ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF ROBERTSON, NEW SOUTH WALES ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 29-30 MARCH 1901 ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Dubbo, Mudgee, Narromine, Wellington -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 12,370 Votes cast: 7,176 58.0 Informal votes: 134 01.9 Formal votes: 7,042 98.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- John FitzGerald Prot 3,307 47.0 Henry WILLIS FT 3,735 53.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,042 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- FitzGerald was NSW MLA for West Sydney 1891-94, NSW MLC 1915-22. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Willis (1860-1950): Elected 1901 Born: 6 April 1860, Adelaide. Career: Educated Adelaide Grammar School. Businessman in NSW, owned several properties. Alderman Camden and Randwick. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1903 ==================================================================== Central West NSW: Dubbo, Mudgee, Narromine, Wellington -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1901 majority: Free Trade over Protectionist 03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 22,330 +80.5 Votes cast: 9,049 40.5 -17.5 Informal votes: 245 02.7 +00.8 Formal votes: 8,804 97.3 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Wall 3,212 36.5 Henry WILLIS * FT 5,592 63.5 +10.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,804 13.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wall was NSW MLA for Mudgee 1886-94, Rylstone 1894-95. He was an independent protectionist candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Willis (1860-1950): Elected 1901, 1903 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 DECEMBER 1906 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Mudgee, Muswellbrook, Singleton, Wellington -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1903 majority: Free Trade over Independent 13.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 26,292 +17.7 Votes cast: 13,045 49.6 +09.1 Informal votes: 405 03.1 +00.4 Formal votes: 12,640 96.9 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Henry WILLIS * AS 7,199 57.0 -06.5 William Johnson Lab 5,441 43.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,640 07.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Johnson, see Robertson 1910. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry Willis (1860-1950): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 APRIL 1910 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Mudgee, Muswellbrook, Singleton, Wellington -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Anti-Socialist over Labour 07.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 27,587 +04.9 Votes cast: 15,959 57.8 +08.2 Informal votes: 321 02.0 -01.1 Formal votes: 15,638 98.0 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William JOHNSON ALP 7,957 50.9 +07.9 Hon Henry Willis * Lib 7,681 49.1 -07.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,638 00.9 07.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Henry Willis (1860-1950): Elected 1901, 1903, 1906. Defeated 1910 Later career: Businessman and grazier. Died 23 February 1950 > William James Johnson (1871-1916): Elected 1910 Born: January 1871, Yass, NSW. Career: Primary education. Coachbuilder. Auburn Council. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 31 MAY 1913 ==================================================================== Central North NSW: Gosford, Mudgee, Scone, Singleton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 00.9 Effect of 1912 redistribution: 01.7 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 33,199 +20.3 Votes cast: 23,362 70.4 +12.6 Informal votes: 653 02.8 +00.8 Formal votes: 22,709 97.2 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William FLEMING Lib 12,566 55.3 +04.5 William Johnson * ALP 10,143 44.7 -04.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 22,709 05.3 04.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > William James Johnson (1871-1916): Elected 1910. Defeated 1913 Later career: Military Service 1915-16. Killed in action. Died 30 July 1916 (at Passchendaele, Belgium) > William Montgomerie Fleming (1874-1961): Elected 1913 Born: 19 May 1874, Warracknabeal, Victoria. Career: Educated Bowenfels, NSW, and University of Sydney. Managed family properties, landowner Narrabri, Walgett etc. State politics: NSW MLA for Robertson 1901-04, Upper Hunter 1904-10. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 SEPTEMBER 1914 ==================================================================== Central North NSW: Gosford, Mudgee, Scone, Singleton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1913 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 05.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 32,610 -01.8 Votes cast: 22,750 69.8 -00.6 Informal votes: 591 02.6 -00.2 Formal votes: 22,159 97.4 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William FLEMING * Lib 11,822 53.4 -01.9 John Fraser ALP 10,337 46.6 +01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 22,159 03.4 01.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Montgomerie Fleming (1874-1961): Elected 1913, 1914 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MAY 1917 ==================================================================== Central North NSW: Gosford, Mudgee, Scone, Singleton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1914 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 32,829 +06.7 Votes cast: 23,490 71.6 +01.8 Informal votes: 655 02.8 +00.2 Formal votes: 22,835 97.2 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William FLEMING * Nat 12,827 56.2 +02.8 Eva Seery ALP 10,008 43.8 -02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 22,835 06.2 02.8 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Seery and Henrietta Greville (Wentworth) were the first women endorsed by the ALP (or any major party) for a House of Representatives seat. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Montgomerie Fleming (1874-1961): Elected 1913, 1914, 1917 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1919 ==================================================================== Central North NSW: Gosford, Mudgee, Scone, Singleton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 33,206 +01.1 Votes cast: 21,822 65.7 -05.9 Informal votes: 367 01.7 -01.1 Formal votes: 21,455 98.3 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William FLEMING * Nat/F&S 11,468 53.5 -02.7 James Kelly ALP 9,987 46.5 +02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 21,455 03.5 02.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Montgomerie Fleming (1874-1961): Elected 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Fleming was endorsed both by the Nationalists and by the F&S. He joined the Country Party in April 1921. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1922 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Gosford, Mudgee, Muswellbrook, Singleton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 two-party majority: Nationalist/F&S over ALP 03.5 Effect of redistribution: 01.9 shift to Nationalist New notional majority: Nationalist over ALP 05.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 38,976 +17.4 Votes cast: 20,385 52.3 +13.4 Informal votes: 996 04.9 +03.2 Formal votes: 19,389 95.1 -03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Fleming * CP 5,310 27.4 Sydney Gardner Nat 7,366 38.0 -17.4 Alfred Roberts ALP 6,713 34.6 -10.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,389 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Fleming's 5,310 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- GARDNER 4,612 86.9 11,987 61.8 Roberts 698 13.1 7,411 38.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,310 19,389 11.8 06.4 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- > William Montgomerie Fleming (1874-1961): Elected 1913, 1914, 1917, 1919. Defeated 1922 Later career: Author. Died 24 July 1961 > Sydney Lane Gardner (1884-1965): Elected 1922 Born: 9 June 1884, Aberdeen, NSW. Career: Educated Scone Grammar and University of Sydney. Teacher, NSW country. Accountant, Singleton. Farmer and grazier. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 14 NOVEMBER 1925 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Gosford, Mudgee, Muswellbrook, Singleton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 11.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,273 +03.3 Votes cast: 37,262 92.5 +40.2 Informal votes: 899 02.4 -02.5 Formal votes: 36,363 97.6 +02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon Cross ALP 13,586 37.4 +02.8 Sydney GARDNER * Nat 22,777 62.6 +24.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,363 12.6 00.8 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sydney Lane Gardner (1884-1965): Elected 1922, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 17 NOVEMBER 1928 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Gosford, Mudgee, Muswellbrook, Singleton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1925 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 12.