Electoral results for the district of Heathcote

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Heathcote, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had two incarnations, the first from 1971 to 1991, the second from 1999 to the present.[1][2]

Members for Heathcote[]

First incarnation (1971–1991)
Member Party Term
  Rex Jackson[3] Labor 1971–1986
  Ian McManus[4] Labor 1987–1988
  Allan Andrews[5] Liberal 1988–1991
Second incarnation (1999–present)
  Ian McManus[4] Labor 1999–2003
  Paul McLeay[6] Labor 2003–2011
  Lee Evans[7] Liberal 2011–present

Election results[]

Elections in the 2010s[]

2019[]

2019 New South Wales state election: Heathcote[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lee Evans 25,057 48.81 −1.16
Labor Maryanne Stuart 17,842 34.76 +2.05
Greens Mitchell Shakespeare 4,604 8.97 −0.28
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Joel McManus 1,959 3.82 +3.82
Animal Justice James Aspey 1,872 3.65 +3.65
Total formal votes 51,334 97.30 +0.43
Informal votes 1,424 2.70 −0.43
Turnout 52,758 93.95 −0.30
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Lee Evans 26,174 54.96 −2.63
Labor Maryanne Stuart 21,450 45.04 +2.63
Liberal hold Swing −2.63

2015[]

2015 New South Wales state election: Heathcote[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lee Evans 25,554 50.0 −4.6
Labor Maryanne Stuart 16,724 32.7 +11.5
Greens Natasha Watson 4,729 9.2 −1.9
Independent Greg Petty 1,893 3.7 −2.4
Christian Democrats Ula Falanga 1,518 3.0 −1.3
No Land Tax Ahmed Elawaad 717 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 51,135 96.9 +0.3
Informal votes 1,654 3.1 −0.3
Turnout 52,789 94.2 −0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Lee Evans 26,989 57.6 −11.4
Labor Maryanne Stuart 19,873 42.4 +11.4
Liberal hold Swing −11.4

2011[]

2011 New South Wales state election: Heathcote[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lee Evans 20,700 47.0 +14.8
Labor Paul McLeay 10,074 22.9 -20.3
Greens Phil Smith 6,972 15.8 +1.3
Independent Greg Petty 3,471 7.9 +7.9
Christian Democrats Chris Atlee 1,631 3.7 -2.0
Independent Peter Bussa 1,225 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 44,073 96.9 -0.9
Informal votes 1,419 3.1 +0.9
Turnout 45,492 94.2 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Lee Evans 22,939 62.9 +21.7
Labor Paul McLeay 13,512 37.1 -21.7
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +21.7

Elections in the 2000s[]

2007[]

2007 New South Wales state election: Heathcote[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul McLeay 18,377 43.2 -4.2
Liberal Lee Evans 13,712 32.2 +2.5
Greens Jill Merrin 6,171 14.5 +0.8
Christian Democrats John Vanderjagt 2,442 5.7 +1.9
AAFI Mary Kelly 1,865 4.4 +2.2
Total formal votes 42,567 97.8 +0.1
Informal votes 948 2.2 -0.1
Turnout 43,515 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul McLeay 22,427 58.8 -3.5
Liberal Lee Evans 15,745 41.2 +3.5
Labor hold Swing -3.5

2003[]

2003 New South Wales state election: Heathcote[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul McLeay 19,502 46.8 -0.1
Liberal Peter Vermeer 13,957 33.5 +3.3
Greens Tanya Leishman 4,109 9.9 +4.3
Christian Democrats Jim Bowen 1,688 4.1 +0.8
One Nation Peter McCallum 1,059 2.5 -5.8
AAFI Michael Toohey 949 2.3 +1.1
Horse Riders Christopher Camp 368 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 41,632 97.8 -0.3
Informal votes 925 2.2 +0.3
Turnout 42,557 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul McLeay 22,209 58.7 -1.7
Liberal Peter Vermeer 15,598 41.3 +1.7
Labor hold Swing -1.7

