Wollongong, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had three incarnations, the first from 1904 to 1920, the second from 1927 to 1930, and the third from 1968 to the present.[1][2][3][4]
First incarnation (1904–1920) | |||
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Election | Member | Party | |
1904 | John Nicholson | Labour | |
1907 | |||
1910 | |||
1913 | Labor | ||
1917 | Billy Davies | ||
Second incarnation (1927–1930) | |||
Election | Member | Party | |
1927 | Billy Davies | Labor | |
Third incarnation (1968—present) | |||
Election | Member | Party | |
1968 | Jack Hough | Liberal | |
1971 | Eric Ramsay | Labor | |
1973 | |||
1976 | |||
1978 | |||
1981 | |||
1984 | Frank Arkell | Independent | |
1988 | |||
1991 | Gerry Sullivan | Labor | |
1995 | |||
1999 | Col Markham | ||
2003 | Noreen Hay | ||
2007 | |||
2011 | |||
2015 | |||
2016 by | Paul Scully | ||
2019 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Paul Scully | 27,723 | 56.5 | +4.9 | |
Liberal | Joel Johnson | 10,776 | 22.0 | +0.8 | |
Greens | Cath Blakey | 8,216 | 16.7 | +3.4 | |
Animal Justice | Kristen Nelson | 2,347 | 4.8 | +2.3 | |
Total formal votes | 49,062 | 96.1 | +0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 2,011 | 3.9 | −0.5 | ||
Turnout | 51,073 | 86.8 | −1.6 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Paul Scully | 33,962 | 74.3 | +1.5 | |
Liberal | Joel Johnson | 11,727 | 25.7 | −1.5 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +1.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Paul Scully | 25,776 | 50.11 | +9.74 | |
Liberal | Zachary Fitzpatrick | 11,427 | 22.22 | +1.17 | |
Greens | Benjamin Arcioni | 6,583 | 12.80 | +3.25 | |
Independent | Nikola Nastoski | 2,830 | 5.50 | +5.50 | |
Sustainable Australia | Andrew Anthony | 2,242 | 4.36 | +4.36 | |
Animal Justice | Benjamin Bank | 1,541 | 3.00 | +3.00 | |
Keep Sydney Open | James Hehir | 1,036 | 2.01 | +2.01 | |
Total formal votes | 51,435 | 95.54 | −0.36 | ||
Informal votes | 2,400 | 4.46 | +0.36 | ||
Turnout | 53,835 | 88.50 | −0.59 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Paul Scully | 31,357 | 71.37 | +7.93 | |
Liberal | Zachary Fitzpatrick | 12,580 | 28.63 | −7.93 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +7.93 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Paul Scully | 23,588 | 48.1 | +7.7 | |
Independent | Gordon Bradbery | 16,707 | 34.0 | +34.0 | |
Greens | Cath Blakey | 5,216 | 10.6 | +1.1 | |
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Joe Rossi | 1,793 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
Christian Democrats | Colleen Baxter | 1,769 | 3.6 | +0.7 | |
Total formal votes | 49,073 | 96.8 | +0.9 | ||
Informal votes | 1,605 | 3.2 | −0.9 | ||
Turnout | 50,678 | 93.6 | +4.5 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Paul Scully | 26,739 | 58.0 | −0.9 | |
Independent | Gordon Bradbery | 19,336 | 42.0 | +42.0 | |
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Noreen Hay | 20,071 | 40.4 | +3.6 | |
Liberal | Cameron Walters | 10,465 | 21.0 | −0.1 | |
Independent | Arthur Rorris | 10,162 | 20.4 | +20.4 | |
Greens | Mitchell Bresser | 4,747 | 9.5 | −0.2 | |
No Land Tax | Noreen Colonelli | 2,197 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
Christian Democrats | Clarrie Pratt | 1,463 | 2.9 | +0.4 | |
Cyclists | Phil Latz | 613 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Total formal votes | 49,718 | 95.9 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 2,123 | 4.1 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 51,841 | 89.1 | −1.9 | ||
Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
Labor | Noreen Hay | 24,326 | 63.4 | +4.2 | |
Liberal | Cameron Walters | 14,019 | 36.6 | −4.2 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Noreen Hay | 22,293 | 58.9 | +4.3 | |
