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Electoral results for the district of Port Macquarie

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Port Macquarie, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was established in 1988.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Members for Port Macquarie

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Election		Party
1988	Bruce Jeffery	National
1991	Wendy Machin
1995	Wendy Machin
1996 by	Rob Oakeshott
1999
2003		Independent
2007
2008 by	Peter Besseling
2011	Leslie Williams	National
2015
2019

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2023

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2023 New South Wales state election: Port Macquarie^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Leslie Williams	21,044	39.5	+39.5
	National	Peta Pinson	13,675	25.6	−37.9
	Labor	Keith McMullen	10,265	19.2	−4.1
	Greens	Stuart Watson	3,473	6.5	−1.4
	Legalise Cannabis	Vivian McMahon	2,212	4.1	+4.1
	Informed Medical Options	Silvia Mogorovich	1,229	2.3	+2.3
	Sustainable Australia	Edward Coleman	809	1.5	−3.7
	Liberal Democrats	Benjamin Read	623	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			53,330	97.2	+0.7
Informal votes			1,559	2.8	−0.7
Turnout			54,889	89.9	+0.3
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Liberal	Leslie Williams	28,044	66.7	+66.7
	Labor	Keith McMullen	14,003	33.3	+3.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Leslie Williams	25,372	60.8	+60.8
	National	Peta Pinson	16,379	39.2	−30.9
	Member changed to Liberal from National

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

Elections in the 2010s

2019

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2019 New South Wales state election: Port Macquarie ^[9]^[10]
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

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

2015

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2015 New South Wales state election: Port Macquarie ^[11]^[12]
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

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

2011

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2011 New South Wales state election: Port Macquarie^[13]
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
Notional two-party-preferred count
	National	Leslie Williams	26,830	78.7	+15.8
	Labor	Peter Alley	7,242	21.3	-15.8
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

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

Elections in the 2000s

2008 by-election

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2008 Port Macquarie by-election
Saturday 18 October ^[14]^[15]
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		Swing	N/A

This section is an excerpt from 2008 Port Macquarie state by-election § Results.[edit]

Rob Oakeshott (Independent) resigned to successfully contest the federal seat of Lyne.^[15]

2007

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2007 New South Wales state election: Port Macquarie ^[16]^[17]
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
	Against Further Immigration	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
Notional two-party-preferred count
	National	Leslie Williams	12,502	62.9	+5.3
	Labor	Monica Hayes	7,369	37.1	-5.3
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

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

2003

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2003 New South Wales state election: Port Macquarie ^[18]^[19]
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
	Against Further Immigration	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
Notional two-party-preferred count
	National	Charlie Fenton	9,411	55.3	-11.3
	Labor	Robert Hough	7,603	44.7	+11.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Rob Oakeshott	34,146	82.8	+82.8
	National	Charlie Fenton	7,079	17.2	-49.4
	Member changed to Independent from National		Swing	N/A

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

Elections in the 1990s

1999

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1999 New South Wales state election: Port Macquarie ^[20]
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
	Against Further Immigration	Norm Dachs	606	1.5	+1.1
	Citizens Electoral Council	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

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

1996 by-election

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1996 Port Macquarie by-election
Saturday 30 November ^[21]
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
	Against Further Immigration	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
Total formal votes			37,022	98.38	+2.23
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	N/A

This section is an excerpt from 1996 Port Macquarie state by-election § Results.[edit]

Wendy Machin (National) resigned.^[21]

1995

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1995 New South Wales state election: Port Macquarie ^[22]
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

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

1991

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1991 New South Wales state election: Port Macquarie ^[23]
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

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

Elections in the 1980s

1988

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1988 New South Wales state election: Port Macquarie ^[24]
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 notional hold		Swing	+7.1

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

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