Electoral_results_for_the_district_of_Blue_Mountains

Electoral results for the district of Blue Mountains

Election results for Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia

Electoral district of Blue Mountains, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was established in 1968.^[1]^[2]^[3]

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Election		Party
1968	Harold Coates	Independent
1971
1973
1976	Mick Clough	Labor
1978	Mick Clough	Labor
1981	Bob Debus	Labor
1984	Bob Debus	Labor
1988	Barry Morris	Liberal
1991	Barry Morris	Liberal
1995	Bob Debus	Labor
1999
2003
2007	Phil Koperberg	Labor
2011	Roza Sage	Liberal
2015	Trish Doyle	Labor
2019	Trish Doyle	Labor

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2023

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2023 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Trish Doyle	28,613	53.9	+8.2
	Liberal	Sophie-Anne Bruce	12,640	23.8	−5.7
	Greens	Jenna Condie	6,669	12.6	+0.5
	Animal Justice	Greg Keightley	2,285	4.3	+0.4
	Informed Medical Options	Michelle Palmer	1,901	3.6	+3.6
	Sustainable Australia	Richard Marschall	948	1.8	−1.1
Total formal votes			53,056	97.9	+0.3
Informal votes			1,143	2.1	−0.3
Turnout			54,199	91.7	−1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Trish Doyle	35,536	71.9	+8.3
	Liberal	Sophie-Anne Bruce	13,893	28.1	−8.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.3

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2023 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Blue Mountains.[edit]

Elections in the 2010s

2019

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2019 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains ^[6]^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Trish Doyle	23,022	46.77	+5.58
	Liberal	Owen Laffin	13,982	28.40	−7.11
	Greens	Kingsley Liu	5,993	12.17	−4.07
	Animal Justice	Gregory Keightley	2,008	4.08	+4.08
	Christian Democrats	Cameron Phillips	1,786	3.63	+0.52
	Sustainable Australia	Richard Marschall	1,496	3.04	+3.04
	Keep Sydney Open	Mark Pigott	941	1.91	+1.91
Total formal votes			49,228	97.52	+0.04
Informal votes			1,250	2.48	−0.04
Turnout			50,478	91.97	−1.33
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Trish Doyle	28,834	64.86	+6.71
	Liberal	Owen Laffin	15,620	35.14	−6.71
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.71

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

2015

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2015 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains ^[8]^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Trish Doyle	19,995	41.2	+18.7
	Liberal	Roza Sage	17,241	35.5	−4.1
	Greens	Alandra Tasire	7,888	16.2	−0.7
	Christian Democrats	Tony Piper	1,507	3.1	−1.1
	Independent	Mark Harrison	1,470	3.0	+3.0
	No Land Tax	Gianna Maiorana	450	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			48,551	97.5	+0.5
Informal votes			1,252	2.5	−0.5
Turnout			49,803	93.3	+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Trish Doyle	25,866	58.1	+13.5
	Liberal	Roza Sage	18,616	41.9	−13.5
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+13.5

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

2011

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2011 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roza Sage	17,681	39.1	+10.6
	Labor	Trish Doyle	10,253	22.7	-18.1
	Independent	Janet Mays	7,804	17.3	+17.3
	Greens	Kerrin O'Grady	7,647	16.9	+0.7
	Christian Democrats	Merv Cox	1,841	4.1	+4.1
Total formal votes			45,226	97.5	-0.4
Informal votes			1,141	2.5	+0.4
Turnout			46,367	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Roza Sage	20,736	54.7	+15.8
	Labor	Trish Doyle	17,144	45.3	-15.8
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+15.8

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

Elections in the 2000s

2007

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2007 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains ^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Phil Koperberg	17,449	40.8	-4.8
	Liberal	Michael Paag	12,179	28.5	+1.2
	Greens	Pippa McInnes	6,947	16.2	-1.0
	Independent	Robert Stock	4,700	11.0	+11.0
	Against Further Immigration	Robert Dwight	837	2.0	+2.0
	Outdoor Recreation	Bob Wilcox	675	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			42,787	97.9	-0.1
Informal votes			922	2.1	+0.1
Turnout			43,709	93.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Phil Koperberg	22,413	61.1	-3.7
	Liberal	Michael Paag	14,298	38.9	+3.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.7

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

2003

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2003 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains ^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Debus	19,167	45.6	+0.7
	Liberal	Quentin Cook	11,496	27.4	-0.5
	Greens	Pippa McInnes	7,223	17.2	+11.1
	Christian Democrats	Brian Grigg	2,224	5.3	+0.6
	Democrats	Esther Scholem	906	2.2	-5.0
	One Nation	George Grivas	855	2.0	-4.8
	Unity	Ay Tan	159	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			42,030	98.0	-0.3
Informal votes			839	2.0	+0.3
Turnout			42,869	92.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Debus	24,410	64.8	+3.0
	Liberal	Quentin Cook	13,283	35.2	-3.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.0

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

Elections in the 1990s

1999

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1999 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains ^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Debus	18,474	44.9	+7.4
	Liberal	Jennifer Scott	11,464	27.9	-0.6
	Democrats	Stephen Lear	2,944	7.2	+0.3
	One Nation	Wayne Buckley	2,777	6.8	+6.8
	Greens	Adele Doust	2,528	6.1	+6.1
	Christian Democrats	Shirley Grigg	1,954	4.7	+0.8
	Earthsave	Catherine Bell	619	1.5	+1.5
	Against Further Immigration	Margaret Anderson	378	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			41,138	98.3	+1.5
Informal votes			702	1.7	-1.5
Turnout			41,840	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Debus	22,623	61.8	+9.5
	Liberal	Jennifer Scott	13,997	38.2	-9.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+9.5

