Electoral results for the district of Pittwater

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Pittwater, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1973, replacing a large part of Collaroy and elections have generally been won by the Liberal party. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Members for Pittwater

ElectionMemberParty
1973   Sir Robert Askin Liberal
1975 by Bruce Webster
1976
1978 Max Smith
1981
1984
1986 by Jim Longley
1988
1991
1995
1996 by John Brogden
1999
2003
2005 by   Alex McTaggart Independent
2007   Rob Stokes Liberal
2011
2015
2019
2023 Rory Amon
2024 by   Jacqui Scruby Independent

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2024 by-election

2024 Pittwater state by-election [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jacqui Scruby 25,70554.17+18.31
Liberal Georgia Ryburn19,85241.84−2.87
Libertarian Doug Rennie1,8933.99+3.99
Total formal votes47,45097.43−0.32
Informal votes1,2502.57+0.32
Turnout 48,70085.15−5.01
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Jacqui Scruby 26,05055.94+6.6
Liberal Georgia Ryburn20,51944.06−6.6
Independent gain from Liberal Swing −6.6

2023

2023 New South Wales state election: Pittwater [7] [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Rory Amon 22,13744.71−12.64
Independent Jacqui Scruby 17,75435.86+35.86
Labor Jeffrey Quinn5,03910.18−2.38
Greens Hilary Green3,3866.84−8.47
Sustainable Australia Craig Law1,1952.41−1.32
Total formal votes49,51197.75+0.42
Informal votes1,1392.25−0.42
Turnout 50,65090.16+0.27
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Rory Amon 26,79663.25−9.11
Labor Jeffrey Quinn15,56736.75+9.11
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Rory Amon 23,36550.66−20.18
Independent Jacqui Scruby 22,75949.34+49.34
Liberal hold 

Elections in the 2010s

2019

2019 New South Wales state election: Pittwater [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Rob Stokes 28,17057.35−10.41
Greens Miranda Korzy7,51815.31−0.79
Labor Jared Turkington6,16812.56−0.20
Sustainable Australia Suzanne Daly1,8323.73+3.73
Keep Sydney Open Michael Newman1,6443.35+3.35
Animal Justice Natalie Matkovic1,4172.88+2.88
Conservatives Stacey Mitchell1,2832.61+2.61
Independent Stewart Matthews1,0872.21+2.21
Total formal votes49,11997.33−0.24
Informal votes1,3462.67+0.24
Turnout 50,46589.89−1.43
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rob Stokes 30,07072.36−5.53
Labor Jared Turkington11,48627.64+5.53
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Rob Stokes 29,69670.84−4.81
Greens Miranda Korzy12,22529.16+4.81
Liberal hold Swing −4.81

2015

2015 New South Wales state election: Pittwater [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Rob Stokes 32,76167.8−4.2
Greens Felicity Davis7,78016.1−0.7
Labor Kieren Ash6,16712.8+3.8
Christian Democrats Zoran Curcic8861.8−0.4
No Land Tax Rebecca Arduca7511.6+1.6
Total formal votes48,34597.6+0.3
Informal votes1,2022.4−0.3
Turnout 49,54791.3+2.1
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Rob Stokes 34,01577.9−6.6
Labor Kieren Ash9,65322.1+6.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Rob Stokes 33,70675.7−2.3
Greens Felicity Davis10,84724.4+2.3
Liberal hold Swing −2.3

2011

2011 New South Wales state election: Pittwater [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Rob Stokes 32,22572.0+21.7
Greens Jonathan King 7,53616.8+7.1
Labor Pat Boydell4,0239.0+1.6
Christian Democrats Mark McFarlane9862.2−1.1
Total formal votes44,77097.7−0.1
Informal votes1,0482.3+0.1
Turnout 45,81892.8
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Rob Stokes34,06084.5+4.7
Labor Pat Boydell6,24415.5−4.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Rob Stokes 33,18078.0+18.6
Greens Jonathan King 9,36622.0+22.0
Liberal hold Swing +18.6

