Electoral results for the district of Tweed
Appearance
Tweed, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had two incarnations, the first from 1894 to 1904, the second from 1999 until the present.[1][2]
Members
First incarnation (1894—1904) | |||
---|---|---|---|
Member | Party | Term | |
John Willard [3] | Labor | 1894–1894 | |
Joseph Kelly [4] | Protectionist | 1894–1898 | |
Richard Meagher [5] | Independent | 1898–1904 | |
Second incarnation (1999—present) | |||
Member | Party | Term | |
Neville Newell [6] | Labor | 1999–2007 | |
Geoff Provest [7] | National | 2007–present |
Election results
Elections in the 2010s
2019
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Geoff Provest | 22,185 | 47.55 | +0.48 | |
Labor | Craig Elliot | 14,449 | 30.97 | −4.94 | |
Greens | Bill Fenelon | 6,461 | 13.85 | +0.58 | |
Animal Justice | Susie Hearder | 1,790 | 3.84 | +3.84 | |
Sustainable Australia | Ronald McDonald | 1,776 | 3.81 | +3.81 | |
Total formal votes | 46,661 | 96.01 | −0.56 | ||
Informal votes | 1,937 | 3.99 | +0.56 | ||
Turnout | 48,598 | 85.35 | −0.20 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Geoff Provest | 23,243 | 54.97 | +1.78 | |
Labor | Craig Elliot | 19,040 | 45.03 | −1.78 | |
National hold | Swing | +1.78 |
2015
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Geoff Provest | 20,800 | 47.1 | −15.0 | |
Labor | Ron Goodman | 15,867 | 35.9 | +14.5 | |
Greens | Andrea Vickers | 5,864 | 13.3 | −0.8 | |
No Land Tax | Kerrie Collins | 1,042 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
Christian Democrats | Michael Sichel | 618 | 1.4 | −1.1 | |
Total formal votes | 44,191 | 96.6 | +0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 1,569 | 3.4 | −0.4 | ||
Turnout | 45,760 | 85.5 | +1.0 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Geoff Provest | 21,508 | 53.2 | −18.5 | |
Labor | Ron Goodman | 18,931 | 46.8 | +18.5 | |
National hold | Swing | −18.5 |
2011
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Geoff Provest | 25,416 | 62.1 | +15.9 | |
Labor | Reece Byrnes | 8,750 | 21.4 | -17.2 | |
Greens | Andrea Vickers | 5,748 | 14.0 | +6.3 | |
Christian Democrats | Corinne Pennay | 1,021 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
Total formal votes | 40,935 | 96.7 | −1.0 | ||
Informal votes | 1,395 | 3.3 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 42,330 | 86.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Geoff Provest | 26,389 | 71.7 | +18.7 | |
Labor | Reece Byrnes | 10,432 | 28.3 | -18.7 | |
National hold | Swing | +18.7 |
Elections in the 2000s
2007
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Geoff Provest | 18,585 | 46.2 | +4.6 | |
Labor | Neville Newell | 15,531 | 38.6 | -7.1 | |
Greens | Tom Tabart | 3,116 | 7.7 | +0.2 | |
Independent | Gavin Lawrie | 1,225 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
Independent | Julie Boyd | 1,222 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
Against Further Immigration | Will King | 540 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
Total formal votes | 40,219 | 97.7 | −0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 950 | 2.3 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 41,169 | 90.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Geoff Provest | 19,435 | 53.0 | +7.1 | |
Labor | Neville Newell | 17,257 | 47.0 | -7.1 | |
National gain from Labor | Swing | +7.1 |
2003
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Neville Newell | 19,479 | 44.3 | +0.1 | |
National | Sue Vinnicombe | 18,241 | 41.5 | +0.8 | |
Greens | Tom Tabart | 3,854 | 8.8 | +3.8 | |
Fishing Party | Ned Kelly | 1,153 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
One Nation | Trent Burston | 647 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Democrats | Casey Balk | 557 | 1.3 | -1.1 | |
Total formal votes | 43,931 | 98.1 | +0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 859 | 1.9 | −0.1 | ||
Turnout | 44,790 | 89.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Neville Newell | 22,149 | 53.8 | +1.2 | |
