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Pittwater, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1973, replacing a large part of Collaroy and elections have generally been won by the Liberal party.[1][2][3][4]

Members for Pittwater

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Election Member Party
1973   Sir Robert Askin Liberal
1975 by Bruce Webster
1976
1978 Max Smith
1981
1984
1986 by Jim Longley
1988
1991
1995
1996 by John Brogden
1999
2003
2005 by   Alex McTaggart Independent
2007   Rob Stokes Liberal
2011
2015
2019
2023 Rory Amon
2024 by   Jacqui Scruby Independent

Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

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2024 by-election

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This section is an excerpt from 2024 Pittwater state by-election § Results.[edit]
2024 Pittwater state by-election[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jacqui Scruby 25,705 54.17 +18.31
Liberal Georgia Ryburn 19,852 41.84 −2.87
Libertarian Doug Rennie 1,893 3.99 +3.99
Total formal votes 47,450 97.43 −0.32
Informal votes 1,250 2.57 +0.32
Turnout 48,700 85.15 −5.01
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Jacqui Scruby 26,050 55.94 +6.60
Liberal Georgia Ryburn 20,519 44.06 −6.60
Independent gain from Liberal Swing −6.60

2023

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2023 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Pittwater.[edit]
2023 New South Wales state election: Pittwater[7][8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rory Amon 22,137 44.71 −12.64
Independent Jacqui Scruby 17,754 35.86 +35.86
Labor Jeffrey Quinn 5,039 10.18 −2.38
Greens Hilary Green 3,386 6.84 −8.47
Sustainable Australia Craig Law 1,195 2.41 −1.32
Total formal votes 49,511 97.75 +0.42
Informal votes 1,139 2.25 −0.42
Turnout 50,650 90.16 +0.27
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Rory Amon 26,796 63.25 −9.11
Labor Jeffrey Quinn 15,567 36.75 +9.11
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Rory Amon 23,365 50.66 −20.18
Independent Jacqui Scruby 22,759 49.34 +49.34
Liberal hold  

Elections in the 2010s

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2019

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Pittwater.[edit]
2019 New South Wales state election: Pittwater [10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rob Stokes 28,170 57.35 −10.41
Greens Miranda Korzy 7,518 15.31 −0.79
Labor Jared Turkington 6,168 12.56 −0.20
Sustainable Australia Suzanne Daly 1,832 3.73 +3.73
Keep Sydney Open Michael Newman 1,644 3.35 +3.35
Animal Justice Natalie Matkovic 1,417 2.88 +2.88
Conservatives Stacey Mitchell 1,283 2.61 +2.61
Independent Stewart Matthews 1,087 2.21 +2.21
Total formal votes 49,119 97.33 −0.24
Informal votes 1,346 2.67 +0.24
Turnout 50,465 89.89 −1.43
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Rob Stokes 30,070 72.36 −5.53
Labor Jared Turkington 11,486 27.64 +5.53
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Rob Stokes 29,696 70.84 −4.81
Greens Miranda Korzy 12,225 29.16 +4.81
Liberal hold Swing −4.81

2015

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2015 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Pittwater.[edit]
2015 New South Wales state election: Pittwater [12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rob Stokes 32,761 67.8 −4.2
Greens Felicity Davis 7,780 16.1 −0.7
Labor Kieren Ash 6,167 12.8 +3.8
Christian Democrats Zoran Curcic 886 1.8 −0.4
No Land Tax Rebecca Arduca 751 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 48,345 97.6 +0.3
Informal votes 1,202 2.4 −0.3
Turnout 49,547 91.3 +2.1
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Rob Stokes 34,015 77.9 −6.6
Labor Kieren Ash 9,653 22.1 +6.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Rob Stokes 33,706 75.7 −2.3
Greens Felicity Davis 10,847 24.4 +2.3
Liberal hold Swing −2.3

2011

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2011 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Pittwater.[edit]
2011 New South Wales state election: Pittwater[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rob Stokes 32,225 72.0 +21.7
Greens Jonathan King 7,536 16.8 +7.1
Labor Pat Boydell 4,023 9.0 +1.6
Christian Democrats Mark McFarlane 986 2.2 −1.1
Total formal votes 44,770 97.7 −0.1
Informal votes 1,048 2.3 +0.1
Turnout 45,818 92.8
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Rob Stokes 34,060 84.5 +4.7
Labor Pat Boydell 6,244 15.5 −4.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Rob Stokes 33,180 78.0 +18.6
Greens Jonathan King 9,366 22.0 +22.0
Liberal hold Swing +18.6

