Electoral results for the district of Orange

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Orange in New South Wales state elections.

Members for Orange

1 member (1859–1880)
Member		Party	Term
	Saul Samuel	None	1859–1860
	John Peisley	None	1860–1862
	James Martin	None	1862–1863
	Charles Cowper, Jr.	None	1863–1864
	William Forlonge	None	1864–1867
	George McKay	None	1867–1869
	Saul Samuel	None	1869–1872
	Harris Nelson	None	1872–1877
	Edward Combes	None	1877–1879
	Andrew Kerr	None	1879–1880

2 members (1880–1894)
Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	William Clarke	None	1880–1887		Andrew Kerr	None	1880–1882
		None	1880–1887	Thomas Dalton	None	1882–1887
		Free Trade	1887–1889			Protectionist	1887–1891
	James Torpy	Protectionist	1889–1894			Protectionist	1887–1891
	James Torpy	Protectionist	1889–1894		Henry Newman	Labor	1891–1894

1 member (1894–1920)
Member		Party	Term
	Henry Newman	Free Trade	1894–1901
	Henry Newman	Liberal Reform	1901–1904
	Albert Gardiner	Labor	1904–1907
	John Fitzpatrick	Liberal Reform	1907–1917
	John Fitzpatrick	Nationalist	1917–1920
1 member (1927–present)
Member		Party	Term
	John Fitzpatrick	Nationalist	1927–1930
	William Folster	Labor	1930–1932
	Alwyn Tonking	United Australia	1932–1941
	Robert O'Halloran	Labor	1941–1947
	Charles Cutler	Country	1947–1975
	Garry West	Country, National	1976–1996
	Russell Turner	National	1996–2011
	Andrew Gee	National	2011–2016

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Orange state by-election, 2016^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Scott Barrett	15,267	31.6	−34.0
	Shooters, Fishers and Farmers	Philip Donato	11,487	23.8	+23.8
	Country Labor	Bernard Fitzsimon	8,865	18.3	−5.0
	Independent	Scott Munro	4,527	9.4	+9.4
	Independent	Kevin Duffy	3,182	6.6	+6.6
	Greens	Janelle Bicknell	2,739	5.7	−1.1
	Christian Democrats	Dianne Decker	1,633	3.4	+2.6
	Independent	Ian Donald	644	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			48,344	97.3	+0.2
Informal votes			1,343	2.7	−0.2
Turnout			49,687	88.3	−3.2
Two-candidate-preferred result^[2]
	Shooters, Fishers and Farmers	Philip Donato	18,593	50.1	+50.1
	National	Scott Barrett	18,543	49.9	−21.8
	Shooters, Fishers and Farmers gain from National		Swing	N/A

New South Wales state election, 2015: Orange^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Andrew Gee	31,998	65.6	+8.4
	Labor	Bernard Fitzsimon	11,394	23.4	+11.5
	Greens	Janelle Bicknell	3,295	6.8	+2.3
	Christian Democrats	John Gilbert	1,262	2.6	+2.6
	No Land Tax	Juan Fernandez	837	1.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			48,786	97.1	−0.1
Informal votes			1,440	2.9	+0.1
Turnout			50,226	91.5	−2.9
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Andrew Gee	33,202	71.7	−5.4
	Labor	Bernard Fitzsimon	13,105	28.3	+5.4
	National hold		Swing	−5.4

New South Wales state election, 2011: Orange^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Andrew Gee	25,656	56.7	+6.1
	Independent	John Davis	7,261	16.0	−7.6
	Labor	Kevin Duffy	6,818	15.1	−5.5
	Family First	Fiona Rossiter	3,014	6.7	+6.7
	Greens	Stephen Nugent	2,538	5.6	+0.3
Total formal votes			45,287	97.5	−0.6
Informal votes			1,177	2.5	+0.6
Turnout			46,464	94.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
	National	Andrew Gee	28,288	71.9	+10.2
	Independent	John Davis	11,054	28.1	−10.2
	National hold		Swing	+10.2

Elections in the 2000s

New South Wales state election, 2007: Orange
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Russell Turner	22,034	50.6	+7.3
	Independent	John Davis	10,303	23.6	+23.6
	Labor	Kevin Duffy	8,937	20.5	−13.2
	Greens	Jeremy Buckingham	2,295	5.3	+0.4
Total formal votes			43,569	98.0	0.0
Informal votes			874	2.0	0.0
Turnout			44,443	94.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	National	Russell Turner	23,769	61.7	+5.8
	Independent	John Davis	14,766	38.3	+38.3
	National hold		Swing	+5.8

