Electoral results for the district of Cessnock

Cessnock, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales has had two incarnations, the first from 1913 to 1920, the second from 1927 to the present.[1][2]

Members for Cessnock

First incarnation (1913—1920)
MemberPartyTerm
  William Kearsley[3] Labor 1913–1920
Second incarnation (1927—present)
MemberPartyTerm
  Jack Baddeley[4] Labor 1927–1949
  John Crook[5] Labor 1949–1959
  George Neilly[6] Labor 1959–1978
  Bob Brown[7] Labor 1978–1980
  Stan Neilly[8] Labor 1981–1988
  Bob Roberts[9] Liberal 1988–1991
  Stan Neilly[8] Labor 1991–1999
  Kerry Hickey[10] Labor 1999–2011
  Clayton Barr[11] Labor 2011–present

Election results

2019

2019 New South Wales state election: Cessnock[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clayton Barr 27,122 54.48 −7.74
National Josh Angus 12,081 24.27 +1.03
Greens Janet Murray 4,010 8.06 −0.36
Animal Justice Chris Parker 3,949 7.93 +7.93
Sustainable Australia Steve Russell 2,619 5.26 +5.26
Total formal votes 49,781 94.96 −0.64
Informal votes 2,643 5.04 +0.64
Turnout 52,424 89.97 −1.39
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clayton Barr 30,229 69.34 −2.67
National Josh Angus 13,364 30.66 +2.67
Labor hold Swing−2.67

2015

2015 New South Wales state election: Cessnock[14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clayton Barr 28,519 62.2 +28.1
National Jessica Price-Purnell 10,652 23.2 −1.8
Greens Lindy Williams 3,857 8.4 −0.2
No Land Tax Domenic Lopreiato 1,465 3.2 +3.2
Christian Democrats Julie Johnson 1,339 2.9 −0.5
Total formal votes 45,832 95.6 +0.9
Informal votes 2,111 4.4 −0.9
Turnout 47,943 91.4 +1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clayton Barr 30,057 72.0 +18.1
National Jessica Price-Purnell 11,685 28.0 −18.1
Labor hold Swing+18.1

2011

2011 New South Wales state election: Cessnock[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clayton Barr 15,812 34.5 -20.3
National Alison Davey 11,309 24.7 -6.7
Independent Dale Troy 8,640 18.8 +18.8
Greens James Ryan 3,913 8.5 -5.3
Independent Allan Stapleford 2,297 5.0 +5.0
Independent Allan McCudden 2,284 5.0 +5.0
Christian Democrats Wayne Riley 1,598 3.5 +3.5
Total formal votes 45,853 95.3 -1.6
Informal votes 2,240 4.7 +1.6
Turnout 48,093 94.2 +0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clayton Barr 18,679 54.4 -8.1
National Alison Davey 15,687 45.6 +8.1
Labor hold Swing-8.1

2007

2007 New South Wales state election: Cessnock[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kerry Hickey 24,026 54.8 -3.8
National Trevor Hollingshed 13,754 31.4 +12.8
Greens James Ryan 6,053 13.8 +6.7
Total formal votes 43,833 96.9 -0.4
Informal votes 1,379 3.1 +0.4
Turnout 45,212 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kerry Hickey 25,347 62.4 -6.7
National Trevor Hollingshed 15,264 37.6 +6.7
Labor hold Swing-6.7

2003

2003 New South Wales state election: Cessnock[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kerry Hickey 22,843 55.7 +1.2
National Dale Troy 11,533 28.1 +28.1
Greens Kerry Suwald 2,926 7.1 +2.1
One Nation John Bailey 1,573 3.8 -12.2
Independent Patricia St Lawrence 1,219 3.0 +3.0
Democrats Graham Capararo 881 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 40,975 97.7 -0.4
Informal votes 958 2.3 +0.4
Turnout 41,933 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kerry Hickey 24,282 65.5 -7.1
National Dale Troy 12,766 34.5 +34.5
Labor hold Swing-7.1

1999

1999 New South Wales state election: Cessnock[19][20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kerry Hickey 21,966 54.6 -4.3
One Nation Graham Burston 6,462 16.1 +16.1
Liberal Mark Coure 6,003 14.9 -13.8
Independent Ian Olsen 3,784 9.4 +9.4
Greens James Ryan 2,025 5.0 +3.6
Total formal votes 40,240 98.1 +2.8
Informal votes 760 1.9 -2.8
Turnout 41,000 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kerry Hickey 25,287 73.9 +7.6
Liberal Mark Coure 8,908 26.1 -7.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Kerry Hickey 25,813 72.6 +6.3
One Nation Graham Burston 9,719 27.4 +27.4
Labor hold Swing+6.3

