Electoral results for the district of Tuggerah

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Tuggerah, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1981 and abolished in 1988. [1] [2] [3]

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ElectionMemberParty
1981   Harry Moore Labor
1984

Election results

Elections in the 1980s

1984

1984 New South Wales state election: Tuggerah [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Harry Moore 18,34555.8-3.3
Liberal Leslie Nunn10,41631.7+2.1
Independent Clem Payne2,6648.1+8.1
Democrats Lynn Sawyer1,4384.4-6.9
Total formal votes32,86397.7+0.4
Informal votes7662.3-0.4
Turnout 33,62993.2+2.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harry Moore 61.8-5.0
Liberal Leslie Nunn38.2+5.0
Labor hold Swing -5.0

1981

1981 New South Wales state election: Tuggerah [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Harry Moore 17,72459.1
Liberal Joan Skaife8,88329.6
Democrats Lynn Sawyer3,38211.3
Total formal votes29,98997.3
Informal votes8172.7
Turnout 30,80691.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harry Moore 19,10866.8-3.2
Liberal Joan Skaife9,50333.2+3.2
Labor hold Swing -3.2

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References

  1. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Tuggerah". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  2. Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856 (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  3. "Mr Harry Frank Moore (1924-2009)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  4. Green, Antony. "1984 Tuggerah". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  5. Green, Antony. "1981 Tuggerah". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 May 2020.