Independent | Arthur Rorris | 15,556 | 41.1 | +41.1 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +4.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Noreen Hay | 16,060 | 35.6 | -22.7 | |
Independent | Gordon Bradbery | 13,299 | 29.5 | +29.5 | |
Liberal | Michelle Blicavs | 9,124 | 20.2 | +3.5 | |
Greens | Brendan Cook | 4,315 | 9.6 | -0.2 | |
Independent | Jim Clabour | 1,143 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
Christian Democrats | Clarrie Pratt | 1,127 | 2.5 | -3.1 | |
Total formal votes | 45,068 | 96.3 | 0.0 | ||
Informal votes | 1,752 | 3.7 | 0.0 | ||
Turnout | 46,820 | 92.7 | |||
Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
Labor | Noreen Hay | 19,656 | 58.9 | -16.4 | |
Liberal | Michelle Blicavs | 13,717 | 41.1 | +16.4 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Noreen Hay | 18,085 | 50.9 | -24.3 | |
Independent | Gordon Bradbery | 17,411 | 49.1 | +49.1 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -24.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Noreen Hay | 25,393 | 58.4 | +9.5 | |
Liberal | Colin Fowler | 7,306 | 16.8 | +6.5 | |
Greens | Trevor Jones | 4,263 | 9.8 | -2.0 | |
Christian Democrats | Clarrie Pratt | 2,456 | 5.6 | +2.2 | |
Independent | Lenny Fares | 1,983 | 4.6 | +4.6 | |
Against Further Immigration | Michael Chehoff | 812 | 1.9 | +0.0 | |
Democrats | Madeleine Roberts | 703 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Socialist Alliance | Jess Moore | 591 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
Total formal votes | 43,507 | 96.2 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 1,710 | 3.8 | -0.2 | ||
Turnout | 45,217 | 92.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Noreen Hay | 27,882 | 75.3 | -1.6 | |
Liberal | Colin Fowler | 9,154 | 24.7 | +1.6 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -1.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Noreen Hay | 18,388 | 47.8 | -14.9 | |
Independent | Anne Wood | 5,609 | 14.6 | +14.6 | |
Independent | David Moulds | 4,578 | 11.9 | +11.9 | |
Greens | Meredith Henderson | 4,319 | 11.2 | +4.7 | |
Liberal | George Pride | 3,518 | 9.2 | -6.4 | |
Christian Democrats | Phil Latz | 1,024 | 2.7 | -0.9 | |
Against Further Immigration | David Hughes | 796 | 2.1 | -1.1 | |
Unity | Van Mach | 198 | 0.5 | -1.2 | |
Total formal votes | 38,430 | 96.0 | -0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 1,607 | 4.0 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 40,037 | 92.4 | |||
Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
Labor | Noreen Hay | 24,367 | 77.7 | -1.0 | |
Liberal | George Pride | 6,984 | 22.3 | +1.0 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Noreen Hay | 20,913 | 67.3 | -11.4 | |
Independent | Anne Wood | 10,170 | 32.7 | +32.7 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -11.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Col Markham | 24,713 | 62.7 | +3.4 | |
Liberal | Wade McInerney | 6,153 | 15.6 | -8.7 | |
Greens | Garth Dickenson | 2,557 | 6.5 | -3.4 | |
Democrats | Ken Russell | 2,185 | 5.5 | +4.5 | |
Christian Democrats | Phil Latz | 1,419 | 3.6 | +0.7 | |
Against Further Immigration | John James | 1,274 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
Unity | Kit Yue | 652 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
Democratic Socialist | Angela Luvera | 470 | 1.2 | -0.3 | |
Total formal votes | 39,423 | 96.6 | +4.3 | ||
Informal votes | 1,368 | 3.4 | -4.3 | ||
Turnout | 40,791 | 93.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Col Markham | 26,996 | 78.7 | +8.3 | |
Liberal | Wade McInerney | 7,315 | 21.3 | -8.3 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +8.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Gerry Sullivan | 18,610 | 58.9 | +8.7 | |
Liberal | Warren Steel | 7,662 | 24.3 | +13.7 | |
Greens | Will Douglas | 3,607 | 11.4 | +6.1 | |
Call to Australia | Valdis Smidlers | 758 | 2.4 | +1.1 | |
