Electoral results for the district of Heathcote

Election results for Heathcote, New South Wales, Australia

Heathcote, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had two incarnations, the first from 1971 to 1991, the second from 1999 to the present.

Members for Heathcote

First incarnation (1971–1991)
Election	Member		Party
1971		Rex Jackson	Labor
1973
1976
1978
1981
1984
1987 by		Ian McManus
1988		Allan Andrews	Liberal

Second incarnation (1999–present)
Election	Member		Party
1999		Ian McManus	Labor
2003		Paul McLeay
2007		Paul McLeay
2011		Lee Evans	Liberal
2015
2019
2023		Maryanne Stuart	Labor

Election results

2023

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2023 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Heathcote.

2023 New South Wales state election: Heathcote
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Maryanne Stuart	23,301	44.2	+6.2
	Liberal	Lee Evans	18,122	34.4	−8.0
	Greens	Cooper Riach	6,571	12.5	−0.2
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Sean Ambrose (disendorsed)	1,926	3.7	+0.6
	Animal Justice	Arielle Perkett	1,434	2.7	−0.2
	Sustainable Australia	Matthew Bragg	1,369	2.6	+1.8
Total formal votes			52,723	97.6	+0.2
Informal votes			1,317	2.4	−0.2
Turnout			54,040	92.5	−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Maryanne Stuart	29,050	59.9	+8.3
	Liberal	Lee Evans	19,408	40.1	−8.3
	Labor notional hold		Swing	+8.3

Elections in the 2010s

2019

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Heathcote.

2019 New South Wales state election: Heathcote
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Lee Evans	25,057	48.81	−1.16
	Labor	Maryanne Stuart	17,842	34.76	+2.05
	Greens	Mitchell Shakespeare	4,604	8.97	−0.28
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	Joel McManus	1,959	3.82	+3.82
	Animal Justice	James Aspey	1,872	3.65	+3.65
Total formal votes			51,334	97.30	+0.43
Informal votes			1,424	2.70	−0.43
Turnout			52,758	93.95	−0.30
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Lee Evans	26,174	54.96	−2.63
	Labor	Maryanne Stuart	21,450	45.04	+2.63
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.63

2015

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2015 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Heathcote.

2015 New South Wales state election: Heathcote
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Lee Evans	25,554	50.0	−4.6
	Labor	Maryanne Stuart	16,724	32.7	+11.5
	Greens	Natasha Watson	4,729	9.2	−1.9
	Independent	Greg Petty	1,893	3.7	−2.4
	Christian Democrats	Ula Falanga	1,518	3.0	−1.3
	No Land Tax	Ahmed Elawaad	717	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			51,135	96.9	+0.3
Informal votes			1,654	3.1	−0.3
Turnout			52,789	94.2	−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Lee Evans	26,989	57.6	−11.4
	Labor	Maryanne Stuart	19,873	42.4	+11.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	−11.4

2011

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2011 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Heathcote.

2011 New South Wales state election: Heathcote
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Lee Evans	20,700	47.0	+14.8
	Labor	Paul McLeay	10,074	22.9	−20.3
	Greens	Phil Smith	6,972	15.8	+1.3
	Hatton's Independent Team	Greg Petty	3,471	7.9	+7.9
	Christian Democrats	Chris Atlee	1,631	3.7	−2.0
	Independent	Peter Bussa	1,225	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			44,073	96.9	−0.9
Informal votes			1,419	3.1	+0.9
Turnout			45,492	94.2	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Lee Evans	22,939	62.9	+21.7
	Labor	Paul McLeay	13,512	37.1	−21.7
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+21.7

Elections in the 2000s

2007

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2007 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Heathcote.

