Electoral results for the district of Kiama

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Kiama, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, had two incarnations, the first from 1859 to 1904, the second from 1981 until the present. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Members

First incarnation (1859–1904)
ElectionMemberParty
1859   Samuel Gray None
1860
1864 by Henry Parkes
1864
1869
1870 by
1871 by John Stewart
1872
1874 Samuel Charles
1877
1880 by Harman Tarrant
1880
1882
1885
1887 by   Angus Cameron Free Trade
1887
1889 George Fuller
1891
1894   Alexander Campbell Ind. Protectionist
1895   Protectionist
1898
1901   Progressive
 
Second incarnation (1981–present)
ElectionMemberParty
1981   Bill Knott Labor
1984
1986 by Bob Harrison
1988
1991
1995
1999 Matt Brown
2003
2007
2011   Gareth Ward Liberal
2015
2019

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2019

2019 New South Wales state election: Kiama [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Gareth Ward 26,23053.59+1.98
Labor Anthony Higgins13,80328.20−3.85
Greens Nina Digiglio5,81511.88+0.83
Christian Democrats John Kadwell1,6713.41+0.26
Sustainable Australia Anne Whatman1,4272.92+2.92
Total formal votes48,94696.83−0.36
Informal votes1,6033.17+0.36
Turnout 50,54991.10−1.26
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Gareth Ward 28,01662.01+3.35
Labor Anthony Higgins17,16737.99−3.35
Liberal hold Swing +3.35

2015

2015 New South Wales state election: Kiama [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Gareth Ward 24,61851.6+8.0
Labor Glenn Kolomeitz15,28832.1+4.4
Greens Terry Barratt5,27111.1+2.2
Christian Democrats Steve Ryan1,5053.2−0.7
No Land Tax Carmel Pellegrini1,0162.1+2.1
Total formal votes47,69897.2−0.0
Informal votes1,3822.8+0.0
Turnout 49,08092.4+2.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Gareth Ward 26,11458.7+0.1
Labor Glenn Kolomeitz18,40441.3−0.1
Liberal hold Swing +0.1

2011

2011 New South Wales state election: Kiama [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Gareth Ward 19,89842.5+12.0
Labor Matt Brown 13,36628.6-22.1
Independent Sandra McCarthy6,00912.8+12.8
Greens Ben Van Der Wijngaart4,1268.8+0.2
Christian Democrats Steve Ryan1,8053.9-0.9
Independent Adrian Daly1,5763.4+3.4
Total formal votes46,78097.7-0.2
Informal votes1,0912.3+0.2
Turnout 47,87194.6+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Gareth Ward 23,03057.5+19.4
Labor Matt Brown 17,05242.5-19.4
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +19.4

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 New South Wales state election: Kiama [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Matt Brown 21,97150.7+4.1
Liberal Ann Sudmalis 13,22430.5-2.1
Greens Ben van der Wijngaart3,7598.7-0.6
Christian Democrats John Kadwell2,0824.8+0.6
Fishing Party Garth Bridge1,6803.9+3.9
Against Further Immigration Jack Burnett6451.5+0.7
Total formal votes43,36198.0+0.1
Informal votes9022.0-0.1
Turnout 44,26394.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Matt Brown 24,91062.0+3.7
Liberal Ann Sudmalis 15,27338.0-3.7
Labor hold Swing +3.7

2003

2003 New South Wales state election: Kiama [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Matt Brown 25,07456.2+6.8
Liberal Danielle Jones11,99326.9+5.1
Greens Howard Jones4,1079.2+1.5
Christian Democrats John Kadwell1,6673.7-0.6
One Nation Helga Green6981.6-7.6
Democrats Henry Collier5291.2-2.1
Against Further Immigration Clive Curnow5231.2+0.0
Total formal votes44,59197.7+0.1
Informal votes1,0592.3-0.1
Turnout 45,65093.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Matt Brown 27,20866.9-0.8
Liberal Danielle Jones13,47133.1+0.8
Labor hold Swing -0.8

Elections in the 1990s

1999

1999 New South Wales state election: Kiama [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Matt Brown 20,23649.4-7.1
Liberal Charlie Mifsud8,93621.8-9.9
One Nation Dan Orr3,7659.2+9.2
Greens Jim Bradley3,1577.7-3.9
Christian Democrats John Kadwell1,7744.3+4.2
Democrats Henry Collier1,3633.3+3.2
Independent Philip McLeod1,2343.0+3.0
Against Further Immigration John Murray4721.2+1.2
Total formal votes40,93797.6+3.4
Informal votes1,0182.4-3.4
Turnout 41,95594.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Matt Brown 23,04867.7+3.1
Liberal Charlie Mifsud10,99532.3-3.1
Labor hold Swing +3.1

