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Electoral results for the district of Bega

Bega, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had two incarnations, the first from 1894 to 1920, the second from 1988 to the present.[1][2][3][4]

Election Member Party
1894   Thomas Rawlinson Ind. Protectionist
1895   Henry Clarke Ind. Protectionist
1898   Protectionist
1901   Progressive
1904   William Wood Liberal Reform
1907
1910
1913   William Millard Liberal Reform
1917   Nationalist
 
Election Member Party
1988   Russell Smith Liberal
1991
1995
1999
2003   Andrew Constance Liberal
2007
2011
2015
2019
2022 by   Michael Holland Labor

Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

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2023

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2023 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Bega.[edit]
2023 New South Wales state election: Bega[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Michael Holland 23,294 45.07 +14.48
Liberal Russell Fitzpatrick 16,268 31.48 −17.43
Greens Cathy Griff 4,322 8.36 −1.39
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Debra Abbott 3,802 7.36 +0.90
Legalise Cannabis Greg White 2,043 3.95 +3.95
Independent Jeffrey Hawkins 1,199 2.32 +2.32
Sustainable Australia Karin Geiselhart 756 1.46 +1.46
Total formal votes 51,684 97.19 +0.01
Informal votes 1,495 2.81 −0.01
Turnout 53,179 88.99 −0.76
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Michael Holland 27,835 60.40 +17.33
Liberal Russell Fitzpatrick 18,248 39.60 −17.33
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +17.33
Andrew Constance (Liberal) had won the seat at the 2019 state election, however he resigned in 2021 and Michael Holland (Labor) won the seat at the resulting by-election. At the 2023 state election, Holland retained the seat he won at the by-election.

2022 by-election

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This section is an excerpt from 2022 Bega state by-election § Results.[edit]
2022 Bega state by-election [7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Michael Holland 21,361 43.16 +12.57
Liberal Fiona Kotvojs 19,165 38.72 −10.18
Greens Peter Haggar 3,453 6.98 –2.78
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Victor Hazir 2,312 4.67 −1.79
Independent Jeffrey Hawkins 1,379 2.79 +2.79
Sustainable Australia Karin Geiselhart 1,011 2.04 +2.04
Independent Ursula Bennett 811 1.64 +1.64
Total formal votes 49,492 98.25 +1.07
Informal votes 884 1.75 −1.07
Turnout 50,376 85.70 −4.06
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Michael Holland 24,837 55.06 +11.99
Liberal Fiona Kotvojs 20,269 44.94 −11.99
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +11.99

Elections in the 2010s

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2019

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Bega.[edit]
2019 New South Wales state election: Bega [9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Andrew Constance 24,796 48.91 −4.33
Labor Leanne Atkinson 15,508 30.59 −2.25
Greens William Douglas 4,945 9.75 −0.35
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Eric Thomas 3,275 6.46 +6.46
Animal Justice Coral Anderson 1,371 2.70 +2.70
Conservatives Joshua Shoobridge 806 1.59 +1.59
Total formal votes 50,701 97.18 +0.09
Informal votes 1,472 2.82 −0.09
Turnout 52,173 89.75 −0.32
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Andrew Constance 26,210 56.93 −1.26
Labor Leanne Atkinson 19,830 43.07 +1.26
Liberal hold Swing −1.26

2015

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2015 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Bega.[edit]
2015 New South Wales state election: Bega [11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Andrew Constance 25,379 53.2 −5.1
Labor Leanne Atkinson 15,652 32.8 +10.7
Greens Margaret Perger 4,817 10.1 −2.0
No Land Tax Clyde Archard 1,138 2.4 +2.4
Christian Democrats Ursula Bennett 683 1.4 −0.2
Total formal votes 47,669 97.1 +0.8
Informal votes 1,427 2.9 −0.8
Turnout 49,096 90.1 +0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Andrew Constance 26,023 58.2 −10.3
Labor Leanne Atkinson 18,696 41.8 +10.3
Liberal hold Swing −10.3

