ELECTIONS FOR THE DIVISION OF WENTWORTH, NEW SOUTH WALES ==================================================================== ELECTION OF 29-30 MARCH 1901 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bondi, Waverley, Randwick, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 13,396 Votes cast: 9,383 70.0 Informal votes: 153 01.6 Formal votes: 9,230 98.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Gannon Prot 2,915 31.6 Hon Sir William McMILLAN FT 6,315 68.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,230 18.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William McMillan (1850-1926): Elected 1901 Born: 14 November 1850, Londonderry, Ireland. Career: Educated Wesley College, Dublin. Migrated 1869. Worked in family softgoods business. President Sydney Chamber of Commerce 1886. Leading Free Trader. Colonial politics: NSW MLA for East Sydney 1887-94, Burwood 1894-98. Colonial Treasurer 1889-91, Minister for Railways 1889-91. Delegate to Federal Conventions 1891 and 1897. Deputy Leader of the Free Traders from 9 May 1901 McMillan retired in 1903. Died 21 December 1926 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1903 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bondi, Waverley, Randwick, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1901 majority: Free Trade over Protectionist 18.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 31,362 +134.1 Votes cast: 19,639 62.6 -07.4 Informal votes: 286 01.5 -00.1 Formal votes: 19,353 98.5 +00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bede Dalley Prot 5,459 28.2 -03.4 William KELLY + FT 13,894 71.8 +03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,353 21.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Dalley was a prominent writer and the son of Rt Hon William Bede Dalley MLA. 2. There was a swing of 3.4% from Protectionist to Free Trade. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Henry Kelly (1877-1960): Elected 1903 Born: 1 December 1877, Sydney. Career: Educated Eton College, England. "Gentleman". -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 DECEMBER 1906 ==================================================================== Sydney suburban: Bondi, Randwick, Waverley, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1903 majority: Free Trade over Protectionist 21.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 28,500 -09.1 Votes cast: 15,052 52.8 -09.8 Informal votes: 701 04.7 +03.2 Formal votes: 14,351 95.3 -03.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Duncan Lab 3,846 26.8 William KELLY * AS 10,505 73.2 +01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,351 23.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Henry Kelly (1877-1960): Elected 1903, 1906 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 APRIL 1910 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bondi, Randwick, Waverley, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1906 two-party majority: Anti-Socialist over Labour 23.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 35,944 +26.1 Votes cast: 19,349 53.8 +01.0 Informal votes: 257 01.3 -03.4 Formal votes: 19,092 98.7 +03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William KELLY * Lib 11,641 61.0 -12.2 Arthur Vernon ALP 7,451 39.0 +12.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,092 11.0 12.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Henry Kelly (1877-1960): Elected 1903, 1906, 1910 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 31 MAY 1913 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bondi, Randwick, Waverley, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1910 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 11.0 Effect of 1912 redistribution: 00.7 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 11.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,061 +19.8 Votes cast: 30,638 71.2 +17.4 Informal votes: 877 02.9 +01.6 Formal votes: 29,761 97.1 -01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sydney Green ALP 11,386 38.3 -00.0 William KELLY * Lib 18,375 61.7 +00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 29,761 11.7 no swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Henry Kelly (1877-1960): Elected 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913 Minister without portfolio from 24 June 1913 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 SEPTEMBER 1914 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bondi, Randwick, Waverley, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1913 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 11.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 48,610 +12.9 Votes cast: 31,040 63.9 -07.3 Informal votes: 790 02.5 -00.4 Formal votes: 30,250 97.5 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Cruickshank ALP 13,171 43.5 +05.2 Hon William KELLY * Lib 17,079 56.5 -05.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 30,250 06.5 05.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cruickshank was a NSW MLC 1921-28. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Henry Kelly (1877-1960): Elected 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914 Minister without portfolio to 17 September 1914 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MAY 1917 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bondi, Randwick, Waverley, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1914 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 06.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 51,066 +05.1 Votes cast: 34,430 67.4 +03.4 Informal votes: 1,340 03.9 +01.4 Formal votes: 33,090 96.1 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Henrietta Greville ALP 10,437 31.5 -12.0 Hon William KELLY * Nat 22,653 68.5 +12.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 33,090 18.5 12.0 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Greville and Eva Seery (Robertson) were the first women endorsed by the ALP (or any major party) for a House of Representatives seat. -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Henry Kelly (1877-1960): Elected 1903, 1906, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1917 Kelly retired in 1919. Later career: "Gentleman". Died 27 January 1960 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1919 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bondi, Randwick, Waverley, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1917 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 18.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,804 +05.4 Votes cast: 34,361 63.9 -03.5 Informal votes: 595 01.7 -02.1 Formal votes: 33,766 98.3 +02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Dunn ALP 12,998 38.5 +07.0 Walter MARKS + Nat 20,768 61.5 -07.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 33,766 11.5 07.0 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Dunn, see Senate NSW 1928. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walter Moffitt Marks (1875-1951): Elected 1919 Born: 6 June 1875, Jamberoo, NSW. Career: Educated Sydney Grammar School. Solicitor. Military Service 1915-19. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 16 DECEMBER 1922 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bellevue Hill, Bondi, Waverley, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1919 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 11.5 Effect of redistribution: 00.4 shift to ALP New notional majority: Nationalist over ALP 11.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,813 -24.1 Votes cast: 20,575 50.4 -13.5 Informal votes: 775 03.8 +02.1 Formal votes: 19,800 96.2 -02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Fitzgerald ALP 6,455 32.6 -06.3 Walter Marks * Nat 9,843 49.7 -11.4 Henry Morton 3,502 17.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,800 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Morton was NSW MLA for Hastings and Macleay 1910-20. He was an independent Labor candidate. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Morton's 3,502 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKS * 2,408 68.8 12,251 61.9 Fitzgerald 1,094 31.2 7,549 38.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,502 19,800 11.9 00.8 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walter Moffitt Marks (1875-1951): Elected 1919, 1922 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 14 NOVEMBER 1925 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bellevue Hill, Bondi, Waverley, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1922 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 11.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 50,364 +23.4 Votes cast: 44,171 87.7 +37.3 Informal votes: 790 01.8 -02.0 Formal votes: 43,381 98.2 +02.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Crick ALP 15,436 35.6 +03.0 Walter MARKS * Nat 27,945 64.4 +14.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 43,381 14.4 02.5 to Nat -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walter Moffitt Marks (1875-1951): Elected 1919, 1922, 1925 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 17 NOVEMBER 1928 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bellevue Hill, Bondi, Waverley, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1925 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 14.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 56,093 +11.4 Votes cast: 50,339 89.7 +02.0 Informal votes: 2,161 04.3 +02.5 Formal votes: 48,178 95.7 -02.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walter MARKS * Nat 29,639 61.5 -02.9 Robert O'Halloran ALP 18,539 38.5 +02.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 48,178 11.5 02.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Halloran was NSW MLA for Eastern Suburbs 1920-27, Orange 1941-47. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walter Moffitt Marks (1875-1951): Elected 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928 -------------------------------------------------------------------- On 10 September 1929 Marks was one of four Nationalist members who voted in committee against the Maritime Services Bill, leading to the fall of the Government. He was expelled from the Nationalist Party as a result. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 12 OCTOBER 1929 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bellevue Hill, Bondi, Waverley, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1928 two-party majority: Nationalist over ALP 11.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 60,459 +07.8 Votes cast: 56,851 94.0 +04.3 Informal votes: 1,982 03.5 -00.8 Formal votes: 54,869 96.5 +00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Manning + Nat 22,878 41.7 -19.8 Walter MARKS * 31,991 58.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 54,869 08.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Manning was member for Macquarie 1922-28. 2. Marks stood as an independent Nationalist candidate having been expelled from the Nationalist Party. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Walter Moffit Marks (1875-1951): Elected 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Marks joined the UAP in March 1931. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 19 DECEMBER 1931 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bellevue Hill, Bondi, Waverley, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1929 majority: Independent over Nationalist 08.