1995

1995 New South Wales state election: Kiama [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bob Harrison 20,38554.3+0.7
Liberal Jason Collins12,81434.2+1.4
Greens Karla Sperling4,31911.5+11.5
Total formal votes37,51894.3+4.0
Informal votes2,2755.7-4.0
Turnout 39,79394.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Harrison 22,47262.2+0.8
Liberal Jason Collins13,67737.8-0.8
Labor hold Swing +0.8

1991

1991 New South Wales state election: Kiama [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bob Harrison 16,92553.6+3.2
Liberal Phillip Motbey10,34532.8-9.7
Democrats Kerry Sharpe2,6488.4+7.2
Call to Australia Glen Ryan1,6605.3+4.6
Total formal votes31,57890.3-6.4
Informal votes3,3829.7+6.4
Turnout 34,96094.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Harrison 18,52461.4+7.8
Liberal Phillip Motbey11,64438.6-7.8
Labor hold Swing +7.8

Elections in the 1980s

1988

1988 New South Wales state election: Kiama [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bob Harrison 18,12261.4-1.7
Liberal Kevin Baker11,40838.6+1.7
Total formal votes29,53096.5-1.5
Informal votes1,0803.5+1.5
Turnout 30,61094.6
Labor hold Swing -1.7

1986 by-election

1986 Kiama by-election
Saturday 1 February [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bob Harrison 16,70251.8-6.9
Liberal Clyde Poulton10,30032.0-9.3
Independent Janice Tanner1,6555.1
Call to Australia Louise Ollett1,6035.0
Marijuana Nicholas Brash1,2683.9
Democrats Valeria George7022.2
Total formal votes32,23098.3
Informal votes5471.7
Turnout 32,77786.2
Labor hold Swing  
Labor Party member Bill Knott resigned. [16]

1984

1984 New South Wales state election: Kiama [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Knott 19,63658.7-1.2
Liberal Warren Steel13,79741.3+1.2
Total formal votes33,43398.0-0.9
Informal votes6842.0+0.9
Turnout 34,11793.3+1.2
Labor hold Swing -1.2

1981

1981 New South Wales state election: Kiama [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Knott 17,95159.9
Liberal James Chittick11,99540.1
Total formal votes29,94697.1
Informal votes9062.9
Turnout 30,85292.1
Labor notional  hold Swing -2.1

District re-created

1904-1991

District abolished

1901

This section is an excerpt from 1901 New South Wales state election § Kiama
1901 New South Wales state election: Kiama [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Alexander Campbell 71054.4+2.9
Liberal Reform John Waugh59545.6-2.9
Total formal votes1,305100.0+0.2
Informal votes00.0-0.2
Turnout 1,30566.6-2.2
Progressive hold 

Elections in the 1890s

1898

This section is an excerpt from 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Kiama
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Kiama [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Federal Alexander Campbell 70751.5
Free Trade George Fuller 66548.5
Total formal votes1,37299.9
Informal votes20.2
Turnout 1,37468.7
National Federal hold 

1895

This section is an excerpt from 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Kiama
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Kiama [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Alexander Campbell 73155.4
Free Trade John Cole58844.6
Total formal votes1,31999.3
Informal votes100.8
Turnout 1,32971.8
Protectionist hold 

1894

This section is an excerpt from 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Kiama
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Kiama [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ind. Protectionist Alexander Campbell 81150.9
Free Trade George Fuller 78149.1
Total formal votes1,59298.8
Informal votes201.2
Turnout 1,61286.8
Ind. Protectionist gain from Free Trade  

1891

This section is an excerpt from 1891 New South Wales colonial election § Kiama
1891 New South Wales colonial election: Kiama
Friday 19 June [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade George Fuller (elected)89469.0
Protectionist Thomas Kennedy40231.0
Total formal votes1,29697.8
Informal votes292.2
Turnout 1,32571.7
Free Trade hold 

Elections in the 1880s

1889

This section is an excerpt from 1889 New South Wales colonial election § Kiama
1889 New South Wales colonial election: Kiama
Saturday 9 February [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade George Fuller (elected)52847.2
Free Trade John Cole49544.2
Protectionist John Roseby 968.6
Total formal votes1,11998.2
Informal votes211.8
Turnout 1,14069.1
Free Trade hold 

