Electoral results for the district of Barwon

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Barwon in New South Wales state elections.

Members for Barwon

First incarnation (1894–1904)
Member		Party	Term
	William Willis	Protectionist	1894–1901
	William Willis	Progressive	1901–1904
Second incarnation (1927–present)
Member		Party	Term
	Walter Wearne	Nationalist	1927–1930
	Bill Ratcliffe	Labor	1930–1932
	Ben Wade	Country	1932–1940
	Roy Heferen	Labor	1940–1950
	Geoff Crawford	Country	1950–1976
	Wal Murray	Country, National	1976–1995
	Ian Slack-Smith	National	1995–2007
	Kevin Humphries	National	2007–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

New South Wales state election, 2015: Barwon^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Kevin Humphries	23,426	49.1	−22.9
	Labor	Craig Ashby	11,454	24.0	+2.5
	Independent	Rohan Boehm	8,051	16.9	+16.9
	Greens	Cameron Jones	2,942	6.2	+0.3
	Christian Democrats	Ian Hutchinson	1,192	2.5	+2.5
	No Land Tax	Nella Lopreiato	646	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			47,711	96.6	−0.6
Informal votes			1,670	3.4	+0.6
Turnout			49,381	87.6	+1.1
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Kevin Humphries	25,524	62.9	−13.1
	Labor	Craig Ashby	15,065	37.1	+13.1
	National hold		Swing	−13.1

New South Wales state election, 2011: Barwon^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Kevin Humphries	30,949	79.1	+34.8
	Labor	Patrick Massarani	6,276	16.0	-3.4
	Greens	Ian George	1,882	4.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			39,107	97.8	0.0
Informal votes			876	2.2	0.0
Turnout			39,983	91.3	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Kevin Humphries	31,349	82.0	+26.0
	Labor	Patrick Massarani	6,883	18.0	+18.0
	National hold		Swing	+26.0

Elections in the 2000s

New South Wales state election, 2007: Barwon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Kevin Humphries	17,591	44.3	-8.1
	Independent	Tim Horan	11,607	29.2	+29.2
	Labor	Meryl Dillon	7,732	19.5	-9.0
	Greens	Darren Bodell	1,180	3.0	+0.5
	Christian Democrats	Heath Wilson	906	2.3	+2.3
	Independent	Les Paul	696	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			39,712	97.8	0.0
Informal votes			877	2.2	0.0
Turnout			40,589	91.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
	National	Kevin Humphries	19,021	56.0	-8.3
	Independent	Tim Horan	14,950	44.0	+44.0
	National hold		Swing	-8.3

New South Wales state election, 2003: Barwon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Ian Slack-Smith	19,069	50.7	-0.5
	Labor	Meryl Dillon	9,502	25.3	+0.8
	Independent	Jack Warnock	6,619	17.6	+17.6
	One Nation	Chris Spence	1,127	3.0	-17.5
	Greens	David Paull	784	2.1	+2.1
	Independent	Richard Stringer	502	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			37,603	98.1	-0.2
Informal votes			729	1.9	+0.2
Turnout			38,332	90.6
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Ian Slack-Smith	21,701	66.2	-1.0
	Labor	Meryl Dillon	11,102	33.8	+1.0
	National hold		Swing	-1.0

Elections in the 1990s

New South Wales state election, 1999: Barwon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Ian Slack-Smith	19,994	51.2	-6.1
	Labor	Meryl Dillon	9,554	24.5	-3.7
	One Nation	Bob Johns	7,988	20.5	+20.5
	Democrats	Ken Graham	1,085	2.8	+2.0
	CEC	Albert Cooke	415	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			39,036	98.3	+3.4
Informal votes			669	1.7	-3.4
Turnout			39,705	92.0
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Ian Slack-Smith	22,224	67.2	-1.3
	Labor	Meryl Dillon	10,865	32.8	+1.3
	National hold		Swing	-1.3

New South Wales state election, 1995: Barwon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Ian Slack-Smith	20,026	60.2	+9.3
	Labor	Ted Stubbins	8,444	25.4	+0.5
	Independent	Bevan O'Regan	2,468	7.4	-7.0
	Environment Inds	Pat Jackson	1,258	3.8	+3.8
	Independent	Jim Perrett	549	1.7	+1.7
	Democrats	Gregory Cutlack	520	1.6	-8.3
Total formal votes			33,265	95.7	+2.4
Informal votes			1,488	4.3	-2.4
Turnout			34,753	93.3
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Ian Slack-Smith	22,158	70.1	+5.1
	Labor	Ted Stubbins	9,429	29.9	-5.1
	National hold		Swing	+5.1

New South Wales state election, 1991: Barwon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Wal Murray	16,682	50.9	-19.6
	Labor	Steve Funnell	8,154	24.9	+0.5
	Country Residents	Bevan O'Regan	4,718	14.4	+14.4
	Democrats	Jenni Birch	3,236	9.9	+8.4
Total formal votes			32,790	93.3	-4.5
Informal votes			2,361	6.7	+4.5
Turnout			35,151	93.0
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Wal Murray	19,869	65.1	-8.9
	Labor	Steve Funnell	10,659	34.9	+8.9
	National hold		Swing	-8.9

