Electoral results for the district of Albury

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Albury in New South Wales state elections. The district has had two incarnations, the first from 1880 to 1920, the second from 1927 until the present.

Members

First incarnation (1880–1920)
Member		Party	Term
	George Day	None	1880–1887
	George Day	Protectionist	1887–1889
	John Wilkinson	Protectionist	1889–1895
	Richard Ball	Free Trade	1895–1898
	Thomas Griffith	Protectionist	1898–1901
	Thomas Griffith	Independent	1901–1904
	Gordon McLaurin	Progressive	1904–1907
	Gordon McLaurin	Independent	1907–1913
	John Cusack	Labor	1913–1917
	John Cusack	Independent Labor	1917–1917
	Arthur Manning	Nationalist	1917–1920
Second incarnation (1927—present)
Member		Party	Term
	John Ross	Nationalist	1927–1930
	John Ross	Independent	1930–1930
	Joseph Fitzgerald	Labor	1930–1932
	Alexander Mair	United Australia	1932–1943
		Democratic	1943–1945
		Liberal	1945–1946
	John Hurley	Labor	1946–1947
	Doug Padman	Liberal	1947–1965
	Gordon Mackie	Liberal	1965–1978
	Harold Mair	Labor	1978–1988
	Ian Glachan	Liberal	1988–2003
	Greg Aplin	Liberal	2003–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

New South Wales state election, 2015: Albury^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Greg Aplin	26,800	57.8	−0.9
	Labor	Ross Jackson	14,684	31.7	+16.4
	Greens	Niloufer King	2,603	5.6	+0.6
	Christian Democrats	Kym Wade	1,254	2.7	+0.2
	No Land Tax	John Marra	1,006	2.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			46,347	96.5	+0.5
Informal votes			1,681	3.5	−0.5
Turnout			48,028	87.9	−1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Greg Aplin	27,915	63.2	−13.9
	Labor	Ross Jackson	16,233	36.8	+13.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−13.9

New South Wales state election, 2011: Albury^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Greg Aplin	26,316	61.1	-4.2
	Labor	Darren Cameron	6,566	15.2	-12.1
	Independent	Paul Wareham	6,276	14.6	+14.6
	Greens	Colin Hesse	2,188	5.1	-2.2
	Christian Democrats	Rhonda Avasalu	1,101	2.6	+2.6
	Democrats	Stephen Bingle	617	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			43,064	96.3	−1.1
Informal votes			1,667	3.7	+1.1
Turnout			44,731	90.0	−0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Greg Aplin	28,606	76.9	+7.9
	Labor	Darren Cameron	8,609	23.1	-7.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.9

Elections in the 2000s

New South Wales state election, 2007: Albury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Greg Aplin	27,643	65.3	+19.2
	Labor	Chris Ryan	11,589	27.4	+13.9
	Greens	Chris Sobey	3,077	7.3	+4.4
Total formal votes			42,309	97.4	−0.2
Informal votes			1,143	2.6	+0.2
Turnout			43,452	90.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Greg Aplin	28,311	69.0	-3.4
	Labor	Chris Ryan	12,731	31.0	+3.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.4

New South Wales state election, 2003: Albury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Greg Aplin	26,826	44.0	+1.0
	Independent	Claire Douglas	8,595	22.5	-12.4
	Independent	Robert Ballard	5,267	13.8	+13.8
	Labor	Nico Mathews	4,710	12.3	-5.3
	Greens	Darran Stonehouse	1,092	2.9	+2.9
	Independent	Heather Wilton	599	1.6	+1.6
	Christian Democrats	Gail Schwartze	518	1.4	+1.4
	One Nation	John Morgans	321	0.8	-3.7
	Against Further Immigration	Sue Galley	305	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			38,233	97.5	−1.0
Informal votes			975	2.5	+1.0
Turnout			39,208	91.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Greg Aplin	19,275	61.5	+10.5
	Independent	Claire Douglas	12,059	38.5	-10.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+10.5

