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Electoral results for the district of Penrith

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Penrith, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1973.[1][2][3][4]

Members for Penrith

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Election Member Party
1973   Ron Mulock Labor
1976
1978
1981 Peter Anderson
1984
1988   Guy Matheson Liberal
1991   Faye Lo Po' Labor
1995
1999
2003 Karyn Paluzzano
2007
2010 by   Stuart Ayres Liberal
2011
2015
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: Penrith[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Stuart Ayres 19,266 38.3 −1.4
Labor Karen McKeown 19,262 38.3 +1.4
One Nation Belinda McWilliams 4,122 8.2 +1.4
Greens Minoo Toussi 2,643 5.2 +0.6
Legalise Cannabis Timothy Pateman 2,467 4.9 +4.9
Animal Justice Vanessa Blazi 1,840 3.7 +2.0
Sustainable Australia Geoff Brown 744 1.5 −0.2
Total formal votes 50,344 96.1 +0.0
Informal votes 2,047 3.9 0.0
Turnout 52,391 87.8 −0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Karen McKeown 22,661 51.6 +2.2
Liberal Stuart Ayres 21,226 48.4 −2.2
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +2.2

Elections in the 2010s

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2019

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2019 New South Wales state election: Penrith[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Stuart Ayres 19,561 40.04 −5.59
Labor Karen McKeown 17,415 35.65 +2.79
One Nation Carl Halley 3,510 7.18 +7.18
Greens Nick Best 2,454 5.02 −0.51
Independent Mark Tyndall 1,415 2.90 +2.90
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Rodney Franich 1,276 2.61 +2.61
Christian Democrats David Burton 1,095 2.24 −1.66
Animal Justice Kaj McBeth 885 1.81 +1.81
Independent Marcus Cornish 665 1.36 +1.36
Sustainable Australia Geoff Brown 577 1.18 +1.18
Total formal votes 48,853 96.41 +0.43
Informal votes 1,819 3.59 −0.43
Turnout 50,672 89.58 −1.91
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Stuart Ayres 21,204 51.34 −4.90
Labor Karen McKeown 20,096 48.66 +4.90
Liberal hold Swing −4.90

2015

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2015 New South Wales state election: Penrith[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Stuart Ayres 21,712 45.6 −8.7
Labor Emma Husar 15,632 32.9 +7.0
Independent Jackie Kelly 4,272 9.0 +9.0
Greens Mark O'Sullivan 2,633 5.5 −3.7
Christian Democrats May Spencer 1,856 3.9 −1.7
No Land Tax Angelo Pezzano 949 2.0 +2.0
  Australia First Victor Waterson 322 0.7 +0.7
  Socialist Equality Carolyn Kennett 202 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 47,578 96.0 +0.2
Informal votes 1,995 4.0 −0.2
Turnout 49,573 91.5 −0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Stuart Ayres 23,212 56.2 −9.9
Labor Emma Husar 18,061 43.8 +9.9
Liberal hold Swing −9.9

2011

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2011 New South Wales state election: Penrith[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Stuart Ayres 23,074 54.0 +21.4
Labor John Thain 10,832 25.3 −23.3
Greens Suzie Wright 4,232 9.9 +4.3
Christian Democrats Andrew Green 2,474 5.8 −0.4
Outdoor Recreation Joaquim De Lima 2,119 5.0 +5.0
Total formal votes 42,731 96.4 −0.9
Informal votes 1,589 3.6 +0.9
Turnout 44,320 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Stuart Ayres 25,023 66.3 +25.6
Labor John Thain 12,704 33.7 −25.6
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +25.6

2010 by-election

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Penrith state by-election, 2010[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Stuart Ayres 19,856 51.50 +18.95
Labor John Thain 9,437 24.48 −24.19
Greens Suzie Wright 4,679 12.14 +6.57
Christian Democrats Andrew Green 1,692 4.39 −1.81
Independent Noel Selby 1,047 2.72 +2.72
  Independent Australia First Mick Saunders 766 1.99 +1.99
Outdoor Recreation David Leyonhjelm 721 1.87 +1.87
Democrats Jose Sanz 358 0.93 +0.04
Total formal votes 38,556 96.78 −0.49
Informal votes 1,282 3.22 +0.49
Turnout 39,838 86.04 −5.14
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Stuart Ayres 21,831 66.48 +25.73
Labor John Thain 11,009 33.52 −25.73
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +25.73

Elections in the 2000s

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2007

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2007 New South Wales state election: Penrith[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Karyn Paluzzano 19,983 48.7 +2.3
Liberal Tricia Hitchen 13,368 32.6 −3.0
Christian Democrats Andrew Green 2,544 6.2 +3.4
Greens Suzie Wright 2,285 5.6 −0.3
Independent Geoff Brown 1,468 3.6 +3.6
Against Further Immigration Andrew Mavin 1,052 2.6 +1.0
Democrats Geraldine Waters 365 0.9 +0.0
Total formal votes 41,065 97.3 +0.3
Informal votes 1,151 2.7 −0.3
Turnout 42,216 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Karyn Paluzzano 22,020 59.2 +2.6
Liberal Tricia Hitchen 15,146 40.8 −2.6
Labor hold Swing +2.6

2003

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2003 New South Wales state election: Penrith[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Karyn Paluzzano 18,354 45.9 −7.4
Liberal Jim Aitken 14,368 35.9 +10.7
Greens Lesley Edwards 2,429 6.1 +3.0
Christian Democrats Kenneth Nathan 1,199 3.0 −0.5
One Nation Judith Dansie 890 2.2 −6.5
Independent Kevin Crameri 826 2.1 +2.1
Save Our Suburbs Barbie Bates 778 1.9 +1.9
Against Further Immigration Ian Gelling 601 1.5 +0.6
Democrats Geraldine Waters 353 0.9 −1.4
Independent Mitch Arvidson 158 0.4 +0.4
Unity Li Cai 72 0.2 +0.2
Total formal votes 40,028 97.0 +0.0
Informal votes 1,238 3.0 −0.0
Turnout 41,266 92.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Karyn Paluzzano 19,951 56.1 −10.6
Liberal Jim Aitken 15,618 43.9 +10.6
Labor hold Swing −10.6

