Electoral results for the district of Cessnock

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Cessnock in New South Wales state elections. The district has had two incarnations, the first from 1913 to 1920, the second from 1927 to the present.

Members for Cessnock

First incarnation (1913—1920)
Member		Party	Term
	William Kearsley	Labor	1913–1920
Second incarnation (1927—present)
Member		Party	Term
	Jack Baddeley	Labor	1927–1949
	John Crook	Labor	1949–1959
	George Neilly	Labor	1959–1978
	Bob Brown	Labor	1978–1980
	Stan Neilly	Labor	1981–1988
	Bob Roberts	Liberal	1988–1991
	Stan Neilly	Labor	1991–1999
	Kerry Hickey	Labor	1999–2011
	Clayton Barr	Labor	2011–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

New South Wales state election, 2015: Cessnock^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Clayton Barr	28,519	62.2	+28.1
	National	Jessica Price-Purnell	10,652	23.2	−1.8
	Greens	Lindy Williams	3,857	8.4	−0.2
	No Land Tax	Domenic Lopreiato	1,465	3.2	+3.2
	Christian Democrats	Julie Johnson	1,339	2.9	−0.5
Total formal votes			45,832	95.6	+0.9
Informal votes			2,111	4.4	−0.9
Turnout			47,943	91.4	+1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Clayton Barr	30,057	72.0	+18.1
	National	Jessica Price-Purnell	11,685	28.0	−18.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+18.1

New South Wales state election, 2011: Cessnock^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Clayton Barr	15,812	34.5	-20.3
	National	Alison Davey	11,309	24.7	-6.7
	Independent	Dale Troy	8,640	18.8	+18.8
	Greens	James Ryan	3,913	8.5	-5.3
	Independent	Allan Stapleford	2,297	5.0	+5.0
	Independent	Allan McCudden	2,284	5.0	+5.0
	Christian Democrats	Wayne Riley	1,598	3.5	+3.5
Total formal votes			45,853	95.3	-1.6
Informal votes			2,240	4.7	+1.6
Turnout			48,093	94.2	+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Clayton Barr	18,679	54.4	-8.1
	National	Alison Davey	15,687	45.6	+8.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.1

Elections in the 2000s

New South Wales state election, 2007: Cessnock
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kerry Hickey	24,026	54.8	-3.8
	National	Trevor Hollingshed	13,754	31.4	+12.8
	Greens	James Ryan	6,053	13.8	+6.7
Total formal votes			43,833	96.9	-0.4
Informal votes			1,379	3.1	+0.4
Turnout			45,212	94.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kerry Hickey	25,347	62.4	-6.7
	National	Trevor Hollingshed	15,264	37.6	+6.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.7

New South Wales state election, 2003: Cessnock
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kerry Hickey	22,843	55.7	+1.2
	National	Dale Troy	11,533	28.1	+28.1
	Greens	Kerry Suwald	2,926	7.1	+2.1
	One Nation	John Bailey	1,573	3.8	-12.2
	Independent	Patricia St Lawrence	1,219	3.0	+3.0
	Democrats	Graham Capararo	881	2.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			40,975	97.7	-0.4
Informal votes			958	2.3	+0.4
Turnout			41,933	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kerry Hickey	24,282	65.5	-7.1
	National	Dale Troy	12,766	34.5	+34.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-7.1

Elections in the 1990s

New South Wales state election, 1999: Cessnock
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kerry Hickey	21,966	54.6	-4.3
	One Nation	Graham Burston	6,462	16.1	+16.1
	Liberal	Mark Coure	6,003	14.9	-13.8
	Independent	Ian Olsen	3,784	9.4	+9.4
	Greens	James Ryan	2,025	5.0	+3.6
Total formal votes			40,240	98.1	+2.8
Informal votes			760	1.9	-2.8
Turnout			41,000	94.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Kerry Hickey	25,813	72.6	+6.3
	One Nation	Graham Burston	9,719	27.4	+27.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.3

New South Wales state election, 1995: Cessnock
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Stan Neilly	18,680	55.5	+4.8
	Liberal	Robert Symon	10,581	31.4	-9.9
	Democrats	Simon Holliday	3,620	10.8	+6.4
	Socialist Labour	Terry Cook	775	2.3	+2.3
Total formal votes			33,656	95.7	+4.3
Informal votes			1,516	4.3	-4.3
Turnout			35,172	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Stan Neilly	20,348	63.1	+8.7
	Liberal	Robert Symon	11,888	36.9	-8.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.7

New South Wales state election, 1991: Cessnock
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Stan Neilly	15,838	50.7	+5.5
	Liberal	Bob Roberts	12,910	41.4	+8.7
	Democrats	Denis Rothwell	1,357	4.3	+4.3
	Independent	Jim White	1,106	3.5	+3.5
Total formal votes			31,211	91.4	-5.5
Informal votes			2,938	8.6	+5.5
Turnout			34,149	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Stan Neilly	16,612	54.4	+4.8
	Liberal	Bob Roberts	13,915	45.6	-4.8
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+4.8

