Electoral results for the district of Wallsend
Election results for Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia
Wallsend, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had four incarnations, the first from 1894 to 1904, the second from 1917 to the 1920, the third from 1927 to 1930, and the fourth from 1968 to the present.[1][2][3][4]
Members
First incarnation (1894–1904) | |||
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Election | Member | Party | |
1894 | David Watkins | Labour | |
1895 | |||
1898 | |||
1901 | John Estell | ||
Second incarnation (1913–1920) | |||
Election | Member | Party | |
1913 | John Estell | Labor | |
1917 | |||
Third incarnation (1927–1930) | |||
Election | Member | Party | |
1927 | Robert Cameron | Labor | |
Fourth incarnation (1968–present) | |||
Election | Member | Party | |
1968 | Ken Booth | Labor | |
1971 | |||
1973 | |||
1976 | |||
1978 | |||
1981 | |||
1984 | |||
1988 | |||
1988 by | John Mills | ||
1991 | |||
1995 | |||
1999 | |||
2003 | |||
2007 | Sonia Hornery | ||
2011 | |||
2015 | |||
2019 |
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
2023
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2023 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wallsend.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Sonia Hornery | 33,127 | 63.9 | +1.4 | |
Liberal | Callum Pull | 6,988 | 13.5 | −6.5 | |
Greens | Rebecca Watkins | 5,545 | 10.7 | +1.5 | |
One Nation | Pietro Di Girolamo | 3,532 | 6.8 | +6.8 | |
Animal Justice | Anna Nolan | 1,088 | 2.1 | −2.2 | |
Independent | Joshua Starrett | 811 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Sustainable Australia | Paul Akers | 717 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
Total formal votes | 51,808 | 97.4 | +1.0 | ||
Informal votes | 1,365 | 2.6 | −1.0 | ||
Turnout | 53,173 | 88.4 | −0.6 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Sonia Hornery | 38,043 | 81.8 | +5.9 | |
Liberal | Callum Pull | 8,489 | 18.2 | −5.9 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +5.9 |
Elections in the 2010s
2019
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wallsend.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Sonia Hornery | 31,998 | 62.31 | +3.90 | |
Liberal | Nicholas Trappett | 10,458 | 20.37 | −4.36 | |
Greens | Sinead Francis-Coan | 4,756 | 9.26 | −1.46 | |
Animal Justice | Toni Gundry | 2,170 | 4.23 | +4.23 | |
Conservatives | Fiona De Vries | 1,969 | 3.83 | +3.83 | |
Total formal votes | 51,351 | 96.52 | +0.45 | ||
Informal votes | 1,851 | 3.48 | −0.45 | ||
Turnout | 53,202 | 90.10 | −1.47 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Sonia Hornery | 35,605 | 75.44 | +4.64 | |
Liberal | Nicholas Trappett | 11,591 | 24.56 | −4.64 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +4.64 |
2015
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2015 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wallsend.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Sonia Hornery | 29,034 | 58.4 | +19.5 | |
Liberal | Hannah Eves | 12,291 | 24.7 | −2.2 | |
Greens | Aleona Swegen | 5,330 | 10.7 | +2.2 | |
Christian Democrats | Damien Cotton | 1,706 | 3.4 | +1.3 | |
No Land Tax | Tony Di Cosmo | 1,341 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
Total formal votes | 49,702 | 96.1 | +0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 2,031 | 3.9 | −0.4 | ||
Turnout | 51,733 | 91.6 | −0.1 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Sonia Hornery | 32,124 | 70.8 | +14.5 | |
Liberal | Hannah Eves | 13,246 | 29.2 | −14.5 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +14.5 |
2011
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2011 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wallsend.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Sonia Hornery | 17,275 | 39.6 | -11.5 | |
Liberal | Chris Dolan | 12,862 | 29.5 | +4.1 | |
Independent | Shayne Connell | 6,147 | 14.1 | +14.1 | |
Greens | Keith Parsons | 3,617 | 8.3 | -3.9 | |
Independent | Michael Jackson | 2,013 | 4.6 | +4.6 | |
Christian Democrats | Andrew Weatherstone | 877 | 2.0 | -2.7 | |
Family First | Ray Broderick | 864 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
Total formal votes | 43,655 | 96.4 | -0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 1,620 | 3.6 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 45,275 | 94.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Sonia Hornery | 20,314 | 56.6 | -9.2 | |
Liberal | Chris Dolan | 15,574 | 43.4 | +9.2 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -9.2 |
Elections in the 2000s
2007
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2007 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wallsend.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Sonia Hornery | 21,607 | 51.0 | -4.4 | |
Liberal | James Herington | 10,737 | 25.4 | +2.5 | |
