Electoral results for the district of Davidson

Davidson, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has existed from 1971 to the present.[1][2][3][4]

Members

Election	Member		Party
1971		Dick Healey	Liberal
1973
1976
1978
1981		Terry Metherell
1984
1988
1991
1992 by		Andrew Humpherson
1995
1999
2003
2007		Jonathan O'Dea
2011
2015
2019

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2023

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

2023 New South Wales state election: Davidson[5][6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Matt Cross	28,865	54.1	−10.3
	Labor	Karyn Edelstein	10,917	20.5	+6.3
	Independent	Janine Kitson	6,080	11.4	+11.4
	Greens	Caroline Atkinson	6,060	11.4	−2.1
	Sustainable Australia	Andrew Wills	1,397	2.6	−1.1
Total formal votes			53,319	97.8	−0.1
Informal votes			1,196	2.2	+0.1
Turnout			54,515	91.1	0.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Matt Cross	30,821	63.9	−10.9
	Labor	Karyn Edelstein	17,393	36.1	+10.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	−10.9

Elections in the 2010s

2019

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

2019 New South Wales state election: Davidson [7][8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jonathan O'Dea	32,023	65.13	−4.52
	Greens	Felicity Davis	6,652	13.53	+0.07
	Labor	Joseph Von Bornemann	6,645	13.51	+0.86
	Keep Sydney Open	Jacob Shteyman	1,984	4.04	+4.04
	Sustainable Australia	Stephen Molloy	1,865	3.79	+3.79
Total formal votes			49,169	97.97	+0.19
Informal votes			1,021	2.03	−0.19
Turnout			50,190	91.35	−1.12
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jonathan O'Dea	33,750	75.47	−3.52
	Labor	Joseph Von Bornemann	10,967	24.53	+3.52
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Jonathan O'Dea	33,440	75.24	−3.58
	Greens	Felicity Davis	11,004	24.76	+3.58
	Liberal hold		Swing	−3.58

2015

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

2015 New South Wales state election: Davidson [9][10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jonathan O'Dea	34,234	69.6	−4.2
	Greens	David Sentinella	6,615	13.5	+0.7
	Labor	Douglas St Quintin	6,222	12.7	+4.3
	Christian Democrats	Mariam Salama	1,067	2.2	+0.1
	No Land Tax	Kate Bevan	1,014	2.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			49,152	97.8	+0.2
Informal votes			1,118	2.2	−0.2
Turnout			50,270	92.5	+0.3
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Liberal	Jonathan O'Dea	35,600	79.0	−7.2
	Labor	Douglas St Quintin	9,469	21.0	+7.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Jonathan O'Dea	35,447	78.8	−4.2
	Greens	David Sentinella	9,525	21.2	+4.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	−4.2

2011

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

2011 New South Wales state election: Davidson[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jonathan O'Dea	33,112	74.2	+13.8
	Greens	John Davis	5,572	12.5	−1.0
	Labor	Mathew Gilliland	3,626	8.1	−8.7
	Independent	Helen Owen	1,380	3.1	+3.1
	Christian Democrats	Peter Chapman	924	2.1	−2.5
Total formal votes			44,614	97.9	+0.7
Informal votes			936	2.1	−0.7
Turnout			45,550	92.9
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Liberal	Jonathan O'Dea	34,839	86.5	+11.8
	Labor	Mathew Gilliland	5,456	13.5	−11.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Jonathan O'Dea	34,294	83.4	+8.7
	Greens	John Davis	6,842	16.6	+16.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.7

Elections in the 2000s

2007

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

2007 New South Wales state election: Davidson [12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jonathan O'Dea	25,358	60.4	+0.2
	Labor	Doug McLeod	7,058	16.8	−3.0
	Greens	Jo-Anne Lentern	5,671	13.5	+1.7
	Democrats	Clinton Barnes	1,143	2.7	+0.8
	Christian Democrats	Bruce York	1,934	4.6	+1.9
	Against Further Immigration	David Kitson	807	1.9	+0.6
Total formal votes			41,971	97.2	−1.0
Informal votes			1,210	2.8	+1.0
Turnout			43,181	92.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jonathan O'Dea	27,516	74.7	+3.8
	Labor	Doug McLeod	9,334	25.3	−3.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.8

2003

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

2003 New South Wales state election: Davidson [13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Andrew Humpherson	23,795	58.7	+1.1
	Labor	Angelo Rozos	8,411	20.7	−0.4
	Greens	Conny Harris	4,853	12.0	+7.6
	Christian Democrats	Wally Vanderpoll	1,144	2.8	−0.3
	Unity	Zi Cai	880	2.2	−0.5
	Democrats	Daniel Stevens	790	1.9	−4.1
	Against Further Immigration	John Collins	663	1.6	+0.5
Total formal votes			40,536	98.1	+0.1
Informal votes			779	1.9	−0.1
Turnout			41,315	91.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Andrew Humpherson	25,454	69.7	−1.4
	Labor	Angelo Rozos	11,087	30.3	+1.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.4

Elections in the 1990s

1999

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

1999 New South Wales state election: Davidson [14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Andrew Humpherson	23,394	57.6	−10.3
	Labor	Peter Lawson	8,583	21.1	+6.2
	Democrats	Scott Henderson	2,424	6.0	+0.5
	Greens	Peter Tuor	1,804	4.4	−0.9
	One Nation	Aubrey Golden	1,531	3.8	+3.8
	Christian Democrats	Margaret Ratcliffe	1,278	3.1	+2.3
	Unity	Kieran Ginges	1,116	2.7	+2.7
	Against Further Immigration	Ian Weatherlake	459	1.1	−2.7
Total formal votes			40,589	98.0	+1.3
Informal votes			837	2.0	−1.3
Turnout			41,426	92.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Andrew Humpherson	25,811	71.1	−7.1
	Labor	Peter Lawson	10,502	28.9	+7.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	−7.1

