Electoral results for the district of Swansea

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Swansea in New South Wales state elections from the district's first election in 1981 until the present.

Members for Swansea

MemberPartyTerm
  Don Bowman Labor 1981—1988
  Ivan Welsh Independent 1988—1991
  Don Bowman Labor 1991—1995
  Jill Hall Labor 1995—1998
  Milton Orkopoulos Labor 1999—2006
  Independent 2006—2006
  Robert Coombs Labor 2007—2011
  Garry Edwards Liberal 2011—present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

New South Wales state election, 2011: Swansea[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Garry Edwards 17,283 37.7 +14.0
Labor Robert Coombs 16,133 35.2 -10.7
Independent Gillian Sneddon 7,408 16.2 +16.2
Greens Phillipa Parsons 3,845 8.4 -0.2
Christian Democrats Noreen Tibbey 1,130 2.5 -0.8
Total formal votes 45,799 96.9 -0.2
Informal votes 1,476 3.1 +0.2
Turnout 47,275 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Garry Edwards 19,805 51.1 +11.9
Labor Robert Coombs 18,928 48.9 -11.9
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +11.9

Elections in the 2000s

New South Wales state election, 2007: Swansea
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Coombs 19,979 45.9 -11.4
Liberal Garry Edwards 10,345 23.8 -4.5
Independent Laurie Coghlan 6,453 14.8 +14.8
Greens Sue Wynn 3,739 8.6 +2.3
Christian Democrats Jill Wood 1,413 3.2 +2.8
AAFI Barbara Abrahams 1,038 2.4 +0.5
Democrats Peter Lee 574 1.3 -1.1
Total formal votes 43,541 97.1 -0.4
Informal votes 1,311 2.9 +0.4
Turnout 44,852 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert Coombs 22,828 60.8 -6.3
Liberal Garry Edwards 14,741 39.2 +6.3
Labor hold Swing -6.3
New South Wales state election, 2003: Swansea
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Milton Orkopoulos 24,144 55.9 +4.7
Liberal Dell Tschanter 12,679 29.4 +5.9
Greens Charmian Eckersley 2,857 6.6 +1.7
Democrats Peter Lee 1,312 3.0 -1.0
AAFI John Ingram 900 2.1 +2.1
One Nation James Flowers 889 2.1 -11.1
Save Our Suburbs Anthony Meaney 380 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 43,161 97.5 -0.3
Informal votes 1,116 2.5 +0.3
Turnout 44,277 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Milton Orkopoulos 25,902 65.9 -0.7
Liberal Dell Tschanter 13,406 34.1 +0.7
Labor hold Swing -0.7

Elections in the 1990s

New South Wales state election, 1999: Swansea
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Milton Orkopoulos 21,152 51.2 -1.5
Liberal Jane Wiltshire 9,712 23.5 -6.7
One Nation Ronald Gardnir 5,469 13.2 +13.2
Greens Deb Gorgievski 2,038 4.9 +4.9
Democrats Michelle Walls 1,671 4.0 +4.0
Christian Democrats Guy Wood 1,300 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 41,342 97.8 +2.6
Informal votes 922 2.2 -2.6
Turnout 42,264 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Milton Orkopoulos 23,507 66.6 +5.9
Liberal Jane Wiltshire 11,803 33.4 -5.9
Labor hold Swing +5.9
New South Wales state election, 1995: Swansea
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jill Hall 18,846 52.7 +7.1
Liberal Laurie Coghlan 10,977 30.7 +12.4
Independent Mark Booth 5,947 16.6 +16.6
Total formal votes 35,770 95.2 +2.7
Informal votes 1,787 4.8 -2.7
Turnout 37,557 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jill Hall 20,830 60.5 +4.1
Liberal Laurie Coghlan 13,611 39.5 +39.5
Labor hold Swing +4.1
New South Wales state election, 1991: Swansea
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Don Bowman 14,658 45.6 +6.6
Independent Ivan Welsh 7,745 24.1 -11.9
Liberal Laurie Coghlan 5,888 18.3 -3.8
Democrats Michael Reckenberg 1,617 5.0 +2.2
Independent John Selway 1,400 4.4 +4.4
Call to Australia Ivan Morrow 629 2.0 +2.0
Independent Harold Pyke 195 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 32,132 92.6 -4.5
Informal votes 2,579 7.4 +4.5
Turnout 34,711 94.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Don Bowman 16,539 56.4 +14.0
Independent Ivan Welsh 12,797 43.6 -14.0
Labor gain from Independent Swing +14.0

Elections in the 1980s

New South Wales state election, 1988: Swansea
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ivan Welsh 12,145 38.7 +38.7
Labor Don Bowman 12,112 38.6 -23.4
Liberal Linda Donovan 6,168 19.6 -6.8
Democrats Shane Simpson 967 3.1 -3.5
Total formal votes 31,392 97.0 -0.5
Informal votes 973 3.0 +0.5
Turnout 32,365 95.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Ivan Welsh 17,631 58.4 +58.4
Labor Don Bowman 12,545 41.6 -27.1
Independent gain from Labor Swing +58.4
New South Wales state election, 1984: Swansea
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Don Bowman 21,913 65.0 -6.2
Liberal Milton Caine 7,718 22.9 +7.1
Socialist Ann Leahy 2,113 6.3 +6.3
Democrats Lyn Godfrey 1,985 5.9 -7.0
Total formal votes 33,729 97.1 +0.7
Informal votes 1,008 2.9 -0.7
Turnout 34,737 94.1 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Don Bowman 72.2 -6.6
Liberal Milton Caine 28.8 +6.6
Labor hold Swing -6.6
New South Wales state election, 1981: Swansea
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Don Bowman 22,375 71.2 -7.5
Liberal Denis Dolan 4,976 15.8 -5.5
Democrats Lyn Godfrey 4,060 12.9 +12.9
Total formal votes 31,411 96.4
Informal votes 1,187 3.6
Turnout 32,598 93.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Don Bowman 23,276 78.8 +0.1
Liberal Denis Dolan 6,276 21.2 -0.1
Labor hold Swing +0.1

References

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