Electoral results for the district of Swansea

Swansea, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1981. Elections have generally been won by the Labor party.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Members for Swansea

Election		Party
1981	Don Bowman	Labor
1984	Don Bowman	Labor
1988	Ivan Welsh	Independent
1991	Don Bowman	Labor
1995	Jill Hall
1999	Milton Orkopoulos
2003	Milton Orkopoulos
2007	Robert Coombs	Labor
2011	Garry Edwards	Liberal
2015	Yasmin Catley	Labor
2019	Yasmin Catley	Labor

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2023

2023 New South Wales state election: Swansea^[5]^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Yasmin Catley	27,943	53.6	+3.9
	Liberal	Megan Anderson	14,590	28.0	−4.9
	Greens	Heather Foord	4,463	8.6	+1.4
	Sustainable Australia	Alan Ellis	3,253	6.2	+6.2
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Jackson	1,918	3.7	+3.7
Total formal votes			52,167	96.3	+0.6
Informal votes			2,010	3.7	−0.6
Turnout			54,177	88.9	−2.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Yasmin Catley	30,972	65.4	+4.8
	Liberal	Megan Anderson	16,351	34.6	−4.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.8

Elections in the 2010s

2019

2019 New South Wales state election: Swansea ^[7]^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Yasmin Catley	24,371	49.54	+4.51
	Liberal	Dean Bowman	16,123	32.78	+6.86
	Greens	Doug Williamson	3,428	6.97	+1.12
	Animal Justice	Julia Riseley	2,714	5.52	+2.61
	Conservatives	Glenn Seddon	2,556	5.20	+5.20
Total formal votes			49,192	95.67	−0.63
Informal votes			2,224	4.33	+0.63
Turnout			51,416	90.71	−1.27
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Yasmin Catley	26,792	60.56	−2.42
	Liberal	Dean Bowman	17,449	39.44	+2.42
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.42

2015

2015 New South Wales state election: Swansea ^[9]^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Yasmin Catley	21,712	45.0	+8.8
	Liberal	Johanna Uidam	12,493	25.9	−11.4
	Independent	Garry Edwards	6,484	13.4	+13.4
	Greens	Phillipa Parsons	2,818	5.8	−2.9
	Animal Justice	Joshua Agland	1,402	2.9	+2.9
	Independent	Chris Osborne	1,360	2.8	+2.8
	Christian Democrats	Luke Cubis	1,322	2.7	+0.3
	No Land Tax	Paul Doughty	624	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			48,215	96.3	−0.1
Informal votes			1,850	3.7	+0.1
Turnout			50,065	92.0	+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Yasmin Catley	24,148	63.0	+13.3
	Liberal	Johanna Uidam	14,192	37.0	−13.3
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+13.3

2011

2011 New South Wales state election: Swansea^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Garry Edwards	17,283	37.7	+14.0
	Labor	Robert Coombs	16,133	35.2	−10.7
	Independent	Gillian Sneddon	7,408	16.2	+16.2
	Greens	Phillipa Parsons	3,845	8.4	−0.2
	Christian Democrats	Noreen Tibbey	1,130	2.5	−0.8
Total formal votes			45,799	96.9	−0.2
Informal votes			1,476	3.1	+0.2
Turnout			47,275	94.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Garry Edwards	19,805	51.1	+11.9
	Labor	Robert Coombs	18,928	48.9	−11.9
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+11.9

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 New South Wales state election: Swansea ^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Robert Coombs	19,979	45.9	−11.4
	Liberal	Garry Edwards	10,345	23.8	−4.5
	Independent	Laurie Coghlan	6,453	14.8	+14.8
	Greens	Sue Wynn	3,739	8.6	+2.3
	Christian Democrats	Jill Wood	1,413	3.2	+2.8
	Against Further Immigration	Barbara Abrahams	1,038	2.4	+0.5
	Democrats	Peter Lee	574	1.3	−1.1
Total formal votes			43,541	97.1	−0.4
Informal votes			1,311	2.9	+0.4
Turnout			44,852	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Robert Coombs	22,828	60.8	−6.3
	Liberal	Garry Edwards	14,741	39.2	+6.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−6.3

2003

2003 New South Wales state election: Swansea ^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Milton Orkopoulos	24,144	55.9	+4.7
	Liberal	Dell Tschanter	12,679	29.4	+5.9
	Greens	Charmian Eckersley	2,857	6.6	+1.7
	Democrats	Peter Lee	1,312	3.0	−1.0
	Against Further Immigration	John Ingram	900	2.1	+2.1
	One Nation	James Flowers	889	2.1	−11.1
	Save Our Suburbs	Anthony Meaney	380	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			43,161	97.5	−0.3
Informal votes			1,116	2.5	+0.3
Turnout			44,277	93.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Milton Orkopoulos	25,902	65.9	−0.7
	Liberal	Dell Tschanter	13,406	34.1	+0.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.7

Elections in the 1990s

1999

1999 New South Wales state election: Swansea ^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Milton Orkopoulos	21,152	51.2	−1.5
	Liberal	Jane Wiltshire	9,712	23.5	−6.7
	One Nation	Ronald Gardnir	5,469	13.2	+13.2
	Greens	Deb Gorgievski	2,038	4.9	+4.9
	Democrats	Michelle Walls	1,671	4.0	+4.0
	Christian Democrats	Guy Wood	1,300	3.1	+3.1
Total formal votes			41,342	97.8	+2.6
Informal votes			922	2.2	−2.6
Turnout			42,264	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Milton Orkopoulos	23,507	66.6	+5.9
	Liberal	Jane Wiltshire	11,803	33.4	−5.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.9