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 61,625 +01.9 Votes cast: 57,187 92.8 -01.2 Informal votes: 3,293 05.8 +02.3 Formal votes: 53,894 94.2 -02.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric HARRISON UAP 35,460 65.8 Walter Marks * UAP 18,434 34.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 53,894 15.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Marks stood for the UAP having been elected as an independent in 1929. Harrison was supported by the All for Australian League, and had the support of most local party activists. His candidacy was a protest by UAP supporters against Marks's role in bringing down the Bruce government in 1929 (Sydney Morning Herald, 3 December 1931). -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Walter Moffit Marks (1875-1951): Elected 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929. Defeated 1931 Later career: Lawyer and businessman. Died 31 March 1951 > Eric John Harrison (1892-1974): Elected 1931 Born: 1892, Sydney. Career: Educated Crown St School, Sydney. Military Service 1916-19. Businessman. Father of Senator Shirley Walters. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 15 SEPTEMBER 1934 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bondi, Rose Bay, Waverley, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1931 two-party majority: UAP over UAP 15.8 Effect of 1934 redistribution: cannot be calculated -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 55,522 -09.9 Votes cast: 53,061 95.6 +02.8 Informal votes: 1,296 02.4 -03.4 Formal votes: 51,765 97.6 +03.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Fretwell DSC 4,466 08.6 Eric HARRISON * UAP 34,012 65.7 James Ormonde ALPN 13,287 25.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 51,765 21.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Ormonde, see Senate NSW 1955 appointments -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric John Harrison (1892-1974): Elected 1931, 1934 Minister for the Interior 12 October 1934 to 9 November 1934 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 23 OCTOBER 1937 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bondi, Rose Bay, Waverley, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1934 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 21.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 63,747 +14.8 Votes cast: 61,240 96.1 +00.5 Informal votes: 1,343 02.2 -00.2 Formal votes: 59,897 97.8 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Conway ALP 19,499 32.6 Hon Eric HARRISON * UAP 40,398 67.4 +01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,897 17.4 03.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The ALP vote of 32.6% was an increase of 6.9% from the 25.7% polled by the ALP (NSW) in 1934. 2. The UAP majority over the ALP is compared with the UAP majority over the ALP (NSW) in 1934. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric John Harrison (1892-1974): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937 Minister without portfolio 8 November 1938 to 26 April 1939 Postmaster-General 26 April 1939 to 14 March 1940 Minister for Repatriation 26 April 1939 to 14 March 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 SEPTEMBER 1940 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bondi, Rose Bay, Waverley, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1937 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 17.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 68,561 +07.6 Votes cast: 64,789 94.5 -01.6 Informal votes: 2,139 03.3 +01.1 Formal votes: 62,650 96.7 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Norman Cowper UAP 13,099 20.9 Hon Eric Harrison * UAP 26,969 43.0 George McDonald 771 01.2 James Morley SL 6,249 10.0 Norman Smith ALP 14,500 23.1 -09.5 Richard Stranger UAP 1,062 01.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 62,650 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Cowper was a prominent barrister and grandson of Hon Sir Charles Cowper, five times NSW Premier. 2. McDonald was NSW MLA for Bingara 1910-20, NSW MLC 1920-30. 3. The combined UAP vote was 65.6%, a decrease of 1.8% from the 67.4% polled by one UAP candidate in 1937. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: McDonald's 771 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cowper 167 21.7 13,266 21.2 Harrison * 258 33.5 27,227 43.5 Morley 145 (18.8 6,394 10.2 Smith 85 11.0 14,585 23.3 Stranger 116 15.0 1,178 01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 771 62,650 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Stranger's 1,178 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cowper 316 26.8 13,582 21.7 Harrison * 601 51.0 27,828 44.4 Morley 73 06.2 6,467 10.3 Smith 188 16.0 14,773 23.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,178 62,650 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Morley's 6,467 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cowper 449 06.9 14,031 22.4 Harrison * 436 06.7 28,264 45.1 Smith 5,582 86.3 20,355 32.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,467 62,650 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Cowper's 14,031 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HARRISON * 12,954 92.3 41,218 65.8 Smith 1,077 07.7 21,432 34.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,031 62,650 15.8 01.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric John Harrison (1892-1974): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940 Minister for Trade and Customs 28 October 1940 to 7 October 1941 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harrison joined the "National Service" group under the leadership of Menzies on 1 April 1943. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 1943 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bondi, Rose Bay, Waverley, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1940 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 15.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 74,457 +08.6 Votes cast: 73,304 98.5 +04.0 Informal votes: 1,897 02.6 -00.7 Formal votes: 71,407 97.4 +00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Eric Harrison * UAP 23,519 32.9 Charles Mayo LD 1,654 02.3 Jessie Street ALP 31,048 43.5 +20.4 William Wentworth 14,875 20.8 Thomas Whitehouse 311 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 71,407 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. For Wentworth, see Mackellar 1949. He was a National Government candidate. This seat was named for his great-grandfather, William Wentworth MLC. 2. The UAP vote of 32.9% was a decrease of 32.7% from the 65.6% polled by three UAP candidates in 1940. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Whitehouse's 311 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harrison * 45 14.5 23,564 33.0 Mayo 52 16.7 1,706 02.4 Street 64 20.6 31,112 43.6 Wentworth 150 48.2 15,025 21.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 311 71,407 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Mayo's 1,706 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Harrison * 542 31.8 24,106 33.8 Street 341 20.0 31,453 44.0 Wentworth 823 48.2 15,848 22.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,706 71,407 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Wentworth's 15,848 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HARRISON * 12,765 80.5 36,871 51.6 Street 3,083 19.5 34,536 48.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,848 71,407 01.6 14.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric John Harrison (1892-1974): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943 Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 14 April 1944 Deputy Leader of the United Australia Party 14 April 1944 to 21 February 1945 Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party from 21 February 1945 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 SEPTEMBER 1946 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bondi, Rose Bay, Waverley, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1943 two-party majority: UAP over ALP 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 81,677 +09.7 Votes cast: 76,621 93.8 -04.7 Informal votes: 1,501 02.0 -00.6 Formal votes: 75,120 98.0 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Eric HARRISON * Lib 40,790 54.3 +21.4 Jesse Street ALP 31,432 41.8 -01.7 Charles Walsh ALPN 2,898 03.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 75,120 05.3 e 03.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric John Harrison (1892-1974): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946 Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1949 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bellevue Hill, Rose Bay, Vaucluse, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1946 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 05.3 e Effect of 1948 redistribution: 13.0 shift to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 18.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,634 -50.3 Votes cast: 39,057 96.1 -02.3 Informal votes: 703 01.8 -00.2 Formal votes: 38,354 98.2 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Eric HARRISON * Lib 28,821 75.1 +07.9 William McKell ALP 9,533 24.9 -05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,354 25.1 06.8 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- McKell was the nephew of Rt Hon Sir William McKell, Premier of NSW 1941-47 and Governor-General 1947-53. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric John Harrison (1892-1974): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949 Deputy Leader of the Opposition to 19 December 1949 Minister for Defence 19 December 1949 to 24 October 1950 Minister for Post-war Reconstruction 19 December 1949 to 17 March 1950 Minister for the Interior from 24 October 1950 Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 28 APRIL 1951 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bellevue Hill, Rose Bay, Vaucluse, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1949 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 25.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 39,628 -02.5 Votes cast: 37,782 95.3 -00.8 Informal votes: 614 01.6 -00.2 Formal votes: 37,168 98.4 +00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Eric HARRISON * Lib 28,127 75.7 +00.6 Cecil Trevelyan ALP 9,041 24.3 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,168 25.7 00.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric John Harrison (1892-1974): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951 Minister for the Interior to 11 May 1951 Minister for Defence Production from 11 May 1951 Vice-President of the Executive Council from 11 May 1951 Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 29 MAY 1954 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bellevue Hill, Rose Bay, Vaucluse, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1951 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 25.