Sydney
The seat was created in 1969, essentially from the
amalgamation of West Sydney and East Sydney.
1969
N.F.Boyle (DLP) 2381 (4.9%)
I.B.Channell (Ind) 571 (1.2%)
J.F.Cope (ALP) 31822 (65.1%)
D.H.Lewis (PPAA) 623 (1.3%)
N.Origlass (Ind) 3362 (6.9%)
G.P.Robertson (Lib) 9805 (20.1%)
Informal 2773
Estimated 2-party vote: ALP 70.8%, Lib 29.2%
1972
L.Aarons (CPA) 2236 (5.0%)
P.M.Clancy (SPA) 1062 (2.4%)
J.F.Cope (ALP) 31585 (70.3%)
G.P.Robertson (Lib) 6609 (14.7%)
A.N.Sorrensen (AP) 3431 (7.6%)
Informal 1883
Estimated two-party preferred: ALP 80.8%, Lib 19.2%
1974
J.A.Bovard (AP) 2598 (5.8%)
P.M.Clancy (SP) 1132 (2.5%)
J.F.Cope (ALP) 32244 (71.9%)
J.J.Wallace (Lib) 8876 (19.8%)
Informal 1709
Estimated two-party preferred: ALP 76.6%, Lib 23.4%
1975
L.Aarons (CPA) 2667 (5.6%)
M.Giesekam (WP) 644 (1.3%)
J.L.McMahon (ALP) 31493 (66.1%)
R.MacNeil (Ind) 537 (1.1%)
J.J.Wallace (Lib) 12268 (25.8%)
Informal 1539
Estimated two-party preferred: ALP 70.9%, Lib 29.1%
1977
A.W.Beaver (CPA) 3935 (6.3%)
H.B.Black (SPA) 847 (1.4%)
J.L.McMahon (ALP) 39307 (63.2%)
N.R.Mayers (Ind) 560 (0.9%)
A.S.Morrison (Lib) 14158 (22.7%)
J.A.Roberts (Dem) 3428 (5.5%)
Informal 2773
Estimated two-party preferred: ALP 72.4%, Lib 27.6%
1980
M.P.Adams (Dem) 4816 (8.1%)
J.E.Keig (SWP) 1477 (2.5%)
J.L.McMahon (ALP) 36720 (62.0%)
J.A.Mundey (CPA) 2850 (4.8%)
C.Reece (Lib) 13364 (22.6%)
Informal 2545
Estimated two-party preferred: ALP 71.3%, Lib 28.7%
1983
Peter Baldwin (ALP) 40360 (67.2%)
Aileen Beaver (CPA) 2066 (3.4%)
Romvaldas Cibas (Lib) 12559 (20.9%)
Jennifer Macleod (Dem) 4286 (7.1%)
James Percy (SWP) 758 (1.3%)
Informal 1954
After preferences:
Peter Baldwin (ALP) 45155 (75.2%)
Romvaldas Cibas (Lib) 14874 (24.8%)
1984
(Redistribution: ALP +0.1%)
V.Radice (Ind) 2219 (3.9%)
D.E.Gollan (Ind) 3118 (5.5%)
P.J.Baldwin (ALP) 32412 (57.2%)
M.Walsh (Dem) 4600 (8.1%)
J.R.Harker-Mortlock (Lib) 12847 (22.7%)
N.Hazard (Ind) 290 (0.5%)
A.W.Beaver (CPA) 1213 (2.1%)
Informal 6601
After preferences:
P.J.Baldwin (ALP) 41590 (73.4%)
J.R.Harker-Mortlock (Lib) 15095 (26.6%)
1987
Vito Radice (Ind) 1457 (2.5%)
William Cole (Dem) 4916 (8.3%)
Peter Baldwin (ALP) 29795 (50.5%)
Les Morka (Lib) 14911 (25.3%)
Jack Mundey (Ind) 7918 (13.4%)
Informal 4034
After preferences:
Peter Baldwin (ALP) 41220 (69.9%)
Les Morka (Lib) 17746 (30.1%)
1990
Peter Baldwin (ALP) 30648 (50.9%)
T.John Davern (CTA) 757 (1.3%)
Nadar Ponnuswamy (Ind) 274 (0.5%)
Ken Henderson (Ind) 1106 (1.8%)
Bob Dawson (Dem) 7697 (12.8%)
Stephen Woodhill (Lib) 13047 (21.7%)
Tony Harris (Grn) 6745 (11.2%)
Informal 2539
After preferences:
Peter Baldwin (ALP) 42890 (71.4%)
Stephen Woodhill (Lib) 17183 (28.6%)
1993
(Redistribution: ALP -6.1%)
Peter Baldwin (ALP) 41621 (58.5%)
James Fisher (Lib) 18493 (26.0%)
Bob Dawson (Dem) 2805 (3.9%)
Mark Berriman (Grn) 5513 (7.7%)
Margaret Gleeson (Ind) 1914 (2.7%)
Bronia Hatfield (NL) 639 (0.9%)
Donald O'Halloran (Ind) 183 (0.3%)
Informal 2385
After preferences:
Peter Baldwin (ALP) 49402 (69.5%)
James Fisher (Lib) 21708 (30.5%)
1996
Paul Nederlof (Dem) 6471 (8.8%)
Karen Fletcher (Ind) 584 (0.8%)
Peter Bushby (Ind) 537 (0.7%)
Peter Fussell (Lib) 20430 (27.6%)
Janne Peterson (CTA) 483 (0.7%)
Peter Baldwin (ALP) 35788 (48.4%)
Michael Lippmann (NL) 242 (0.3%)
Sue Stock (Grn) 4285 (5.8%)
Wendy Bacon (NAN) 5042 (6.8%)
Donald O'Halloran (Ind) 112 (0.2%)
Informal 3502
After preferences:
Peter Fussell (Lib) 26495 (36.2%)
Peter Baldwin (ALP) 46703 (63.8%)
1998
Jenny Ryde (Grn) 4683 (6.2%)
Tanya Plibersek (ALP) 38920 (51.6%)
John Percy (DemS) 568 (0.7%)
Warren Hensley (ON) 1917 (2.5%)
Denis Doherty (Ind) 441 (0.6%)
Jenny Munro (Ind) 591 (0.8%)
Anna Lunsmann (NAN) 538 (0.7%)
Flavia Abdurahman (Unity) 1676 (2.2%)
Ben Hanson (Dem) 5092 (6.7%)
Michael Lippmann (Ind) 112 (0.1%)
Bruce Morrow (Lib) 20899 (27.7%)
Informal 3331
After preferences:
Tanya Plibersek (ALP) 50463 (66.9%)
Bruce Morrow (Lib) 24974 (33.1%)
(Redistribution: ALP +2.9%)
2001
Tanya Plibersek (ALP) 32962 (44.3%)
Sydney Hickman (Dem) 8093 (10.9%)
Jeff Pettett (Lib) 22380 (30.1%)
Jamie Parker (Grn) 10924 (14.7%)
Informal 3292 (4.2%)
After preferences
Tanya Plibersek (ALP) 48363 (65.0%)
Jeff Pettett (Lib) 25996 (35.0%)
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