2007 New South Wales state election: Heathcote
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Paul McLeay	18,377	43.2	−4.2
	Liberal	Lee Evans	13,712	32.2	+2.5
	Greens	Jill Merrin	6,171	14.5	+0.8
	Christian Democrats	John Vanderjagt	2,442	5.7	+1.9
	Against Further Immigration	Mary Kelly	1,865	4.4	+2.2
Total formal votes			42,567	97.8	+0.1
Informal votes			948	2.2	−0.1
Turnout			43,515	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Paul McLeay	22,427	58.8	−3.5
	Liberal	Lee Evans	15,745	41.2	+3.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.5

2003

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2003 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Heathcote.

2003 New South Wales state election: Heathcote
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Paul McLeay	19,502	46.8	−0.1
	Liberal	Peter Vermeer	13,957	33.5	+3.3
	Greens	Tanya Leishman	4,109	9.9	+4.3
	Christian Democrats	Jim Bowen	1,688	4.1	+0.8
	One Nation	Peter McCallum	1,059	2.5	−5.8
	Against Further Immigration	Michael Toohey	949	2.3	+1.1
	Horse Riders	Christopher Camp	368	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			41,632	97.8	−0.3
Informal votes			925	2.2	+0.3
Turnout			42,557	93.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Paul McLeay	22,209	58.7	−1.7
	Liberal	Peter Vermeer	15,598	41.3	+1.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.7

Elections in the 1990s

1999

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1999 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Heathcote.

1999 New South Wales state election: Heathcote
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ian McManus	19,274	46.9	+3.4
	Liberal	Lorna Stone	12,401	30.2	−11.3
	One Nation	Reg Lowder	3,400	8.3	+8.3
	Greens	Jo-Anne Lentern	2,300	5.6	−0.6
	Democrats	David Holloway	1,379	3.4	+3.2
	Christian Democrats	Jim Bowen	1,351	3.3	−1.5
	Against Further Immigration	Zero Hughes	506	1.2	+1.1
	Outdoor Recreation	Brett McLoughlin	382	0.9	+0.9
	Unity	Wai Tsui	127	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			41,120	98.1	+1.9
Informal votes			784	1.9	−1.9
Turnout			41,904	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ian McManus	21,864	60.4	+8.0
	Liberal	Lorna Stone	14,336	39.6	−8.0
	Labor notional hold		Swing	+8.0

1991 & 1995

District abolished

Elections in the 1980s

1988

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1988 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Heathcote.

1988 New South Wales state election: Heathcote
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Allan Andrews	14,863	47.0	+6.0
	Labor	Peter Presdee	12,434	39.3	−11.9
	Independent	Jack Pendlebury	2,558	8.1	+8.1
	Democrats	Arthur Snow	1,783	5.6	−2.3
Total formal votes			31,638	97.5	−0.5
Informal votes			804	2.5	+0.5
Turnout			32,442	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Allan Andrews	15,844	51.8	+6.9
	Labor	Peter Presdee	14,718	48.2	−6.9
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+6.9

1987 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1987 Heathcote state by-election § Results.

1987 Heathcote state by-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ian McManus	10,870	37.4	−18.2
	Liberal	Allan Andrews	9,173	31.6	−2.2
	Independent	Rex Jackson	1,862	6.4	+6.4
	Independent	Brian Tobin	1,780	6.1	+6.1
	Community Conservation Team	Jim Powell	1,490	5.1	+5.1
	Call to Australia	Kevin O'Connor	1,168	4.0	+4.0
	Democrats	Murray Scott	1,076	3.7	−7.0
	Marijuana	Nicholas Brash	675	2.3	+2.3
	Socialist Workers	Robynne Murphy	276	1.0	+1.0
	Independent	Cheryl Hill	179	0.6	+0.6
	Centre Unity	Colin Poulos	179	0.6	+0.6
	Unite Australia	Alan Smith	168	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	Noel Carr	141	0.5	+0.5
	Illawarra Workers	Cecil Lloyd	18	0.1	+0.1
	Independent	Kusala Fitzroy-Mendis	11	0.0	+0.0
	Independent	Stanley Fitzroy-Mendis	9	0.0	+0.0
Total formal votes			29,075	98.0
Informal votes			602	2.0
Turnout			29,677	88.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ian McManus	13,517	52.8	−8.3
	Liberal	Allan Andrews	12,077	47.2	+8.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.3

Labor party member Rex Jackson resigned.

