Electoral results for the district of The Hills

This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of The Hills in New South Wales state elections from its creation in 1962 until 2007 when it was renamed Castle Hill.[1]

Members

	Party	Period
Max Ruddock [2]	Liberal	1962–1976
Fred Caterson [3]	Liberal	1976–1990
Tony Packard [4]	Liberal	1990–1993
Michael Richardson [5]	Liberal	1993–2007

Election results

Elections in the 2000s

2003

2003 New South Wales state election: The Hills [6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Michael Richardson	25,574	50.4	-0.7
	Labor	Anthony Ellard	14,488	28.6	+3.3
	Greens	Jocelyn Howden	3,289	6.5	+3.8
	Independent	Rob Stanton	2,368	4.7	+4.7
	Christian Democrats	Ken Gregory	2,293	4.5	-0.8
	Unity	Robert McLeod	1,441	2.8	-1.2
	AAFI	Albert Dowman	650	1.3	+0.3
	Democrats	Kamran Keshavarz Talebi	619	1.2	-5.7
Total formal votes			50,722	98.0	+0.2
Informal votes			1,041	2.0	-0.2
Turnout			51,763	92.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Michael Richardson	27,536	61.6	-3.1
	Labor	Anthony Ellard	17,174	38.4	+3.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.1

Elections in the 1990s

1999

1999 New South Wales state election: The Hills [7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Michael Richardson	21,954	51.1	-17.7
	Labor	George Houssos	10,876	25.3	+4.5
	Democrats	Helen McAuliffe	2,963	6.9	+0.5
	Christian Democrats	Ken Gregory	2,262	5.3	+5.3
	Unity	Stephanie Chan	1,734	4.0	+4.0
	One Nation	Anthony Fitzpatrick	1,606	3.7	+3.7
	Greens	Claudine Chung	1,178	2.7	+2.7
	AAFI	Shaar Baker	423	1.0	+0.4
Total formal votes			42,996	97.8	+1.6
Informal votes			974	2.2	-1.6
Turnout			43,970	93.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Michael Richardson	24,352	64.7	-10.0
	Labor	George Houssos	13,300	35.3	+10.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	-10.0

1995

1995 New South Wales state election: The Hills [8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Michael Richardson	26,126	69.1	+6.6
	Labor	David Brooks	7,546	19.9	+7.5
	Democrats	David Baggs	2,564	6.8	+2.5
	Independent	Tony Pettitt	1,590	4.2	+4.2
Total formal votes			37,826	96.1	+2.3
Informal votes			1,521	3.9	-2.3
Turnout			39,347	93.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Michael Richardson	27,564	75.3	+7.9
	Labor	David Brooks	9,038	24.7	+24.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.9

1993 by-election

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1991

1991 New South Wales state election: The Hills [9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Tony Packard	19,860	62.5	-16.0
	Independent	Roy Potter	6,619	20.8	+20.8
	Labor	Julie Kanaghines	3,945	12.4	-9.1
	Democrats	Roger Posgate	1,346	4.2	+4.2
Total formal votes			31,770	93.8	-3.1
Informal votes			2,101	6.2	+3.1
Turnout			33,871	93.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Tony Packard	20,547	67.4	-11.1
	Independent	Roy Potter	9,950	32.6	+32.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-11.1

1990 by-election

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Elections in the 1980s

1988

1988 New South Wales state election: The Hills [10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Fred Caterson	23,459	75.9	+12.7
	Labor	Susan Deane	7,458	24.1	+1.3
Total formal votes			30,917	97.2	-0.8
Informal votes			906	2.8	+0.8
Turnout			31,823	94.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.4

1984

1984 New South Wales state election: The Hills [11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Fred Caterson	19,649	62.0	+2.5
	Labor	Barry Calvert	7,807	24.6	-10.2
	Independent	John Griffiths	2,923	9.2	+9.2
	Democrats	Toni Chapman	1,322	4.2	-1.5
Total formal votes			31,701	97.9	+0.2
Informal votes			677	2.1	-0.2
Turnout			32,378	92.7	+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Fred Caterson		68.9	+7.2
	Labor	Barry Calvert		31.1	-7.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.2

1981

1981 New South Wales state election: The Hills [12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Fred Caterson	17,284	59.5	+7.3
	Labor	Barry Calvert	10,124	34.8	-8.3
	Democrats	Rona Samuels	1,660	5.7	+1.0
Total formal votes			29,068	97.7
Informal votes			696	2.3
Turnout			29,764	91.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Fred Caterson	17,584	61.7	+6.9
	Labor	Barry Calvert	10,924	38.3	-6.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.9

Elections in the 1970s

1978

1978 New South Wales state election: The Hills [13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Fred Caterson	16,789	52.2	-12.9
	Labor	Paul Gibson	13,851	43.1	+8.2
	Democrats	Robert Blackman	1,509	4.7	+4.7
Total formal votes			32,149	98.5	-0.2
Informal votes			504	1.5	+0.2
Turnout			32,653	94.1	-1.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Fred Caterson	17,544	54.6	-10.6
	Labor	Paul Gibson	14,605	45.4	+10.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-10.6

1976

1976 New South Wales state election: The Hills [14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Max Ruddock	19,144	65.1	-1.3
	Labor	Paul Gibson	10,239	34.9	+6.1
Total formal votes			29,383	98.7	+0.3
Informal votes			399	1.3	-0.3
Turnout			29,782	95.6	+0.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-5.0

1973

1973 New South Wales state election: The Hills [15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Max Ruddock	16,988	66.4	+6.0
	Labor	Judith Mackinolty	7,376	28.8	-3.1
	Democratic Labor	John Woulfe	1,225	4.8	-2.8
Total formal votes			25,589	98.4
Informal votes			418	1.6
Turnout			26,007	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Max Ruddock	17,968	70.2	+3.7
	Labor	Judith Mackinolty	7,621	29.8	-3.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.7

1971

1971 New South Wales state election: The Hills [16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Max Ruddock	18,978	60.4	-3.8
	Labor	Michael Gillian	10,025	31.9	+9.7
	Democratic Labor	John Stewart	2,391	7.6	+3.0
Total formal votes			31,394	98.4
Informal votes			513	1.6
Turnout			31,907	94.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Max Ruddock	20,891	66.5	-5.9
	Labor	Michael Gillian	10,503	33.5	+5.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	-5.9

Elections in the 1960s

1968

1968 New South Wales state election: The Hills [17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Max Ruddock	19,039	64.2	-5.8
	Labor	Eli Hirsch	6,567	22.2	-7.8
	Independent	Keith Phillis	2,656	9.0	+9.0
	Democratic Labor	Michael Fagan	1,378	4.6	+4.6
Total formal votes			29,640	97.0
Informal votes			923	3.0
Turnout			30,563	94.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Max Ruddock	21,469	72.4	+2.4
	Labor	Eli Hirsch	8,171	27.6	-2.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.4

1965

1965 New South Wales state election: The Hills [18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Max Ruddock	21,906	72.1	+15.8
	Labor	Alan Francis	8,470	27.9	+27.9
Total formal votes			30,376	98.3	+1.0
Informal votes			521	1.7	−1.0
Turnout			30,897	93.3	+0.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

1962

1962 New South Wales state election: The Hills [19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Max Ruddock	13,781	56.3
	Independent Liberal	Alfred Dennis	10,704	43.7	+43.7
Total formal votes			24,485	97.3
Informal votes			681	2.7
Turnout			25,166	93.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

References

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