Electoral results for the district of Rockdale

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Rockdale, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had two incarnations, the first from 1927 to 1930, the second from in 1941 to the present. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Members

First incarnation (1927–1930)
ElectionMemberParty
1927   Guy Arkins Nationalist
 
Second incarnation (1941–present)
ElectionMemberParty
1941   John McGrath Labor
1944
1947
1950
1953
1956
1959 Brian Bannon
1962
1965
1968
1971
1973
1976
1978
1981
1984
1986 by Barrie Unsworth
1988
1991 George Thompson
1995
1999
2003 Frank Sartor
2007
2011   John Flowers Liberal
2015   Steve Kamper Labor
2019

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2023

2023 New South Wales state election: Rockdale [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Steve Kamper 24,89352.9+6.8
Liberal Muhammad Rana13,94229.6−3.6
Greens Peter Strong5,10910.9+2.8
Sustainable Australia James Morris3,1276.6+6.6
Total formal votes47,07195.2−0.2
Informal votes2,3784.8+0.2
Turnout 49,44987.1−1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Steve Kamper 28,46865.4+5.4
Liberal Muhammad Rana15,08634.6−5.4
Labor hold Swing +5.4

Elections in the 2010s

2019

2019 New South Wales state election: Rockdale [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Steve Kamper 21,94545.82−0.08
Liberal Sam Hassan16,11833.65−5.63
Greens Peter Strong3,8298.00+1.09
Keep Sydney Open George Tulloch2,8655.98+5.98
Animal Justice Paul Collaros1,8003.76+3.76
Independent Hussein Faraj1,3352.79+2.79
Total formal votes47,89295.38−0.21
Informal votes2,3184.62+0.21
Turnout 50,21088.99−1.01
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Steve Kamper 25,07759.55+4.80
Liberal Sam Hassan17,03740.45−4.80
Labor hold Swing +4.80

2015

2015 New South Wales state election: Rockdale [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Steve Kamper 21,24245.9+9.6
Liberal John Flowers 18,18239.3−4.0
Greens Madeleina Snowdon3,1946.9−1.9
Christian Democrats Lena El-Daghl1,4983.2−1.0
No Land Tax Sam Choker1,1542.5+2.5
Independent Jamal Daoud1,0092.2+2.2
Total formal votes46,27995.6+0.1
Informal votes2,1324.4−0.1
Turnout 48,41190.0+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Steve Kamper 23,12154.8+8.3
Liberal John Flowers 19,10745.3−8.3
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +8.3

2011

2011 New South Wales state election: Rockdale [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Flowers 19,07243.3+9.9
Labor Steve Kamper 15,99036.3-14.0
Greens Lauren Moore3,8778.8+1.2
Independent Michael Nagi3,2747.4+7.4
Christian Democrats Anita Strezova1,8814.3+4.3
Total formal votes44,09496.2+0.4
Informal votes1,7573.8−0.4
Turnout 45,85192.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Flowers 20,54653.6+13.9
Labor Steve Kamper 17,80546.4-13.9
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +13.9

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 New South Wales state election: Rockdale [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Sartor 20,89150.2+0.7
Liberal Lili Gestakovska13,86433.3+9.2
Greens Liam McGillicuddy3,1397.5+1.1
Independent Brian Walsh1,6724.0+4.0
Unity Gang Wang1,0362.5+0.8
Amin Abbas5331.3+1.3
Save Our Suburbs Lesleyanne Azel4611.1+0.3
Total formal votes41,59695.8−0.3
Informal votes1,8164.2+0.3
Turnout 43,41293.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Sartor 22,48660.3-5.5
Liberal Lili Gestakovska14,80739.7+5.5
Labor hold Swing -5.5

2003

2003 New South Wales state election: Rockdale [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Sartor 19,12249.1-6.8
Liberal Jan Brennan9,20523.6-4.0
Independent Kevin Ryan 3,6539.4+9.4
Greens Lesa De Leau2,5106.4+3.4
Independent Mahmoud Ghalayini1,2753.3+3.3
Independent John Nikolovski7952.0+2.0
Christian Democrats Stephen Winter7471.9+1.9
Unity Cong Tran6741.7+1.7
Against Further Immigration Thomas Foley3781.0+0.1
Save Our Suburbs Mark Curran3350.9+0.9
Democrats Eoin Coghlan2400.6-2.1
Total formal votes38,93496.1+0.0
Informal votes1,6003.9−0.0
Turnout 40,53492.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Sartor 21,13965.9-0.6
Liberal Jan Brennan10,93834.1+0.6
Labor hold Swing -0.6

