Electoral results for the district of Wakehurst

Wakehurst, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had one incarnation, from 1962 until the present.[1][2][3][4]

Members for Wakehurst

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Election Member Party
1962   Dick Healey Liberal
1965
1968
1971 Allan Viney
1973
1976
1978   Tom Webster Labor
1981
1984   John Booth Liberal
1988
1991 Brad Hazzard
1995
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015
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: Wakehurst[5][6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Toby Williams 18,940 36.9 −23.0
Independent Michael Regan 18,430 35.9 +35.9
Labor Sue Wright 7,617 14.8 −2.1
Greens Ethan Hrnjak 4,000 7.8 −2.4
Animal Justice Susan Sorensen 1,220 2.4 −0.8
Sustainable Australia Greg Mawson 1,127 2.2 −0.7
Total formal votes 51,334 97.4 +0.3
Informal votes 1,353 2.6 −0.3
Turnout 52,687 90.7 +2.1
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Toby Williams 23,685 59.6 −12.3
Labor Sue Wright 16,054 40.4 +12.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Michael Regan 24,589 54.5 +54.5
Liberal Toby Williams 20,555 45.5 −26.4
Independent gain from Liberal  

Elections in the 2010s

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2019

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2019 New South Wales state election: Wakehurst[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Brad Hazzard 28,704 58.93 −4.99
Labor Chris Sharpe 8,600 17.65 +2.23
Greens Lilith Zaharias 4,867 9.99 −1.97
Keep Sydney Open Katika Schultz 1,928 3.96 +3.96
Animal Justice Susan Sorensen 1,685 3.46 +3.46
Independent Darren Hough 1,606 3.30 +3.30
Sustainable Australia Greg Mawson 1,322 2.71 +2.71
Total formal votes 48,712 96.94 +0.39
Informal votes 1,537 3.06 −0.39
Turnout 50,249 90.03 −1.52
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Brad Hazzard 30,182 71.00 −4.24
Labor Chris Sharpe 12,326 29.00 +4.24
Liberal hold Swing −4.24

2015

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2015 New South Wales state election: Wakehurst[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Brad Hazzard 30,611 63.9 −5.5
Labor Ned Barsi 7,387 15.4 +2.4
Greens Jonathan King 5,727 12.0 −2.8
Independent Conny Harris 2,057 4.3 +4.3
Christian Democrats Silvana Nero 1,259 2.6 −0.2
No Land Tax Robert Di Cosmo 853 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 47,894 96.5 +0.1
Informal votes 1,712 3.5 −0.1
Turnout 49,606 91.6 +0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Brad Hazzard 32,105 75.2 −5.3
Labor Ned Barsi 10,565 24.8 +5.3
Liberal hold Swing −5.3

2011

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2011 New South Wales state election: Wakehurst[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Brad Hazzard 31,634 69.4 +12.5
Greens Conny Harris 6,717 14.7 +2.1
Labor Linda Beattie 5,930 13.0 −10.9
Christian Democrats Peter Colsell 1,271 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 45,552 96.9 0.0
Informal votes 1,466 3.1 0.0
Turnout 47,018 92.9
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Brad Hazzard 33,210 80.5 +13.2
Labor Linda Beattie 8,021 19.5 −13.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Brad Hazzard 32,811 78.5 +11.2
Greens Conny Harris 8,969 21.5 +21.5
Liberal hold Swing +11.2

Elections in the 2000s

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2007

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2007 New South Wales state election: Wakehurst[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Brad Hazzard 24,488 56.9 +8.9
Labor Patricio Chavez 10,305 24.0 +0.3
Greens Conny Harris 5,436 12.6 +2.2
Democrats Georgina Johanson 1,528 3.6 +2.2
Against Further Immigration Thomas Moody 1,249 2.9 +1.3
Total formal votes 43,006 96.9 +0.1
Informal votes 1,389 3.1 −0.1
Turnout 44,395 92.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Brad Hazzard 25,980 67.3 +4.1
Labor Patricio Chavez 12,628 32.7 −4.1
Liberal hold Swing +4.1

