Electoral results for the district of Lake Macquarie
Appearance
Lake Macquarie, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had one incarnation, from 1950 until the present.[1][2][3][4]
Members for Lake Macquarie
[edit]Election | Member | Party | |
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1950 | Jim Simpson | Labor | |
1953 | |||
1956 | |||
1959 | |||
1962 | |||
1965 | |||
1968 | |||
1969 by | Merv Hunter | ||
1971 | |||
1973 | |||
1976 | |||
1978 | |||
1981 | |||
1984 | |||
1988 | |||
1991 | Jeff Hunter | ||
1995 | |||
1999 | |||
2003 | |||
2007 | Greg Piper | Independent | |
2011 | |||
2015 | |||
2019 |
Election results
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]2023
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Greg Piper | 29,093 | 57.5 | +3.0 | |
Labor | Steve Ryan | 10,031 | 19.8 | −0.8 | |
Liberal | Joshua Beer | 5,091 | 10.1 | −5.5 | |
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Jason Lesage | 3,203 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
Greens | Kim Grierson | 2,430 | 4.8 | −0.1 | |
Sustainable Australia | Felipe Gore-Escalante | 761 | 1.5 | 0.0 | |
Total formal votes | 50,609 | 97.3 | +0.8 | ||
Informal votes | 1,386 | 2.7 | −0.8 | ||
Turnout | 51,995 | 88.1 | −0.1 | ||
Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
Labor | Steve Ryan | 16,981 | 62.8 | +6.3 | |
Liberal | Joshua Beer | 10,069 | 37.2 | −6.3 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Greg Piper | 32,905 | 74.1 | +0.9 | |
Labor | Steve Ryan | 11,492 | 25.9 | −0.9 | |
Independent hold | Swing | +0.9 |
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]2019
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Greg Piper | 26,811 | 53.53 | +11.08 | |
Labor | Jo Smith | 10,735 | 21.43 | −9.23 | |
Liberal | Lindsay Paterson | 7,742 | 15.46 | −1.33 | |
Greens | Kim Grierson | 2,517 | 5.03 | +0.07 | |
Animal Justice | Laurance Taranto | 1,481 | 2.96 | +0.56 | |
Sustainable Australia | Marie Rolfe | 796 | 1.59 | +1.59 | |
Total formal votes | 50,082 | 96.48 | −0.28 | ||
Informal votes | 1,827 | 3.52 | +0.28 | ||
Turnout | 51,909 | 89.99 | −1.00 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Jo Smith | 16,390 | 57.37 | −5.79 | |
Liberal | Lindsay Paterson | 12,180 | 42.63 | +5.79 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Greg Piper | 31,164 | 72.11 | +11.42 | |
Labor | Jo Smith | 12,053 | 27.89 | −11.42 | |
Independent hold | Swing | +11.42 |
2015
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Greg Piper | 20,251 | 42.5 | +1.1 | |
Labor | Melissa Cleary | 14,625 | 30.7 | +10.2 | |
Liberal | Daniel Collard | 8,007 | 16.8 | −10.6 | |
Greens | Ivan Macfadyen | 2,363 | 5.0 | −1.7 | |
Animal Justice | Susan Strain | 1,143 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
Christian Democrats | Kim Gritten | 898 | 1.9 | −0.9 | |
No Land Tax | Andrew Coroneo | 412 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Total formal votes | 47,699 | 96.8 | +0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 1,596 | 3.2 | −0.4 | ||
Turnout | 49,295 | 91.0 | −1.4 | ||
Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
Labor | Melissa Cleary | 19,309 | 63.2 | +20.6 | |
Liberal | Daniel Collard | 11,262 | 36.8 | −20.6 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Greg Piper | 24,152 | 60.7 | −3.9 | |
Labor | Melissa Cleary | 15,646 | 39.3 | +39.3 | |
Independent hold | Swing | −3.9 |
2011
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Greg Piper | 19,678 | 43.7 | +13.4 | |
Liberal | John McDonald | 12,644 | 28.1 | +8.6 | |
Labor | Marcus Mariani | 8,385 | 18.6 | -21.9 | |
Greens | Charmian Eckersley | 3,094 | 6.9 | +1.1 | |
Christian Democrats | Kim Gritten | 1,269 | 2.8 | +0.7 | |
Total formal votes | 45,070 | 97.0 | −0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 1,392 | 3.0 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 46,462 | 93.4 | |||
Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
Liberal | John McDonald | 18,147 | 59.4 | +24.4 | |
Labor | Marcus Mariani | 12,414 | 40.6 | -24.4 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Greg Piper | 25,356 | 64.9 | +14.7 | |
Liberal | John McDonald | 13,733 | 35.1 | +35.1 | |
Independent hold | Swing | +14.7 |
Elections in the 2000s
[edit]2007
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Jeff Hunter | 17,290 | 40.5 | -11.7 | |
Independent | Greg Piper | 12,917 | 30.3 | +30.3 | |
Liberal | Ken Paxinos | 8,310 | 19.5 | -13.7 | |
Greens | Suzanne Pritchard | 2,441 | 5.7 | -2.5 | |
Christian Democrats | Rex Morgan | 921 | 2.2 | +1.9 | |
Against Further Immigration | Leonard Hodge | 770 | 1.8 | -1.0 | |
