Electoral results for the district of Canterbury

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

Members for Canterbury

First incarnation (1859–1882, 2 members)
Member PartyTermMember PartyTerm
  Edward Flood None 1859–1860   Samuel Lyons None 1859–1860
  John Lucas None 1860–1865   Edward Raper None 1860–1864
None   James Oatley None 1864–1869
  James Pemell None 1865–1868 None
  Richard Hill None 1868–1877 None
None   Montagu Stephen None 1869–1870
None   John Lucas None 1871–1880
  Henry Parkes None 1877–1880 None
  William Pigott None 1880–1882   William Henson None 1880–1882
First incarnation (1882–1885, 3 members)
MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
  William Pigott None 1882–1884   Henry Moses None 1882–1885   Septimus Stephen None 1882–1885
  Mark Hammond None 1884–1885
    William Henson None 1885–1885
First incarnation (1885–1894, 4 members)
MemberPartyTermMemberPartyTermMemberPartyTermMemberPartyTerm
  Mark Hammond None 1885–1887   William Henson None 1885–1887   Septimus Stephen None 1885–1887   William Judd None 1885–1887
  William Davis Free Trade 1887–1889   Free Trade 1887–1889   Alexander Hutchison Free Trade 1887–1891   Joseph Carruthers Free Trade 1887–1894
  James Wilshire Free Trade 1889–1891   John Wheeler Free Trade 1889–1891
  Cornelius Danahey Labor 1891–1894   James Eve Free Trade 1891–1894   Thomas Bavister Labor 1891–1894
First incarnation (1894–1920, 1 member)
MemberPartyTerm
  Varney Parkes Free Trade 1894–1900
  Sydney Smith Free Trade 1900–1900
  Thomas Taylor Independent 1900–1901
  Thomas Mackenzie Liberal Reform 1901–1907
  Varney Parkes Independent Liberal 1907–1907
  Liberal Reform 1907–1913
  Henry Peters Labor 1913–1914
  George Cann Labor 1914–1920
Second incarnation (1927–present, 1 member)
MemberPartyTerm
  Arthur Tonge Labor 1927–1932
  Edward Hocking United Australia 1932–1935
  Arthur Tonge Labor 1935–1962
  Kevin Stewart Labor 1962–1985
  Kevin Moss Labor 1986–2003
  Linda Burney Labor 2003–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

New South Wales state election, 2015: Canterbury[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Linda Burney 23,929 50.2 +1.4
Liberal Nomiky Panayiotakis 12,859 27.0 −9.9
Christian Democrats Tony Issa 4,854 10.2 +6.0
Greens Linda Eisler 4,608 9.7 +0.3
No Land Tax Tony Maiorana 1,386 2.9 +2.9
Total formal votes 47,636 95.2 +0.3
Informal votes 2,395 4.8 −0.3
Turnout 50,031 89.7 −3.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Linda Burney 27,663 65.7 +8.3
Liberal Nomiky Panayiotakis 14,447 34.3 −8.3
Labor hold Swing +8.3
New South Wales state election, 2011: Canterbury[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Linda Burney 21,417 47.2 -9.9
Liberal Ken Nam 16,115 35.5 +17.2
Greens Marc Rerceretnam 6,186 13.6 +0.6
Christian Democrats Albert Fam 1,673 3.7 +0.5
Total formal votes 45,391 95.9 +0.1
Informal votes 1,932 4.1 -0.1
Turnout 47,323 91.9 -0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Linda Burney 24,356 58.3 -18.8
Liberal Ken Nam 17,393 41.7 +18.8
Labor hold Swing -18.8

Elections in the 2000s

New South Wales state election, 2007: Canterbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Linda Burney 24,634 57.1 +1.6
Liberal Philip Mansour 7,907 18.3 +2.1
Greens Christine Donayre 5,629 13.0 +1.6
Unity Jing Ren 2,809 6.5 +0.6
Christian Democrats Ehab Hennien 1,359 3.1 +3.0
AAFI Alan Cronin 822 1.9 +1.9
Total formal votes 43,160 95.8 +0.0
Informal votes 1,878 4.2 +0.0
Turnout 45,038 92.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Linda Burney 29,046 77.1 -0.3
Liberal Philip Mansour 8,609 22.9 +0.3
Labor hold Swing -0.3
New South Wales state election, 2003: Canterbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Linda Burney 21,699 56.0 -0.5
Liberal Jack Kouzi 6,225 16.1 -0.8
Greens Dominic Fitzsimmons 4,048 10.4 +6.2
Independent John Koutsouras 3,470 8.9 +3.9
Unity Ken Nam 2,322 6.0 +1.3
Save Our Suburbs Peter Siapos 1,014 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 38,778 95.7 +0.0
Informal votes 1,754 4.3 -0.0
Turnout 40,532 91.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Linda Burney 25,643 77.6 +2.4
Liberal Jack Kouzi 7,413 22.4 -2.4
Labor hold Swing +2.4

