Electoral results for the district of Ku-ring-gai

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Ku-ring-gai in New South Wales state elections from the district's first election in 1973 until the present.

Members for Ku-ring-gai

	Party	Period
John Maddison	Liberal	1973–1980
Nick Greiner	Liberal	1980–1992
Stephen O'Doherty	Liberal	1992–1999
Barry O'Farrell	Liberal	1999–2015
Alister Henskens	Liberal	2015–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

New South Wales state election, 2015: Ku-ring-gai^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alister Henskens	30,294	62.5	−10.3
	Labor	David Armstrong	7,927	16.4	+8.5
	Greens	Pippa McInnes	7,650	15.8	+1.9
	Christian Democrats	John Archer	1,375	2.8	+0.7
	No Land Tax	Len Gervay	1,192	2.5	+2.5
Total formal votes			48,438	97.6	−0.3
Informal votes			1,185	2.4	+0.3
Turnout			49,623	92.8	+1.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alister Henskens	31,954	73.0	−13.9
	Labor	David Armstrong	11,832	27.0	+13.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−13.9

New South Wales state election, 2011: Ku-ring-gai^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Barry O'Farrell	33,061	72.7	+7.1
	Greens	Susie Gemmell	6,395	14.1	+0.9
	Labor	David Armstrong	3,590	7.9	-5.9
	Save Our State	William Bourke	952	2.1	+2.1
	Christian Democrats	Witold Wiszniewski	948	2.1	-1.2
	Outdoor Recreation	Alexander Gutman	536	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			45,482	98.3	+0.3
Informal votes			794	1.7	-0.3
Turnout			46,276	92.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Barry O'Farrell	34,904	87.0	+8.0
	Labor	David Armstrong	5,236	13.0	–8.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Barry O'Farrell	34,212	81.3	+2.3
	Greens	Susie Gemmell	7,858	18.7	+18.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.3

Elections in the 2000s

New South Wales state election, 2007: Ku-ring-gai
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Barry O'Farrell	27,831	65.6	+7.4
	Labor	Adrian Macarthur-King	5,839	13.8	-7.3
	Greens	Susie Gemmell	5,592	13.2	+1.2
	Christian Democrats	Witold Wiszniewski	1,402	3.3	+0.3
	Democrats	Jeannette Tsoulos	1,002	2.4	+0.4
	Unity	Michael Sun	790	1.9	-0.9
Total formal votes			42,456	98.0	-0.2
Informal votes			857	2.0	+0.2
Turnout			43,313	92.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Barry O'Farrell	29,939	79.0	+10.3
	Labor	Adrian Macarthur-King	7,965	21.0	-10.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+10.3

New South Wales state election, 2003: Ku-ring-gai
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Barry O'Farrell	24,796	61.1	+4.8
	Labor	Andrew Hewitt	7,548	18.6	-1.8
	Greens	Susie Gemmell	5,064	12.5	+7.5
	Unity	Chiming Shea	1,184	2.9	+2.9
	Christian Democrats	Witold Wiszniewski	1,165	2.9	-1.3
	Democrats	Ian Boyd	821	2.0	-7.3
Total formal votes			40,578	98.4	+0.1
Informal votes			680	1.6	-0.1
Turnout			41,258	91.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Barry O'Farrell	26,582	71.6	+1.6
	Labor	Andrew Hewitt	10,543	28.4	-1.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.6

Elections in the 1990s

New South Wales state election, 1999: Ku-ring-gai
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Barry O'Farrell	22,708	56.3	-10.1
	Labor	Jan Butland	8,241	20.4	+7.2
	Democrats	Neil Halliday	3,769	9.3	+1.4
	Greens	Andrew Burke	2,004	5.0	+1.4
	Christian Democrats	Matthew Ayres	1,698	4.2	+2.8
	One Nation	Robert Webeck	1,416	3.5	+3.5
	AAFI	Mick Chehoff	379	0.9	+0.3
	Natural Law	John Ryder	100	0.2	+0.2
Total formal votes			40,315	98.3	+1.3
Informal votes			710	1.7	-1.3
Turnout			41,025	92.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Barry O'Farrell	25,298	70.0	-8.3
	Labor	Jan Butland	10,826	30.0	+8.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	-8.3

