Electoral results for the district of Murray-Darling

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Murray-Darling in New South Wales state elections from the district's first election in 1999 until the present.

Members for Murray-Darling

Member		Party	Term
	Peter Black	Labor	1999–2007
	John Williams	National	2007–2015

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

New South Wales state election, 2011: Murray-Darling^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	John Williams	28,941	74.1	+17.6
	Labor	Neville Gasmier	8,096	20.7	-16.3
	Greens	Heidi Hendry	2,031	5.2	+2.8
Total formal votes			39,068	97.3	-0.6
Informal votes			1,073	2.6	+0.6
Turnout			40,141	87.5
Two-party-preferred result
	National	John Williams	29,466	77.2	+17.1
	Labor	Neville Gasmier	8,684	22.8	-17.1
	National hold		Swing	+17.1

Elections in the 2000s

New South Wales state election, 2007: Murray-Darling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	John Williams	22,918	56.5	+10.6
	Labor	Peter Black	15,015	37.0	-6.7
	Independent	Tom Kennedy	1,069	2.6	+2.6
	Greens	Judy Renner	983	2.4	-0.5
	Independent	Ron Page	571	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			40,556	97.9	+0.6
Informal votes			868	2.1	-0.6
Turnout			41,424	89.5
Two-party-preferred result
	National	John Williams	23,595	60.1	+8.8
	Labor	Peter Black	15,664	39.9	-8.8
	National hold		Swing	+8.8

New South Wales state election, 2003: Murray-Darling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Peter Black	17,659	50.3	+6.1
	National	Marsha Isbester	13,072	37.3	+1.0
	Independent	Don McKinnon	2,092	6.0	+6.0
	One Nation	Tom Kennedy	1,463	4.2	-12.2
	Greens	Geoff Walch	803	2.3	+2.3
Total formal votes			35,099	97.3	-0.9
Informal votes			988	2.7	+0.9
Turnout			36,077	87.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Black	18,594	56.7	+2.5
	National	Marsha Isbester	14,214	43.3	-2.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.5

Elections in the 1990s

New South Wales state election, 1999: Murray-Darling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Peter Black	16,781	44.2	-1.2
	National	Mark Kersten	13,790	36.3	-15.6
	One Nation	Don McKinnon	6,238	16.4	+16.4
	Democrats	Dave Burton	792	2.1	+2.1
	CEC	Alan Boyd	246	0.6	+0.6
	Non-Custodial Parents	John White	141	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			37,988	98.1	+4.4
Informal votes			727	1.9	-4.4
Turnout			38,715	90.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Black	17,765	54.2	+7.7
	National	Mark Kersten	15,002	45.8	-7.7
	Labor gain from National		Swing	+7.7

References

• Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Murray-Darling". Retrieved 10 October 2011.

1. Antony Green. "2011 New South Wales Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 10 December 2011.