Electoral results for the district of Manly

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Manly in New South Wales state elections from the district's first election in 1927 until the present.

Members for Manly

	Party	Period
Alfred Reid	Nationalist	1927–1931
	United Australia	1931–1944
	Independent Democrat	1944–1945
	Liberal	1945
Douglas Darby	Liberal	1945–1962
	Independent Liberal	1962–1968
	Liberal	1968–1978
Alan Stewart	Labor	1978–1984
David Hay	Liberal	1984–1991
Peter Macdonald	Independent	1991–1999
David Barr	Independent	1999–2007
Mike Baird	Liberal	2007–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

New South Wales state election, 2015: Manly^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Mike Baird	32,160	68.0	−2.2
	Greens	Clara Williams Roldan	8,103	17.1	−0.7
	Labor	Jennifer Jary	6,098	12.9	+2.5
	No Land Tax	Rod Jamieson	517	1.1	+1.1
	Christian Democrats	Annie Wright	420	0.9	−0.8
Total formal votes			47,298	97.9	+0.6
Informal votes			1,031	2.1	−0.6
Turnout			48,329	89.7	+2.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Mike Baird	33,426	78.4	+1.4
	Labor	Jennifer Jary	9,209	21.6	−1.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Mike Baird	32,848	74.5	−2.5
	Greens	Clara Williams Roldan	11,233	25.5	+2.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.5

New South Wales state election, 2011: Manly^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Mike Baird	30,212	70.2	+25.1
	Greens	Ian Hehir	7,656	17.8	+8.1
	Labor	Jennifer Jary	4,469	10.4	+0.6
	Christian Democrats	Timothy Wainwright	718	1.7	+0.3
Total formal votes			43,055	97.7	-0.4
Informal votes			1,018	2.3	+0.4
Turnout			44,073	91.2	+0.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Mike Baird	30,923	77.0	+23.7
	Greens	Ian Hehir	9,219	23.0	+23.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+23.7

Elections in the 2000s

New South Wales state election, 2007: Manly
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Mike Baird	18,284	45.1	+4.2
	Independent	David Barr	12,655	31.2	-0.8
	Labor	Daniel Pearce	3,981	9.8	-3.1
	Greens	Sarah Weate	3,931	9.7	+1.2
	Independent	Penelope Wynne	660	1.6	+1.6
	Christian Democrats	Wally Vanderpoll	573	1.4	+0.4
	AAFI	Neil Hamilton	443	1.1	-0.6
Total formal votes			40,527	98.1	+0.1
Informal votes			805	1.9	-0.1
Turnout			41,332	90.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Mike Baird	19,263	53.4	+4.6
	Independent	David Barr	16,842	46.6	-4.6
	Liberal gain from Independent		Swing	+4.6

New South Wales state election, 2003: Manly
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Jean Hay	15,939	41.0	+2.3
	Independent	David Barr	12,969	33.4	+3.2
	Labor	Hugh Zochling	4,762	12.3	-4.5
	Greens	Keelah Lam	3,231	8.3	+3.1
	Independent	Mark Norek	718	1.8	+1.8
	AAFI	David Prior	673	1.7	+0.9
	Christian Democrats	Marjorie Moffitt	366	0.9	+0.9
	Unity	John Yuen	179	0.5	-0.3
Total formal votes			38,837	98.1	+0.2
Informal votes			763	1.9	-0.2
Turnout			39,600	90.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	David Barr	17,623	51.3	+0.0
	Liberal	Jean Hay	16,753	48.7	-0.0
	Independent hold		Swing	+0.0

