Electoral results for the district of Rockdale

Rockdale, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had two incarnations, the first from 1927 to 1930, the second from in 1941 to the present.[1][2]

Members

First incarnation (1927–1930)
MemberPartyTerm
  Guy Arkins[3] Nationalist 1927–1930
Second incarnation (1941–present)
MemberPartyTerm
  John McGrath[4] Labor 1941–1959
  Brian Bannon[5] Labor 1959–1986
  Barrie Unsworth[6] Labor 1986–1991
  George Thompson[7] Labor 1991–2003
  Frank Sartor[8] Labor 2003–2011
  John Flowers[9] Liberal 2011–2015
  Steve Kamper[10] Labor 2015–present

Election results

2019

2019 New South Wales state election: Rockdale[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Steve Kamper 21,945 45.82 −0.08
Liberal Sam Hassan 16,118 33.65 −5.63
Greens Peter Strong 3,829 8.00 +1.09
Keep Sydney Open George Tulloch 2,865 5.98 +5.98
Animal Justice Paul Collaros 1,800 3.76 +3.76
Independent Hussein Faraj 1,335 2.79 +2.79
Total formal votes 47,892 95.38 −0.21
Informal votes 2,318 4.62 +0.21
Turnout 50,210 88.99 −1.01
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Steve Kamper 25,077 59.55 +4.80
Liberal Sam Hassan 17,037 40.45 −4.80
Labor hold Swing+4.80

2015

2015 New South Wales state election: Rockdale[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Steve Kamper 21,242 45.9 +9.6
Liberal John Flowers 18,182 39.3 −4.0
Greens Madeleina Snowdon 3,194 6.9 −1.9
Christian Democrats Lena El-Daghl 1,498 3.2 −1.0
No Land Tax Sam Choker 1,154 2.5 +2.5
Independent Jamal Daoud 1,009 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 46,279 95.6 +0.1
Informal votes 2,132 4.4 −0.1
Turnout 48,411 90.0 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Steve Kamper 23,121 54.8 +8.3
Liberal John Flowers 19,107 45.3 −8.3
Labor gain from Liberal Swing+8.3

2011

2011 New South Wales state election: Rockdale[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Flowers 19,072 43.3 +9.9
Labor Steve Kamper 15,990 36.3 -14.0
Greens Lauren Moore 3,877 8.8 +1.2
Independent Michael Nagi 3,274 7.4 +7.4
Christian Democrats Anita Strezova 1,881 4.3 +4.3
Total formal votes 44,094 96.2 +0.4
Informal votes 1,757 3.8 -0.4
Turnout 45,851 92.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal John Flowers 20,546 53.6 +13.9
Labor Steve Kamper 17,805 46.4 -13.9
Liberal gain from Labor Swing+13.9

2007

2007 New South Wales state election: Rockdale[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Sartor 20,891 50.2 +0.7
Liberal Lili Gestakovska 13,864 33.3 +9.2
Greens Liam McGillicuddy 3,139 7.5 +1.1
Independent Brian Walsh 1,672 4.0 +4.0
Unity Gang Wang 1,036 2.5 +0.8
Amin Abbas 533 1.3 +1.3
Save Our Suburbs Lesleyanne Azel 461 1.1 +0.3
Total formal votes 41,596 95.8 -0.3
Informal votes 1,816 4.2 +0.3
Turnout 43,412 93.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Sartor 22,486 60.3 -5.5
Liberal Lili Gestakovska 14,807 39.7 +5.5
Labor hold Swing-5.5

2003

2003 New South Wales state election: Rockdale[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Sartor 19,122 49.1 -6.8
Liberal Jan Brennan 9,205 23.6 -4.0
Independent Kevin Ryan 3,653 9.4 +9.4
Greens Lesa De Leau 2,510 6.4 +3.4
Independent Mahmoud Ghalayini 1,275 3.3 +3.3
Independent John Nikolovski 795 2.0 +2.0
Christian Democrats Stephen Winter 747 1.9 +1.9
Unity Cong Tran 674 1.7 +1.7
AAFI Thomas Foley 378 1.0 +0.1
Save Our Suburbs Mark Curran 335 0.9 +0.9
Democrats Eoin Coghlan 240 0.6 -2.1
Total formal votes 38,934 96.1 +0.0
Informal votes 1,600 3.9 -0.0
Turnout 40,534 92.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Sartor 21,139 65.9 -0.6
Liberal Jan Brennan 10,938 34.1 +0.6
Labor hold Swing-0.6

1999

1999 New South Wales state election: Rockdale[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Thompson 22,258 55.9 +2.9
Liberal Phillip Kaloudis 11,003 27.6 -11.4
One Nation Michael Citton 2,185 5.5 +5.5
Greens Nola Taylor 1,191 3.0 +3.0
Democrats Craig Chung 1,087 2.7 -1.9
Independent Peter Johnson 818 2.1 +2.1
Independent Joanne Jones 651 1.6 +1.6
AAFI Ian Gelling 339 0.9 +0.9
Independent William Ryan 172 0.4 +0.4
Non-Custodial Parents Pino Cardillo 128 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 39,832 96.1 +2.6
Informal votes 1,629 3.9 -2.6
Turnout 41,461 92.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Thompson 23,930 66.5 +8.7
Liberal Phillip Kaloudis 12,042 33.5 -8.7
Labor hold Swing+8.7

