Electoral results for the district of Coogee

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Coogee in New South Wales state elections from the district's first election in 1927 until the present.

Members for Coogee

	Party	Period
Hyman Goldstein	Nationalist	1927–1928
John Dunningham	Nationalist	1928–1931
John Dunningham	United Australia	1931–1938
Thomas Mutch	United Australia	1938–1941
Lou Cunningham	Labor	1941–1948
Kevin Ellis	Liberal	1948–1953
Lou Walsh	Labor	1953–1956
Kevin Ellis	Liberal	1956–1962
Lou Walsh	Labor	1962–1965
Kevin Ellis	Liberal	1965–1973
Ross Freeman	Liberal	1973–1974
Michael Cleary	Labor	1974–1991
Ernie Page	Labor	1991–2003
Paul Pearce	Labor	2003–2011
Bruce Notley-Smith	Liberal	2011–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

New South Wales state election, 2015: Coogee^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bruce Notley-Smith	21,564	46.6	−1.1
	Labor	Paul Pearce	15,073	32.5	+6.8
	Greens	Lindsay Shurey	8,609	18.6	−2.8
	No Land Tax	Victoria Gervay-Ruben	612	1.3	+1.3
	Christian Democrats	Linda Dinkha	464	1.0	−0.4
Total formal votes			46,322	97.6	+0.5
Informal votes			1,117	2.4	−0.5
Turnout			47,439	87.3	−1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bruce Notley-Smith	22,517	52.9	−5.4
	Labor	Paul Pearce	20,031	47.1	+5.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.4

New South Wales state election, 2011: Coogee^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bruce Notley-Smith	20,224	47.1	+11.4
	Labor	Paul Pearce	10,828	25.2	-13.8
	Greens	Sue Doran	9,449	22.0	+0.9
	Independent	Nathan Jones	956	2.2	+2.2
	Independent	Stuart Burney	868	2.0	+2.0
	Christian Democrats	Andrew McGowan	581	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			42,906	97.6	+0.1
Informal votes			1,035	2.4	−0.1
Turnout			43,941	89.4	+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bruce Notley-Smith	21,987	58.2	+15.5
	Labor	Paul Pearce	15,762	41.8	-15.5
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+15.5

Elections in the 2000s

New South Wales state election, 2007: Coogee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Paul Pearce	15,623	39.0	-6.9
	Liberal	Jonathon Flegg	14,323	35.8	+5.0
	Greens	Kelly Marks	8,457	21.1	+3.2
	Democrats	Nicole Tillotson	1,138	2.8	+0.5
	Unity	Yuan Wu	488	1.2	+0.2
Total formal votes			40,029	97.6	−0.4
Informal votes			989	2.4	+0.4
Turnout			41,018	88.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Paul Pearce	20,775	57.2	-6.4
	Liberal	Jonathon Flegg	15,521	42.8	+6.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.4

New South Wales state election, 2003: Coogee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Paul Pearce	16,361	44.4	-5.0
	Liberal	David McBride	11,669	31.7	-1.0
	Greens	Murray Matson	6,848	18.6	+9.3
	Democrats	Lindy Morrison	870	2.4	-3.3
	Independent	Barry Watterson	773	2.1	+2.1
	Unity	Lisa Li	300	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			36,821	98.1	+0.0
Informal votes			727	1.9	−0.0
Turnout			37,548	87.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Paul Pearce	20,728	62.6	+0.3
	Liberal	David McBride	12,381	37.4	-0.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.3

Elections in the 1990s

New South Wales state election, 1999: Coogee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ernie Page	18,901	49.4	+5.4
	Liberal	Kevin Junee	12,498	32.7	-6.6
	Greens	Murray Matson	3,578	9.3	-0.1
	Democrats	Harry Crow	2,180	5.7	+2.5
	One Nation	Darrel Mullins	910	2.4	+2.4
	Against Further Immigration	Les Black	203	0.5	-1.6
Total formal votes			38,270	98.1	+2.3
Informal votes			761	1.9	−2.3
Turnout			39,031	89.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ernie Page	22,338	62.3	+6.8
	Liberal	Kevin Junee	13,539	37.7	-6.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.8