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,571 +03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sydney GARDNER * Nat Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sydney Lane Gardner (1884-1965): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 OCTOBER 1929 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Gosford, Mudgee, Muswellbrook, Singleton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1928 majority: none (Nationalist unopposed) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,939 +00.9 Votes cast: 38,743 92.4 Informal votes: 1,478 03.8 Formal votes: 37,265 96.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Fitzgerald ALP 18,077 48.5 Sydney GARDNER * Nat 19,188 51.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,265 01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sydney Lane Gardner (1884-1965): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 19 DECEMBER 1931 ==================================================================== North Central NSW: Gosford, Mudgee, Muswellbrook, Singleton -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1929 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,452 +06.0 Votes cast: 42,775 96.2 +03.8 Informal votes: 1,546 03.6 -00.2 Formal votes: 41,229 96.4 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Fleming 8,246 20.0 Sydney GARDNER * UAP 21,669 52.6 +01.1 Peter Robb ALPN 7,300 17.7 Wilfred Turnbull ALP 4,014 09.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 41,229 22.5 e 21.0 to UAP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Fleming was member for Robertson 1913-22. He was an independent Country candidate. 2. The combined ALP and ALP (NSW) vote was 27.4%, a decrease of 21.1% from the 48.5% polled by the ALP in 1929. 3. The UAP majority over the ALP (NSW) is compared with the ALP majority over the Nationalists in 1929. This majority assumes that Turnbull's preferences would have placed Robb ahead of Fleming. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sydney Lane Gardner (1884-1965): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 15 SEPTEMBER 1934 ==================================================================== North-west of Sydney: Blacktown, Fairfield, Gosford, Hornsby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1931 two-party majority: UAP over ALP (NSW) 22.5 e Effect of 1934 redistribution: 08.4 shift from UAP to ALP (NSW) New notional majority: UAP over ALP (NSW) 14.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,009 +19.2 Votes cast: 50,522 95.3 -00.9 Informal votes: 2,070 04.1 +00.5 Formal votes: 48,452 95.9 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon Cross ALPN 19,990 41.3 +17.7 William Fleming CP 5,732 11.8 Sydney Gardner * UAP 20,637 42.6 -11.4 Augustine Marshall CP 2,093 04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 48,452 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Fleming was member for Robertson 1913-22. 2. The ALP (NSW) vote of 41.3% was an increase (after allowing for the effects of the redistribution) of 8.0% from the 27.4% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NSW) in 1931. 3. The combined Country Party vote was 16.1%. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Marshall's 2,093 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cross 138 06.6 20,128 41.5 Fleming 1,257 60.1 6,989 14.4 Gardner * 698 33.3 21,335 44.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,093 48,452 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Fleming's 6,989 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cross 1,084 15.5 21,212 43.8 GARDNER * 5,905 84.5 27,240 56.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,989 48,452 06.2 07.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The UAP majority over the ALP (NSW) is compared with the UAP majority over the ALP (NSW) in 1931. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sydney Lane Gardner (1884-1965): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 23 OCTOBER 1937 ==================================================================== North-west of Sydney: Blacktown, Fairfield, Gosford, Hornsby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: UAP over ALP (NSW) 06.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 55,468 +04.6 Votes cast: 53,387 96.2 +00.9 Informal votes: 1,553 02.9 -01.2 Formal votes: 51,834 97.1 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon Cross ALP 22,923 44.2 Sydney Gardner * UAP 24,691 47.6 +05.0 John Metcalfe 4,220 08.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 51,834 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The ALP vote of 44.2% was an increase of 2.9% from the 41.3% polled by the ALP (NSW) in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Metcalfe's 4,220 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cross 1,367 32.4 24,290 46.9 GARDNER * 2,853 67.6 27,544 53.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 4,220 51,834 03.1 03.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- The UAP majority over the ALP is compared with the UAP majority over the ALP (NSW) in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sydney Lane Gardner (1884-1965): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 SEPTEMBER 1940 ==================================================================== North-west of Sydney: Blacktown, Fairfield, Gosford, Hornsby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 58,928 +06.2 Votes cast: 56,082 95.2 -01.0 Informal votes: 2,763 04.9 +02.0 Formal votes: 53,319 95.1 -02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Cox 1,640 03.1 Edward Down 161 00.3 Sydney Gardner * UAP 9,142 17.1 Michael McKeon ALPNC 4,735 08.9 Augustine Marshall UAP 1,617 03.0 James Russell SL 3,503 06.6 Eric Spooner UAP 14,809 27.8 Thomas Williams ALP 17,712 33.2 -11.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 53,319 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. For Williams, see Robertson 1943. 2. The combined ALP and ALP (NC) vote was 42.1%, a decrease of 2.1% from the 44.2% polled by the ALP in 1937. 3. The combined UAP vote was 47.9%, an increase of 0.3% from the 47.6% polled by one UAP candidate in 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Down's 161 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cox 79 49.1 1,719 03.2 Gardner * 32 19.9 9,174 17.2 McKeon 19 11.8 4,754 08.9 Marshall 6 03.7 1,623 03.0 Russell 5 03.1 3,508 06.6 Spooner 10 06.2 14,819 27.8 Williams 10 06.2 17,722 33.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 161 53,319 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Marshall's 1,623 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cox 47 02.9 1,766 03.3 Gardner * 803 49.5 9,977 18.7 McKeon 66 04.1 4,820 09.0 Russell 132 08.1 3,640 06.8 Spooner 495 30.5 15,314 28.7 Williams 80 04.9 17,802 33.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,623 53,319 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Cox's 1,766 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gardner * 1,410 79.8 11,387 21.4 McKeon 132 07.5 4,952 09.3 Russell 60 03.4 3,700 06.9 Spooner 78 04.4 15,392 28.9 Williams 86 04.9 17,888 33.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,766 53,319 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Russell's 3,700 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gardner * 265 07.2 11,652 21.9 McKeon 613 16.6 5,565 10.4 Spooner 350 09.5 15,742 29.5 Williams 2,472 66.8 20,360 38.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,700 53,319 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: McKeon's 5,565 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gardner * 625 11.2 12,277 23.0 Spooner 236 04.2 15,978 30.0 Williams 4,704 84.5 25,064 47.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,565 53,319 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Gardner's 12,277 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SPOONER 10,867 88.5 26,845 50.3 Williams 1,410 11.5 26,474 49.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,277 53,319 00.3 02.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Sydney Lane Gardner (1884-1965): Elected 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1937. Defeated 1940 Later career: Grazier at Rose Vale, NSW. Died 23 July 1965 > Eric Sydney Spooner (1891-1952): Elected 1940 Born: 2 March 1891, Sydney. Career: Educated Christ Church School, Sydney. Telegraph messenger. Studied accountancy, economics, University of Sydney. Accountant, Orange, NSW, then Sydney. Brother of Senator Hon William Spooner. State politics: NSW MLA for Ryde 1932-40. Minister for Public Works 1932-39, Minister for Local Government 1932-39, Assistant Treasurer 1932-39. