Electoral results for the district of Bligh
Appearance
Bligh, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1962 and abolished in 2007.[1][2][3]
Election | Member | Party | |
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1962 | Tom Morey | Labor | |
1965 | Morton Cohen | Liberal | |
1968 | John Barraclough | Liberal | |
1971 | |||
1973 | |||
1976 | |||
1978 | |||
1981 | Fred Miller | Labor | |
1984 | Michael Yabsley | Liberal | |
1988 | Clover Moore | Independent | |
1991 | |||
1995 | |||
1999 | |||
2003 |
Election results
[edit]Elections in the 2000s
[edit]2003
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Clover Moore | 15,330 | 38.5 | +1.2 | |
Labor | Barri Phatarfod | 9,071 | 22.8 | −9.1 | |
Liberal | Shayne Mallard | 8,496 | 21.3 | −0.1 | |
Greens | Anita Ceravolo | 5,634 | 14.1 | +8.2 | |
Unity | Stephen Pong | 642 | 1.6 | +0.0 | |
Christian Democrats | Jon Phillips | 279 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
Independent | Malcolm Duncan | 268 | 0.7 | +0.0 | |
Independent | Gary Burns | 113 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
Total formal votes | 39,833 | 97.8 | +0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 882 | 2.2 | −0.1 | ||
Turnout | 40,715 | 84.3 | |||
Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
Labor | Barri Phatarfod | 15,499 | 60.9 | −0.9 | |
Liberal | Shayne Mallard | 9,971 | 39.1 | +0.9 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Clover Moore | 19,253 | 64.7 | +4.9 | |
Labor | Barri Phatarfod | 10,525 | 35.3 | −4.9 | |
Independent hold | Swing | +4.9 |
Elections in the 1990s
[edit]1999
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Clover Moore | 14,214 | 37.3 | +5.7 | |
Labor | Vic Smith | 12,153 | 31.9 | +4.8 | |
Liberal | Peter Fussell | 8,140 | 21.4 | −10.8 | |
Greens | Emelia Holdaway | 2,245 | 5.9 | −1.0 | |
Unity | Ariel Marguin | 621 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Independent | Malcolm Duncan | 280 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
Euthanasia Referendum | Julia Trubridge | 190 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
Timbarra Clean Water | Change Upton | 128 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
Natural Law | Bronia Hatfield | 93 | 0.2 | −0.1 | |
Total formal votes | 38,064 | 97.7 | +2.2 | ||
Informal votes | 883 | 2.3 | −2.2 | ||
Turnout | 38,947 | 86.0 | |||
Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
Labor | Vic Smith | 16,528 | 61.7 | +6.3 | |
Liberal | Peter Fussell | 10,254 | 38.3 | −6.3 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Clover Moore | 19,636 | 59.8 | −4.0 | |
Labor | Vic Smith | 13,215 | 40.2 | +4.0 | |
Independent hold | Swing | −4.0 |
1995
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Fisher | 13,636 | 40.1 | −0.1 | |
Independent | Clover Moore | 12,356 | 36.3 | −7.4 | |
Labor | Susan Harben | 6,191 | 18.2 | +2.1 | |
Greens | Virginia Milson | 1,697 | 5.0 | +5.0 | |
Natural Law | Machael Lippmann | 142 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
Total formal votes | 34,022 | 96.3 | +4.8 | ||
Informal votes | 1,300 | 3.7 | −4.8 | ||
Turnout | 35,322 | 87.8 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Clover Moore | 17,886 | 55.5 | −0.6 | |
Liberal | James Fisher | 14,359 | 44.5 | +0.6 | |
Independent hold | Swing | −0.6 |
1991
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Clover Moore | 12,801 | 43.7 | +21.6 | |
Liberal | Carol Dance | 11,764 | 40.2 | −9.7 | |
Labor | Anne-Maree Whitaker | 4,729 | 16.1 | −9.6 | |
Total formal votes | 29,294 | 91.5 | −4.9 | ||
Informal votes | 2,710 | 8.5 | +4.9 | ||
Turnout | 32,004 | 87.3 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Clover Moore | 15,762 | 56.1 | +11.4 | |
Liberal | Carol Dance | 12,352 | 43.9 | −11.4 | |
Independent notional gain from Liberal | Swing | +11.4 |
Elections in the 1980s
[edit]1988
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Michael Yabsley | 11,748 | 44.0 | −2.9 | |
Independent | Clover Moore | 7,135 | 26.7 | +26.7 | |
Labor | Ross Aubrey | 7,112 | 26.6 | −19.1 | |
Democrats | Joseph Zingarelli | 415 | 1.6 | −4.8 | |
Call to Australia | Bruce Thompson | 293 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
Total formal votes | 26,703 | 96.6 | +0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 944 | 3.4 | −0.3 | ||
Turnout | 27,647 | 85.8 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Clover Moore | 12,748 | 50.6 | +50.6 | |
Liberal | Michael Yabsley | 12,431 | 49.4 | −0.8 | |
Independent gain from Liberal | Swing | +50.6 |
1984
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Michael Yabsley | 13,134 | 48.5 | +4.2 | |
Labor | Fred Miller | 12,279 | 45.3 | −2.3 | |
Democrats | Brian Hillman | 1,689 | 6.2 | +2.0 | |
Total formal votes | 27,102 | 96.4 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 1,005 | 3.6 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 28,107 | 85.8 | +3.0 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Michael Yabsley | 13,740 | 51.2 | +3.9 | |
Labor | Fred Miller | 13,085 | 48.8 | −3.9 | |
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +3.9 |
1981
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Fred Miller | 11,807 | 47.6 | ||
Liberal | John Barraclough | 10,997 | 44.3 | ||
Democrats | Joseph Zingarelli | 1,050 | 4.2 | ||
Independent | George Warnecke | 966 | 3.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 24,820 | 96.2 | |||
Informal votes | 977 | 3.8 | |||
Turnout | 25,797 | 82.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Fred Miller | 12,876 | 52.7 | −3.9 | |
Liberal | John Barraclough | 11,561 | 47.3 | +3.9 | |
Labor notional hold | Swing | −3.9 |
Elections in the 1970s
[edit]1978
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | John Barraclough | 15,220 | 56.1 | −1.3 | |
