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Electoral results for the district of Lake Macquarie

Lake Macquarie, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had one incarnation, from 1950 until the present.[1][2][3][4]

Members for Lake Macquarie

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Election Member Party
1950   Jim Simpson Labor
1953
1956
1959
1962
1965
1968
1969 by Merv Hunter
1971
1973
1976
1978
1981
1984
1988
1991 Jeff Hunter
1995
1999
2003
2007   Greg Piper Independent
2011
2015
2019

Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

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2023

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2023 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Lake Macquarie.[edit]
2023 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie[5][6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Greg Piper 29,093 57.5 +3.0
Labor Steve Ryan 10,031 19.8 −0.8
Liberal Joshua Beer 5,091 10.1 −5.5
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Jason Lesage 3,203 6.3 +6.3
Greens Kim Grierson 2,430 4.8 −0.1
Sustainable Australia Felipe Gore-Escalante 761 1.5 0.0
Total formal votes 50,609 97.3 +0.8
Informal votes 1,386 2.7 −0.8
Turnout 51,995 88.1 −0.1
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Steve Ryan 16,981 62.8 +6.3
Liberal Joshua Beer 10,069 37.2 −6.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Greg Piper 32,905 74.1 +0.9
Labor Steve Ryan 11,492 25.9 −0.9
Independent hold Swing +0.9

Elections in the 2010s

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2019

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Lake Macquarie.[edit]
2019 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie [9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Greg Piper 26,811 53.53 +11.08
Labor Jo Smith 10,735 21.43 −9.23
Liberal Lindsay Paterson 7,742 15.46 −1.33
Greens Kim Grierson 2,517 5.03 +0.07
Animal Justice Laurance Taranto 1,481 2.96 +0.56
Sustainable Australia Marie Rolfe 796 1.59 +1.59
Total formal votes 50,082 96.48 −0.28
Informal votes 1,827 3.52 +0.28
Turnout 51,909 89.99 −1.00
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jo Smith 16,390 57.37 −5.79
Liberal Lindsay Paterson 12,180 42.63 +5.79
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Greg Piper 31,164 72.11 +11.42
Labor Jo Smith 12,053 27.89 −11.42
Independent hold Swing +11.42

2015

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2015 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Lake Macquarie.[edit]
2015 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie [11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Greg Piper 20,251 42.5 +1.1
Labor Melissa Cleary 14,625 30.7 +10.2
Liberal Daniel Collard 8,007 16.8 −10.6
Greens Ivan Macfadyen 2,363 5.0 −1.7
Animal Justice Susan Strain 1,143 2.4 +2.4
Christian Democrats Kim Gritten 898 1.9 −0.9
No Land Tax Andrew Coroneo 412 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 47,699 96.8 +0.4
Informal votes 1,596 3.2 −0.4
Turnout 49,295 91.0 −1.4
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Melissa Cleary 19,309 63.2 +20.6
Liberal Daniel Collard 11,262 36.8 −20.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Greg Piper 24,152 60.7 −3.9
Labor Melissa Cleary 15,646 39.3 +39.3
Independent hold Swing −3.9

2011

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2011 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Lake Macquarie.[edit]
2011 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Greg Piper 19,678 43.7 +13.4
Liberal John McDonald 12,644 28.1 +8.6
Labor Marcus Mariani 8,385 18.6 -21.9
Greens Charmian Eckersley 3,094 6.9 +1.1
Christian Democrats Kim Gritten 1,269 2.8 +0.7
Total formal votes 45,070 97.0 −0.7
Informal votes 1,392 3.0 +0.7
Turnout 46,462 93.4
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal John McDonald 18,147 59.4 +24.4
Labor Marcus Mariani 12,414 40.6 -24.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Greg Piper 25,356 64.9 +14.7
Liberal John McDonald 13,733 35.1 +35.1
Independent hold Swing +14.7

Elections in the 2000s

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2007

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2007 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Lake Macquarie.[edit]
2007 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie [14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jeff Hunter 17,290 40.5 -11.7
Independent Greg Piper 12,917 30.3 +30.3
Liberal Ken Paxinos 8,310 19.5 -13.7
Greens Suzanne Pritchard 2,441 5.7 -2.5
Christian Democrats Rex Morgan 921 2.2 +1.9
Against Further Immigration Leonard Hodge 770 1.8 -1.0
Total formal votes 42,649 97.7 +0.1
Informal votes 1,005 2.3 −0.1
Turnout 43,654 93.1
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Jeff Hunter 20,954 65.0 +3.4
Liberal Ken Paxinos 11,292 35.0 -3.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Greg Piper 18,654 50.1 +50.1
Labor Jeff Hunter 18,548 49.9 -11.7
Independent gain from Labor Swing +11.7

