Electoral results for the district of Swansea

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Swansea, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1981. Elections have generally been won by the Labor party.[1][2]

Members for Swansea[]

Member Party Term
  Don Bowman[3] Labor 1981–1988
  Ivan Welsh[4] Independent 1988–1991
  Don Bowman[3] Labor 1991–1995
  Jill Hall[5] Labor 1995–1998
  Milton Orkopoulos[6] Labor 1999–2006
  Independent 2006–2006
  Robert Coombs[7] Labor 2007–2011
  Garry Edwards[8] Liberal 2011–2014
  Independent 2014–2015
  Yasmin Catley[9] Labor 2015–present

Election results[]

Elections in the 2010s[]

2019[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Swansea.[]
2019 New South Wales state election: Swansea [10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Yasmin Catley 24,371 49.54 +4.51
Liberal Dean Bowman 16,123 32.78 +6.86
Greens Doug Williamson 3,428 6.97 +1.12
Animal Justice Julia Riseley 2,714 5.52 +2.61
Conservatives Glenn Seddon 2,556 5.20 +5.20
Total formal votes 49,192 95.67 −0.63
Informal votes 2,224 4.33 +0.63
Turnout 51,416 90.71 −1.27
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Yasmin Catley 26,792 60.56 −2.42
Liberal Dean Bowman 17,449 39.44 +2.42
Labor hold Swing −2.42

2015[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2015 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Swansea.[]
2015 New South Wales state election: Swansea [12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Yasmin Catley 21,712 45.0 +8.8
Liberal Johanna Uidam 12,493 25.9 −11.4
Independent Garry Edwards 6,484 13.4 +13.4
Greens Phillipa Parsons 2,818 5.8 −2.9
Animal Justice Joshua Agland 1,402 2.9 +2.9
Independent Chris Osborne 1,360 2.8 +2.8
Christian Democrats Luke Cubis 1,322 2.7 +0.3
No Land Tax Paul Doughty 624 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 48,215 96.3 −0.1
Informal votes 1,850 3.7 +0.1
Turnout 50,065 92.0 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Yasmin Catley 24,148 63.0 +13.3
Liberal Johanna Uidam 14,192 37.0 −13.3
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +13.3

2011[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2011 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Swansea.[]
2011 New South Wales state election: Swansea[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Garry Edwards 17,283 37.7 +14.0
Labor Robert Coombs 16,133 35.2 -10.7
Independent Gillian Sneddon 7,408 16.2 +16.2
Greens Phillipa Parsons 3,845 8.4 -0.2
Christian Democrats Noreen Tibbey 1,130 2.5 -0.8
Total formal votes 45,799 96.9 -0.2
Informal votes 1,476 3.1 +0.2
Turnout 47,275 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Garry Edwards 19,805 51.1 +11.9
Labor Robert Coombs 18,928 48.9 -11.9
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +11.9

Elections in the 2000s[]

2007[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2007 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Swansea.[]
2007 New South Wales state election: Swansea [15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Coombs 19,979 45.9 -11.4
Liberal Garry Edwards 10,345 23.8 -4.5
Independent Laurie Coghlan 6,453 14.8 +14.8
Greens Sue Wynn 3,739 8.6 +2.3
Christian Democrats Jill Wood 1,413 3.2 +2.8
AAFI Barbara Abrahams 1,038 2.4 +0.5
Democrats Peter Lee 574 1.3 -1.1
Total formal votes 43,541 97.1 -0.4
Informal votes 1,311 2.9 +0.4
Turnout 44,852 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert Coombs 22,828 60.8 -6.3
Liberal Garry Edwards 14,741 39.2 +6.3
Labor hold Swing -6.3

2003[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2003 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Swansea.[]
2003 New South Wales state election: Swansea [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Milton Orkopoulos 24,144 55.9 +4.7
Liberal Dell Tschanter 12,679 29.4 +5.9
Greens Charmian Eckersley 2,857 6.6 +1.7
Democrats Peter Lee 1,312 3.0 -1.0
AAFI John Ingram 900 2.1 +2.1
One Nation James Flowers 889 2.1 -11.1
Save Our Suburbs Anthony Meaney 380 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 43,161 97.5 -0.3
Informal votes 1,116 2.5 +0.3
Turnout 44,277 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Milton Orkopoulos 25,902 65.9 -0.7
Liberal Dell Tschanter 13,406 34.1 +0.7
Labor hold Swing -0.7