Elections in the 1990s[]

1999[]

1999 New South Wales state election: Heathcote[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ian McManus 19,274 46.9 +3.4
Liberal Lorna Stone 12,401 30.2 -11.3
One Nation Reg Lowder 3,400 8.3 +8.3
Greens Jo-Anne Lentern 2,300 5.6 -0.6
Democrats David Holloway 1,379 3.4 +3.2
Christian Democrats Jim Bowen 1,351 3.3 -1.5
AAFI Zero Hughes 506 1.2 +1.1
Outdoor Recreation Brett McLoughlin 382 0.9 +0.9
Unity Wai Tsui 127 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 41,120 98.1 +1.9
Informal votes 784 1.9 -1.9
Turnout 41,904 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ian McManus 21,864 60.4 +8.0
Liberal Lorna Stone 14,336 39.6 -8.0
Labor hold Swing +8.0

1991 & 1995[]

District abolished

Elections in the 1980s[]

1988[]

1988 New South Wales state election: Heathcote[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Allan Andrews 14,863 47.0 +6.0
Labor Peter Presdee 12,434 39.3 -11.9
Independent Jack Pendlebury 2,558 8.1 +8.1
Democrats Arthur Snow 1,783 5.6 -2.3
Total formal votes 31,638 97.5 -0.5
Informal votes 804 2.5 +0.5
Turnout 32,442 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Allan Andrews 15,844 51.8 +6.9
Labor Peter Presdee 14,718 48.2 -6.9
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +6.9

1987 by-election[]

1987 Heathcote by-election
Saturday 31 January [17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ian McManus 10,870 37.4 -18.2
Liberal Allan Andrews 9,173 31.6 -2.2
Independent Rex Jackson (defeated) 1,862 6.4
Independent Brian Tobin 1,780 6.1
Community Conservation Team Jim Powell 1,490 5.1
Call to Australia Kevin O'Connor 1,168 4.0
Australian Democrats Murray Scott 1,076 3.7 -7.0
Marijuana Nicholas Brash 675 2.3
Socialist Workers Robynne Murphy 276 1.0
Independent Cheryl Hill 179 0.6
Centre Unity Party Colin Poulos [a] 179 0.6
Unite Australia Alan Smith 168 0.6
Independent Noel Carr 141 0.5
Independent Cecil Lloyd [b] 18 0.1
Independent Kusala Fitzroy-Mendis 11 0.0
Independent Stanley Fitzroy-Mendis 9 0.0
Total formal votes 29,075 98.0
Informal votes 602 2.0
Turnout 29,677 88.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ian McManus 13,517 52.8 -8.3
Liberal Allan Andrews 12,077 47.2 +8.3
Labor hold Swing -8.3
Labor party member Rex Jackson resigned.[17]

1984[]

1984 New South Wales state election: Heathcote[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Rex Jackson 16,582 55.6 -11.7
Liberal Gordon Davies 10,052 33.7 +10.0
Democrats Fran Johnson 3,179 10.7 +6.4
Total formal votes 29,813 97.7 +0.2
Informal votes 711 2.3 -0.2
Turnout 30,524 94.6 +1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Rex Jackson 61.1 -12.0
Liberal Gordon Davies 38.9 +12.0
Labor hold Swing -12.0

1981[]

1981 New South Wales state election: Heathcote[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Rex Jackson 18,771 67.3 -5.1
Liberal Ron Phillips 6,609 23.7 +1.7
Independent Maree Jamieson 1,310 4.7 +4.7
Democrats Warren Evans 1,202 4.3 -1.3
Total formal votes 27,892 97.5
Informal votes 714 2.5
Turnout 28,606 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Rex Jackson 19,271 73.1 -2.1
Liberal Ron Phillips 7,109 26.9 +2.1
Labor hold Swing -2.1

Elections in the 1970s[]

1978[]

