Electoral results for the district of Heffron

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Heffron in New South Wales state elections from the district's first election in 1973 until the present.

Members for Heffron

Member Party Period
  Laurie Brereton Labor 1973–1990
  Deirdre Grusovin Labor 1990–2003
  Kristina Keneally Labor 2003–2012
  Ron Hoenig Labor 2012–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

New South Wales state election, 2015: Heffron[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ron Hoenig 20,539 44.3 +4.4
Liberal John Koutsoukis 13,775 29.7 −5.1
Greens Osman Faruqi 9,788 21.1 +3.5
No Land Tax Anastasia Bakss 1,392 3.0 +3.0
Christian Democrats Shawn Arbeau 873 1.9 −0.0
Total formal votes 46,367 96.7 +0.5
Informal votes 1,558 3.3 −0.5
Turnout 47,925 87.2 +3.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ron Hoenig 26,529 64.1 +8.9
Liberal John Koutsoukis 14,860 35.9 −8.9
Labor hold Swing +8.9
Heffron state by-election, 2012[3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ron Hoenig 20,501 58.9 +17.7
Greens Mehreen Faruqi 8,122 23.3 +4.4
Democrats Drew Simmons 3,749 10.8 +10.8
Christian Democrats Robyn Peebles 2,442 7.0 +5.1
Total formal votes 34,814 94.8 –1.9
Informal votes 1,910 5.2 +1.9
Turnout 36,724 65.9 –22.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Ron Hoenig 21,863 70.0 +12.9
Greens Mehreen Faruqi 9,366 30.0 +30.0
Labor hold Swing N/A
New South Wales state election, 2011: Heffron[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Kristina Keneally 18,870 41.2 -15.2
Liberal Patrice Pandeleos 15,226 33.3 +11.5
Greens Mehreen Faruqi 8,681 19.0 -0.7
Independent John Forster 1,865 4.1 +4.1
Christian Democrats Katalin Ferrier 871 1.9 +1.9
Trevor Rowe 254 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 45,767 96.7 +0.4
Informal votes 1,548 3.3 -0.4
Turnout 47,315 88.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kristina Keneally 22,299 57.1 -16.6
Liberal Patrice Pandeleos 16,780 42.9 +16.6
Labor hold Swing -16.6

Elections in the 2000s

New South Wales state election, 2007: Heffron
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Kristina Keneally 23,066 56.4 +2.0
Liberal Scott Nash 8,889 21.8 +4.0
Greens Ben Spies-Butcher 8,031 19.7 +6.9
James Cogan 875 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 40,861 96.3
Informal votes 1,549 3.7
Turnout 42,410 89.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kristina Keneally 27,371 73.7 -0.5
Liberal Scott Nash 9,783 26.3 +0.5
Labor hold Swing -0.5
New South Wales state election, 2003: Heffron
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Kristina Keneally 21,780 57.4 -6.0
Liberal Sarah Lawrance 7,061 18.6 -0.8
Greens Will Smith 4,837 12.7 +7.3
Independent Margery Whitehead 1,605 4.2 +4.2
Independent John Bush 919 2.4 +2.4
Unity Alan Lai 808 2.1 +2.1
Independent John Tullis 488 1.3 +1.3
Democrats Stephen Chanphakeo 456 1.2 -2.8
Total formal votes 37,954 96.2
Informal votes 1,486 3.8
Turnout 39,440 89.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kristina Keneally 24,332 73.9 -2.2
Liberal Sarah Lawrance 8,603 26.1 +2.2
Labor hold Swing -2.2

