Electoral results for the district of The Hills
Appearance
The Hills, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1962 and abolished in 2007.[1][2][3]
Election | Member | Party | |
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1962 | Max Ruddock | Liberal | |
1966 | |||
1968 | |||
1971 | |||
1973 | |||
1976 | |||
1976 by | Fred Caterson | Liberal | |
1978 | |||
1981 | |||
1984 | |||
1988 | |||
1990 by | Tony Packard | Liberal | |
1991 | |||
1993 by | Michael Richardson | Liberal | |
1988 | |||
1988 | |||
1988 |
Election results
[edit]Elections in the 2000s
[edit]2003
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Michael Richardson | 25,574 | 50.4 | −0.7 | |
Labor | Anthony Ellard | 14,488 | 28.6 | +3.3 | |
Greens | Jocelyn Howden | 3,289 | 6.5 | +3.8 | |
Independent | Rob Stanton | 2,368 | 4.7 | +4.7 | |
Christian Democrats | Ken Gregory | 2,293 | 4.5 | −0.8 | |
Unity | Robert McLeod | 1,441 | 2.8 | −1.2 | |
Against Further Immigration | Albert Dowman | 650 | 1.3 | +0.3 | |
Democrats | Kamran Keshavarz Talebi | 619 | 1.2 | −5.7 | |
Total formal votes | 50,722 | 98.0 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 1,041 | 2.0 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 51,763 | 92.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Michael Richardson | 27,536 | 61.6 | −3.1 | |
Labor | Anthony Ellard | 17,174 | 38.4 | +3.1 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −3.1 |
Elections in the 1990s
[edit]1999
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Michael Richardson | 21,954 | 51.1 | −17.7 | |
Labor | George Houssos | 10,876 | 25.3 | +4.5 | |
Democrats | Helen McAuliffe | 2,963 | 6.9 | +0.5 | |
Christian Democrats | Ken Gregory | 2,262 | 5.3 | +5.3 | |
Unity | Stephanie Chan | 1,734 | 4.0 | +4.0 | |
One Nation | Anthony Fitzpatrick | 1,606 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
Greens | Claudine Chung | 1,178 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
Against Further Immigration | Shaar Baker | 423 | 1.0 | +0.4 | |
Total formal votes | 42,996 | 97.8 | +1.6 | ||
Informal votes | 974 | 2.2 | −1.6 | ||
Turnout | 43,970 | 93.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Michael Richardson | 24,352 | 64.7 | −10.0 | |
Labor | George Houssos | 13,300 | 35.3 | +10.0 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −10.0 |
1995
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Michael Richardson | 26,126 | 69.1 | +6.6 | |
Labor | David Brooks | 7,546 | 19.9 | +7.5 | |
Democrats | David Baggs | 2,564 | 6.8 | +2.5 | |
Independent | Tony Pettitt | 1,590 | 4.2 | +4.2 | |
Total formal votes | 37,826 | 96.1 | +2.3 | ||
Informal votes | 1,521 | 3.9 | −2.3 | ||
Turnout | 39,347 | 93.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Michael Richardson | 27,564 | 75.3 | +7.9 | |
Labor | David Brooks | 9,038 | 24.7 | +24.7 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +7.9 |
1993 by-election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Michael Richardson | 19,418 | 60.8 | −1.7 | |
Independent | Roy Potter | 6,466 | 20.3 | −0.6 | |
Independent | David Baggs | 1,685 | 5.3 | ||
Call to Australia | Bruce Coleman | 1,375 | 4.3 | ||
Independent | Mick Gallagher | 1,231 | 3.9 | ||
Independent | Ruth Rothery | 677 | 2.1 | ||
Independent | Tony Pettitt | 414 | 1.3 | ||
Independent | Louis Solomons | 313 | 1.0 | ||
Independent | Ronald Feiner | 189 | 0.6 | ||
Independent | Ivor F | 80 | 0.3 | ||
Independent | Norman Hooper | 75 | 0.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 31,923 | 97.3 | |||
Informal votes | 886 | 2.7 | |||
Turnout | 32,809 | 81.3 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Michael Richardson | 20,184 | 69.0 | +1.6 | |
Independent | Roy Potter | 9,083 | 31.0 | −1.6 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.6 |
1991
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Tony Packard | 19,860 | 62.5 | −16.0 | |
Independent | Roy Potter | 6,619 | 20.8 | +20.8 | |
Labor | Julie Kanaghines | 3,945 | 12.4 | −9.1 | |
Democrats | Roger Posgate | 1,346 | 4.2 | +4.2 | |
Total formal votes | 31,770 | 93.8 | −3.1 | ||
Informal votes | 2,101 | 6.2 | +3.1 | ||
Turnout | 33,871 | 93.4 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Tony Packard | 20,547 | 67.4 | −11.1 | |
Independent | Roy Potter | 9,950 | 32.6 | +32.6 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −11.1 |
1990 by-election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Tony Packard | 14,633 | 49.9 | −26.0 | |
Independent | Roy Potter | 6,013 | 20.5 | ||
Labor | Lenore Craven | 4,228 | 14.4 | −9.7 | |
Democrats | Michael Antrum | 1,712 | 5.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 29,327 | 98.2 | |||
Informal votes | 527 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 29,854 | 81.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Tony Packard | 15,741 | 57.3 | −18.5 | |
Independent | Roy Potter | 11,713 | 42.7 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | −18.5 |
Elections in the 1980s
[edit]1988
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Fred Caterson | 23,459 | 75.9 | +12.7 | |
Labor | Susan Deane | 7,458 | 24.1 | +1.3 | |
Total formal votes | 30,917 | 97.2 | −0.8 | ||
Informal votes | 906 | 2.8 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 31,823 | 94.8 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | +5.4 |
1984
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Fred Caterson | 19,649 | 62.0 | +2.5 | |
Labor | Barry Calvert | 7,807 | 24.6 | −10.2 | |
Independent | John Griffiths | 2,923 | 9.2 | +9.2 | |
Democrats | Toni Chapman | 1,322 | 4.2 | −1.5 | |
Total formal votes | 31,701 | 97.9 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 677 | 2.1 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 32,378 | 92.7 | +0.9 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Fred Caterson | 68.9 | +7.2 | ||
