Electoral results for the district of Port Macquarie

Port Macquarie, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was established in 1988.[1][2]

Members for Port Macquarie
MemberPartyTerm
  Bruce Jeffery> [3] National 1988–1991
  Wendy Machin [4] National 1991–1996
  Rob Oakeshott [5] National 1996–2002
  Independent 2002–2008
  Peter Besseling [6] Independent 2008–2011
  Leslie Williams [7] National 2011–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) § Port Macquarie[edit]
2019 New South Wales state election: Port Macquarie [8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Leslie Williams 33,538 63.60 +1.51
Labor Peter Alley 12,220 23.17 −0.93
Greens Drusi Megget 4,119 7.81 −1.09
Sustainable Australia Jan Burgess 2,858 5.42 +5.42
Total formal votes 52,735 96.40 −0.79
Informal votes 1,971 3.60 +0.79
Turnout 54,706 91.22 −0.30
Two-party-preferred result
National Leslie Williams 34,725 70.27 +1.32
Labor Peter Alley 14,690 29.73 −1.32
National hold Swing+1.32

2015
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2015 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Port Macquarie[edit]
2015 New South Wales state election: Port Macquarie [10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Leslie Williams 30,567 62.1 +9.7
Labor Kristy Quill 11,866 24.1 +18.4
Greens Drusi Megget 4,384 8.9 +5.2
Christian Democrats Ashley Prinable 1,572 3.2 +1.1
No Land Tax Paul Grasso 845 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 49,234 97.2 −0.9
Informal votes 1,426 2.8 +0.9
Turnout 50,660 91.5 +1.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Leslie Williams 31,699 69.0 −9.8
Labor Kristy Quill 14,272 31.1 +9.8
National hold Swing−9.8

2011
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2011 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Port Macquarie[edit]
2011 New South Wales state election: Port Macquarie[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Leslie Williams 23,718 52.2 +32.7
Independent Peter Besseling 16,601 36.5 -30.6
Labor Peter Alley 2,573 5.7 -3.5
Greens Drusi Megget 1,651 3.6 +0.9
Christian Democrats Robert Waldron 937 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 45,480 98.1 -0.7
Informal votes 889 1.9 +0.7
Turnout 46,369 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Leslie Williams 26,830 78.7
Labor Peter Alley 7,242 21.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Leslie Williams 24,378 56.5 +34.7
Independent Peter Besseling 18,774 43.5 -34.7
National gain from Independent Swing+34.7

Elections in the 2000s

2008 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 2008 Port Macquarie state by-election § Results[edit]
2008 Port Macquarie state by-election [13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Peter Besseling 15,003 35.94 +35.94
National Leslie Williams 14,061 33.69 +14.24
Independent Jamie Harrison 3,484 8.35 +8.35
Independent Lisa Intemann 3,134 7.51 +7.51
Independent James Langley 2,045 4.90 +4.90
Greens Susie Russell 1,971 4.72 +1.97
Independent Bob Sharpham 795 1.90 +1.90
Christian Democrats Bob Waldron 514 1.23 +1.23
Independent Tony Galati 417 1.00 +1.00
Independent Grant Rogers 196 0.47 +0.47
Independent Cameron Price 129 0.31 +0.31
Total formal votes 41,749 98.20 −0.54
Informal votes 765 1.26 +0.54
Turnout 42,514 88.21 −5.27
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Peter Besseling 20,068 54.52 +54.52
National Leslie Williams 16,741 45.48 +23.70
Independent hold SwingN/A

2007
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2007 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Port Macquarie[edit]
2007 New South Wales state election: Port Macquarie [15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Rob Oakeshott 28,523 67.1 +3.2
National Leslie Williams 8,258 19.4 +0.9
Labor Monica Hayes 3,886 9.1 -0.8
Greens Susie Russell 1,170 2.8 -1.0
AAFI Frank Reid 648 1.5 +0.9
Total formal votes 42,485 98.7 +0.1
Informal votes 542 1.3 -0.1
Turnout 43,027 93.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Rob Oakeshott 31,107 78.2 -3.7
National Leslie Williams 8,661 21.8 +3.7
Independent hold Swing-3.7

