Electoral results for the district of Wallsend

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Wallsend, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had four incarnations, the first from 1894 to 1904, the second from 1917 to the 1920, the third from 1927 to 1930, and the fourth from 1968 to the present. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Members

First incarnation (1894–1904)
ElectionMemberParty
1894   David Watkins Labour
1895
1898
1901 John Estell
 
Second incarnation (1913–1920)
ElectionMemberParty
1913   John Estell Labor
1917
 
Third incarnation (1927–1930)
ElectionMemberParty
1927   Robert Cameron Labor
 
Fourth incarnation (1968–present)
ElectionMemberParty
1968   Ken Booth Labor
1971
1973
1976
1978
1981
1984
1988
1988 by John Mills
1991
1995
1999
2003
2007 Sonia Hornery
2011
2015
2019

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2023

2023 New South Wales state election: Wallsend [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Sonia Hornery 33,12763.9+1.4
Liberal Callum Pull6,98813.5−6.5
Greens Rebecca Watkins5,54510.7+1.5
One Nation Pietro Di Girolamo3,5326.8+6.8
Animal Justice Anna Nolan1,0882.1−2.2
Independent Joshua Starrett8111.6+1.6
Sustainable Australia Paul Akers7171.4+1.4
Total formal votes51,80897.4+1.0
Informal votes1,3652.6−1.0
Turnout 53,17388.4−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Sonia Hornery 38,04381.8+5.9
Liberal Callum Pull8,48918.2−5.9
Labor hold Swing +5.9

Elections in the 2010s

2019

2019 New South Wales state election: Wallsend [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Sonia Hornery 31,99862.31+3.90
Liberal Nicholas Trappett10,45820.37−4.36
Greens Sinead Francis-Coan4,7569.26−1.46
Animal Justice Toni Gundry2,1704.23+4.23
Conservatives Fiona De Vries1,9693.83+3.83
Total formal votes51,35196.52+0.45
Informal votes1,8513.48−0.45
Turnout 53,20290.10−1.47
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Sonia Hornery 35,60575.44+4.64
Liberal Nicholas Trappett11,59124.56−4.64
Labor hold Swing +4.64

2015

2015 New South Wales state election: Wallsend [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Sonia Hornery 29,03458.4+19.5
Liberal Hannah Eves12,29124.7−2.2
Greens Aleona Swegen5,33010.7+2.2
Christian Democrats Damien Cotton1,7063.4+1.3
No Land Tax Tony Di Cosmo1,3412.7+2.7
Total formal votes49,70296.1+0.4
Informal votes2,0313.9−0.4
Turnout 51,73391.6−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Sonia Hornery 32,12470.8+14.5
Liberal Hannah Eves13,24629.2−14.5
Labor hold Swing +14.5

2011

2011 New South Wales state election: Wallsend [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Sonia Hornery 17,27539.6-11.5
Liberal Chris Dolan12,86229.5+4.1
Independent Shayne Connell6,14714.1+14.1
Greens Keith Parsons3,6178.3-3.9
Independent Michael Jackson2,0134.6+4.6
Christian Democrats Andrew Weatherstone8772.0-2.7
Family First Ray Broderick8642.0+2.0
Total formal votes43,65596.4−0.4
Informal votes1,6203.6+0.4
Turnout 45,27594.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Sonia Hornery 20,31456.6-9.2
Liberal Chris Dolan15,57443.4+9.2
Labor hold Swing -9.2

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 New South Wales state election: Wallsend [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Sonia Hornery 21,60751.0-4.4
Liberal James Herington10,73725.4+2.5
Greens Keith Parsons5,14512.2+2.7
Fishing Party Dallas Davies2,8576.7+6.7
Christian Democrats Milton Caine1,9894.7+2.0
Total formal votes42,33596.8−0.3
Informal votes1,3783.2+0.3
Turnout 43,71394.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Sonia Hornery 24,69065.8-4.0
Liberal James Herington12,83434.2+4.0
Labor hold Swing -4.0

2003

2003 New South Wales state election: Wallsend [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Mills 24,93556.8-0.7
Liberal David Williams9,73922.2+2.7
Greens Michael Osborne3,8548.8+1.9
Independent Di Gibson1,6843.8+3.8
One Nation Edna Phillips1,4533.3-8.2
Christian Democrats Jim Kendall1,2592.9-1.2
Democrats Sharyn Csanki9502.2+2.2
Total formal votes43,87496.9−0.6
Informal votes1,3813.1+0.6
Turnout 45,25594.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Mills 27,39670.7-1.9
Liberal David Williams11,35029.3+1.9
Labor hold Swing -1.9

Elections in the 1990s

1999

1999 New South Wales state election: Wallsend [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Mills 24,42457.5-5.3
Liberal Yvonne Piddington8,26519.5-12.6
One Nation Colin Thompson4,87811.5+11.5
Greens Rebecca Moroney2,9206.9+1.7
Christian Democrats David Murray1,7524.1+4.1
Citizens Electoral Council Mel Schroeder2460.6+0.6
Total formal votes42,48597.6+4.3
Informal votes1,0612.4−4.3
Turnout 43,54695.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Mills 26,38072.6+6.2
Liberal Yvonne Piddington9,95727.4-6.2
Labor hold Swing +6.2

1995

1995 New South Wales state election: Wallsend [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Mills 21,45462.5+6.5
Liberal Christine Nesbitt12,88137.5+7.7
Total formal votes34,33592.6+2.8
Informal votes2,7317.4−2.8
Turnout 37,06695.8
Labor hold Swing -0.7