Elections in the 1990s

New South Wales state election, 1999: Manly
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Darren Jones	15,424	38.7	-6.2
	Independent	David Barr	12,005	30.2	-4.0
	Labor	David de Montfort	6,705	16.8	+1.2
	Greens	Judy Lambert	2,054	5.2	+5.2
	One Nation	Christine Ferguson	1,595	4.0	+4.0
	Democrats	Antony Howells	1,004	2.5	-0.4
	Outdoor Recreation	Peter Stitt	347	0.9	+0.9
	Unity	Chris Wong	337	0.8	+0.8
	AAFI	Peter Ecroyd	335	0.8	+0.2
Total formal votes			39,806	97.9	+1.1
Informal votes			869	2.1	-1.1
Turnout			40,675	92.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Darren Jones	17,671	59.4	-4.0
	Labor	David de Montfort	12,069	40.6	+4.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	David Barr	17,408	51.3	+1.9
	Liberal	Darren Jones	16,553	48.7	-1.9
	Independent gain from Liberal		Swing	+1.9

New South Wales state election, 1995: Manly
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	David Oldfield	15,343	44.5	-1.2
	Independent	Peter Macdonald	13,092	38.0	+3.0
	Labor	Brian Green	4,666	13.5	-2.2
	Democrats	Peter Dee	877	2.5	-1.1
	Call to Australia	John Swan	516	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			34,494	96.9	+3.3
Informal votes			1,117	3.1	-3.3
Turnout			35,611	93.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Peter Macdonald	16,676	50.4	-0.3
	Liberal	David Oldfield	16,433	49.6	+0.3
	Independent hold		Swing	-0.3

New South Wales state election, 1991: Manly
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	David Hay	14,768	45.7	-15.8
	Independent	Peter Macdonald	11,294	34.9	+34.9
	Labor	Ivan Hurwitz	5,097	15.8	-16.7
	Democrats	Jane King	1,177	3.6	-2.5
Total formal votes			32,336	93.6	-3.4
Informal votes			2,212	6.4	+3.4
Turnout			34,548	92.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Peter Macdonald	15,707	50.7	+50.7
	Liberal	David Hay	15,278	49.3	-15.6
	Independent gain from Liberal		Swing	+50.7

Elections in the 1980s

New South Wales state election, 1988: Manly
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	David Hay	16,388	57.6	+7.0
	Labor	Gregory Smith	9,686	34.1	-7.6
	Democrats	Matthew Leigh-Jones	2,367	8.3	+5.1
Total formal votes			28,441	96.9	-0.8
Informal votes			903	3.1	+0.8
Turnout			29,344	92.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Hay	17,227	62.2	+7.7
	Labor	Gregory Smith	10,466	37.8	-7.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.7

New South Wales state election, 1984: Manly
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	David Hay	14,772	50.7	+4.1
	Labor	Alan Stewart	12,156	41.7	-7.2
	Independent	Joan Cooke	1,015	3.5	+3.5
	Democrats	Robert Leys	945	3.2	+3.2
	Independent	Margaret Lee	266	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			29,154	97.7	+0.1
Informal votes			674	2.3	-0.1
Turnout			29,828	91.1	+1.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Hay		54.5	+5.7
	Labor	Alan Stewart		45.5	-5.7
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+5.7

New South Wales state election, 1981: Manly
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Alan Stewart	14,034	48.9	-2.5
	Liberal	Nelson Meers	13,358	46.6	+2.9
	Independent	Patricia Langworthy	1,284	4.5	+4.5
Total formal votes			28,676	97.6
Informal votes			700	2.4
Turnout			29,376	89.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Alan Stewart	14,600	51.2	-2.6
	Liberal	Nelson Meers	13,893	48.8	+2.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.6

Elections in the 1970s

New South Wales state election, 1978: Manly
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Alan Stewart	14,670	51.4	+9.1
	Liberal	George Ashley	12,489	43.7	-14.0
	Democrats	John McGruer	948	3.3	+3.3
	Independent	Anthony Dorney	460	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			28,567	97.7	-0.1
Informal votes			678	2.3	+0.1
Turnout			29,245	91.1	-0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Alan Stewart	15,374	53.8	+11.5
	Liberal	George Ashley	13,193	46.2	-11.5
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+11.5

