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Port Macquarie, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was established in 1988.[1][2][3][4]

Members for Port Macquarie

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Election Member Party
1988   Bruce Jeffery National
1991 Wendy Machin
1995
1996 by Rob Oakeshott
1999
2003   Independent
2007
2008 by Peter Besseling
2011   Leslie Williams National
2015
2019

Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

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2023

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2023 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Port Macquarie.[edit]
2023 New South Wales state election: Port Macquarie[5][6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Leslie Williams 21,044 39.5 +39.5
National Peta Pinson 13,675 25.6 −37.9
Labor Keith McMullen 10,265 19.2 −4.1
Greens Stuart Watson 3,473 6.5 −1.4
Legalise Cannabis Vivian McMahon 2,212 4.1 +4.1
Informed Medical Options Silvia Mogorovich 1,229 2.3 +2.3
Sustainable Australia Edward Coleman 809 1.5 −3.7
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Read 623 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 53,330 97.2 +0.7
Informal votes 1,559 2.8 −0.7
Turnout 54,889 89.9 +0.3
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Leslie Williams 28,044 66.7 +66.7
Labor Keith McMullen 14,003 33.3 +3.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Leslie Williams 25,372 60.8 +60.8
National Peta Pinson 16,379 39.2 −30.9
Member changed to Liberal from National  

Elections in the 2010s

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2019

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Port Macquarie.[edit]
2019 New South Wales state election: Port Macquarie [9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Leslie Williams 33,538 63.60 +1.51
Labor Peter Alley 12,220 23.17 −0.93
Greens Drusi Megget 4,119 7.81 −1.09
Sustainable Australia Jan Burgess 2,858 5.42 +5.42
Total formal votes 52,735 96.40 −0.79
Informal votes 1,971 3.60 +0.79
Turnout 54,706 91.22 −0.30
Two-party-preferred result
National Leslie Williams 34,725 70.27 +1.32
Labor Peter Alley 14,690 29.73 −1.32
National hold Swing +1.32

2015

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2015 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Port Macquarie.[edit]
2015 New South Wales state election: Port Macquarie [11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Leslie Williams 30,567 62.1 +9.7
Labor Kristy Quill 11,866 24.1 +18.4
Greens Drusi Megget 4,384 8.9 +5.2
Christian Democrats Ashley Prinable 1,572 3.2 +1.1
No Land Tax Paul Grasso 845 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 49,234 97.2 −0.9
Informal votes 1,426 2.8 +0.9
Turnout 50,660 91.5 +1.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Leslie Williams 31,699 69.0 −9.8
Labor Kristy Quill 14,272 31.1 +9.8
National hold Swing −9.8

2011

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2011 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Port Macquarie.[edit]
2011 New South Wales state election: Port Macquarie[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Leslie Williams 23,718 52.2 +32.7
Independent Peter Besseling 16,601 36.5 −30.6
Labor Peter Alley 2,573 5.7 −3.5
Greens Drusi Megget 1,651 3.6 +0.9
Christian Democrats Robert Waldron 937 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 45,480 98.1 −0.7
Informal votes 889 1.9 +0.7
Turnout 46,369 93.8
Notional two-party-preferred count
National Leslie Williams 26,830 78.7 +15.8
Labor Peter Alley 7,242 21.3 −15.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Leslie Williams 24,378 56.5 +34.7
Independent Peter Besseling 18,774 43.5 −34.7
National gain from Independent Swing +34.7

Elections in the 2000s

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2008 by-election

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This section is an excerpt from 2008 Port Macquarie state by-election § Results.[edit]
2008 Port Macquarie by-election
Saturday 18 October [14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Peter Besseling 15,003 35.94 +35.94
National Leslie Williams 14,061 33.69 +14.24
Independent Jamie Harrison 3,484 8.35 +8.35
Independent Lisa Intemann 3,134 7.51 +7.51
Independent James Langley 2,045 4.90 +4.90
Greens Susie Russell 1,971 4.72 +1.97
Independent Bob Sharpham 795 1.90 +1.90
Christian Democrats Bob Waldron 514 1.23 +1.23
Independent Tony Galati 417 1.00 +1.00
Independent Grant Rogers 196 0.47 +0.47
Independent Cameron Price 129 0.31 +0.31
Total formal votes 41,749 98.20 −0.54
Informal votes 765 1.26 +0.54
Turnout 42,514 88.21 −5.27
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Peter Besseling 20,068 54.52 +54.52
National Leslie Williams 16,741 45.48 +23.70
Independent hold Swing N/A
Rob Oakeshott (Independent) resigned to successfully contest the federal seat of Lyne.[15]

