Electoral results for the district of Dubbo

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Dubbo in New South Wales state elections. The district had two incarnations, the first from 1895 to 1904, the second from 1930 to the present.

Members for Dubbo

First incarnation (1895—1904)
Member		Party	Term
	James Morgan	Protectionist	1894—1895
	Simeon Phillips	Free Trade	1895—1901
	Simeon Phillips	Liberal Reform	1901—1904
Second incarnation (1930—present)
Member		Party	Term
	Alfred McClelland	Labor	1930—1932
	George Wilson	Country	1932—1942
	Clarrie Robertson	Labor	1942—1950
	Robert Medcalf	Country	1950—1953
	Clarrie Robertson	Labor	1953—1959
	Les Ford	Liberal	1959—1964
	John Mason	Liberal	1965—1981
	Gerry Peacocke	National	1981—1999
	Tony McGrane	Independent	1999—2004
	Dawn Fardell	Independent	2004—2011
	Troy Grant	National	2011—present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

New South Wales state election, 2015: Dubbo^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Troy Grant	28,165	60.5	+0.3
	Labor	Stephen Lawrence	10,939	23.5	+14.0
	Greens	Matt Parmeter	2,062	4.4	+0.8
	Independent	Colin Hamilton	1,960	4.2	+4.2
	No Land Tax	Ben Shepherd	1,306	2.8	+2.8
	Christian Democrats	Peter Scherer	1,181	2.5	+2.5
	Independent	Rod Pryor	973	2.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			46,586	96.7	−0.5
Informal votes			1,578	3.3	+0.5
Turnout			48,164	90.9	+3.4
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Troy Grant	29,932	70.4	−10.9
	Labor	Stephen Lawrence	12,571	29.6	+10.9
	National hold		Swing	−10.9

New South Wales state election, 2011: Dubbo^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Troy Grant	27,191	60.0	+17.4
	Independent	Dawn Fardell	14,129	31.2	-10.5
	Labor	Andrew Brooks	2,893	6.4	-4.8
	Greens	Matt Parmeter	1,119	2.5	+0.0
Total formal votes			45,332	98.1	+0.3
Informal votes			898	1.9	-0.3
Turnout			46,230	94.4	+0.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
	National	Troy Grant	27,714	63.7	+14.5
	Independent	Dawn Fardell	15,827	36.4	-14.5
	National gain from Independent		Swing	+14.5

Elections in the 2000s

New South Wales state election, 2007: Dubbo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Greg Matthews	18,702	42.6	-1.2
	Independent	Dawn Fardell	18,296	41.7	+8.0
	Labor	Adrian Hough	4,889	11.1	-4.6
	Greens	Jan McDonald	1,074	2.4	-0.3
	Christian Democrats	Michael Sichel	952	2.2	+2.1
Total formal votes			43,913	97.8	-0.5
Informal votes			988	2.2	+0.5
Turnout			44,901	94.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Dawn Fardell	20,584	50.9	+0.6
	National	Greg Matthews	19,877	49.1	-0.6
	Independent hold		Swing	+0.6

Dubbo state by-election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Dawn Fardell	19,511	50.56	+50.56
	National	Jan Cowley	15,332	42.41	+4.19
	Greens	Terrance Loughlin	1,390	3.60	+0.92
	Independent	Makere Rangihaeata	1,326	3.44	+3.44
Total formal votes			38,592	98.50	+0.18
Informal votes			589	1.50	−0.18
Turnout			39,181	88.92	−5.20
	Independent hold		Swing	N/A

New South Wales state election, 2003: Dubbo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Tony McGrane	16,696	41.3	+18.6
	National	Mark Horton	15,460	38.2	+6.4
	Labor	Leo Dawson	6,092	15.1	-5.2
	Greens	Steve Maier	1,082	2.7	+1.4
	One Nation	Ian Hutchins	651	1.6	-16.5
	AAFI	Ronald Atkins	466	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			40,447	98.3	+0.2
Informal votes			690	1.7	-0.2
Turnout			41,137	94.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Tony McGrane	20,099	55.0	+5.0
	National	Mark Horton	16,413	45.0	-5.0
	Independent hold		Swing	+5.0

Elections in the 1990s

New South Wales state election, 1999: Dubbo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Richard Mutton	12,597	31.8	-33.4
	Independent	Tony McGrane	8,977	22.7	+22.7
	Labor	Warren Mundine	8,016	20.3	-8.2
	One Nation	John Neville	7,166	18.1	+18.1
	Independent	Peter Keough	1,711	4.3	+4.3
	Democrats	Chris Dunkerley	593	1.5	+0.4
	Greens	Cara Phillips	513	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			39,573	98.1	+3.0
Informal votes			756	1.9	-3.0
Turnout			40,329	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Richard Mutton	17,734	60.5	-8.9
	Labor	Warren Mundine	11,566	39.5	+8.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Tony McGrane	15,358	50.02	+50.0
	National	Richard Mutton	15,344	49.98	-19.4
	Independent gain from National		Swing	N/A

New South Wales state election, 1995: Dubbo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Gerry Peacocke	21,980	63.9	+3.3
	Labor	Bob Green	10,355	30.1	+1.1
	Call to Australia	Bruce Johnstone	2,081	6.0	+1.8
Total formal votes			34,416	94.8	+2.1
Informal votes			1,889	5.2	-2.1
Turnout			36,305	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Gerry Peacocke	23,135	68.0	+1.1
	Labor	Bob Green	10,903	32.0	-1.1
	National hold		Swing	+1.1

