Electoral results for the district of Lismore

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Lismore in New South Wales state elections.

Members for Lismore

First incarnation (1894—1904)
Member		Party	Term
	Thomas Ewing	Protectionist	1894—1901
	John Coleman	Independent Liberal	1901—1904
Second incarnation (1913—1920)
Member		Party	Term
	George Nesbitt	Liberal Reform	1913—1917
	George Nesbitt	Nationalist	1917—1920
Third incarnation (1927—present)
Member		Party	Term
	William Missingham	Country	1927—1933
	William Frith	Country	1933—1953
	Jack Easter	Country	1953—1959
	Keith Compton	Labor	1959—1965
	Bruce Duncan	Country	1965—1975
		National Country	1975—1982
		The Nationals	1982—1982
		Independent	1982—1988
	Bill Rixon	The Nationals	1988—1999
	Thomas George	The Nationals	1999—present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

New South Wales state election, 2015: Lismore^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Thomas George	19,975	42.5	−17.2
	Greens	Adam Guise	12,435	26.4	+7.4
	Labor	Isaac Smith	12,056	25.6	+12.7
	Christian Democrats	Gianpiero Battista	1,339	2.8	+1.1
	Animal Justice	Cherie Imlah	717	1.5	+1.5
	No Land Tax	Alan Jones	525	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			47,047	97.8	+0.2
Informal votes			1,067	2.2	−0.2
Turnout			48,114	89.8	+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Thomas George	21,247	50.2	−24.1
	Labor	Isaac Smith	21,055	49.8	+24.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
	National	Thomas George	21,654	52.9	−21.5
	Greens	Adam Guise	19,309	47.1	+21.5
	National hold		Swing	−21.5

New South Wales state election, 2011: Lismore^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Thomas George	27,371	61.2	+7.0
	Greens	Susan Stock	9,157	20.5	+2.7
	Labor	Andrew Moy	5,902	13.2	-12.4
	Independent	Russell Kilarney	1,514	3.4	+3.4
	Christian Democrats	Margaret Kay	801	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			44,745	98.0	-0.4
Informal votes			921	2.0	+0.4
Turnout			45,666	90.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
	National	Thomas George	28,993	70.2	+10.2
	Greens	Susan Stock	12,307	29.8	+29.8
	National hold		Swing	+10.2

Elections in the 2000s

New South Wales state election, 2007: Lismore
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Thomas George	23,620	54.2	+3.4
	Labor	Peter Lanyon	11,155	25.6	-1.9
	Greens	Andy Gough	7,726	17.7	+0.6
	Democrats	Julia Melland	1,086	2.5	+1.0
Total formal votes			43,587	98.4	-0.1
Informal votes			698	1.6	+0.1
Turnout			44,285	91.8
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Thomas George	24,505	60.0	+1.8
	Labor	Peter Lanyon	16,340	40.0	-1.8
	National hold		Swing	+1.8

New South Wales state election, 2003: Lismore
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Thomas George	21,680	55.9	+16.7
	Labor	Peter Lanyon	9,703	25.0	-2.7
	Greens	John Corkill	5,797	15.0	+5.3
	Independent	Angela Griffiths	724	1.9	+1.9
	Democrats	Julia Melland	592	1.5	-1.8
	Socialist Alliance	Nick Fredman	261	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			38,757	98.4	+0.3
Informal votes			614	1.6	-0.3
Turnout			39,371	92.3
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Thomas George	22,359	62.8	+4.3
	Labor	Peter Lanyon	13,220	37.2	-4.3
	National hold		Swing	+4.3

Elections in the 1990s

New South Wales state election, 1999: Lismore
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Thomas George	15,238	39.2	-19.2
	Labor	Kevin Bell	10,779	27.7	+3.4
	Liberal	John Howard	5,260	13.5	+13.5
	Greens	John Corkill	3,784	9.7	+8.4
	Christian Democrats	Ray Dhu	1,426	3.7	+3.7
	Democrats	Matthew Walsh	1,270	3.3	-0.3
	Democratic Socialist	Bernie Wunsch	322	0.8	+0.8
	Independent	Judy Canales	311	0.8	+0.8
	Earthsave	Ray Thorpe	300	0.8	+0.8
	Timbarra Clean Water	Matthew Ward	217	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			38,907	98.2	+2.0
Informal votes			725	1.8	-2.0
Turnout			39,632	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Thomas George	19,293	58.5	-5.8
	Labor	Kevin Bell	13,675	41.5	+5.8
	National hold		Swing	-5.8

New South Wales state election, 1995: Lismore
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Bill Rixon	19,292	57.8	+0.3
	Labor	John Maxwell	8,260	24.8	-3.2
	Independent	Prohibition End	2,457	7.4	+7.4
	Independent	Cheryl Baxter	1,583	4.7	+4.7
	Democrats	Allan Quartly	1,163	3.5	-2.8
	The Country Party	John Spence	605	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			33,360	96.0	+1.7
Informal votes			1,408	4.0	-1.7
Turnout			34,768	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Bill Rixon	20,403	63.7	+1.4
	Labor	John Maxwell	11,646	36.3	-1.4
	National hold		Swing	+1.4

