This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Sydney in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1969 until the present.
Members
Member | Party | Term | |
---|---|---|---|
Jim Cope | Labor | 1969–1975 | |
Les McMahon | Labor | 1975–1983 | |
Peter Baldwin | Labor | 1983–1998 | |
Tanya Plibersek | Labor | 1998–present |
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
2022
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Tanya Plibersek | 52,410 | 50.82 | +1.41 | |
Greens | Chetan Sahai | 23,732 | 23.01 | +4.94 | |
Liberal | Alexander Andruska | 20,276 | 19.66 | −6.95 | |
United Australia | Ryan McAlister | 2,298 | 2.23 | +0.79 | |
One Nation | Ben Ferguson | 1,889 | 1.83 | +1.83 | |
Socialist Alliance | Andrew Chuter | 1,518 | 1.47 | +1.47 | |
Australian Citizens | Wen Zhou | 1,002 | 0.97 | +0.97 | |
Total formal votes | 103,125 | 96.72 | +0.53 | ||
Informal votes | 3,499 | 3.28 | −0.53 | ||
Turnout | 106,624 | 85.01 | −1.29 | ||
Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
Labor | Tanya Plibersek | 77,933 | 75.57 | +6.90 | |
Liberal | Alexander Andruska | 25,192 | 24.43 | −6.90 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Tanya Plibersek | 68,770 | 66.69 | −1.98 | |
Greens | Chetan Sahai | 34,355 | 33.31 | +33.31 | |
Labor hold |
Elections in the 2010s
2019
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Tanya Plibersek | 46,850 | 49.41 | +5.67 | |
Liberal | Jacqui Munro | 25,230 | 26.61 | −2.54 | |
Greens | Matthew Thompson | 17,134 | 18.07 | −0.74 | |
Science | Aaron Hammond | 3,240 | 3.42 | +1.87 | |
United Australia | Adam Holt | 1,366 | 1.44 | +1.44 | |
Christian Democrats | Rebecca Reddin | 995 | 1.05 | −0.64 | |
Total formal votes | 94,815 | 96.19 | +2.18 | ||
Informal votes | 3,754 | 3.81 | −2.18 | ||
Turnout | 98,569 | 86.30 | +1.53 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Tanya Plibersek | 65,110 | 68.67 | +3.36 | |
Liberal | Jacqui Munro | 29,705 | 31.33 | −3.36 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +3.36 |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Tanya Plibersek | 38,449 | 43.74 | +0.13 | |
Liberal | Geoffrey Winters | 25,622 | 29.15 | −2.98 | |
Greens | Sylvie Ellsmore | 16,537 | 18.81 | +0.46 | |
Animal Justice | Mark Berriman | 1,497 | 1.70 | +1.70 | |
Christian Democrats | Ula Falanga | 1,489 | 1.69 | +0.83 | |
Sex Party | Rebecca Lanning | 1,456 | 1.66 | +1.66 | |
Science | Tom Geiser | 1,361 | 1.55 | +1.55 | |
Sustainable Australia | Kris Spike | 606 | 0.69 | +0.69 | |
Socialist Alliance | Peter Boyle | 500 | 0.57 | −0.06 | |
Online Direct Democracy | Tula Tzoras | 383 | 0.44 | +0.44 | |
Total formal votes | 87,900 | 94.01 | +0.43 | ||
Informal votes | 5,603 | 5.99 | −0.43 | ||
Turnout | 93,503 | 84.77 | +0.05 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Tanya Plibersek | 57,410 | 65.31 | +2.44 | |
Liberal | Geoffrey Winters | 30,490 | 34.69 | −2.44 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +2.44 |
2013
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Tanya Plibersek | 40,579 | 46.03 | +2.74 | |
Liberal | Sean O'Connor | 26,901 | 30.52 | +2.42 | |
Greens | Dianne Hiles | 15,273 | 17.33 | −6.42 | |
Independent | Jane Ward | 1,408 | 1.60 | +0.06 | |
Palmer United | Timothy Kelly | 1,261 | 1.43 | +1.43 | |
Bullet Train | Leah Gartner | 791 | 0.90 | +0.90 | |
Christian Democrats | Lesley Mason | 723 | 0.82 | +0.82 | |
Socialist Alliance | Peter Boyle | 613 | 0.70 | +0.70 | |
Independent | Joanna Rzetelski | 602 | 0.68 | +0.68 | |
Total formal votes | 88,151 | 93.80 | −0.70 | ||
Informal votes | 5,830 | 6.20 | +0.70 | ||
Turnout | 93,981 | 88.33 | +0.18 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Tanya Plibersek | 56,994 | 64.65 | −2.42 | |
Liberal | Sean O'Connor | 31,157 | 35.35 | +2.42 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −2.42 |
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Tanya Plibersek | 34,362 | 43.29 | −5.92 | |
Liberal | Gordon Weiss | 22,307 | 28.10 | +1.20 | |
Greens | Tony Hickey | 18,852 | 23.75 | +3.44 | |
Democrats | Brett Paterson | 1,256 | 1.58 | +0.48 | |