2011

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2011 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Bega.[edit]
2011 New South Wales state election: Bega[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Andrew Constance 26,122 59.0 +12.1
Labor Leanne Atkinson 9,749 22.0 −12.9
Greens Harriett Swift 5,358 12.1 +4.6
Independent Ivan McKay 2,341 5.3 +5.3
Christian Democrats Ursula Bennett 716 1.6 +0.0
Total formal votes 44,286 96.9 −1.0
Informal votes 1,426 3.1 +1.0
Turnout 45,712 92.0 −0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Andrew Constance 27,369 68.6 +13.6
Labor Leanne Atkinson 12,505 31.4 −13.6
Liberal hold Swing +13.6

Elections in the 2000s

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2007

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2007 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Bega.[edit]
2007 New South Wales state election: Bega [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Andrew Constance 20,196 46.9 +10.8
Labor Wilma Chinnock 15,053 34.9 +4.5
Greens Margaret Perger 3,248 7.5 −2.6
Independent David Hede 3,071 7.1 +7.1
Against Further Immigration Philip Hodge 799 1.9 +1.9
Christian Democrats Wess Buckley 714 1.7 +0.4
Total formal votes 43,081 97.8 +0.2
Informal votes 949 2.2 −0.2
Turnout 44,030 92.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Andrew Constance 21,778 55.1 +0.4
Labor Wilma Chinnock 17,771 44.9 −0.4
Liberal hold Swing +0.4

2003

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2003 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Bega.[edit]
2003 New South Wales state election: Bega [15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Andrew Constance 17,151 39.3 −6.4
Labor Wilma Chinnock 13,595 31.2 −0.3
Independent Chris Vardon 7,094 16.3 +16.3
Greens Annie Florence 4,349 10.0 +6.7
One Nation Lynn Abraham 775 1.8 −11.2
Christian Democrats Ursula Bennett 640 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 43,604 97.6 −0.7
Informal votes 1,068 2.4 +0.7
Turnout 44,672 92.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Andrew Constance 19,417 53.9 −3.3
Labor Wilma Chinnock 16,634 46.1 +3.3
Liberal hold Swing −3.3

Elections in the 1990s

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1999

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1999 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Bega.[edit]
1999 New South Wales state election: Bega [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Russell Smith 18,253 45.7 −12.8
Labor John Boland 12,562 31.5 +3.4
One Nation Robin Innes 5,200 13.0 +13.0
Democrats Denise Redmond 1,751 4.4 +0.4
Greens Kathy Freihaut 1,465 3.7 −3.1
Independent Robert Paris 685 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 39,916 98.3 +2.0
Informal votes 678 1.7 −2.0
Turnout 40,594 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Russell Smith 20,251 57.1 −6.4
Labor John Boland 15,186 42.9 +6.4
Liberal hold Swing −6.4

1995

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1995 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Bega.[edit]
1995 New South Wales state election: Bega [17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Russell Smith 21,653 58.7 0.0
Labor John Boland 10,307 27.9 −2.3
Greens Mark Blecher 2,529 6.9 +6.9
Democrats Denise Redmond 1,484 4.0 −7.1
Call to Australia David Howes 724 2.0 +2.0
Natural Law Peter Fraser 209 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 36,906 96.4 +4.4
Informal votes 1,397 3.6 −4.4
Turnout 38,303 93.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Russell Smith 22,769 63.7 +0.9
Labor John Boland 12,981 36.3 −0.9
Liberal hold Swing +0.9

1991

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1991 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Bega.[edit]
1991 New South Wales state election: Bega [18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Russell Smith 17,925 58.7 +22.5
Labor Ian Marshall 9,232 30.2 +9.0
Democrats Denise Redmond 3,402 11.1 +10.0
Total formal votes 30,559 92.0 −5.8
Informal votes 2,671 8.0 +5.8
Turnout 33,230 92.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Russell Smith 18,669 62.8 −2.4
Labor Ian Marshall 11,082 37.2 +2.4
Liberal hold Swing −2.4

Elections in the 1980s

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1988

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1988 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Bega.[edit]
1988 New South Wales state election: Bega [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Russell Smith 12,380 39.4 +7.2
National Ronald Ferguson 6,881 21.9 +14.3
Labor Robert Ware 6,563 20.9 −15.5
Independent Richard Roberts 5,235 16.6 +16.6
Democrats John Nicholson 389 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 31,448 98.0 −0.6
Informal votes 637 2.0 +0.6
Turnout 32,085 92.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Russell Smith 20,448 68.7 +16.0
Labor Robert Ware 9,331 31.3 −16.0
Liberal notional hold Swing +16.0

