Electoral results for the district of Port Macquarie

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Port Macquarie in New South Wales state elections.

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  Bruce Jeffery National 19881991
  Wendy Machin National 19911996
  Rob Oakeshott National 1996—2002
  Independent 2002—2008
  Peter Besseling Independent 20082011
  Leslie Williams National 2011—present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

New South Wales state election, 2015: Port Macquarie[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Leslie Williams 30,567 62.1 +9.7
Labor Kristy Quill 11,866 24.1 +18.4
Greens Drusi Megget 4,384 8.9 +5.2
Christian Democrats Ashley Prinable 1,572 3.2 +1.1
No Land Tax Paul Grasso 845 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 49,234 97.2 −0.9
Informal votes 1,426 2.8 +0.9
Turnout 50,660 91.5 +1.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Leslie Williams 31,699 69.0 −9.8
Labor Kristy Quill 14,272 31.1 +9.8
National hold Swing −9.8
New South Wales state election, 2011: Port Macquarie[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Leslie Williams 23,718 52.2 +32.7
Independent Peter Besseling 16,601 36.5 -30.6
Labor Peter Alley 2,573 5.7 -3.5
Greens Drusi Megget 1,651 3.6 +0.9
Christian Democrats Robert Waldron 937 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 45,480 98.1 -0.7
Informal votes 889 1.9 +0.7
Turnout 46,369 93.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Leslie Williams 24,378 56.5 +34.7
Independent Peter Besseling 18,774 43.5 -34.7
National gain from Independent Swing +34.7

Elections in the 2000s

Port Macquarie by-election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Peter Besseling 15,003 35.9 +35.9
National Leslie Williams 14,061 33.7 +14.3
Independent Jamie Harrison 3,484 8.3 +8.3
Independent Lisa Intemann 3,134 7.5 +7.5
Independent James Langley 2,045 4.9 +4.9
Greens Susie Russell 1,971 4.7 +2.0
Independent Bob Sharpham 795 1.9 +1.9
Christian Democrats Bob Waldron 514 1.2 +1.2
Independent Tony Galati 417 1.0 +1.0
Independent Grant Rogers 196 0.5 +0.5
Independent Cameron Price 129 0.3 +0.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Peter Besseling 20,068 54.5 +54.5
National Leslie Williams 16,741 45.5 +23.7
Independent hold Swing N/A
New South Wales state election, 2007: Port Macquarie
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Rob Oakeshott 28,523 67.1 +3.2
National Leslie Williams 8,258 19.4 +0.9
Labor Monica Hayes 3,886 9.1 -0.8
Greens Susie Russell 1,170 2.8 -1.0
AAFI Frank Reid 648 1.5 +0.9
Total formal votes 42,485 98.7 +0.1
Informal votes 542 1.3 -0.1
Turnout 43,027 93.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Rob Oakeshott 31,107 78.2 -3.7
National Leslie Williams 8,661 21.8 +3.7
Independent hold Swing -3.7
New South Wales state election, 2003: Port Macquarie
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Rob Oakeshott 30,659 69.8 +69.8
National Charlie Fenton 6,416 14.6 -41.4
Labor Robert Hough 3,697 8.4 -18.6
Greens Susie Russell 1,599 3.6 +0.6
Christian Democrats Kerry Medway 1,122 2.6 +2.6
AAFI James McLeod 321 0.7 -0.8
Independent Graeme Muldoon 141 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 43,955 98.8 +0.3
Informal votes 556 1.2 -0.3
Turnout 44,511 94.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Rob Oakeshott 34,146 82.8 +82.8
National Charlie Fenton 7,079 17.2 -49.4
Independent gain from National Swing +49.4

Elections in the 1990s

New South Wales state election, 1999: Port Macquarie
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Rob Oakeshott 22,471 56.0 +3.1
Labor Maureen Riordan 10,815 27.0 -2.8
One Nation Kim Sara 4,832 12.1 +12.1
Greens Lorraine Andersons 1,219 3.0 -2.1
AAFI Norm Dachs 606 1.5 +1.1
CEC Graeme Muldoon 151 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 40,094 98.4 +2.2
Informal votes 636 1.6 -2.2
Turnout 40,730 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Rob Oakeshott 23,919 66.6 +4.6
Labor Maureen Riordan 11,990 33.4 -4.6
National hold Swing +4.6
Port Macquarie state by-election, 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Rob Oakeshott 17,293 46.71 -5.93
Independent John Barrett 11,920 32.20
Shooters Chris Smith 2,528 6.83
AAFI John Hutchinson 2,273 6.14
Greens Susie Russell 1,919 5.18 +0.01
Independent Peter Farrugia 603 1.63
Independent Berdinus Kooy 412 1.11
Grant Rogers 74 0.20
Informal votes 536 1.43 -2.21
Turnout 37,558 88.53 -6.60
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Rob Oakeshott 18,559 54.86 -6.82
Independent John Barrett 15,268 45.14
National hold Swing
New South Wales state election, 1995: Port Macquarie
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Wendy Machin 19,175 52.6 -2.1
Labor John Murphy 10,898 29.9 +7.4
Independent Carl Lockwood 2,026 5.6 +5.6
Greens Susie Russell 1,883 5.2 +5.2
Call to Australia Daryl Stafford 952 2.6 +0.4
Environment Inds Paul Conroy 869 2.4 +2.4
The Country Party Steve Orr 621 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 36,424 96.4 +1.9
Informal votes 1,377 3.6 -1.9
Turnout 37,801 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Wendy Machin 21,068 61.7 -6.0
Labor John Murphy 13,088 38.3 +6.0
National hold Swing -6.0
New South Wales state election, 1991: Port Macquarie
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Wendy Machin 17,430 54.8 -15.1
Labor John Murphy 7,172 22.5 -7.2
Independent Bob Woodlands 5,572 17.5 +17.5
Democrats Jan Tyrrell 958 3.0 +3.0
Call to Australia Suzanne Trant-Fischer 700 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 31,832 94.5 -3.0
Informal votes 1,866 5.5 +3.0
Turnout 33,698 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Wendy Machin 19,617 67.7 -2.6
Labor John Murphy 9,372 32.3 +2.6
National hold Swing -2.6

Elections in the 1980s

New South Wales state election, 1988: Port Macquarie
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Bruce Jeffery 21,036 69.4 +24.9
Labor John Murphy 9,284 30.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 30,320 97.8 -0.8
Informal votes 692 2.2 +0.8
Turnout 31,012 92.8
National hold Swing +7.1

References

  • Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Port Macquarie". Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  1. State Electoral District of Port Macquarie: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
  2. State Electoral District of Port Macquarie: 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.
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