Electoral results for the district of Gosford

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Gosford, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has existed from 1950 to the present.[1][2][3][4]

Members for Gosford[edit]

Election Member Party
1950   Harold Jackson Liberal
1953
1956
1959
1962
1965 Ted Humphries
1968
1971   Keith O'Connell Labor
1973   Malcolm Brooks Liberal
1976   Brian McGowan Labor
1978
1981
1984
1988   Chris Hartcher Liberal
1991
1995
1999
2003
2007   Marie Andrews Labor
2011   Chris Holstein Liberal
2015   Kathy Smith Labor
2017 by Liesl Tesch
2019

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 2020s[edit]

2023[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2023 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Gosford.[edit]
2023 New South Wales state election: Gosford[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Liesl Tesch 24,703 50.4 +6.3
Liberal Dee Bocking 13,881 28.3 −7.8
Greens Hilary van Haren 4,553 9.3 +0.2
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Larry Freeman 2,071 4.2 −0.5
Independent Lisa Bellamy 1,668 3.4 +3.4
Animal Justice Emily McCallum 1,336 2.7 −0.7
Sustainable Australia Ineka Soetens 806 1.6 −0.8
Total formal votes 49,018 97.0 +0.5
Informal votes 1,524 3.0 −0.5
Turnout 50,542 86.9 −2.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Liesl Tesch 29,023 65.4 +8.3
Liberal Dee Bocking 15,364 34.6 −8.3
Labor hold Swing +8.3

Elections in the 2010s[edit]

2019[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Gosford.[edit]
2019 New South Wales state election: Gosford [7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Liesl Tesch 21,505 44.22 +5.56
Liberal Susan Dengate 17,529 36.04 −6.51
Greens Hillary Morris 4,405 9.06 +0.05
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Larry Freeman 2,307 4.74 +4.74
Animal Justice Patrick Murphy 1,678 3.45 +3.45
Sustainable Australia Judy Singer 1,213 2.49 +2.49
Total formal votes 48,637 96.45 −0.39
Informal votes 1,788 3.55 +0.39
Turnout 50,425 89.35 −1.26
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Liesl Tesch 25,048 57.27 +7.04
Liberal Susan Dengate 18,691 42.73 −7.04
Labor hold Swing +7.04

2017 by-election[edit]

This section is an excerpt from 2017 Gosford state by-election § Results.[edit]
2017 Gosford by-election
Saturday 8 April [9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Liesl Tesch 22,931 49.5 +10.9
Liberal Jilly Pilon 14,208 30.7 −11.9
Greens Abigail Boyd 3,454 7.5 −1.5
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Larry Freeman 2,378 5.1 +5.1
Animal Justice Skyla Wagstaff 1,841 4.0 +4.0
Christian Democrats Andrew Church 1,475 3.2 +0.9
Total formal votes 46,287 97.3 +0.5
Informal votes 1,285 2.7 −0.5
Turnout 47,572 85.0 −5.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Liesl Tesch 26,440 62.5 +12.3
Liberal Jilly Pilon 15,853 37.5 −12.3
Labor hold Swing +12.3
Kathy Smith (Labor) resigned.

2015[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2015 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Gosford.[edit]
2015 New South Wales state election: Gosford [11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Chris Holstein 20,535 42.5 −7.6
Labor Kathy Smith 18,654 38.7 +11.0
Greens Kate Da Costa 4,346 9.0 −2.9
Independent Jake Cassar 2,698 5.6 +5.6
Christian Democrats Andrew Church 1,091 2.3 −1.2
No Land Tax Matthew Maroney 938 1.9 +1.9
Total formal votes 48,262 96.8 +0.9
Informal votes 1,573 3.2 −0.9
Turnout 49,835 90.6 −0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kathy Smith 22,029 50.2 +12.2
Liberal Chris Holstein 21,826 49.8 −12.2
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +12.2

