Electoral results for the district of Kiama
Appearance
This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Kiama in New South Wales state elections. The district has had two incarnations, the first from 1859 to 1904, the second from 1981 until the present.
Members
First incarnation (1859–1904) | |||
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Member | Party | Term | |
Samuel Gray | None | 1859–1864 | |
Henry Parkes | None | 1864–1870 | |
John Stewart | None | 1871–1874 | |
Samuel Charles | None | 1874–1880 | |
Harman Tarrant | None | 1880–1887 | |
Angus Cameron | Free Trade | 1887–1889 | |
George Fuller | Free Trade | 1889–1894 | |
Alexander Campbell | Independent Protectionist | 1894–1895 | |
Protectionist | 1895–1901 | ||
Progressive | 1901–1904 | ||
Second incarnation (1981–present) | |||
Member | Party | Term | |
Bill Knott | Labor | 1981–1986 | |
Bob Harrison | Labor | 1986–1999 | |
Matt Brown | Labor | 1999–2011 | |
Gareth Ward | Liberal | 2011–present |
Election results
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Gareth Ward | 24,618 | 51.6 | +8.0 | |
Labor | Glenn Kolomeitz | 15,288 | 32.1 | +4.4 | |
Greens | Terry Barratt | 5,271 | 11.1 | +2.2 | |
Christian Democrats | Steve Ryan | 1,505 | 3.2 | −0.7 | |
No Land Tax | Carmel Pellegrini | 1,016 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
Total formal votes | 47,698 | 97.2 | −0.0 | ||
Informal votes | 1,382 | 2.8 | +0.0 | ||
Turnout | 49,080 | 92.4 | +2.0 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Gareth Ward | 26,114 | 58.7 | +0.1 | |
Labor | Glenn Kolomeitz | 18,404 | 41.3 | −0.1 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Gareth Ward | 19,898 | 42.5 | +12.0 | |
Labor | Matt Brown | 13,366 | 28.6 | -22.1 | |
Independent | Sandra McCarthy | 6,009 | 12.8 | +12.8 | |
Greens | Ben Van Der Wijngaart | 4,126 | 8.8 | +0.2 | |
Christian Democrats | Steve Ryan | 1,805 | 3.9 | -0.9 | |
Independent | Adrian Daly | 1,576 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
Total formal votes | 46,780 | 97.7 | −0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 1,091 | 2.3 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 47,871 | 94.6 | +0.5 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Gareth Ward | 23,030 | 57.5 | +19.4 | |
Labor | Matt Brown | 17,052 | 42.5 | -19.4 | |
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +19.4 |
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Matt Brown | 21,971 | 50.7 | +4.1 | |
Liberal | Ann Sudmalis | 13,224 | 30.5 | -2.1 | |
Greens | Ben van der Wijngaart | 3,759 | 8.7 | -0.6 | |
Christian Democrats | John Kadwell | 2,082 | 4.8 | +0.6 | |
Fishing Party | Garth Bridge | 1,680 | 3.9 | +3.9 | |
Against Further Immigration | Jack Burnett | 645 | 1.5 | +0.7 | |
Total formal votes | 43,361 | 98.0 | +0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 902 | 2.0 | −0.1 | ||
Turnout | 44,263 | 94.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Matt Brown | 24,910 | 62.0 | +3.7 | |
Liberal | Ann Sudmalis | 15,273 | 38.0 | -3.7 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +3.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Matt Brown | 25,074 | 56.2 | +6.8 | |
Liberal | Danielle Jones | 11,993 | 26.9 | +5.1 | |
Greens | Howard Jones | 4,107 | 9.2 | +1.5 | |
Christian Democrats | John Kadwell | 1,667 | 3.7 | -0.6 | |
One Nation | Helga Green | 698 | 1.6 | -7.6 | |
Democrats | Henry Collier | 529 | 1.2 | -2.1 | |
Against Further Immigration | Clive Curnow | 523 | 1.2 | +0.0 | |
Total formal votes | 44,591 | 97.7 | +0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 1,059 | 2.3 | −0.1 | ||
Turnout | 45,650 | 93.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Matt Brown | 27,208 | 66.9 | -0.8 | |
Liberal | Danielle Jones | 13,471 | 33.1 | +0.8 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -0.8 |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Matt Brown | 20,236 | 49.4 | -7.1 | |
Liberal | Charlie Mifsud | 8,936 | 21.8 | -9.9 | |
One Nation | Dan Orr | 3,765 | 9.2 | +9.2 | |
Greens | Jim Bradley | 3,157 | 7.7 | -3.9 | |
Christian Democrats | John Kadwell | 1,774 | 4.3 | +4.2 | |
Democrats | Henry Collier | 1,363 | 3.3 | +3.2 | |
Independent | Philip McLeod | 1,234 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
Against Further Immigration | John Murray | 472 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Total formal votes | 40,937 | 97.6 | +3.4 | ||
Informal votes | 1,018 | 2.4 | −3.4 | ||
Turnout | 41,955 | 94.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Matt Brown | 23,048 | 67.7 | +3.1 | |
Liberal | Charlie Mifsud | 10,995 | 32.3 | -3.1 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +3.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Bob Harrison | 20,385 | 54.3 | +0.7 | |
Liberal | Jason Collins | 12,814 | 34.2 | +1.4 | |
Greens | Karla Sperling | 4,319 | 11.5 | +11.5 | |
Total formal votes | 37,518 | 94.3 | +4.0 | ||
Informal votes | 2,275 | 5.7 | −4.0 | ||
Turnout | 39,793 | 94.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Bob Harrison | 22,472 | 62.2 | +0.8 | |
Liberal | Jason Collins | 13,677 | 37.8 | -0.8 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +0.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Bob Harrison | 16,925 | 53.6 | +3.2 | |
Liberal | Phillip Motbey | 10,345 | 32.8 | -9.7 | |
Democrats | Kerry Sharpe | 2,648 | 8.4 | +7.2 | |
Call to Australia | Glen Ryan | 1,660 | 5.3 | +4.6 | |
Total formal votes | 31,578 | 90.3 | −6.4 | ||
Informal votes | 3,382 | 9.7 | +6.4 | ||
Turnout | 34,960 | 94.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Bob Harrison | 18,524 | 61.4 | +7.8 | |
Liberal | Phillip Motbey | 11,644 | 38.6 | -7.8 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +7.8 |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Bob Harrison | 18,122 | 61.4 | -1.7 | |
Liberal | Kevin Baker | 11,408 | 38.6 | +1.7 | |
Total formal votes | 29,530 | 96.5 | −1.5 | ||
Informal votes | 1,080 | 3.5 | +1.5 | ||
Turnout | 30,610 | 94.6 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | -1.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Bill Knott | 19,636 | 58.7 | -1.2 | |
Liberal | Warren Steel | 13,797 | 41.3 | +1.2 | |
Total formal votes | 33,433 | 98.0 | −0.9 | ||
Informal votes | 684 | 2.0 | +0.9 | ||
Turnout | 34,117 | 93.3 | +1.2 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -1.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Bill Knott | 17,951 | 59.9 | ||
Liberal | James Chittick | 11,995 | 40.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 29,946 | 97.1 | |||
Informal votes | 906 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 30,852 | 92.1 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | -2.1 |
References
- Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Kiama". Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
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- ^ State Electoral District of Kiama: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
- ^ State Electoral District of Kiama: 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 8 December 2011.
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