Electoral results for the district of Southern Highlands

This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Southern Highlands in New South Wales state elections from its creation in 1988 until its abolition in 2007.

Members for Southern Highlands

Member		Party	Period
	John Fahey	Liberal	1988–1996
	Peta Seaton	Liberal	1996–2007

Election results

Elections in the 2000s

New South Wales state election, 2003: Southern Highlands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peta Seaton	22,729	52.4	+8.0
	Labor	Noeline Brown	15,280	35.2	+1.1
	Greens	Jim Clark	3,726	8.6	+4.4
	One Nation	Nathan McDonald	1,128	2.6	−7.6
	Independent	Jean McClung	542	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			43,405	97.9	+0.0
Informal votes			931	2.1	−0.0
Turnout			44,336	93.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Peta Seaton	23,789	57.6	+1.9
	Labor	Noeline Brown	17,488	42.4	−1.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.9

Elections in the 1990s

New South Wales state election, 1999: Southern Highlands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peta Seaton	17,614	44.4	−9.8
	Labor	Noeline Brown	13,527	34.1	+4.5
	One Nation	Trevor Clarke	4,055	10.2	+10.2
	Greens	Jim Clark	1,678	4.2	−1.9
	Democrats	Greg Butler	1,225	3.1	−0.2
	Independent	Lynette Styles	983	2.5	+2.5
	Against Further Immigration	Philip Lavis	464	1.2	+1.2
	Non-Custodial Parents	Louise Taylor	147	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			39,693	97.9	+1.9
Informal votes			833	2.1	−1.9
Turnout			40,526	93.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Peta Seaton	19,209	55.7	−5.9
	Labor	Noeline Brown	15,289	44.3	+5.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.9

New South Wales state election, 1995: Southern Highlands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Fahey	19,421	54.6	+6.5
	Labor	Ken Sullivan	11,584	32.5	−5.1
	Greens	Kevin Watchirs	2,014	5.7	+5.7
	Democrats	Greg Butler	1,619	4.5	−4.8
	Call to Australia	Peter Simos	956	2.7	−2.3
Total formal votes			35,594	96.2	+4.4
Informal votes			1,400	3.8	−4.4
Turnout			36,994	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Fahey	20,886	60.4	+3.9
	Labor	Ken Sullivan	13,711	39.6	−3.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.9

New South Wales state election, 1991: Southern Highlands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Fahey	15,000	48.1	+20.1
	Labor	Ken Sullivan	11,740	37.6	+9.6
	Democrats	Susan Nagy	2,919	9.4	+5.7
	Call to Australia	Wal Tennikoff	1,547	5.0	+5.0
Total formal votes			31,206	91.8	−5.5
Informal votes			2,784	8.2	+5.5
Turnout			33,990	93.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Fahey	16,859	56.4	−10.5
	Labor	Ken Sullivan	13,009	43.6	+10.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	−10.5

Elections in the 1980s

New South Wales state election, 1988: Southern Highlands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Fahey	15,176	51.2	+9.1
	Labor	Nigel Watkins	7,110	24.0	−17.6
	Independent	Thomas Gair	5,448	18.4	+18.4
	Democrats	Gregory Butler	1,899	6.4	+6.4
Total formal votes			29,633	97.0	−1.0
Informal votes			905	3.0	+1.0
Turnout			30,538	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Fahey	18,451	66.8	+9.1
	Labor	Nigel Watkins	9,171	33.2	−9.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+9.1

References

• Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Southern Highlands". Retrieved 2 October 2011.