2011[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2011 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Gosford.[edit]
2011 New South Wales state election: Gosford[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Chris Holstein 22,672 50.2 +15.4
Labor Katie Smith 12,472 27.6 -15.1
Greens Peter Freewater 5,391 11.9 +5.0
Independent Jake Cassar 2,227 4.9 +4.9
Christian Democrats Ann-Marie Kitchener 1,478 3.3 +0.4
Independent Patrick Aiken 935 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 45,175 96.6 -0.7
Informal votes 1,573 3.4 +0.7
Turnout 46,748 93.2 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Chris Holstein 24,425 61.9 +16.7
Labor Katie Smith 15,052 38.1 -16.7
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +16.7

Elections in the 2000s[edit]

2007[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2007 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Gosford.[edit]
2007 New South Wales state election: Gosford [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Marie Andrews 18,448 42.7 -2.8
Liberal Chris Holstein 15,057 34.8 +3.3
Independent Debra Wales 3,852 8.9 +8.9
Greens Hillary Morris 2,977 6.9 +1.6
Christian Democrats George Grant 1,241 2.9 +2.9
Against Further Immigration Robert Moulds 1,141 2.6 +1.4
Save Our Suburbs Bryan Ellis 524 1.2 +0.9
Total formal votes 43,240 97.4 -0.4
Informal votes 1,165 2.6 +0.4
Turnout 44,405 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Marie Andrews 20,535 54.9 -3.7
Liberal Chris Holstein 16,900 45.1 +3.7
Labor notional hold Swing -3.7

2003[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2003 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Gosford.[edit]
2003 New South Wales state election: Gosford [15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Chris Hartcher 20,477 46.3 +2.9
Labor Deborah O'Neill 19,098 43.1 +3.0
Greens Mark Dickinson 3,146 7.1 +4.3
Save Our Suburbs Ian Lamont 716 1.6 +1.6
Democrats Allison Newman 602 1.4 -2.0
Unity Yieu Mak 234 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 44,273 98.1 +0.0
Informal votes 875 1.9 -0.0
Turnout 45,148 92.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Chris Hartcher 21,015 50.3 -2.0
Labor Deborah O'Neill 20,743 49.7 +2.0
Liberal hold Swing -2.0

Elections in the 1990s[edit]

1999[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1999 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Gosford.[edit]
1999 New South Wales state election: Gosford [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Chris Hartcher 18,136 43.4 -8.8
Labor Barry Cohen 16,720 40.1 -0.1
One Nation Errol Baker 2,172 5.2 +5.2
Democrats Andrew Penfold 1,413 3.4 -0.4
Greens Joanna Weckert 1,159 2.8 +2.8
Christian Democrats Gary Bailey 1,104 2.6 +2.6
Earthsave Anna Parker 475 1.1 +1.1
Against Further Immigration Isabel Gelling 288 0.7 +0.7
Independent Tom McKenna 275 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 41,742 98.1 +1.5
Informal votes 824 1.9 -1.5
Turnout 42,566 92.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Chris Hartcher 19,984 52.3 -3.2
Labor Barry Cohen 18,262 47.7 +3.2
Liberal hold Swing -3.2

1995[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1995 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Gosford.[edit]
1995 New South Wales state election: Gosford [17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Chris Hartcher 19,293 52.2 +3.3
Labor Tony Sansom 14,841 40.2 +8.0
Independent James Adams 1,423 3.9 +3.9
Democrats Andrew Penfold 1,399 3.8 -0.9
Total formal votes 36,956 96.5 +2.4
Informal votes 1,330 3.5 -2.4
Turnout 38,286 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Chris Hartcher 20,117 55.5 -1.3
Labor Tony Sansom 16,153 44.5 +1.3
Liberal hold Swing -1.3