Elections in the 1990s

New South Wales state election, 1999: Albury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ian Glachan	16,374	43.0	-6.9
	Independent	Claire Douglas	13,272	34.9	+34.9
	Labor	Mike O'Donnell	6,703	17.6	-9.9
	One Nation	Michael Smith	1,731	4.5	+4.5
Total formal votes			38,080	98.5	+3.2
Informal votes			583	1.5	−3.2
Turnout			38,663	93.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Ian Glachan	17,913	51.0	-16.3
	Independent	Claire Douglas	17,226	49.0	+49.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	-16.3

New South Wales state election, 1995: Albury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ian Glachan	20,443	58.6	-3.1
	Labor	Darren Cameron	9,748	27.9	-5.1
	Independent	Amanda Strelec	2,628	7.5	+7.5
	Greens	Jill Pattinson	1,184	3.4	+3.4
	Democrats	Ian McKenzie	650	1.9	+1.9
	Independent	Peter Boardman	248	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			34,901	96.0	+3.2
Informal votes			1,461	4.0	−3.2
Turnout			36,362	92.8	−0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ian Glachan	22,077	66.3	+1.0
	Labor	Darren Cameron	11,214	33.7	-1.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.0

New South Wales state election, 1991: Albury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ian Glachan	19,759	61.6	+23.2
	Labor	Peter Rowe	10,574	33.0	-1.6
	Call to Australia	Fred Showler	954	3.0	+3.0
	Citizens Electoral Council	John Kerr	764	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			32,051	92.8	−5.7
Informal votes			2,475	7.2	+5.7
Turnout			34,526	93.1	−0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ian Glachan	20,620	65.3	+3.6
	Labor	Peter Rowe	10,955	34.7	-3.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.6

Elections in the 1980s

New South Wales state election, 1988: Albury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ian Glachan	11,930	38.4	-8.4
	Labor	Harold Mair	10,716	34.6	-16.4
	National	Mervyn McIntosh	8,438	27.2	+27.2
Total formal votes			31,084	98.6	−0.2
Informal votes			450	1.4	+0.2
Turnout			31,534	93.9	+1.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ian Glachan	18,805	61.7	+13.8
	Labor	Harold Mair	11,654	38.3	-13.8
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+13.8

New South Wales state election, 1984: Albury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harold Mair	15,788	50.8	-4.5
	Liberal	Ian Glachan	14,617	47.1	+2.4
	Democrats	Christopher Rooke	665	2.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			31,070	98.8	+0.4
Informal votes			366	1.2	−0.4
Turnout			31,436	92.0	+1.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Harold Mair		51.9	-3.4
	Liberal	Ian Glachan		48.1	+3.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.4

New South Wales state election, 1981: Albury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harold Mair	15,850	55.3	+7.1
	Liberal	Brian Moriarty	12,833	44.7	+5.5
Total formal votes			28,683	98.4	+0.1
Informal votes			466	1.6	−0.1
Turnout			29,149	90.1	−1.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.7

Elections in the 1970s

New South Wales state election, 1978: Albury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harold Mair	11,435	48.2	+6.3
	Liberal	Phillip Williams	9,304	39.2	-19.0
	Country	Clifford Chamberlain	2,996	12.6	+12.6
Total formal votes			23,735	98.3	−0.1
Informal votes			411	1.7	+0.1
Turnout			24,146	91.6	−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Harold Mair	12,024	50.7	+8.8
	Liberal	Phillip Williams	11,711	49.3	-8.8
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+8.8

New South Wales state election, 1976: Albury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gordon Mackie	13,195	58.2	+1.5
	Labor	Kevin Esler	9,498	41.8	+6.8
Total formal votes			22,693	98.4	+0.1
Informal votes			361	1.6	−0.1
Turnout			23,054	92.2	−0.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	-6.2

