Electoral results for the district of The Entrance
Australian district election results
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The Entrance, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1988 as part of a redistribution of seats following the expansion of the Assembly from 99 to 109 seats.[1][2][3][4]
Members for The Entrance
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Bob Graham | Liberal | |
| 1991 | |||
| 1992 by | Grant McBride | Labor | |
| 1995 | |||
| 1999 | |||
| 2003 | |||
| 2007 | |||
| 2011 | Chris Spence | Liberal | |
| 2015 | David Mehan | Labor | |
| 2019 | |||
| 2023 | |||
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | David Mehan | 22,153 | 45.0 | +1.7 | |
| Liberal | Nathan Bracken | 17,433 | 35.4 | −2.3 | |
| Greens | Ralph Stephenson | 4,206 | 8.6 | +0.7 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Georgia Lamb | 2,131 | 4.3 | +1.9 | |
| Animal Justice | Fardin Pelarek | 1,896 | 3.9 | −0.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bentley Logan | 1,372 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 49,191 | 96.7 | +1.0 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,688 | 3.3 | −1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 50,879 | 86.7 | −3.2 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | David Mehan | 25,782 | 57.8 | +2.5 | |
| Liberal | Nathan Bracken | 18,793 | 42.2 | −2.5 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +2.5 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | David Mehan | 20,744 | 43.14 | +1.26 | |
| Liberal | Brian Perrem | 18,145 | 37.73 | −6.15 | |
| Greens | Stephen Pearson | 3,691 | 7.68 | −1.69 | |
| Animal Justice | Maddy Richards | 2,034 | 4.23 | +4.23 | |
| Keep Sydney Open | Jake Fitzpatrick | 1,263 | 2.63 | +2.63 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Margaret Jones | 1,218 | 2.53 | +2.53 | |
| Conservatives | Hadden Ervin | 991 | 2.06 | +2.06 | |
| Total formal votes | 48,086 | 95.76 | −0.53 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,130 | 4.24 | +0.53 | ||
| Turnout | 50,216 | 89.09 | −1.37 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | David Mehan | 23,661 | 55.22 | +4.84 | |
| Liberal | Brian Perrem | 19,189 | 44.78 | −4.84 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +4.84 | |||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Michael Sharpe | 21,049 | 43.9 | −6.7 | |
| Labor | David Mehan | 20,086 | 41.9 | +12.0 | |
| Greens | Scott Rickard | 4,493 | 9.4 | −1.4 | |
| Christian Democrats | Hadden Ervin | 1,301 | 2.7 | −1.7 | |
| No Land Tax | Sonia Lopreiato | 1,031 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 47,960 | 96.3 | +0.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,850 | 3.7 | −0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 49,810 | 90.5 | +0.5 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | David Mehan | 22,392 | 50.4 | +12.1 | |
| Liberal | Michael Sharpe | 22,054 | 49.6 | −12.1 | |
| Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +12.1 | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Chris Spence | 22,898 | 50.9 | +11.1 | |
| Labor | David Mehan | 13,057 | 29.0 | −18.5 | |
| Greens | Deidrie Jinks | 4,877 | 10.8 | +2.0 | |
| Christian Democrats | Bob Mirovic | 2,083 | 4.6 | +4.6 | |
| Family First | James Bond | 2,082 | 4.6 | +4.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 44,997 | 96.5 | −0.9 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,633 | 3.5 | +0.9 | ||
| Turnout | 46,630 | 93.4 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Chris Spence | 24,760 | 62.5 | +17.3 | |
| Labor | David Mehan | 14,880 | 37.5 | −17.3 | |
| Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +17.3 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Grant McBride | 20,239 | 47.5 | −2.6 | |
| Liberal | Phil Walker | 16,954 | 39.8 | +6.2 | |
| Greens | Kerryn Parry-Jones | 3,763 | 8.8 | +3.5 | |
| AAFI | Maria Overend | 1,663 | 3.9 | +2.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 42,619 | 97.4 | −0.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,122 | 2.6 | +0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 43,741 | 93.2 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Grant McBride | 21,762 | 54.9 | −4.8 | |
| Liberal | Phil Walker | 17,907 | 45.1 | +4.8 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −4.8 | |||
2003
