Electoral results for the district of Rockdale

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Rockdale in New South Wales state elections. The district has had two incarnations, the first from 1927 to 1930, the second from in 1941 to the present.

Members

First incarnation (1927—1930)
MemberPartyTerm
  Guy Arkins Nationalist 19271930
Second incarnation (1941—present)
MemberPartyTerm
  John McGrath Labor 19411959
  Brian Bannon Labor 19591986
  Barrie Unsworth Labor 19861991
  George Thompson Labor 19912003
  Frank Sartor Labor 20032011
  John Flowers Liberal 2011—present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

New South Wales state election, 2011: Rockdale[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Flowers 19,072 43.3 +9.9
Labor Steve Kamper 15,990 36.3 -14.0
Greens Lauren Moore 3,877 8.8 +1.2
Independent Michael Nagi 3,274 7.4 +7.4
Christian Democrats Anita Strezova 1,881 4.3 +4.3
Total formal votes 44,094 96.2 +0.4
Informal votes 1,757 3.8 -0.4
Turnout 45,851 92.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Flowers 20,546 53.6 +13.9
Labor Steve Kamper 17,805 46.4 -13.9
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +13.9

Elections in the 2000s

New South Wales state election, 2007: Rockdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Sartor 20,891 50.2 +0.7
Liberal Lili Gestakovska 13,864 33.3 +9.2
Greens Liam McGillicuddy 3,139 7.5 +1.1
Independent Brian Walsh 1,672 4.0 +4.0
Unity Gang Wang 1,036 2.5 +0.8
Amin Abbas 533 1.3 +1.3
Save Our Suburbs Lesleyanne Azel 461 1.1 +0.3
Total formal votes 41,596 95.8 -0.3
Informal votes 1,816 4.2 +0.3
Turnout 43,412 93.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Sartor 22,486 60.3 -5.5
Liberal Lili Gestakovska 14,807 39.7 +5.5
Labor hold Swing -5.5
New South Wales state election, 2003: Rockdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Sartor 19,122 49.1 -6.8
Liberal Jan Brennan 9,205 23.6 -4.0
Independent Kevin Ryan 3,653 9.4 +9.4
Greens Lesa De Leau 2,510 6.4 +3.4
Independent Mahmoud Ghalayini 1,275 3.3 +3.3
Independent John Nikolovski 795 2.0 +2.0
Christian Democrats Stephen Winter 747 1.9 +1.9
Unity Cong Tran 674 1.7 +1.7
AAFI Thomas Foley 378 1.0 +0.1
Save Our Suburbs Mark Curran 335 0.9 +0.9
Democrats Eoin Coghlan 240 0.6 -2.1
Total formal votes 38,934 96.1 +0.0
Informal votes 1,600 3.9 -0.0
Turnout 40,534 92.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Sartor 21,139 65.9 -0.6
Liberal Jan Brennan 10,938 34.1 +0.6
Labor hold Swing -0.6

Elections in the 1990s

New South Wales state election, 1999: Rockdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Thompson 22,258 55.9 +2.9
Liberal Phillip Kaloudis 11,003 27.6 -11.4
One Nation Michael Citton 2,185 5.5 +5.5
Greens Nola Taylor 1,191 3.0 +3.0
Democrats Craig Chung 1,087 2.7 -1.9
Independent Peter Johnson 818 2.1 +2.1
Independent Joanne Jones 651 1.6 +1.6
AAFI Ian Gelling 339 0.9 +0.9
Independent William Ryan 172 0.4 +0.4
Non-Custodial Parents Pino Cardillo 128 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 39,832 96.1 +2.6
Informal votes 1,629 3.9 -2.6
Turnout 41,461 92.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Thompson 23,930 66.5 +8.7
Liberal Phillip Kaloudis 12,042 33.5 -8.7
Labor hold Swing +8.7
New South Wales state election, 1995: Rockdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Thompson 17,827 55.4 +4.7
Liberal Graham Abel 11,541 35.9 -3.9
Democrats Reagan Murphy 1,479 4.6 +1.2
Transport Action Group Nola Taylor 1,324 4.1 +4.1
Total formal votes 32,171 92.9 +6.1
Informal votes 2,477 7.1 -6.1
Turnout 34,648 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Thompson 19,134 61.2 +4.4
Liberal Graham Abel 12,125 38.8 -4.4
Labor hold Swing +4.4
New South Wales state election, 1991: Rockdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Thompson 15,110 50.7 -1.5
Liberal Peter Johnson 11,859 39.8 +2.4
Democrats Leslie Wand 1,005 3.4 +3.4
Independent Sergio Bustamante 969 3.2 +3.2
Independent Anne Targett 875 2.9 +2.9
Total formal votes 29,818 86.8 -9.4
Informal votes 4,541 13.2 +9.4
Turnout 34,359 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Thompson 16,350 56.8 +1.6
Liberal Peter Johnson 12,454 43.2 -1.6
Labor hold Swing +1.6

Elections in the 1980s

New South Wales state election, 1988: Rockdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barrie Unsworth 15,793 53.6 -9.6
Liberal Bob Gemmell 9,878 33.6 -0.5
Independent EFF Ian Yates 3,251 11.0 +11.0
Independent Robert Routledge 520 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 29,442 96.2 -0.5
Informal votes 1,148 3.8 +0.5
Turnout 30,590 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barrie Unsworth 16,382 57.0 -7.6
Liberal Bob Gemmell 12,359 43.0 +7.6
Labor hold Swing -7.6


