Electoral results for the district of Penrith

Penrith, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1973.[1][2]

Members for Penrith

Member		Party	Term
	Ron Mulock [3]	Labor	1973–1981
	Peter Anderson [4]	Labor	1981–1988
	Guy Matheson [5]	Liberal	1988–1991
	Faye Lo Po' [6]	Labor	1991–2003
	Karyn Paluzzano [7]	Labor	2003–2010
	Stuart Ayres [8]	Liberal	2010–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2019

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Penrith[edit]

2019 New South Wales state election: Penrith [9][10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Stuart Ayres	19,561	40.04	−5.59
	Labor	Karen McKeown	17,415	35.65	+2.79
	One Nation	Carl Halley	3,510	7.18	+7.18
	Greens	Nick Best	2,454	5.02	−0.51
	Independent	Mark Tyndall	1,415	2.90	+2.90
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Rodney Franich	1,276	2.61	+2.61
	Christian Democrats	David Burton	1,095	2.24	−1.66
	Animal Justice	Kaj McBeth	885	1.81	+1.81
	Independent	Marcus Cornish	665	1.36	+1.36
	Sustainable Australia	Geoff Brown	577	1.18	+1.18
Total formal votes			48,853	96.41	+0.43
Informal votes			1,819	3.59	−0.43
Turnout			50,672	89.58	−1.91
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Stuart Ayres	21,204	51.34	−4.90
	Labor	Karen McKeown	20,096	48.66	+4.90
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.90

2015

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2015 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Penrith[edit]

2015 New South Wales state election: Penrith [11][12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Stuart Ayres	21,712	45.6	−8.7
	Labor	Emma Husar	15,632	32.9	+7.0
		Jackie Kelly	4,272	9.0	+9.0
	Greens	Mark O'Sullivan	2,633	5.5	−3.7
	Christian Democrats	May Spencer	1,856	3.9	−1.7
	No Land Tax	Angelo Pezzano	949	2.0	+2.0
		Victor Waterson	322	0.7	+0.7
		Carolyn Kennett	202	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			47,578	96.0	+0.2
Informal votes			1,995	4.0	−0.2
Turnout			49,573	91.5	−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Stuart Ayres	23,212	56.2	−9.9
	Labor	Emma Husar	18,061	43.8	+9.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−9.9

2011

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2011 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Penrith[edit]

2011 New South Wales state election: Penrith[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Stuart Ayres	23,074	54.0	+21.4
	Labor	John Thain	10,832	25.3	-23.3
	Greens	Suzie Wright	4,232	9.9	+4.3
	Christian Democrats	Andrew Green	2,474	5.8	-0.4
	Outdoor Recreation	Joaquim De Lima	2,119	5.0	+5.0
Total formal votes			42,731	96.4	-0.9
Informal votes			1,589	3.6	+0.9
Turnout			44,320	93.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Stuart Ayres	25,023	66.3	+25.6
	Labor	John Thain	12,704	33.7	-25.6
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+25.6

2010 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 2010 Penrith state by-election § Results[edit]

Penrith state by-election, 2010[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Stuart Ayres	19,856	51.50	+18.95
	Labor	John Thain	9,437	24.48	−24.19
	Greens	Suzie Wright	4,679	12.14	+6.57
	Christian Democrats	Andrew Green	1,692	4.39	−1.81
	Independent	Noel Selby	1,047	2.72	+2.72
		Mick Saunders	766	1.99	+1.99
	Outdoor Recreation	David Leyonhjelm	721	1.87	+1.87
	Democrats	Jose Sanz	358	0.93	+0.04
Total formal votes			38,556	96.78	−0.49
Informal votes			1,282	3.22	+0.49
Turnout			39,838	86.04	−5.14
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Stuart Ayres	21,831	66.48	+25.73
	Labor	John Thain	11,009	33.52	−25.73
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+25.73

Elections in the 2000s

2007

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2007 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Penrith[edit]

2007 New South Wales state election: Penrith [15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Karyn Paluzzano	19,983	48.7	+2.3
	Liberal	Tricia Hitchen	13,368	32.6	-3.0
	Christian Democrats	Andrew Green	2,544	6.2	+3.4
	Greens	Suzie Wright	2,285	5.6	-0.3
	Independent	Geoff Brown	1,468	3.6	+3.6
	AAFI	Andrew Mavin	1,052	2.6	+1.0
	Democrats	Geraldine Waters	365	0.9	+0.0
Total formal votes			41,065	97.3	+0.3
Informal votes			1,151	2.7	-0.3
Turnout			42,216	93.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Karyn Paluzzano	22,020	59.2	+2.6
	Liberal	Tricia Hitchen	15,146	40.8	-2.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.6

2003

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2003 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Penrith[edit]

2003 New South Wales state election: Penrith [16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Karyn Paluzzano	18,354	45.9	-7.4
	Liberal	Jim Aitken	14,368	35.9	+10.7
	Greens	Lesley Edwards	2,429	6.1	+3.0
	Christian Democrats	Kenneth Nathan	1,199	3.0	-0.5
	One Nation	Judith Dansie	890	2.2	-6.5
	Independent	Kevin Crameri	826	2.1	+2.1
	Save Our Suburbs	Barbie Bates	778	1.9	+1.9
	AAFI	Ian Gelling	601	1.5	+0.6
	Democrats	Geraldine Waters	353	0.9	-1.4
	Independent	Mitch Arvidson	158	0.4	+0.4
	Unity	Li Cai	72	0.2	+0.2
Total formal votes			40,028	97.0	+0.0
Informal votes			1,238	3.0	-0.0
Turnout			41,266	92.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Karyn Paluzzano	19,951	56.1	-10.6
	Liberal	Jim Aitken	15,618	43.9	+10.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-10.6

