Electoral results for the district of Blue Mountains

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Electoral district of Blue Mountains, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was established in 1968. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

ElectionMemberParty
1968   Harold Coates Independent
1971
1973
1976   Mick Clough Labor
1978
1981   Bob Debus Labor
1984
1988   Barry Morris Liberal
1991 Liberal
1995   Bob Debus Labor
1999
2003
2007   Phil Koperberg Labor
2011   Roza Sage Liberal
2015   Trish Doyle Labor
2019

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2019

2019 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Trish Doyle 23,02246.77+5.58
Liberal Owen Laffin13,98228.40−7.11
Greens Kingsley Liu5,99312.17−4.07
Animal Justice Gregory Keightley2,0084.08+4.08
Christian Democrats Cameron Phillips1,7863.63+0.52
Sustainable Australia Richard Marschall1,4963.04+3.04
Keep Sydney Open Mark Pigott9411.91+1.91
Total formal votes49,22897.52+0.04
Informal votes1,2502.48−0.04
Turnout 50,47891.97−1.33
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Trish Doyle 28,83464.86+6.71
Liberal Owen Laffin15,62035.14−6.71
Labor hold Swing +6.71

2015

2015 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Trish Doyle 19,99541.2+18.7
Liberal Roza Sage 17,24135.5−4.1
Greens Alandra Tasire7,88816.2−0.7
Christian Democrats Tony Piper1,5073.1−1.1
Independent Mark Harrison1,4703.0+3.0
No Land Tax Gianna Maiorana4500.9+0.9
Total formal votes48,55197.5+0.5
Informal votes1,2522.5−0.5
Turnout 49,80393.3+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Trish Doyle 25,86658.1+13.5
Liberal Roza Sage 18,61641.9−13.5
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +13.5

2011

2011 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Roza Sage 17,68139.1+10.6
Labor Trish Doyle 10,25322.7-18.1
Independent Janet Mays7,80417.3+17.3
Greens Kerrin O'Grady7,64716.9+0.7
Christian Democrats Merv Cox1,8414.1+4.1
Total formal votes45,22697.5-0.4
Informal votes1,1412.5+0.4
Turnout 46,36794.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Roza Sage 20,73654.7+15.8
Labor Trish Doyle 17,14445.3-15.8
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +15.8

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Phil Koperberg 17,44940.8-4.8
Liberal Michael Paag12,17928.5+1.2
Greens Pippa McInnes6,94716.2-1.0
Independent Robert Stock4,70011.0+11.0
Against Further Immigration Robert Dwight8372.0+2.0
Outdoor Recreation Bob Wilcox6751.6+1.6
Total formal votes42,78797.9-0.1
Informal votes9222.1+0.1
Turnout 43,70993.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Phil Koperberg 22,41361.1-3.7
Liberal Michael Paag14,29838.9+3.7
Labor hold Swing -3.7

2003

2003 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bob Debus 19,16745.6+0.7
Liberal Quentin Cook11,49627.4-0.5
Greens Pippa McInnes7,22317.2+11.1
Christian Democrats Brian Grigg2,2245.3+0.6
Democrats Esther Scholem9062.2-5.0
One Nation George Grivas8552.0-4.8
Unity Ay Tan1590.4+0.4
Total formal votes42,03098.0-0.3
Informal votes8392.0+0.3
Turnout 42,86992.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Debus 24,41064.8+3.0
Liberal Quentin Cook13,28335.2-3.0
Labor hold Swing +3.0

Elections in the 1990s

1999

1999 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bob Debus 18,47444.9+7.4
Liberal Jennifer Scott11,46427.9-0.6
Democrats Stephen Lear2,9447.2+0.3
One Nation Wayne Buckley2,7776.8+6.8
Greens Adele Doust2,5286.1+6.1
Christian Democrats Shirley Grigg1,9544.7+0.8
Earthsave Catherine Bell6191.5+1.5
Against Further Immigration Margaret Anderson3780.9+0.9
Total formal votes41,13898.3+1.5
Informal votes7021.7-1.5
Turnout 41,84093.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Debus 22,62361.8+9.5
Liberal Jennifer Scott13,99738.2-9.5
Labor hold Swing +9.5