2003

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2003 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Lake Macquarie.[edit]
2003 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jeff Hunter 23,520 54.9 +0.1
Liberal Michael Chamberlain 13,138 30.7 +8.3
Greens Howard Morrison 3,539 8.3 +3.2
Against Further Immigration Leonard Hodge 1,329 3.1 +0.9
One Nation Trevor Gander 1,298 3.0 -9.2
Total formal votes 42,824 97.5 −0.4
Informal votes 1,114 2.5 +0.4
Turnout 43,938 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jeff Hunter 25,427 64.5 -4.7
Liberal Michael Chamberlain 14,016 35.5 +4.7
Labor hold Swing -4.7

Elections in the 1990s

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1999

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1999 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Lake Macquarie.[edit]
1999 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie [17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jeff Hunter 22,821 54.8 -6.1
Liberal Don Payne 9,333 22.4 -8.8
One Nation Robert Johnson 5,073 12.2 +12.2
Greens David Blyth 2,130 5.1 +5.1
Christian Democrats Ros Gourlay 1,370 3.3 +3.3
Against Further Immigration Bob Boulton 912 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 41,639 97.9 +3.3
Informal votes 898 2.1 −3.3
Turnout 42,537 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jeff Hunter 25,065 69.2 +4.1
Liberal Don Payne 11,134 30.8 -4.1
Labor hold Swing +4.1

1995

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1995 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Lake Macquarie.[edit]
1995 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie [18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jeff Hunter 20,723 60.1 +6.7
Liberal Laurie Brewster 10,756 31.2 +3.3
Democrats Lyn Godfrey 3,020 8.8 +1.9
Total formal votes 34,499 94.9 +3.2
Informal votes 1,865 5.1 −3.2
Turnout 36,364 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jeff Hunter 21,864 64.8 +2.1
Liberal Laurie Brewster 11,877 35.2 -2.1
Labor hold Swing +2.1

1991

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1991 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Lake Macquarie.[edit]
1991 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jeff Hunter 16,726 53.3 +11.4
Liberal Cameron Phillips 8,738 27.9 +3.5
Independent Alan Davis 2,878 9.2 +9.2
Democrats Lyla Koelink 2,154 6.9 +6.9
Call to Australia Margaret Neale 874 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 31,370 91.6 −5.8
Informal votes 2,865 8.4 +5.8
Turnout 34,235 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jeff Hunter 18,483 62.7 +5.9
Liberal Cameron Phillips 10,980 37.3 -5.9
Labor hold Swing +5.9

Elections in the 1980s

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1988

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1988 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Lake Macquarie.[edit]
1988 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Merv Hunter 12,260 40.4 -21.2
Liberal Val Samuels 7,131 23.5 -6.9
Independent Bill Jones 6,306 20.8 +20.8
Independent Walt Edwards 3,169 10.4 +10.4
Independent Ron Fennell 1,510 5.0 +5.0
Total formal votes 30,376 97.5 −0.4
Informal votes 777 2.5 +0.4
Turnout 31,153 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Merv Hunter 15,089 56.4 -9.3
Liberal Val Samuels 11,648 43.6 +9.3
Labor hold Swing -9.3

1984

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1984 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Lake Macquarie.[edit]
1984 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie [21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Merv Hunter 20,145 57.8 -8.7
Liberal Edward Hayes 11,694 33.5 +9.3
Democrats Edwina Wilson 3,025 8.7 -0.6
Total formal votes 34,864 97.9 +0.2
Informal votes 761 2.1 −0.2
Turnout 35,625 93.6 +0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Merv Hunter 62.2 -9.5
Liberal Edward Hayes 37.8 +9.5
Labor hold Swing -9.5

1981

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1981 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Lake Macquarie.[edit]
1981 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie [22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Merv Hunter 21,165 66.5 -4.7
Liberal Judith Ball 7,716 24.2 -0.1
Democrats Genady Levitch 2,968 9.3 +4.8
Total formal votes 31,849 97.7
Informal votes 734 2.3
Turnout 32,583 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Merv Hunter 22,134 71.7 -1.8
Liberal Judith Ball 8,747 28.3 +1.8
Labor hold Swing -1.8