Rockdale state by-election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barrie Unsworth 11,251 46.2 −17.1
Liberal Bob Gemmell 9,896 40.6 +6.5
Independent James McLean 1,720 7.1 +7.1
Socialist Workers Valmai Frances Edwards 725 3.0 +3.0
Independent John Badman 375 1.5 +1.5
Independent Charles Bellchambers 334 1.4 −1.3
Uninflated Movemement Nadar Ponnuswamy 67 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 24,368 96.5 −0.2
Informal votes 885 3.5 +0.2
Turnout 25,253 79.6 −13.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Barrie Unsworth 11,946 50.1 −14.5
Liberal Bob Gemmell 11,892 49.9 +14.5
Labor hold Swing −14.5


New South Wales state election, 1984: Rockdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian Bannon 18,015 63.3 -5.9
Liberal Bob Gemmell 9,705 34.1 +3.3
Independent Edwin Bellchambers 755 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 28,475 96.7 +0.6
Informal votes 968 3.3 -0.6
Turnout 29,443 92.8 +1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian Bannon 64.6 -4.6
Liberal Bob Gemmell 35.4 +4.6
Labor hold Swing -4.6
New South Wales state election, 1981: Rockdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian Bannon 18,639 69.2
Liberal John Tonkin 8,294 30.8
Total formal votes 26,933 96.1
Informal votes 1,094 3.9
Turnout 28,027 91.4
Labor hold Swing -2.5

Elections in the 1970s

New South Wales state election, 1978: Rockdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian Bannon 21,643 75.2 +8.7
Liberal Joan Loew 5,651 19.6 -13.9
Independent Edwin Bellchambers 1,501 5.2 +5.2
Total formal votes 28,795 96.8 -0.4
Informal votes 953 3.2 +0.4
Turnout 29,748 92.3 -1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian Bannon 22,943 79.7 +13.2
Liberal Joan Loew 5,852 20.3 -13.2
Labor hold Swing +13.2
New South Wales state election, 1976: Rockdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian Bannon 19,017 66.5 +3.8
Liberal Raymond Scaysbrook 9,597 33.5 -0.2
Total formal votes 28,614 97.2 +0.9
Informal votes 814 2.8 -0.9
Turnout 29,428 93.4 -0.1
Labor hold Swing +3.1
New South Wales state election, 1973: Rockdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian Bannon 16,826 62.7
Liberal Kenneth Gates 9,056 33.7
Democratic Labor Alan Lewis 968 3.6
Total formal votes 26,850 96.3
Informal votes 1,019 3.7
Turnout 27,869 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian Bannon 17,020 63.4 0.0
Liberal Kenneth Gates 9,830 36.6 0.0
Labor hold Swing 0.0
New South Wales state election, 1971: Rockdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian Bannon 14,983 57.3 +2.2
Liberal Roye Gaha 9,681 37.0 +4.5
Democratic Labor Mary Hennessy 1,053 4.0 +0.5
Independent Edwin Bellchambers 424 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 26,141 97.5
Informal votes 677 2.5
Turnout 26,818 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian Bannon 15,406 58.9 +3.2
Liberal Roye Gaha 10,735 41.1 -3.2
Labor hold Swing +3.2

Elections in the 1960s

New South Wales state election, 1968: Rockdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian Bannon 14,420 55.1 +2.4
Liberal Harold Heslehurst 10,860 41.5 -2.7
Democratic Labor Peter Height 916 3.5 +3.5
Total formal votes 26,196 97.2
Informal votes 759 2.8
Turnout 26,955 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian Bannon 14,603 55.7 +1.4
Liberal Harold Heslehurst 11,593 44.3 -1.4
Labor hold Swing +1.4
New South Wales state election, 1965: Rockdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian Bannon 12,828 52.7 −2.1
Liberal Angus Bristow 10,749 44.2 +3.0
Independent Keith Richardson 763 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 24,340 98.2 −0.5
Informal votes 435 1.8 +0.5
Turnout 24,775 94.4 −0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian Bannon 13,210 54.3 −1.3
Liberal Angus Bristow 11,130 45.7 +1.3
Labor hold Swing −1.3
New South Wales state election, 1962: Rockdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian Bannon 13,544 54.8 +8.7
Liberal Sidney Alewood 10,185 41.2 −2.1
Democratic Labor Brian Adams 1,006 4.1 +0.7
Total formal votes 24,735 98.7
Informal votes 330 1.3
Turnout 25,065 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian Bannon 13,745 55.6 +4.2
Liberal Sidney Alewood 10,990 44.4 −4.2
Labor hold Swing +4.2

Elections in the 1950s

New South Wales state election, 1959: Rockdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian Bannon 10,035 46.1
Liberal Ronald Hislop 9,426 43.3
Independent Arthur Henderson 1,587 7.3
Democratic Labor Wesley Johns 742 3.4
Total formal votes 21,790 98.0
Informal votes 449 2.0
Turnout 22,239 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian Bannon 11,208 51.4
Liberal Ronald Hislop 10,582 48.6
Labor hold Swing
New South Wales state election, 1956: Rockdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John McGrath 11,469 51.3 −9.2
Liberal Harold Heslehurst 10,890 48.7 +9.2
Total formal votes 22,359 98.3 +0.8
Informal votes 387 1.7 −0.8
Turnout 22,746 94.1 −0.4
Labor hold Swing −9.2

References

  1. Antony Green. "2011 New South Wales Election: Analysis of Results". NSW Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 10 December 2011.