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This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Blue Mountains in New South Wales state elections from 1968 to the present.[1]

Members for Blue Mountains

Member Party Period
  Harold Coates[2] Independent 1968–1976
  Mick Clough[3] Labor 1976–1981
  Bob Debus[4] Labor 1981–1988
  Barry Morris[5] Liberal 1988–1994
  Independent 1994–1995
  Bob Debus[4] Labor 1995–2007
  Phil Koperberg[6] Labor 2007–2011
  Roza Sage[7] Liberal 2011–2015
  Trish Doyle[8] Labor 2015–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2019

2019 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Trish Doyle 23,022 46.77 +5.58
Liberal Owen Laffin 13,982 28.40 −7.11
Greens Kingsley Liu 5,993 12.17 −4.07
Animal Justice Gregory Keightley 2,008 4.08 +4.08
Christian Democrats Cameron Phillips 1,786 3.63 +0.52
Sustainable Australia Richard Marschall 1,496 3.04 +3.04
Keep Sydney Open Mark Pigott 941 1.91 +1.91
Total formal votes 49,228 97.52 +0.04
Informal votes 1,250 2.48 −0.04
Turnout 50,478 91.97 −1.33
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Trish Doyle 28,834 64.86 +6.71
Liberal Owen Laffin 15,620 35.14 −6.71
Labor hold Swing +6.71

2015

2015 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Trish Doyle 19,995 41.2 +18.7
Liberal Roza Sage 17,241 35.5 −4.1
Greens Alandra Tasire 7,888 16.2 −0.7
Christian Democrats Tony Piper 1,507 3.1 −1.1
Independent Mark Harrison 1,470 3.0 +3.0
No Land Tax Gianna Maiorana 450 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 48,551 97.5 +0.5
Informal votes 1,252 2.5 −0.5
Turnout 49,803 93.3 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Trish Doyle 25,866 58.1 +13.5
Liberal Roza Sage 18,616 41.9 −13.5
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +13.5

2011

2011 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Roza Sage 17,681 39.1 +10.6
Labor Trish Doyle 10,253 22.7 -18.1
Independent Janet Mays 7,804 17.3 +17.3
Greens Kerrin O'Grady 7,647 16.9 +0.7
Christian Democrats Merv Cox 1,841 4.1 +4.1
Total formal votes 45,226 97.5 −0.4
Informal votes 1,141 2.5 +0.4
Turnout 46,367 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Roza Sage 20,736 54.7 +15.8
Labor Trish Doyle 17,144 45.3 -15.8
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +15.8

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Phil Koperberg 17,449 40.8 -4.8
Liberal Michael Paag 12,179 28.5 +1.2
Greens Pippa McInnes 6,947 16.2 -1.0
Independent Robert Stock 4,700 11.0 +11.0
Against Further Immigration Robert Dwight 837 2.0 +2.0
Outdoor Recreation Bob Wilcox 675 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 42,787 97.9 −0.1
Informal votes 922 2.1 +0.1
Turnout 43,709 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Phil Koperberg 22,413 61.1 -3.7
Liberal Michael Paag 14,298 38.9 +3.7
Labor hold Swing -3.7

2003

2003 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Debus 19,167 45.6 +0.7
Liberal Quentin Cook 11,496 27.4 -0.5
Greens Pippa McInnes 7,223 17.2 +11.1
Christian Democrats Brian Grigg 2,224 5.3 +0.6
Democrats Esther Scholem 906 2.2 -5.0
One Nation George Grivas 855 2.0 -4.8
Unity Ay Tan 159 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 42,030 98.0 −0.3
Informal votes 839 2.0 +0.3
Turnout 42,869 92.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Debus 24,410 64.8 +3.0
Liberal Quentin Cook 13,283 35.2 -3.0
Labor hold Swing +3.0

Elections in the 1990s

1999

1999 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Debus 18,474 44.9 +7.4
Liberal Jennifer Scott 11,464 27.9 -0.6
Democrats Stephen Lear 2,944 7.2 +0.3
One Nation Wayne Buckley 2,777 6.8 +6.8
Greens Adele Doust 2,528 6.1 +6.1
Christian Democrats Shirley Grigg 1,954 4.7 +0.8
Earthsave Catherine Bell 619 1.5 +1.5
Against Further Immigration Margaret Anderson 378 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 41,138 98.3 +1.5
Informal votes 702 1.7 −1.5
Turnout 41,840 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Debus 22,623 61.8 +9.5
Liberal Jennifer Scott 13,997 38.2 -9.5
Labor hold Swing +9.5

1995

1995 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Debus 13,412 37.4 +1.1
Liberal Jennifer Scott 9,860 27.5 -14.4
Independent Barry Morris 5,951 16.6 +16.6
Democrats Jon Rickard 2,489 6.9 -1.8
Independent Carol Gaul 2,136 6.0 +6.0
Call to Australia Warren Kinny 1,430 4.0 -0.1
Independent William Mulcahy 303 0.8 -1.5
Natural Law Stephanie Chambers 180 0.5 +0.5
Independent Bert Ackland 93 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 35,854 96.8 +2.4
Informal votes 1,193 3.2 −2.4
Turnout 37,047 97.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Debus 17,227 52.5 +5.2
Liberal Jennifer Scott 15,577 47.5 -5.2
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +5.2

