Electoral results for the district of Tamworth

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Tamworth, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had two incarnations from 1890 until 1920 and from 1927 until the present. It initially returned two members until 1894 and has since returned a single member for all subsequent elections.[1][2]

Members[]

First incarnation 1880–1920[]

Two members (1880–1894)
Member Party Term Member Party Term
  Robert Levien[3] None 1880–1887   Sydney Burdekin[4] None 1880–1882
  John Gill[5] None 1882–1885
  Michael Burke[6] None 1885–1887
  Protectionist 1887–1894   William Dowel[7] Protectionist 1887–1894
Single-member (1894–1920)
Member Party Term
  George Dibbs[8] Protectionist 1894–1895
  Albert Piddington[9] Free Trade 1895–1898
  William Sawers[10] Protectionist 1898–1901
  Raymond Walsh[11] Independent 1901–1903
  Progressive 1903–1903
  John Garland[12] Liberal Reform 1903–1904
  Robert Levien[3] Progressive 1904–1907
Former Progressive 1907–1910
  Independent Liberal 1910–1913
  Frank Chaffey[13][a] Liberal Reform 1913–1917
  Nationalist 1917–1920

Second incarnation 1927–present[]

Single-member (1927—present)
Member Party Term
  Frank Chaffey[13][a] Nationalist 1927–1932
  United Australia 1932–1940
  Bill Chaffey[14][a] United Australia 1940–1941
  Independent 1941–1947
  Country 1947–1972
  Independent 1972–1973
  Noel Park[15] National 1973–1991
  Tony Windsor[16] Independent 1991–2001
  John Cull[17] National 2001–2003
  Peter Draper[18] Independent 2003–2011
  Kevin Anderson[19] National 2011–present

Election results[]

Elections in the 2010s[]

2019[]

2019 New South Wales state election: Tamworth[20][21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Kevin Anderson 27,855 55.07 +0.00
Independent Mark Rodda 8,283 16.38 +16.38
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Jeff Bacon 8,180 16.17 +16.17
Labor Steve Mears 4,133 8.17 +2.40
Greens Robin Gunning 1,367 2.70 +0.57
Animal Justice Emma Hall 760 1.50 +1.50
Total formal votes 50,578 97.80 +0.11
Informal votes 1,136 2.20 −0.11
Turnout 51,714 91.12 −1.07
Two-party-preferred result
National Kevin Anderson 32,700 79.47 +0.53
Labor Steve Mears 8,448 20.53 −0.53
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Kevin Anderson 30,522 71.11 +11.07
Independent Mark Rodda 12,403 28.89 −11.07
National hold Swing +11.07

2015[]

2015 New South Wales state election: Tamworth[22][23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Kevin Anderson 26,990 55.1 +0.9
Independent Peter Draper 16,855 34.4 –4.2
Labor Joe Hillard 2,831 5.8 +1.2
Greens Pat Schultz 1,047 2.1 +0.6
Christian Democrats Michelle Ryan 655 1.3 +1.3
No Land Tax Richard Nock 319 0.7 +0.7
Stan Heuston 314 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 49,011 97.7 −0.5
Informal votes 1,156 2.3 +0.5
Turnout 50,167 92.2 +0.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Kevin Anderson 30,783 78.9 −1.8
Labor Joe Hillard 8,215 21.1 +1.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Kevin Anderson 27,777 60.0 +3.2
Independent Peter Draper 18,491 40.0 −3.2
National hold Swing +3.2

2011[]

2011 New South Wales state election: Tamworth[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Kevin Anderson 25,235 55.0 +14.7
Independent Peter Draper 17,237 37.6 -8.7
Labor Paul Hobbs 2,167 4.7 -3.9
Greens Dheera Smith 722 1.6 +0.4
Independent Tony Gibson 510 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 45,871 98.5 -0.3
Informal votes 699 1.5 +0.3
Turnout 46,570 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Kevin Anderson 30,688 80.6 +5.7
Labor Paul Hobbs 7,388 19.4 -5.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Kevin Anderson 25,680 57.8 +12.5
Independent Peter Draper 18,786 42.2 -12.5
National gain from Independent Swing +12.5

Elections in the 2000s[]

2007[]

