Electoral results for the district of Wakehurst
Election results for Wakehurst, New South Wales, Australia
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Wakehurst, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had one incarnation, from 1962 until the present.[1][2][3][4]
Members for Wakehurst
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Dick Healey | Liberal | |
| 1965 | |||
| 1968 | |||
| 1971 | Allan Viney | ||
| 1973 | |||
| 1976 | |||
| 1978 | Tom Webster | Labor | |
| 1981 | |||
| 1984 | John Booth | Liberal | |
| 1988 | |||
| 1991 | Brad Hazzard | ||
| 1995 | |||
| 1999 | |||
| 2003 | |||
| 2007 | |||
| 2011 | |||
| 2015 | |||
| 2019 | |||
| 2023 | Michael Regan | Independent | |
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Toby Williams | 18,940 | 36.9 | −23.0 | |
| Independent | Michael Regan | 18,430 | 35.9 | +35.9 | |
| Labor | Sue Wright | 7,617 | 14.8 | −2.1 | |
| Greens | Ethan Hrnjak | 4,000 | 7.8 | −2.4 | |
| Animal Justice | Susan Sorensen | 1,220 | 2.4 | −0.8 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Greg Mawson | 1,127 | 2.2 | −0.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 51,334 | 97.4 | +0.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,353 | 2.6 | −0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 52,687 | 90.7 | +2.1 | ||
| Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
| Liberal | Toby Williams | 23,685 | 59.6 | −12.3 | |
| Labor | Sue Wright | 16,054 | 40.4 | +12.3 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Independent | Michael Regan | 24,589 | 54.5 | +54.5 | |
| Liberal | Toby Williams | 20,555 | 45.5 | −26.4 | |
| Independent gain from Liberal | |||||
Elections in the 2010s
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Brad Hazzard | 28,704 | 58.93 | −4.99 | |
| Labor | Chris Sharpe | 8,600 | 17.65 | +2.23 | |
| Greens | Lilith Zaharias | 4,867 | 9.99 | −1.97 | |
| Keep Sydney Open | Katika Schultz | 1,928 | 3.96 | +3.96 | |
| Animal Justice | Susan Sorensen | 1,685 | 3.46 | +3.46 | |
| Independent | Darren Hough | 1,606 | 3.30 | +3.30 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Greg Mawson | 1,322 | 2.71 | +2.71 | |
| Total formal votes | 48,712 | 96.94 | +0.39 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,537 | 3.06 | −0.39 | ||
| Turnout | 50,249 | 90.03 | −1.52 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Brad Hazzard | 30,182 | 71.00 | −4.24 | |
| Labor | Chris Sharpe | 12,326 | 29.00 | +4.24 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −4.24 | |||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Brad Hazzard | 30,611 | 63.9 | −5.5 | |
| Labor | Ned Barsi | 7,387 | 15.4 | +2.4 | |
| Greens | Jonathan King | 5,727 | 12.0 | −2.8 | |
| Independent | Conny Harris | 2,057 | 4.3 | +4.3 | |
| Christian Democrats | Silvana Nero | 1,259 | 2.6 | −0.2 | |
| No Land Tax | Robert Di Cosmo | 853 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 47,894 | 96.5 | +0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,712 | 3.5 | −0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 49,606 | 91.6 | +0.5 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Brad Hazzard | 32,105 | 75.2 | −5.3 | |
| Labor | Ned Barsi | 10,565 | 24.8 | +5.3 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −5.3 | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Brad Hazzard | 31,634 | 69.4 | +12.5 | |
| Greens | Conny Harris | 6,717 | 14.7 | +2.1 | |
| Labor | Linda Beattie | 5,930 | 13.0 | −10.9 | |
| Christian Democrats | Peter Colsell | 1,271 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 45,552 | 96.9 | 0.0 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,466 | 3.1 | 0.0 | ||
| Turnout | 47,018 | 92.9 | |||
| Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
| Liberal | Brad Hazzard | 33,210 | 80.5 | +13.2 | |
| Labor | Linda Beattie | 8,021 | 19.5 | −13.2 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Brad Hazzard | 32,811 | 78.5 | +11.2 | |
| Greens | Conny Harris | 8,969 | 21.5 | +21.5 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +11.2 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Brad Hazzard | 24,488 | 56.9 | +8.9 | |
| Labor | Patricio Chavez | 10,305 | 24.0 | +0.3 | |
| Greens | Conny Harris | 5,436 | 12.6 | +2.2 | |
| Democrats | Georgina Johanson | 1,528 | 3.6 | +2.2 | |
| AAFI | Thomas Moody | 1,249 | 2.9 | +1.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 43,006 | 96.9 | +0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,389 | 3.1 | −0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 44,395 | 92.4 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Brad Hazzard | 25,980 | 67.3 | +4.1 | |