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

1995

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1995 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains ^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Debus	13,412	37.4	+1.1
	Liberal	Jennifer Scott	9,860	27.5	-14.4
	Independent	Barry Morris	5,951	16.6	+16.6
	Democrats	Jon Rickard	2,489	6.9	-1.8
	Independent	Carol Gaul	2,136	6.0	+6.0
	Call to Australia	Warren Kinny	1,430	4.0	-0.1
	Independent	William Mulcahy	303	0.8	-1.5
	Natural Law	Stephanie Chambers	180	0.5	+0.5
	Independent	Bert Ackland	93	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			35,854	96.8	+2.4
Informal votes			1,193	3.2	-2.4
Turnout			37,047	97.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Debus	17,227	52.5	+5.2
	Liberal	Jennifer Scott	15,577	47.5	-5.2
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+5.2

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

1991

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1991 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains ^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Barry Morris	13,469	41.9	-3.2
	Labor	Jim Angel	11,667	36.3	-7.1
	Democrats	Steve Bailey	2,799	8.7	-1.3
	Call to Australia	Shirley Grigg	1,317	4.1	+3.4
	Independent	Bob Kennedy	1,029	3.2	+3.2
	Independent	William Mulcahy	745	2.3	+2.3
	Independent	Colin Slade	744	2.3	+2.3
	Country Residents	Paul Arico	373	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			32,143	94.4	-3.2
Informal votes			1,913	5.6	+3.2
Turnout			34,056	93.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Barry Morris	15,663	52.6	+2.1
	Labor	Jim Angel	14,093	47.4	-2.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.1

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

Elections in the 1980s

1988

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1988 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains ^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Barry Morris	13,551	45.6	+10.1
	Labor	Bob Debus	13,006	43.7	-5.9
	Democrats	Bruce Forbes	3,192	10.7	+3.2
Total formal votes			29,749	97.6	-0.6
Informal votes			723	2.4	+0.6
Turnout			30,472	93.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Barry Morris	14,701	50.3	+4.9
	Labor	Bob Debus	14,503	49.7	-4.9
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+4.9

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

1984

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1984 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains ^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Debus	16,830	48.5	-9.9
	Liberal	Margaret Bradshaw	12,962	37.3	-2.2
	Democrats	Steve Franklin	2,600	7.5	+7.5
	Call to Australia	Bruce Fry	2,347	6.8	+6.8
Total formal votes			34,739	98.4	+0.8
Informal votes			579	1.6	-0.8
Turnout			35,318	92.3	+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Debus	18,186	53.5	-6.1
	Liberal	Margaret Bradshaw	15,832	46.5	+6.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.1

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

1981

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1981 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains ^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Debus	18,682	58.4	-3.5
	Liberal	Reg Gillard	12,637	39.5	+39.5
	Independent	Harry Marsh	696	2.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			32,015	97.6
Informal votes			784	2.4
Turnout			32,799	91.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Debus	18,782	59.6	-0.5
	Liberal	Reg Gillard	12,737	40.4	+40.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.5

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

Elections in the 1970s

1978

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1978 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains ^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Mick Clough	15,187	61.9	+11.4
	Independent	Harold Coates	8,050	32.8	-16.7
	Democrats	William Player	1,307	5.3	+5.3
Total formal votes			24,544	98.4	+0.1
Informal votes			410	1.6	-0.1
Turnout			24,954	93.0	-0.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Mick Clough	15,841	64.5	+14.0
	Independent	Harold Coates	8,703	35.5	-14.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+14.0

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

1976

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1976 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains ^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Mick Clough	11,957	50.5	+8.6
	Independent	Harold Coates	11,721	49.5	-5.4
Total formal votes			23,678	98.3	-0.3
Informal votes			410	1.7	+0.3
Turnout			24,088	93.5	-0.5
	Labor gain from Independent		Swing	+7.0

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

1973

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1973 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains ^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Harold Coates	1,229	54.9	+0.1
	Labor	Mick Clough	9,339	41.9	+2.5
	Democratic Labor	Joseph Conroy	709	3.2	-0.8
Total formal votes			22,277	98.6
Informal votes			314	1.4
Turnout			22,591	94.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Harold Coates	12,584	56.5	-1.2
	Labor	Mick Clough	9,693	43.5	+1.2
	Independent hold		Swing	-1.2

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

1971

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1971 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains ^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Harold Coates	11,271	54.8	-2.0
	Labor	James Collins	8,101	39.4	-1.1
	Democratic Labor	Kenneth Brown	812	3.9	+1.2
	Independent	Frederick Lamb	399	1.9	+1.9
Total formal votes			20,583	98.8
Informal votes			248	1.2
Turnout			20,831	94.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Harold Coates	11,877	57.7	-0.5
	Labor	James Collins	8,786	42.3	+0.5
	Independent hold		Swing	-0.5

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1971 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Blue Mountains.[edit]

Elections in the 1960s

1968

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1968 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains ^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Harold Coates	9,991	56.1	+10.1
	Labor	James Robson	7,118	40.5	-6.9
	Democratic Labor	David Westgate	468	2.7	-3.9
Total formal votes			17,577	98.5
Informal votes			272	1.5
Turnout			17,849	95.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Harold Coates	10,247	58.3	+6.9
	Labor	James Robson	7,330	41.7	-6.9
	Independent win		(new seat)

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1968 New South Wales state election § Blue Mountains.[edit]

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