Election results for Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Newcastle , anelectoral district of theLegislative Assembly in the Australian state ofNew South Wales , has had two incarnations, from 1859 until 1894 and from 1904 to the present.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Elections in the 2020s [ edit ] 2023 New South Wales state election :Newcastle [ 5] [ 6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labor Tim Crakanthorp 25,078 49.4 +3.6 Liberal Thomas Triebsees 11,348 22.4 −4.1 Greens John Mackenzie 9,487 18.7 +2.0 Legalise Cannabis Tim Claydon 3,042 6.0 +6.0 Sustainable Australia Freya Taylor 1,195 2.4 0.0 Socialist Alliance Niko Leka 586 1.2 −0.6 Total formal votes 50,736 97.8 +1.0 Informal votes 1,162 2.2 −1.0 Turnout 51,898 87.3 +0.4 Two-party-preferred resultLabor Tim Crakanthorp 33,422 72.6 +5.1 Liberal Thomas Triebsees 12,620 27.4 −5.1 Labor hold Swing +5.1
Elections in the 2010s [ edit ] 2019 New South Wales state election :Newcastle [ 7] [ 8] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labor Tim Crakanthorp 23,231 46.17 +6.03 Liberal Blake Keating 13,224 26.28 −9.20 Greens Charlotte McCabe 8,281 16.46 −1.87 Animal Justice Sean Bremner Young 1,478 2.94 +2.94 Sustainable Australia Beverley Jelfs 1,219 2.42 +2.42 Small Business Glen Fredericks 1,178 2.34 +2.34 Socialist Alliance Steve O'Brien 854 1.70 +0.45 Keep Sydney Open Claudia Looker 854 1.70 +1.70 Total formal votes 50,319 96.73 +0.40 Informal votes 1,703 3.27 −0.40 Turnout 52,022 87.99 −2.35 Two-party-preferred resultLabor Tim Crakanthorp 29,843 67.70 +10.33 Liberal Blake Keating 14,236 32.30 −10.33 Labor hold Swing +10.33
2014 Newcastle state by-election [ 11] [ 12] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labor Tim Crakanthorp 15,253 36.9 +6.3 Independent Karen Howard 10,796 26.1 +26.1 Greens Michael Osborne 8,236 19.9 +5.1 Independent Jacqueline Haines 3,019 7.3 +7.3 Palmer United Jennifer Stefanac 1,332 3.2 +3.2 Socialist Alliance Steve O'Brien 1,086 2.6 +1.0 Christian Democrats Milton Caine 834 2.0 +1.2 Independent Brian Buckley Clare 762 1.8 +1.8 Total formal votes 41,318 94.7 −2.5 Informal votes 2,327 5.3 +2.5 Turnout 43,645 80.6 −11.8 Two-candidate-preferred resultLabor Tim Crakanthorp 18,785 58.7 +11.2 Independent Karen Howard 13,243 41.3 +41.3 Labor gain fromLiberal
Tim Owen (
Liberal /
Independent ) resigned.
2011 New South Wales state election :Newcastle [ 13] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Tim Owen 16,072 36.7 +26.9 Labor Jodi McKay 13,417 30.6 −0.6 Greens John Sutton 6,510 14.9 +3.6 Independent John Tate 5,067 11.6 −12.5 Progressive Labour Rod Noble 1,372 3.1 +3.1 Socialist Alliance Zane Alcorn 700 1.6 +1.6 Christian Democrats Milton Caine 496 1.1 −0.1 Socialist Equality Noel Holt 189 0.4 +0.2 Total formal votes 43,823 97.2 −0.4 Informal votes 1,264 2.8 +0.4 Turnout 45,087 92.4 +1.4 Two-party-preferred resultLiberal Tim Owen 19,337 52.6 +52.6 Labor Jodi McKay 17,459 47.4 −3.8 Liberal gain fromLabor Swing N/A
Elections in the 2000s [ edit ] 2007 New South Wales state election :Newcastle [ 14] [ 15] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labor Jodi McKay 13,166 31.2 −17.1 Independent John Tate 10,159 24.1 +24.1 Independent Bryce Gaudry [ a] 8,870 21.0 +21.0 Greens Michael Osborne 4,729 11.2 −4.2 Liberal Martin Babakhan 4,129 9.8 −16.4 Christian Democrats John Lee 535 1.3 −0.4 Independent Simon Hutabarat 306 0.7 +0.7 Independent Hilda Armstrong 168 0.4 +0.4 Independent Noel Holt 110 0.3 +0.3 Total formal votes 42,172 97.6 +0.4 Informal votes 1,033 2.4 −0.4 Turnout 43,205 91.1 Notionaltwo-party-preferred count Labor Jodi McKay 18,627 67.8 +2.5 Liberal Martin Babakhan 8,833 32.2 −2.5 Two-candidate-preferred resultLabor Jodi McKay 16,311 51.2 −14.2 Independent John Tate 15,524 48.8 +48.8 Labor hold Swing N/A
