Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in New South Wales

This is a list of electoral division results for the Australian 2010 federal election in the state of New South Wales.^[1][2]

2010 Australian federal election
(New South Wales)

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All 48 New South Wales seats in the Australian House of Representatives and 6 (of the 12) seats in the Australian Senate
First party Second party   Leader Tony Abbott Julia Gillard Party Liberal/National coalition Labor Last election 15 seats 28 seats Seats won 20 seats 26 seats Seat change 5 2 Popular vote 1,788,013 1,494,490 Percentage 44.60% 37.28% Swing 4.07 6.86 TPP 51.16% 48.84% TPP swing 4.84 4.84
Results outside Sydney Results in Sydney

This election was held using instant-runoff voting. At this election, there were three "turn-overs" in New South Wales. Labor won the seats of Banks, Reid and Robertson despite the Liberals finishing first.

Overall

This section is an excerpt from 2010 Australian House of Representatives election § New South Wales.[edit]

Electoral divisions: New South Wales

Electoral divisions: Sydney area

Turnout 93.32% (CV) — Informal 6.83%

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		Liberal	1,470,146	36.67	+4.04	16	1
		National	317,867	7.93	+0.02	4	1
	Coalition		1,788,013	44.60	+4.06	20
	Australian Labor Party		1,494,490	37.28	−6.86	26	2
	Australian Greens		410,405	10.24	+2.35
	Independents		172,921	4.31	+1.00	2 [a]	1
	Christian Democratic Party		54,544	1.36	−0.56
	One Nation		19,182	0.48	+0.27
	Family First Party		17,453	0.44	−0.43
	Australian Democrats		11,409	0.28	+0.01
	Socialist Equality Party		9,106	0.23	+0.15
	Liberal Democratic Party		8,928	0.22	+0.10
	Secular Party of Australia		3,529	0.09	+0.09
	Socialist Alliance		3,484	0.09	+0.03
	Australia First Party		3,375	0.08	+0.08
	Australian Sex Party		3,180	0.08	+0.08
	Non-Custodial Parents Party		2,835	0.07	+0.05
	Building Australia Party		1,497	0.04	+0.04
	Carers Alliance		1,458	0.04	+0.04
	Citizens Electoral Council		1,187	0.03	−0.19
	Communist Alliance		656	0.02	+0.02
	The Climate Sceptics		275	0.01	+0.01
	Others		1,391	0.03	+0.01
Total			4,009,318			48	1 [b]
Two-party-preferred vote
	Australian Labor Party		1,958,077	48.84	–4.84	26	2
	Liberal/National Coalition		2,051,241	51.16	+4.84	20
Invalid/blank votes			293,763	6.83	+1.88
Registered voters/turnout			4,610,795	93.33
Source: Commonwealth Election 2010

Results by division

Banks

2010 Australian federal election: Banks^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ron Delezio	38,178	45.52	+10.48
	Labor	Daryl Melham	36,034	42.96	−10.76
	Greens	Paul Spight	8,062	9.61	+3.21
	One Nation	Michael Parsons	1,595	1.90	+1.90
Total formal votes			83,869	91.63	−2.61
Informal votes			7,665	8.37	+2.61
Turnout			91,534	92.68	−1.80
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Daryl Melham	43,150	51.45	−8.92
	Liberal	Ron Delezio	40,719	48.55	+8.92
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.92

Barton

2010 Australian federal election: Barton^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Robert McClelland	38,149	48.48	−8.80
	Liberal	John La Mela	31,998	40.67	+9.76
	Greens	Simone Francis	8,536	10.85	+2.61
Total formal votes			78,683	90.18	−3.25
Informal votes			8,572	9.82	+3.25
Turnout			87,255	91.61	−3.44
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Robert McClelland	44,742	56.86	−8.08
	Liberal	John La Mela	33,941	43.14	+8.08
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.08

Bennelong

2010 Australian federal election: Bennelong^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Alexander	41,582	48.53	+3.04
	Labor	Maxine McKew	31,803	37.12	−8.21
	Greens	Lindsay Peters	6,808	7.95	+2.42
	Christian Democrats	Julie Worsley	1,824	2.13	+0.84
	Sex Party	Sue Raye	1,105	1.29	+1.29
	One Nation	Victor Waterson	725	0.85	+0.55
	Family First	Stephen Chavura	570	0.67	+0.34
	Carers Alliance	Mary Mockler	478	0.56	+0.56
	Liberal Democrats	Terje Petersen	344	0.40	+0.30
	Climate Sceptics	Bill Pounder	275	0.32	+0.32
	Building Australia	Martin Levine	170	0.20	+0.20
Total formal votes			85,684	92.63	−1.15
Informal votes			6,820	7.37	+1.15
Turnout			92,504	93.53	−1.47
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Alexander	45,518	53.12	+4.52
	Labor	Maxine McKew	40,166	46.88	−4.52
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+4.52