Elections in the 1990s

1999

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1999 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Penrith[edit]

1999 New South Wales state election: Penrith [17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Faye Lo Po'	21,467	53.2	+5.4
	Liberal	Ross Fowler	10,154	25.2	-15.5
	One Nation	Jean Eykamp	3,523	8.7	+8.7
	Christian Democrats	Brian Grigg	1,425	3.5	-0.2
	Greens	Lesley Edwards	1,230	3.0	+3.0
	Democrats	Richard Villa	933	2.3	-0.5
	AAFI	David Morris	366	0.9	+0.9
	Earthsave	Maureen Rogers	340	0.8	+0.8
	Independent	Victoria Harris-Ball	309	0.8	+0.8
	Independent	Steve Grim-Reaper	238	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	Wendy Broderick	129	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Norman Hooper	114	0.3	+0.3
	Non-Custodial Parents	Judith Thompson	108	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			40,336	97.0	+1.6
Informal votes			1,243	3.0	-1.6
Turnout			41,579	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Faye Lo Po'	23,235	66.7	+12.4
	Liberal	Ross Fowler	11,592	33.3	-12.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+12.4

1995

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1995 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Penrith[edit]

1995 New South Wales state election: Penrith [18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Faye Lo Po'	15,621	56.0	-1.6
	Liberal	Jim Aitken	14,287	42.1	+1.7
	Independent	Paul Quinn	1,612	4.7	+4.7
	Call to Australia	Brian Grigg	1,229	3.6	+0.2
	Democrats	Brooke Watson	1,197	3.5	-0.2
Total formal votes			33,946	95.9	+3.2
Informal votes			1,445	4.1	-3.2
Turnout			35,391	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Faye Lo Po'	17,421	52.8	-1.8
	Liberal	Jim Aitken	15,578	47.2	+1.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.8

1991

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1991 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Penrith[edit]

1991 New South Wales state election: Penrith [19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Faye Lo Po'	15,086	47.7	+4.0
	Liberal	Guy Matheson	12,777	40.4	-2.0
	Independent	Betty Bourke	1,543	4.9	+4.9
	Democrats	Ivan Metcalfe	1,175	3.7	+3.7
	Call to Australia	Brian Grigg	1,075	3.4	-2.2
Total formal votes			31,656	92.7	-3.8
Informal votes			2,492	7.3	+3.8
Turnout			34,148	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Faye Lo Po'	16,606	54.6	+5.9
	Liberal	Guy Matheson	13,823	45.4	-5.9
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+5.9

Elections in the 1980s

1988

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1988 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Penrith[edit]

1988 New South Wales state election: Penrith [20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Peter Anderson	12,650	42.2	-10.7
	Liberal	Guy Matheson	12,503	41.7	+5.9
	Call to Australia	Brian Grigg	2,147	7.2	+7.2
	Independent	Scott Duffus	2,039	6.8	+6.8
	Independent	Ian Perry	610	2.0	+2.0
Total formal votes			29,949	96.8	-1.1
Informal votes			994	3.2	+1.1
Turnout			30,943	94.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Guy Matheson	14,817	52.2	+10.3
	Labor	Peter Anderson	13,571	47.8	-10.3
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+10.3

1984

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1984 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Penrith[edit]

1984 New South Wales state election: Penrith [21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Peter Anderson	21,794	58.8	-12.0
	Liberal	Ross Shuttleworth	11,545	31.1	+1.9
	Democrats	Kevin Crameri	2,576	7.0	+7.0
	Independent	Ian Perry	1,150	3.1	+3.1
Total formal votes			37,065	97.4	+0.5
Informal votes			968	2.6	-0.5
Turnout			38,033	93.2	+1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Anderson		64.3	-6.5
	Liberal	Ross Shuttleworth		35.7	+6.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.5

1981

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1981 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Penrith[edit]

1981 New South Wales state election: Penrith [22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Peter Anderson	22,850	70.8	-1.2
	Liberal	Ross Shuttleworth	9,413	29.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			32,263	96.9
Informal votes			1,038	3.1
Turnout			33,301	92.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.2

Elections in the 1970s

1978

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1978 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Penrith[edit]

1978 New South Wales state election: Penrith [23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Ron Mulock	28,018	76.2	+16.6
	Liberal	Geoffrey Saunders	8,745	23.8	-10.7
Total formal votes			36,763	97.0	-1.3
Informal votes			1,145	3.0	+1.3
Turnout			37,908	93.3	-1.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+12.3

1976

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1976 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Penrith[edit]

1976 New South Wales state election: Penrith [24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Ron Mulock	19,804	59.6	+3.0
	Liberal	Eileen Cammack	11,458	34.5	-3.9
	Independent	Roy Allsopp	1,970	5.9	+5.9
Total formal votes			33,232	98.3	+1.2
Informal votes			590	1.7	-1.2
Turnout			33,822	94.6	+3.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ron Mulock	21,223	63.9	+4.0
	Liberal	Eileen Cammack	12,009	36.1	-4.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.0

1973

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1973 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Penrith[edit]

1973 New South Wales state election: Penrith [25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Ron Mulock	15,634	56.6
	Liberal	Eileen Cammack	10,623	38.5
	Independent	Joseph Stein	1,369	5.0
Total formal votes			27,626	97.1
Informal votes			813	2.9
Turnout			28,439	91.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ron Mulock	16,547	59.9	+0.8
	Liberal	Eileen Cammack	11,079	40.1	-0.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.8

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