Electoral results for the district of Heffron
Election results for Heffron, New South Wales, Australia
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Heffron, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1973 and has always been held by the Labor party.[1][2][3][4]
Members for Heffron
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Ron Hoenig | 22,458 | 49.7 | +7.4 | |
| Liberal | Francis Devine | 9,597 | 21.2 | −6.5 | |
| Greens | Philipa Veitch | 8,559 | 18.9 | +1.1 | |
| Independent | Sarina Kilham | 1,538 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
| Animal Justice | Linda Paull | 1,252 | 2.8 | −0.5 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Ann Godfrey | 889 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Rachel Evans | 878 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 45,171 | 97.1 | −0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,328 | 2.9 | +0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 46,499 | 82.6 | −0.7 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Ron Hoenig | 29,757 | 73.3 | +8.0 | |
| Liberal | Francis Devine | 10,847 | 26.7 | −8.0 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +8.0 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Ron Hoenig | 20,409 | 40.81 | −3.49 | |
| Liberal | Alexander Andruska | 13,863 | 27.72 | −1.99 | |
| Greens | Kym Chapple | 9,565 | 19.13 | −1.98 | |
| Keep Sydney Open | Chris Ryan | 4,575 | 9.15 | +9.15 | |
| Animal Justice | Michael Dello-Iacovo | 1,598 | 3.20 | +3.20 | |
| Total formal votes | 50,010 | 97.48 | +0.73 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,292 | 2.52 | −0.73 | ||
| Turnout | 51,302 | 84.69 | −2.49 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Ron Hoenig | 28,874 | 65.13 | +1.03 | |
| Liberal | Alexander Andruska | 15,462 | 34.87 | −1.03 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +1.03 | |||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Ron Hoenig | 20,539 | 44.3 | +4.4 | |
| Liberal | John Koutsoukis | 13,775 | 29.7 | −5.1 | |
| Greens | Osman Faruqi | 9,788 | 21.1 | +3.5 | |
| No Land Tax | Anastasia Bakss | 1,392 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
| Christian Democrats | Shawn Arbeau | 873 | 1.9 | −0.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 46,367 | 96.7 | +0.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,558 | 3.3 | −0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 47,925 | 87.2 | +3.7 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Ron Hoenig | 26,529 | 64.1 | +8.9 | |
| Liberal | John Koutsoukis | 14,860 | 35.9 | −8.9 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +8.9 | |||
2012 by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Ron Hoenig | 20,501 | 58.9 | +17.7 | |
| Greens | Mehreen Faruqi | 8,122 | 23.3 | +4.4 | |
| Democrats | Drew Simmons | 3,749 | 10.8 | +10.8 | |
| Christian Democrats | Robyn Peebles | 2,442 | 7.0 | +5.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 34,814 | 94.8 | –1.9 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,910 | 5.2 | +1.9 | ||
| Turnout | 36,724 | 65.9 | –22.8 | ||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Ron Hoenig | 21,863 | 70.0 | +12.9 | |
| Greens | Mehreen Faruqi | 9,366 | 30.0 | +30.0 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Kristina Keneally (Labor) resigned.
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Kristina Keneally | 18,870 | 41.2 | −15.2 | |
| Liberal | Patrice Pandeleos | 15,226 | 33.3 | +11.5 | |
| Greens | Mehreen Faruqi | 8,681 | 19.0 | −0.7 | |
| Independent | John Forster | 1,865 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
| Christian Democrats | Katalin Ferrier | 871 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
| Trevor Rowe | 254 | 0.6 | +0.6 | ||
| Total formal votes | 45,767 | 96.7 | +0.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,548 | 3.3 | −0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 47,315 | 88.7 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Kristina Keneally | 22,299 | 57.1 | −16.6 | |
| Liberal | Patrice Pandeleos | 16,780 | 42.9 | +16.6 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −16.6 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Kristina Keneally | 23,066 | 56.4 | +2.0 | |
| Liberal | Scott Nash | 8,889 | 21.8 | +4.0 | |
| Greens | Ben Spies-Butcher | 8,031 | 19.7 | +6.9 | |
| James Cogan | 875 | 2.1 | +2.1 | ||
| Total formal votes | 40,861 | 96.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,549 | 3.7 | |||
| Turnout | 42,410 | 89.3 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Kristina Keneally | 27,371 | 73.7 | −0.5 | |
| Liberal | Scott Nash | 9,783 | 26.3 | +0.5 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −0.5 | |||
2003
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Kristina Keneally | 21,780 | 57.4 | −6.0 | |
| Liberal | Sarah Lawrance | 7,061 | 18.6 | −0.8 | |
| Greens | Will Smith | 4,837 | 12.7 | +7.3 | |
| Independent | Margery Whitehead | 1,605 | 4.2 | +4.2 | |
| Independent | John Bush | 919 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
| Unity | Alan Lai | 808 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
| Independent | John Tullis | 488 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
| Democrats | Stephen Chanphakeo | 456 | 1.2 | −2.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 37,954 | 96.2 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,486 | 3.8 | |||
| Turnout | 39,440 | 89.8 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Kristina Keneally | 24,332 | 73.9 | −2.2 | |
| Liberal | Sarah Lawrance | 8,603 | 26.1 | +2.2 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −2.2 | |||
Elections in the 1990s
1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Deirdre Grusovin | 23,492 | 63.4 | +4.1 | |
