Electoral results for the district of Wakehurst

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Wakehurst in New South Wales state elections from the district's first election in 1962 until the present.

Members for Wakehurst

Member		Party	Period
	Dick Healey	Liberal	1962—1971
	Allan Viney	Liberal	1971—1978
	Tom Webster	Labor	1978—1984
	John Booth	Liberal	1984—1991
	Brad Hazzard	Liberal	1991—present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

New South Wales state election, 2011: Wakehurst^[1]
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
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

New South Wales state election, 2007: Wakehurst
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
	AAFI	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

New South Wales state election, 2003: Wakehurst
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
	AAFI	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

New South Wales state election, 1999: Wakehurst
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
	AAFI	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

New South Wales state election, 1995: Wakehurst
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Brad Hazzard	18,524	54.5	-0.9
	Labor	Patricia Armstrong	10,152	29.8	+3.8
	AAFI	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

New South Wales state election, 1991: Wakehurst
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

New South Wales state election, 1988: Wakehurst
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

New South Wales state election, 1984: Wakehurst
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

New South Wales state election, 1981: Wakehurst
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

New South Wales state election, 1978: Wakehurst
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

New South Wales state election, 1976: Wakehurst
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

New South Wales state election, 1973: Wakehurst
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Allan Viney	14,876	53.4	-0.9
	Labor	Colin McIlwraith	8,801	31.6	-7.0
	Australia Party	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

New South Wales state election, 1971: Wakehurst
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

New South Wales state election, 1968: Wakehurst
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

New South Wales state election, 1965: Wakehurst
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

New South Wales state election, 1962: Wakehurst
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 hold		Swing	−2.2

References

Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Wakehurst". Retrieved 6 April 2011.

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

Electoral results for the districts of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly