Electoral results for the district of Kiama

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Kiama in New South Wales state elections. The district has had two incarnations, the first from 1859 to 1904, the second from 1981 until the present.

Members

First incarnation (1859–1904)
MemberPartyTerm
  Samuel Gray None 1859–1864
  Henry Parkes None 1864–1870
  John Stewart None 1871–1874
  Samuel Charles None 1874–1880
  Harman Tarrant None 1880–1887
  Angus Cameron Free Trade 1887–1889
  George Fuller Free Trade 1889–1894
  Alexander Campbell Independent Protectionist 1894–1895
  Protectionist 1895–1901
  Progressive 1901–1904
Second incarnation (1981–present)
MemberPartyTerm
  Bill Knott Labor 1981–1986
  Bob Harrison Labor 1986–1999
  Matt Brown Labor 1999–2011
  Gareth Ward Liberal 2011–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

New South Wales state election, 2015: Kiama[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Gareth Ward 24,618 51.6 +8.0
Labor Glenn Kolomeitz 15,288 32.1 +4.4
Greens Terry Barratt 5,271 11.1 +2.2
Christian Democrats Steve Ryan 1,505 3.2 −0.7
No Land Tax Carmel Pellegrini 1,016 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 47,698 97.2 −0.0
Informal votes 1,382 2.8 +0.0
Turnout 49,080 92.4 +2.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Gareth Ward 26,114 58.7 +0.1
Labor Glenn Kolomeitz 18,404 41.3 −0.1
Liberal hold Swing +0.1
New South Wales state election, 2011: Kiama[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Gareth Ward 19,898 42.5 +12.0
Labor Matt Brown 13,366 28.6 -22.1
Independent Sandra McCarthy 6,009 12.8 +12.8
Greens Ben Van Der Wijngaart 4,126 8.8 +0.2
Christian Democrats Steve Ryan 1,805 3.9 -0.9
Independent Adrian Daly 1,576 3.4 +3.4
Total formal votes 46,780 97.7 -0.2
Informal votes 1,091 2.3 +0.2
Turnout 47,871 94.6 +0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Gareth Ward 23,030 57.5 +19.4
Labor Matt Brown 17,052 42.5 -19.4
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +19.4

Elections in the 2000s

New South Wales state election, 2007: Kiama
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Matt Brown 21,971 50.7 +4.1
Liberal Ann Sudmalis 13,224 30.5 -2.1
Greens Ben van der Wijngaart 3,759 8.7 -0.6
Christian Democrats John Kadwell 2,082 4.8 +0.6
Fishing Party Garth Bridge 1,680 3.9 +3.9
AAFI Jack Burnett 645 1.5 +0.7
Total formal votes 43,361 98.0 +0.1
Informal votes 902 2.0 -0.1
Turnout 44,263 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Matt Brown 24,910 62.0 +3.7
Liberal Ann Sudmalis 15,273 38.0 -3.7
Labor hold Swing +3.7
New South Wales state election, 2003: Kiama
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Matt Brown 25,074 56.2 +6.8
Liberal Danielle Jones 11,993 26.9 +5.1
Greens Howard Jones 4,107 9.2 +1.5
Christian Democrats John Kadwell 1,667 3.7 -0.6
One Nation Helga Green 698 1.6 -7.6
Democrats Henry Collier 529 1.2 -2.1
AAFI Clive Curnow 523 1.2 +0.0
Total formal votes 44,591 97.7 +0.1
Informal votes 1,059 2.3 -0.1
Turnout 45,650 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Matt Brown 27,208 66.9 -0.8
Liberal Danielle Jones 13,471 33.1 +0.8
Labor hold Swing -0.8

Elections in the 1990s

New South Wales state election, 1999: Kiama
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Matt Brown 20,236 49.4 -7.1
Liberal Charlie Mifsud 8,936 21.8 -9.9
One Nation Dan Orr 3,765 9.2 +9.2
Greens Jim Bradley 3,157 7.7 -3.9
Christian Democrats John Kadwell 1,774 4.3 +4.2
Democrats Henry Collier 1,363 3.3 +3.2
Independent Philip McLeod 1,234 3.0 +3.0
AAFI John Murray 472 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 40,937 97.6 +3.4
Informal votes 1,018 2.4 -3.4
Turnout 41,955 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Matt Brown 23,048 67.7 +3.1
Liberal Charlie Mifsud 10,995 32.3 -3.1
Labor hold Swing +3.1
New South Wales state election, 1995: Kiama
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bob Harrison 20,385 54.3 +0.7
Liberal Jason Collins 12,814 34.2 +1.4
Greens Karla Sperling 4,319 11.5 +11.5
Total formal votes 37,518 94.3 +4.0
Informal votes 2,275 5.7 -4.0
Turnout 39,793 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Harrison 22,472 62.2 +0.8
Liberal Jason Collins 13,677 37.8 -0.8
Labor hold Swing +0.8
New South Wales state election, 1991: Kiama
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bob Harrison 16,925 53.6 +3.2
Liberal Phillip Motbey 10,345 32.8 -9.7
Democrats Kerry Sharpe 2,648 8.4 +7.2
Call to Australia Glen Ryan 1,660 5.3 +4.6
Total formal votes 31,578 90.3 -6.4
Informal votes 3,382 9.7 +6.4
Turnout 34,960 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Harrison 18,524 61.4 +7.8
Liberal Phillip Motbey 11,644 38.6 -7.8
Labor hold Swing +7.8

Elections in the 1980s

New South Wales state election, 1988: Kiama
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bob Harrison 18,122 61.4 -1.7
Liberal Kevin Baker 11,408 38.6 +1.7
Total formal votes 29,530 96.5 -1.5
Informal votes 1,080 3.5 +1.5
Turnout 30,610 94.6
Labor hold Swing -1.7
New South Wales state election, 1984: Kiama
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bill Knott 19,636 58.7 -1.2
Liberal Warren Steel 13,797 41.3 +1.2
Total formal votes 33,433 98.0 -0.9
Informal votes 684 2.0 +0.9
Turnout 34,117 93.3 +1.2
Labor hold Swing -1.2
New South Wales state election, 1981: Kiama
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bill Knott 17,951 59.9
Liberal James Chittick 11,995 40.1
Total formal votes 29,946 97.1
Informal votes 906 2.9
Turnout 30,852 92.1
Labor hold Swing -2.1

References

  1. ↑ State Electoral District of Kiama: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
  2. ↑ State Electoral District of Kiama: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.
  3. ↑ Antony Green. "2011 New South Wales Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
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