Electoral results for the Division of Paterson
This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Paterson in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1949 until its abolition in 1984, and then from its recreation in 1993 until the present.
Members[]
First incarnation (1949–1984) | |||
---|---|---|---|
Member | Party | Term | |
Allen Fairhall | Liberal | 1949–1969 | |
Frank O'Keefe | Country, National | 1969–1984 | |
Second incarnation (1993–present) | |||
Member | Party | Term | |
Bob Horne | Labor | 1993–1996 | |
Bob Baldwin | Liberal | 1996–1998 | |
Bob Horne | Labor | 1998–2001 | |
Bob Baldwin | Liberal | 2001–2016 | |
Meryl Swanson | Labor | 2016–present |
Election results[]
Elections in the 2010s[]
2019[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Meryl Swanson | 44,288 | 41.08 | −4.98 | |
Liberal | Sachin Joshi | 35,059 | 32.52 | +1.01 | |
One Nation | Neil Turner | 15,269 | 14.16 | +1.11 | |
Greens | Jan Davis | 7,439 | 6.90 | +1.11 | |
United Australia | Graham Burston | 3,888 | 3.61 | +3.61 | |
Christian Democrats | Christopher Vale | 1,876 | 1.74 | −0.32 | |
Total formal votes | 107,819 | 94.15 | −0.96 | ||
Informal votes | 6,694 | 5.85 | +0.96 | ||
Turnout | 114,513 | 93.24 | −0.25 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Meryl Swanson | 59,348 | 55.04 | −5.70 | |
Liberal | Sachin Joshi | 48,471 | 44.96 | +5.70 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −5.70 |
2016[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Meryl Swanson | 46,090 | 46.06 | +6.22 | |
Liberal | Karen Howard | 31,527 | 31.51 | +0.62 | |
One Nation | Graham Burston | 13,056 | 13.05 | +11.62 | |
Greens | John Brown | 5,797 | 5.79 | −0.56 | |
Christian Democrats | Peter Arena | 2,058 | 2.06 | −0.09 | |
Rise Up Australia | Brian Clare | 1,007 | 1.01 | +0.45 | |
CEC | Peter Davis | 533 | 0.53 | −0.12 | |
Total formal votes | 100,068 | 95.11 | +1.31 | ||
Informal votes | 5,143 | 4.89 | −1.31 | ||
Turnout | 105,211 | 93.49 | +0.37 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Meryl Swanson | 60,779 | 60.74 | +10.47 | |
Liberal | Karen Howard | 39,289 | 39.26 | −10.47 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +10.47 |
2013[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Bob Baldwin | 46,922 | 53.86 | +2.56 | |
Labor | Bay Marshall | 25,811 | 29.63 | −8.63 | |
Greens | John Brown | 5,812 | 6.67 | +0.68 | |
Palmer United | Jayson Packett | 5,451 | 6.26 | +6.26 | |
Christian Democrats | Anna Balfour | 1,854 | 2.13 | +1.07 | |
Rise Up Australia | Bob Holz | 877 | 1.01 | +1.01 | |
CEC | Peter Davis | 390 | 0.45 | +0.45 | |
Total formal votes | 87,117 | 94.83 | +0.47 | ||
Informal votes | 4,746 | 5.17 | −0.47 | ||
Turnout | 91,863 | 94.60 | −0.16 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Bob Baldwin | 52,080 | 59.78 | +4.45 | |
Labor | Bay Marshall | 35,037 | 40.22 | −4.45 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +4.45 |
2010[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Bob Baldwin | 42,262 | 51.30 | +4.73 | |
Labor | Jim Arneman | 31,522 | 38.26 | −4.69 | |
Greens | Jan Davis | 4,936 | 5.99 | +0.72 | |
One Nation | Kevin Leayr | 1,044 | 1.27 | +0.32 | |
Christian Democrats | Anna Balfour | 870 | 1.06 | −0.15 | |
Independent | Josef Wiedenhorn | 699 | 0.85 | +0.85 | |
Family First | Veronica Lambert | 674 | 0.82 | +0.16 | |
Paul Hennelly | 379 | 0.46 | +0.46 | ||
Total formal votes | 82,386 | 94.36 | −2.04 | ||
Informal votes | 4,924 | 5.64 | +2.04 | ||
Turnout | 87,310 | 94.75 | −0.98 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Bob Baldwin | 45,582 | 55.33 | +4.75 | |
Labor | Jim Arneman | 36,804 | 44.67 | −4.75 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +4.75 |
Elections in the 2000s[]
2007[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Bob Baldwin | 40,466 | 48.22 | +1.72 | |
Labor | Jim Arneman | 35,291 | 42.06 | +5.76 | |
Greens | Judy Donnelly | 4,344 | 5.18 | +0.70 | |
Fishing Party | Paul Hennelly | 1,073 | 1.28 | +0.48 | |
Christian Democrats | Heather Haynes | 1,010 | 1.20 | +0.81 | |
One Nation | John Hamberger | 832 | 0.99 | -0.97 | |
Family First | Christopher Stokes | 559 | 0.67 | -0.25 | |
