Electoral results for the district of Pittwater

Pittwater, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1973, replacing a large part of Collaroy and elections have generally been won by the Liberal party.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

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Election		Party
1973	Sir Robert Askin	Liberal
1975 by	Bruce Webster
1976	Bruce Webster
1978	Max Smith
1981
1984
1986 by	Jim Longley
1988
1991
1995
1996 by	John Brogden
1999
2003
2005 by	Alex McTaggart	Independent
2007	Rob Stokes	Liberal
2011
2015
2019
2023	Rory Amon
2024 by	Jacqui Scruby	Independent

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Jacqui Scruby	25,705	54.17	+18.31
	Liberal	Georgia Ryburn	19,852	41.84	−2.87
	Libertarian	Doug Rennie	1,893	3.99	+3.99
Total formal votes			47,450	97.43	−0.32
Informal votes			1,250	2.57	+0.32
Turnout			48,700	85.15	−5.01
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Jacqui Scruby	26,050	55.94	+6.60
	Liberal	Georgia Ryburn	20,519	44.06	−6.60
	Independent gain from Liberal		Swing	−6.60

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rory Amon	22,137	44.71	−12.64
	Independent	Jacqui Scruby	17,754	35.86	+35.86
	Labor	Jeffrey Quinn	5,039	10.18	−2.38
	Greens	Hilary Green	3,386	6.84	−8.47
	Sustainable Australia	Craig Law	1,195	2.41	−1.32
Total formal votes			49,511	97.75	+0.42
Informal votes			1,139	2.25	−0.42
Turnout			50,650	90.16	+0.27
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Liberal	Rory Amon	26,796	63.25	−9.11
	Labor	Jeffrey Quinn	15,567	36.75	+9.11
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Rory Amon	23,365	50.66	−20.18
	Independent	Jacqui Scruby	22,759	49.34	+49.34
	Liberal hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rob Stokes	28,170	57.35	−10.41
	Greens	Miranda Korzy	7,518	15.31	−0.79
	Labor	Jared Turkington	6,168	12.56	−0.20
	Sustainable Australia	Suzanne Daly	1,832	3.73	+3.73
	Keep Sydney Open	Michael Newman	1,644	3.35	+3.35
	Animal Justice	Natalie Matkovic	1,417	2.88	+2.88
	Conservatives	Stacey Mitchell	1,283	2.61	+2.61
	Independent	Stewart Matthews	1,087	2.21	+2.21
Total formal votes			49,119	97.33	−0.24
Informal votes			1,346	2.67	+0.24
Turnout			50,465	89.89	−1.43
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Rob Stokes	30,070	72.36	−5.53
	Labor	Jared Turkington	11,486	27.64	+5.53
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Rob Stokes	29,696	70.84	−4.81
	Greens	Miranda Korzy	12,225	29.16	+4.81
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.81

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rob Stokes	32,761	67.8	−4.2
	Greens	Felicity Davis	7,780	16.1	−0.7
	Labor	Kieren Ash	6,167	12.8	+3.8
	Christian Democrats	Zoran Curcic	886	1.8	−0.4
	No Land Tax	Rebecca Arduca	751	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			48,345	97.6	+0.3
Informal votes			1,202	2.4	−0.3
Turnout			49,547	91.3	+2.1
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Liberal	Rob Stokes	34,015	77.9	−6.6
	Labor	Kieren Ash	9,653	22.1	+6.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Rob Stokes	33,706	75.7	−2.3
	Greens	Felicity Davis	10,847	24.4	+2.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.3