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 37,391 -05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Eric HARRISON * Lib Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric John Harrison (1892-1974): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954 Minister for Defence Production Vice-President of the Executive Council Minister for the Army from 7 November 1955 Minister for the Navy from 7 November 1955 Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1955 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Darlinghurst, Rose Bay, Vaucluse, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954 majority: none (Liberal unopposed) Effect of 1955 redistribution: cannot be calculated -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 43,550 +16.5 Votes cast: 40,188 92.3 Informal votes: 1,283 03.2 Formal votes: 38,905 96.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rt Hon Sir Eric HARRISON * Lib 28,009 72.0 Hal Lashwood 10,896 28.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,905 22.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lashwood was federal president of Actors' Equity. He said he represented "Anti-Industrial Group Labor" (The Argus, 17 November 1955). -------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric John Harrison (1892-1974): Elected 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955 Minister for Defence Production to 24 October 1956 Vice-President of the Executive Council to 24 October 1956 Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party to 26 September 1956 Resigned seat 17 October 1956 (see By-elections) Died 26 September 1974 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 8 DECEMBER 1956 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Darlinghurst, Rose Bay, Vaucluse, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the resignation of Rt Hon Sir Eric Harrison. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 majority: Liberal over Independent 22.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 42,909 -01.5 Votes cast: 34,985 81.5 -10.8 Informal votes: 1,167 03.3 +00.1 Formal votes: 33,818 96.7 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Reginald Bartley 4,109 12.2 Leslie Bury + Lib 13,956 41.3 -30.7 Alan Laing 1,414 04.2 Reginald Robson 6,414 19.0 Cecil Sindel 1,470 04.3 Thomas Starr ALP 6,455 19.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 33,818 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bartley, Laing and Robson were independent Liberal candidates. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Laing's 1,414 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bartley 158 11.2 4,267 12.6 Bury 356 25.2 14,312 42.3 Robson 365 25.8 6,779 20.0 Sindel 441 31.2 1,911 05.7 Starr 94 06.6 6,549 19.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,414 33,818 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Sindel's 1,911 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bartley 640 33.5 4,907 14.5 Bury 324 17.0 14,636 43.3 Robson 650 34.0 7,429 22.0 Starr 297 15.5 6,846 20.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,911 33,818 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Bartley's 4,907 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bury 2,130 43.4 16,766 49.6 Robson 2,567 52.3 9,996 29.6 Starr 210 04.3 7,056 20.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,907 33,818 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Starr's 7,056 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- BURY 694 09.8 17,460 51.6 Robson 6,362 90.2 16,358 48.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,056 33,818 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leslie Harry Ernest Bury (1913-86): Elected 1956 By Born: 25 February 1913, London Career: Educated private school England and Cambridge University. Migrated 1935. Bank officer. Military Service 1939-45. Officer External Affairs Department 1945-51. Executive Director, International Monetary Fund, Washington, 1953-56. Company director. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 22 NOVEMBER 1958 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Darlinghurst, Rose Bay, Vaucluse, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1955 two-party majority: Liberal over Independent 22.0 1956 by-election majority: Liberal over Independent 01.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,781 -04.1 Votes cast: 39,187 93.8 +01.5 Informal votes: 1,156 02.9 -00.3 Formal votes: 38,031 97.1 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leslie BURY * Lib 26,323 69.2 -02.8 Sydney Davis ALP 8,816 23.2 John Gillian DLP 2,892 07.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 38,031 25.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leslie Harry Ernest Bury (1913-86): Elected 1956 By, 1958 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 DECEMBER 1961 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Darlinghurst, Rose Bay, Vaucluse, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1958 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 25.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,587 -02.9 Votes cast: 37,932 93.5 +00.3 Informal votes: 999 02.6 -00.3 Formal votes: 36,933 97.4 +00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Francis Bull DLP 3,313 09.0 +01.4 Leslie BURY * Lib 23,084 62.5 -06.7 John Hirshman ALP 10,536 28.5 +05.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 36,933 19.9 e 05.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leslie Harry Ernest Bury (1913-86): Elected 1956 By, 1958, 1961 Minister for Air 22 December 1961 to 27 July 1962 Minister assisting the Treasurer 22 December 1961 to 27 July 1962 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bury resigned after making a statement on British membership of the European Economic Community which contradicted government policy, and especially the views of Trade Minister McEwen. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1963 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Darlinghurst, Rose Bay, Vaucluse, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1961 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 19.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 41,212 +01.5 Votes cast: 38,379 93.1 -00.4 Informal votes: 763 02.0 -00.6 Formal votes: 37,616 98.0 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Bergman 1,140 03.0 Hon Leslie BURY * Lib 27,485 73.1 +10.6 Nell Simpson ALP 8,991 23.9 -04.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,616 25.1 e 05.2 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leslie Harry Ernest Bury (1913-86): Elected 1956 By, 1958, 1961, 1963 Minister for Labour and National Service from 26 January 1966 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 26 NOVEMBER 1966 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Darlinghurst, Rose Bay, Vaucluse, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1963 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 25.1 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 40,417 -01.9 Votes cast: 36,961 91.4 -01.7 Informal votes: 1,539 04.2 +02.2 Formal votes: 35,422 95.8 -02.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Doris Brown DLP 1,489 04.2 Hon Leslie BURY * Lib 26,601 75.1 +02.0 Brian King 527 01.5 Jack Mundey CPA 334 00.9 Kerry Sibraa ALP 6,471 18.3 -05.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 35,422 29.5 e 04.4 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Sibraa, see Senate NSW 1975. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leslie Harry Ernest Bury (1913-86): Elected 1956 By, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966 Minister for Labour and National Service -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 25 OCTOBER 1969 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bellevue Hill, Double Bay, Potts Point, Rose Bay -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1966 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 29.5 e Effect of 1968 redistribution: 11.1 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over Labor 18.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 57,213 +41.6 Votes cast: 51,800 90.5 -00.9 Informal votes: 1,598 03.1 -01.1 Formal votes: 50,202 96.9 +01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Doris Brown DLP 1,820 03.6 -00.6 Hon Leslie BURY * Lib 28,935 57.6 -06.4 Frederick Cross ALP 17,151 34.2 +04.8 Geoffrey Mullen 1,345 02.7 Neville Yeomans 951 01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,202 13.5 e 04.9 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leslie Harry Ernest Bury (1913-86): Elected 1956 By, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969 Minister for Labour and National Service to 12 November 1969 Treasurer 12 November 1969 to 22 March 1971 Minister for Foreign Affairs 22 March 1971 to 2 August 1971 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bellevue Hill, Double Bay, Potts Point, Rose Bay -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 13.5 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,132 -07.1 Votes cast: 49,171 92.5 +02.0 Informal votes: 1,036 02.1 -01.0 Formal votes: 48,135 97.9 +01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Percy Allan ALP 17,663 36.7 +02.5 Helen Arbib AP 3,550 07.4 Hon Leslie BURY * Lib 25,612 53.2 -04.4 Dominique Droulers DLP 1,310 02.7 -00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 48,135 08.3 e 05.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Leslie Harry Ernest Bury (1913-86): Elected 1956 By, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972 Bury retired at the 1974 election. Died 7 September 1986 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 1974 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bellevue Hill, Double Bay, Potts Point, Rose Bay -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1972 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.3 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 53,576 +00.8 Votes cast: 50,475 94.2 +01.7 Informal votes: 859 01.7 -00.5 Formal votes: 49,616 98.3 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert ELLICOTT + Lib 30,677 61.8 +08.6 Julia Featherstone AP 2,274 04.6 -02.8 Paul Hawcroft ALP 16,665 33.6 -03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 49,616 13.6 e 05.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert James Ellicott (1927-2022): Elected 1974 Born: 15 April 1927, Moree, NSW Career: Educated University of Sydney. Barrister. Commonwealth Solicitor-General 1969-73. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 DECEMBER 1975 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bellevue Hill, Double Bay, Potts Point, Rose Bay -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1974 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 13.6 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 58,056 +08.4 Votes cast: 53,666 92.4 -01.8 Informal votes: 1,059 02.0 +00.3 Formal votes: 52,607 98.0 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Curvers 2,058 03.9 Robert ELLICOTT * Lib 34,537 65.7 +03.9 Mairi Petersen ALP 15,224 28.9 -04.7 Joseph Zingarelli AP 788 01.5 -03.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 52,607 19.6 e 06.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert James Ellicott (1927-2022): Elected 1974, 1975 Attorney-General 22 December 1975 to 6 September 1977 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ellicott resigned in protest at Cabinet's decision to take over and terminate a private action for conspiracy (the Sankey case) against four former ministers in the Whitlam Government. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bellevue Hill, Potts Point, Rose Bay, Vaucluse -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1975 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 19.6 e Effect of 1977 redistribution: 07.8 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 11.