2007 New South Wales state election: Tamworth[25][26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Peter Draper 20,531 46.2 +10.2
National Kevin Anderson 17,912 40.3 +1.0
Labor Denise McHugh 3,813 8.6 -4.5
Christian Democrats Neville Mammen 963 2.2 -2.0
Greens Bruce Taylor 537 1.2 -0.8
AAFI Norman Parsons 435 1.0 +1.0
Stan Heuston 209 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 44,400 98.8 +0.3
Informal votes 527 1.2 -0.3
Turnout 44,927 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Kevin Anderson 22,429 74.9 +5.7
Labor Denise McHugh 7,521 25.1 -5.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Peter Draper 22,690 54.8 +2.9
National Kevin Anderson 18,721 45.2 -2.9
Independent hold Swing +2.9

2003[]

2003 New South Wales state election: Tamworth[27][28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Peter Draper 16,630 40.0 +40.0
National John Cull 16,235 39.1 +27.5
Labor Ray Tait 4,949 11.9 -0.5
Christian Democrats Neville Mammen 1,901 4.6 +4.6
Greens Chris Valentine 799 1.9 +1.9
One Nation Terry Dwyer 700 1.7 -5.0
Independent Richard Witten 320 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 41,534 98.5 -0.2
Informal votes 621 1.5 +0.2
Turnout 42,155 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
National John Cull 20,069 69.9 +15.2
Labor Ray Tait 8,637 30.1 -15.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Peter Draper 19,542 52.5 +52.5
National John Cull 17,692 47.5 +47.5
Independent gain from National Swing +52.5

2001 by-election[]

2001 Tamworth by-election
Saturday 8 December [29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National John Cull 14,293 36.34 +24.77
Independent James Treloar 8,934 22.72
Independent Warren Woodley 5,897 15.00
Labor Ray Tait 5,831 14.83 +0.06
Independent Ken McKenzie 2,775 7.06
Democrats Marie Cowling 771 1.96
Independent Clint Kelly 466 1.18
Independent Andre Fritze 359 0.91
Total formal votes 39,326 98.17 -0.57
Informal votes 735 1.83 +0.57
Turnout 40,061 90.14 -4.23
Two-candidate-preferred result
National John Cull 19,862 58.68
Independent James Treloar 13,984 41.32
National gain from Independent Swing
Tony Windsor (Independent) resigned.[29]

Elections in the 1990s[]

1999[]

1999 New South Wales state election: Tamworth[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Tony Windsor 28,182 69.4 +2.0
Labor Siobhan Barry 5,029 12.4 -4.0
National John Cox 4,701 11.6 +0.9
One Nation Daphney Mandel-Hayes 2,718 6.7 +6.7
Total formal votes 40,630 98.7 +2.4
Informal votes 520 1.3 -2.4
Turnout 41,150 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
National John Cox 13,867 54.8 -27.4
Labor Siobhan Barry 11,456 45.2 +27.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Tony Windsor 32,288 85.2 +3.1
Labor Siobhan Barry 5,597 14.8 -3.1
Independent hold Swing +3.1

1995[]

1995 New South Wales state election: Tamworth[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Tony Windsor 28,433 82.2 +45.9
Labor Christine Robertson 4,985 14.4 -1.2
The Country Party John Tracy 1,186 3.4 +3.4
Total formal votes 34,604 96.5 +0.7
Informal votes 1,271 3.5 -0.7
Turnout 35,875 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Independent Tony Windsor 29,088 84.8 +25.0
Labor Christine Robertson 5,215 15.2 +15.2
Independent hold Swing +25.0

1991[]

1991 New South Wales state election: Tamworth[32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Tony Windsor 12,097 36.2 +36.2
National David Briggs 10,647 31.9 -37.6
Labor Christine Robertson 5,220 15.6 -6.6
Independent David Evans 4,718 14.1 +14.1
Democrats Glen Hausfield 708 2.1 -5.4
Total formal votes 33,390 95.7 -2.3
Informal votes 1,490 4.3 +2.3
Turnout 34,880 95.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Tony Windsor 18,602 59.8 +59.8
National David Briggs 12,503 40.2 -34.8
Independent gain from National Swing +59.8

Elections in the 1980s[]

1988[]

1988 New South Wales state election: Tamworth[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Noel Park 21,083 70.0 +11.7
Labor Christine Robertson 6,608 21.9 -12.8
Democrats Ivan Bielefeld 2,444 8.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 30,135 98.1 -0.8
Informal votes 587 1.9 +0.8
Turnout 30,722 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Noel Park 22,230 75.4 +13.2
Labor Christine Robertson 7,255 24.6 -13.2
National hold Swing +13.2

1984[]