National | Sue Vinnicombe | 19,001 | 46.2 | -1.2 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +1.2 |
Elections in the 1990s
1999
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Neville Newell | 17,713 | 44.2 | +16.4 | |
National | Don Beck | 16,315 | 40.7 | -0.6 | |
Independent | John Penhaligon | 2,584 | 6.4 | +6.4 | |
Greens | Tom Tabart | 2,013 | 5.0 | +0.7 | |
Democrats | Troy Henderson | 945 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
Earthsave | Tony Hollis | 535 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
Total formal votes | 40,105 | 98.0 | +2.0 | ||
Informal votes | 834 | 2.0 | −2.0 | ||
Turnout | 40,939 | 91.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Neville Newell | 19,402 | 52.6 | +4.8 | |
National | Don Beck | 17,500 | 47.4 | -4.8 | |
Labor notional gain from National | Swing | +4.8 |
District recreated
1904 - 1999
District abolished
Elections in the 1900s
1901
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Richard Meagher | 802 | 66.3 | +2.7 | |
Liberal Reform | Alexander Eastaughffe | 408 | 33.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,210 | 98.9 | −0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 14 | 1.1 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,224 | 64.4 | +16.0 | ||
Independent hold |
Elections in the 1890s
1898
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Richard Meagher | 649 | 63.6 | ||
National Federal | Joseph Kelly | 360 | 35.3 | ||
Ind. Free Trade | William Baker | 12 | 1.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,021 | 98.9 | |||
Informal votes | 11 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,032 | 48.4 | |||
Independent gain from National Federal |
1895
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protectionist | Joseph Kelly | 445 | 51.9 | ||
Ind. Protectionist | Norman Ewing | 234 | 27.3 | ||
Labour | Samuel Rosa | 170 | 19.8 | ||
Free Trade | William Baker | 6 | 0.7 | ||
Ind. Protectionist | George Halliday | 2 | 0.2 | ||
Ind. Protectionist | John Morrison | 1 | 0.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 858 | 98.6 | |||
Informal votes | 12 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 870 | 47.9 | |||
Protectionist hold |
1894 by-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protectionist | Joseph Kelly | 526 | 50.1 | +23.4 | |
Protectionist | James Garvan | 418 | 39.8 | ||
Labour | James Murphy | 105 | 10.0 | ||
Independent | William Baker | 1 | 0.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,050 | 99.2 | +2.1 | ||
Informal votes | 8 | 0.8 | −2.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,058 | 59.1 [a] | −24.4 | ||
Protectionist gain from Labour | Swing |
1894
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Willard | 431 | 29.7 | ||
Ind. Protectionist | Joseph Kelly | 387 | 26.7 | ||
Protectionist | Bruce Nicoll | 218 | 15.0 | ||
Ind. Protectionist | George Halliday | 178 | 12.3 | ||
Free Trade | William Baker | 97 | 6.7 | ||
Ind. Protectionist | John Marks | 86 | 5.9 | ||
Ind. Protectionist | David Jarman | 52 | 3.6 | ||
Ind. Free Trade | James Barrie | 1 | 0.1 | ||
Independent | Patrick Gilroy | 1 | 0.1 | ||
Ind. Protectionist | James Murphy | 0 | 0.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,451 | 97.1 | |||
Informal votes | 43 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,494 | 83.5 | |||
Labour win | (new seat) |
References
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- ^ "Mr Joseph Bede Kelly (1855-1931)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ "Mr Richard Denis Meagher (1866-1931)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Mr Neville Joseph Newell (1952- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ "Mr (Geoff) Geoffrey Keith Provest MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
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- ^ 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.
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