Electoral results for the district of Wollongong

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

Members

First incarnation (1904–1920)
Election Member Party
1904   John Nicholson Labour
1907
1910
1913
1917 Billy Davies
 
Second incarnation (1927–1930)
Election Member Party
1927   Billy Davies Labor
 
Third incarnation (1968—present)
Election Member Party
1968   Jack Hough Liberal
1971   Eric Ramsay Labor
1973
1976
1978
1981
1984   Frank Arkell Independent
1988
1991   Gerry Sullivan Labor
1995
1999 Col Markham
2003 Noreen Hay
2007
2011
2015
2016 by Paul Scully
2019
2023

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2023

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2023 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wollongong.[edit]
2023 New South Wales state election: Wollongong[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Scully 27,723 56.5 +4.9
Liberal Joel Johnson 10,776 22.0 +0.8
Greens Cath Blakey 8,216 16.7 +3.4
Animal Justice Kristen Nelson 2,347 4.8 +2.3
Total formal votes 49,062 96.1 +0.5
Informal votes 2,011 3.9 −0.5
Turnout 51,073 86.8 −1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Scully 33,962 74.3 +1.5
Liberal Joel Johnson 11,727 25.7 −1.5
Labor hold Swing +1.5

Elections in the 2010s

2019

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wollongong.[edit]
2019 New South Wales state election: Wollongong [7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Scully 25,776 50.11 +9.74
Liberal Zachary Fitzpatrick 11,427 22.22 +1.17
Greens Benjamin Arcioni 6,583 12.80 +3.25
Independent Nikola Nastoski 2,830 5.50 +5.50
Sustainable Australia Andrew Anthony 2,242 4.36 +4.36
Animal Justice Benjamin Bank 1,541 3.00 +3.00
Keep Sydney Open James Hehir 1,036 2.01 +2.01
Total formal votes 51,435 95.54 −0.36
Informal votes 2,400 4.46 +0.36
Turnout 53,835 88.50 −0.59
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Scully 31,357 71.37 +7.93
Liberal Zachary Fitzpatrick 12,580 28.63 −7.93
Labor hold Swing +7.93

2016 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 2016 Wollongong state by-election § Results.[edit]
2016 Wollongong by-election
Saturday 12 November [9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Scully 23,588 48.1 +7.7
Independent Gordon Bradbery 16,707 34.0 +34.0
Greens Cath Blakey 5,216 10.6 +1.1
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Joe Rossi 1,793 3.7 +3.7
Christian Democrats Colleen Baxter 1,769 3.6 +0.7
Total formal votes 49,073 96.8 +0.9
Informal votes 1,605 3.2 −0.9
Turnout 50,678 93.6 +4.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Paul Scully 26,739 58.0 −0.9
Independent Gordon Bradbery 19,336 42.0 +42.0
Labor hold Swing N/A
Noreen Hay (Labor) resigned.

2015

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2015 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wollongong.[edit]
2015 New South Wales state election: Wollongong [11][12]
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
Notional two-party-preferred count
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

2011

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2011 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wollongong.[edit]
2011 New South Wales state election: Wollongong[13]
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
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Noreen Hay 19,656 58.9 −16.4
Liberal Michelle Blicavs 13,717 41.1 +16.4
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

2007

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2007 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wollongong.[edit]
2007 New South Wales state election: Wollongong [14]
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
Against Further Immigration 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

2003

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2003 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wollongong.[edit]
2003 New South Wales state election: Wollongong [15][16]
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
Against Further Immigration 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
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Noreen Hay 24,367 77.7 −1.0
Liberal George Pride 6,984 22.3 +1.0
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

1999

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1999 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wollongong.[edit]
1999 New South Wales state election: Wollongong [17]
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
Against Further Immigration 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

1995

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1995 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wollongong.[edit]
1995 New South Wales state election: Wollongong [18]
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

1991

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1991 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wollongong.[edit]
1991 New South Wales state election: Wollongong [19]
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

1988

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1988 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wollongong.[edit]
1988 New South Wales state election: Wollongong [20]
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

1984

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1984 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wollongong.[edit]
1984 New South Wales state election: Wollongong [21]
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

1981

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1981 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wollongong.[edit]
1981 New South Wales state election: Wollongong [22]
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

1978

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1978 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wollongong.[edit]
1978 New South Wales state election: Wollongong [23]
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

1976

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1976 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wollongong.[edit]
1976 New South Wales state election: Wollongong [24]
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

1973

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1973 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wollongong.[edit]
1973 New South Wales state election: Wollongong [25]
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

1971

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1971 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Wollongong.[edit]
1971 New South Wales state election: Wollongong [26]
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

1968

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1968 New South Wales state election § Wollongong.[edit]
1968 New South Wales state election: Wollongong [27]
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 win (new seat)

District re-created

1927 - 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 § Wollongong.[edit]
1927 New South Wales state election: Wollongong [28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Billy Davies 8,863 62.7
Nationalist Norman Smith 5,263 37.3
Total formal votes 14,126 99.4
Informal votes 84 0.6
Turnout 14,210 89.3
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 § Wollongong.[edit]
1917 New South Wales state election: Wollongong [29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Billy Davies 4,857 55.3 −16.3
Nationalist John Nicholson 3,809 43.4 +19.8
Ind. Socialist Labor Joseph Charlton 113 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 8,779 98.7 +1.7
Informal votes 118 1.3 −1.7
Turnout 8,897 63.0 +2.4
Labor hold Swing −16.3
The sitting member John Nicholson was expelled from Labor in the November 1916 Labor split over conscription.[30]

1913

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1913 New South Wales state election § Wollongong.[edit]
1913 New South Wales state election: Wollongong [31][32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Nicholson 5,212 71.6
Liberal Reform Florence Healey 1,715 23.6
Socialist Labor Ernie Judd 351 4.8
Total formal votes 7,278 97.0
Informal votes 228 3.0
Turnout 7,506 60.6
Labor hold  

1910

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1910 New South Wales state election § Wollongong.[edit]
1910 New South Wales state election: Wollongong [33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Nicholson 5,321 74.9
Liberal Reform Edward Beeby 1,785 25.1
Total formal votes 7,106 97.8
Informal votes 161 2.2
Turnout 7,267 65.2
Labour hold  

Elections in the 1900s

1907

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1907 New South Wales state election § Wollongong.[edit]
1907 New South Wales state election: Wollongong [34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Nicholson 3,333 56.6
Liberal Reform Alexander Campbell 2,556 43.4
Total formal votes 5,889 96.9
Informal votes 189 3.1
Turnout 6,078 68.5
Labour hold  

1904

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1904 New South Wales state election § Wollongong.[edit]
1904 New South Wales state election: Wollongong [35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Nicholson 3,126 55.5
Liberal Reform Edward Allen 2,511 44.5
Total formal votes 5,637 99.3
Informal votes 40 0.7
Turnout 5,677 71.5
Labour win (new seat)
Wollongong was a new seat comprising parts of the abolished seats of Woronora and Illawarra and was originally going to retain the name Woronora,[36][37] John Nicholson (Labour) was the member for Woronora while Edward Allen (Liberal Reform) was the member for Illawarra.

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