Elections in the 2000s

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2007

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2007 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Pittwater.[edit]
2007 New South Wales state election: Pittwater [15][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rob Stokes 20,807 50.3 −10.0
Independent Alex McTaggart 11,107 26.9 +26.9
Greens Craige McWhirter 4,039 9.8 −4.3
Labor Pat Boydell 3,046 7.4 −11.6
Christian Democrats Patricia Giles 1,350 3.3 +0.5
Against Further Immigration Charles Byrne 648 1.6 +0.2
Democrats Mario Nicotra 363 0.9 −1.3
Total formal votes 41,360 97.8 −0.2
Informal votes 912 2.2 +0.2
Turnout 42,272 92.3
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Rob Stokes 24,654 79.8 +9.6
Labor Pat Boydell 6,256 20.2 −9.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Rob Stokes 22,109 59.4 −10.7
Independent Alex McTaggart 15,123 40.6 +40.6
Liberal hold Swing −10.7 '"`UNIQ−−ref−0000002C−QINU`"'

2005 by-election

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This section is an excerpt from 2005 Pittwater state by-election § Results.[edit]
2005 Pittwater by-election
Saturday 26 November [17][18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Alex McTaggart 15,052 39.23 +39.23
Liberal Paul Nicolaou 14,622 38.11 −22.16
Christian Democrats Patricia Giles 3,208 8.36 +5.54
Greens Natalie Stevens 2,819 7.35 −6.73
Independent Robert Dunn 2,316 6.04 +6.04
Democrats Mario Nicotra 348 0.91 −1.29
Total formal votes 38,365 98.13 +0.06
Informal votes 730 1.87 −0.06
Turnout 39,095 85.20 −5.98
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Alex McTaggart 19,683 55.36 +55.36
Liberal Paul Nicolaou 15,869 44.64 −25.47
Independent gain from Liberal Swing N/A
John Brogden (Liberal) resigned.[18]

2003

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2003 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Pittwater.[edit]
2003 New South Wales state election: Pittwater [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Brogden 24,601 60.3 +8.3
Labor Ben Carpentier 7,738 19.0 −0.7
Greens Hunter Walters 5,749 14.1 +7.6
Christian Democrats Andrew Amos 1,150 2.8 +0.1
Democrats Jane Rowe 897 2.2 −9.5
Against Further Immigration George Atkinson 579 1.4 +0.3
Unity Hue Lee 103 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 40,817 98.1 +0.2
Informal votes 805 1.9 −0.2
Turnout 41,622 91.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Brogden 26,065 70.1 +1.3
Labor Ben Carpentier 11,110 29.9 −1.3
Liberal hold Swing +1.3

Elections in the 1990s

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1999

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1999 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Pittwater.[edit]
1999 New South Wales state election: Pittwater [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Brogden 20,918 52.0 −8.5
Labor Pat Boydell 7,938 19.7 −0.1
Democrats Vicki Dimond 4,719 11.7 +7.3
Greens Trevor Ockenden 2,604 6.5 −3.8
One Nation Peter Cuthbertson 1,955 4.9 +4.9
Christian Democrats Rick Bristow 1,088 2.7 −0.3
Against Further Immigration Paul Whitmore 436 1.1 +0.6
Earthsave Adrian Sonza 414 1.0 +1.0
Non-Custodial Parents Peter Vlug 135 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 40,207 97.8 +1.7
Informal votes 897 2.2 −1.7
Turnout 41,104 92.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Brogden 23,201 68.8 −1.5
Labor Pat Boydell 10,523 31.2 +1.5
Liberal hold Swing −1.5

