Electoral results for the district of Coffs Harbour

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Coffs Harbour, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1981 and has always been held by the National party. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Members for Coffs Harbour

ElectionMemberParty
1981   Matt Singleton National
1984
1988
1990 by Andrew Fraser
1991
1995
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019 Gurmesh Singh
2023

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2023

2023 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Gurmesh Singh 25,31951.43+8.61
Labor Tony Judge10,26320.85+3.16
Independent Sally Townley5,97812.14−5.25
Legalise Cannabis Tihema Elliston2,9175.93+5.93
Greens Tim Nott2,8145.72−0.81
Animal Justice Kellie Pearce1,0962.23−0.47
Sustainable Australia Ruth Cully8421.71+1.71
Total formal votes49,22997.20+0.95
Informal votes1,4162.80−0.95
Turnout 50,64587.58−1.29
Two-party-preferred result
National Gurmesh Singh 27,45863.24+2.47
Labor Tony Judge15,95836.76−2.47
National hold Swing +2.47

Elections in the 2010s

2019

2019 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Gurmesh Singh 20,26842.82−11.76
Labor Tony Judge8,37117.69−8.21
Independent Sally Townley8,24717.42+17.42
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Stuart Davidson3,4057.19+7.19
Greens Jonathan Cassell3,0906.53−7.03
Liberal Democrats Gregory Renet1,5423.26+3.26
Animal Justice Robyn Marchant1,2782.70+2.70
Independent Ann Leonard1,1322.39+2.39
Total formal votes47,33396.25−0.53
Informal votes1,8463.75+0.53
Turnout 49,17988.87−0.01
Two-party-preferred result
National Gurmesh Singh 22,79960.77−3.53
Labor Tony Judge14,71739.23+3.53
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Gurmesh Singh 22,37560.30−4.00
Independent Sally Townley14,73039.70+39.70
National hold 

2015

2015 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Andrew Fraser 24,65254.6−11.3
Labor June Smith11,69825.9+11.7
Greens Craig Christie6,12613.6+3.1
Christian Democrats Ian Sutherland1,9584.3+0.7
No Land Tax Annette Guerry7331.6+1.6
Total formal votes45,16796.8−0.3
Informal votes1,5033.2+0.3
Turnout 46,67088.9−0.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Andrew Fraser 26,18464.3−13.0
Labor June Smith14,53735.7+13.0
National hold Swing −13.0

2011

2011 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Andrew Fraser 29,79866.1+14.1
Labor David Quinn6,39214.2−6.5
Greens Rodney Degens4,74910.5+3.1
Independent Paul Templeton2,5755.7+5.7
Christian Democrats Deborah Lions1,5913.5−0.2
Total formal votes45,10597.5−0.8
Informal votes1,1402.5+0.8
Turnout 46,24591.3
Two-party-preferred result
National Andrew Fraser 31,95677.2+9.6
Labor David Quinn9,42122.8−9.6
National hold Swing +9.6

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Andrew Fraser 22,35152.0+11.8
Labor David Kennedy8,89820.7−1.0
Independent Keith Rhoades6,42114.9+4.9
Greens Rodney Degens3,2057.5+1.5
Christian Democrats Deborah Lions1,5923.7+0.4
AAFI Gerry Evic5501.3+1.3
Total formal votes43,01798.3+0.4
Informal votes7381.7−0.4
Turnout 43,75592.3
Two-party-preferred result
National Andrew Fraser 24,88467.6+5.7
Labor David Kennedy11,91432.4−5.7
National hold Swing +5.7

2003

2003 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Andrew Fraser 16,72840.4−5.7
Labor Pamela Stephenson7,81118.9−11.7
Independent Jan Strom7,47518.1+18.1
Independent Keith Rhoades4,41110.7+10.7
Greens Gabrielle Tindall2,9527.1+3.6
Christian Democrats Greg Holder1,4173.4+3.4
One Nation Tenille Burston4871.2−10.1
Independent Evalds Erglis1090.3−0.4
Total formal votes41,39098.0−0.3
Informal votes8542.0+0.3
Turnout 42,24492.4
Notional two-party-preferred count
National Andrew Fraser 19,78164.3+6.0
Labor Pamela Stephenson10,97435.7−6.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Andrew Fraser 18,81756.9−1.4
Independent Jan Strom14,26343.1+43.1
National hold Swing −1.4

