Electoral results for the district of Lismore
This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Lismore in New South Wales state elections.
Members for Lismore
First incarnation (1894—1904) | |||
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Member | Party | Term | |
Thomas Ewing | Protectionist | 1894—1901 | |
John Coleman | Independent Liberal | 1901—1904 | |
Second incarnation (1913—1920) | |||
Member | Party | Term | |
George Nesbitt | Liberal Reform | 1913—1917 | |
Nationalist | 1917—1920 | ||
Third incarnation (1927—present) | |||
Member | Party | Term | |
William Missingham | Country | 1927—1933 | |
William Frith | Country | 1933—1953 | |
Jack Easter | Country | 1953—1959 | |
Keith Compton | Labor | 1959—1965 | |
Bruce Duncan | Country | 1965—1975 | |
National Country | 1975—1982 | ||
The Nationals | 1982—1982 | ||
Independent | 1982—1988 | ||
Bill Rixon | The Nationals | 1988—1999 | |
Thomas George | The Nationals | 1999—present |
Election results
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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National | Thomas George | 19,975 | 42.5 | −17.2 | |
Greens | Adam Guise | 12,435 | 26.4 | +7.4 | |
Labor | Isaac Smith | 12,056 | 25.6 | +12.7 | |
Christian Democrats | Gianpiero Battista | 1,339 | 2.8 | +1.1 | |
Animal Justice | Cherie Imlah | 717 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
No Land Tax | Alan Jones | 525 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
Total formal votes | 47,047 | 97.8 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 1,067 | 2.2 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 48,114 | 89.8 | +0.8 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Thomas George | 21,247 | 50.2 | −24.1 | |
Labor | Isaac Smith | 21,055 | 49.8 | +24.1 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
National | Thomas George | 21,654 | 52.9 | −21.5 | |
Greens | Adam Guise | 19,309 | 47.1 | +21.5 | |
National hold | Swing | −21.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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National | Thomas George | 27,371 | 61.2 | +7.0 | |
Greens | Susan Stock | 9,157 | 20.5 | +2.7 | |
Labor | Andrew Moy | 5,902 | 13.2 | -12.4 | |
Independent | Russell Kilarney | 1,514 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
Christian Democrats | Margaret Kay | 801 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
Total formal votes | 44,745 | 98.0 | -0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 921 | 2.0 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 45,666 | 90.8 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
National | Thomas George | 28,993 | 70.2 | +10.2 | |
Greens | Susan Stock | 12,307 | 29.8 | +29.8 | |
National hold | Swing | +10.2 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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National | Thomas George | 23,620 | 54.2 | +3.4 | |
Labor | Peter Lanyon | 11,155 | 25.6 | -1.9 | |
Greens | Andy Gough | 7,726 | 17.7 | +0.6 | |
Democrats | Julia Melland | 1,086 | 2.5 | +1.0 | |
Total formal votes | 43,587 | 98.4 | -0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 698 | 1.6 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 44,285 | 91.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Thomas George | 24,505 | 60.0 | +1.8 | |
Labor | Peter Lanyon | 16,340 | 40.0 | -1.8 | |
National hold | Swing | +1.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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National | Thomas George | 21,680 | 55.9 | +16.7 | |
Labor | Peter Lanyon | 9,703 | 25.0 | -2.7 | |
Greens | John Corkill | 5,797 | 15.0 | +5.3 | |
Independent | Angela Griffiths | 724 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
Democrats | Julia Melland | 592 | 1.5 | -1.8 | |
Socialist Alliance | Nick Fredman | 261 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
Total formal votes | 38,757 | 98.4 | +0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 614 | 1.6 | -0.3 | ||
Turnout | 39,371 | 92.3 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Thomas George | 22,359 | 62.8 | +4.3 | |
Labor | Peter Lanyon | 13,220 | 37.2 | -4.3 | |