New South Wales state election, 2003: Orange
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Russell Turner	18,418	45.3	+3.7
	Labor	Glenn Taylor	13,484	33.1	+0.8
	Independent	Peter Hetherington	5,864	14.4	+14.4
	Greens	Jeremy Buckingham	1,709	4.2	+1.1
	Christian Democrats	Bruce McLean	1,217	3.0	−0.3
Total formal votes			40,692	98.0	+0.0
Informal votes			831	2.0	−0.0
Turnout			41,523	93.7
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Russell Turner	20,690	57.1	+0.8
	Labor	Glenn Taylor	15,565	42.9	−0.8
	National hold		Swing	+0.8

Elections in the 1990s

New South Wales state election, 1999: Orange
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Russell Turner	16,566	41.6	−19.7
	Labor	Glenn Taylor	12,878	32.3	+3.0
	One Nation	Terry Nixon	5,036	12.6	+12.6
	Independent	Dave Cox	1,793	4.5	+4.5
	Christian Democrats	Michael McLennan	1,305	3.3	+0.2
	Greens	Ian Watts	1,228	3.1	+3.1
	Democrats	Andrew McKenzie	1,059	2.7	+1.3
Total formal votes			39,865	98.0	+2.3
Informal votes			824	2.0	−2.3
Turnout			40,689	94.7
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Russell Turner	19,041	56.3	−10.8
	Labor	Glenn Taylor	14,765	43.7	+10.8
	National hold		Swing	−10.8

Orange state by-election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Russell Turner	16,884	48.70	−11.40
	Labor	Tim Sullivan	15,489	44.67	+14.76
	Independent	Robert Cianfrano	2,299	6.63	+3.78
Informal votes			495	1.41	−2.57
Turnout			35,167	89.03	−5.99
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Russell Turner	18,011	52.60	−13.82
	Labor	Tim Sullivan	16,232	47.40	+13.82
	National hold		Swing	−13.82

New South Wales state election, 1995: Orange
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Garry West	20,971	60.0	+9.7
	Labor	Glenn Taylor	10,451	29.9	+14.4
	Call to Australia	Bruce McLean	1,331	3.8	+1.5
	Environment Inds	Barbara Eldershaw	1,197	3.4	+3.4
	Independent	Robert Cianfrano	997	2.9	+2.9
Total formal votes			34,947	96.0	+1.4
Informal votes			1,450	4.0	−1.4
Turnout			36,397	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Garry West	22,623	66.4	+11.1
	Labor	Glenn Taylor	11,439	33.6	+33.6
	National hold		Swing	+11.1

New South Wales state election, 1991: Orange
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Garry West	16,658	50.3	−21.8
	Independent	Tim Sullivan	9,922	30.0	+30.0
	Labor	Bob Farrell	5,149	15.5	−12.3
	Call to Australia	Peter Walls	781	2.4	+2.4
	Independent	Tom Rands	612	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			33,122	94.6	−3.1
Informal votes			1,901	5.4	+3.1
Turnout			35,023	95.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	National	Garry West	17,552	55.3	−16.8
	Independent	Tim Sullivan	14,181	44.7	+44.7
	National hold		Swing	−16.8

Elections in the 1980s

New South Wales state election, 1988: Orange
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Garry West	22,153	72.5	+13.0
	Labor	Trevor Jaeger	8,408	27.5	−13.0
Total formal votes			30,561	97.7	−1.1
Informal votes			727	2.3	+1.1
Turnout			31,288	95.0
	National hold		Swing	+13.0

New South Wales state election, 1984: Orange
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Garry West	17,156	58.0	+4.5
	Labor	Trevor Jaeger	12,423	42.0	−4.5
Total formal votes			29,579	98.7	+0.6
Informal votes			379	1.3	−0.6
Turnout			29,958	94.4	+1.1
	National hold		Swing	+4.5

New South Wales state election, 1981: Orange
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National Country	Garry West	15,555	53.5	+1.8
	Labor	Harold Gartrell	13,504	46.5	−1.8
Total formal votes			29,059	98.1
Informal votes			567	1.9
Turnout			29,626	93.3
	National Country hold		Swing	+1.8

Elections in the 1970s

New South Wales state election, 1978: Orange
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Country	Garry West	12,539	51.7	−8.1
	Labor	Harold Gartrell	11,730	48.3	+8.1
Total formal votes			24,269	98.1	−0.7
Informal votes			461	1.9	+0.7
Turnout			24,730	94.5	+0.2
	Country hold		Swing	−8.1

