Electoral results for the district of The Entrance

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The Entrance, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1988 as part of a redistribution of seats following the expansion of the Assembly from 99 to 109 seats. [1] [2]

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Members for The Entrance

MemberPartyTerm
  Bob Graham   [3] Liberal 1988–1991
  Grant McBride   [4] Labor 1992–2011
  Chris Spence   [5] Liberal 2011–2014
  Independent 2014–2015
  David Mehan   [6] Labor 2015–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2019

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § The Entrance [ edit ]
2019 New South Wales state election: The Entrance   [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor David Mehan 20,74443.14+1.26
Liberal Brian Perrem18,14537.73−6.15
Greens Stephen Pearson3,6917.68−1.69
Animal Justice Maddy Richards2,0344.23+4.23
Keep Sydney Open Jake Fitzpatrick1,2632.63+2.63
Sustainable Australia Margaret Jones1,2182.53+2.53
Conservatives Hadden Ervin9912.06+2.06
Total formal votes48,08695.76−0.53
Informal votes2,1304.24+0.53
Turnout 50,21689.09−1.37
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Mehan 23,66155.22+4.84
Liberal Brian Perrem19,18944.78−4.84
Labor hold Swing +4.84

2015

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2015 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § The Entrance [ edit ]
2015 New South Wales state election: The Entrance   [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Michael Sharpe21,04943.9−6.7
Labor David Mehan 20,08641.9+12.0
Greens Scott Rickard4,4939.4−1.4
Christian Democrats Hadden Ervin1,3012.7−1.7
No Land Tax Sonia Lopreiato1,0312.1+2.1
Total formal votes47,96096.3+0.5
Informal votes1,8503.7−0.5
Turnout 49,81090.5+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Mehan 22,39250.4+12.1
Liberal Michael Sharpe22,05449.6−12.1
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +12.1

2011

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2011 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § The Entrance [ edit ]
2011 New South Wales state election: The Entrance [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Chris Spence 22,89850.9+11.1
Labor David Mehan 13,05729.0-18.5
Greens Deidrie Jinks4,87710.8+2.0
Christian Democrats Bob Mirovic2,0834.6+4.6
Family First James Bond2,0824.6+4.6
Total formal votes44,99796.5-0.9
Informal votes1,6333.5+0.9
Turnout 46,63093.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Chris Spence 24,76062.5+17.3
Labor David Mehan 14,88037.5-17.3
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +17.3

Elections in the 2000s

2007

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2007 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § The Entrance [ edit ]
2007 New South Wales state election: The Entrance   [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor Grant McBride 20,23947.5-2.6
Liberal Phil Walker16,95439.8+6.2
Greens Kerryn Parry-Jones3,7638.8+3.5
AAFI Maria Overend1,6633.9+2.5
Total formal votes42,61997.4-0.4
Informal votes1,1222.6+0.4
Turnout 43,74193.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Grant McBride 21,76254.9-4.8
Liberal Phil Walker17,90745.1+4.8
Labor hold Swing -4.8

2003

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2003 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § The Entrance [ edit ]
2003 New South Wales state election: The Entrance   [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor Grant McBride 21,76352.1+4.8
Liberal Phil Walker14,92035.7+8.1
Greens Gwen Parry-Jones2,3625.7+3.4
Christian Democrats Steve Wood8662.1+0.0
AAFI Garry Oates5481.3+0.5
Democrats Carolyn Hastie4961.2-1.6
One Nation Peter Chermak4651.1-5.8
Save Our Suburbs Bryan Ellis3270.8+0.8
Total formal votes41,74797.8+0.0
Informal votes9292.2-0.0
Turnout 42,67692.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Grant McBride 23,11859.6-0.1
Liberal Phil Walker15,70040.4+0.1
Labor hold Swing -0.1

