Electoral results for the district of Kogarah

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Kogarah in New South Wales state elections from 1930 to the present.

Members

	Party	Term
Mark Gosling	Labor	1930–1932
James Ross	United Australia	1932–1941
William Currey	Labor	1941–1948
Douglas Cross	Liberal	1948–1953
Bill Crabtree	Labor	1953–1983
Brian Langton	Labor	1983–1999
Cherie Burton	Labor	1999–2015
Chris Minns	Labor	2015–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

New South Wales state election, 2015: Kogarah^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Chris Minns	21,084	45.4	−2.0
	Liberal	Nick Aroney	15,866	34.2	−3.9
	Unity	Annie Tang	3,647	7.9	+7.9
	Greens	Brent Heber	3,015	6.5	−2.3
	Christian Democrats	Sonny Susilo	1,638	3.5	−2.2
	No Land Tax	David Lin	1,173	2.5	+2.5
Total formal votes			46,423	95.4	+0.2
Informal votes			2,225	4.6	−0.2
Turnout			48,648	90.5	+1.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Chris Minns	23,058	56.9	+1.5
	Liberal	Nick Aroney	17,492	43.1	−1.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.5

New South Wales state election, 2011: Kogarah^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Cherie Burton	19,668	44.2	-12.6
	Liberal	Miray Hindi	18,360	41.3	+14.3
	Greens	Simone Francis	3,952	8.9	+1.8
	Christian Democrats	Joseph Abdel Massih	2,507	5.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			44,487	96.0	-0.8
Informal votes			1,851	4.0	+0.8
Turnout			46,338	93.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Cherie Burton	21,207	51.9	-15.8
	Liberal	Miray Hindi	19,665	48.1	+15.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-15.8

Elections in the 2000s

New South Wales state election, 2007: Kogarah
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Cherie Burton	24,301	56.8	-2.2
	Liberal	Peter El Khouri	11,534	27.0	-0.9
	Greens	Therese Bolt	3,042	7.1	+0.5
	Unity	Marcus Ho	2,172	5.1	+0.6
	Christian Democrats	Chris Svolos	1,708	4.0	+4.0
Total formal votes			42,757	96.8	0.0
Informal votes			1,396	3.2	0.0
Turnout			44,153	93.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Cherie Burton	26,448	67.7	-1.4
	Liberal	Peter El Khouri	12,616	32.3	+1.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.4

New South Wales state election, 2003: Kogarah
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Cherie Burton	23,778	59.2	+11.2
	Liberal	Val Colyer	11,209	27.9	-6.9
	Greens	Soraya Kassim	2,749	6.8	+3.6
	Unity	Naxin Liu	1,736	4.3	+1.3
	Democrats	Alison Bailey	701	1.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			40,173	96.8	-0.1
Informal votes			1,344	3.2	+0.1
Turnout			41,517	92.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Cherie Burton	26,355	69.2	+11.7
	Liberal	Val Colyer	11,703	30.8	-11.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+11.7

Elections in the 1990s

New South Wales state election, 1999: Kogarah
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Cherie Burton	19,628	48.0	+1.9
	Liberal	Sam Witheridge	14,226	34.8	-10.6
	One Nation	Neil Baird	1,752	4.3	+4.3
	Greens	Dominic Kanak	1,301	3.2	+3.2
	Unity	Ilia Uzunoski	1,244	3.0	+3.0
	Independent	Polly Chan	1,039	2.5	+2.5
	Christian Democrats	Mark Ison	838	2.0	+0.5
	Independent	Les Crompton	368	0.9	+0.9
	AAFI	John Whalen	237	0.6	-0.3
	Outdoor Recreation	Nathan Jones	235	0.6	+0.6
	Non-Custodial Parents	Alexander Peniazev	40	0.1	+0.1
Total formal votes			40,908	96.9	+2.2
Informal votes			1,308	3.1	-2.2
Turnout			42,216	92.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Cherie Burton	21,381	57.5	+6.9
	Liberal	Sam Witheridge	15,784	42.5	-6.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.9

New South Wales state election, 1995: Kogarah
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Brian Langton	16,047	48.0	-1.5
	Liberal	Margaret Dombkins	14,981	44.8	+0.2
	Democrats	Craig Chung	1,664	5.0	-0.9
	Call to Australia	David Copeland	713	2.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			33,405	95.0	+6.2
Informal votes			1,741	5.0	-6.2
Turnout			35,146	93.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Brian Langton	16,912	51.5	-1.8
	Liberal	Margaret Dombkins	15,935	48.5	+1.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.8

New South Wales state election, 1991: Kogarah
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Brian Langton	15,376	49.5	+5.1
	Liberal	Pat O'Brien	13,873	44.7	+0.8
	Democrats	John Mukai	1,819	5.9	+5.9
Total formal votes			31,068	88.8	-7.7
Informal votes			3,917	11.2	+7.7
Turnout			34,985	93.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Brian Langton	16,270	53.3	+1.7
	Liberal	Pat O'Brien	14,254	46.7	-1.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.7

