Electoral results for the district of Heffron

Heffron, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1973 and has always been held by the Labor party.[1][2]

Members for Heffron
Member Party Period
  Laurie Brereton [3] Labor 1973–1990
  Deirdre Grusovin [4] Labor 1990–2003
  Kristina Keneally [5] Labor 2003–2012
  Ron Hoenig [6] Labor 2012–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2019
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Heffron[edit]
2019 New South Wales state election: Heffron [7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ron Hoenig 20,409 40.81 −3.49
Liberal Alexander Andruska 13,863 27.72 −1.99
Greens Kym Chapple 9,565 19.13 −1.98
Keep Sydney Open Chris Ryan 4,575 9.15 +9.15
Animal Justice Michael Dello-Iacovo 1,598 3.20 +3.20
Total formal votes 50,010 97.48 +0.73
Informal votes 1,292 2.52 −0.73
Turnout 51,302 84.69 −2.49
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ron Hoenig 28,874 65.13 +1.03
Liberal Alexander Andruska 15,462 34.87 −1.03
Labor hold Swing+1.03

2015
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2015 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Heffron[edit]
2015 New South Wales state election: Heffron [9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ron Hoenig 20,539 44.3 +4.4
Liberal John Koutsoukis 13,775 29.7 −5.1
Greens Osman Faruqi 9,788 21.1 +3.5
No Land Tax Anastasia Bakss 1,392 3.0 +3.0
Christian Democrats Shawn Arbeau 873 1.9 −0.0
Total formal votes 46,367 96.7 +0.5
Informal votes 1,558 3.3 −0.5
Turnout 47,925 87.2 +3.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ron Hoenig 26,529 64.1 +8.9
Liberal John Koutsoukis 14,860 35.9 −8.9
Labor hold Swing+8.9

2012 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 2012 Heffron state by-election § Results[edit]
2012 Heffron by-election [11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ron Hoenig 20,501 58.9 +17.7
Greens Mehreen Faruqi 8,122 23.3 +4.4
Democrats Drew Simmons 3,749 10.8 +10.8
Christian Democrats Robyn Peebles 2,442 7.0 +5.1
Total formal votes 34,814 94.8 –1.9
Informal votes 1,910 5.2 +1.9
Turnout 36,724 65.9 –22.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Ron Hoenig 21,863 70.0 +12.9
Greens Mehreen Faruqi 9,366 30.0 +30.0
Labor hold SwingN/A

2011
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2011 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Heffron[edit]
2011 New South Wales state election: Heffron[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Kristina Keneally 18,870 41.2 -15.2
Liberal Patrice Pandeleos 15,226 33.3 +11.5
Greens Mehreen Faruqi 8,681 19.0 -0.7
Independent John Forster 1,865 4.1 +4.1
Christian Democrats Katalin Ferrier 871 1.9 +1.9
Trevor Rowe 254 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 45,767 96.7 +0.4
Informal votes 1,548 3.3 -0.4
Turnout 47,315 88.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kristina Keneally 22,299 57.1 -16.6
Liberal Patrice Pandeleos 16,780 42.9 +16.6
Labor hold Swing-16.6

Elections in the 2000s

2007
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2007 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Heffron[edit]
2007 New South Wales state election: Heffron [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Kristina Keneally 23,066 56.4 +2.0
Liberal Scott Nash 8,889 21.8 +4.0
Greens Ben Spies-Butcher 8,031 19.7 +6.9
James Cogan 875 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 40,861 96.3
Informal votes 1,549 3.7
Turnout 42,410 89.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kristina Keneally 27,371 73.7 -0.5
Liberal Scott Nash 9,783 26.3 +0.5
Labor hold Swing-0.5

2003
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2003 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Heffron[edit]
2003 New South Wales state election: Heffron [15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Kristina Keneally 21,780 57.4 -6.0
Liberal Sarah Lawrance 7,061 18.6 -0.8
Greens Will Smith 4,837 12.7 +7.3
Independent Margery Whitehead 1,605 4.2 +4.2
Independent John Bush 919 2.4 +2.4
Unity Alan Lai 808 2.1 +2.1
Independent John Tullis 488 1.3 +1.3
Democrats Stephen Chanphakeo 456 1.2 -2.8
Total formal votes 37,954 96.2
Informal votes 1,486 3.8
Turnout 39,440 89.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kristina Keneally 24,332 73.9 -2.2
Liberal Sarah Lawrance 8,603 26.1 +2.2
Labor hold Swing-2.2

Elections in the 1990s

1999
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1999 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Heffron[edit]
1999 New South Wales state election: Heffron [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Deirdre Grusovin 23,492 63.4 +4.1
Liberal Jackie Canessa 7,205 19.4 -6.6
Greens Jonathan Keyte 1,992 5.4 -2.7
One Nation David Taylor 1,615 4.4 +4.4
Democrats David Mendelssohn 1,476 4.0 +3.0
AAFI Rex Dobson 952 2.6 +2.6
Democratic Socialist Jim Green 338 0.9 +0.6
Total formal votes 37,070 96.3 +2.9
Informal votes 1,440 3.7 -2.9
Turnout 38,510 91.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Deirdre Grusovin 25,478 76.1 +6.3
Liberal Jackie Canessa 7,998 23.9 -6.3
Labor hold Swing+6.3

