Electoral results for the district of Wallsend

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Wallsend in New South Wales state elections. The district has had four incarnations, the first from 1894 to 1904, the second from 1917 to the 1920, the third from 1927 to 1930, and the fourth from 1968 to the present.

Members for Wallsend

First incarnation (1894—1904)
Member		Party	Term
	David Watkins	Labor	1894—1901
	John Estell	Labor	1901—1904
Second incarnation (1917—1920)
Member		Party	Term
	John Estell	Labor	1917—1920
Third incarnation (1927—1930)
Member		Party	Term
	Robert Cameron	Labor	1927—1930
Fourth incarnation (1968—present)
Member		Party	Term
	Ken Booth	Labor	1968—1988
	John Mills	Labor	1988—2007
	Sonia Hornery	Labor	2007—present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

New South Wales state election, 2015: Wallsend^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Sonia Hornery	29,034	58.4	+19.5
	Liberal	Hannah Eves	12,291	24.7	−2.2
	Greens	Aleona Swegen	5,330	10.7	+2.2
	Christian Democrats	Damien Cotton	1,706	3.4	+1.3
	No Land Tax	Tony Di Cosmo	1,341	2.7	+2.7
Total formal votes			49,702	96.1	+0.4
Informal votes			2,031	3.9	−0.4
Turnout			51,733	91.6	−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Sonia Hornery	32,124	70.8	+14.5
	Liberal	Hannah Eves	13,246	29.2	−14.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+14.5

New South Wales state election, 2011: Wallsend^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Sonia Hornery	17,275	39.6	-11.5
	Liberal	Chris Dolan	12,862	29.5	+4.1
	Independent	Shayne Connell	6,147	14.1	+14.1
	Greens	Keith Parsons	3,617	8.3	-3.9
	Independent	Michael Jackson	2,013	4.6	+4.6
	Christian Democrats	Andrew Weatherstone	877	2.0	-2.7
	Family First	Ray Broderick	864	2.0	+2.0
Total formal votes			43,655	96.4	-0.4
Informal votes			1,620	3.6	+0.4
Turnout			45,275	94.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Sonia Hornery	20,314	56.6	-9.2
	Liberal	Chris Dolan	15,574	43.4	+9.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-9.2

Elections in the 2000s

New South Wales state election, 2007: Wallsend
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Sonia Hornery	21,607	51.0	-4.4
	Liberal	James Herington	10,737	25.4	+2.5
	Greens	Keith Parsons	5,145	12.2	+2.7
	Fishing Party	Dallas Davies	2,857	6.7	+6.7
	Christian Democrats	Milton Caine	1,989	4.7	+2.0
Total formal votes			42,335	96.8	-0.3
Informal votes			1,378	3.2	+0.3
Turnout			43,713	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Sonia Hornery	24,690	65.8	-4.0
	Liberal	James Herington	12,834	34.2	+4.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.0

New South Wales state election, 2003: Wallsend
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Mills	24,935	56.8	-0.7
	Liberal	David Williams	9,739	22.2	+2.7
	Greens	Michael Osborne	3,854	8.8	+1.9
	Independent	Di Gibson	1,684	3.8	+3.8
	One Nation	Edna Phillips	1,453	3.3	-8.2
	Christian Democrats	Jim Kendall	1,259	2.9	-1.2
	Democrats	Sharyn Csanki	950	2.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			43,874	96.9	-0.6
Informal votes			1,381	3.1	+0.6
Turnout			45,255	94.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Mills	27,396	70.7	-1.9
	Liberal	David Williams	11,350	29.3	+1.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.9

Elections in the 1990s

New South Wales state election, 1999: Wallsend
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Mills	24,424	57.5	-5.3
	Liberal	Yvonne Piddington	8,265	19.5	-12.6
	One Nation	Colin Thompson	4,878	11.5	+11.5
	Greens	Rebecca Moroney	2,920	6.9	+1.7
	Christian Democrats	David Murray	1,752	4.1	+4.1
	CEC	Mel Schroeder	246	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			42,485	97.6	+4.3
Informal votes			1,061	2.4	-4.3
Turnout			43,546	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Mills	26,380	72.6	+6.2
	Liberal	Yvonne Piddington	9,957	27.4	-6.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.2