New South Wales state election, 1995: Ku-ring-gai
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Stephen O'Doherty	20,271	57.1	-5.4
	Labor	Elizabeth Priestly	7,067	19.9	+1.6
	Independent	Mick Gallagher	5,932	16.7	+8.7
	Democrats	Colin Ward	1,633	4.6	-4.5
	Call to Australia	Alex Sharah	624	1.8	-0.5
Total formal votes			35,527	96.6	+2.9
Informal votes			1,251	3.4	-2.9
Turnout			36,778	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Stephen O'Doherty	22,912	69.0	-3.7
	Labor	Elizabeth Priestly	10,290	31.0	+3.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.7

New South Wales state election, 1991: Ku-ring-gai
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Nick Greiner	20,588	62.4	-3.9
	Labor	Sue Deane	6,023	18.3	-10.2
	Democrats	Ted Roach	2,995	9.1	+9.1
	Independent	Mick Gallagher	2,638	8.0	+8.0
	Call to Australia	Robert Taylor	737	2.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			32,981	93.7	-3.6
Informal votes			2,203	6.3	+3.6
Turnout			35,184	94.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Nick Greiner	22,491	72.7	+3.8
	Labor	Sue Deane	8,441	27.3	-3.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.8

Elections in the 1980s

New South Wales state election, 1988: Ku-ring-gai
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Nick Greiner	23,879	79.7	+3.5
	Labor	Anna Booth	6,097	20.3	+2.6
Total formal votes			29,976	97.7	-0.8
Informal votes			718	2.3	+0.8
Turnout			30,694	93.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.3

New South Wales state election, 1984: Ku-ring-gai
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Nick Greiner	24,271	77.8	+11.2
	Labor	Ian Cameron	5,096	16.3	-7.2
	Democrats	Pamela Tuckwell	1,829	5.9	-4.1
Total formal votes			31,196	98.4	+0.9
Informal votes			500	1.6	-0.9
Turnout			31,696	92.5	+1.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Nick Greiner		80.9	+10.1
	Labor	Ian Cameron		19.1	-10.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+10.1

New South Wales state election, 1981: Ku-ring-gai
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Nick Greiner	19,750	66.6	+1.1
	Labor	Ian Cameron	6,970	23.5	-11.0
	Democrats	Pamela Tuckwell	2,954	9.9	+9.9
Total formal votes			29,674	97.5
Informal votes			764	2.5
Turnout			30,438	90.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Nick Greiner	20,550	70.8	+5.3
	Labor	Ian Cameron	8,470	29.2	-5.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.3

Elections in the 1970s

New South Wales state election, 1978: Ku-ring-gai
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Maddison	19,350	65.5	-7.5
	Labor	Ian Cameron	10,205	34.5	+14.1
Total formal votes			29,555	98.0	-0.9
Informal votes			592	2.0	+0.9
Turnout			30,147	91.0	-1.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-12.2

New South Wales state election, 1976: Ku-ring-gai
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Maddison	21,605	73.0	-4.6
	Labor	Ian Cameron	6,020	20.4	+2.5
	Workers	David Griffiths	1,960	6.6	+6.6
Total formal votes			29,585	98.9	+0.8
Informal votes			316	1.1	-0.8
Turnout			29,901	92.5	-0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Maddison	22,977	77.7	-3.5
	Labor	Ian Cameron	6,608	22.3	+3.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.5

New South Wales state election, 1973: Ku-ring-gai
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Maddison	21,357	77.6
	Labor	Ian Cameron	4,932	17.9
	Democratic Labor	Norma Boyle	1,235	4.5
Total formal votes			27,524	98.1
Informal votes			525	1.9
Turnout			28,049	92.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Maddison	22,345	81.2	+0.1
	Labor	Ian Cameron	5,179	18.8	-0.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.1

References

Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Ku-ring-gai". Retrieved 6 April 2011.

↑ State Electoral District of Ku-ring-gai: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
↑ State Electoral District of Ku-ring-gai: 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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