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 71,225 +22.7 Votes cast: 64,204 90.1 -02.3 Informal votes: 1,608 02.5 +00.5 Formal votes: 62,596 97.5 -00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Curvers 1,909 03.0 Hon Robert ELLICOTT * Lib 35,980 57.5 -00.4 Joan Kersey AD 5,069 08.1 Michael Winters ALP 19,638 31.4 -05.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 62,596 14.4 e 02.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert James Ellicott (1927-2022): Elected 1974, 1975, 1977 Minister for the Capital Territory from 20 December 1977 Minister for Home Affairs from 20 December 1977 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 OCTOBER 1980 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bellevue Hill, Potts Point, Rose Bay, Vaucluse -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1977 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 14.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 69,859 -01.9 Votes cast: 61,798 88.5 -01.6 Informal votes: 1,540 02.5 00.0 Formal votes: 60,258 97.5 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon Robert ELLICOTT * Lib 36,426 60.5 +03.0 Joan Kersey AD 3,746 06.2 -01.9 Stephen McGoldrick ALP 20,086 33.3 +01.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 60,258 13.0 e 01.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert James Ellicott (1927-2022): Elected 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980 Minister for the Capital Territory to 3 November 1980 Minister for Home Affairs to 3 November 1980 Minister for Home Affairs and Environment 3 November 1980 to 17 February 1981 Resigned seat 17 February 1981 (see By-elections) Later career: Judge of the Federal Court of Australia 1981-83. Died 31 October 2022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 11 APRIL 1981 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bellevue Hill, Potts Point, Rose Bay, Vaucluse -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the resignation of Hon Robert Ellicott -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 13.0 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 69,972 +00.2 Votes cast: 48,633 69.5 -19.0 Informal votes: 1,349 02.8 +00.3 Formal votes: 47,284 97.2 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alfred Bussell 534 01.1 Peter Coleman + Lib 22,736 48.1 -12.4 Joan Kersey AD 2,186 04.6 -01.6 William More 176 00.4 Walker Roach 92 00.2 Robert Tickner ALP 16,637 35.2 +01.9 Katherine Wentworth 4,923 10.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 47,284 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Tickner, see Hughes by-election 1984 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Roach's 92 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bussell 8 08.7 542 01.1 Coleman 8 08.7 22,744 48.1 Kersey 10 10.9 2,196 04.6 More 29 31.5 205 00.4 Tickner 28 30.4 16,665 35.2 Wentworth 9 09.8 4,932 10.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 92 47,284 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: More's 205 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bussell 19 09.3 561 01.2 Coleman 61 29.8 22,805 48.2 Kersey 48 23.4 2,244 04.8 Tickner 47 22.9 16,712 35.3 Wentworth 30 14.6 4,962 10.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 205 47,284 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Bussell's 561 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Coleman 374 66.7 23,179 49.0 Kersey 84 15.0 2,328 04.9 Tickner 44 07.8 16,756 35.4 Wentworth 59 10.5 5,021 10.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 561 47,284 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Kersey's 2,328 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- COLEMAN 749 32.2 23,928 50.6 Tickner 1,253 53.8 18,009 38.1 Wentworth 326 14.0 5,347 11.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,328 47,284 09.6 e 03.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Peter Coleman (1928-2019): Elected 1981 By Born: 15 December 1928, Melbourne Career: Educated University of Sydney, London University. Barrister, journalist and author. Editor, The Bulletin 1964-67, Quadrant 1967- 75. Administrator of Norfolk Island 1979-81. Father-in-law of Hon Peter Costello, MP. State politics: NSW MLA for Fuller 1968-78. Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer 1975-76, Chief Secretary 1976. Leader of the Opposition 1977-78. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 5 MARCH 1983 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bellevue Hill, Potts Point, Rose Bay, Vaucluse -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 13.0 e 1981 by-election two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 09.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 65,388 -06.4 Votes cast: 59,679 91.3 +02.8 Informal votes: 1,591 02.7 +00.2 Formal votes: 58,088 97.3 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter COLEMAN * Lib 31,759 54.7 -05.8 Brian Hillman AD 2,474 04.3 -01.9 Robert McCarthy 251 00.4 Max Pearce ALP 20,301 34.9 +01.6 Neil Roberts 115 00.2 George Warnecke 401 00.7 Katherine Wentworth 2,787 04.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58,088 12.4 e 00.6 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Peter Coleman (1928-2019): Elected 1981 By, 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 1 DECEMBER 1984 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Darlinghurst, Paddington, Rose Bay, Vaucluse -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 12.4 e Effect of 1984 redistribution: 06.7 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 05.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 70,417 +07.7 Votes cast: 62,965 89.4 -01.9 Informal votes: 4,441 07.1 +04.4 Formal votes: 58,524 92.9 -04.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- George Warnecke 1,591 02.7 Kasula Fitzroy-Mendis 162 00.3 Stephen Rothman ALP 21,252 36.3 -05.3 Peter COLEMAN * Lib 30,389 51.9 +03.9 Ray Oakes 242 00.4 Yvonne Jayawardena AD 4,478 07.7 +03.4 George Atkinson 410 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58,524 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Fitzroy-Mendis's 162 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Warnecke 81 50.3 1,672 02.9 Rothman 40 24.8 21,292 36.4 COLEMAN * 10 06.2 30,399 51.9 Oakes 13 08.1 255 00.4 Jayawardene 12 07.5 4,490 07.7 Atkinson 5 03.1 415 00.7 (exhausted 1 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 162 58,524 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Oakes's 255 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Warnecke 33 13.1 1,705 02.9 Rothman 18 07.1 21,310 36.4 COLEMAN * 66 26.2 30,465 52.1 Jayawardene 62 24.6 4,552 07.8 Atkinson 73 29.0 488 00.8 (exhausted 3 4 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 255 58,524 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Atkinson's 488 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Warnecke 160 32.9 1,865 03.2 Rothman 33 06.8 21,343 36.5 COLEMAN * 186 38.3 30,651 52.4 Jayawardene 107 22.0 4,659 08.0 (exhausted 2 6 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 488 58,524 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Warnecke's 1,865 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rothman 1,213 65.9 22,556 38.6 COLEMAN * 295 16.0 30,946 52.9 Jayawardene 334 18.1 4,993 08.5 (exhausted 23 29 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,865 58,524 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Jayawardene's 4,993 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Rothman 3,031 60.8 25,587 43.7 COLEMAN * 1,956 39.2 32,902 56.3 (exhausted 6 35 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,993 58,524 06.3 00.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Peter Coleman (1928-2019): Elected 1981 By, 1983, 1984. Coleman retired at the 1987 election. Died 31 March 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 11 JULY 1987 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Darlinghurst, Paddington, Rose Bay, Vaucluse -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 06.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 68,865 -02.2 Votes cast: 61,929 89.9 +00.5 Informal votes: 3,116 05.0 -02.1 Formal votes: 58,813 95.0 +02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Yvonne Jayawardena AD 6,533 11.1 +03.4 Anne-Marie Whittaker ALP 20,181 34.3 -02.0 Dr John HEWSON + Lib 32,099 54.6 +02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58,813 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Jayawardena's 6,533 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whittaker 4,514 69.3 24,695 42.0 HEWSON + 2,002 30.7 34,101 58.0 (exhausted 17 17 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,533 58,813 08.0 01.7 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Robert Hewson (born 1946): Elected 1987 Born: 28 October 1946, Sydney Career: Educated Kogarah High School, University of Sydney, University of Saskatchewan, Johns Hopkins University (PhD). Economist and author. Economist, Reserve Bank of Australia, International Monetary Fund. Professor of Economics, University of NSW. Executive Director, Macquarie Bank. Advisor to Rt Hon Phillip Lynch, MP and Hon John Howard, MP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 MARCH 1990 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Darlinghurst, Paddington, Rose Bay, Vaucluse -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 64,999 -05.6 Votes cast: 59,947 92.2 +02.3 Informal votes: 1,763 02.9 -02.1 Formal votes: 58,184 97.1 +02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Geoff Ash Grn 5,357 09.2 Dimitri Tsingris ALP 15,792 27.1 -07.2 Dr John HEWSON * Lib 29,653 51.0 -03.6 Estelle Myers AD 6,603 11.3 +00.2 James Reid 779 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58,184 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Reid's 779 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ash 255 33.6 5,612 09.6 Tsingris 97 12.8 15,889 27.3 HEWSON * 168 22.1 29,821 51.3 Myers 240 31.6 6,843 11.8 (exhausted 19 19 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 779 58,184 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Ash's 5,612 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tsingris 2,022 36.4 17,911 30.8 HEWSON * 672 12.1 30,493 52.5 Myers 2,858 51.5 9,701 16.7 (exhausted 60 79 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 5,612 58,184 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Myers's 9,701 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tsingris 6,898 71.7 24,809 42.8 HEWSON * 2,723 28.3 33,216 57.2 (exhausted 80 159 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,710 58,184 07.2 00.8 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Robert Hewson (born 1946): Elected 1987, 1990 Leader of the Opposition from 3 April 1990 Leader of the Liberal Party from 3 April 1990 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hewson was elected Leader of the Liberal Party following the resignation of Peacock immediately after the elections. ------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 13 MARCH 1993 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bondi, Randwick, Vaucluse, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1990 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 07.2 Effect of redistribution: 02.3 shift to ALP New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 04.