2003

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2003 New South Wales state election: Wakehurst[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Brad Hazzard 18,584 47.2 −1.2
Labor Chris Sharpe 9,416 23.9 −4.9
Independent Vincent De Luca 4,485 11.4 +11.4
Greens Peter Forrest 3,997 10.1 +3.5
Christian Democrats Mike Hubbard 1,206 3.1 +3.1
Unity Rita Lee 591 1.5 +1.5
Against Further Immigration Anthony Mavin 591 1.5 −1.4
Democrats Tony Howells 527 1.3 −5.2
Total formal votes 39,397 96.6 −0.4
Informal votes 1,387 3.4 +0.4
Turnout 40,784 91.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Brad Hazzard 20,542 62.7 +1.9
Labor Chris Sharpe 12,230 37.3 −1.9
Liberal hold Swing +1.9

Elections in the 1990s

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1999

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1999 New South Wales state election: Wakehurst[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Brad Hazzard 19,278 48.4 −7.3
Labor Cherie Stokes 11,455 28.8 +1.3
One Nation Ian Nelson 2,684 6.7 +6.7
Greens Barbara Hatten 2,644 6.6 +5.1
Democrats Gabrielle Russell 2,583 6.5 +1.0
Against Further Immigration Alexander Hampel 1,172 2.9 −4.0
Total formal votes 39,816 97.0 +1.6
Informal votes 1,219 3.0 −1.6
Turnout 41,035 93.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Brad Hazzard 21,225 60.8 −4.1
Labor Cherie Stokes 13,713 39.2 +4.1
Liberal hold Swing −4.1

1995

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1995 New South Wales state election: Wakehurst[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Brad Hazzard 18,524 54.5 −0.9
Labor Patricia Armstrong 10,152 29.8 +3.8
Against Further Immigration David Kitson 2,163 6.4 +6.4
Democrats Sylvia Adam 1,880 5.5 −2.0
Call to Australia Lesley Maher 820 2.4 +2.4
Natural Law Catherine Webster 479 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 34,018 95.5 +4.8
Informal votes 1,592 4.5 −4.8
Turnout 35,610 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Brad Hazzard 20,188 62.9 +0.2
Labor Patricia Armstrong 11,899 37.1 −0.2
Liberal hold Swing +0.2

1991

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1991 New South Wales state election: Wakehurst[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Brad Hazzard 17,161 55.3 +2.4
Labor Anne Purcell 8,077 26.0 −6.4
Independent Tim Maguire 3,435 11.1 +11.1
Democrats Richard Hill 2,336 7.5 +7.4
Total formal votes 31,009 90.8 −5.6
Informal votes 3,155 9.2 +5.6
Turnout 34,164 92.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Brad Hazzard 18,550 62.7 +3.2
Labor Anne Purcell 11,048 37.3 −3.2
Liberal hold Swing +3.2

Elections in the 1980s

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1988

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1988 New South Wales state election: Wakehurst[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Booth 15,013 52.2 +2.6
Labor Tom Webster 10,022 34.9 −10.6
Independent Michael Pawley 3,717 12.9 +12.9
Total formal votes 28,752 96.3 −1.3
Informal votes 1,090 3.7 +1.3
Turnout 29,842 92.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Booth 16,004 57.5 +5.5
Labor Tom Webster 11,809 42.5 −5.5
Liberal hold Swing +5.5

1984

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1984 New South Wales state election: Wakehurst[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Booth 13,767 49.2 +7.6
Labor Tom Webster 13,038 46.6 +8.7
Independent Maurice Foley 606 2.2 +2.2
Democrats Laurence Bourke 581 2.1 −1.0
Total formal votes 27,992 97.6 +0.6
Informal votes 680 2.4 −0.6
Turnout 28,672 91.6 +1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Booth 51.2 +8.2
Labor Tom Webster 48.8 −8.2
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +8.2