Elections in the 1980s

New South Wales state election, 1988: Cessnock
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Stan Neilly	13,987	45.1	-13.8
	Liberal	Bob Roberts	10,143	32.7	+18.3
	National	Desmond Snelgrove	6,852	22.1	-4.5
Total formal votes			30,982	96.9	-1.2
Informal votes			989	3.1	+1.2
Turnout			31,971	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bob Roberts	15,218	50.5	+9.4
	Labor	Stan Neilly	14,943	49.5	-9.4
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+9.4

New South Wales state election, 1984: Cessnock
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Stanley Neilly	23,519	76.2	-1.3
	Liberal	Gerard Berkhout	7,341	23.8	+5.6
Total formal votes			30,860	97.8	0.0
Informal votes			683	2.2	0.0
Turnout			31,543	94.7	+0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.3

New South Wales state election, 1981: Cessnock
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Stan Neilly	23,015	77.5	-1.6
	Liberal	James White	5,406	18.2	-2.7
	Democrats	Gregory Mutton	1,263	4.3	+4.3
Total formal votes			29,684	97.8
Informal votes			659	2.2
Turnout			30,343	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Stan Neilly	23,215	80.5	+1.4
	Liberal	James White	5,606	19.5	-1.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.4

Elections in the 1970s

New South Wales state election, 1978: Cessnock
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Brown	18,547	79.1	+2.1
	Liberal	Terrence Nicholas	4,894	20.9	-2.1
Total formal votes			23,441	98.4	-0.3
Informal votes			389	1.6	+0.3
Turnout			23,830	95.6	-0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.1

New South Wales state election, 1976: Cessnock
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Neilly	17,814	77.0	-1.1
	Liberal	Suzan Ross-Gowan	5,327	23.0	+23.0
Total formal votes			23,141	98.7	+1.3
Informal votes			310	1.3	-1.3
Turnout			23,451	96.0	+0.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.1

New South Wales state election, 1973: Cessnock
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Neilly	17,093	78.1	-2.3
	Democratic Labor	Bernard Burke	4,801	21.9	+21.9
Total formal votes			21,894	97.4
Informal votes			583	2.6
Turnout			22,477	95.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.3

New South Wales state election, 1971: Cessnock
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Neilly	16,251	80.4	+14.5
	Liberal	John Thomas	3,972	19.6	+19.6
Total formal votes			20,223	98.8
Informal votes			251	1.2
Turnout			20,474	96.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+14.5

Elections in the 1960s

New South Wales state election, 1968: Cessnock
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Neilly	13,528	65.9	-11.7
	Independent	Robert Brown	7,009	34.1	+34.1
Total formal votes			20,537	98.6
Informal votes			283	1.4
Turnout			20,820	96.5
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

New South Wales state election, 1965: Cessnock
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Neilly	14,687	77.6	+11.4
	Democratic Labor	Hilton Smith	2,709	14.3	+14.3
	Communist	Charles Dumbrell	1,543	8.1	+5.1
Total formal votes			18,939	98.0	-1.0
Informal votes			385	2.0	+1.0
Turnout			19,324	95.2	-0.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	George Neilly	15,921	84.1	-0.1
	Democratic Labor	Hilton Smith	3,018	15.9	+15.9
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

New South Wales state election, 1962: Cessnock
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Neilly	12,754	66.2	+3.8
	Independent	Robert Brown	4,000	20.8	+20.8
	Liberal	Edward Farrell	1,935	10.0	+10.0
	Communist	Stanley Smith	574	3.0	-5.4
Total formal votes			19,263	99.0
Informal votes			187	1.0
Turnout			19,450	95.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	George Neilly	14,009	72.7	+6.1
	Independent	Robert Brown	5,254	27.3	+27.3
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 1950s

New South Wales state election, 1959: Cessnock
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Neilly	12,740	62.4
	Independent	Charles Haxton	5,972	29.2
	Communist	David Stevenson	1,710	8.4
Total formal votes			20,422	98.3
Informal votes			350	1.7
Turnout			20,772	95.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	George Neilly	13,595	66.6
	Independent	Charles Haxton	6,827	33.4
	Labor hold		Swing

New South Wales state election, 1956: Cessnock
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Crook	13,374	69.5	-16.1
	Liberal	Harold Hawkes	3,760	19.5	+19.5
	Communist	David Stevenson	2,121	11.0	-3.4
Total formal votes			19,255	98.5	+3.4
Informal votes			295	1.5	-3.4
Turnout			19,550	96.5	+1.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Crook	15,283	79.4	-6.2
	Liberal	Harold Hawkes	3,972	20.6	+20.6
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

References

Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Cessnock". Retrieved 4 July 2011.

↑ State Electoral District of Cessnock: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
↑ State Electoral District of Cessnock: 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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