Elections in the 1980s

New South Wales state election, 1988: Barwon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Wal Murray	20,314	68.4	+10.2
	Labor	Edward Stubbins	6,819	22.9	-11.9
	Independent	Ross Provis	2,581	8.7	+8.7
Total formal votes			29,714	98.3	-0.7
Informal votes			529	1.7	+0.7
Turnout			30,243	93.5
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Wal Murray	21,785	74.3	+12.5
	Labor	Edward Stubbins	7,543	25.7	-12.5
	National hold		Swing	+12.5

New South Wales state election, 1984: Barwon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Wal Murray	18,503	58.5	-4.7
	Labor	Bill Sinclair	10,368	32.8	-4.0
	Independent	Andrew Von Mengersen	2,729	8.6	+8.6
Total formal votes			31,600	98.8	+0.7
Informal votes			389	1.2	-0.7
Turnout			31,989	91.7	+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Wal Murray		63.0	-0.2
	Labor	Bill Sinclair		37.0	+0.2
	National hold		Swing	-0.2

New South Wales state election, 1981: Barwon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Wal Murray	19,571	63.2	+4.9
	Labor	Richard Emerson	11,389	36.8	-4.9
Total formal votes			30,960	98.1
Informal votes			595	1.9
Turnout			31,555	90.5
	National Country hold		Swing	+4.9

Elections in the 1970s

New South Wales state election, 1978: Barwon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Wal Murray	12,223	58.3	-0.2
	Labor	Marshall Duncan	8,754	41.7	+0.2
Total formal votes			20,977	98.1	-0.5
Informal votes			404	1.9	+0.5
Turnout			21,381	93.1	-0.5
	Country hold		Swing	-0.2

New South Wales state election, 1976: Barwon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Wal Murray	11,999	58.5	-17.0
	Labor	Marshall Duncan	8,504	41.5	+41.5
Total formal votes			20,503	98.6	-2.4
Informal votes			294	1.4	+2.4
Turnout			20,797	93.6	+1.9
	Country hold		Swing	-17.0

New South Wales state election, 1973: Barwon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Geoff Crawford	14,020	75.5	+24.8
	Australia Party	Graham Gifford	4,540	24.5	+24.5
Total formal votes			18,560	96.2
Informal votes			725	3.8
Turnout			19,285	91.7
	Country hold		Swing	+18.8

New South Wales state election, 1971: Barwon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Geoff Crawford	8,464	50.7	-2.5
	Labor	Peter Prentice	6,467	38.8	+6.6
	Independent	David Aiken	979	5.9	+5.9
	Australia Party	Thomas Broadbent	475	2.9	+2.9
	Independent	Wallace Ridley	306	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			16,691	98.0
Informal votes			339	2.0
Turnout			17,030	88.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Geoff Crawford	9,469	56.7	-6.6
	Labor	Peter Prentice	7,222	43.3	+6.6
	Country hold		Swing	-6.6

Elections in the 1960s

New South Wales state election, 1968: Barwon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Geoff Crawford	10,668	53.2	-6.6
	Labor	Cecil Newton	6,450	32.2	-8.6
	New Staters	David Aiken	2,935	14.6	+14.6
Total formal votes			20,053	98.0
Informal votes			414	2.0
Turnout			20,467	94.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Geoff Crawford	12,690	63.3	+3.5
	Labor	Cecil Newton	7,363	36.7	-3.5
	Country hold		Swing	+3.5

New South Wales state election, 1965: Barwon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Geoff Crawford	12,084	60.9	+4.3
	Labor	Cecil Newton	7,749	39.1	-4.3
Total formal votes			19,833	98.7	-0.5
Informal votes			261	1.3	+0.5
Turnout			20,094	94.2	+0.2
	Country hold		Swing	+4.3

New South Wales state election, 1962: Barwon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Geoff Crawford	10,589	56.6	-1.0
	Labor	Cecil Newton	8,117	43.4	+1.0
Total formal votes			18,706	99.2
Informal votes			146	0.8
Turnout			18,852	94.0
	Country hold		Swing	-1.0

Elections in the 1950s

New South Wales state election, 1959: Barwon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Geoff Crawford	9,789	60.7
	Labor	Thomas Burt	6,338	39.3
Total formal votes			16,127	99.0
Informal votes			168	1.0
Turnout			16,295	92.3
	Country hold		Swing

New South Wales state election, 1956: Barwon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Geoff Crawford	8,733	59.0	+5.2
	Labor	Gerard McInerney	6,061	41.0	-5.2
Total formal votes			14,794	99.1	+0.6
Informal votes			140	0.9	-0.6
Turnout			14,934	85.7	-7.3
	Country hold		Swing	+5.2

References

Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Barwon". Retrieved 4 October 2011.

↑ State Electoral District of Barwon: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
↑ State Electoral District of Barwon: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.
↑ Antony Green. "2011 New South Wales Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 4 December 2011.

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