Electoral results for the district of Blue Mountains
Appearance
Electoral district of Blue Mountains, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was established in 1968.[1][2][3]
Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1968 | Harold Coates | Independent | |
1971 | |||
1973 | |||
1976 | Mick Clough | Labor | |
1978 | |||
1981 | Bob Debus | Labor | |
1984 | |||
1988 | Barry Morris | Liberal | |
1991 | Liberal | ||
1995 | Bob Debus | Labor | |
1999 | |||
2003 | |||
2007 | Phil Koperberg | Labor | |
2011 | Roza Sage | Liberal | |
2015 | Trish Doyle | Labor | |
2019 |
Election results
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]2023
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Trish Doyle | 28,613 | 53.9 | +8.2 | |
Liberal | Sophie-Anne Bruce | 12,640 | 23.8 | −5.7 | |
Greens | Jenna Condie | 6,669 | 12.6 | +0.5 | |
Animal Justice | Greg Keightley | 2,285 | 4.3 | +0.4 | |
Informed Medical Options | Michelle Palmer | 1,901 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
Sustainable Australia | Richard Marschall | 948 | 1.8 | −1.1 | |
Total formal votes | 53,056 | 97.9 | +0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 1,143 | 2.1 | −0.3 | ||
Turnout | 54,199 | 91.7 | −1.2 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Trish Doyle | 35,536 | 71.9 | +8.3 | |
Liberal | Sophie-Anne Bruce | 13,893 | 28.1 | −8.3 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +8.3 |
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]2019
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Trish Doyle | 23,022 | 46.77 | +5.58 | |
Liberal | Owen Laffin | 13,982 | 28.40 | −7.11 | |
Greens | Kingsley Liu | 5,993 | 12.17 | −4.07 | |
Animal Justice | Gregory Keightley | 2,008 | 4.08 | +4.08 | |
Christian Democrats | Cameron Phillips | 1,786 | 3.63 | +0.52 | |
Sustainable Australia | Richard Marschall | 1,496 | 3.04 | +3.04 | |
Keep Sydney Open | Mark Pigott | 941 | 1.91 | +1.91 | |
Total formal votes | 49,228 | 97.52 | +0.04 | ||
Informal votes | 1,250 | 2.48 | −0.04 | ||
Turnout | 50,478 | 91.97 | −1.33 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Trish Doyle | 28,834 | 64.86 | +6.71 | |
Liberal | Owen Laffin | 15,620 | 35.14 | −6.71 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +6.71 |
2015
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Trish Doyle | 19,995 | 41.2 | +18.7 | |
Liberal | Roza Sage | 17,241 | 35.5 | −4.1 | |
Greens | Alandra Tasire | 7,888 | 16.2 | −0.7 | |
Christian Democrats | Tony Piper | 1,507 | 3.1 | −1.1 | |
Independent | Mark Harrison | 1,470 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
No Land Tax | Gianna Maiorana | 450 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Total formal votes | 48,551 | 97.5 | +0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 1,252 | 2.5 | −0.5 | ||
Turnout | 49,803 | 93.3 | +0.7 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Trish Doyle | 25,866 | 58.1 | +13.5 | |
Liberal | Roza Sage | 18,616 | 41.9 | −13.5 | |
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +13.5 |
2011
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Roza Sage | 17,681 | 39.1 | +10.6 | |
Labor | Trish Doyle | 10,253 | 22.7 | −18.1 | |
Independent | Janet Mays | 7,804 | 17.3 | +17.3 | |
Greens | Kerrin O'Grady | 7,647 | 16.9 | +0.7 | |
Christian Democrats | Merv Cox | 1,841 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
Total formal votes | 45,226 | 97.5 | −0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 1,141 | 2.5 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 46,367 | 94.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Roza Sage | 20,736 | 54.7 | +15.8 | |
Labor | Trish Doyle | 17,144 | 45.3 | −15.8 | |
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +15.8 |
Elections in the 2000s
[edit]2007
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Phil Koperberg | 17,449 | 40.8 | −4.8 | |
Liberal | Michael Paag | 12,179 | 28.5 | +1.2 | |
Greens | Pippa McInnes | 6,947 | 16.2 | −1.0 | |
Independent | Robert Stock | 4,700 | 11.0 | +11.0 | |
Against Further Immigration | Robert Dwight | 837 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
