Electoral results for the district of Wakehurst

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Wakehurst, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had one incarnation, from 1962 until the present. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Members for Wakehurst

ElectionMemberParty
1962   Dick Healey Liberal
1965
1968
1971 Allan Viney
1973
1976
1978   Tom Webster Labor
1981
1984   John Booth Liberal
1988
1991 Brad Hazzard
1995
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2023

2023 New South Wales state election: Wakehurst [5] [6] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Toby Williams18,94036.9−23.0
Independent Michael Regan 18,43035.9+35.9
Labor Sue Wright7,61714.8−2.1
Greens Ethan Hrnjak4,0007.8−2.4
Animal Justice Susan Sorensen1,2202.4−0.8
Sustainable Australia Greg Mawson1,1272.2−0.7
Total formal votes51,33497.4+0.3
Informal votes1,3532.6−0.3
Turnout 52,68790.7+2.1
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Toby Williams23,68559.6−12.3
Labor Sue Wright16,05440.4+12.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Michael Regan 24,58954.5+54.5
Liberal Toby Williams20,55545.5−26.4
Independent gain from Liberal  

Elections in the 2010s

2019

2019 New South Wales state election: Wakehurst [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Brad Hazzard 28,70458.93−4.99
Labor Chris Sharpe8,60017.65+2.23
Greens Lilith Zaharias4,8679.99−1.97
Keep Sydney Open Katika Schultz1,9283.96+3.96
Animal Justice Susan Sorensen1,6853.46+3.46
Independent Darren Hough1,6063.30+3.30
Sustainable Australia Greg Mawson1,3222.71+2.71
Total formal votes48,71296.94+0.39
Informal votes1,5373.06−0.39
Turnout 50,24990.03−1.52
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Brad Hazzard 30,18271.00−4.24
Labor Chris Sharpe12,32629.00+4.24
Liberal hold Swing −4.24

2015

2015 New South Wales state election: Wakehurst [11] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Brad Hazzard 30,61163.9−5.5
Labor Ned Barsi7,38715.4+2.4
Greens Jonathan King 5,72712.0−2.8
Independent Conny Harris2,0574.3+4.3
Christian Democrats Silvana Nero1,2592.6−0.2
No Land Tax Robert Di Cosmo8531.8+1.8
Total formal votes47,89496.5+0.1
Informal votes1,7123.5−0.1
Turnout 49,60691.6+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Brad Hazzard 32,10575.2−5.3
Labor Ned Barsi10,56524.8+5.3
Liberal hold Swing −5.3

2011

2011 New South Wales state election: Wakehurst [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Brad Hazzard 31,63469.4+12.5
Greens Conny Harris6,71714.7+2.1
Labor Linda Beattie5,93013.0-10.9
Christian Democrats Peter Colsell1,2712.8+2.8
Total formal votes45,55296.90.0
Informal votes1,4663.10.0
Turnout 47,01892.9
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Brad Hazzard 33,21080.5+13.2
Labor Linda Beattie8,02119.5-13.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Brad Hazzard 32,81178.5+11.2
Greens Conny Harris8,96921.5+21.5
Liberal hold Swing +11.2

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 New South Wales state election: Wakehurst [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Brad Hazzard 24,48856.9+8.9
Labor Patricio Chavez10,30524.0+0.3
Greens Conny Harris5,43612.6+2.2
Democrats Georgina Johanson1,5283.6+2.2
Against Further Immigration Thomas Moody1,2492.9+1.3
Total formal votes43,00696.9+0.1
Informal votes1,3893.1-0.1
Turnout 44,39592.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Brad Hazzard 25,98067.3+4.1
Labor Patricio Chavez12,62832.7-4.1
Liberal hold Swing +4.1

2003

2003 New South Wales state election: Wakehurst [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Brad Hazzard 18,58447.2-1.2
Labor Chris Sharpe9,41623.9-4.9
Independent Vincent De Luca4,48511.4+11.4
Greens Peter Forrest3,99710.1+3.5
Christian Democrats Mike Hubbard1,2063.1+3.1
Unity Rita Lee5911.5+1.5
Against Further Immigration Anthony Mavin5911.5-1.4
Democrats Tony Howells5271.3-5.2
Total formal votes39,39796.6-0.4
Informal votes1,3873.4+0.4
Turnout 40,78491.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Brad Hazzard 20,54262.7+1.9
Labor Chris Sharpe12,23037.3-1.9
Liberal hold Swing +1.9

Elections in the 1990s

1999

1999 New South Wales state election: Wakehurst [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Brad Hazzard 19,27848.4-7.3
Labor Cherie Stokes11,45528.8+1.3
One Nation Ian Nelson2,6846.7+6.7
Greens Barbara Hatten2,6446.6+5.1
Democrats Gabrielle Russell2,5836.5+1.0
Against Further Immigration Alexander Hampel1,1722.9-4.0
Total formal votes39,81697.0+1.6
Informal votes1,2193.0-1.6
Turnout 41,03593.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Brad Hazzard 21,22560.8-4.1
Labor Cherie Stokes13,71339.2+4.1
Liberal hold Swing -4.1

