Electoral results for the district of Auburn
Election results for Auburn, New South Wales, Australia
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Auburn, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was established in 1927.[1][2][3][4]
Members
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Lynda Voltz | 28,167 | 60.1 | +6.0 | |
| Liberal | Haseen Zaman | 9,327 | 19.9 | −11.3 | |
| Greens | Masoomeh Asgari | 3,237 | 6.9 | +0.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Julie Morkos Douaihy | 3,162 | 6.7 | +6.7 | |
| Jamal Daoud | 1,733 | 3.7 | +3.7 | ||
| Sustainable Australia | Shelley Goed | 1,227 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 46,853 | 93.4 | −0.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,286 | 6.6 | +0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 50,139 | 84.8 | +0.5 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Lynda Voltz | 30,701 | 74.0 | +10.3 | |
| Liberal | Haseen Zaman | 10,793 | 26.0 | −10.3 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +10.3 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Lynda Voltz | 22,396 | 49.94 | +5.40 | |
| Liberal | Kyoung Hee (Christina) Kang | 16,094 | 35.89 | +0.55 | |
| Greens | Janet Castle | 3,357 | 7.49 | +1.42 | |
| Independent | Luke Ahern | 1,635 | 3.65 | +3.65 | |
| Keep Sydney Open | Kieron Lee | 1,360 | 3.03 | +3.03 | |
| Total formal votes | 44,842 | 93.97 | −0.50 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,875 | 6.03 | +0.50 | ||
| Turnout | 47,717 | 86.23 | −0.78 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Lynda Voltz | 24,419 | 59.13 | +3.20 | |
| Liberal | Kyoung Hee (Christina) Kang | 16,876 | 40.87 | −3.20 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +3.20 | |||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Luke Foley | 19,504 | 44.5 | −1.0 | |
| Liberal | Ronney Oueik | 15,471 | 35.3 | +1.9 | |
| Greens | Malikeh Michels | 2,658 | 6.1 | −0.4 | |
| Independent | Paul Garrard | 2,457 | 5.6 | +5.6 | |
| No Land Tax | Kays Ahmed | 1,857 | 4.2 | +4.2 | |
| Christian Democrats | Raema Walker | 1,836 | 4.2 | −0.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 43,783 | 94.5 | +0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,560 | 5.5 | −0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 46,343 | 87.0 | +0.6 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Luke Foley | 21,343 | 55.9 | −1.3 | |
| Liberal | Ronney Oueik | 16,816 | 44.1 | +1.3 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −1.3 | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Barbara Perry | 20,377 | 46.3 | −14.0 | |
| Liberal | Ned Attie | 14,159 | 32.2 | +17.8 | |
| Greens | Michael Kiddle | 2,969 | 6.7 | +2.7 | |
| Independent | Salim Mehajer | 2,964 | 6.7 | +6.7 | |
| Christian Democrats | Raema Walker | 2,323 | 5.3 | +1.4 | |
| Social Justice Network | Jamal Daoud | 759 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
| Socialist Equality | Carolyn Kennett | 477 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 44,028 | 95.0 | −0.8 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,318 | 5.0 | +0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 46,346 | 90.9 | −1.0 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Barbara Perry | 22,199 | 58.5 | −20.3 | |
| Liberal | Ned Attie | 15,758 | 41.5 | +20.3 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −20.3 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Barbara Perry | 24,314 | 60.3 | +0.7 | |
| Liberal | George Pierides | 5,771 | 14.3 | −2.4 | |
| Unity | Jack Au | 3,866 | 9.6 | +2.4 | |
| Greens | Malikeh Michaels | 1,621 | 4.0 | −4.3 | |
| Christian Democrats | Allan Lotfizadeh | 1,582 | 3.9 | +1.1 | |
| Independent | Mamdouh Habib | 1,554 | 3.9 | +3.9 | |
| Democrats | Silma Ihram | 1,087 | 2.7 | +1.3 | |
| Independent | Bob Vinnicombe | 536 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 42,331 | 95.8 | +0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,775 | 4.2 | −0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 42,106 | 91.9 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Barbara Perry | 27,095 | 78.7 | +2.2 | |
| Liberal | George Pierides | 7,312 | 21.3 | −2.2 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +2.2 | |||
