Electoral results for the district of Clarence

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Clarence in New South Wales state elections. The district had two incarnations, the first from 1859 to 1920, the second from 1927 to the present.

Members for Clarence

First incarnation (1859—1920)
Member		Party	Term
	Clark Irving	None	1859—1864
	John Laycock	None	1864—1866
	John Robertson	None	1866—1869
	Thomas Bawden	None	1869—1880
	Charles Fawcett	None	1880—1880
	John Purves	None	1880—1887
	John McFarlane	Protectionist	1887—1901
		Progressive	1901—1907
		Liberal Reform	1907—1915
	William Zuill	Liberal Reform	1915—1917
	William Zuill	Nationalist	1917—1920
Second incarnation (1927—present)
Member		Party	Term
	Alfred Pollack	Country	1927—1931
	Alfred Henry	Country	1931—1938
	Cecil Wingfield	Country	1938—1955
	Bill Weiley	Country	1955—1971
	Matt Singleton	Country	1971—1981
	Don Day	Labor	1981—1984
	Ian Causley	National	1984—1996
	Harry Woods	Labor	1996—2003
	Steve Cansdell	National	2003—2011
	Chris Gulaptis	National	2011—

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

New South Wales state election, 2015: Clarence^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Chris Gulaptis	23,799	50.4	−13.0
	Labor	Trent Gilbert	13,431	28.5	+18.5
	Greens	Janet Cavanaugh	4,308	9.1	+2.4
	Independent	Debrah Novak	2,202	4.7	+4.7
	Christian Democrats	Carol Ordish	1,143	2.4	+0.6
	Independent	Bryan Robins	1,041	2.2	+2.2
	Independent	Christine Robinson	833	1.8	+1.8
	No Land Tax	Joe Lopreiato	427	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			47,184	96.9	−0.7
Informal votes			1,520	3.1	+0.7
Turnout			48,704	89.7	+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Chris Gulaptis	25,082	59.7	−22.2
	Labor	Trent Gilbert	16,947	40.3	+22.2
	National hold		Swing	−22.2

Clarence state by-election, 2011^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Chris Gulaptis	24,555	56.7	-6.1
	Labor	Peter Ellem	12,098	28.0	+17.8
	Greens	Janet Cavanaugh	3,099	7.2	+0.3
	Outdoor Recreation	Clinton Mead	1,066	2.5	+2.5
	Independent	Wade Walker	979	2.3	+2.3
	Christian Democrats	Bethany Camac	832	1.9	+0.1
	Independent	Stewart Scott-Irving	372	0.9	+0.9
	Democrats	David Robinson	272	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			43,273	97.4	-0.5
Informal votes			1,139	2.6	+0.5
Turnout			44,412	85.0
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Chris Gulaptis	25,512	65.1	-16.3
	Labor	Peter Ellem	13,657	34.9	+16.3
	National hold		Swing	-16.3

New South Wales state election, 2011: Clarence^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Steve Cansdell	28,717	62.8	+9.9
	Independent	Richie Williamson	7,789	17.0	+17.0
	Labor	Colin Clague	4,683	10.2	-19.8
	Greens	Janet Cavanaugh	3,147	6.9	-0.2
	Christian Democrats	Bethany Camac	822	1.8	+1.8
	Family First	Kristen Bromell	598	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			45,756	97.9	-0.1
Informal votes			961	2.1	+0.1
Turnout			46,717	92.8	-0.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
	National	Steve Cansdell	30,120	73.3	+11.8
	Independent	Richie Williamson	10,963	26.7	+26.7
	National hold		Swing	+11.8

Elections in the 2000s

New South Wales state election, 2007: Clarence
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Steve Cansdell	23,181	52.9	+4.0
	Labor	Mark Kingsley	13,148	30.0	-6.9
	Independent	Craig Howe	3,274	7.5	+7.5
	Greens	Theo Jongen	3,081	7.0	+1.2
	Independent	Doug Behn	1,147	2.6	+0.8
Total formal votes			43,831	98.1	-0.2
Informal votes			870	1.9	+0.2
Turnout			44,701	93.1
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Steve Cansdell	24,470	61.6	+6.3
	Labor	Mark Kingsley	15,285	38.4	-6.3
	National hold		Swing	+6.3

