Electoral results for the district of Pittwater

Pittwater, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1973, replacing a large part of Collaroy and elections have generally been won by the Liberal party.[1][2]

Members for Pittwater

Member		Party	Period
	Sir Robert Askin [3]	Liberal	1973–1975
	Bruce Webster [4]	Liberal	1975–1978
	Max Smith [5]	Liberal	1978–1984
		Independent	1984–1986
	Jim Longley [6]	Liberal	1986–1996
	John Brogden [7]	Liberal	1996–2005
	Alex McTaggart [8]	Independent	2005–2007
	Rob Stokes [9]	Liberal	2007–present

Election results

2019

2019 New South Wales state election: Pittwater [10][11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rob Stokes	28,170	57.35	−10.41
	Greens	Miranda Korzy	7,518	15.31	−0.79
	Labor	Jared Turkington	6,168	12.56	−0.20
	Sustainable Australia	Suzanne Daly	1,832	3.73	+3.73
	Keep Sydney Open	Michael Newman	1,644	3.35	+3.35
	Animal Justice	Natalie Matkovic	1,417	2.88	+2.88
	Conservatives	Stacey Mitchell	1,283	2.61	+2.61
	Independent	Stewart Matthews	1,087	2.21	+2.21
Total formal votes			49,119	97.33	−0.24
Informal votes			1,346	2.67	+0.24
Turnout			50,465	89.89	−1.43
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Rob Stokes	30,070	72.36	−5.53
	Labor	Jared Turkington	11,486	27.64	+5.53
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Rob Stokes	29,696	70.84	−4.81
	Greens	Miranda Korzy	12,225	29.16	+4.81
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.81

2015

2015 New South Wales state election: Pittwater [12][13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rob Stokes	32,761	67.8	−4.2
	Greens	Felicity Davis	7,780	16.1	−0.7
	Labor	Kieren Ash	6,167	12.8	+3.8
	Christian Democrats	Zoran Curcic	886	1.8	−0.4
	No Land Tax	Rebecca Arduca	751	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			48,345	97.6	+0.3
Informal votes			1,202	2.4	−0.3
Turnout			49,547	91.3	+2.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Rob Stokes	34,015	77.9	−6.6
	Labor	Kieren Ash	9,653	22.1	+6.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Rob Stokes	33,706	75.7	−2.3
	Greens	Felicity Davis	10,847	24.4	+2.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.3

2011

2011 New South Wales state election: Pittwater[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rob Stokes	32,225	72.0	+21.7
	Greens	Jonathan King	7,536	16.8	+7.1
	Labor	Pat Boydell	4,023	9.0	+1.6
	Christian Democrats	Mark McFarlane	986	2.2	-1.1
Total formal votes			44,770	97.7	-0.1
Informal votes			1,048	2.3	+0.1
Turnout			45,818	92.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Rob Stokes	34,060	84.5
	Labor	Pat Boydell	6,244	15.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Rob Stokes	33,180	78.0	+18.6
	Greens	Jonathan King	9,366	22.0	+22.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+18.6

2007

2007 New South Wales state election: Pittwater [15][16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rob Stokes	20,807	50.3	-10.0
	Independent	Alex McTaggart	11,107	26.9	+26.9
	Greens	Craige McWhirter	4,039	9.8	-4.3
	Labor	Pat Boydell	3,046	7.4	-11.6
	Christian Democrats	Patricia Giles	1,350	3.3	+0.5
	AAFI	Charles Byrne	648	1.6	+0.2
	Democrats	Mario Nicotra	363	0.9	-1.3
Total formal votes			41,360	97.8	-0.2
Informal votes			912	2.2	+0.2
Turnout			42,272	92.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Rob Stokes	24,654	79.8	+9.6
	Labor	Pat Boydell	6,256	20.2	-9.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Rob Stokes	22,109	59.4	-10.7
	Independent	Alex McTaggart	15,123	40.6	+40.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-10.7 [lower-alpha 1]