2003
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Barbara Perry | 24,764 | 60.8 | +1.3 | |
| Liberal | Levent Emirali | 6,619 | 16.2 | −3.5 | |
| Greens | Steve Maxwell | 3,349 | 8.2 | +6.4 | |
| Unity | Shui Au | 2,697 | 6.6 | −0.8 | |
| Christian Democrats | Greg Kaitanovich | 1,122 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
| One Nation | Kane O'Connor | 811 | 2.0 | −4.2 | |
| Democrats | Keith Darley | 593 | 1.4 | −1.4 | |
| AAFI | Dale Francis | 435 | 1.1 | −0.5 | |
| Legal System Reform | Thoria Yagoub | 201 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Roberto Jorquera | 172 | 0.4 | −0.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 40,763 | 95.6 | −0.7 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,895 | 4.4 | +0.7 | ||
| Turnout | 42,658 | 92.1 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Barbara Perry | 26,873 | 77.3 | +3.0 | |
| Liberal | Levent Emirali | 7,911 | 22.7 | −3.0 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +3.0 | |||
2001 by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Barbara Perry | 17,690 | 46.57 | −12.92 | |
| Liberal | Judy Irvine | 8,499 | 22.38 | −3.35 | |
| Unity | Le Lam | 3,792 | 9.98 | +2.56 | |
| Independent | Mohamed Saddick | 2,581 | 6.79 | ||
| Unaffiliated | Bob Vinnicombe | 1,741 | 4.58 | ||
| Democrats | Colin McDermott | 903 | 2.38 | −0.44 | |
| Greens | Steve Maxwell | 845 | 2.22 | +0.38 | |
| Independent | Kim Appleby | 744 | 1.96 | ||
| Unaffiliated | Bala Balendra | 616 | 1.62 | ||
| Christian Democrats | David Barker | 501 | 1.32 | ||
| Independent | Caleb Barker | 72 | 0.19 | ||
| Total formal votes | 37,984 | 96.93 | +0.67 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,204 | 3.07 | −0.67 | ||
| Turnout | 39,188 | 85.51 | −8.11 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Barbara Perry | 19,600 | 63.14 | −11.13 | |
| Liberal | Judy Irvine | 11,443 | 36.86 | +11.13 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −11.13 | |||
Peter Nagle (Labor) resigned.[14]
Elections in the 1990s
1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Peter Nagle | 24,207 | 59.5 | −4.4 | |
| Liberal | Bulent Borluk | 8,031 | 19.7 | −10.6 | |
| Unity | Fatia Yakup | 3,021 | 7.4 | +7.4 | |
| One Nation | Kane O'Connor | 2,536 | 6.2 | +6.2 | |
| Democrats | Colin McDermott | 1,148 | 2.8 | +2.6 | |
| Greens | Geoff Ash | 749 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
| AAFI | Chris Johnson | 620 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
| Democratic Socialist | Shane Bentley | 378 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 40,690 | 96.3 | +3.9 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,581 | 3.7 | −3.9 | ||
| Turnout | 42,271 | 93.6 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Peter Nagle | 27,158 | 74.3 | +7.1 | |
| Liberal | Bulent Borluk | 9,409 | 25.7 | −7.1 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +7.1 | |||
1995
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Peter Nagle | 21,171 | 64.0 | +2.2 | |
| Liberal | Camille Harb | 9,945 | 30.1 | +2.1 | |
| Call to Australia | Douglas Morrison | 1,150 | 3.5 | +3.5 | |
| Natural Law | Peter Catts | 805 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 33,071 | 92.3 | +6.8 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,765 | 7.7 | −6.8 | ||
| Turnout | 35,836 | 93.8 | −0.6 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Peter Nagle | 21,887 | 67.4 | −0.7 | |
| Liberal | Camille Harb | 10,587 | 32.6 | +0.7 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −0.7 | |||
1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Peter Nagle | 18,528 | 61.8 | +13.0 | |
| Liberal | Fahmi Hussain | 8,391 | 28.0 | +0.7 | |
| Democrats | Marcus Weyland | 1,720 | 5.7 | +5.7 | |
| Independent | Ed Dogramaci | 1,357 | 4.5 | +4.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 29,996 | 85.5 | −9.9 | ||
| Informal votes | 5,076 | 14.5 | +9.9 | ||
| Turnout | 35,072 | 94.4 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Peter Nagle | 19,793 | 68.1 | +9.2 | |
| Liberal | Fahmi Hussain | 9,290 | 31.9 | −9.2 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +9.2 | |||
Elections in the 1980s
1988
