Electoral results for the Division of Sydney

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Sydney in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1969 until the present.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Jim Cope	Labor	1969–1975
	Les McMahon	Labor	1975–1983
	Peter Baldwin	Labor	1983–1998
	Tanya Plibersek	Labor	1998–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Sydney.[edit]

2022 Australian federal election: Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tanya Plibersek	52,410	50.82	+1.41
	Greens	Chetan Sahai	23,732	23.01	+4.94
	Liberal	Alexander Andruska	20,276	19.66	−6.95
	United Australia	Ryan McAlister	2,298	2.23	+0.79
	One Nation	Ben Ferguson	1,889	1.83	+1.83
	Socialist Alliance	Andrew Chuter	1,518	1.47	+1.47
	Australian Citizens	Wen Zhou	1,002	0.97	+0.97
Total formal votes			103,125	96.72	+0.53
Informal votes			3,499	3.28	−0.53
Turnout			106,624	85.01	−1.29
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Labor	Tanya Plibersek	77,933	75.57	+6.90
	Liberal	Alexander Andruska	25,192	24.43	−6.90
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Tanya Plibersek	68,770	66.69	−1.98
	Greens	Chetan Sahai	34,355	33.31	+33.31
	Labor hold

Alluvial diagram for preference flows in the seat of Sydney in the 2022 federal election. The winning candidate got over 50% of first preference votes, so this alluvial diagram is indicative only, and preference flows were not used to determine the final result. The preference flows were used to determine the two-candidate-preferred.

Elections in the 2010s

2019

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Sydney.[edit]

2019 Australian federal election: Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tanya Plibersek	46,850	49.41	+5.67
	Liberal	Jacqui Munro	25,230	26.61	−2.54
	Greens	Matthew Thompson	17,134	18.07	−0.74
	Science	Aaron Hammond	3,240	3.42	+1.87
	United Australia	Adam Holt	1,366	1.44	+1.44
	Christian Democrats	Rebecca Reddin	995	1.05	−0.64
Total formal votes			94,815	96.19	+2.18
Informal votes			3,754	3.81	−2.18
Turnout			98,569	86.30	+1.53
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tanya Plibersek	65,110	68.67	+3.36
	Liberal	Jacqui Munro	29,705	31.33	−3.36
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.36

2016

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Sydney.[edit]

2016 Australian federal election: Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tanya Plibersek	38,449	43.74	+0.13
	Liberal	Geoffrey Winters	25,622	29.15	−2.98
	Greens	Sylvie Ellsmore	16,537	18.81	+0.46
	Animal Justice	Mark Berriman	1,497	1.70	+1.70
	Christian Democrats	Ula Falanga	1,489	1.69	+0.83
	Sex Party	Rebecca Lanning	1,456	1.66	+1.66
	Science	Tom Geiser	1,361	1.55	+1.55
	Sustainable Australia	Kris Spike	606	0.69	+0.69
	Socialist Alliance	Peter Boyle	500	0.57	−0.06
	Online Direct Democracy	Tula Tzoras	383	0.44	+0.44
Total formal votes			87,900	94.01	+0.43
Informal votes			5,603	5.99	−0.43
Turnout			93,503	84.77	+0.05
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tanya Plibersek	57,410	65.31	+2.44
	Liberal	Geoffrey Winters	30,490	34.69	−2.44
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.44

2013

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Sydney.[edit]

2013 Australian federal election: Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tanya Plibersek	40,579	46.03	+2.74
	Liberal	Sean O'Connor	26,901	30.52	+2.42
	Greens	Dianne Hiles	15,273	17.33	−6.42
	Independent	Jane Ward	1,408	1.60	+0.06
	Palmer United	Timothy Kelly	1,261	1.43	+1.43
	Bullet Train	Leah Gartner	791	0.90	+0.90
	Christian Democrats	Lesley Mason	723	0.82	+0.82
	Socialist Alliance	Peter Boyle	613	0.70	+0.70
	Independent	Joanna Rzetelski	602	0.68	+0.68
Total formal votes			88,151	93.80	−0.70
Informal votes			5,830	6.20	+0.70
Turnout			93,981	88.33	+0.18
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tanya Plibersek	56,994	64.65	−2.42
	Liberal	Sean O'Connor	31,157	35.35	+2.42
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.42