Berowra

2010 Australian federal election: Berowra^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Philip Ruddock	51,416	59.98	+5.44
	Labor	Michael Stove	18,901	22.05	−7.88
	Greens	Toni Wright-Turner	9,762	11.39	+2.57
	Independent	Mick Gallagher	2,455	2.86	+1.27
	Christian Democrats	Steve Evans	2,350	2.74	+0.21
	Family First	Christian Ellis	840	0.98	−0.28
Total formal votes			85,724	95.41	+0.09
Informal votes			4,123	4.59	−0.09
Turnout			89,847	94.46	−0.89
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Philip Ruddock	56,752	66.20	+6.19
	Labor	Michael Stove	28,972	33.80	−6.19
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.19

Blaxland

2010 Australian federal election: Blaxland^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jason Clare	37,641	50.98	−8.78
	Liberal	Mark Majewski	24,583	33.30	+7.11
	Greens	Malikeh Michels	4,625	6.26	+0.69
	Independent	Abdul Charaf	2,131	2.89	+2.89
	Socialist Equality	Richard Phillips	2,058	2.79	+2.79
	One Nation	Bob Vinnicombe	1,351	1.83	+0.74
	Independent	David Ball	1,153	1.56	+1.56
	Communist League	Ronald Poulsen	288	0.39	+0.39
Total formal votes			73,830	85.94	−5.17
Informal votes			12,081	14.06	+5.17
Turnout			85,911	90.10	−2.65
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jason Clare	45,948	62.23	−4.42
	Liberal	Mark Majewski	27,882	37.77	+4.42
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.42

Bradfield

2010 Australian federal election: Bradfield^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Paul Fletcher	56,143	64.45	+5.06
	Labor	Sarah Gallard	16,742	19.22	−6.95
	Greens	Susie Gemmell	14,231	16.34	+5.28
Total formal votes			87,116	95.90	−0.13
Informal votes			3,722	4.10	+0.13
Turnout			90,838	93.41	−0.64
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Paul Fletcher	59,397	68.18	+4.32
	Labor	Sarah Gallard	27,719	31.82	−4.32
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.32

Calare

2010 Australian federal election: Calare^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	John Cobb	46,775	52.41	+25.91
	Labor	Kevin Duffy	25,926	29.05	−4.42
	Greens	Jeremy Buckingham	5,354	6.00	+1.82
	Independent	Paul Blanch	4,137	4.64	+4.64
	Independent	Karen Romano	3,276	3.67	+3.67
	Christian Democrats	Jessyka Norsworthy	1,957	2.19	+1.65
	Independent	Macgregor Ross	1,817	2.04	+2.04
Total formal votes			89,242	95.07	−1.31
Informal votes			4,631	4.93	+1.31
Turnout			93,873	95.30	−1.12
Two-party-preferred result
	National	John Cobb	54,209	60.74	+7.28
	Labor	Kevin Duffy	35,033	39.26	−7.28
	National hold		Swing	+7.28

Charlton

2010 Australian federal election: Charlton^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Greg Combet	44,159	53.15	+0.09
	Liberal	John McDonald	25,514	30.71	−0.89
	Greens	Ian McKenzie	7,339	8.83	+0.75
	Independent	Patrick Barry	2,846	3.43	+1.94
	Christian Democrats	Mitchell Pickstone	2,341	2.82	+0.42
	Citizens Electoral Council	Ann Lawler	881	1.06	+0.71
Total formal votes			83,080	93.08	−2.25
Informal votes			6,176	6.92	+2.25
Turnout			89,256	94.47	−1.53
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Greg Combet	52,064	62.67	−0.24
	Liberal	John McDonald	31,016	37.33	+0.24
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.24

Chifley

2010 Australian federal election: Chifley^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ed Husic	41,456	51.58	−11.60
	Liberal	Venus Priest	24,369	30.32	+5.42
	Greens	Debbie Robertson	6,776	8.43	+4.72
	Christian Democrats	Dave Vincent	4,068	5.06	+1.72
	One Nation	Louise Kedwell	1,585	1.97	+0.67
	Democrats	Keith Darley	1,174	1.46	+1.46
	Australia First	Terry Cooksley	943	1.17	+1.17
Total formal votes			80,371	88.84	−3.25
Informal votes			10,097	11.16	+3.25
Turnout			90,468	92.69	−0.98
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ed Husic	50,103	62.34	−7.34
	Liberal	Venus Priest	30,268	37.66	+7.34
	Labor hold		Swing	−7.34

Cook

2010 Australian federal election: Cook^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Scott Morrison	51,852	57.88	+5.73
	Labor	Peter Scaysbrook	25,806	28.81	−7.46
	Greens	Naomi Waizer	6,924	7.73	+1.54
	Christian Democrats	Beth Smith	1,722	1.92	−0.38
	Independent	Graeme Strang	1,568	1.75	+1.01
	One Nation	Richard Putral	997	1.11	−0.09
	Family First	Merelyn Foy	719	0.80	+0.08
Total formal votes			89,588	94.19	−2.00
Informal votes			5,528	5.81	+2.00
Turnout			95,116	94.41	−2.02
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Scott Morrison	56,138	62.66	+6.32
	Labor	Peter Scaysbrook	33,450	37.34	−6.32
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.32

