Electoral results for the district of South Coast

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

Members

	Party	Period
Henry Bate	Nationalist	1927—1932
Henry Bate	United Australia	1932—1941
Rupert Beale	Independent	1941—1942
Jack Beale	Independent	1942—1948
Jack Beale	Liberal	1948—1973
John Hatton	Independent	1973—1995
Eric Ellis	Liberal	1995—1999
Wayne Smith	Labor	1999—2003
Shelley Hancock	Liberal	2003—present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

New South Wales state election, 2015: South Coast^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Shelley Hancock	24,040	52.5	−7.5
	Labor	Fiona Phillips	13,915	30.4	+7.8
	Greens	Amanda Findley	5,927	12.9	−0.1
	Christian Democrats	Matt Rose	1,208	2.6	−1.8
	No Land Tax	Licio Mallia	706	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			45,796	96.9	+0.9
Informal votes			1,458	3.1	−0.9
Turnout			47,254	90.2	−1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Shelley Hancock	25,136	59.6	−10.5
	Labor	Fiona Phillips	17,026	40.4	+10.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	−10.5

New South Wales state election, 2011: South Coast^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Shelley Hancock	27,580	60.3	+11.2
	Labor	Glenn Sims	10,225	22.3	-10.6
	Greens	Amanda Findley	5,888	12.9	+3.6
	Christian Democrats	Bohdan Brumerskyj	2,059	4.5	-1.8
Total formal votes			45,752	97.0	-0.9
Informal votes			1,399	3.0	+0.9
Turnout			47,151	92.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Shelley Hancock	29,347	70.4	+12.6
	Labor	Glenn Sims	12,342	29.6	-12.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+12.6

Elections in the 2000s

New South Wales state election, 2007: South Coast
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Shelley Hancock	21,111	49.0	+10.6
	Labor	Michelle Miran	14,183	32.9	-2.9
	Greens	Amanda Findley	3,973	9.2	+3.2
	Christian Democrats	Paul Green	2,733	6.3	+3.9
	AAFI	Rex Dobson	1,050	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			43,050	98.0	+0.1
Informal votes			900	2.0	-0.1
Turnout			43,950	93.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Shelley Hancock	23,167	57.8	+6.2
	Labor	Michelle Miran	16,921	42.2	-6.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.2

New South Wales state election, 2003: South Coast
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Shelley Hancock	17,230	38.6	-1.3
	Labor	Wayne Smith	15,357	34.4	-5.8
	Independent	Barry McCaffery	4,043	9.1	+9.1
	Independent	Greg Watson	3,053	6.8	+6.8
	Greens	Jane Bange	2,549	5.7	+0.6
	Christian Democrats	Steve Ryan	1,269	2.8	-0.5
	Independent	Pam Arnold	646	1.4	+1.4
	One Nation	Carmelo Savoca	499	1.1	-9.3
Total formal votes			44,646	98.0	-0.2
Informal votes			927	2.0	+0.2
Turnout			45,573	93.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Shelley Hancock	20,438	52.8	+3.3
	Labor	Wayne Smith	18,287	47.2	-3.3
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+3.3

Elections in the 1990s

New South Wales state election, 1999: South Coast
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Wayne Smith	16,543	40.2	+10.1
	Liberal	Eric Ellis	16,425	39.9	-3.9
	One Nation	Melinda Warn	4,274	10.4	+10.4
	Greens	Jane Bange	2,086	5.1	-0.1
	Christian Democrats	Steve Ryan	1,378	3.3	+0.9
	AAFI	Chris Bowen	479	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			41,185	98.2	+2.4
Informal votes			757	1.8	-2.4
Turnout			41,942	93.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Wayne Smith	18,651	50.5	+5.1
	Liberal	Eric Ellis	18,276	49.5	-5.1
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+5.1

New South Wales state election, 1995: South Coast
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Eric Ellis	14,685	42.9	+14.4
	Labor	Veronica Husted	9,904	28.9	+11.5
	Independent	John Hatton	6,487	18.9	-32.4
	Greens	May Leatch	1,724	5.0	+5.0
	Call to Australia	Glen Ryan	929	2.7	0.0
	Independent	Margaret Hutton	540	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			34,269	95.9	+2.4
Informal votes			1,467	4.1	-2.4
Turnout			35,736	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Eric Ellis	16,815	54.6	+22.9
	Labor	Veronica Husted	13,959	45.4	+45.4
	Liberal gain from Independent		Swing	+22.9

New South Wales state election, 1991: South Coast
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Hatton	15,327	51.4	+11.2
	Liberal	Graeme Hurst	8,499	28.5	-5.5
	Labor	Veronica Hursted	5,199	17.4	-1.6
	Call to Australia	Neil McLean	815	2.7	-0.5
Total formal votes			29,840	93.5	-4.5
Informal votes			2,071	6.5	+4.5
Turnout			31,911	93.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	John Hatton	19,416	68.3	+8.2
	Liberal	Graeme Hurst	9,028	31.7	-8.2
	Independent hold		Swing	+8.2