2010

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Sydney.[edit]

2010 Australian federal election: Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tanya Plibersek	34,362	43.29	−5.92
	Liberal	Gordon Weiss	22,307	28.10	+1.20
	Greens	Tony Hickey	18,852	23.75	+3.44
	Democrats	Brett Paterson	1,256	1.58	+0.48
	Independent	Jane Ward	1,226	1.54	+0.30
	Secular	Christopher Owen	718	0.90	+0.90
	Communist Alliance	Denis Doherty	656	0.83	+0.83
Total formal votes			79,377	94.50	−1.32
Informal votes			4,620	5.50	+1.32
Turnout			83,997	88.16	−3.65
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tanya Plibersek	53,235	67.07	−2.25
	Liberal	Gordon Weiss	26,142	32.93	+2.25
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.25

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tanya Plibersek	37,506	48.99	+3.92
	Liberal	Georgina Anderson	20,440	26.70	−0.81
	Greens	Jenny Leong	15,854	20.71	−1.38
	Independent	Jane Ward	979	1.28	−0.29
	Democrats	Mayo Materazzo	874	1.14	−1.00
	Christian Democrats	John Lee	727	0.95	+0.95
	Citizens Electoral Council	Adrian Ford	184	0.24	+0.06
Total formal votes			76,564	95.88	+1.09
Informal votes			3,286	4.12	−1.09
Turnout			79,850	90.85	+0.84
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tanya Plibersek	53,214	69.50	+2.12
	Liberal	Georgina Anderson	23,350	30.50	−2.12
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.12

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tanya Plibersek	36,766	44.68	+0.35
	Liberal	Michael Shevers	23,419	28.46	−1.64
	Greens	Jenny Leong	17,784	21.61	+6.92
	Democrats	Michelle Bleicher	1,701	2.07	−8.81
	Independent	Jane Ward	1,346	1.64	+1.64
	Socialist Alliance	Susan Price	564	0.69	+0.69
	Independent	Michael Webb	553	0.67	+0.67
	Citizens Electoral Council	Adrian Ford	150	0.18	+0.18
Total formal votes			82,283	94.71	−1.05
Informal votes			4,600	5.29	+1.05
Turnout			86,883	91.61	+1.37
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tanya Plibersek	54,656	66.42	+1.38
	Liberal	Michael Shevers	27,627	33.58	−1.38
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.38

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tanya Plibersek	32,962	44.33	−8.58
	Liberal	Jeff Pettett	22,380	30.10	+4.28
	Greens	Jamie Parker	10,924	14.69	+8.32
	Democrats	Sydney Hickman	8,093	10.88	+4.01
Total formal votes			74,359	95.76	+0.08
Informal votes			3,292	4.24	−0.08
Turnout			77,651	91.07
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tanya Plibersek	48,363	65.04	−4.72
	Liberal	Jeff Pettett	25,996	34.96	+4.72
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.72

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tanya Plibersek	38,920	51.59	+3.21
	Liberal	Bruce Morrow	20,899	27.70	+0.09
	Democrats	Ben Hanson	5,092	6.75	−2.00
	Greens	Jenny Ryde	4,683	6.21	+0.42
	One Nation	Warren Hensley	1,917	2.54	+2.54
	Unity	Flavia Abdurahman	1,676	2.22	+2.22
	Independent	Jenny Munro	591	0.78	+0.78
	Democratic Socialist	John Percy	568	0.75	+0.75
	No Aircraft Noise	Anna Lunsmann	538	0.71	−6.10
		Denis Doherty	441	0.58	+0.58
	Natural Law	Michael Lippmann	112	0.15	−0.18
Total formal votes			75,437	95.77	+0.29
Informal votes			3,331	4.23	−0.29
Turnout			78,768	90.25	−2.60
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tanya Plibersek	50,463	66.89	+3.09
	Liberal	Bruce Morrow	24,974	33.11	−3.09
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.09

