Electoral results for the district of The Entrance

The Entrance, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1988 as part of a redistribution of seats following the expansion of the Assembly from 99 to 109 seats.[1][2][3][4]

Members for The Entrance

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Election Member Party
1988   Bob Graham Liberal
1991
1992 by   Grant McBride Labor
1995
1999
2003
2007
2011   Chris Spence Liberal
2015   David Mehan Labor
2019

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: The Entrance[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Mehan 22,153 45.0 +1.7
Liberal Nathan Bracken 17,433 35.4 −2.3
Greens Ralph Stephenson 4,206 8.6 +0.7
Sustainable Australia Georgia Lamb 2,131 4.3 +1.9
Animal Justice Fardin Pelarek 1,896 3.9 −0.2
Liberal Democrats Bentley Logan 1,372 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 49,191 96.7 +1.0
Informal votes 1,688 3.3 −1.0
Turnout 50,879 86.7 −3.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Mehan 25,782 57.8 +2.5
Liberal Nathan Bracken 18,793 42.2 −2.5
Labor hold Swing +2.5

Elections in the 2010s

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2019

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2019 New South Wales state election: The Entrance[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Mehan 20,744 43.14 +1.26
Liberal Brian Perrem 18,145 37.73 −6.15
Greens Stephen Pearson 3,691 7.68 −1.69
Animal Justice Maddy Richards 2,034 4.23 +4.23
Keep Sydney Open Jake Fitzpatrick 1,263 2.63 +2.63
Sustainable Australia Margaret Jones 1,218 2.53 +2.53
Conservatives Hadden Ervin 991 2.06 +2.06
Total formal votes 48,086 95.76 −0.53
Informal votes 2,130 4.24 +0.53
Turnout 50,216 89.09 −1.37
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Mehan 23,661 55.22 +4.84
Liberal Brian Perrem 19,189 44.78 −4.84
Labor hold Swing +4.84

2015

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2015 New South Wales state election: The Entrance[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael Sharpe 21,049 43.9 −6.7
Labor David Mehan 20,086 41.9 +12.0
Greens Scott Rickard 4,493 9.4 −1.4
Christian Democrats Hadden Ervin 1,301 2.7 −1.7
No Land Tax Sonia Lopreiato 1,031 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 47,960 96.3 +0.5
Informal votes 1,850 3.7 −0.5
Turnout 49,810 90.5 +0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor David Mehan 22,392 50.4 +12.1
Liberal Michael Sharpe 22,054 49.6 −12.1
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +12.1

2011

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2011 New South Wales state election: The Entrance[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Chris Spence 22,898 50.9 +11.1
Labor David Mehan 13,057 29.0 −18.5
Greens Deidrie Jinks 4,877 10.8 +2.0
Christian Democrats Bob Mirovic 2,083 4.6 +4.6
Family First James Bond 2,082 4.6 +4.6
Total formal votes 44,997 96.5 −0.9
Informal votes 1,633 3.5 +0.9
Turnout 46,630 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Chris Spence 24,760 62.5 +17.3
Labor David Mehan 14,880 37.5 −17.3
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +17.3

Elections in the 2000s

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2007

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2007 New South Wales state election: The Entrance[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Grant McBride 20,239 47.5 −2.6
Liberal Phil Walker 16,954 39.8 +6.2
Greens Kerryn Parry-Jones 3,763 8.8 +3.5
Against Further Immigration Maria Overend 1,663 3.9 +2.5
Total formal votes 42,619 97.4 −0.4
Informal votes 1,122 2.6 +0.4
Turnout 43,741 93.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Grant McBride 21,762 54.9 −4.8
Liberal Phil Walker 17,907 45.1 +4.8
Labor hold Swing −4.8

2003

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2003 New South Wales state election: The Entrance[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Grant McBride 21,763 52.1 +4.8
Liberal Phil Walker 14,920 35.7 +8.1
Greens Gwen Parry-Jones 2,362 5.7 +3.4
Christian Democrats Steve Wood 866 2.1 +0.0
Against Further Immigration Garry Oates 548 1.3 +0.5
Democrats Carolyn Hastie 496 1.2 −1.6
One Nation Peter Chermak 465 1.1 −5.8
Save Our Suburbs Bryan Ellis 327 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 41,747 97.8 +0.0
Informal votes 929 2.2 −0.0
Turnout 42,676 92.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Grant McBride 23,118 59.6 −0.1
Liberal Phil Walker 15,700 40.4 +0.1
Labor hold Swing −0.1

