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
editElections in the 2020s
edit2023
editParty | 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
edit2019
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
edit2007
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
edit1999
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
edit1988
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
edit1978
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
edit1968
editParty | 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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