Elections in the 1990s [ edit ] 1999 New South Wales state election :Newcastle [ 17] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labor Bryce Gaudry 21,644 53.1 −3.7 Liberal David Williams 8,208 20.1 −8.6 Greens Ian McKenzie 4,062 10.0 −2.7 One Nation Sharyn Brooks 3,468 8.5 +8.5 Democrats Stephen Bisgrove 1,802 4.4 +4.4 Independent Harry Criticos 899 2.2 +2.2 Democratic Socialist Geoff Payne 343 0.8 −0.9 Socialist Equality Terry Cook 163 0.4 +0.4 Unity Chris Brookman 101 0.2 +0.2 Citizens Electoral Council Dennis Chaston 77 0.2 +0.2 Total formal votes 40,767 97.4 +2.6 Informal votes 1,101 2.6 −2.6 Turnout 41,868 93.0 Two-party-preferred resultLabor Bryce Gaudry 24,925 72.4 +5.5 Liberal David Williams 9,510 27.6 −5.5 Labor hold Swing +5.5
Elections in the 1980s [ edit ] Elections in the 1970s [ edit ] Elections in the 1960s [ edit ] Elections in the 1950s [ edit ] Elections in the 1940s [ edit ] Preferences were not distributed. Elections in the 1930s [ edit ] Preferences were not distributed. Preferences were not distributed. Elections in the 1920s [ edit ] This section is an excerpt from1927 New South Wales state election § Newcastle This section is an excerpt from1925 New South Wales state election § Newcastle 1925 New South Wales state election :Newcastle [ 42] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Quota 9,602 Labor Jack Baddeley (elected 1) 16,394 28.5 +5.8 Labor David Murray (elected 3) 9,941 17.3 +4.6 Labor Hugh Connell (elected 4) 5,698 9.9 +2.9 Labor George Booth (elected 5) 2,336 4.1 +4.1 Labor David Davies 2,157 3.7 +3.7 Protestant Labour Walter Skelton (elected 2) 10,194 17.7 −7.5 Protestant Labour James Pendlebury 405 0.7 +0.7 Protestant Labour James Hestelow 344 0.6 +0.6 Nationalist Magnus Cromarty (defeated)6,270 10.9 +5.5 Nationalist John Fegan 578 1.0 −2.1 Nationalist David Murray 431 0.7 +0.7 Nationalist Charles Watt 343 0.6 +0.6 Nationalist Oliver Denny 110 0.2 +0.2 Independent Arthur Gardiner 2,238 3.9 +3.9 Independent Robert Mitchell 167 0.3 +0.3 Total formal votes 57,606 96.3 −0.4 Informal votes 2,180 3.7 +0.4 Turnout 59,786 75.5 +0.3 Party total votes Labor 36,526 63.4 +13.5 Protestant Labour 10,943 19.0 +19.0 Nationalist 7,732 13.4 −0.5 Independent Arthur Gardiner 2,238 3.9 +3.9 Independent Robert Mitchell 167 0.3 +0.3
This section is an excerpt from1922 New South Wales state election § Newcastle 1922 New South Wales state election :Newcastle [ 43] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Quota 8,688 Labor Jack Baddeley (elected 2) 11,850 22.7 +22.7 Labor David Murray (elected 4) 6,629 12.7 +6.2 Labor Hugh Connell (elected 3) 3,646 7.0 −13.5 Labor David Watson 2,356 4.5 +4.5 Labor Amram Lewis 1,529 2.9 −1.3 Independent Walter Skelton (elected 1) 13,132 25.2 +25.2 Nationalist Magnus Cromarty (elected 5) 2,833 5.4 +5.4 Nationalist John Fegan (defeated)1,602 3.1 −3.3 Nationalist Harry Wheeler 1,260 2.4 +2.4 Nationalist Robert Kilgour 1,052 2.0 +2.0 Nationalist Kenneth Mathieson 516 1.0 +1.0 Independent Labor Arthur Gardiner (defeated)4,644 8.9 −8.8 Independent Thomas Hoare 566 1.1 +1.1 Progressive George Jenner 295 0.6 +0.6 Progressive John Cram 151 0.3 +0.3 Independent James Gilligan 38 0.1 +0.1 Independent William Jeffery 27 0.1 +0.1 Total formal votes 52,126 96.7 +9.3 Informal votes 1,771 3.3 −9.3 Turnout 53,897 75.2 +16.1 Party total votes Labor 26,010 49.9 −7.6 Independent Walter Skelton 13,132 25.2 +25.2 Nationalist 7,263 13.9 +1.0 Independent Labor Arthur Gardiner 4,644 8.9 −8.8 Independent Thomas Hoare 566 1.1 +1.1 Progressive 446 0.9 −2.3 Independent James Gilligan 38 0.1 +0.1 Independent William Jeffery 27 0.1 +0.1
William Kearsley died on 19 June 1921.[ 44] Between 1920 and 1927 the Legislative Assembly was elected using a form of proportional representation with multi-member seats and asingle transferable vote (modified Hare-Clark). The Parliamentary Elections (Casual Vacancies) Act,[ 45] provided that casual vacancies were filled by the next unsuccessful candidate on the incumbent member's party list.David Murray had the most votes of the unsuccessfulLabor candidates at the1920 election and took his seat on 30 August 1921.[ 46]