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Grant McBride | 21,763 | 52.1 | +4.8 | |
| Liberal | Phil Walker | 14,920 | 35.7 | +8.1 | |
| Greens | Gwen Parry-Jones | 2,362 | 5.7 | +3.4 | |
| Christian Democrats | Steve Wood | 866 | 2.1 | +0.0 | |
| AAFI | Garry Oates | 548 | 1.3 | +0.5 | |
| Democrats | Carolyn Hastie | 496 | 1.2 | −1.6 | |
| One Nation | Peter Chermak | 465 | 1.1 | −5.8 | |
| Save Our Suburbs | Bryan Ellis | 327 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 41,747 | 97.8 | +0.0 | ||
| Informal votes | 929 | 2.2 | −0.0 | ||
| Turnout | 42,676 | 92.3 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Grant McBride | 23,118 | 59.6 | −0.1 | |
| Liberal | Phil Walker | 15,700 | 40.4 | +0.1 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −0.1 | |||
Elections in the 1990s
1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Grant McBride | 19,526 | 47.3 | −0.3 | |
| Liberal | Philip Walker | 11,404 | 27.6 | −13.0 | |
| National | Bob Graham | 3,909 | 9.5 | +9.5 | |
| One Nation | John Cantwell | 2,861 | 6.9 | +6.9 | |
| Democrats | Sarah Browning | 1,167 | 2.8 | −0.8 | |
| Greens | Rachel Alterator | 936 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
| Christian Democrats | Karen Russell | 880 | 2.1 | −1.0 | |
| AAFI | Garry OAtes | 323 | 0.8 | −4.3 | |
| Outdoor Recreation | Garth Coulter | 271 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 41,277 | 97.8 | +1.9 | ||
| Informal votes | 936 | 2.2 | −1.9 | ||
| Turnout | 42,213 | 94.1 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Grant McBride | 21,292 | 59.7 | +5.7 | |
| Liberal | Philip Walker | 14,365 | 40.3 | −5.7 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +5.7 | |||
1995
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Grant McBride | 16,933 | 47.4 | +4.3 | |
| Liberal | Doug Eaton | 14,369 | 40.3 | −5.9 | |
| AAFI | Roy Whaite | 1,899 | 5.3 | +5.3 | |
| Democrats | Glenice Griffiths | 1,340 | 3.8 | −2.1 | |
| Call to Australia | Graham Freemantle | 1,158 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 35,699 | 96.0 | +4.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,494 | 4.0 | −4.2 | ||
| Turnout | 37,193 | 94.0 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Grant McBride | 18,441 | 54.1 | +4.3 | |
| Liberal | Doug Eaton | 15,642 | 45.9 | −4.3 | |
| Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.3 | |||
1992 by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Grant McBride | 16,642 | 49.6 | +6.5 | |
| Liberal | Bob Graham | 14,222 | 42.4 | −3.7 | |
| Democrats | Lynn Sawyer | 693 | 2.1 | −3.8 | |
| Independent | Peter Clifford | 625 | 1.9 | ||
| Independent | Tony Irving | 584 | 1.7 | −3.2 | |
| Grey Power | Bob Hudson | 391 | 1.2 | ||
| Citizens Electoral Council | Sean James | 326 | 0.97 | +1.0 | |
| Independent | Stewart Scott-Irving | 92 | 0.3 | ||
| Total formal votes | 33,575 | 98.4 | +1.8 | ||
| Informal votes | 535 | 1.6 | −1.8 | ||
| Turnout | 34,110 | 91.0 | −3.5 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Grant McBride | 17,950 | 54.7 | +4.9 | |
| Liberal | Bob Graham | 14,857 | 45.3 | −4.9 | |
| Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.9 | |||
The Court of Disputed Returns overturned the result of the 1991 The Entrance election.[16]
1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Bob Graham | 14,356 | 46.1 | −5.8 | |
| Labor | Grant McBride | 13,415 | 43.1 | −3.5 | |
| Democrats | Lynn Sawyer | 1,825 | 5.9 | +5.3 | |
| Independent | Tony Irving | 1,516 | 4.9 | +4.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 31,112 | 91.7 | −5.0 | ||
| Informal votes | 2,801 | 8.3 | +5.0 | ||
| Turnout | 33,913 | 93.5 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Bob Graham | 15,165 | 50.2 | −2.6 | |
| Labor | Grant McBride | 15,049 | 49.8 | +2.6 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −2.6 | |||
- This result was overturned by the Court of Disputed Returns and a by-election was called, where Labor won.
Elections in the 1980s
1988
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Bob Graham | 16,080 | 52.0 | +21.2 | |
| Labor | Brian McGowan | 14,852 | 48.0 | −3.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 30,932 | 96.7 | −1.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,069 | 3.3 | +1.3 | ||
| Turnout | 32,001 | 94.5 | |||
| Liberal notional gain from Labor | Swing | +9.9 | |||