Electoral results for the district of Monaro

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

Members for Monaro

First incarnation (1858–1880, 1 member)
Member		Party	Term
	Daniel Egan	None	1858–1859
	Alexander Hamilton	None	1859–1860
	Thomas Garrett	None	1860–1864
	James Martin	None	1864–1865
	William Grahame	None	1865–1869
	Daniel Egan	None	1870–1870
	James Hart	None	1870–1872
	William Grahame	None	1872–1874
	Alexander Montague	None	1875–1877
	John Murphy	None	1877–1880

(1880–1894, 2 members)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	Henry Badgery	None	1880–1885		Robert Tooth	None	1880–1884
	Henry Badgery	None	1880–1885	David Ryrie	None	1884–1885
	Henry Dawson	None	1885–1887		Harold Stephen	None	1885–1887
		Protectionist	1887–1894		Thomas O'Mara	Independent Protectionist	1887–1889
				Harold Stephen	Protectionist	1889–1889
				Gus Miller	Protectionist	1889–1894

(1894–1920, 1 member)
Member		Party	Term
	Gus Miller	Protectionist	1894–1901
	Gus Miller	Labor	1901–1918
	John Bailey	Labor	1918–1920
Second incarnation (1927–present, 1 member)
Member		Party	Term
	William Hedges	Country	1927–1941
	John Seiffert	Labor	1941–1950
		Independent Labor	1950–1953
		Labor	1953–1965
	Steve Mauger	Liberal	1965–1976
	John Akister	Labor	1976–1988
	Peter Cochran	National	1988–1999
	Peter Webb	National	1999–2003
	Steve Whan	Labor	2003–2011
	John Barilaro	National	2011–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

New South Wales state election, 2015: Monaro^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	John Barilaro	22,518	48.7	+1.7
	Labor	Steve Whan	18,761	40.6	−0.5
	Greens	Peter Marshall	3,620	7.8	+0.1
	No Land Tax	Leslie Dinham	691	1.5	+1.5
	Christian Democrats	Joy Horton	613	1.3	−0.0
Total formal votes			46,203	97.4	+0.2
Informal votes			1,237	2.6	−0.2
Turnout			47,440	89.4	−0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	National	John Barilaro	23,314	52.5	+0.5
	Labor	Steve Whan	21,071	47.5	−0.5
	National hold		Swing	+0.5

New South Wales state election, 2011: Monaro^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	John Barilaro	21,134	47.1	+7.8
	Labor	Steve Whan	18,381	41.0	-6.9
	Greens	Paul Cockram	3,524	7.9	-2.1
	Independent	Kingsley Warburton	1,218	2.7	+2.7
	Christian Democrats	Deanne Graf	618	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			44,875	97.6	+0.1
Informal votes			1,083	2.4	-0.1
Turnout			45,958	91.8
Two-party-preferred result
	National	John Barilaro	21,918	52.1	+8.4
	Labor	Steve Whan	20,178	47.9	-8.4
	National gain from Labor		Swing	+8.4

Elections in the 2000s

New South Wales state election, 2007: Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Steve Whan	19,769	47.9	+1.6
	National	David Madew	16,244	39.3	-2.3
	Greens	Catherine Moore	4,123	10.0	+2.1
	Independent	Frank Fragiacomo	1,155	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			41,291	97.5	-0.2
Informal votes			1,050	2.5	+0.2
Turnout			42,341	90.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Steve Whan	21,978	56.3	+1.9
	National	David Madew	17,060	43.7	-1.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.9

New South Wales state election, 2003: Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Steve Whan	18,953	45.1	+10.8
	National	Peter Webb	17,909	42.7	+18.7
	Greens	Catherine Moore	3,359	8.0	+2.9
	Independent	Carol Atkins	1,184	2.8	+2.8
	One Nation	Ian Hale	584	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			41,989	97.8	+0.0
Informal votes			960	2.2	-0.0
Turnout			42,949	91.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Steve Whan	21,291	53.3	+3.5
	National	Peter Webb	18,634	46.7	-3.5
	Labor gain from National		Swing	+3.5

Elections in the 1990s

New South Wales state election, 1999: Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Durst	12,076	34.3	+7.7
	National	Peter Webb	8,477	24.0	-34.8
	Liberal	Ian Marjason	7,521	21.3	+21.3
	Independent	Frank Pangallo	4,822	13.6	+13.6
	Greens	Catherine Moore	1,809	5.1	-2.5
	Independent	Frank Fragiacomo	419	1.2	+1.2
	Independent	Earle Keegel	145	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			38,124	97.7	+2.0
Informal votes			885	2.3	-2.0
Turnout			39,009	92.4
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Peter Webb	15,175	50.2	-16.1
	Labor	John Durst	15,047	49.8	+16.1
	National hold		Swing	-16.1

New South Wales state election, 1995: Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Peter Cochran	20,641	58.8	-0.4
	Labor	Bob Kemp	9,339	26.6	-5.4
	Greens	Catherine Moore	2,657	7.6	+7.6
	Call to Australia	John Ferguson	1,351	3.9	+3.8
	Democrats	Mitch Tulau	1,103	3.1	-5.6
Total formal votes			35,091	95.8	+5.8
Informal votes			1,556	4.2	-5.8
Turnout			36,647	92.9
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Peter Cochran	22,267	66.2	+3.6
	Labor	Bob Kemp	11,346	33.8	-3.6
	National hold		Swing	+3.6

