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This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Cronulla in New South Wales state elections from the district's first election in 1959 until the present.

Members for Cronulla

Member Party Period
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal|  Ian Griffith Liberal 1959–1978
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor|  Michael Egan Labor 1978–1984
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal|  Malcolm Kerr Liberal 1984–2011
Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal|  Mark Speakman Liberal 2011–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

New South Wales state election, 2015: Cronulla[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Mark Speakman 31,189 61.9 −3.1
Labor Peter Scaysbrook 11,029 21.9 +2.3
Greens Nathan Hunt 4,580 9.1 +0.3
Christian Democrats George Capsis 2,571 5.1 +1.8
No Land Tax Christie Mortimer 978 1.9 +1.9
Total formal votes 50,347 97.0 +0.1
Informal votes 1,550 3.0 −0.1
Turnout 51,897 93.0 +1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Mark Speakman 32,788 70.9 −3.9
Labor Peter Scaysbrook 13,436 29.1 +3.9
Liberal hold Swing −3.9
New South Wales state election, 2011: Cronulla[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Mark Speakman 29,845 66.1 +9.4
Labor Stefanie Jones 8,653 19.2 −6.9
Greens Josh Peacock 3,681 8.1 +1.3
Christian Democrats Beth Smith 1,571 3.5 −1.1
Independent Patricia Poulos 1,424 3.2 +3.2
Total formal votes 45,174 97.2 −0.5
Informal votes 1,291 2.8 +0.5
Turnout 46,465 93.3 −0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Mark Speakman 31,382 75.5 +8.1
Labor Stefanie Jones 10,157 24.5 −8.1
Liberal hold Swing +8.1

Elections in the 2000s

New South Wales state election, 2007: Cronulla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Malcolm Kerr 24,339 56.7 +10.7
Labor Paul Constance 11,195 26.1 −3.1
Greens Naomi Waizer 2,948 6.9 +1.5
Christian Democrats Beth Smith 1,963 4.6 +2.1
Against Further Immigration Warren Feinbier 1,299 3.0 +1.2
Independent John Moffat 1,193 2.8 +2.7
Total formal votes 42,937 97.7 −0.1
Informal votes 1,013 2.3 +0.1
Turnout 43,950 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Malcolm Kerr 26,363 67.5 +8.7
Labor Paul Constance 12,708 32.5 −8.7
Liberal hold Swing +8.7
New South Wales state election, 2003: Cronulla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Malcolm Kerr 18,669 45.9 +1.0
Labor Scott Docherty 11,549 28.4 −6.5
Independent Tracie Sonda 5,836 14.4 +14.4
Greens John Vlamitsopoulos 2,173 5.3 +0.6
Christian Democrats Beth Smith 1,046 2.6 +0.1
Against Further Immigration Warren Feinbier 761 1.9 +0.3
One Nation Renata McCallum 394 1.0 −6.6
Unity Siu Au 206 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 40,634 97.8 +0.0
Informal votes 911 2.2 −0.0
Turnout 41,545 92.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Malcolm Kerr 20,402 59.3 +4.2
Labor Scott Docherty 14,024 40.7 −4.2
Liberal hold Swing +4.2

Elections in the 1990s

New South Wales state election, 1999: Cronulla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Malcolm Kerr 18,160 44.9 −5.5
Labor Scott Docherty 14,123 34.9 +5.8
One Nation Jack Manasserian 3,057 7.6 +7.6
Greens Cathy Power 1,885 4.7 +4.7
Democrats Roy Day 1,148 2.8 −0.2
Christian Democrats Malcolm Smith 1,015 2.5 +0.4
Against Further Immigration Warren Feinbier 632 1.6 −1.6
Independent Patricia Poulos 404 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 40,424 97.8 +1.5
Informal votes 892 2.2 −1.5
Turnout 41,316 93.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Malcolm Kerr 19,785 55.1 −5.2
Labor Scott Docherty 16,137 44.9 +5.2
Liberal hold Swing −5.2
New South Wales state election, 1995: Cronulla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Malcolm Kerr 16,925 49.3 −8.5
Labor Noreen Solomon 9,847 28.7 −5.1
Independent Byron Hurst 4,668 13.6 +13.6
Against Further Immigration Peter Smith 1,103 3.2 +3.2
Democrats Valerie Bush 1,077 3.1 −5.3
Call to Australia Malcolm Smith 710 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 34,330 96.4 +4.3
Informal votes 1,288 3.6 −4.3
Turnout 35,618 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Malcolm Kerr 18,928 59.8 −1.5
Labor Noreen Solomon 12,734 40.2 +1.5
Liberal hold Swing −1.5
New South Wales state election, 1991: Cronulla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Malcolm Kerr 18,722 57.8 +3.8
Labor Tony Brownlow 10,944 33.8 +2.6
Democrats Terri Richardson 2,719 8.4 +8.4
Total formal votes 32,385 92.1 −5.4
Informal votes 2,784 7.9 +5.4
Turnout 35,169 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Malcolm Kerr 19,396 61.3 0.0
Labor Tony Brownlow 12,252 38.7 0.0
Liberal hold Swing 0.0