| Labor | Patricio Chavez | 12,628 | 32.7 | −4.1 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +4.1 | |||
2003
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Brad Hazzard | 18,584 | 47.2 | −1.2 | |
| Labor | Chris Sharpe | 9,416 | 23.9 | −4.9 | |
| Independent | Vincent De Luca | 4,485 | 11.4 | +11.4 | |
| Greens | Peter Forrest | 3,997 | 10.1 | +3.5 | |
| Christian Democrats | Mike Hubbard | 1,206 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
| Unity | Rita Lee | 591 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
| AAFI | Anthony Mavin | 591 | 1.5 | −1.4 | |
| Democrats | Tony Howells | 527 | 1.3 | −5.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 39,397 | 96.6 | −0.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,387 | 3.4 | +0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 40,784 | 91.2 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Brad Hazzard | 20,542 | 62.7 | +1.9 | |
| Labor | Chris Sharpe | 12,230 | 37.3 | −1.9 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.9 | |||
Elections in the 1990s
1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Brad Hazzard | 19,278 | 48.4 | −7.3 | |
| Labor | Cherie Stokes | 11,455 | 28.8 | +1.3 | |
| One Nation | Ian Nelson | 2,684 | 6.7 | +6.7 | |
| Greens | Barbara Hatten | 2,644 | 6.6 | +5.1 | |
| Democrats | Gabrielle Russell | 2,583 | 6.5 | +1.0 | |
| AAFI | Alexander Hampel | 1,172 | 2.9 | −4.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 39,816 | 97.0 | +1.6 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,219 | 3.0 | −1.6 | ||
| Turnout | 41,035 | 93.0 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Brad Hazzard | 21,225 | 60.8 | −4.1 | |
| Labor | Cherie Stokes | 13,713 | 39.2 | +4.1 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −4.1 | |||
1995
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Brad Hazzard | 18,524 | 54.5 | −0.9 | |
| Labor | Patricia Armstrong | 10,152 | 29.8 | +3.8 | |
| AAFI | David Kitson | 2,163 | 6.4 | +6.4 | |
| Democrats | Sylvia Adam | 1,880 | 5.5 | −2.0 | |
| Call to Australia | Lesley Maher | 820 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
| Natural Law | Catherine Webster | 479 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 34,018 | 95.5 | +4.8 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,592 | 4.5 | −4.8 | ||
| Turnout | 35,610 | 93.5 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Brad Hazzard | 20,188 | 62.9 | +0.2 | |
| Labor | Patricia Armstrong | 11,899 | 37.1 | −0.2 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +0.2 | |||
1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Brad Hazzard | 17,161 | 55.3 | +2.4 | |
| Labor | Anne Purcell | 8,077 | 26.0 | −6.4 | |
| Independent | Tim Maguire | 3,435 | 11.1 | +11.1 | |
| Democrats | Richard Hill | 2,336 | 7.5 | +7.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 31,009 | 90.8 | −5.6 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,155 | 9.2 | +5.6 | ||
| Turnout | 34,164 | 92.1 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Brad Hazzard | 18,550 | 62.7 | +3.2 | |
| Labor | Anne Purcell | 11,048 | 37.3 | −3.2 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +3.2 | |||
Elections in the 1980s
1988
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Booth | 15,013 | 52.2 | +2.6 | |
| Labor | Tom Webster | 10,022 | 34.9 | −10.6 | |
| Independent | Michael Pawley | 3,717 | 12.9 | +12.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 28,752 | 96.3 | −1.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 1,090 | 3.7 | +1.3 | ||
| Turnout | 29,842 | 92.7 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | John Booth | 16,004 | 57.5 | +5.5 | |
| Labor | Tom Webster | 11,809 | 42.5 | −5.5 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +5.5 | |||
1984
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Booth | 13,767 | 49.2 | +7.6 | |
| Labor | Tom Webster | 13,038 | 46.6 | +8.7 | |
| Independent | Maurice Foley | 606 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
| Democrats | Laurence Bourke | 581 | 2.1 | −1.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 27,992 | 97.6 | +0.6 | ||
| Informal votes | 680 | 2.4 | −0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 28,672 | 91.6 | +1.6 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | John Booth | 51.2 | +8.2 | ||
