Electoral results for the district of Tweed

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Tweed in New South Wales state elections. The district has had two incarnations, the first from 1894 to 1904, the second from 1999 until the present.

Members

First incarnation (1894—1904)
Member		Party	Term
	John Willard	Labor	1894–1894
	Joseph Kelly	Protectionist	1894–1898
	Richard Meagher	Independent	1898–1904
Second incarnation (1999—present)
Member		Party	Term
	Neville Newell	Labor	1999–2007
	Geoff Provest	National	2007–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

New South Wales state election, 2015: Tweed[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Geoff Provest	20,800	47.1	−15.0
	Labor	Ron Goodman	15,867	35.9	+14.5
	Greens	Andrea Vickers	5,864	13.3	−0.8
	No Land Tax	Kerrie Collins	1,042	2.4	+2.4
	Christian Democrats	Michael Sichel	618	1.4	−1.1
Total formal votes			44,191	96.6	+0.4
Informal votes			1,569	3.4	−0.4
Turnout			45,760	85.5	+1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Geoff Provest	21,508	53.2	−18.5
	Labor	Ron Goodman	18,931	46.8	+18.5
	National hold		Swing	−18.5

New South Wales state election, 2011: Tweed[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Geoff Provest	25,416	62.1	+15.9
	Labor	Reece Byrnes	8,750	21.4	-17.2
	Greens	Andrea Vickers	5,748	14.0	+6.3
	Christian Democrats	Corinne Pennay	1,021	2.5	+2.5
Total formal votes			40,935	96.7	-1.0
Informal votes			1,395	3.3	+1.0
Turnout			42,330	86.6
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Geoff Provest	26,389	71.7	+18.7
	Labor	Reece Byrnes	10,432	28.3	-18.7
	National hold		Swing	+18.7

Elections in the 2000s

New South Wales state election, 2007: Tweed
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Geoff Provest	18,585	46.2	+4.6
	Labor	Neville Newell	15,531	38.6	-7.1
	Greens	Tom Tabart	3,116	7.7	+0.2
	Independent	Gavin Lawrie	1,225	3.0	+3.0
	Independent	Julie Boyd	1,222	3.0	+3.0
	AAFI	Will King	540	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			40,219	97.7	-0.3
Informal votes			950	2.3	+0.3
Turnout			41,169	90.4
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Geoff Provest	19,435	53.0	+7.1
	Labor	Neville Newell	17,257	47.0	-7.1
	National gain from Labor		Swing	+7.1

New South Wales state election, 2003: Tweed
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neville Newell	19,479	44.3	+0.1
	National	Sue Vinnicombe	18,241	41.5	+0.8
	Greens	Tom Tabart	3,854	8.8	+3.8
	Fishing Party	Ned Kelly	1,153	2.6	+2.6
	One Nation	Trent Burston	647	1.5	+1.5
	Democrats	Casey Balk	557	1.3	-1.1
Total formal votes			43,931	98.1	+0.1
Informal votes			859	1.9	-0.1
Turnout			44,790	89.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Neville Newell	22,149	53.8	+1.2
	National	Sue Vinnicombe	19,001	46.2	-1.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.2

Elections in the 1990s

New South Wales state election, 1999: Tweed
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Neville Newell	17,713	44.2	+16.4
	National	Don Beck	16,315	40.7	-0.6
	Independent	John Penhaligon	2,584	6.4	+6.4
	Greens	Tom Tabart	2,013	5.0	+0.7
	Democrats	Troy Henderson	945	2.4	+2.4
	Earthsave	Tony Hollis	535	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			40,105	98.0	+2.0
Informal votes			834	2.0	-2.0
Turnout			40,939	91.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Neville Newell	19,402	52.6	+4.8
	National	Don Beck	17,500	47.4	-4.8
	Labor gain from National		Swing	+4.8

References

• Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Tweed". Retrieved 28 September 2011.

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