Cowper

2010 Australian federal election: Cowper^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Luke Hartsuyker	43,242	50.77	+4.22
	Labor	Paul Sekfy	23,696	27.82	−10.25
	Independent	John Arkan	8,446	9.92	+9.92
	Greens	Dominic King	7,745	9.09	−1.95
	Christian Democrats	Deborah Lions	2,039	2.39	−0.48
Total formal votes			85,168	95.67	−0.36
Informal votes			3,857	4.33	+0.36
Turnout			89,025	94.06	−1.02
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Luke Hartsuyker	50,477	59.27	+8.03
	Labor	Paul Sekfy	34,691	40.73	−8.03
	National hold		Swing	+8.03

Cunningham

2010 Australian federal election: Cunningham^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Sharon Bird	43,769	49.17	−3.20
	Liberal	Philip Clifford	29,241	32.85	+4.94
	Greens	George Takacs	13,461	15.12	+0.90
	Socialist Alliance	Jess Moore	1,303	1.46	+0.68
	Non-Custodial Parents	John Flanagan	1,240	1.39	+0.85
Total formal votes			89,014	94.32	−1.77
Informal votes			5,359	5.68	+1.77
Turnout			94,373	93.72	−2.41
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Sharon Bird	56,234	63.17	−3.70
	Liberal	Philip Clifford	32,780	36.83	+3.70
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.70

Dobell

2010 Australian federal election: Dobell^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Craig Thomson	38,268	46.27	−0.08
	Liberal	John McNamara	33,287	40.24	−2.05
	Greens	Scott Rickard	7,121	8.61	+3.24
	Family First	Gavin Brett	2,033	2.46	+0.75
	Christian Democrats	Rhonda Avasalu	2,005	2.42	+0.54
Total formal votes			82,714	93.94	−1.74
Informal votes			5,333	6.06	+1.74
Turnout			88,047	94.01	−0.83
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Craig Thomson	45,551	55.07	+1.14
	Liberal	John McNamara	37,163	44.93	−1.14
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.14

Eden-Monaro

2010 Australian federal election: Eden-Monaro^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Mike Kelly	37,225	43.61	+0.30
	Liberal	David Gazard	35,714	41.84	−2.87
	Greens	Catherine Moore	8,296	9.72	+1.91
	Liberal Democrats	Olga Quilty	1,152	1.35	+1.11
	Independent	Ray Buckley	1,019	1.19	+1.19
	Family First	Tom Gradwell	761	0.89	+0.18
	Christian Democrats	Ursula Bennett	637	0.75	−0.36
	Independent	Frank Fragiacomo	559	0.65	+0.65
Total formal votes			85,363	93.75	−2.52
Informal votes			5,690	6.25	+2.52
Turnout			91,053	94.39	−1.51
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Mike Kelly	46,300	54.24	+1.95
	Liberal	David Gazard	39,063	45.76	−1.95
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.95

Farrer

2010 Australian federal election: Farrer^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sussan Ley	42,646	51.41	−5.87
	Labor	Christian Emmery	20,981	25.29	−7.39
	Independent	Louise Burge	9,350	11.27	+11.27
	Greens	Peter Carruthers	4,880	5.88	+1.05
	Christian Democrats	James Male	2,664	3.21	+3.21
	Secular	Mathew Crothers	1,099	1.32	+1.32
		Jason Clancy	724	0.87	+0.87
	Democrats	Stephen Bingle	603	0.73	+0.73
Total formal votes			82,947	93.66	−2.51
Informal votes			5,611	6.34	+2.51
Turnout			88,558	94.15	−2.09
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sussan Ley	53,513	64.51	+3.32
	Labor	Christian Emmery	29,434	35.49	−3.32
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.32

Fowler

2010 Australian federal election: Fowler^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Chris Hayes	40,636	52.86	−15.06
	Liberal	Thomas Dang	28,402	36.94	+14.10
	Greens	Signe Westerberg	5,144	6.69	+0.73
	Socialist Equality	Mike Head	2,700	3.51	+3.51
Total formal votes			76,882	87.17	−4.35
Informal votes			11,314	12.83	+4.35
Turnout			88,196	92.29	−1.05
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Chris Hayes	45,178	58.76	−13.81
	Liberal	Thomas Dang	31,704	41.24	+13.81
	Labor hold		Swing	−13.81

