Results of the 1995 New South Wales state election (Legislative Council)
Appearance
Single transferable voting used to elect the 21 members up for election this year. This was an unusually large number of members to be elected through STV.[1]
Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | |||||
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Seats Won | Not Up | Total Seats | Seat Change | ||||||
Liberal/National Coalition | 1,300,743 | 38.63 | 6.85 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 2 | ||
Labor | 1,191,177 | 35.38 | 2.04 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 1 | ||
Greens | 126,591 | 3.76 | 0.43 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Democrats | 108,312 | 3.22 | 3.49 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
Call to Australia | 101,556 | 3.02 | 0.57 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
Shooters | 95,943 | 2.85 | New | 1 | 0 | 1 | New | ||
Independents Coalition | 57,573 | 1.71 | New | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||
Against Further Immigration | 55,864 | 1.66 | New | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||
No Aircraft Noise | 45,105 | 1.34 | New | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||
ABFFOC | 43,225 | 1.28 | New | 1 | 0 | 1 | New | ||
Daylight Saving Extension | 43,164 | 1.28 | New | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||
Smokers Rights | 32,470 | 0.96 | New | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||
The Seniors | 27,914 | 0.83 | New | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||
Others | 137,530 | 4.08 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 3,367,167 | 100.00 | – | 21 | 21 | 42 | – | ||
Valid votes | 3,367,167 | 93.87 | |||||||
Invalid/blank votes | 219,960 | 6.13 | 0.31 | ||||||
Total votes | 3,587,127 | 100.00 | – | ||||||
Registered voters/turnout | 3,837,102 | 93.49 | 0.22 | ||||||
Source: ABC |
This is a list of results for the Legislative Council at the 1995 New South Wales state election.
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Quota | 153,600 | ||||
Liberal/National Coalition | 1. John Hannaford (elected 1) 2. Duncan Gay (elected 3) 3. Helen Sham-Ho (elected 5) 4. Stephen Mutch (elected 7) 5. Richard Bull (elected 9) 6. Jim Samios (elected 11) 7. Brian Pezzutti (elected 13) 8. John Jobling (elected 15) 9. Lloyd Coleman 10. Robyn Kerr 11. Len Robert 12. Arch Humphrey 13. Rick Lewis |
1,300,743 | 38.49 | −6.85 | |
Labor | 1. Michael Egan (elected 2) 2. Ann Symonds (elected 4) 3. Ron Dyer (elected 6) 4. Paul O'Grady (elected 8) 5. Johno Johnson (elected 10) 6. Andy Manson (elected 12) 7. Patricia Staunton (elected 14) 8. Janelle Saffin (elected 21) 9. Lawrie Daly 10. Tony Kelly 11. Frank Mossfield 12. Hatton Kwok 13. Michael Samaras 14. Terry Hare 15. John Hatzistergos |
1,191,177 | 35.25 | −2.04 | |
Greens | 1. Ian Cohen (elected 16) 2. Josephine Faith 3. Leeza Dobbie |
126,591 | 3.75 | +0.42 | |
Democrats | 1. Richard Jones (elected 20) 2. Arthur Chesterfield-Evans 3. Terri Richardson 4. Simon Disney |
108,312 | 3.21 | −3.49 | |
Call to Australia | 1. Elaine Nile (elected 18) 2. Bruce Coleman 3. Kevin Hume 4. John Everingham 5. Shirley Grigg 6. Gamil Helmy 7. Barry Lawrence |
101,556 | 3.01 | −0.57 | |
Shooters | 1. John Tingle (elected 17) 2. James Pirie 3. Ted Orr 4. Suzanne O'Connell 5. Raymond Galea 6. Chris Mitchell 7. Daniel Redfern |
95,943 | 2.84 | +2.84 | |