1995
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1995 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Heffron[edit]
1995 New South Wales state election: Heffron [17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Deirdre Grusovin 20,611 61.5 +3.4
Liberal Ben Franklin 9,435 28.1 -2.2
Greens Mark Berriman 3,105 9.3 +1.8
Socialist Labour Yabu Bilyana 370 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 33,521 92.9 +8.9
Informal votes 2,577 7.1 -8.9
Turnout 36,098 91.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Deirdre Grusovin 22,194 68.8 +3.1
Liberal Ben Franklin 10,071 31.2 -3.1
Labor hold Swing+3.1

1991
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1991 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Heffron[edit]
1991 New South Wales state election: Heffron [18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Deirdre Grusovin 17,100 58.0 +1.8
Liberal John Paterson 8,928 30.3 -1.8
Greens Mark Berriman 2,208 7.5 +7.5
Democrats Eamon Quinn 1,227 4.2 +3.4
Total formal votes 29,463 84.0 -11.5
Informal votes 5,623 16.0 +11.5
Turnout 35,086 93.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Deirdre Grusovin 18,102 65.7 +4.2
Liberal John Paterson 9,463 34.3 -4.2
Labor hold Swing+4.2

1990 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 1990 Heffron state by-election § Results[edit]
1990 Heffron by-election [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Deirdre Grusovin 14,393 65.6 9.4
Democrats Amelia Newman 3,549 16.2
Greens Mark Berriman 2,799 12.8
Call to Australia Beville Varidel 1,188 5.4
Total formal votes 21,929 95.6
Informal votes 999 4.4
Turnout 22,928 72.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Deirdre Grusovin 15,206 74.2 15.0
Democrats Amelia Newman 5,278 25.8
Labor Party hold Swing15.0[lower-alpha 1]

Elections in the 1980s

1988
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1988 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Heffron[edit]
1988 New South Wales state election: Heffron [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Laurie Brereton 15,759 56.2 -9.4
Liberal Bernadette Hamilton 9,924 35.4 +0.9
Independent Barry Devine 2,377 8.5 +8.5
Total formal votes 28,060 95.4 -0.8
Informal votes 1,366 4.6 +0.8
Turnout 29,426 91.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Laurie Brereton 16,109 59.2 -6.4
Liberal Bernadette Hamilton 11,119 40.8 +6.4
Labor hold Swing-6.4

1984
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1984 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Heffron[edit]
1984 New South Wales state election: Heffron [21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Laurie Brereton 18,536 65.6 -11.9
Liberal Barry Devine 9,730 34.4 +11.9
Total formal votes 28,266 96.1 +1.3
Informal votes 1,137 3.9 -1.3
Turnout 29,403 92.3 +2.3
Labor hold Swing-11.9

1981
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1981 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Heffron[edit]
1981 New South Wales state election: Heffron [22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Laurie Brereton 20,938 77.5 -2.5
Liberal Carolyn O'Connor 6,094 22.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 27,032 94.8
Informal votes 1,470 5.2
Turnout 28,502 90.0
Labor hold Swing-2.5

Elections in the 1970s

1978
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1978 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Heffron[edit]
1978 New South Wales state election: Heffron [23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Laurie Brereton 23,531 80.0 +16.9
Liberal George Balos 5,871 20.0 -9.2
Total formal votes 29,402 95.8 -1.7
Informal votes 1,281 4.2 +1.7
Turnout 30,683 91.9 +1.8
Labor hold Swing+10.2

1976
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1976 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Heffron[edit]
1976 New South Wales state election: Heffron [24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Laurie Brereton 18,994 63.1 -4.9
Liberal George Balos 8,794 29.2 +29.2
Independent Crena Morrison 1,315 4.4 +4.4
Independent John Holt 1,016 3.4 +3.4
Total formal votes 30,119 97.5 +2.7
Informal votes 769 2.5 -2.7
Turnout 30,888 90.1 +0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Laurie Brereton 21,031 69.8 -4.1
Liberal George Balos 9,088 30.2 +30.2
Labor hold Swing-4.1

1973
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1973 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Heffron[edit]
1973 New South Wales state election: Heffron [25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Laurie Brereton 18,753 68.0 +1.9
Democratic Labor Paul Evans 5,596 20.3 +20.3
Australia Peter Clark 3,233 11.7 +11.7
Total formal votes 27,582 94.8
Informal votes 1,525 5.2
Turnout 29,107 89.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Laurie Brereton 20,369 73.8 +7.7
Democratic Labor Paul Evans 7,213 26.2 +26.2
Labor hold Swing+7.7

Notes
  1. compared to the two-party-preferred result for the 1988 Heffron election.

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