Electoral results for the district of Wagga Wagga

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Wagga Wagga in New South Wales state elections. The district had three incarnations, the first from 1894 to 1904, the second from 1913 to 1920, and the third from 1927 to the present.

Members for Wagga Wagga

First incarnation (1894—1904)
Member		Party	Term
	James Gormly	Protectionist	1894—1901
	James Gormly	Progressive	1901—1904
Second incarnation (1913—1920)
Member		Party	Term
	Walter Boston	Labor	1913—1917
	George Beeby	Nationalist	1917—1920
Third incarnation (1927—present)
Member		Party	Term
	Matthew Kilpatrick	Country	1927—1941
	Eddie Graham	Labor	1941—1957
	Wal Fife	Liberal	1957—1975
	Joe Schipp	Liberal	1975—1999
	Daryl Maguire	Liberal	1999—present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

New South Wales state election, 2015: Wagga Wagga^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Daryl Maguire	25,061	53.8	+0.2
	Labor	Dan Hayes	13,084	28.1	+18.0
	Independent	Paul Funnell	4,523	9.7	+9.7
	Greens	Kevin Poynter	2,320	5.0	+1.6
	Christian Democrats	Keith Pech	1,111	2.4	+0.0
	No Land Tax	Joe Sidoti	515	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			46,614	96.8	−0.6
Informal votes			1,548	3.2	+0.6
Turnout			48,162	90.3	+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Daryl Maguire	26,704	62.9	−14.9
	Labor	Dan Hayes	15,756	37.1	+14.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−14.9

New South Wales state election, 2011: Wagga Wagga^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Daryl Maguire	24,393	53.5	-5.5
	Independent	Joe McGirr	13,960	30.6	+30.6
	Labor	Glenn Elliott-Rudder	4,609	10.1	-22.4
	Greens	Ros Prangnell	1,527	3.4	-5.0
	Christian Democrats	Sylvia Mulholland	1,070	2.3	+2.3
Total formal votes			45,559	97.8	-0.1
Informal votes			1,028	2.2	+0.1
Turnout			46,587	92.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Daryl Maguire	25,542	60.3	-2.8
	Independent	Joe McGirr	16,823	39.7	+39.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	-2.8

Elections in the 2000s

New South Wales state election, 2007: Wagga Wagga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Daryl Maguire	25,750	59.1	+10.6
	Labor	Glenn Elliott-Rudder	14,196	32.6	-0.2
	Greens	Ray Goodlass	3,661	8.4	+2.9
Total formal votes			43,607	97.9	-0.2
Informal votes			947	2.1	+0.2
Turnout			44,554	93.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Daryl Maguire	26,453	63.0	+0.3
	Labor	Glenn Elliott-Rudder	15,506	37.0	-0.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.4

New South Wales state election, 2003: Wagga Wagga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Daryl Maguire	23,530	58.9	+33.5
	Labor	Col McPherson	12,645	31.7	+5.4
	Greens	Jim Rees	2,259	5.7	+5.7
	One Nation	Daniel Chermak	761	1.9	-6.1
	Democrats	Rex Graham	725	1.8	-0.9
Total formal votes			39,920	98.0	-0.2
Informal votes			798	2.0	+0.2
Turnout			40,718	92.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Daryl Maguire	24,162	63.7	+6.2
	Labor	Col McPherson	13,749	36.3	-6.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.2

Elections in the 1990s

New South Wales state election, 1999: Wagga Wagga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Col McPherson	10,391	26.3	-6.8
	Liberal	Daryl Maguire	10,032	25.4	-29.7
	National	Jim Booth	9,052	22.9	+19.7
	Independent	Peter Dale	4,214	10.7	+10.7
	One Nation	Greg Jerrick	3,147	8.0	+8.0
	Independent	Leigh Campbell	1,650	4.2	+4.2
	Democrats	Rex Graham	1,071	2.7	+2.5
Total formal votes			39,557	98.3	+2.8
Informal votes			695	1.7	-2.8
Turnout			40,252	93.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Daryl Maguire	18,297	57.5	-5.3
	Labor	Col McPherson	13,500	42.5	+5.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	-5.3

New South Wales state election, 1995: Wagga Wagga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joe Schipp	19,566	56.1	-9.7
	Labor	Col McPherson	12,227	35.0	+0.9
	Independent	Jim Rees	3,103	8.9	+8.9
Total formal votes			34,896	95.2	+10.1
Informal votes			1,752	4.8	-10.1
Turnout			36,648	93.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Joe Schipp	20,702	60.7	-5.1
	Labor	Col McPherson	13,415	39.3	+5.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	-5.1

New South Wales state election, 1991: Wagga Wagga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joe Schipp	19,031	65.8	-1.7
	Labor	Geoff Burch	9,886	34.2	+4.9
Total formal votes			28,917	85.1	-12.8
Informal votes			5,064	14.9	+12.8
Turnout			33,981	93.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	-4.5

Elections in the 1980s

New South Wales state election, 1988: Wagga Wagga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joe Schipp	22,085	72.6	+12.2
	Labor	Geoffrey Burch	8,321	27.4	-4.3
Total formal votes			30,406	97.9	-0.8
Informal votes			662	2.1	+0.8
Turnout			31,068	90.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.8