Elections in the 1980s

New South Wales state election, 1988: Kogarah
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Brian Langton	13,033	44.4	-8.8
	Liberal	Stephen Milgate	12,840	43.7	+2.7
	Independent	Anne Field	2,663	9.1	+9.1
	Independent	Jack Maddox	831	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			29,367	96.4	-0.9
Informal votes			1,086	3.6	+0.9
Turnout			30,453	94.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Brian Langton	14,738	52.2	-4.2
	Liberal	Stephen Milgate	13,509	47.8	+4.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.2

New South Wales state election, 1984: Kogarah
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Brian Langton	15,254	53.1	-9.9
	Liberal	Robert Young	11,804	41.0	+8.8
	Democrats	Ronald George	1,697	5.9	+1.1
Total formal votes			28,755	97.4	-0.2
Informal votes			780	2.6	+0.2
Turnout			29,535	93.7	+1.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Brian Langton		56.3	-3.6
	Liberal	Robert Young		43.7	+3.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.6

New South Wales state election, 1981: Kogarah
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Crabtree	18,022	63.0	-4.9
	Liberal	Patrick O'Brien	9,198	32.2	+0.1
	Democrats	Albert Ost	1,374	4.8	+4.8
Total formal votes			28,594	97.2
Informal votes			816	2.8
Turnout			29,410	91.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Crabtree	18,644	66.2	-1.7
	Liberal	Patrick O'Brien	9,498	33.8	+1.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.7

Elections in the 1970s

New South Wales state election, 1978: Kogarah
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Crabtree	21,397	67.9	+12.5
	Liberal	Terrence Fraser	10,117	32.1	-10.1
Total formal votes			31,514	97.2	-0.4
Informal votes			897	2.8	+0.4
Turnout			32,411	93.0	-1.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+11.8

New South Wales state election, 1976: Kogarah
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Crabtree	17,753	55.4	+1.1
	Liberal	Terrence Fraser	13,537	42.2	+0.5
	Workers	Robert Schollbach	761	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			32,051	98.6	+0.7
Informal votes			457	1.4	-0.7
Turnout			32,508	94.3	+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Crabtree	17,981	56.1	+1.0
	Liberal	Terrence Fraser	14,070	43.9	-1.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.0

New South Wales state election, 1973: Kogarah
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Crabtree	16,258	54.3	-0.1
	Liberal	Edward Griffiths	12,497	41.7	+2.8
	Democratic Labor	Harold Rich	1,195	4.0	+4.0
Total formal votes			29,950	97.9
Informal votes			635	2.1
Turnout			30,585	93.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Crabtree	16,497	55.1	-3.5
	Liberal	Edward Griffiths	13,453	44.9	+3.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.5

New South Wales state election, 1971: Kogarah
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Crabtree	13,438	52.4	+1.6
	Liberal	William Marshall	10,485	40.9	-4.6
	Independent	Margot Caulfield	1,708	6.7	+6.7
Total formal votes			25,631	98.1
Informal votes			495	1.9
Turnout			26,126	94.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Crabtree	14,463	56.4	+5.1
	Liberal	William Marshall	11,168	43.6	-5.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.1

Elections in the 1960s

New South Wales state election, 1968: Kogarah
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Crabtree	13,837	51.8	+0.2
	Liberal	Albert Oakey	11,889	44.5	-1.2
	Democratic Labor	Brian Harnett	986	3.7	+1.0
Total formal votes			26,712	97.9
Informal votes			568	2.1
Turnout			27,280	94.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Crabtree	14,034	52.5	+0.4
	Liberal	Albert Oakey	12,678	47.5	-0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.4

New South Wales state election, 1965: Kogarah
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Crabtree	12,169	51.6	-4.4
	Liberal	Albert Oakey	10,790	45.7	+1.7
	Democratic Labor	Hubert O'Connell	635	2.7	+2.7
Total formal votes			23,594	98.5	-0.6
Informal votes			347	1.5	+0.6
Turnout			23,941	94.6	+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Crabtree	12,296	52.1	-3.9
	Liberal	Albert Oakey	11,298	47.9	+3.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.9

New South Wales state election, 1962: Kogarah
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Crabtree	13,007	56.0	+2.7
	Liberal	John Partridge	10,233	44.0	+0.7
Total formal votes			23,240	99.1
Informal votes			200	0.9
Turnout			23,440	94.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.1

Elections in the 1950s

New South Wales state election, 1959: Kogarah
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Crabtree	12,079	53.3
	Liberal	Jeffrey Skehan	9,816	43.3
	Democratic Labor	Thomas Brosnan	404	1.8
	Communist	Leslie McPhillips	357	1.6
Total formal votes			22,656	98.6
Informal votes			329	1.4
Turnout			22,985	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Crabtree	12,446	54.9
	Liberal	Jeffrey Skehan	10,210	45.1
	Labor hold		Swing

New South Wales state election, 1956: Kogarah
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Crabtree	12,467	55.0	-0.7
	Liberal	Horace Harper	10,195	45.0	+0.7
Total formal votes			22,662	98.8	+0.6
Informal votes			276	1.2	-0.6
Turnout			22,938	94.1	-0.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.7

References

Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Kogarah". Retrieved 30 September 2011.

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