Electoral results for the district of The Entrance

The Entrance, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1988 as part of a redistribution of seats following the expansion of the Assembly from 99 to 109 seats.[1][2]

Members for The Entrance

Member		Party	Term
	Bob Graham [3]	Liberal	1988–1991
	Grant McBride [4]	Labor	1992–2011
	Chris Spence [5]	Liberal	2011–2014
		Independent	2014–2015
	David Mehan [6]	Labor	2015–present

Election results

2019

2019 New South Wales state election: The Entrance [7][8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Mehan	20,744	43.14	+1.26
	Liberal	Brian Perrem	18,145	37.73	−6.15
	Greens	Stephen Pearson	3,691	7.68	−1.69
	Animal Justice	Maddy Richards	2,034	4.23	+4.23
	Keep Sydney Open	Jake Fitzpatrick	1,263	2.63	+2.63
	Sustainable Australia	Margaret Jones	1,218	2.53	+2.53
	Conservatives	Hadden Ervin	991	2.06	+2.06
Total formal votes			48,086	95.76	−0.53
Informal votes			2,130	4.24	+0.53
Turnout			50,216	89.09	−1.37
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Mehan	23,661	55.22	+4.84
	Liberal	Brian Perrem	19,189	44.78	−4.84
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.84

2015

2015 New South Wales state election: The Entrance [9][10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Michael Sharpe	21,049	43.9	−6.7
	Labor	David Mehan	20,086	41.9	+12.0
	Greens	Scott Rickard	4,493	9.4	−1.4
	Christian Democrats	Hadden Ervin	1,301	2.7	−1.7
	No Land Tax	Sonia Lopreiato	1,031	2.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			47,960	96.3	+0.5
Informal votes			1,850	3.7	−0.5
Turnout			49,810	90.5	+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Mehan	22,392	50.4	+12.1
	Liberal	Michael Sharpe	22,054	49.6	−12.1
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+12.1

2011

2011 New South Wales state election: The Entrance[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Chris Spence	22,898	50.9	+11.1
	Labor	David Mehan	13,057	29.0	-18.5
	Greens	Deidrie Jinks	4,877	10.8	+2.0
	Christian Democrats	Bob Mirovic	2,083	4.6	+4.6
	Family First	James Bond	2,082	4.6	+4.6
Total formal votes			44,997	96.5	-0.9
Informal votes			1,633	3.5	+0.9
Turnout			46,630	93.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Chris Spence	24,760	62.5	+17.3
	Labor	David Mehan	14,880	37.5	-17.3
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+17.3

2007

2007 New South Wales state election: The Entrance [12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Grant McBride	20,239	47.5	-2.6
	Liberal	Phil Walker	16,954	39.8	+6.2
	Greens	Kerryn Parry-Jones	3,763	8.8	+3.5
	AAFI	Maria Overend	1,663	3.9	+2.5
Total formal votes			42,619	97.4	-0.4
Informal votes			1,122	2.6	+0.4
Turnout			43,741	93.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Grant McBride	21,762	54.9	-4.8
	Liberal	Phil Walker	17,907	45.1	+4.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.8

2003

2003 New South Wales state election: The Entrance [13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Grant McBride	21,763	52.1	+4.8
	Liberal	Phil Walker	14,920	35.7	+8.1
	Greens	Gwen Parry-Jones	2,362	5.7	+3.4
	Christian Democrats	Steve Wood	866	2.1	+0.0
	AAFI	Garry Oates	548	1.3	+0.5
	Democrats	Carolyn Hastie	496	1.2	-1.6
	One Nation	Peter Chermak	465	1.1	-5.8
	Save Our Suburbs	Bryan Ellis	327	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			41,747	97.8	+0.0
Informal votes			929	2.2	-0.0
Turnout			42,676	92.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Grant McBride	23,118	59.6	-0.1
	Liberal	Phil Walker	15,700	40.4	+0.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.1

1999

1999 New South Wales state election: The Entrance [14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Grant McBride	19,526	47.3	-0.3
	Liberal	Philip Walker	11,404	27.6	-13.0
	National	Bob Graham	3,909	9.5	+9.5
	One Nation	John Cantwell	2,861	6.9	+6.9
	Democrats	Sarah Browning	1,167	2.8	-0.8
	Greens	Rachel Alterator	936	2.3	+2.3
	Christian Democrats	Karen Russell	880	2.1	-1.0
	AAFI	Garry OAtes	323	0.8	-4.3
	Outdoor Recreation	Garth Coulter	271	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			41,277	97.8	+1.9
Informal votes			936	2.2	-1.9
Turnout			42,213	94.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Grant McBride	21,292	59.7	+5.7
	Liberal	Philip Walker	14,365	40.3	-5.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.7

1995

1995 New South Wales state election: The Entrance [15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Grant McBride	16,933	47.4	+4.3
	Liberal	Doug Eaton	14,369	40.3	-5.9
	AAFI	Roy Whaite	1,899	5.3	+5.3
	Democrats	Glenice Griffiths	1,340	3.8	-2.1
	Call to Australia	Graham Freemantle	1,158	3.2	+3.2
Total formal votes			35,699	96.0	+4.2
Informal votes			1,494	4.0	-4.2
Turnout			37,193	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Grant McBride	18,441	54.1	+4.3
	Liberal	Doug Eaton	15,642	45.9	-4.3
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+4.3

1992 by-election

1992 The Entrance by-election
Saturday 18 January [16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Grant McBride	16,642	49.6	+1.6
	Liberal	Bob Graham	14,222	42.4	-9.6
	Democrats	Lynn Sawyer	693	2.1
	Independent	Peter Clifford	625	1.9
	Independent	Tony Irving	584	1.7
	Greypower	Bob Hudson	391	1.2
	Citizens Electoral Council	Sean James	326	0.97	+1.0
	Independent	Stewart Scott-Irving	92	0.3
Total formal votes			33,575	98.4	+1.8
Informal votes			535	1.6	-1.8
Turnout			34,110	91.0	-3.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Grant McBride	17,950	54.7	+6.7
	Liberal	Bob Graham	14,857	45.3	-6.7
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+6.7

The Court of Disputed Returns overturned the result of the 1991 The Entrance election.[16]

1991

1991 New South Wales state election: The Entrance [17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bob Graham	14,356	46.1	-5.8
	Labor	Grant McBride	13,415	43.1	-3.5
	Democrats	Lynn Sawyer	1,825	5.9	+5.3
	Independent	Tony Irving	1,516	4.9	+4.9
Total formal votes			31,112	91.7	-5.0
Informal votes			2,801	8.3	+5.0
Turnout			33,913	93.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bob Graham	15,165	50.2	-2.6
	Labor	Grant McBride	15,049	49.8	+2.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-2.6

• This result was overturned by the Court of Disputed Returns and a by-election was called, where Labor won.

1988

1988 New South Wales state election: The Entrance [18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bob Graham	16,080	52.0	+21.2
	Labor	Brian McGowan	14,852	48.0	-3.7
Total formal votes			30,932	96.7	-1.3
Informal votes			1,069	3.3	+1.3
Turnout			32,001	94.5
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+9.9

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