Electoral results for the district of Blue Mountains

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Blue Mountains in New South Wales state elections from 1968 to the present.

Members for Blue Mountains

Member Party Period
  Harold Coates Independent 1968—1976
  Mick Clough Labor 1976—1981
  Bob Debus Labor 1981—1988
  Barry Morris Liberal 1988—1994
  Independent 1994—1995
  Bob Debus Labor 1995—2007
  Phil Koperberg Labor 2007—2011
  Roza Sage Liberal 2011—present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

New South Wales state election, 2011: Blue Mountains[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Roza Sage 17,681 39.1 +10.6
Labor Trish Doyle 10,253 22.7 -18.1
Independent Janet Mays 7,804 17.3 +17.3
Greens Kerrin O'Grady 7,647 16.9 +0.7
Christian Democrats Merv Cox 1,841 4.1 +4.1
Total formal votes 45,226 97.5 -0.4
Informal votes 1,141 2.5 +0.4
Turnout 46,367 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Roza Sage 20,736 54.7 +15.8
Labor Trish Doyle 17,144 45.3 -15.8
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +15.8

Elections in the 2000s

New South Wales state election, 2007: Blue Mountains
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Phil Koperberg 17,449 40.8 -4.8
Liberal Michael Paag 12,179 28.5 +1.2
Greens Pippa McInnes 6,947 16.2 -1.0
Independent Robert Stock 4,700 11.0 +11.0
AAFI Robert Dwight 837 2.0 +2.0
Outdoor Recreation Bob Wilcox 675 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 42,787 97.9 -0.1
Informal votes 922 2.1 +0.1
Turnout 43,709 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Phil Koperberg 22,413 61.1 -3.7
Liberal Michael Paag 14,298 38.9 +3.7
Labor hold Swing -3.7
New South Wales state election, 2003: Blue Mountains
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Debus 19,167 45.6 +0.7
Liberal Quentin Cook 11,496 27.4 -0.5
Greens Pippa McInnes 7,223 17.2 +11.1
Christian Democrats Brian Grigg 2,224 5.3 +0.6
Democrats Esther Scholem 906 2.2 -5.0
One Nation George Grivas 855 2.0 -4.8
Unity Ay Tan 159 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 42,030 98.0 -0.3
Informal votes 839 2.0 +0.3
Turnout 42,869 92.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Debus 24,410 64.8 +3.0
Liberal Quentin Cook 13,283 35.2 -3.0
Labor hold Swing +3.0

Elections in the 1990s

New South Wales state election, 1999: Blue Mountains
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Debus 18,474 44.9 +7.4
Liberal Jennifer Scott 11,464 27.9 -0.6
Democrats Stephen Lear 2,944 7.2 +0.3
One Nation Wayne Buckley 2,777 6.8 +6.8
Greens Adele Doust 2,528 6.1 +6.1
Christian Democrats Shirley Grigg 1,954 4.7 +0.8
Earthsave Catherine Bell 619 1.5 +1.5
AAFI Margaret Anderson 378 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 41,138 98.3 +1.5
Informal votes 702 1.7 -1.5
Turnout 41,840 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Debus 22,623 61.8 +9.5
Liberal Jennifer Scott 13,997 38.2 -9.5
Labor hold Swing +9.5
New South Wales state election, 1995: Blue Mountains
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Debus 13,412 37.4 +1.1
Liberal Jennifer Scott 9,860 27.5 -14.4
Independent Barry Morris 5,951 16.6 +16.6
Democrats Jon Rickard 2,489 6.9 -1.8
Independent Carol Gaul 2,136 6.0 +6.0
Call to Australia Warren Kinny 1,430 4.0 -0.1
Independent William Mulcahy 303 0.8 -1.5
Natural Law Stephanie Chambers 180 0.5 +0.5
Independent Bert Ackland 93 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 35,854 96.8 +2.4
Informal votes 1,193 3.2 -2.4
Turnout 37,047 97.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Debus 17,227 52.5 +5.2
Liberal Jennifer Scott 15,577 47.5 -5.2
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +5.2
New South Wales state election, 1991: Blue Mountains
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Barry Morris 13,469 41.9 -3.2
Labor Jim Angel 11,667 36.3 -7.1
Democrats Steve Bailey 2,799 8.7 -1.3
Call to Australia Shirley Grigg 1,317 4.1 +3.4
Independent Bob Kennedy 1,029 3.2 +3.2
Independent William Mulcahy 745 2.3 +2.3
Independent Colin Slade 744 2.3 +2.3
Country Residents Paul Arico 373 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 32,143 94.4 -3.2
Informal votes 1,913 5.6 +3.2
Turnout 34,056 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Barry Morris 15,663 52.6 +2.1
Labor Jim Angel 14,093 47.4 -2.1
Liberal hold Swing +2.1