Gilmore

2010 Australian federal election: Gilmore^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joanna Gash	44,050	50.93	+5.15
	Labor	Neil Reilly	30,430	35.18	−6.83
	Greens	Ben van der Wijngaart	8,279	9.57	+1.49
	Christian Democrats	Bohdan Brumerskyj	2,310	2.67	+0.18
	Family First	Elizabeth Cunningham	781	0.90	+0.50
	Liberal Democrats	Don Keys	374	0.43	+0.28
	Secular	Annette Williams	275	0.32	+0.32
Total formal votes			86,499	94.89	−0.87
Informal votes			4,658	5.11	+0.87
Turnout			91,157	94.64	−1.17
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Joanna Gash	47,850	55.32	+5.73
	Labor	Neil Reilly	38,649	44.68	−5.73
	Liberal notional gain from Labor		Swing	+5.73

Grayndler

2010 Australian federal election: Grayndler^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Anthony Albanese	38,369	46.09	−9.37
	Greens	Sam Byrne	21,555	25.90	+7.26
	Liberal	Alexander Dore	20,178	24.24	+3.30
	Democrats	Perry Garofani	1,074	1.29	−0.38
	Socialist Equality	James Cogan	1,041	1.25	+0.86
	Socialist Alliance	Pip Hinman	1,022	1.23	+1.18
Total formal votes			83,239	92.92	−1.10
Informal votes			6,344	7.08	+1.10
Turnout			89,583	91.31	−3.00
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Anthony Albanese	58,789	70.63	−4.22
	Liberal	Alexander Dore	24,450	29.37	+4.22
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Anthony Albanese	45,138	54.23	−20.62
	Greens	Sam Byrne	38,101	45.77	+45.77
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Greenway

2010 Australian federal election: Greenway^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Michelle Rowland	33,567	42.32	−7.36
	Liberal	Jaymes Diaz	32,788	41.34	+2.05
	Greens	Paul Taylor	4,769	6.01	+1.57
	Christian Democrats	Allan Green	2,922	3.68	+0.86
	Family First	Iris Muller	1,296	1.63	+0.38
	Building Australia	John Baiada	815	1.03	+1.03
	Australia First	Tony Pettitt	780	0.98	+0.98
	Independent	Michael Santos	770	0.97	+0.97
	Liberal Democrats	Joaquim de Lima	542	0.68	+0.51
	Independent	Amarjit Tanda	530	0.67	+0.67
	Democrats	Ronaldo Villaver	529	0.67	+0.67
Total formal votes			79,308	89.73	−4.09
Informal votes			9,075	10.27	+4.09
Turnout			88,383	94.20	+0.10
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Michelle Rowland	40,355	50.88	−4.79
	Liberal	Jaymes Diaz	38,953	49.12	+4.79
	Labor notional hold		Swing	−4.79

Hughes

2010 Australian federal election: Hughes^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Craig Kelly	42,424	49.15	+2.67
	Labor	Brent Thomas	32,611	37.78	−5.96
	Greens	Susan Roberts	5,430	6.29	+0.93
	Christian Democrats	Scott Nailon	2,112	2.45	−0.70
	One Nation	Peter Bussa	1,599	1.85	+1.85
	Family First	Stan Hurley	1,183	1.37	+0.45
	Liberal Democrats	Don Nguyen	948	1.10	+1.01
Total formal votes			86,307	93.48	−2.08
Informal votes			6,020	6.52	+2.08
Turnout			92,327	94.22	−1.83
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Craig Kelly	47,619	55.17	+4.63
	Labor	Brent Thomas	38,688	44.83	−4.63
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.63

Hume

2010 Australian federal election: Hume^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alby Schultz	47,137	53.56	+12.96
	Labor	Robin Saville	28,044	31.86	−5.06
	Greens	Kevin Watchirs	6,737	7.65	+1.49
	Family First	Charles Liptak	2,075	2.36	+0.53
	Christian Democrats	Karen Buttigieg	1,546	1.76	+0.09
	Democrats	Greg Butler	1,280	1.45	+1.36
	Liberal Democrats	Lisa Milat	1,197	1.36	+1.36
Total formal votes			88,016	94.87	−1.56
Informal votes			4,764	5.13	+1.56
Turnout			92,780	94.97	−0.83
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alby Schultz	51,679	58.72	+3.37
	Labor	Robin Saville	36,337	41.28	−3.37
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.37

Hunter

2010 Australian federal election: Hunter^[24]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Joel Fitzgibbon	44,159	54.31	−5.28
	National	Michael Johnsen	25,245	31.05	+3.83
	Greens	Chris Parker	7,251	8.92	+2.60
	One Nation	Jennifer Leayr	2,721	3.35	+3.35
	Christian Democrats	Wayne Riley	1,938	2.38	+0.34
Total formal votes			81,314	93.79	−1.94
Informal votes			5,383	6.21	+1.94
Turnout			86,697	94.73	−1.23
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Joel Fitzgibbon	50,803	62.48	−3.20
	National	Michael Johnsen	30,511	37.52	+3.20
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.20