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Minister for War Organisation of Industry 26 June 1941 to 7 October 1941 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 1943 ==================================================================== North-west of Sydney: Blacktown, Fairfield, Gosford, Hornsby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 63,251 +07.3 Votes cast: 60,098 95.0 -00.2 Informal votes: 1,762 02.9 -02.0 Formal votes: 58,336 97.1 +02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Donald Brown OPA 2,550 04.4 Walter Evans SL 4,633 07.9 +01.3 Roberts Gallagher 480 00.8 Hon Eric Spooner * UAP 21,746 37.3 Thomas Williams ALP 28,927 49.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58,336 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The ALP vote of 49.6% was an increase of 7.5% from the combined vote of 42.1% polled by the ALP and the ALP (NC) in 1940. 2. The UAP vote of 37.3% was a decrease of 10.6% from the 47.9% polled by three UAP candidates in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Gallagher's 480 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brown 131 27.3 2,681 04.6 Evans 112 23.3 4,745 08.1 Spooner * 142 29.6 21,888 37.5 Williams 95 19.8 29,022 49.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 480 58,336 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Brown's 2,681 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Evans 1,373 51.2 6,118 10.5 Spooner * 920 34.3 22,808 39.1 WILLIAMS 388 14.5 29,410 50.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,681 58,336 08.9 e 09.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Eric Sydney Spooner (1891-1952): Elected 1940. Defeated 1943 Later career: Company director. Died 3 June 1952 > Thomas Francis Williams (1897-1992): Elected 1943 Born: 7 April 1897, Young, NSW. Career: Educated Catholic schools, University of Sydney. Barrister 1923. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 SEPTEMBER 1946 ==================================================================== North-west of Sydney: Blacktown, Fairfield, Gosford, Hornsby -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1943 two-party majority: ALP over UAP 08.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 71,477 +13.0 Votes cast: 67,050 93.8 -01.2 Informal votes: 1,965 02.9 00.0 Formal votes: 65,085 97.1 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ian Grant ALPN 3,113 04.8 George Watkins CP 4,624 07.1 Roy Wheeler Lib 24,483 37.6 +00.3 Thomas WILLIAMS * ALP 32,865 50.5 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65,085 03.8 e 05.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Wheeler, see Mitchell 1949. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Francis Williams (1897-1992): Elected 1943, 1946 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== North of Sydney: Gosford, Hornsby, Woy Woy, Wyong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1946 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 03.8 e Effect of 1948 redistribution: 03.5 shift to ALP New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 07.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,237 -40.9 Votes cast: 40,711 96.4 +02.6 Informal votes: 858 02.1 -00.8 Formal votes: 39,853 97.9 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roger DEAN Lib 21,617 54.2 +16.2 Thomas Williams * ALP 18,236 45.8 -06.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,853 04.2 11.5 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Thomas Francis Williams (1897-1992): Elected 1943, 1946. Defeated 1949 Later career: Barrister, Sydney. Died 4 June 1992. > Roger Levinge Dean (1913-98): Elected 1949 Born: 10 December 1913, Sydney. Career: Educated Newcastle Grammar School, Newcastle, NSW. Business executive. Military Service 1942-46. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== North of Sydney: Gosford, Hornsby, Woy Woy, Wyong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,765 +06.0 Votes cast: 43,084 96.2 -00.2 Informal votes: 874 02.0 -00.1 Formal votes: 42,210 98.0 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roger DEAN * Lib 22,804 54.0 -00.2 Walter Geraghty ALP 19,406 46.0 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 42,210 04.0 00.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Geraghty was a NSW MLC 1961-78. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roger Levinge Dean (1913-98): Elected 1949, 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== North of Sydney: Gosford, Hornsby, Woy Woy, Wyong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 50,265 +12.3 Votes cast: 48,362 96.2 00.0 Informal votes: 480 01.0 -01.0 Formal votes: 47,882 99.0 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roger Dean * Lib 23,910 49.9 -04.1 Walter Geraghty ALP 22,895 47.8 +01.8 John Tapp CPA 1,077 02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 47,882 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Geraghty was a NSW MLC 1961-78. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Tapp's 1,077 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- DEAN * 172 16.0 24,082 50.3 Geraghty 905 84.0 23,800 49.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,077 47,882 00.3 03.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roger Levinge Dean (1913-98): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== North of Sydney: Gosford, Hornsby, Woy Woy, Wyong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 00.3 Effect of 1955 redistribution: 04.3 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over Labor 04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,656 -15.1 Votes cast: 40,321 94.5 -01.7 Informal votes: 1,075 02.7 +01.7 Formal votes: 39,246 97.3 -01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roger DEAN * Lib 22,660 57.7 +03.9 Frank Spencer ALP 16,586 42.3 -02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 39,246 07.7 03.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roger Levinge Dean (1913-98): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== North of Sydney: Gosford, Hornsby, Woy Woy, Wyong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 07.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 46,919 +10.0 Votes cast: 44,131 94.1 -00.4 Informal votes: 1,101 02.5 -00.2 Formal votes: 43,030 97.5 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roger DEAN * Lib 23,201 53.9 -03.8 Joseph McCaig ALP 18,058 42.0 -00.3 Neil Mackerras DLP 1,771 04.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 43,030 07.2 e 00.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mackerras was the brother of the election analyst Malcolm Mackerras. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roger Levinge Dean (1913-98): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== North of Sydney: Gosford, Hornsby, Woy Woy, Wyong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 07.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 52,588 +12.1 Votes cast: 50,115 95.3 +01.2 Informal votes: 1,079 02.2 -00.3 Formal votes: 49,036 97.8 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roger Dean * Lib 23,760 48.5 -05.4 Neil Mackerras DLP 2,211 04.5 +00.4 Thomas Pendlebury ALP 23,065 47.0 +05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 49,036 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mackerras was the brother of the election analyst Malcolm Mackerras. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Mackerras's 2,211 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- DEAN * 1,498 67.8 25,258 51.5 Pendlebury 713 32.2 23,778 48.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,211 49,036 01.5 05.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roger Levinge Dean (1913-98): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== North of Sydney: Gosford, Hornsby, Woy Woy, Wyong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 57,601 +09.5 Votes cast: 54,989 95.5 +00.2 Informal votes: 574 01.0 -01.2 Formal votes: 54,415 99.0 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Britton DLP 2,717 05.0 +00.5 Robert Brown ALP 24,224 44.5 -02.5 Roger DEAN * Lib 27,474 50.5 +02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 54,415 04.1 e 02.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Brown, see Hunter 1980. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Roger Levinge Dean (1913-98): Elected 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963 Resigned seat 30 September 1964 (see By-elections) Later career: Administrator of the Northern Territory 1964-70, Consul-General, San Francisco 1970-74. Died 7 January 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 5 DECEMBER 1964 ==================================================================== North of Sydney: Gosford, Hornsby, Woy Woy, Wyong -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the resignation of Roger Dean -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 04.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 59,047 +12.3 Votes cast: 56,069 95.0 -00.3 Informal votes: 1,701 03.0 +00.8 Formal votes: 54,368 97.0 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William BRIDGES-MAXWELL + Lib 27,220 50.1 -00.4 Arthur Mollett ALP 25,432 46.8 +02.3 Cornelius Woodbury DLP 1,068 02.0 -03.0 Victor Taylor 648 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 54,368 02.3 e 01.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Crawford William Bridges-Maxwell (1929-1992): Elected 1964 By Born: 27 September 1929, Hobart. Career: Educated Geelong Grammar School, Royal Agricultural College, England. Veterinary scientist. