Electoral results for the district of Bligh
Bligh, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1962 and abolished in 2007.[1][2][3]
Members for Bligh
Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1962 | Tom Morey | Labor | |
1965 | Morton Cohen | Liberal | |
1968 | John Barraclough | Liberal | |
1971 | |||
1973 | |||
1976 | |||
1978 | |||
1981 | Fred Miller | Labor | |
1984 | Michael Yabsley | Liberal | |
1988 | Clover Moore | Independent | |
1991 | |||
1995 | |||
1999 | |||
2003 | |||
Election results
Elections in the 2000s
2003
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Clover Moore | 15,330 | 38.5 | +1.2 | |
Labor | Barri Phatarfod | 9,071 | 22.8 | -9.1 | |
Liberal | Shayne Mallard | 8,496 | 21.3 | -0.1 | |
Greens | Anita Ceravolo | 5,634 | 14.1 | +8.2 | |
Unity | Stephen Pong | 642 | 1.6 | +0.0 | |
Christian Democrats | Jon Phillips | 279 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
Independent | Malcolm Duncan | 268 | 0.7 | +0.0 | |
Independent | Gary Burns | 113 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
Total formal votes | 39,833 | 97.8 | +0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 882 | 2.2 | -0.1 | ||
Turnout | 40,715 | 84.3 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Clover Moore | 19,253 | 64.7 | +4.9 | |
Labor | Barri Phatarfod | 10,525 | 35.3 | -4.9 | |
Independent hold | Swing | +4.9 |
Elections in the 1990s
1999
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Clover Moore | 14,214 | 37.3 | +5.7 | |
Labor | Vic Smith | 12,153 | 31.9 | +4.8 | |
Liberal | Peter Fussell | 8,140 | 21.4 | -10.8 | |
Greens | Emelia Holdaway | 2,245 | 5.9 | -1.0 | |
Unity | Ariel Marguin | 621 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Independent | Malcolm Duncan | 280 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
Euthanasia Referendum | Julia Trubridge | 190 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
Timbarra Clean Water | Change Upton | 128 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
Natural Law | Bronia Hatfield | 93 | 0.2 | -0.1 | |
Total formal votes | 38,064 | 97.7 | +2.2 | ||
Informal votes | 883 | 2.3 | -2.2 | ||
Turnout | 38,947 | 86.0 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Clover Moore | 19,636 | 59.8 | -4.0 | |
Labor | Vic Smith | 13,215 | 40.2 | +4.0 | |
Independent hold | Swing | -4.0 |
1995
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Fisher | 13,636 | 40.1 | -0.1 | |
Independent | Clover Moore | 12,356 | 36.3 | -7.4 | |
Labor | Susan Harben | 6,191 | 18.2 | +2.1 | |
Greens | Virginia Milson | 1,697 | 5.0 | +5.0 | |
Natural Law | Machael Lippmann | 142 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
Total formal votes | 34,022 | 96.3 | +4.8 | ||
Informal votes | 1,300 | 3.7 | -4.8 | ||
Turnout | 35,322 | 87.8 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Clover Moore | 17,886 | 55.5 | -0.6 | |
Liberal | James Fisher | 14,359 | 44.5 | +0.6 | |
Independent hold | Swing | -0.6 |
1991
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Clover Moore | 12,801 | 43.7 | +21.6 | |
Liberal | Carol Dance | 11,764 | 40.2 | -9.7 | |
Labor | Anne-Maree Whitaker | 4,729 | 16.1 | -9.6 | |
Total formal votes | 29,294 | 91.5 | -4.9 | ||
Informal votes | 2,710 | 8.5 | +4.9 | ||
Turnout | 32,004 | 87.3 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Clover Moore | 15,762 | 56.1 | +11.4 | |
Liberal | Carol Dance | 12,352 | 43.9 | -11.4 | |
Independent hold | Swing | +11.4 |
Elections in the 1980s
1988
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Michael Yabsley | 11,748 | 44.0 | -2.9 | |
Independent | Clover Moore | 7,135 | 26.7 | +26.7 | |
Labor | Ross Aubrey | 7,112 | 26.6 | -19.1 | |
Democrats | Joseph Zingarelli | 415 | 1.6 | -4.8 | |
Call to Australia | Bruce Thompson | 293 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
Total formal votes | 26,703 | 96.6 | +0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 944 | 3.4 | -0.3 | ||
Turnout | 27,647 | 85.8 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Clover Moore | 12,748 | 50.6 | +50.6 | |
Liberal | Michael Yabsley | 12,431 | 49.4 | -0.8 | |
Independent gain from Liberal | Swing | +50.6 |
1984
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Michael Yabsley | 13,134 | 48.5 | +4.2 | |
Labor | Fred Miller | 12,279 | 45.3 | -2.3 | |
Democrats | Brian Hillman | 1,689 | 6.2 | +2.0 | |
Total formal votes | 27,102 | 96.4 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 1,005 | 3.6 | -0.2 | ||
Turnout | 28,107 | 85.8 | +3.0 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Michael Yabsley | 13,740 | 51.2 | +3.9 | |
Labor | Fred Miller | 13,085 | 48.8 | -3.9 | |
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +3.9 |
1981
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Fred Miller | 11,807 | 47.6 | ||
Liberal | John Barraclough | 10,997 | 44.3 | ||
Democrats | Joseph Zingarelli | 1,050 | 4.2 | ||