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Baldwin	35,788	48.38	−10.10
	Liberal	Peter Fussell	20,430	27.62	+1.63
	Democrats	Paul Nederlof	6,471	8.75	+4.81
	No Aircraft Noise	Wendy Bacon	5,042	6.82	+6.82
	Greens	Sue Stock	4,285	5.79	−1.95
		Karen Fletcher	584	0.79	+0.79
	Independent	Peter Bushby	537	0.73	+0.73
	Call to Australia	Janne Peterson	483	0.65	+0.65
	Natural Law	Michael Lippmann	242	0.33	−0.57
		Donald O'Halloran	112	0.15	−0.11
Total formal votes			73,974	95.48	−1.28
Informal votes			3,502	4.52	+1.28
Turnout			77,476	92.85	+0.40
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Baldwin	46,703	63.80	−5.67
	Liberal	Peter Fussell	26,495	36.20	+5.67
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.67

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Baldwin	41,621	58.48	+13.40
	Liberal	James Fisher	18,493	25.98	−0.87
	Greens	Mark Berriman	5,513	7.75	+3.37
	Democrats	Bob Dawson	2,805	3.94	−9.70
		Margaret Gleeson	1,914	2.69	+2.69
	Natural Law	Bronia Hatfield	639	0.90	+0.90
		Donald O'Halloran	183	0.26	+0.26
Total formal votes			71,168	96.76	+0.33
Informal votes			2,385	3.24	−0.33
Turnout			73,553	92.45
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Baldwin	49,402	69.47	+4.38
	Liberal	James Fisher	21,708	30.53	−4.38
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.38

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Baldwin	30,648	50.8	+0.3
	Liberal	Stephen Woodhill	13,047	21.6	−3.7
	Democrats	Bob Dawson	7,697	12.8	+4.5
	Sydney Greens	Steve Brigham	6,745	11.2	+11.2
	Independent	Ken Henderson	1,106	1.8	+1.8
	Call to Australia	John Davern	757	1.3	+1.3
	Independent	Nadar Ponnuswamy	274	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			60,274	96.0
Informal votes			2,539	4.0
Turnout			62,813	92.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Baldwin	42,890	71.4	+1.5
	Liberal	Stephen Woodhill	17,183	28.6	−1.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.5

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Baldwin	29,795	50.5	−6.7
	Liberal	Les Morka	14,911	25.3	+2.6
	Independent	Jack Mundey	7,918	13.4	+13.4
	Democrats	William Cole	4,916	8.3	+0.2
	Independent	Vito Radice	1,457	2.5	+2.5
Total formal votes			58,997	93.6
Informal votes			4,034	6.4
Turnout			63,031	87.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Baldwin	41,220	69.9	−3.5
	Liberal	Les Morka	17,746	30.1	+3.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.5

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Baldwin	32,412	57.2	−7.0
	Liberal	James Harker-Mortlock	12,847	22.7	+1.2
	Democrats	Michael Walsh	4,600	8.1	+1.0
	Independent	Daphne Gollan	3,118	5.5	+5.5
	Independent	Vito Radice	2,219	3.9	+3.9
	Communist	Aileen Beaver	1,213	2.1	−1.3
	Independent	Noel Hazard	290	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			56,699	89.6
Informal votes			6,601	10.4
Turnout			63,300	90.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Baldwin	41,590	73.4	+0.7
	Liberal	James Harker-Mortlock	15,095	26.6	−0.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.7