New South Wales state election, 1995: Coogee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ernie Page	15,002	44.5	+1.0
	Liberal	Margaret Martin	13,013	38.6	-2.4
	Greens	Murray Matson	3,131	9.3	+9.3
	Democrats	Marie Brown	1,045	3.1	-1.9
	Against Further Immigration	Shane Scevity	797	2.4	+2.4
	Independent	Barry Doosey	472	1.4	+1.4
	Natural Law	Jacinta Lynch	240	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			33,700	95.9	+2.2
Informal votes			1,426	4.1	−2.2
Turnout			35,126	91.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ernie Page	17,924	56.1	+4.5
	Liberal	Margaret Martin	14,024	43.9	-4.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.5

New South Wales state election, 1991: Coogee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ernie Page	14,013	43.5	+0.1
	Liberal	Allan Andrews	13,215	41.0	-1.4
	Democrats	Peter Feltis	1,625	5.0	-0.3
	Independent	Claude Danzey	1,335	4.1	+4.1
	Independent	Charles Matthews	1,089	3.4	+3.4
	Independent	Jack Dillon	957	3.0	+3.0
Total formal votes			32,234	93.8	−3.4
Informal votes			2,135	6.2	+3.4
Turnout			34,369	90.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ernie Page	15,994	51.6	+0.7
	Liberal	Allan Andrews	15,021	48.4	-0.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.7

Elections in the 1980s

New South Wales state election, 1988: Coogee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Michael Cleary	11,739	42.1	-10.4
	Liberal	Margaret Martin	11,416	41.0	+0.3
	Independent	John Buchanan	3,568	12.8	+12.8
	Democrats	Laurence Gration	877	3.1	-3.3
	Independent	Stephen Muller	269	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			27,869	96.7	−0.7
Informal votes			948	3.3	+0.7
Turnout			28,817	91.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Michael Cleary	13,484	51.2	-5.4
	Liberal	Margaret Martin	12,855	48.8	+5.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.4

New South Wales state election, 1984: Coogee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Michael Cleary	13,674	52.8	-11.5
	Liberal	Ken Finn	10,521	40.6	+7.5
	Democrats	Gavan Schneider	1,708	6.6	+6.6
Total formal votes			25,903	97.5	+1.0
Informal votes			658	2.5	−1.0
Turnout			26,561	89.6	+2.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Michael Cleary		56.8	-9.1
	Liberal	Ken Finn		43.2	+9.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-9.1

New South Wales state election, 1981: Coogee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Michael Cleary	16,668	64.3	+0.9
	Liberal	Kenneth Finn	8,576	33.1	+1.0
	Independent	Michael Gluyas	665	2.6	+2.6
Total formal votes			25,909	96.5
Informal votes			933	3.5
Turnout			26,842	87.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Michael Cleary	16,768	65.9	-0.5
	Liberal	Kenneth Finn	8,676	34.1	+0.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.5

Elections in the 1970s

New South Wales state election, 1978: Coogee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Michael Cleary	17,893	63.4	+9.7
	Liberal	David Kinsman	9,059	32.1	-14.2
	Democrats	Leslie Reiss	1,254	4.5	+4.5
Total formal votes			28,206	97.8	−0.1
Informal votes			625	2.2	+0.1
Turnout			28,831	88.6	−1.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Michael Cleary	18,729	66.4	+12.7
	Liberal	David Kinsman	9,477	33.6	-12.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+12.7

New South Wales state election, 1976: Coogee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Michael Cleary	16,265	53.7	+8.2
	Liberal	Phillip Billings	14,036	46.3	+1.2
Total formal votes			30,301	97.9	+0.8
Informal votes			662	2.1	−0.8
Turnout			30,963	89.7	+1.3
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+3.7