Kingsford Smith

2010 Australian federal election: Kingsford Smith^[25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Garrett	35,957	43.83	−8.93
	Liberal	Michael Feneley	33,836	41.25	+7.31
	Greens	Lindsay Shurey	9,885	12.05	+1.63
	Democrats	Josh Carmont	1,047	1.28	+1.28
	One Nation	John Cunningham	728	0.89	+0.89
	Socialist Equality	Zac Hambides	576	0.70	−0.56
Total formal votes			82,029	91.85	−2.84
Informal votes			7,280	8.15	+2.84
Turnout			89,309	91.37	−2.90
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Garrett	45,249	55.16	−8.10
	Liberal	Michael Feneley	36,780	44.84	+8.10
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.10

Lindsay

2010 Australian federal election: Lindsay^[26]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Bradbury	37,076	44.55	−6.24
	Liberal	Fiona Scott	36,114	43.39	+4.71
	Greens	Suzie Wright	3,944	4.74	+1.28
	Christian Democrats	Andrew Green	2,502	3.01	−0.01
	Independent	Geoff Brown	1,583	1.90	+1.90
	Family First	John Phillips	1,032	1.24	+0.09
	Australia First	Mick Saunders	976	1.17	+1.17
Total formal votes			83,227	91.83	−2.65
Informal votes			7,402	8.17	+2.65
Turnout			90,629	94.43	−1.45
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	David Bradbury	42,546	51.12	−5.16
	Liberal	Fiona Scott	40,681	48.88	+5.16
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.16

Lyne

2010 Australian federal election: Lyne^[27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Rob Oakeshott	40,061	47.15	+47.15
	National	David Gillespie	29,216	34.39	−15.74
	Labor	Frederik Lips	11,459	13.49	−18.49
	Greens	Ian Oxenford	3,645	4.29	−2.75
	Independent	Barry Wright	586	0.69	−0.50
Total formal votes			84,967	96.27	+1.30
Informal votes			3,294	3.73	−1.30
Turnout			88,261	95.35	−0.24
Notional two-party-preferred count
	National	David Gillespie	53,065	62.45	+3.65
	Labor	Frederik Lips	31,902	37.55	−3.65
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Rob Oakeshott	53,297	62.73
	National	David Gillespie	31,670	37.27	−21.53
	Independent gain from National		Swing	N/A

Mark Vaile (National) had won Lyne at the 2007 election, however he resigned in 2008 and Rob Oakeshott (Independent) won the seat at the resulting by-election.

Macarthur

2010 Australian federal election: Macarthur^[28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Russell Matheson	37,069	47.40	+1.79
	Labor	Nick Bleasdale	30,151	38.55	−6.86
	Greens	Jessica Di Blasio	4,347	5.56	+1.29
	One Nation	Kate McCulloch	2,338	2.99	+2.99
	Family First	Grant Herbert	1,757	2.25	+0.57
	Christian Democrats	Nolene Norsworthy	1,377	1.75	−0.15
	Democrats	Clinton Mead	652	0.83	+0.14
	Building Australia	Domenic Cammareri	512	0.65	+0.65
Total formal votes			78,203	91.89	−2.54
Informal votes			6,899	8.11	+2.54
Turnout			85,102	94.50	−0.46
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Russell Matheson	41,462	53.02	+3.53
	Labor	Nick Bleasdale	36,741	46.98	−3.53
	Liberal notional gain from Labor		Swing	+3.53

Mackellar

2010 Australian federal election: Mackellar^[29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bronwyn Bishop	54,110	62.12	+5.74
	Labor	Linda Beattie	18,381	21.10	−3.33
	Greens	Jonathan King	14,609	16.77	+5.08
Total formal votes			87,100	94.80	−0.53
Informal votes			4,780	5.20	+0.53
Turnout			91,880	93.23	−2.05
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bronwyn Bishop	57,245	65.72	+3.34
	Labor	Linda Beattie	29,855	34.28	−3.34
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.34

Macquarie

2010 Australian federal election: Macquarie^[30]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Louise Markus	38,867	44.47	−0.23
	Labor	Susan Templeman	28,284	32.36	−5.75
	Greens	Carmel McCallum	12,317	14.09	+3.11
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Whelan	2,087	2.39	+2.19
	Christian Democrats	Luke Portelli	1,883	2.15	−0.10
	Independent	Amy Bell	1,778	2.03	+2.03
	Family First	Jason Cornelius	922	1.05	−0.02
	Australia First	John Bates	676	0.77	+0.77
	Carers Alliance	Terry Tremethick	591	0.68	+0.68
Total formal votes			87,405	94.52	−1.83
Informal votes			5,067	5.48	+1.83
Turnout			92,472	94.78	−1.13
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Louise Markus	44,801	51.26	+1.54
	Labor	Susan Templeman	42,604	48.74	−1.54
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+1.54

McMahon

2010 Australian federal election: McMahon^[31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Chris Bowen	40,933	51.26	−7.41
	Liberal	Jamal Elishe	28,950	36.25	+5.29
	Greens	Astrid O'Neill	6,428	8.05	+3.37
	Christian Democrats	Manny Poularas	3,549	4.44	+1.72
Total formal votes			79,860	89.16	−3.24
Informal votes			9,710	10.84	+3.24
Turnout			89,570	93.25	−0.28
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Chris Bowen	46,170	57.81	−5.96
	Liberal	Jamal Elishe	33,690	42.19	+5.96
	Labor notional hold		Swing	−5.96