2005 by-election

Pittwater by-election, 2005[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Alex McTaggart	15,052	39.23	+39.23
	Liberal	Paul Nicolaou	14,622	38.11	−22.16
	Christian Democrats	Patricia Giles	3,208	8.36	+5.54
	Greens	Natalie Stevens	2,819	7.35	−6.73
	Independent	Robert Dunn	2,316	6.04	+6.04
	Democrats	Mario Nicotra	348	0.91	−1.29
Total formal votes			38,365	98.13	+0.06
Informal votes			730	1.87	−0.06
Turnout			39,095	85.20	−5.98
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Alex McTaggart	19,683	55.36	+55.36
	Liberal	Paul Nicolaou	15,869	44.64	−25.47
	Independent gain from Liberal		Swing	N/A

2003

2003 New South Wales state election: Pittwater [18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Brogden	24,601	60.3	+8.3
	Labor	Ben Carpentier	7,738	19.0	-0.7
	Greens	Hunter Walters	5,749	14.1	+7.6
	Christian Democrats	Andrew Amos	1,150	2.8	+0.1
	Democrats	Jane Rowe	897	2.2	-9.5
	AAFI	George Atkinson	579	1.4	+0.3
	Unity	Hue Lee	103	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			40,817	98.1	+0.2
Informal votes			805	1.9	-0.2
Turnout			41,622	91.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Brogden	26,065	70.1	+1.3
	Labor	Ben Carpentier	11,110	29.9	-1.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.3

1999

1999 New South Wales state election: Pittwater [19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Brogden	20,918	52.0	-8.5
	Labor	Pat Boydell	7,938	19.7	-0.1
	Democrats	Vicki Dimond	4,719	11.7	+7.3
	Greens	Trevor Ockenden	2,604	6.5	-3.8
	One Nation	Peter Cuthbertson	1,955	4.9	+4.9
	Christian Democrats	Rick Bristow	1,088	2.7	-0.3
	AAFI	Paul Whitmore	436	1.1	+0.6
	Earthsave	Adrian Sonza	414	1.0	+1.0
	Non-Custodial Parents	Peter Vlug	135	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			40,207	97.8	+1.7
Informal votes			897	2.2	-1.7
Turnout			41,104	92.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Brogden	23,201	68.8	-1.5
	Labor	Pat Boydell	10,523	31.2	+1.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.5

1996 by-election

1996 Pittwater state by-election [20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Brogden	16,772	50.38	-10.56
	Democrats	Vicki Dimond	4,694	14.10	+9.79
	Labor	Gary Sargent	4,429	13.30	-5.72
	AAFI	Janey Woodger	2,502	7.52	+7.52
	Greens	Chris Cairns	2,344	7.04	-4.10
	Independent	Gerard Smith	1,591	4.78
	Call to Australia	Rick Bristow	960	2.88	-0.19
Informal votes			548	1.62	-2.23
Turnout			33,840	83.38	-10.20
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	John Brogden	19,346	65.02	-5.81
	Democrats	Vicki Dimond	10,409	34.98	+34.98
	Liberal hold		Swing	-5.81

1995

1995 New South Wales state election: Pittwater [21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jim Longley	21,244	60.9	-5.4
	Labor	Gary Sargent	6,631	19.0	+1.5
	Greens	Chris Cairns	3,882	11.1	+11.1
	Democrats	Peter Baker	1,503	4.3	-11.9
	Call to Australia	Rick Bristow	1,070	3.1	+3.1
	Independent	Ian Pash	532	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			34,862	96.1	+4.9
Informal votes			1,397	3.9	-4.9
Turnout			36,259	93.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jim Longley	23,381	70.8	-2.6
	Labor	Gary Sargent	9,631	29.2	+2.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-2.6

1991

1991 New South Wales state election: Pittwater [22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jim Longley	20,893	66.3	+10.2
	Labor	Garry Sargent	5,515	17.5	+1.2
	Democrats	David Plumb	5,108	16.2	+13.5
Total formal votes			31,516	91.2	-5.7
Informal votes			3,036	8.8	+5.7
Turnout			34,552	92.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jim Longley	22,150	73.4	+1.1
	Labor	Garry Sargent	8,008	26.6	-1.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.1