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Peter Nagle | 14,186 | 48.3 | −21.7 | |
| Liberal | Virginia Schrader | 6,618 | 22.5 | −7.5 | |
| Independent EFF | Terrence Keegan | 5,661 | 19.3 | +19.3 | |
| Independent EFF | John Hadchiti | 2,908 | 9.9 | +9.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 29,373 | 94.7 | −1.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,645 | 5.3 | +1.2 | ||
| Turnout | 31,018 | 94.0 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Peter Nagle | 16,359 | 60.7 | −9.3 | |
| Liberal | Virginia Schrader | 10,589 | 39.3 | +9.3 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −9.3 | |||
1984
1981
Elections in the 1970s
1978
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Peter Cox | 23,636 | 76.5 | +11.2 | |
| Liberal | Maree Lloyd | 6,596 | 21.3 | −13.4 | |
| Communist | Aileen Beaver | 661 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 30,893 | 97.0 | −0.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 941 | 3.0 | +0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 31,834 | 93.6 | −1.0 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Peter Cox | 24,204 | 78.4 | +13.1 | |
| Liberal | Maree Lloyd | 6,686 | 21.6 | −13.1 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +13.1 | |||
1976
1973
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Peter Cox | 19,371 | 62.8 | −4.9 | |
| Liberal | Arthur Deane | 9,480 | 30.8 | −1.5 | |
| Democratic Labor | Christopher Carroll | 1,979 | 6.4 | +6.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 30,830 | 97.0 | |||
| Informal votes | 960 | 3.0 | |||
| Turnout | 31,790 | 93.7 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Peter Cox | 19,767 | 64.1 | −3.6 | |
| Liberal | Arthur Deane | 11,063 | 35.9 | +3.6 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −3.6 | |||
1971
Elections in the 1960s
1968
1965
1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Thomas Ryan | 16,430 | 64.9 | +0.3 | |
| Liberal | Robert Leech | 8,877 | 35.1 | −0.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 25,307 | 98.7 | |||
| Informal votes | 333 | 1.3 | |||
| Turnout | 25,640 | 95.3 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | +0.3 | |||
Elections in the 1950s
1959
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Thomas Ryan | 15,321 | 64.6 | ||
| Liberal | John Steel | 8,396 | 35.4 | ||
| Total formal votes | 23,717 | 98.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 460 | 1.9 | |||
| Turnout | 24,177 | 94.9 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
1956
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Thomas Ryan | 8,430 | 42.0 | −20.0 | |
| Liberal | John Steel | 5,904 | 29.4 | +29.4 | |
| Lang Labor | Chris Lang | 5,263 | 26.2 | −11.8 | |
| Independent | Edward Spensley | 461 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 20,058 | 98.2 | +2.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 365 | 1.8 | −2.1 | ||
| Turnout | 20,423 | 94.3 | −0.1 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Thomas Ryan | 13,177 | 65.7 | +3.7 | |
| Liberal | John Steel | 6,881 | 34.3 | +34.3 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
1953
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Edgar Dring | 12,095 | 62.0 | ||
| Lang Labor | Chris Lang | 7,406 | 38.0 | ||
| Total formal votes | 19,501 | 96.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 786 | 3.9 | |||
| Turnout | 20,287 | 94.4 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
1950
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Edgar Dring | 10,151 | 42.3 | ||
| Lang Labor | Chris Lang | 5,815 | 24.2 | ||
| Liberal | James Dennison | 5,683 | 23.7 | ||
| Independent | Alexander Kerr | 1,808 | 7.5 | ||
| Communist | Roy Kirby | 536 | 2.2 | ||
| Total formal votes | 23,993 | 96.2 | |||
| Informal votes | 953 | 3.8 | |||
| Turnout | 24,946 | 93.4 | |||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Edgar Dring | 13,556 | 56.5 | ||
| Lang Labor | Chris Lang | 10,437 | 43.5 | ||
| Labor gain from Lang Labor | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1940s
1947
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lang Labor | Chris Lang | 10,263 | 46.2 | −19.6 | |
| Labor | Frank Peffer | 6,160 | 27.8 | −6.4 | |
