Electoral results for the district of South Coast

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South Coast, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1927. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Members for South Coast

ElectionMemberParty
1927   Henry Bate Nationalist
1930
1932   United Australia
1935
1938
1941   Rupert Beale Independent
1942 by Jack Beale
1944
1947
1950   Liberal
1953
1956
1959
1962
1965
1968
1973   John Hatton Independent
1976
1978
1981
1984
1988
1991
1995   Eric Ellis Liberal
1999   Wayne Smith Labor
2003   Shelley Hancock Liberal
2007
2011
2015
2019

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2019

2019 New South Wales state election: South Coast [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Shelley Hancock 27,14355.53+3.04
Labor Annette Alldrick15,25631.21+0.83
Greens Kim Stephenson6,48113.26+0.32
Total formal votes48,88096.06−0.86
Informal votes2,0073.94+0.86
Turnout 50,88789.40−0.79
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Shelley Hancock 27,90260.55+0.93
Labor Annette Alldrick18,17839.45−0.93
Liberal hold Swing +0.93

2015

2015 New South Wales state election: South Coast [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Shelley Hancock 24,04052.5−7.5
Labor Fiona Phillips 13,91530.4+7.8
Greens Amanda Findley5,92712.9−0.1
Christian Democrats Matt Rose1,2082.6−1.8
No Land Tax Licio Mallia7061.5+1.5
Total formal votes45,79696.9+0.9
Informal votes1,4583.1−0.9
Turnout 47,25490.2−1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Shelley Hancock 25,13659.6−10.5
Labor Fiona Phillips 17,02640.4+10.5
Liberal hold Swing −10.5

2011

2011 New South Wales state election: South Coast [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Shelley Hancock 27,58060.3+11.2
Labor Glenn Sims10,22522.3-10.6
Greens Amanda Findley5,88812.9+3.6
Christian Democrats Bohdan Brumerskyj2,0594.5-1.8
Total formal votes45,75297.0-0.9
Informal votes1,3993.0+0.9
Turnout 47,15192.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Shelley Hancock 29,34770.4+12.6
Labor Glenn Sims12,34229.6-12.6
Liberal hold Swing +12.6

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 New South Wales state election: South Coast [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Shelley Hancock 21,11149.0+10.6
Labor Michelle Miran14,18332.9-2.9
Greens Amanda Findley3,9739.2+3.2
Christian Democrats Paul Green 2,7336.3+3.9
Against Further Immigration Rex Dobson1,0502.4+2.4
Total formal votes43,05098.0+0.1
Informal votes9002.0-0.1
Turnout 43,95093.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Shelley Hancock 23,16757.8+6.2
Labor Michelle Miran16,92142.2-6.2
Liberal hold Swing +6.2

2003

2003 New South Wales state election: South Coast [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Shelley Hancock 17,23038.6-1.3
Labor Wayne Smith 15,35734.4-5.8
Independent Barry McCaffery4,0439.1+9.1
Independent Greg Watson3,0536.8+6.8
Greens Jane Bange2,5495.7+0.6
Christian Democrats Steve Ryan1,2692.8-0.5
Independent Pam Arnold6461.4+1.4
One Nation Carmelo Savoca4991.1-9.3
Total formal votes44,64698.0-0.2
Informal votes9272.0+0.2
Turnout 45,57393.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Shelley Hancock 20,43852.8+3.3
Labor Wayne Smith 18,28747.2-3.3
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +3.3

Elections in the 1990s

1999

1999 New South Wales state election: South Coast [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Wayne Smith 16,54340.2+10.1
Liberal Eric Ellis 16,42539.9-3.9
One Nation Melinda Warn4,27410.4+10.4
Greens Jane Bange2,0865.1-0.1
Christian Democrats Steve Ryan1,3783.3+0.9
Against Further Immigration Chris Bowen4791.2+1.2
Total formal votes41,18598.2+2.4
Informal votes7571.8-2.4
Turnout 41,94293.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Wayne Smith 18,65150.5+5.1
Liberal Eric Ellis 18,27649.5-5.1
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +5.1

