Electoral results for the district of Heffron

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Heffron, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1973 and has always been held by the Labor party. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Members for Heffron

ElectionMemberParty
1973   Laurie Brereton Labor
1976
1978
1981
1984
1988
1990 by Deirdre Grusovin
1991
1995
1999
2003 Kristina Keneally
2007
2011
2012 by Ron Hoenig
2015
2019
2023

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2023

2023 New South Wales state election: Heffron [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ron Hoenig 22,45849.7+7.4
Liberal Francis Devine9,59721.2−6.5
Greens Philipa Veitch8,55918.9+1.1
Independent Sarina Kilham1,5383.4+3.4
Animal Justice Linda Paull1,2522.8−0.5
Sustainable Australia Ann Godfrey8892.0+2.0
Socialist Alliance Rachel Evans8781.9+1.9
Total formal votes45,17197.1−0.2
Informal votes1,3282.9+0.2
Turnout 46,49982.6−0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ron Hoenig 29,75773.3+8.0
Liberal Francis Devine10,84726.7−8.0
Labor hold Swing +8.0

Elections in the 2010s

2019

2019 New South Wales state election: Heffron [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ron Hoenig 20,40940.81−3.49
Liberal Alexander Andruska13,86327.72−1.99
Greens Kym Chapple9,56519.13−1.98
Keep Sydney Open Chris Ryan4,5759.15+9.15
Animal Justice Michael Dello-Iacovo1,5983.20+3.20
Total formal votes50,01097.48+0.73
Informal votes1,2922.52−0.73
Turnout 51,30284.69−2.49
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ron Hoenig 28,87465.13+1.03
Liberal Alexander Andruska15,46234.87−1.03
Labor hold Swing +1.03

2015

2015 New South Wales state election: Heffron [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ron Hoenig 20,53944.3+4.4
Liberal John Koutsoukis13,77529.7−5.1
Greens Osman Faruqi9,78821.1+3.5
No Land Tax Anastasia Bakss1,3923.0+3.0
Christian Democrats Shawn Arbeau8731.9−0.0
Total formal votes46,36796.7+0.5
Informal votes1,5583.3−0.5
Turnout 47,92587.2+3.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ron Hoenig 26,52964.1+8.9
Liberal John Koutsoukis14,86035.9−8.9
Labor hold Swing +8.9

2012 by-election

2012 Heffron by-election [11] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ron Hoenig 20,50158.9+17.7
Greens Mehreen Faruqi 8,12223.3+4.4
Democrats Drew Simmons3,74910.8+10.8
Christian Democrats Robyn Peebles2,4427.0+5.1
Total formal votes34,81494.8–1.9
Informal votes1,9105.2+1.9
Turnout 36,72465.9–22.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Ron Hoenig 21,86370.0+12.9
Greens Mehreen Faruqi 9,36630.0+30.0
Labor hold Swing N/A
Kristina Keneally (Labor) resigned.

2011

2011 New South Wales state election: Heffron [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Kristina Keneally 18,87041.2−15.2
Liberal Patrice Pandeleos15,22633.3+11.5
Greens Mehreen Faruqi 8,68119.0−0.7
Independent John Forster1,8654.1+4.1
Christian Democrats Katalin Ferrier8711.9+1.9
Trevor Rowe2540.6+0.6
Total formal votes45,76796.7+0.4
Informal votes1,5483.3−0.4
Turnout 47,31588.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kristina Keneally 22,29957.1−16.6
Liberal Patrice Pandeleos16,78042.9+16.6
Labor hold Swing −16.6

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 New South Wales state election: Heffron [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Kristina Keneally 23,06656.4+2.0
Liberal Scott Nash8,88921.8+4.0
Greens Ben Spies-Butcher8,03119.7+6.9
James Cogan8752.1+2.1
Total formal votes40,86196.3
Informal votes1,5493.7
Turnout 42,41089.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kristina Keneally 27,37173.7−0.5
Liberal Scott Nash9,78326.3+0.5
Labor hold Swing −0.5

2003

2003 New South Wales state election: Heffron [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Kristina Keneally 21,78057.4−6.0
Liberal Sarah Lawrance7,06118.6−0.8
Greens Will Smith4,83712.7+7.3
Independent Margery Whitehead1,6054.2+4.2
Independent John Bush9192.4+2.4
Unity Alan Lai8082.1+2.1
Independent John Tullis4881.3+1.3
Democrats Stephen Chanphakeo4561.2−2.8
Total formal votes37,95496.2
Informal votes1,4863.8
Turnout 39,44089.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kristina Keneally 24,33273.9−2.2
Liberal Sarah Lawrance8,60326.1+2.2
Labor hold Swing −2.2

