Electoral results for the district of Macquarie Fields

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Macquarie Fields in New South Wales state elections. The district has had two incarnations, the first from 1988 to 1991, the second from 1999 until the present.

Members

First incarnation (1988—1991)
MemberPartyTerm
  Stan Knowles Labor 1988–1990
  Craig Knowles Labor 1990–1991
Second incarnation (1999—present)
MemberPartyTerm
  Craig Knowles Labor 1999–2005
  Steven Chaytor Labor 2005–2007
  Andrew McDonald Labor 2007–2015
  Anoulack Chanthivong Labor 2015–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

New South Wales state election, 2015: Macquarie Fields[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Anoulack Chanthivong 23,978 50.8 +11.7
Liberal Pat Farmer 17,247 36.5 −6.0
Greens Mary Brownlee 1,787 3.8 −2.1
Independent Mick Allen 1,543 3.3 +3.3
Christian Democrats John Ramsay 1,484 3.1 −0.9
No Land Tax Antonetta Marra 863 1.8 +1.8
Clinton Mead 288 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 47,190 95.7 +0.8
Informal votes 2,096 4.3 −0.8
Turnout 49,286 89.6 +3.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Anoulack Chanthivong 25,267 58.1 +9.9
Liberal Pat Farmer 18,227 41.9 −9.9
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +9.9
New South Wales state election, 2011: Macquarie Fields[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Andrew McDonald 18,157 40.1 -12.9
Liberal Sam Eskaros 16,727 37.0 +3.9
Independent Nola Fraser 4,738 10.5 +10.5
Christian Democrats Joshua Green 2,647 5.8 +1.5
Greens Bill Cashman 1,744 3.9 -1.2
Independent Mick Allen 717 1.6 -0.1
Simon McCaffrey 531 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 45,261 95.1 -0.6
Informal votes 2,356 4.9 +0.6
Turnout 47,617 92.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Andrew McDonald 19,626 51.5 -9.7
Liberal Sam Eskaros 18,510 48.5 +9.7
Labor hold Swing -9.7

Elections in the 2000s

New South Wales state election, 2007: Macquarie Fields
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Andrew McDonald 21,918 53.0 -10.2
Liberal Nola Fraser 13,678 33.1 +11.0
Greens Peter Butler 2,092 5.1 +0.3
Christian Democrats Hany Gayed 1,806 4.4 +1.2
AAFI Frank Corrigan 1,160 2.8 +1.0
Independent Mick Allen 703 1.7 +0.9
Total formal votes 41,357 95.7 -0.1
Informal votes 1,858 4.3 +0.1
Turnout 43,215 92.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Andrew McDonald 23,359 61.1 -12.2
Liberal Nola Fraser 14,860 38.9 +12.2
Labor hold Swing -12.2
Macquarie Fields state by-election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Steven Chaytor 23,072 49.30 −13.31
Liberal Nola Fraser 15,332 32.76 +9.88
Greens Ben Raue 2,406 5.14 +0.58
Independent Ken Barnard 2,218 4.74 +4.74
Christian Democrats Denis Plant 1,568 3.35 +0.28
AAFI Janey Woodger 1,135 2.43 +0.54
One Nation Bob Vinnicombe 1,066 2.28 +0.24
Total formal votes 46,797 96.53 +0.18
Informal votes 1,684 3.47 −0.18
Turnout 48,481 84.77 −6.99
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Steven Chaytor 25,535 60.13 −12.38
Liberal Nola Fraser 16,934 39.87 +12.38
Labor hold Swing −12.38
New South Wales state election, 2003: Macquarie Fields
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Craig Knowles 30,036 62.6 +0.7
Liberal Jai Rowell 10,974 22.9 +2.0
Greens Peter Butler 2,187 4.6 +4.6
Christian Democrats Jim Parkins 1,471 3.1 +3.1
One Nation Rhonda McDonald 979 2.0 -7.0
AAFI James Grindrod 909 1.9 -0.7
Democrats William Body 503 1.0 -2.0
Independent Mick Allen 476 1.0 -1.0
Unity Kek Tai 438 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 47,973 96.4 -0.4
Informal votes 1,817 3.6 +0.4
Turnout 49,790 91.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Craig Knowles 31,394 72.5 -1.0
Liberal Jai Rowell 11,903 27.5 +1.0
Labor hold Swing -1.0

Elections in the 1990s

New South Wales state election, 1999: Macquarie Fields[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Craig Knowles 25,223 61.9 +5.2
Liberal Jai Rowell 8,512 20.9 -11.3
One Nation Stuart Horton 3,660 9.0 +9.0
Democrats Emanuela Lang 1,226 3.0 +2.9
AAFI Jane Field 1,044 2.6 -2.1
Independent Mick Allen 824 2.0 +0.6
Non-Custodial Parents Scott Thompson 252 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 40,741 96.8 +4.0
Informal votes 1,361 3.2 -4.0
Turnout 42,102 92.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Craig Knowles 26,705 73.5 +10.5
Liberal Jai Rowell 9,620 26.5 -10.5
Labor hold Swing +10.5

Elections in the 1980s

New South Wales state election, 1988: Macquarie Fields
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Stan Knowles 13,248 45.4 -18.4
Liberal Frank Calabro 10,248 35.1 -0.7
Independent Leslie Short 2,548 8.7 +8.7
Democrats Peter Stephens 1,748 6.0 +5.9
Independent Peter Perkins 1,415 4.8 +4.8
Total formal votes 29,207 94.8 -1.5
Informal votes 1,596 5.2 +1.5
Turnout 30,803 91.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Stan Knowles 14,860 54.9 -9.1
Liberal Frank Calabro 12,183 45.1 +9.1
Labor hold Swing -9.1

References

  1. ↑ State Electoral District of Macquarie Fields: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
  2. ↑ State Electoral District of Macquarie Fields: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.
  3. ↑ Antony Green. "2011 New South Wales Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  4. ↑ Green, Antony. "New South Wales Elections 1999" (PDF). ABC.
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