Electoral results for the district of Camden

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Camden in New South Wales state elections.

Members

First incarnation (1859–1889, 2 members)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	Henry Oxley	None	1859–1860		William Wild	None	1859–1860
	John Morrice	None	1860–1872		John Douglas	None	1860–1861
				David Bell	None	1861–1864
				Richard Roberts	None	1864–1869
				Arthur Onslow	None	1869–1880
	Thomas Garrett	None	1872–1887	Arthur Onslow	None	1869–1880
				John Kidd	None	1880–1882
				William McCourt	None	1882–1885
				John Kidd	None	1885–1887
		Free Trade	1887–1889		William McCourt	Free Trade	1887–1889

(1889–1894, 3 members)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	Thomas Garrett	Free Trade	1889–1891		William McCourt	Free Trade	1889–1894		John Kidd	Protectionist	1889–1894
	William Cullen	Free Trade	1891–1894		William McCourt	Free Trade	1889–1894		John Kidd	Protectionist	1889–1894

(1894–1920, 1 member)
Member		Party	Term
	John Kidd	Protectionist	1894–1895
	Charles Bull	Free Trade	1895–1898
	John Kidd	Protectionist	1898–1901
	John Kidd	Progressive	1901–1904
	Fred Downes	Liberal Reform	1904–1913
	John Hunt	Liberal Reform	1913–1917
	John Hunt	Nationalist	1917–1920
Second incarnation (1981–present, 1 member)
Member		Party	Term
	Ralph Brading	Labor	1981–1984
	John Fahey	Liberal	1984–1988
	Peter Primrose	Labor	1988–1991
	Liz Kernohan	Liberal	1991–2003
	Geoff Corrigan	Labor	2003–2011
	Chris Patterson	Liberal	2011–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

New South Wales state election, 2015: Camden^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Chris Patterson	29,545	61.4	−2.8
	Labor	Cindy Cagney	13,105	27.2	+4.5
	Greens	Danica Sajn	2,551	5.3	−0.2
	No Land Tax	Mario Tabone	1,513	3.1	+3.1
	Christian Democrats	Colin Broadbridge	1,440	3.0	−0.1
Total formal votes			48,154	96.4	+0.4
Informal votes			1,800	3.6	−0.4
Turnout			49,954	93.1	+6.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Chris Patterson	30,693	68.3	−4.5
	Labor	Cindy Cagney	14,258	31.7	+4.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.5

New South Wales state election, 2011: Camden^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Chris Patterson	27,847	60.5	+21.9
	Labor	Geoff Corrigan	12,115	26.3	-18.5
	Greens	Danica Sajn	2,748	6.0	+0.8
	Family First	Domenic Zappia	1,954	4.2	+4.2
	Christian Democrats	Colin Broadbridge	1,385	3.0	-0.8
Total formal votes			46,049	96.4	-0.4
Informal votes			1,716	3.6	+0.4
Turnout			47,765	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Chris Patterson	29,363	68.9	+22.8
	Labor	Geoff Corrigan	13,279	31.1	-22.8
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+22.8

Elections in the 2000s

New South Wales state election, 2007: Camden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Geoff Corrigan	18,658	44.8	-5.3
	Liberal	Chris Patterson	16,071	38.6	+3.8
	Greens	Allen Powell	2,150	5.2	+0.4
	Christian Democrats	Judy Morris	1,578	3.8	+3.7
	AAFI	Chris Bowen	1,228	2.9	+0.7
	Independent	Katryna Thirup	1,131	2.7	+2.7
	Independent	Leon Belgrave	503	1.2	+1.2
	Independent	Chris Buchtmann	346	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			41,665	96.8	-0.5
Informal votes			1,366	3.2	+0.5
Turnout			43,031	94.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Geoff Corrigan	20,333	53.9	-4.8
	Liberal	Chris Patterson	17,370	46.1	+4.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.8

