Electoral results for the district of Fairfield
Election results for Fairfield, New South Wales, Australia
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Fairfield, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has existed from 1953 to the present.[1][2][3][4]
Members for Fairfield
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Clarrie Earl | Labor | |
| 1956 | |||
| 1959 | |||
| 1962 | Jack Ferguson | ||
| 1965 | |||
| 1968 | Eric Bedford | ||
| 1971 | |||
| 1973 | |||
| 1976 | |||
| 1978 | |||
| 1981 | Janice Crosio | ||
| 1984 | |||
| 1988 | Geoff Irwin | ||
| 1991 | |||
| 1995 | Joe Tripodi | ||
| 1999 | |||
| 2003 | |||
| 2007 | |||
| 2011 | Guy Zangari | ||
| 2015 | |||
| 2019 | |||
| 2023 | David Saliba | ||
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | David Saliba | 24,340 | 51.1 | −5.8 | |
| Liberal | Aaryen Pillai | 9,675 | 20.3 | −6.6 | |
| Independent | Hikmat Odesh | 4,891 | 10.3 | +10.3 | |
| Independent | Severino Lovero | 3,219 | 6.8 | +6.8 | |
| Greens | Monika Ball | 2,615 | 5.5 | −1.7 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Jacob Potkonyak | 1,841 | 3.9 | +3.9 | |
| Public Education | Robyn Leggatt | 1,017 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 47,598 | 92.9 | −1.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,625 | 7.1 | +1.2 | ||
| Turnout | 51,223 | 85.2 | −2.5 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | David Saliba | 27,792 | 70.9 | +4.0 | |
| Liberal | Aaryen Pillai | 11,414 | 29.1 | −4.0 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +4.0 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Guy Zangari | 25,225 | 57.23 | +3.53 | |
| Liberal | Sabah (Sam) Youkhana | 11,231 | 25.48 | +1.36 | |
| Christian Democrats | Sam Georgis | 4,257 | 9.66 | −0.14 | |
| Greens | Astrid O'Neill | 3,362 | 7.63 | +2.39 | |
| Total formal votes | 44,075 | 94.19 | −0.38 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,719 | 5.81 | +0.38 | ||
| Turnout | 46,794 | 87.18 | −1.93 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Guy Zangari | 26,848 | 67.93 | +0.14 | |
| Liberal | Sabah (Sam) Youkhana | 12,675 | 32.07 | −0.14 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +0.14 | |||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Guy Zangari | 24,670 | 53.7 | +10.8 | |
| Liberal | Charbel Saliba | 11,079 | 24.1 | −14.8 | |
| Christian Democrats | Edward Royal | 4,500 | 9.8 | +4.6 | |
| No Land Tax | James Lazar | 3,281 | 7.1 | +7.1 | |
| Greens | Andrew Nicholson | 2,406 | 5.2 | −1.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 45,936 | 94.6 | +1.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,637 | 5.4 | −1.3 | ||
| Turnout | 48,573 | 89.1 | −1.1 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Guy Zangari | 26,667 | 67.8 | +15.5 | |
| Liberal | Charbel Saliba | 12,669 | 32.2 | −15.5 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +15.5 | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Guy Zangari | 17,858 | 40.7 | −17.6 | |
| Liberal | Charbel Saliba | 16,657 | 37.9 | +15.3 | |
| Greens | Annie Nielsen | 2,890 | 6.6 | +0.4 | |
| Christian Democrats | Eileen Nasr | 2,332 | 5.3 | +0.0 | |
| Independent | David Ball | 1,489 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
| Social Justice Network | Ahmad Al-Yasiry | 1,281 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
| Communist League | Linda Harris | 1,074 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Daicy Olaya | 329 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 43,910 | 93.5 | −1.7 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,061 | 6.5 | +1.7 | ||
| Turnout | 46,971 | 91.6 | −0.6 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Guy Zangari | 19,189 | 51.7 | −18.7 | |
| Liberal | Charbel Saliba | 17,930 | 48.3 | +18.7 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −18.7 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Joe Tripodi | 24,767 | 58.3 | −5.7 | |
| Liberal | James Conna | 9,628 | 22.7 | +4.1 | |
| Greens | Lizza Gebilagin | 2,637 | 6.2 | +1.1 | |
| Christian Democrats | Alex Sharah | 2,253 | 5.3 | +4.2 | |
| Unity | John Yuen | 2,113 | 5.0 | −1.8 | |
| AAFI | John Vanderwel | 1,099 | 2.6 | +0.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 42,497 | 95.1 | −0.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,171 | 4.9 | +0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 44,668 | 92.2 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Joe Tripodi | 26,382 | 70.4 | −6.0 | |
| Liberal | James Conna | 11,098 | 29.6 | +6.0 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −6.0 | |||
2003
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Joe Tripodi | 24,534 | 63.7 | +3.6 | |