Elections in the 1990s

New South Wales state election, 1999: Bankstown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kevin Moss 22,302 56.5 +1.5
Liberal Natalie Baini 6,686 16.9 -17.3
Independent John Koutsouras 1,973 5.0 +5.0
Unity Guang-Hua Wan 1,870 4.7 +4.7
Greens William Smith 1,662 4.2 +3.4
Democrats Garry Dalrymple 1,137 2.9 -0.5
Christian Democrats Michael Robinson 1,122 2.8 +2.7
One Nation Khiloud Shakir 1,114 2.8 +2.8
Independent Joshua Nam 715 1.8 +1.8
Independent Phillip Tsavellas 691 1.8 +1.8
AAFI Gerard Vanderwel 184 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 39,456 95.7 +5.1
Informal votes 1,783 4.3 -5.1
Turnout 41,239 92.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kevin Moss 25,871 75.2 +13.5
Liberal Natalie Baini 8,542 24.8 -13.5
Labor hold Swing +13.5
New South Wales state election, 1995: Canterbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kevin Moss 18,792 56.5 +3.9
Liberal Paul Terrett 11,527 34.6 -5.9
Independent Shane Nicholls 1,077 3.2 +3.2
Democrats Garry Dalrymple 1,014 3.0 -3.8
Transport Action Group John Warrington 864 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 33,274 89.8 +5.1
Informal votes 3,793 10.2 -5.1
Turnout 37,067 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kevin Moss 19,905 61.7 +4.9
Liberal Paul Terrett 12,364 38.3 -4.9
Labor hold Swing +4.9
New South Wales state election, 1991: Canterbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kevin Moss 15,756 52.6 +3.1
Liberal Carlo Favorito 12,154 40.5 +5.1
Democrats Garry Dalrymple 2,066 6.9 +6.9
Total formal votes 29,976 84.7 -10.6
Informal votes 5,411 15.3 +10.6
Turnout 35,387 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kevin Moss 16,715 56.8 +1.0
Liberal Carlo Favorito 12,699 43.2 -1.0
Labor hold Swing +1.0

Elections in the 1980s

New South Wales state election, 1988: Canterbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kevin Moss 13,692 47.7 -20.6
Independent EFF Victoria Paradakis 7,194 25.0 +25.0
Liberal Paul Ritchie 6,911 24.1 -7.5
Socialist Dorothy Costa 923 3.2 +3.2
Total formal votes 28,720 95.3 -0.6
Informal votes 1,417 4.7 +0.6
Turnout 30,137 92.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Kevin Moss 14,527 53.4 -14.9
Independent EFF Victoria Paradakis 12,678 46.6 +46.6
Labor hold Swing -14.9
New South Wales state election, 1984: Canterbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kevin Stewart 19,253 67.9 -10.7
Liberal Robert Sharp 9,087 32.1 +10.7
Total formal votes 28,340 95.9 +0.9
Informal votes 1,214 4.1 -0.9
Turnout 29,554 92.1 +1.7
Labor hold Swing -10.7
New South Wales state election, 1981: Canterbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kevin Stewart 21,681 78.6 +4.6
Liberal Colin Thew 5,917 21.4 -4.6
Total formal votes 27,598 95.0
Informal votes 1,454 5.0
Turnout 29,052 90.4
Labor hold Swing +4.6

Elections in the 1970s

New South Wales state election, 1978: Canterbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kevin Stewart 22,519 76.0 +11.7
Liberal Marjorie Pennington 7,104 24.0 -11.7
Total formal votes 29,623 95.8 -1.0
Informal votes 1,290 4.2 +1.0
Turnout 30,913 92.2 -0.4
Labor hold Swing +11.7
New South Wales state election, 1976: Canterbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kevin Stewart 19,581 64.3 +5.5
Liberal Marjorie Pennington 10,889 35.7 -0.4
Total formal votes 30,470 96.8 +0.4
Informal votes 990 3.2 -0.4
Turnout 31,460 92.6 +1.6
Labor hold Swing +4.4
New South Wales state election, 1973: Canterbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kevin Stewart 16,784 58.8 -3.7
Liberal Jack Backer 10,296 36.1 -1.4
Democratic Labor John George 1,448 5.1 +5.1
Total formal votes 28,528 96.4
Informal votes 1,071 3.6
Turnout 29,599 91.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kevin Stewart 17,078 59.9 -2.6
Liberal Jack Backer 11,450 40.1 +2.6
Labor hold Swing -2.6
New South Wales state election, 1971: Canterbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kevin Stewart 15,711 62.5 +7.3
Liberal Jack Backer 9,431 37.5 -2.6
Total formal votes 25,142 96.3
Informal votes 970 3.7
Turnout 26,112 93.3
Labor hold Swing +4.0

Elections in the 1960s

New South Wales state election, 1968: Canterbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kevin Stewart 14,272 55.2 -1.9
Liberal Stanley Squire 10,371 40.1 -2.8
Communist Jack Mundey 1,226 4.7 +4.7
Total formal votes 25,869 96.7
Informal votes 891 3.3
Turnout 26,760 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kevin Stewart 15,130 58.5 +1.4
Liberal Stanley Squire 10,739 41.5 -1.4
Labor hold Swing +1.4
New South Wales state election, 1965: Canterbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kevin Stewart 13,355 57.1 -3.0
Liberal Colin McPhee 10,045 42.9 +3.0
Total formal votes 23,400 97.9 -0.5
Informal votes 500 2.1 +0.5
Turnout 23,900 93.3 -0.7
Labor hold Swing -3.0
New South Wales state election, 1962: Canterbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kevin Stewart 14,469 60.1 +1.5
Liberal Donald Arthur 9,589 39.9 -1.5
Total formal votes 24,058 98.4
Informal votes 399 1.6
Turnout 24,457 94.0
Labor hold Swing +1.5

Elections in the 1950s

New South Wales state election, 1959: Canterbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Tonge 13,353 58.6
Liberal William Dowd 9,417 41.4
Total formal votes 22,770 98.6
Informal votes 321 1.4
Turnout 23,091 94.5
Labor hold Swing
New South Wales state election, 1956: Canterbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Arthur Tonge 12,032 59.4 -7.1
Liberal Cecil Ford 8,241 40.6 +11.5
Total formal votes 20,273 98.7 +0.6
Informal votes 275 1.3 -0.6
Turnout 20,548 94.0 0.0
Labor hold Swing -10.7

References

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