Electoral results for the district of Cessnock

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Cessnock, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales has had two incarnations, the first from 1913 to 1920, the second from 1927 to the present. [1] [2]

Contents

ElectionMemberParty
1913 William Kearsley Labor
1917
ElectionMemberParty
1927 Jack Baddeley Labor
1930
1932
1935
1938
1941
1944
1947
1949 (by) John Crook
1950
1953
1956
1959 George Neilly
1962
1965
1968
1971
1973
1976
1978 Bob Brown
1981 (by) Stan Neilly
1984
1988 Bob Roberts Liberal
1991 Stan Neilly Labor
1995
1999 Kerry Hickey
2003
2007
2011 Clayton Barr
2015
2019

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2019

2019 New South Wales state election: Cessnock [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Clayton Barr 27,12254.48−7.74
National Josh Angus12,08124.27+1.03
Greens Janet Murray4,0108.06−0.36
Animal Justice Chris Parker3,9497.93+7.93
Sustainable Australia Steve Russell2,6195.26+5.26
Total formal votes49,78194.96−0.64
Informal votes2,6435.04+0.64
Turnout 52,42489.97−1.39
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clayton Barr 30,22969.34−2.67
National Josh Angus13,36430.66+2.67
Labor hold Swing −2.67

2015

2015 New South Wales state election: Cessnock [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Clayton Barr 28,51962.2+28.1
National Jessica Price-Purnell10,65223.2−1.8
Greens Lindy Williams3,8578.4−0.2
No Land Tax Domenic Lopreiato1,4653.2+3.2
Christian Democrats Julie Johnson1,3392.9−0.5
Total formal votes45,83295.6+0.9
Informal votes2,1114.4−0.9
Turnout 47,94391.4+1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clayton Barr 30,05772.0+18.1
National Jessica Price-Purnell11,68528.0−18.1
Labor hold Swing +18.1

2011

2011 New South Wales state election: Cessnock [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Clayton Barr 15,81234.5-20.3
National Alison Davey11,30924.7-6.7
Independent Dale Troy8,64018.8+18.8
Greens James Ryan3,9138.5-5.3
Independent Allan Stapleford2,2975.0+5.0
Independent Allan McCudden2,2845.0+5.0
Christian Democrats Wayne Riley1,5983.5+3.5
Total formal votes45,85395.3-1.6
Informal votes2,2404.7+1.6
Turnout 48,09394.2+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clayton Barr 18,67954.4-8.1
National Alison Davey15,68745.6+8.1
Labor hold Swing -8.1

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 New South Wales state election: Cessnock [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Kerry Hickey 24,02654.8-3.8
National Trevor Hollingshed13,75431.4+12.8
Greens James Ryan6,05313.8+6.7
Total formal votes43,83396.9-0.4
Informal votes1,3793.1+0.4
Turnout 45,21294.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kerry Hickey 25,34762.4-6.7
National Trevor Hollingshed15,26437.6+6.7
Labor hold Swing -6.7

2003

2003 New South Wales state election: Cessnock [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Kerry Hickey 22,84355.7+1.2
National Dale Troy11,53328.1+28.1
Greens Kerry Suwald2,9267.1+2.1
One Nation John Bailey1,5733.8-12.2
Independent Patricia St Lawrence1,2193.0+3.0
Democrats Graham Capararo8812.2+2.2
Total formal votes40,97597.7-0.4
Informal votes9582.3+0.4
Turnout 41,93393.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kerry Hickey 24,28265.5-7.1
National Dale Troy12,76634.5+34.5
Labor hold Swing -7.1

Elections in the 1990s

1999

1999 New South Wales state election: Cessnock [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Kerry Hickey 21,96654.6-4.3
One Nation Graham Burston6,46216.1+16.1
Liberal Mark Coure 6,00314.9-13.8
Independent Ian Olsen3,7849.4+9.4
Greens James Ryan2,0255.0+3.6
Total formal votes40,24098.1+2.8
Informal votes7601.9-2.8
Turnout 41,00094.8
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Kerry Hickey 25,28773.9+7.6
Liberal Mark Coure 8,90826.1-7.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Kerry Hickey 25,81372.6+6.3
One Nation Graham Burston9,71927.4+27.4
Labor hold Swing +6.3