1983

1983 Australian federal election: Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Baldwin	40,360	67.2	+5.2
	Liberal	Ron Cibas	12,559	20.9	−1.7
	Democrats	Jennifer Macleod	4,286	7.1	−1.0
	Communist	Aileen Beaver	2,066	3.4	−1.4
	Socialist Workers	James Percy	758	1.3	−2.2
Total formal votes			60,029	96.8
Informal votes			1,954	3.2
Turnout			61,983	90.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Baldwin		75.7	+1.9
	Liberal	Ron Cibas		24.3	−1.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.9

1980

1980 Australian federal election: Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Les McMahon	36,720	62.0	−1.2
	Liberal	Cliff Reece	13,364	22.6	−0.1
	Democrats	Maxwell Adams	4,816	8.1	+2.6
	Communist	Judy Mundey	2,850	4.8	−1.5
	Socialist Workers	Juanita Keig	1,477	2.5	+2.5
Total formal votes			59,227	95.9
Informal votes			2,545	4.1
Turnout			61,772	88.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Les McMahon		73.8	+0.4
	Liberal	Cliff Reece		26.2	−0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.4

Elections in the 1970s

1977

1977 Australian federal election: Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Les McMahon	39,307	63.2	−0.9
	Liberal	Andrew Morrison	14,158	22.7	−5.1
	Communist	Aileen Beaver	3,935	6.3	+0.7
	Democrats	Judith Roberts	3,428	5.5	+5.5
	Socialist	Harry Black	847	1.4	+1.4
	Independent	Naomi Mayers	560	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			62,235	95.7
Informal votes			2,773	4.3
Turnout			65,008	90.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Les McMahon		73.4	+3.3
	Liberal	Andrew Morrison		26.6	−3.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.3

1975

1975 Australian federal election: Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Les McMahon	31,493	66.1	−5.8
	Liberal	Janis Wallace	12,268	25.8	+6.0
	Communist	Laurie Aarons	2,667	5.6	+5.6
	Workers	Merilyn Giesekam	644	1.4	+1.4
	Independent	Roderick MacNeil	537	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			47,609	96.9
Informal votes			1,539	3.1
Turnout			49,148	88.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Les McMahon		72.1	−5.9
	Liberal	Janis Wallace		27.9	+5.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.9

1974

1974 Australian federal election: Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Cope	32,244	71.9	+1.6
	Liberal	Janis Wallace	8,876	19.8	+5.1
	Australia	Julia Bovard	2,598	5.8	−1.8
	Socialist	Pat Clancy	1,132	2.5	+0.1
Total formal votes			44,850	96.3
Informal votes			1,709	3.7
Turnout			46,559	89.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Cope		78.0	−2.7
	Liberal	Janis Wallace		22.0	+2.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.7

1972

1972 Australian federal election: Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Cope	31,585	70.3	+5.2
	Liberal	Graham Robertson	6,609	14.7	−5.4
	Australia	Allan Sorrensen	3,431	7.6	+7.6
	Communist	Laurie Aarons	2,236	5.0	+5.0
	Socialist	Pat Clancy	1,062	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			44,923	96.0
Informal votes			1,883	4.0
Turnout			46,806	90.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Cope		80.7	+7.1
	Liberal	Graham Robertson		19.3	−7.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.1

Elections in the 1960s

1969

1969 Australian federal election: Sydney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Cope	31,822	65.1	+0.1
	Liberal	Graham Robertson	9,805	20.1	−6.5
	Independent	Nick Origlass	3,362	6.9	+6.9
	Democratic Labor	Norma Boyle	2,381	4.9	−1.2
	Pensioner Power	Donald Lewis	623	1.3	+1.3
	Independent	Ian Channell	571	1.2	+1.2
	Independent	Shane Watson	316	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			48,880	94.6
Informal votes			2,773	5.4
Turnout			51,653	89.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jim Cope		73.6	+6.8
	Liberal	Graham Robertson		26.4	−6.8
	Labor notional hold		Swing	+6.8

References

• Australian Electoral Commission. Federal election results
• Carr, Adam. Psephos