1996 by-election

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This section is an excerpt from 1996 Pittwater state by-election § Results.[edit]
1996 Pittwater by-election
Saturday 25 May [21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Brogden 16,772 50.38 −10.56
Democrats Vicki Dimond 4,694 14.10 +9.79
Labor Gary Sargent 4,429 13.30 −5.72
Against Further Immigration Janey Woodger 2,502 7.52 +7.52
Greens Chris Cairns 2,344 7.04 −4.10
Independent Gerard Smith 1,591 4.78
Call to Australia Rick Bristow 960 2.88 −0.19
Total formal votes 33,292 98.38 +2.23
Informal votes 548 1.62 −2.23
Turnout 33,840 83.38 −10.20
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal John Brogden 19,346 65.02 −5.81
Democrats Vicki Dimond 10,409 34.98 +34.98
Liberal hold Swing −5.81
Jim Longley (Liberal) resigned.[21]

1995

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1995 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Pittwater.[edit]
1995 New South Wales state election: Pittwater [22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Longley 21,244 60.9 −5.4
Labor Gary Sargent 6,631 19.0 +1.5
Greens Chris Cairns 3,882 11.1 +11.1
Democrats Peter Baker 1,503 4.3 −11.9
Call to Australia Rick Bristow 1,070 3.1 +3.1
Independent Ian Pash 532 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 34,862 96.1 +4.9
Informal votes 1,397 3.9 −4.9
Turnout 36,259 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Longley 23,381 70.8 −2.6
Labor Gary Sargent 9,631 29.2 +2.6
Liberal hold Swing −2.6

1991

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1991 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Pittwater.[edit]
1991 New South Wales state election: Pittwater [23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Longley 20,893 66.3 +10.2
Labor Garry Sargent 5,515 17.5 +1.2
Democrats David Plumb 5,108 16.2 +13.5
Total formal votes 31,516 91.2 −5.7
Informal votes 3,036 8.8 +5.7
Turnout 34,552 92.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Longley 22,150 73.4 +1.1
Labor Garry Sargent 8,008 26.6 −1.1
Liberal hold Swing +1.1

Elections in the 1980s

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1988

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1988 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Pittwater.[edit]
1988 New South Wales state election: Pittwater [24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Longley 16,952 56.5 −2.2
Independent Eric Green 7,640 25.5 +25.5
Labor Anthony Britt 4,280 14.3 −12.8
Democrats Graeme MacLennan 905 3.0 −1.1
Independent Ronald Jamieson 235 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 30,012 97.1 −0.7
Informal votes 896 2.9 +0.7
Turnout 30,908 92.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Jim Longley 17,424 60.1 −6.0
Independent Eric Green 11,559 39.9 +39.9
Liberal hold Swing −6.0

1986 by-election

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This section is an excerpt from 1986 Pittwater state by-election § Results.[edit]
1986 Pittwater by-election
Saturday 31 May [25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Longley 10,922 42.8 −15.3
Independent Nat Young 6,177 24.2 +24.2
Independent Robert Grace 5,006 19.6 +19.6
Call to Australia Mark Donnelly 1,451 5.7 +5.7
Democrats Graeme MacLennan 1,290 4.9 +0.7
Nuclear Disarmament Virginia Rigney 643 2.5 +2.5
Independent Brett Monk 62 0.2 +0.2
Total formal votes 25,501 97.5 −0.3
Informal votes 649 2.5 +0.3
Turnout 26,105 78.0 [b]
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Longley 13,000 53.1 −12.4
Independent Nat Young 11,468 46.9 +46.9
Liberal hold Swing −12.4
Liberal MP Max Smith resigned.[25]

1984

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1984 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Pittwater.[edit]
1984 New South Wales state election: Pittwater [26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Max Smith 17,452 58.1 −2.8
Labor Denise Morgan 8,290 27.6 −11.5
Independent John Webeck 3,035 10.1 +10.1
Democrats Graeme MacLennan 1,249 4.2 +4.2
Total formal votes 30,026 97.8 +1.6
Informal votes 661 2.2 −1.6
Turnout 30,687 91.5 +3.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Max Smith 65.5 +4.6
Labor Denise Morgan 34.5 −4.6
Liberal hold Swing +4.6

1981

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1981 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Pittwater.[edit]
1981 New South Wales state election: Pittwater [27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Max Smith 16,910 60.9 +14.9
Labor Patrick Sewell 10,872 39.1 −1.5
Total formal votes 27,782 96.2
Informal votes 1,087 3.8
Turnout 28,869 88.4
Liberal hold Swing +9.5