Independent | George Warnecke | 966 | 3.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 24,820 | 96.2 | |||
Informal votes | 977 | 3.8 | |||
Turnout | 25,797 | 82.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Fred Miller | 12,876 | 52.7 | -3.9 | |
Liberal | John Barraclough | 11,561 | 47.3 | +3.9 | |
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | -3.9 |
Elections in the 1970s
1978
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Liberal | John Barraclough | 15,220 | 56.1 | -1.3 | |
Labor | Suzanne Ashmore-Smith | 10,818 | 39.9 | +7.7 | |
Democrats | Susanna Dodgson | 1,097 | 4.0 | +4.0 | |
Total formal votes | 27,135 | 96.9 | -0.8 | ||
Informal votes | 879 | 3.1 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 28,014 | 84.9 | -2.7 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | John Barraclough | 15,457 | 58.4 | -5.4 | |
Labor | Suzanne Ashmore-Smith | 11,012 | 41.6 | +5.4 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -5.4 |
1976
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Barraclough | 16,868 | 57.4 | -8.9 | |
Labor | Mairi Petersen | 9,462 | 32.2 | +32.2 | |
Independent | Graeme Donkin | 1,121 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
Workers | John Curvers | 1,085 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
Independent | Alexander Nash | 872 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
Total formal votes | 29,408 | 97.7 | +2.6 | ||
Informal votes | 706 | 2.3 | -2.6 | ||
Turnout | 30,114 | 87.6 | +3.6 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | John Barraclough | 18,750 | 63.8 | -6.2 | |
Labor | Mairi Petersen | 10,658 | 36.2 | +36.2 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -6.2 |
1973
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Barraclough | 16,767 | 66.3 | +7.5 | |
Australia | Julia Featherstone | 6,656 | 26.3 | +26.3 | |
Democratic Labor | Monica Quigley | 1,883 | 7.4 | +4.5 | |
Total formal votes | 25,306 | 95.1 | |||
Informal votes | 1,298 | 4.9 | |||
Turnout | 26,604 | 84.0 | |||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | John Barraclough | 17,709 | 70.0 | +5.9 | |
Australia | Julia Featherstone | 7,597 | 30.0 | +30.0 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +5.9 |
1971
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Barraclough | 14,104 | 58.8 | ||
Labor | Maurice Allen | 6,522 | 27.2 | ||
Independent | Francis Claffy | 1,387 | 5.8 | ||
Abortion Law Reform | Bridget Gilling | 899 | 3.8 | ||
Democratic Labor | Dominique Droulers | 696 | 2.9 | ||
Independent | Merilyn Giesekam | 202 | 0.8 | ||
Independent | Thomas Smith | 170 | 0.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 23,980 | 96.2 | |||
Informal votes | 953 | 3.8 | |||
Turnout | 24,933 | 86.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | John Barraclough | 16,058 | 67.0 | -1.9 | |
Labor | Maurice Allen | 7,922 | 33.0 | +1.9 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | -1.9 |
Elections in the 1960s
1968
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Barraclough | 11,954 | 57.2 | +3.7 | |
Labor | Tom Morey | 7,496 | 35.9 | -8.0 | |
Democratic Labor | Henry Bader | 818 | 3.9 | +1.3 | |
Independent | Peter Clyne | 630 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
Total formal votes | 20,898 | 96.4 | |||
Informal votes | 773 | 3.6 | |||
Turnout | 21,671 | 89.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | John Barraclough | 12,923 | 61.8 | +6.3 | |
Labor | Thomas Morey | 7,975 | 38.2 | -6.3 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | +6.3 |
1965
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Morton Cohen | 10,391 | 49.5 | +4.2 | |
Labor | Tom Morey | 10,069 | 47.9 | −2.3 | |
Democratic Labor | John Kenny | 548 | 2.6 | −1.9 | |
Total formal votes | 21,008 | 97.5 | −0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 527 | 2.5 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 21,535 | 91.7 | −0.5 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Morton Cohen | 10,797 | 51.4 | +2.5 | |
Labor | Tom Morey | 10,211 | 48.6 | −2.5 | |
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +2.5 |
1962
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Tom Morey | 11,186 | 50.2 | ||
Liberal | Vernon Treatt | 10,098 | 45.3 | ||
Democratic Labor | James Markham | 1,012 | 4.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 22,296 | 98.2 | |||
Informal votes | 411 | 1.8 | |||
Turnout | 22,707 | 92.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Tom Morey | 11,388 | 51.1 | ||
Liberal | Vernon Treatt | 10,908 | 48.9 | ||
Labor win | (new seat) |
- Bligh was a new seat created from the abolished districts of Labor held Paddington−Waverley and Liberal held Woollahra.
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- "New South Wales Parliamentary Record 1824 – 2019" (PDF). Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
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