Electoral results for the district of Wollongong

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Wollongong in New South Wales state elections. The district had three incarnations, the first from 1904 to 1920, the second from 1927 to 1930, and the third from 1968 to the present.

Members for Wollongong

First incarnation (1904—1920)
MemberPartyTerm
  John Nicholson Labor 1904—1916
  Nationalist 1916—1917
  Billy Davies Labor 1917—1920
Second incarnation (1927—1930)
MemberPartyTerm
  Billy Davies Labor 1927—1930
Third incarnation (1968—present)
MemberPartyTerm
  Jack Hough Liberal 1968—1971
  Eric Ramsay Labor 1971—1984
  Frank Arkell Independent 1984—1991
  Gerry Sullivan Labor 1991—1999
  Col Markham Labor 1999—2003
  Noreen Hay Labor 2003—present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

New South Wales state election, 2015: Wollongong[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Noreen Hay 20,071 40.4 +3.6
Liberal Cameron Walters 10,465 21.0 −0.1
Independent Arthur Rorris 10,162 20.4 +20.4
Greens Mitchell Bresser 4,747 9.5 −0.2
No Land Tax Noreen Colonelli 2,197 4.4 +4.4
Christian Democrats Clarrie Pratt 1,463 2.9 +0.4
Cyclists Phil Latz 613 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 49,718 95.9 +0.2
Informal votes 2,123 4.1 −0.2
Turnout 51,841 89.1 −1.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Noreen Hay 24,326 63.4 +4.2
Liberal Cameron Walters 14,019 36.6 −4.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Noreen Hay 22,293 58.9 +4.3
Independent Arthur Rorris 15,556 41.1 +41.1
Labor hold Swing +4.3
New South Wales state election, 2011: Wollongong[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Noreen Hay 16,060 35.6 -22.7
Independent Gordon Bradbery 13,299 29.5 +29.5
Liberal Michelle Blicavs 9,124 20.2 +3.5
Greens Brendan Cook 4,315 9.6 -0.2
Independent Jim Clabour 1,143 2.5 +2.5
Christian Democrats Clarrie Pratt 1,127 2.5 -3.1
Total formal votes 45,068 96.3 0.0
Informal votes 1,752 3.7 0.0
Turnout 46,820 92.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Noreen Hay 18,085 50.9 -24.3
Independent Gordon Bradbery 17,411 49.1 +49.1
Labor hold Swing -24.3

Elections in the 2000s

New South Wales state election, 2007: Wollongong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Noreen Hay 25,393 58.4 +9.5
Liberal Colin Fowler 7,306 16.8 +6.5
Greens Trevor Jones 4,263 9.8 -2.0
Christian Democrats Clarrie Pratt 2,456 5.6 +2.2
Independent Lenny Fares 1,983 4.6 +4.6
AAFI Michael Chehoff 812 1.9 +0.0
Democrats Madeleine Roberts 703 1.6 +1.6
Socialist Alliance Jess Moore 591 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 43,507 96.2 +0.2
Informal votes 1,710 3.8 -0.2
Turnout 45,217 92.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Noreen Hay 27,882 75.3 -1.6
Liberal Colin Fowler 9,154 24.7 +1.6
Labor hold Swing -1.6
New South Wales state election, 2003: Wollongong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Noreen Hay 18,388 47.8 -14.9
Independent Anne Wood 5,609 14.6 +14.6
Independent David Moulds 4,578 11.9 +11.9
Greens Meredith Henderson 4,319 11.2 +4.7
Liberal George Pride 3,518 9.2 -6.4
Christian Democrats Phil Latz 1,024 2.7 -0.9
AAFI David Hughes 796 2.1 -1.1
Unity Van Mach 198 0.5 -1.2
Total formal votes 38,430 96.0 -0.7
Informal votes 1,607 4.0 +0.7
Turnout 40,037 92.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Noreen Hay 20,913 67.3 -11.4
Independent Anne Wood 10,170 32.7 +32.7
Labor hold Swing -11.4

Elections in the 1990s

New South Wales state election, 1999: Wollongong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Col Markham 24,713 62.7 +3.4
Liberal Wade McInerney 6,153 15.6 -8.7
Greens Garth Dickenson 2,557 6.5 -3.4
Democrats Ken Russell 2,185 5.5 +4.5
Christian Democrats Phil Latz 1,419 3.6 +0.7
AAFI John James 1,274 3.2 +3.2
Unity Kit Yue 652 1.7 +1.7
Democratic Socialist Angela Luvera 470 1.2 -0.3
Total formal votes 39,423 96.6 +4.3
Informal votes 1,368 3.4 -4.3
Turnout 40,791 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Col Markham 26,996 78.7 +8.3
Liberal Wade McInerney 7,315 21.3 -8.3
Labor hold Swing +8.3
New South Wales state election, 1995: Wollongong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gerry Sullivan 18,610 58.9 +8.7
Liberal Warren Steel 7,662 24.3 +13.7
Greens Will Douglas 3,607 11.4 +6.1
Call to Australia Valdis Smidlers 758 2.4 +1.1
Democratic Socialist Chris Pickering 561 1.8 +1.8
Socialist Labour Dragan Grijak 383 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 31,591 92.1 +4.5
Informal votes 2,710 7.9 -4.5
Turnout 34,291 93.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gerry Sullivan 20,823 70.1 +11.5
Liberal Warren Steel 8,887 29.9 +29.9
Labor hold Swing +11.5
New South Wales state election, 1991: Wollongong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gerry Sullivan 15,196 50.2 +11.4
Independent Frank Arkell 8,971 29.7 -10.0
Liberal Mick Lucke 3,180 10.5 -1.7
Greens Steve Brigham 1,600 5.3 +5.3
Democrats April Sampson-Kelly 894 3.0 +3.0
Call to Australia Valdis Smidlers 402 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 30,243 87.6 -7.8
Informal votes 4,288 12.4 +7.8
Turnout 34,531 93.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Gerry Sullivan 16,125 58.6 +12.2
Independent Frank Arkell 11,390 41.4 -12.2
Labor gain from Independent Swing +12.2