CEC | Tony King | 341 | 0.41 | -0.89 | |
Total formal votes | 83,916 | 96.43 | +2.24 | ||
Informal votes | 3,106 | 3.57 | -2.24 | ||
Turnout | 87,022 | 96.15 | +0.37 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Bob Baldwin | 43,228 | 51.51 | -4.81 | |
Labor | Jim Arneman | 40,688 | 48.49 | +4.81 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -4.81 |
2004[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Bob Baldwin | 41,289 | 51.99 | +12.08 | |
Labor | Giovanna Kozary | 28,633 | 36.05 | -4.70 | |
Greens | Aina Ranke | 3,303 | 4.16 | +1.44 | |
One Nation | Charlie Griffith | 1,417 | 1.78 | -3.71 | |
Veterans | Bruce McKenzie | 987 | 1.24 | +1.24 | |
Fishing Party | Paul Hennelly | 778 | 0.98 | +0.05 | |
CEC | Tony King | 727 | 0.92 | +0.48 | |
Family First | Larissa Robb | 681 | 0.86 | +0.86 | |
Independent | Mike Tuffy | 677 | 0.85 | +0.85 | |
Democrats | Brett Paterson | 577 | 0.73 | -1.84 | |
Independent | Neil Smith | 351 | 0.44 | +0.44 | |
Total formal votes | 79,420 | 93.87 | -2.52 | ||
Informal votes | 5,183 | 6.13 | +2.52 | ||
Turnout | 84,603 | 96.08 | -0.57 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Bob Baldwin | 45,244 | 56.97 | +5.55 | |
Labor | Giovanna Kozary | 34,178 | 43.03 | -5.55 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +5.55 |
2001[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Bob Horne | 31,430 | 40.75 | +0.16 | |
Liberal | Bob Baldwin | 30,781 | 39.91 | +7.17 | |
National | Ian Shaw | 5,544 | 7.19 | -2.47 | |
One Nation | Paul Cary | 4,233 | 5.49 | -3.84 | |
Greens | Aina Ranke | 2,095 | 2.72 | +0.87 | |
Democrats | Sharon Davies | 1,979 | 2.57 | +0.44 | |
Fishing Party | Paul Hennelly | 720 | 0.93 | +0.93 | |
CEC | Tony King | 339 | 0.44 | -0.36 | |
Total formal votes | 77,121 | 96.39 | -0.20 | ||
Informal votes | 2,890 | 3.61 | +0.20 | ||
Turnout | 80,011 | 97.27 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Bob Baldwin | 39,658 | 51.42 | +0.16 | |
Labor | Bob Horne | 37,463 | 48.58 | -0.16 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.16 |
Elections in the 1990s[]
1998[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Bob Horne | 33,066 | 43.13 | -0.22 | |
Liberal | Bob Baldwin | 31,212 | 40.71 | -4.96 | |
One Nation | Paul Fuller | 6,355 | 8.29 | +8.29 | |
Greens | Jan Davis | 1,577 | 2.06 | -1.49 | |
Democrats | Geoffrey Rutledge | 1,467 | 1.91 | -3.08 | |
Christian Democrats | David Murray | 957 | 1.25 | -1.20 | |
CEC | Anthony King | 666 | 0.87 | +0.87 | |
Independent | Michelle Moffat | 608 | 0.79 | +0.79 | |
Independent | Andrew Buchan | 448 | 0.58 | +0.58 | |
Democratic Socialist | Alison Dellit | 164 | 0.21 | +0.21 | |
Independent | Paul Unger | 145 | 0.19 | +0.19 | |
Total formal votes | 76,665 | 96.67 | -1.07 | ||
Informal votes | 2,643 | 3.33 | +1.07 | ||
Turnout | 79,308 | 96.69 | -0.66 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Bob Horne | 39,268 | 51.22 | +1.65 | |
Liberal | Bob Baldwin | 37,397 | 48.78 | -1.65 | |
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +1.65 |
1996[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Bob Baldwin | 34,113 | 45.67 | +10.40 | |
Labor | Bob Horne | 32,378 | 43.35 | -4.16 | |
Democrats | Bob Symington | 3,727 | 4.99 | +2.98 | |
Greens | Jan Davis | 2,647 | 3.54 | +0.69 | |
Call to Australia | Trevor Carrick | 1,829 | 2.45 | +2.45 | |
Total formal votes | 74,694 | 97.74 | +0.11 | ||
Informal votes | 1,730 | 2.26 | -0.11 | ||
Turnout | 76,424 | 97.36 | +0.36 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Bob Baldwin | 37,519 | 50.43 | +3.73 | |
Labor | Bob Horne | 36,885 | 49.57 | -3.73 | |
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +3.73 |
1993[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Bob Horne | 33,012 | 47.50 | +7.05 | |
Liberal | Bob Roberts | 24,510 | 35.27 | +19.95 | |
National | Gary Watson | 4,719 | 6.79 | -22.47 | |
Greens | Bernadette Smith | 1,981 | 2.85 | +2.85 | |
Democrats | Rodger Riach | 1,396 | 2.01 | -12.74 | |
Independent | Bruce MacKenzie | 1,348 | 1.94 | +1.94 | |
Independent | Bernie Neville | 1,295 | 1.86 | +1.86 | |
Natural Law | Alan McDonald | 810 | 1.17 | +1.17 | |
Confederate Action | Ron Franks | 421 | 0.61 | +0.61 | |