| Liberal | Jackie Canessa | 7,205 | 19.4 | −6.6 | |
| Greens | Jonathan Keyte | 1,992 | 5.4 | −2.7 | |
| One Nation | David Taylor | 1,615 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
| Democrats | David Mendelssohn | 1,476 | 4.0 | +3.0 | |
| AAFI | Rex Dobson | 952 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
| Democratic Socialist | Jim Green | 338 | 0.9 | +0.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 37,070 | 96.3 | +2.9 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,440 | 3.7 | −2.9 | ||
| Turnout | 38,510 | 91.3 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Deirdre Grusovin | 25,478 | 76.1 | +6.3 | |
| Liberal | Jackie Canessa | 7,998 | 23.9 | −6.3 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +6.3 | |||
1995
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Deirdre Grusovin | 20,611 | 61.5 | +3.4 | |
| Liberal | Ben Franklin | 9,435 | 28.1 | −2.2 | |
| Greens | Mark Berriman | 3,105 | 9.3 | +1.8 | |
| Socialist Labour | Yabu Bilyana | 370 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 33,521 | 92.9 | +8.9 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,577 | 7.1 | −8.9 | ||
| Turnout | 36,098 | 91.9 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Deirdre Grusovin | 22,194 | 68.8 | +3.1 | |
| Liberal | Ben Franklin | 10,071 | 31.2 | −3.1 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +3.1 | |||
1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Deirdre Grusovin | 17,100 | 58.0 | +1.8 | |
| Liberal | John Paterson | 8,928 | 30.3 | −1.8 | |
| Greens | Mark Berriman | 2,208 | 7.5 | +7.5 | |
| Democrats | Eamon Quinn | 1,227 | 4.2 | +3.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 29,463 | 84.0 | −11.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 5,623 | 16.0 | +11.5 | ||
| Turnout | 35,086 | 93.0 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Deirdre Grusovin | 18,102 | 65.7 | +4.2 | |
| Liberal | John Paterson | 9,463 | 34.3 | −4.2 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +4.2 | |||
1990 by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Deirdre Grusovin | 14,393 | 65.6 | 9.4 | |
| Democrats | Amelia Newman | 3,549 | 16.2 | ||
| Greens | Mark Berriman | 2,799 | 12.8 | ||
| Call to Australia | Beville Varidel | 1,188 | 5.4 | ||
| Total formal votes | 21,929 | 95.6 | |||
| Informal votes | 999 | 4.4 | |||
| Turnout | 22,928 | 72.0 | |||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Deirdre Grusovin | 15,206 | 74.2 | 15.0 | |
| Democrats | Amelia Newman | 5,278 | 25.8 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | 15.0[a] | |||
Laurie Brereton (Labor) resigned.[19]
Elections in the 1980s
1988
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Laurie Brereton | 15,759 | 56.2 | −9.4 | |
| Liberal | Bernadette Hamilton | 9,924 | 35.4 | +0.9 | |
| Independent | Barry Devine | 2,377 | 8.5 | +8.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 28,060 | 95.4 | −0.8 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,366 | 4.6 | +0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 29,426 | 91.5 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Laurie Brereton | 16,109 | 59.2 | −6.4 | |
| Liberal | Bernadette Hamilton | 11,119 | 40.8 | +6.4 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −6.4 | |||
1984
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Laurie Brereton | 18,536 | 65.6 | −11.9 | |
| Liberal | Barry Devine | 9,730 | 34.4 | +11.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 28,266 | 96.1 | +1.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,137 | 3.9 | −1.3 | ||
| Turnout | 29,403 | 92.3 | +2.3 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | −11.9 | |||
1981
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Laurie Brereton | 20,938 | 77.5 | −2.5 | |
| Liberal | Carolyn O'Connor | 6,094 | 22.5 | +2.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 27,032 | 94.8 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,470 | 5.2 | |||
| Turnout | 28,502 | 90.0 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | −2.5 | |||
Elections in the 1970s
1978
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Laurie Brereton | 23,531 | 80.0 | +16.9 | |
| Liberal | George Balos | 5,871 | 20.0 | −9.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 29,402 | 95.8 | −1.7 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,281 | 4.2 | +1.7 | ||
| Turnout | 30,683 | 91.9 | +1.8 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | +10.2 | |||
1976
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Laurie Brereton | 18,994 | 63.1 | −4.9 | |
| Liberal | George Balos | 8,794 | 29.2 | +29.2 | |
| Independent | Crena Morrison | 1,315 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
| Independent | John Holt | 1,016 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 30,119 | 97.5 | +2.7 | ||
| Informal votes | 769 | 2.5 | −2.7 | ||
| Turnout | 30,888 | 90.1 | +0.5 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Laurie Brereton | 21,031 | 69.8 | −4.1 | |
| Liberal | George Balos | 9,088 | 30.2 | +30.2 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −4.1 | |||
1973
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Laurie Brereton | 18,753 | 68.0 | +1.9 | |
| Democratic Labor | Paul Evans | 5,596 | 20.3 | +20.3 | |
| Australia | Peter Clark | 3,233 | 11.7 | +11.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 27,582 | 94.8 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,525 | 5.2 | |||
| Turnout | 29,107 | 89.6 | |||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Laurie Brereton | 20,369 | 73.8 | +7.7 | |
| Democratic Labor | Paul Evans | 7,213 | 26.2 | +26.2 | |
| Labor notional hold | Swing | +7.7 | |||
Heffron was a new seat with a notional Labor majority.
Notes
- compared to the two-party-preferred result for the 1988 Heffron election.