2003
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2003 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Port Macquarie[edit]
2003 New South Wales state election: Port Macquarie [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Rob Oakeshott 30,659 69.8 +69.8
National Charlie Fenton 6,416 14.6 -41.4
Labor Robert Hough 3,697 8.4 -18.6
Greens Susie Russell 1,599 3.6 +0.6
Christian Democrats Kerry Medway 1,122 2.6 +2.6
AAFI James McLeod 321 0.7 -0.8
Independent Graeme Muldoon 141 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 43,955 98.8 +0.3
Informal votes 556 1.2 -0.3
Turnout 44,511 94.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Rob Oakeshott 34,146 82.8 +82.8
National Charlie Fenton 7,079 17.2 -49.4
Independent gain from National Swing+49.4

Elections in the 1990s

1999
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1999 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Port Macquarie[edit]
1999 New South Wales state election: Port Macquarie [17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Rob Oakeshott 22,471 56.0 +3.1
Labor Maureen Riordan 10,815 27.0 -2.8
One Nation Kim Sara 4,832 12.1 +12.1
Greens Lorraine Andersons 1,219 3.0 -2.1
AAFI Norm Dachs 606 1.5 +1.1
CEC Graeme Muldoon 151 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 40,094 98.4 +2.2
Informal votes 636 1.6 -2.2
Turnout 40,730 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Rob Oakeshott 23,919 66.6 +4.6
Labor Maureen Riordan 11,990 33.4 -4.6
National hold Swing+4.6

1996 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 1996 Port Macquarie state by-election § Results[edit]
1996 Port Macquarie state by-election [18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Rob Oakeshott 17,293 46.71 -5.93
Independent John Barrett 11,920 32.20
Shooters Chris Smith 2,528 6.83
AAFI John Hutchinson 2,273 6.14
Greens Susie Russell 1,919 5.18 +0.01
Independent Peter Farrugia 603 1.63
Independent Berdinus Kooy 412 1.11
Grant Rogers 74 0.20
Informal votes 536 1.43 -2.21
Turnout 37,558 88.53 -6.60
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Rob Oakeshott 18,559 54.86 -6.82
Independent John Barrett 15,268 45.14
National hold Swing

1995
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1995 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Port Macquarie[edit]
1995 New South Wales state election: Port Macquarie [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Wendy Machin 19,175 52.6 -2.1
Labor John Murphy 10,898 29.9 +7.4
Independent Carl Lockwood 2,026 5.6 +5.6
Greens Susie Russell 1,883 5.2 +5.2
Call to Australia Daryl Stafford 952 2.6 +0.4
Environment Inds Paul Conroy 869 2.4 +2.4
The Country Party Steve Orr 621 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 36,424 96.4 +1.9
Informal votes 1,377 3.6 -1.9
Turnout 37,801 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Wendy Machin 21,068 61.7 -6.0
Labor John Murphy 13,088 38.3 +6.0
National hold Swing-6.0

1991
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1991 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Port Macquarie[edit]
1991 New South Wales state election: Port Macquarie [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Wendy Machin 17,430 54.8 -15.1
Labor John Murphy 7,172 22.5 -7.2
Independent Bob Woodlands 5,572 17.5 +17.5
Democrats Jan Tyrrell 958 3.0 +3.0
Call to Australia Suzanne Trant-Fischer 700 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 31,832 94.5 -3.0
Informal votes 1,866 5.5 +3.0
Turnout 33,698 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Wendy Machin 19,617 67.7 -2.6
Labor John Murphy 9,372 32.3 +2.6
National hold Swing-2.6

Elections in the 1980s

1988
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1988 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Port Macquarie[edit]
1988 New South Wales state election: Port Macquarie [21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
National Bruce Jeffery 21,036 69.4 +24.9
Labor John Murphy 9,284 30.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 30,320 97.8 -0.8
Informal votes 692 2.2 +0.8
Turnout 31,012 92.8
National hold Swing+7.1

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