1995

1995 New South Wales state election: Cessnock [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Stan Neilly 18,68055.5+4.8
Liberal Robert Symon10,58131.4-9.9
Democrats Simon Holliday3,62010.8+6.4
Socialist Labour Terry Cook7752.3+2.3
Total formal votes33,65695.7+4.3
Informal votes1,5164.3-4.3
Turnout 35,17294.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Stan Neilly 20,34863.1+8.7
Liberal Robert Symon11,88836.9-8.7
Labor hold Swing +8.7

1991

1991 New South Wales state election: Cessnock [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Stan Neilly 15,83850.7+5.5
Liberal Bob Roberts 12,91041.4+8.7
Democrats Denis Rothwell1,3574.3+4.3
Independent Jim White1,1063.5+3.5
Total formal votes31,21191.4-5.5
Informal votes2,9388.6+5.5
Turnout 34,14995.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Stan Neilly 16,61254.4+4.8
Liberal Bob Roberts 13,91545.6-4.8
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +4.8

Elections in the 1980s

1988

1988 New South Wales state election: Cessnock [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Stan Neilly 13,98745.1-13.8
Liberal Bob Roberts 10,14332.7+18.3
National Desmond Snelgrove6,85222.1-4.5
Total formal votes30,98296.9-1.2
Informal votes9893.1+1.2
Turnout 31,97195.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bob Roberts 15,21850.5+9.4
Labor Stan Neilly 14,94349.5-9.4
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +9.4

1984

1984 New South Wales state election: Cessnock [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Stan Neilly 23,51976.2-1.3
Liberal Gerard Berkhout7,34123.8+5.6
Total formal votes30,86097.80.0
Informal votes6832.20.0
Turnout 31,54394.7+0.2
Labor hold Swing -4.3

1981

1981 New South Wales state election: Cessnock [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Stan Neilly 23,01577.5-1.6
Liberal James White5,40618.2-2.7
Democrats Gregory Mutton1,2634.3+4.3
Total formal votes29,68497.8
Informal votes6592.2
Turnout 30,34394.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Stan Neilly 23,21580.5+1.4
Liberal James White5,60619.5-1.4
Labor hold Swing +1.4

1981 by-election

1981 Cessnock by-election
Saturday 8 October [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Stan Neilly 15,93270.43
Liberal Colin Richardson3,91117.29
Democrats Elisabeth Kirkby 2,77912.28
Total formal votes22,62298.91
Informal votes2501.09
Turnout 22,87288.74
Labor hold Swing  
Bob Brown (Labor) resigned to successfully contest the federal House of Representatives seat of Hunter. [17]

Elections in the 1970s

1978

1978 New South Wales state election: Cessnock [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bob Brown 18,54779.1+2.1
Liberal Terrence Nicholas4,89420.9-2.1
Total formal votes23,44198.4-0.3
Informal votes3891.6+0.3
Turnout 23,83095.6-0.4
Labor hold Swing +2.1

1976

1976 New South Wales state election: Cessnock [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Neilly 17,81477.0-1.1
Liberal Suzan Ross-Gowan5,32723.0+23.0
Total formal votes23,14198.7+1.3
Informal votes3101.3-1.3
Turnout 23,45196.0+0.1
Labor hold Swing -1.1

1973

1973 New South Wales state election: Cessnock [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Neilly 17,09378.1-2.3
Democratic Labor Bernard Burke4,80121.9+21.9
Total formal votes21,89497.4
Informal votes5832.6
Turnout 22,47795.9
Labor hold Swing -2.3

1971

1971 New South Wales state election: Cessnock [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Neilly 16,25180.4+14.5
Liberal John Thomas3,97219.6+19.6
Total formal votes20,22398.8
Informal votes2511.2
Turnout 20,47496.0
Labor hold Swing +14.5

Elections in the 1960s

1968

1968 New South Wales state election: Cessnock [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Neilly 13,52865.9-11.7
Independent Robert Brown7,00934.1+34.1
Total formal votes20,53798.6
Informal votes2831.4
Turnout 20,82096.5
Labor hold Swing N/A

1965

1965 New South Wales state election: Cessnock [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Neilly 14,68777.6+11.4
Democratic Labor Hilton Smith2,70914.3+14.3
Communist Charles Dumbrell1,5438.1+5.1
Total formal votes18,93998.0−1.0
Informal votes3852.0+1.0
Turnout 19,32495.2−0.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor George Neilly 15,92184.1−0.1
Democratic Labor Hilton Smith3,01815.9+15.9
Labor hold Swing N/A