National hold | Swing | +4.3 | |||
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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National | Thomas George | 15,238 | 39.2 | -19.2 | |
Labor | Kevin Bell | 10,779 | 27.7 | +3.4 | |
Liberal | John Howard | 5,260 | 13.5 | +13.5 | |
Greens | John Corkill | 3,784 | 9.7 | +8.4 | |
Christian Democrats | Ray Dhu | 1,426 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
Democrats | Matthew Walsh | 1,270 | 3.3 | -0.3 | |
Democratic Socialist | Bernie Wunsch | 322 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
Independent | Judy Canales | 311 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
Earthsave | Ray Thorpe | 300 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
Timbarra Clean Water | Matthew Ward | 217 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Total formal votes | 38,907 | 98.2 | +2.0 | ||
Informal votes | 725 | 1.8 | -2.0 | ||
Turnout | 39,632 | 93.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Thomas George | 19,293 | 58.5 | -5.8 | |
Labor | Kevin Bell | 13,675 | 41.5 | +5.8 | |
National hold | Swing | -5.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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National | Bill Rixon | 19,292 | 57.8 | +0.3 | |
Labor | John Maxwell | 8,260 | 24.8 | -3.2 | |
Independent | Prohibition End | 2,457 | 7.4 | +7.4 | |
Independent | Cheryl Baxter | 1,583 | 4.7 | +4.7 | |
Democrats | Allan Quartly | 1,163 | 3.5 | -2.8 | |
The Country Party | John Spence | 605 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
Total formal votes | 33,360 | 96.0 | +1.7 | ||
Informal votes | 1,408 | 4.0 | -1.7 | ||
Turnout | 34,768 | 93.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Bill Rixon | 20,403 | 63.7 | +1.4 | |
Labor | John Maxwell | 11,646 | 36.3 | -1.4 | |
National hold | Swing | +1.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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National | Bill Rixon | 18,301 | 57.6 | -8.1 | |
Labor | Janelle Saffin | 8,875 | 27.9 | +2.5 | |
Democrats | Anne Simons | 1,993 | 6.3 | -0.1 | |
Greens | Joy Wallace | 1,471 | 4.6 | +4.6 | |
Independent | Bob Hopkins | 1,156 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
Total formal votes | 31,796 | 94.3 | -3.6 | ||
Informal votes | 1,930 | 5.7 | +3.6 | ||
Turnout | 33,726 | 94.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Bill Rixon | 19,204 | 62.2 | -8.2 | |
Labor | Janelle Saffin | 11,661 | 37.8 | +8.2 | |
National hold | Swing | -8.2 | |||
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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National | Bill Rixon | 19,493 | 65.0 | +47.0 | |
Labor | Kenneth Gallen | 7,664 | 25.6 | -3.5 | |
Democrats | Stanley Gibbs | 2,093 | 7.0 | +5.5 | |
Independent | Jon Axtens | 719 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
Total formal votes | 29,969 | 97.9 | -0.9 | ||
Informal votes | 644 | 2.1 | +0.9 | ||
Turnout | 30,613 | 94.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Bill Rixon | 20,387 | 69.9 | +0.1 | |
Labor | Kenneth Gallen | 8,782 | 30.1 | -0.1 | |
National gain from Independent | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Independent Country | Bruce Duncan | 25,227 | 75.7 | +75.7 | |
Labor | Claire Newton | 7,340 | 22.0 | -9.1 | |
Democrats | Ivor Brown | 767 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
Total formal votes | 33,334 | 98.9 | +0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 381 | 1.1 | -0.7 | ||
Turnout | 33,715 | 92.5 | +0.8 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent Country | Bruce Duncan | 76.9 | +76.9 | ||
Labor | Claire Newton | 23.1 | -8.0 | ||
Independent Country gain from National | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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National Country | Bruce Duncan | 20,848 | 68.9 | +8.3 | |
Labor | Alan Veacock | 9,419 | 31.1 | -2.0 | |
Total formal votes | 30,267 | 98.2 | |||
Informal votes | 555 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 30,822 | 91.7 | |||
National Country hold | Swing | +5.1 | |||
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Country | Bruce Duncan | 15,144 | 60.6 | -39.4 | |