Outdoor Recreation | Bob Wilcox | 675 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Total formal votes | 42,787 | 97.9 | −0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 922 | 2.1 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 43,709 | 93.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Phil Koperberg | 22,413 | 61.1 | −3.7 | |
Liberal | Michael Paag | 14,298 | 38.9 | +3.7 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −3.7 |
2003
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Bob Debus | 19,167 | 45.6 | +0.7 | |
Liberal | Quentin Cook | 11,496 | 27.4 | −0.5 | |
Greens | Pippa McInnes | 7,223 | 17.2 | +11.1 | |
Christian Democrats | Brian Grigg | 2,224 | 5.3 | +0.6 | |
Democrats | Esther Scholem | 906 | 2.2 | −5.0 | |
One Nation | George Grivas | 855 | 2.0 | −4.8 | |
Unity | Ay Tan | 159 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
Total formal votes | 42,030 | 98.0 | −0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 839 | 2.0 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 42,869 | 92.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Bob Debus | 24,410 | 64.8 | +3.0 | |
Liberal | Quentin Cook | 13,283 | 35.2 | −3.0 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +3.0 |
Elections in the 1990s
[edit]1999
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Bob Debus | 18,474 | 44.9 | +7.4 | |
Liberal | Jennifer Scott | 11,464 | 27.9 | −0.6 | |
Democrats | Stephen Lear | 2,944 | 7.2 | +0.3 | |
One Nation | Wayne Buckley | 2,777 | 6.8 | +6.8 | |
Greens | Adele Doust | 2,528 | 6.1 | +6.1 | |
Christian Democrats | Shirley Grigg | 1,954 | 4.7 | +0.8 | |
Earthsave | Catherine Bell | 619 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Against Further Immigration | Margaret Anderson | 378 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Total formal votes | 41,138 | 98.3 | +1.5 | ||
Informal votes | 702 | 1.7 | −1.5 | ||
Turnout | 41,840 | 93.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Bob Debus | 22,623 | 61.8 | +9.5 | |
Liberal | Jennifer Scott | 13,997 | 38.2 | −9.5 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +9.5 |
1995
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Bob Debus | 13,412 | 37.4 | +1.1 | |
Liberal | Jennifer Scott | 9,860 | 27.5 | −14.4 | |
Independent | Barry Morris | 5,951 | 16.6 | +16.6 | |
Democrats | Jon Rickard | 2,489 | 6.9 | −1.8 | |
Independent | Carol Gaul | 2,136 | 6.0 | +6.0 | |
Call to Australia | Warren Kinny | 1,430 | 4.0 | −0.1 | |
Independent | William Mulcahy | 303 | 0.8 | −1.5 | |
Natural Law | Stephanie Chambers | 180 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
Independent | Bert Ackland | 93 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
Total formal votes | 35,854 | 96.8 | +2.4 | ||
Informal votes | 1,193 | 3.2 | −2.4 | ||
Turnout | 37,047 | 97.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Bob Debus | 17,227 | 52.5 | +5.2 | |
Liberal | Jennifer Scott | 15,577 | 47.5 | −5.2 | |
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.2 |
1991
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Barry Morris | 13,469 | 41.9 | −3.2 | |
Labor | Jim Angel | 11,667 | 36.3 | −7.1 | |
Democrats | Steve Bailey | 2,799 | 8.7 | −1.3 | |
Call to Australia | Shirley Grigg | 1,317 | 4.1 | +3.4 | |
Independent | Bob Kennedy | 1,029 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
Independent | William Mulcahy | 745 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
Independent | Colin Slade | 744 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
Country Residents | Paul Arico | 373 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Total formal votes | 32,143 | 94.4 | −3.2 | ||
Informal votes | 1,913 | 5.6 | +3.2 | ||
Turnout | 34,056 | 93.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Barry Morris | 15,663 | 52.6 | +2.1 | |
Labor | Jim Angel | 14,093 | 47.4 | −2.1 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.1 |
Elections in the 1980s
[edit]1988
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Barry Morris | 13,551 | 45.6 | +10.1 | |
Labor | Bob Debus | 13,006 | 43.7 | −5.9 | |
Democrats | Bruce Forbes | 3,192 | 10.7 | +3.2 | |