1991

1991 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Barry Morris 13,469 41.9 -3.2
Labor Jim Angel 11,667 36.3 -7.1
Democrats Steve Bailey 2,799 8.7 -1.3
Call to Australia Shirley Grigg 1,317 4.1 +3.4
Independent Bob Kennedy 1,029 3.2 +3.2
Independent William Mulcahy 745 2.3 +2.3
Independent Colin Slade 744 2.3 +2.3
Country Residents Paul Arico 373 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 32,143 94.4 −3.2
Informal votes 1,913 5.6 +3.2
Turnout 34,056 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Barry Morris 15,663 52.6 +2.1
Labor Jim Angel 14,093 47.4 -2.1
Liberal hold Swing +2.1

Elections in the 1980s

1988

1988 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Barry Morris 13,551 45.6 +10.1
Labor Bob Debus 13,006 43.7 -5.9
Democrats Bruce Forbes 3,192 10.7 +3.2
Total formal votes 29,749 97.6 −0.6
Informal votes 723 2.4 +0.6
Turnout 30,472 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Barry Morris 14,701 50.3 +4.9
Labor Bob Debus 14,503 49.7 -4.9
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +4.9

1984

1984 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Debus 16,830 48.5 -9.9
Liberal Margaret Bradshaw 12,962 37.3 -2.2
Democrats Steve Franklin 2,600 7.5 +7.5
Call to Australia Bruce Fry 2,347 6.8 +6.8
Total formal votes 34,739 98.4 +0.8
Informal votes 579 1.6 −0.8
Turnout 35,318 92.3 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Debus 18,186 53.5 -6.1
Liberal Margaret Bradshaw 15,832 46.5 +6.1
Labor hold Swing -6.1

1981

1981 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Debus 18,682 58.4 -3.5
Liberal Reg Gillard 12,637 39.5 +39.5
Independent Harry Marsh 696 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 32,015 97.6
Informal votes 784 2.4
Turnout 32,799 91.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Debus 18,782 59.6 -0.5
Liberal Reg Gillard 12,737 40.4 +40.4
Labor hold Swing -0.5

Elections in the 1970s

1978

1978 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mick Clough 15,187 61.9 +11.4
Independent Harold Coates 8,050 32.8 -16.7
Democrats William Player 1,307 5.3 +5.3
Total formal votes 24,544 98.4 +0.1
Informal votes 410 1.6 −0.1
Turnout 24,954 93.0 −0.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Mick Clough 15,841 64.5 +14.0
Independent Harold Coates 8,703 35.5 -14.0
Labor hold Swing +14.0

1976

1976 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mick Clough 11,957 50.5 +8.6
Independent Harold Coates 11,721 49.5 -5.4
Total formal votes 23,678 98.3 −0.3
Informal votes 410 1.7 +0.3
Turnout 24,088 93.5 −0.5
Labor gain from Independent Swing +7.0

1973

1973 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Harold Coates 1,229 54.9 +0.1
Labor Mick Clough 9,339 41.9 +2.5
Democratic Labor Joseph Conroy 709 3.2 -0.8
Total formal votes 22,277 98.6
Informal votes 314 1.4
Turnout 22,591 94.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Harold Coates 12,584 56.5 -1.2
Labor Mick Clough 9,693 43.5 +1.2
Independent hold Swing -1.2

1971

1971 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Harold Coates 11,271 54.8 -2.0
Labor James Collins 8,101 39.4 -1.1
Democratic Labor Kenneth Brown 812 3.9 +1.2
Independent Frederick Lamb 399 1.9 +1.9
Total formal votes 20,583 98.8
Informal votes 248 1.2
Turnout 20,831 94.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Harold Coates 11,877 57.7 -0.5
Labor James Collins 8,786 42.3 +0.5
Independent hold Swing -0.5

Elections in the 1960s

1968

1968 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Harold Coates 9,991 56.1 +10.1
Labor James Robson 7,118 40.5 -6.9
Democratic Labor David Westgate 468 2.7 -3.9
Total formal votes 17,577 98.5
Informal votes 272 1.5
Turnout 17,849 95.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Harold Coates 10,247 58.3 +6.9
Labor James Robson 7,330 41.7 -6.9
Independent win (new seat)

References

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  2. ^ "Mr Harold George Coates (1917-2002)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Mr (Mick) Ralph James Clough (1927-2008)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  4. ^ a b "The Hon. (Bob) Robert John Debus (1943- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Mr Barry John Morris (1935-2001)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Mr (Phil) Philip Christian Koperberg (1943- )". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Mrs Roza Eva Maria Sage". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Ms (Trish) Trisha Lee Doyle". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
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  11. ^ State Electoral District of Blue Mountains: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
  12. ^ State Electoral District of Blue Mountains: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.
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  18. ^ Green, Antony. "1991 Blue Mountains". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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  20. ^ Green, Antony. "1984 Blue Mountains". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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