1978 New South Wales state election: Heathcote[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Rex Jackson 22,707 72.4 +9.2
Liberal Ron Phillips 6,906 22.0 -14.8
Democrats James Dredge 1,760 5.6 +5.6
Total formal votes 31,373 98.4 0.0
Informal votes 523 1.6 0.0
Turnout 31,896 94.5 -0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Rex Jackson 23,567 75.2 +12.0
Liberal Ron Phillips 7,780 24.8 -12.0
Labor hold Swing +12.0

1976[]

1976 New South Wales state election: Heathcote[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Rex Jackson 19,228 63.2 +4.7
Liberal Ron Phillips 11,201 36.8 +8.2
Total formal votes 30,429 98.4 +0.5
Informal votes 501 1.6 -0.5
Turnout 30,930 94.8 +0.8
Labor hold Swing -2.3

1973[]

1973 New South Wales state election: Heathcote[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Rex Jackson 16,490 58.5 0.0
Liberal Philip Benwell 8,069 28.6 -5.0
Independent Norman Tonkin 2,743 9.7 +9.7
Democratic Labor Margaret Silva 887 3.2 +3.2
Total formal votes 28,189 97.9
Informal votes 617 2.1
Turnout 28,806 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Rex Jackson 18,464 65.5 -1.7
Liberal Philip Benwell 9,725 34.5 +1.7
Labor hold Swing -1.7

1971[]

1971 New South Wales state election: Heathcote[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Rex Jackson 16,426 58.5
Liberal Evelyn Thompson 9,433 33.6
Def. of Govt Schools Edna McGill 2,233 7.9
Total formal votes 28,092 98.3
Informal votes 480 1.7
Turnout 28,572 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Rex Jackson 17,766 63.2 +6.2
Liberal Evelyn Thompson 10,326 36.8 -6.2
Labor hold Swing +6.2

Notes[]

  1. ^ The register kept by the Election Funding Authority lists Colin Poulos as a member of the Centre Unity Party,[18][19] while the NSW Election results database lists him as an independent.[17]
  2. ^ The register kept by the Election Funding Authority lists Cecil Lloyd as an independent,[18] The NSW Election results database lists Lloyd as a member of the Illawarra Workers Party.[17] which is generally considered to have been founded by George Petersen after his split with the Labor Party,[20] in May 1987.[21]

References[]

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Heathcote". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Heathcote - NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results". NSW Votes 2019. ABC News. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Mr Rex Frederick Jackson (1928–2011)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Mr Ian McManus". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Mr Allan Andrews (1940- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Mr Paul Edward McLeay (1972- )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Mr Lee Justin Evans, MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Heathcote: First Preference Votes". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Heathcote: Distribution of Preferences". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  10. ^ State Electoral District of Heathcote: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
  11. ^ State Electoral District of Heathcote: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.
  12. ^ Antony Green. "2011 New South Wales Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  13. ^ Green, Antony. "2007 Heathcote". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  14. ^ Green, Antony. "2003 Heathcote". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  15. ^ Green, Antony. "1999 Heathcote". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  16. ^ Green, Antony. "1988 Heathcote". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  17. ^ a b c d Green, Antony. "1987 results Heathcote by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  18. ^ a b "Election Funding Act 1981: register of candidates". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 20. 30 January 1987. p. 481. Retrieved 23 November 2019 – via Trove.
  19. ^ Grealy, Michael (4 January 1987). "At 20 Colin's a cool candidate". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  20. ^ Abjorensen, Norman (4 March 1988). "A Battler on the railway bridge at dawn". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 7. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  21. ^ "NSW Labor backbencher expelled". The Canberra Times. 28 May 1987. p. 6. Retrieved 23 November 2019 – via Trove.
  22. ^ Green, Antony. "1984 Heathcote". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  23. ^ Green, Antony. "1981 Heathcote". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  24. ^ Green, Antony. "1978 Heathcote". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  25. ^ Green, Antony. "1976 Heathcote". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  26. ^ Green, Antony. "1973 Heathcote". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  27. ^ Green, Antony. "1971 Heathcote". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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