1995

1995 New South Wales state election: Rockdale[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Thompson 17,827 55.4 +4.7
Liberal Graham Abel 11,541 35.9 -3.9
Democrats Reagan Murphy 1,479 4.6 +1.2
Transport Action Group Nola Taylor 1,324 4.1 +4.1
Total formal votes 32,171 92.9 +6.1
Informal votes 2,477 7.1 -6.1
Turnout 34,648 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Thompson 19,134 61.2 +4.4
Liberal Graham Abel 12,125 38.8 -4.4
Labor hold Swing+4.4

1991

1991 New South Wales state election: Parramatta[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Andrew Ziolkowski 13,984 44.3 -3.0
Liberal John Books 13,467 42.6 -1.8
Independent John Brown 2,407 7.6 +7.6
Democrats Gail Kerr 1,443 4.6 +0.4
Independent Cherie Loel 280 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 31,581 90.2 -6.4
Informal votes 3,434 9.8 +6.4
Turnout 35,015 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Andrew Ziolkowski 15,914 52.6 +2.1
Liberal John Books 14,352 47.4 -2.1
Labor gain from Liberal Swing+2.1

1988

1988 New South Wales state election: Rockdale[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barrie Unsworth 15,793 53.6 -9.6
Liberal Bob Gemmell 9,878 33.6 -0.5
Independent EFF Ian Yates 3,251 11.0 +11.0
Independent Robert Routledge 520 1.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 29,442 96.2 -0.5
Informal votes 1,148 3.8 +0.5
Turnout 30,590 93.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barrie Unsworth 16,382 57.0 -7.6
Liberal Bob Gemmell 12,359 43.0 +7.6
Labor hold Swing-7.6

1986 by-election

1986 Rockdale by-election
Saturday 2 August[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Barrie Unsworth 11,251 46.17 −17.10
Liberal Bob Gemmell 9,896 40.61 +6.53
Independent James McLean 1,720 7.06 +7.06
Socialist Workers Valmai Frances Edwards 725 2.98 +2.98
Independent John Badman 375 1.54 +1.54
Independent Charles Bellchambers 334 1.37 −1.28
Uninflated Movement Nadar Ponnuswamy 67 0.27 +0.27
Total formal votes 24,368 96.50 −0.21
Informal votes 885 3.50 +0.21
Turnout 25,253 79.59 −13.17
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barrie Unsworth 11,946 50.11 −14.5[lower-alpha 1]
Liberal Bob Gemmell 11,892 49.89 +14.5[lower-alpha 1]
Labor hold Swing−14.5[lower-alpha 1]
Labor MP Brian Bannon resigned.[22]

1984

1984 New South Wales state election: Rockdale[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian Bannon 18,015 63.3 -5.9
Liberal Bob Gemmell 9,705 34.1 +3.3
Independent Edwin Bellchambers 755 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 28,475 96.7 +0.6
Informal votes 968 3.3 -0.6
Turnout 29,443 92.8 +1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian Bannon 64.6 -4.6
Liberal Bob Gemmell 35.4 +4.6
Labor hold Swing-4.6

1981

1981 New South Wales state election: Rockdale[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian Bannon 18,639 69.2
Liberal John Tonkin 8,294 30.8
Total formal votes 26,933 96.1
Informal votes 1,094 3.9
Turnout 28,027 91.4
Labor hold Swing-2.5

1978

1978 New South Wales state election: Rockdale[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian Bannon 21,643 75.2 +8.7
Liberal Joan Loew 5,651 19.6 -13.9
Independent Edwin Bellchambers 1,501 5.2 +5.2
Total formal votes 28,795 96.8 -0.4
Informal votes 953 3.2 +0.4
Turnout 29,748 92.3 -1.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian Bannon 22,943 79.7 +13.2
Liberal Joan Loew 5,852 20.3 -13.2
Labor hold Swing+13.2

1976

1976 New South Wales state election: Rockdale[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian Bannon 19,017 66.5 +3.8
Liberal Raymond Scaysbrook 9,597 33.5 -0.2
Total formal votes 28,614 97.2 +0.9
Informal votes 814 2.8 -0.9
Turnout 29,428 93.4 -0.1
Labor hold Swing+3.1

1973

1973 New South Wales state election: Rockdale[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian Bannon 16,826 62.7
Liberal Kenneth Gates 9,056 33.7
Democratic Labor Alan Lewis 968 3.6
Total formal votes 26,850 96.3
Informal votes 1,019 3.7
Turnout 27,869 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian Bannon 17,020 63.4 0.0
Liberal Kenneth Gates 9,830 36.6 0.0
Labor hold Swing0.0