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== North of Sydney: Gosford, Hornsby, Woy Woy, Wyong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 04.1 e 1964 by-election two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 02.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 64,828 +12.5 Votes cast: 61,189 94.4 -01.1 Informal votes: 1,635 02.7 +01.7 Formal votes: 59,554 97.3 -01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William BRIDGES-MAXWELL * Lib 31,984 53.7 +03.2 Brian Dwyer DLP 2,929 04.9 -00.1 Percival McPherson LRG 2,112 03.5 William Smith ALP 22,529 37.8 -06.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,554 08.5 e 04.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Crawford William Bridges-Maxwell (1929-1992): Elected 1964 By, 1966 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== North of Sydney: Ettalong, Gosford, The Entrance, Wyong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 08.5 e Effect of 1968 redistribution: 00.6 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over Labor 07.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,451 -17.5 Votes cast: 51,202 95.8 +01.4 Informal votes: 688 01.3 -01.4 Formal votes: 50,514 98.7 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill Bridges-Maxwell * Lib 23,492 46.5 -06.6 Barry COHEN ALP 25,369 50.2 +11.8 Wallace Cook 729 01.4 Albert Date 924 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,514 01.8 e 09.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Crawford William Bridges-Maxwell (1929-1992): Elected 1964 By, 1966. Defeated 1969 Died 15 April 1992 > Barry Cohen (1935-2017): Elected 1969 Born: 3 April 1935, Griffith, NSW Career: Educated state schools. Traveller for sporting goods company. Television golf commentator. Menswear retailer. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== North of Sydney: Ettalong, Gosford, The Entrance, Wyong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 08.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 78,326 +17.1 Votes cast: 75,569 96.5 +00.4 Informal votes: 985 01.3 +00.2 Formal votes: 74,584 98.7 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jennifer Baker AP 2,011 02.7 Hugh Chalmers Lib 29,637 39.7 +00.6 Barry COHEN * ALP 42,936 57.6 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 74,584 08.6 e 00.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barry Cohen (1935-2017): Elected 1969, 1972, 1974 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== North of Sydney: Ettalong, Gosford, The Entrance, Wyong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 08.7 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 78,326 +17.1 Votes cast: 75,569 96.5 +00.4 Informal votes: 985 01.3 +00.2 Formal votes: 74,584 98.7 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jennifer Baker AP 2,011 02.7 Hugh Chalmers Lib 29,637 39.7 +00.6 Barry COHEN * ALP 42,936 57.6 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 74,584 08.6 e 00.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barry Cohen (1935-2017): Elected 1969, 1972, 1974 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== North of Sydney: Ettalong, Gosford, The Entrance, Wyong -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 08.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 87,290 +11.4 Votes cast: 83,935 96.2 -00.3 Informal votes: 1,369 01.6 +00.3 Formal votes: 82,566 98.4 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hugh Chalmers Lib 39,331 47.6 +07.9 Barry Cohen * ALP 41,201 49.9 -07.7 Raymond Louis 868 01.1 Phillip Smith 1,166 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 82,566 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Louis's 868 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Chalmers 531 61.2 39,862 48.3 COHEN * 138 15.9 41,339 50.1 Smith 199 22.9 1,365 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 868 82,566 01.0 e 07.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barry Cohen (born 1935): Elected 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== Central Coast NSW: Ettalong, Gosford, Kilarney Vale, Mangrove -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 01.0 e Effect of 1977 redistribution: 01.7 shift to Lib New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 73,190 -16.2 Votes cast: 70,346 96.1 +01.1 Informal votes: 1,085 01.5 -00.3 Formal votes: 69,261 98.5 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Malcolm Brooks + Lib 29,825 43.1 -06.2 Barry Cohen * ALP 32,341 46.7 -01.5 Trevor Willsher AD 7,095 10.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 69,261 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Following the redistribution, the Liberals are shown as the defending party. 2. Brooks was MLA for Gosford 1973-76. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Willsher's 7,095 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Brooks + 3,207 45.2 33,032 47.7 COHEN * 3,888 54.8 36,229 52.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,095 69,261 02.3 03.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barry Cohen (1935-2017): Elected 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== Central Coast NSW: Ettalong, Gosford, Kilarney Vale, Mangrove -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 85,089 +16.3 Votes cast: 80,785 94.9 -01.2 Informal votes: 1,501 01.9 +00.4 Formal votes: 79,284 98.1 -00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul Baker 2,696 03.4 Barry COHEN * ALP 41,569 52.4 +05.7 Brian Gill Lib 30,390 38.3 -04.8 Trevor Willsher AD 4,629 05.8 -04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 79,284 08.1 e 05.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barry Cohen (1935-2017): Elected 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== Central Coast NSW: Ettalong, Gosford, Kilarney Vale, Mangrove -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 08.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 89,381 Votes cast: 85,024 95.1 Informal votes: 1,355 01.6 Formal votes: 83,669 98.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Beverley Austin Lib 31,631 37.8 -00.5 Barry COHEN * ALP 46,058 55.0 +02.6 Trevor Willsher AD 5,980 07.1 +01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 83,669 09.3 e 01.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barry Cohen (born 1935): Elected 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983 Minister for Home Affairs and Environment from 11 March 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== North of Sydney: Ettalong, Gosford, Terrigal, Woy Woy -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 09.3 e Effect of 1984 redistribution: 00.7 shift to Lib New notional majority: ALP over Liberal 08.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 64,367 -28.0 Votes cast: 61,084 94.9 -00.2 Informal votes: 2,920 04.8 +03.2 Formal votes: 58,164 95.2 -03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Barry COHEN * ALP 32,165 55.3 +01.0 Peter Jansen Lib 21,674 37.3 -01.2 Trevor Willsher AD 4,325 07.4 +00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58,164 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Willsher's 4,325 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COHEN * 1,908 44.1 34,073 58.6 Jansen 2,417 55.9 24,091 41.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,325 58,164 08.6 no swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barry Cohen (1935-2017): Elected 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984 Minister for Home Affairs and Environment to 13 December 1984 Minister for Arts, Heritage and Environment from 13 December 1984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== North of Sydney: Ettalong, Gosford, Terrigal, Woy Woy -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 08.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,823 +10.0 Votes cast: 67,752 95.7 +00.8 Informal votes: 2,417 03.6 -01.2 Formal votes: 65,335 96.4 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Glenice Griffiths AD 6,132 09.4 +02.0 Hon Barry Cohen * ALP 31,983 49.0 -06.3 Paul St Clair Lib 27,220 41.7 +04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65,335 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Griffiths's 6,132 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COHEN * 3,662 59.7 35,645 54.6 St Clair 2,468 40.3 29,688 45.3 (exhausted 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,132 65,335 04.6 04.