New South Wales state election, 1976: Orange
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Country	Garry West	14,171	59.8	−6.0
	Labor	Maxwell Dunn	9,541	40.2	+11.4
Total formal votes			23,712	98.8	+0.3
Informal votes			280	1.2	−0.3
Turnout			23,992	94.3	−0.2
	Country hold		Swing	−10.3

New South Wales state election, 1973: Orange
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Country	Charles Cutler	14,596	65.8	+12.4
	Labor	Joseph Ryan	6,387	28.8	−3.5
	Democratic Labor	Robert Hansen	1,202	5.4	−0.4
Total formal votes			22,185	98.5
Informal votes			337	1.5
Turnout			22,522	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Charles Cutler	15,558	70.1	+8.6
	Labor	Joseph Ryan	6,627	29.9	−8.6
	Country hold		Swing	+8.6

New South Wales state election, 1971: Orange
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Country	Charles Cutler	10,493	53.4	−3.0
	Labor	Joseph Ryan	6,346	32.3	−11.3
	Democratic Labor	John Grant	1,147	5.8	+5.8
	Independent	Lloyd Stapleton	940	4.8	+4.8
	Independent	Margaret Stevenson	714	3.6	+3.6
Total formal votes			19,640	98.3
Informal votes			331	1.7
Turnout			19,971	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Charles Cutler	12,073	61.5	+5.1
	Labor	Joseph Ryan	7,567	38.5	−5.1
	Country hold		Swing	+5.1

Elections in the 1960s

New South Wales state election, 1968: Orange
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Country	Charles Cutler	10,698	56.4	−8.4
	Labor	Reginald Cutcliffe	8,267	43.6	+8.4
Total formal votes			18,965	98.6
Informal votes			274	1.4
Turnout			19,239	95.6
	Country hold		Swing	−8.4

New South Wales state election, 1965: Orange
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Country	Charles Cutler	12,040	64.8	+4.5
	Labor	Kevin Whalan	6,549	35.2	−4.5
Total formal votes			18,589	99.0	0.0
Informal votes			182	1.0	0.0
Turnout			18,771	95.1	−0.6
	Country hold		Swing	+4.5

New South Wales state election, 1962: Orange
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Country	Charles Cutler	11,148	60.3	−0.7
	Labor	Allan Reed	7,328	39.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			18,476	99.0
Informal votes			183	1.0
Turnout			18,659	95.7
	Country hold		Swing	−0.7

Elections in the 1950s

New South Wales state election, 1959: Orange
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Country	Charles Cutler	11,155	61.0
	Labor	Lloyd Stapleton	7,119	39.0
Total formal votes			18,274	99.1
Informal votes			163	0.9
Turnout			18,437	94.8
	Country hold		Swing

New South Wales state election, 1956: Orange
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Country	Charles Cutler	10,863	59.7	+5.4
	Labor	Louie Cassey	7,137	39.2	−6.5
	Communist	Cecil Connors	194	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			18,194	99.1	+0.5
Informal votes			166	0.9	−0.5
Turnout			18,360	95.4	−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Country	Charles Cutler	10,882	59.8	+5.5
	Labor	Louie Cassey	7,312	40.2	−5.5
	Country hold		Swing	+5.5

Elections in the 1910s

New South Wales state election, 1917: Orange^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nationalist	John Fitzpatrick	4,369	52.5
	Labor	John Tully	3,960	47.5
Turnout			8,329
	Nationalist hold		Swing

References

Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Orange". Retrieved 1 October 2011.

↑ First Preference Votes Report Parliamentary Election: Orange, Electoral Commission New South Wales.
↑ "Distribution of Preferences Report Parliamentary Election: Orange". November State By-Elections 12-NOV−2016. Electoral Commission NSW. 21 November 2016 <!-−6:07:30 PM-->. Retrieved 21 November 2016. Check date values in: |date= (help)
↑ State Electoral District of Orange: First Preference Votes, NSWEC.
↑ State Electoral District of Orange: Distribution of Preferences, NSWEC.
↑ Antony Green. "2011 New South Wales Election: Analysis of Results" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
↑ "ORANGE ELECTION.". Leader (Orange, NSW : 1912 - 1922). Orange, NSW: National Library of Australia. 2 April 1917. p. 6. Retrieved 6 February 2015.

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