Southern Highlands, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was established in 1988.[1][2][3][4] It was abolished in 2007 and largely replaced by Goulburn.[5]
Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1988 | John Fahey | Liberal | |
1991 | |||
1995 | |||
1996 | Peta Seaton | Liberal | |
1999 | |||
2003 |
Election results
edit2003
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Peta Seaton | 22,729 | 52.4 | +8.0 | |
Labor | Noeline Brown | 15,280 | 35.2 | +1.1 | |
Greens | Jim Clark | 3,726 | 8.6 | +4.4 | |
One Nation | Nathan McDonald | 1,128 | 2.6 | -7.6 | |
Independent | Jean McClung | 542 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Total formal votes | 43,405 | 97.9 | +0.0 | ||
Informal votes | 931 | 2.1 | −0.0 | ||
Turnout | 44,336 | 93.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Peta Seaton | 23,789 | 57.6 | +1.9 | |
Labor | Noeline Brown | 17,488 | 42.4 | -1.9 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.9 |
Elections in the 1990s
edit1999
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Peta Seaton | 17,614 | 44.4 | -9.8 | |
Labor | Noeline Brown | 13,527 | 34.1 | +4.5 | |
One Nation | Trevor Clarke | 4,055 | 10.2 | +10.2 | |
Greens | Jim Clark | 1,678 | 4.2 | -1.9 | |
Democrats | Greg Butler | 1,225 | 3.1 | -0.2 | |
Independent | Lynette Styles | 983 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
Against Further Immigration | Philip Lavis | 464 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Non-Custodial Parents | Louise Taylor | 147 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
Total formal votes | 39,693 | 97.9 | +1.9 | ||
Informal votes | 833 | 2.1 | −1.9 | ||
Turnout | 40,526 | 93.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Peta Seaton | 19,209 | 55.7 | -5.9 | |
Labor | Noeline Brown | 15,289 | 44.3 | +5.9 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -5.9 |
1996 by-election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | Katrina Hodgkinson | 11,530 | 32.60 | +32.60 | |
Liberal | Peta Seaton | 10,565 | 29.87 | -24.69 | |
Labor | Philip Yeo | 8,862 | 25.06 | -7.48 | |
Democrats | Greg Butler | 2,155 | 6.09 | +1.54 | |
Independent | Malcolm Duncan | 1,493 | 4.22 | +4.22 | |
Call to Australia | Charles Chappell | 763 | 2.16 | +0.53 | |
Total formal votes | 35,368 | 98.03 | +1.81 | ||
Informal votes | 712 | 1.97 | −1.81 | ||
Turnout | 36,080 | 89.43 | −5.85 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Peta Seaton | 19,933 | 52.37 | -8.00 | |
National | Katrina Hodgkinson | 15,400 | 47.63 | +47.63 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -8.00 |
1995
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Fahey | 19,421 | 54.6 | +6.5 | |
Labor | Ken Sullivan | 11,584 | 32.5 | -5.1 | |
Greens | Kevin Watchirs | 2,014 | 5.7 | +5.7 | |
Democrats | Greg Butler | 1,619 | 4.5 | -4.8 | |
Call to Australia | Peter Simos | 956 | 2.7 | -2.3 | |
Total formal votes | 35,594 | 96.2 | +4.4 | ||
Informal votes | 1,400 | 3.8 | −4.4 | ||
Turnout | 36,994 | 95.3 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | John Fahey | 20,886 | 60.4 | +3.9 | |
Labor | Ken Sullivan | 13,711 | 39.6 | -3.9 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +3.9 |
1991
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Fahey | 15,000 | 48.1 | +20.1 | |
Labor | Ken Sullivan | 11,740 | 37.6 | +9.6 | |
Democrats | Susan Nagy | 2,919 | 9.4 | +5.7 | |
Call to Australia | Wal Tennikoff | 1,547 | 5.0 | +5.0 | |
Total formal votes | 31,206 | 91.8 | −5.5 | ||
Informal votes | 2,784 | 8.2 | +5.5 | ||
Turnout | 33,990 | 93.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | John Fahey | 16,859 | 56.4 | -10.5 | |
Labor | Ken Sullivan | 13,009 | 43.6 | +10.5 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -10.5 |
Elections in the 1980s
edit1988
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Fahey | 15,176 | 51.2 | +9.1 | |
Labor | Nigel Watkins | 7,110 | 24.0 | -17.6 | |
Independent | Thomas Gair | 5,448 | 18.4 | +18.4 | |
Democrats | Gregory Butler | 1,899 | 6.4 | +6.4 | |
Total formal votes | 29,633 | 97.0 | −1.0 | ||
Informal votes | 905 | 3.0 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 30,538 | 94.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | John Fahey | 18,451 | 66.8 | +9.1 | |
Labor | Nigel Watkins | 9,171 | 33.2 | -9.1 | |
Liberal notional hold | Swing | +9.1 |
References
edit- ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Southern Highlands". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Mr John Joseph Fahey (1945– )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Ms Peta Luise Seaton (1959- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ "Goulburn- NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results". NSW Votes 2019. ABC News. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "2003 Southern Highlands". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1999 Southern Highlands". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1996 Southern Highlands by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1995 Southern Highlands". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1991 Southern Highlands". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1988 Southern Highlands". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.