Electoral results for the district of Lake Macquarie

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Lake Macquarie, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had one incarnation, from 1950 until the present. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Members for Lake Macquarie

ElectionMemberParty
1950   Jim Simpson Labor
1953
1956
1959
1962
1965
1968
1969 by Merv Hunter
1971
1973
1976
1978
1981
1984
1988
1991 Jeff Hunter
1995
1999
2003
2007   Greg Piper Independent
2011
2015
2019

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2023

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2023 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Lake Macquarie.[ edit ]
2023 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie [5] [6] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Greg Piper 29,09357.5+3.0
Labor Steve Ryan10,03119.8−0.8
Liberal Joshua Beer5,09110.1−5.5
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Jason Lesage3,2036.3+6.3
Greens Kim Grierson2,4304.8−0.1
Sustainable Australia Felipe Gore-Escalante7611.50.0
Total formal votes50,60997.3+0.8
Informal votes1,3862.7−0.8
Turnout 51,99588.1−0.1
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Steve Ryan16,98162.8+6.3
Liberal Joshua Beer10,06937.2−6.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Greg Piper 32,90574.1+0.9
Labor Steve Ryan11,49225.9−0.9
Independent hold Swing +0.9

Elections in the 2010s

2019

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Lake Macquarie.[ edit ]
2019 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie   [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Greg Piper 26,81153.53+11.08
Labor Jo Smith10,73521.43−9.23
Liberal Lindsay Paterson7,74215.46−1.33
Greens Kim Grierson2,5175.03+0.07
Animal Justice Laurance Taranto1,4812.96+0.56
Sustainable Australia Marie Rolfe7961.59+1.59
Total formal votes50,08296.48−0.28
Informal votes1,8273.52+0.28
Turnout 51,90989.99−1.00
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jo Smith16,39057.37−5.79
Liberal Lindsay Paterson12,18042.63+5.79
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Greg Piper 31,16472.11+11.42
Labor Jo Smith12,05327.89−11.42
Independent hold Swing +11.42

2015

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2015 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Lake Macquarie.[ edit ]
2015 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie   [11] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Greg Piper 20,25142.5+1.1
Labor Melissa Cleary14,62530.7+10.2
Liberal Daniel Collard8,00716.8−10.6
Greens Ivan Macfadyen2,3635.0−1.7
Animal Justice Susan Strain1,1432.4+2.4
Christian Democrats Kim Gritten8981.9−0.9
No Land Tax Andrew Coroneo4120.9+0.9
Total formal votes47,69996.8+0.4
Informal votes1,5963.2−0.4
Turnout 49,29591.0−1.4
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Melissa Cleary19,30963.2+20.6
Liberal Daniel Collard11,26236.8−20.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Greg Piper 24,15260.7−3.9
Labor Melissa Cleary15,64639.3+39.3
Independent hold Swing −3.9

2011

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2011 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Lake Macquarie.[ edit ]
2011 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Greg Piper 19,67843.7+13.4
Liberal John McDonald12,64428.1+8.6
Labor Marcus Mariani8,38518.6-21.9
Greens Charmian Eckersley3,0946.9+1.1
Christian Democrats Kim Gritten1,2692.8+0.7
Total formal votes45,07097.0-0.7
Informal votes1,3923.0+0.7
Turnout 46,46293.4
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal John McDonald18,14759.4+24.4
Labor Marcus Mariani12,41440.6-24.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Greg Piper 25,35664.9+14.7
Liberal John McDonald13,73335.1+35.1
Independent hold Swing +14.7

Elections in the 2000s

2007

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2007 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Lake Macquarie.[ edit ]
2007 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie   [14] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jeff Hunter 17,29040.5-11.7
Independent Greg Piper 12,91730.3+30.3
Liberal Ken Paxinos8,31019.5-13.7
Greens Suzanne Pritchard2,4415.7-2.5
Christian Democrats Rex Morgan9212.2+1.9
Against Further Immigration Leonard Hodge7701.8-1.0
Total formal votes42,64997.7+0.1
Informal votes1,0052.3-0.1
Turnout 43,65493.1
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Jeff Hunter 20,95465.0+3.4
Liberal Ken Paxinos11,29235.0-3.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Greg Piper 18,65450.1+50.1
Labor Jeff Hunter 18,54849.9-11.7
Independent gain from Labor Swing +11.7

