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Electoral results for the district of The Hills

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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
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

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Elections in the 2000s

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2003

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2003 New South Wales state election: The Hills[4]
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

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1999

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1999 New South Wales state election: The Hills[5]
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

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1995 New South Wales state election: The Hills[6]
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

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1993 The Hills by-election
Saturday 28 August [7]
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
Tony Packard (Liberal) resigned.[7]

1991

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1991 New South Wales state election: The Hills[8]
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

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1990 The Hills by-election
Saturday 1 September [9]
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
Fred Caterson (Liberal) resigned.[9]

Elections in the 1980s

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1988

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1988 New South Wales state election: The Hills[10]
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

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1984 New South Wales state election: The Hills[11]
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

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1981 New South Wales state election: The Hills[12]
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

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1978

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1978 New South Wales state election: The Hills[13]
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

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1976 The Hills by-election
Saturday 9 October  [14]
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
Max Ruddock (Liberal) resigned.[14]

1976

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1976 New South Wales state election: The Hills[15]
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

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1973 New South Wales state election: The Hills[16]
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

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1971 New South Wales state election: The Hills[17]
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

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1968

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1968 New South Wales state election: The Hills[18]
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

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1965 New South Wales state election: The Hills[19]
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

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1962 New South Wales state election: The Hills[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

References

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  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1999 The Hills". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1995 The Hills". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  7. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1993 Hills by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  8. ^ Green, Antony. "1991 The Hills". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  9. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1990 Hills by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  10. ^ Green, Antony. "1988 The Hills". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  11. ^ Green, Antony. "1984 The Hills". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  12. ^ Green, Antony. "1981 The Hills". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  13. ^ Green, Antony. "1978 The Hills". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  14. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1976 Hills by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  15. ^ Green, Antony. "1976 The Hills". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  16. ^ Green, Antony. "1973 The Hills". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  17. ^ Green, Antony. "1971 The Hills". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  18. ^ Green, Antony. "1968 The Hills". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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  20. ^ Green, Antony. "1962 The Hills". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  21. ^ "1961 Redistribution". Atlas of New South Wales. NSW Land & Property Information. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015.