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Barry Cohen (1935-2017): Elected 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987 Minister for Arts, Heritage and Environment to 27 July 1987 Cohen retired at the 1990 election. Died 18 December 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== North of Sydney: Ettalong, Gosford, Terrigal, Woy Woy -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 77,496 +09.4 Votes cast: 74,535 96.2 +00.5 Informal votes: 1,806 02.4 -01.2 Formal votes: 72,729 97.6 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Frank Walker + ALP 28,466 39.1 -09.9 Bryan Ellis Grn 1,968 02.7 Glenice Griffiths AD 10,995 15.1 +05.7 John Anderson 3,390 04.7 Paul Baker 289 00.4 Joyce Cook 1,254 01.7 Paul St Clair Lib 25,753 35.4 -06.3 Martin Ritter 614 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 72,729 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Baker's 289 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walker + 35 12.2 28,501 39.2 Ellis 18 06.3 1,986 02.7 Griffiths 26 09.0 11,021 15.2 Anderson 80 27.8 3,470 04.8 Cook 33 11.5 1,287 01.8 St Clair 36 12.5 25,789 35.5 Ritter 60 20.8 674 00.9 (exhausted 1 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 289 72,729 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Ritter's 674 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walker + 154 23.0 28,655 39.4 Ellis 44 06.6 2,030 02.8 Griffiths 45 06.7 11,066 15.2 Anderson 105 15.6 3,575 04.9 Cook 46 06.9 1,333 01.8 St Clair 277 41.3 26,066 35.8 (exhausted 3 4 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 674 72,729 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Cook's 1,333 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walker + 161 12.2 28,816 39.6 Ellis 83 06.3 2,113 02.9 Griffiths 173 13.1 11,239 15.4 Anderson 594 44.9 4,169 05.7 St Clair 312 23.6 26,378 36.3 (exhausted 10 14 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,333 72,729 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Ellis's 2,113 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walker + 786 37.4 29,602 40.7 Griffiths 827 39.4 12,066 16.6 Anderson 316 15.0 4,485 06.2 St Clair 171 08.1 26,549 36.5 (exhausted 13 27 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,113 72,729 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Anderson's 4,485 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walker + 556 12.5 30,158 41.5 Griffiths 2,246 50.6 14,312 19.7 St Clair 1,641 36.9 28,190 38.8 (exhausted 42 69 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,485 72,729 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Griffiths's 14,312 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- WALKER 8,138 57.3 38,296 52.8 St Clair 6,063 42.7 34,253 47.2 (exhausted 111 180 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,312 72,729 02.8 01.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis John Walker (1942-2012): Elected 1990 Born: 7 July 1942, Sydney Career: Educated University of Sydney. Barrister and solicitor. State politics: NSW MLA for Georges River 1970-88. Attorney-General 1976-83. Minister for Justice 1978-83. Minister for Aboriginal Affairs 1981-84. Minister for Youth and Community Services 1983-86. Minister for Housing 1983-88. Minister for the Arts 1986-88. ------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== North of Sydney: Ettalong, Gosford, Terrigal, Woy Woy -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 02.8 Effect of redistribution: 00.7 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 72,618 -06.3 Votes cast: 69,900 96.3 +00.2 Informal votes: 1,560 02.2 -00.2 Formal votes: 68,340 97.8 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Frank WALKER * ALP 34,275 50.2 +10.6 Glenice Griffiths AD 3,311 04.8 -10.0 Michael Gallacher Lib 28,226 41.3 +05.9 Bryan Ellis Grn 2,218 03.3 +00.5 Beth Eager 310 00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 68,340 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Eager's 310 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- WALKER * 54 17.5 34,329 50.2 Griffiths 57 18.4 3,368 04.9 Gallacher 45 14.6 28,271 41.4 Ellis 153 49.5 2,371 03.5 (exhausted 1 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 310 68,340 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Ellis's 2,371 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- WALKER * 726 30.7 35,055 51.3 Griffiths 1,211 51.2 4,579 06.7 Gallacher 430 18.2 28,701 42.0 (exhausted 4 5 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,371 68,340 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Griffiths's 4,579 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- WALKER * 2,905 63.5 37,960 55.6 Gallacher 1,668 36.5 30,369 44.4 (exhausted 6 11 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,579 68,340 05.6 02.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis John Walker (1942-2012): Elected 1990, 1993 Special Minister of State 24 March 1993 to 25 March 1994 Vice-President of the Executive Council 24 March 1993 to 25 March 1994 Minister for Administrative Services from 25 March 1994 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== North of Sydney: Ettalong, Gosford, Terrigal, Woy Woy -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: ALP over Liberal 05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 76,620 +05.5 Votes cast: 74,384 97.1 +00.8 Informal votes: 2,095 02.8 +00.6 Formal votes: 72,289 97.2 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Frank Walker * ALP 28,412 39.3 -10.9 Valiant Leung 422 00.6 Bryan Ellis Grn 1,887 02.6 -00.7 Roy Whaite AAFI 2,472 03.4 Jim Lloyd Lib 33,825 46.8 +05.5 Andrew Penfold AD 5,271 07.3 +02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 72,289 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Leung's 422 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walker * 110 26.2 28,522 39.5 Ellis 105 25.0 1,992 02.8 Whaite 44 10.5 2,516 03.5 Lloyd 63 15.0 33,888 46.9 Penfold 98 23.3 5,369 07.4 (exhausted 2 2 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 422 72,289 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Ellis's 1,992 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walker * 524 26.6 29,046 40.2 Whaite 467 23.7 2,983 04.1 Lloyd 231 11.7 34,119 47.2 Penfold 746 37.9 6,115 08.5 (exhausted 24 26 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,992 72,289 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Whaite's 2,983 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walker * 753 25.6 29,799 41.3 Lloyd 793 27.0 34,912 48.3 Penfold 1,397 47.5 7,512 10.4 (exhausted 40 66 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,983 72,289 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Penfold's 7,512 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walker * 3,631 49.9 33,430 46.4 LLOYD 3,651 50.1 38,563 53.6 (exhausted 230 296 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,512 72,289 03.6 09.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Frank Walker (1942-2012): Elected 1990, 1993. Defeated 1996 Minister for Administrative Services to 11 March 1996 Later career: Judge of the Compensation Court of NSW 1997-2003, District Court of NSW 2003-06. Died 12 June 2012 > James Eric Lloyd (born 1954): Elected 1996 Born: 17 July 1954, Sydney Career: Service station proprietor. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== North of Sydney: Ettalong, Gosford, Terrigal, Woy Woy -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 03.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 79,596 +03.9 Votes cast: 77,339 97.2 +00.1 Informal votes: 2,254 02.9 +00.1 Formal votes: 75,085 97.1 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Glancey ON 6,940 09.2 Jim Lloyd * Lib 32,963 43.9 -02.9 Andrew Penfold AD 3,303 04.4 -02.9 Ian McKenzie Grn 1,598 02.1 Marie Ashburn 364 00.5 Belinda Neal ALP 29,917 39.8 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 75,085 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Neal, see Robertson 2007. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Ashburn's 364 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Glancy 11 03.0 6,951 09.3 Lloyd * 49 13.5 33,012 44.0 Penfold 65 17.9 3,368 04.5 McKenzie 93 25.5 1,691 02.3 Neal 146 40.1 30,063 40.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 364 75,085 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: McKenzie's 1,691 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Glancy 157 09.3 7,108 09.5 Lloyd * 184 10.9 33,196 44.2 Penfold 756 44.7 4,124 05.5 Neal 594 35.1 30,657 40.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,691 75,085 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Penfold's 4,124 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Glancy 339 08.2 7,447 09.9 Lloyd * 1,621 39.3 34,817 46.4 Neal 2,164 52.5 32,821 43.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,124 75,085 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Glancy's 7,447 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- LLOYD * 4,234 56.9 39,051 52.0 Neal 3,213 43.1 36,034 48.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,447 75,085 02.0 01.