Electoral results for the district of Wallsend

Wallsend, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had four incarnations, the first from 1894 to 1904, the second from 1917 to the 1920, the third from 1927 to 1930, and the fourth from 1968 to the present.[1][2][3][4]

Members

First incarnation (1894–1904)
Election Member Party
1894   David Watkins Labour
1895
1898
1901 John Estell
 
Second incarnation (1913–1920)
Election Member Party
1913   John Estell Labor
1917
 
Third incarnation (1927–1930)
Election Member Party
1927   Robert Cameron Labor
 
Fourth incarnation (1968–present)
Election Member Party
1968   Ken Booth Labor
1971
1973
1976
1978
1981
1984
1988
1988 by John Mills
1991
1995
1999
2003
2007 Sonia Hornery
2011
2015
2019

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2023

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2023 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wallsend.[edit]
2023 New South Wales state election: Wallsend[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Sonia Hornery 33,127 63.9 +1.4
Liberal Callum Pull 6,988 13.5 −6.5
Greens Rebecca Watkins 5,545 10.7 +1.5
One Nation Pietro Di Girolamo 3,532 6.8 +6.8
Animal Justice Anna Nolan 1,088 2.1 −2.2
Independent Joshua Starrett 811 1.6 +1.6
Sustainable Australia Paul Akers 717 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 51,808 97.4 +1.0
Informal votes 1,365 2.6 −1.0
Turnout 53,173 88.4 −0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Sonia Hornery 38,043 81.8 +5.9
Liberal Callum Pull 8,489 18.2 −5.9
Labor hold Swing +5.9

Elections in the 2010s

2019

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wallsend.[edit]
2019 New South Wales state election: Wallsend [7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Sonia Hornery 31,998 62.31 +3.90
Liberal Nicholas Trappett 10,458 20.37 −4.36
Greens Sinead Francis-Coan 4,756 9.26 −1.46
Animal Justice Toni Gundry 2,170 4.23 +4.23
Conservatives Fiona De Vries 1,969 3.83 +3.83
Total formal votes 51,351 96.52 +0.45
Informal votes 1,851 3.48 −0.45
Turnout 53,202 90.10 −1.47
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Sonia Hornery 35,605 75.44 +4.64
Liberal Nicholas Trappett 11,591 24.56 −4.64
Labor hold Swing +4.64

2015

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2015 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wallsend.[edit]
2015 New South Wales state election: Wallsend [9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Sonia Hornery 29,034 58.4 +19.5
Liberal Hannah Eves 12,291 24.7 −2.2
Greens Aleona Swegen 5,330 10.7 +2.2
Christian Democrats Damien Cotton 1,706 3.4 +1.3
No Land Tax Tony Di Cosmo 1,341 2.7 +2.7
Total formal votes 49,702 96.1 +0.4
Informal votes 2,031 3.9 −0.4
Turnout 51,733 91.6 −0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Sonia Hornery 32,124 70.8 +14.5
Liberal Hannah Eves 13,246 29.2 −14.5
Labor hold Swing +14.5

2011

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2011 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wallsend.[edit]
2011 New South Wales state election: Wallsend[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Sonia Hornery 17,275 39.6 −11.5
Liberal Chris Dolan 12,862 29.5 +4.1
Independent Shayne Connell 6,147 14.1 +14.1
Greens Keith Parsons 3,617 8.3 −3.9
Independent Michael Jackson 2,013 4.6 +4.6
Christian Democrats Andrew Weatherstone 877 2.0 −2.7
Family First Ray Broderick 864 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 43,655 96.4 −0.4
Informal votes 1,620 3.6 +0.4
Turnout 45,275 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Sonia Hornery 20,314 56.6 −9.2
Liberal Chris Dolan 15,574 43.4 +9.2
Labor hold Swing −9.2

Elections in the 2000s

2007

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2007 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wallsend.[edit]
2007 New South Wales state election: Wallsend [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Sonia Hornery 21,607 51.0 −4.4
Liberal James Herington 10,737 25.4 +2.5
Greens Keith Parsons 5,145 12.2 +2.7
Fishing Party Dallas Davies 2,857 6.7 +6.7
Christian Democrats Milton Caine 1,989 4.7 +2.0
Total formal votes 42,335 96.8 −0.3
Informal votes 1,378 3.2 +0.3
Turnout 43,713 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Sonia Hornery 24,690 65.8 −4.0
Liberal James Herington 12,834 34.2 +4.0
Labor hold Swing −4.0

