Electoral results for the district of Blacktown

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Blacktown in New South Wales state elections.

Members for Blacktown

Member Party Period
  Frank Hill Labor 1941–1945
  John Freeman Labor 1945–1959
  Alfred Dennis Liberal 1959–1962
  Independent 1962–1962
  Jim Southee Labor 1962–1971
  Gordon Barnier Labor 1971–1981
  John Aquilina Labor 1981–1991
  Pam Allan Labor 1991–1999
  Paul Gibson Labor 1999–2011
  John Robertson Labor 2011–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

New South Wales state election, 2015: Blacktown[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Robertson 24,916 53.9 +9.5
Liberal Raman Bhalla 14,250 30.8 −5.3
Greens David Bate 2,937 6.3 +0.8
Christian Democrats Meena Hanna 2,750 5.9 +0.2
No Land Tax Julia Cacciotti 1,411 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 46,264 95.3 +0.6
Informal votes 2,262 4.7 −0.6
Turnout 48,526 89.0 −2.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Robertson 26,679 63.2 +9.0
Liberal Raman Bhalla 15,547 36.8 −9.0
Labor hold Swing +9.0
New South Wales state election, 2011: Blacktown[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Robertson 19,419 44.1 -17.6
Liberal Karlo Siljeg 16,047 36.4 +15.7
Christian Democrats Bernie Gesling 2,639 6.0 -1.1
Greens Paul Taylor 2,473 5.6 +0.8
Independent Wayne Olling 1,177 2.7 +2.7
Independent Louise Kedwell 1,166 2.6 +2.6
Independent Greg Coulter 1,152 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 44,073 95.5 -0.7
Informal votes 2,074 4.5 +0.7
Turnout 46,147 93.4 0.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Robertson 20,796 53.7 -18.7
Liberal Karlo Siljeg 17,910 46.3 +18.7
Labor hold Swing -18.7

Elections in the 2000s

New South Wales state election, 2007: Blacktown
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Paul Gibson 25,698 61.7 -1.6
Liberal Mark Spencer 8,649 20.8 +1.2
Christian Democrats Bernie Gesling 2,965 7.1 +2.1
Greens John Forrester 2,008 4.8 +0.7
AAFI Donald McNaught 1,262 3.0 +1.3
Independent F Ivor 678 1.6 +1.6
Unity Bill Jiang 419 1.0 +0.2
Total formal votes 41,679 96.3 0.0
Informal votes 1,622 3.7 0.0
Turnout 43,301 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Gibson 27,192 72.4 -2.5
Liberal Mark Spencer 10,362 27.6 +2.5
Labor hold Swing -2.5
New South Wales state election, 2003: Blacktown
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Paul Gibson 26,160 62.4 +7.7
Liberal Geoff Bisby 8,297 19.8 -0.1
Christian Democrats Bob Bawden 2,171 5.2 -0.5
Greens Jason Bethune 1,771 4.2 +4.2
Independent Goran Reves 940 2.2 +2.2
Democrats David King 785 1.9 -5.9
One Nation Brian Zahner 716 1.7 -7.8
AAFI Lindon Dedman 694 1.7 -0.8
Unity Selmen Alameddine 409 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 41,943 96.3 -0.2
Informal votes 1,611 3.7 +0.2
Turnout 43,554 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Gibson 27,819 74.5 +5.1
Liberal Geoff Bisby 9,529 25.5 -5.1
Labor hold Swing +5.1

Elections in the 1990s

New South Wales state election, 1999: Blacktown
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Paul Gibson 22,714 54.7 -2.9
Liberal Rick Holder 8,260 19.9 -10.8
One Nation Bill Nixon 3,953 9.5 +9.5
Democrats David King 3,178 7.7 +7.7
Christian Democrats Bob Bawden 2,377 5.7 +1.4
AAFI Ed Sherwood 1,015 2.4 -0.2
Total formal votes 41,497 96.5 +3.4
Informal votes 1,497 3.5 -3.4
Turnout 42,994 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Gibson 24,861 69.4 +5.4
Liberal Rick Holder 10,987 30.6 -5.4
Labor hold Swing +5.4
New South Wales state election, 1995: Blacktown
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Pam Allan 17,654 52.6 +2.4
Liberal Ross Roberts 10,982 32.7 +0.7
AAFI Warwick Tyler 2,061 6.1 +6.1
Independent Ray Owen 1,653 4.9 +4.9
Call to Australia Bob Bawden 1,199 3.6 +1.0
Total formal votes 33,549 93.6 +6.2
Informal votes 2,312 6.4 -6.2
Turnout 35,861 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Pam Allan 19,340 60.6 +2.3
Liberal Ross Roberts 12,574 39.4 -2.3
Labor hold Swing +2.3
New South Wales state election, 1991: Blacktown
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Pam Allan 15,354 50.2 +1.9
Liberal Ray Morris 9,802 32.1 -3.0
Independent Con Constantine 3,253 10.6 +10.6
Democrats Diana Shanks 1,182 3.9 +3.0
Call to Australia John Jerrow 781 2.6 +2.6
CEC Paul Georiadis 199 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 30,571 87.3 -8.5
Informal votes 4,437 12.7 +8.5
Turnout 35,008 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Pam Allan 16,472 58.3 +3.4
Liberal Ray Morris 11,784 41.7 -3.4
Labor hold Swing +3.4

