Electoral results for the district of Penrith
Election results for Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
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Penrith, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1973.[1][2][3][4]
Members for Penrith
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Ron Mulock | Labor | |
| 1976 | |||
| 1978 | |||
| 1981 | Peter Anderson | ||
| 1984 | |||
| 1988 | Guy Matheson | Liberal | |
| 1991 | Faye Lo Po' | Labor | |
| 1995 | |||
| 1999 | |||
| 2003 | Karyn Paluzzano | ||
| 2007 | |||
| 2010 by | Stuart Ayres | Liberal | |
| 2011 | |||
| 2015 | |||
| 2019 | |||
| 2023 | Karen McKeown | Labor | |
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Stuart Ayres | 19,266 | 38.3 | −1.4 | |
| Labor | Karen McKeown | 19,262 | 38.3 | +1.4 | |
| One Nation | Belinda McWilliams | 4,122 | 8.2 | +1.4 | |
| Greens | Minoo Toussi | 2,643 | 5.2 | +0.6 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Timothy Pateman | 2,467 | 4.9 | +4.9 | |
| Animal Justice | Vanessa Blazi | 1,840 | 3.7 | +2.0 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Geoff Brown | 744 | 1.5 | −0.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 50,344 | 96.1 | +0.0 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,047 | 3.9 | 0.0 | ||
| Turnout | 52,391 | 87.8 | −0.9 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Karen McKeown | 22,661 | 51.6 | +2.2 | |
| Liberal | Stuart Ayres | 21,226 | 48.4 | −2.2 | |
| Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +2.2 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Stuart Ayres | 19,561 | 40.04 | −5.59 | |
| Labor | Karen McKeown | 17,415 | 35.65 | +2.79 | |
| One Nation | Carl Halley | 3,510 | 7.18 | +7.18 | |
| Greens | Nick Best | 2,454 | 5.02 | −0.51 | |
| Independent | Mark Tyndall | 1,415 | 2.90 | +2.90 | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Rodney Franich | 1,276 | 2.61 | +2.61 | |
| Christian Democrats | David Burton | 1,095 | 2.24 | −1.66 | |
| Animal Justice | Kaj McBeth | 885 | 1.81 | +1.81 | |
| Independent | Marcus Cornish | 665 | 1.36 | +1.36 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Geoff Brown | 577 | 1.18 | +1.18 | |
| Total formal votes | 48,853 | 96.41 | +0.43 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,819 | 3.59 | −0.43 | ||
| Turnout | 50,672 | 89.58 | −1.91 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Stuart Ayres | 21,204 | 51.34 | −4.90 | |
| Labor | Karen McKeown | 20,096 | 48.66 | +4.90 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −4.90 | |||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Stuart Ayres | 21,712 | 45.6 | −8.7 | |
| Labor | Emma Husar | 15,632 | 32.9 | +7.0 | |
| Independent | Jackie Kelly | 4,272 | 9.0 | +9.0 | |
| Greens | Mark O'Sullivan | 2,633 | 5.5 | −3.7 | |
| Christian Democrats | May Spencer | 1,856 | 3.9 | −1.7 | |
| No Land Tax | Angelo Pezzano | 949 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
| Australia First | Victor Waterson | 322 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
| Socialist Equality | Carolyn Kennett | 202 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 47,578 | 96.0 | +0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,995 | 4.0 | −0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 49,573 | 91.5 | −0.2 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Stuart Ayres | 23,212 | 56.2 | −9.9 | |
| Labor | Emma Husar | 18,061 | 43.8 | +9.9 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −9.9 | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Stuart Ayres | 23,074 | 54.0 | +21.4 | |
| Labor | John Thain | 10,832 | 25.3 | −23.3 | |
| Greens | Suzie Wright | 4,232 | 9.9 | +4.3 | |
| Christian Democrats | Andrew Green | 2,474 | 5.8 | −0.4 | |
| Outdoor Recreation | Joaquim De Lima | 2,119 | 5.0 | +5.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 42,731 | 96.4 | −0.9 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,589 | 3.6 | +0.9 | ||
| Turnout | 44,320 | 93.9 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Stuart Ayres | 25,023 | 66.3 | +25.6 | |
| Labor | John Thain | 12,704 | 33.7 | −25.6 | |
| Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +25.6 | |||
2010 by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Stuart Ayres | 19,856 | 51.50 | +18.95 | |
| Labor | John Thain | 9,437 | 24.48 | −24.19 | |