| Liberal | Karam Awad | 6,914 | 17.9 | +3.4 | |
| Unity | Nguyen Truong | 3,305 | 8.6 | −0.2 | |
| Greens | Roger Barsony | 2,023 | 5.2 | +3.0 | |
| One Nation | Nada Taunton-Henderson | 891 | 2.3 | −5.2 | |
| AAFI | Michael Chehoff | 876 | 2.3 | +1.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 38,543 | 95.5 | +0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,836 | 4.5 | −0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 40,379 | 91.5 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Joe Tripodi | 26,157 | 77.0 | −1.3 | |
| Liberal | Karam Awad | 7,833 | 23.0 | +1.3 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −1.3 | |||
Elections in the 1990s
1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Joe Tripodi | 23,362 | 60.1 | −1.5 | |
| Liberal | Andrew Rohan | 5,629 | 14.5 | −16.0 | |
| Unity | Thang Ngo | 3,419 | 8.8 | +8.8 | |
| One Nation | Bob Vinnicombe | 2,929 | 7.5 | +7.5 | |
| Christian Democrats | George Haroon | 1,188 | 3.1 | +3.0 | |
| Greens | Rodrigo Gutierrez | 839 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
| Democrats | David Hua | 662 | 1.7 | −3.1 | |
| AAFI | John Carey | 512 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
| Natural Law | Linda Cogger | 133 | 0.3 | −1.6 | |
| Independent | Bob Aiken | 130 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
| Non-Custodial Parents | Samuel Mackenzie | 87 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 38,890 | 95.3 | +4.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,911 | 4.7 | −4.5 | ||
| Turnout | 40,801 | 93.0 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Joe Tripodi | 25,891 | 78.3 | +11.9 | |
| Liberal | Andrew Rohan | 7,163 | 21.7 | −11.9 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +11.9 | |||
1995
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Joe Tripodi | 19,748 | 61.4 | +6.2 | |
| Liberal | Frank Oliveri | 9,491 | 29.5 | −3.0 | |
| Democrats | Ron Cameron | 1,766 | 5.5 | +0.3 | |
| Natural Law | Linda Cogger | 650 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
| Democratic Socialist | Mike Karadjis | 487 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 32,142 | 90.2 | +9.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,485 | 9.8 | −9.3 | ||
| Turnout | 35,627 | 93.7 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Joe Tripodi | 20,815 | 67.1 | +5.7 | |
| Liberal | Frank Oliveri | 10,218 | 32.9 | −5.7 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +5.7 | |||
1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Geoff Irwin | 15,046 | 55.2 | +0.4 | |
| Liberal | John Natoli | 8,868 | 32.5 | −5.5 | |
| Call to Australia | Keith Smith | 1,925 | 7.1 | +7.1 | |
| Democrats | Chad Zadourian | 1,416 | 5.2 | +1.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 27,255 | 80.9 | −13.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 6,447 | 19.1 | +13.4 | ||
| Turnout | 33,702 | 92.8 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Geoff Irwin | 15,773 | 61.3 | +3.0 | |
| Liberal | John Natoli | 9,947 | 38.7 | −3.0 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +3.0 | |||
Elections in the 1980s
1988
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Geoff Irwin | 13,840 | 48.4 | −16.7 | |
| Liberal | Joe Morizzi | 11,492 | 40.2 | +8.6 | |
| Democrats | Christine Jarvis | 1,940 | 6.8 | +6.8 | |
| Independent | Allan Gore | 1,344 | 4.7 | +4.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 28,616 | 94.4 | −1.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,711 | 5.6 | +1.5 | ||
| Turnout | 30,327 | 92.7 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Geoff Irwin | 14,719 | 53.9 | −13.2 | |
| Liberal | Joe Morizzi | 12,594 | 46.1 | +13.2 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −13.2 | |||
1984
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Janice Crosio | 20,042 | 66.4 | −13.8 | |
| Liberal | Geoffrey Goninon | 7,520 | 24.9 | +5.1 | |
| Independent | Raymon Wilson | 2,602 | 8.6 | +8.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 30,164 | 95.7 | +1.0 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,365 | 4.3 | −1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 31,529 | 92.1 | +1.9 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Janice Crosio | 71.8 | −8.4 | ||
| Liberal | Geoffrey Goninon | 28.2 | +8.4 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | −8.4 | |||
1981
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Janice Crosio | 21,944 | 80.2 | +4.8 | |
| Liberal | Robert Goninon | 5,432 | 19.8 | +1.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 27,376 | 94.7 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,532 | 5.3 | |||