Electoral results for the district of Pittwater

Election results

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2019

2015

2011

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2007

2005 by-election

2003

Elections in the 1990s

1999

1996 by-election

1995

1991

Elections in the 1980s

1988

1986 by-election

1984

1981

Elections in the 1970s

1978

1976

1975 by-election

1973

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rob Stokes	32,225	72.0	+21.7
	Greens	Jonathan King	7,536	16.8	+7.1
	Labor	Pat Boydell	4,023	9.0	+1.6
	Christian Democrats	Mark McFarlane	986	2.2	−1.1
Total formal votes			44,770	97.7	−0.1
Informal votes			1,048	2.3	+0.1
Turnout			45,818	92.8
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Liberal	Rob Stokes	34,060	84.5	+4.7
	Labor	Pat Boydell	6,244	15.5	−4.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Rob Stokes	33,180	78.0	+18.6
	Greens	Jonathan King	9,366	22.0	+22.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+18.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rob Stokes	20,807	50.3	−10.0
	Independent	Alex McTaggart	11,107	26.9	+26.9
	Greens	Craige McWhirter	4,039	9.8	−4.3
	Labor	Pat Boydell	3,046	7.4	−11.6
	Christian Democrats	Patricia Giles	1,350	3.3	+0.5
	Against Further Immigration	Charles Byrne	648	1.6	+0.2
	Democrats	Mario Nicotra	363	0.9	−1.3
Total formal votes			41,360	97.8	−0.2
Informal votes			912	2.2	+0.2
Turnout			42,272	92.3
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Liberal	Rob Stokes	24,654	79.8	+9.6
	Labor	Pat Boydell	6,256	20.2	−9.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Rob Stokes	22,109	59.4	−10.7
	Independent	Alex McTaggart	15,123	40.6	+40.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	−10.7 ^[a]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Alex McTaggart	15,052	39.23	+39.23
	Liberal	Paul Nicolaou	14,622	38.11	−22.16
	Christian Democrats	Patricia Giles	3,208	8.36	+5.54
	Greens	Natalie Stevens	2,819	7.35	−6.73
	Independent	Robert Dunn	2,316	6.04	+6.04
	Democrats	Mario Nicotra	348	0.91	−1.29
Total formal votes			38,365	98.13	+0.06
Informal votes			730	1.87	−0.06
Turnout			39,095	85.20	−5.98
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Alex McTaggart	19,683	55.36	+55.36
	Liberal	Paul Nicolaou	15,869	44.64	−25.47
	Independent gain from Liberal		Swing	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Brogden	24,601	60.3	+8.3
	Labor	Ben Carpentier	7,738	19.0	−0.7
	Greens	Hunter Walters	5,749	14.1	+7.6
	Christian Democrats	Andrew Amos	1,150	2.8	+0.1
	Democrats	Jane Rowe	897	2.2	−9.5
	Against Further Immigration	George Atkinson	579	1.4	+0.3
	Unity	Hue Lee	103	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			40,817	98.1	+0.2
Informal votes			805	1.9	−0.2
Turnout			41,622	91.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Brogden	26,065	70.1	+1.3
	Labor	Ben Carpentier	11,110	29.9	−1.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Brogden	20,918	52.0	−8.5
	Labor	Pat Boydell	7,938	19.7	−0.1
	Democrats	Vicki Dimond	4,719	11.7	+7.3
	Greens	Trevor Ockenden	2,604	6.5	−3.8
	One Nation	Peter Cuthbertson	1,955	4.9	+4.9
	Christian Democrats	Rick Bristow	1,088	2.7	−0.3
	Against Further Immigration	Paul Whitmore	436	1.1	+0.6
	Earthsave	Adrian Sonza	414	1.0	+1.0
	Non-Custodial Parents	Peter Vlug	135	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			40,207	97.8	+1.7
Informal votes			897	2.2	−1.7
Turnout			41,104	92.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Brogden	23,201	68.8	−1.5
	Labor	Pat Boydell	10,523	31.2	+1.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Brogden	16,772	50.38	−10.56
	Democrats	Vicki Dimond	4,694	14.10	+9.79
	Labor	Gary Sargent	4,429	13.30	−5.72
	Against Further Immigration	Janey Woodger	2,502	7.52	+7.52
	Greens	Chris Cairns	2,344	7.04	−4.10
	Independent	Gerard Smith	1,591	4.78
	Call to Australia	Rick Bristow	960	2.88	−0.19
Total formal votes			33,292	98.38	+2.23
Informal votes			548	1.62	−2.23
Turnout			33,840	83.38	−10.20
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	John Brogden	19,346	65.02	−5.81
	Democrats	Vicki Dimond	10,409	34.98	+34.98
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.81