1995

1995 New South Wales state election: Cessnock[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Stan Neilly 18,680 55.5 +4.8
Liberal Robert Symon 10,581 31.4 -9.9
Democrats Simon Holliday 3,620 10.8 +6.4
Socialist Labour Terry Cook 775 2.3 +2.3
Total formal votes 33,656 95.7 +4.3
Informal votes 1,516 4.3 -4.3
Turnout 35,172 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Stan Neilly 20,348 63.1 +8.7
Liberal Robert Symon 11,888 36.9 -8.7
Labor hold Swing+8.7

1991

1991 New South Wales state election: Cessnock[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Stan Neilly 15,838 50.7 +5.5
Liberal Bob Roberts 12,910 41.4 +8.7
Democrats Denis Rothwell 1,357 4.3 +4.3
Independent Jim White 1,106 3.5 +3.5
Total formal votes 31,211 91.4 -5.5
Informal votes 2,938 8.6 +5.5
Turnout 34,149 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Stan Neilly 16,612 54.4 +4.8
Liberal Bob Roberts 13,915 45.6 -4.8
Labor gain from Liberal Swing+4.8

1988

1988 New South Wales state election: Cessnock[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Stan Neilly 13,987 45.1 -13.8
Liberal Bob Roberts 10,143 32.7 +18.3
National Desmond Snelgrove 6,852 22.1 -4.5
Total formal votes 30,982 96.9 -1.2
Informal votes 989 3.1 +1.2
Turnout 31,971 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bob Roberts 15,218 50.5 +9.4
Labor Stan Neilly 14,943 49.5 -9.4
Liberal gain from Labor Swing+9.4

1984

1984 New South Wales state election: Cessnock[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Stan Neilly 23,519 76.2 -1.3
Liberal Gerard Berkhout 7,341 23.8 +5.6
Total formal votes 30,860 97.8 0.0
Informal votes 683 2.2 0.0
Turnout 31,543 94.7 +0.2
Labor hold Swing-4.3

1981

1981 New South Wales state election: Cessnock[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Stan Neilly 23,015 77.5 -1.6
Liberal James White 5,406 18.2 -2.7
Democrats Gregory Mutton 1,263 4.3 +4.3
Total formal votes 29,684 97.8
Informal votes 659 2.2
Turnout 30,343 94.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Stan Neilly 23,215 80.5 +1.4
Liberal James White 5,606 19.5 -1.4
Labor hold Swing+1.4

1981 by-election

1981 Cessnock by-election
Saturday 8 October [26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Stan Neilly 15,932 80.50
Liberal Colin Richardson 3,911 17.29
Democrats Elisabeth Kirkby 2,779 12.28
Total formal votes 22,622 98.91
Informal votes 250 1.09
Turnout 22,872 88.74
Labor hold Swing 
Bob Brown (Labor) resigned to contest the federal House of Representatives seat of Hunter.[26]

1978

1978 New South Wales state election: Cessnock[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Brown 18,547 79.1 +2.1
Liberal Terrence Nicholas 4,894 20.9 -2.1
Total formal votes 23,441 98.4 -0.3
Informal votes 389 1.6 +0.3
Turnout 23,830 95.6 -0.4
Labor hold Swing+2.1

1976

1976 New South Wales state election: Cessnock[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Neilly 17,814 77.0 -1.1
Liberal Suzan Ross-Gowan 5,327 23.0 +23.0
Total formal votes 23,141 98.7 +1.3
Informal votes 310 1.3 -1.3
Turnout 23,451 96.0 +0.1
Labor hold Swing-1.1

1973

1973 New South Wales state election: Cessnock[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Neilly 17,093 78.1 -2.3
Democratic Labor Bernard Burke 4,801 21.9 +21.9
Total formal votes 21,894 97.4
Informal votes 583 2.6
Turnout 22,477 95.9
Labor hold Swing-2.3

1971

1971 New South Wales state election: Cessnock[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Neilly 16,251 80.4 +14.5
Liberal John Thomas 3,972 19.6 +19.6
Total formal votes 20,223 98.8
Informal votes 251 1.2
Turnout 20,474 96.0
Labor hold Swing+14.5

1968

1968 New South Wales state election: Cessnock[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Neilly 13,528 65.9 -11.7
Independent Robert Brown 7,009 34.1 +34.1
Total formal votes 20,537 98.6
Informal votes 283 1.4
Turnout 20,820 96.5
Labor hold SwingN/A

1965

1965 New South Wales state election: Cessnock[32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Neilly 14,687 77.6 +11.4
Democratic Labor Hilton Smith 2,709 14.3 +14.3
Communist Charles Dumbrell 1,543 8.1 +5.1
Total formal votes 18,939 98.0 −1.0
Informal votes 385 2.0 +1.0
Turnout 19,324 95.2 −0.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor George Neilly 15,921 84.1 −0.1
Democratic Labor Hilton Smith 3,018 15.9 +15.9
Labor hold SwingN/A