Elections in the 1990s

1999

1999 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Andrew Fraser 18,04346.1−7.0
Labor Alph Williams11,97030.6+0.3
One Nation George Gardiner4,40911.3+11.3
Democrats Mark Spencer2,3616.0+6.0
Greens Chris Cairns1,3693.5−1.9
Earthsave Chris Backman3620.9+0.9
Independent Evalds Erglis2710.7+0.0
AAFI Frederick Ansted2290.6+0.6
Non-Custodial Parents Horst Sommer1280.3+0.3
Total formal votes39,14298.3+1.5
Informal votes6921.7−1.5
Turnout 39,83493.3
Two-party-preferred result
National Andrew Fraser 19,74958.3−0.6
Labor Alph Williams14,12941.7+0.6
National hold Swing −0.6

1995

1995 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Andrew Fraser 19,29653.0+0.5
Labor Bruce Clarke11,06430.4−5.7
Independent Sue Dethridge2,9458.1+8.1
Greens Mark Spencer1,9795.4+5.4
Natural Law Byron Rigby5001.4+1.4
The Country PartyKen Field4061.1+1.1
Independent Evalds Erglis2510.7−0.7
Total formal votes36,44196.7+1.4
Informal votes1,2323.3−1.4
Turnout 37,67393.9
Two-party-preferred result
National Andrew Fraser 20,36158.7+1.7
Labor Bruce Clarke14,32641.3−1.7
National hold Swing +1.7

1991

1991 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Andrew Fraser 16,62552.5−16.2
Labor Bruce Clarke11,43436.1+12.3
Democrats Sue Arnold2,1066.7−0.7
Independent May Southgate1,0623.4+3.4
Independent Evalds Erglis4391.4+1.4
Total formal votes31,66695.4−2.5
Informal votes1,5444.6+2.5
Turnout 33,21093.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Andrew Fraser 17,54757.0−15.3
Labor Bruce Clarke13,26343.0+15.3
National hold Swing −15.3

1990 by-election

1990 Coffs Harbour by-election
Saturday 3 November [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Andrew Fraser 11,39337.4−30.0
Labor Bruce Clarke9,79032.1+8.0
Independent Lynne Dalton3,43711.3
Independent Max Dawes2,5018.2
Total formal votes30,50398.4+0.6
Informal votes5071.6−0.6
Turnout 31,01086.8−6.7
Two-party-preferred result
National Andrew Fraser 15,92055.4−16.0
Labor Bruce Clarke12,82344.6+16.0
National hold Swing +16.0
Matt Singleton (National) resigned. [18]

Elections in the 1980s

1988

1988 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Matt Singleton 19,74867.3+5.7
Labor Terrence Hancock7,08524.1−14.3
Democrats Norma Pederson2,5278.6+8.6
Total formal votes29,36097.8−0.7
Informal votes6642.2+0.7
Turnout 30,02493.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Matt Singleton 20,48271.4+9.9
Labor Terrence Hancock8,21028.6−9.9
National hold Swing +9.9

1984

1984 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Matt Singleton 21,87361.3+2.0
Labor Laurence Brown13,78938.7−2.0
Total formal votes35,66298.4+0.2
Informal votes5691.6−0.2
Turnout 36,23191.8+0.8
National hold Swing +2.0

1981

1981 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Country Matt Singleton 18,37559.3−0.8
Labor Joseph Moran12,62640.7+0.8
Total formal votes31,00198.2
Informal votes5611.8
Turnout 31,56291.0
National Country notional  hold Swing −0.8
Coffs Harbour was a new district, notionally held by National Country. Matt Singleton (National Country) was the sitting member for Clarence which had become notionally held by Labor due to the redistribution. [22]

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