Elections in the 1990s

New South Wales state election, 1999: Heffron
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Deirdre Grusovin 23,492 63.4 +4.1
Liberal Jackie Canessa 7,205 19.4 -6.6
Greens Jonathan Keyte 1,992 5.4 -2.7
One Nation David Taylor 1,615 4.4 +4.4
Democrats David Mendelssohn 1,476 4.0 +3.0
AAFI Rex Dobson 952 2.6 +2.6
Democratic Socialist Jim Green 338 0.9 +0.6
Total formal votes 37,070 96.3 +2.9
Informal votes 1,440 3.7 -2.9
Turnout 38,510 91.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Deirdre Grusovin 25,478 76.1 +6.3
Liberal Jackie Canessa 7,998 23.9 -6.3
Labor hold Swing +6.3
New South Wales state election, 1995: Heffron
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Deirdre Grusovin 20,611 61.5 +3.4
Liberal Ben Franklin 9,435 28.1 -2.2
Greens Mark Berriman 3,105 9.3 +1.8
Socialist Labour Yabu Bilyana 370 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 33,521 92.9 +8.9
Informal votes 2,577 7.1 -8.9
Turnout 36,098 91.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Deirdre Grusovin 22,194 68.8 +3.1
Liberal Ben Franklin 10,071 31.2 -3.1
Labor hold Swing +3.1
New South Wales state election, 1991: Heffron
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Deirdre Grusovin 17,100 58.0 +1.8
Liberal John Paterson 8,928 30.3 -1.8
Greens Mark Berriman 2,208 7.5 +7.5
Democrats Eamon Quinn 1,227 4.2 +3.4
Total formal votes 29,463 84.0 -11.5
Informal votes 5,623 16.0 +11.5
Turnout 35,086 93.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Deirdre Grusovin 18,102 65.7 +4.2
Liberal John Paterson 9,463 34.3 -4.2
Labor hold Swing +4.2

Elections in the 1980s

New South Wales state election, 1988: Heffron
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Laurie Brereton 15,759 56.2 -9.4
Liberal Bernadette Hamilton 9,924 35.4 +0.9
Independent Barry Devine 2,377 8.5 +8.5
Total formal votes 28,060 95.4 -0.8
Informal votes 1,366 4.6 +0.8
Turnout 29,426 91.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Laurie Brereton 16,109 59.2 -6.4
Liberal Bernadette Hamilton 11,119 40.8 +6.4
Labor hold Swing -6.4
New South Wales state election, 1984: Heffron
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Laurie Brereton 18,536 65.6 -11.9
Liberal Barry Devine 9,730 34.4 +11.9
Total formal votes 28,266 96.1 +1.3
Informal votes 1,137 3.9 -1.3
Turnout 29,403 92.3 +2.3
Labor hold Swing -11.9
New South Wales state election, 1981: Heffron
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Laurie Brereton 20,938 77.5 -2.5
Liberal Carolyn O'Connor 6,094 22.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 27,032 94.8
Informal votes 1,470 5.2
Turnout 28,502 90.0
Labor hold Swing -2.5

Elections in the 1970s

New South Wales state election, 1978: Heffron
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Laurie Brereton 23,531 80.0 +16.9
Liberal George Balos 5,871 20.0 -9.2
Total formal votes 29,402 95.8 -1.7
Informal votes 1,281 4.2 +1.7
Turnout 30,683 91.9 +1.8
Labor hold Swing +10.2
New South Wales state election, 1976: Heffron
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Laurie Brereton 18,994 63.1 -4.9
Liberal George Balos 8,794 29.2 +29.2
Independent Crena Morrison 1,315 4.4 +4.4
Independent John Holt 1,016 3.4 +3.4
Total formal votes 30,119 97.5 +2.7
Informal votes 769 2.5 -2.7
Turnout 30,888 90.1 +0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Laurie Brereton 21,031 69.8 -4.1
Liberal George Balos 9,088 30.2 +30.2
Labor hold Swing -4.1
New South Wales state election, 1973: Heffron
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Laurie Brereton 18,753 68.0 +1.9
Democratic Labor Paul Evans 5,596 20.3 +20.3
Australia Party Peter Clark 3,233 11.7 +11.7
Total formal votes 27,582 94.8
Informal votes 1,525 5.2
Turnout 29,107 89.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Laurie Brereton 20,369 73.8 +7.7
Democratic Labor Paul Evans 7,213 26.2 +26.2
Labor hold Swing +7.7

References

  1. ↑ State Electoral District of Heffron: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
  2. ↑ State Electoral District of Heffron: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.
  3. ↑ Heffron by-election results: NSW EC
  4. ↑ Distribution of Preferences: NSW EC
  5. ↑ 2012 Heffron by-election results: Antony Green ABC
  6. ↑ Antony Green. "2011 New South Wales Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
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