Total formal votes | 42,649 | 97.7 | +0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 1,005 | 2.3 | −0.1 | ||
Turnout | 43,654 | 93.1 | |||
Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
Labor | Jeff Hunter | 20,954 | 65.0 | +3.4 | |
Liberal | Ken Paxinos | 11,292 | 35.0 | -3.4 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Greg Piper | 18,654 | 50.1 | +50.1 | |
Labor | Jeff Hunter | 18,548 | 49.9 | -11.7 | |
Independent gain from Labor | Swing | +11.7 |
2003
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Jeff Hunter | 23,520 | 54.9 | +0.1 | |
Liberal | Michael Chamberlain | 13,138 | 30.7 | +8.3 | |
Greens | Howard Morrison | 3,539 | 8.3 | +3.2 | |
Against Further Immigration | Leonard Hodge | 1,329 | 3.1 | +0.9 | |
One Nation | Trevor Gander | 1,298 | 3.0 | -9.2 | |
Total formal votes | 42,824 | 97.5 | −0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 1,114 | 2.5 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 43,938 | 93.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Jeff Hunter | 25,427 | 64.5 | -4.7 | |
Liberal | Michael Chamberlain | 14,016 | 35.5 | +4.7 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -4.7 |
Elections in the 1990s
[edit]1999
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Jeff Hunter | 22,821 | 54.8 | -6.1 | |
Liberal | Don Payne | 9,333 | 22.4 | -8.8 | |
One Nation | Robert Johnson | 5,073 | 12.2 | +12.2 | |
Greens | David Blyth | 2,130 | 5.1 | +5.1 | |
Christian Democrats | Ros Gourlay | 1,370 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
Against Further Immigration | Bob Boulton | 912 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
Total formal votes | 41,639 | 97.9 | +3.3 | ||
Informal votes | 898 | 2.1 | −3.3 | ||
Turnout | 42,537 | 94.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Jeff Hunter | 25,065 | 69.2 | +4.1 | |
Liberal | Don Payne | 11,134 | 30.8 | -4.1 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +4.1 |
1995
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Jeff Hunter | 20,723 | 60.1 | +6.7 | |
Liberal | Laurie Brewster | 10,756 | 31.2 | +3.3 | |
Democrats | Lyn Godfrey | 3,020 | 8.8 | +1.9 | |
Total formal votes | 34,499 | 94.9 | +3.2 | ||
Informal votes | 1,865 | 5.1 | −3.2 | ||
Turnout | 36,364 | 94.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Jeff Hunter | 21,864 | 64.8 | +2.1 | |
Liberal | Laurie Brewster | 11,877 | 35.2 | -2.1 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +2.1 |
1991
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Jeff Hunter | 16,726 | 53.3 | +11.4 | |
Liberal | Cameron Phillips | 8,738 | 27.9 | +3.5 | |
Independent | Alan Davis | 2,878 | 9.2 | +9.2 | |
Democrats | Lyla Koelink | 2,154 | 6.9 | +6.9 | |
Call to Australia | Margaret Neale | 874 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
Total formal votes | 31,370 | 91.6 | −5.8 | ||
Informal votes | 2,865 | 8.4 | +5.8 | ||
Turnout | 34,235 | 94.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Jeff Hunter | 18,483 | 62.7 | +5.9 | |
Liberal | Cameron Phillips | 10,980 | 37.3 | -5.9 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +5.9 |
Elections in the 1980s
[edit]1988
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Merv Hunter | 12,260 | 40.4 | -21.2 | |
Liberal | Val Samuels | 7,131 | 23.5 | -6.9 | |
Independent | Bill Jones | 6,306 | 20.8 | +20.8 | |
Independent | Walt Edwards | 3,169 | 10.4 | +10.4 | |
Independent | Ron Fennell | 1,510 | 5.0 | +5.0 | |
Total formal votes | 30,376 | 97.5 | −0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 777 | 2.5 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 31,153 | 94.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Merv Hunter | 15,089 | 56.4 | -9.3 | |
Liberal | Val Samuels | 11,648 | 43.6 | +9.3 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -9.3 |
1984
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Merv Hunter | 20,145 | 57.8 | -8.7 | |
Liberal | Edward Hayes | 11,694 | 33.5 | +9.3 | |
Democrats | Edwina Wilson | 3,025 | 8.7 | -0.6 | |
Total formal votes | 34,864 | 97.9 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 761 | 2.1 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 35,625 | 93.6 | +0.7 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Merv Hunter | 62.2 | -9.5 | ||
Liberal | Edward Hayes | 37.8 | +9.5 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -9.5 |
1981
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Merv Hunter | 21,165 | 66.5 | -4.7 | |
Liberal | Judith Ball | 7,716 | 24.2 | -0.1 | |
Democrats | Genady Levitch | 2,968 | 9.3 | +4.8 | |
Total formal votes | 31,849 | 97.7 | |||
Informal votes | 734 | 2.3 | |||
Turnout | 32,583 | 92.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Merv Hunter | 22,134 | 71.7 | -1.8 | |