1981

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1981 New South Wales state election: Wakehurst[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Webster 14,891 55.3 −0.8
Liberal Phillip Wearne 11,194 41.6 −2.3
Democrats Henri Rathgeber 837 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 26,922 97.0
Informal votes 833 3.0
Turnout 27,755 90.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Webster 15,098 57.0 +0.9
Liberal Phillip Wearne 11,394 43.0 −0.9
Labor hold Swing +0.9

Elections in the 1970s

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1978

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1978 New South Wales state election: Wakehurst[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Webster 17,066 56.2 +14.0
Liberal Allan Viney 13,329 43.8 −14.0
Total formal votes 30,395 97.0 −0.7
Informal votes 938 3.0 +0.7
Turnout 31,333 91.5 −0.2
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +14.0

1976

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1976 New South Wales state election: Wakehurst[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Allan Viney 17,836 57.8 +4.4
Labor Noel Berrell 12,999 42.2 +10.6
Total formal votes 30,835 97.7 +0.4
Informal votes 715 2.3 −0.4
Turnout 31,550 91.7 +1.3
Liberal hold Swing −3.6

1973

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1973 New South Wales state election: Wakehurst[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Allan Viney 14,876 53.4 −0.9
Labor Colin McIlwraith 8,801 31.6 −7.0
Australia Pamela Wilson 2,770 9.9 +9.9
Democratic Labor Terrence Fay 1,412 5.1 −2.0
Total formal votes 27,859 97.3
Informal votes 782 2.7
Turnout 28,641 90.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Allan Viney 17,114 61.4 +1.4
Labor Colin McIlwraith 10,745 38.6 −1.4
Liberal hold Swing +1.4

1971

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1971 New South Wales state election: Wakehurst[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Allan Viney 15,074 52.3 −7.3
Labor Evan Davies 11,706 40.6 +7.5
Democratic Labor Kevin Lee 2,038 7.1 −0.2
Total formal votes 28,818 97.7
Informal votes 664 2.3
Turnout 29,482 93.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Allan Viney 16,704 58.0 −7.5
Labor Evan Davies 12,114 42.0 +7.5
Liberal hold Swing −7.5

Elections in the 1960s

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1968

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1968 New South Wales state election: Wakehurst[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dick Healey 18,475 63.6 0.0
Labor Dorothy Isaksen 8,442 29.1 −3.7
Democratic Labor Lyle Antcliff 2,115 7.3 +7.3
Total formal votes 29,032 96.8
Informal votes 965 3.2
Turnout 29,997 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dick Healey 20,167 69.5 +3.0
Labor Dorothy Isaksen 8,865 30.5 −3.0
Liberal hold Swing +3.0

1965

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1965 New South Wales state election: Wakehurst[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dick Healey 17,285 63.6 +11.9
Labor Geoffrey Mill 8,912 32.8 −2.8
Independent Frederick Jones 981 3.6 +3.6
Total formal votes 27,178 98.4 +0.5
Informal votes 434 1.6 −0.5
Turnout 27,612 92.7 −1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dick Healey 18,070 66.5 +7.6
Labor Geoffrey Mill 9,108 33.5 −7.6
Liberal hold Swing +7.6

1962

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1962 New South Wales state election: Wakehurst[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dick Healey 11,689 51.7 −9.4
Labor John Fisher 8,062 35.6 −3.3
Independent Edgar Wilson 1,440 6.4 +6.4
Independent Beverley Job 792 3.5 +3.5
Democratic Labor Philip Cohen 638 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 22,621 97.9
Informal votes 491 2.1
Turnout 23,112 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Dick Healey 13,315 58.9 −2.2
Labor John Fisher 9,306 41.1 +2.2
Liberal notional hold Swing
  • Wakehurst was a new seat that was notionally a safe Liberal seat.[29]

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