Labor | William Slade | 8,262 | 33.1 | +33.1 | |
Democrats | Shirley Ryan | 1,567 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
Total formal votes | 24,973 | 98.8 | |||
Informal votes | 298 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 25,271 | 93.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Country | Bruce Duncan | 15,927 | 63.8 | -36.2 | |
Labor | William Slade | 9,046 | 36.2 | +36.2 | |
Country hold | Swing | -36.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Country | Bruce Duncan | unopposed | |||
Country hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Country | Bruce Duncan | 15,120 | 71.8 | -28.2 | |
Labor | Frederick Braid | 5,105 | 24.2 | +24.2 | |
Democratic Labor | William Hunt | 576 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
Independent | William Hargrave | 258 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Total formal votes | 21,059 | 98.5 | |||
Informal votes | 329 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 21,388 | 93.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Country | Bruce Duncan | 15,751 | 74.8 | -25.2 | |
Labor | Frederick Braid | 5,308 | 25.2 | +25.2 | |
Country hold | Swing | -25.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Country | Bruce Duncan | unopposed | |||
Country hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Country | Bruce Duncan | 13,499 | 68.2 | +36.4 | |
Labor | Barrie Eggins | 6,304 | 31.8 | -14.0 | |
Total formal votes | 19,803 | 99.3 | |||
Informal votes | 136 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 19,939 | 95.9 | |||
Country hold | Swing | +16.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labor | Keith Compton | 7,624 | 45.8 | -9.7 | |
Country | Bruce Duncan | 5,305 | 31.8 | -10.6 | |
Country | Digby Wilson | 2,323 | 13.9 | +13.9 | |
Liberal | Alan Henderson | 1,406 | 8.4 | +8.4 | |
Total formal votes | 16,658 | 98.9 | -0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 182 | 1.1 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 16,840 | 94.6 | -0.5 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Country | Bruce Duncan | 8,685 | 52.1 | +8.0 | |
Labor | Keith Compton | 7,973 | 47.9 | -8.0 | |
Country gain from Labor | Swing | +8.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labor | Keith Compton | 9,268 | 55.5 | +55.5 | |
Country | William Blair | 7,087 | 42.4 | -7.6 | |
Democratic Labor | John Antill | 344 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
Total formal votes | 16,699 | 99.2 | |||
Informal votes | 134 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 16,833 | 95.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Keith Compton | 9,337 | 55.9 | +55.9 | |
Country | William Blair | 7,362 | 44.1 | -5.9 | |
Labor gain from Country | Swing | N/A | |||
- Lismore was won by the Labor candidate at a by-election between elections.
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Country | Jack Easter | 7,996 | 50.01 | ||
Independent | Clyde Campbell | 7,994 | 49.99 | ||
Total formal votes | 15,990 | 98.3 | |||
Informal votes | 273 | 1.7 | |||
Turnout | 16,263 | 93.1 | |||
Country hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Country | Jack Easter | 9,914 | 61.4 | +25.5 | |
Labor | Archibald McEwan | 4,039 | 25.0 | -9.3 | |
Independent | Constance Wilson | 2,190 | 13.6 | +13.6 | |
Total formal votes | 16,143 | 99.3 | +0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 109 | 0.7 | -0.4 | ||
Turnout | 16,252 | 92.4 | -2.5 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Country | Jack Easter | 11,009 | 68.2 | +5.2 | |
Labor | Archibald McEwan | 5,134 | 31.8 | -5.2 | |
Country hold | Swing | +5.2 | |||
References
- Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Lismore". Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ↑ State Electoral District of Lismore: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
- ↑ State Electoral District of Lismore: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.
- ↑ Antony Green. "2011 New South Wales Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
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