Results of the 1988 New South Wales state election (Legislative Council)

This is a list of results for the Legislative Council at the New South Wales 1988 Election.

New South Wales state election, 19 March 1988.[1]
Legislative Council
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Enrolled voters 3,541,447
Votes cast 3,307,855 Turnout 91.92 –0.60
Informal votes 267,113 Informal 8.01 +1.42
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats
won		 Seats
held
  Liberal/National Coalition 1,403,300 46.15 +3.54 7 19
  Labor 1,140,634 37.51 –9.37 6 21
  Call to Australia 174,553 5.74 –0.35 1 3
  Democrats 90,634 2.73 –0.42 1 2
  Independent EFF 72,965 2.40 +2.40 0 0
  Community Independents 52,992 1.74 +1.74 0 0
  Environment Group 48,536 1.60 +1.60 0 0
  Nuclear Disarmament 28,161 0.93 +0.93 0 0
  Aboriginal Team 13,363 0.44 +0.44 0 0
  Humanist Party 11.895 0.39 +0.39 0 0
  Defence Ex-Service Team 6,970 0.23 +0.23 0 0
  Marijuana 2,713 0.09 +0.09 0 0
  Independent 3,396 0.11 –0.31 0 0
Total 3,040,742     15  

Results
1988 New South Wales state election: Legislative Council [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 190,047
Liberal/National Coalition 1. Virginia Chadwick (elected 1)
2. Bob Rowland Smith (elected 3)
3. Marlene Goldsmith (elected 5)
4. Brian Pezzutti (elected 7)
5. Duncan Gay (elected 9)
6. Stephen Mutch (elected 11)
7. Helen Sham-Ho (elected 12)
8. Michael Barnes
9. Bruce Rowley
10. Carol Raye		 1,403,300 46.2 +3.6
Labor 1. Deirdre Grusovin (elected 2)
2. Ian Macdonald (elected 4)
3. Jim Kaldis (elected 6)
4. Paul O'Grady (elected 8)
5. Michael Egan (elected 10)
6. Andy Manson (elected 13)
7. Dorothy Isaksen
8. Tony Kelly
9. Ron Cunningham
10. George Thompson		 1,140,634 37.5 -9.4
Call to Australia 1. Elaine Nile (elected 14)
2. Kevin Hume
3. Patricia Judge
4. William Bird
5. Percy Everingham		 173,569 5.7 -0.4
Democrats 1. Richard Jones (elected 15)
2. Ray Griffiths
3. Rod Bennison		 82,248 2.7 -0.5
Independent EFF 1. Joe Kanan
2. Vince White
3. Jack Moffitt
4. Geoffrey Sutton
5. Patrick Lever
6. Jane Abbott
7. Peter Catts		 72,965 2.4 +2.4
Community Independents 1. Jack Mundey
2. Stacey Miers
3. William Whiley		 52,992 1.7 +1.7
Environment Group 1. Milo Dunphy
2. Christine Townend
3. Alice Oppen		 48,536 1.6 +1.6
Nuclear Disarmament 1. Colin Charlton
2. Dennis Wyatt		 28,161 0.9 +0.9
Aboriginal Team 1. Mildred Ingram
2. Anthony Ammatto
3. Aubry Phillips		 13,363 0.4 +0.4
Humanist 1. Vito Radice
2. Noel Whitaker		 11,895 0.4 +0.4
Defence Ex-Service 1. Rowley McMahon
2. David Herd		 6,970 0.2 +0.2
Marijuana 1. Macciza MacPherson
2. Nick Brash		 2,713 0.1 +0.1
Independent Carlos Dutra 1,608 0.05 +0.05
Independent Michael Smith 983 0.03 +0.03
Independent John Butt 566 0.02 +0.02
Independent Phillip Winchester 239 0.01 +0.01
Total formal votes 3,040,742 91.9 -1.4
Informal votes 267,113 8.1 +1.4
Turnout 3,307,855 93.4 +0.9

Continuing members

The following MLCs were not up for re-election this year.

MemberPartyTerm
  Paul Landa Labor 1981–1991
  Jack Hallam Labor 1981–1991
  Jack Garland Labor 1981–1991
  Barney French Labor 1981–1991
  Franca Arena Labor 1981–1991
  George Brenner Labor 1981–1991
  Ken Reed Labor 1981–1991
  Bryan Vaughan Labor 1981–1991
  Johno Johnson Labor 1984–1995
  Delcia Kite Labor 1984–1995
  Ron Dyer Labor 1984–1995
  Judith Walker Labor 1984–1995
  Ann Symonds Labor 1984–1995
  Keith Enderbury Labor 1984–1995
  Mick Ibbett Labor 1984–1991
  Max Willis Liberal 1981–1991
  Ted Pickering Liberal 1981–1991
  John Matthews Liberal 1981–1991
  John Hannaford Liberal 1984–1995
  Jim Samios Liberal 1984–1995
  John Jobling Liberal 1984–1995
  Beryl Evans Liberal 1984–1995
  Jack Doohan National 1981–1991
  Richard Killen National 1981–1991
  Adrian Solomons National 1984–1995
  Richard Bull National 1984–1995
  Judy Jakins National 1984–1991
  Fred Nile Call to Australia 1981–1991
  Marie Bignold Call to Australia 1984–1991
  Elisabeth Kirkby Democrats 1981–1991

See also

References
  1. Green, Antony (October 1998). "Changing Boundaries Changing Fortunes: an analysis of the NSW Elections of 1988 and 1991" (PDF). Occasional Paper No 7. NSW Parliamentary Library Research Service. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  2. Green, Antony. "Electing the Legislative Council 1978-1995" (PDF). ABC Election Archives.
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