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Eric Lloyd (born 1954): Elected 1996, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== North of Sydney: Ettalong, Gosford, Terrigal, Woy Woy -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 02.0 Effect of redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 83,748 +05.2 Votes cast: 80,611 96.2 -01.0 Informal votes: 4,928 06.1 +03.2 Formal votes: 75,683 93.9 -03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kaijin Kenisciehad 657 00.9 Harry Boyle AD 2,736 03.6 -00.8 Christine Hennig CTA 1,092 01.4 +01.4 Trish Moran ALP 25,789 34.1 -05.8 Alasdair Munn 348 00.5 Jim LLOYD * Lib 38,448 50.8 +06.9 Stephen Lacey Grn 2,512 03.3 +01.2 Kevin Wills 744 01.0 James Laing-Peach 525 00.7 Errol Baker ON 2,333 03.1 -06.2 Barry Phillips 374 00.5 Ken Martin 125 00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 75,683 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Martin's 125 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kenisciehad 7 05.6 664 00.9 Boyle 6 04.8 2,742 03.6 Hennig 12 09.6 1,104 01.5 Moran 10 08.0 25,799 34.1 Munn 5 04.0 353 00.5 LLOYD * 13 10.4 38,461 50.8 Lacey 10 08.0 2,522 03.3 Wills 8 06.4 752 01.0 Laing-Peach 8 06.4 533 00.7 Baker 12 09.6 2,345 03.1 Phillips 34 27.2 408 00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 125 75,683 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Munn's 353 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kenisciehad 37 10.5 701 00.9 Boyle 21 05.9 2,763 03.6 Hennig 20 05.7 1,124 01.5 Moran 74 21.0 25,873 34.2 LLOYD * 57 16.1 38,518 50.9 Lacey 37 10.5 2,559 03.4 Wills 32 09.1 784 01.0 Laing-Peach 23 06.5 556 00.7 Baker 12 03.4 2,357 03.1 Phillips 40 11.3 448 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 353 75,683 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Phillips's 448 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kenisciehad 23 05.1 724 01.0 Boyle 23 05.1 2,786 03.7 Hennig 39 08.7 1,163 01.5 Moran 128 28.6 26,001 34.5 LLOYD * 32 07.1 38,550 50.9 Lacey 46 10.3 2,605 03.4 Wills 20 04.5 804 01.1 Laing-Peach 31 06.9 587 00.8 Baker 106 23.7 2,463 03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 448 75,683 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Laing-Peach's 587 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kenisciehad 70 11.9 794 01.0 Boyle 33 05.6 2,819 03.7 Hennig 7 01.2 1,170 01.5 Moran 87 14.8 26,088 34.5 LLOYD * 110 18.7 38,660 51.1 Lacey 55 09.4 2,660 03.5 Wills 165 28.1 969 01.3 Baker 60 10.2 2,523 03.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 587 75,683 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Kenisciehad's 794 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Boyle 463 58.3 3,282 04.3 Hennig 70 08.8 1,240 01.6 Moran 58 07.3 26,146 34.5 LLOYD * 40 05.0 38,700 51.1 Lacey 41 05.2 2,701 03.6 Wills 104 13.1 1,073 01.4 Baker 18 02.3 2,541 03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 794 75,683 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Wills's 1,073 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Boyle 148 13.8 3,430 04.5 Hennig 46 04.3 1,286 01.7 Moran 137 12.8 26,283 34.7 LLOYD * 171 15.9 38,871 51.4 Lacey 201 18.7 2,902 03.8 Baker 370 34.5 2,911 03.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,073 75,683 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Hennig's 1,286 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Boyle 188 14.6 3,618 04.8 Moran 160 12.4 26,443 34.7 LLOYD * 705 54.8 39,576 52.3 Lacey 157 12.2 3,059 04.0 Baker 76 05.9 2,987 03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,286 75,683 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Baker's 2,987 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Boyle 491 16.4 4,109 05.4 Moran 603 20.2 27,046 35.7 LLOYD * 1,158 38.8 40,734 53.8 Lacey 735 24.6 3,794 05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,987 75,683 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Lacey's 3,794 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Boyle 1,718 45.3 5,827 07.7 Moran 1,168 30.8 28,214 37.3 LLOYD * 908 23.9 41,642 55.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,794 75,683 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 11th count: Boyle's 5,827 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Moran 4,348 74.6 32,562 43.0 LLOYD * 1,479 25.4 43,121 57.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,827 75,683 07.0 05.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Eric Lloyd (born 1954): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001 Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads from 18 July 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== North of Sydney: Ettalong, Gosford, Terrigal, Woy Woy -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 07.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 85,525 +02.1 Votes cast: 81,571 95.4 -00.8 Informal votes: 3,581 04.4 -01.7 Formal votes: 77,990 95.6 +01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Terry Jones Grn 6,200 08.0 +04.6 Carolyn Dorhauer FF 1,312 01.7 Don Parkes ON 1,344 01.7 -01.4 Trish Moran ALP 27,107 34.7 +00.7 Nicholas Tomlin 211 00.3 +00.1 Hon Jim LLOYD * Lib 41,816 53.6 +02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 77,990 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Tomlin's 211 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jones 47 22.3 6,247 08.0 Dorhauer 41 19.4 1,353 01.7 Parkes 33 15.6 1,377 01.8 Moran 51 24.2 27,158 34.8 LLOYD * 39 18.5 41,855 53.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 211 77,990 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Dorhauer's 1,353 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jones 395 29.2 6,642 08.5 Parkes 163 12.1 1,540 02.0 Moran 277 20.5 27,435 35.2 LLOYD * 518 38.3 42,373 54.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,353 77,990 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Parkes's 1,540 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jones 489 31.8 7,131 09.1 Moran 496 32.2 27,931 35.8 LLOYD * 555 36.0 42,928 55.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,540 77,990 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Jones's 7,131 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Moran 5,751 80.7 33,682 43.2 LLOYD * 1,380 19.4 44,308 56.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,131 77,990 06.8 00.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Eric Lloyd (born 1954): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004 Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== NSW Central Coast: Ettalong, Gosford, Terrigal, Woy Woy -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 06.8 Effect of 2006 redistribution: 00.1 shift to Liberal 2007 notional two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 06.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 94,334 +10.3 Votes cast: 90,319 95.7 +00.3 Informal votes: 3,109 03.4 -01.0 Formal votes: 87,210 96.6 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Grant CDP 1,929 02.2 Daniel Le FF 708 00.8 -00.9 Nicholas Tomlin 141 00.2 Helen Ryan ON 924 01.1 -00.7 Mira Wroblewski Grn 6,279 07.2 -00.7 Hon Jim Lloyd * Lib 39,792 45.6 -07.8 Belinda Neal ALP 37,437 42.9 +08.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 87,210 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Tomlin's 141 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Grant 19 13.5 1,948 02.2 Le 43 30.5 751 00.9 Ryan 21 14.9 945 01.1 Wroblewski 22 15.6 6,301 07.2 Lloyd * 20 14.2 39,812 45.7 Neal 16 11.4 37,453 43.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 141 87,210 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Le's 751 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Grant 230 30.6 2,178 02.5 Ryan 115 15.3 1,060 01.2 Wroblewski 140 18.6 6,441 07.4 Lloyd * 108 14.4 39,920 45.8 Neal 158 21.0 37,611 43.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 751 87,210 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Ryan's 1,060 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Grant 255 24.1 2,433 02.8 Wroblewski 301 28.4 6,742 07.7 Lloyd * 265 25.0 40,185 46.1 Neal 239 22.6 37,850 43.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,060 87,210 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Grant's 2,433 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wroblewski 724 29.8 7,466 08.6 Lloyd * 1,320 54.3 41,505 47.6 Neal 389 16.0 38,239 43.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,433 87,210 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Wroblewski's 7,466 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lloyd * 2,008 26.9 43,513 49.9 NEAL 5,458 73.1 43,697 50.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,466 87,210 00.1 07.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > James Eric Lloyd (born 1954): Elected 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004. Defeated 2007 Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads to 3 December 2007 > Belinda Jane Neal (born 1963): Elected 2007 Born: 10 January 1963, Brisbane Career: Lawyer, union official. Senator for NSW 1994-98. Neal retired at the 2010 election after losing her ALP endorsement. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== NSW Central Coast: Ettalong, Gosford, Terrigal, Woy Woy -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 00.1 Effect of 2009 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 96,593 +02.4 Votes cast: 91,136 94.4 -01.3 Informal votes: 5,795 06.4 +03.0 Formal votes: 85,341 93.6 -03.