Results of the 1999 New South Wales state election (Legislative Council)

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1999 NSW Legislative Council.svg
PartyVotes%+/–Seats
Seats WonNot UpTotal SeatsSeat Change
Labor 1,325,81937.27Increase2.svg 2.028816Decrease2.svg 1
Liberal/National Coalition 974,35227.39Decrease2.svg 11.026814Decrease2.svg 4
One Nation 225,6686.34New101New
Democrats 142,7684.01Increase2.svg 0.80112Steady2.svg
Christian Democrats 112,6993.17Increase2.svg 0.16112Steady2.svg
Greens 103,4632.91Decrease2.svg 0.84112Increase2.svg 1
Shooters 59,2951.67Decrease2.svg 1.17011Steady2.svg
Progressive Labour 56,0371.58New000New
Marijuana Smokers Rights43,9911.24New000New
Legal System Reform 35,7121.00New101New
Unity 34,7850.98New101New
Country Summit Alliance31,7710.89New000New
Registered Clubs Party27,5640.77New000New
Gun Owners & Sporting Hunters25,1060.71New000New
Country NSW Party19,8190.56Decrease2.svg 0.04000Steady2.svg
What's Doing?18,3180.51New000New
ABFFOC 15,8000.44Decrease2.svg 0.84011Steady2.svg
Outdoor Recreation 7,2640.20New101New
Others297,5308.36*000Steady2.svg
Total3,557,761100.00212142
Valid votes3,557,76192.83
Invalid/blank votes274,5947.17Increase2.svg 1.06
Total votes3,832,355100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,115,05993.13Decrease2.svg 0.67

This election was known derogatively as the "Tablecloth Election", due to the unprecedented number of candidates contesting the Upper House, totalling 264 candidates for 81 parties. This meant that each of the 4 million ballot papers issued measured approximately 70x100cm, the size of a small tablecloth.

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The rules for nominating candidates to the Legislative Council were tightened to prevent this from happening again, as well as the abolition of group ticket preferences in response to Malcolm Jones of the Outdoor Recreation Party being elected with 0.2% of the vote. This is a list of results for the Legislative Council at the 1999 New South Wales state election.

This was the so-called "Tablecoth election" due to the large size of the ballots used.

A record 264 candidates ran in this election. Even more would run in each succeeding election.