2007

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2007 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Port Macquarie.[edit]
2007 New South Wales state election: Port Macquarie [16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Rob Oakeshott 28,523 67.1 +3.2
National Leslie Williams 8,258 19.4 +0.9
Labor Monica Hayes 3,886 9.1 −0.8
Greens Susie Russell 1,170 2.8 −1.0
Against Further Immigration Frank Reid 648 1.5 +0.9
Total formal votes 42,485 98.7 +0.1
Informal votes 542 1.3 −0.1
Turnout 43,027 93.5
Notional two-party-preferred count
National Leslie Williams 12,502 62.9 +5.3
Labor Monica Hayes 7,369 37.1 −5.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Rob Oakeshott 31,107 78.2 −3.7
National Leslie Williams 8,661 21.8 +3.7
Independent hold Swing −3.7

2003

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2003 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Port Macquarie.[edit]
2003 New South Wales state election: Port Macquarie [18][19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Rob Oakeshott 30,659 69.8 +69.8
National Charlie Fenton 6,416 14.6 −41.4
Labor Robert Hough 3,697 8.4 −18.6
Greens Susie Russell 1,599 3.6 +0.6
Christian Democrats Kerry Medway 1,122 2.6 +2.6
Against Further Immigration James McLeod 321 0.7 −0.8
Independent Graeme Muldoon 141 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 43,955 98.8 +0.3
Informal votes 556 1.2 −0.3
Turnout 44,511 94.1
Notional two-party-preferred count
National Charlie Fenton 9,411 55.3 −11.3
Labor Robert Hough 7,603 44.7 +11.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Rob Oakeshott 34,146 82.8 +82.8
National Charlie Fenton 7,079 17.2 −49.4
Member changed to Independent from National Swing N/A

Elections in the 1990s

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1999

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1999 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Port Macquarie.[edit]
1999 New South Wales state election: Port Macquarie [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Rob Oakeshott 22,471 56.0 +3.1
Labor Maureen Riordan 10,815 27.0 −2.8
One Nation Kim Sara 4,832 12.1 +12.1
Greens Lorraine Andersons 1,219 3.0 −2.1
Against Further Immigration Norm Dachs 606 1.5 +1.1
Citizens Electoral Council Graeme Muldoon 151 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 40,094 98.4 +2.2
Informal votes 636 1.6 −2.2
Turnout 40,730 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
National Rob Oakeshott 23,919 66.6 +4.6
Labor Maureen Riordan 11,990 33.4 −4.6
National hold Swing +4.6

1996 by-election

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This section is an excerpt from 1996 Port Macquarie state by-election § Results.[edit]
1996 Port Macquarie by-election
Saturday 30 November [21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Rob Oakeshott 17,293 46.71 −5.93
Independent John Barrett 11,920 32.20
Shooters Chris Smith 2,528 6.83
Against Further Immigration John Hutchinson 2,273 6.14
Greens Susie Russell 1,919 5.18 +0.01
Independent Peter Farrugia 603 1.63
Independent Berdinus Kooy 412 1.11
Grant Rogers 74 0.20
Total formal votes 37,022 98.38 +2.23
Informal votes 536 1.43 −2.21
Turnout 37,558 88.53 −6.60
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Rob Oakeshott 18,559 54.86 −6.82
Independent John Barrett 15,268 45.14
National hold Swing N/A
Wendy Machin (National) resigned.[21]

1995

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1995 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Port Macquarie.[edit]
1995 New South Wales state election: Port Macquarie [22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Wendy Machin 19,175 52.6 −2.1
Labor John Murphy 10,898 29.9 +7.4
Independent Carl Lockwood 2,026 5.6 +5.6
Greens Susie Russell 1,883 5.2 +5.2
Call to Australia Daryl Stafford 952 2.6 +0.4
Environment Inds Paul Conroy 869 2.4 +2.4
The Country Party Steve Orr 621 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 36,424 96.4 +1.9
Informal votes 1,377 3.6 −1.9
Turnout 37,801 95.1
Two-party-preferred result
National Wendy Machin 21,068 61.7 −6.0
Labor John Murphy 13,088 38.3 +6.0
National hold Swing −6.0

1991

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1991 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Port Macquarie.[edit]
1991 New South Wales state election: Port Macquarie [23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Wendy Machin 17,430 54.8 −15.1
Labor John Murphy 7,172 22.5 −7.2
Independent Bob Woodlands 5,572 17.5 +17.5
Democrats Jan Tyrrell 958 3.0 +3.0
Call to Australia Suzanne Trant-Fischer 700 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 31,832 94.5 −3.0
Informal votes 1,866 5.5 +3.0
Turnout 33,698 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
National Wendy Machin 19,617 67.7 −2.6
Labor John Murphy 9,372 32.3 +2.6
National hold Swing −2.6

Elections in the 1980s

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1988

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1988 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) § Port Macquarie.[edit]
1988 New South Wales state election: Port Macquarie [24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Bruce Jeffery 21,036 69.4 +24.9
Labor John Murphy 9,284 30.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 30,320 97.8 −0.8
Informal votes 692 2.2 +0.8
Turnout 31,012 92.8
National notional hold Swing +7.1

References

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