Electoral results for the district of Lakemba

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Lakemba in New South Wales state elections from the district's first election in 1927 until the present.

Members

Member Party Term
  Fred Stanley Labor 1927—1940
  Labor (N-C) 1940—1941
  Labor 1941—1950
  Independent Labor 1950—1950
  Stan Wyatt Labor 1950—1964
  Vince Durick Labor 1964—1984
  Wes Davoren Labor 1984—1995
  Tony Stewart Labor 1995—1999
  Morris Iemma Labor 1999—2008
  Robert Furolo Labor 2008—present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

New South Wales state election, 2015: Lakemba[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jihad Dib 25,638 57.3 +11.1
Liberal Rashid Bhuiyan 9,271 20.7 −13.1
Christian Democrats George El-Dahr 5,728 12.8 +8.2
Greens Chris Garvin 3,348 7.5 +1.9
No Land Tax Yahya Chehab 757 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 44,742 94.5 +1.1
Informal votes 2,624 5.5 −1.1
Turnout 47,366 86.9 +2.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jihad Dib 27,338 71.6 +14.2
Liberal Rashid Bhuiyan 10,864 28.4 −14.2
Labor hold Swing +14.2
New South Wales state election, 2011: Lakemba[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Furolo 21,595 48.6 -25.3
Liberal Michael Hawatt 16,333 36.8 +23.6
Greens Linda Eisler 3,374 7.6 +3.7
Christian Democrats Sungjae Kam 1,998 4.5 +0.5
Independent Omar Quiader 1,133 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 44,433 94.8 -0.9
Informal votes 2,419 5.2 +0.9
Turnout 46,852 90.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert Furolo 22,983 57.0 -27.0
Liberal Michael Hawatt 17,337 43.0 +27.0
Labor hold Swing -27.0

Elections in the 2000s

Lakemba state by-election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Furolo 23,004 58.18 −15.72
Liberal Michael Hawatt 9,354 23.66 +10.46
Greens Kristian Bolwell 4,847 12.26 +8.39
Christian Democrats Allan Lotfizadeh 1,292 3.27 §
Independent Robert Aiken 564 1.43 +1.43
Christian Democrats Zarif Abdulla 479 1.21 §
Total formal votes 39,540 95.89 +0.11
Informal votes 1,696 4.11 −0.11
Turnout 40,149 80.40 −11.75
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Robert Furolo 24,308 70.50 −13.47
Liberal Michael Hawatt 10,173 29.50 +13.47
Labor hold Swing −13.47

§ The combined Christian Democrats vote was 4.48 percent, an increase of 0.51 percentage points.

New South Wales state election, 2007: Lakemba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Morris Iemma 31,907 73.9 +9.1
Liberal Morris Mansour 5,698 13.2 -2.8
Christian Democrats Josephine Sammut 1,716 4.0 +1.3
Greens Bashir Sawalha 1,671 3.9 -3.0
Unity Omar Moussa 1,476 3.4 -1.1
Democrats Garry Dalrymple 473 1.1 +0.9
Joanne Kuniansky 237 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 43,178 95.8 +0.3
Informal votes 1,902 4.2 -0.3
Turnout 45,080 92.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Morris Iemma 33,596 84.0 +5.2
Liberal Morris Mansour 6,415 16.0 -5.2
Labor hold Swing +5.2
New South Wales state election, 2003: Lakemba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Morris Iemma 24,060 64.2 +1.0
Liberal Daniel Try 6,503 17.4 +0.4
Greens Bashir Sawalha 2,499 6.7 +6.7
Unity Gengxing Chen 1,640 4.4 +4.4
Independent Gregory Briscoe-Hough 1,167 3.1 +3.1
Christian Democrats Zarif Abdulla 1,055 2.8 +2.8
Legal System Reform Mary Habib 344 0.9 +0.9
Robert Aiken 204 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 37,472 95.9 -0.5
Informal votes 1,621 4.1 +0.5
Turnout 39,093 91.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Morris Iemma 25,734 77.4 +2.7
Liberal Daniel Try 7,493 22.6 -2.7
Labor hold Swing +2.7

Elections in the 1990s

New South Wales state election, 1999: Lakemba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Morris Iemma 24,457 63.2 +4.5
Liberal Michael Hawatt 6,588 17.0 -14.7
Independent Barbara Coorey 3,896 10.1 +10.1
One Nation Hussein Abou-Ghaida 1,487 3.8 +3.8
Democrats Richard Newman 1,181 3.1 +0.7
AAFI Tom Moody 1,079 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 38,688 96.4 +3.8
Informal votes 1,463 3.6 -3.8
Turnout 40,151 92.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Morris Iemma 26,536 74.7 +10.0
Liberal Michael Hawatt 8,998 25.3 -10.0
Labor hold Swing +10.0
New South Wales state election, 1995: Lakemba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tony Stewart 19,115 58.4 +6.8
Liberal Michael Hawatt 8,480 25.9 -6.1
Independent John Gorrie 3,468 10.6 +10.6
Democrats Amelia Newman 1,644 5.0 -3.6
Total formal votes 32,707 91.3 +7.1
Informal votes 3,135 8.7 -7.1
Turnout 35,842 92.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tony Stewart 20,448 68.7 +9.3
Liberal Michael Hawatt 9,304 31.3 -9.3
Labor hold Swing +9.3
New South Wales state election, 1991: Lakemba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Wes Davoren 15,110 51.6 +3.4
Liberal Karl Tartak 9,369 32.0 -0.4
Democrats Amelia Newman 2,513 8.6 +8.6
Independent Michael Hawatt 2,264 7.7 +7.7
Total formal votes 29,256 84.2 -10.4
Informal votes 5,499 15.8 +10.4
Turnout 34,755 92.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Wes Davoren 16,506 59.4 +2.1
Liberal Karl Tartak 11,267 40.6 -2.1
Labor hold Swing +2.1