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 80,352 +23.6 Votes cast: 75,974 94.6 +02.4 Informal votes: 2,209 02.9 00.0 Formal votes: 73,765 97.1 00.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr John HEWSON * Lib 38,850 52.7 +05.5 Armon Hicks AD 2,055 02.8 -06.8 Ben Oquist Grn 4,350 05.9 Paul Pearce ALP 27,156 36.8 +04.6 Susan Durovic 598 00.8 Zanny Begg 253 00.3 Patricia Boland 503 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 73,765 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pearce was NSW MLA for Coogee 2003-11. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Begg's 253 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HEWSON * 15 05.9 38,865 52.7 Hicks 10 04.0 2,065 02.8 Oquist 126 49.8 4,476 06.1 Pearce 33 13.0 27,189 36.9 Durovic 36 14.2 634 00.9 Boland 33 13.0 536 00.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 253 73,765 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Boland's 536 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HEWSON * 71 13.3 38,936 52.8 Hicks 42 07.9 2,107 02.9 Oquist 199 37.2 4,675 06.3 Pearce 59 11.0 27,248 36.9 Durovic 164 30.7 798 01.1 (exhausted 1 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 536 73,765 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Durovic's 798 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HEWSON * 133 16.9 39,069 53.0 Hicks 138 17.5 2,245 03.0 Oquist 242 30.7 4,917 06.7 Pearce 276 35.0 27,524 37.3 (exhausted 9 10 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 798 73,765 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Hicks's 2,245 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HEWSON * 406 18.1 39,475 53.5 Oquist 1,260 56.2 6,177 08.4 Pearce 577 25.7 28,101 38.1 (exhausted 2 12 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,245 73,765 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Oquist's 6,177 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- HEWSON * 1,416 23.0 40,891 55.5 Pearce 4,742 77.0 32,843 44.5 (exhausted 19 31 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,177 73,765 05.5 00.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- John Robert Hewson (born 1946): Elected 1987, 1990, 1993 Leader of the Opposition to 23 May 1994 Leader of the Liberal Party to 23 May 1994 Resigned seat 28 February 1995 (see by-elections) Later career: Professor of Management, Macquarie University. Dean, Macquarie Graduate School of Management. Company director, political Commentator. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hewson was defeated in a Liberal party-room ballot by Alexander Downer after resigning and re-contesting the leadership. -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 8 APRIL 1995 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bondi, Randwick, Vaucluse, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the resignation of Dr John Hewson -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 05.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 78,880 Votes cast: 60,451 76.6 Informal votes: 2,392 04.0 Formal votes: 58,059 96.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murray Matson Grn 15,120 26.0 +20.1 John Hooper 1,317 02.3 Andrew THOMSON + Lib 30,677 52.8 +00.1 Hon William Wentworth 10,945 18.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 58,059 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Wentworth was Liberal member for Mackellar 1949-77. He first contested this seat (named for his great-grandfather) in 1943. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hooper's 1,317 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Matson 726 55.2 15,846 27.3 THOMSON 234 17.8 30,911 53.2 Wentworth 356 27.1 11,301 19.5 (exhausted 1 1 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,317 58,059 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Wentworth's 11,301 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Matson 3,947 35.0 19,793 34.1 THOMSON 7,431 65.0 38,252 65.9 (exhausted 13 14 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,301 58,059 15.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Peter Thomson (born 1961): Elected 1995 by Born: 7 January 1961, Melbourne Career: Educated Melbourne University. Solicitor, investment banker, golf course developer. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 MARCH 1996 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bondi, Randwick, Vaucluse, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1993 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 05.5 1995 by-election majority: Liberal over Green 13.4 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 81,437 +01.4 Votes cast: 77,701 95.4 +00.8 Informal votes: 2,684 03.5 +00.6 Formal votes: 75,017 96.5 -00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Di Happ AD 6,506 08.7 +05.9 Paul Pearce ALP 23,856 31.8 -05.0 David Synnott 358 00.5 John Hooper 122 00.2 Paddy Engelen 225 00.3 Rodney Marks 468 00.6 Andrew THOMSON * Lib 39,014 52.0 -00.7 Fiona McCrossin Grn 4,468 06.0 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 75,017 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pearce was NSW MLA for Coogee 2003-11. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Hooper's 122 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Happ 19 16.5 6,525 08.7 Pearce 11 09.6 23,867 31.8 Synnott 33 28.7 391 00.5 Engelen 15 13.0 240 00.3 Marks 13 11.3 481 00.6 THOMSON * 16 13.9 39,030 52.0 McCrossin 8 07.0 4,476 06.0 (exhausted 7 7 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 122 75,017 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Engelen's 240 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Happ 43 18.5 6,568 08.8 Pearce 36 15.5 23,903 31.9 Synnott 26 11.2 417 00.6 Marks 35 15.0 516 00.7 THOMSON * 18 07.7 39,048 52.1 McCrossin 75 32.2 4,551 06.1 (exhausted 7 14 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 240 75,017 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Synnott's 417 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Happ 97 23.6 6,665 08.9 Pearce 80 19.5 23,983 32.0 Marks 154 37.5 670 00.9 THOMSON * 41 10.0 39,089 52.1 McCrossin 39 09.5 4,590 06.1 (exhausted 6 20 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 417 75,017 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Marks's 670 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Happ 189 29.2 6,854 09.1 Pearce 104 16.0 24,087 32.1 THOMSON * 215 33.2 39,304 52.4 McCrossin 140 21.6 4,730 06.3 (exhausted 22 42 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 670 75,017 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: McCrossin's 4,730 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Happ 2,827 60.5 9,681 12.9 Pearce 1,163 24.9 25,250 33.7 THOMSON * 684 14.6 39,988 53.4 (exhausted 56 98 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,730 75,017 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Happ's 9,681 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pearce 6,195 66.4 31,445 42.2 THOMSON * 3,134 33.6 43,122 57.8 (exhausted 352 450 ) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,681 75,017 07.8 02.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Peter Thomson (born 1961): Elected 1995 by, 1996 Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs 11 March 1996 to 6 October 1997 Minister for Sport and Tourism, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Sydney 2000 Games from 6 October 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 OCTOBER 1998 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bondi, Randwick, Vaucluse, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1996 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 07.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 81,620 +00.2 Votes cast: 75,828 92.9 -02.5 Informal votes: 2,771 03.6 +00.1 Formal votes: 73,057 96.4 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dezi Koster 467 00.6 Tom McLoughlin Grn 3,592 04.9 -01.0 Hon Andrew Thomson * Lib 36,348 49.8 -02.2 Margaret Collings AD 4,470 06.1 -02.5 Paul Pearce ALP 24,198 33.1 +01.3 Alan Jacobs 1,978 02.7 Waverney Ford ON 2,004 02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 73,057 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Koster's 467 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McLoughlin 320 68.5 3,912 05.4 Thomson * 68 14.6 36,416 49.8 Collings 26 05.6 4,496 06.2 Pearce 28 06.0 24,226 33.2 Jacobs 17 03.6 1,995 02.7 Ford 8 01.7 2,012 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 467 73,057 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Jacobs's 1,995 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McLoughlin 328 16.4 4,240 05.8 THOMSON * 390 19.5 36,806 50.4 Collings 325 16.3 4,821 06.6 Pearce 937 47.0 25,163 34.4 Ford 15 00.8 2,027 02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,995 73,057 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Ford's 2,027 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- McLoughlin 357 17.6 4,597 06.3 THOMSON * 863 42.6 37,669 51.6 Collings 248 12.2 5,069 06.9 Pearce 559 27.6 25,772 35.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,027 73,057 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: McLoughlin's 4,597 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- THOMSON * 1,036 22.5 38,705 53.0 Collings 2,161 47.0 7,230 09.9 Pearce 1,400 30.5 27,122 37.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,597 73,057 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Collings's 7,230 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- THOMSON * 2,442 33.8 41,147 56.3 Pearce 4,788 66.2 31,910 43.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,230 73,057 06.3 01.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Peter Thomson (born 1961): Elected 1995 by, 1996, 1998 Minister for Sport and Tourism, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Sydney 2000 Games to 21 October 1998 Thomson lost Liberal Party endorsement and retired at the 2001 election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 10 NOVEMBER 2001 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bondi, Randwick, Vaucluse, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 06.3 Effect of redistribution: 01.1 to Liberal New notional majority: Liberal over ALP 07.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 85,928 +05.3 Votes cast: 79,305 92.3 -00.6 Informal votes: 3,845 04.8 +01.2 Formal votes: 75,460 95.2 -01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Aub Golden ON 1,233 01.6 -01.0 Alison Lyssa Grn 7,371 09.8 +04.9 Margaret Collings AD 4,639 06.1 +00.1 Peter KING + Lib 39,298 52.1 +02.0 Alan Jacobs 642 00.8 Carolyn Neilson ALP 22,277 29.5 -03.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 75,460 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Jacobs's 642 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Golden 20 03.1 1,253 01.7 Lyssa 146 22.7 7,517 10.0 Collings 130 20.2 4,769 06.3 KING + 144 22.4 39,442 52.3 Neilson 202 31.5 22,479 29.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 642 75,460 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Golden's 1,253 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lyssa 429 34.2 7,946 10.5 Collings 108 08.6 4,877 06.5 KING + 501 40.0 39,943 52.9 Neilson 215 17.2 22,694 30.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,253 75,460 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Collings's 4,877 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Lyssa 2,676 54.9 10,622 14.1 KING + 841 17.2 40,784 54.0 Neilson 1,360 27.9 24,054 31.