1984 New South Wales state election: Tamworth[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Noel Park 18,639 59.1 +0.7
Labor Garry Ryan 10,459 33.1 -2.6
Democrats Anne Irvine 2,463 7.8 +1.9
Total formal votes 31,561 98.9 +0.9
Informal votes 354 1.1 -0.9
Turnout 31,915 94.1 +1.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Noel Park 63.4 +1.3
Labor Garry Ryan 36.6 -1.3
National hold Swing +1.3

1981[]

1981 New South Wales state election: Tamworth[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Noel Park 17,504 58.4 +8.8
Labor Garrett Ryan 10,689 35.7 -6.6
Democrats Noel Cassel 1,782 5.9 0.0
Total formal votes 29,975 98.0
Informal votes 596 2.0
Turnout 30,571 93.0
Two-party-preferred result
National Country Noel Park 18,384 62.1 +8.8
Labor Garrett Ryan 11,229 37.9 -8.8
National Country hold Swing +8.8

Elections in the 1970s[]

1978[]

1978 New South Wales state election: Tamworth[36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Noel Park 13,033 49.6 -13.2
Labor William Forrest 11,114 42.3 +5.1
Democrats Peter McLoughlin 1,564 6.0 +6.0
Independent Noel Cassel 564 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 26,275 98.6 0.0
Informal votes 362 1.4 0.0
Turnout 26,637 94.9 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Country Noel Park 14,002 53.3 -9.5
Labor William Forrest 12,273 46.7 +9.5
National Country hold Swing -9.5

1976[]

1976 New South Wales state election: Tamworth[37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Noel Park 15,508 62.8 +26.9
Labor Noel Cassel 9,190 37.2 +19.5
Total formal votes 24,698 98.6 +2.7
Informal votes 347 1.4 -2.7
Turnout 25,045 94.5 +0.5
Country hold Swing -0.8

1973[]

1973 New South Wales state election: Tamworth[38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Noel Park 7,884 35.9 -6.9
Liberal Neil Roberts 5,902 26.9 +26.9
Labor William Forrest 3,888 17.7 -17.3
Labor William Bischoff 2,959 13.5 +13.5
Australia Joan Byrne 559 2.6 +2.6
Independent Leonard Hill 467 2.1 +2.1
Democratic Labor Peter Young 304 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 21,963 95.9
Informal votes 943 4.1
Turnout 22,906 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Noel Park 13,975 63.6 +5.5
Labor William Forrest 7,988 36.4 -5.5
Country hold Swing +5.5

1971[]

1971 New South Wales state election: Tamworth[39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bill Chaffey 8,661 42.8 -12.9
Labor Francis Briscoe-Hough 7,070 35.0 +35.0
Independent Alexander Dickinson 1,758 8.7 +8.7
Independent Ellis Wall 1,736 8.6 +8.6
Democratic Labor Ian de Courcy Dutton 1,002 5.0 +5.0
Total formal votes 20,227 98.6
Informal votes 295 1.4
Turnout 20,522 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Bill Chaffey 11,750 58.1 -15.5
Labor Francis Briscoe-Hough 8,477 41.9 +41.9
Country hold Swing -15.5

Elections in the 1960s[]

1968[]

1968 New South Wales state election: Tamworth[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bill Chaffey 10,506 55.7 -3.2
Independent Stanley Cole 4,976 26.4 +26.4
New Staters Alexander Dickinson 3,370 17.9 +17.9
Total formal votes 18,852 98.1
Informal votes 355 1.9
Turnout 19,207 95.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Bill Chaffey 12,191 64.7 +5.8
Independent Stanley Cole 6,661 35.3 +35.3
Country hold Swing +5.8

1965[]

1965 New South Wales state election: Tamworth[41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bill Chaffey 11,708 58.9 −2.6
Labor Stanley Cole 8,164 41.1 +2.6
Total formal votes 19,872 99.2 +0.1
Informal votes 164 0.8 −0.1
Turnout 20,036 95.6 +0.5
Country hold Swing −2.6

1962[]

1962 New South Wales state election: Tamworth[42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bill Chaffey 11,679 61.4 −38.6
Labor Norman Turner 7,328 38.6 +38.6
Total formal votes 19,007 99.1
Informal votes 173 0.9
Turnout 19,180 95.1
Country hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1950s[]

1959[]

1959 New South Wales state election: Tamworth[43]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bill Chaffey unopposed
Country hold  

1956[]

1956 New South Wales state election: Tamworth[44]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bill Chaffey 11,203 61.8 +7.2
Labor Arthur Foran 6,921 38.2 −7.2
Total formal votes 18,124 99.1 +0.1
Informal votes 163 0.9 −0.1
Turnout 18,287 92.8 −3.1
Country hold Swing +7.2