New South Wales state election, 1973: Coogee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Michael Cleary	13,092	45.5	+3.1
	Liberal	Ross Freeman	12,958	45.1	-1.5
	Australia	Ann Sutherland	1,917	6.7	+6.7
	Democratic Labor	Betty Stepkovitch	779	2.7	-1.8
Total formal votes			28,746	97.1
Informal votes			869	2.9
Turnout			29,615	88.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ross Freeman	14,377	50.01	-2.9
	Labor	Michael Cleary	14,369	49.99	+2.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	-2.9

This result was annulled by the Court of Disputed Returns and a by-election was held.

New South Wales state election, 1971: Coogee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Kevin Ellis	12,231	46.6	-4.0
	Labor	Mary Barry	11,109	42.4	+0.5
	Democratic Labor	Betty Stepkovitch	1,187	4.5	-0.7
	Defence of Government Schools	Jean McCoroskin	967	3.7	+3.7
	Independent	William Ash	725	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			26,219	97.4
Informal votes			707	2.6
Turnout			26,926	90.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Kevin Ellis	13,860	52.9	-3.0
	Labor	Mary Barry	12,359	47.1	+3.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.0

Elections in the 1960s

New South Wales state election, 1968: Coogee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Kevin Ellis	11,924	50.6	+2.6
	Labor	Lou Walsh	9,873	41.9	-5.7
	Democratic Labor	John Cunningham	1,225	5.2	+0.8
	Independent	Lincoln Oppenheimer	525	2.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			23,547	97.2
Informal votes			687	2.8
Turnout			24,234	92.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Kevin Ellis	13,167	55.9	+4.2
	Labor	Lou Walsh	10,380	44.1	-4.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.2

New South Wales state election, 1965: Coogee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Kevin Ellis	10,626	48.0	+2.4
	Labor	Lou Walsh	10,547	47.6	-2.1
	Democratic Labor	Philip Cohen	972	4.4	-0.3
Total formal votes			22,145	98.3	−0.4
Informal votes			389	1.7	+0.4
Turnout			22,534	91.9	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Kevin Ellis	11,443	51.7	+2.7
	Labor	Lou Walsh	10,702	48.3	-2.7
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+2.7

New South Wales state election, 1962: Coogee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lou Walsh	11,323	49.7	+3.4
	Liberal	Kevin Ellis	10,392	45.6	-3.7
	Democratic Labor	Peter Daly	1,061	4.7	+0.3
Total formal votes			22,776	98.7
Informal votes			296	1.3
Turnout			23,072	91.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lou Walsh	11,615	51.0	+3.7
	Liberal	Kevin Ellis	11,161	49.0	-3.7
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+3.7

Elections in the 1950s

New South Wales state election, 1959: Coogee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Kevin Ellis	10,309	49.3
	Labor	Lou Walsh	9,690	46.3
	Democratic Labor	Allan Carter	930	4.4
Total formal votes			20,929	98.3
Informal votes			364	1.7
Turnout			21,293	92.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Kevin Ellis	11,027	52.7
	Labor	Lou Walsh	9,902	47.3
	Liberal hold		Swing

New South Wales state election, 1956: Coogee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Kevin Ellis	10,072	51.1	+4.3
	Labor	Lou Walsh	9,250	47.0	-6.2
	Independent	Tasman Crocker	375	1.9	+1.9
Total formal votes			19,697	98.3	+0.1
Informal votes			334	1.7	−0.1
Turnout			20,031	92.6	−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Kevin Ellis	10,260	52.1	+5.3
	Labor	Lou Walsh	9,437	47.9	-5.3
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+5.3

References

Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Coogee". Retrieved 13 June 2011.

^ State Electoral District of Coogee: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
^ State Electoral District of Coogee: 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 Coogee: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.

[2] State Electoral District of Coogee: 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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