Electoral results for the district of Menai

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Menai, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1999 and abolished in 2015. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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ElectionMemberParty
1999   Alison Megarrity Labor
2003
2007
2011   Melanie Gibbons Liberal

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2011

2011 New South Wales state election: Menai [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Melanie Gibbons 27,59361.0+18.4
Labor Peter Scaysbrook8,73219.3-26.1
Greens Simone Morrissey3,5027.7+3.2
Independent Jim McGoldrick3,0406.7+6.7
Christian Democrats Lindsay Johnson2,3715.2+5.2
Total formal votes45,23896.8-0.7
Informal votes1,4793.2+0.7
Turnout 46,71794.3+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Melanie Gibbons 29,95474.4+27.1
Labor Peter Scaysbrook10,31325.6-27.1
Liberal gain from Labor Swing -27.1

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 New South Wales state election: Menai [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Alison Megarrity 19,27645.4-6.5
Liberal Steve Simpson18,10042.6+5.4
Greens Neerav Bhatt1,9154.5-0.5
AAFI John Collins1,3143.1+3.0
Independent Chris McLachlan1,1042.6+2.6
Democrats Mark Clyburn7511.8+0.8
Total formal votes42,46097.5-0.3
Informal votes1,0842.5+0.3
Turnout 43,54494.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Alison Megarrity 21,04552.7-6.2
Liberal Steve Simpson18,91247.3+6.2
Labor hold Swing -6.2

2003

2003 New South Wales state election: Menai [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Alison Megarrity 23,33252.6+9.4
Liberal Brett Thomas16,32636.8-0.2
Greens Tina Palladinetti2,0594.6+0.4
One Nation Susan Oz9542.2-5.8
Independent Michael Byrne8141.8+1.8
Democrats Gemma Edgar4781.1-1.8
Unity Thomas Su3590.8+0.8
Total formal votes44,32297.8+0.7
Informal votes1,0102.2-0.7
Turnout 45,33293.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Alison Megarrity 24,87359.5+5.3
Liberal Brett Thomas16,90640.5-5.3
Labor hold Swing +5.3

Elections in the 1990s

1999

1999 New South Wales state election: Menai [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Alison Megarrity 18,04843.2+1.9
Liberal Brett Thomas15,43437.0-8.0
One Nation Dorothy Hutton3,3608.0+8.0
Greens Jim McGoldrick1,7434.2+4.2
Independent Bob May1,2353.0+3.0
Democrats Anthony Mayne1,2162.9+2.9
AAFI Robert Wardle7111.7-2.3
Total formal votes41,74797.1+1.6
Informal votes1,2422.9-1.6
Turnout 42,98994.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Alison Megarrity 20,16654.2+6.1
Liberal Brett Thomas17,04445.8-6.1
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +6.1

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References

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  3. "Ms Alison Patricia Megarrity". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  4. "Ms Melanie Rhonda Gibbons, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 April 2019.
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  7. Green, Antony. "2003 Menai". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  8. Green, Antony. "1999 Menai". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.