Labor | Barry Calvert | 31.1 | −7.2 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +7.2 |
1981
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Fred Caterson | 17,284 | 59.5 | +7.3 | |
Labor | Barry Calvert | 10,124 | 34.8 | −8.3 | |
Democrats | Rona Samuels | 1,660 | 5.7 | +1.0 | |
Total formal votes | 29,068 | 97.7 | |||
Informal votes | 696 | 2.3 | |||
Turnout | 29,764 | 91.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Fred Caterson | 17,584 | 61.7 | +6.9 | |
Labor | Barry Calvert | 10,924 | 38.3 | −6.9 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +6.9 |
Elections in the 1970s
[edit]1978
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Fred Caterson | 16,789 | 52.2 | −12.9 | |
Labor | Paul Gibson | 13,851 | 43.1 | +8.2 | |
Democrats | Robert Blackman | 1,509 | 4.7 | +4.7 | |
Total formal votes | 32,149 | 98.5 | −0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 504 | 1.5 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 32,653 | 94.1 | −1.5 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Fred Caterson | 17,544 | 54.6 | −10.6 | |
Labor | Paul Gibson | 14,605 | 45.4 | +10.6 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −10.6 |
1976 by-election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Fred Caterson | 14,526 | 57.9 | −7.2 | |
Labor | Paul Gibson | 8,951 | 35.7 | +0.8 | |
Workers | Hugh Frazer | 1,620 | 6.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 25,097 | 99.2 | +0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 198 | 0.8 | −0.5 | ||
Turnout | 25,295 | 79.5 | −16.1 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
1976
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Max Ruddock | 19,144 | 65.1 | −1.3 | |
Labor | Paul Gibson | 10,239 | 34.9 | +6.1 | |
Total formal votes | 29,383 | 98.7 | +0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 399 | 1.3 | −0.3 | ||
Turnout | 29,782 | 95.6 | +0.6 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | −5.0 |
1973
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Max Ruddock | 16,988 | 66.4 | +6.0 | |
Labor | Judith Mackinolty | 7,376 | 28.8 | −3.1 | |
Democratic Labor | John Woulfe | 1,225 | 4.8 | −2.8 | |
Total formal votes | 25,589 | 98.4 | |||
Informal votes | 418 | 1.6 | |||
Turnout | 26,007 | 95.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Max Ruddock | 17,968 | 70.2 | +3.7 | |
Labor | Judith Mackinolty | 7,621 | 29.8 | −3.7 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +3.7 |
1971
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Max Ruddock | 18,978 | 60.4 | −3.8 | |
Labor | Michael Gillian | 10,025 | 31.9 | +9.7 | |
Democratic Labor | John Stewart | 2,391 | 7.6 | +3.0 | |
Total formal votes | 31,394 | 98.4 | |||
Informal votes | 513 | 1.6 | |||
Turnout | 31,907 | 94.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Max Ruddock | 20,891 | 66.5 | −5.9 | |
Labor | Michael Gillian | 10,503 | 33.5 | +5.9 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −5.9 |
Elections in the 1960s
[edit]1968
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Max Ruddock | 19,039 | 64.2 | −5.8 | |
Labor | Eli Hirsch | 6,567 | 22.2 | −7.8 | |
Independent | Keith Phillis | 2,656 | 9.0 | +9.0 | |
Democratic Labor | Michael Fagan | 1,378 | 4.6 | +4.6 | |
Total formal votes | 29,640 | 97.0 | |||
Informal votes | 923 | 3.0 | |||
Turnout | 30,563 | 94.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Max Ruddock | 21,469 | 72.4 | +2.4 | |
Labor | Eli Hirsch | 8,171 | 27.6 | −2.4 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +2.4 |
1965
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Max Ruddock | 21,906 | 72.1 | +15.8 | |
Labor | Alan Francis | 8,470 | 27.9 | +27.9 | |
Total formal votes | 30,376 | 98.3 | +1.0 | ||
Informal votes | 521 | 1.7 | −1.0 | ||
Turnout | 30,897 | 93.3 | +0.1 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
1962
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Max Ruddock | 13,781 | 56.3 | ||
Independent Liberal | Alfred Dennis | 10,704 | 43.7 | +43.7 | |
Total formal votes | 24,485 | 97.3 | |||
Informal votes | 681 | 2.7 | |||
Turnout | 25,166 | 93.2 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
- The Hills was a new seat that was notionally a safe Liberal seat.[21] Alfred Dennis was the sitting Liberal member for Blacktown.
References
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- ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "Former Members". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "2003 The Hills". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1999 The Hills". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1995 The Hills". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1993 Hills by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1991 The Hills". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1990 Hills by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1988 The Hills". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1984 The Hills". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1981 The Hills". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1978 The Hills". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1976 Hills by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1976 The Hills". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1973 The Hills". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1971 The Hills". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1968 The Hills". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1965 The Hills". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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- ^ "1961 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.