1984

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1984 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Heathcote.

1984 New South Wales state election: Heathcote
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rex Jackson	16,582	55.6	−11.7
	Liberal	Gordon Davies	10,052	33.7	+10.0
	Democrats	Fran Johnson	3,179	10.7	+6.4
Total formal votes			29,813	97.7	+0.2
Informal votes			711	2.3	−0.2
Turnout			30,524	94.6	+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rex Jackson		61.1	−12.0
	Liberal	Gordon Davies		38.9	+12.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−12.0

1981

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1981 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Heathcote.

1981 New South Wales state election: Heathcote
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rex Jackson	18,771	67.3	−5.1
	Liberal	Ron Phillips	6,609	23.7	+1.7
	Independent	Maree Jamieson	1,310	4.7	+4.7
	Democrats	Warren Evans	1,202	4.3	−1.3
Total formal votes			27,892	97.5
Informal votes			714	2.5
Turnout			28,606	93.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rex Jackson	19,271	73.1	−2.1
	Liberal	Ron Phillips	7,109	26.9	+2.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.1

Elections in the 1970s

1978

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1978 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Heathcote.

1978 New South Wales state election: Heathcote
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rex Jackson	22,707	72.4	+9.2
	Liberal	Ron Phillips	6,906	22.0	−14.8
	Democrats	James Dredge	1,760	5.6	+5.6
Total formal votes			31,373	98.4	0.0
Informal votes			523	1.6	0.0
Turnout			31,896	94.5	−0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rex Jackson	23,567	75.2	+12.0
	Liberal	Ron Phillips	7,780	24.8	−12.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+12.0

1976

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1976 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Heathcote.

1976 New South Wales state election: Heathcote
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rex Jackson	19,228	63.2	+4.7
	Liberal	Ron Phillips	11,201	36.8	+8.2
Total formal votes			30,429	98.4	+0.5
Informal votes			501	1.6	−0.5
Turnout			30,930	94.8	+0.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.3

1973

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1973 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Heathcote.

1973 New South Wales state election: Heathcote
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rex Jackson	16,490	58.5	0.0
	Liberal	Philip Benwell	8,069	28.6	−5.0
	Independent	Norman Tonkin	2,743	9.7	+9.7
	Democratic Labor	Margaret Silva	887	3.2	+3.2
Total formal votes			28,189	97.9
Informal votes			617	2.1
Turnout			28,806	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rex Jackson	18,464	65.5	−1.7
	Liberal	Philip Benwell	9,725	34.5	+1.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.7

1971

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1971 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Heathcote.

1971 New South Wales state election: Heathcote
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rex Jackson	16,426	58.5
	Liberal	Evelyn Thompson	9,433	33.6
	Defence of Government Schools	Edna McGill	2,233	7.9
Total formal votes			28,092	98.3
Informal votes			480	1.7
Turnout			28,572	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rex Jackson	17,766	63.2	+6.2
	Liberal	Evelyn Thompson	10,326	36.8	−6.2
	Labor notional hold		Swing	+6.2

Notes

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Hunter & Central Coast	Durham East Maitland Hamilton Hunter Kahibah Kurri Kurri Lower Hunter Morpeth Newcastle East Newcastle West North Eastern Boroughs Northumberland Northumberland and Hunter Northumberland Boroughs Patrick's Plains Paterson Peats Robertson Singleton Tuggerah West Maitland Wickham Wollombi Waratah Williams
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Wollongong & south coast	Allowrie Bulli Bondi Botany Burwood Camperdown Corrimal Eden Eden-Bombala Illawarra Kembla Maneroo Moruya Munmorah St Vincent Shoalhaven United Counties of Murray and St Vincent Wollongong-Kembla
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