Ku-ring-gai, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1973 and has always been held by the Liberal Party.[1][2][3][4]
Members for Ku-ring-gai
editElection | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1973 | John Maddison | Liberal | |
1976 | |||
1978 | |||
1980 by | Nick Greiner | ||
1981 | |||
1984 | |||
1988 | |||
1991 | |||
1992 by | Stephen O'Doherty | ||
1995 | |||
1999 | Barry O'Farrell | ||
2003 | |||
2007 | |||
2011 | |||
2015 | Alister Henskens | ||
2019 |
Election results
editElections in the 2010s
edit2019
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Alister Henskens | 29,369 | 60.27 | −2.27 | |
Labor | Amanda Keeling | 8,891 | 18.25 | +1.88 | |
Greens | Qiu Yue (Viki) Zhang | 6,315 | 12.96 | −2.83 | |
Sustainable Australia | Mark Ferris | 1,636 | 3.36 | +3.36 | |
Keep Sydney Open | Liam Blood | 1,466 | 3.01 | +3.01 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mitchell Strahan | 1,053 | 2.16 | +2.16 | |
Total formal votes | 48,730 | 97.79 | +0.18 | ||
Informal votes | 1,101 | 2.21 | −0.18 | ||
Turnout | 49,831 | 91.53 | −1.22 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Alister Henskens | 31,027 | 70.52 | −2.46 | |
Labor | Amanda Keeling | 12,969 | 29.48 | +2.46 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −2.46 |
2015
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Alister Henskens | 30,294 | 62.5 | −10.3 | |
Labor | David Armstrong | 7,927 | 16.4 | +8.5 | |
Greens | Pippa McInnes | 7,650 | 15.8 | +1.9 | |
Christian Democrats | John Archer | 1,375 | 2.8 | +0.7 | |
No Land Tax | Len Gervay | 1,192 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
Total formal votes | 48,438 | 97.6 | −0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 1,185 | 2.4 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 49,623 | 92.8 | +1.8 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Alister Henskens | 31,954 | 73.0 | −13.9 | |
Labor | David Armstrong | 11,832 | 27.0 | +13.9 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −13.9 |
2011
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Barry O'Farrell | 33,061 | 72.7 | +7.1 | |
Greens | Susie Gemmell | 6,395 | 14.1 | +0.9 | |
Labor | David Armstrong | 3,590 | 7.9 | -5.9 | |
Save Our State | William Bourke | 952 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
Christian Democrats | Witold Wiszniewski | 948 | 2.1 | -1.2 | |
Outdoor Recreation | Alexander Gutman | 536 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Total formal votes | 45,482 | 98.3 | +0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 794 | 1.7 | −0.3 | ||
Turnout | 46,276 | 92.7 | |||
Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
Liberal | Barry O'Farrell | 34,904 | 87.0 | +8.0 | |
Labor | David Armstrong | 5,236 | 13.0 | –8.0 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.3 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Barry O'Farrell | 34,212 | 81.3 | +2.3 | |
Greens | Susie Gemmell | 7,858 | 18.7 | +18.7 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.3 |
Elections in the 2000s
edit2007
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Barry O'Farrell | 27,831 | 65.6 | +7.4 | |
Labor | Adrian Macarthur-King | 5,839 | 13.8 | -7.3 | |
Greens | Susie Gemmell | 5,592 | 13.2 | +1.2 | |
Christian Democrats | Witold Wiszniewski | 1,402 | 3.3 | +0.3 | |
Democrats | Jeannette Tsoulos | 1,002 | 2.4 | +0.4 | |
Unity | Michael Sun | 790 | 1.9 | -0.9 | |
Total formal votes | 42,456 | 98.0 | −0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 857 | 2.0 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 43,313 | 92.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Barry O'Farrell | 29,939 | 79.0 | +10.3 | |
Labor | Adrian Macarthur-King | 7,965 | 21.0 | -10.3 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +10.3 |
2003
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Barry O'Farrell | 24,796 | 61.1 | +4.8 | |
Labor | Andrew Hewitt | 7,548 | 18.6 | -1.8 | |
Greens | Susie Gemmell | 5,064 | 12.5 | +7.5 | |
Unity | Chiming Shea | 1,184 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
Christian Democrats | Witold Wiszniewski | 1,165 | 2.9 | -1.3 | |
Democrats | Ian Boyd | 821 | 2.0 | -7.3 | |
Total formal votes | 40,578 | 98.4 | +0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 680 | 1.6 | −0.1 | ||
Turnout | 41,258 | 91.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Barry O'Farrell | 26,582 | 71.6 | +1.6 | |
Labor | Andrew Hewitt | 10,543 | 28.4 | -1.6 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.6 |
Elections in the 1990s
edit1999
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Barry O'Farrell | 22,708 | 56.3 | -10.1 | |
Labor | Jan Butland | 8,241 | 20.4 | +7.2 | |
Democrats | Neil Halliday | 3,769 | 9.3 | +1.4 | |
Greens | Andrew Burke | 2,004 | 5.0 | +1.4 | |
Christian Democrats | Matthew Ayres | 1,698 | 4.2 | +2.8 | |
One Nation | Robert Webeck | 1,416 | 3.5 | +3.5 | |
Against Further Immigration | Mick Chehoff | 379 | 0.9 | +0.3 | |
Natural Law | John Ryder | 100 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
Total formal votes | 40,315 | 98.3 | +1.3 | ||
Informal votes | 710 | 1.7 | −1.3 | ||
Turnout | 41,025 | 92.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Barry O'Farrell | 25,298 | 70.0 | -8.3 | |
Labor | Jan Butland | 10,826 | 30.0 | +8.3 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -8.3 |
1995
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Stephen O'Doherty | 20,271 | 57.1 | -5.4 | |