Elections in the 1970s

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1978

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1978 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Pittwater.[edit]
1978 New South Wales state election: Pittwater [28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Max Smith 12,707 46.0 −15.2
Labor Charles Wild 11,220 40.6 +10.8
Independent John Webeck 2,924 10.6 +10.6
Democrats Kerry Warr 777 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 27,628 97.3 −1.4
Informal votes 764 2.7 +1.4
Turnout 28,392 90.2 −1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Max Smith 14,205 51.4 −13.8
Labor Charles Wild 13,423 48.6 +13.8
Liberal hold Swing −13.8

1976

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1976 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Pittwater.[edit]
1976 New South Wales state election: Pittwater [29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bruce Webster 16,798 61.2 −2.8
Labor Charles Wild 8,176 29.8 +0.3
Workers John Booth 1,982 7.2 +7.2
Independent Peter Middlebrook 473 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 27,429 98.7 +1.1
Informal votes 368 1.3 −1.1
Turnout 27,797 92.0 +1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bruce Webster 17,871 65.2 −4.0
Labor Charles Wild 9,558 34.8 +4.0
Liberal hold Swing −4.0

1975 by-election

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This section is an excerpt from 1975 Pittwater state by-election § Results.[edit]
1975 Pittwater state by-election[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bruce Webster 13,701 63.0 −1.0
Australia Richard Jones 5,009 26.0
Independent Geoff Woodhouse 3,026 13.9
Total formal votes 21,736 98.1 +0.5
Informal votes 414 1.9 −0.5
Turnout 22,150 77.1 13.5
Liberal hold Swing
Sir Robert Askin (Liberal) resigned.[30]

1973

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1973 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Pittwater.[edit]
1973 New South Wales state election: Pittwater [31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Askin 15,522 64.0 +2.0
Labor Dorothy Jeffery 7,144 29.5 +29.5
Democratic Labor Kevin Lee 1,583 6.5 +0.3
Total formal votes 24,249 97.6
Informal votes 607 2.4
Turnout 24,856 90.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Robert Askin 16,788 69.2 −1.4
Labor Dorothy Jeffery 7,461 30.8 +1.4
Liberal notional hold Swing −1.4
Pittwater was a new seat with a notional Liberal majority.

Notes

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  1. ^ Pittwater was won by an Independent in a 2005 by-election and the shown swing is based on the 2003 election when it was won by the Liberals.
  2. ^ Estimate based on a roll of 33,533 at the 1984 election.[26]

References

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  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Pittwater". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Pittwater- NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results". NSW Votes 2019. ABC News. Retrieved 8 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 - Check Count Final Results - First Preference Votes - Pittwater". NSW State Election Results 2024. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  6. ^ "LA Check Count Final Results - Distribution of Preferences - Pittwater". NSW State Election Results 2024. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  7. ^ LA First Preference: Pittwater, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  8. ^ LA Two Candidate Preferred: Pittwater, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  9. ^ Two Candidate Preferred (TCP) Analytical Tool: Pittwater, NSW State Election Results 2023, NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Pittwater: First Preference Votes". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Pittwater: Distribution of Preferences". 2019 NSW election results. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  12. ^ State Electoral District of Pittwater: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
  13. ^ State Electoral District of Pittwater: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ Green, Antony. "2007 Pittwater". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  16. ^ Green, Antony (February 2008). "2007 New South Wales Election: Final Analysis" (PDF). Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  17. ^ Pittwater 2005 By-election Results
  18. ^ a b Green, Antony. "2005 Pittwater by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  19. ^ Green, Antony. "2003 Pittwater". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  20. ^ Green, Antony. "1999 Pittwater". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  21. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1996 Pittwater by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  22. ^ Green, Antony. "1995 Pittwater". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  23. ^ Green, Antony. "1991 Pittwater". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  24. ^ Green, Antony. "1988 Pittwater". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  25. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1986 Pittwater by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  26. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1984 Pittwater". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  27. ^ Green, Antony. "1981 Pittwater". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  28. ^ Green, Antony. "1978 Pittwater". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  29. ^ Green, Antony. "1976 Pittwater". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  30. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1975 Pittwater by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  31. ^ Green, Antony. "1973 Pittwater". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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