Independent | Jane Ward | 1,226 | 1.54 | +0.30 | |
Secular | Christopher Owen | 718 | 0.90 | +0.90 | |
Communist Alliance | Denis Doherty | 656 | 0.83 | +0.83 | |
Total formal votes | 79,377 | 94.50 | −1.32 | ||
Informal votes | 4,620 | 5.50 | +1.32 | ||
Turnout | 83,997 | 88.16 | −3.65 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Tanya Plibersek | 53,235 | 67.07 | −2.25 | |
Liberal | Gordon Weiss | 26,142 | 32.93 | +2.25 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −2.25 |
Elections in the 2000s
2007
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Tanya Plibersek | 37,506 | 48.99 | +3.92 | |
Liberal | Georgina Anderson | 20,440 | 26.70 | -0.81 | |
Greens | Jenny Leong | 15,854 | 20.71 | -1.38 | |
Independent | Jane Ward | 979 | 1.28 | -0.29 | |
Democrats | Mayo Materazzo | 874 | 1.14 | -1.00 | |
Christian Democrats | John Lee | 727 | 0.95 | +0.95 | |
Citizens Electoral Council | Adrian Ford | 184 | 0.24 | +0.06 | |
Total formal votes | 76,564 | 95.88 | +1.09 | ||
Informal votes | 3,286 | 4.12 | −1.09 | ||
Turnout | 79,850 | 90.85 | +0.84 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Tanya Plibersek | 53,214 | 69.50 | +2.12 | |
Liberal | Georgina Anderson | 23,350 | 30.50 | -2.12 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +2.12 |
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Tanya Plibersek | 36,766 | 44.68 | +0.35 | |
Liberal | Michael Shevers | 23,419 | 28.46 | -1.64 | |
Greens | Jenny Leong | 17,784 | 21.61 | +6.92 | |
Democrats | Michelle Bleicher | 1,701 | 2.07 | -8.81 | |
Independent | Jane Ward | 1,346 | 1.64 | +1.64 | |
Socialist Alliance | Susan Price | 564 | 0.69 | +0.69 | |
Independent | Michael Webb | 553 | 0.67 | +0.67 | |
Citizens Electoral Council | Adrian Ford | 150 | 0.18 | +0.18 | |
Total formal votes | 82,283 | 94.71 | −1.05 | ||
Informal votes | 4,600 | 5.29 | +1.05 | ||
Turnout | 86,883 | 91.61 | +1.37 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Tanya Plibersek | 54,656 | 66.42 | +1.38 | |
Liberal | Michael Shevers | 27,627 | 33.58 | -1.38 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +1.38 |
2001
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Tanya Plibersek | 32,962 | 44.33 | -8.58 | |
Liberal | Jeff Pettett | 22,380 | 30.10 | +4.28 | |
Greens | Jamie Parker | 10,924 | 14.69 | +8.32 | |
Democrats | Sydney Hickman | 8,093 | 10.88 | +4.01 | |
Total formal votes | 74,359 | 95.76 | +0.08 | ||
Informal votes | 3,292 | 4.24 | −0.08 | ||
Turnout | 77,651 | 91.07 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Tanya Plibersek | 48,363 | 65.04 | -4.72 | |
Liberal | Jeff Pettett | 25,996 | 34.96 | +4.72 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -4.72 |
Elections in the 1990s
1998
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Tanya Plibersek | 38,920 | 51.59 | +3.21 | |
Liberal | Bruce Morrow | 20,899 | 27.70 | +0.09 | |
Democrats | Ben Hanson | 5,092 | 6.75 | -2.00 | |
Greens | Jenny Ryde | 4,683 | 6.21 | +0.42 | |
One Nation | Warren Hensley | 1,917 | 2.54 | +2.54 | |
Unity | Flavia Abdurahman | 1,676 | 2.22 | +2.22 | |
Independent | Jenny Munro | 591 | 0.78 | +0.78 | |
Democratic Socialist | John Percy | 568 | 0.75 | +0.75 | |
No Aircraft Noise | Anna Lunsmann | 538 | 0.71 | -6.10 | |
Denis Doherty | 441 | 0.58 | +0.58 | ||
Natural Law | Michael Lippmann | 112 | 0.15 | -0.18 | |
Total formal votes | 75,437 | 95.77 | +0.29 | ||
Informal votes | 3,331 | 4.23 | −0.29 | ||
Turnout | 78,768 | 90.25 | −2.60 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Tanya Plibersek | 50,463 | 66.89 | +3.09 | |
Liberal | Bruce Morrow | 24,974 | 33.11 | -3.09 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +3.09 |
1996
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Peter Baldwin | 35,788 | 48.38 | -10.10 | |
Liberal | Peter Fussell | 20,430 | 27.62 | +1.63 | |
Democrats | Paul Nederlof | 6,471 | 8.75 | +4.81 | |
No Aircraft Noise | Wendy Bacon | 5,042 | 6.82 | +6.82 | |
Greens | Sue Stock | 4,285 | 5.79 | -1.95 | |
Karen Fletcher | 584 | 0.79 | +0.79 | ||
Independent | Peter Bushby | 537 | 0.73 | +0.73 | |
Call to Australia | Janne Peterson | 483 | 0.65 | +0.65 | |
