Electoral results for the district of Menai
This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Menai in New South Wales state elections from 1999 to the present.
Members for Menai
Election results
Elections in the 2010s
New South Wales state election, 2011: Menai[1]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Liberal |
Melanie Gibbons |
27,593 |
61.0 |
+18.4 |
|
Labor |
Peter Scaysbrook |
8,732 |
19.3 |
-26.1 |
|
Greens |
Simone Morrissey |
3,502 |
7.7 |
+3.2 |
|
Independent |
Jim McGoldrick |
3,040 |
6.7 |
+6.7 |
|
Christian Democrats |
Lindsay Johnson |
2,371 |
5.2 |
+5.2 |
Total formal votes |
45,238 |
96.8 |
-0.7 |
Informal votes |
1,479 |
3.2 |
+0.7 |
Turnout |
46,717 |
94.3 |
+0.2 |
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Liberal |
Melanie Gibbons |
29,954 |
74.4 |
+27.1 |
|
Labor |
Peter Scaysbrook |
10,313 |
25.6 |
-27.1 |
|
Liberal gain from Labor |
Swing |
-27.1 |
|
Elections in the 2000s
New South Wales state election, 2007: Menai
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labor |
Alison Megarrity |
19,276 |
45.4 |
-6.5 |
|
Liberal |
Steve Simpson |
18,100 |
42.6 |
+5.4 |
|
Greens |
Neerav Bhatt |
1,915 |
4.5 |
-0.5 |
|
AAFI |
John Collins |
1,314 |
3.1 |
+3.0 |
|
Independent |
Chris McLachlan |
1,104 |
2.6 |
+2.6 |
|
Democrats |
Mark Clyburn |
751 |
1.8 |
+0.8 |
Total formal votes |
42,460 |
97.5 |
-0.3 |
Informal votes |
1,084 |
2.5 |
+0.3 |
Turnout |
43,544 |
94.1 |
|
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
Alison Megarrity |
21,045 |
52.7 |
-6.2 |
|
Liberal |
Steve Simpson |
18,912 |
47.3 |
+6.2 |
|
Labor hold |
Swing |
-6.2 |
|
Elections in the 1990s
New South Wales state election, 1999: Menai
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Labor |
Alison Megarrity |
18,048 |
43.2 |
+1.9 |
|
Liberal |
Brett Thomas |
15,434 |
37.0 |
-8.0 |
|
One Nation |
Dorothy Hutton |
3,360 |
8.0 |
+8.0 |
|
Greens |
Jim McGoldrick |
1,743 |
4.2 |
+4.2 |
|
Independent |
Bob May |
1,235 |
3.0 |
+3.0 |
|
Democrats |
Anthony Mayne |
1,216 |
2.9 |
+2.9 |
|
AAFI |
Robert Wardle |
711 |
1.7 |
-2.3 |
Total formal votes |
41,747 |
97.1 |
+1.6 |
Informal votes |
1,242 |
2.9 |
-1.6 |
Turnout |
42,989 |
94.3 |
|
Two-party-preferred result
|
|
Labor |
Alison Megarrity |
20,166 |
54.2 |
+6.1 |
|
Liberal |
Brett Thomas |
17,044 |
45.8 |
-6.1 |
|
Labor gain from Liberal |
Swing |
+6.1 |
|
References