Electoral results for the district of Coffs Harbour

Coffs Harbour, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1981 and has always been held by the National party.[1][2][3][4]

Members for Coffs Harbour

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Election Member Party
1981   Matt Singleton National
1984
1988
1990 by Andrew Fraser National
1991
1995
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019 Gurmesh Singh National

Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

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2023

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2023 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Gurmesh Singh 25,319 51.43 +8.61
Labor Tony Judge 10,263 20.85 +3.16
Independent Sally Townley 5,978 12.14 −5.25
Legalise Cannabis Tihema Elliston 2,917 5.93 +5.93
Greens Tim Nott 2,814 5.72 −0.81
Animal Justice Kellie Pearce 1,096 2.23 −0.47
Sustainable Australia Ruth Cully 842 1.71 +1.71
Total formal votes 49,229 97.20 +0.95
Informal votes 1,416 2.80 −0.95
Turnout 50,645 87.58 −1.29
Two-party-preferred result
National Gurmesh Singh 27,458 63.24 +2.47
Labor Tony Judge 15,958 36.76 −2.47
National hold Swing +2.47

Elections in the 2010s

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2019

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2019 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Gurmesh Singh 20,268 42.82 −11.76
Labor Tony Judge 8,371 17.69 −8.21
Independent Sally Townley 8,247 17.42 +17.42
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Stuart Davidson 3,405 7.19 +7.19
Greens Jonathan Cassell 3,090 6.53 −7.03
Liberal Democrats Gregory Renet 1,542 3.26 +3.26
Animal Justice Robyn Marchant 1,278 2.70 +2.70
Independent Ann Leonard 1,132 2.39 +2.39
Total formal votes 47,333 96.25 −0.53
Informal votes 1,846 3.75 +0.53
Turnout 49,179 88.87 −0.01
Two-party-preferred result
National Gurmesh Singh 22,799 60.77 −3.53
Labor Tony Judge 14,717 39.23 +3.53
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Gurmesh Singh 22,375 60.30 −4.00
Independent Sally Townley 14,730 39.70 +39.70
National hold  

2015

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2015 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Andrew Fraser 24,652 54.6 −11.3
Labor June Smith 11,698 25.9 +11.7
Greens Craig Christie 6,126 13.6 +3.1
Christian Democrats Ian Sutherland 1,958 4.3 +0.7
No Land Tax Annette Guerry 733 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 45,167 96.8 −0.3
Informal votes 1,503 3.2 +0.3
Turnout 46,670 88.9 −0.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Andrew Fraser 26,184 64.3 −13.0
Labor June Smith 14,537 35.7 +13.0
National hold Swing −13.0

2011

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2011 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Andrew Fraser 29,798 66.1 +14.1
Labor David Quinn 6,392 14.2 −6.5
Greens Rodney Degens 4,749 10.5 +3.1
Independent Paul Templeton 2,575 5.7 +5.7
Christian Democrats Deborah Lions 1,591 3.5 −0.2
Total formal votes 45,105 97.5 −0.8
Informal votes 1,140 2.5 +0.8
Turnout 46,245 91.3
Two-party-preferred result
National Andrew Fraser 31,956 77.2 +9.6
Labor David Quinn 9,421 22.8 −9.6
National hold Swing +9.6

Elections in the 2000s

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2007

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2007 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Andrew Fraser 22,351 52.0 +11.8
Labor David Kennedy 8,898 20.7 −1.0
Independent Keith Rhoades 6,421 14.9 +4.9
Greens Rodney Degens 3,205 7.5 +1.5
Christian Democrats Deborah Lions 1,592 3.7 +0.4
Against Further Immigration Gerry Evic 550 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 43,017 98.3 +0.4
Informal votes 738 1.7 −0.4
Turnout 43,755 92.3
Two-party-preferred result
National Andrew Fraser 24,884 67.6 +5.7
Labor David Kennedy 11,914 32.4 −5.7
National hold Swing +5.7

2003

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2003 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Andrew Fraser 16,728 40.4 −5.7
Labor Pamela Stephenson 7,811 18.9 −11.7
Independent Jan Strom 7,475 18.1 +18.1
Independent Keith Rhoades 4,411 10.7 +10.7
Greens Gabrielle Tindall 2,952 7.1 +3.6
Christian Democrats Greg Holder 1,417 3.4 +3.4
One Nation Tenille Burston 487 1.2 −10.1
Independent Evalds Erglis 109 0.3 −0.4
Total formal votes 41,390 98.0 −0.3
Informal votes 854 2.0 +0.3
Turnout 42,244 92.4
Notional two-party-preferred count
National Andrew Fraser 19,781 64.3 +6.0
Labor Pamela Stephenson 10,974 35.7 −6.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Andrew Fraser 18,817 56.9 −1.4
Independent Jan Strom 14,263 43.1 +43.1
National hold Swing −1.4

