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Electoral results for the district of Macquarie Fields

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Macquarie Fields, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had two incarnations, the first from 1988 to 1991, the second from 1999. It has always been held by the Labor party.[1][2][3][4]

Members

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First incarnation (1988–1991)
Election Member Party
1988   Stan Knowles Labor
1990 by Craig Knowles
 
Second incarnation (1999–present)
Election Member Party
1999   Craig Knowles Labor
2003
2005 by Steven Chaytor
2007 Andrew McDonald
2011
2015 Anoulack Chanthivong
2019

Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

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2023

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2023 New South Wales state election: Macquarie Fields[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Anoulack Chanthivong 28,089 57.1 +3.7
Liberal Khairul Chowdhury 10,682 21.7 −6.8
Liberal Democrats Gemma Noiosi 4,122 8.4 +8.3
Greens Seamus Lee 2,349 4.8 +0.6
Animal Justice Donna Wilson 2,346 4.8 +4.5
Sustainable Australia Michael Clark 1,606 3.3 +3.3
Total formal votes 49,194 95.6 +0.2
Informal votes 2,266 4.4 −0.2
Turnout 51,460 86.3 −0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Anoulack Chanthivong 30,468 69.9 +5.0
Liberal Khairul Chowdhury 13,141 30.1 −5.0
Labor hold Swing +5.0

Elections in the 2010s

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2019

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2019 New South Wales state election: Macquarie Fields[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Anoulack Chanthivong 27,942 52.93 +2.12
Liberal Zahurul Quazi 15,057 28.52 −8.03
Independent Mick Allen 3,361 6.37 +3.10
Keep Sydney Open Scott Singh 2,403 4.55 +4.55
Greens Stephen Eagar-Deitz 2,247 4.26 +0.47
Independent Syed Ahmed 1,779 3.37 +3.37
Total formal votes 52,789 95.38 −0.37
Informal votes 2,558 4.62 +0.37
Turnout 55,347 89.58 −0.06
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Anoulack Chanthivong 29,944 64.75 +6.66
Liberal Zahurul Quazi 16,301 35.25 −6.66
Labor hold Swing +6.66

2015

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2015 New South Wales state election: Macquarie Fields[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Anoulack Chanthivong 23,978 50.8 +11.7
Liberal Pat Farmer 17,247 36.5 −6.0
Greens Mary Brownlee 1,787 3.8 −2.1
Independent Mick Allen 1,543 3.3 +3.3
Christian Democrats John Ramsay 1,484 3.1 −0.9
No Land Tax Antonetta Marra 863 1.8 +1.8
Clinton Mead 288 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 47,190 95.7 +0.8
Informal votes 2,096 4.3 −0.8
Turnout 49,286 89.6 +3.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Anoulack Chanthivong 25,267 58.1 +9.9
Liberal Pat Farmer 18,227 41.9 −9.9
Labor notional gain from Liberal Swing +9.9

2011

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2011 New South Wales state election: Macquarie Fields[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Andrew McDonald 18,157 40.1 −12.9
Liberal Sam Eskaros 16,727 37.0 +3.9
Independent Nola Fraser 4,738 10.5 +10.5
Christian Democrats Joshua Green 2,647 5.8 +1.5
Greens Bill Cashman 1,744 3.9 −1.2
Independent Mick Allen 717 1.6 −0.1
  Democratic Labor Simon McCaffrey 531 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 45,261 95.1 −0.6
Informal votes 2,356 4.9 +0.6
Turnout 47,617 92.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Andrew McDonald 19,626 51.5 −9.7
Liberal Sam Eskaros 18,510 48.5 +9.7
Labor hold Swing −9.7

Elections in the 2000s

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2007

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2007 New South Wales state election: Macquarie Fields[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Andrew McDonald 21,918 53.0 −10.2
Liberal Nola Fraser 13,678 33.1 +11.0
Greens Peter Butler 2,092 5.1 +0.3
Christian Democrats Hany Gayed 1,806 4.4 +1.2
Against Further Immigration Frank Corrigan 1,160 2.8 +1.0
Independent Mick Allen 703 1.7 +0.9
Total formal votes 41,357 95.7 −0.1
Informal votes 1,858 4.3 +0.1
Turnout 43,215 92.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Andrew McDonald 23,359 61.1 −12.2
Liberal Nola Fraser 14,860 38.9 +12.2
Labor hold Swing −12.2

2005 by-election

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2005 Macquarie Fields by-election
Saturday 17 September [13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Steven Chaytor 23,072 49.30 −13.31
Liberal Nola Fraser 15,332 32.76 +9.88
Greens Ben Raue 2,406 5.14 +0.58
Independent Ken Barnard 2,218 4.74 +4.74
Christian Democrats Denis Plant 1,568 3.35 +0.28
Against Further Immigration Janey Woodger 1,135 2.43 +0.54
One Nation Bob Vinnicombe 1,066 2.28 +0.24
Total formal votes 46,797 96.53 +0.18
Informal votes 1,684 3.47 −0.18
Turnout 48,481 84.77 −6.99
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Steven Chaytor 25,535 60.13 −12.38
Liberal Nola Fraser 16,934 39.87 +12.38
Labor hold Swing −12.38
Craig Knowles (Labor) resigned.