1991[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1991 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Gosford.[edit]
1991 New South Wales state election: Gosford [18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Chris Hartcher 15,328 48.9 -0.9
Labor Stephen Goodwin 10,078 32.1 -4.5
Independent Robert Bell 3,817 12.2 +12.2
Democrats Andrew Penfold 1,464 4.7 -0.9
Call to Australia Eric Trezise 677 2.2 -5.9
Total formal votes 31,364 94.1 -3.1
Informal votes 1,949 5.9 +3.1
Turnout 33,313 93.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Chris Hartcher 16,940 56.7 -0.7
Labor Stephen Goodwin 12,915 43.3 +0.7
Liberal hold Swing -0.7

Elections in the 1980s[edit]

1988[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1988 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Gosford.[edit]
1988 New South Wales state election: Gosford [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Chris Hartcher 16,589 50.2 +19.8
Labor Anthony Sansom 11,922 36.1 -9.5
Call to Australia John Anderson 2,690 8.1 +8.1
Democrats Gary Chestnut 1,845 5.6 0.0
Total formal votes 33,046 97.2 -1.2
Informal votes 938 2.8 +1.2
Turnout 33,984 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Chris Hartcher 18,507 57.8 +8.7
Labor Anthony Sansom 13,485 42.2 -8.7
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +8.7

1984[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1984 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Gosford.[edit]
1984 New South Wales state election: Gosford [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian McGowan 17,438 46.5 -5.0
Liberal Chris Hartcher 11,323 30.2 -10.3
National Donald Leggett 6,548 17.5 +17.5
Democrats Gary Chestnut 2,168 5.8 +1.3
Total formal votes 37,477 98.4 +0.7
Informal votes 615 1.6 -0.7
Turnout 38,092 93.6 +1.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian McGowan 19,147 51.9 -4.9
Liberal Chris Hartcher 17,734 48.1 +4.9
Labor hold Swing -4.9

1981[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1981 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Gosford.[edit]
1981 New South Wales state election: Gosford [21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian McGowan 17,066 51.5 -5.9
Liberal Andrew Fennell 13,419 40.5 +3.2
Democrats Robert Bell 1,474 4.5 -0.4
Independent Barry Phillips 639 1.9 +1.9
Independent Paul Baker 522 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 33,120 97.7
Informal votes 787 2.3
Turnout 33,907 92.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian McGowan 18,066 56.8 -2.8
Liberal Andrew Fennell 13,719 43.2 +2.8
Labor hold Swing -2.8

Elections in the 1970s[edit]

1978[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1978 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Gosford.[edit]
1978 New South Wales state election: Gosford [22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian McGowan 19,282 57.4 +9.1
Liberal Andrew Fennell 12,539 37.3 -11.6
Democrats John Cleverly 1,636 4.9 +4.9
Independent Stanley Williams 128 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 33,585 98.9 0.0
Informal votes 384 1.1 0.0
Turnout 33,969 94.2 -0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian McGowan 20,001 59.6 +9.5
Liberal Andrew Fennell 13,584 40.4 -9.5
Labor hold Swing +9.5

1976[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1976 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Gosford.[edit]
1976 New South Wales state election: Gosford [23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Malcolm Brooks 14,534 48.9 -3.8
Labor Brian McGowan 14,347 48.3 +4.7
Australia Barry Phillips 855 2.9 +2.9
Total formal votes 29,736 98.9 +0.6
Informal votes 329 1.1 -0.6
Turnout 30,065 94.7 +1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Brian McGowan 14,905 50.1 +5.8
Liberal Malcolm Brooks 14,831 49.9 -5.8
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +5.8

1973[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1973 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Gosford.[edit]
1973 New South Wales state election: Gosford [24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Malcolm Brooks 12,307 52.7 +6.6
Labor Brian McGowan 10,182 43.6 -4.3
Democratic Labor William Dunbar 873 3.7 +3.7
Total formal votes 23,362 98.3
Informal votes 396 1.7
Turnout 23,758 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Malcolm Brooks 13,005 55.7 +4.6
Labor Brian McGowan 10,357 44.3 -4.6
Liberal notional hold Swing +4.6
The sitting member was Keith O'Connell (Labor) however the 1973 redistribution made Gosford a notional Liberal seat and O'Connell successfully contested the new seat of Peats.