New South Wales state election, 1995: Wallsend
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Mills	21,454	62.5	+6.5
	Liberal	Christine Nesbitt	12,881	37.5	+7.7
Total formal votes			34,335	92.6	+2.8
Informal votes			2,731	7.4	-2.8
Turnout			37,066	95.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.7

New South Wales state election, 1991: Wallsend
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Mills	17,724	56.0	-0.3
	Liberal	Philip Laver	9,438	29.8	-9.0
	Democrats	Judith Smyth	2,983	9.4	+9.4
	Call to Australia	John Hor	1,522	4.8	+4.8
Total formal votes			31,667	89.8	-6.5
Informal votes			3,592	10.2	+6.5
Turnout			35,259	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Mills	18,850	63.2	+5.0
	Liberal	Philip Laver	10,970	36.8	-5.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.0

Elections in the 1980s

New South Wales state election, 1988: Wallsend
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken Booth	17,651	59.4	-7.1
	Liberal	Peter Wilson	12,066	40.6	+8.1
Total formal votes			29,717	96.0	-1.5
Informal votes			1,232	4.0	+1.5
Turnout			30,949	96.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-7.6

New South Wales state election, 1984: Wallsend
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken Booth	19,435	64.3	-10.0
	Liberal	Garry Carter	10,804	35.7	-10.0
Total formal votes			30,239	97.9	+0.6
Informal votes			660	2.1	-0.6
Turnout			30,899	95.4	+0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-10.0

New South Wales state election, 1981: Wallsend
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken Booth	21,392	74.3	-5.0
	Liberal	Richard Noonan	7,387	25.7	+5.0
Total formal votes			28,779	97.3
Informal votes			789	2.7
Turnout			29,568	94.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.0

Elections in the 1970s

New South Wales state election, 1978: Wallsend
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken Booth	28,186	79.3	+10.0
	Liberal	Denise Martin	7,368	20.7	-10.0
Total formal votes			35,554	98.0	-0.4
Informal votes			723	2.0	+0.4
Turnout			36,277	95.5	-0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+10.0

New South Wales state election, 1976: Wallsend
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken Booth	23,891	69.3	-2.0
	Liberal	Stephen Walker	10,562	30.7	+30.7
Total formal votes			34,453	98.4	+1.6
Informal votes			553	1.6	-1.6
Turnout			35,006	95.7	0.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-7.2

New South Wales state election, 1973: Wallsend
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken Booth	22,602	71.3	+2.6
	Democratic Labor	Robert Godfrey	5,821	18.4	+14.9
	Australia Party	Desmond Kynaston	3,273	10.3	+10.3
Total formal votes			31,696	96.8
Informal votes			1,044	3.2
Turnout			32,740	95.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Ken Booth	24,239	76.5	+7.1
	Democratic Labor	Robert Godfrey	7,457	23.5	+23.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.1

New South Wales state election, 1971: Wallsend
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken Booth	18,981	68.7	-2.1
	Liberal	John Bailey	7,691	27.8	+2.0
	Democratic Labor	Robert Godfrey	978	3.5	+0.1
Total formal votes			27,650	98.0
Informal votes			558	2.0
Turnout			28,208	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ken Booth	19,177	69.4	-2.1
	Liberal	John Bailey	8,473	30.6	+2.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.1

Elections in the 1960s

New South Wales state election, 1968: Wallsend
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken Booth	15,866	75.8
	Liberal	William Gilchrist	4,347	20.8
	Democratic Labor	Donald Richards	710	3.4
Total formal votes			20,923	97.4
Informal votes			560	2.6
Turnout			21,483	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ken Booth	16,008	76.5
	Liberal	William Gilchrist	4,915	23.5
	Labor hold		Swing

References

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

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