Elections in the 1980s

New South Wales state election, 1988: Cronulla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Malcolm Kerr 15,632 52.7 +2.2
Labor Thomas Brownlow 8,649 29.2 −20.4
Independent Carol Provan 5,381 18.1 +18.1
Total formal votes 29,662 97.7 −0.7
Informal votes 706 2.3 +0.7
Turnout 30,368 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Malcolm Kerr 17,147 61.6 +11.1
Labor Thomas Brownlow 10,694 38.4 −11.1
Liberal hold Swing +11.1
New South Wales state election, 1984: Cronulla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Malcolm Kerr 14,644 50.5 +5.8
Labor Michael Egan 14,375 49.5 −5.8
Total formal votes 29,019 98.3 +0.2
Informal votes 490 1.7 −0.2
Turnout 29,509 92.7 +1.2
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +5.8
New South Wales state election, 1981: Cronulla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Michael Egan 15,406 55.3 −3.3
Liberal Stephen Mutch 12,435 44.7 +3.3
Total formal votes 27,841 98.1
Informal votes 549 1.9
Turnout 28,390 91.5
Labor hold Swing −3.3

Elections in the 1970s

New South Wales state election, 1978: Cronulla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Michael Egan 18,029 58.6 +13.5
Liberal Dennis Porter 12,749 41.4 −9.8
Total formal votes 30,778 98.1 −0.8
Informal votes 603 1.9 +0.8
Turnout 31,381 93.2 −0.8
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +12.4
New South Wales state election, 1976: Cronulla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian Griffith 15,960 51.2 +0.4
Labor Michael Egan 14,045 45.1 +4.9
Workers Ian Scott 1,147 3.7 +3.7
Total formal votes 31,152 98.9 +0.3
Informal votes 337 1.1 −0.3
Turnout 31,489 94.0 −0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Griffith 16,763 53.8 −0.9
Labor Michael Egan 14,389 46.2 +0.9
Liberal hold Swing −0.9
New South Wales state election, 1973: Cronulla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian Griffith 14,782 50.8 +0.7
Labor Michael Egan 11,686 40.2 −2.0
Australia Marjory Gray 1,936 6.6 +6.6
Democratic Labor Bernard Forshaw 700 2.4 +2.4
Total formal votes 29,104 98.6
Informal votes 423 1.4
Turnout 29,527 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Griffith 15,923 54.7 +2.2
Labor Michael Egan 13,181 45.3 −2.2
Liberal hold Swing +2.2
New South Wales state election, 1971: Cronulla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian Griffith 13,683 50.1 −9.1
Labor Michael Egan 11,510 42.2 +6.7
Defence of Government Schools Robin Alleway 2,097 7.7 +7.7
Total formal votes 27,290 98.6
Informal votes 386 1.4
Turnout 27,676 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Griffith 14,314 52.5 −8.4
Labor Michael Egan 12,976 47.5 +8.4
Liberal hold Swing −8.4

Elections in the 1960s

New South Wales state election, 1968: Cronulla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian Griffith 15,231 59.2 −2.9
Labor John Cudmore 9,126 35.5 +0.8
Democratic Labor Kevin Ryan 750 2.9 +2.9
Communist Alexander Elphinston 622 2.4 −0.8
Total formal votes 25,729 97.7
Informal votes 601 2.3
Turnout 26,330 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Griffith 15,955 62.0 −0.7
Labor John Cudmore 9,774 38.0 +0.7
Liberal hold Swing −0.7
New South Wales state election, 1965: Cronulla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian Griffith 17,023 62.1 +0.9
Labor Wallace Page 9,528 34.7 −4.1
Communist Alexander Elphinston 878 3.2 +3.2
Total formal votes 27,429 98.7 −0.3
Informal votes 365 1.3 +0.3
Turnout 27,794 94.9 +0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Griffith 17,199 62.7 +1.5
Labor Wallace Page 10,230 37.3 −1.5
Liberal hold Swing +1.5
New South Wales state election, 1962: Cronulla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian Griffith 15,618 61.2 +0.6
Labor Francis Russell 9,919 38.8 −0.6
Total formal votes 25,537 99.0
Informal votes 250 1.0
Turnout 25,787 94.8
Liberal hold Swing +0.6

Elections in the 1950s

New South Wales state election, 1959: Cronulla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian Griffith 13,085 60.6
Labor Gordon Neilson 8,498 39.4
Total formal votes 21,583 98.9
Informal votes 249 1.1
Turnout 21,832 95.5
Liberal hold Swing

References

  • Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Cronulla". Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  1. ^ State Electoral District of Cronulla: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
  2. ^ State Electoral District of Cronulla: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.
  3. ^ Antony Green. "2011 New South Wales Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
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