1995

1995 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bob Debus 13,41237.4+1.1
Liberal Jennifer Scott9,86027.5-14.4
Independent Barry Morris 5,95116.6+16.6
Democrats Jon Rickard2,4896.9-1.8
Independent Carol Gaul2,1366.0+6.0
Call to Australia Warren Kinny1,4304.0-0.1
Independent William Mulcahy3030.8-1.5
Natural Law Stephanie Chambers1800.5+0.5
Independent Bert Ackland930.3+0.3
Total formal votes35,85496.8+2.4
Informal votes1,1933.2-2.4
Turnout 37,04797.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Debus 17,22752.5+5.2
Liberal Jennifer Scott15,57747.5-5.2
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +5.2

1991

1991 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Barry Morris 13,46941.9-3.2
Labor Jim Angel11,66736.3-7.1
Democrats Steve Bailey2,7998.7-1.3
Call to Australia Shirley Grigg1,3174.1+3.4
Independent Bob Kennedy1,0293.2+3.2
Independent William Mulcahy7452.3+2.3
Independent Colin Slade7442.3+2.3
Country ResidentsPaul Arico3731.2+1.2
Total formal votes32,14394.4-3.2
Informal votes1,9135.6+3.2
Turnout 34,05693.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Barry Morris 15,66352.6+2.1
Labor Jim Angel14,09347.4-2.1
Liberal hold Swing +2.1

Elections in the 1980s

1988

1988 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Barry Morris 13,55145.6+10.1
Labor Bob Debus 13,00643.7-5.9
Democrats Bruce Forbes3,19210.7+3.2
Total formal votes29,74997.6-0.6
Informal votes7232.4+0.6
Turnout 30,47293.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Barry Morris 14,70150.3+4.9
Labor Bob Debus 14,50349.7-4.9
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +4.9

1984

1984 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bob Debus 16,83048.5-9.9
Liberal Margaret Bradshaw12,96237.3-2.2
Democrats Steve Franklin2,6007.5+7.5
Call to Australia Bruce Fry2,3476.8+6.8
Total formal votes34,73998.4+0.8
Informal votes5791.6-0.8
Turnout 35,31892.3+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Debus 18,18653.5-6.1
Liberal Margaret Bradshaw15,83246.5+6.1
Labor hold Swing -6.1

1981

1981 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bob Debus 18,68258.4-3.5
Liberal Reg Gillard 12,63739.5+39.5
Independent Harry Marsh6962.2+2.2
Total formal votes32,01597.6
Informal votes7842.4
Turnout 32,79991.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Debus 18,78259.6-0.5
Liberal Reg Gillard 12,73740.4+40.4
Labor hold Swing -0.5

Elections in the 1970s

1978

1978 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Mick Clough 15,18761.9+11.4
Independent Harold Coates 8,05032.8-16.7
Democrats William Player1,3075.3+5.3
Total formal votes24,54498.4+0.1
Informal votes4101.6-0.1
Turnout 24,95493.0-0.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Mick Clough 15,84164.5+14.0
Independent Harold Coates 8,70335.5-14.0
Labor hold Swing +14.0

1976

1976 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Mick Clough 11,95750.5+8.6
Independent Harold Coates 11,72149.5-5.4
Total formal votes23,67898.3-0.3
Informal votes4101.7+0.3
Turnout 24,08893.5-0.5
Labor gain from Independent Swing +7.0

1973

1973 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Harold Coates 1,22954.9+0.1
Labor Mick Clough 9,33941.9+2.5
Democratic Labor Joseph Conroy7093.2-0.8
Total formal votes22,27798.6
Informal votes3141.4
Turnout 22,59194.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Harold Coates 12,58456.5-1.2
Labor Mick Clough 9,69343.5+1.2
Independent hold Swing -1.2

1971

1971 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Harold Coates 11,27154.8-2.0
Labor James Collins8,10139.4-1.1
Democratic Labor Kenneth Brown8123.9+1.2
Independent Frederick Lamb3991.9+1.9
Total formal votes20,58398.8
Informal votes2481.2
Turnout 20,83194.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Harold Coates 11,87757.7-0.5
Labor James Collins8,78642.3+0.5
Independent hold Swing -0.5

Elections in the 1960s

1968

1968 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Harold Coates 9,99156.1+10.1
Labor James Robson7,11840.5-6.9
Democratic Labor David Westgate4682.7-3.9
Total formal votes17,57798.5
Informal votes2721.5
Turnout 17,84995.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Harold Coates 10,24758.3+6.9
Labor James Robson7,33041.7-6.9
Independent win(new seat)

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