Electoral district of Gladesville

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Gladesville was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1981 replacing Fuller. It included the Sydney suburb of Gladesville. It was abolished in 1999 and was replaced by Ryde. [1] [2] [3]

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Members for Gladesville

MemberPartyTerm
  Rodney Cavalier [4] Labor 1981–1988
  Ivan Petch [5] Liberal 1988–1995
  John Watkins [6] Labor 1995–1999

Election results

1995 New South Wales state election: Gladesville [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ivan Petch 14,18241.7-6.3
Labor John Watkins 13,17138.7-3.1
No Aircraft Noise Jane Waddell3,1969.4+9.4
Democrats Noel Plumb1,9605.8-2.0
AAFI Ken Malone9532.8+2.8
Independent Iris Knight5821.7+1.7
Total formal votes34,04495.5+4.5
Informal votes1,6154.5-4.5
Turnout 35,65993.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Watkins 16,22750.4+3.3
Liberal Ivan Petch 15,96749.6-3.3
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +3.3

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References

  1. Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  2. "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  3. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Gladesville". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  4. "The Hon. Rodney Mark Cavalier (1948- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  5. "The Hon. Ivan John Petch (1939- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  6. "The Hon. John Arthur Watkins AM (1955- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  7. Green, Antony. "1995 Gladesville". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.