1971[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1971 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Gosford.[edit]
1971 New South Wales state election: Gosford [25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Keith O'Connell 15,105 48.9 +1.0
Liberal Ted Humphries 13,926 45.1 -3.6
Independent Wallace Cook 944 3.1 +3.1
Australia Barry Phillips 903 2.9 +2.9
Total formal votes 30,878 98.9
Informal votes 352 1.1
Turnout 31,230 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Keith O'Connell 16,233 52.6 +4.0
Liberal Ted Humphries 14,645 47.4 -4.0
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +4.0

Elections in the 1960s[edit]

1968[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1968 New South Wales state election § Gosford.[edit]
1968 New South Wales state election: Gosford [26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ted Humphries 11,623 48.7 +1.5
Labor Peter Westerway 11,438 47.9 +2.8
Democratic Labor Thomas Crass 813 3.4 -4.3
Total formal votes 23,874 98.2
Informal votes 446 1.8
Turnout 24,320 96.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ted Humphries 12,271 51.4 +1.0
Labor Peter Westerway 11,603 48.6 -1.0
Liberal hold Swing +1.0

1965[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1965 New South Wales state election § Gosford.[edit]
1965 New South Wales state election: Gosford [27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ted Humphries 11,533 48.2 −2.5
Labor Kevin Dwyer 10,543 44.1 −5.2
Democratic Labor Michael Dwyer 1,839 7.7 +7.7
Total formal votes 23,915 98.5 −0.3
Informal votes 358 1.5 +0.3
Turnout 24,273 95.0 −0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ted Humphries 12,336 51.6 +0.9
Labor Kevin Dwyer 11,579 48.4 −0.9
Liberal hold Swing +0.9

1962[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1962 New South Wales state election § Gosford.[edit]
1962 New South Wales state election: Gosford [28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harold Jackson 10,473 50.7 −6.7
Labor Kevin Dwyer 10,170 49.3 +6.7
Total formal votes 20,643 98.8
Informal votes 241 1.2
Turnout 20,884 95.1
Liberal hold Swing −6.7

Elections in the 1950s[edit]

1959[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1959 New South Wales state election § Gosford.[edit]
1959 New South Wales state election: Gosford [29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harold Jackson 11,999 60.8
Labor Reginald Smith 7,746 39.2
Total formal votes 19,745 98.7
Informal votes 268 1.3
Turnout 20,013 93.9
Liberal hold Swing

1956[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1956 New South Wales state election § Gosford.[edit]
1956 New South Wales state election: Gosford [30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harold Jackson 11,096 56.8 +2.8
Labor Rupert Wallace 7,164 36.7 −9.3
Communist Alan Brackenreg 626 3.2 +3.2
Independent Roy Jackson 463 2.4 +2.4
Independent Leslie Moffat 174 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 19,523 98.2 +0.2
Informal votes 356 1.8 −0.2
Turnout 19,879 93.4 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Harold Jackson 11,478 58.7 +4.7
Labor Rupert Wallace 8,045 41.3 −4.7
Liberal hold Swing +4.7

1953[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1953 New South Wales state election § Gosford.[edit]
1953 New South Wales state election: Gosford [31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harold Jackson 9,576 54.0
Labor Rupert Wallace 8,160 46.0
Total formal votes 17,736 98.0
Informal votes 359 2.0
Turnout 18,095 93.2
Liberal hold Swing

1950[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1950 New South Wales state election § Gosford.[edit]
1950 New South Wales state election: Gosford [32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harold Jackson 5,800 38.6
Labor John Egan 4,631 30.9
Independent Jack Parks 1,972 13.1
Independent George Downes 1,133 7.6
Independent Walter Lloyd 866 5.8
Country William Wright 606 4.0
Total formal votes 15,008 97.6
Informal votes 374 2.4
Turnout 15,382 92.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Harold Jackson 9,254 61.7
Labor John Egan 5,754 38.3
Liberal notional hold  

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