Electoral results for the district of Vaucluse

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Vaucluse, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had one incarnation from its creation in 1927 until the present. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Members for Vaucluse

ElectionMemberParty
1927   William Foster Nationalist
1932   United Australia
1935
1936 by   Murray Robson Ind. United Australia
1938   United Australia
1941
1944   Democratic
1947   Liberal
1950
1953
1956
1957 by Geoffrey Cox
1959
1962
1965 Keith Doyle
1968
1971
1973
1976
1978 Rosemary Foot
1981
1984
1986 by Ray Aston
1988
1988 by Michael Yabsley
1991
1994 by Peter Debnam
1995
1999
2003
2007
2011 Gabrielle Upton
2015
2019
2023 Kellie Sloane

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2023

2023 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Kellie Sloane 24,18450.1−6.8
Independent Karen Freyer8,23617.1+17.1
Labor Margaret Merten7,33615.2+2.5
Greens Dominic Wy Kanak5,63211.7−2.1
Liberal Democrats Gail Stevens1,1662.4+2.4
Sustainable Australia Kay Dunne8631.8+0.4
Animal Justice Edward Cameron8461.8+0.4
Total formal votes48,26397.9−0.3
Informal votes1,0552.1+0.3
Turnout 49,31883.1−0.7
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Kellie Sloane 26,57465.6−5.0
Labor Margaret Merten13,96034.4+5.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Kellie Sloane 25,76362.9−6.5
Independent Karen Freyer15,20637.1+37.1
Liberal hold 

Elections in the 2010s

2019

2019 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Gabrielle Upton 26,39757.36−8.21
Greens Megan McEwin6,49414.11−4.44
Labor Lenore Kulakauskas5,88112.78−0.42
Keep Sydney Open Mark Macsmith3,6838.00+8.00
Independent Miriam Guttman-Jones2,2844.96+4.96
Animal Justice Deb Doyle6641.44+1.44
Sustainable Australia Kay Dunne6201.35+1.35
Total formal votes46,02398.17+0.62
Informal votes8561.83−0.62
Turnout 46,87983.05−2.12
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Gabrielle Upton 28,61670.58−4.72
Labor Lenore Kulakauskas11,92729.42+4.72
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Gabrielle Upton 28,26069.32−3.61
Greens Megan McEwin12,50630.68+3.61
Liberal hold Swing −3.61

2015

2015 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Gabrielle Upton 30,25765.6−4.2
Greens Megan McEwin8,55918.5+0.3
Labor Gloria Nicol6,09013.2+2.5
No Land Tax Susanne Gervay8541.9+1.9
Christian Democrats Beresford Thomas3870.8−0.4
Total formal votes46,14797.6+0.8
Informal votes1,1552.4−0.8
Turnout 47,30285.2−0.2
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Gabrielle Upton 31,49375.3−6.1
Labor Gloria Nicol10,33124.7+6.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Gabrielle Upton 31,11872.9−3.2
Greens Megan McEwin11,55127.1+3.2
Liberal hold Swing −3.2

2011

2011 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Gabrielle Upton 30,18769.8+9.9
Greens Susan Jarnason7,87918.2−2.2
Labor Pauline Neill4,64510.7−8.9
Christian Democrats Beresford Thomas5491.3+1.3
Total formal votes43,26097.4+0.2
Informal votes1,1342.6−0.2
Turnout 44,39487.8
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Gabrielle Upton 31,56481.4+13.5
Labor Pauline Neill7,21518.6–13.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Gabrielle Upton 30,89576.1+10.0
Greens Susan Jarnason9,71423.9−10.0
Liberal hold Swing +10.0

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Peter Debnam 24,37759.9+6.1
Greens David Shoebridge 8,31920.4+3.7
Labor Alison Rahill7,99219.6−5.8
Total formal votes40,68897.2−0.6
Informal votes1,1702.8+0.6
Turnout 41,85888.7
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Peter Debnam 25,44567.9+7.0
Labor Alison Rahill12,05532.1–7.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Peter Debnam 24,98666.1+5.2
Greens David Shoebridge 12,84233.9+33.9
Liberal hold Swing +5.2

2003

2003 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Peter Debnam 19,73554.4+0.6
Labor Alice Salomon9,66726.6−0.6
Greens Rory O'Gorman6,46317.8+7.7
Unity Teck Yong4411.2+1.2
Total formal votes36,30697.8+0.0
Informal votes8262.2−0.0
Turnout 37,13285.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Debnam 20,33360.3−2.2
Labor Alice Salomon13,40739.7+2.2
Liberal hold Swing −2.2

Elections in the 1990s

1999

1999 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Peter Debnam 20,27153.8−6.9
Labor David Patch10,24427.2+4.6
Greens Haete Weiner3,79710.1+1.0
Democrats Margaret Collings2,2696.0+2.8
One Nation Waverney Ford7912.1+2.1
Euthanasia ReferendumGregor Zylber3050.8+0.8
Total formal votes37,67797.8+1.6
Informal votes8602.2−1.6
Turnout 38,53788.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Debnam 21,48662.5−5.0
Labor David Patch12,90337.5+5.0
Liberal hold Swing −5.0