Total formal votes | 29,749 | 97.6 | −0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 723 | 2.4 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 30,472 | 93.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Barry Morris | 14,701 | 50.3 | +4.9 | |
Labor | Bob Debus | 14,503 | 49.7 | −4.9 | |
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +4.9 |
1984
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Bob Debus | 16,830 | 48.5 | −9.9 | |
Liberal | Margaret Bradshaw | 12,962 | 37.3 | −2.2 | |
Democrats | Steve Franklin | 2,600 | 7.5 | +7.5 | |
Call to Australia | Bruce Fry | 2,347 | 6.8 | +6.8 | |
Total formal votes | 34,739 | 98.4 | +0.8 | ||
Informal votes | 579 | 1.6 | −0.8 | ||
Turnout | 35,318 | 92.3 | +0.9 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Bob Debus | 18,186 | 53.5 | −6.1 | |
Liberal | Margaret Bradshaw | 15,832 | 46.5 | +6.1 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −6.1 |
1981
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Bob Debus | 18,682 | 58.4 | −3.5 | |
Liberal | Reg Gillard | 12,637 | 39.5 | +39.5 | |
Independent | Harry Marsh | 696 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
Total formal votes | 32,015 | 97.6 | |||
Informal votes | 784 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 32,799 | 91.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Bob Debus | 18,782 | 59.6 | −0.5 | |
Liberal | Reg Gillard | 12,737 | 40.4 | +40.4 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −0.5 |
Elections in the 1970s
[edit]1978
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Mick Clough | 15,187 | 61.9 | +11.4 | |
Independent | Harold Coates | 8,050 | 32.8 | −16.7 | |
Democrats | William Player | 1,307 | 5.3 | +5.3 | |
Total formal votes | 24,544 | 98.4 | +0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 410 | 1.6 | −0.1 | ||
Turnout | 24,954 | 93.0 | −0.5 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Mick Clough | 15,841 | 64.5 | +14.0 | |
Independent | Harold Coates | 8,703 | 35.5 | −14.0 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +14.0 |
1976
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Mick Clough | 11,957 | 50.5 | +8.6 | |
Independent | Harold Coates | 11,721 | 49.5 | −5.4 | |
Total formal votes | 23,678 | 98.3 | −0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 410 | 1.7 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 24,088 | 93.5 | −0.5 | ||
Labor gain from Independent | Swing | +7.0 |
1973
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Harold Coates | 1,229 | 54.9 | +0.1 | |
Labor | Mick Clough | 9,339 | 41.9 | +2.5 | |
Democratic Labor | Joseph Conroy | 709 | 3.2 | −0.8 | |
Total formal votes | 22,277 | 98.6 | |||
Informal votes | 314 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 22,591 | 94.0 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Harold Coates | 12,584 | 56.5 | −1.2 | |
Labor | Mick Clough | 9,693 | 43.5 | +1.2 | |
Independent hold | Swing | −1.2 |
1971
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Harold Coates | 11,271 | 54.8 | −2.0 | |
Labor | James Collins | 8,101 | 39.4 | −1.1 | |
Democratic Labor | Kenneth Brown | 812 | 3.9 | +1.2 | |
Independent | Frederick Lamb | 399 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
Total formal votes | 20,583 | 98.8 | |||
Informal votes | 248 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 20,831 | 94.9 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Harold Coates | 11,877 | 57.7 | −0.5 | |
Labor | James Collins | 8,786 | 42.3 | +0.5 | |
Independent hold | Swing | −0.5 |
Elections in the 1960s
[edit]1968
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Harold Coates | 9,991 | 56.1 | +10.1 | |
Labor | James Robson | 7,118 | 40.5 | −6.9 | |
Democratic Labor | David Westgate | 468 | 2.7 | −3.9 | |
Total formal votes | 17,577 | 98.5 | |||
Informal votes | 272 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 17,849 | 95.6 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Harold Coates | 10,247 | 58.3 | +6.9 | |
Labor | James Robson | 7,330 | 41.7 | −6.9 | |
Independent win | (new seat) |
References
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