1988

1988 New South Wales state election: Pittwater [23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jim Longley	16,952	56.5	-2.2
	Independent	Eric Green	7,640	25.5	+25.5
	Labor	Anthony Britt	4,280	14.3	-12.8
	Democrats	Graeme MacLennan	905	3.0	-1.1
	Independent	Ronald Jamieson	235	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			30,012	97.1	-0.7
Informal votes			896	2.9	+0.7
Turnout			30,908	92.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Jim Longley	17,424	60.1	-6.0
	Independent	Eric Green	11,559	39.9	+39.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	-6.0

1986 by-election

1986 Pittwater by-election [24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jim Longley	10,922	42.8	-15.3
	Independent	Nat Young	6,177	24.2	+24.2
	Independent	Robert Grace	5,006	19.6	+19.6
	Call to Australia	Mark Donnelly	1,451	5.7	+5.7
	Democrats	Graeme MacLennan	1,290	4.9	+0.7
	Nuclear Disarmament	Virginia Rigney	643	2.5	+2.5
	Independent	Brett Monk	62	0.2	+0.2
	Labor	-	0	0.0	-25.4
Total formal votes			25,501	97.5	−0.3
Informal votes			649	2.5	+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jim Longley	13,000	53.1	−12.4
	Independent	Nat Young	11,468	46.9	+46.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−12.4

Liberal MP Max Smith resigned.[24]

1984

1984 New South Wales state election: Pittwater [25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Max Smith	17,452	58.1	-2.8
	Labor	Denise Morgan	8,290	27.6	-11.5
	Independent	John Webeck	3,035	10.1	+10.1
	Democrats	Graeme MacLennan	1,249	4.2	+4.2
Total formal votes			30,026	97.8	+1.6
Informal votes			661	2.2	-1.6
Turnout			30,687	91.5	+3.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Max Smith		65.5	+4.6
	Labor	Denise Morgan		34.5	-4.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.6

1981

1981 New South Wales state election: Pittwater [26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Max Smith	16,910	60.9	+14.9
	Labor	Patrick Sewell	10,872	39.1	-1.5
Total formal votes			27,782	96.2
Informal votes			1,087	3.8
Turnout			28,869	88.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+9.5

1978

1978 New South Wales state election: Pittwater [27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Max Smith	12,707	46.0	-15.2
	Labor	Charles Wild	11,220	40.6	+10.8
	Independent	John Webeck	2,924	10.6	+10.6
	Democrats	Kerry Warr	777	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			27,628	97.3	-1.4
Informal votes			764	2.7	+1.4
Turnout			28,392	90.2	-1.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Max Smith	14,205	51.4	-13.8
	Labor	Charles Wild	13,423	48.6	+13.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	-13.8

1976

1976 New South Wales state election: Pittwater [28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bruce Webster	16,798	61.2	-2.8
	Labor	Charles Wild	8,176	29.8	+0.3
	Workers	John Booth	1,982	7.2	+7.2
	Independent	Peter Middlebrook	473	1.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			27,429	98.7	+1.1
Informal votes			368	1.3	-1.1
Turnout			27,797	92.0	+1.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bruce Webster	17,871	65.2	-4.0
	Labor	Charles Wild	9,558	34.8	+4.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	-4.0

1975 by-election

1975 Pittwater by-election [29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bruce Webster	13,701	63.0	-1.0
	Australia	Richard Jones	5,009	26.0
	Independent	Geoff Woodhouse	3,026	13.9
Total formal votes			21,736	98.1	+0.5
Informal votes			414	1.9	-0.5
Turnout			22,150	77.1	13.5
	Liberal hold		Swing

1973

1973 New South Wales state election: Pittwater [30]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Askin	15,522	64.0	+2.0
	Labor	Dorothy Jeffery	7,144	29.5	+29.5
	Democratic Labor	Kevin Lee	1,583	6.5	+0.3
Total formal votes			24,249	97.6
Informal votes			607	2.4
Turnout			24,856	90.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Robert Askin	16,788	69.2	-1.4
	Labor	Dorothy Jeffery	7,461	30.8	+1.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.4

Notes

1. Pittwater was won by an Independent in a 2005 by-election and the shown swing is based on the 2003 election when it was won by the Liberals.

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