New South Wales state election, 2003: Clarence
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Steve Cansdell	17,683	44.6	+19.2
	Labor	Terry Flanagan	15,613	39.3	+2.4
	Greens	Mark Purcell	2,627	6.6	+3.2
	Independent	Marie Mathew	1,047	2.6	+2.6
	Christian Democrats	Brian Hughes	891	2.2	+0.2
	Independent	Doug Behn	856	2.2	+0.8
	One Nation	Marjorie Burston	711	1.8	-9.0
	Democrats	Alec York	257	0.6	-0.7
Total formal votes			39,685	98.2	-0.3
Informal votes			715	1.8	+0.3
Turnout			40,400	92.1
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Steve Cansdell	18,817	51.6	+1.8
	Labor	Terry Flanagan	17,644	48.4	-1.8
	National gain from Labor		Swing	+1.8

Elections in the 1990s

New South Wales state election, 1999: Clarence
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harry Woods	14,524	36.9	+2.7
	National	Steve Cansdell	10,019	25.4	-24.9
	Liberal	Bill Day	7,004	17.9	+17.9
	One Nation	Marie Mathew	4,263	10.8	+10.8
	Greens	Karen Rooke	1,339	3.4	-0.2
	Christian Democrats	John Stanmore	780	2.0	+2.0
	Independent	Doug Behn	551	1.4	+1.4
	Democrats	Alec York	518	1.3	-1.7
	Timbarra Clean Water	Rebecca Tiffen	152	0.4	+0.4
	Earthsave	Jeff Milner	151	0.4	+0.4
	Independent	Mark McMurtrie	101	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			39,402	98.5
Informal votes			594	1.5
Turnout			39,996	94.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Harry Woods	16,467	50.2	+8.5
	National	Steve Cansdell	16,324	49.8	-8.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.5

Clarence state by-election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harry Woods	18,030	51.29	+17.11
	National	Geoff Knight	14,662	41.71	-11.32
	Democrats	Peter Wrightson	1,415	4.02	+1.00
	Greens	Christina Sharman	1,049	2.98	-0.57
Informal votes			451	1.27	-1.78
Turnout			35,607	89.20	-5.18
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Harry Woods	19,280	55.67	+13.96
	National	Geoff Knight	15,352	44.33	-13.96
	Labor gain from National		Swing	+13.96

New South Wales state election, 1995: Clarence
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Ian Causley	18,649	53.0	-0.5
	Labor	John Lester	12,022	34.2	+5.3
	Greens	Daryl Thompson	1,250	3.6	+3.6
	Independent	Sally Haig	1,234	3.5	+3.5
	Democrats	Peter Wrightson	1,062	3.0	-9.0
	The Country Party	Jacqueline Godfrey	952	2.7	+2.7
Total formal votes			35,169	97.0	+2.0
Informal votes			1,105	3.0	-2.0
Turnout			36,274	94.4
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Ian Causley	19,726	58.3	-2.3
	Labor	John Lester	14,113	41.7	+2.3
	National hold		Swing	-2.3

New South Wales state election, 1991: Clarence
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Ian Causley	16,991	53.5	-11.5
	Labor	Olive Boundy	9,173	28.9	-6.1
	Democrats	Martin Frohlich	3,828	12.0	+12.0
	Independent	John Stanmore	992	3.1	+3.1
	Call to Australia	Doug Williams	784	2.5	+2.5
Total formal votes			31,768	95.0	-2.8
Informal votes			1,678	5.0	+2.8
Turnout			33,446	94.1
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Ian Causley	18,304	60.6	-4.4
	Labor	Olive Boundy	11,923	39.4	+4.4
	National hold		Swing	-4.4

Elections in the 1980s

New South Wales state election, 1988: Clarence
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Ian Causley	19,842	65.0	+13.8
	Labor	William Day	10,681	35.0	-8.3
Total formal votes			30,523	97.8	-1.1
Informal votes			687	2.2	+1.1
Turnout			31,210	94.0
	National hold		Swing	+11.3

New South Wales state election, 1984: Clarence
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Ian Causley	17,765	52.1	+8.7
	Labor	Bill Day	14,630	42.9	-13.7
	Independent	Denis O'Keeffe	1,703	5.0	+5.0
Total formal votes			34,098	99.0	+0.3
Informal votes			348	1.0	-0.3
Turnout			34,446	93.5	+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Ian Causley		54.3	+10.9
	Labor	Bill Day		45.7	-10.9
	National gain from Labor		Swing	+10.9