1887

This section is an excerpt from 1887 New South Wales colonial election § Kiama
1887 New South Wales colonial election: Kiama
Wednesday 9 February [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade Angus Cameron (re-elected)unopposed

1887 by-election

1887 Kiama by-election
Thursday 13 January [26]
CandidateVotes%
Angus Cameron (elected)67364.3
Bruce Smith 37335.7
Total formal votes1,046100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 1,04664.5
Harman Tarrant resigned. [26]

1885

This section is an excerpt from 1885 New South Wales colonial election § Kiama
1885 New South Wales colonial election: Kiama
Friday 16 October [27]
CandidateVotes%
Harman Tarrant (re-elected)57461.0
Philip Holdsworth36739.0
Total formal votes94197.7
Informal votes222.3
Turnout 96361.5

1882

This section is an excerpt from 1882 New South Wales colonial election § Kiama
1882 New South Wales colonial election: Kiama
Monday 11 December [28]
CandidateVotes%
Harman Tarrant (re-elected)54559.4
John Davies 37240.6
Total formal votes91798.7
Informal votes121.3
Turnout 92967.4

1880

This section is an excerpt from 1880 New South Wales colonial election § Kiama
1880 New South Wales colonial election: Kiama
Saturday 27 November [29]
CandidateVotes%
Harman Tarrant (re-elected)unopposed

1880 by-election

1880 Kiama by-election
Friday 2 July [30]
CandidateVotes%
Harman Tarrant (elected)45082.9
William Coulter9317.1
Total formal votes543100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 54345.3
Samuel Charles resigned. [30]

1871 by-election

1871 Kiama by-election
Thursday 12 January [31]
CandidateVotes%
John Stewart unopposed
Henry Parkes resigned due to bankruptcy. [31]

1870 by-election

1870 Kiama by-election
Thursday 3 November [32]
CandidateVotes%
Henry Parkes (re-elected)47258.0
Samuel Gray 34242.0
Total formal votes824100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 82467.7
Henry Parkes resigned due to financial difficulties. [32]

Elections in the 1870s

1877

1877 New South Wales colonial election: Kiama
Monday 29 October [33]
CandidateVotes%
Samuel Charles (re-elected)unopposed 

1874

This section is an excerpt from 1874-75 New South Wales colonial election § Kiama
1874–75 New South Wales colonial election: Kiama
Friday 18 December 1874 [34]
CandidateVotes%
Samuel Charles (elected)40553.2
John Stewart (defeated)35746.9
Total formal votes762100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 77666.3

1872

This section is an excerpt from 1872 New South Wales colonial election § Kiama
1872 New South Wales colonial election: Kiama
Friday 23 February [35]
CandidateVotes%
John Stewart (re-elected)unopposed

Elections in the 1860s

1869

This section is an excerpt from 1869-70 New South Wales colonial election § Kiama
1869–70 New South Wales colonial election: Kiama
Tuesday 14 December 1869 [36]
CandidateVotes%
Henry Parkes (re-elected)58157.4
Samuel Gray 43242.7
Total formal votes1,01398.9
Informal votes111.1
Turnout 1,02479.2

1864

This section is an excerpt from 1864–65 New South Wales colonial election § Kiama
1864–65 New South Wales colonial election: Kiama
Tuesday 20 December 1864 [37]
CandidateVotes%
Henry Parkes (re-elected)57862.1
Samuel Charles 35337.9
Total formal votes931100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 93176.6

1864 by-election

1864 Kiama by-election
Friday 29 April [38]
CandidateVotes%
Henry Parkes (elected)49560.1
George Hamilton32939.9
Total formal votes824100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 82467.7
Samuel Gray resigned. [38]

1860

This section is an excerpt from 1860 New South Wales colonial election § Kiama
1860 New South Wales colonial election: Kiama
Thursday 13 December [39]
CandidateVotes%
Samuel Gray (re-elected)unopposed 

Elections in the 1850s

1859

This section is an excerpt from 1859 New South Wales colonial election § Kiama
1859 New South Wales colonial election: Kiama
Thursday 16 June [40]
CandidateVotes%
Samuel Gray (elected)48270.4
George Grey20129.3
Francis Carberry20.3
Total formal votes685100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 73565.6

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