1971

1971 New South Wales state election: Rockdale[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian Bannon 14,983 57.3 +2.2
Liberal Roye Gaha 9,681 37.0 +4.5
Democratic Labor Mary Hennessy 1,053 4.0 +0.5
Independent Edwin Bellchambers 424 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 26,141 97.5
Informal votes 677 2.5
Turnout 26,818 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian Bannon 15,406 58.9 +3.2
Liberal Roye Gaha 10,735 41.1 -3.2
Labor hold Swing+3.2

1968

1968 New South Wales state election: Rockdale[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian Bannon 14,420 55.1 +2.4
Liberal Harold Heslehurst 10,860 41.5 -2.7
Democratic Labor Peter Height 916 3.5 +3.5
Total formal votes 26,196 97.2
Informal votes 759 2.8
Turnout 26,955 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian Bannon 14,603 55.7 +1.4
Liberal Harold Heslehurst 11,593 44.3 -1.4
Labor hold Swing+1.4

1965

1965 New South Wales state election: Rockdale[32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian Bannon 12,828 52.7 −2.1
Liberal Angus Bristow 10,749 44.2 +3.0
Independent Keith Richardson 763 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 24,340 98.2 −0.5
Informal votes 435 1.8 +0.5
Turnout 24,775 94.4 −0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian Bannon 13,210 54.3 −1.3
Liberal Angus Bristow 11,130 45.7 +1.3
Labor hold Swing−1.3

1962

1962 New South Wales state election: Rockdale[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian Bannon 13,544 54.8 +8.7
Liberal Sidney Alewood 10,185 41.2 −2.1
Democratic Labor Brian Adams 1,006 4.1 +0.7
Total formal votes 24,735 98.7
Informal votes 330 1.3
Turnout 25,065 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian Bannon 13,745 55.6 +4.2
Liberal Sidney Alewood 10,990 44.4 −4.2
Labor hold Swing+4.2

1959

1959 New South Wales state election: Rockdale[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian Bannon 10,035 46.1
Liberal Ronald Hislop 9,426 43.3
Independent Arthur Henderson 1,587 7.3
Democratic Labor Wesley Johns 742 3.4
Total formal votes 21,790 98.0
Informal votes 449 2.0
Turnout 22,239 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian Bannon 11,208 51.4
Liberal Ronald Hislop 10,582 48.6
Labor hold Swing

1956

1956 New South Wales state election: Rockdale[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John McGrath 11,469 51.3 −9.2
Liberal Harold Heslehurst 10,890 48.7 +9.2
Total formal votes 22,359 98.3 +0.8
Informal votes 387 1.7 −0.8
Turnout 22,746 94.1 −0.4
Labor hold Swing−9.2

1953

1953 New South Wales state election: Rockdale[36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John McGrath 14,041 60.5
Liberal Harold Heslehurst 9,165 39.5
Total formal votes 23,206 97.9
Informal votes 489 2.1
Turnout 23,695 94.5
Labor hold Swing

1950

1950 New South Wales state election: Rockdale[37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John McGrath 13,083 54.0
Liberal George McGuire 11,166 46.0
Total formal votes 24,249 98.6
Informal votes 340 1.4
Turnout 24,589 94.6
Labor hold Swing

1947

1947 New South Wales state election: Rockdale[38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John McGrath 12,305 54.8 -1.3
Liberal George McGuire 10,146 45.2 +13.1
Total formal votes 22,451 98.3 -0.6
Informal votes 396 1.7 +0.6
Turnout 22,847 95.4 +1.7
Labor hold SwingN/A

1944

1944 New South Wales state election: Rockdale[39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John McGrath 11,419 56.1 +0.5
Liberal Democratic Enoch Jones 6,531 32.1 +32.1
Democratic Henry Miller 2,184 10.7 -27.5
Independent Thomas Whitehouse 227 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 20,361 96.5 -1.2
Informal votes 729 3.5 +1.2
Turnout 21,090 93.7 +0.3
Labor hold SwingN/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1941

1941 New South Wales state election: Rockdale[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John McGrath 10,995 55.6
United Australia George McGuire 7,554 38.2
State Labor Reginald Williams 1,222 6.2
Total formal votes 19,771 97.7
Informal votes 462 2.3
Turnout 20,233 93.4
Labor hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

1927

1927 New South Wales state election: Rockdale[41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Guy Arkins 7,876 55.1
Labor Edgar Levey 6,412 44.9
Total formal votes 14,288 99.0
Informal votes 149 1.0
Turnout 14,437 89.0
Nationalist win (new seat)

Notes

  1. Since the two-party preferred count was not conducted for Rockdale in 1984,[23] the two party preferred swing at the by-election cannot be calculated precisely. ABC election analyst Antony Green estimates a two party preferred swing of 14.5% against the Labor Party.[24]

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