New South Wales state election, 1991: Dubbo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Gerry Peacocke	19,155	60.5	-10.4
	Labor	Owen Evans	9,160	28.9	+0.9
	Democrats	Ken Graham	1,977	6.2	+5.2
	Call to Australia	Ian Bones	1,353	4.3	+4.3
Total formal votes			31,645	92.7	-5.1
Informal votes			2,501	7.3	+5.1
Turnout			34,146	93.9
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Gerry Peacocke	20,494	66.9	-4.7
	Labor	Owen Evans	10,154	33.1	+4.7
	National hold		Swing	-4.7

Elections in the 1980s

New South Wales state election, 1988: Dubbo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Gerry Peacocke	21,335	71.3	+6.7
	Labor	Graham Mantova	8,567	28.7	-6.7
Total formal votes			29,902	97.8	-0.7
Informal votes			660	2.2	+0.7
Turnout			30,562	95.3
	National hold		Swing	+6.7

New South Wales state election, 1984: Dubbo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Gerry Peacocke	20,324	64.9	+28.4
	Labor	Gordon Lerve	10,973	35.1	-2.4
Total formal votes			31,297	98.5	+0.3
Informal votes			480	1.5	-0.3
Turnout			31,777	92.7	+0.3
	National hold		Swing	+5.7

New South Wales state election, 1981: Dubbo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Morgan	11,256	37.5	-9.1
	National Country	Gerry Peacocke	10,972	36.5	+36.5
	Liberal	Eric Woods	7,831	26.0	-27.4
Total formal votes			30,059	98.2
Informal votes			542	1.8
Turnout			30,601	92.4
Two-party-preferred result
	National Country	Gerry Peacocke	17,494	59.2	+59.2
	Labor	Peter Morgan	12,042	40.8	-5.8
	National Country gain from Liberal		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 1970s

New South Wales state election, 1978: Dubbo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Mason	13,741	53.4	+13.0
	Labor	Roger Grealy	11,998	46.6	+15.2
Total formal votes			25,739	98.2	-1.1
Informal votes			470	1.8	+1.1
Turnout			26,209	94.2	-0.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	-10.0

New South Wales state election, 1976: Dubbo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Mason	9,942	40.4	-20.4
	Labor	Damian Hession	7,728	31.4	-2.6
	Independent	Gerry Peacocke	6,939	28.2	+28.2
Total formal votes			24,609	99.3	+0.5
Informal votes			166	0.7	-0.5
Turnout			24,775	94.6	+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Mason	15,612	63.4	-1.6
	Labor	Damian Hession	8,997	36.6	+1.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.6

New South Wales state election, 1973: Dubbo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Mason	13,695	60.8	+9.0
	Labor	Emily Renshaw	7,649	34.0	-6.2
	Democratic Labor	Michael Stephens	1,173	5.2	-2.8
Total formal votes			22,517	98.8
Informal votes			283	1.2
Turnout			22,800	94.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Mason	14,633	65.0	+6.8
	Labor	Emily Renshaw	7,884	35.0	-6.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.8

New South Wales state election, 1971: Dubbo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Mason	10,598	51.8	-13.4
	Labor	Norman Cox	8,229	40.2	+5.3
	Democratic Labor	Terence Catley	1,639	8.0	+8.0
Total formal votes			20,466	98.7
Informal votes			279	1.3
Turnout			20,745	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Mason	11,909	58.2	-7.0
	Labor	Norman Cox	8,557	41.8	+7.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	-7.0

Elections in the 1960s

New South Wales state election, 1968: Dubbo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Mason	13,107	65.1	+30.9
	Labor	Robert Scarff	7,010	34.9	-0.1
Total formal votes			20,117	98.8
Informal votes			246	1.2
Turnout			20,363	95.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.6

New South Wales state election, 1965: Dubbo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kenneth Mason	6,904	35.0	-3.9
	Liberal	John Mason	6,749	34.2	-21.7
	Country	Roderick Mack	6,096	30.9	+30.9
Total formal votes			19,749	99.0	-0.1
Informal votes			204	1.0	+0.1
Turnout			19,953	95.6	+1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Mason	12,371	62.6	+4.6
	Labor	Kenneth Mason	7,378	37.4	-4.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.6

New South Wales state election, 1962: Dubbo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Les Ford	10,693	55.9	+26.9
	Labor	Martin Berry	7,445	38.9	-0.7
	Independent	Clarrie Robertson	981	5.1	+5.1
Total formal votes			19,119	99.1
Informal votes			175	0.9
Turnout			19,294	94.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Les Ford	11,085	58.0	+0.9
	Labor	Martin Berry	8,034	42.0	-0.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.9

Elections in the 1950s

New South Wales state election, 1959: Dubbo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Clarrie Robertson	7,216	39.6
	Liberal	Les Ford	5,280	29.0
	Country	Roderick Mack	5,105	28.0
	Democratic Labor	Brian Adams	610	3.4
Total formal votes			18,211	98.7
Informal votes			241	1.3
Turnout			18,452	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Les Ford	10,398	57.1
	Labor	Clarrie Robertson	7,813	42.9
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing

New South Wales state election, 1956: Dubbo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Clarrie Robertson	8,241	46.8	-5.2
	Country	Keith Sullivan	4,887	27.8	-20.2
	Liberal	Neville Magin	4,472	25.4	+25.4
Total formal votes			17,600	98.9	+0.7
Informal votes			200	1.1	-0.7
Turnout			17,800	93.2	-1.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Clarrie Robertson	9,018	51.2	-0.8
	Country	Keith Sullivan	8,582	48.8	+0.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.8

References

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

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