1995

1995 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Peter Debnam 19,57659.2+4.1
Labor Barbara Armitage8,69526.3+8.9
Greens Tom McLoughlin3,33110.1+5.1
Democrats Mary de Merindol1,2773.9+0.4
Natural Law Patricia Boland2120.6+0.6
Total formal votes33,09195.8+5.1
Informal votes1,4494.2−5.1
Turnout 34,54089.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Debnam 20,54065.4+2.4
Labor Barbara Armitage10,86234.6+34.6
Liberal hold Swing +2.4

1994 by-election

1994 Vaucluse by-election
Saturday 9 April [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Peter Debnam 15,75758.5+3.4
Labor Barbara Armitage7,85629.2+11.8
Greens Murray Matson2,4539.1
Independent Rodney Marks8703.2
Total formal votes26,93697.1+6.4
Informal votes8082.9−6.4
Turnout 27,74470.7−19.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peter Debnam 16,62163.3+0.3
Labor Barbara Armitage9,64536.7
Liberal hold Swing
Michael Yabsley (Liberal) resigned. [16]

1991

1991 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Michael Yabsley 16,87655.1−9.4
Labor James Dupree5,33717.4−14.8
Independent Rose Watson4,44414.5+14.5
Greens Geoff Ash1,5094.9+4.9
Democrats Victoria Resch1,0503.4+0.1
Independent Yvonne Jayawardena1,0223.3+3.3
Independent Tony Waldron4121.3+1.3
Total formal votes30,65090.7−5.7
Informal votes3,1289.3+5.7
Turnout 33,77890.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Michael Yabsley 17,86263.0−3.2
Independent Rose Watson10,47537.0+37.0
Liberal hold Swing −3.2

Elections in the 1980s

1988 by-election

1988 Vaucluse by-election
Monday 6 June [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Michael Yabsley Unopposed
Liberal hold 
Ray Aston (Liberal) died. [18]

1988

1988 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ray Aston 20,26777.2+4.4
Labor Beverley Crane5,98222.8−0.4
Total formal votes26,24996.4−0.6
Informal votes9933.6+0.6
Turnout 27,24289.9
Liberal hold Swing +2.3

1986 by-election

1986 Vaucluse by-election
Saturday 31 May [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ray Aston 13,24572.6+0.2
Democrats Yvonne Jayawardena1,97810.8+6.8
Call to Australia Elaine Nile 1,1736.4
Nuclear Free AustraliaGillian Fisher9315.1
Nuclear Disarmament Robert Wood 7324.0
Uninflated MovementNadar Ponnuswamy990.5
Small Business and Enterprise PartyStanley Fitzroy-Mendis810.44+0.4
Total formal votes18,23996.3−0.8
Informal votes7113.8+0.8
Turnout 18,95061.1 [a] −27.6
Liberal hold Swing  
Liberal member Rosemary Foot resigned. [20]

1984

1984 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Rosemary Foot 19,33172.4+7.8
Labor David Curtis6,27123.5−1.5
Democrats Joseph Zingarelli1,0804.1−0.2
Total formal votes26,68297.0+0.8
Informal votes8233.0−0.8
Turnout 27,50588.8+2.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rosemary Foot 74.6+4.5
Labor David Curtis25.4−4.5
Liberal hold Swing +4.5

1981

1981 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Rosemary Foot 16,84064.6
Labor Nance Loney6,52925.0
Independent Mark Ure1,6026.1
Democrats Brian Hillman1,1124.3
Total formal votes26,08396.2
Informal votes1,0183.8
Turnout 27,10186.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rosemary Foot 17,60070.1+7.9
Labor Nance Loney7,50029.9−7.9
Liberal hold Swing +7.9

Elections in the 1970s

1978

1978 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Rosemary Foot 12,64349.4−14.2
Labor Barbara Fuller-Quinn10,97742.9+6.5
Democrats Norman Majer1,9847.7+7.7
Total formal votes25,60496.7−0.4
Informal votes8823.3+0.4
Turnout 26,48688.6−0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rosemary Foot 13,96554.5−9.1
Labor Barbara Fuller-Quinn11,63945.5+9.1
Liberal hold Swing −9.1

1976

1976 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Keith Doyle 17,49263.6+0.5
Labor Barbara Fuller-Quinn9,99436.4+36.4
Total formal votes27,48697.1+2.6
Informal votes8162.9−2.6
Turnout 28,30289.0+1.0
Liberal hold Swing −5.2