Greens | Keith Parsons | 5,145 | 12.2 | +2.7 | |
Fishing Party | Dallas Davies | 2,857 | 6.7 | +6.7 | |
Christian Democrats | Milton Caine | 1,989 | 4.7 | +2.0 | |
Total formal votes | 42,335 | 96.8 | -0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 1,378 | 3.2 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 43,713 | 94.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Sonia Hornery | 24,690 | 65.8 | -4.0 | |
Liberal | James Herington | 12,834 | 34.2 | +4.0 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -4.0 |
2003
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2003 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wallsend.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | John Mills | 24,935 | 56.8 | -0.7 | |
Liberal | David Williams | 9,739 | 22.2 | +2.7 | |
Greens | Michael Osborne | 3,854 | 8.8 | +1.9 | |
Independent | Di Gibson | 1,684 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
One Nation | Edna Phillips | 1,453 | 3.3 | -8.2 | |
Christian Democrats | Jim Kendall | 1,259 | 2.9 | -1.2 | |
Democrats | Sharyn Csanki | 950 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
Total formal votes | 43,874 | 96.9 | -0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 1,381 | 3.1 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 45,255 | 94.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Mills | 27,396 | 70.7 | -1.9 | |
Liberal | David Williams | 11,350 | 29.3 | +1.9 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -1.9 |
Elections in the 1990s
1999
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1999 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wallsend.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | John Mills | 24,424 | 57.5 | -5.3 | |
Liberal | Yvonne Piddington | 8,265 | 19.5 | -12.6 | |
One Nation | Colin Thompson | 4,878 | 11.5 | +11.5 | |
Greens | Rebecca Moroney | 2,920 | 6.9 | +1.7 | |
Christian Democrats | David Murray | 1,752 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
Citizens Electoral Council | Mel Schroeder | 246 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Total formal votes | 42,485 | 97.6 | +4.3 | ||
Informal votes | 1,061 | 2.4 | -4.3 | ||
Turnout | 43,546 | 95.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Mills | 26,380 | 72.6 | +6.2 | |
Liberal | Yvonne Piddington | 9,957 | 27.4 | -6.2 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +6.2 |
1995
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1995 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wallsend.[edit]
1991
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1991 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wallsend.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | John Mills | 17,724 | 56.0 | -0.3 | |
Liberal | Philip Laver | 9,438 | 29.8 | -9.0 | |
Democrats | Judith Smyth | 2,983 | 9.4 | +9.4 | |
Call to Australia | John Hor | 1,522 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
Total formal votes | 31,667 | 89.8 | -6.5 | ||
Informal votes | 3,592 | 10.2 | +6.5 | ||
Turnout | 35,259 | 95.3 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Mills | 18,850 | 63.2 | +5.0 | |
Liberal | Philip Laver | 10,970 | 36.8 | -5.0 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +5.0 |
Elections in the 1980s
1988 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 1988 Wallsend state by-election § Results.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | John Mills | 15,671 | 55.8 | -3.6 | |
Independent | Lindsay Bradley | 8,485 | 30.2 | ||
Independent | Paul Stocker | 2,555 | 9.1 | ||
Independent | Philip Laver | 1,377 | 4.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 28,088 | 97.0 | +1.0 | ||
Informal votes | 870 | 3.0 | -1.0 | ||
Turnout | 28,958 | 87.7 | -8.3 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Mills | 17,011 | 63.4 | +4.0 | |
Independent | Lindsay Bradley | 9,817 | 36.6 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +4.0 [a] |
1988
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1988 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wallsend.[edit]
1984
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1984 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wallsend.[edit]
1981
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1981 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wallsend.[edit]
Elections in the 1970s
1978
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1978 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wallsend.[edit]
1976
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1976 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wallsend.[edit]
1973
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1973 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wallsend.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Ken Booth | 22,602 | 71.3 | +2.6 | |