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,877 75,460 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Lyssa's 10,622 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- KING + 2,876 27.1 43,660 57.9 Neilson 7,746 72.9 31,800 42.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,622 75,460 08.0 00.6 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Edward King (born 1952): Elected 2001 Born 29 June 1952, Bingara, NSW Career: Educated Sydney University, Oxford University. Rhodes Scholar 1975. Barrister. Judicial Member, NSW Administrative Decisions Tribunal 1995-2001. Chair, Australian Heritage Commission 1998-2001. Chair, World Heritage Commission 2000-01. State President, NSW Liberal Party 1989-92. Woollahra Council 1987-91, Mayor 1990-91. Lieutenant Commander, RANR. Son-in-law of Rt Hon Ian Sinclair MP. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 9 OCTOBER 2004 ==================================================================== Suburban Sydney: Bondi, Randwick, Vaucluse, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 two-party majority: Liberal over ALP 08.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 84,987 -01.1 Votes cast: 78,477 92.3 00.0 Informal votes: 4,853 06.2 +01.4 Formal votes: 73,624 93.8 -01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Vogler 339 00.5 Pat Sheil 218 00.3 Mithra Cox Grn 8,210 11.1 +01.4 Malcolm Turnbull + Lib 30,771 41.8 -10.3 Lindy Morrison AD 683 00.9 -05.2 David Patch ALP 19,391 26.3 -03.2 Victor Shen 239 00.3 Brian Buckley 171 00.2 Leonie Hull FF 301 00.4 Peter King * 13,236 18.0 John Jamieson 65 00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 73,624 -------------------------------------------------------------------- King had lost his Liberal Party endorsement to Turnbull. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Jamieson's 65 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vogler 1 01.5 340 00.5 Sheil 1 01.5 219 00.3 Cox 7 10.8 8,217 11.2 Turnbull + 5 07.7 30,776 41.8 Morrison 2 03.1 685 00.9 Patch 1 01.5 19,392 26.3 Shen 0 239 00.3 Buckley 7 10.8 178 00.2 Hull 14 21.5 315 00.4 King * 27 41.5 13,263 18.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 65 73,624 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Buckley's 178 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vogler 6 03.4 346 00.5 Sheil 3 01.7 222 00.3 Cox 29 16.3 8,246 11.2 Turnbull + 19 10.7 30,795 41.8 Morrison 9 05.1 694 00.9 Patch 27 15.2 19,419 26.4 Shen 25 14.0 264 00.4 Hull 39 21.9 354 00.5 King * 21 11.8 13,284 18.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 178 73,624 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Sheil's 222 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vogler 78 35.1 424 00.6 Cox 40 18.0 8,286 11.2 Turnbull + 30 13.5 30,825 41.9 Morrison 13 05.9 707 01.0 Patch 15 06.8 19,434 26.4 Shen 8 03.6 272 00.4 Hull 6 02.7 360 00.5 King * 32 14.4 13,316 18.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 222 73,624 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Shen's 272 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vogler 37 13.6 461 00.6 Cox 35 12.9 8,321 11.3 Turnbull + 40 14.7 30,865 41.9 Morrison 12 04.4 719 01.0 Patch 57 21.0 19,491 26.5 Hull 55 20.2 415 00.6 King * 36 13.2 13,352 18.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 272 73,624 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Hull's 415 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vogler 26 06.3 487 00.7 Cox 75 18.1 8,396 11.4 Turnbull + 118 28.4 30,983 42.1 Morrison 18 04.3 737 01.0 Patch 67 16.1 19,558 26.6 King * 111 26.8 13,463 18.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 415 73,624 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Vogler's 487 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cox 282 57.9 8,678 11.8 Turnbull + 46 09.5 31,029 42.2 Morrison 46 09.5 783 01.1 Patch 30 06.2 19,588 26.6 King * 83 17.0 13,546 18.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 487 73,624 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Morrison's 783 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cox 300 38.3 8,978 12.2 Turnbull + 100 12.8 31,129 42.3 Patch 185 23.6 19,773 26.9 King * 198 25.3 13,744 18.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 783 73,624 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Cox's 8,978 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Turnbull + 969 10.8 32,098 43.6 Patch 6,453 71.9 26,226 35.6 King * 1,556 17.3 15,300 20.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,978 73,624 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: King's 15,300 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- TURNBULL + 8,749 57.2 40,847 55.5 Patch 6,551 42.8 32,777 44.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,300 73,624 05.5 02.5 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- King had lost his Liberal endorsement after a well-funded campaign by Turnbull. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Peter Edward King (born 1952): Elected 2001. Defeated 2004 > Malcolm Bligh Turnbull (born 1954): Elected 2004 Born 24 Octopber 1954, Sydney Career: Educated University of Sydney, Oxford University. Rhodes Scholar 1978. Barrister and solicitor, businessman and author. General Counsel and Secretary, Consolidated Press Holdings Group 1983-85. Managing Director, Turnbull and Partners Ltd 1987-97. Chairman, OzEmail Ltd 1994-99. Chairman and Managing Director, Goldman Sachs Australia 1997-2001. Partner, Goldman Sachs and Co 1998-2001. Chair, Australian Republican Movement 1993-2000. Member, National Advisory Committee on Ageing from 2002. Author. Federal Treasurer, Liberal Party 2002-03. Member, Liberal Party Federal Executive 2002-03. Director, Menzies Research Centre 2001-04. Elected Delegate to the Australian Constitutional Convention, 1998. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister 27 January 2006 to 30 January 2007 Minister for Environment and Water Resources from 30 January 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 24 NOVEMBER 2007 ==================================================================== Sydney: Bondi, East Sydney, Vaucluse, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 05.5 Effect of 2006 redistribution: 02.9 shift to Labor 2007 notional two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 02.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 100,276 +18.0 Votes cast: 92,820 92.6 +00.3 Informal votes: 4,548 04.9 +02.7 Formal votes: 88,272 95.1 -02.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dani Ecuyer 774 00.9 Susan Jarnason Grn 13,205 15.0 +02.1 Dixie Coulton 1,156 01.3 James Adams FF 255 00.3 John Jamieson 78 00.1 Jonatan Kelu 129 00.2 Pat Sheil 265 00.3 Bradley Molony CDP 323 00.4 George Newhouse ALP 26,903 30.5 +01.6 Hon Malcolm TURNBULL * Lib 44,463 50.4 +10.1 Pierce Field AD 721 00.8 -00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 88,272 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Jamieson's 78 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ecuyer 8 10.3 782 00.9 Jarnason 5 06.4 13,210 15.0 Coulton 4 05.1 1,160 01.3 Adams 8 10.3 263 00.3 Kelu 17 21.8 146 00.2 Sheil 6 07.7 271 00.3 Molony 5 06.4 328 00.4 Newhouse 5 06.4 26,908 30.5 TURNBULL * 15 19.2 44,478 50.4 Field 5 06.4 726 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 78 88,272 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Kelu's 146 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ecuyer 13 08.9 795 00.9 Jarnason 15 10.3 13,225 15.0 Coulton 11 07.5 1,171 01.3 Adams 13 08.9 276 00.3 Sheil 37 25.3 308 00.4 Molony 7 04.8 335 00.4 Newhouse 13 08.9 26,921 30.5 TURNBULL * 32 21.9 44,510 50.4 Field 5 03.4 731 00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 146 88,272 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Adams's 276 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ecuyer 30 10.9 825 00.9 Jarnason 49 17.8 13,274 15.0 Coulton 45 16.3 1,216 01.4 Sheil 20 07.3 328 00.4 Molony 38 13.8 373 00.4 Newhouse 34 12.3 26,955 30.5 TURNBULL * 43 15.6 44,553 50.5 Field 17 06.2 748 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 276 88,272 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Sheil's 328 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ecuyer 98 29.9 923 01.1 Jarnason 44 13.4 13,318 15.1 Coulton 33 10.1 1,249 01.4 Molony 38 11.6 411 00.5 Newhouse 35 10.7 26,990 30.6 TURNBULL * 56 17.1 44,609 50.5 Field 24 07.3 772 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 328 88,272 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Molony's 411 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ecuyer 31 07.5 954 01.1 Jarnason 31 07.5 13,349 15.1 Coulton 45 11.0 1,294 01.5 Newhouse 80 19.5 27,070 30.7 TURNBULL * 200 48.7 44,809 50.8 Field 24 05.8 796 00.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 411 88,272 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Field's 796 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ecuyer 108 13.6 1,062 01.2 Jarnason 266 33.4 13,615 15.4 Coulton 96 12.1 1,390 01.6 Newhouse 184 23.1 27,254 30.9 TURNBULL * 142 17.8 44,951 50.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 796 88,272 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Ecuyer's 1,062 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jarnason 610 57.4 14,225 16.1 Coulton 160 15.1 1,550 01.8 Newhouse 157 14.8 27,411 31.1 TURNBULL * 135 12.7 45,086 51.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,062 88,272 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Coulton's 1,550 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Jarnason 1,110 71.6 15,334 17.4 Newhouse 204 13.2 27,615 31.3 TURNBULL * 236 15.2 45,322 51.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,550 88,272 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Jarnason's 15,334 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Newhouse 13,119 85.6 40,734 46.2 TURNBULL * 2,216 14.4 47,538 53.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,334 88,272 03.8 01.3 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Malcolm Bligh Turnbull (born 1954): Elected 2004, 2007 Minister for Environment and Water Resources to 3 December 2007 Leader of the Liberal Party 16 September 2008 to 1 December 2009 Leader of the Opposition to 1 December 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Turnbull was elected Leader of the Liberal Party following the resignation of Brendan Nelson. He was defeated in a party-room ballot as a result of opposition to his agreement to support the Labor government's emissions trading scheme. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 AUGUST 2010 ==================================================================== Sydney: Bondi, East Sydney, Vaucluse, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 03.8 Effect of 2009 redistribution: no change -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 101,464 +01.2 Votes cast: 90,761 89.5 -03.1 Informal votes: 4,085 04.5 -00.4 Formal votes: 86,676 95.5 +00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Matthew Robertson Grn 15,114 17.4 +02.5 Pat Sheil 515 00.6 Malcolm Duncan 484 00.6 Stuart Neal 389 00.5 John August 275 00.3 Hon Malcolm TURNBULL * Lib 51,634 59.6 +09.2 Steven Lewis ALP 18,265 21.1 -09.