This section is an excerpt from1920 New South Wales state election § Newcastle 1920 New South Wales state election :Newcastle [ 47] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Quota 5,475 Labor Hugh Connell (elected 1) 6,720 20.5 Labor John Estell (elected 3) 4,998 15.2 Labor William Kearsley (elected 4) 3,641 11.1 Labor David Murray 2,145 6.5 Labor Amram Lewis 1,381 4.2 Independent Arthur Gardiner (elected 2) 5,821 17.7 Nationalist John Fegan (elected 5) 2,113 6.4 Nationalist John Paton 1,840 5.6 Nationalist George O'Brien 289 0.9 Progressive Roland Green 1,064 3.2 Democratic Robert Mackenzie 947 2.9 Ind. Nationalist William C Grahame (defeated)898 2.7 Socialist Labor Joseph Charlton 564 1.7 Socialist Labor David McNeill 140 0.4 Socialist Labor Thomas Johnston 68 0.2 Socialist Labor John McDonald 62 0.2 Socialist Labor William North 53 0.2 Independent Michael Dillon 91 0.3 Independent John Kingsborough 13 0.1 Total formal votes 32,848 87.6 Informal votes 4,648 12.4 Turnout 37,496 59.1 Party total votes Labor 18,885 57.5 Independent Arthur Gardiner 5,821 17.7 Nationalist 4,242 12.9 Progressive 1,064 3.2 Democratic 947 2.9 Ind. Nationalist William C Grahame 898 2.7 Socialist Labor 887 2.7 Independent Michael Dillon 91 0.3 Independent John Kingsborough 13 0.1
Elections in the 1910s [ edit ] This section is an excerpt from1917 New South Wales state election § Newcastle The sitting memberArthur Gardiner was expelled fromLabor in the November 1916Labor split over conscription.[ 49]
This section is an excerpt from1913 New South Wales state election § Newcastle This section is an excerpt from1910 New South Wales state election § Newcastle Elections in the 1900s [ edit ] This section is an excerpt from1907 New South Wales state election § Newcastle This section is an excerpt from1904 New South Wales state election § Newcastle Newcastle was a re-created seat that consisted of the abolished seat ofNewcastle East and part of the abolished seat ofNewcastle West . The member for Newcastle East wasWilliam Dick (Liberal Reform). The member for Newcastle West wasOwen Gilbert (Liberal Reform) who unsuccessfully contestedWickham .
District re-established
District abolished
This section is an excerpt from1891 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle James Curley (Free Trade ) had won a seat fromWilliam Grahame (Protectionist ) at the1889 by-election . William Grahame regained a seat at the1891 by-election following the death ofJames Fletcher (Protectionist ).
Elections in the 1880s [ edit ] This section is an excerpt from1889 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle This section is an excerpt from1887 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle This section is an excerpt from1885 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle This section is an excerpt from1882 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle This section is an excerpt from1880 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle Elections in the 1870s [ edit ] This section is an excerpt from1877 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle This section is an excerpt from1874-75 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle This section is an excerpt from1872 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle
Elections in the 1860s [ edit ] This section is an excerpt from1869-70 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle This section is an excerpt from1864–65 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle This section is an excerpt from1860 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle Elections in the 1850s [ edit ] This section is an excerpt from1859 New South Wales colonial election § Newcastle ^ Bryce Gaudry was the Labor member for Newcastle from 1991 to 2007. WhenJodi McKay was preselected at the request of the Premier, he left Labor and contested the election as an Independent.^ Two party preferred vote was estimated. ^ Green, Antony ."Elections for the District of Newcastle" .New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 .Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved6 November 2019 .^ "Newcastle- NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results" .NSW Votes 2019 .ABC News . 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