1995

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1995 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Davidson.[edit]

1995 New South Wales state election: Davidson [15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Andrew Humpherson	21,156	62.7	−2.7
	Labor	Lee Morthorpe	6,523	19.3	+0.3
	Against Further Immigration	Ian Weatherlake	2,393	7.1	+7.1
	Greens	Peter Tuor	1,751	5.2	+5.2
	Democrats	David Harcourt-Norton	1,721	5.1	−10.5
	Natural Law	Louise Hargreaves	187	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			33,731	96.3	+4.4
Informal votes			1,309	3.7	−4.4
Turnout			35,040	93.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Andrew Humpherson	22,983	72.8	+0.1
	Labor	Lee Morthorpe	8,604	27.2	−0.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.1

1992 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1992 Davidson state by-election § Results.[edit]

1992 Davidson by-election
Saturday 2 May [16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Andrew Humpherson	15,852	49.32	−16.07
	Independent	Julie Sutton	9,489	29.52	+29.52
	Greens	Ross Knowles	1,195	3.72	+3.72
	Democrats	Edna Cunningham	1,156	3.60	−12.01
	Independent	Kevin Begaud	918	2.86	+2.86
	Independent	Michael Evanian	852	2.65	+2.65
	Call to Australia	Bruce Coleman	770	2.40	+2.40
	Independent EFF	Michael Vescio	683	2.12	+2.12
	Independent	Ted Roach	361	1.12	+1.12
	Independent	Janet Fairlie-Cuninghame	357	1.11	+1.11
	Independent	Peter Leney	190	0.59	+0.59
	Independent	Steven Klinger	157	0.49	+0.49
	Independent	William Williams	105	0.33	+0.33
	Independent	Julien Droulers	34	0.11	+0.11
	Independent	Sandor Torzsok	24	0.07	+0.07
Total formal votes			32,143	96.97
Informal votes			1,006	3.03
Turnout			33,149	87.10
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Andrew Humpherson	17,352	59.65	−13.04
	Independent	Julie Sutton	11,737	40.35	+40.35
	Liberal hold		Swing	−13.04

Terry Metherell, Liberal-turned Independent resigned.[16]

1991

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1991 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Davidson.[edit]

1991 New South Wales state election: Davidson [17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Terry Metherell	21,237	65.4	−1.7
	Labor	Ian Faulks	6,172	19.0	−0.2
	Democrats	Felicity Boyd	5,069	15.6	+14.1
Total formal votes			32,478	91.8	−5.5
Informal votes			2,889	8.2	+5.5
Turnout			35,367	93.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Terry Metherell	22,577	72.7	−1.5
	Labor	Ian Faulks	8,481	27.3	+1.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.5

Elections in the 1980s

1988

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

1988 New South Wales state election: Davidson [18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Terry Metherell	18,327	61.3	−0.3
	Independent	Julie Sutton	5,836	19.5	+19.5
	Labor	Ray Graham	5,715	19.1	−14.0
Total formal votes			29,878	97.2	−0.9
Informal votes			851	2.8	+0.9
Turnout			30,729	94.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Terry Metherell	18,610	64.0	−0.1
	Independent	Julie Sutton	10,468	36.0	+36.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.1

1984

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

1984 New South Wales state election: Davidson [19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Terry Metherell	19,246	63.0	+5.2
	Labor	Julie Sutton	9,682	31.7	−10.5
	Democrats	Anthony Dunne	1,601	5.2	+5.2
Total formal votes			30,529	98.2	+1.2
Informal votes			567	1.8	−1.2
Turnout			31,096	94.0	+2.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Terry Metherell		65.5	+7.7
	Labor	Julie Sutton		34.5	−7.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.7

1981

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

1981 New South Wales state election: Davidson [20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Terry Metherell	16,498	57.8	+0.4
	Labor	Julie Sutton	12,037	42.2	−0.4
Total formal votes			28,535	97.0
Informal votes			869	3.0
Turnout			29,404	91.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.4

Elections in the 1970s

1978

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

1978 New South Wales state election: Davidson [21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dick Healey	16,326	57.4	−9.0
	Labor	Christopher Lennon	12,105	42.6	+9.0
Total formal votes			28,431	98.2	−0.2
Informal votes			522	1.8	+0.2
Turnout			28,953	93.2	−1.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	−9.0

1976

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

1976 New South Wales state election: Davidson [22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dick Healey	18,209	66.4	+5.1
	Labor	Raymond Graham	9,226	33.6	+10.0
Total formal votes			27,435	98.4	+0.2
Informal votes			451	1.6	−0.2
Turnout			27,886	94.6	+0.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.6

1973

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

1973 New South Wales state election: Davidson [23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dick Healey	15,298	61.3	−18.9
	Labor	Walter Willington	5,897	23.6	+23.6
	Australia	Veronica Carey	2,729	10.9	+10.9
	Democratic Labor	Thomas Colman	1,048	4.2	−15.6
Total formal votes			24,972	98.2
Informal votes			454	1.8
Turnout			25,426	93.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dick Healey	17,228	69.0	−11.2
	Labor	Walter Willington	7,744	31.0	+31.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	−11.2

1971

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

1971 New South Wales state election: Davidson [24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dick Healey	18,119	80.2
	Democratic Labor	Thomas Colman	4,484	19.8
Total formal votes			22,603	94.3
Informal votes			1,363	5.7
Turnout			23,966	92.7
	Liberal notional hold		Swing	N/A

Dick Healey (Liberal) was the sitting member for Wakehurst

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