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]

Members

Member		Party	Period
	Dick Healey [3]	Liberal	1971–1981
	Terry Metherell [4]	Liberal	1981–1991
		Independent	1991–1992
	Andrew Humpherson [5]	Liberal	1992–2007
	Jonathan O'Dea [6]	Liberal	2007–present

Election results

2019

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

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
Two-party-preferred result
	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

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
Two-party-preferred result
	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

2007

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
	AAFI	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

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
	AAFI	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

1999

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
	AAFI	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

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
	AAFI	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

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

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

1988

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

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

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

1978

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

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

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

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 hold		Swing	N/A

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