Elections in the 1990s

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1999

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1999 New South Wales state election: The Entrance[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Grant McBride 19,526 47.3 −0.3
Liberal Philip Walker 11,404 27.6 −13.0
National Bob Graham 3,909 9.5 +9.5
One Nation John Cantwell 2,861 6.9 +6.9
Democrats Sarah Browning 1,167 2.8 −0.8
Greens Rachel Alterator 936 2.3 +2.3
Christian Democrats Karen Russell 880 2.1 −1.0
Against Further Immigration Garry OAtes 323 0.8 −4.3
Outdoor Recreation Garth Coulter 271 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 41,277 97.8 +1.9
Informal votes 936 2.2 −1.9
Turnout 42,213 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Grant McBride 21,292 59.7 +5.7
Liberal Philip Walker 14,365 40.3 −5.7
Labor hold Swing +5.7

1995

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1995 New South Wales state election: The Entrance[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Grant McBride 16,933 47.4 +4.3
Liberal Doug Eaton 14,369 40.3 −5.9
Against Further Immigration Roy Whaite 1,899 5.3 +5.3
Democrats Glenice Griffiths 1,340 3.8 −2.1
Call to Australia Graham Freemantle 1,158 3.2 +3.2
Total formal votes 35,699 96.0 +4.2
Informal votes 1,494 4.0 −4.2
Turnout 37,193 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Grant McBride 18,441 54.1 +4.3
Liberal Doug Eaton 15,642 45.9 −4.3
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +4.3

1992 by-election

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1992 The Entrance by-election
Saturday 18 January [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Grant McBride 16,642 49.6 +6.5
Liberal Bob Graham 14,222 42.4 −3.7
Democrats Lynn Sawyer 693 2.1 −3.8
Independent Peter Clifford 625 1.9
Independent Tony Irving 584 1.7 −3.2
Greypower Bob Hudson 391 1.2
Citizens Electoral Council Sean James 326 0.97 +1.0
Independent Stewart Scott-Irving 92 0.3
Total formal votes 33,575 98.4 +1.8
Informal votes 535 1.6 −1.8
Turnout 34,110 91.0 −3.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Grant McBride 17,950 54.7 +4.9
Liberal Bob Graham 14,857 45.3 −4.9
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +4.9
The Court of Disputed Returns overturned the result of the 1991 The Entrance election.[16]

1991

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1991 New South Wales state election: The Entrance[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bob Graham 14,356 46.1 −5.8
Labor Grant McBride 13,415 43.1 −3.5
Democrats Lynn Sawyer 1,825 5.9 +5.3
Independent Tony Irving 1,516 4.9 +4.9
Total formal votes 31,112 91.7 −5.0
Informal votes 2,801 8.3 +5.0
Turnout 33,913 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bob Graham 15,165 50.2 −2.6
Labor Grant McBride 15,049 49.8 +2.6
Liberal hold Swing −2.6
  • This result was overturned by the Court of Disputed Returns and a by-election was called, where Labor won.

Elections in the 1980s

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1988

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1988 New South Wales state election: The Entrance[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bob Graham 16,080 52.0 +21.2
Labor Brian McGowan 14,852 48.0 −3.7
Total formal votes 30,932 96.7 −1.3
Informal votes 1,069 3.3 +1.3
Turnout 32,001 94.5
Liberal notional gain from Labor Swing +9.9

References

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  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of The Entrance". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  2. ^ "The Entrance- NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results". NSW Votes 2019. ABC News. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  5. ^ LA First Preference: The Entrance, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  6. ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: The Entrance, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  7. ^ "The Entrance: First Preference Votes". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
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  9. ^ State Electoral District of The Entrance: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
  10. ^ State Electoral District of The Entrance: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.
  11. ^ Antony Green. "2011 New South Wales Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  12. ^ Green, Antony. "2007 The Entrance". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  13. ^ Green, Antony. "2003 The Entrance". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  14. ^ Green, Antony. "1999 The Entrance". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  15. ^ Green, Antony. "1995 The Entrance". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  16. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1992 The Entrance by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  17. ^ Green, Antony. "1991 The Entrance". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  18. ^ Green, Antony. "1988 The Entrance". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.