Electoral results for the district of Coffs Harbour

Coffs Harbour, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1981 and has always been held by the National party.[1][2]

Members for Coffs Harbour

Member		Party	Period
	Matt Singleton [3]	National	1981–1990
	Andrew Fraser [4]	National	1990–2019
	Gurmesh Singh [5]	National	2019–present

Election results

2019

2019 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour [6][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Gurmesh Singh	20,268	42.82	−11.76
	Labor	Tony Judge	8,371	17.69	−8.21
	Independent	Sally Townley	8,247	17.42	+17.42
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Stuart Davidson	3,405	7.19	+7.19
	Greens	Jonathan Cassell	3,090	6.53	−7.03
	Liberal Democrats	Gregory Renet	1,542	3.26	+3.26
	Animal Justice	Robyn Marchant	1,278	2.70	+2.70
	Independent	Ann Leonard	1,132	2.39	+2.39
Total formal votes			47,333	96.25	−0.53
Informal votes			1,846	3.75	+0.53
Turnout			49,179	88.87	−0.01
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Gurmesh Singh	22,799	60.77	−3.53
	Labor	Tony Judge	14,717	39.23	+3.53
Two-candidate-preferred result
	National	Gurmesh Singh	22,375	60.30	−4.00
	Independent	Sally Townley	14,730	39.70	+39.70
	National hold

2015

2015 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour [8][9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Andrew Fraser	24,652	54.6	−11.3
	Labor	June Smith	11,698	25.9	+11.7
	Greens	Craig Christie	6,126	13.6	+3.1
	Christian Democrats	Ian Sutherland	1,958	4.3	+0.7
	No Land Tax	Annette Guerry	733	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			45,167	96.8	−0.3
Informal votes			1,503	3.2	+0.3
Turnout			46,670	88.9	−0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Andrew Fraser	26,184	64.3	−13.0
	Labor	June Smith	14,537	35.7	+13.0
	National hold		Swing	−13.0

2011

2011 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Andrew Fraser	29,798	66.1	+14.1
	Labor	David Quinn	6,392	14.2	-6.5
	Greens	Rodney Degens	4,749	10.5	+3.1
	Independent	Paul Templeton	2,575	5.7	+5.7
	Christian Democrats	Deborah Lions	1,591	3.5	-0.2
Total formal votes			45,105	97.5	-0.8
Informal votes			1,140	2.5	+0.8
Turnout			46,245	91.3
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Andrew Fraser	31,956	77.2	+9.6
	Labor	David Quinn	9,421	22.8	-9.6
	National hold		Swing	+9.6

2007

2007 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour [11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Andrew Fraser	22,351	52.0	+11.8
	Labor	David Kennedy	8,898	20.7	-1.0
	Independent	Keith Rhoades	6,421	14.9	+4.9
	Greens	Rodney Degens	3,205	7.5	+1.5
	Christian Democrats	Deborah Lions	1,592	3.7	+0.4
	AAFI	Gerry Evic	550	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			43,017	98.3	+0.4
Informal votes			738	1.7	-0.4
Turnout			43,755	92.3
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Andrew Fraser	24,884	67.6	+5.7
	Labor	David Kennedy	11,914	32.4	-5.7
	National hold		Swing	+5.7

2003

2003 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour [12][13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Andrew Fraser	16,728	40.4	-5.7
	Labor	Pamela Stephenson	7,811	18.9	-11.7
	Independent	Jan Strom	7,475	18.1	+18.1
	Independent	Keith Rhoades	4,411	10.7	+10.7
	Greens	Gabrielle Tindall	2,952	7.1	+3.6
	Christian Democrats	Greg Holder	1,417	3.4	+3.4
	One Nation	Tenille Burston	487	1.2	-10.1
	Independent	Evalds Erglis	109	0.3	-0.4
Total formal votes			41,390	98.0	-0.3
Informal votes			854	2.0	+0.3
Turnout			42,244	92.4
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Andrew Fraser	19,781	64.3	+6.0
	Labor	Pamela Stephenson	10,974	35.7	-6.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	National	Andrew Fraser	18,817	56.9	-1.4
	Independent	Jan Strom	14,263	43.1	+43.1
	National hold		Swing	-1.4

1999

1999 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour [14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Andrew Fraser	18,043	46.1	-7.0
	Labor	Alph Williams	11,970	30.6	+0.3
	One Nation	George Gardiner	4,409	11.3	+11.3
	Democrats	Mark Spencer	2,361	6.0	+6.0
	Greens	Chris Cairns	1,369	3.5	-1.9
	Earthsave	Chris Backman	362	0.9	+0.9
	Independent	Evalds Erglis	271	0.7	+0.0
	AAFI	Frederick Ansted	229	0.6	+0.6
	Non-Custodial Parents	Horst Sommer	128	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			39,142	98.3	+1.5
Informal votes			692	1.7	-1.5
Turnout			39,834	93.3
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Andrew Fraser	19,749	58.3	-0.6
	Labor	Alph Williams	14,129	41.7	+0.6
	National hold		Swing	-0.6

1995

1995 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour [15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Andrew Fraser	19,296	53.0	+0.5
	Labor	Bruce Clarke	11,064	30.4	-5.7
	Independent	Sue Dethridge	2,945	8.1	+8.1
	Greens	Mark Spencer	1,979	5.4	+5.4
	Natural Law	Byron Rigby	500	1.4	+1.4
	The Country Party	Ken Field	406	1.1	+1.1
	Independent	Evalds Erglis	251	0.7	-0.7
Total formal votes			36,441	96.7	+1.4
Informal votes			1,232	3.3	-1.4
Turnout			37,673	93.9
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Andrew Fraser	20,361	58.7	+1.7
	Labor	Bruce Clarke	14,326	41.3	-1.7
	National hold		Swing	+1.7

1991

1991 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour [16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Andrew Fraser	16,625	52.5	-16.2
	Labor	Bruce Clarke	11,434	36.1	+12.3
	Democrats	Sue Arnold	2,106	6.7	-0.7
	Independent	May Southgate	1,062	3.4	+3.4
	Independent	Evalds Erglis	439	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			31,666	95.4	-2.5
Informal votes			1,544	4.6	+2.5
Turnout			33,210	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Andrew Fraser	17,547	57.0	-15.3
	Labor	Bruce Clarke	13,263	43.0	+15.3
	National hold		Swing	-15.3

1990 by-election

1990 Coffs Harbour state by-election

1988

1988 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour [17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Matt Singleton	19,748	67.3	+5.7
	Labor	Terrence Hancock	7,085	24.1	-14.3
	Democrats	Norma Pederson	2,527	8.6	+8.6
Total formal votes			29,360	97.8	-0.7
Informal votes			664	2.2	+0.7
Turnout			30,024	93.5
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Matt Singleton	20,482	71.4	+9.9
	Labor	Terrence Hancock	8,210	28.6	-9.9
	National hold		Swing	+9.9

1984

1984 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour [18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Matt Singleton	21,873	61.3	+2.0
	Labor	Laurence Brown	13,789	38.7	-2.0
Total formal votes			35,662	98.4	+0.2
Informal votes			569	1.6	-0.2
Turnout			36,231	91.8	+0.8
	National hold		Swing	+2.0

1981

1981 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour [19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Country	Matt Singleton	18,375	59.3	-0.8
	Labor	Joseph Moran	12,626	40.7	+0.8
Total formal votes			31,001	98.2
Informal votes			561	1.8
Turnout			31,562	91.0
	National Country hold		Swing	-0.8

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