New South Wales state election, 1976: Manly
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Douglas Darby	16,760	57.7	+2.6
	Labor	Marc Gumbert	12,301	42.3	+12.3
Total formal votes			29,061	97.8	+0.2
Informal votes			656	2.2	-0.2
Turnout			29,717	91.8	+1.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	-5.7

New South Wales state election, 1973: Manly
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Douglas Darby	14,231	55.1	-3.9
	Labor	Allan Hughes	7,755	30.0	-1.8
	Australia Party	John Alexander	2,912	11.3	+11.3
	Democratic Labor	Bernard Fox	940	3.6	-3.8
Total formal votes			25,838	97.6
Informal votes			637	2.4
Turnout			26,475	90.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Douglas Darby	16,278	63.0	-2.8
	Labor	Allan Hughes	9,560	37.0	+2.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	-2.8

New South Wales state election, 1971: Manly
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Evelyn Darby	14,688	59.0	-9.8
	Labor	Terence Riley	7,919	31.8	+5.5
	Democratic Labor	Francis Bulger	1,830	7.4	+4.2
	Independent	Eric Riches	446	1.8	+1.2
Total formal votes			24,883	97.7
Informal votes			583	2.3
Turnout			25,466	90.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Evelyn Darby	16,375	65.8	-6.4
	Labor	Terence Riley	8,508	34.2	+6.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	-6.4

Elections in the 1960s

New South Wales state election, 1968: Manly
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Douglas Darby	16,426	68.8	+32.8
	Labor	Daniel Dwyer	6,287	26.3	+26.3
	Democratic Labor	Ann Macken	771	3.2	+3.2
	Independent	Vincent Rizner	232	1.0	+1.0
	Independent	Eric Riches	152	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			23,868	96.5
Informal votes			863	3.5
Turnout			24,731	93.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Douglas Darby	17,235	72.2	+31.1
	Labor	Daniel Dwyer	6,633	27.8	+27.8
	Liberal gain from Independent Liberal		Swing	N/A

New South Wales state election, 1965: Manly
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent Liberal	Douglas Darby	13,728	53.9	+5.0
	Liberal	Barton Higgs	9,175	36.0	−4.0
	Independent	Albert Thompson	2,563	10.1	+10.1
Total formal votes			25,466	98.0	+0.7
Informal votes			531	2.0	−0.7
Turnout			25,997	92.2	−0.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent Liberal	Douglas Darby	15,010	58.9	+3.0
	Liberal	Barton Higgs	10,456	41.1	−3.0
	Independent Liberal hold		Swing	+3.0

New South Wales state election, 1962: Manly
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent Liberal	Douglas Darby	12,049	48.9	+48.9
	Liberal	Harry Boyle	9,874	40.0	−23.1
	Independent	John Gillmer	2,743	11.1	+11.1
Total formal votes			24,666	97.3
Informal votes			694	2.7
Turnout			25,360	93.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent Liberal	Douglas Darby	13,799	55.9	+55.9
	Liberal	Harry Boyle	10,867	44.1	−19.0
	Independent Liberal gain from Liberal		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 1950s

New South Wales state election, 1959: Manly
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Douglas Darby	15,078	63.1
	Labor	Geoffrey Mill	8,803	36.9
Total formal votes			23,881	98.4
Informal votes			395	1.6
Turnout			24,276	92.8
	Liberal hold		Swing

New South Wales state election, 1956: Manly
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Douglas Darby	13,646	67.9	+5.3
	Labor	John Wilson	6,462	32.1	−5.3
Total formal votes			20,108	97.1	−1.2
Informal votes			589	2.9	+1.2
Turnout			20,697	94.4	+1.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.3

References

Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Manly". Retrieved 10 June 2011.

↑ State Electoral District of Manly: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
↑ State Electoral District of Manly: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.
↑ Antony Green. "2011 New South Wales Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 20 September 2011.

Electoral results for the districts of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly

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