2003

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2003 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wallsend.[edit]
2003 New South Wales state election: Wallsend [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Mills 24,935 56.8 −0.7
Liberal David Williams 9,739 22.2 +2.7
Greens Michael Osborne 3,854 8.8 +1.9
Independent Di Gibson 1,684 3.8 +3.8
One Nation Edna Phillips 1,453 3.3 −8.2
Christian Democrats Jim Kendall 1,259 2.9 −1.2
Democrats Sharyn Csanki 950 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 43,874 96.9 −0.6
Informal votes 1,381 3.1 +0.6
Turnout 45,255 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Mills 27,396 70.7 −1.9
Liberal David Williams 11,350 29.3 +1.9
Labor hold Swing −1.9

Elections in the 1990s

1999

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1999 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wallsend.[edit]
1999 New South Wales state election: Wallsend [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Mills 24,424 57.5 −5.3
Liberal Yvonne Piddington 8,265 19.5 −12.6
One Nation Colin Thompson 4,878 11.5 +11.5
Greens Rebecca Moroney 2,920 6.9 +1.7
Christian Democrats David Murray 1,752 4.1 +4.1
Citizens Electoral Council Mel Schroeder 246 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 42,485 97.6 +4.3
Informal votes 1,061 2.4 −4.3
Turnout 43,546 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Mills 26,380 72.6 +6.2
Liberal Yvonne Piddington 9,957 27.4 −6.2
Labor hold Swing +6.2

1995

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1995 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wallsend.[edit]
1995 New South Wales state election: Wallsend [15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Mills 21,454 62.5 +6.5
Liberal Christine Nesbitt 12,881 37.5 +7.7
Total formal votes 34,335 92.6 +2.8
Informal votes 2,731 7.4 −2.8
Turnout 37,066 95.8
Labor hold Swing −0.7

1991

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1991 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wallsend.[edit]
1991 New South Wales state election: Wallsend [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Mills 17,724 56.0 −0.3
Liberal Philip Laver 9,438 29.8 −9.0
Democrats Judith Smyth 2,983 9.4 +9.4
Call to Australia John Hor 1,522 4.8 +4.8
Total formal votes 31,667 89.8 −6.5
Informal votes 3,592 10.2 +6.5
Turnout 35,259 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Mills 18,850 63.2 +5.0
Liberal Philip Laver 10,970 36.8 −5.0
Labor hold Swing +5.0

Elections in the 1980s

1988 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1988 Wallsend state by-election § Results.[edit]
1988 Wallsend by-election
Saturday 17 December [17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Mills 15,671 55.8 −3.6
Independent Lindsay Bradley 8,485 30.2
Independent Paul Stocker 2,555 9.1
Independent Philip Laver 1,377 4.9
Total formal votes 28,088 97.0 +1.0
Informal votes 870 3.0 −1.0
Turnout 28,958 87.7 −8.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor John Mills 17,011 63.4 +4.0
Independent Lindsay Bradley 9,817 36.6
Labor hold Swing +4.0 '"`UNIQ−−ref−0000003D−QINU`"'
Ken Booth (Labor) died.[17]

1988

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1988 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wallsend.[edit]
1988 New South Wales state election: Wallsend [18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken Booth 17,651 59.4 −7.1
Liberal Peter Wilson 12,066 40.6 +8.1
Total formal votes 29,717 96.0 −1.5
Informal votes 1,232 4.0 +1.5
Turnout 30,949 96.0
Labor hold Swing −7.6

1984

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1984 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wallsend.[edit]
1984 New South Wales state election: Wallsend [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken Booth 19,435 64.3 –10.1
Liberal Garry Carter 10,804 35.7 +10.1
Total formal votes 30,239 97.9 +0.6
Informal votes 660 2.1 –0.6
Turnout 30,899 95.4 +0.9
Labor hold Swing −10.1

1981

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1981 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wallsend.[edit]
1981 New South Wales state election: Wallsend [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken Booth 21,392 74.3 −5.0
Liberal Richard Noonan 7,387 25.7 +5.0
Total formal votes 28,779 97.3
Informal votes 789 2.7
Turnout 29,568 94.5
Labor hold Swing −5.0

Elections in the 1970s

1978

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1978 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wallsend.[edit]
1978 New South Wales state election: Wallsend [21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken Booth 28,186 79.3 +10.0
Liberal Denise Martin 7,368 20.7 −10.0
Total formal votes 35,554 98.0 −0.4
Informal votes 723 2.0 +0.4
Turnout 36,277 95.5 −0.2
Labor hold Swing +10.0

