Electoral results for the district of Wentworthville

Wentworthville, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, had two incarnations, from 1962 until 1991 and from 1999 until 2007.[1][2][3][4]

Election Member Party
1962   Ernie Quinn Labor
1965
1968
1971
1973
1976
1978
1981
1984
1988   Pam Allan Labor
 
Election Member Party
1999   Pam Allan Labor
2003

Election results

Elections in the 2000s

2003

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2003 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wentworthville.[edit]
2003 New South Wales state election: Wentworthville [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Pam Allan 21,744 54.8 +2.3
Liberal Brett Murray 11,746 29.6 +2.3
Greens Darren Reader 1,926 4.9 +2.2
Christian Democrats Sam Baissari 1,728 4.4 −0.1
Against Further Immigration Lyndon Shepherd 1,235 3.1 +1.8
Unity Cynthia Su 813 2.0 −0.4
Democrats Ian Swallow 506 1.3 −1.5
Total formal votes 39,698 96.8 +0.1
Informal votes 1,292 3.2 −0.1
Turnout 40,990 93.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Pam Allan 23,664 64.8 −0.6
Liberal Brett Murray 12,866 35.2 +0.6
Labor hold Swing −0.6

Elections in the 1990s

1999

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1999 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wentworthville.[edit]
1999 New South Wales state election: Wentworthville [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Pam Allan 21,250 52.5 +0.9
Liberal Rachel Merton 11,071 27.3 −9.0
One Nation John Hutchinson 2,609 6.4 +6.4
Christian Democrats Dee Jonsson 1,819 4.5 +0.5
Democrats Geoffrey Rutledge 1,132 2.8 +1.1
Greens Rebecca Filipczyk 1,093 2.7 +2.7
Unity See-Yung Chin 972 2.4 +2.4
Against Further Immigration Ken O'Leary 534 1.3 −2.3
Total formal votes 40,480 96.8 +2.6
Informal votes 1,341 3.2 −2.6
Turnout 41,821 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Pam Allan 22,631 65.4 +7.7
Liberal Rachel Merton 11,969 34.6 −7.7
Labor notional hold Swing +7.7

Elections in the 1980s

1988

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1988 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wentworthville.[edit]
1988 New South Wales state election: Wentworthville [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Pam Allan 14,603 47.7 −10.0
Liberal Gregory Hooper 10,287 33.6 −1.2
Independent Allan Ezzy 4,476 14.6 +14.6
Independent Manny Poularas 634 2.1 +2.1
Democrats William Utterson 604 2.0 −3.0
Total formal votes 30,604 95.9 −0.7
Informal votes 1,314 4.1 +0.7
Turnout 31,918 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Pam Allan 15,681 53.9 −7.6
Liberal Gregory Hooper 13,428 46.1 +7.6
Labor hold Swing −7.6

1984

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1984 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wentworthville.[edit]
1984 New South Wales state election: Wentworthville [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ernie Quinn 14,593 50.9 −11.7
Liberal Colin Edwards 11,962 41.7 +4.3
Democrats David Knight 2,107 7.4 +7.4
Total formal votes 28,662 97.0 +1.0
Informal votes 876 3.0 −1.0
Turnout 29,538 94.3 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ernie Quinn 54.6 −8.0
Liberal Colin Edwards 45.4 +8.0
Labor hold Swing −8.0

1981

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1981 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wentworthville.[edit]
1981 New South Wales state election: Wentworthville [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ernie Quinn 17,182 62.6
Liberal Colin Edwards 10,279 37.4
Total formal votes 27,461 96.0
Informal votes 1,157 4.0
Turnout 28,618 93.5
Labor hold Swing −4.5

Elections in the 1970s

1978

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1978 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wentworthville.[edit]
1978 New South Wales state election: Wentworthville [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ernie Quinn 24,088 70.9 +12.5
Liberal Edward Roberts 7,911 23.3 −15.3
Democrats Peggy Cable 1,997 5.9 +5.9
Total formal votes 33,996 97.5 −0.8
Informal votes 867 2.5 +0.8
Turnout 34,863 94.6 −0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ernie Quinn 25,193 74.2 +13.5
Liberal Edward Roberts 8,773 25.8 −13.5
Labor hold Swing +13.5

1976

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1976 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wentworthville.[edit]
1976 New South Wales state election: Wentworthville [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ernie Quinn 19,266 58.4 +2.9
Liberal Edward Roberts 12,711 38.6 +1.6
Independent Heather Gow 990 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 32,967 98.3 +1.5
Informal votes 572 1.7 −1.5
Turnout 33,539 95.1 +2.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ernie Quinn 20,002 60.7 +0.6
Liberal Edward Roberts 12,965 39.3 −0.6
Labor hold Swing +0.6

1973

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1973 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wentworthville.[edit]
1973 New South Wales state election: Wentworthville [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ernie Quinn 16,686 55.5 −5.3
Liberal Edward Roberts 11,133 37.0 −2.2
Independent Ian Purdie 2,267 7.5 +7.5
Total formal votes 30,086 96.8
Informal votes 984 3.2
Turnout 31,070 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ernie Quinn 18,080 60.1 −0.7
Liberal Edward Roberts 12,006 39.9 +0.7
Labor hold Swing −0.7

1971

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1971 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wentworthville.[edit]
1971 New South Wales state election: Wentworthville [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ernie Quinn 15,697 60.8 +4.3
Liberal Peter Andrews 10,122 39.2 +0.3
Total formal votes 25,819 97.8
Informal votes 588 2.2
Turnout 26,407 94.1
Labor hold Swing +3.5

Elections in the 1960s

1968

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1968 New South Wales state election § Wentworthville.[edit]
1968 New South Wales state election: Wentworthville [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ernie Quinn 15,854 56.5 +5.6
Liberal Richard Gregory 10,899 38.9 −5.2
Rates and Taxpayers Albert Hall 1,288 4.6 +4.6
Total formal votes 28,041 97.1
Informal votes 850 2.9
Turnout 28,891 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ernie Quinn 16,498 58.8 +3.7
Liberal Richard Gregory 11,543 41.2 −3.7
Labor hold Swing +3.7

1965

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1965 New South Wales state election § Wentworthville.[edit]
1965 New South Wales state election: Wentworthville [15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ernie Quinn 14,197 50.9 −0.3
Liberal Ralph Stewart 12,300 44.1 +14.3
Democratic Labor Arthur Byrnes 1,139 4.1 +4.1
Independent Albert Hahn 260 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 27,896 97.4 −1.0
Informal votes 733 2.6 +1.0
Turnout 28,629 94.8 −0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ernie Quinn 14,555 52.2 −8.5
Liberal Ralph Stewart 13,341 47.8 +8.5
Labor hold Swing −8.5

1962

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1962 New South Wales state election § Wentworthville.[edit]
1962 New South Wales state election: Wentworthville [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ernie Quinn 12,362 51.2 −4.7
Liberal Graham Cullis 7,204 29.8 −14.3
Independent Montague Bennett 4,604 19.0 +19.0
Total formal votes 24,170 98.4
Informal votes 390 1.6
Turnout 24,560 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ernie Quinn 14,664 60.7 +4.8
Liberal Graham Cullis 9,506 39.3 −4.8
Labor notional hold Swing
  • Wentworthville was a new seat that was notionally a safe Labor seat.[17]

References

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