Electoral district of Tuggerah

Tuggerah was an electoral district for the Legislative Assembly in the Australian State of New South Wales, which partly replaced Munmorah in 1981 and was named after the Tuggerah Lakes. In 1988, it was replaced by Wyong and The Entrance. Its only member was Harry Moore, representing the Labor Party.[1]

Members for Tuggerah
MemberPartyTerm
  Harry Moore [2] Labor 1981–1988

Election results

Elections in the 1980s

1984
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1984 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Tuggerah[edit]
1984 New South Wales state election: Tuggerah [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Harry Moore 18,345 55.8 -3.3
Liberal Leslie Nunn 10,416 31.7 +2.1
Independent Clem Payne 2,664 8.1 +8.1
Democrats Lynn Sawyer 1,438 4.4 -6.9
Total formal votes 32,863 97.7 +0.4
Informal votes 766 2.3 -0.4
Turnout 33,629 93.2 +2.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harry Moore 61.8 -5.0
Liberal Leslie Nunn 38.2 +5.0
Labor hold Swing-5.0

1981
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1981 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Tuggerah[edit]
1981 New South Wales state election: Tuggerah [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Harry Moore 17,724 59.1
Liberal Joan Skaife 8,883 29.6
Democrats Lynn Sawyer 3,382 11.3
Total formal votes 29,989 97.3
Informal votes 817 2.7
Turnout 30,806 91.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harry Moore 19,108 66.8 -3.2
Liberal Joan Skaife 9,503 33.2 +3.2
Labor hold Swing-3.2
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References
  1. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Tuggerah". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  2. "Mr Harry Frank Moore (1924-2009)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  3. Green, Antony. "1984 Tuggerah". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  4. Green, Antony. "1981 Tuggerah". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2020.


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