Elections in the 1990s

1999

1999 New South Wales state election: Rockdale [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Thompson 22,25855.9+2.9
Liberal Phillip Kaloudis11,00327.6-11.4
One Nation Michael Citton2,1855.5+5.5
Greens Nola Taylor1,1913.0+3.0
Democrats Craig Chung1,0872.7-1.9
Independent Peter Johnson8182.1+2.1
Independent Joanne Jones6511.6+1.6
Against Further Immigration Ian Gelling3390.9+0.9
Independent William Ryan1720.4+0.4
Non-Custodial Parents Pino Cardillo1280.3+0.3
Total formal votes39,83296.1+2.6
Informal votes1,6293.9−2.6
Turnout 41,46192.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Thompson 23,93066.5+8.7
Liberal Phillip Kaloudis12,04233.5-8.7
Labor hold Swing +8.7

1995

1995 New South Wales state election: Rockdale [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Thompson 17,82755.4+4.7
Liberal Graham Abel11,54135.9-3.9
Democrats Reagan Murphy1,4794.6+1.2
Transport Action GroupNola Taylor1,3244.1+4.1
Total formal votes32,17192.9+6.1
Informal votes2,4777.1−6.1
Turnout 34,64894.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Thompson 19,13461.2+4.4
Liberal Graham Abel12,12538.8-4.4
Labor hold Swing +4.4

1991

1991 New South Wales state election: Rockdale [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Thompson 15,11050.7-1.5
Liberal Peter Johnson11,85939.8+2.4
Democrats Leslie Wand1,0053.4+3.4
Independent Sergio Bustamante9693.2+3.2
Independent Anne Targett8752.9+2.9
Total formal votes29,81886.8−9.4
Informal votes4,54113.2+9.4
Turnout 34,35994.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Thompson 16,35056.8+1.6
Liberal Peter Johnson12,45443.2-1.6
Labor hold Swing +1.6

Elections in the 1980s

1988

1988 New South Wales state election: Rockdale [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Barrie Unsworth 15,79353.6-9.6
Liberal Bob Gemmell9,87833.6-0.5
Independent EFF Ian Yates3,25111.0+11.0
Independent Robert Routledge5201.8+1.8
Total formal votes29,44296.2−0.5
Informal votes1,1483.8+0.5
Turnout 30,59093.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barrie Unsworth 16,38257.0-7.6
Liberal Bob Gemmell12,35943.0+7.6
Labor hold Swing -7.6

1986 by-election

1986 Rockdale by-election
Saturday 2 August [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Barrie Unsworth 11,25146.17−17.10
Liberal Bob Gemmell9,89640.61+6.53
Independent James McLean1,7207.06+7.06
Socialist Workers Valmai Frances Edwards7252.98+2.98
Independent John Badman3751.54+1.54
Independent Charles Bellchambers3341.37−1.28
Uninflated MovementNadar Ponnuswamy670.27+0.27
Total formal votes24,36896.50−0.21
Informal votes8853.50+0.21
Turnout 25,25379.59−13.17
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barrie Unsworth 11,94650.11−14.5 [lower-alpha 1]
Liberal Bob Gemmell11,89249.89+14.5 [lower-alpha 1]
Labor hold Swing −14.5 [lower-alpha 1]
Labor MP Brian Bannon resigned. [18]

1984

1984 New South Wales state election: Rockdale [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Brian Bannon 18,01563.3-5.9
Liberal Bob Gemmell9,70534.1+3.3
Independent Edwin Bellchambers7552.6+2.6
Total formal votes28,47596.7+0.6
Informal votes9683.3−0.6
Turnout 29,44392.8+1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian Bannon 64.6-4.6
Liberal Bob Gemmell35.4+4.6
Labor hold Swing -4.6

1981

1981 New South Wales state election: Rockdale [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Brian Bannon 18,63969.2
Liberal John Tonkin8,29430.8
Total formal votes26,93396.1
Informal votes1,0943.9
Turnout 28,02791.4
Labor hold Swing -2.5

Elections in the 1970s

1978

1978 New South Wales state election: Rockdale [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Brian Bannon 21,64375.2+8.7
Liberal Joan Loew5,65119.6-13.9
Independent Edwin Bellchambers1,5015.2+5.2
Total formal votes28,79596.8−0.4
Informal votes9533.2+0.4
Turnout 29,74892.3−1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian Bannon 22,94379.7+13.2
Liberal Joan Loew5,85220.3-13.2
Labor hold Swing +13.2

1976

1976 New South Wales state election: Rockdale [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Brian Bannon 19,01766.5+3.8
Liberal Raymond Scaysbrook9,59733.5-0.2
Total formal votes28,61497.2+0.9
Informal votes8142.8−0.9
Turnout 29,42893.4−0.1
Labor hold Swing +3.1