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 86,676 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: August's 275 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robertson 91 33.1 15,205 17.5 Sheil 14 05.1 529 00.6 Duncan 26 09.5 510 00.6 Neal 50 18.2 439 00.5 TURNBULL * 56 20.4 51,690 59.6 Lewis 38 13.8 18,303 21.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 275 86,676 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Neal's 439 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robertson 82 18.7 15,287 17.6 Sheil 58 13.2 587 00.7 Duncan 87 19.8 597 00.7 TURNBULL * 140 31.9 51,830 59.8 Lewis 72 16.4 18,375 21.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 439 86,676 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Sheil's 587 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robertson 132 22.5 15,419 17.8 Duncan 329 56.1 926 01.1 TURNBULL * 77 13.1 51,907 59.9 Lewis 49 08.4 18,424 21.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 587 86,676 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Duncan's 926 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robertson 419 45.3 15,838 18.3 TURNBULL * 360 38.9 52,267 60.3 Lewis 147 15.9 18,571 21.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 926 86,676 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Robertson's 15,838 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- TURNBULL * 3,952 25.0 56,219 64.9 Lewis 11,886 75.0 30,457 35.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 15,838 86,676 14.9 11.0 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Malcolm Bligh Turnbull (born 1954): Elected 2004, 2007, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 7 SEPTEMBER 2013 ==================================================================== Sydney: Bondi, East Sydney, Vaucluse, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 14.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 109,347 +07.8 Votes cast: 97,648 89.3 -00.2 Informal votes: 5,564 05.7 +00.8 Formal votes: 92,084 94.3 -00.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Di Smith ALP 17,840 19.4 -01.7 Marsha Foxman PUP 998 01.1 Hon Malcolm TURNBULL * Lib 58,306 63.3 +03.8 Beresford Thomas CDP 431 00.5 Pat Sheil 1,054 01.1 Matthew Robertson Grn 13,455 14.6 -02.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 92,084 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Thomas's 431 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Smith 48 11.1 17,888 19.4 Foxman 60 13.9 1,058 01.2 TURNBULL * 235 54.5 58,541 63.6 Sheil 60 13.9 1,114 01.2 Robertson 28 06.5 13,483 14.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 431 92,084 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Foxman's 1,058 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Smith 236 22.3 18,124 19.7 TURNBULL * 465 44.0 59,006 64.1 Sheil 226 21.4 1,340 01.5 Robertson 131 12.4 13,614 14.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,058 92,084 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Sheil's 1,340 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Smith 309 23.1 18,433 20.0 TURNBULL * 445 33.2 59,451 64.6 Robertson 586 43.7 14,200 15.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,340 92,084 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Robertson's 14,200 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Smith 11,292 79.5 29,725 32.3 TURNBULL * 2,908 20.5 62,359 67.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,200 92,084 17.7 02.9 to Lib -------------------------------------------------------------------- Malcolm Bligh Turnbull (born 1954): Elected 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013 Minister for Communications 18 September 2013 to 21 September 2015 Prime Minister from 15 September 2015 Leader of the Liberal Party from 14 September 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Turnbull became Prime Minister after defeating Tony Abbott in a party-room ballot. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 2 JULY 2016 ==================================================================== Sydney: Bondi, East Sydney, Vaucluse, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 17.7 Effect of 2016 redistribution: 01.2 to Liberal 2016 notional two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 18.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 102,782 -06.0 Votes cast: 88,641 86.2 -03.1 Informal votes: 4,549 05.1 -00.6 Formal votes: 84,092 94.9 +00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dejay Toborek Grn 12,496 14.9 +00.8 Peter Xing 988 01.2 Anthony Ackroyd 1,478 01.8 Beresford Thomas CDP 901 01.1 +00.6 David Allen 573 00.7 Hon Malcolm TURNBULL * Lib 52,353 62.3 -02.4 Evan Hughes ALP 14,913 17.7 -01.0 Marc Aussie-Stone 390 00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 84,092 -------------------------------------------------------------------- This was the 21st time Marc Aussie-Stone contested a federal election, the highest number by any candidate since Federation. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Aussie-Stone's 390 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Toborek 46 11.8 12,542 14.9 Xing 18 04.6 1,006 01.2 Ackroyd 21 05.4 1,499 01.8 Thomas 14 03.6 915 01.1 Allen 169 43.3 742 00.9 TURNBULL * 52 13.3 52,405 62.3 Hughes 70 18.0 14,983 17.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 390 84,092 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Allen's 742 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Toborek 117 15.8 12,659 15.1 Xing 113 15.2 1,119 01.3 Ackroyd 113 15.2 1,612 01.9 Thomas 90 12.1 1,005 01.2 TURNBULL * 192 25.9 52,597 62.6 Hughes 117 15.8 15,100 18.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 742 84,092 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Thomas's 1,005 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Toborek 45 04.5 12,704 15.1 Xing 161 16.0 1,280 01.5 Ackroyd 176 17.5 1,788 02.1 TURNBULL * 523 52.0 53,120 63.2 Hughes 100 10.0 15,200 18.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,005 84,092 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Xing's 1,280 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Toborek 364 28.4 13,068 15.5 Ackroyd 529 41.3 2,317 02.8 TURNBULL * 237 18.5 53,357 63.5 Hughes 150 11.7 15,350 18.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,280 84,092 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Ackroyd's 2,317 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Toborek 1,201 51.8 14,269 17.0 TURNBULL * 542 23.4 53,899 64.1 Hughes 574 24.8 15,924 18.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,317 84,092 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Toborek's 14,269 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- TURNBULL * 3,072 21.5 56,971 67.7 Hughes 11,197 78.5 27,121 32.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 14,269 84,092 17.7 01.2 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Malcolm Bligh Turnbull (born 1954): Elected 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 Prime Minister to 24 August 2018 Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources 27 October 2017 to 6 December 2017 Leader of the Liberal Party to 24 August 2018 Resigned 31 August 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Turnbull resigned as Prime Minister after the Parliamentary Liberal Party passed a spill motion moved by the conservative wing of the party. Shortly after he resigned from Parliament. He was the fourth Prime Minister in succession to be deposed by their own party. -------------------------------------------------------------------- BY-ELECTION OF 20 OCTOBER 2018 ==================================================================== Sydney: Bondi, East Sydney, Vaucluse, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- Following the resignation of Hon Malcolm Turnbull -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: Liberal 17.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 103,810 +01.0 Votes cast: 81,054 78.1 -08.1 Informal votes: 4,928 06.1 +01.0 Formal votes: 76,126 93.9 -01.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Callanan KAP 381 00.5 Dominin Kanak Grn 6,543 08.6 -06.3 Shayne Higson 493 00.6 Steven Georgantis 82 00.1 Tim Murray ALP 8,777 11.5 -06.2 Ben Forsyth DHJP 133 00.2 Tony Robinson 154 00.2 Samuel Gunning LDP 351 00.5 Dave Sharma + Lib 32,795 43.1 -19.1 Angela Vithoulkas 822 01.1 Deb Doyle 421 00.6 Dr Andrea Leong 516 00.7 Licia Heath 1,721 02.3 Barry Keldoulis 305 00.4 Dr Kerryn Phelps 22,219 29.2 Kay Dunne 413 00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 76,126 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Sharma, see Wentworth 2019. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Georgantis's 82 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Callanan 7 08.5 388 00.5 Kanak 9 11.0 6,552 08.6 Higson 9 11.0 502 00.7 Murray 9 11.0 8,786 11.5 Forsyth 4 04.9 137 00.2 Robinson 3 03.7 157 00.2 Gunning 4 04.9 355 00.5 Sharma + 5 06.1 32,800 43.1 Vithoulkas 12 14.6 834 01.1 Doyle 3 03.7 424 00.6 Leong 5 06.1 521 00.7 Heath 2 02.4 1,723 02.3 Keldoulis 1 01.2 306 00.4 Phelps 6 07.3 22,225 29.2 Dunne 3 03.7 416 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 82 76,126 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Forsyth's 137 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Callanan 6 04.4 394 00.5 Kanak 7 05.1 6,559 08.6 Higson 6 04.4 508 00.7 Murray 19 13.9 8,805 11.6 Robinson 13 09.5 170 00.2 Gunning 13 09.5 368 00.5 Sharma + 25 18.3 32,825 43.1 Vithoulkas 6 04.4 840 01.1 Doyle 6 04.4 430 00.6 Leong 6 04.4 527 00.7 Heath 6 04.4 1,729 02.3 Keldoulis 1 00.7 307 00.4 Phelps 19 13.9 22,244 29.2 Dunne 4 02.9 420 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 137 76,126 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Robinson's 170 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Callanan 53 31.2 447 00.6 Kanak 2 01.2 6,561 08.6 Higson 5 02.9 513 00.7 Murray 6 03.5 8,811 11.6 Gunning 26 15.3 394 00.5 Sharma + 49 28.8 32,874 43.2 Vithoulkas 8 04.7 848 01.1 Doyle 2 01.2 432 00.6 Leong 3 01.8 530 00.7 Heath 0 1,729 02.3 Keldoulis 0 307 00.4 Phelps 6 03.5 22,250 29.2 Dunne 10 05.9 430 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 170 76,126 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Keldoulis's 307 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Callanan 4 01.3 451 00.6 Kanak 70 22.8 6,631 08.6 Higson 14 04.6 527 00.7 Murray 35 11.4 8,846 11.6 Gunning 2 00.7 396 00.5 Sharma + 21 06.8 32,895 43.2 Vithoulkas 13 04.2 861 01.1 Doyle 20 06.5 452 00.6 Leong 14 04.6 544 00.7 Heath 36 11.7 1,765 02.3 Phelps 56 18.2 22,306 29.3 Dunne 22 07.2 452 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 307 76,126 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Gunning's 396 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Callanan 35 08.8 486 00.6 Kanak 23 05.8 6,654 08.7 Higson 38 09.6 565 00.7 Murray 29 07.3 8,875 11.7 Sharma + 162 40.9 33,057 43.2 Vithoulkas 35 08.8 896 01.2 Doyle 9 02.3 461 00.6 Leong 17 04.3 561 00.7 Heath 15 03.8 1,780 02.3 Phelps 25 06.1 22,331 29.3 Dunne 8 02.0 460 00.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 396 76,126 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Dunne's 460 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Callanan 19 04.1 505 00.7 Kanak 93 20.2 6,747 08.9 Higson 29 06.3 594 00.8 Murray 27 05.9 8,875 11.7 Sharma + 42 09.1 33,099 43.5 Vithoulkas 16 03.5 912 01.2 Doyle 51 11.1 512 00.7 Leong 49 10.7 610 00.8 Heath 27 05.9 1,807 02.4 Phelps 107 23.3 22,438 29.