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
editFirst incarnation (1894–1904) | |||
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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
editElections in the 2020s
edit2023
editParty | 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
edit2019
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | 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
edit2007
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
edit1999
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
edit1988 by-election
editParty | 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`"' |
1988
edit1984
edit1981
editElections in the 1970s
edit1978
edit1976
edit1973
editParty | 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
edit1968
editParty | 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
editDistrict abolished District abolished
Elections in the 1920s
edit1927
editParty | 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
editDistrict abolished District abolished
Elections in the 1910s
edit1917
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Estell | unopposed | |||
Labor hold |
1913
editParty | 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 |
District re-created
1904 - 1913
editDistrict abolished District abolished
Elections in the 1900s
edit1901
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
edit1898
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
edit- ^ compared to the two-candidate-preferred result for the 1988 Wallsend election.
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