Natural Law | Michael Lippmann | 242 | 0.33 | -0.57 | |
Donald O'Halloran | 112 | 0.15 | -0.11 | ||
Total formal votes | 73,974 | 95.48 | −1.28 | ||
Informal votes | 3,502 | 4.52 | +1.28 | ||
Turnout | 77,476 | 92.85 | +0.40 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Peter Baldwin | 46,703 | 63.80 | -5.67 | |
Liberal | Peter Fussell | 26,495 | 36.20 | +5.67 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -5.67 |
1993
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Peter Baldwin | 41,621 | 58.48 | +13.40 | |
Liberal | James Fisher | 18,493 | 25.98 | -0.87 | |
Greens | Mark Berriman | 5,513 | 7.75 | +3.37 | |
Democrats | Bob Dawson | 2,805 | 3.94 | -9.70 | |
Margaret Gleeson | 1,914 | 2.69 | +2.69 | ||
Natural Law | Bronia Hatfield | 639 | 0.90 | +0.90 | |
Donald O'Halloran | 183 | 0.26 | +0.26 | ||
Total formal votes | 71,168 | 96.76 | +0.33 | ||
Informal votes | 2,385 | 3.24 | −0.33 | ||
Turnout | 73,553 | 92.45 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Peter Baldwin | 49,402 | 69.47 | +4.38 | |
Liberal | James Fisher | 21,708 | 30.53 | -4.38 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +4.38 |
1990
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Peter Baldwin | 30,648 | 50.8 | +0.3 | |
Liberal | Stephen Woodhill | 13,047 | 21.6 | -3.7 | |
Democrats | Bob Dawson | 7,697 | 12.8 | +4.5 | |
Sydney Greens | Steve Brigham | 6,745 | 11.2 | +11.2 | |
Independent | Ken Henderson | 1,106 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
Call to Australia | John Davern | 757 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
Independent | Nadar Ponnuswamy | 274 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
Total formal votes | 60,274 | 96.0 | |||
Informal votes | 2,539 | 4.0 | |||
Turnout | 62,813 | 92.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Peter Baldwin | 42,890 | 71.4 | +1.5 | |
Liberal | Stephen Woodhill | 17,183 | 28.6 | -1.5 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +1.5 |
Elections in the 1980s
1987
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Peter Baldwin | 29,795 | 50.5 | -6.7 | |
Liberal | Les Morka | 14,911 | 25.3 | +2.6 | |
Independent | Jack Mundey | 7,918 | 13.4 | +13.4 | |
Democrats | William Cole | 4,916 | 8.3 | +0.2 | |
Independent | Vito Radice | 1,457 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
Total formal votes | 58,997 | 93.6 | |||
Informal votes | 4,034 | 6.4 | |||
Turnout | 63,031 | 87.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Peter Baldwin | 41,220 | 69.9 | -3.5 | |
Liberal | Les Morka | 17,746 | 30.1 | +3.5 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -3.5 |
1984
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Peter Baldwin | 32,412 | 57.2 | -7.0 | |
Liberal | James Harker-Mortlock | 12,847 | 22.7 | +1.2 | |
Democrats | Michael Walsh | 4,600 | 8.1 | +1.0 | |
Independent | Daphne Gollan | 3,118 | 5.5 | +5.5 | |
Independent | Vito Radice | 2,219 | 3.9 | +3.9 | |
Communist | Aileen Beaver | 1,213 | 2.1 | -1.3 | |
Independent | Noel Hazard | 290 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
Total formal votes | 56,699 | 89.6 | |||
Informal votes | 6,601 | 10.4 | |||
Turnout | 63,300 | 90.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Peter Baldwin | 41,590 | 73.4 | +0.7 | |
Liberal | James Harker-Mortlock | 15,095 | 26.6 | -0.7 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +0.7 |
1983
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Peter Baldwin | 40,360 | 67.2 | +5.2 | |
Liberal | Ron Cibas | 12,559 | 20.9 | -1.7 | |
Democrats | Jennifer Macleod | 4,286 | 7.1 | -1.0 | |
Communist | Aileen Beaver | 2,066 | 3.4 | -1.4 | |
Socialist Workers | James Percy | 758 | 1.3 | -2.2 | |
Total formal votes | 60,029 | 96.8 | |||
Informal votes | 1,954 | 3.2 | |||
Turnout | 61,983 | 90.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Peter Baldwin | 75.7 | +1.9 | ||
Liberal | Ron Cibas | 24.3 | -1.9 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +1.9 |
1980
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Les McMahon | 36,720 | 62.0 | -1.2 | |