Total formal votes | 69,492 | 97.63 | -0.05 | ||
Informal votes | 1,688 | 2.37 | +0.05 | ||
Turnout | 71,180 | 96.99 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Bob Horne | 37,006 | 53.30 | +3.27 | |
Liberal | Bob Roberts | 32,421 | 46.70 | -3.27 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +3.27 |
Elections in the 1980s[]
1983[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Frank O'Keefe | 37,028 | 54.1 | -1.0 | |
Labor | Michael Williams | 28,412 | 41.5 | +3.8 | |
Democrats | Darrel Woodhouse | 3,048 | 4.5 | -1.9 | |
Total formal votes | 68,488 | 98.6 | |||
Informal votes | 938 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 69,426 | 95.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Frank O'Keefe | 55.9 | -1.8 | ||
Labor | Michael Williams | 44.1 | +1.8 | ||
National hold | Swing | -1.8 |
1980[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Country | Frank O'Keefe | 36,416 | 55.1 | -2.5 | |
Labor | Francis Murray | 24,946 | 37.7 | +3.4 | |
Democrats | Denis Driver | 4,265 | 6.4 | -0.3 | |
Independent | William Reeve-Parker | 516 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
Total formal votes | 66,143 | 98.3 | |||
Informal votes | 1,124 | 1.7 | |||
Turnout | 67,267 | 95.3 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National Country | Frank O'Keefe | 57.7 | -4.5 | ||
Labor | Francis Murray | 42.3 | +4.5 | ||
National Country hold | Swing | -4.5 |
Elections in the 1970s[]
1977[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Country | Frank O'Keefe | 36,740 | 57.6 | +0.9 | |
Labor | Kerry Scott | 21,862 | 34.3 | -6.6 | |
Democrats | Paul Baker | 4,250 | 6.7 | +6.7 | |
Independent | William O'Donnell | 923 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
Total formal votes | 63,775 | 98.2 | |||
Informal votes | 1,188 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 64,963 | 95.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National Country | Frank O'Keefe | 62.2 | +3.8 | ||
Labor | Kerry Scott | 37.8 | -3.8 | ||
National Country hold | Swing | +3.8 |
1975[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Country | Frank O'Keefe | 30,985 | 55.6 | +6.3 | |
Labor | Noel Unicomb | 23,397 | 42.0 | -7.0 | |
Independent | Barnard Hassett | 861 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Independent | Marc Aussie-Stone | 505 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Total formal votes | 55,748 | 98.6 | |||
Informal votes | 780 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 56,528 | 96.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National Country | Frank O'Keefe | 57.3 | +7.0 | ||
Labor | Noel Unicomb | 42.7 | -7.0 | ||
National Country hold | Swing | +7.0 |
1974[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Frank O'Keefe | 26,418 | 49.3 | +2.2 | |
Labor | Noel Unicomb | 26,261 | 49.0 | +1.0 | |
Australia | Robert Fowler | 916 | 1.7 | -0.4 | |
Total formal votes | 53,595 | 98.8 | |||
Informal votes | 658 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 54,253 | 95.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Country | Frank O'Keefe | 26,935 | 50.3 | -0.1 | |
Labor | Noel Unicomb | 26,660 | 49.7 | +0.1 | |
Country hold | Swing | -0.1 |
1972[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Noel Unicomb | 23,430 | 48.0 | +10.5 | |
Country | Frank O'Keefe | 22,970 | 47.1 | +17.7 | |
Democratic Labor | Aubrey Barr | 1,376 | 2.8 | -1.2 | |
Australia | Alan Capp | 1,005 | 2.1 | +1.6 | |
Total formal votes | 48,781 | 98.6 | |||
Informal votes | 682 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 49,463 | 96.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Country | Frank O'Keefe | 24,609 | 50.4 | -7.1 | |
Labor | Noel Unicomb | 24,172 | 49.6 | +7.1 | |
Country hold | Swing | -7.1 |
Elections in the 1960s[]
1969[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Francis Murray | 16,741 | 37.5 | +4.4 | |
Country | Frank O'Keefe | 13,150 | 29.4 | +29.4 | |
Liberal | John Jobling | 12,500 | 28.0 | -31.7 | |
Democratic Labor | Jack Collins | 1,805 | 4.0 | -3.2 | |
Independent | Adrian Edwards | 252 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Australia | Ted Fletcher | 227 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