1962

1962 New South Wales state election: Cessnock[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Neilly 12,754 66.2 +3.8
Independent Robert Brown 4,000 20.8 +20.8
Liberal Edward Farrell 1,935 10.0 +10.0
Communist Stanley Smith 574 3.0 −5.4
Total formal votes 19,263 99.0
Informal votes 187 1.0
Turnout 19,450 95.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor George Neilly 14,009 72.7 +6.1
Independent Robert Brown 5,254 27.3 +27.3
Labor hold SwingN/A

1959

1959 New South Wales state election: Cessnock[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Neilly 12,740 62.4
Independent Charles Haxton 5,972 29.2
Communist David Stevenson 1,710 8.4
Total formal votes 20,422 98.3
Informal votes 350 1.7
Turnout 20,772 95.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor George Neilly 13,595 66.6
Independent Charles Haxton 6,827 33.4
Labor hold Swing

1956

1956 New South Wales state election: Cessnock[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Crook 13,374 69.5 −16.1
Liberal Harold Hawkes 3,760 19.5 +19.5
Communist David Stevenson 2,121 11.0 −3.4
Total formal votes 19,255 98.5 +3.4
Informal votes 295 1.5 −3.4
Turnout 19,550 96.5 +1.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Crook 15,283 79.4 −6.2
Liberal Harold Hawkes 3,972 20.6 +20.6
Labor hold SwingN/A

1953

1953 New South Wales state election: Cessnock[36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Crook 15,145 85.6
Communist John Tapp 2,557 14.4
Total formal votes 17,702 95.1
Informal votes 908 4.9
Turnout 18,610 94.7
Labor hold Swing

1950

1950 New South Wales state election: Cessnock[37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Crook 15,132 86.7
Communist John Tapp 2,319 13.3
Total formal votes 17,451 97.5
Informal votes 445 2.5
Turnout 17,896 95.0
Labor hold Swing

1949 by-election

1949 Cessnock by-election
Saturday 8 October[38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Crook 16,204 80.50
Communist John Tapp 3,925 19.50
Total formal votes 20,129 95.83
Informal votes 877 4.17
Turnout 21,006 89.99
Labor hold Swing 
Jack Baddeley (Labor) resigned to accept the position of Chairman of the State Coal Mine Authority.[38]

1947

1947 New South Wales state election: Cessnock[39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Baddeley 12,756 60.0 -40.0
Independent Labor William May 5,323 25.0 +25.0
Communist Charles Evans 3,200 15.0 +15.0
Total formal votes 21,279 97.7
Informal votes 510 2.3
Turnout 21,789 96.3
Labor hold SwingN/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1944

1941

1941 New South Wales state election: Cessnock[41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Baddeley 13,559 68.0
State Labor George McGregor 6,370 32.0
Total formal votes 19,929 97.8
Informal votes 453 2.2
Turnout 20,382 94.9
Labor hold Swing

1938

1938 New South Wales state election: Cessnock[42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Baddeley 12,106 69.3 +0.9
Industrial Labor Eugene O'Neill 5,360 30.7 +30.7
Total formal votes 17,466 97.6 0.0
Informal votes 435 2.4 0.0
Turnout 17,901 96.6 +0.4
Labor hold SwingN/A

1935

1935 New South Wales state election: Cessnock[43]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor (NSW) Jack Baddeley 12,099 68.4 -5.1
Independent Eugene O'Neill 3,827 21.6 +21.6
Communist Charles Evans 1,764 10.0 +4.9
Total formal votes 17,690 97.6 +0.9
Informal votes 442 2.4 -0.9
Turnout 18,132 96.2 -0.4
Labor (NSW) hold SwingN/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1932

1932 New South Wales state election: Cessnock[44]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor (NSW) Jack Baddeley 12,596 73.5 -19.0
Federal Labor Joseph Norton 3,656 21.3 +21.3
Communist Henry Scanlon 877 5.1 -2.4
Total formal votes 17,129 96.7 +2.9
Informal votes 585 3.3 -2.9
Turnout 17,714 96.6 +0.6
Labor (NSW) hold SwingN/A

1930

1930 New South Wales state election: Cessnock[45]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Baddeley 14,808 92.5
Communist Joseph Schelley 1,200 7.5
Total formal votes 16,008 93.8
Informal votes 1,058 6.2
Turnout 17,066
Labor hold Swing

1927

1927 New South Wales state election: Cessnock[46]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Baddeley 7,736 69.8
Independent Malcolm McNeil 3,341 30.2
Total formal votes 11,077 98.4
Informal votes 175 1.6
Turnout 11,252 76.0
Labor win (new seat)

1920-1927

District abolished

1917

1913

1913 New South Wales state election: Cessnock[48][49]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Kearsley 5,606 86.8
Liberal Reform Charles Cheesbrough 564 8.7
Socialist Labor William North 290 4.5
Total formal votes 6,460 97.7
Informal votes 150 2.3
Turnout 6,610 60.3
Labor hold  

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