1962

1962 New South Wales state election: Cessnock [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Neilly 12,75466.2+3.8
Independent Robert Brown4,00020.8+20.8
Liberal Edward Farrell1,93510.0+10.0
Communist Stanley Smith5743.0−5.4
Total formal votes19,26399.0
Informal votes1871.0
Turnout 19,45095.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor George Neilly 14,00972.7+6.1
Independent Robert Brown5,25427.3+27.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1950s

1959

1959 New South Wales state election: Cessnock [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Neilly 12,74062.4
Independent Charles Haxton5,97229.2
Communist David Stevenson1,7108.4
Total formal votes20,42298.3
Informal votes3501.7
Turnout 20,77295.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor George Neilly 13,59566.6
Independent Charles Haxton6,82733.4
Labor hold Swing

1956

1956 New South Wales state election: Cessnock [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Crook 13,37469.5−16.1
Liberal Harold Hawkes3,76019.5+19.5
Communist David Stevenson2,12111.0−3.4
Total formal votes19,25598.5+3.4
Informal votes2951.5−3.4
Turnout 19,55096.5+1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Crook 15,28379.4−6.2
Liberal Harold Hawkes3,97220.6+20.6
Labor hold Swing N/A

1953

1953 New South Wales state election: Cessnock [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Crook 15,14585.6
Communist John Tapp2,55714.4
Total formal votes17,70295.1
Informal votes9084.9
Turnout 18,61094.7
Labor hold Swing

1950

1950 New South Wales state election: Cessnock [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Crook 15,13286.7
Communist John Tapp2,31913.3
Total formal votes17,45197.5
Informal votes4452.5
Turnout 17,89695.0
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1949 by-election

1949 Cessnock by-election
Saturday 8 October [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Crook 16,20480.50
Communist John Tapp3,92519.50
Total formal votes20,12995.83
Informal votes8774.17
Turnout 21,00689.99
Labor hold Swing  
Jack Baddeley (Labor) resigned to accept the position of Chairman of the State Coal Mine Authority. [29]

1947

1947 New South Wales state election: Cessnock [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Baddeley 12,75660.0-40.0
Independent Labor William May5,32325.0+25.0
Communist Charles Evans3,20015.0+15.0
Total formal votes21,27997.7
Informal votes5102.3
Turnout 21,78996.3
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1944

1941

1941 New South Wales state election: Cessnock [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Baddeley 13,55968.0
State Labor George McGregor6,37032.0
Total formal votes19,92997.8
Informal votes4532.2
Turnout 20,38294.9
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

1938

1938 New South Wales state election: Cessnock [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Baddeley 12,10669.3+0.9
Industrial Labor Eugene O'Neill5,36030.7+30.7
Total formal votes17,46697.60.0
Informal votes4352.40.0
Turnout 17,90196.6+0.4
Labor hold Swing N/A

1935

1935 New South Wales state election: Cessnock [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor (NSW) Jack Baddeley 12,09968.4-5.1
Independent Eugene O'Neill3,82721.6+21.6
Communist Charles Evans1,76410.0+4.9
Total formal votes17,69097.6+0.9
Informal votes4422.4-0.9
Turnout 18,13296.2-0.4
Labor (NSW) hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1932

1932 New South Wales state election: Cessnock [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor (NSW) Jack Baddeley 12,59673.5-19.0
Federal Labor Joseph Norton3,65621.3+21.3
Communist Henry Scanlon8775.1-2.4
Total formal votes17,12996.7+2.9
Informal votes5853.3-2.9
Turnout 17,71496.6+0.6
Labor (NSW) hold Swing N/A

1930

1930 New South Wales state election: Cessnock [36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Baddeley 14,80892.5
Communist Joseph Schelley1,2007.5
Total formal votes16,00893.8
Informal votes1,0586.2
Turnout 17,066
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1927

This section is an excerpt from 1927 New South Wales state election § Cessnock
1927 New South Wales state election: Cessnock [37]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Baddeley 7,73669.8
Independent Malcolm McNeil3,34130.2
Total formal votes11,07798.4
Informal votes1751.6
Turnout 11,25276.0
Labor win(new seat)

1920-1927

District abolished

Elections in the 1910s

1917

This section is an excerpt from 1917 New South Wales state election § Cessnock
1917 New South Wales state election: Cessnock [38]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Kearsley unopposed
Labor hold 

1913

1913 New South Wales state election: Cessnock [39] [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Kearsley 5,60686.8
Liberal Reform Charles Cheesbrough5648.7
Socialist Labor William North2904.5
Total formal votes6,46097.7
Informal votes1502.3
Turnout 6,61060.3
Labor win(new seat)

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