Electoral results for the district of Swansea

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Swansea, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1981. Elections have generally been won by the Labor party. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Members for Swansea

ElectionMemberParty
1981   Don Bowman Labor
1984
1988   Ivan Welsh Independent
1991   Don Bowman Labor
1995 Jill Hall
1999 Milton Orkopoulos
2003
2007   Robert Coombs Labor
2011   Garry Edwards Liberal
2015   Yasmin Catley Labor
2019

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2019

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Swansea.[ edit ]
2019 New South Wales state election: Swansea   [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Yasmin Catley 24,37149.54+4.51
Liberal Dean Bowman16,12332.78+6.86
Greens Doug Williamson3,4286.97+1.12
Animal Justice Julia Riseley2,7145.52+2.61
Conservatives Glenn Seddon2,5565.20+5.20
Total formal votes49,19295.67−0.63
Informal votes2,2244.33+0.63
Turnout 51,41690.71−1.27
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Yasmin Catley 26,79260.56−2.42
Liberal Dean Bowman17,44939.44+2.42
Labor hold Swing −2.42

2015

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2015 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Swansea.[ edit ]
2015 New South Wales state election: Swansea   [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Yasmin Catley 21,71245.0+8.8
Liberal Johanna Uidam12,49325.9−11.4
Independent Garry Edwards 6,48413.4+13.4
Greens Phillipa Parsons2,8185.8−2.9
Animal Justice Joshua Agland1,4022.9+2.9
Independent Chris Osborne1,3602.8+2.8
Christian Democrats Luke Cubis1,3222.7+0.3
No Land Tax Paul Doughty6241.3+1.3
Total formal votes48,21596.3−0.1
Informal votes1,8503.7+0.1
Turnout 50,06592.0+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Yasmin Catley 24,14863.0+13.3
Liberal Johanna Uidam14,19237.0−13.3
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +13.3

2011

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2011 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Swansea.[ edit ]
2011 New South Wales state election: Swansea [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Garry Edwards 17,28337.7+14.0
Labor Robert Coombs 16,13335.2-10.7
Independent Gillian Sneddon7,40816.2+16.2
Greens Phillipa Parsons3,8458.4-0.2
Christian Democrats Noreen Tibbey1,1302.5-0.8
Total formal votes45,79996.9-0.2
Informal votes1,4763.1+0.2
Turnout 47,27594.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Garry Edwards 19,80551.1+11.9
Labor Robert Coombs 18,92848.9-11.9
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +11.9

Elections in the 2000s

2007

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2007 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Swansea.[ edit ]
2007 New South Wales state election: Swansea   [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Robert Coombs 19,97945.9-11.4
Liberal Garry Edwards 10,34523.8-4.5
Independent Laurie Coghlan6,45314.8+14.8
Greens Sue Wynn3,7398.6+2.3
Christian Democrats Jill Wood1,4133.2+2.8
Against Further Immigration Barbara Abrahams1,0382.4+0.5
Democrats Peter Lee5741.3-1.1
Total formal votes43,54197.1-0.4
Informal votes1,3112.9+0.4
Turnout 44,85294.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert Coombs 22,82860.8-6.3
Liberal Garry Edwards 14,74139.2+6.3
Labor hold Swing -6.3

2003

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2003 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Swansea.[ edit ]
2003 New South Wales state election: Swansea   [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Milton Orkopoulos 24,14455.9+4.7
Liberal Dell Tschanter12,67929.4+5.9
Greens Charmian Eckersley2,8576.6+1.7
Democrats Peter Lee1,3123.0-1.0
Against Further Immigration John Ingram9002.1+2.1
One Nation James Flowers8892.1-11.1
Save Our Suburbs Anthony Meaney3800.9+0.9
Total formal votes43,16197.5-0.3
Informal votes1,1162.5+0.3
Turnout 44,27793.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Milton Orkopoulos 25,90265.9-0.7
Liberal Dell Tschanter13,40634.1+0.7
Labor hold Swing -0.7