Mitchell

2010 Australian federal election: Mitchell^[32]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alex Hawke	52,465	62.66	+7.87
	Labor	Nigel Gould	22,046	26.33	−6.71
	Greens	Colin Dawson	6,363	7.60	+2.32
	Christian Democrats	Brendon Prentice	2,855	3.41	+0.82
Total formal votes			83,729	94.42	−1.51
Informal votes			4,952	5.58	+1.51
Turnout			88,681	94.76	−0.21
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Alex Hawke	56,229	67.16	+7.51
	Labor	Nigel Gould	27,500	32.84	−7.51
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.51

New England

2010 Australian federal election: New England^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Tony Windsor	56,415	61.88	+5.13
	National	Tim Coates	22,991	25.22	−0.32
	Labor	Greg Smith	7,414	8.13	−2.77
	Greens	Pat Schultz	3,252	3.57	+0.26
	One Nation	Brian Dettmann	794	0.87	−0.29
	Citizens Electoral Council	Richard Witten	306	0.34	+0.08
Total formal votes			91,172	96.46	−0.57
Informal votes			3,347	3.54	+0.57
Turnout			94,519	94.83	−1.27
Notional two-party-preferred count
	National	Tim Coates	60,907	66.8	+1.96
	Labor	Greg Smith	30,265	33.2	−1.96
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Tony Windsor	65,203	71.52	−2.89
	National	Tim Coates	25,969	28.48	+2.89
	Independent hold		Swing	−2.89

Newcastle

2010 Australian federal election: Newcastle^[34]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Sharon Grierson	39,253	47.89	−2.88
	Liberal	Brad Luke	25,680	31.33	+5.77
	Greens	Michael Osborne	12,677	15.47	+5.45
	Christian Democrats	Milton Caine	1,479	1.80	+0.54
	Democrats	Dean Winter	1,419	1.73	+0.68
	Socialist Alliance	Zane Alcorn	829	1.01	+0.62
	Socialist Equality	Noel Holt	627	0.76	+0.43
Total formal votes			81,964	94.31	−1.26
Informal votes			4,948	5.69	+1.26
Turnout			86,912	93.56	−1.69
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Sharon Grierson	51,220	62.49	−3.42
	Liberal	Brad Luke	30,744	37.51	+3.42
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.42

North Sydney

2010 Australian federal election: North Sydney^[35]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joe Hockey	51,179	59.71	+7.94
	Labor	Leta Webb	18,961	22.12	−13.15
	Greens	Andrew Robjohns	13,314	15.53	+5.97
	Democrats	Daniel Pearce	1,275	1.49	+1.45
	Family First	Daniel Le	980	1.14	+0.64
Total formal votes			85,709	95.56	−0.72
Informal votes			3,986	4.44	+0.72
Turnout			89,695	91.93	−2.28
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Joe Hockey	54,901	64.06	+8.55
	Labor	Leta Webb	30,808	35.94	−8.55
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.55

Page

2010 Australian federal election: Page^[36]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Janelle Saffin	39,043	45.73	+4.05
	National	Kevin Hogan	36,263	42.47	−0.58
	Greens	Jeff Johnson	7,325	8.58	+0.47
	Independent	Doug Behn	1,259	1.47	−0.31
	Independent	Merle Summerville	896	1.05	+1.05
	Democrats	Julia Melland	598	0.70	−0.36
Total formal votes			85,384	95.61	−0.09
Informal votes			3,918	4.39	+0.09
Turnout			89,302	94.64	−1.45
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Janelle Saffin	46,273	54.19	+1.83
	National	Kevin Hogan	39,111	45.81	−1.83
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.83

Parkes

2010 Australian federal election: Parkes^[37]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Mark Coulton	53,154	59.23	+11.07
	Labor	Andrew Brooks	19,081	21.26	−3.75
	Independent	John Clements	9,146	10.19	+10.19
	Greens	Matt Parmeter	5,028	5.60	+2.68
	Independent	Mick Colless	3,326	3.71	+3.71
Total formal votes			89,735	94.98	−0.94
Informal votes			4,745	5.02	+0.94
Turnout			94,480	94.32	−2.20
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Mark Coulton	61,789	68.86	+5.19
	Labor	Andrew Brooks	27,946	31.14	−5.19
	National hold		Swing	+5.19

