Electoral results for the district of Charlestown

Charlestown, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was established in 1971, replacing parts of the abolished districts of Hamilton and Kahibah.[1][2]

Election Member Party
1971   Jack Stewart Labor
1972 by Richard Face
1976
1978
1981
1984
1988
1991
1995
1999
2003 Matthew Morris
2007
2011   Andrew Cornwell Liberal
2014 by   Jodie Harrison Labor
2015
2019

Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

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2023

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2023 New South Wales state election: Charlestown[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jodie Harrison 30,432 57.4 +7.7
Liberal Jack Antcliff 13,178 24.9 −6.7
Greens Greg Watkinson 6,778 12.8 +1.6
Sustainable Australia Marie Rolfe 2,593 4.9 +4.9
Total formal votes 52,981 97.0 +0.6
Informal votes 1,632 3.0 −0.6
Turnout 54,613 89.6 −2.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jodie Harrison 35,300 71.1 +8.0
Liberal Jack Antcliff 14,358 28.9 −8.0
Labor hold Swing +8.0

Elections in the 2010s

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2019

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2019 New South Wales state election: Charlestown[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jodie Harrison 24,590 50.31 +2.11
Liberal Jennifer Barrie 16,220 33.19 +2.89
Greens Therese Doyle 5,539 11.33 +0.34
Animal Justice Richard Turner 2,525 5.17 +5.17
Total formal votes 48,874 96.47 +0.40
Informal votes 1,787 3.53 −0.40
Turnout 50,661 90.92 −2.03
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jodie Harrison 28,270 62.35 −0.55
Liberal Jennifer Barrie 17,069 37.65 +0.55
Labor hold Swing −0.55

2015

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2015 New South Wales state election: Charlestown[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jodie Harrison 23,584 48.2 +19.2
Liberal Jason Pauling 14,821 30.3 −12.7
Greens Jane Oakley 5,378 11.0 +1.9
Independent Luke Arms 2,830 5.8 +5.8
Christian Democrats Brian Tucker 1,054 2.2 −0.0
Independent Arjay Martin 712 1.5 +1.5
No Land Tax Tania Morvillo 544 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 48,923 96.1 −0.0
Informal votes 2,001 3.9 +0.0
Turnout 50,924 92.9 +0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jodie Harrison 26,976 62.9 +22.1
Liberal Jason Pauling 15,912 37.1 −22.1
Labor hold Swing +22.1

2014 by-election

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2014 Charlestown by-election
Saturday 25 October [9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jodie Harrison 19,429 49.3 +20.4
Greens Jane Oakley 5,613 14.2 +5.8
Independent Luke Arms 4,807 12.2 +12.2
  Palmer United Suellen Wrightson 2,592 6.6 +6.6
Independent Veronica Hope 2,144 5.4 +5.4
Christian Democrats Brian Tucker 1,804 4.6 +2.4
Independent Luke Cubis 1,366 3.5 +3.5
Independent Marc Sky 1,068 2.7 +2.7
Independent Arjay Martin 611 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 39,434 92.6 −3.9
Informal votes 3,158 7.4 +3.9
Turnout 42,592 85.4 −9.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Jodie Harrison 21,206 70.8 +30.6
Greens Jane Oakley 8,762 29.2 +29.2
Labor gain from Liberal Swing N/A
Andrew Cornwell (Liberal / Independent) resigned.

2011

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2011 New South Wales state election: Charlestown[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Andrew Cornwell 19,085 43.8 +25.2
Labor Matthew Morris 12,590 28.9 −14.6
Greens Paula Morrow 3,672 8.4 −1.8
Independent Barry Johnston 3,217 7.4 +7.4
Fishing Party Craig Oaten 1,869 4.3 +4.3
Christian Democrats Steve Camilleri 949 2.2 −1.0
Family First Bruce Foley 943 2.2 +2.2
Independent Ben McMullen 539 1.2 +1.2
Independent Adrian Schofield 460 1.1 +1.1
Independent Ajay Martin 228 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 43,552 96.5 −0.7
Informal votes 1,575 3.5 +0.7
Turnout 45,127 94.4 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Andrew Cornwell 21,856 59.9 +59.9
Labor Matthew Morris 14,661 40.1 −16.9
Liberal gain from Labor Swing N/A

Elections in the 2000s

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2007

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2007 New South Wales state election: Charlestown[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Matthew Morris 18,633 43.5 −6.3
Independent Paul Scarfe 10,531 24.6 +24.6
Liberal Lindsay Paterson 7,988 18.6 −10.2
Greens Jane Smith 4,378 10.2 +1.7
Christian Democrats Jim Kendall 1,342 3.1 +0.9
Total formal votes 42,872 97.2 −0.1
Informal votes 1,228 2.8 +0.1
Turnout 44,100 94.2
Notional two-party-preferred count
Labor Matthew Morris 22,404 64.6 +1.3
Liberal Lindsay Paterson 12,280 35.4 −1.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Matthew Morris 21,139 57.0 −6.3
Independent Paul Scarfe 15,924 43.0 +43.0
Labor hold Swing N/A

2003

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2003 New South Wales state election: Charlestown[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Matthew Morris 20,426 50.5 −4.2
Liberal Fiona Glen 11,025 27.2 +4.9
Greens Keith Parsons 3,545 8.8 +2.4
Independent Peter Nikoletatos 1,576 3.9 +3.9
Independent Kate Ferguson 1,400 3.5 +3.5
Christian Democrats Jennifer Boswell 1,041 2.6 −0.3
One Nation John Phillips 699 1.7 −8.5
Against Further Immigration James Bateman 516 1.3 +1.3
Socialist Alliance Kathy Newnam 256 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 40,484 97.2 −0.7
Informal votes 1,157 2.8 +0.7
Turnout 41,641 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Matthew Morris 22,410 64.7 −4.6
Liberal Fiona Glen 12,235 35.3 +4.6
Labor hold Swing −4.6

