Electoral results for the district of Blacktown

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Blacktown, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1941. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

ElectionMemberParty
1941   Frank Hill Labor
1944
1945 by   John Freeman Labor
1947
1950
1953
1956
1959   Alfred Dennis Liberal / Independent
1962   Jim Southee Labor
1965
1968
1971   Gordon Barnier Labor
1973
1976
1978
1981   John Aquilina Labor
1984
1988
1991   Pam Allan Labor
1995
1999   Paul Gibson Labor
2003
2007
2011   John Robertson Labor
2015
2017 by   Stephen Bali Labor
2019

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2019

2019 New South Wales state election: Blacktown [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Stephen Bali 25,61854.61+0.76
Liberal Allan Green11,66824.87−5.93
One Nation Amit Batish3,3687.18+7.18
Christian Democrats Josh Green3,2877.01+1.06
Greens Kirsten Gibbs2,9686.33−0.02
Total formal votes46,90996.02+0.69
Informal votes1,9423.98−0.69
Turnout 48,85188.80−0.25
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Stephen Bali 28,02067.73+4.55
Liberal Allan Green13,34832.27−4.55
Labor hold Swing +4.55

2017 by-election

2017 Blacktown by-election
Saturday 14 October [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Stephen Bali 31,03171.6+17.7
Christian Democrats Josh Green6,54015.1+9.1
Greens Chris Winslow3,8258.8+2.5
Independent Vivek Singha1,9664.5+4.5
Total formal votes43,36295.1−0.2
Informal votes2,2294.9+0.2
Turnout 45,59181.5−7.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Stephen Bali 33,20882.3+19.1
Christian Democrats Josh Green7,15417.7+17.7
Labor hold Swing N/A
John Robertson (Labor) resigned.

2015

2015 New South Wales state election: Blacktown [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Robertson 24,91653.9+9.5
Liberal Raman Bhalla14,25030.8−5.3
Greens David Bate2,9376.3+0.8
Christian Democrats Meena Hanna2,7505.9+0.2
No Land Tax Julia Cacciotti1,4113.0+3.0
Total formal votes46,26495.3+0.6
Informal votes2,2624.7−0.6
Turnout 48,52689.0−2.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Robertson 26,67963.2+9.0
Liberal Raman Bhalla15,54736.8−9.0
Labor hold Swing +9.0

2011

2011 New South Wales state election: Blacktown [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Robertson 19,41944.1-17.6
Liberal Karlo Siljeg16,04736.4+15.7
Christian Democrats Bernie Gesling2,6396.0-1.1
Greens Paul Taylor2,4735.6+0.8
Independent Wayne Olling1,1772.7+2.7
Independent Louise Kedwell1,1662.6+2.6
Independent Greg Coulter1,1522.6+2.6
Total formal votes44,07395.5-0.7
Informal votes2,0744.5+0.7
Turnout 46,14793.40.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Robertson 20,79653.7-18.7
Liberal Karlo Siljeg17,91046.3+18.7
Labor hold Swing -18.7

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 New South Wales state election: Blacktown [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Paul Gibson 25,69861.7-1.6
Liberal Mark Spencer8,64920.8+1.2
Christian Democrats Bernie Gesling2,9657.1+2.1
Greens John Forrester2,0084.8+0.7
Against Further Immigration Donald McNaught1,2623.0+1.3
Independent F Ivor6781.6+1.6
Unity Bill Jiang4191.0+0.2
Total formal votes41,67996.30.0
Informal votes1,6223.70.0
Turnout 43,30193.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Gibson 27,19272.4-2.5
Liberal Mark Spencer10,36227.6+2.5
Labor hold Swing -2.5

2003

2003 New South Wales state election: Blacktown [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Paul Gibson 26,16062.4+7.7
Liberal Geoff Bisby8,29719.8-0.1
Christian Democrats Bob Bawden2,1715.2-0.5
Greens Jason Bethune1,7714.2+4.2
Independent Goran Reves9402.2+2.2
Democrats David King7851.9-5.9
One Nation Brian Zahner7161.7-7.8
Against Further Immigration Lindon Dedman6941.7-0.8
Unity Selmen Alameddine4091.0+1.0
Total formal votes41,94396.3-0.2
Informal votes1,6113.7+0.2
Turnout 43,55492.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Gibson 27,81974.5+5.1
Liberal Geoff Bisby9,52925.5-5.1
Labor hold Swing +5.1