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jim Longley	21,244	60.9	−5.4
	Labor	Gary Sargent	6,631	19.0	+1.5
	Greens	Chris Cairns	3,882	11.1	+11.1
	Democrats	Peter Baker	1,503	4.3	−11.9
	Call to Australia	Rick Bristow	1,070	3.1	+3.1
	Independent	Ian Pash	532	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			34,862	96.1	+4.9
Informal votes			1,397	3.9	−4.9
Turnout			36,259	93.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jim Longley	23,381	70.8	−2.6
	Labor	Gary Sargent	9,631	29.2	+2.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jim Longley	20,893	66.3	+10.2
	Labor	Garry Sargent	5,515	17.5	+1.2
	Democrats	David Plumb	5,108	16.2	+13.5
Total formal votes			31,516	91.2	−5.7
Informal votes			3,036	8.8	+5.7
Turnout			34,552	92.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jim Longley	22,150	73.4	+1.1
	Labor	Garry Sargent	8,008	26.6	−1.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jim Longley	16,952	56.5	−2.2
	Independent	Eric Green	7,640	25.5	+25.5
	Labor	Anthony Britt	4,280	14.3	−12.8
	Democrats	Graeme MacLennan	905	3.0	−1.1
	Independent	Ronald Jamieson	235	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			30,012	97.1	−0.7
Informal votes			896	2.9	+0.7
Turnout			30,908	92.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Jim Longley	17,424	60.1	−6.0
	Independent	Eric Green	11,559	39.9	+39.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−6.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jim Longley	10,922	42.8	−15.3
	Independent	Nat Young	6,177	24.2	+24.2
	Independent	Robert Grace	5,006	19.6	+19.6
	Call to Australia	Mark Donnelly	1,451	5.7	+5.7
	Democrats	Graeme MacLennan	1,290	4.9	+0.7
	Nuclear Disarmament	Virginia Rigney	643	2.5	+2.5
	Independent	Brett Monk	62	0.2	+0.2
Total formal votes			25,501	97.5	−0.3
Informal votes			649	2.5	+0.3
Turnout			26,105	78.0 ^[b]
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jim Longley	13,000	53.1	−12.4
	Independent	Nat Young	11,468	46.9	+46.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−12.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Max Smith	17,452	58.1	−2.8
	Labor	Denise Morgan	8,290	27.6	−11.5
	Independent	John Webeck	3,035	10.1	+10.1
	Democrats	Graeme MacLennan	1,249	4.2	+4.2
Total formal votes			30,026	97.8	+1.6
Informal votes			661	2.2	−1.6
Turnout			30,687	91.5	+3.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Max Smith		65.5	+4.6
	Labor	Denise Morgan		34.5	−4.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Max Smith	16,910	60.9	+14.9
	Labor	Patrick Sewell	10,872	39.1	−1.5
Total formal votes			27,782	96.2
Informal votes			1,087	3.8
Turnout			28,869	88.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+9.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Max Smith	12,707	46.0	−15.2
	Labor	Charles Wild	11,220	40.6	+10.8
	Independent	John Webeck	2,924	10.6	+10.6
	Democrats	Kerry Warr	777	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			27,628	97.3	−1.4
Informal votes			764	2.7	+1.4
Turnout			28,392	90.2	−1.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Max Smith	14,205	51.4	−13.8
	Labor	Charles Wild	13,423	48.6	+13.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	−13.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bruce Webster	16,798	61.2	−2.8
	Labor	Charles Wild	8,176	29.8	+0.3
	Workers	John Booth	1,982	7.2	+7.2
	Independent	Peter Middlebrook	473	1.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			27,429	98.7	+1.1
Informal votes			368	1.3	−1.1
Turnout			27,797	92.0	+1.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bruce Webster	17,871	65.2	−4.0
	Labor	Charles Wild	9,558	34.8	+4.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bruce Webster	13,701	63.0	−1.0
	Australia	Richard Jones	5,009	26.0
	Independent	Geoff Woodhouse	3,026	13.9
Total formal votes			21,736	98.1	+0.5
Informal votes			414	1.9	−0.5
Turnout			22,150	77.1	13.5
	Liberal hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Askin	15,522	64.0	+2.0
	Labor	Dorothy Jeffery	7,144	29.5	+29.5
	Democratic Labor	Kevin Lee	1,583	6.5	+0.3
Total formal votes			24,249	97.6
Informal votes			607	2.4
Turnout			24,856	90.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Robert Askin	16,788	69.2	−1.4
	Labor	Dorothy Jeffery	7,461	30.8	+1.4
	Liberal notional hold		Swing	−1.4