New South Wales state election, 1991: Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Peter Cochran	17,397	59.2	+31.7
	Labor	Penny Lockwood	9,417	32.0	-4.7
	Democrats	Bob Patrech	2,577	8.8	+8.6
Total formal votes			29,391	90.0	-7.3
Informal votes			3,265	10.0	+7.3
Turnout			32,656	92.2
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Peter Cochran	17,977	62.7	+4.9
	Labor	Penny Lockwood	10,698	37.3	-4.9
	National hold		Swing	+4.9

Elections in the 1980s

New South Wales state election, 1988: Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Akister	12,399	41.5	-15.6
	National	Peter Cochran	9,403	31.5	+10.5
	Liberal	Chris Handbury	8,048	27.0	+6.1
Total formal votes			29,850	97.4	-0.4
Informal votes			809	2.6	+0.4
Turnout			30,659	90.8
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Peter Cochran	15,703	53.9	+11.9
	Labor	John Akister	13,416	46.1	-11.9
	National gain from Labor		Swing	+11.9

New South Wales state election, 1984: Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Akister	17,403	55.3	-4.5
	Liberal	John Munro	11,800	37.5	+7.1
	National	Ronald Formann	2,245	7.1	-1.1
Total formal votes			31,448	97.9	0.0
Informal votes			678	2.1	0.0
Turnout			32,126	89.7	-0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Akister		55.9	-5.5
	Liberal	John Munro		44.1	+5.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.5

New South Wales state election, 1981: Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Akister	17,395	59.8	+3.4
	Liberal	David Barton	8,852	30.4	+9.6
	National Country	Susan Mitchell	2,384	8.2	-11.1
	Independent	Christopher Kleiss	475	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			29,106	97.9
Informal votes			621	2.1
Turnout			29,727	89.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Akister	17,495	61.4	+4.6
	Liberal	David Barton	11,008	38.6	-4.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.6

Elections in the 1970s

New South Wales state election, 1978: Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Akister	13,234	56.4	+7.8
	Liberal	John Ballesty	4,884	20.8	-6.7
	Country	Thomas Barry	4,529	19.3	-4.6
	Independent	Graham Edwards	821	3.5	+3.5
Total formal votes			23,468	97.9	-0.5
Informal votes			497	2.1	+0.5
Turnout			23,965	91.4	0.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Akister	13,921	59.3	+7.8
	Liberal	John Ballesty	9,547	40.7	-7.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.8

New South Wales state election, 1976: Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Akister	11,196	48.6	+6.6
	Liberal	Valerie Marland	6,330	27.5	-26.7
	Country	Thomas Barry	5,519	23.9	+23.9
Total formal votes			23,045	98.4	+0.9
Informal votes			372	1.6	-0.9
Turnout			23,417	91.4	+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Akister	11,876	51.5	+8.8
	Liberal	Valerie Marland	11,169	48.5	-8.8
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+8.8

New South Wales state election, 1973: Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Steve Mauger	10,876	54.2	+1.0
	Labor	Margaret Gleeson	8,420	42.0	-4.8
	Democratic Labor	Gerald O'Shaughnessy	776	3.9	+3.9
Total formal votes			20,072	97.5
Informal votes			514	2.5
Turnout			20,586	91.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Steve Mauger	11,497	57.3	+4.1
	Labor	Margaret Gleeson	8,575	42.7	-4.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.1

New South Wales state election, 1971: Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Steve Mauger	9,158	53.2	-1.7
	Labor	Alfred Kingston	8,044	46.8	+1.7
Total formal votes			17,202	98.1
Informal votes			330	1.9
Turnout			17,532	92.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.7

Elections in the 1960s

New South Wales state election, 1968: Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Steve Mauger	11,572	56.1	+18.6
	Labor	David Lowrey	9,049	43.9	+0.3
Total formal votes			20,621	97.9
Informal votes			439	2.1
Turnout			21,060	93.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.7

New South Wales state election, 1965: Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Seiffert	7,906	46.6	−10.9
	Liberal	Steve Mauger	5,862	34.5	−8.0
	Country	Keith Phillis	3,204	18.9	+18.9
Total formal votes			16,972	97.9	−1.0
Informal votes			371	2.1	+1.0
Turnout			17,343	94.4	+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Steve Mauger	8,620	50.8	+8.3
	Labor	John Seiffert	8,352	49.2	−8.3
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+8.3

New South Wales state election, 1962: Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Seiffert	9,217	57.5	−0.1
	Liberal	Jack McArthur	6,825	42.5	+0.1
Total formal votes			16,042	98.9
Informal votes			178	1.1
Turnout			16,220	93.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.1

Elections in the 1950s

New South Wales state election, 1959: Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Seiffert	8,890	57.6
	Liberal	Mark Flanagan	6,540	42.4
Total formal votes			15,430	98.5
Informal votes			242	1.5
Turnout			15,672	93.2
	Labor hold		Swing

New South Wales state election, 1956: Monaro
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Seiffert	8,709	58.4	−6.3
	Liberal	Ernest Smith	5,604	37.5	+2.2
	Country	Frederick Von Nida	613	4.1	+4.1
Total formal votes			14,926	98.9	+0.8
Informal votes			161	1.1	−0.8
Turnout			15,087	93.0	−1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Seiffert	8,770	58.7	−6.0
	Liberal	Ernest Smith	8,156	41.3	+6.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−6.0

References

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

↑ State Electoral District of Monaro: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
↑ State Electoral District of Monaro: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.
↑ Antony Green. "2011 New South Wales Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 9 December 2011.

Electoral results for the districts of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly

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