Elections in the 1980s

New South Wales state election, 1988: Blue Mountains
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Barry Morris 13,551 45.6 +10.1
Labor Bob Debus 13,006 43.7 -5.9
Democrats Bruce Forbes 3,192 10.7 +3.2
Total formal votes 29,749 97.6 -0.6
Informal votes 723 2.4 +0.6
Turnout 30,472 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Barry Morris 14,701 50.3 +4.9
Labor Bob Debus 14,503 49.7 -4.9
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +4.9
New South Wales state election, 1984: Blue Mountains
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Debus 16,830 48.5 -9.9
Liberal Margaret Bradshaw 12,962 37.3 -2.2
Democrats Steve Franklin 2,600 7.5 +7.5
Call to Australia Bruce Fry 2,347 6.8 +6.8
Total formal votes 34,739 98.4 +0.8
Informal votes 579 1.6 -0.8
Turnout 35,318 92.3 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Debus 18,186 53.5 -6.1
Liberal Margaret Bradshaw 15,832 46.5 +6.1
Labor hold Swing -6.1
New South Wales state election, 1981: Blue Mountains
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Debus 18,682 58.4 -3.5
Liberal Reg Gillard 12,637 39.5 +39.5
Independent Harry Marsh 696 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 32,015 97.6
Informal votes 784 2.4
Turnout 32,799 91.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Debus 18,782 59.6 -0.5
Liberal Reg Gillard 12,737 40.4 +40.4
Labor hold Swing -0.5

Elections in the 1970s

New South Wales state election, 1978: Blue Mountains
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mick Clough 15,187 61.9 +11.4
Independent Harold Coates 8,050 32.8 -16.7
Democrats William Player 1,307 5.3 +5.3
Total formal votes 24,544 98.4 +0.1
Informal votes 410 1.6 -0.1
Turnout 24,954 93.0 -0.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Mick Clough 15,841 64.5 +14.0
Independent Harold Coates 8,703 35.5 -14.0
Labor hold Swing +14.0
New South Wales state election, 1976: Blue Mountains
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mick Clough 11,957 50.5 +8.6
Independent Harold Coates 11,721 49.5 -5.4
Total formal votes 23,678 98.3 -0.3
Informal votes 410 1.7 +0.3
Turnout 24,088 93.5 -0.5
Labor gain from Independent Swing +7.0
New South Wales state election, 1973: Blue Mountains
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Harold Coates 1,229 54.9 +0.1
Labor Mick Clough 9,339 41.9 +2.5
Democratic Labor Joseph Conroy 709 3.2 -0.8
Total formal votes 22,277 98.6
Informal votes 314 1.4
Turnout 22,591 94.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Harold Coates 12,584 56.5 -1.2
Labor Mick Clough 9,693 43.5 +1.2
Independent hold Swing -1.2
New South Wales state election, 1971: Blue Mountains
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Harold Coates 11,271 54.8 -2.0
Labor James Collins 8,101 39.4 -1.1
Democratic Labor Kenneth Brown 812 3.9 +1.2
Independent Frederick Lamb 399 1.9 +1.9
Total formal votes 20,583 98.8
Informal votes 248 1.2
Turnout 20,831 94.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Harold Coates 11,877 57.7 -0.5
Labor James Collins 8,786 42.3 +0.5
Independent hold Swing -0.5

Elections in the 1960s

New South Wales state election, 1968: Blue Mountains
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Harold Coates 9,991 56.1 +10.1
Labor James Robson 7,118 40.5 -6.9
Democratic Labor David Westgate 468 2.7 -3.9
Total formal votes 17,577 98.5
Informal votes 272 1.5
Turnout 17,849 95.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Harold Coates 10,247 58.3 +6.9
Labor James Robson 7,330 41.7 -6.9
Independent hold Swing +6.9

References

  1. ↑ Antony Green. "2011 New South Wales Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
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