Parramatta

2010 Australian federal election: Parramatta^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Julie Owens	34,818	44.46	−8.94
	Liberal	Charles Camenzuli	31,889	40.72	+6.14
	Greens	Phil Bradley	6,237	7.96	+2.66
	Christian Democrats	Alex Sharah	2,404	3.07	−0.22
	Independent	Kalpesh Patel	1,436	1.83	+1.83
	Socialist Equality	Chris Gordon	1,203	1.54	+1.38
	Socialist Alliance	Duncan Roden	330	0.42	−0.14
Total formal votes			78,317	91.35	−2.03
Informal votes			7,418	8.65	+2.03
Turnout			85,735	91.19	−1.40
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Julie Owens	42,583	54.37	−5.49
	Liberal	Charles Camenzuli	35,734	45.63	+5.49
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.49

Paterson

2010 Australian federal election: Paterson^[39]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bob Baldwin	42,262	51.30	+4.73
	Labor	Jim Arneman	31,522	38.26	−4.69
	Greens	Jan Davis	4,936	5.99	+0.72
	One Nation	Kevin Leayr	1,044	1.27	+0.32
	Christian Democrats	Anna Balfour	870	1.06	−0.15
	Independent	Josef Wiedenhorn	699	0.85	+0.85
	Family First	Veronica Lambert	674	0.82	+0.16
		Paul Hennelly	379	0.46	+0.46
Total formal votes			82,386	94.36	−2.04
Informal votes			4,924	5.64	+2.04
Turnout			87,310	94.75	−0.98
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bob Baldwin	45,582	55.33	+4.75
	Labor	Jim Arneman	36,804	44.67	−4.75
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.75

Reid

2010 Australian federal election: Reid^[40]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Cooper	34,328	43.11	+7.42
	Labor	John Murphy	33,051	41.51	−11.35
	Greens	Adam Butler	8,903	11.18	+3.27
	Christian Democrats	Bill Shailer	2,445	3.07	+0.76
	Socialist Equality	Carolyn Kennett	901	1.13	+1.13
Total formal votes			79,628	91.20	−3.22
Informal votes			7,680	8.80	+3.22
Turnout			87,308	91.07	−2.07
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Murphy	41,949	52.68	−8.16
	Liberal	Peter Cooper	37,679	47.32	+8.16
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.16

Richmond

2010 Australian federal election: Richmond^[41]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Justine Elliot	31,679	39.19	−4.62
	National	Alan Hunter	17,146	21.21	−15.77
	Liberal	Joan van Lieshout	15,424	19.08	+19.08
	Greens	Joe Ebono	13,056	16.15	+1.22
	Independent	Julie Boyd	940	1.16	+1.16
	Independent	Matthew Hartley	805	1.00	+1.00
	Independent	Stephen Hegedus	747	0.92	+0.92
	Independent	Nic Faulkner	536	0.66	+0.66
	Democrats	David Robinson	502	0.62	+0.62
Total formal votes			80,835	94.45	−1.27
Informal votes			4,752	5.55	+1.27
Turnout			85,587	92.64	−1.85
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Justine Elliot	46,071	56.99	−1.88
	National	Alan Hunter	34,764	43.01	+1.88
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.88

Riverina

2010 Australian federal election: Riverina^[42]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Michael McCormack	39,389	44.77	−11.60
	Labor	Robyn Hakelis	19,559	22.23	−8.30
	Liberal	Andrew Negline	14,536	16.52	+12.10
	Independent	Matthew Hogg	5,148	5.85	+5.85
	Greens	David Fletcher	3,961	4.50	−0.27
	Liberal Democrats	Tim Quilty	1,703	1.94	+1.84
	One Nation	Craig Hesketh	1,411	1.60	−0.34
	Christian Democrats	Sylvia Mulholland	1,201	1.36	+1.21
	Family First	Rhonda Lever	1,081	1.23	+1.11
Total formal votes			87,989	94.24	−1.87
Informal votes			5,378	5.76	+1.87
Turnout			93,367	94.70	−1.05
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Michael McCormack	59,980	68.17	+3.62
	Labor	Robyn Hakelis	28,009	31.83	−3.62
	National hold		Swing	+3.62

Robertson

2010 Australian federal election: Robertson^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Darren Jameson	37,151	43.53	−2.11
	Labor	Deborah O'Neill	33,935	39.76	−3.15
	Greens	Peter Freewater	7,671	8.99	+1.79
	Christian Democrats	Graham Freemantle	1,544	1.81	−0.40
	Independent	Melissa Batten	1,513	1.77	+1.77
	Independent	Jake Cassar	1,077	1.26	+1.26
	Family First	Michael Jakob	749	0.88	+0.07
	Liberal Democrats	Nicole Beiger	581	0.68	+0.68
	One Nation	Don Parkes	568	0.67	−0.39
	Independent	Michelle Meares	552	0.65	+0.65
Total formal votes			85,341	93.64	−2.92
Informal votes			5,795	6.36	+2.92
Turnout			91,136	94.35	−1.76
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Deborah O'Neill	43,520	51.00	+0.91
	Liberal	Darren Jameson	41,821	49.00	−0.91
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.91