New South Wales state election, 1991: Lismore
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Bill Rixon	18,301	57.6	-8.1
	Labor	Janelle Saffin	8,875	27.9	+2.5
	Democrats	Anne Simons	1,993	6.3	-0.1
	Greens	Joy Wallace	1,471	4.6	+4.6
	Independent	Bob Hopkins	1,156	3.6	+3.6
Total formal votes			31,796	94.3	-3.6
Informal votes			1,930	5.7	+3.6
Turnout			33,726	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Bill Rixon	19,204	62.2	-8.2
	Labor	Janelle Saffin	11,661	37.8	+8.2
	National hold		Swing	-8.2

Elections in the 1980s

New South Wales state election, 1988: Lismore
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Bill Rixon	19,493	65.0	+47.0
	Labor	Kenneth Gallen	7,664	25.6	-3.5
	Democrats	Stanley Gibbs	2,093	7.0	+5.5
	Independent	Jon Axtens	719	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			29,969	97.9	-0.9
Informal votes			644	2.1	+0.9
Turnout			30,613	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Bill Rixon	20,387	69.9	+0.1
	Labor	Kenneth Gallen	8,782	30.1	-0.1
	National gain from Independent		Swing	N/A

New South Wales state election, 1984: Lismore
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Country	Bruce Duncan	25,227	75.7	+75.7
	Labor	Claire Newton	7,340	22.0	-9.1
	Democrats	Ivor Brown	767	2.3	+2.3
Total formal votes			33,334	98.9	+0.7
Informal votes			381	1.1	-0.7
Turnout			33,715	92.5	+0.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent Country	Bruce Duncan		76.9	+76.9
	Labor	Claire Newton		23.1	-8.0
	Independent Country gain from National		Swing	N/A

New South Wales state election, 1981: Lismore
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Bruce Duncan	20,848	68.9	+8.3
	Labor	Alan Veacock	9,419	31.1	-2.0
Total formal votes			30,267	98.2
Informal votes			555	1.8
Turnout			30,822	91.7
	National Country hold		Swing	+5.1

Elections in the 1970s

New South Wales state election, 1978: Lismore
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Bruce Duncan	15,144	60.6	-39.4
	Labor	William Slade	8,262	33.1	+33.1
	Democrats	Shirley Ryan	1,567	6.3	+6.3
Total formal votes			24,973	98.8
Informal votes			298	1.2
Turnout			25,271	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Bruce Duncan	15,927	63.8	-36.2
	Labor	William Slade	9,046	36.2	+36.2
	Country hold		Swing	-36.2

New South Wales state election, 1976: Lismore
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Bruce Duncan	unopposed
	Country hold		Swing

New South Wales state election, 1973: Lismore
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Bruce Duncan	15,120	71.8	-28.2
	Labor	Frederick Braid	5,105	24.2	+24.2
	Democratic Labor	William Hunt	576	2.7	+2.7
	Independent	William Hargrave	258	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			21,059	98.5
Informal votes			329	1.5
Turnout			21,388	93.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Bruce Duncan	15,751	74.8	-25.2
	Labor	Frederick Braid	5,308	25.2	+25.2
	Country hold		Swing	-25.2

New South Wales state election, 1971: Lismore
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Bruce Duncan	unopposed
	Country hold		Swing

Elections in the 1960s

New South Wales state election, 1968: Lismore
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Bruce Duncan	13,499	68.2	+36.4
	Labor	Barrie Eggins	6,304	31.8	-14.0
Total formal votes			19,803	99.3
Informal votes			136	0.7
Turnout			19,939	95.9
	Country hold		Swing	+16.1

New South Wales state election, 1965: Lismore
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Keith Compton	7,624	45.8	-9.7
	Country	Bruce Duncan	5,305	31.8	-10.6
	Country	Digby Wilson	2,323	13.9	+13.9
	Liberal	Alan Henderson	1,406	8.4	+8.4
Total formal votes			16,658	98.9	-0.3
Informal votes			182	1.1	+0.3
Turnout			16,840	94.6	-0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Bruce Duncan	8,685	52.1	+8.0
	Labor	Keith Compton	7,973	47.9	-8.0
	Country gain from Labor		Swing	+8.0

New South Wales state election, 1962: Lismore
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Keith Compton	9,268	55.5	+55.5
	Country	William Blair	7,087	42.4	-7.6
	Democratic Labor	John Antill	344	2.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			16,699	99.2
Informal votes			134	0.8
Turnout			16,833	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Keith Compton	9,337	55.9	+55.9
	Country	William Blair	7,362	44.1	-5.9
	Labor gain from Country		Swing	N/A

Lismore was won by the Labor candidate at a by-election between elections.

Elections in the 1950s

New South Wales state election, 1959: Lismore
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Jack Easter	7,996	50.01
	Independent	Clyde Campbell	7,994	49.99
Total formal votes			15,990	98.3
Informal votes			273	1.7
Turnout			16,263	93.1
	Country hold		Swing

New South Wales state election, 1956: Lismore
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Jack Easter	9,914	61.4	+25.5
	Labor	Archibald McEwan	4,039	25.0	-9.3
	Independent	Constance Wilson	2,190	13.6	+13.6
Total formal votes			16,143	99.3	+0.4
Informal votes			109	0.7	-0.4
Turnout			16,252	92.4	-2.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Jack Easter	11,009	68.2	+5.2
	Labor	Archibald McEwan	5,134	31.8	-5.2
	Country hold		Swing	+5.2

References

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

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