v t e Electoral results for the former electoral districts of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
North coast	Byron Casino Grafton Manning Hastings Hastings and Macleay Hastings and Manning Macleay Macquarie Murwillumbah Raleigh Richmond Rous
Hunter & Central Coast	Durham East Maitland Hamilton Hunter Kahibah Kurri Kurri Lower Hunter Morpeth Newcastle East Newcastle West North Eastern Boroughs Northumberland Northumberland and Hunter Northumberland Boroughs Patrick's Plains Paterson Peats Robertson Singleton Tuggerah West Maitland Wickham Wollombi Waratah Williams
Sydney North	Baulkham Hills Belmore Carlingford Central Cumberland Collaroy Cumberland Cumberland Boroughs Cumberland (North Riding) Earlwood Eastwood Ermington Fuller Gladesville Gordon Kirribilli Ku-ring-gai Middle Harbour Minchinbury Moorebank Mosman Mulgoa Nepean Neutral Bay Northcott North Sydney Seven Hills St Leonards St Marys Sherbrooke Sydney Hamlets The Hills Toongabbie Warringah Western Suburbs Windsor
Sydney City	Bligh Darling Harbour Darlinghurst East Sydney Elizabeth King McKell Phillip Port Jackson Pyrmont Sydney City Sydney-Belmore Sydney-Bligh Sydney-Cook Sydney-Denison Sydney-Fitzroy Sydney-Flinders Sydney-Gipps Sydney-King Sydney-Lang Sydney-Phillip Sydney-Pyrmont University of Sydney West Sydney
Sydney east	Alexandria Paddington Paddington-Waverley Randwick Surry Hills Waterloo Waverley Woollahra
Sydney south	Annandale Arncliffe Ashfield Ashfield-Croydon Balmain North Balmain South Bass Hill Burragorang Clyde Concord Cook's River Croydon Cumberland (South Riding) Darlington Dulwich Hill Enmore East Camden Eastern Suburbs Georges River Glebe Hurstville Ingleburn Lakemba Leichhardt Marrickville Menai Merrylands Narellan Newtown-Annandale Newtown-Camperdown Newtown-Erskine Newtown-St Peters Petersham Redfern Rozelle St George Smithfield South Sydney Sutherland Wentworthville West Camden Woronora Yaralla
Wollongong & south coast	Allowrie Bulli Bondi Botany Burwood Camperdown Corrimal Eden Eden-Bombala Illawarra Kembla Maneroo Moruya Munmorah St Vincent Shoalhaven United Counties of Murray and St Vincent Wollongong-Kembla
North west	Alma Armidale Bathurst (County) The Bogan Bourke Broken Hill Burrendong Carcoar Castlereagh Cobar Cook and Westmoreland Coonamble East Macquarie Glen Innes Gloucester Gloucester and Macquarie Goldfields North Gough Gunnedah Gwydir Hartley Inverell Liverpool Plains Liverpool Plains and Gwydir Moree Mudgee Namoi Narrabri New England New England and Macleay Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh Quirindi Roxburgh Rylstone Sturt Tenterfield Uralla-Walcha Western Boroughs Wilcannia Willyama
South west	Argyle Ashburnham Balranald Belubula Bingara Blayney Boorowa Bowral Braidwood Burrangong Burrinjuck Condoublin Corowa Cowra The Darling Deniliquin Forbes Goldfields South Goldfields West Grenfell Gundagai Hay Hume King and Georgiana Lachlan Lachlan and Lower Darling Lyndhurst Molong Murray-Darling Murrumbidgee Queanbeyan Southern Boroughs Southern Highlands Temora Tumut Wentworth Wynyard Yass Yass Plains Young
Queensland	Brisbane Burnett Clarence and Darling Downs Darling Downs East Moreton Ipswich Lachlan and Lower Darling Leichhardt, Queensland Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett and Maranoa Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett, Maranoa, Leichhardt and Port Curtis Stanley Boroughs Stanley County West Moreton