Elections in the 1990s[]

1999[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1999 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Swansea.[]
1999 New South Wales state election: Swansea [17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Milton Orkopoulos 21,152 51.2 -1.5
Liberal Jane Wiltshire 9,712 23.5 -6.7
One Nation Ronald Gardnir 5,469 13.2 +13.2
Greens Deb Gorgievski 2,038 4.9 +4.9
Democrats Michelle Walls 1,671 4.0 +4.0
Christian Democrats Guy Wood 1,300 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 41,342 97.8 +2.6
Informal votes 922 2.2 -2.6
Turnout 42,264 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Milton Orkopoulos 23,507 66.6 +5.9
Liberal Jane Wiltshire 11,803 33.4 -5.9
Labor hold Swing +5.9

1995[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1995 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Swansea.[]
1995 New South Wales state election: Swansea [18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jill Hall 18,846 52.7 +7.1
Liberal Laurie Coghlan 10,977 30.7 +12.4
Independent Mark Booth 5,947 16.6 +16.6
Total formal votes 35,770 95.2 +2.7
Informal votes 1,787 4.8 -2.7
Turnout 37,557 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jill Hall 20,830 60.5 +4.1
Liberal Laurie Coghlan 13,611 39.5 +39.5
Labor hold Swing +4.1

1991[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1991 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Swansea.[]
1991 New South Wales state election: Swansea [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Don Bowman 14,658 45.6 +6.6
Independent Ivan Welsh 7,745 24.1 -11.9
Liberal Laurie Coghlan 5,888 18.3 -3.8
Democrats Michael Reckenberg 1,617 5.0 +2.2
Independent John Selway 1,400 4.4 +4.4
Call to Australia Ivan Morrow 629 2.0 +2.0
Independent Harold Pyke 195 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 32,132 92.6 -4.5
Informal votes 2,579 7.4 +4.5
Turnout 34,711 94.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Don Bowman 16,539 56.4 +14.0
Independent Ivan Welsh 12,797 43.6 -14.0
Labor gain from Independent Swing +14.0

Elections in the 1980s[]

1988[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1988 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Swansea.[]
1988 New South Wales state election: Swansea [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ivan Welsh 12,145 38.7 +38.7
Labor Don Bowman 12,112 38.6 -23.4
Liberal Linda Donovan 6,168 19.6 -6.8
Democrats Shane Simpson 967 3.1 -3.5
Total formal votes 31,392 97.0 -0.5
Informal votes 973 3.0 +0.5
Turnout 32,365 95.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Ivan Welsh 17,631 58.4 +58.4
Labor Don Bowman 12,545 41.6 -27.1
Independent gain from Labor Swing +58.4

1984[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1984 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Swansea.[]
1984 New South Wales state election: Swansea [21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Don Bowman 21,913 65.0 -6.2
Liberal Milton Caine 7,718 22.9 +7.1
Socialist Labour Ann Leahy 2,113 6.3 +6.3
Democrats Lyn Godfrey 1,985 5.9 -7.0
Total formal votes 33,729 97.1 +0.7
Informal votes 1,008 2.9 -0.7
Turnout 34,737 94.1 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Don Bowman 72.2 -6.6
Liberal Milton Caine 27.8 +6.6
Labor hold Swing -6.6

1981[]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1981 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Swansea.[]
1981 New South Wales state election: Swansea [22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Don Bowman 22,375 71.2 -7.5
Liberal Denis Dolan 4,976 15.8 -5.5
Democrats Lyn Godfrey 4,060 12.9 +12.9
Total formal votes 31,411 96.4
Informal votes 1,187 3.6
Turnout 32,598 93.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Don Bowman 23,276 78.8 +0.1
Liberal Denis Dolan 6,276 21.2 -0.1
Labor hold Swing +0.1

References[]

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