Total formal votes | 44,675 | 96.9 | |||
Informal votes | 1,451 | 3.1 | |||
Turnout | 46,126 | 96.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Country | Frank O'Keefe | 25,692 | 57.5 | +57.5 | |
Labor | Francis Murray | 18,983 | 42.5 | +9.1 | |
Country gain from Liberal | Swing | -9.1 |
1966[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Allen Fairhall | 25,437 | 63.0 | +1.6 | |
Labor | Francis Murray | 12,045 | 29.8 | -8.8 | |
Democratic Labor | Aubrey Barr | 2,889 | 7.2 | +7.2 | |
Total formal votes | 40,371 | 97.7 | |||
Informal votes | 965 | 2.3 | |||
Turnout | 41,336 | 96.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Allen Fairhall | 69.0 | +7.6 | ||
Labor | Francis Murray | 31.0 | -7.6 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +7.6 |
1963[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Allen Fairhall | 24,695 | 61.4 | +10.5 | |
Labor | Archibald Jones | 15,503 | 38.6 | -4.2 | |
Total formal votes | 40,198 | 99.0 | |||
Informal votes | 396 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 40,594 | 96.6 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | +6.3 |
1961[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Allen Fairhall | 20,155 | 50.9 | -2.7 | |
Labor | Bob Brown | 16,952 | 42.8 | +6.5 | |
Democratic Labor | Aubrey Barr | 2,490 | 6.3 | -3.8 | |
Total formal votes | 39,597 | 98.2 | |||
Informal votes | 733 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 40,330 | 96.3 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Allen Fairhall | 55.1 | -6.8 | ||
Labor | Bob Brown | 44.9 | +6.8 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | -6.8 |
Elections in the 1950s[]
1958[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Allen Fairhall | 21,064 | 53.6 | -6.6 | |
Labor | Alan Lloyd | 14,248 | 36.3 | -3.5 | |
Democratic Labor | Douglas Drinkwater | 3,969 | 10.1 | +10.1 | |
Total formal votes | 39,281 | 97.7 | |||
Informal votes | 933 | 2.3 | |||
Turnout | 40,214 | 96.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Allen Fairhall | 61.9 | +1.7 | ||
Labor | Alan Lloyd | 38.1 | -1.7 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.7 |
1955[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Allen Fairhall | 23,623 | 60.2 | +6.9 | |
Labor | William Harvey | 15,601 | 39.8 | -6.4 | |
Total formal votes | 39,224 | 98.0 | |||
Informal votes | 800 | 2.0 | |||
Turnout | 40,024 | 96.8 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | +6.7 |
1954[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Allen Fairhall | 21,870 | 54.5 | -2.6 | |
Labor | Kevin Barlow | 18,255 | 45.5 | +2.6 | |
Total formal votes | 40,125 | 99.0 | |||
Informal votes | 422 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 40,547 | 96.9 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | -2.6 |
1951[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Allen Fairhall | 21,677 | 57.1 | +27.0 | |
Labor | Cecil Robinson | 16,312 | 42.9 | +5.0 | |
Total formal votes | 37,989 | 98.1 | |||
Informal votes | 736 | 1.9 | |||
Turnout | 38,725 | 97.1 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | -1.4 |
Elections in the 1940s[]
1949[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Cecil Robinson | 14,089 | 37.9 | -7.8 | |
Liberal | Allen Fairhall | 11,189 | 30.1 | +12.2 | |
Country | Arsie Dorsman | 5,293 | 14.2 | +0.6 | |
Country | John McGirr | 3,842 | 10.3 | +10.3 | |
Country | Robert Clendinning | 2,101 | 5.7 | +5.7 | |
Country | Ernest Slater | 656 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
Total formal votes | 37,170 | 96.7 | |||
Informal votes | 1,267 | 3.3 | |||
Turnout | 38,437 | 97.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Allen Fairhall | 21,741 | 58.5 | +58.5 | |
Labor | Cecil Robinson | 15,429 | 41.5 | -8.6 | |
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +8.6 |
References[]
- ^ Paterson, NSW, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ Paterson, NSW, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ 2013 results for Paterson, AEC.
- ^ "2010 results for Paterson". AEC.
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