Labor | Elizabeth Priestly | 7,067 | 19.9 | +1.6 | |
Independent | Mick Gallagher | 5,932 | 16.7 | +8.7 | |
Democrats | Colin Ward | 1,633 | 4.6 | -4.5 | |
Call to Australia | Alex Sharah | 624 | 1.8 | -0.5 | |
Total formal votes | 35,527 | 96.6 | +2.9 | ||
Informal votes | 1,251 | 3.4 | −2.9 | ||
Turnout | 36,778 | 93.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Stephen O'Doherty | 22,912 | 69.0 | -3.7 | |
Labor | Elizabeth Priestly | 10,290 | 31.0 | +3.7 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -3.7 |
1992 by-election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Stephen O'Doherty | 14,755 | 47.85 | -14.57 | |
Independent | Mick Gallagher | 9,725 | 31.54 | +23.54 | |
Independent | Ted Roach | 5,442 | 17.65 | +8.57 | |
Call to Australia | Robert Taylor | 914 | 2.96 | +0.73 | |
Total formal votes | 30,836 | 95.74 | +2.00 | ||
Informal votes | 1,371 | 4.26 | −2.00 | ||
Turnout | 32,207 | 82.68 | −11.39 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Stephen O'Doherty | 16,167 | 55.09 | -17.62 | |
Independent | Mick Gallagher | 13,182 | 44.91 | +44.91 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -17.62 |
1991
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Nick Greiner | 20,588 | 62.4 | -3.9 | |
Labor | Sue Deane | 6,023 | 18.3 | -10.2 | |
Democrats | Ted Roach | 2,995 | 9.1 | +9.1 | |
Independent | Mick Gallagher | 2,638 | 8.0 | +8.0 | |
Call to Australia | Robert Taylor | 737 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
Total formal votes | 32,981 | 93.7 | −3.6 | ||
Informal votes | 2,203 | 6.3 | +3.6 | ||
Turnout | 35,184 | 94.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Nick Greiner | 22,491 | 72.7 | +3.8 | |
Labor | Sue Deane | 8,441 | 27.3 | -3.8 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +3.8 |
Elections in the 1980s
edit1988
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Nick Greiner | 23,879 | 79.7 | +3.5 | |
Labor | Anna Booth | 6,097 | 20.3 | +2.6 | |
Total formal votes | 29,976 | 97.7 | −0.8 | ||
Informal votes | 718 | 2.3 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 30,694 | 93.5 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.3 |
1984
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Nick Greiner | 24,271 | 77.8 | +11.2 | |
Labor | Ian Cameron | 5,096 | 16.3 | -7.2 | |
Democrats | Pamela Tuckwell | 1,829 | 5.9 | -4.1 | |
Total formal votes | 31,196 | 98.4 | +0.9 | ||
Informal votes | 500 | 1.6 | −0.9 | ||
Turnout | 31,696 | 92.5 | +1.8 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Nick Greiner | 80.9 | +10.1 | ||
Labor | Ian Cameron | 19.1 | -10.1 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +10.1 |
1981
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Nick Greiner | 19,750 | 66.6 | +1.1 | |
Labor | Ian Cameron | 6,970 | 23.5 | -11.0 | |
Democrats | Pamela Tuckwell | 2,954 | 9.9 | +9.9 | |
Total formal votes | 29,674 | 97.5 | |||
Informal votes | 764 | 2.5 | |||
Turnout | 30,438 | 90.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Nick Greiner | 20,550 | 70.8 | +5.3 | |
Labor | Ian Cameron | 8,470 | 29.2 | -5.3 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +5.3 |
1980 by-election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Nick Greiner | 15,681 | 68.7 | +3.2 | |
Independent | Brian Buckley | 7,152 | 31.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 22,833 | 96.1 | −1.9 | ||
Informal votes | 917 | 3.9 | +1.9 | ||
Turnout | 23,750 | 71.1 | −19.9 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +3.2 [a] |
Elections in the 1970s
edit1978
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Maddison | 19,350 | 65.5 | -7.5 | |
Labor | Ian Cameron | 10,205 | 34.5 | +14.1 | |
Total formal votes | 29,555 | 98.0 | −0.9 | ||
Informal votes | 592 | 2.0 | +0.9 | ||
Turnout | 30,147 | 91.0 | −1.5 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | -12.2 |
1976
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Maddison | 21,605 | 73.0 | -4.6 | |
Labor | Ian Cameron | 6,020 | 20.4 | +2.5 | |
Workers | David Griffiths | 1,960 | 6.6 | +6.6 | |
Total formal votes | 29,585 | 98.9 | +0.8 | ||
Informal votes | 316 | 1.1 | −0.8 | ||
Turnout | 29,901 | 92.5 | −0.1 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | John Maddison | 22,977 | 77.7 | -3.5 | |
Labor | Ian Cameron | 6,608 | 22.3 | +3.5 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -3.5 |
1973
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Maddison | 21,357 | 77.6 | ||
Labor | Ian Cameron | 4,932 | 17.9 | ||
Democratic Labor | Norma Boyle | 1,235 | 4.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 27,524 | 98.1 | |||
Informal votes | 525 | 1.9 | |||
Turnout | 28,049 | 92.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | John Maddison | 22,345 | 81.2 | +0.1 | |
Labor | Ian Cameron | 5,179 | 18.8 | -0.1 | |
Liberal notional hold | Swing | +0.1 |
Notes
edit- ^ compared to the two-party-preferred result for the 1978 Ku-ring-gai election.
References
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- ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
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- ^ "Ku-ring-gai: Distribution of Preferences". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ State Electoral District of Ku-ring-gai: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
- ^ State Electoral District of Ku-ring-gai: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.
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