New South Wales state election, 1973: Albury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gordon Mackie	11,948	56.7	+5.3
	Labor	Gordon Mitchell	7,375	35.0	-2.8
	Democratic Labor	Anthony Quinn	1,761	8.3	-2.5
Total formal votes			21,084	98.3	−0.1
Informal votes			361	1.7	+0.1
Turnout			21,445	92.9	+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Gordon Mackie	13,357	63.4	+3.4
	Labor	Gordon Mitchell	7,727	36.6	-3.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.4

New South Wales state election, 1971: Albury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gordon Mackie	9,360	51.4	-6.9
	Labor	Kevin Esler	6,881	37.8	+5.8
	Democratic Labor	Anthony Quinn	1,965	10.8	+1.1
Total formal votes			18,206	98.4	+0.1
Informal votes			292	1.6	−0.1
Turnout			18,498	91.7	−1.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Gordon Mackie	10,932	60.0	-6.1
	Labor	Kevin Esler	7,274	40.0	+6.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	-6.1

Elections in the 1960s

New South Wales state election, 1968: Albury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gordon Mackie	11,537	58.3	+23.4
	Labor	Douglas McFarlane	6,327	32.0	-6.1
	Democratic Labor	Anthony Quinn	1,921	9.7	+4.6
Total formal votes			19,785	98.3	−0.5
Informal votes			344	1.7	+0.5
Turnout			20,129	93.3	−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Gordon Mackie	13,074	66.1	+7.3
	Labor	Douglas McFarlane	6,711	33.9	-7.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.3

New South Wales state election, 1965: Albury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Robert White	7,754	38.1	-1.5
	Liberal	Gordon Mackie	7,086	34.8	-18.3
	Country	James Griffiths	4,463	22.0	+22.0
	Democratic Labor	Leo Keane	1,030	5.1	+0.3
Total formal votes			20,333	98.8	−0.3
Informal votes			246	1.2	+0.3
Turnout			20,579	93.5	+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Gordon Mackie	11,960	58.8	+0.6
	Labor	Robert White	8,373	41.2	-0.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.6

New South Wales state election, 1962: Albury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Doug Padman	10,518	53.1	-5.1
	Labor	Robert White	7,832	39.6	+7.8
	Democratic Labor	Leo Keane	949	4.8	-5.2
	Independent	Robert Garland	498	2.5	+2.5
Total formal votes			19,797	99.1
Informal votes			188	0.9
Turnout			19,985	93.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Doug Padman	11,526	58.2	-6.0
	Labor	Robert White	8,271	41.8	+6.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	-6.0

Elections in the 1950s

New South Wales state election, 1959: Albury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Doug Padman	11,672	58.2
	Labor	Reginald Garland	6,368	31.8
	Democratic Labor	Lawrence Esler	1,988	10.0
Total formal votes			20,038	98.9
Informal votes			232	1.1
Turnout			20,270	92.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Doug Padman	12,871	64.2
	Labor	Reginald Garland	7,167	35.8
	Liberal hold		Swing

New South Wales state election, 1956: Albury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Doug Padman	11,205	58.4	+6.6
	Labor	Robert White	7,988	41.6	-6.6
Total formal votes			19,193	99.1	+0.2
Informal votes			173	0.9	−0.2
Turnout			19,366	92.9	−1.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.6

Elections in the 1940s

Albury state by-election, 1946
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labor	John Hurley	7,013	49.47
	Country	Alfred Townsend	3,823	26.97
	Liberal	Ernest Atkinson	3,339	23.56
Total formal votes			14,175	85.38
Informal votes			163	1.14
Turnout			14,338	86.52
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Hurley	7,518	53.04
	Country	Alfred Townsend	6,657	46.96
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing

References

Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Albury". Archived from the original on 30 August 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

^ State Electoral District of Albury: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
^ State Electoral District of Albury: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.
^ 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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[1] State Electoral District of Albury: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.

[2] State Electoral District of Albury: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.

[3] 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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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