New South Wales state election, 2003: Camden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Geoff Corrigan	23,227	46.8	+9.4
	Liberal	Paul Masina	18,510	37.3	-6.4
	Greens	Allen Powell	2,461	5.0	+0.9
	Independent	Eva Campbell	2,364	4.8	+4.8
	Independent	Cindy Cagney	947	1.9	+1.9
	AAFI	Max Brazenall	877	1.8	+0.3
	One Nation	George Diamantes	803	1.6	-7.4
	Democrats	Craig Digby	484	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			49,673	97.2	-0.4
Informal votes			1,434	2.8	+0.4
Turnout			51,107	93.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Geoff Corrigan	24,651	55.4	+8.9
	Liberal	Paul Masina	19,814	44.6	-8.9
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+8.9

Elections in the 1990s

New South Wales state election, 1999: Camden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Liz Kernohan	18,566	43.7	-6.4
	Labor	Alex Sanchez	15,888	37.4	-0.6
	One Nation	Oscar Rosso	3,809	9.0	+9.0
	Greens	Allen Powell	1,762	4.1	+1.2
	Independent	Greg Frawley	1,624	3.8	+3.8
	AAFI	Max Brazenall	646	1.5	+1.5
	Non-Custodial Parents	Jason Thompson	172	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			42,467	97.5	+1.8
Informal votes			1,067	2.5	-1.8
Turnout			43,534	94.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Liz Kernohan	20,006	53.5	-2.2
	Labor	Alex Sanchez	17,393	46.5	+2.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	-2.2

New South Wales state election, 1995: Camden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Liz Kernohan	19,555	46.2	-1.6
	Labor	Peter Primrose	16,637	39.3	-3.3
	Greens	Vicky Kearney	1,923	4.5	+4.5
	Independent	Jim McKenzie	1,592	3.8	+3.8
	Call to Australia	James Whitehall	1,072	2.5	+2.5
	Citizens Opinion Law Order	Ann Light	889	2.1	+2.1
	Independent	Carolyn Allport	674	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			42,342	95.8	+6.1
Informal votes			1,849	4.2	-6.1
Turnout			44,191	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Liz Kernohan	20,963	52.6	+1.1
	Labor	Peter Primrose	18,896	47.4	-1.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.1

New South Wales state election, 1991: Camden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Liz Kernohan	14,957	47.8	+3.7
	Labor	Peter Primrose	13,330	42.6	+5.4
	Independent	Karen Willis	2,991	9.6	+9.6
Total formal votes			31,278	89.7	-7.1
Informal votes			3,579	10.3	+7.1
Turnout			34,857	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Liz Kernohan	15,693	51.5	-4.5
	Labor	Peter Primrose	14,756	48.5	+4.5
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	-4.5

Elections in the 1980s

New South Wales state election, 1988: Camden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Primrose	12,363	40.7	-8.1
	Liberal	John Ryan	10,334	34.0	-0.5
	Independent EFF	Gordon Fetterplace	4,913	16.2	+2.2
	Call to Australia	Beville Varidel	1,155	3.8	+3.8
	Independent	Michael Dodd	572	1.9	+1.9
	Independent	Ronald Brown	397	1.3	+1.3
	Independent	Simon Wilson	373	1.2	+1.2
	Independent	Clive Sheerin	282	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			30,389	96.6	-1.4
Informal votes			1,070	3.4	+1.4
Turnout			31,459	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Primrose	14,111	50.1	-5.7
	Liberal	John Ryan	14,080	49.9	+5.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.7

New South Wales state election, 1984: Camden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Fahey	18,656	55.2	+9.5
	Labor	Ralph Brading	15,112	44.8	-2.6
Total formal votes			33,768	97.9	+0.7
Informal votes			737	2.1	-0.7
Turnout			34,505	93.3	+1.0
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+7.2

New South Wales state election, 1981: Camden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ralph Brading	14,478	47.4
	Liberal	Peter Reynolds	13,975	45.7
	Democrats	Raymond Guy	2,109	6.9
Total formal votes			30,562	97.1
Informal votes			913	2.9
Turnout			31,475	92.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ralph Brading	15,657	52.0	-2.1
	Liberal	Peter Reynolds	14,457	48.0	+2.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.1

References

Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Camden". Retrieved 12 October 2011.

↑ State Electoral District of Camden: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
↑ State Electoral District of Camden: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.
↑ Antony Green. "2011 New South Wales Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 4 December 2011.

Electoral results for the districts of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly

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