Democratic Socialist | Chris Pickering | 561 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
Socialist Labour | Dragan Grijak | 383 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Total formal votes | 31,591 | 92.1 | +4.5 | ||
Informal votes | 2,710 | 7.9 | -4.5 | ||
Turnout | 34,291 | 93.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Gerry Sullivan | 20,823 | 70.1 | +11.5 | |
Liberal | Warren Steel | 8,887 | 29.9 | +29.9 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +11.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Gerry Sullivan | 15,196 | 50.2 | +11.4 | |
Independent | Frank Arkell | 8,971 | 29.7 | -10.0 | |
Liberal | Mick Lucke | 3,180 | 10.5 | -1.7 | |
Greens | Steve Brigham | 1,600 | 5.3 | +5.3 | |
Democrats | April Sampson-Kelly | 894 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
Call to Australia | Valdis Smidlers | 402 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
Total formal votes | 30,243 | 87.6 | -7.8 | ||
Informal votes | 4,288 | 12.4 | +7.8 | ||
Turnout | 34,531 | 93.3 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Gerry Sullivan | 16,125 | 58.6 | +12.2 | |
Independent | Frank Arkell | 11,390 | 41.4 | -12.2 | |
Labor gain from Independent | Swing | +12.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Frank Arkell | 12,909 | 44.5 | +10.8 | |
Labor | Laurie Kelly | 11,263 | 38.8 | -13.1 | |
Liberal | John Masters | 2,804 | 9.7 | -1.3 | |
Illawarra Workers | Graham Roberts | 2,028 | 7.0 | +7.0 | |
Total formal votes | 29,004 | 95.5 | -0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 1,372 | 4.5 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 30,376 | 93.2 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Frank Arkell | 15,560 | 55.5 | +10.2 | |
Labor | Laurie Kelly | 12,488 | 44.5 | -10.2 | |
Independent hold | Swing | +10.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Frank Arkell | 13,429 | 44.7 | +3.3 | |
Labor | Rex Connor | 13,057 | 43.5 | -3.0 | |
Liberal | Ronald Brooks | 2,809 | 9.4 | +1.2 | |
Independent | Phillip Xenos | 325 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
Independent | Rudolph Dezelin | 213 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
Independent | Julius Kudrynski | 177 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Total formal votes | 30,010 | 96.3 | +0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 1,136 | 3.7 | -0.3 | ||
Turnout | 31,146 | 93.3 | +1.4 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Frank Arkell | 15,959 | 54.2 | +4.3 | |
Labor | Rex Connor | 13,508 | 45.8 | -4.3 | |
Independent gain from Labor | Swing | +4.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Eric Ramsay | 13,223 | 46.5 | -22.9 | |
Independent | Frank Arkell | 11,767 | 41.4 | +41.4 | |
Liberal | Ronald Brooks | 2,346 | 8.2 | -13.0 | |
Democrats | Megan Sampson | 974 | 3.4 | -3.9 | |
Independent | Ellen Love | 142 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
Total formal votes | 28,452 | 96.0 | |||
Informal votes | 1,185 | 4.0 | |||
Turnout | 29,637 | 91.9 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Eric Ramsay | 14,034 | 50.1 | -23.7 | |
Independent | Frank Arkell | 13,983 | 49.9 | +49.9 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -23.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Eric Ramsay | 19,733 | 69.4 | +3.4 | |
Liberal | Ronald Brooks | 6,026 | 21.2 | -12.8 | |
Democrats | Ross Sampson | 2,072 | 7.3 | +7.3 | |
Socialist Workers | Andrew Jamieson | 617 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
Total formal votes | 28,448 | 96.4 | -0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 1,046 | 3.6 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 29,494 | 93.2 | +0.2 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Eric Ramsay | 21,008 | 73.8 | +7.8 | |
Liberal | Ronald Brooks | 7,440 | 26.2 | -7.8 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +7.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Eric Ramsay | 18,367 | 66.0 | +4.2 | |