Elections in the 1990s

1999

1999 New South Wales state election: Blacktown [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Paul Gibson 22,71454.7-2.9
Liberal Rick Holder8,26019.9-10.8
One Nation Bill Nixon3,9539.5+9.5
Democrats David King3,1787.7+7.7
Christian Democrats Bob Bawden2,3775.7+1.4
Against Further Immigration Ed Sherwood1,0152.4-0.2
Total formal votes41,49796.5+3.4
Informal votes1,4973.5-3.4
Turnout 42,99493.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Gibson 24,86169.4+5.4
Liberal Rick Holder10,98730.6-5.4
Labor hold Swing +5.4

1995

1995 New South Wales state election: Blacktown [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Pam Allan 17,65452.6+2.4
Liberal Ross Roberts10,98232.7+0.7
Against Further Immigration Warwick Tyler2,0616.1+6.1
Independent Ray Owen1,6534.9+4.9
Call to Australia Bob Bawden1,1993.6+1.0
Total formal votes33,54993.6+6.2
Informal votes2,3126.4-6.2
Turnout 35,86194.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Pam Allan 19,34060.6+2.3
Liberal Ross Roberts12,57439.4-2.3
Labor hold Swing +2.3

1991

1991 New South Wales state election: Blacktown [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Pam Allan 15,35450.2+1.9
Liberal Ray Morris9,80232.1-3.0
Independent Con Constantine 3,25310.6+10.6
Democrats Diana Shanks1,1823.9+3.0
Call to Australia John Jerrow7812.6+2.6
Citizens Electoral Council Paul Georiadis1990.7+0.7
Total formal votes30,57187.3-8.5
Informal votes4,43712.7+8.5
Turnout 35,00894.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Pam Allan 16,47258.3+3.4
Liberal Ray Morris11,78441.7-3.4
Labor hold Swing +3.4

Elections in the 1980s

1988

1988 New South Wales state election: Blacktown [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Aquilina 16,89959.2-7.1
Liberal Allan Green11,63940.8+7.1
Total formal votes28,53896.3-0.2
Informal votes1,1103.7+0.2
Turnout 29,64893.7
Labor hold Swing -7.1

1984

1984 New South Wales state election: Blacktown [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Aquilina 20,60566.6-6.5
Liberal David Bannerman10,31933.4+6.5
Total formal votes30,92496.6+0.7
Informal votes1,0943.4-0.7
Turnout 32,01892.6+0.2
Labor hold Swing -6.5

1981

1981 New South Wales state election: Blacktown [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Aquilina 20,77773.10.0
Liberal David Bannerman7,64426.9+8.3
Total formal votes28,42195.9
Informal votes1,2254.1
Turnout 29,64692.4
Labor hold Swing -6.0

Elections in the 1970s

1978

1978 New South Wales state election: Blacktown [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gordon Barnier 23,74273.1+10.2
Liberal Alfred Spiteri6,03918.6-14.9
Democrats Colin Mannix2,7028.3+8.3
Total formal votes32,48396.5-1.2
Informal votes1,1863.5+1.2
Turnout 33,66994.5-0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gordon Barnier 25,09377.2+12.5
Liberal Alfred Spiteri7,39022.8-12.5
Labor hold Swing +12.5

1976

1976 New South Wales state election: Blacktown [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gordon Barnier 19,59062.9+4.6
Liberal John Lyon10,43633.5+1.5
Independent Raymond Ferguson1,1273.6+3.6
Total formal votes31,15397.7+2.4
Informal votes7252.3-2.4
Turnout 31,87895.1+1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gordon Barnier 20,16364.7+2.0
Liberal John Lyon10,99035.3-2.0
Labor hold Swing +2.0

1973

1973 New South Wales state election: Blacktown [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gordon Barnier 16,27258.3-1.1
Liberal John Lyon8,93532.0+0.6
Democratic Labor Stan Aster-Stater1,2074.3-1.6
Independent George Perrin1,1354.1+4.1
Independent F. Ivor3661.3+1.3
Total formal votes27,91595.3
Informal votes1,3894.7
Turnout 29,30493.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gordon Barnier 17,50062.7+0.4
Liberal John Lyon10,41537.3-0.4
Labor hold Swing +0.4

