Electoral results for the district of Gosford

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Gosford in New South Wales state elections from 1950 to the present.

Members for Gosford

Member Party Period
  Harold Jackson Liberal 1950—1965
  Ted Humphries Liberal 1965—1971
  Keith O'Connell Labor 1971—1973
  Malcolm Brooks Liberal 1973—1976
  Brian McGowan Labor 1976—1988
  Chris Hartcher Liberal 1988—2007
  Marie Andrews Labor 2007—2011
  Chris Holstein Liberal 2011—2015
  Kathy Smith Labor 2015—present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

New South Wales state election, 2015: Gosford[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Chris Holstein 20,535 42.5 −7.6
Labor Kathy Smith 18,654 38.7 +11.0
Greens Kate Da Costa 4,346 9.0 −2.9
Independent Jake Cassar 2,698 5.6 +5.6
Christian Democrats Andrew Church 1,091 2.3 −1.2
No Land Tax Matthew Maroney 938 1.9 +1.9
Total formal votes 48,262 96.8 +0.9
Informal votes 1,573 3.2 −0.9
Turnout 49,835 90.6 −0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kathy Smith 22,029 50.2 +12.2
Liberal Chris Holstein 21,826 49.8 −12.2
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +12.2
New South Wales state election, 2011: Gosford[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Chris Holstein 22,672 50.2 +15.4
Labor Katie Smith 12,472 27.6 -15.1
Greens Peter Freewater 5,391 11.9 +5.0
Independent Jake Cassar 2,227 4.9 +4.9
Christian Democrats Ann-Marie Kitchener 1,478 3.3 +0.4
Independent Patrick Aiken 935 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 45,175 96.6 -0.7
Informal votes 1,573 3.4 +0.7
Turnout 46,748 93.2 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Chris Holstein 24,425 61.9 +16.7
Labor Katie Smith 15,052 38.1 -16.7
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +16.7

Elections in the 2000s

New South Wales state election, 2007: Gosford
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Marie Andrews 18,448 42.7 -2.8
Liberal Chris Holstein 15,057 34.8 +3.3
Independent Debra Wales 3,852 8.9 +8.9
Greens Hillary Morris 2,977 6.9 +1.6
Christian Democrats George Grant 1,241 2.9 +2.9
AAFI Robert Moulds 1,141 2.6 +1.4
Save Our Suburbs Bryan Ellis 524 1.2 +0.9
Total formal votes 43,240 97.4 -0.4
Informal votes 1,165 2.6 +0.4
Turnout 44,405 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Marie Andrews 20,535 54.9 -3.7
Liberal Chris Holstein 16,900 45.1 +3.7
Labor hold Swing -3.7
New South Wales state election, 2003: Gosford
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Chris Hartcher 20,477 46.3 +2.9
Labor Deborah O'Neill 19,098 43.1 +3.0
Greens Mark Dickinson 3,146 7.1 +4.3
Save Our Suburbs Ian Lamont 716 1.6 +1.6
Democrats Allison Newman 602 1.4 -2.0
Unity Yieu Mak 234 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 44,273 98.1 +0.0
Informal votes 875 1.9 -0.0
Turnout 45,148 92.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Chris Hartcher 21,015 50.3 -2.0
Labor Deborah O'Neill 20,743 49.7 +2.0
Liberal hold Swing -2.0

Elections in the 1990s

New South Wales state election, 1999: Gosford
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Chris Hartcher 18,136 43.4 -8.8
Labor Barry Cohen 16,720 40.1 -0.1
One Nation Errol Baker 2,172 5.2 +5.2
Democrats Andrew Penfold 1,413 3.4 -0.4
Greens Joanna Weckert 1,159 2.8 +2.8
Christian Democrats Gary Bailey 1,104 2.6 +2.6
Earthsave Anna Parker 475 1.1 +1.1
AAFI Isabel Gelling 288 0.7 +0.7
Independent Tom McKenna 275 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 41,742 98.1 +1.5
Informal votes 824 1.9 -1.5
Turnout 42,566 92.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Chris Hartcher 19,984 52.3 -3.2
Labor Barry Cohen 18,262 47.7 +3.2
Liberal hold Swing -3.2
New South Wales state election, 1995: Gosford
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Chris Hartcher 19,293 52.2 +3.3
Labor Tony Sansom 14,841 40.2 +8.0
Independent James Adams 1,423 3.9 +3.9
Democrats Andrew Penfold 1,399 3.8 -0.9
Total formal votes 36,956 96.5 +2.4
Informal votes 1,330 3.5 -2.4
Turnout 38,286 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Chris Hartcher 20,117 55.5 -1.3
Labor Tony Sansom 16,153 44.5 +1.3
Liberal hold Swing -1.3
New South Wales state election, 1991: Gosford
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Chris Hartcher 15,328 48.9 -0.9
Labor Stephen Goodwin 10,078 32.1 -4.5
Independent Robert Bell 3,817 12.2 +12.2
Democrats Andrew Penfold 1,464 4.7 -0.9
Call to Australia Eric Trezise 677 2.2 -5.9
Total formal votes 31,364 94.1 -3.1
Informal votes 1,949 5.9 +3.1
Turnout 33,313 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Chris Hartcher 16,940 56.7 -0.7
Labor Stephen Goodwin 12,915 43.3 +0.7
Liberal hold Swing -0.7

