Electoral results for the district of Tweed

Tweed, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had two incarnations, the first from 1894 to 1904, the second from 1999 until the present.[1][2]

Members
First incarnation (1894—1904)
MemberPartyTerm
  John Willard [3] Labor 1894–1894
  Joseph Kelly [4] Protectionist 1894–1898
  Richard Meagher [5] Independent 1898–1904
Second incarnation (1999—present)
MemberPartyTerm
  Neville Newell [6] Labor 1999–2007
  Geoff Provest [7] National 2007–present

Election results

2019
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Tweed[edit]
2019 New South Wales state election: Tweed [8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Geoff Provest 22,185 47.55 +0.48
Labor Craig Elliot 14,449 30.97 −4.94
Greens Bill Fenelon 6,461 13.85 +0.58
Animal Justice Susie Hearder 1,790 3.84 +3.84
Sustainable Australia Ronald McDonald 1,776 3.81 +3.81
Total formal votes 46,661 96.01 −0.56
Informal votes 1,937 3.99 +0.56
Turnout 48,598 85.35 −0.20
Two-party-preferred result
National Geoff Provest 23,243 54.97 +1.78
Labor Craig Elliot 19,040 45.03 −1.78
National hold Swing+1.78

2015
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2015 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Tweed[edit]
2015 New South Wales state election: Tweed [10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Geoff Provest 20,800 47.1 −15.0
Labor Ron Goodman 15,867 35.9 +14.5
Greens Andrea Vickers 5,864 13.3 −0.8
No Land Tax Kerrie Collins 1,042 2.4 +2.4
Christian Democrats Michael Sichel 618 1.4 −1.1
Total formal votes 44,191 96.6 +0.4
Informal votes 1,569 3.4 −0.4
Turnout 45,760 85.5 +1.0
Two-party-preferred result
National Geoff Provest 21,508 53.2 −18.5
Labor Ron Goodman 18,931 46.8 +18.5
National hold Swing−18.5

2011
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2011 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Tweed[edit]
2011 New South Wales state election: Tweed[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Geoff Provest 25,416 62.1 +15.9
Labor Reece Byrnes 8,750 21.4 -17.2
Greens Andrea Vickers 5,748 14.0 +6.3
Christian Democrats Corinne Pennay 1,021 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 40,935 96.7 -1.0
Informal votes 1,395 3.3 +1.0
Turnout 42,330 86.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Geoff Provest 26,389 71.7 +18.7
Labor Reece Byrnes 10,432 28.3 -18.7
National hold Swing+18.7

2007
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2007 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Tweed[edit]
2007 New South Wales state election: Tweed [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Geoff Provest 18,585 46.2 +4.6
Labor Neville Newell 15,531 38.6 -7.1
Greens Tom Tabart 3,116 7.7 +0.2
Independent Gavin Lawrie 1,225 3.0 +3.0
Independent Julie Boyd 1,222 3.0 +3.0
AAFI Will King 540 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 40,219 97.7 -0.3
Informal votes 950 2.3 +0.3
Turnout 41,169 90.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Geoff Provest 19,435 53.0 +7.1
Labor Neville Newell 17,257 47.0 -7.1
National gain from Labor Swing+7.1

2003
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2003 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Tweed[edit]
2003 New South Wales state election: Tweed [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Neville Newell 19,479 44.3 +0.1
National Sue Vinnicombe 18,241 41.5 +0.8
Greens Tom Tabart 3,854 8.8 +3.8
Fishing Party Ned Kelly 1,153 2.6 +2.6
One Nation Trent Burston 647 1.5 +1.5
Democrats Casey Balk 557 1.3 -1.1
Total formal votes 43,931 98.1 +0.1
Informal votes 859 1.9 -0.1
Turnout 44,790 89.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Neville Newell 22,149 53.8 +1.2
National Sue Vinnicombe 19,001 46.2 -1.2
Labor hold Swing+1.2

1999
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1999 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Tweed[edit]
1999 New South Wales state election: Tweed [15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Neville Newell 17,713 44.2 +16.4
National Don Beck 16,315 40.7 -0.6
Independent John Penhaligon 2,584 6.4 +6.4
Greens Tom Tabart 2,013 5.0 +0.7
Democrats Troy Henderson 945 2.4 +2.4
Earthsave Tony Hollis 535 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 40,105 98.0 +2.0
Informal votes 834 2.0 -2.0
Turnout 40,939 91.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Neville Newell 19,402 52.6 +4.8
National Don Beck 17,500 47.4 -4.8
Labor gain from National Swing+4.8

District recreated

1904 - 1999

District abolished

1901
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election § The Tweed[edit]
1901 New South Wales state election: The Tweed [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Richard Meagher 802 66.3 +2.7
Liberal Reform Alexander Eastaughffe 408 33.7
Total formal votes 1,210 98.9 -0.1
Informal votes 14 1.1 +0.1
Turnout 1,224 64.4 +16.0
Independent hold  

1898
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § The Tweed[edit]
1898 New South Wales colonial election: The Tweed [17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Richard Meagher 649 63.6
National Federal Joseph Kelly 360 35.3
Ind. Free Trade William Baker 12 1.2
Total formal votes 1,021 98.9
Informal votes 11 1.1
Turnout 1,032 48.4
Independent gain from National Federal  

1895
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election § The Tweed[edit]
1895 New South Wales colonial election: The Tweed [18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Joseph Kelly 445 51.9
Ind. Protectionist N Ewing 234 27.3
Labour Samuel Rosa 170 19.8
Free Trade William Baker 6 0.7
Ind. Protectionist George Halliday 2 0.2
Ind. Protectionist John Morrison 1 0.1
Total formal votes 858 98.6
Informal votes 12 1.4
Turnout 870 47.9
Protectionist hold  

1894 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 1894 Tweed colonial by-election § Results[edit]
1894 The Tweed by-election
Thursday 6 December [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Joseph Kelly 526 50.1 +23.4
Protectionist James Garvan 418 39.8
Labour James Murphy 105 10.0
Independent William Baker 1 0.1
Total formal votes 1,050 99.2 +2.1
Informal votes 8 0.8 -2.1
Turnout 1,058 59.1 -24.4
Protectionist gain from Labour Swing
The Elections and Qualifications Committee declared that the election of John Willard (Labour) was void as he did not meet the residency qualification, having spent much of that 12 months in Queensland.[19]

1894
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election § The Tweed[edit]
1894 New South Wales colonial election: The Tweed [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Willard 431 29.7
Ind. Protectionist Joseph Kelly 387 26.7
Protectionist Bruce Nicoll 218 15.0
Ind. Protectionist George Halliday 178 12.3
Free Trade William Baker 97 6.7
Ind. Protectionist John Marks 86 5.9
Ind. Protectionist David Jarman 52 3.6
Ind. Free Trade James Barrie 1 0.1
Independent Patrick Gilroy 1 0.1
Ind. Protectionist James Murphy 0 0.0
Total formal votes 1,451 97.1
Informal votes 43 2.9
Turnout 1,494 83.5
Labour win (new seat)

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