Liberal | Cliff Reece | 13,364 | 22.6 | -0.1 | |
Democrats | Maxwell Adams | 4,816 | 8.1 | +2.6 | |
Communist | Judy Mundey | 2,850 | 4.8 | -1.5 | |
Socialist Workers | Juanita Keig | 1,477 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
Total formal votes | 59,227 | 95.9 | |||
Informal votes | 2,545 | 4.1 | |||
Turnout | 61,772 | 88.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Les McMahon | 73.8 | +0.4 | ||
Liberal | Cliff Reece | 26.2 | -0.4 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +0.4 |
Elections in the 1970s
1977
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Les McMahon | 39,307 | 63.2 | -0.9 | |
Liberal | Andrew Morrison | 14,158 | 22.7 | -5.1 | |
Communist | Aileen Beaver | 3,935 | 6.3 | +0.7 | |
Democrats | Judith Roberts | 3,428 | 5.5 | +5.5 | |
Socialist | Harry Black | 847 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
Independent | Naomi Mayers | 560 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Total formal votes | 62,235 | 95.7 | |||
Informal votes | 2,773 | 4.3 | |||
Turnout | 65,008 | 90.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Les McMahon | 73.4 | +3.3 | ||
Liberal | Andrew Morrison | 26.6 | -3.3 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +3.3 |
1975
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Les McMahon | 31,493 | 66.1 | -5.8 | |
Liberal | Janis Wallace | 12,268 | 25.8 | +6.0 | |
Communist | Laurie Aarons | 2,667 | 5.6 | +5.6 | |
Workers | Merilyn Giesekam | 644 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
Independent | Roderick MacNeil | 537 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
Total formal votes | 47,609 | 96.9 | |||
Informal votes | 1,539 | 3.1 | |||
Turnout | 49,148 | 88.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Les McMahon | 72.1 | -5.9 | ||
Liberal | Janis Wallace | 27.9 | +5.9 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -5.9 |
1974
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Jim Cope | 32,244 | 71.9 | +1.6 | |
Liberal | Janis Wallace | 8,876 | 19.8 | +5.1 | |
Australia | Julia Bovard | 2,598 | 5.8 | -1.8 | |
Socialist | Pat Clancy | 1,132 | 2.5 | +0.1 | |
Total formal votes | 44,850 | 96.3 | |||
Informal votes | 1,709 | 3.7 | |||
Turnout | 46,559 | 89.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Jim Cope | 78.0 | -2.7 | ||
Liberal | Janis Wallace | 22.0 | +2.7 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -2.7 |
1972
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Jim Cope | 31,585 | 70.3 | +5.2 | |
Liberal | Graham Robertson | 6,609 | 14.7 | -5.4 | |
Australia | Allan Sorrensen | 3,431 | 7.6 | +7.6 | |
Communist | Laurie Aarons | 2,236 | 5.0 | +5.0 | |
Socialist | Pat Clancy | 1,062 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
Total formal votes | 44,923 | 96.0 | |||
Informal votes | 1,883 | 4.0 | |||
Turnout | 46,806 | 90.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Jim Cope | 80.7 | +7.1 | ||
Liberal | Graham Robertson | 19.3 | -7.1 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +7.1 |
Elections in the 1960s
1969
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Jim Cope | 31,822 | 65.1 | +0.1 | |
Liberal | Graham Robertson | 9,805 | 20.1 | -6.5 | |
Independent | Nick Origlass | 3,362 | 6.9 | +6.9 | |
Democratic Labor | Norma Boyle | 2,381 | 4.9 | -1.2 | |
Pensioner Power | Donald Lewis | 623 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
Independent | Ian Channell | 571 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Independent | Shane Watson | 316 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Total formal votes | 48,880 | 94.6 | |||
Informal votes | 2,773 | 5.4 | |||
Turnout | 51,653 | 89.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Jim Cope | 73.6 | +6.8 | ||
Liberal | Graham Robertson | 26.4 | -6.8 | ||
Labor notional hold | Swing | +6.8 |
References
- ^ Sydney, NSW, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ Sydney, NSW, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ Sydney, NSW, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ 2013 results for Sydney, AEC.
- ^ "2010 results for Sydney". AEC.