| Independent | Alexander Kerr | 4,929 | 22.2 | +22.2 | |
| Communist | Stanley Roy | 849 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 22,201 | 97.2 | +1.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 648 | 2.8 | −1.1 | ||
| Turnout | 22,849 | 95.4 | +2.3 | ||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Lang Labor | Chris Lang | 12,357 | 55.7 | −10.1 | |
| Labor | Frank Peffer | 9,844 | 44.3 | +10.1 | |
| Lang Labor hold | Swing | −10.1 | |||
1946 by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lang Labor | Chris Lang | 11,064 | 52.32 | −13.45 | |
| Labor | Frank Peffer | 7,965 | 37.67 | +3.44 | |
| Independent Liberal | Edward Felsch | 2,117 | 10.01 | +10.01 | |
| Total formal votes | 21,146 | 98.62 | +2.52 | ||
| Informal votes | 295 | 1.38 | −2.52 | ||
| Turnout | 21,441 | 87.61 | −5.52 | ||
| Lang Labor hold | Swing | −13.45 | |||
1944
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lang Labor | Jack Lang | 12,871 | 65.8 | +65.8 | |
| Labor | Patrick Mooney | 6,699 | 34.2 | −35.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 19,570 | 96.1 | +2.0 | ||
| Informal votes | 794 | 3.9 | −2.0 | ||
| Turnout | 20,364 | 93.1 | −0.5 | ||
| Member changed to Lang Labor from Labor | Swing | N/A | |||
- Jack Lang was the sitting MP for Auburn, who won the previous election as a Labor candidate.
1943 by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lang Labor | Jack Lang | 10,779 | 57.89 | −11.77[a] | |
| Labor | Gordon Byrne | 5,346 | 28.71 | −40.95[a] | |
| Independent | Edward Spensley | 2,495 | 13.40 | +13.40 | |
| Total formal votes | 18,620 | 98.37 | +4.30 | ||
| Informal votes | 308 | 1.63 | −4.30 | ||
| Turnout | 18,928 | 83.98 | −9.58 | ||
| Member changed to Lang Labor from Labor | |||||
1941
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Jack Lang | 12,960 | 69.7 | ||
| State Labor | Clarence Campbell | 5,645 | 30.3 | ||
| Total formal votes | 18,605 | 94.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,173 | 5.9 | |||
| Turnout | 19,778 | 93.6 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1930s
1938
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Jack Lang | 10,771 | 59.2 | +2.6 | |
| Industrial Labor | Jack Hooke | 7,416 | 40.8 | +40.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 18,187 | 95.2 | −3.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 906 | 4.8 | +3.1 | ||
| Turnout | 19,093 | 95.9 | −0.4 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
1935
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor (NSW) | Jack Lang | 10,316 | 56.6 | +4.6 | |
| Federal Labor | Ben Chifley | 7,916 | 43.4 | +3.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 18,232 | 98.3 | +0.7 | ||
| Informal votes | 321 | 1.7 | −0.7 | ||
| Turnout | 18,553 | 96.3 | +0.3 | ||
| Labor (NSW) hold | Swing | N/A | |||
1932
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor (NSW) | Jack Lang | 9,233 | 52.0 | −23.8 | |
| Federal Labor | Percy Coleman | 7,075 | 39.9 | +39.9 | |
| United Australia | Phillip Wilkins | 1,316 | 7.4 | −14.9 | |
| Communist | Lawrence Sharkey | 112 | 0.6 | −0.5 | |
| Independent | Theodore McLennan | 19 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 17,755 | 97.6 | +0.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 431 | 2.4 | −0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 18,186 | 96.0 | +0.3 | ||
| Labor (NSW) hold | Swing | N/A | |||
1930
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Jack Lang | 13,174 | 75.8 | ||
| Nationalist | Sidney Massey | 3,885 | 22.3 | ||
| Communist | Herbert Moxon | 198 | 1.1 | ||
| Independent | Harry Meatheringham | 126 | 0.7 | ||
| Total formal votes | 17,383 | 97.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 489 | 2.7 | |||
| Turnout | 17,872 | 95.7 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1920s
1927
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Jack Lang | 9,429 | 61.2 | ||
| Independent Labor | Patrick Minahan (defeated) | 3,153 | 20.5 | ||
| Independent | Tom Cheetham | 2,821 | 18.3 | ||
| Total formal votes | 15,403 | 98.8 | |||
| Informal votes | 190 | 1.2 | |||
| Turnout | 15,593 | 84.6 | |||
| Labor win | (new seat) | ||||
Notes
- Compared to Labor at the 1941 state election.[36]