Electoral results for the district of Northern Tablelands
Australian district election results
Northern Tablelands, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had two incarnations: as a two-member district from 1920 to 1927,[1] and as a single-member district from 1981 until the present.[1][2][3][4]
Members
First incarnation (1920—1927) | |||||||||
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Election | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | |||
1920 | Michael Bruxner | Progressive | David Drummond | Progressive | Alfred McClelland | Labor | |||
1922 | |||||||||
1925 | Country | Country | |||||||
Second incarnation (1981—present) | |||||||||
Election | Member | Party | |||||||
1981 | Bill McCarthy | Labor | |||||||
1984 | |||||||||
1987 by | Ray Chappell | National | |||||||
1988 | |||||||||
1991 | |||||||||
1995 | |||||||||
1999 | Richard Torbay | Independent | |||||||
2003 | |||||||||
2007 | |||||||||
2011 | |||||||||
2013 by | Adam Marshall | National | |||||||
2015 | |||||||||
2019 | |||||||||
2024 by | Brendan Moylan | National |
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
2024 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 2024 Northern Tablelands state by-election § Results.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National | Brendan Moylan | 31,203 | 67.9 | −3.7 | |
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Ben Smith | 5,229 | 11.4 | +6.9 | |
Greens | Dorothy Robinson | 4,211 | 9.2 | +4.4 | |
Independent | Duncan Fischer | 3,292 | 7.2 | +7.2 | |
Independent | Natasha Ledger | 1,999 | 4.4 | +3.4 | |
Total formal votes | 45,934 | 97.3 | −0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 1,271 | 2.7 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 47,205 | 80.2 | −7.4 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
National | Brendan Moylan | 33,611 | 81.9 | −1.9 | |
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Ben Smith | 7,411 | 18.1 | +1.9 | |
National hold | Swing | −1.9 |
2023
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2023 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Northern Tablelands.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National | Adam Marshall | 35,575 | 71.6 | −1.8 | |
Labor | Yvonne Langenberg | 5,045 | 10.2 | −0.8 | |
Greens | Elizabeth O'Hara | 2,369 | 4.8 | −0.8 | |
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Michael Hay | 2,239 | 4.5 | −5.1 | |
Legalise Cannabis | Peter O'Loghlin | 1,148 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
Independent | Billy Wood | 980 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Hammond | 783 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Sustainable Australia | Alan Crowe | 595 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Independent | Natasha Ledger | 496 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
Public Education | Gary Hampton | 425 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Total formal votes | 49,655 | 98.0 | −0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 1,039 | 2.0 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 50,694 | 87.6 | −3.1 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Adam Marshall | 37,654 | 83.8 | +0.7 | |
Labor | Yvonne Langenberg | 7,255 | 16.2 | −0.7 | |
National hold | Swing | +0.7 |
Elections in the 2010s
2019
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Northern Tablelands.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National | Adam Marshall | 35,766 | 73.47 | +6.78 | |
Labor | Debra O'Brien | 5,503 | 11.30 | −4.36 | |
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Rayne Single | 4,616 | 9.48 | +9.48 | |
Greens | Dorothy Robinson | 2,793 | 5.74 | −1.40 | |
Total formal votes | 48,678 | 98.03 | +0.22 | ||
Informal votes | 979 | 1.97 | −0.22 | ||
Turnout | 49,657 | 89.68 | −0.44 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Adam Marshall | 37,727 | 82.84 | +5.77 | |
Labor | Debra O'Brien | 7,814 | 17.16 | −5.77 | |
National hold | Swing | +5.77 |
2015
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2015 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Northern Tablelands.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National | Adam Marshall | 32,247 | 66.7 | +31.1 | |