2003

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2003 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Lake Macquarie.[ edit ]
2003 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie   [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jeff Hunter 23,52054.9+0.1
Liberal Michael Chamberlain 13,13830.7+8.3
Greens Howard Morrison3,5398.3+3.2
Against Further Immigration Leonard Hodge1,3293.1+0.9
One Nation Trevor Gander1,2983.0-9.2
Total formal votes42,82497.5-0.4
Informal votes1,1142.5+0.4
Turnout 43,93893.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jeff Hunter 25,42764.5-4.7
Liberal Michael Chamberlain 14,01635.5+4.7
Labor hold Swing -4.7

Elections in the 1990s

1999

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1999 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Lake Macquarie.[ edit ]
1999 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie   [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jeff Hunter 22,82154.8-6.1
Liberal Don Payne9,33322.4-8.8
One Nation Robert Johnson5,07312.2+12.2
Greens David Blyth2,1305.1+5.1
Christian Democrats Ros Gourlay1,3703.3+3.3
Against Further Immigration Bob Boulton9122.2+2.2
Total formal votes41,63997.9+3.3
Informal votes8982.1-3.3
Turnout 42,53794.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jeff Hunter 25,06569.2+4.1
Liberal Don Payne11,13430.8-4.1
Labor hold Swing +4.1

1995

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1995 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Lake Macquarie.[ edit ]
1995 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie   [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jeff Hunter 20,72360.1+6.7
Liberal Laurie Brewster10,75631.2+3.3
Democrats Lyn Godfrey3,0208.8+1.9
Total formal votes34,49994.9+3.2
Informal votes1,8655.1-3.2
Turnout 36,36494.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jeff Hunter 21,86464.8+2.1
Liberal Laurie Brewster11,87735.2-2.1
Labor hold Swing +2.1

1991

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1991 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Lake Macquarie.[ edit ]
1991 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie   [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jeff Hunter 16,72653.3+11.4
Liberal Cameron Phillips8,73827.9+3.5
Independent Alan Davis2,8789.2+9.2
Democrats Lyla Koelink2,1546.9+6.9
Call to Australia Margaret Neale8742.8+2.8
Total formal votes31,37091.6-5.8
Informal votes2,8658.4+5.8
Turnout 34,23594.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jeff Hunter 18,48362.7+5.9
Liberal Cameron Phillips10,98037.3-5.9
Labor hold Swing +5.9

Elections in the 1980s

1988

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1988 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Lake Macquarie.[ edit ]
1988 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie   [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Merv Hunter 12,26040.4-21.2
Liberal Val Samuels7,13123.5-6.9
Independent Bill Jones6,30620.8+20.8
Independent Walt Edwards3,16910.4+10.4
Independent Ron Fennell1,5105.0+5.0
Total formal votes30,37697.5-0.4
Informal votes7772.5+0.4
Turnout 31,15394.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Merv Hunter 15,08956.4-9.3
Liberal Val Samuels11,64843.6+9.3
Labor hold Swing -9.3

1984

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1984 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Lake Macquarie.[ edit ]
1984 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie   [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Merv Hunter 20,14557.8-8.7
Liberal Edward Hayes11,69433.5+9.3
Democrats Edwina Wilson3,0258.7-0.6
Total formal votes34,86497.9+0.2
Informal votes7612.1-0.2
Turnout 35,62593.6+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Merv Hunter 62.2-9.5
Liberal Edward Hayes37.8+9.5
Labor hold Swing -9.5

1981

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1981 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Lake Macquarie.[ edit ]
1981 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie   [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Merv Hunter 21,16566.5-4.7
Liberal Judith Ball7,71624.2-0.1
Democrats Genady Levitch2,9689.3+4.8
Total formal votes31,84997.7
Informal votes7342.3
Turnout 32,58392.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Merv Hunter 22,13471.7-1.8
Liberal Judith Ball8,74728.3+1.8
Labor hold Swing -1.8