1995

1995 New South Wales state election: South Coast [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Eric Ellis 14,68542.9+14.4
Labor Veronica Husted9,90428.9+11.5
Independent John Hatton [lower-alpha 1] 6,48718.9-32.4
Greens May Leatch1,7245.0+5.0
Call to Australia Glen Ryan9292.70.0
Independent Margaret Hutton5401.6+1.6
Total formal votes34,26995.9+2.4
Informal votes1,4674.1-2.4
Turnout 35,73694.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Eric Ellis 16,81554.6+22.9
Labor Veronica Husted13,95945.4+45.4
Liberal gain from Independent Swing +22.9
The sitting member John Hatton (Independent) did not contest the election. [lower-alpha 1]

1991

1991 New South Wales state election: South Coast [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Hatton 15,32751.4+11.2
Liberal Graeme Hurst8,49928.5-5.5
Labor Veronica Hursted5,19917.4-1.6
Call to Australia Neil McLean8152.7-0.5
Total formal votes29,84093.5-4.5
Informal votes2,0716.5+4.5
Turnout 31,91193.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent John Hatton 19,41668.3+8.2
Liberal Graeme Hurst9,02831.7-8.2
Independent hold Swing +8.2

Elections in the 1980s

1988

1988 New South Wales state election: South Coast [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Hatton 14,27246.2-13.8
Liberal Graeme Hurst9,70331.4+13.1
Labor Robyn Drysdale5,82618.9-1.3
Call to Australia Peter Burge1,0643.4+3.4
Total formal votes30,86597.9-0.7
Informal votes6722.1+0.7
Turnout 31,53793.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent John Hatton 19,42664.7-10.2
Liberal Graeme Hurst10,58235.3+10.2
Independent hold Swing -10.2

1984

1984 New South Wales state election: South Coast [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Hatton 21,49761.4
Labor Robyn Drysdale6,90619.7
Liberal David Egan6,63318.9
Total formal votes35,03698.6
Informal votes5031.4
Turnout 35,53992.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent John Hatton 76.0
Labor Robyn Drysdale24.0
Independent hold Swing N/A
  • Hatton was elected unopposed at the previous election.

1981

Elections in the 1970s

1978

1978 New South Wales state election: South Coast [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Hatton 21,89570.5+5.0
Liberal Peter Ryan9,16029.5-3.6
Total formal votes31,05598.4-0.6
Informal votes5051.6+0.6
Turnout 31,56093.7+0.2
Independent hold Swing +4.3

1976

1976 New South Wales state election: South Coast [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Hatton 18,36265.5+20.8
Liberal Irwin Heaton9,27433.1-2.4
Workers Noel Dennett3851.4+1.4
Total formal votes28,02199.0+2.2
Informal votes2841.0-2.2
Turnout 28,30593.5+0.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent John Hatton 18,55566.2+14.5
Liberal Irwin Heaton9,46633.8-14.5
Independent hold Swing +14.5

1973

1973 New South Wales state election: South Coast [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Hatton 10,42144.7-4.4
Liberal Doug Otton8,26435.5-15.4
Country Alexander Cochrane1,5026.5+6.5
Independent Robert Coburn1,4406.2+6.2
Country Basil Emery1,2895.5+5.5
Independent Robert Burke3811.6+1.6
Total formal votes23,29796.8
Informal votes7643.2
Turnout 24,06193.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent John Hatton 12,04851.7+2.6
Liberal Doug Otton11,24948.3-2.6
Independent gain from Liberal Swing +2.6
The sitting member Jack Beale (Liberal) resigned from Parliament in October 1973. [20]

1971

1971 New South Wales state election: South Coast [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jack Beale 9,63350.9-6.4
Independent John Hatton 9,29349.1+6.4
Total formal votes18,92698.1
Informal votes3621.9
Turnout 19,28894.7
Liberal hold Swing -6.4

Elections in the 1960s

1968

1968 New South Wales state election: South Coast [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jack Beale 12,16557.3-10.8
Independent John Hatton 9,07342.7+10.8
Total formal votes21,23898.4
Informal votes3341.6
Turnout 21,57294.2
Liberal hold Swing -10.8

1965

1965 New South Wales state election: South Coast [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jack Beale 15,46568.1+18.2
Independent Noel Williams7,24031.9+31.9
Total formal votes22,70598.2−0.9
Informal votes4251.8+0.9
Turnout 23,13094.40.0
Liberal hold Swing N/A