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 New South Wales state election: Pittwater [15] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Rob Stokes 20,80750.3−10.0
Independent Alex McTaggart 11,10726.9+26.9
Greens Craige McWhirter4,0399.8−4.3
Labor Pat Boydell3,0467.4−11.6
Christian Democrats Patricia Giles1,3503.3+0.5
Against Further Immigration Charles Byrne6481.6+0.2
Democrats Mario Nicotra3630.9−1.3
Total formal votes41,36097.8−0.2
Informal votes9122.2+0.2
Turnout 42,27292.3
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Rob Stokes 24,65479.8+9.6
Labor Pat Boydell6,25620.2−9.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Rob Stokes 22,10959.4−10.7
Independent Alex McTaggart 15,12340.6+40.6
Liberal hold Swing −10.7'"`UNIQ−−ref−0000004A−QINU`"'

2005 by-election

2005 Pittwater by-election
Saturday 26 November [17] [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Alex McTaggart 15,05239.23+39.23
Liberal Paul Nicolaou14,62238.11−22.16
Christian Democrats Patricia Giles3,2088.36+5.54
Greens Natalie Stevens2,8197.35−6.73
Independent Robert Dunn2,3166.04+6.04
Democrats Mario Nicotra3480.91−1.29
Total formal votes38,36598.13+0.06
Informal votes7301.87−0.06
Turnout 39,09585.20−5.98
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Alex McTaggart 19,68355.36+55.36
Liberal Paul Nicolaou15,86944.64−25.47
Independent gain from Liberal Swing N/A
John Brogden (Liberal) resigned. [18]

2003

2003 New South Wales state election: Pittwater [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Brogden 24,60160.3+8.3
Labor Ben Carpentier7,73819.0−0.7
Greens Hunter Walters5,74914.1+7.6
Christian Democrats Andrew Amos1,1502.8+0.1
Democrats Jane Rowe8972.2−9.5
Against Further Immigration George Atkinson5791.4+0.3
Unity Hue Lee1030.3+0.3
Total formal votes40,81798.1+0.2
Informal votes8051.9−0.2
Turnout 41,62291.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Brogden 26,06570.1+1.3
Labor Ben Carpentier11,11029.9−1.3
Liberal hold Swing +1.3

Elections in the 1990s

1999

1999 New South Wales state election: Pittwater [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Brogden 20,91852.0−8.5
Labor Pat Boydell7,93819.7−0.1
Democrats Vicki Dimond4,71911.7+7.3
Greens Trevor Ockenden2,6046.5−3.8
One Nation Peter Cuthbertson1,9554.9+4.9
Christian Democrats Rick Bristow1,0882.7−0.3
Against Further Immigration Paul Whitmore4361.1+0.6
Earthsave Adrian Sonza4141.0+1.0
Non-Custodial Parents Peter Vlug1350.3+0.3
Total formal votes40,20797.8+1.7
Informal votes8972.2−1.7
Turnout 41,10492.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Brogden 23,20168.8−1.5
Labor Pat Boydell10,52331.2+1.5
Liberal hold Swing −1.5

1996 by-election

1996 Pittwater by-election
Saturday 25 May [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Brogden 16,77250.38−10.56
Democrats Vicki Dimond4,69414.10+9.79
Labor Gary Sargent4,42913.30−5.72
Against Further Immigration Janey Woodger2,5027.52+7.52
Greens Chris Cairns2,3447.04−4.10
Independent Gerard Smith1,5914.78
Call to Australia Rick Bristow9602.88−0.19
Total formal votes33,29298.38+2.23
Informal votes5481.62−2.23
Turnout 33,84083.38−10.20
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal John Brogden 19,34665.02−5.81
Democrats Vicki Dimond10,40934.98+34.98
Liberal hold Swing −5.81
Jim Longley (Liberal) resigned. [21]

1995

1995 New South Wales state election: Pittwater [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jim Longley 21,24460.9−5.4
Labor Gary Sargent6,63119.0+1.5
Greens Chris Cairns3,88211.1+11.1
Democrats Peter Baker1,5034.3−11.9
Call to Australia Rick Bristow1,0703.1+3.1
Independent Ian Pash5321.5+1.5
Total formal votes34,86296.1+4.9
Informal votes1,3973.9−4.9
Turnout 36,25993.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Longley 23,38170.8−2.6
Labor Gary Sargent9,63129.2+2.6
Liberal hold Swing −2.6