Shortland

2010 Australian federal election: Shortland^[44]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jill Hall	44,987	53.74	−2.99
	Liberal	Deborah Narayanan	27,758	33.16	+2.04
	Greens	Phillipa Parsons	8,646	10.33	+2.03
	One Nation	Milton Alchin	1,726	2.06	+2.06
	Secular	Peter Williams	596	0.71	+0.71
Total formal votes			83,713	93.66	−2.18
Informal votes			5,671	6.34	+2.18
Turnout			89,384	94.84	−1.44
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jill Hall	52,612	62.85	−1.89
	Liberal	Deborah Narayanan	31,101	37.15	+1.89
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.89

Sydney

2010 Australian federal election: Sydney^[45]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tanya Plibersek	34,362	43.29	−5.92
	Liberal	Gordon Weiss	22,307	28.10	+1.20
	Greens	Tony Hickey	18,852	23.75	+3.44
	Democrats	Brett Paterson	1,256	1.58	+0.48
	Independent	Jane Ward	1,226	1.54	+0.30
	Secular	Christopher Owen	718	0.90	+0.90
	Communist Alliance	Denis Doherty	656	0.83	+0.83
Total formal votes			79,377	94.50	−1.32
Informal votes			4,620	5.50	+1.32
Turnout			83,997	88.16	−3.65
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tanya Plibersek	53,235	67.07	−2.25
	Liberal	Gordon Weiss	26,142	32.93	+2.25
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.25

Throsby

2010 Australian federal election: Throsby^[46]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Stephen Jones	42,227	50.53	−7.69
	Liberal	Juliet Arkwright	25,330	30.31	+1.35
	Greens	Peter Moran	9,973	11.93	+2.99
	National	Alan Hay	4,446	5.32	+5.32
	Non-Custodial Parents	Wayne Hartman	1,595	1.91	+1.91
Total formal votes			83,571	93.10	−2.03
Informal votes			6,197	6.90	+2.03
Turnout			89,768	93.63	−2.23
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Stephen Jones	51,909	62.11	−4.65
	Liberal	Juliet Arkwright	31,662	37.89	+4.65
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.65

Warringah

2010 Australian federal election: Warringah^[47]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Tony Abbott	50,063	58.92	+4.91
	Labor	Hugh Zochling	18,385	21.64	−6.85
	Greens	Matthew Drake-Brockman	13,883	16.34	+4.03
	Sex Party	Alexander Gutman	2,075	2.44	+2.44
	Secular	Kenneth Cooke	566	0.67	+0.67
Total formal votes			84,972	95.36	−1.20
Informal votes			4,135	4.64	+1.20
Turnout			89,107	92.14	−2.69
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Tony Abbott	53,612	63.09	+4.31
	Labor	Hugh Zochling	31,360	36.91	−4.31
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.31

Watson

2010 Australian federal election: Watson^[48]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tony Burke	38,707	50.43	−9.87
	Liberal	Ken Nam	28,527	37.17	+9.53
	Greens	Christine Donayre	7,387	9.62	+3.14
	Independent	Mark Sharma	2,136	2.78	+2.78
Total formal votes			76,757	87.20	−3.71
Informal votes			11,265	12.80	+3.71
Turnout			88,022	90.03	−2.21
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tony Burke	45,393	59.14	−9.06
	Liberal	Ken Nam	31,364	40.86	+9.06
	Labor hold		Swing	−9.06

Wentworth

2010 Australian federal election: Wentworth^[49]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Malcolm Turnbull	51,634	59.57	+9.20
	Labor	Steven Lewis	18,265	21.07	−9.41
	Greens	Matthew Robertson	15,114	17.44	+2.48
	Independent	Pat Sheil	515	0.59	+0.29
	Independent	Malcolm Duncan	484	0.56	+0.56
	Carers Alliance	Stuart Neal	389	0.45	+0.45
	Secular	John August	275	0.32	+0.32
Total formal votes			86,676	95.50	+0.40
Informal votes			4,085	4.50	−0.40
Turnout			90,761	89.45	−3.08
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Malcolm Turnbull	56,219	64.86	+11.01
	Labor	Steven Lewis	30,457	35.14	−11.01
	Liberal hold		Swing	+11.01

Werriwa

2010 Australian federal election: Werriwa^[50]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Laurie Ferguson	36,582	48.57	−10.13
	Liberal	Sam Eskaros	29,165	38.72	+8.33
	Greens	Lauren Moore	9,567	12.70	+8.87
Total formal votes			75,314	89.65	−3.77
Informal votes			8,692	10.35	+3.77
Turnout			84,006	92.32	−1.58
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Laurie Ferguson	42,740	56.75	−8.32
	Liberal	Sam Eskaros	32,574	43.25	+8.32
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.32

See also

• 2010 Australian federal election
• Results of the 2010 Australian federal election (House of Representatives)
• Post-election pendulum for the 2010 Australian federal election
• Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 2010–2013

Notes

1. The independents were Rob Oakeshott (Lyne) and Tony Windsor (New England).
2. The abolished district was Lowe (Labor).