1920 - 1988

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District abolished

Elections in the 1910s

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1917

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1917 New South Wales state election § Bega.[edit]
1917 New South Wales state election: Bega [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist William Millard 3,452 58.4 +17.8
Labor John Webster 2,459 41.6 +9.0
Total formal votes 5,911 99.1 +0.6
Informal votes 52 0.9 −0.6
Turnout 5,963 63.0 −13.2
Nationalist hold Swing +6.2

1913

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1913 New South Wales state election § Bega.[edit]
1913 New South Wales state election: Bega [21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform William Millard 2,966 40.6
Labor John Webster 2,386 32.6
Independent Hector McWilliam 1,571 21.5
Independent Frederick Bland 388 5.3
Total formal votes 7,311 98.5
Informal votes 109 1.5
Turnout 7,420 76.2
1913 New South Wales state election: Bega - Second Round
Saturday 20 December [21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform William Millard 3,810 52.2
Labor John Webster 3,484 47.8
Total formal votes 7,294 99.4
Informal votes 46 0.6
Turnout 7,340 75.4
Liberal Reform hold  

1910

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1910 New South Wales state election § Bega.[edit]
1910 New South Wales state election: Bega [22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform William Wood 3,449 56.8
Labour Francis Riley 2,626 43.2
Total formal votes 6,075 99.0
Informal votes 61 1.0
Turnout 6,136 77.6
Liberal Reform hold  

Elections in the 1900s

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1907

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1907 New South Wales state election § Bega.[edit]
1907 New South Wales state election: Bega [23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform William Wood 3,024 55.5
Labour George Holt 2,423 44.5
Total formal votes 5,447 98.7
Informal votes 74 1.3
Turnout 5,521 74.8
Liberal Reform hold  

1904

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1904 New South Wales state election § Bega.[edit]
1904 New South Wales state election: Bega [24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform William Wood 1,904 36.9
Progressive Henry Clarke 1,063 20.6
Labour Bernard McTernan 1,062 20.6
Independent Frederick Bland 775 15.0
Independent Edmund Coman 351 6.8
Total formal votes 5,155 99.3
Informal votes 36 0.7
Turnout 5,191 72.1
Liberal Reform gain from Progressive  
Bega was expanded to include part of the abolished district of Eden-Bombala. Henry Clarke (Progressive) was the member for Bega while William Wood (Liberal Reform) was the member for Eden-Bombala.

1901

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Bega.[edit]
1901 New South Wales state election: Bega [25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Henry Clarke 925 54.8 −2.4
Independent William Boot 717 42.5 +0.3
Independent William Braine 45 2.7 +2.1
Total formal votes 1,687 99.1 +0.5
Informal votes 16 0.9 −0.5
Turnout 1,703 73.8 +11.9
Progressive hold  

Elections in the 1890s

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1898

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Bega.[edit]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Bega [26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Federal Henry Clarke 753 57.2
Independent Federalist William Boot 555 42.2
Independent Federalist William Braine 8 0.6
Total formal votes 1,316 98.7
Informal votes 18 1.4
Turnout 1,334 61.9
Member changed to National Federal from Ind. Protectionist  

1895

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Bega.[edit]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Bega [27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Protectionist Henry Clarke 880 62.1
Protectionist Thomas Rawlinson 537 37.9
Total formal votes 1,417 98.8
Informal votes 17 1.2
Turnout 1,434 71.4
Ind. Protectionist gain from Protectionist  

1894

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Bega.[edit]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Bega [28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ind. Protectionist Thomas Rawlinson 717 41.3
Protectionist James Garvan 616 35.5
Free Trade William Neilley 349 20.1
Ind. Free Trade Peter Wood 55 3.2
Total formal votes 1,737 98.5
Informal votes 27 1.5
Turnout 1,764 86.9
Ind. Protectionist win (new seat)

References

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