New South Wales state election, 1981: Clarence
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don Day	18,035	56.6
	National Country	William Ralston	13,807	43.4
Total formal votes			31,842	98.7
Informal votes			412	1.3
Turnout			32,254	92.9
	Labor gain from National Country		Swing	+3.8

Elections in the 1970s

New South Wales state election, 1978: Clarence
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Matt Singleton	15,061	52.5	-11.2
	Labor	Danny Signor	8,821	30.7	-5.6
	Independent	John Kelly	4,819	16.8	+16.8
Total formal votes			28,701	98.6	-0.1
Informal votes			418	1.4	+0.1
Turnout			29,119	93.3	-0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Matt Singleton	17,471	60.9	-2.8
	Labor	Danny Signor	11,230	39.1	+2.8
	Country hold		Swing	-2.8

New South Wales state election, 1976: Clarence
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Matt Singleton	16,905	63.7	-0.2
	Labor	Colin Clague	9,613	36.3	+7.4
Total formal votes			26,518	98.7	+0.1
Informal votes			346	1.3	-0.1
Turnout			26,864	94.0	-0.4
	Country hold		Swing	-4.4

New South Wales state election, 1973: Clarence
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Matt Singleton	15,236	63.9	+28.8
	Labor	Patricia Oakman	6,877	28.9	-7.2
	Democratic Labor	William Eckersley	994	4.2	+4.2
	Australia Party	Terrence Hancock	727	3.1	+3.1
Total formal votes			23,834	98.6
Informal votes			345	1.4
Turnout			24,179	94.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Matt Singleton	16,230	68.1	+13.0
	Labor	Patricia Oakman	7,604	31.9	-13.0
	Country hold		Swing	+13.0

New South Wales state election, 1971: Clarence
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Thomas Cronin	7,298	36.1	+36.1
	Country	Matt Singleton	7,092	35.1	-29.2
	Independent	Neville Weiley	2,732	13.5	+13.5
	Independent	Clarice McClymont	1,947	9.6	+9.6
	Country	Francis Clark	1,127	5.6	+5.6
Total formal votes			20,196	98.0
Informal votes			408	2.0
Turnout			20,604	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Matt Singleton	11,131	55.1	-9.2
	Labor	Thomas Cronin	9,065	44.9	+44.9
	Country hold		Swing	-9.2

Elections in the 1960s

New South Wales state election, 1968: Clarence
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Bill Weiley	13,470	64.3	-6.2
	New Staters	Garry Nehl	7,484	35.7	+35.7
Total formal votes			20,954	98.2
Informal votes			385	1.8
Turnout			21,339	96.2
	Country hold		Swing	-6.2

New South Wales state election, 1965: Clarence
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Bill Weiley	14,502	70.5	+16.7
	Labor	Philip Parsonage	6,078	29.5	-13.1
Total formal votes			20,580	98.8	-0.4
Informal votes			250	1.2	+0.4
Turnout			20,830	95.4	-0.1
	Country hold		Swing	+14.9

New South Wales state election, 1962: Clarence
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Bill Weiley	11,121	53.8	-46.2
	Labor	William Bailey	8,799	42.6	+42.6
	Independent	Garth Munro	758	3.7	+3.7
Total formal votes			20,678	99.2
Informal votes			175	0.8
Turnout			20,853	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Bill Weiley	11,500	55.6	-44.4
	Labor	William Bailey	9,178	44.4	+44.4
	Country hold		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 1950s

New South Wales state election, 1959: Clarence
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Bill Weiley	unopposed
	Country hold		Swing

New South Wales state election, 1956: Clarence
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Bill Weiley	11,202	64.7	-1.7
	Country	Garth Munro	6,124	35.3	+35.3
Total formal votes			17,326	98.2	+0.3
Informal votes			313	1.8	-0.3
Turnout			17,639	93.5	-1.7
	Country hold		Swing	N/A

References

Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Clarence". Retrieved 24 September 2011.

↑ State Electoral District of Clarence: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
↑ State Electoral District of Clarence: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.
↑ "Check Count - Two Candidate Preferred" (PDF). New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
↑ "Check Count Results" (PDF). New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
↑ Antony Green. "2011 New South Wales Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 24 September 2011.

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

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