Liberal | Ian Brown | 9,461 | 34.0 | -0.9 | |
Total formal votes | 27,828 | 97.0 | +0.8 | ||
Informal votes | 867 | 3.0 | -0.8 | ||
Turnout | 28,695 | 93.0 | +0.4 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +3.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Eric Ramsay | 17,022 | 61.8 | ||
Liberal | Ian Brown | 9,613 | 34.9 | ||
Democratic Labor | Raymond Proust | 924 | 3.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 27,559 | 96.2 | |||
Informal votes | 1,090 | 3.8 | |||
Turnout | 28,649 | 92.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Eric Ramsay | 17,207 | 62.4 | +3.6 | |
Liberal | Ian Brown | 10,352 | 37.6 | -3.6 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +3.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Eric Ramsay | 13,347 | 48.9 | ||
Liberal | Jack Hough | 11,621 | 42.5 | ||
Democratic Labor | Peter Daly | 2,351 | 8.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 27,319 | 97.3 | |||
Informal votes | 748 | 2.7 | |||
Turnout | 28,067 | 94.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Eric Ramsay | 13,699 | 50.1 | +0.6 | |
Liberal | Jack Hough | 13,620 | 49.9 | -0.6 | |
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +0.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Jack Hough | 8,694 | 42.7 | ||
Labor | Eric Ramsay | 7,977 | 39.2 | ||
Independent | Anthony Bevan | 3,345 | 16.4 | ||
Independent | Walter Green | 348 | 1.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 20,364 | 97.9 | |||
Informal votes | 446 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 20,810 | 94.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Jack Hough | 11,565 | 56.8 | +1.1 | |
Labor | Eric Ramsay | 8,799 | 43.2 | -1.1 | |
Liberal win | (new seat) |
District re-created
District abolished District abolished
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Billy Davies | 8,863 | 62.7 | ||
Nationalist | Norman Smith | 5,263 | 37.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 14,126 | 99.4 | |||
Informal votes | 84 | 0.6 | |||
Turnout | 14,210 | 89.3 | |||
Labor win | (new seat) |
District re-created
District abolished District abolished
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Billy Davies | 4,857 | 55.3 | -16.3 | |
Nationalist | John Nicholson | 3,809 | 43.4 | +19.8 | |
Ind. Socialist Labor | Joseph Charlton | 113 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
Total formal votes | 8,779 | 98.7 | +1.7 | ||
Informal votes | 118 | 1.3 | -1.7 | ||
Turnout | 8,897 | 63.0 | +2.4 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -16.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | John Nicholson | 5,212 | 71.6 | ||
Liberal Reform | Florence Healey | 1,715 | 23.6 | ||
Socialist Labor | Ernie Judd | 351 | 4.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 7,278 | 97.0 | |||
Informal votes | 228 | 3.0 | |||
Turnout | 7,506 | 60.6 | |||
Labor hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John Nicholson | 5,321 | 74.9 | ||
Liberal Reform | Edward Beeby | 1,785 | 25.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 7,106 | 97.8 | |||
Informal votes | 161 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 7,267 | 65.2 | |||
Labour hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John Nicholson | 3,333 | 56.6 | ||
Liberal Reform | Alexander Campbell | 2,556 | 43.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 5,889 | 96.9 | |||
Informal votes | 189 | 3.1 | |||
Turnout | 6,078 | 68.5 | |||
Labour hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John Nicholson | 3,126 | 55.5 | ||
Liberal Reform | Edward Allen | 2,511 | 44.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 5,637 | 99.3 | |||
Informal votes | 40 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 5,677 | 71.5 | |||
Labour win | (new seat) |