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This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Northern Tablelands in New South Wales state elections. The district has had two incarnations: as a two-member district from 1920 to 1927 and as a single-member district from 1981 until the present.

Members

First incarnation (1920—1927, 3 members)
Member Party Term Member Party Term Member Party Term
  Michael Bruxner Progressive 1920–1925   David Drummond Progressive 1920–1925   Alfred McClelland Labor 1920–1927
  Country 1925–1927   Country 1925–1927
Second incarnation (1981—present, 1 member)
Member Party Term
  Bill McCarthy Labor 1981–1987
  Ray Chappell National 1987–1999
  Richard Torbay Independent 1999–2013
  Adam Marshall National 2013–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

New South Wales state election, 2015: Northern Tablelands[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Adam Marshall 32,247 66.7 +31.1
Labor Debra O'Brien 7,573 15.7 +10.7
Independent David Mailler 3,471 7.2 +7.2
Greens Mercurius Goldstein 3,453 7.1 +3.7
Christian Democrats Holly Beecham 1,115 2.3 +0.9
No Land Tax Trevor Gay 489 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 48,348 97.8 −0.7
Informal votes 1,082 2.2 +0.7
Turnout 49,430 90.1 −2.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Adam Marshall 34,077 77.1 −0.6
Labor Debra O'Brien 10,137 22.9 +0.6
National hold Swing −0.6
Northern Tablelands state by-election, 2013[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Adam Marshall 27,276 63.3 +35.0
Independent Jim Maher 5,814 13.5 +13.5
Labor Herman Beyersdorf 4,190 9.7 +6.3
Independent Katherine Nicholson 1,845 4.3 +4.3
Greens Dora Koops 1,782 4.1 +0.8
Independent Bill Bush 1,270 2.9 +2.9
Christian Democrats Silvana Nero 912 2.1 +0.5
Total formal votes 43,089 97.1 −1.7
Informal votes 1,304 2.9 +1.8
Turnout 44,393 85.7 +7.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Adam Marshall 29,817 81.0 +4.9
Labor Herman Beyersdorf 7,014 19.0 −4.9
National gain from Independent Swing +4.9
New South Wales state election, 2011: Northern Tablelands[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Richard Torbay 29,526 63.4 −9.3
National Charlie McCowen 13,199 28.3 +10.6
Labor Sarah Frazier 1,580 3.4 −0.9
Greens Pat Schultz 1,531 3.3 +0.1
Christian Democrats Isabel Strutt 736 1.6 −0.4
Total formal votes 46,572 98.8 −0.2
Informal votes 547 1.2 +0.2
Turnout 47,119 93.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Richard Torbay 31,247 69.4 −10.8
National Charlie McCowen 13,756 30.6 +10.8
Independent hold Swing −10.8

Elections in the 2000s

New South Wales state election, 2007: Northern Tablelands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Richard Torbay 32,615 72.7 +8.8
National Phillip Kelly 7,951 17.7 −2.1
Labor Phil Usher 1,947 4.3 −2.0
Greens Vanessa Bible 1,418 3.2 −0.7
Christian Democrats Isabel Strutt 904 2.0 +0.0
Total formal votes 44,835 99.0 +0.1
Informal votes 442 1.0 −0.1
Turnout 45,277 93.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Richard Torbay 34,420 80.2 +0.3
National Phillip Kelly 8,471 19.8 −0.3
Independent hold Swing +0.2
New South Wales state election, 2003: Northern Tablelands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Richard Torbay 28,149 71.3 +27.1
National Peter Bailey 6,076 15.4 −18.7
Labor Michaela Fogarty 1,870 4.7 −4.5
Greens Brendon Perrin 1,632 4.1 +2.3
Christian Democrats Isabel Strutt 829 2.1 +2.1
Independent John Irvine 457 1.2 +1.2
One Nation James Donald 455 1.2 −5.9
Total formal votes 39,468 99.0 +0.2
Informal votes 414 1.0 −0.2
Turnout 39,882 93.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Richard Torbay 30,691 82.4 +23.0
National Peter Bailey 6,569 17.6 −23.0
Independent hold Swing +23.0

Elections in the 1990s

New South Wales state election, 1999: Northern Tablelands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Richard Torbay 17,329 44.2 +25.0
National Ray Chappell 13,381 34.1 −18.7
Labor Martin Lawrence 3,598 9.2 −14.9
One Nation John Webeck 2,770 7.1 +7.1
Democrats Merran Cooper 1,092 2.8 +2.6
Greens Pat Schultz 719 1.8 +1.8
Independent Noel Keogh 360 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 39,249 98.7 +3.0
Informal votes 509 1.3 −3.0
Turnout 39,758 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
National Ray Chappell 18,063 67.7 +3.1
Labor Martin Lawrence 8,612 32.3 −3.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Richard Torbay 21,162 59.4 +59.4
National Ray Chappell 14,482 40.6 −24.0
Independent gain from National Swing N/A
New South Wales state election, 1995: Northern Tablelands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ray Chappell 17,823 52.0 −2.6
Labor Steve Funnell 8,284 24.2 −7.4
Independent Joe Harrold 7,262 21.2 +21.2
Natural Law Ruth Chant 923 2.7 +2.7
Total formal votes 34,292 95.7 +1.6
Informal votes 1,537 4.3 −1.6
Turnout 35,829 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Ray Chappell 20,373 63.7 +2.2
Labor Steve Funnell 11,610 36.3 −2.2
National hold Swing +2.2
New South Wales state election, 1991: Northern Tablelands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ray Chappell 18,220 54.6 −9.5
Labor Janice Knight 10,544 31.6 +4.2
Democrats Fiona Richardson 1,370 4.1 −1.2
Citizens Electoral Council Rob Taber 1,287 3.9 +3.9
Independent Peter Worthing 1,220 3.7 +3.7
Independent Stewart Scott-Irving 740 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 33,381 94.1 −3.7
Informal votes 2,083 5.9 +3.7
Turnout 35,464 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
National Ray Chappell 19,226 61.5 −7.1
Labor Janice Knight 12,041 38.5 +7.1
National hold Swing −7.1

Elections in the 1980s

New South Wales state election, 1988: Northern Tablelands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Ray Chappell 19,933 65.8 +15.2
Labor Kenneth McClenaghan 8,131 26.8 −22.4
Democrats Anthony Lawarick 2,232 7.4 +7.4
Total formal votes 30,296 97.8 −0.9
Informal votes 673 2.2 +0.9
Turnout 30,969 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Ray Chappell 20,619 69.0 +18.3
Labor Kenneth McClenaghan 9,258 31.0 −18.3
National hold Swing +18.3
New South Wales state election, 1984: Northern Tablelands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill McCarthy 15,335 51.6 −1.3
National Claude Cainero 14,383 48.4 +1.3
Total formal votes 29,718 98.8 +0.4
Informal votes 364 1.2 −0.4
Turnout 30,082 94.1 +1.9
Labor hold Swing −1.3
New South Wales state election, 1981: Northern Tablelands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill McCarthy 15,474 52.9 +4.8
National Country John Tregurtha 13,782 47.1 −4.8
Total formal votes 29,256 98.4
Informal votes 468 1.6
Turnout 29,724 92.2
Labor gain from National Country Swing +4.8

References

  • Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Northern Tablelands". Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  1. ^ State Electoral District of Northern Tablelands: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
  2. ^ State Electoral District of Northern Tablelands: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "2013 Northern Tablelands by-election results". ABC News. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  4. ^ Antony Green. "2011 New South Wales Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
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