Elections in the 1990s

1999

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1999 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § The Entrance [ edit ]
1999 New South Wales state election: The Entrance   [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor Grant McBride 19,52647.3-0.3
Liberal Philip Walker11,40427.6-13.0
National Bob Graham 3,9099.5+9.5
One Nation John Cantwell2,8616.9+6.9
Democrats Sarah Browning1,1672.8-0.8
Greens Rachel Alterator9362.3+2.3
Christian Democrats Karen Russell8802.1-1.0
AAFI Garry OAtes3230.8-4.3
Outdoor Recreation Garth Coulter2710.7+0.7
Total formal votes41,27797.8+1.9
Informal votes9362.2-1.9
Turnout 42,21394.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Grant McBride 21,29259.7+5.7
Liberal Philip Walker14,36540.3-5.7
Labor hold Swing +5.7

1995

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1995 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § The Entrance [ edit ]
1995 New South Wales state election: The Entrance   [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor Grant McBride 16,93347.4+4.3
Liberal Doug Eaton14,36940.3-5.9
AAFI Roy Whaite1,8995.3+5.3
Democrats Glenice Griffiths1,3403.8-2.1
Call to Australia Graham Freemantle1,1583.2+3.2
Total formal votes35,69996.0+4.2
Informal votes1,4944.0-4.2
Turnout 37,19394.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Grant McBride 18,44154.1+4.3
Liberal Doug Eaton15,64245.9-4.3
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +4.3

1992 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1992 The Entrance state by-election § Results [ edit ]
1992 The Entrance by-election   [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor Grant McBride16,64249.6+1.6
Liberal Bob Graham14,22242.4-9.6
Democrats Lynn Sawyer6932.1
Independent Peter Clifford6251.9
Independent Tony Irving5841.7
GreypowerBob Hudson3911.2
Citizens Electoral CouncilSean James3260.97+1.0
Independent Stewart Scott-Irving920.3
Total formal votes33,57598.4+1.8
Informal votes5351.6-1.8
Turnout 34,11091.0-3.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Grant McBride17,95054.7+6.7
Liberal Bob Graham14,85745.3-6.7
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +6.7

1991

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1991 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § The Entrance [ edit ]
1991 New South Wales state election: The Entrance   [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Bob Graham 14,35646.1-5.8
Labor Grant McBride 13,41543.1-3.5
Democrats Lynn Sawyer1,8255.9+5.3
Independent Tony Irving1,5164.9+4.9
Total formal votes31,11291.7-5.0
Informal votes2,8018.3+5.0
Turnout 33,91393.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bob Graham 15,16550.2-2.6
Labor Grant McBride 15,04949.8+2.6
Liberal hold Swing -2.6
  • This result was overturned by the Court of Disputed Returns and a by-election was called, where Labor won.

Elections in the 1980s

1988

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1988 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § The Entrance [ edit ]
1988 New South Wales state election: The Entrance   [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Bob Graham 16,08052.0+21.2
Labor Brian McGowan 14,85248.0-3.7
Total formal votes30,93296.7-1.3
Informal votes1,0693.3+1.3
Turnout 32,00194.5
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +9.9

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References

  1. ↑ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of The Entrance". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  2. ↑ "The Entrance- NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results". NSW Votes 2019. ABC News . Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "Mr (Bob) Robert Leslie Graham (1943- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "The Hon. Grant Anthony McBride (1949-2018)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  5. ↑ "Mr (Chris) Christopher Edward Spence (1974- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "Mr David Raymond Mehan MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  7. ↑ "The Entrance: First Preference Votes". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  8. ↑ "The Entrance: Distribution of Preferences". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  9. ↑ State Electoral District of The Entrance: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
  10. ↑ State Electoral District of The Entrance: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ Green, Antony. "2007 The Entrance". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  13. ↑ Green, Antony. "2003 The Entrance". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  14. ↑ Green, Antony. "1999 The Entrance". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  15. ↑ Green, Antony. "1995 The Entrance". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  16. ↑ Green, Antony. "1992 The Entrance by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  17. ↑ Green, Antony. "1991 The Entrance". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  18. ↑ Green, Antony. "1988 The Entrance". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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