Elections in the 1980s

New South Wales state election, 1988: Wollongong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Frank Arkell 12,909 44.5 +10.8
Labor Laurie Kelly 11,263 38.8 -13.1
Liberal John Masters 2,804 9.7 -1.3
Illawarra Workers Graham Roberts 2,028 7.0 +7.0
Total formal votes 29,004 95.5 -0.2
Informal votes 1,372 4.5 +0.2
Turnout 30,376 93.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Frank Arkell 15,560 55.5 +10.2
Labor Laurie Kelly 12,488 44.5 -10.2
Independent hold Swing +10.2
New South Wales state election, 1984: Wollongong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Frank Arkell 13,429 44.7 +3.3
Labor Rex Connor 13,057 43.5 -3.0
Liberal Ronald Brooks 2,809 9.4 +1.2
Independent Phillip Xenos 325 1.1 +1.1
Independent Rudolph Dezelin 213 0.7 +0.7
Independent Julius Kudrynski 177 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 30,010 96.3 +0.3
Informal votes 1,136 3.7 -0.3
Turnout 31,146 93.3 +1.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Frank Arkell 15,959 54.2 +4.3
Labor Rex Connor 13,508 45.8 -4.3
Independent gain from Labor Swing +4.3
New South Wales state election, 1981: Wollongong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eric Ramsay 13,223 46.5 -22.9
Independent Frank Arkell 11,767 41.4 +41.4
Liberal Ronald Brooks 2,346 8.2 -13.0
Democrats Megan Sampson 974 3.4 -3.9
Independent Ellen Love 142 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 28,452 96.0
Informal votes 1,185 4.0
Turnout 29,637 91.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Eric Ramsay 14,034 50.1 -23.7
Independent Frank Arkell 13,983 49.9 +49.9
Labor hold Swing -23.7

Elections in the 1970s

New South Wales state election, 1978: Wollongong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eric Ramsay 19,733 69.4 +3.4
Liberal Ronald Brooks 6,026 21.2 -12.8
Democrats Ross Sampson 2,072 7.3 +7.3
Socialist Workers Andrew Jamieson 617 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 28,448 96.4 -0.6
Informal votes 1,046 3.6 +0.6
Turnout 29,494 93.2 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eric Ramsay 21,008 73.8 +7.8
Liberal Ronald Brooks 7,440 26.2 -7.8
Labor hold Swing +7.8
New South Wales state election, 1976: Wollongong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eric Ramsay 18,367 66.0 +4.2
Liberal Ian Brown 9,461 34.0 -0.9
Total formal votes 27,828 97.0 +0.8
Informal votes 867 3.0 -0.8
Turnout 28,695 93.0 +0.4
Labor hold Swing +3.6
New South Wales state election, 1973: Wollongong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eric Ramsay 17,022 61.8
Liberal Ian Brown 9,613 34.9
Democratic Labor Raymond Proust 924 3.4
Total formal votes 27,559 96.2
Informal votes 1,090 3.8
Turnout 28,649 92.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eric Ramsay 17,207 62.4 +3.6
Liberal Ian Brown 10,352 37.6 -3.6
Labor hold Swing +3.6
New South Wales state election, 1971: Wollongong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eric Ramsay 13,347 48.9
Liberal Jack Hough 11,621 42.5
Democratic Labor Peter Daly 2,351 8.6
Total formal votes 27,319 97.3
Informal votes 748 2.7
Turnout 28,067 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eric Ramsay 13,699 50.1 +0.6
Liberal Jack Hough 13,620 49.9 -0.6
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +0.6

Elections in the 1960s

New South Wales state election, 1968: Wollongong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jack Hough 8,694 42.7
Labor Eric Ramsay 7,977 39.2
Independent Anthony Bevan 3,345 16.4
Independent Walter Green 348 1.7
Total formal votes 20,364 97.9
Informal votes 446 2.1
Turnout 20,810 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jack Hough 11,565 56.8 +1.1
Labor Eric Ramsay 8,799 43.2 -1.1
Liberal hold Swing +1.1

References

  1. ↑ State Electoral District of Wollongong: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
  2. ↑ State Electoral District of Wollongong: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.
  3. ↑ Antony Green. "2011 New South Wales Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
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