| Greens | Suzie Wright | 4,679 | 12.14 | +6.57 | |
| Christian Democrats | Andrew Green | 1,692 | 4.39 | −1.81 | |
| Independent | Noel Selby | 1,047 | 2.72 | +2.72 | |
| Independent Australia First | Mick Saunders | 766 | 1.99 | +1.99 | |
| Outdoor Recreation | David Leyonhjelm | 721 | 1.87 | +1.87 | |
| Democrats | Jose Sanz | 358 | 0.93 | +0.04 | |
| Total formal votes | 38,556 | 96.78 | −0.49 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,282 | 3.22 | +0.49 | ||
| Turnout | 39,838 | 86.04 | −5.14 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Stuart Ayres | 21,831 | 66.48 | +25.73 | |
| Labor | John Thain | 11,009 | 33.52 | −25.73 | |
| Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +25.73 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Karyn Paluzzano | 19,983 | 48.7 | +2.3 | |
| Liberal | Tricia Hitchen | 13,368 | 32.6 | −3.0 | |
| Christian Democrats | Andrew Green | 2,544 | 6.2 | +3.4 | |
| Greens | Suzie Wright | 2,285 | 5.6 | −0.3 | |
| Independent | Geoff Brown | 1,468 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
| AAFI | Andrew Mavin | 1,052 | 2.6 | +1.0 | |
| Democrats | Geraldine Waters | 365 | 0.9 | +0.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 41,065 | 97.3 | +0.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,151 | 2.7 | −0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 42,216 | 93.7 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Karyn Paluzzano | 22,020 | 59.2 | +2.6 | |
| Liberal | Tricia Hitchen | 15,146 | 40.8 | −2.6 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +2.6 | |||
2003
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Karyn Paluzzano | 18,354 | 45.9 | −7.4 | |
| Liberal | Jim Aitken | 14,368 | 35.9 | +10.7 | |
| Greens | Lesley Edwards | 2,429 | 6.1 | +3.0 | |
| Christian Democrats | Kenneth Nathan | 1,199 | 3.0 | −0.5 | |
| One Nation | Judith Dansie | 890 | 2.2 | −6.5 | |
| Independent | Kevin Crameri | 826 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
| Save Our Suburbs | Barbie Bates | 778 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
| AAFI | Ian Gelling | 601 | 1.5 | +0.6 | |
| Democrats | Geraldine Waters | 353 | 0.9 | −1.4 | |
| Independent | Mitch Arvidson | 158 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
| Unity | Li Cai | 72 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 40,028 | 97.0 | +0.0 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,238 | 3.0 | −0.0 | ||
| Turnout | 41,266 | 92.5 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Karyn Paluzzano | 19,951 | 56.1 | −10.6 | |
| Liberal | Jim Aitken | 15,618 | 43.9 | +10.6 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −10.6 | |||
Elections in the 1990s
1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Faye Lo Po' | 21,467 | 53.2 | +5.4 | |
| Liberal | Ross Fowler | 10,154 | 25.2 | −15.5 | |
| One Nation | Jean Eykamp | 3,523 | 8.7 | +8.7 | |
| Christian Democrats | Brian Grigg | 1,425 | 3.5 | −0.2 | |
| Greens | Lesley Edwards | 1,230 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
| Democrats | Richard Villa | 933 | 2.3 | −0.5 | |
| AAFI | David Morris | 366 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
| Earthsave | Maureen Rogers | 340 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
| Independent | Victoria Harris-Ball | 309 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
| Independent | Steve Grim-Reaper | 238 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
| Independent | Wendy Broderick | 129 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
| Independent | Norman Hooper | 114 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
| Non-Custodial Parents | Judith Thompson | 108 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 40,336 | 97.0 | +1.6 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,243 | 3.0 | −1.6 | ||
| Turnout | 41,579 | 93.8 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Faye Lo Po' | 23,235 | 66.7 | +12.4 | |
| Liberal | Ross Fowler | 11,592 | 33.3 | −12.4 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +12.4 | |||
1995
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Faye Lo Po' | 15,621 | 46.0 | −1.6 | |
| Liberal | Jim Aitken | 14,287 | 42.1 | +1.7 | |
| Independent | Paul Quinn | 1,612 | 4.7 | +4.7 | |
| Call to Australia | Brian Grigg | 1,229 | 3.6 | +0.2 | |