Elections in the 1990s

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1999

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1999 New South Wales state election: Charlestown[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Richard Face 22,300 54.7 −1.9
Liberal Peter Craig 9,078 22.3 −5.0
One Nation Malcolm Sinclair 4,157 10.2 +10.2
Greens Lynden Jacobi 2,612 6.4 +5.8
Independent James Hunt 1,409 3.5 +3.5
Christian Democrats Jenny Boswell 1,190 2.9 +0.4
Total formal votes 40,746 97.9 +3.2
Informal votes 878 2.1 −3.2
Turnout 41,624 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Richard Face 24,802 69.3 +5.5
Liberal Peter Craig 10,977 30.7 −5.5
Labor hold Swing +5.5

1995

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1995 New South Wales state election: Charlestown[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Richard Face 18,186 55.9 +1.4
Liberal Trevor Bates 8,134 25.0 −4.3
Independent Ivan Welsh 3,939 12.1 +12.1
Independent Richard Hill 1,279 3.9 +3.9
Call to Australia Jim Kendall 1,012 3.1 +0.9
Total formal votes 32,550 95.1 +2.9
Informal votes 1,660 4.9 −2.9
Turnout 34,210 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Richard Face 19,282 64.2 +1.1
Liberal Trevor Bates 10,741 35.8 −1.1
Labor hold Swing +1.1

1991

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1991 New South Wales state election: Charlestown[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Richard Face 17,465 54.5 +8.5
Liberal Judith Lloyd 9,399 29.3 −4.7
Independent Steve Owens 2,574 8.0 +8.0
Democrats Graham Pritchard 1,892 5.9 +5.6
Call to Australia Robin Budge 714 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 32,044 92.2 −4.7
Informal votes 2,711 7.8 +4.7
Turnout 34,755 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Richard Face 19,301 63.1 +10.7
Liberal Judith Lloyd 11,268 36.9 −10.7
Labor hold Swing +10.7

Elections in the 1980s

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1988

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1988 New South Wales state election: Charlestown[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Richard Face 13,013 43.7 −15.4
Liberal Judith Lloyd 10,374 34.8 −3.5
Independent Brian Carling 6,420 21.5 +21.5
Total formal votes 29,807 97.4 −0.5
Informal votes 807 2.6 +0.5
Turnout 30,614 95.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Richard Face 14,571 50.1 −10.5
Liberal Judith Lloyd 14,508 49.9 +10.5
Labor hold Swing −10.5

1984

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1984 New South Wales state election: Charlestown[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Richard Face 19,014 59.0 −9.3
Liberal Peter Wilson 13,211 41.0 +9.3
Total formal votes 32,225 98.0 +0.6
Informal votes 655 2.0 −0.6
Turnout 32,880 95.6 +2.4
Labor hold Swing −9.3

1981

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1981 New South Wales state election: Charlestown[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Richard Face 21,223 68.3 +0.9
Liberal Robert Cowley 9,853 31.7 −0.9
Total formal votes 31,076 97.4
Informal votes 840 2.6
Turnout 31,916 93.2
Labor hold Swing +0.9

Elections in the 1970s

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1978

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1978 New South Wales state election: Charlestown[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Richard Face 22,379 67.4 +5.7
Liberal Richard Bevan 10,821 32.6 −5.7
Total formal votes 33,200 98.1 −0.5
Informal votes 628 1.9 +0.5
Turnout 33,828 95.0 −0.3
Labor hold Swing +5.7

1976

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1976 New South Wales state election: Charlestown[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Richard Face 20,019 61.7 +7.8
Liberal Thomas Ford 12,455 38.3 +1.6
Total formal votes 32,474 98.6 +0.6
Informal votes 472 1.4 −0.6
Turnout 32,946 95.3 −0.7
Labor hold Swing +3.2

1973

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1973 New South Wales state election: Charlestown[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Richard Face 16,543 53.9 −0.8
Liberal Paul Clarkson 11,272 36.7 +0.3
Australia John Steele 1,813 5.9 +2.2
Democratic Labor Ignatius Philippa 1,062 3.5 −1.7
Total formal votes 30,690 98.0
Informal votes 626 2.0
Turnout 31,316 96.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Richard Face 17,910 58.4 +0.1
Liberal Paul Clarkson 12,780 41.6 −0.1
Labor hold Swing +0.1

1972 by-election

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1972 Charlestown by-election
Saturday 18 November [24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Richard Face 15,977 59.9 +5.2
Liberal Wallace MacDonald 9,474 35.5 −0.9
Independent Colin Fisher 1,217 4.6
Total formal votes 26,668 98.4 −0.1
Informal votes 446 1.6 +0.13
Turnout 27,114 88.6 −6.0
Labor hold Swing +5.2
Jack Stewart (Labor) died.[24]

1971

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1971 New South Wales state election: Charlestown[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Stewart 15,043 54.7 −4.3
Liberal Alfred Pickering 10,027 36.4 −4.6
Democratic Labor Hugh Ansell 1,438 5.2 +5.2
Australia Charles Hockings 1,011 3.7 +3.7
Total formal votes 27,519 98.5
Informal votes 422 1.5
Turnout 27,941 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Stewart 16,039 58.3 −0.7
Liberal Alfred Pickering 11,480 41.7 +0.7
Labor notional hold Swing −0.7

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