Elections in the 1970s

1978

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1978 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Lake Macquarie.[ edit ]
1978 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie   [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Merv Hunter 22,40371.2+6.8
Liberal Oliver Fennell7,63324.3-11.3
Democrats Lyn Godfrey1,4244.5+4.5
Total formal votes31,46098.0-0.5
Informal votes6272.0+0.5
Turnout 32,08793.7-0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Merv Hunter 23,11573.5+9.1
Liberal Oliver Fennell8,34526.5-9.1
Labor hold Swing +9.1

1976

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1976 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Lake Macquarie.[ edit ]
1976 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie   [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Merv Hunter 19,02264.4-1.6
Liberal Oliver Fennell10,52135.6+35.6
Total formal votes29,54398.5+1.1
Informal votes4491.5-1.1
Turnout 29,99294.4+0.6
Labor hold Swing -8.9

1973

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1973 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Lake Macquarie.[ edit ]
1973 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie   [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Merv Hunter 17,35566.0+1.1
Independent Colin Fisher5,10219.4+19.4
Democratic Labor Donald Richards3,85114.6+14.6
Total formal votes26,30897.4
Informal votes7012.6
Turnout 27,00993.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Merv Hunter 19,28173.2+8.3
Independent Colin Fisher7,02726.8+26.8
Labor hold Swing +8.3

1971

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1971 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Lake Macquarie.[ edit ]
1971 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie   [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Merv Hunter 17,75464.9+0.5
Liberal Richard Bevan9,58935.1-0.5
Total formal votes27,34398.4
Informal votes4381.6
Turnout 27,78195.4
Labor hold Swing +0.5

Elections in the 1960s

1969 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1969 Lake Macquarie state by-election § Results.[ edit ]
1969 Lake Macquarie by-election
Saturday 14 February  [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Merv Hunter 13,25264.1-0.4
Liberal Edwin Chiplin6,07129.3-6.3
Independent Thomas Pendlebury1,0725.2
Independent Colin Fisher2961.4
Total formal votes20,69198.4+0.7
Informal votes3351.6-0.7
Turnout 21,02689.0-5.4
Labor hold Swing
Jim Simpson (Labor) died. [27]

1968

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1968 New South Wales state election § Lake Macquarie.[ edit ]
1968 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie   [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Simpson 13,60864.4-7.9
Liberal Malcolm Blackshaw7,51735.6+7.9
Total formal votes21,12597.7
Informal votes4962.3
Turnout 21,62194.4
Labor hold Swing -7.9

1965

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1965 New South Wales state election § Lake Macquarie.[ edit ]
1968 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Simpson 16,49572.3−3.3
Liberal John Wassell6,30627.7+3.3
Total formal votes22,80198.2−0.2
Informal votes4181.8+0.2
Turnout 23,21994.7+0.3
Labor hold Swing −3.3

1962

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1962 New South Wales state election § Lake Macquarie.[ edit ]
1962 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie   [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Simpson 15,31675.6−13.1
Liberal Reuben Hull4,94124.4+24.4
Total formal votes20,25798.4
Informal votes3201.6
Turnout 20,57794.4
Labor hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1950s

1959

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1959 New South Wales state election § Lake Macquarie.[ edit ]
1959 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie   [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Simpson 15,30388.7
Communist John Tapp1,94211.3
Total formal votes17,24595.4
Informal votes8364.6
Turnout 18,08194.8
Labor hold Swing

1956

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1956 New South Wales state election § Lake Macquarie.[ edit ]
1956 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie   [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Simpson 14,32169.2−30.8
Liberal Edward Farrell4,75623.0+23.0
Communist William Quinn1,6197.8+7.8
Total formal votes20,69698.5
Informal votes3111.5
Turnout 21,00795.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Simpson 15,38274.8−25.2
Liberal Edward Farrell5,31425.2+25.2
Labor hold Swing N/A

1953

1950

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1950 New South Wales state election § Lake Macquarie.[ edit ]
1950 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie   [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Simpson 12,80571.3
Liberal John Wilkins5,15428.7
Total formal votes17,95997.9
Informal votes3772.1
Turnout 18,33693.6
Labor notional  hold 

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