1976

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1976 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wallsend.[edit]
1976 New South Wales state election: Wallsend [22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken Booth 23,891 69.3 −2.0
Liberal Stephen Walker 10,562 30.7 +30.7
Total formal votes 34,453 98.4 +1.6
Informal votes 553 1.6 −1.6
Turnout 35,006 95.7 0.0
Labor hold Swing −7.2

1973

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1973 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wallsend.[edit]
1973 New South Wales state election: Wallsend [23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken Booth 22,602 71.3 +2.6
Democratic Labor Robert Godfrey 5,821 18.4 +14.9
Australia Desmond Kynaston 3,273 10.3 +10.3
Total formal votes 31,696 96.8
Informal votes 1,044 3.2
Turnout 32,740 95.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Ken Booth 24,239 76.5 +7.1
Democratic Labor Robert Godfrey 7,457 23.5 +23.5
Labor hold Swing +7.1

1971

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1971 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wallsend.[edit]
1971 New South Wales state election: Wallsend [24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken Booth 18,981 68.7 −2.1
Liberal John Bailey 7,691 27.8 +2.0
Democratic Labor Robert Godfrey 978 3.5 +0.1
Total formal votes 27,650 98.0
Informal votes 558 2.0
Turnout 28,208 95.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ken Booth 19,177 69.4 −2.1
Liberal John Bailey 8,473 30.6 +2.1
Labor hold Swing −2.1

Elections in the 1960s

1968

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1968 New South Wales state election § Wallsend.[edit]
1968 New South Wales state election: Wallsend [25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken Booth 15,866 75.8
Liberal William Gilchrist 4,347 20.8
Democratic Labor Donald Richards 710 3.4
Total formal votes 20,923 97.4
Informal votes 560 2.6
Turnout 21,483 96.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ken Booth 16,008 76.5
Liberal William Gilchrist 4,915 23.5
Labor win (new seat)

District re-created

1930 - 1968

District abolished District abolished

Elections in the 1920s

1927

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1927 New South Wales state election § Wallsend.[edit]
1927 New South Wales state election: Wallsend [26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Cameron 7,668 57.8
Protestant Labor Walter Skelton (defeated) 5,597 42.2
Total formal votes 13,265 99.3
Informal votes 94 0.7
Turnout 13,359 82.6
Labor win (new seat)

District re-created

1920 - 1927

District abolished District abolished

Elections in the 1910s

1917

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1917 New South Wales state election § Wallsend.[edit]
1917 New South Wales state election: Wallsend [27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Estell unopposed
Labor hold  

1913

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1913 New South Wales state election § Wallsend.[edit]
1913 New South Wales state election: Wallsend [28][29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Estell 5,652 82.2
Liberal Reform Thomas Collins 825 12.0
Socialist Labor Joseph Charlton 401 5.8
Total formal votes 6,878 97.5
Informal votes 177 2.5
Turnout 7,055 64.3
Labor notional hold  
Wallesend largely replaced the abolished district of Waratah, held by John Estell (Labor).

District re-created

1904 - 1913

District abolished District abolished

Elections in the 1900s

1901

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Wallsend.[edit]
1901 New South Wales state election: Wallsend [30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Estell 1,560 89.4 +28.1
Socialist Labor James Moroney 185 10.6
Total formal votes 1,745 99.3 −0.1
Informal votes 12 0.7 +0.1
Turnout 1,757 59.2 −13.3
Labour hold  

Elections in the 1890s

1898

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Wallsend.[edit]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: Wallsend [31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Watkins 1,012 61.3
National Federal William Fletcher 639 38.7
Total formal votes 1,651 99.5
Informal votes 9 0.5
Turnout 1,660 72.5
Labour hold  

1895

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § Wallsend.[edit]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: Wallsend [32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Watkins 988 65.2
Protectionist Thomas Walker 527 34.8
Total formal votes 1,515 99.3
Informal votes 11 0.7
Turnout 1,526 76.5
Labour hold  

1894

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § Wallsend.[edit]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: Wallsend [33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Watkins 908 51.4
Protectionist Thomas Walker 470 26.6
Ind. Protectionist Oswald Steel 335 19.0
Free Trade Albert Card 45 2.6
Independent Alfred Deering 8 0.5
Total formal votes 1,766 98.8
Informal votes 21 1.2
Turnout 1,787 88.6
Labour win (new seat)

Notes

  1. ^ compared to the two-candidate-preferred result for the 1988 Wallsend election.

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