Elections in the 1990s

1999

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1999 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Swansea.[ edit ]
1999 New South Wales state election: Swansea   [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Milton Orkopoulos 21,15251.2-1.5
Liberal Jane Wiltshire9,71223.5-6.7
One Nation Ronald Gardnir5,46913.2+13.2
Greens Deb Gorgievski2,0384.9+4.9
Democrats Michelle Walls1,6714.0+4.0
Christian Democrats Guy Wood1,3003.1+3.1
Total formal votes41,34297.8+2.6
Informal votes9222.2-2.6
Turnout 42,26495.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Milton Orkopoulos 23,50766.6+5.9
Liberal Jane Wiltshire11,80333.4-5.9
Labor hold Swing +5.9

1995

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1995 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Swansea.[ edit ]
1995 New South Wales state election: Swansea   [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jill Hall 18,84652.7+7.1
Liberal Laurie Coghlan10,97730.7+12.4
Independent Mark Booth5,94716.6+16.6
Total formal votes35,77095.2+2.7
Informal votes1,7874.8-2.7
Turnout 37,55794.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jill Hall 20,83060.5+4.1
Liberal Laurie Coghlan13,61139.5+39.5
Labor hold Swing +4.1

1991

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1991 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Swansea.[ edit ]
1991 New South Wales state election: Swansea   [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Don Bowman 14,65845.6+6.6
Independent Ivan Welsh 7,74524.1-11.9
Liberal Laurie Coghlan5,88818.3-3.8
Democrats Michael Reckenberg1,6175.0+2.2
Independent John Selway1,4004.4+4.4
Call to Australia Ivan Morrow6292.0+2.0
Independent Harold Pyke1950.6+0.6
Total formal votes32,13292.6-4.5
Informal votes2,5797.4+4.5
Turnout 34,71194.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Don Bowman 16,53956.4+14.0
Independent Ivan Welsh 12,79743.6-14.0
Labor gain from Independent Swing +14.0

Elections in the 1980s

1988

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1988 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Swansea.[ edit ]
1988 New South Wales state election: Swansea   [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ivan Welsh 12,14538.7+38.7
Labor Don Bowman 12,11238.6-23.4
Liberal Linda Donovan6,16819.6-6.8
Democrats Shane Simpson9673.1-3.5
Total formal votes31,39297.0-0.5
Informal votes9733.0+0.5
Turnout 32,36595.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Ivan Welsh 17,63158.4+58.4
Labor Don Bowman 12,54541.6-27.1
Independent gain from Labor Swing +58.4

1984

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1984 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Swansea.[ edit ]
1984 New South Wales state election: Swansea   [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Don Bowman 21,91365.0-6.2
Liberal Milton Caine7,71822.9+7.1
Socialist Labour Ann Leahy2,1136.3+6.3
Democrats Lyn Godfrey1,9855.9-7.0
Total formal votes33,72997.1+0.7
Informal votes1,0082.9-0.7
Turnout 34,73794.1+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Don Bowman 72.2-6.6
Liberal Milton Caine27.8+6.6
Labor hold Swing -6.6

1981

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1981 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Swansea.[ edit ]
1981 New South Wales state election: Swansea   [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Don Bowman 22,37571.2-7.5
Liberal Denis Dolan4,97615.8-5.5
Democrats Lyn Godfrey4,06012.9+12.9
Total formal votes31,41196.4
Informal votes1,1873.6
Turnout 32,59893.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Don Bowman 23,27678.8+0.1
Liberal Denis Dolan6,27621.2-0.1
Labor notional  hold Swing +0.1

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References

  1. ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Swansea". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Swansea- NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results". NSW Votes 2019. ABC News . Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  3. ↑ Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Swansea: First Preference Votes". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Swansea: Distribution of Preferences". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  7. ↑ State Electoral District of Swansea: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
  8. ↑ State Electoral District of Swansea: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.
  9. ↑ Antony Green. "2011 New South Wales Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  10. ↑ Green, Antony. "2007 Swansea". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  11. ↑ Green, Antony. "2003 Swansea". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  12. ↑ Green, Antony. "1999 Swansea". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  13. ↑ Green, Antony. "1995 Swansea". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  14. ↑ Green, Antony. "1991 Swansea". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  15. ↑ Green, Antony. "1988 Swansea". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  16. ↑ Green, Antony. "1984 Swansea". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  17. ↑ Green, Antony. "1981 Swansea". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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