Results of the 1988 New South Wales state election (Legislative Council)

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PartyVotes%+/–Seats
Seats WonNot UpTotal SeatsSeat Change
Liberal National Coalition 1,403,30046.01Increase2.svg 3.5471219Increase2.svg 1
Labor 1,140,63437.40Decrease2.svg 9.3761521Decrease2.svg 3
Call to Australia 174,5535.72Decrease2.svg 0.35123Increase2.svg 1
Democrats 90,6342.97Decrease2.svg 0.42112Increase2.svg 1
Independent EFF 72,9652.39New000New
Community Independents52,9921.74New000New
Environment Group48,5361.59New000New
Nuclear Disarmament 28,1610.92New000New
Aboriginal Team13,3630.44New000New
Humanist Party11,8950.39New000New
Defence Ex-Service Team6,9700.23New000New
Independents 3,3960.11Decrease2.svg 0.31000Steady2.svg 0
Marijuana 2,7130.09Increase2.svg 0.09000Steady2.svg 0
Total3,050,112100.00153045
Valid votes3,050,11291.95
Invalid/blank votes267,1138.05Increase2.svg 1.42
Total votes3,317,225100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,541,44793.67Decrease2.svg 0.60

This is a list of results for the Legislative Council at the 1988 New South Wales state election.

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Results

1988 New South Wales state election: Legislative Council [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 190,047
Liberal/National Coalition 1. Virginia Chadwick (elected 1)
2. Bob Rowland Smith (elected 3)
3. Marlene Goldsmith (elected 5)
4. Brian Pezzutti (elected 7)
5. Duncan Gay (elected 9)
6. Stephen Mutch (elected 11)
7. Helen Sham-Ho (elected 12)
8. Michael Barnes
9. Bruce Rowley
10. Carol Raye
1,403,30046.2+3.6
Labor 1. Deirdre Grusovin (elected 2)
2. Ian Macdonald (elected 4)
3. Jim Kaldis (elected 6)
4. Paul O'Grady (elected 8)
5. Michael Egan (elected 10)
6. Andy Manson (elected 13)
7. Dorothy Isaksen
8. Tony Kelly
9. Ron Cunningham
10. George Thompson
1,140,63437.5−9.4
Call to Australia 1. Elaine Nile (elected 14)
2. Kevin Hume
3. Patricia Judge
4. William Bird
5. Percy Everingham
173,5695.7−0.4
Democrats 1. Richard Jones (elected 15)
2. Ray Griffiths
3. Rod Bennison
82,2482.7−0.5
Independent EFF 1. Joe Kanan
2. Vince White
3. Jack Moffitt
4. Geoffrey Sutton
5. Patrick Lever
6. Jane Abbott
7. Peter Catts
72,9652.4+2.4
  Community Independents 1. Jack Mundey
2. Stacey Miers
3. William Whiley
52,9921.7+1.7
 Environment Group1. Milo Dunphy
2. Christine Townend
3. Alice Oppen
48,5361.6+1.6
Nuclear Disarmament 1. Colin Charlton
2. Dennis Wyatt
28,1610.9+0.9
 Aboriginal Team1. Mildred Ingram
2. Anthony Ammatto
3. Aubry Phillips
13,3630.4+0.4
Humanist1. Vito Radice
2. Noel Whitaker
11,8950.4+0.4
 Defence Ex-Service1. Rowley McMahon
2. David Herd
6,9700.20.2
Marijuana 1. Macciza MacPherson
2. Nick Brash
2,7130.1+0.1
Independent Carlos Dutra1,6080.05+0.05
Independent Michael Smith9830.03+0.03
Independent John Butt5660.02+0.02
Independent Phillip Winchester2390.01+0.01
Total formal votes3,040,74291.9−1.4
Informal votes267,1138.1+1.4
Turnout 3,307,85593.4+0.9

Continuing members

The following MLCs were not up for re-election this year.

MemberPartyTerm
  Paul Landa Labor 1981–1991
  Jack Hallam Labor 1981–1991
  Jack Garland Labor 1981–1991
  Barney French Labor 1981–1991
  Franca Arena Labor 1981–1991
  George Brenner Labor 1981–1991
  Ken Reed Labor 1981–1991
  Bryan Vaughan Labor 1981–1991
  Johno Johnson Labor 1984–1995
  Delcia Kite Labor 1984–1995
  Ron Dyer Labor 1984–1995
  Judith Walker Labor 1984–1995
  Ann Symonds Labor 1984–1995
  Keith Enderbury Labor 1984–1995
  Mick Ibbett Labor 1984–1991
  Max Willis Liberal 1981–1991
  Ted Pickering Liberal 1981–1991
  John Matthews Liberal 1981–1991
  John Hannaford Liberal 1984–1995
  Jim Samios Liberal 1984–1995
  John Jobling Liberal 1984–1995
  Beryl Evans Liberal 1984–1995
  Jack Doohan National 1981–1991
  Richard Killen National 1981–1991
  Adrian Solomons National 1984–1995
  Richard Bull National 1984–1995
  Judy Jakins National 1984–1991
  Fred Nile Call to Australia 1981–1991
  Marie Bignold Call to Australia 1984–1991
  Elisabeth Kirkby Democrats 1981–1991

See also

References

  1. Green, Antony. "Electing the Legislative Council 1978-1995" (PDF). ABC Election Archives.