Independent Coalition | 1. Graeme Cordiner 2. Fiona Jessop 3. Rodney Burton |
57,573 | 1.70 | +1.70 | |
Against Further Immigration | 1. Edwin Woodger 2. Vivienne O'Callaghan |
55,864 | 1.65 | +1.65 | |
No Aircraft Noise | 1. Larry Hand 2. Jean Lennane 3. Clare Archibald |
45,105 | 1.33 | +1.33 | |
ABFFOC | 1. Alan Corbett (elected 19) 2. Erica Mackenzie |
43,225 | 1.28 | +1.28 | |
Daylight Saving Extension | 1. Tony de Govrik 2. Dianne Siskos 3. Kim de Govrik 4. Vicki McElveney |
43,164 | 1.28 | +1.28 | |
Smokers Rights | 1. Mark Anthony 2. Robert Mayfield |
32,470 | 0.96 | +0.96 | |
The Seniors | 1. Beryl Evans 2. Lorraine Welsh 3. Warren Page |
27,914 | 0.83 | +0.83 | |
The Country | 1. David Kilvert 2. Tony Douglas |
20,162 | 0.60 | +0.60 | |
Citizens Opinion Law Order Capital Punishment | 1. Kevin Higgins 2. Sandra Clogher |
19,081 | 0.56 | +0.56 | |
Environment Inds | 1. Robert Cummins 2. Tony Vlatko |
18,263 | 0.54 | +0.54 | |
Riders and Motorists | 1. Piet Baird 2. Greg Hirst |
16,532 | 0.49 | +0.49 | |
Public Hospital Alliance | 1. Maureen Davidson 2. Bill Hughes |
12,767 | 0.38 | +0.38 | |
Independent EFF | 1. Eddie Azzopardi 2. Alan Noble |
12,012 | 0.36 | −1.17 | |
Grey Power | 1. John Verheyen 2. Richard Ross 3. Olga Pickering |
9,157 | 0.27 | +0.27 | |
Indigenous Peoples | 1. Una Walker 2. Essy Coffey |
8,457 | 0.25 | +0.25 | |
Democratic Socialist | 1. Bruce Threlfo 2. Helen Jarvis |
8,303 | 0.25 | +0.25 | |
Abolish State Government | 1. Lyn Carson 2. Stuart White |
7,846 | 0.23 | +0.23 | |
Natural Law | 1. Catherine Knoles 2. Elizabeth Eager |
5,784 | 0.17 | +0.17 | |
Stop Dual Occupancy | 1. Anthony Meaney 2. Judyth Dowdell |
4,005 | 0.12 | +0.12 | |
Citizens Electoral Council | 1. Robert Butler 2. Garth Harris |
2,687 | 0.08 | +0.08 | |
Confederate Action | 1. Nick Harvey 2. Les Gillman |
2,222 | 0.07 | +0.07 | |
Independent | Frank Arkell | 1,824 | 0.05 | +0.05 | |
Independent | Joan Manna | 440 | 0.01 | +0.01 | |
Total formal votes | 3,379,179 | 93.89 | −0.44 | ||
Informal votes | 219,960 | 6.11 | +0.44 | ||
Turnout | 3,599,139 | 93.80 | +0.22 |
Continuing members
[edit]The following MLCs were not up for re-election this year.
Member | Party | Term | |
---|---|---|---|
Virginia Chadwick | Liberal | 1988–1999 | |
Marlene Goldsmith | Liberal | 1988–1999 | |
Ted Pickering | Liberal | 1991–1995 | |
Max Willis | Liberal | 1991–1999 | |
Patricia Forsythe | Liberal | 1991–1999 | |
John Ryan | Liberal | 1991–1999 | |
Bob Smith | National | 1988–1999 | |
Robert Webster | National | 1991–1995 | |
Doug Moppett | National | 1991–1999 | |
Jenny Gardiner | National | 1991–1999 | |
Ian Macdonald | Labor | 1988–1999 | |
Jim Kaldis | Labor | 1988–1999 | |
Dorothy Isaksen | Labor | 1990–1999 | |
Eddie Obeid | Labor | 1991–1999 | |
Jeff Shaw | Labor | 1991–1999 | |
Bryan Vaughan | Labor | 1991–1999 | |
Meredith Burgmann | Labor | 1991–1999 | |
Franca Arena | Labor | 1991–1999 | |
Jan Burnswoods | Labor | 1991–1999 | |
Elisabeth Kirkby | Democrats | 1991–1998 | |
Fred Nile | Call to Australia | 1991–1999 |
See also
[edit]- Results of the 1995 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly)
- Candidates of the 1995 New South Wales state election
- Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1995–1999
References
[edit]- ^ Farrell and McAllister, Australian Electoral Systems
- ^ Green, Antony. "New South Wales state election 1995 - Legislative Council" (PDF). ABC Election Archives.