Results

1999 New South Wales state election: Legislative Council [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 161,717
Labor 1. Jeff Shaw (elected 1)
2. John Della Bosca (elected 4)
3. Eddie Obeid (elected 6)
4. Jan Burnswoods (elected 8)
5. Ian Macdonald (elected 10)
6. John Hatzistergos (elected 12)
7. Meredith Burgmann (elected 14)
8. Henry Tsang (elected 15)
9. Amanda Fazio
10. Christine Robertson
11. Glenys Plowman
12. Tony Catanzariti
13. Naomi Steer
14. Katherine Brassil
15. Julie Hatcher
1,325,81937.27+2.02
Liberal/National Coalition 1. Patricia Forsythe (elected 2)
2. Jenny Gardiner (elected 5)
3. John Ryan (elected 7)
4. Charlie Lynn (elected 9)
5. Doug Moppett (elected 11)
6. Don Harwin (elected 13)
7. Greg Hansen
8. Catherine Cusack
9. Greg Pearce
10. Cathy Cleary
11. Tony Dennison
12. Juliet Arkwright
13. John Worthington
14. Toby Smith
974,35227.39-11.10
One Nation 1. David Oldfield (elected 3)
2. Brian Burston
3. Jason Ross
4. Carol Deeney
5. Mark Booth
225,6686.34+6.34
Democrats 1. Arthur Chesterfield-Evans (elected 17)
2. Amelia Gavagnin Newman
3. Matthew Baird
4. Simon Disney
5. Betty Endean
6. Pam Clifford
7. Aysha Pollnitz
8. Ruth Harcourt-Norton
9. Sonia Cousins
142,7684.01+0.80
Christian Democrats 1. Fred Nile (elected 21)
2. Peter Walker
3. Graham McLennan
4. Alasdair Webster
5. Kevin Hume
112,6993.17+0.16
Greens 1. Lee Rhiannon (elected 18)
2. Karla Sperling
3. Susie Russell
4. Cathy Burgess
5. Ben Oquist
6. Leeza Dobbie
7. Keelah Lam
8. Paul Fitzgerald
9. Kathleen Isherwood
103,4632.91-0.84
Shooters 1. Jim Pirie
2. Rodney Franich
3. Suzanne O'Connell
4. Robyn Bourke
5. Grahame Berry
6. Peter Nikesitch
7. Greg Ostini
8. Colin Whelan
9. Craig White
10. Arthur Baker
11. Don Stewart
59,2951.67-1.17
Progressive Labour 1. Klaas Woldring
2. Jacklyn Clarke
56,0371.58+1.58
 Marijuana Smokers Rights1. Jeremy Matthew
2. Jamie Smith
43,9911.24+1.24
Legal System Reform 1. Peter Breen (elected 20)
2. Vere Drakeford
35,7121.00+1.00
Unity 1. Peter Wong (elected 19)
2. Sarah Kemp
3. Alan Jacobs
4. Ramona Valenza
34,7850.98+0.98
 Country Summit Alliance1. John Wearne
2. Ros Brennan
3. Andrew Hegedus
4. Claire Braund
5. Janet Hayes
6. John Marsh
7. Robert Harris
8. Peter Botfield
9. David Kelly
31,7710.89+0.89
Registered Clubs Party1. David Costello
2. Stephen Cowan
3. Joanna Lockwood
4. Alan Langford
5. Allan Peter
6. Steve Parker
27,5640.77+0.77
Gun Owners & Sporting Hunters1. Phillip Downey
2. Con Koulouris
25,1060.71+0.71
The Country1. Stephen Hedges
2. Kylie Hedges
19,8190.56-0.04
What's Doing?1. Mario Fenech
2. Jacquie Prosser
18,3180.51+0.51
ABFFOC 1. Karen Bridgman
2. Erica Mackenzie
15,8000.44-0.84
Franca Arena Child Safety Alliance 1. Franca Arena
2. Judith Lancaster
3. Beverley Alexander-Fisher
13,7880.39+0.39
Three Day Weekend1. Irene Henry
2. Rubina Morgan
12,0030.34+0.34
 Australian Family Alliance1. Damien Tudehope
2. Mary-Louise Fowler
3. Marc Florio
4. Colleen Keppie
5. Denis Patterson
11,8240.33+0.33
 Young Australians Caring1. Kristy Delaney
2. Daryn Graham
11,0900.31+0.31
Against Further Immigration 1. Edwin Woodger
2. David Kitson
10,8810.31-1.34
Gay and Lesbian1. Martin Blessing
2. Ros Shaw
10,4460.29+0.29
Against Promotion of Homosexuality1. Malcolm Andrews
2. Dominic Toso
9,1180.26+0.26
 Australian Small Business1. Matthew Leigh-Jones
2. Catherine Blasonato
8,9980.25+0.25
 Animal Liberation1. Donald Yorke-Goldney
2. David Hopson
7,8440.22+0.22
Democratic Socialist 1. Dick Nichols
2. Helen Jarvis
7,6380.21-0.04
Speranza1. Tony Humphrey
2. Kell Hutchence
7,6370.21+0.21
Four Wheel Drive1. Bruce Thompson
2. Frank Sanzari
7,5470.21+0.21
Outdoor Recreation 1. Malcolm Jones (elected 16)
2. Joanne Simox
3. Ron Mathews
7,2640.20+0.20
 Riders and Motorists1. Phillip Foster
2. Paul Taffa
7,0270.20+0.20
Drug Reform1. Kevin Ryan
2. Newton Gleeson
6,8440.19+0.19
  Seniors 1. Mervyn Vessey
2. Lesley Spencer
6,5650.18+0.18
Jobs for Everyone1. Peter Thorp
2. Jane Keaton
6,5220.18+0.18
 Marine Environment Conservation1. Dave Thomas
2. Sorel Jones
6,1850.17+0.17
Wilderness Party1. Henry Bawden
2. Colin Smith
6,0970.17+0.17
Stop Banks Exploiting Australians1. Gary Burns
2. Michael Davis
5,9310.17+0.17
Coalition for Political Integrity1. Rodney Burton
2. Graeme Cordiner
5,6500.16-1.54
Fair Tax1. Jim Reid
2. Mara Ashmore
3. Andrew Coroneo
4. Sam Spitzer
5,2090.15+0.15
 Help Disabled People1. David Bradley
2. Donald Bilton
5,0560.14+0.14
Mick Gallagher for Australia1. Patrick Gallagher
2. John Mawson
5,0080.14+0.14
NSW Ratepayers1. Ewan Tolhurst
2. Brian Shaw
4,9820.14+0.14
 Womens Party/Save the Forests1. Rebecca Lambert
2. David Hulbert
3. Helen Scott
4. Martina Hulbert
4,7400.13+0.13
Australia First 1. Jeffery Ritherdon
2. Greg Willson
4,7090.13+0.13
Make Billionaires Pay More Tax1. Kate Aitken Rasink
2. Lucinda Barlow
4,6720.13+0.13
 Euthanasia Referendum1. Jane Heinrichs
2. Gregory Piol
4,5530.13+0.13
Care For Us1. Michael Gliksman
2. Shane Nicholls
4,4720.13+0.13
People Before Party Politics1. Godfrey Bigot
2. Allan Jones
4,4630.13+0.13
Hospitals, Education, Law, Privacy1. William McBride
2. Mary-Rose Rooney
4,4240.12+0.12
Earthsave 1. Brandon Raynor
2. Simon Spicer
4,0700.11+0.11
People Against Paedophiles1. John Piechocki
2. Graham Ireland
3,9340.11+0.11
 Independent Community Network1. Maire Sheehan
2. Pam Arnold
3. Helen Brown
4. Michael Reymond
3,8900.11+0.11
 Abolish State Governments1. Peter Consandine
2. Sharon Trompf
3. John August
3,8530.11+0.11
A Fair Go for Families1. Steven Wright
2. Michael Uttley
3,6500.10+0.10
  Communist 1. John Bailey
2. Dorothy Bassil
3,3910.10+0.10
Voice of the People1. Spencer Wu
2. Ginette Farcell
3. John Allen
4. Chang Hu
3,2600.09+0.09
Citizens Electoral Council 1. Robert Butler
2. Glenys Collins
3,2270.09+0.09
Natural Law 1. Tim Carr
2. Sandy Price
3,2120.09-0.08
Give Criminals Longer Sentences1. Geoff Beskin
2. George Palasty
3,1450.09+0.09
Responsible Drug Reform1. Simon Heath
2. Michael Cole
3,1380.09+0.09
 Republic 2001/People First1. Glenn Druery
2. Claire Simmonds
3. Christopher Scrogie
4. Patricia Hales
5. Bridget Mahoney
6. Glen McClure
7. Robert Minale
8. Paride Bucciarelli
9. Marea Papandrea
10. Clive Simonds
11. Kylie Salmon
12. Linda Lawson
13. Nick Di Pietro
14. Susan Murphy
15. Antonio Gabrielle
3,0760.09+0.09
Outside Newcastle Sydney Wollongong1. Andrew McPherson
2. Sally McPherson
2,9270.08+0.08
Responsible Gambling1. Marea Le Rade
2. Jim Hickson
2,9060.08+0.08
 No Nuclear Waste Dumps1. Gordon Crisp
2. Terry Corcoran
2,5520.07+0.07
 Motor Vehicle Consumer Protection1. Anthony Galati
2. Diane Stace
2,2090.06+0.06
No Privatisation People's Party1. Samir Bargashoun
2. Nuha Sangari
2,0840.06+0.06
No Badgerys Creek Airport1. Brad Outzen
2. Julie Outzen
2,0020.06+0.06
Group AG1. June Esposito
2. Margaret-Anne Hutton
1,9840.06+0.06
 Anti-Corruption1. Tony Allen
2. Graham Jacups
1,8650.05+0.05
Non-Custodial Parents 1. Andrew Thompson
2. Angela Flynn
1,8250.05+0.05
 Elect the President1. Sidonie Carpenter
2. Ian Carpenter
1,7200.05+0.05
Australians for a Better Community1. Adam Todd
2. Suzanne Brook
1,6790.05+0.05
Reclaim Australia 1. Rod Smith
2. Noel Clarke
1,5100.04+0.04
Our Common Future1. Helen Caldicott
2. Jennie Stewart
3. Genevieve Rankin
1,4650.04+0.04
Group BC1. Joseph Kanan
2. Victor Shen
1,2350.03+0.03
Hotel Patrons1. Brett McHolme
2. Dennis Robinson
1,1880.03+0.03
Reform Parliamentary Super1. Peter Moran
2. Sue Moran
1,1080.03+0.03
Community First1. Michael Smith
2. Maria-Elena Chidzey
1,0270.03+0.03
Timbarra Clean Water1. Robert Corowa
2. Natalie Stevens
8710.02+0.02
Tenants Have Rights1. Kylie Kilgour
2. Cecil See
8040.02+0.02
Independent Bob Miller2380.01+0.01
Independent Ivor F2050.01+0.01
Independent Chris Lang1810.01+0.01
Independent Mark Dixen1020.01+0.01
Independent Michael Wright440.01+0.01
Independent Eddy Watson310.01+0.01
Total formal votes3,557,76292.83-1.06
Informal votes274,5947.17+1.06
Turnout 3,832,35693.13-0.67

