Electoral results for the district of Southern Highlands

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		Party
1988	John Fahey	Liberal
1991
1995
1996	Peta Seaton	Liberal
1999
2003

Election results

2003

2003 New South Wales state election: Southern Highlands ^[6]
Party		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

1999

1999 New South Wales state election: Southern Highlands ^[7]
Party		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

1996 Southern Highlands by-election
Saturday 25 May ^[8]
Party		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

John Fahey (Liberal) resigned to successfully contest the federal electorate of Macarthur.^[8]

1995

1995 New South Wales state election: Southern Highlands ^[9]
Party		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

1991 New South Wales state election: Southern Highlands ^[10]
Party		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

1988

1988 New South Wales state election: Southern Highlands ^[11]
Party		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

^ 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.

[Green_Southern_Highlands-1] 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.

[2] "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 October 2020.

[John_Fahey_NSW_Parl-3] "Mr John Joseph Fahey (1945– )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.

[Peta_Seaton_NSW_Parl-4] "Ms Peta Luise Seaton (1959- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 September 2019.

[5] "Goulburn- NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results". NSW Votes 2019. ABC News. Retrieved 12 September 2019.

[Results_of_the_2003_New_South_Wales_state_election_(Legislative_Assembly)_Green_2003_Southern_Highlands-6] Green, Antony. "2003 Southern Highlands". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

[Results_of_the_1999_New_South_Wales_state_election_(Legislative_Assembly)_Green_1999_Southern_Highlands-7] Green, Antony. "1999 Southern Highlands". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

[1996_Southern_Highlands_state_by-election_Green_1996_Southern_Highlands-8] Green, Antony. "1996 Southern Highlands by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 September 2019.

[Results_of_the_1995_New_South_Wales_state_election_(Legislative_Assembly)_Green_1995_Southern_Highlands-9] Green, Antony. "1995 Southern Highlands". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

[Results_of_the_1991_New_South_Wales_state_election_(Legislative_Assembly)_Green_1991_Southern_Highlands-10] Green, Antony. "1991 Southern Highlands". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

[Results_of_the_1988_New_South_Wales_state_election_(Legislative_Assembly)_Green_1988_Southern_Highlands-11] Green, Antony. "1988 Southern Highlands". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

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