1991

1991 New South Wales state election: Wallsend [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Mills 17,72456.0-0.3
Liberal Philip Laver9,43829.8-9.0
Democrats Judith Smyth2,9839.4+9.4
Call to Australia John Hor1,5224.8+4.8
Total formal votes31,66789.8−6.5
Informal votes3,59210.2+6.5
Turnout 35,25995.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Mills 18,85063.2+5.0
Liberal Philip Laver10,97036.8-5.0
Labor hold Swing +5.0

Elections in the 1980s

1988 by-election

1988 Wallsend by-election
Saturday 17 December [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Mills 15,67155.8-3.6
Independent Lindsay Bradley8,48530.2
Independent Paul Stocker2,5559.1
Independent Philip Laver1,3774.9
Total formal votes28,08897.0+1.0
Informal votes8703.0−1.0
Turnout 28,95887.7−8.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor John Mills 17,01163.4+4.0
Independent Lindsay Bradley9,81736.6
Labor hold Swing +4.0 [lower-alpha 1]
Ken Booth (Labor) died. [17]

1988

1988 New South Wales state election: Wallsend [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ken Booth 17,65159.4-7.1
Liberal Peter Wilson12,06640.6+8.1
Total formal votes29,71796.0−1.5
Informal votes1,2324.0+1.5
Turnout 30,94996.0
Labor hold Swing -7.6

1984

1984 New South Wales state election: Wallsend [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ken Booth 19,43564.3–10.1
Liberal Garry Carter10,80435.7+10.1
Total formal votes30,23997.9+0.6
Informal votes6602.1–0.6
Turnout 30,89995.4+0.9
Labor hold Swing -10.1

1981

1981 New South Wales state election: Wallsend [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ken Booth 21,39274.3-5.0
Liberal Richard Noonan7,38725.7+5.0
Total formal votes28,77997.3
Informal votes7892.7
Turnout 29,56894.5
Labor hold Swing -5.0

Elections in the 1970s

1978

1978 New South Wales state election: Wallsend [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ken Booth 28,18679.3+10.0
Liberal Denise Martin7,36820.7-10.0
Total formal votes35,55498.0−0.4
Informal votes7232.0+0.4
Turnout 36,27795.5−0.2
Labor hold Swing +10.0

1976

1976 New South Wales state election: Wallsend [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ken Booth 23,89169.3-2.0
Liberal Stephen Walker10,56230.7+30.7
Total formal votes34,45398.4+1.6
Informal votes5531.6−1.6
Turnout 35,00695.70.0
Labor hold Swing -7.2

1973

1973 New South Wales state election: Wallsend [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ken Booth 22,60271.3+2.6
Democratic Labor Robert Godfrey5,82118.4+14.9
Australia Desmond Kynaston3,27310.3+10.3
Total formal votes31,69696.8
Informal votes1,0443.2
Turnout 32,74095.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Ken Booth 24,23976.5+7.1
Democratic Labor Robert Godfrey7,45723.5+23.5
Labor hold Swing +7.1

1971

1971 New South Wales state election: Wallsend [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ken Booth 18,98168.7-2.1
Liberal John Bailey7,69127.8+2.0
Democratic Labor Robert Godfrey9783.5+0.1
Total formal votes27,65098.0
Informal votes5582.0
Turnout 28,20895.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ken Booth 19,17769.4-2.1
Liberal John Bailey8,47330.6+2.1
Labor hold Swing -2.1

Elections in the 1960s

1968

1968 New South Wales state election: Wallsend [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ken Booth 15,86675.8
Liberal William Gilchrist4,34720.8
Democratic Labor Donald Richards7103.4
Total formal votes20,92397.4
Informal votes5602.6
Turnout 21,48396.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ken Booth 16,00876.5
Liberal William Gilchrist4,91523.5
Labor win(new seat)

District re-created

1930 - 1968

District abolished District abolished

Elections in the 1920s

1927

1927 New South Wales state election: Wallsend [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Robert Cameron 7,66857.8
Protestant Labor Walter Skelton (defeated)5,59742.2
Total formal votes13,26599.3
Informal votes940.7
Turnout 13,35982.6
Labor win(new seat)

District re-created

1920 - 1927

District abolished District abolished

Elections in the 1910s

1917

1913

1913 New South Wales state election: Wallsend [28] [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Estell 5,65282.2
Liberal Reform Thomas Collins 82512.0
Socialist Labor Joseph Charlton4015.8
Total formal votes6,87897.5
Informal votes1772.5
Turnout 7,05564.3
Labor notional  hold 
Wallesend largely replaced the abolished district of Waratah, held by John Estell (Labor).

District re-created

1904 - 1913

District abolished District abolished

Elections in the 1900s

1901

1901 New South Wales state election: Wallsend [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Estell 1,56089.4+28.1
Socialist Labor James Moroney18510.6
Total formal votes1,74599.3−0.1
Informal votes120.7+0.1
Turnout 1,75759.2−13.3
Labour hold 

Elections in the 1890s

1898

1898 New South Wales colonial election: Wallsend [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Watkins 1,01261.3
National Federal William Fletcher63938.7
Total formal votes1,65199.5
Informal votes90.5
Turnout 1,66072.5
Labour hold 

1895

1895 New South Wales colonial election: Wallsend [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Watkins 98865.2
Protectionist Thomas Walker 52734.8
Total formal votes1,51599.3
Informal votes110.7
Turnout 1,52676.5
Labour hold 

1894

1894 New South Wales colonial election: Wallsend [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Watkins 90851.4
Protectionist Thomas Walker 47026.6
Ind. Protectionist Oswald Steel33519.0
Free Trade Albert Card452.6
Independent Alfred Deering80.5
Total formal votes1,76698.8
Informal votes211.2
Turnout 1,78788.6
Labour win(new seat)

Notes

  1. compared to the two-candidate-preferred result for the 1988 Wallsend election.

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