New South Wales state election, 1984: Wagga Wagga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joe Schipp	18,923	61.3	+10.0
	Labor	Barry Leal	10,339	33.5	-4.2
	Democrats	Scott Milne	1,609	5.2	-5.7
Total formal votes			30,871	98.5	0.0
Informal votes			456	1.5	0.0
Turnout			31,327	92.3	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Joe Schipp		64.0	+9.7
	Labor	Barry Leal		36.0	-9.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+9.7

New South Wales state election, 1981: Wagga Wagga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joe Schipp	15,351	51.3	-0.8
	Labor	Thomas Watson	11,287	37.7	-6.8
	Democrats	Rodney Dominish	3,270	10.9	+10.9
Total formal votes			29,908	98.5
Informal votes			457	1.5
Turnout			30,365	92.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Joe Schipp	16,351	58.1	+4.3
	Labor	Thomas Watson	11,787	41.9	-4.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.3

Elections in the 1970s

New South Wales state election, 1978: Wagga Wagga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joe Schipp	12,354	52.1	-6.7
	Labor	Thomas Watson	10,547	44.5	+3.3
	Independent	Anthony Robinson	802	3.4	+3.4
Total formal votes			23,703	98.5	-0.3
Informal votes			354	1.5	+0.3
Turnout			24,057	92.6	-1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Joe Schipp	12,620	53.8	-5.0
	Labor	Thomas Watson	10,859	46.2	+5.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	-5.0

New South Wales state election, 1976: Wagga Wagga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joe Schipp	13,245	58.8	-4.8
	Labor	Richard Gorman	9,265	41.2	+14.8
Total formal votes			22,510	98.8	+0.3
Informal votes			261	1.2	-0.3
Turnout			22,771	93.9	+1.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	-10.9

New South Wales state election, 1973: Wagga Wagga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wal Fife	13,105	63.6	+2.7
	Labor	Kenneth Fletcher	5,429	26.4	-3.9
	Democratic Labor	Kevin Murphy	1,088	5.3	-3.5
	Australia Party	Pamela Osmond	985	4.8	+4.8
Total formal votes			20,607	98.5
Informal votes			315	1.5
Turnout			20,922	92.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Wal Fife	14,369	69.7	+1.7
	Labor	Kenneth Fletcher	6,238	30.3	-1.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.7

New South Wales state election, 1971: Wagga Wagga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wal Fife	11,844	60.9	-7.3
	Labor	John Skeers	5,889	30.3	+4.7
	Democratic Labor	Peter Piltz	1,718	8.8	+2.6
Total formal votes			19,451	98.7
Informal votes			259	1.3
Turnout			19,710	92.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Wal Fife	13,218	68.0	-5.2
	Labor	John Skeers	6,233	32.0	+5.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	-5.2

Elections in the 1960s

New South Wales state election, 1968: Wagga Wagga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wal Fife	13,299	68.2	+3.1
	Labor	John Skeers	4,984	25.6	-3.3
	Democratic Labor	Peter Piltz	1,205	6.2	+0.1
Total formal votes			19,488	98.3
Informal votes			338	1.7
Turnout			19,826	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Wal Fife	14,263	73.2	+3.3
	Labor	John Skeers	5,225	26.8	-3.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.3

New South Wales state election, 1965: Wagga Wagga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wal Fife	12,122	65.1	+7.9
	Labor	John Skeers	5,374	28.9	−8.2
	Democratic Labor	Anthony Abbey	1,128	6.1	+0.4
Total formal votes			18,624	98.6	−0.3
Informal votes			260	1.4	+0.3
Turnout			18,884	94.7	+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Wal Fife	13,024	69.9	+8.2
	Labor	John Skeers	5,600	30.1	−8.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.2

New South Wales state election, 1962: Wagga Wagga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wal Fife	10,259	57.2	+2.3
	Labor	Leonard Brown	6,659	37.1	−0.9
	Democratic Labor	Anthony Abbey	1,027	5.7	−1.4
Total formal votes			17,945	98.9
Informal votes			197	1.1
Turnout			18,142	94.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Wal Fife	11,081	61.7	+1.1
	Labor	Leonard Brown	6,864	38.3	−1.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.1

Elections in the 1950s

New South Wales state election, 1959: Wagga Wagga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wal Fife	9,571	54.9
	Labor	Dudley Graham	6,615	38.0
	Democratic Labor	Robert Harris	1,239	7.1
Total formal votes			17,425	98.8
Informal votes			207	1.2
Turnout			17,632	94.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Wal Fife	10,562	60.6
	Labor	Dudley Graham	6,863	39.4
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing

New South Wales state election, 1956: Wagga Wagga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Eddie Graham	10,250	60.3	−3.9
	Liberal	Wal Fife	6,743	39.7	+3.9
Total formal votes			16,993	99.2	+1.1
Informal votes			144	0.8	−1.1
Turnout			17,137	93.9	−0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.7

References

Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Wagga Wagga". Retrieved 24 September 2011.

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