Labor | Debra O'Brien | 7,573 | 15.7 | +10.7 | |
Independent Country | David Mailler | 3,471 | 7.2 | +7.2 | |
Greens | Mercurius Goldstein | 3,453 | 7.1 | +3.7 | |
Christian Democrats | Holly Beecham | 1,115 | 2.3 | +0.9 | |
No Land Tax | Trevor Gay | 489 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
Total formal votes | 48,348 | 97.8 | −0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 1,082 | 2.2 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 49,430 | 90.1 | −2.4 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Adam Marshall | 34,077 | 77.1 | −0.6 | |
Labor | Debra O'Brien | 10,137 | 22.9 | +0.6 | |
National hold | Swing | −0.6 |
2013 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 2013 Northern Tablelands state by-election § Results.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National | Adam Marshall | 27,276 | 63.3 | +35.0 | |
Independent | Jim Maher | 5,814 | 13.5 | +13.5 | |
Labor | Herman Beyersdorf | 4,190 | 9.7 | +6.3 | |
Independent | Katherine Nicholson | 1,845 | 4.3 | +4.3 | |
Greens | Dora Koops | 1,782 | 4.1 | +0.8 | |
Independent | Bill Bush | 1,270 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
Christian Democrats | Silvana Nero | 912 | 2.1 | +0.5 | |
Total formal votes | 43,089 | 97.1 | −1.7 | ||
Informal votes | 1,304 | 2.9 | +1.8 | ||
Turnout | 44,393 | 85.7 | +7.5 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Adam Marshall | 29,817 | 81.0 | +4.9 | |
Labor | Herman Beyersdorf | 7,014 | 19.0 | -4.9 | |
National gain from Independent | Swing | +4.9 |
2011
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2011 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Northern Tablelands.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Richard Torbay | 29,526 | 63.4 | -9.3 | |
National | Charlie McCowen | 13,199 | 28.3 | +10.6 | |
Labor | Sarah Frazier | 1,580 | 3.4 | -0.9 | |
Greens | Pat Schultz | 1,531 | 3.3 | +0.1 | |
Christian Democrats | Isabel Strutt | 736 | 1.6 | -0.4 | |
Total formal votes | 46,572 | 98.8 | −0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 547 | 1.2 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 47,119 | 93.2 | |||
Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
National | Charlie McCowen | 21,383 | 76.1 | +7.3 | |
Labor | Sarah Frazier | 6,726 | 23.9 | -7.3 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Richard Torbay | 31,247 | 69.4 | -10.8 | |
National | Charlie McCowen | 13,756 | 30.6 | +10.8 | |
Independent hold | Swing | -10.8 |
Elections in the 2000s
2007
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2007 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Northern Tablelands.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Richard Torbay | 32,615 | 72.7 | +8.8 | |
National | Phillip Kelly | 7,951 | 17.7 | -2.1 | |
Labor | Phil Usher | 1,947 | 4.3 | -2.0 | |
Greens | Vanessa Bible | 1,418 | 3.2 | -0.7 | |
Christian Democrats | Isabel Strutt | 904 | 2.0 | +0.0 | |
Total formal votes | 44,835 | 99.0 | +0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 442 | 1.0 | −0.1 | ||
Turnout | 45,277 | 93.0 | |||
Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
National | Phillip Kelly | 13,256 | 68.8 | +5.4 | |
Labor | Phil Usher | 6,019 | 31.2 | -5.4 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Richard Torbay | 34,420 | 80.2 | +0.3 | |
National | Phillip Kelly | 8,471 | 19.8 | -0.3 | |
Independent hold | Swing | +0.2 |
2003
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2003 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Northern Tablelands.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Richard Torbay | 28,149 | 71.3 | +27.1 | |
National | Peter Bailey | 6,076 | 15.4 | -18.7 | |
Labor | Michaela Fogarty | 1,870 | 4.7 | -4.5 | |
Greens | Brendon Perrin | 1,632 | 4.1 | +2.3 | |
Christian Democrats | Isabel Strutt | 829 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
Independent | John Irvine | 457 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
One Nation | James Donald | 455 | 1.2 | -5.9 | |