2003

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2003 New South Wales state election: Macquarie Fields[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Craig Knowles 30,036 62.6 +0.7
Liberal Jai Rowell 10,974 22.9 +2.0
Greens Peter Butler 2,187 4.6 +4.6
Christian Democrats Jim Parkins 1,471 3.1 +3.1
One Nation Rhonda McDonald 979 2.0 −7.0
Against Further Immigration James Grindrod 909 1.9 −0.7
Democrats William Body 503 1.0 −2.0
Independent Mick Allen 476 1.0 −1.0
Unity Kek Tai 438 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 47,973 96.4 −0.4
Informal votes 1,817 3.6 +0.4
Turnout 49,790 91.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Craig Knowles 31,394 72.5 −1.0
Liberal Jai Rowell 11,903 27.5 +1.0
Labor hold Swing −1.0

Elections in the 1990s

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1999

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1999 New South Wales state election: Macquarie Fields[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Craig Knowles 25,223 61.9 +5.2
Liberal Jai Rowell 8,512 20.9 −11.3
One Nation Stuart Horton 3,660 9.0 +9.0
Democrats Emanuela Lang 1,226 3.0 +2.9
Against Further Immigration Jane Field 1,044 2.6 −2.1
Independent Mick Allen 824 2.0 +0.6
Non-Custodial Parents Scott Thompson 252 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 40,741 96.8 +4.0
Informal votes 1,361 3.2 −4.0
Turnout 42,102 92.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Craig Knowles 26,705 73.5 +10.5
Liberal Jai Rowell 9,620 26.5 −10.5
Labor notional hold Swing +10.5

district re-created

1991 - 1999

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District abolished district abolished

1990 by-election

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1990 Macquarie Fields by-election
Saturday 3 November [18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Craig Knowles 13,412 55.0 +9.6
Independent Noel Short 7,543 30.9 +22.2
Democrats Julian Connelly 3,450 14.1 +8.2
Total formal votes 24,405 95.9
Informal votes 1,032 4.1
Turnout 25,437 71.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Craig Knowles 14,134 60.4 +5.5
Independent Noel Short 9,266 39.6
Labor hold Swing
Stan Knowles (Labor) resigned.[18]

Elections in the 1980s

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1988

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1988 New South Wales state election: Macquarie Fields[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Stan Knowles 13,248 45.4 −18.4
Liberal Frank Calabro 10,248 35.1 −0.7
Independent Leslie Short 2,548 8.7 +8.7
Democrats Peter Stephens 1,748 6.0 +5.9
Independent Peter Perkins 1,415 4.8 +4.8
Total formal votes 29,207 94.8 −1.5
Informal votes 1,596 5.2 +1.5
Turnout 30,803 91.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Stan Knowles 14,860 54.9 −9.1
Liberal Frank Calabro 12,183 45.1 +9.1
Labor notional hold Swing −9.1

References

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  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Macquarie Fields". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Macquarie Fields- NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results". NSW Votes 2019. ABC News. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  5. ^ LA First Preference: Macquarie Fields, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  6. ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Macquarie Fields, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Macquarie Fields: First Preference Votes". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Macquarie Fields: Distribution of Preferences". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  9. ^ State Electoral District of Macquarie Fields: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
  10. ^ State Electoral District of Macquarie Fields: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.
  11. ^ Antony Green. "2011 New South Wales Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  12. ^ Green, Antony. "2007 Macquarie Fields". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  13. ^ Macquarie Fields 2005 By-election Results
  14. ^ Green, Antony. "2005 Macquarie Fields by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  15. ^ Green, Antony. "2003 Macquarie Fields". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  16. ^ Green, Antony. "1999 Macquarie Fields". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  17. ^ Green, Antony (19 May 2023). "New South Wales Elections 1999" (PDF). ABC.
  18. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1990 Macquarie Fields by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  19. ^ Green, Antony. "1988 Macquarie Fields". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.