1962

1962 New South Wales state election: South Coast [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jack Beale 10,80749.9−15.6
Labor John Seiffert7,40734.2+34.2
Independent Liberal Charles Shirley3,43615.9+15.9
Total formal votes21,65099.1
Informal votes2030.9
Turnout 21,85394.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jack Beale 13,28961.4−4.1
Labor John Seiffert8,36138.6+38.6
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1950s

1959

1959 New South Wales state election: South Coast [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jack Beale 11,50165.5
Independent Douglas Glass6,04934.5
Total formal votes17,55098.8
Informal votes2041.2
Turnout 17,75494.8
Liberal hold Swing

1956

1956 New South Wales state election: South Coast [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jack Beale 11,79568.5+7.7
Labor Allan Beaton5,41631.5−7.7
Total formal votes17,21199.2+0.4
Informal votes1320.8−0.4
Turnout 17,34394.1+0.2
Liberal hold Swing +7.7

1953

1953 New South Wales state election: South Coast [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jack Beale 9,87460.8
Labor Alfred Berriman6,37639.2
Total formal votes16,25098.8
Informal votes1951.2
Turnout 16,44593.9
Liberal hold Swing

1950

1950 New South Wales state election: South Coast [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jack Beale 10,34067.5
Labor Alfred Berriman4,98032.5
Total formal votes15,32098.1
Informal votes2961.9
Turnout 15,61693.6
Member changed to Liberal from Independent Swing N/A

Elections in the 1940s

1947

1947 New South Wales state election: South Coast [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jack Beale 8,68261.9+6.1
Liberal Richard Bush5,35438.1-23.1
Total formal votes14,03699.0+0.7
Informal votes1411.0-0.7
Turnout 14,17795.8+5.5
Independent hold Swing N/A

1944

1944 New South Wales state election: South Coast [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jack Beale 6,60055.8+5.6
Independent Labor Herb Turner2,13818.1+18.1
Democratic Charles Woodhill1,77915.0-34.8
Independent Percy Treasure1,31311.1+11.1
Total formal votes11,83098.3-0.2
Informal votes2001.7+0.2
Turnout 12,03090.3-2.5
Independent hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1942 by-election

1942 South Coast by-election
Saturday 14 November [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jack Beale 7,91572.9
United Australia Henry Bate 2,94227.1-22.7
Total formal votes10,85799.2+0.7
Informal votes860.8-0.7
Turnout 10,94384.0-8.8
Independent hold Swing N/A
Rupert Beale (Independent) died. [31]

1941

1941 New South Wales state election: South Coast [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Rupert Beale 6,38950.2
United Australia Henry Bate 6,35049.8
Total formal votes12,73998.5
Informal votes1871.5
Turnout 12,92692.8
Independent gain from United Australia Swing

Elections in the 1930s

1938

1935

1935 New South Wales state election: South Coast [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Henry Bate 9,14264.7-10.2
Labor (NSW) Reginald Murphy3,37923.9-1.2
Independent Herb Turner1,60811.4+11.4
Total formal votes14,12998.1-0.5
Informal votes2671.9+0.5
Turnout 14,39695.8-0.7
United Australia hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1932

1932 New South Wales state election: South Coast [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Henry Bate 9,94774.9+16.3
Labor (NSW) John Dooley3,33825.1-9.0
Total formal votes13,28598.6+1.5
Informal votes1861.4-1.5
Turnout 13,47196.5+0.4
United Australia hold Swing N/A

1930

1930 New South Wales state election: South Coast [36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Henry Bate 7,37458.6
Labor Thomas Robertson4,28534.1
Independent Edgar Maddrell8336.6
Independent Willie Hunt860.7
Total formal votes12,57897.1
Informal votes3782.9
Turnout 12,95696.1
Nationalist hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1927

1927 New South Wales state election: South Coast [37]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist Henry Bate 8,18872.1
Labor Francis Rifley3,16127.9
Total formal votes11,34998.5
Informal votes1761.5
Turnout 11,52578.7
Nationalist win(new seat)

Notes

  1. 1 2 Sitting Independent MP John Edward Hatton Sr retired. His son John Edward Hatton Jr contested the seat, after being advised by his father against a career in politics. [13]

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