Total formal votes | 39,468 | 99.0 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 414 | 1.0 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 39,882 | 93.0 | |||
Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
National | Peter Bailey | 9,382 | 60.9 | -6.8 | |
Labor | Michaela Fogarty | 6,029 | 39.1 | +6.8 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Richard Torbay | 30,691 | 82.4 | +23.0 | |
National | Peter Bailey | 6,569 | 17.6 | -23.0 | |
Independent hold | Swing | +23.0 |
Elections in the 1990s
1999
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1999 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Northern Tablelands.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Richard Torbay | 17,329 | 44.2 | +25.0 | |
National | Ray Chappell | 13,381 | 34.1 | -18.7 | |
Labor | Martin Lawrence | 3,598 | 9.2 | -14.9 | |
One Nation | John Webeck | 2,770 | 7.1 | +7.1 | |
Democrats | Merran Cooper | 1,092 | 2.8 | +2.6 | |
Greens | Pat Schultz | 719 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
Independent | Noel Keogh | 360 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Total formal votes | 39,249 | 98.7 | +3.0 | ||
Informal votes | 509 | 1.3 | −3.0 | ||
Turnout | 39,758 | 93.9 | |||
Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
National | Ray Chappell | 18,063 | 67.7 | +3.1 | |
Labor | Martin Lawrence | 8,612 | 32.3 | -3.1 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Richard Torbay | 21,162 | 59.4 | +59.4 | |
National | Ray Chappell | 14,482 | 40.6 | -24.0 | |
Independent gain from National | Swing | N/A |
1995
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1995 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Northern Tablelands.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National | Ray Chappell | 17,823 | 52.0 | -2.6 | |
Labor | Steve Funnell | 8,284 | 24.2 | -7.4 | |
Independent | Joe Harrold | 7,262 | 21.2 | +21.2 | |
Natural Law | Ruth Chant | 923 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
Total formal votes | 34,292 | 95.7 | +1.6 | ||
Informal votes | 1,537 | 4.3 | −1.6 | ||
Turnout | 35,829 | 93.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Ray Chappell | 20,373 | 63.7 | +2.2 | |
Labor | Steve Funnell | 11,610 | 36.3 | -2.2 | |
National hold | Swing | +2.2 |
1991
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1991 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Northern Tablelands.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National | Ray Chappell | 18,220 | 54.6 | -9.5 | |
Labor | Janice Knight | 10,544 | 31.6 | +4.2 | |
Democrats | Fiona Richardson | 1,370 | 4.1 | -1.2 | |
Citizens Electoral Council | Rob Taber | 1,287 | 3.9 | +3.9 | |
Independent | Peter Worthing | 1,220 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
Independent | Stewart Scott-Irving | 740 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
Total formal votes | 33,381 | 94.1 | −3.7 | ||
Informal votes | 2,083 | 5.9 | +3.7 | ||
Turnout | 35,464 | 93.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Ray Chappell | 19,226 | 61.5 | -7.1 | |
Labor | Janice Knight | 12,041 | 38.5 | +7.1 | |
National hold | Swing | -7.1 |
Elections in the 1980s
1988
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1988 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Northern Tablelands.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National | Ray Chappell | 19,933 | 65.8 | +15.2 | |
Labor | Kenneth McClenaghan | 8,131 | 26.8 | -22.4 | |
Democrats | Anthony Lawarick | 2,232 | 7.4 | +7.4 | |
Total formal votes | 30,296 | 97.8 | −0.9 | ||
Informal votes | 673 | 2.2 | +0.9 | ||
Turnout | 30,969 | 94.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
National | Ray Chappell | 20,619 | 69.0 | +18.3 | |
Labor | Kenneth McClenaghan | 9,258 | 31.0 | -18.3 | |
National hold | Swing | +18.3 |
1987 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 1987 Northern Tablelands state by-election § Results.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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National | Ray Chappell | 14,790 | 52.6 | +52.6 | |
Labor | Thelma McCarthy | 13,347 | 47.4 | -4.2 | |