1973

1973 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Keith Doyle 15,90663.1−1.1
Australia Brian Hickey6,40325.4+25.4
Democratic Labor Doris Anderson2,90111.5+11.5
Total formal votes25,21094.5
Informal votes1,4635.5
Turnout 26,67388.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Keith Doyle 17,35768.8+0.3
Australia Brian Hickey7,85331.2+31.2
Liberal hold Swing +0.3

1971

1971 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Keith Doyle 16,09964.2−7.1
Independent Lincoln Oppenheimer6,79427.1+27.1
Independent Harry Marsh2,1908.7+8.7
Total formal votes25,08394.6
Informal votes1,4335.4
Turnout 26,51690.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Keith Doyle 17,19468.5−8.5
Independent Lincoln Oppenheimer7,88931.5+31.5
Liberal hold Swing −8.5

Elections in the 1960s

1968

1968 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Keith Doyle 16,07971.3−3.7
Labor William Ross4,87521.6+21.6
Democratic Labor Hugh Bartlett1,6117.1−4.9
Total formal votes22,56596.4
Informal votes8423.6
Turnout 23,40791.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Keith Doyle 17,36877.0−4.0
Labor William Ross5,19723.0+23.0
Liberal hold Swing −4.0

1965

1965 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Keith Doyle 17,31975.0−4.0
Independent Kevin McDermott2,99613.0+13.0
Democratic Labor Edward Byrnes2,78112.0−9.0
Total formal votes23,09695.0+1.7
Informal votes1,2215.0−1.7
Turnout 24,31790.6+0.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Keith Doyle 18,70981.0+9.7
Independent Kevin McDermott4,38719.0−9.7
Liberal hold Swing N/A

1962

1962 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Geoffrey Cox 17,84079.0−21.0
Democratic Labor Valerie Olsen4,75421.0+21.0
Total formal votes22,59493.3
Informal votes1,6256.7
Turnout 24,21990.1
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1950s

1959

1957 by-election

1957 Vaucluse by-election
Saturday 24 August [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Geoffrey Cox 7,71644.94−26.47
Independent Liberal Hugh Foster3,80222.14
Independent Liberal Norman Mills2,61615.24
Independent Alfred Elboz2,35413.71
Independent Edward Spensley6813.97
Total formal votes17,16974.81
Informal votes7924.41
Turnout 17,96179.22
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Geoffrey Cox 8,85451.57
Independent Liberal Hugh Foster8,31548.43
Liberal hold Swing N/A
Murray Robson (Liberal) resigned. [31]

1956

1956 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Murray Robson 14,86571.4−28.6
Independent Alfred Elboz5,95028.6+28.6
Total formal votes20,81597.3
Informal votes5752.7
Turnout 21,39090.3
Liberal hold Swing N/A

1953

1950

1950 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Murray Robson 12,65868.4
Labor Harold Levien5,09727.5
Independent Liberal Tasman Crocker7594.1
Total formal votes18,51498.6
Informal votes2571.4
Turnout 18,77191.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Murray Robson 72.0 [b]
Labor Harold Levien28.0
Liberal hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947

1947 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Murray Robson 16,09767.4−32.6
Independent Liberal Frank Browne 7,78932.6+32.6
Total formal votes23,88695.4
Informal votes1,1614.6
Turnout 25,04793.0
Liberal hold Swing N/A

1944

1941

Elections in the 1930s

1938

This section is an excerpt from 1938 New South Wales state election § Vaucluse
1938 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse [38]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Murray Robson unopposed
United Australia hold 

William Foster (United Australia) died and Murray Robson had been elected as an Independent candidate at the resulting by-election however he re-joined the United Australia party.

1936 by-election

1936 Vaucluse by-election
Saturday 29 August [39]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ind. United Australia Murray Robson 10,56362.6
United Australia Hugh Foster6,30437.4
Total formal votes16,86797.3
Informal votes4702.7
Turnout 17,33782.92
Ind. United Australia gain from United Australia Swing
William Foster (United Australia) died. [39]

1935

This section is an excerpt from 1935 New South Wales state election § Vaucluse
1935 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia William Foster unopposed
United Australia hold 

1932

This section is an excerpt from 1932 New South Wales state election § Vaucluse
1932 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse [41]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia William Foster unopposed
United Australia hold 

1930

This section is an excerpt from 1930 New South Wales state election § Vaucluse
1930 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse [42]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist William Foster 12,10770.3
Labor Thomas Foster3,34119.4
Australian John Garvan1,78010.3
Total formal votes17,22898.3
Informal votes2901.7
Turnout 17,51892.2
Nationalist hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s

1927

This section is an excerpt from 1927 New South Wales state election § Vaucluse
1927 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nationalist William Foster 11,28784.1
Labor Henrietta Greville 2,12815.9
Total formal votes13,41599.3
Informal votes880.7
Turnout 13,50377.6
Nationalist win(new seat)

Notes

  1. Estimate based on a roll of 30,993 at the 1984 election. [21]
  2. Two party preferred vote was estimated.

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