone 374 22.3 26,259 25.0 Curtin 246 14.6 3,724 03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,681 104,952 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Peterkin's 2,222 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nolan 144 06.5 28,140 26.8 Elliot * 199 09.0 32,411 30.9 Loughrey 188 08.5 2,503 02.4 Mye 771 34.7 6,771 06.5 McMahon 308 13.9 4,532 04.3 Hone 384 17.3 26,643 25.4 Curtin 228 10.3 3,952 03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,222 104,952 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Loughrey's 2,503 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nolan 264 10.6 28,404 27.1 Elliot * 280 11.2 32,691 31.2 Mye 369 14.7 7,140 06.8 McMahon 314 12.5 4,846 04.6 Hone 394 15.7 27,037 25.8 Curtin 882 35.2 4,834 04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,503 104,952 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Curtin's 4,834 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nolan 270 05.6 28,674 27.3 Elliot * 211 04.4 32,902 31.4 Mye 2,880 59.6 10,020 09.6 McMahon 727 15.0 5,573 05.3 Hone 746 15.4 27,783 26.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,834 104,952 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: McMahon's 5,573 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nolan 1,965 35.3 30,639 29.2 Elliot * 1,125 20.2 34,027 32.4 Mye 1,509 27.1 11,529 11.0 Hone 974 17.5 28,757 27.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,573 104,952 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Mye's 11,529 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nolan 1,388 12.0 32,027 30.5 Elliot * 1,409 12.2 35,436 33.8 Hone 8,732 75.7 37,489 35.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,529 104,952 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Nolan's 32,027 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELLIOT * 27,539 86.0 62,975 60.0 Hone 4,488 14.0 41,977 40.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 32,027 104,952 10.0 01.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Maria Justine Elliot (born 1967): Elected 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025 Assistant Minister for Social Services to 13 May 2025 Assistant Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence to 13 May 2025 --------------------------------------------------------------------