Continuing members

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

MemberPartyTerm
  Ron Dyer Labor 1995–2003
  Michael Egan Labor 1995–2003
  Johno Johnson Labor 1995–2001
  Tony Kelly Labor 1997–2003
  Andy Manson Labor 1995–2003
  Peter Primrose Labor 1996–2003
  Janelle Saffin Labor 1995–2003
  Carmel Tebbutt Labor 1998–2003
  John Hannaford Liberal 1995–2000
  Mike Gallacher Liberal 1996–2003
  John Jobling Liberal 1995–2003
  Brian Pezzutti Liberal 1995–2003
  Jim Samios Liberal 1995–2003
  Duncan Gay National 1995–2003
  Richard Bull National 1995–2000
  Richard Jones [lower-alpha 1] Independent 1995–2003
  Helen Sham-Ho [lower-alpha 2] Independent 1995–2003
  Elaine Nile Christian Democrats 1995–2002
  Ian Cohen Greens 1995–2003
  John Tingle Shooters 1995–2003
  Alan Corbett ABFFOC 1995–2003
  1. Richard Jones was elected as a Democrat at the previous election, but left the party in 1996 and served the rest of his term as an Independent.
  2. Helen Sham-Ho had been elected as a Liberal, but resigned from the party on 29 June 1998. She served out the remainder of her term as an independent.

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