Democratic Labor | Robert Godfrey | 5,821 | 18.4 | +14.9 | |
Australia | Desmond Kynaston | 3,273 | 10.3 | +10.3 | |
Total formal votes | 31,696 | 96.8 | |||
Informal votes | 1,044 | 3.2 | |||
Turnout | 32,740 | 95.7 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Ken Booth | 24,239 | 76.5 | +7.1 | |
Democratic Labor | Robert Godfrey | 7,457 | 23.5 | +23.5 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +7.1 |
1971
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1971 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wallsend.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Ken Booth | 18,981 | 68.7 | -2.1 | |
Liberal | John Bailey | 7,691 | 27.8 | +2.0 | |
Democratic Labor | Robert Godfrey | 978 | 3.5 | +0.1 | |
Total formal votes | 27,650 | 98.0 | |||
Informal votes | 558 | 2.0 | |||
Turnout | 28,208 | 95.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Ken Booth | 19,177 | 69.4 | -2.1 | |
Liberal | John Bailey | 8,473 | 30.6 | +2.1 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -2.1 |
Elections in the 1960s
1968
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1968 New South Wales state election § Wallsend.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Ken Booth | 15,866 | 75.8 | ||
Liberal | William Gilchrist | 4,347 | 20.8 | ||
Democratic Labor | Donald Richards | 710 | 3.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 20,923 | 97.4 | |||
Informal votes | 560 | 2.6 | |||
Turnout | 21,483 | 96.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Ken Booth | 16,008 | 76.5 | ||
Liberal | William Gilchrist | 4,915 | 23.5 | ||
Labor win | (new seat) |
District re-created
1930 - 1968
District abolished District abolished
Elections in the 1920s
1927
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1927 New South Wales state election § Wallsend.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Robert Cameron | 7,668 | 57.8 | ||
Protestant Labor | Walter Skelton (defeated) | 5,597 | 42.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 13,265 | 99.3 | |||
Informal votes | 94 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 13,359 | 82.6 | |||
Labor win | (new seat) |
District re-created
1920 - 1927
District abolished District abolished
Elections in the 1910s
1917
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1917 New South Wales state election § Wallsend.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | John Estell | unopposed | |||
Labor hold |
1913
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1913 New South Wales state election § Wallsend.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | John Estell | 5,652 | 82.2 | ||
Liberal Reform | Thomas Collins | 825 | 12.0 | ||
Socialist Labor | Joseph Charlton | 401 | 5.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 6,878 | 97.5 | |||
Informal votes | 177 | 2.5 | |||
Turnout | 7,055 | 64.3 | |||
Labor notional hold |
District re-created
1904 - 1913
District abolished District abolished
Elections in the 1900s
1901
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Wallsend.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John Estell | 1,560 | 89.4 | +28.1 | |
Socialist Labor | James Moroney | 185 | 10.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,745 | 99.3 | -0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 12 | 0.7 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,757 | 59.2 | -13.3 | ||
Labour hold |
Elections in the 1890s
1898
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Wallsend.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | David Watkins | 1,012 | 61.3 | ||
National Federal | William Fletcher | 639 | 38.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,651 | 99.5 | |||
Informal votes | 9 | 0.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,660 | 72.5 | |||
Labour hold |
1895
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Wallsend.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | David Watkins | 988 | 65.2 | ||
Protectionist | Thomas Walker | 527 | 34.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,515 | 99.3 | |||
Informal votes | 11 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,526 | 76.5 | |||
Labour hold |
1894
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Wallsend.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | David Watkins | 908 | 51.4 | ||
Protectionist | Thomas Walker | 470 | 26.6 | ||
Ind. Protectionist | Oswald Steel | 335 | 19.0 | ||
Free Trade | Albert Card | 45 | 2.6 | ||
Independent | Alfred Deering | 8 | 0.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,766 | 98.8 | |||
Informal votes | 21 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,787 | 88.6 | |||
Labour win | (new seat) |
Notes
- ^ compared to the two-candidate-preferred result for the 1988 Wallsend election.
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