Elections in the 1980s

New South Wales state election, 1988: South Coast
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Hatton	14,272	46.2	-13.8
	Liberal	Graeme Hurst	9,703	31.4	+13.1
	Labor	Robyn Drysdale	5,826	18.9	-1.3
	Call to Australia	Peter Burge	1,064	3.4	+3.4
Total formal votes			30,865	97.9	-0.7
Informal votes			672	2.1	+0.7
Turnout			31,537	93.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	John Hatton	19,426	64.7	-10.2
	Liberal	Graeme Hurst	10,582	35.3	+10.2
	Independent hold		Swing	-10.2

New South Wales state election, 1984: South Coast
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Hatton	21,497	61.4	-38.6
	Labor	Robyn Drysdale	6,906	19.7	+19.7
	Liberal	David Egan	6,633	18.9	+18.9
Total formal votes			35,036	98.6
Informal votes			503	1.4
Turnout			35,539	92.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	John Hatton		76.0	-24.0
	Labor	Robyn Drysdale		24.0	+24.0
	Independent hold		Swing	-24.0

New South Wales state election, 1981: South Coast
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Hatton	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 1970s

New South Wales state election, 1978: South Coast
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Hatton	21,895	70.5	+5.0
	Liberal	Peter Ryan	9,160	29.5	-3.6
Total formal votes			31,055	98.4	-0.6
Informal votes			505	1.6	+0.6
Turnout			31,560	93.7	+0.2
	Independent hold		Swing	+4.3

New South Wales state election, 1976: South Coast
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Hatton	18,362	65.5	+20.8
	Liberal	Irwin Heaton	9,274	33.1	-2.4
	Workers	Noel Dennett	385	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			28,021	99.0	+2.2
Informal votes			284	1.0	-2.2
Turnout			28,305	93.5	+0.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	John Hatton	18,555	66.2	+14.5
	Liberal	Irwin Heaton	9,466	33.8	-14.5
	Independent hold		Swing	+14.5

New South Wales state election, 1973: South Coast
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Hatton	10,421	44.7	-4.4
	Liberal	Edward Otton	8,264	35.5	-15.4
	Country	Alexander Cochrane	1,502	6.5	+6.5
	Independent	Robert Coburn	1,440	6.2	+6.2
	Country	Basil Emery	1,289	5.5	+5.5
	Independent	Robert Burke	381	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			23,297	96.8
Informal votes			764	3.2
Turnout			24,061	93.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	John Hatton	12,048	51.7	+2.6
	Liberal	Edward Otton	11,249	48.3	-2.6
	Independent gain from Liberal		Swing	+2.6

New South Wales state election, 1971: South Coast
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jack Beale	9,633	50.9	-6.4
	Independent	John Hatton	9,293	49.1	+6.4
Total formal votes			18,926	98.1
Informal votes			362	1.9
Turnout			19,288	94.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	-6.4

Elections in the 1960s

New South Wales state election, 1968: South Coast
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jack Beale	12,165	57.3	-10.8
	Independent	John Hatton	9,073	42.7	+10.8
Total formal votes			21,238	98.4
Informal votes			334	1.6
Turnout			21,572	94.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	-10.8

New South Wales state election, 1965: South Coast
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jack Beale	15,465	68.1	+18.2
	Independent	Noel Williams	7,240	31.9	+31.9
Total formal votes			22,705	98.2	−0.9
Informal votes			425	1.8	+0.9
Turnout			23,130	94.4	0.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

New South Wales state election, 1962: South Coast
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jack Beale	10,807	49.9	−15.6
	Labor	John Seiffert	7,407	34.2	+34.2
	Independent Liberal	Charles Shirley	3,436	15.9	+15.9
Total formal votes			21,650	99.1
Informal votes			203	0.9
Turnout			21,853	94.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jack Beale	13,289	61.4	−4.1
	Labor	John Seiffert	8,361	38.6	+38.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 1950s

New South Wales state election, 1959: South Coast
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jack Beale	11,501	65.5
	Independent	Douglas Glass	6,049	34.5
Total formal votes			17,550	98.8
Informal votes			204	1.2
Turnout			17,754	94.8
	Liberal hold		Swing

New South Wales state election, 1956: South Coast
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jack Beale	11,795	68.5	+7.7
	Labor	Allan Beaton	5,416	31.5	−7.7
Total formal votes			17,211	99.2	+0.4
Informal votes			132	0.8	−0.4
Turnout			17,343	94.1	+0.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.7

References

Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of South Coast". Retrieved 13 October 2011.

↑ State Electoral District of South Coast: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
↑ State Electoral District of South Coast: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.
↑ Antony Green. "2011 New South Wales Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

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

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