1995

1995 New South Wales state election: Wakehurst [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Brad Hazzard 18,52454.5-0.9
Labor Patricia Armstrong10,15229.8+3.8
Against Further Immigration David Kitson2,1636.4+6.4
Democrats Sylvia Adam1,8805.5-2.0
Call to Australia Lesley Maher8202.4+2.4
Natural Law Catherine Webster4791.4+1.4
Total formal votes34,01895.5+4.8
Informal votes1,5924.5-4.8
Turnout 35,61093.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Brad Hazzard 20,18862.9+0.2
Labor Patricia Armstrong11,89937.1-0.2
Liberal hold Swing +0.2

1991

1991 New South Wales state election: Wakehurst [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Brad Hazzard 17,16155.3+2.4
Labor Anne Purcell8,07726.0-6.4
Independent Tim Maguire3,43511.1+11.1
Democrats Richard Hill2,3367.5+7.4
Total formal votes31,00990.8-5.6
Informal votes3,1559.2+5.6
Turnout 34,16492.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Brad Hazzard 18,55062.7+3.2
Labor Anne Purcell11,04837.3-3.2
Liberal hold Swing +3.2

Elections in the 1980s

1988

1988 New South Wales state election: Wakehurst [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Booth 15,01352.2+2.6
Labor Tom Webster 10,02234.9-10.6
Independent Michael Pawley3,71712.9+12.9
Total formal votes28,75296.3-1.3
Informal votes1,0903.7+1.3
Turnout 29,84292.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Booth 16,00457.5+5.5
Labor Tom Webster 11,80942.5-5.5
Liberal hold Swing +5.5

1984

1984 New South Wales state election: Wakehurst [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Booth 13,76749.2+7.6
Labor Tom Webster 13,03846.6+8.7
Independent Maurice Foley6062.2+2.2
Democrats Laurence Bourke5812.1-1.0
Total formal votes27,99297.6+0.6
Informal votes6802.4-0.6
Turnout 28,67291.6+1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Booth 51.2+8.2
Labor Tom Webster 48.8-8.2
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +8.2

1981

1981 New South Wales state election: Wakehurst [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tom Webster 14,89155.3-0.8
Liberal Phillip Wearne11,19441.6-2.3
Democrats Henri Rathgeber8373.1+3.1
Total formal votes26,92297.0
Informal votes8333.0
Turnout 27,75590.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Webster 15,09857.0+0.9
Liberal Phillip Wearne11,39443.0-0.9
Labor hold Swing +0.9

Elections in the 1970s

1978

1978 New South Wales state election: Wakehurst [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tom Webster 17,06656.2+14.0
Liberal Allan Viney 13,32943.8-14.0
Total formal votes30,39597.0-0.7
Informal votes9383.0+0.7
Turnout 31,33391.5-0.2
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +14.0

1976

1976 New South Wales state election: Wakehurst [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Allan Viney 17,83657.8+4.4
Labor Noel Berrell12,99942.2+10.6
Total formal votes30,83597.7+0.4
Informal votes7152.3-0.4
Turnout 31,55091.7+1.3
Liberal hold Swing -3.6

1973

1973 New South Wales state election: Wakehurst [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Allan Viney 14,87653.4-0.9
Labor Colin McIlwraith8,80131.6-7.0
Australia Pamela Wilson2,7709.9+9.9
Democratic Labor Terrence Fay1,4125.1-2.0
Total formal votes27,85997.3
Informal votes7822.7
Turnout 28,64190.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Allan Viney 17,11461.4+1.4
Labor Colin McIlwraith10,74538.6-1.4
Liberal hold Swing +1.4

1971

1971 New South Wales state election: Wakehurst [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Allan Viney 15,07452.3-7.3
Labor Evan Davies11,70640.6+7.5
Democratic Labor Kevin Lee2,0387.1-0.2
Total formal votes28,81897.7
Informal votes6642.3
Turnout 29,48293.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Allan Viney 16,70458.0-7.5
Labor Evan Davies12,11442.0+7.5
Liberal hold Swing -7.5

Elections in the 1960s

1968

1968 New South Wales state election: Wakehurst [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Dick Healey 18,47563.60.0
Labor Dorothy Isaksen 8,44229.1-3.7
Democratic Labor Lyle Antcliff2,1157.3+7.3
Total formal votes29,03296.8
Informal votes9653.2
Turnout 29,99795.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dick Healey 20,16769.5+3.0
Labor Dorothy Isaksen 8,86530.5-3.0
Liberal hold Swing +3.0

1965

1965 New South Wales state election: Wakehurst [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Dick Healey 17,28563.6+11.9
Labor Geoffrey Mill8,91232.8−2.8
Independent Frederick Jones9813.6+3.6
Total formal votes27,17898.4+0.5
Informal votes4341.6−0.5
Turnout 27,61292.7−1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dick Healey 18,07066.5+7.6
Labor Geoffrey Mill9,10833.5−7.6
Liberal hold Swing +7.6

1962

1962 New South Wales state election: Wakehurst [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Dick Healey 11,68951.7−9.4
Labor John Fisher8,06235.6−3.3
Independent Edgar Wilson1,4406.4+6.4
Independent Beverley Job7923.5+3.5
Democratic Labor Philip Cohen6382.8+2.8
Total formal votes22,62197.9
Informal votes4912.1
Turnout 23,11294.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dick Healey 13,31558.9−2.2
Labor John Fisher9,30641.1+2.2
Liberal notional  hold Swing
  • Wakehurst was a new seat that was notionally a safe Liberal seat. [29]

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