| Democrats | Brooke Watson | 1,197 | 3.5 | −0.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 33,946 | 95.9 | +3.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,445 | 4.1 | −3.2 | ||
| Turnout | 35,391 | 94.9 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Faye Lo Po' | 17,421 | 52.8 | −1.8 | |
| Liberal | Jim Aitken | 15,578 | 47.2 | +1.8 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −1.8 | |||
1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Faye Lo Po' | 15,086 | 47.7 | +4.0 | |
| Liberal | Guy Matheson | 12,777 | 40.4 | −2.0 | |
| Independent | Betty Bourke | 1,543 | 4.9 | +4.9 | |
| Democrats | Ivan Metcalfe | 1,175 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
| Call to Australia | Brian Grigg | 1,075 | 3.4 | −2.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 31,656 | 92.7 | −3.8 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,492 | 7.3 | +3.8 | ||
| Turnout | 34,148 | 94.5 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Faye Lo Po' | 16,606 | 54.6 | +5.9 | |
| Liberal | Guy Matheson | 13,823 | 45.4 | −5.9 | |
| Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.9 | |||
Elections in the 1980s
1988
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Peter Anderson | 12,650 | 42.2 | −10.7 | |
| Liberal | Guy Matheson | 12,503 | 41.7 | +5.9 | |
| Call to Australia | Brian Grigg | 2,147 | 7.2 | +7.2 | |
| Independent | Scott Duffus | 2,039 | 6.8 | +6.8 | |
| Independent | Ian Perry | 610 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 29,949 | 96.8 | −1.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 994 | 3.2 | +1.1 | ||
| Turnout | 30,943 | 94.6 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Guy Matheson | 14,817 | 52.2 | +10.3 | |
| Labor | Peter Anderson | 13,571 | 47.8 | −10.3 | |
| Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +10.3 | |||
1984
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Peter Anderson | 21,794 | 58.8 | −12.0 | |
| Liberal | Ross Shuttleworth | 11,545 | 31.1 | +1.9 | |
| Democrats | Kevin Crameri | 2,576 | 7.0 | +7.0 | |
| Independent | Ian Perry | 1,150 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 37,065 | 97.4 | +0.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 968 | 2.6 | −0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 38,033 | 93.2 | +1.0 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Peter Anderson | 64.3 | −6.5 | ||
| Liberal | Ross Shuttleworth | 35.7 | +6.5 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | −6.5 | |||
1981
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Peter Anderson | 22,850 | 70.8 | −1.2 | |
| Liberal | Ross Shuttleworth | 9,413 | 29.2 | +1.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 32,263 | 96.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,038 | 3.1 | |||
| Turnout | 33,301 | 92.2 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | −1.2 | |||
Elections in the 1970s
1978
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Ron Mulock | 28,018 | 76.2 | +16.6 | |
| Liberal | Geoffrey Saunders | 8,745 | 23.8 | −10.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 36,763 | 97.0 | −1.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,145 | 3.0 | +1.3 | ||
| Turnout | 37,908 | 93.3 | −1.3 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | +12.3 | |||
1976
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Ron Mulock | 19,804 | 59.6 | +3.0 | |
| Liberal | Eileen Cammack | 11,458 | 34.5 | −3.9 | |
| Independent | Roy Allsopp | 1,970 | 5.9 | +5.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 33,232 | 98.3 | +1.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 590 | 1.7 | −1.2 | ||
| Turnout | 33,822 | 94.6 | +3.1 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Ron Mulock | 21,223 | 63.9 | +4.0 | |
| Liberal | Eileen Cammack | 12,009 | 36.1 | −4.0 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +4.0 | |||
1973
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Ron Mulock | 15,634 | 56.6 | ||
| Liberal | Eileen Cammack | 10,623 | 38.5 | ||
| Independent | Joseph Stein | 1,369 | 5.0 | ||
| Total formal votes | 27,626 | 97.1 | |||
| Informal votes | 813 | 2.9 | |||
| Turnout | 28,439 | 91.5 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Ron Mulock | 16,547 | 59.9 | +0.8 | |
| Liberal | Eileen Cammack | 11,079 | 40.1 | −0.8 | |
| Labor notional hold | Swing | +0.8 | |||
Penrith was a new seat with a notional Labor majority.