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Southern Highlands, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was established in 1988.[1][2][3][4] It was abolished in 2007 and largely replaced by Goulburn.[5]

Election Member Party
1988   John Fahey Liberal
1991
1995
1996   Peta Seaton Liberal
1999
2003

Election results

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2003

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2003 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Southern Highlands.[edit]
2003 New South Wales state election: Southern Highlands [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peta Seaton 22,729 52.4 +8.0
Labor Noeline Brown 15,280 35.2 +1.1
Greens Jim Clark 3,726 8.6 +4.4
One Nation Nathan McDonald 1,128 2.6 −7.6
Independent Jean McClung 542 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 43,405 97.9 +0.0
Informal votes 931 2.1 −0.0
Turnout 44,336 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peta Seaton 23,789 57.6 +1.9
Labor Noeline Brown 17,488 42.4 −1.9
Liberal hold Swing +1.9

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) § Southern Highlands.[edit]
1999 New South Wales state election: Southern Highlands [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peta Seaton 17,614 44.4 −9.8
Labor Noeline Brown 13,527 34.1 +4.5
One Nation Trevor Clarke 4,055 10.2 +10.2
Greens Jim Clark 1,678 4.2 −1.9
Democrats Greg Butler 1,225 3.1 −0.2
Independent Lynette Styles 983 2.5 +2.5
Against Further Immigration Philip Lavis 464 1.2 +1.2
Non-Custodial Parents Louise Taylor 147 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 39,693 97.9 +1.9
Informal votes 833 2.1 −1.9
Turnout 40,526 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Peta Seaton 19,209 55.7 −5.9
Labor Noeline Brown 15,289 44.3 +5.9
Liberal hold Swing −5.9

1996 by-election

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This section is an excerpt from 1996 Southern Highlands state by-election § Results.[edit]
1996 Southern Highlands by-election
Saturday 25 May [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Katrina Hodgkinson 11,530 32.60 +32.60
Liberal Peta Seaton 10,565 29.87 −24.69
Labor Philip Yeo 8,862 25.06 −7.48
Democrats Greg Butler 2,155 6.09 +1.54
Independent Malcolm Duncan 1,493 4.22 +4.22
Call to Australia Charles Chappell 763 2.16 +0.53
Total formal votes 35,368 98.03 +1.81
Informal votes 712 1.97 −1.81
Turnout 36,080 89.43 −5.85
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Peta Seaton 19,933 52.37 −8.00
National Katrina Hodgkinson 15,400 47.63 +47.63
Liberal hold Swing −8.00
John Fahey (Liberal) resigned to successfully contest the federal electorate of Macarthur.[8]

1995

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1995 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Southern Highlands.[edit]
1995 New South Wales state election: Southern Highlands [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Fahey 19,421 54.6 +6.5
Labor Ken Sullivan 11,584 32.5 −5.1
Greens Kevin Watchirs 2,014 5.7 +5.7
Democrats Greg Butler 1,619 4.5 −4.8
Call to Australia Peter Simos 956 2.7 −2.3
Total formal votes 35,594 96.2 +4.4
Informal votes 1,400 3.8 −4.4
Turnout 36,994 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Fahey 20,886 60.4 +3.9
Labor Ken Sullivan 13,711 39.6 −3.9
Liberal hold Swing +3.9

1991

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1991 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Southern Highlands.[edit]
1991 New South Wales state election: Southern Highlands [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Fahey 15,000 48.1 +20.1
Labor Ken Sullivan 11,740 37.6 +9.6
Democrats Susan Nagy 2,919 9.4 +5.7
Call to Australia Wal Tennikoff 1,547 5.0 +5.0
Total formal votes 31,206 91.8 −5.5
Informal votes 2,784 8.2 +5.5
Turnout 33,990 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Fahey 16,859 56.4 −10.5
Labor Ken Sullivan 13,009 43.6 +10.5
Liberal hold Swing −10.5

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) § Southern Highlands.[edit]
1988 New South Wales state election: Southern Highlands [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Fahey 15,176 51.2 +9.1
Labor Nigel Watkins 7,110 24.0 −17.6
Independent Thomas Gair 5,448 18.4 +18.4
Democrats Gregory Butler 1,899 6.4 +6.4
Total formal votes 29,633 97.0 −1.0
Informal votes 905 3.0 +1.0
Turnout 30,538 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Fahey 18,451 66.8 +9.1
Labor Nigel Watkins 9,171 33.2 −9.1
Liberal notional hold Swing +9.1

References

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  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Southern Highlands". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Mr John Joseph Fahey (1945– )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Ms Peta Luise Seaton (1959- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Goulburn- NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results". NSW Votes 2019. ABC News. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "2003 Southern Highlands". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. "1999 Southern Highlands". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  8. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1996 Southern Highlands by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  9. ^ Green, Antony. "1995 Southern Highlands". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  10. ^ Green, Antony. "1991 Southern Highlands". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  11. ^ Green, Antony. "1988 Southern Highlands". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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