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Melissa Batten 1,513 01.8 Graham Freemantle CDP 1,544 01.8 -00.4 Peter Freewater Grn 7,671 09.0 +01.8 Deborah O'Neill + ALP 33,935 39.8 -03.2 Darren Jameson Lib 37,151 43.5 -02.1 Jake Cassar 1,077 01.3 Don Parkes ON 568 00.7 Michelle Meares 552 00.7 Michael Jakob FF 749 00.9 +00.1 Nicole Beiger 581 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 85,341 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Meares's 552 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Batten 132 23.9 1,645 01.9 Freemantle 6 01.1 1,550 01.8 Freewater 130 23.6 7,801 09.1 O'Neill + 70 12.7 34,005 39.9 Jameson 37 06.7 37,188 43.6 Cassar 103 18.7 1,180 01.4 Parkes 21 03.8 589 00.7 Jakob 36 06.5 785 00.9 Beiger 17 03.1 598 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 552 85,341 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Parkes's 589 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Batten 53 09.0 1,698 02.0 Freemantle 35 05.9 1,585 01.9 Freewater 58 09.9 7,859 09.2 O'Neill + 93 15.8 34,098 40.0 Jameson 112 19.0 37,300 43.7 Cassar 83 14.1 1,263 01.5 Jakob 128 21.7 913 01.1 Beiger 27 04.6 625 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 589 85,341 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Beiger's 625 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Batten 63 10.1 1,761 02.1 Freemantle 22 03.5 1,607 01.9 Freewater 40 06.4 7,899 09.3 O'Neill + 42 06.7 34,140 40.0 Jameson 270 43.2 37,570 44.0 Cassar 54 08.6 1,317 01.5 Jakob 134 21.4 1,047 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 625 85,341 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Jakob's 1,047 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Batten 147 14.0 1,908 02.2 Freemantle 164 15.7 1,771 02.1 Freewater 167 16.0 8,066 09.5 O'Neill + 162 15.5 34,302 40.2 Jameson 194 18.5 37,764 44.3 Cassar 213 20.3 1,530 01.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,047 85,341 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Cassar's 1,530 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Batten 447 29.2 2,355 02.8 Freemantle 72 04.7 1,843 02.2 Freewater 349 22.8 8,415 09.9 O'Neill + 323 21.1 34,625 40.6 Jameson 339 22.2 38,103 44.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,530 85,341 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Freemantle's 1,843 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Batten 292 15.8 2,647 03.1 Freewater 161 08.7 8,576 10.1 O'Neill + 260 14.1 34,885 40.9 Jameson 1,130 61.3 39,233 46.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,843 85,341 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Batten's 2,647 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Freewater 1,435 54.2 10,011 11.7 O'Neill + 647 24.4 35,532 41.6 Jameson 565 21.3 39,798 46.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,647 85,341 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Freewater's 10,011 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'NEILL + 7,988 79.8 43,520 51.0 Jameson 2,023 20.2 41,821 49.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,011 85,341 01.0 00.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Deborah O'Neill (born 1961): Elected 2010 Born: 4 June 1961, Sydney Career: Educated University of New England, Australian Catholic University, Deakin University. High school teacher, Lecturer in Education, University of Newcastle. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== NSW Central Coast: Ettalong, Gosford, Terrigal, Woy Woy -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: Labor over Liberal 01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 100,820 +04.4 Votes cast: 94,744 94.0 -00.4 Informal votes: 5,604 05.9 -00.5 Formal votes: 89,140 94.1 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jake Cassar 2,480 02.8 Paul Sheeran DLP 474 00.5 Lucy Wicks Lib 38,704 43.4 -00.1 Steven Whittaker PUP 2,082 02.3 Holly Beecham CDP 1,115 01.3 -00.6 Lawrie McKinna 7,763 08.7 Kate Da Costa Grn 4,966 05.6 -03.4 Douglas McFarland 510 00.6 Deborah O'Neill * ALP 31,046 34.8 -04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 89,140 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Sheeran's 474 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cassar 71 15.0 2,551 02.9 Wicks 65 13.7 38,769 43.5 Whittaker 43 09.1 2,125 02.4 Beecham 38 08.0 1,153 01.3 McKinna 34 07.2 7,797 08.8 Da Costa 39 08.2 5,005 05.6 McFarland 13 02.7 523 00.6 O'Neill * 171 36.1 31,217 35.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 474 89,140 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: McFarland's 523 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cassar 75 14.3 2,626 03.0 Wicks 46 08.8 38,815 43.5 Whittaker 28 05.4 2,153 02.4 Beecham 44 08.4 1,197 01.3 McKinna 116 22.2 7,913 08.9 Da Costa 59 11.3 5,064 05.7 O'Neill * 155 29.6 31,372 35.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 523 89,140 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Beecham's 1,197 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cassar 99 08.3 2,725 03.1 Wicks 619 51.7 39,434 44.2 Whittaker 98 08.2 2,251 02.5 McKinna 153 12.8 8,066 09.1 Da Costa 93 07.8 5,157 05.8 O'Neill * 135 11.3 31,507 35.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,197 89,140 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Whittaker's 2,251 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cassar 391 17.4 3,116 03.5 Wicks 620 27.5 40,054 44.9 McKinna 517 23.0 8,583 09.6 Da Costa 218 09.7 5,375 06.0 O'Neill * 505 22.4 32,012 35.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,251 89,140 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Cassar's 3,116 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wicks 860 27.6 40,914 45.9 McKinna 890 28.6 9,473 10.6 Da Costa 633 20.3 6,008 06.7 O'Neill * 733 23.5 32,745 36.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,116 89,140 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Da Costa's 6,008 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wicks 570 09.5 41,484 46.5 McKinna 1,354 22.5 10,827 12.2 O'Neill * 4,084 68.0 36,829 41.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,008 89,140 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: McKinna's 10,827 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- WICKS 5,758 53.2 47,242 53.0 O'Neill * 5,069 46.8 41,898 47.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,827 89,140 03.0 04.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Deborah O'Neill (born 1961): Elected 2010. Defeated 2013 Later career: Senator for NSW from November 2013 > Lucy Elizabeth Wicks (born 1973): Elected 2013 Born 1 January 1973, Canberra Career: Educated Sydney University. Teacher. Electorate officer, adviser, lobbyist. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== NSW Central Coast: Ettalong, Gosford, Terrigal, Woy Woy -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 03.0 Effect of 2016 redistribution: 00.1 to Liberal 2016 notional two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 108,435 +07.6 Votes cast: 100,319 92.5 -01.5 Informal votes: 5,042 05.0 -00.9 Formal votes: 95,277 95.0 +00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lawrie Higgins 1,527 01.6 Van Davy 2,726 02.9 Lucy Wicks * Lib 42,573 44.7 +01.2 Hillary Morris Grn 7,954 08.4 +02.8 Matthew Craig LDP 1,347 01.4 Robert Stoddart CDP 2,539 02.7 +01.4 Anne Charlton ALP 36,611 38.4 +03.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 95,277 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Craig's 1,347 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Higgins 102 07.6 1,629 01.7 Davy 199 24.8 2,925 03.1 Wicks * 567 42.1 43,140 45.3 Morris 111 08.2 8,065 08.5 Stoddart 229 17.0 2,768 02.9 Charlton 139 10.3 36,750 38.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,347 95,277 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Higgins's 1,629 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Davy 831 51.0 3,756 03.9 Wicks * 289 17.7 43,429 45.6 Morris 159 09.8 8,224 08.6 Stoddart 113 06.9 2,881 03.0 Charlton 237 14.6 36,987 38.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,629 95,277 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Stoddart's 2,881 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Davy 661 22.9 4,417 04.6 Wicks * 1,700 59.0 45,129 47.4 Morris 144 05.0 8,368 08.8 Charlton 376 13.1 37,363 39.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,881 95,277 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Davy's 4,417 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wicks * 1,569 35.5 46,698 49.0 Morris 1,466 33.2 9,834 10.3 Charlton 1,382 31.3 38,745 40.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,417 95,277 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Morris's 9,834 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- WICKS * 2,030 20.6 48,728 51.1 Charlton 7,804 79.4 46,549 48.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,834 95,277 01.1 02.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lucy Elizabeth Wicks (born 1973): Elected 2013, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== NSW Central Coast: Avoca Beach, Gosford, Terrigal, Umina, Woy Woy -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 111,142 +10.7 Votes cast: 103,554 93.2 +00.7 Informal votes: 7,493 07.2 +02.2 Formal votes: 96,061 92.8 -02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Judy Singer 1,719 01.8 Robert Marks UAP 2,702 02.8 Fiona Stucken CDP 1,352 01.4 -01.3 David Abrahams 2,915 03.0 Lucy Wicks * Lib 45,011 46.9 +02.2 Cath Connor Grn 7,601 07.9 -00.4 Sean Bremner Young AJP 2,000 02.1 Anne Charlton ALP 32,761 34.1 -04.