Liberal | Judith Ball | 8,747 | 28.3 | +1.8 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -1.8 |
Elections in the 1970s
[edit]1978
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Merv Hunter | 22,403 | 71.2 | +6.8 | |
Liberal | Oliver Fennell | 7,633 | 24.3 | -11.3 | |
Democrats | Lyn Godfrey | 1,424 | 4.5 | +4.5 | |
Total formal votes | 31,460 | 98.0 | −0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 627 | 2.0 | +0.5 | ||
Turnout | 32,087 | 93.7 | −0.7 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Merv Hunter | 23,115 | 73.5 | +9.1 | |
Liberal | Oliver Fennell | 8,345 | 26.5 | -9.1 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +9.1 |
1976
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Merv Hunter | 19,022 | 64.4 | -1.6 | |
Liberal | Oliver Fennell | 10,521 | 35.6 | +35.6 | |
Total formal votes | 29,543 | 98.5 | +1.1 | ||
Informal votes | 449 | 1.5 | −1.1 | ||
Turnout | 29,992 | 94.4 | +0.6 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -8.9 |
1973
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Merv Hunter | 17,355 | 66.0 | +1.1 | |
Independent | Colin Fisher | 5,102 | 19.4 | +19.4 | |
Democratic Labor | Donald Richards | 3,851 | 14.6 | +14.6 | |
Total formal votes | 26,308 | 97.4 | |||
Informal votes | 701 | 2.6 | |||
Turnout | 27,009 | 93.8 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Merv Hunter | 19,281 | 73.2 | +8.3 | |
Independent | Colin Fisher | 7,027 | 26.8 | +26.8 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +8.3 |
1971
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Merv Hunter | 17,754 | 64.9 | +0.5 | |
Liberal | Richard Bevan | 9,589 | 35.1 | -0.5 | |
Total formal votes | 27,343 | 98.4 | |||
Informal votes | 438 | 1.6 | |||
Turnout | 27,781 | 95.4 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | +0.5 |
Elections in the 1960s
[edit]1969 by-election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Merv Hunter | 13,252 | 64.1 | -0.4 | |
Liberal | Edwin Chiplin | 6,071 | 29.3 | -6.3 | |
Independent | Thomas Pendlebury | 1,072 | 5.2 | ||
Independent | Colin Fisher | 296 | 1.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 20,691 | 98.4 | +0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 335 | 1.6 | −0.7 | ||
Turnout | 21,026 | 89.0 | −5.4 | ||
Labor hold | Swing |
1968
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Jim Simpson | 13,608 | 64.4 | -7.9 | |
Liberal | Malcolm Blackshaw | 7,517 | 35.6 | +7.9 | |
Total formal votes | 21,125 | 97.7 | |||
Informal votes | 496 | 2.3 | |||
Turnout | 21,621 | 94.4 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | -7.9 |
1965
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Jim Simpson | 16,495 | 72.3 | −3.3 | |
Liberal | John Wassell | 6,306 | 27.7 | +3.3 | |
Total formal votes | 22,801 | 98.2 | −0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 418 | 1.8 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 23,219 | 94.7 | +0.3 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | −3.3 |
1962
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Jim Simpson | 15,316 | 75.6 | −13.1 | |
Liberal | Reuben Hull | 4,941 | 24.4 | +24.4 | |
Total formal votes | 20,257 | 98.4 | |||
Informal votes | 320 | 1.6 | |||
Turnout | 20,577 | 94.4 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1950s
[edit]1959
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Jim Simpson | 15,303 | 88.7 | ||
Communist | John Tapp | 1,942 | 11.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 17,245 | 95.4 | |||
Informal votes | 836 | 4.6 | |||
Turnout | 18,081 | 94.8 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
1956
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Jim Simpson | 14,321 | 69.2 | −30.8 | |
Liberal | Edward Farrell | 4,756 | 23.0 | +23.0 | |
Communist | William Quinn | 1,619 | 7.8 | +7.8 | |
Total formal votes | 20,696 | 98.5 | |||
Informal votes | 311 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 21,007 | 95.3 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Jim Simpson | 15,382 | 74.8 | −25.2 | |
Liberal | Edward Farrell | 5,314 | 25.2 | +25.2 | |
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
1953
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Jim Simpson | unopposed | |||
Labor hold |
1950
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Jim Simpson | 12,805 | 71.3 | ||
Liberal | John Wilkins | 5,154 | 28.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 17,959 | 97.9 | |||
Informal votes | 377 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 18,336 | 93.6 | |||
Labor notional hold |
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