Elections in the 1980s

New South Wales state election, 1988: Blacktown
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Aquilina 16,899 59.2 -7.1
Liberal Allan Green 11,639 40.8 +7.1
Total formal votes 28,538 96.3 -0.2
Informal votes 1,110 3.7 +0.2
Turnout 29,648 93.7
Labor hold Swing -7.1
New South Wales state election, 1984: Blacktown
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Aquilina 20,605 66.6 -6.5
Liberal David Bannerman 10,319 33.4 +6.5
Total formal votes 30,924 96.6 +0.7
Informal votes 1,094 3.4 -0.7
Turnout 32,018 92.6 +0.2
Labor hold Swing -6.5
New South Wales state election, 1981: Blacktown
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Aquilina 20,777 73.1 0.0
Liberal David Bannerman 7,644 26.9 +8.3
Total formal votes 28,421 95.9
Informal votes 1,225 4.1
Turnout 29,646 92.4
Labor hold Swing -6.0

Elections in the 1970s

New South Wales state election, 1978: Blacktown
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Gordon Barnier 23,742 73.1 +10.2
Liberal Alfred Spiteri 6,039 18.6 -14.9
Democrats Colin Mannix 2,702 8.3 +8.3
Total formal votes 32,483 96.5 -1.2
Informal votes 1,186 3.5 +1.2
Turnout 33,669 94.5 -0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gordon Barnier 25,093 77.2 +12.5
Liberal Alfred Spiteri 7,390 22.8 -12.5
Labor hold Swing +12.5
New South Wales state election, 1976: Blacktown
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Gordon Barnier 19,590 62.9 +4.6
Liberal John Lyon 10,436 33.5 +1.5
Independent Raymond Ferguson 1,127 3.6 +3.6
Total formal votes 31,153 97.7 +2.4
Informal votes 725 2.3 -2.4
Turnout 31,878 95.1 +1.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gordon Barnier 20,163 64.7 +2.0
Liberal John Lyon 10,990 35.3 -2.0
Labor hold Swing +2.0
New South Wales state election, 1973: Blacktown
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Gordon Barnier 16,272 58.3 -1.1
Liberal John Lyon 8,935 32.0 +0.6
Democratic Labor Stan Aster-Stater 1,207 4.3 -1.6
Independent George Perrin 1,135 4.1 +4.1
Independent F. Ivor 366 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 27,915 95.3
Informal votes 1,389 4.7
Turnout 29,304 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gordon Barnier 17,500 62.7 +0.4
Liberal John Lyon 10,415 37.3 -0.4
Labor hold Swing +0.4
New South Wales state election, 1971: Blacktown
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Gordon Barnier 17,174 59.4 +2.4
Liberal Hilton Robinson 9,081 31.4 -4.0
Democratic Labor Charles Ormel 1,702 5.9 -1.7
Independent George Nicolaidis 976 3.4 +3.4
Total formal votes 28,933 97.4
Informal votes 785 2.6
Turnout 29,718 93.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gordon Barnier 18,002 62.2 +3.3
Liberal Hilton Robinson 10,931 37.8 -3.3
Labor hold Swing +3.3

Elections in the 1960s

New South Wales state election, 1968: Blacktown
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jim Southee 13,751 54.0 +4.2
Liberal Ralph Stewart 9,781 38.4 -8.8
Democratic Labor Kenneth Brown 1,944 7.6 +7.6
Total formal votes 25,476 96.4
Informal votes 959 3.6
Turnout 26,435 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Southee 14,140 55.5 +4.8
Liberal Ralph Stewart 11,336 44.5 -4.8
Labor hold Swing +4.8
New South Wales state election, 1965: Blacktown
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jim Southee 17,361 52.8 -8.9
Liberal Denys Clarke 14,560 44.2 +5.9
Independent Malcolm Towner 993 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 32,914 97.6 -0.2
Informal votes 822 2.4 +0.2
Turnout 33,736 93.9 -0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Southee 17,560 53.4 -8.3
Liberal Denys Clarke 15,354 46.6 +8.3
Labor hold Swing -8.3
New South Wales state election, 1962: Blacktown
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jim Southee 17,255 61.7 +10.2
Liberal Ross Shuttleworth 10,713 38.3 -4.6
Total formal votes 27,968 97.8
Informal votes 632 2.2
Turnout 28,600 94.2
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +8.7

Elections in the 1950s

New South Wales state election, 1959: Blacktown
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Alfred Dennis 13,519 49.9
Labor Jim Southee 12,044 44.5
Democratic Labor Francis Moffitt 834 3.1
Independent Frank Finlayson 691 2.6
Total formal votes 27,088 97.7
Informal votes 625 2.3
Turnout 27,713 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Alfred Dennis 14,650 54.1
Labor Jim Southee 12,438 45.9
Liberal gain from Labor Swing
New South Wales state election, 1956: Blacktown
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Freeman 15,188 55.5 -5.7
Liberal Graham Cullis 12,189 44.5 +8.9
Total formal votes 27,377 98.4 +0.4
Informal votes 451 1.6 -0.4
Turnout 27,828 93.7 -0.4
Labor hold Swing -8.5

References

  1. ↑ State Electoral District of Blacktown: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
  2. ↑ State Electoral District of Blacktown: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.
  3. ↑ Antony Green. "2011 New South Wales Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
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