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 96,061 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Stucken's 1,352 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Singer 109 08.1 1,828 01.9 Marks 146 10.8 2,848 03.0 Abrahams 150 11.1 3,065 03.2 Wicks * 773 57.2 45,784 47.7 Connor 41 03.0 7,642 08.0 Bremner Young 48 03.6 2,048 02.1 Charlton 85 06.3 32,846 34.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,352 96,061 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Singer's 1,828 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Marks 524 28.7 3,372 03.5 Abrahams 329 18.0 3,394 03.5 Wicks * 241 13.2 46,025 47.9 Connor 301 16.5 7,943 08.3 Bremner Young 216 11.8 2,264 02.4 Charlton 217 11.9 33,063 34.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,828 96,061 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Bremner Young's 2,264 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Marks 264 11.7 3,636 03.8 Abrahams 358 15.8 3,752 03.9 Wicks * 272 12.0 46,297 48.2 Connor 902 39.8 8,845 09.2 Charlton 468 20.7 33,531 34.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,264 96,061 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Marks's 3,636 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Abrahams 1,576 43.3 5,328 05.6 Wicks * 1,286 35.4 47,583 49.5 Connor 338 09.3 9,183 09.6 Charlton 436 12.0 33,967 35.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,636 96,061 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Abrahams's 5,328 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- WICKS * 2,096 39.3 49,679 51.7 Connor 1,950 36.6 11,133 11.6 Charlton 1,282 24.1 35,249 36.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,328 96,061 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Connor's 11,133 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- WICKS * 2,421 21.8 52,100 54.2 Charlton 8,712 78.3 43,961 45.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,133 96,061 04.2 03.1 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lucy Elizabeth Wicks (born 1973): Elected 2013, 2016, 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== NSW Central Coast: Avoca Beach, Gosford, Terrigal, Umina, Woy Woy -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 112,538 +01.3 Votes cast: 102,484 91.1 -02.1 Informal votes: 6,274 06.1 -01.2 Formal votes: 96,210 93.9 +01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Murphy AJP 1,949 02.0 -00.1 Dr Gordon Reid ALP 36,231 37.6 +03.5 Paul Borthwick ACP 272 00.3 Lucy Wicks * Lib 38,448 39.9 -06.9 Barbara-Jane Murray UAP 2,792 02.9 +00.1 Dr Bentley Logan LDP 736 00.8 Jeffrey Lawson IAPA 1,127 01.2 Billy O'Grady PHON 3,679 03.8 Kate Mason IMOP 1,114 01.2 Alexandra Hafner AFP 220 00.2 Shelly McGrath Grn 9,642 10.0 +02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 96,210 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hafner's 222 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murphy 12 05.5 1,961 02.0 Reid 13 05.9 36,244 37.7 Borthwick 20 09.1 292 00.3 Wicks * 13 05.9 38,461 40.0 Murray 16 07.3 2,808 02.9 Logan 14 07.3 750 00.8 Lawson 12 05.5 1,139 01.2 O'Grady 53 24.1 3,732 03.9 Mason 38 17.3 1,152 01.2 McGrath 29 13.2 9,671 10.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 222 96,210 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Borthwick's 292 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murphy 47 16.1 2,008 02.1 Reid 42 14.4 36,286 37.7 Wicks * 44 15.1 38,505 40.0 Murray 32 11.0 2,840 03.0 Logan 25 08.6 775 00.8 Lawson 33 11.3 1,172 01.2 O'Grady 27 09.3 3,759 03.9 Mason 20 06.9 1,172 01.2 McGrath 22 07.5 9,693 10.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 292 96,210 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Logan's 775 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murphy 26 03.4 2,034 02.1 Reid 59 07.6 36,345 37.8 Wicks * 254 32.8 38,759 40.3 Murray 153 19.7 2,993 03.1 Lawson 38 04.9 1,210 01.3 O'Grady 158 20.4 3,917 04.1 Mason 52 06.7 1,224 01.3 McGrath 35 04.5 9,728 10.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 775 96,210 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Lawson's 1,210 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murphy 226 18.7 2,260 02.4 Reid 237 19.6 36,582 38.0 Wicks * 111 09.2 38,870 40.4 Murray 68 05.6 3,061 03.2 O'Grady 106 08.8 4,023 04.2 Mason 131 10.8 1,355 01.4 McGrath 331 27.4 10,059 10.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,210 96,210 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Mason's 1,355 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murphy 201 14.8 2,461 02.6 Reid 95 07.0 36,677 38.1 Wicks * 74 05.5 38,944 40.5 Murray 414 30.6 3,475 03.6 O'Grady 399 29.5 4,422 04.6 McGrath 172 12.7 10,231 10.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,355 96,210 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Murphy's 2,461 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reid 828 33.6 37,505 39.0 Wicks * 294 12.0 39,238 40.8 Murray 303 12.3 3,778 03.9 O'Grady 274 11.1 4,696 04.9 McGrath 762 31.0 10,993 11.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,461 96,210 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Murray's 3,778 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reid 322 08.5 37,827 39.3 Wicks * 909 24.1 40,147 41.7 O'Grady 2,165 57.3 6,861 07.1 McGrath 382 10.1 11,375 11.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,778 96,210 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: O'Grady's 6,861 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reid 1,676 24.4 39,503 41.1 Wicks * 3,170 46.2 43,317 45.0 McGrath 2,015 29.4 13,390 13.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,861 96,210 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: McGrath's 13,390 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- REID 10,774 80.5 50,277 52.3 Wicks * 2,616 19.5 45,933 47.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,390 96,210 02.3 06.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Lucy Elizabeth Wicks (born 1973): Elected 2013, 2016, 2019. Defeated 2022 > Gordon James Reid (born 1992): Elected 2022 Born: 16 August 1992, Central Coast (of Indigenous descent). Career: Educated University of Newcastle. Medical practitioner. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 MAY 2025 ==================================================================== NSW Central Coast: Avoca Beach, Gosford, Terrigal, Umina, Woy Woy -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 two-candidate majority: Labor over Liberal 02.3 Effect of 2024 redistribution: No change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 114,922 +02.1 Votes cast: 106,339 92.5 +01.4 Informal votes: 4,876 04.6 -01.5 Formal votes: 101,463 95.4 +01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Matt Lloyd PHON 7,032 06.9 +03.1 Cheryl Wallace Grn 9,119 09.0 -01.0 Lucy Wicks Lib 30,831 30.4 -09.6 Tom Lillicrap L Cann 3,497 03.5 Lisa Bellamy 3,376 03.3 David Borg ToP 2,197 02.2 -00.7 Dr Gordon Reid * Labor 45,411 44.8 +07.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 101,463 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wicks was MP for Robertson 2013-22. 2nd count: Borg's 2,197 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lloyd 864 39.3 7,896 07.8 Wallace 88 04.0 9,207 09.1 Wicks 352 16.0 31,183 30.7 Lillicrap 255 11.6 3,752 03.7 Bellamy 365 16.6 3,741 03.7 Reid * 273 12.4 45,684 45.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,197 101,463 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Bellamy's 3,741 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lloyd 642 17.2 8,538 08.4 Wallace 965 25.8 10,172 10.0 Wicks 428 11.4 31,611 31.2 Lillicrap 803 21.5 4,555 04.5 Reid * 903 24.1 46,587 45.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,741 101,463 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Lillicrap's 4,555 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lloyd 1,120 24.6 9,658 09.5 Wallace 1,478 32.5 11,650 11.5 Wicks 714 15.7 32,325 31.9 Reid * 1,243 27.3 47,830 47.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,555 101,463 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Lloyd's 9,658 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wallace 2,092 21.7 13,742 13.5 Wicks 5,965 61.8 38,290 37.7 Reid * 1,601 16.6 49,431 48.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,658 101,463 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Wallace's 13,742 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wicks 2,938 21.4 41,228 40.6 REID * 10,804 78.6 60,235 59.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,742 101,463 09.4 07.1 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gordon James Reid (born 1992): Elected 2022, 2025 --------------------------------------------------------------------