| Labor | Tom Webster | 48.8 | −8.2 | ||
| Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +8.2 | |||
1981
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Tom Webster | 14,891 | 55.3 | −0.8 | |
| Liberal | Phillip Wearne | 11,194 | 41.6 | −2.3 | |
| Democrats | Henri Rathgeber | 837 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 26,922 | 97.0 | |||
| Informal votes | 833 | 3.0 | |||
| Turnout | 27,755 | 90.0 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Tom Webster | 15,098 | 57.0 | +0.9 | |
| Liberal | Phillip Wearne | 11,394 | 43.0 | −0.9 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +0.9 | |||
Elections in the 1970s
1978
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Tom Webster | 17,066 | 56.2 | +14.0 | |
| Liberal | Allan Viney | 13,329 | 43.8 | −14.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 30,395 | 97.0 | −0.7 | ||
| Informal votes | 938 | 3.0 | +0.7 | ||
| Turnout | 31,333 | 91.5 | −0.2 | ||
| Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +14.0 | |||
1976
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Allan Viney | 17,836 | 57.8 | +4.4 | |
| Labor | Noel Berrell | 12,999 | 42.2 | +10.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 30,835 | 97.7 | +0.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 715 | 2.3 | −0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 31,550 | 91.7 | +1.3 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −3.6 | |||
1973
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Allan Viney | 14,876 | 53.4 | −0.9 | |
| Labor | Colin McIlwraith | 8,801 | 31.6 | −7.0 | |
| Australia | Pamela Wilson | 2,770 | 9.9 | +9.9 | |
| Democratic Labor | Terrence Fay | 1,412 | 5.1 | −2.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 27,859 | 97.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 782 | 2.7 | |||
| Turnout | 28,641 | 90.4 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Allan Viney | 17,114 | 61.4 | +1.4 | |
| Labor | Colin McIlwraith | 10,745 | 38.6 | −1.4 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.4 | |||
1971
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Allan Viney | 15,074 | 52.3 | −7.3 | |
| Labor | Evan Davies | 11,706 | 40.6 | +7.5 | |
| Democratic Labor | Kevin Lee | 2,038 | 7.1 | −0.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 28,818 | 97.7 | |||
| Informal votes | 664 | 2.3 | |||
| Turnout | 29,482 | 93.0 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Allan Viney | 16,704 | 58.0 | −7.5 | |
| Labor | Evan Davies | 12,114 | 42.0 | +7.5 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −7.5 | |||
Elections in the 1960s
1968
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Dick Healey | 18,475 | 63.6 | 0.0 | |
| Labor | Dorothy Isaksen | 8,442 | 29.1 | −3.7 | |
| Democratic Labor | Lyle Antcliff | 2,115 | 7.3 | +7.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 29,032 | 96.8 | |||
| Informal votes | 965 | 3.2 | |||
| Turnout | 29,997 | 95.0 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Dick Healey | 20,167 | 69.5 | +3.0 | |
| Labor | Dorothy Isaksen | 8,865 | 30.5 | −3.0 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +3.0 | |||
1965
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Dick Healey | 17,285 | 63.6 | +11.9 | |
| Labor | Geoffrey Mill | 8,912 | 32.8 | −2.8 | |
| Independent | Frederick Jones | 981 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 27,178 | 98.4 | +0.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 434 | 1.6 | −0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 27,612 | 92.7 | −1.3 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Dick Healey | 18,070 | 66.5 | +7.6 | |
| Labor | Geoffrey Mill | 9,108 | 33.5 | −7.6 | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +7.6 | |||
1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Dick Healey | 11,689 | 51.7 | −9.4 | |
| Labor | John Fisher | 8,062 | 35.6 | −3.3 | |
| Independent | Edgar Wilson | 1,440 | 6.4 | +6.4 | |
| Independent | Beverley Job | 792 | 3.5 | +3.5 | |
| Democratic Labor | Philip Cohen | 638 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 22,621 | 97.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 491 | 2.1 | |||
| Turnout | 23,112 | 94.0 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal | Dick Healey | 13,315 | 58.9 | −2.2 | |
| Labor | John Fisher | 9,306 | 41.1 | +2.2 | |
| Liberal notional hold | Swing | ||||
- Wakehurst was a new seat that was notionally a safe Liberal seat.[29]