| Turnout | 28,908 | 90.2 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | +1.8 | |||
Elections in the 1970s
1978
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Eric Bedford | 23,294 | 75.4 | +6.2 | |
| Liberal | Charles Rogers | 5,544 | 17.9 | −12.9 | |
| Democrats | Frank Havlan | 2,046 | 6.6 | +6.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 30,884 | 95.5 | −1.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,458 | 4.5 | +1.1 | ||
| Turnout | 32,342 | 92.8 | −0.8 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Eric Bedford | 24,215 | 78.4 | +9.3 | |
| Liberal | Charles Rogers | 6,669 | 21.6 | −9.3 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +9.3 | |||
1976
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Eric Bedford | 20,777 | 69.2 | +5.2 | |
| Liberal | Charles Rogers | 9,271 | 30.8 | +2.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 30,048 | 96.6 | +1.6 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,052 | 3.4 | −1.6 | ||
| Turnout | 31,100 | 93.6 | +1.4 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | +1.3 | |||
1973
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Eric Bedford | 17,713 | 64.0 | −0.3 | |
| Liberal | Domenic Pangallo | 7,843 | 28.3 | −3.6 | |
| Australia | Robert Tuckwell | 1,297 | 4.7 | +4.7 | |
| Democratic Labor | Maurice George | 840 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 27,693 | 95.0 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,458 | 5.0 | |||
| Turnout | 29,151 | 92.2 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Eric Bedford | 18,789 | 67.8 | −1.6 | |
| Liberal | Domenic Pangallo | 8,904 | 32.2 | +1.6 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −1.6 | |||
1971
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Eric Bedford | 17,172 | 64.3 | +6.8 | |
| Liberal | John Woods | 8,506 | 31.9 | −10.6 | |
| Independent | Edward Oldfield | 1,023 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 26,701 | 96.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,091 | 3.9 | |||
| Turnout | 27,792 | 93.7 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Eric Bedford | 17,684 | 66.2 | +8.7 | |
| Liberal | John Woods | 9,017 | 33.8 | −8.7 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +8.7 | |||
Elections in the 1960s
1968
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Eric Bedford | 15,632 | 57.5 | +0.4 | |
| Liberal | Frank Calabro | 11,561 | 42.5 | +4.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 27,193 | 96.5 | |||
| Informal votes | 982 | 3.5 | |||
| Turnout | 28,175 | 94.9 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | −0.5 | |||
1965
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Jack Ferguson | 15,228 | 58.1 | −5.0 | |
| Liberal | Stanislaus Kelly | 9,710 | 37.0 | +0.1 | |
| Democratic Labor | Andrew Murphy | 1,281 | 4.9 | +4.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 26,219 | 97.0 | −0.9 | ||
| Informal votes | 821 | 3.0 | +0.9 | ||
| Turnout | 27,040 | 94.9 | +0.5 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Jack Ferguson | 15,484 | 59.1 | −4.0 | |
| Liberal | Stanislaus Kelly | 10,735 | 40.9 | +4.0 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −4.0 | |||
1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Jack Ferguson | 14,348 | 63.1 | +2.7 | |
| Liberal | Frederick Jackson | 8,395 | 36.9 | +0.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 22,743 | 97.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 491 | 2.1 | |||
| Turnout | 23,234 | 94.4 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | +0.3 | |||
Elections in the 1950s
1959
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Clarrie Earl | 16,877 | 66.4 | ||
| Liberal | David Fairs | 7,733 | 30.4 | ||
| Communist | Edwin Lipscombe | 800 | 3.2 | ||
| Total formal votes | 25,410 | 97.5 | |||
| Informal votes | 657 | 97.5 | |||
| Turnout | 26,067 | 94.6 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Clarrie Earl | 17,517 | 68.9 | ||
| Liberal | David Fairs | 7,893 | 31.1 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
1956
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Clarrie Earl | 16,258 | 62.9 | −28.4 | |
| Liberal | Guy Holmes | 8,541 | 33.0 | +33.0 | |
| Communist | Edwin Lipscombe | 1,057 | 4.1 | −4.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 25,856 | 98.3 | +8.0 | ||
| Informal votes | 456 | 1.7 | −8.0 | ||
| Turnout | 26,312 | 93.3 | +0.1 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Clarrie Earl | 17,209 | 66.6 | −24.7 | |
| Liberal | Guy Holmes | 8,647 | 33.4 | +33.4 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||