Elections in the 1980s

New South Wales state election, 1988: Gosford
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Chris Hartcher 16,589 50.2 +19.8
Labor Anthony Sansom 11,922 36.1 -9.5
Call to Australia John Anderson 2,690 8.1 +8.1
Democrats Gary Chestnut 1,845 5.6 0.0
Total formal votes 33,046 97.2 -1.2
Informal votes 938 2.8 +1.2
Turnout 33,984 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Chris Hartcher 18,507 57.8 +8.7
Labor Anthony Sansom 13,485 42.2 -8.7
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +8.7
New South Wales state election, 1984: Gosford
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Brian McGowan 17,438 46.5 -5.0
Liberal Chris Hartcher 11,323 30.2 -10.3
National Donald Leggett 6,548 17.5 +17.5
Democrats Gary Chestnut 2,168 5.8 +1.3
Total formal votes 37,477 98.4 +0.7
Informal votes 615 1.6 -0.7
Turnout 38,092 93.6 +1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian McGowan 19,147 51.9 -4.9
Liberal Chris Hartcher 17,734 48.1 +4.9
Labor hold Swing -4.9
New South Wales state election, 1981: Gosford
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Brian McGowan 17,066 51.5 -5.9
Liberal Andrew Fennell 13,419 40.5 +3.2
Democrats Robert Bell 1,474 4.5 -0.4
Independent Barry Phillips 639 1.9 +1.9
Independent Paul Baker 522 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 33,120 97.7
Informal votes 787 2.3
Turnout 33,907 92.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian McGowan 18,066 56.8 -2.8
Liberal Andrew Fennell 13,719 43.2 +2.8
Labor hold Swing -2.8

Elections in the 1970s

New South Wales state election, 1978: Gosford
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Brian McGowan 19,282 57.4 +9.1
Liberal Andrew Fennell 12,539 37.3 -11.6
Democrats John Cleverly 1,636 4.9 +4.9
Independent Stanley Williams 128 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 33,585 98.9 0.0
Informal votes 384 1.1 0.0
Turnout 33,969 94.2 -0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian McGowan 20,001 59.6 +9.5
Liberal Andrew Fennell 13,584 40.4 -9.5
Labor hold Swing +9.5
New South Wales state election, 1976: Gosford
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Malcolm Brooks 14,534 48.9 -3.8
Labor Brian McGowan 14,347 48.3 +4.7
Australia Party Barry Phillips 855 2.9 +2.9
Total formal votes 29,736 98.9 +0.6
Informal votes 329 1.1 -0.6
Turnout 30,065 94.7 +1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian McGowan 14,905 50.1 +5.8
Liberal Malcolm Brooks 14,831 49.9 -5.8
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +5.8
New South Wales state election, 1973: Gosford
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Malcolm Brooks 12,307 52.7 +6.6
Labor Brian McGowan 10,182 43.6 -4.3
Democratic Labor William Dunbar 873 3.7 +3.7
Total formal votes 23,362 98.3
Informal votes 396 1.7
Turnout 23,758 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Malcolm Brooks 13,005 55.7 +4.6
Labor Brian McGowan 10,357 44.3 -4.6
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +4.6
New South Wales state election, 1971: Gosford
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Keith O'Connell 15,105 48.9 +1.0
Liberal Ted Humphries 13,926 45.1 -3.6
Independent Wallace Cook 944 3.1 +3.1
Australia Party Barry Phillips 903 2.9 +2.9
Total formal votes 30,878 98.9
Informal votes 352 1.1
Turnout 31,230 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Keith O'Connell 16,233 52.6 +4.0
Liberal Ted Humphries 14,645 47.4 -4.0
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +4.0

Elections in the 1960s

New South Wales state election, 1968: Gosford
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Ted Humphries 11,623 48.7 +1.5
Labor Peter Westerway 11,438 47.9 +2.8
Democratic Labor Thomas Crass 813 3.4 -4.3
Total formal votes 23,874 98.2
Informal votes 446 1.8
Turnout 24,320 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ted Humphries 12,271 51.4 +1.0
Labor Peter Westerway 11,603 48.6 -1.0
Liberal hold Swing +1.0
New South Wales state election, 1965: Gosford
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Ted Humphries 11,533 48.2 -2.5
Labor Kevin Dwyer 10,543 44.1 -5.2
Democratic Labor Michael Dwyer 1,839 7.7 +7.7
Total formal votes 23,915 98.5 -0.3
Informal votes 358 1.5 +0.3
Turnout 24,273 95.0 -0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ted Humphries 12,336 51.6 +0.9
Labor Kevin Dwyer 11,579 48.4 -0.9
Liberal hold Swing +0.9
New South Wales state election, 1962: Gosford
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Harold Jackson 10,473 50.7 -6.7
Labor Kevin Dwyer 10,170 49.3 +6.7
Total formal votes 20,643 98.8
Informal votes 241 1.2
Turnout 20,884 95.1
Liberal hold Swing -6.7

Elections in the 1950s

New South Wales state election, 1959: Gosford
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Harold Jackson 11,999 60.8
Labor Reginald Smith 7,746 39.2
Total formal votes 19,745 98.7
Informal votes 268 1.3
Turnout 20,013 93.9
Liberal hold Swing
New South Wales state election, 1956: Gosford
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Harold Jackson 11,096 56.8 +2.8
Labor Rupert Wallace 7,164 36.7 -9.3
Communist Alan Brackenreg 626 3.2 +3.2
Independent Roy Jackson 463 2.4 +2.4
Independent Leslie Moffat 174 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 19,523 98.2 +0.2
Informal votes 356 1.8 -0.2
Turnout 19,879 93.4 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Harold Jackson 11,478 58.7 +4.7
Labor Rupert Wallace 8,045 41.3 -4.7
Liberal hold Swing +4.7

References

  1. ↑ State Electoral District of Gosford: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
  2. ↑ State Electoral District of Gosford: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.
  3. ↑ Antony Green. "2011 New South Wales Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
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