Electoral results for the district of Wollondilly

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Wollondilly in New South Wales state elections. The district has had a number of incarnations: a single-member district from 1904 to 1920, a three-member district from 1920 to 1927, a single-member district from 1927 to 1981 and a single-member district from 2007 the present.

Members for Wollondilly

First Incarnation (1904–1920, 1 member)
Member		Party	Term
	William McCourt	Liberal Reform	1904—1913
	Frank Badgery	Liberal Reform	1913—1915
	George Fuller	Liberal Reform	1915—1917
	George Fuller	Nationalist	1917—1920

(1920–1927, 3 members)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	George Fuller	Nationalist	1920–1927		Billy Davies	Labor	1920–1927		John Cleary	Labor	1920—1922
									Mark Morton	Nationalist	1922—1925
									Andrew Lysaght	Labor	1925—1927

(1927–1981, 1 members)
Member		Party	Term
	George Fuller	Nationalist	1927—1928
	Mark Morton	Nationalist	1928—1932
	Mark Morton	United Australia	1932—1938
	Jeff Bate	United Australia	1938—1945
	Jeff Bate	Liberal	1945—1949
	Blake Pelly	Liberal	1950—1957
	Tom Lewis	Liberal	1957—1978
	Bill Knott	Labor	1978—1981
(2007–present, 1 member)
Member		Party	Term
	Phil Costa	Labor	2007—2011
	Jai Rowell	Liberal	2011—present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

New South Wales state election, 2015: Wollondilly^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jai Rowell	27,345	58.0	+2.1
	Labor	Ciaran O'Brien	11,429	24.2	+5.3
	Greens	Patrick Darley-Jones	3,957	8.4	+1.1
	Independent	Lynette Styles	1,821	3.9	+3.9
	Christian Democrats	Susan Pinsuti	1,559	3.3	−0.2
	No Land Tax	Maria Foia	1,073	2.3	+2.3
Total formal votes			47,184	96.2	+0.5
Informal votes			1,844	3.8	−0.5
Turnout			49,028	92.9	−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jai Rowell	28,795	67.3	−4.3
	Labor	Ciaran O'Brien	13,994	32.7	+4.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.3

New South Wales state election, 2011: Wollondilly^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jai Rowell	22,632	49.9	+10.6
	Labor	Phil Costa	11,558	25.5	-18.8
	Independent	Judy Hannan	4,971	11.0	+11.0
	Greens	Jess Di Blasio	2,432	5.4	-1.6
	Outdoor Recreation	Clinton Mead	2,104	4.6	+4.6
	Christian Democrats	Chris Dalton	1,669	3.7	+3.7
Total formal votes			45,366	95.4	−1.0
Informal votes			2,183	4.6	+1.0
Turnout			47,549	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jai Rowell	24,861	64.7	+18.0
	Labor	Phil Costa	13,559	35.3	-18.0
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+18.0

Elections in the 2000s

New South Wales state election, 2007: Wollondilly
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Phil Costa	18,652	44.3	-2.4
	Liberal	Sharryn Hilton	16,524	39.2	-0.3
	Independent	Danny Stewart	3,069	7.3	+7.3
	Greens	Geraldine Hunt	2,931	7.0	+0.9
	Independent	Maurice Nelmes	926	2.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			42,102	96.4	−0.8
Informal votes			1,577	3.6	+0.8
Turnout			43,679	93.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Phil Costa	20,803	53.3	-1.3
	Liberal	Sharryn Hilton	18,226	46.7	+1.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.3

Elections in the 1970s

New South Wales state election, 1978: Wollondilly
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Reynolds	13,074	43.1	-9.1
	Labor	Bill Knott	13,005	42.8	+3.7
	Independent	Robert Wilson	2,647	8.7	+8.7
	Democrats	Paul Stocker	1,631	5.4	+5.4
Total formal votes			30,357	98.5	−0.2
Informal votes			475	1.5	+0.2
Turnout			30,832	93.5	−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Knott	15,313	50.4	+8.0
	Liberal	Peter Reynolds	15,044	49.6	-8.0
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+8.0

New South Wales state election, 1976: Wollondilly
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tom Lewis	14,514	52.2	-3.1
	Labor	Bill Knott	10,883	39.1	+7.9
	Workers	Victor Thomas	1,526	5.5	+5.5
	Independent	William Tangye	880	3.2	+3.2
Total formal votes			27,803	98.7	+0.4
Informal votes			379	1.3	−0.4
Turnout			28,182	93.6	+1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Tom Lewis	16,023	57.6	-4.4
	Labor	Bill Knott	11,780	42.4	+4.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	-4.4

New South Wales state election, 1973: Wollondilly
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tom Lewis	13,426	55.3	-0.4
	Labor	Bill Knott	7,582	31.2	-5.0
	Independent	Dianne Allen	1,714	7.1	+7.1
	Australia	Jill Kerr	1,007	4.2	+4.2
	Democratic Labor	Bernard McRae	554	2.3	-1.8
Total formal votes			24,283	98.3
Informal votes			415	1.7
Turnout			24,698	92.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Tom Lewis	15,055	62.0	+1.0
	Labor	Bill Knott	9,228	38.0	-1.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.0

New South Wales state election, 1971: Wollondilly
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tom Lewis	11,538	55.7	-9.3
	Labor	John Kerin	7,506	36.2	+1.2
	Democratic Labor	Kevin Harrold	858	4.1	+4.1
	Independent	Alexander Gould	814	3.9	+3.9
Total formal votes			20,716	98.5
Informal votes			323	1.5
Turnout			21,039	94.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Tom Lewis	12,631	61.0	-4.0
	Labor	John Kerin	8,085	39.0	+4.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	-4.0

Elections in the 1960s

New South Wales state election, 1968: Wollondilly
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tom Lewis	10,652	59.2	+0.4
	Labor	Bernard Carroll	7,330	40.8	+5.1
Total formal votes			17,982	97.7
Informal votes			425	2.3
Turnout			18,407	95.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	-2.4

New South Wales state election, 1965: Wollondilly
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tom Lewis	14,933	58.8	+1.9
	Labor	Patrick O'Halloran	9,050	35.7	−7.4
	Independent	James Downing	1,405	5.5	+5.5
Total formal votes			25,388	98.7	−0.3
Informal votes			341	1.3	+0.3
Turnout			25,729	95.1	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Tom Lewis	15,636	61.6	+4.7
	Labor	Patrick O'Halloran	9,752	38.4	−4.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.7

New South Wales state election, 1962: Wollondilly
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tom Lewis	12,825	56.9	+0.2
	Labor	Jack Wharton	9,719	43.1	−0.2
Total formal votes			22,544	99.0
Informal votes			234	1.0
Turnout			22,778	94.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.2

Elections in the 1950s

New South Wales state election, 1959: Wollondilly
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Tom Lewis	12,591	60.9
	Labor	Ernest Seager	8,091	39.1
Total formal votes			20,682	98.6
Informal votes			284	1.4
Turnout			20,966	95.3
	Liberal hold		Swing

New South Wales state election, 1956: Wollondilly
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Blake Pelly	11,675	65.2	+8.3
	Labor	Ernest Seager	6,220	34.8	−8.3
Total formal votes			17,895	98.9	+0.3
Informal votes			204	1.1	−0.3
Turnout			18,099	94.6	+0.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.3

References

Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Wollondilly". Retrieved 23 June 2011.

^ State Electoral District of Wollondilly: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
^ State Electoral District of Wollondilly: 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 10 December 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[1] State Electoral District of Wollondilly: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.

[2] State Electoral District of Wollondilly: 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 10 December 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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