1995

1995 New South Wales state election: Swansea ^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jill Hall	18,846	52.7	+7.1
	Liberal	Laurie Coghlan	10,977	30.7	+12.4
	Independent	Mark Booth	5,947	16.6	+16.6
Total formal votes			35,770	95.2	+2.7
Informal votes			1,787	4.8	−2.7
Turnout			37,557	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jill Hall	20,830	60.5	+4.1
	Liberal	Laurie Coghlan	13,611	39.5	+39.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.1

1991

1991 New South Wales state election: Swansea ^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don Bowman	14,658	45.6	+6.6
	Independent	Ivan Welsh	7,745	24.1	−11.9
	Liberal	Laurie Coghlan	5,888	18.3	−3.8
	Democrats	Michael Reckenberg	1,617	5.0	+2.2
	Independent	John Selway	1,400	4.4	+4.4
	Call to Australia	Ivan Morrow	629	2.0	+2.0
	Independent	Harold Pyke	195	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			32,132	92.6	−4.5
Informal votes			2,579	7.4	+4.5
Turnout			34,711	94.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Don Bowman	16,539	56.4	+14.0
	Independent	Ivan Welsh	12,797	43.6	−14.0
	Labor gain from Independent		Swing	+14.0

Elections in the 1980s

1988

1988 New South Wales state election: Swansea ^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ivan Welsh	12,145	38.7	+38.7
	Labor	Don Bowman	12,112	38.6	−23.4
	Liberal	Linda Donovan	6,168	19.6	−6.8
	Democrats	Shane Simpson	967	3.1	−3.5
Total formal votes			31,392	97.0	−0.5
Informal votes			973	3.0	+0.5
Turnout			32,365	95.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Ivan Welsh	17,631	58.4	+58.4
	Labor	Don Bowman	12,545	41.6	−27.1
	Independent gain from Labor		Swing	+58.4

1984

1984 New South Wales state election: Swansea ^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don Bowman	21,913	65.0	−6.2
	Liberal	Milton Caine	7,718	22.9	+7.1
	Socialist Labour	Ann Leahy	2,113	6.3	+6.3
	Democrats	Lyn Godfrey	1,985	5.9	−7.0
Total formal votes			33,729	97.1	+0.7
Informal votes			1,008	2.9	−0.7
Turnout			34,737	94.1	+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Don Bowman		72.2	−6.6
	Liberal	Milton Caine		27.8	+6.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−6.6

1981

1981 New South Wales state election: Swansea ^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don Bowman	22,375	71.2	−7.5
	Liberal	Denis Dolan	4,976	15.8	−5.5
	Democrats	Lyn Godfrey	4,060	12.9	+12.9
Total formal votes			31,411	96.4
Informal votes			1,187	3.6
Turnout			32,598	93.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Don Bowman	23,276	78.8	+0.1
	Liberal	Denis Dolan	6,276	21.2	−0.1
	Labor notional hold		Swing	+0.1

References

^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Swansea". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
^ "Swansea- NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results". NSW Votes 2019. ABC News. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
^ LA First Preference: Swansea, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Swansea, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
^ "Swansea: First Preference Votes". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
^ "Swansea: Distribution of Preferences". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
^ State Electoral District of Swansea: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
^ State Electoral District of Swansea: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.
^ Antony Green. "2011 New South Wales Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
^ Green, Antony. "2007 Swansea". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
^ Green, Antony. "2003 Swansea". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
^ Green, Antony. "1999 Swansea". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
^ Green, Antony. "1995 Swansea". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
^ Green, Antony. "1991 Swansea". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
^ Green, Antony. "1988 Swansea". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
^ Green, Antony. "1984 Swansea". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
^ Green, Antony. "1981 Swansea". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

[Green_Swansea-1] Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Swansea". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 September 2019.

[2] "Swansea- NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results". NSW Votes 2019. ABC News. Retrieved 10 September 2019.

[3] "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 November 2020.

[4] "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 November 2020.

[5] LA First Preference: Swansea, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

[6] LA Two Candidate Preferred: Swansea, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

[7] "Swansea: First Preference Votes". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

[8] "Swansea: Distribution of Preferences". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

[9] State Electoral District of Swansea: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.

[10] State Electoral District of Swansea: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.

[Results_of_the_2011_New_South_Wales_state_election_(Legislative_Assembly)_Green_2011-11] Antony Green. "2011 New South Wales Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2011.

[Results_of_the_2007_New_South_Wales_state_election_(Legislative_Assembly)_Green_2007_Swansea-12] Green, Antony. "2007 Swansea". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

[Results_of_the_2003_New_South_Wales_state_election_(Legislative_Assembly)_Green_2003_Swansea-13] Green, Antony. "2003 Swansea". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

[Results_of_the_1999_New_South_Wales_state_election_(Legislative_Assembly)_Green_1999_Swansea-14] Green, Antony. "1999 Swansea". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

[Results_of_the_1995_New_South_Wales_state_election_(Legislative_Assembly)_Green_1995_Swansea-15] Green, Antony. "1995 Swansea". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

[Results_of_the_1991_New_South_Wales_state_election_(Legislative_Assembly)_Green_1991_Swansea-16] Green, Antony. "1991 Swansea". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

[Results_of_the_1988_New_South_Wales_state_election_(Legislative_Assembly)_Green_1988_Swansea-17] Green, Antony. "1988 Swansea". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

[Results_of_the_1984_New_South_Wales_state_election_(Legislative_Assembly)_Green_1984_Swansea-18] Green, Antony. "1984 Swansea". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

[Results_of_the_1981_New_South_Wales_state_election_(Legislative_Assembly)_Green_1981_Swansea-19] Green, Antony. "1981 Swansea". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

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