Elections in the 1990s

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1999

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1999 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Andrew Fraser 18,043 46.1 −7.0
Labor Alph Williams 11,970 30.6 +0.3
One Nation George Gardiner 4,409 11.3 +11.3
Democrats Mark Spencer 2,361 6.0 +6.0
Greens Chris Cairns 1,369 3.5 −1.9
Earthsave Chris Backman 362 0.9 +0.9
Independent Evalds Erglis 271 0.7 +0.0
Against Further Immigration Frederick Ansted 229 0.6 +0.6
Non-Custodial Parents Horst Sommer 128 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 39,142 98.3 +1.5
Informal votes 692 1.7 −1.5
Turnout 39,834 93.3
Two-party-preferred result
National Andrew Fraser 19,749 58.3 −0.6
Labor Alph Williams 14,129 41.7 +0.6
National hold Swing −0.6

1995

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1995 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Andrew Fraser 19,296 53.0 +0.5
Labor Bruce Clarke 11,064 30.4 −5.7
Independent Sue Dethridge 2,945 8.1 +8.1
Greens Mark Spencer 1,979 5.4 +5.4
Natural Law Byron Rigby 500 1.4 +1.4
The Country Party Ken Field 406 1.1 +1.1
Independent Evalds Erglis 251 0.7 −0.7
Total formal votes 36,441 96.7 +1.4
Informal votes 1,232 3.3 −1.4
Turnout 37,673 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
National Andrew Fraser 20,361 58.7 +1.7
Labor Bruce Clarke 14,326 41.3 −1.7
National hold Swing +1.7

1991

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1991 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Andrew Fraser 16,625 52.5 −16.2
Labor Bruce Clarke 11,434 36.1 +12.3
Democrats Sue Arnold 2,106 6.7 −0.7
Independent May Southgate 1,062 3.4 +3.4
Independent Evalds Erglis 439 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 31,666 95.4 −2.5
Informal votes 1,544 4.6 +2.5
Turnout 33,210 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Andrew Fraser 17,547 57.0 −15.3
Labor Bruce Clarke 13,263 43.0 +15.3
National hold Swing −15.3

1990 by-election

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1990 Coffs Harbour by-election
Saturday 3 November [18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Andrew Fraser 11,393 37.4 −30.0
Labor Bruce Clarke 9,790 32.1 +8.0
Independent Lynne Dalton 3,437 11.3
Independent Max Dawes 2,501 8.2
Total formal votes 30,503 98.4 +0.6
Informal votes 507 1.6 −0.6
Turnout 31,010 86.8 −6.7
Two-party-preferred result
National Andrew Fraser 15,920 55.4 −16.0
Labor Bruce Clarke 12,823 44.6 +16.0
National hold Swing +16.0
Matt Singleton (National) resigned.[18]

Elections in the 1980s

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1988

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1988 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Matt Singleton 19,748 67.3 +5.7
Labor Terrence Hancock 7,085 24.1 −14.3
Democrats Norma Pederson 2,527 8.6 +8.6
Total formal votes 29,360 97.8 −0.7
Informal votes 664 2.2 +0.7
Turnout 30,024 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
National Matt Singleton 20,482 71.4 +9.9
Labor Terrence Hancock 8,210 28.6 −9.9
National hold Swing +9.9

1984

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1984 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Matt Singleton 21,873 61.3 +2.0
Labor Laurence Brown 13,789 38.7 −2.0
Total formal votes 35,662 98.4 +0.2
Informal votes 569 1.6 −0.2
Turnout 36,231 91.8 +0.8
National hold Swing +2.0

1981

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1981 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Matt Singleton 18,375 59.3 −0.8
Labor Joseph Moran 12,626 40.7 +0.8
Total formal votes 31,001 98.2
Informal votes 561 1.8
Turnout 31,562 91.0
National Country notional hold Swing −0.8
Coffs Harbour was a new district, notionally held by National Country. Matt Singleton (National Country) was the sitting member for Clarence which had become notionally held by Labor due to the redistribution.[22]

References

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