Labor | Suzanne Ashmore-Smith | 10,818 | 39.9 | +7.7 | |
Democrats | Susanna Dodgson | 1,097 | 4.0 | +4.0 | |
Total formal votes | 27,135 | 96.9 | −0.8 | ||
Informal votes | 879 | 3.1 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 28,014 | 84.9 | −2.7 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | John Barraclough | 15,457 | 58.4 | −5.4 | |
Labor | Suzanne Ashmore-Smith | 11,012 | 41.6 | +5.4 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −5.4 |
1976
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Barraclough | 16,868 | 57.4 | −8.9 | |
Labor | Mairi Petersen | 9,462 | 32.2 | +32.2 | |
Independent | Graeme Donkin | 1,121 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
Workers | John Curvers | 1,085 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
Independent | Alexander Nash | 872 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
Total formal votes | 29,408 | 97.7 | +2.6 | ||
Informal votes | 706 | 2.3 | −2.6 | ||
Turnout | 30,114 | 87.6 | +3.6 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | John Barraclough | 18,750 | 63.8 | −6.2 | |
Labor | Mairi Petersen | 10,658 | 36.2 | +36.2 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −6.2 |
1973
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Barraclough | 16,767 | 66.3 | +7.5 | |
Australia | Julia Featherstone | 6,656 | 26.3 | +26.3 | |
Democratic Labor | Monica Quigley | 1,883 | 7.4 | +4.5 | |
Total formal votes | 25,306 | 95.1 | |||
Informal votes | 1,298 | 4.9 | |||
Turnout | 26,604 | 84.0 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | John Barraclough | 17,709 | 70.0 | +5.9 | |
Australia | Julia Featherstone | 7,597 | 30.0 | +30.0 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +5.9 |
1971
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Barraclough | 14,104 | 58.8 | ||
Labor | Maurice Allen | 6,522 | 27.2 | ||
Independent | Francis Claffy | 1,387 | 5.8 | ||
Abortion Law Reform | Bridget Gilling | 899 | 3.8 | ||
Democratic Labor | Dominique Droulers | 696 | 2.9 | ||
Independent | Merilyn Giesekam | 202 | 0.8 | ||
Independent | Thomas Smith | 170 | 0.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 23,980 | 96.2 | |||
Informal votes | 953 | 3.8 | |||
Turnout | 24,933 | 86.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | John Barraclough | 16,058 | 67.0 | −1.9 | |
Labor | Maurice Allen | 7,922 | 33.0 | +1.9 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −1.9 |
Elections in the 1960s
[edit]1968
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Barraclough | 11,954 | 57.2 | +3.7 | |
Labor | Tom Morey | 7,496 | 35.9 | −8.0 | |
Democratic Labor | Henry Bader | 818 | 3.9 | +1.3 | |
Independent | Peter Clyne | 630 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
Total formal votes | 20,898 | 96.4 | |||
Informal votes | 773 | 3.6 | |||
Turnout | 21,671 | 89.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | John Barraclough | 12,923 | 61.8 | +6.3 | |
Labor | Thomas Morey | 7,975 | 38.2 | −6.3 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +6.3 |
1965
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Morton Cohen | 10,391 | 49.5 | +4.2 | |
Labor | Tom Morey | 10,069 | 47.9 | −2.3 | |
Democratic Labor | John Kenny | 548 | 2.6 | −1.9 | |
Total formal votes | 21,008 | 97.5 | −0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 527 | 2.5 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 21,535 | 91.7 | −0.5 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Morton Cohen | 10,797 | 51.4 | +2.5 | |
Labor | Tom Morey | 10,211 | 48.6 | −2.5 | |
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +2.5 |
1962
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Tom Morey | 11,186 | 50.2 | ||
Liberal | Vernon Treatt | 10,098 | 45.3 | ||
Democratic Labor | James Markham | 1,012 | 4.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 22,296 | 98.2 | |||
Informal votes | 411 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 22,707 | 92.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Tom Morey | 11,388 | 51.1 | ||
Liberal | Vernon Treatt | 10,908 | 48.9 | ||
Labor notional gain from Liberal | Swing |
- Bligh was a new seat created from the abolished districts of Paddington−Waverley, held by Keith Anderson (Labor) and Woollahra held by Vernon Treatt (Liberal). It was a notionally a marginal Liberal seat.[21]
References
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- ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "2003 Bligh". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony (August 2003). "2003 New South Wales Election: Final Analysis" (PDF). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1999 Bligh". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony (August 1999). "1999 New South Wales Election: Final Analysis" (PDF). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1995 Bligh". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1991 Bligh". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1988 Bligh". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1984 Bligh". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1981 Bligh". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "1980 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1978 Bligh". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1976 Bligh". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1973 Bligh". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1971 Bligh". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1968 Bligh". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1965 Bligh". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1962 Bligh". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "1961 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.