1971

1971 New South Wales state election: Blacktown [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gordon Barnier 17,17459.4+2.4
Liberal Hilton Robinson9,08131.4-4.0
Democratic Labor Charles Ormel1,7025.9-1.7
Independent George Nicolaidis9763.4+3.4
Total formal votes28,93397.4
Informal votes7852.6
Turnout 29,71893.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gordon Barnier 18,00262.2+3.3
Liberal Hilton Robinson10,93137.8-3.3
Labor hold Swing +3.3

Elections in the 1960s

1968

1968 New South Wales state election: Blacktown [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Southee 13,75154.0+4.2
Liberal Ralph Stewart9,78138.4-8.8
Democratic Labor Kenneth Brown1,9447.6+7.6
Total formal votes25,47696.4
Informal votes9593.6
Turnout 26,43594.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Southee 14,14055.5+4.8
Liberal Ralph Stewart11,33644.5-4.8
Labor hold Swing +4.8

1965

1965 New South Wales state election: Blacktown [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Southee 17,36152.8−8.9
Liberal Denys Clarke14,56044.2+5.9
Independent Malcolm Towner9933.0+3.0
Total formal votes32,91497.6−0.2
Informal votes8222.4+0.2
Turnout 33,73693.9−0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Southee 17,56053.4−8.3
Liberal Denys Clarke15,35446.6+8.3
Labor hold Swing −8.3

1962

1962 New South Wales state election: Blacktown [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Southee 17,25561.7+10.2
Liberal Ross Shuttleworth10,71338.3−4.6
Total formal votes27,96897.8
Informal votes6322.2
Turnout 28,60094.2
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +8.7
  • Blacktown became a notional Labor seat in the redistribution.

Elections in the 1950s

1959

1959 New South Wales state election: Blacktown [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alfred Dennis 13,51949.9
Labor Jim Southee 12,04444.5
Democratic Labor Francis Moffitt8343.1
Independent Frank Finlayson6912.6
Total formal votes27,08897.7
Informal votes6252.3
Turnout 27,71393.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alfred Dennis 14,65054.1
Labor Jim Southee 12,43845.9
Liberal gain from Labor Swing

1956

1956 New South Wales state election: Blacktown [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Freeman 15,18855.5−5.7
Liberal Graham Cullis12,18944.5+8.9
Total formal votes27,37798.4+0.4
Informal votes4511.6−0.4
Turnout 27,82893.7−0.4
Labor hold Swing −8.5

1953

1953 New South Wales state election: Blacktown [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Freeman 14,42461.2
Liberal George Walker8,39135.6
Communist Melville McCalman7563.2
Total formal votes23,57198.0
Informal votes4772.0
Turnout 24,04894.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Freeman 15,08864.0
Liberal George Walker8,48636.0
Labor hold Swing

1950

1950 New South Wales state election: Blacktown [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Freeman 13,22955.5
Liberal Nancy Saxby10,61644.5
Total formal votes23,84598.8
Informal votes2831.2
Turnout 24,12893.2
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947

1947 New South Wales state election: Blacktown [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Freeman 13,39253.8+2.6
Liberal Francis Izon8,93935.9+16.8
Lang Labor Ian Grant1,3875.6-10.9
Communist Fred Wingrave1,1684.7+4.7
Total formal votes24,88698.0+2.4
Informal votes5182.0-2.4
Turnout 25,40494.7+3.8
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1945 by-election

1945 Blacktown by-election
Saturday 18 August [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Freeman 10,87955.5+4.3
Liberal George Maunder6,34432.4+13.3
Independent Ernest Phelps1,9139.8
Independent John Cammell4532.3
Total formal votes19,58997.3+1.7
Informal votes5382.7-1.7
Turnout 20,12782.8-8.1
Labor hold Swing  
Frank Hill (Labor) died. Preferences were not distributed. [32]

1944

1944 New South Wales state election: Blacktown [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Hill 10,36451.2-6.3
Democratic Francis Izon3,86819.1-23.4
Independent Ray Watson 2,64913.1+13.1
Lang Labor William Morgan1,7018.4+8.4
Lang Labor Lucy Steel1,6458.1+8.1
Total formal votes20,22795.6-1.6
Informal votes9274.4+1.6
Turnout 21,15490.9-2.2
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1941

1941 New South Wales state election: Blacktown [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Hill 10,90957.5
United Australia Arthur Francis8,06942.5
Total formal votes18,97897.2
Informal votes5492.8
Turnout 19,52793.1
Labor notional  hold Swing

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