1991

1991 New South Wales state election: Pittwater [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jim Longley 20,89366.3+10.2
Labor Garry Sargent5,51517.5+1.2
Democrats David Plumb5,10816.2+13.5
Total formal votes31,51691.2−5.7
Informal votes3,0368.8+5.7
Turnout 34,55292.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Longley 22,15073.4+1.1
Labor Garry Sargent8,00826.6−1.1
Liberal hold Swing +1.1

Elections in the 1980s

1988

1988 New South Wales state election: Pittwater [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jim Longley 16,95256.5−2.2
Independent Eric Green7,64025.5+25.5
Labor Anthony Britt4,28014.3−12.8
Democrats Graeme MacLennan9053.0−1.1
Independent Ronald Jamieson2350.8+0.8
Total formal votes30,01297.1−0.7
Informal votes8962.9+0.7
Turnout 30,90892.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Jim Longley 17,42460.1−6.0
Independent Eric Green11,55939.9+39.9
Liberal hold Swing −6.0

1986 by-election

1986 Pittwater by-election
Saturday 31 May [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jim Longley 10,92242.8−15.3
Independent Nat Young 6,17724.2+24.2
Independent Robert Grace5,00619.6+19.6
Call to Australia Mark Donnelly1,4515.7+5.7
Democrats Graeme MacLennan1,2904.9+0.7
Nuclear Disarmament Virginia Rigney6432.5+2.5
Independent Brett Monk620.2+0.2
Total formal votes25,50197.5−0.3
Informal votes6492.5+0.3
Turnout 26,10578.0 [a]
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Longley 13,00053.1−12.4
Independent Nat Young 11,46846.9+46.9
Liberal hold Swing −12.4
Liberal MP Max Smith resigned. [25]

1984

1984 New South Wales state election: Pittwater [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Max Smith 17,45258.1−2.8
Labor Denise Morgan8,29027.6−11.5
Independent John Webeck3,03510.1+10.1
Democrats Graeme MacLennan1,2494.2+4.2
Total formal votes30,02697.8+1.6
Informal votes6612.2−1.6
Turnout 30,68791.5+3.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Max Smith 65.5+4.6
Labor Denise Morgan34.5−4.6
Liberal hold Swing +4.6

1981

1981 New South Wales state election: Pittwater [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Max Smith 16,91060.9+14.9
Labor Patrick Sewell10,87239.1−1.5
Total formal votes27,78296.2
Informal votes1,0873.8
Turnout 28,86988.4
Liberal hold Swing +9.5

Elections in the 1970s

1978

1978 New South Wales state election: Pittwater [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Max Smith 12,70746.0−15.2
Labor Charles Wild11,22040.6+10.8
Independent John Webeck2,92410.6+10.6
Democrats Kerry Warr7772.8+2.8
Total formal votes27,62897.3−1.4
Informal votes7642.7+1.4
Turnout 28,39290.2−1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Max Smith 14,20551.4−13.8
Labor Charles Wild13,42348.6+13.8
Liberal hold Swing −13.8

1976

1976 New South Wales state election: Pittwater [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bruce Webster 16,79861.2−2.8
Labor Charles Wild8,17629.8+0.3
Workers John Booth1,9827.2+7.2
Independent Peter Middlebrook4731.7+1.7
Total formal votes27,42998.7+1.1
Informal votes3681.3−1.1
Turnout 27,79792.0+1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Webster 17,87165.2−4.0
Labor Charles Wild9,55834.8+4.0
Liberal hold Swing −4.0

1975 by-election

1975 Pittwater state by-election [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bruce Webster 13,70163.0−1.0
Australia Richard Jones 5,00926.0
Independent Geoff Woodhouse3,02613.9
Total formal votes21,73698.1+0.5
Informal votes4141.9−0.5
Turnout 22,15077.113.5
Liberal hold Swing
Sir Robert Askin (Liberal) resigned. [30]

1973

1973 New South Wales state election: Pittwater [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Askin 15,52264.0+2.0
Labor Dorothy Jeffery7,14429.5+29.5
Democratic Labor Kevin Lee1,5836.5+0.3
Total formal votes24,24997.6
Informal votes6072.4
Turnout 24,85690.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robert Askin 16,78869.2−1.4
Labor Dorothy Jeffery7,46130.8+1.4
Liberal notional  hold Swing −1.4
Pittwater was a new seat with a notional Liberal majority.

Notes

  1. Estimate based on a roll of 33,533 at the 1984 election. [26]

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