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 460 76,126 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Callanan's 505 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kanak 188 37.2 6,935 09.1 Higson 54 10.7 648 00.9 Murray 39 07.7 8,941 11.8 Sharma + 112 22.2 33,211 43.6 Vithoulkas 35 06.9 947 01.2 Doyle 21 04.2 533 00.7 Leong 16 03.2 626 00.8 Heath 21 04.2 1,828 02.4 Phelps 19 03.8 22,457 29.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 505 76,126 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Doyle's 533 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kanak 155 29.1 7,090 09.3 Higson 70 13.1 718 00.9 Murray 40 07.5 8,981 11.8 Sharma + 51 09.6 33,262 43.7 Vithoulkas 27 05.1 974 01.3 Leong 91 17.1 717 00.9 Heath 36 06.8 1,864 02.5 Phelps 63 11.8 22,520 29.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 533 76,126 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Leong's 717 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kanak 172 24.0 7,262 09.5 Higson 115 16.0 833 01.1 Murray 66 09.2 9,047 11.9 Sharma + 67 09.3 33,329 43.8 Vithoulkas 35 04.9 1,009 01.3 Heath 132 18.4 1,996 02.6 Phelps 130 18.1 22,650 29.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 717 76,126 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 11th count: Higson's 833 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kanak 207 24.9 7,469 09.8 Murray 95 11.4 9,142 12.0 Sharma + 155 18.6 33,484 44.0 Vithoulkas 92 11.0 1,101 01.5 Heath 97 11.6 2,093 02.8 Phelps 187 22.5 22,837 30.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 833 76,126 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 12th count: Vithoulkas's 1,101 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kanak 137 12.4 7,606 10.0 Murray 121 11.0 9,263 12.2 Sharma + 296 26.9 33,780 44.4 Heath 300 27.3 2,393 03.1 Phelps 247 22.4 23,084 30.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,101 76,126 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 13th count: Heath's 2,393 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kanak 719 30.1 8,325 10.9 Murray 342 14.3 9,605 12.6 Sharma + 302 12.6 34,082 44.8 Phelps 1,030 43.0 24,114 31.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,393 76,126 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 14th count: Kanak's 8,325 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murray 4,075 49.0 13,680 18.0 Sharma + 677 08.1 34,759 45.7 Phelps 3,573 42.9 27,687 36.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 8,325 76,126 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 15th count: Murray's 13,680 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sharma + 2,379 17.4 37,138 48.8 PHELPS 11,301 82.6 38,988 51.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 13,680 76,126 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kerryn Lyndel Phelps (born 1957): Elected 2018 by Born: 14 December 1957, Sydney Career: Educated University of Sydney. Medical practitioner. Federal President Australian Medical Association 2000-03. Conjoint Professor, National Institute of Complementary Medicine, Western Sydney University. Author and commentator on health policy issues. Sydney City Counil 2016-18. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 18 MAY 2019 ==================================================================== Sydney: Bondi, Paddington, Vaucluse, Waverley, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 17.7 2018 by-election majority: Independent over Liberal 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 103,498 +00.7 Votes cast: 92,525 89.4 +03.2 Informal votes: 2,771 03.0 -02.1 Formal votes: 89,754 97.0 +02.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Matthew Drake-Brockman 516 00.6 Tim Murray ALP 9,824 11.0 -06.8 Michael Bloomfield UAP 625 00.7 Paul Treacy CDP 346 00.4 Dave Sharma + Lib 42,575 47.4 -14.8 Dominic Kanak Grn 6,759 07.5 -07.3 Dr Kerryn Phelps * 29,109 32.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 89,754 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Treacy's 346 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Drake-Brockman 31 09.0 547 00.6 Murray 27 07.8 9,851 11.0 Bloomfield 87 25.1 712 00.8 Sharma + 157 45.4 42,732 47.6 Kanak 22 06.4 6,781 07.6 Phelps * 22 06.4 29,131 32.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 346 89,754 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Drake-Brockman's 547 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murray 185 33.8 10,036 11.2 Bloomfield 59 10.8 771 00.8 Sharma + 64 11.7 42,796 47.7 Kanak 74 13.5 6,855 07.6 Phelps * 165 30.2 29,296 32.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 547 89,754 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Bloomfield's 771 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murray 108 14.0 10,144 11.3 Sharma + 418 54.2 43,214 48.2 Kanak 80 10.4 6,935 07.7 Phelps * 165 21.4 29,461 32.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 771 89,754 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Kanak's 6,935 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murray 2,299 33.2 12,443 13.9 Sharma + 566 08.2 43,780 48.8 Phelps * 4,070 58.7 33,531 37.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 6,935 89,754 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Murray's 12,443 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SHARMA + 2,270 18.2 46,050 51.3 Phelps * 10,173 81.8 43,704 48.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,443 89,754 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Kerryn Lyndel Phelps (born 1957): Elected 2018 by. Defeated 2019 > Devanand Noel Sharma (born 1975): Elected 2019 Born: 21 December 1975, Vancouver, Canada, of Indian parents. Career: Educated Cambridge University. Public servant and diplomat. Ambassador to Israel 2013-17. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sharma was the first member of the House of Representatives of Indian descent. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 21 MAY 2022 ==================================================================== Sydney: Bondi, Paddington, Vaucluse, Waverley, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 two-candidate majority: Liberal over Independent 01.3 2019 notional two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 09.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 103,716 +00.1 Votes cast: 91,200 87.9 -01.5 Informal votes: 2,277 02.5 -00.5 Formal votes: 88,923 97.5 +00.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tim Murray ALP 9,654 10.8 -00.4 Dean Fisher PHON 895 01.0 Dominic Wy Kanak Grn 7,410 08.3 +00.8 Natalie Dumer UAP 1,813 02.0 +01.3 Allegra Spender 31,810 35.8 Daniel Lewkovitz LDP 1,346 01.5 Dave Sharma * Lib 35,995 40.5 -06.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 88,923 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Fisher's 895 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murray 56 06.3 9,710 10.9 Kanak 56 06.3 7,466 08.4 Dumer 475 53.1 2,288 02.6 Spender 76 08.5 31,886 35.9 Lewkovitz 126 14.1 1,472 01.7 Sharma * 106 11.8 36,101 40.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 895 88,923 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Lewkovitz's 1,472 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murray 56 03.8 9,766 11.0 Kanak 44 03.0 7,510 08.5 Dumer 650 44.2 2,938 03.3 Spender 126 08.6 32,012 36.0 Sharma * 596 40.5 36,697 41.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,472 88,923 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Dumer's 2,938 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murray 311 10.6 10,077 11.3 Kanak 269 09.2 7,779 08.8 Spender 932 31.7 32,944 37.1 Sharma * 1,426 48.5 38,123 42.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,938 88,923 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Kanak's 7,779 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Murray 2,835 36.4 12,912 14.5 Spender 4,442 57.1 37,386 42.0 Sharma * 502 06.5 38,625 43.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,779 88,923 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Murray's 12,912 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- SPENDER 10,800 83.6 48,186 54.2 Sharma * 2,112 16.4 40,737 45.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 12,912 88,923 04.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Devanand Noel Sharma (born 1975): Elected 2019. Defeated 2022 Later career: Senator for NSW from November 2023 > Allegra Spender (born 1978): Elected 2022 Born: 10 March 1978, Sydney Career: Educated University of Cambridge. Management consultant, civil servant (UK). Business manager, Sydney. Daughter of John Spender MHR and of Carla Zampatti AC, granddaughter of Hon Sir Percy Spender MHR. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTION OF 3 MAY 2025 ==================================================================== Sydney: Bondi, Paddington, Vaucluse, Waverley, Woollahra -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 two-candidate majority: Independent over Liberal 04.2 Effect of 2024 redistribution: 02.4 shift to independent 2025 notional two-candidate majority: Independent over Liberal 06.6 (These figures are guesses, based on estimates of how the areas added to the seat would have voted in 2022.) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 127,463 +22.9 Votes cast: 113,537 89.1 +01.2 Informal votes: 3,106 02.7 +00.1 Formal votes: 110,431 97.3 -00.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Richmond 1,347 01.2 Nick Ward Grn 11,241 10.2 -00.5 James Sternhell PHON 2,625 02.4 +01.2 Ro Knox Lib 40,155 36.4 -01.2 Savanna Peake Labor 14,779 13.4 -04.4 Allegra Spender * 40,284 36.5 +07.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 110,431 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Richmond's 1,347 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ward 378 28.1 11,619 10.5 Sternhell 192 14.3 2,817 02.6 Knox 241 17.9 40,396 36.6 Peake 125 09.3 14,904 13.5 Spender * 411 30.5 40,695 36.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,347 110,431 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Sternhell's 2,817 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ward 225 08.0 11,844 10.7 Knox 1,892 67.2 42,288 38.3 Peake 198 07.0 15,102 13.7 Spender * 502 17.8 41,197 37.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,817 110,431 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Ward's 11,844 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Knox 752 06.4 43,040 39.0 Peake 4,200 35.5 19,302 17.5 Spender * 6,892 58.2 48,089 43.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11,844 110,431 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Peake's 19,302 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Knox 2,962 15.4 46,002 41.7 SPENDER * 16,340 84.6 64,429 58.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 19,302 110,431 08.3 01.7 to Ind -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allegra Spender (born 1978): Elected 2022, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Notional 5th count: Spender's 48,089 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Knox 11,562 22.0 54,602 49.4 PEAKE 36,527 78.0 55,829 50.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 48,089 110,431 00.6 01.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- This count was conducted for informational purposes only.