Total formal votes | 28,137 | 98.7 | −0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 381 | 1.3 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 28,518 | 85.3 | −8.8 | ||
National gain from Labor | Swing | +4.2 |
1984
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1984 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Northern Tablelands.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Bill McCarthy | 15,335 | 51.6 | -1.3 | |
National | Claude Cainero | 14,383 | 48.4 | +1.3 | |
Total formal votes | 29,718 | 98.8 | +0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 364 | 1.2 | −0.4 | ||
Turnout | 30,082 | 94.1 | +1.9 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -1.3 |
1981
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1981 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Northern Tablelands.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Bill McCarthy | 15,474 | 52.9 | +4.8 | |
National Country | John Tregurtha | 13,782 | 47.1 | -4.8 | |
Total formal votes | 29,256 | 98.4 | |||
Informal votes | 468 | 1.6 | |||
Turnout | 29,724 | 92.2 | |||
Labor notional gain from National Country | Swing | +4.8 |
District recreated
1927 - 1981
District abolished
Elections in the 1920s
1925
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1925 New South Wales state election § Northern Tableland.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Quota | 5,924 | ||||
Progressive | Michael Bruxner (elected 1) | 9,944 | 42.0 | +2.9 | |
Progressive | David Drummond (elected 3) | 3,125 | 13.2 | -1.8 | |
Progressive | Daniel Lewis | 881 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
Labor | Alfred McClelland (elected 2) | 8,464 | 35.7 | +8.7 | |
Labor | William McArdle | 946 | 4.0 | +1.0 | |
Labor | Dennis Shanahan | 335 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
Total formal votes | 23,695 | 96.2 | +0.8 | ||
Informal votes | 924 | 3.8 | −0.8 | ||
Turnout | 24,619 | 68.0 | +2.5 | ||
Party total votes | |||||
Progressive | 13,950 | 58.9 | +2.4 | ||
Labor | 9,745 | 41.1 | +9.3 |
1922
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1922 New South Wales state election § Northern Tableland.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Quota | 5,819 | ||||
Progressive | Michael Bruxner (elected 1) | 9,094 | 39.1 | +15.6 | |
Progressive | David Drummond (elected 3) | 3,493 | 15.0 | +5.0 | |
Progressive | James McIlveen | 563 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
Labor | Alfred McClelland (elected 2) | 6,276 | 27.0 | -2.5 | |
Labor | Phillip Killey | 704 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
Labor | Amos Clarke | 422 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
Nationalist | David Doull | 1,532 | 6.6 | +6.6 | |
Nationalist | George Ring | 872 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
Nationalist | Albert Head | 318 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
Total formal votes | 23,274 | 95.4 | +1.8 | ||
Informal votes | 1,122 | 4.6 | −1.8 | ||
Turnout | 24,396 | 65.5 | +8.1 | ||
Party total votes | |||||
Progressive | 13,150 | 56.5 | +7.5 | ||
Labor | 7,402 | 31.8 | -5.4 | ||
Nationalist | 2,722 | 11.7 | -2.0 |
1920
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1920 New South Wales state election § Northern Tableland.[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Quota | 4,853 | ||||
Progressive | Michael Bruxner (elected 2) | 4,553 | 23.5 | ||
Progressive | David Drummond (elected 3) | 1,949 | 10.0 | ||
Progressive | Follet Thomas (defeated) | 1,506 | 7.8 | ||
Progressive | John Crapp | 864 | 4.5 | ||
Progressive | Patrick Little | 644 | 3.3 | ||
Labor | Alfred McClelland (elected 1) | 5,729 | 29.5 | ||
Labor | Joseph Byrne | 1,499 | 7.7 | ||
Nationalist | Herbert Lane (defeated) | 2,199 | 11.3 | ||
Nationalist | Leonard Francis | 468 | 2.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 19,411 | 93.6 | |||
Informal votes | 1,320 | 6.4 | |||
Turnout | 20,731 | 57.4 | |||
Party total votes | |||||
Progressive | 9,516 | 49.0 | |||
Labor | 7,228 | 37.2 | |||
Nationalist | 2,667 | 13.7 |
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