Elections in the 1990s

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1999

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1999 New South Wales state election: Penrith[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Faye Lo Po' 21,467 53.2 +5.4
Liberal Ross Fowler 10,154 25.2 −15.5
One Nation Jean Eykamp 3,523 8.7 +8.7
Christian Democrats Brian Grigg 1,425 3.5 −0.2
Greens Lesley Edwards 1,230 3.0 +3.0
Democrats Richard Villa 933 2.3 −0.5
Against Further Immigration David Morris 366 0.9 +0.9
Earthsave Maureen Rogers 340 0.8 +0.8
Independent Victoria Harris-Ball 309 0.8 +0.8
Independent Steve Grim-Reaper 238 0.6 +0.6
Independent Wendy Broderick 129 0.3 +0.3
Independent Norman Hooper 114 0.3 +0.3
Non-Custodial Parents Judith Thompson 108 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 40,336 97.0 +1.6
Informal votes 1,243 3.0 −1.6
Turnout 41,579 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Faye Lo Po' 23,235 66.7 +12.4
Liberal Ross Fowler 11,592 33.3 −12.4
Labor hold Swing +12.4

1995

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1995 New South Wales state election: Penrith[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Faye Lo Po' 15,621 46.0 −1.6
Liberal Jim Aitken 14,287 42.1 +1.7
Independent Paul Quinn 1,612 4.7 +4.7
Call to Australia Brian Grigg 1,229 3.6 +0.2
Democrats Brooke Watson 1,197 3.5 −0.2
Total formal votes 33,946 95.9 +3.2
Informal votes 1,445 4.1 −3.2
Turnout 35,391 94.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Faye Lo Po' 17,421 52.8 −1.8
Liberal Jim Aitken 15,578 47.2 +1.8
Labor hold Swing −1.8

1991

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1991 New South Wales state election: Penrith[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Faye Lo Po' 15,086 47.7 +4.0
Liberal Guy Matheson 12,777 40.4 −2.0
Independent Betty Bourke 1,543 4.9 +4.9
Democrats Ivan Metcalfe 1,175 3.7 +3.7
Call to Australia Brian Grigg 1,075 3.4 −2.2
Total formal votes 31,656 92.7 −3.8
Informal votes 2,492 7.3 +3.8
Turnout 34,148 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Faye Lo Po' 16,606 54.6 +5.9
Liberal Guy Matheson 13,823 45.4 −5.9
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +5.9

Elections in the 1980s

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1988

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1988 New South Wales state election: Penrith[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Anderson 12,650 42.2 −10.7
Liberal Guy Matheson 12,503 41.7 +5.9
Call to Australia Brian Grigg 2,147 7.2 +7.2
Independent Scott Duffus 2,039 6.8 +6.8
Independent Ian Perry 610 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 29,949 96.8 −1.1
Informal votes 994 3.2 +1.1
Turnout 30,943 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Guy Matheson 14,817 52.2 +10.3
Labor Peter Anderson 13,571 47.8 −10.3
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +10.3

1984

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1984 New South Wales state election: Penrith[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Anderson 21,794 58.8 −12.0
Liberal Ross Shuttleworth 11,545 31.1 +1.9
Democrats Kevin Crameri 2,576 7.0 +7.0
Independent Ian Perry 1,150 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 37,065 97.4 +0.5
Informal votes 968 2.6 −0.5
Turnout 38,033 93.2 +1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Peter Anderson 64.3 −6.5
Liberal Ross Shuttleworth 35.7 +6.5
Labor hold Swing −6.5

1981

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1981 New South Wales state election: Penrith[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Anderson 22,850 70.8 −1.2
Liberal Ross Shuttleworth 9,413 29.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 32,263 96.9
Informal votes 1,038 3.1
Turnout 33,301 92.2
Labor hold Swing −1.2

Elections in the 1970s

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1978

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1978 New South Wales state election: Penrith[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ron Mulock 28,018 76.2 +16.6
Liberal Geoffrey Saunders 8,745 23.8 −10.7
Total formal votes 36,763 97.0 −1.3
Informal votes 1,145 3.0 +1.3
Turnout 37,908 93.3 −1.3
Labor hold Swing +12.3

1976

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1976 New South Wales state election: Penrith[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ron Mulock 19,804 59.6 +3.0
Liberal Eileen Cammack 11,458 34.5 −3.9
Independent Roy Allsopp 1,970 5.9 +5.9
Total formal votes 33,232 98.3 +1.2
Informal votes 590 1.7 −1.2
Turnout 33,822 94.6 +3.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ron Mulock 21,223 63.9 +4.0
Liberal Eileen Cammack 12,009 36.1 −4.0
Labor hold Swing +4.0

1973

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1973 New South Wales state election: Penrith[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ron Mulock 15,634 56.6
Liberal Eileen Cammack 10,623 38.5
Independent Joseph Stein 1,369 5.0
Total formal votes 27,626 97.1
Informal votes 813 2.9
Turnout 28,439 91.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ron Mulock 16,547 59.9 +0.8
Liberal Eileen Cammack 11,079 40.1 −0.8
Labor notional hold Swing +0.8
Penrith was a new seat with a notional Labor majority.

References

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  10. ^ State Electoral District of Penrith: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.
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