Elections in the 1970s

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1978

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1978 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Lake Macquarie.[edit]
1978 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie [23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Merv Hunter 22,403 71.2 +6.8
Liberal Oliver Fennell 7,633 24.3 -11.3
Democrats Lyn Godfrey 1,424 4.5 +4.5
Total formal votes 31,460 98.0 −0.5
Informal votes 627 2.0 +0.5
Turnout 32,087 93.7 −0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Merv Hunter 23,115 73.5 +9.1
Liberal Oliver Fennell 8,345 26.5 -9.1
Labor hold Swing +9.1

1976

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1976 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Lake Macquarie.[edit]
1976 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie [24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Merv Hunter 19,022 64.4 -1.6
Liberal Oliver Fennell 10,521 35.6 +35.6
Total formal votes 29,543 98.5 +1.1
Informal votes 449 1.5 −1.1
Turnout 29,992 94.4 +0.6
Labor hold Swing -8.9

1973

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1973 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Lake Macquarie.[edit]
1973 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie [25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Merv Hunter 17,355 66.0 +1.1
Independent Colin Fisher 5,102 19.4 +19.4
Democratic Labor Donald Richards 3,851 14.6 +14.6
Total formal votes 26,308 97.4
Informal votes 701 2.6
Turnout 27,009 93.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Merv Hunter 19,281 73.2 +8.3
Independent Colin Fisher 7,027 26.8 +26.8
Labor hold Swing +8.3

1971

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1971 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Lake Macquarie.[edit]
1971 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie [26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Merv Hunter 17,754 64.9 +0.5
Liberal Richard Bevan 9,589 35.1 -0.5
Total formal votes 27,343 98.4
Informal votes 438 1.6
Turnout 27,781 95.4
Labor hold Swing +0.5

Elections in the 1960s

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1969 by-election

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This section is an excerpt from 1969 Lake Macquarie state by-election § Results.[edit]
1969 Lake Macquarie by-election
Saturday 14 February [27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Merv Hunter 13,252 64.1 -0.4
Liberal Edwin Chiplin 6,071 29.3 -6.3
Independent Thomas Pendlebury 1,072 5.2
Independent Colin Fisher 296 1.4
Total formal votes 20,691 98.4 +0.7
Informal votes 335 1.6 −0.7
Turnout 21,026 89.0 −5.4
Labor hold Swing
Jim Simpson (Labor) died.[27]

1968

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1968 New South Wales state election § Lake Macquarie.[edit]
1968 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie [28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Simpson 13,608 64.4 -7.9
Liberal Malcolm Blackshaw 7,517 35.6 +7.9
Total formal votes 21,125 97.7
Informal votes 496 2.3
Turnout 21,621 94.4
Labor hold Swing -7.9

1965

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1965 New South Wales state election § Lake Macquarie.[edit]
1968 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Simpson 16,495 72.3 −3.3
Liberal John Wassell 6,306 27.7 +3.3
Total formal votes 22,801 98.2 −0.2
Informal votes 418 1.8 +0.2
Turnout 23,219 94.7 +0.3
Labor hold Swing −3.3

1962

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1962 New South Wales state election § Lake Macquarie.[edit]
1962 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie [29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Simpson 15,316 75.6 −13.1
Liberal Reuben Hull 4,941 24.4 +24.4
Total formal votes 20,257 98.4
Informal votes 320 1.6
Turnout 20,577 94.4
Labor hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1950s

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1959

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1959 New South Wales state election § Lake Macquarie.[edit]
1959 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie [30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Simpson 15,303 88.7
Communist John Tapp 1,942 11.3
Total formal votes 17,245 95.4
Informal votes 836 4.6
Turnout 18,081 94.8
Labor hold Swing

1956

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1956 New South Wales state election § Lake Macquarie.[edit]
1956 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie [31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Simpson 14,321 69.2 −30.8
Liberal Edward Farrell 4,756 23.0 +23.0
Communist William Quinn 1,619 7.8 +7.8
Total formal votes 20,696 98.5
Informal votes 311 1.5
Turnout 21,007 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jim Simpson 15,382 74.8 −25.2
Liberal Edward Farrell 5,314 25.2 +25.2
Labor hold Swing N/A

1953

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1953 New South Wales state election § Lake Macquarie.[edit]
1953 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie [32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Simpson unopposed
Labor hold  

1950

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1950 New South Wales state election § Lake Macquarie.[edit]
1950 New South Wales state election: Lake Macquarie [33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Simpson 12,805 71.3
Liberal John Wilkins 5,154 28.7
Total formal votes 17,959 97.9
Informal votes 377 2.1
Turnout 18,336 93.6
Labor notional hold  

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