1973

1973 New South Wales state election: Rockdale [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Brian Bannon 16,82662.7
Liberal Kenneth Gates9,05633.7
Democratic Labor Alan Lewis9683.6
Total formal votes26,85096.3
Informal votes1,0193.7
Turnout 27,86993.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian Bannon 17,02063.40.0
Liberal Kenneth Gates9,83036.60.0
Labor hold Swing 0.0

1971

1971 New South Wales state election: Rockdale [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Brian Bannon 14,98357.3+2.2
Liberal Roye Gaha9,68137.0+4.5
Democratic Labor Mary Hennessy1,0534.0+0.5
Independent Edwin Bellchambers4241.6+1.6
Total formal votes26,14197.5
Informal votes6772.5
Turnout 26,81893.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian Bannon 15,40658.9+3.2
Liberal Roye Gaha10,73541.1-3.2
Labor hold Swing +3.2

Elections in the 1960s

1968

1968 New South Wales state election: Rockdale [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Brian Bannon 14,42055.1+2.4
Liberal Harold Heslehurst10,86041.5-2.7
Democratic Labor Peter Height9163.5+3.5
Total formal votes26,19697.2
Informal votes7592.8
Turnout 26,95594.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian Bannon 14,60355.7+1.4
Liberal Harold Heslehurst11,59344.3-1.4
Labor hold Swing +1.4

1965

1965 New South Wales state election: Rockdale [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Brian Bannon 12,82852.7−2.1
Liberal Angus Bristow10,74944.2+3.0
Independent Keith Richardson7633.1+3.1
Total formal votes24,34098.2−0.5
Informal votes4351.8+0.5
Turnout 24,77594.4−0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian Bannon 13,21054.3−1.3
Liberal Angus Bristow11,13045.7+1.3
Labor hold Swing −1.3

1962

1962 New South Wales state election: Rockdale [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Brian Bannon 13,54454.8+8.7
Liberal Sidney Alewood10,18541.2−2.1
Democratic Labor Brian Adams1,0064.1+0.7
Total formal votes24,73598.7
Informal votes3301.3
Turnout 25,06594.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian Bannon 13,74555.6+4.2
Liberal Sidney Alewood10,99044.4−4.2
Labor hold Swing +4.2

Elections in the 1950s

1959

1959 New South Wales state election: Rockdale [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Brian Bannon 10,03546.1
Liberal Ronald Hislop9,42643.3
Independent Arthur Henderson1,5877.3
Democratic Labor Wesley Johns7423.4
Total formal votes21,79098.0
Informal votes4492.0
Turnout 22,23995.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian Bannon 11,20851.4
Liberal Ronald Hislop10,58248.6
Labor hold Swing

1956

1956 New South Wales state election: Rockdale [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John McGrath 11,46951.3−9.2
Liberal Harold Heslehurst10,89048.7+9.2
Total formal votes22,35998.3+0.8
Informal votes3871.7−0.8
Turnout 22,74694.1−0.4
Labor hold Swing −9.2

1953

1953 New South Wales state election: Rockdale [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John McGrath 14,04160.5
Liberal Harold Heslehurst9,16539.5
Total formal votes23,20697.9
Informal votes4892.1
Turnout 23,69594.5
Labor hold Swing

1950

1950 New South Wales state election: Rockdale [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John McGrath 13,08354.0
Liberal George McGuire11,16646.0
Total formal votes24,24998.6
Informal votes3401.4
Turnout 24,58994.6
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947

1947 New South Wales state election: Rockdale [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John McGrath 12,30554.8-1.3
Liberal George McGuire10,14645.2+13.1
Total formal votes22,45198.3−0.6
Informal votes3961.7+0.6
Turnout 22,84795.4+1.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

1944

1944 New South Wales state election: Rockdale [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John McGrath 11,41956.1+0.5
Liberal Democratic Enoch Jones6,53132.1+32.1
Democratic Henry Miller2,18410.7-27.5
Independent Thomas Whitehouse2271.1+1.1
Total formal votes20,36196.5−1.2
Informal votes7293.5+1.2
Turnout 21,09093.7+0.3
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1941

1941 New South Wales state election: Rockdale [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John McGrath 10,99555.6
United Australia George McGuire7,55438.2
State Labor Reginald Williams1,2226.2
Total formal votes19,77197.7
Informal votes4622.3
Turnout 20,23393.4
Labor notional  hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

District recreated

1930 - 1941

District abolished

Elections in the 1920s

1927

1927 New South Wales state election: Rockdale [36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Guy Arkins 7,87655.1
Labor Edgar Levey6,41244.9
Total formal votes14,28899.0
Informal votes1491.0
Turnout 14,43789.0
Nationalist win(new seat)

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Since the two-party preferred count was not conducted for Rockdale in 1984, [19] the two party preferred swing at the by-election cannot be calculated precisely. ABC election analyst Antony Green estimates a two party preferred swing of 14.5% against the Labor Party. [20]

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