1953[]

1953 New South Wales state election: Tamworth[45]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bill Chaffey 9,741 54.6
Labor William Scully 8,084 45.4
Total formal votes 17,825 99.0
Informal votes 179 1.0
Turnout 18,004 95.9
Country hold Swing

1950[]

1950 New South Wales state election: Tamworth[46]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bill Chaffey unopposed
Country hold  

Elections in the 1940s[]

1947[]

1947 New South Wales state election: Tamworth[47]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Bill Chaffey 6,004 56.8 +56.8
Labor Cyril Cahill 6,076 43.2 +43.2
Total formal votes 14,080 98.9
Informal votes 158 1.1
Turnout 14,238 95.7
Member changed to Country from Independent Swing N/A

1944[]

1944 New South Wales state election: Tamworth[48]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Bill Chaffey unopposed
Independent hold  

1941[]

1941 New South Wales state election: Tamworth[49]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent UAP Bill Chaffey[b] 6,535 49.6
Labor John Lyons 5,145 39.1
United Australia William McKnight 1,237 9.4
Independent Charles Luckett 258 2.0
Total formal votes 13,175 98.4
Informal votes 207 1.6
Turnout 13,382 94.2
After distribution of preferences
Independent UAP Bill Chaffey 6,676 50.7
Labor John Lyons 5,189 39.4
United Australia William McKnight 1,310 9.9
Member changed to Independent UAP from United Australia Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed to completion.

1940 by-election[]

1940 Tamworth by-election
Saturday 10 August [52]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Bill Chaffey[a] 6,850 54.6 -5.4
Labor (N-C) Thomas Ryan 2,958 23.6
Labor John Lyons 2,737 21.8 -12.3
Total formal votes 12,545 98.9 +0.5
Informal votes 142 1.1 -0.5
Turnout 12,687 87.9 -6.3
United Australia hold Swing -5.4
Frank Chaffey (United Australia) died.[52]

Elections in the 1930s[]

1938[]

1938 New South Wales state election: Tamworth[53]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Frank Chaffey 8,255 60.0 -15.7
Labor John Killalea 4,688 34.1 +7.9
Independent Augustine Logue 804 5.9 +5.9
Total formal votes 13,747 98.5 +0.6
Informal votes 204 1.5 -0.6
Turnout 13,951 96.8 +0.8
United Australia hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1935[]

1935 New South Wales state election: Tamworth[54]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Frank Chaffey 5,879 44.3 -16.6
Labor (NSW) William McArdle 3,469 26.2 +1.0
Independent William McKnight 2,096 15.8 +15.8
Independent James Brownhill 1,221 9.2 -3.9
Independent John Killalea 602 4.5 +4.5
Total formal votes 13,267 97.9 -0.5
Informal votes 283 2.1 +0.5
Turnout 13,550 96.0 -0.9
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Frank Chaffey 8,258 62.2
Labor (NSW) William McArdle 5,009 37.8
United Australia hold Swing N/A

1932[]

1932 New South Wales state election: Tamworth[55]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Australia Frank Chaffey 7,585 60.9 +6.0
Labor (NSW) Thomas Normoyle 3,145 25.2 -18.1
Independent Country James Brownhill 1,637 13.1 +13.1
Independent James Neale 97 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 12,464 98.4 +0.5
Informal votes 198 1.6 -0.5
Turnout 12,662 96.9 +0.5
United Australia hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1930[]

1930 New South Wales state election: Tamworth[56]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Frank Chaffey 6,720 54.9
Labor Samuel Scully 5,296 43.3
Independent Francis Brennan 179 1.5
Communist Robert McCall 36 0.3
Total formal votes 12,231 97.9
Informal votes 265 2.1
Turnout 12,496 96.4
Nationalist hold Swing

Elections in the 1920s[]

1927[]

1927 New South Wales state election: Tamworth[57]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Frank Chaffey 7,990 71.4
Independent Robert Levien 3,203 28.6
Total formal votes 11,193 97.6
Informal votes 270 2.4
Turnout 11,463 78.8
Nationalist win (new seat)

District recreated

1920 - 1927[]

District abolished

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  1. ^ a b c d Bill Chaffey was the son of former member Frank Chaffey.
  2. ^ Bill Chaffey had been elected as a UAP candidate at the 1940 Tamworth by-election.[50] He continued to support the government however declined UAP endorsement for the 1941 election on the basis his support came from the Country Party as well as the UAP.[51]

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