Elections in the 1980s

New South Wales state election, 1988: Lakemba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Wes Davoren 12,041 43.9 -17.0
Liberal Robert Batton 10,301 37.6 -1.4
Call to Australia Murray Peterson 1,902 6.9 +6.9
Independent Mohamed Arja 1,545 5.6 +5.6
Independent EFF Mohamed El Sadik 1,058 3.9 +3.9
Independent Saleh Almaleh 564 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 27,411 93.5 -2.2
Informal votes 1,895 6.5 +2.2
Turnout 29,306 92.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Wes Davoren 13,173 52.6 -8.4
Liberal Robert Batton 11,860 47.4 +8.4
Labor hold Swing -8.4
New South Wales state election, 1984: Lakemba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Wes Davoren 16,398 61.8 -16.8
Liberal Stephen Law 10,125 38.2 +16.8
Total formal votes 26,523 95.7 +0.3
Informal votes 1,190 4.3 -0.3
Turnout 27,713 91.6 +1.0
Labor hold Swing -16.8
New South Wales state election, 1981: Lakemba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Vince Durick 20,657 78.6 +3.7
Liberal Vivian Salama 5,635 21.4 0.0
Total formal votes 26,292 95.4
Informal votes 1,265 4.6
Turnout 27,557 90.6
Labor hold Swing +1.6

Elections in the 1970s

New South Wales state election, 1978: Lakemba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Vince Durick 23,463 74.9 +15.1
Liberal Robin Graham 6,689 21.4 -12.3
Democrats Brenda Adams 1,155 3.7 +3.7
Total formal votes 31,307 97.1 -0.9
Informal votes 938 2.9 +0.9
Turnout 32,245 93.1 -2.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Vince Durick 23,805 77.0 +12.3
Liberal Robin Graham 7,100 23.0 -12.3
Labor hold Swing +12.3
New South Wales state election, 1976: Lakemba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Vince Durick 19,518 59.8 +2.9
Liberal Robin Graham 11,008 33.7 -3.2
Independent Donald Carruthers 1,137 3.5 +3.5
Australia Party Timothy Dein 976 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 32,639 98.0 +1.5
Informal votes 670 2.0 -1.5
Turnout 33,309 95.1 +2.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Vince Durick 21,118 64.7 +5.0
Liberal Robin Graham 11,521 35.3 -5.0
Labor hold Swing +5.0
New South Wales state election, 1973: Lakemba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Vince Durick 17,464 56.9 -2.5
Liberal Philip Gregory 11,313 36.9 -3.7
Independent Douglas Morgan 1,145 3.7 +3.7
Democratic Labor Anthony Hook 769 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 30,691 96.5
Informal votes 1,110 3.5
Turnout 31,801 92.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Vince Durick 18,323 59.7 +0.3
Liberal Philip Gregory 12,368 40.3 -0.3
Labor hold Swing +0.3
New South Wales state election, 1971: Lakemba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Vince Durick 15,384 59.4 +7.1
Liberal James Dixon 10,515 40.6 +3.6
Total formal votes 25,899 97.4
Informal votes 692 2.6
Turnout 26,591 93.6
Labor hold Swing +1.8

Elections in the 1960s

New South Wales state election, 1968: Lakemba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Vince Durick 13,723 52.3 -4.4
Liberal Malcolm Broun 9,722 37.0 -6.3
Independent Lancelot Hutchinson 1,436 5.5 +5.5
Democratic Labor Annette Andrew 1,146 4.4 +4.4
Independent Frank Ball 218 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 26,245 96.6
Informal votes 913 3.4
Turnout 27,158 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Vince Durick 15,123 57.6 +0.9
Liberal Malcolm Broun 11,122 42.4 -0.9
Labor hold Swing +0.9
New South Wales state election, 1965: Lakemba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Vince Durick 14,240 56.7 -3.8
Liberal Arthur Parry 10,865 43.3 +6.5
Total formal votes 25,105 98.4 -0.3
Informal votes 401 1.6 +0.3
Turnout 25,506 95.1 +0.3
Labor hold Swing -5.9
New South Wales state election, 1962: Lakemba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Stan Wyatt 15,454 60.5 -3.5
Liberal Russell Carter 9,415 36.8 +0.8
Communist Stanley Rust 682 2.7 +2.7
Total formal votes 25,551 98.7
Informal votes 324 1.3
Turnout 25,875 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Stan Wyatt 16,000 62.6 -1.4
Liberal Russell Carter 9,551 37.4 +1.4
Labor hold Swing -1.4

Elections in the 1950s

New South Wales state election, 1959: Lakemba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Stan Wyatt 15,510 64.0
Liberal Dora Skelsey 8,737 36.0
Total formal votes 24,247 98.2
Informal votes 448 1.8
Turnout 24,695 95.2
Labor hold Swing
New South Wales state election, 1956: Lakemba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Stan Wyatt 13,874 60.2 -8.6
Liberal John Whelan 7,818 33.9 +2.7
Communist James Staples 1,365 5.9 +5.9
Total formal votes 23,057 98.2 -0.2
Informal votes 416 1.8 +0.2
Turnout 23,473 94.8 +0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Stan Wyatt 15,102 65.5 -3.3
Liberal John Whelan 7,955 34.5 +3.3
Labor hold Swing -3.3

References

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