Electoral results for the district of Heathcote

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Heathcote in New South Wales state elections. The district has had two incarnations, the first from 1971 to 1991, the second from 1999 to the present.

Members for Heathcote

First incarnation (1971–1991)
Member		Party	Term
	Rex Jackson	Labor	1971—1986
	Ian McManus	Labor	1987—1988
	Allan Andrews	Liberal	1988—1991
Second incarnation (1999–present)
	Ian McManus	Labor	1999—2003
	Paul McLeay	Labor	2003—2011
	Lee Evans	Liberal	2011—present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

New South Wales state election, 2015: Heathcote^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Lee Evans	25,554	50.0	−4.6
	Labor	Maryanne Stuart	16,724	32.7	+11.5
	Greens	Natasha Watson	4,729	9.2	−1.9
	Independent	Greg Petty	1,893	3.7	−2.4
	Christian Democrats	Ula Falanga	1,518	3.0	−1.3
	No Land Tax	Ahmed Elawaad	717	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			51,135	96.9	+0.3
Informal votes			1,654	3.1	−0.3
Turnout			52,789	94.2	−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Lee Evans	26,989	57.6	−11.4
	Labor	Maryanne Stuart	19,873	42.4	+11.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	−11.4

New South Wales state election, 2011: Heathcote^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Lee Evans	20,700	47.0	+14.8
	Labor	Paul McLeay	10,074	22.9	-20.3
	Greens	Phil Smith	6,972	15.8	+1.3
	Independent	Greg Petty	3,471	7.9	+7.9
	Christian Democrats	Chris Atlee	1,631	3.7	-2.0
	Independent	Peter Bussa	1,225	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			44,073	96.9	-0.9
Informal votes			1,419	3.1	+0.9
Turnout			45,492	94.2	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Lee Evans	22,939	62.9	+21.7
	Labor	Paul McLeay	13,512	37.1	-21.7
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+21.7

Elections in the 2000s

New South Wales state election, 2007: Heathcote
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Paul McLeay	18,377	43.2	-4.2
	Liberal	Lee Evans	13,712	32.2	+2.5
	Greens	Jill Merrin	6,171	14.5	+0.8
	Christian Democrats	John Vanderjagt	2,442	5.7	+1.9
	AAFI	Mary Kelly	1,865	4.4	+2.2
Total formal votes			42,567	97.8	+0.1
Informal votes			948	2.2	-0.1
Turnout			43,515	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Paul McLeay	22,427	58.8	-3.5
	Liberal	Lee Evans	15,745	41.2	+3.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.5

New South Wales state election, 2003: Heathcote
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Paul McLeay	19,502	46.8	-0.1
	Liberal	Peter Vermeer	13,957	33.5	+3.3
	Greens	Tanya Leishman	4,109	9.9	+4.3
	Christian Democrats	Jim Bowen	1,688	4.1	+0.8
	One Nation	Peter McCallum	1,059	2.5	-5.8
	AAFI	Michael Toohey	949	2.3	+1.1
	Horse Riders	Christopher Camp	368	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			41,632	97.8	-0.3
Informal votes			925	2.2	+0.3
Turnout			42,557	93.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Paul McLeay	22,209	58.7	-1.7
	Liberal	Peter Vermeer	15,598	41.3	+1.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.7

Elections in the 1990s

New South Wales state election, 1999: Heathcote
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ian McManus	19,274	46.9	+3.4
	Liberal	Lorna Stone	12,401	30.2	-11.3
	One Nation	Reg Lowder	3,400	8.3	+8.3
	Greens	Jo-Anne Lentern	2,300	5.6	-0.6
	Democrats	David Holloway	1,379	3.4	+3.2
	Christian Democrats	Jim Bowen	1,351	3.3	-1.5
	AAFI	Zero Hughes	506	1.2	+1.1
	Outdoor Recreation	Brett McLoughlin	382	0.9	+0.9
	Unity	Wai Tsui	127	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			41,120	98.1	+1.9
Informal votes			784	1.9	-1.9
Turnout			41,904	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ian McManus	21,864	60.4	+8.0
	Liberal	Lorna Stone	14,336	39.6	-8.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.0

Elections in the 1980s

New South Wales state election, 1988: Heathcote
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Allan Andrews	14,863	47.0	+6.0
	Labor	Peter Presdee	12,434	39.3	-11.9
	Independent	Jack Pendlebury	2,558	8.1	+8.1
	Democrats	Arthur Snow	1,783	5.6	-2.3
Total formal votes			31,638	97.5	-0.5
Informal votes			804	2.5	+0.5
Turnout			32,442	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Allan Andrews	15,844	51.8	+6.9
	Labor	Peter Presdee	14,718	48.2	-6.9
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+6.9

New South Wales state election, 1984: Heathcote
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rex Jackson	16,582	55.6	-11.7
	Liberal	Gordon Davies	10,052	33.7	+10.0
	Democrats	Fran Johnson	3,179	10.7	+6.4
Total formal votes			29,813	97.7	+0.2
Informal votes			711	2.3	-0.2
Turnout			30,524	94.6	+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rex Jackson		61.1	-12.0
	Liberal	Gordon Davies		38.9	+12.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-12.0

New South Wales state election, 1981: Heathcote
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rex Jackson	18,771	67.3	-5.1
	Liberal	Ron Phillips	6,609	23.7	+1.7
	Independent	Maree Jamieson	1,310	4.7	+4.7
	Democrats	Warren Evans	1,202	4.3	-1.3
Total formal votes			27,892	97.5
Informal votes			714	2.5
Turnout			28,606	93.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rex Jackson	19,271	73.1	-2.1
	Liberal	Ron Phillips	7,109	26.9	+2.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.1

Elections in the 1970s

New South Wales state election, 1978: Heathcote
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rex Jackson	22,707	72.4	+9.2
	Liberal	Ron Phillips	6,906	22.0	-14.8
	Democrats	James Dredge	1,760	5.6	+5.6
Total formal votes			31,373	98.4	0.0
Informal votes			523	1.6	0.0
Turnout			31,896	94.5	-0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rex Jackson	23,567	75.2	+12.0
	Liberal	Ron Phillips	7,780	24.8	-12.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+12.0

New South Wales state election, 1976: Heathcote
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rex Jackson	19,228	63.2	+4.7
	Liberal	Ron Phillips	11,201	36.8	+8.2
Total formal votes			30,429	98.4	+0.5
Informal votes			501	1.6	-0.5
Turnout			30,930	94.8	+0.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.3

New South Wales state election, 1973: Heathcote
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rex Jackson	16,490	58.5	0.0
	Liberal	Philip Benwell	8,069	28.6	-5.0
	Independent	Norman Tonkin	2,743	9.7	+9.7
	Democratic Labor	Margaret Silva	887	3.2	+3.2
Total formal votes			28,189	97.9
Informal votes			617	2.1
Turnout			28,806	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rex Jackson	18,464	65.5	-1.7
	Liberal	Philip Benwell	9,725	34.5	+1.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.7

New South Wales state election, 1971: Heathcote
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rex Jackson	16,426	58.5
	Liberal	Evelyn Thompson	9,433	33.6
	Def. of Govt Schools	Edna McGill	2,233	7.9
Total formal votes			28,092	98.3
Informal votes			480	1.7
Turnout			28,572	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rex Jackson	17,766	63.2	+6.2
	Liberal	Evelyn Thompson	10,326	36.8	-6.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.2

References

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

↑ State Electoral District of Heathcote: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
↑ State Electoral District of Heathcote: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.
↑ Antony Green. "2011 New South Wales Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 8 December 2011.

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

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