Elections in the 1990s

1999

1999 New South Wales state election: Heffron [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Deirdre Grusovin 23,49263.4+4.1
Liberal Jackie Canessa7,20519.4−6.6
Greens Jonathan Keyte1,9925.4−2.7
One Nation David Taylor1,6154.4+4.4
Democrats David Mendelssohn1,4764.0+3.0
AAFI Rex Dobson9522.6+2.6
Democratic Socialist Jim Green 3380.9+0.6
Total formal votes37,07096.3+2.9
Informal votes1,4403.7−2.9
Turnout 38,51091.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Deirdre Grusovin 25,47876.1+6.3
Liberal Jackie Canessa7,99823.9−6.3
Labor hold Swing +6.3

1995

1995 New South Wales state election: Heffron [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Deirdre Grusovin 20,61161.5+3.4
Liberal Ben Franklin 9,43528.1−2.2
Greens Mark Berriman3,1059.3+1.8
Socialist Labour Yabu Bilyana3701.1+1.1
Total formal votes33,52192.9+8.9
Informal votes2,5777.1−8.9
Turnout 36,09891.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Deirdre Grusovin 22,19468.8+3.1
Liberal Ben Franklin 10,07131.2−3.1
Labor hold Swing +3.1

1991

1991 New South Wales state election: Heffron [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Deirdre Grusovin 17,10058.0+1.8
Liberal John Paterson8,92830.3−1.8
Greens Mark Berriman2,2087.5+7.5
Democrats Eamon Quinn1,2274.2+3.4
Total formal votes29,46384.0−11.5
Informal votes5,62316.0+11.5
Turnout 35,08693.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Deirdre Grusovin 18,10265.7+4.2
Liberal John Paterson9,46334.3−4.2
Labor hold Swing +4.2

1990 by-election

1990 Heffron by-election
Saturday 23 June [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Deirdre Grusovin 14,39365.69.4
Democrats Amelia Newman3,54916.2
Greens Mark Berriman2,79912.8
Call to Australia Beville Varidel1,1885.4
Total formal votes21,92995.6
Informal votes9994.4
Turnout 22,92872.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Deirdre Grusovin 15,20674.215.0
Democrats Amelia Newman5,27825.8
Labor hold Swing 15.0 [a]
Laurie Brereton (Labor) resigned. [19]

Elections in the 1980s

1988

1988 New South Wales state election: Heffron [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Laurie Brereton 15,75956.2−9.4
Liberal Bernadette Hamilton9,92435.4+0.9
Independent Barry Devine2,3778.5+8.5
Total formal votes28,06095.4−0.8
Informal votes1,3664.6+0.8
Turnout 29,42691.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Laurie Brereton 16,10959.2−6.4
Liberal Bernadette Hamilton11,11940.8+6.4
Labor hold Swing −6.4

1984

1984 New South Wales state election: Heffron [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Laurie Brereton 18,53665.6−11.9
Liberal Barry Devine9,73034.4+11.9
Total formal votes28,26696.1+1.3
Informal votes1,1373.9−1.3
Turnout 29,40392.3+2.3
Labor hold Swing −11.9

1981

1981 New South Wales state election: Heffron [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Laurie Brereton 20,93877.5−2.5
Liberal Carolyn O'Connor6,09422.5+2.5
Total formal votes27,03294.8
Informal votes1,4705.2
Turnout 28,50290.0
Labor hold Swing −2.5

Elections in the 1970s

1978

1978 New South Wales state election: Heffron [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Laurie Brereton 23,53180.0+16.9
Liberal George Balos5,87120.0−9.2
Total formal votes29,40295.8−1.7
Informal votes1,2814.2+1.7
Turnout 30,68391.9+1.8
Labor hold Swing +10.2

1976

1976 New South Wales state election: Heffron [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Laurie Brereton 18,99463.1−4.9
Liberal George Balos8,79429.2+29.2
Independent Crena Morrison1,3154.4+4.4
Independent John Holt1,0163.4+3.4
Total formal votes30,11997.5+2.7
Informal votes7692.5−2.7
Turnout 30,88890.1+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Laurie Brereton 21,03169.8−4.1
Liberal George Balos9,08830.2+30.2
Labor hold Swing −4.1

1973

1973 New South Wales state election: Heffron [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Laurie Brereton 18,75368.0+1.9
Democratic Labor Paul Evans5,59620.3+20.3
Australia Peter Clark3,23311.7+11.7
Total formal votes27,58294.8
Informal votes1,5255.2
Turnout 29,10789.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Laurie Brereton 20,36973.8+7.7
Democratic Labor Paul Evans7,21326.2+26.2
Labor notional  hold Swing +7.7
Heffron was a new seat with a notional Labor majority.

Notes

  1. compared to the two-party-preferred result for the 1988 Heffron election.

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