Electoral results for the district of Macquarie Fields

Macquarie Fields, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had two incarnations, the first from 1988 to 1991, the second from 1999. It has always been held by the Labor party.[1][2]

Members

First incarnation (1988—1991)
Member		Party	Term
	Stan Knowles [3]	Labor	1988–1990
	Craig Knowles [4]	Labor	1990–1991
Second incarnation (1999—present)
Member		Party	Term
	Craig Knowles [4]	Labor	1999–2005
	Steven Chaytor [5]	Labor	2005–2007
	Andrew McDonald [6]	Labor	2007–2015
	Anoulack Chanthivong [7]	Labor	2015–present

Election results

2019

2019 New South Wales state election: Macquarie Fields [8][9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Anoulack Chanthivong	27,942	52.93	+2.12
	Liberal	Zahurul Quazi	15,057	28.52	−8.03
	Independent	Mick Allen	3,361	6.37	+3.10
	Keep Sydney Open	Scott Singh	2,403	4.55	+4.55
	Greens	Stephen Eagar-Deitz	2,247	4.26	+0.47
	Independent	Syed Ahmed	1,779	3.37	+3.37
Total formal votes			52,789	95.38	−0.37
Informal votes			2,558	4.62	+0.37
Turnout			55,347	89.58	−0.06
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Anoulack Chanthivong	29,944	64.75	+6.66
	Liberal	Zahurul Quazi	16,301	35.25	−6.66
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.66

2015

2015 New South Wales state election: Macquarie Fields [10][11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Anoulack Chanthivong	23,978	50.8	+11.7
	Liberal	Pat Farmer	17,247	36.5	−6.0
	Greens	Mary Brownlee	1,787	3.8	−2.1
	Independent	Mick Allen	1,543	3.3	+3.3
	Christian Democrats	John Ramsay	1,484	3.1	−0.9
	No Land Tax	Antonetta Marra	863	1.8	+1.8
		Clinton Mead	288	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			47,190	95.7	+0.8
Informal votes			2,096	4.3	−0.8
Turnout			49,286	89.6	+3.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Anoulack Chanthivong	25,267	58.1	+9.9
	Liberal	Pat Farmer	18,227	41.9	−9.9
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+9.9

2011

2011 New South Wales state election: Macquarie Fields[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Andrew McDonald	18,157	40.1	-12.9
	Liberal	Sam Eskaros	16,727	37.0	+3.9
	Independent	Nola Fraser	4,738	10.5	+10.5
	Christian Democrats	Joshua Green	2,647	5.8	+1.5
	Greens	Bill Cashman	1,744	3.9	-1.2
	Independent	Mick Allen	717	1.6	-0.1
		Simon McCaffrey	531	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			45,261	95.1	-0.6
Informal votes			2,356	4.9	+0.6
Turnout			47,617	92.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Andrew McDonald	19,626	51.5	-9.7
	Liberal	Sam Eskaros	18,510	48.5	+9.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-9.7

2007

2007 New South Wales state election: Macquarie Fields [13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Andrew McDonald	21,918	53.0	-10.2
	Liberal	Nola Fraser	13,678	33.1	+11.0
	Greens	Peter Butler	2,092	5.1	+0.3
	Christian Democrats	Hany Gayed	1,806	4.4	+1.2
	AAFI	Frank Corrigan	1,160	2.8	+1.0
	Independent	Mick Allen	703	1.7	+0.9
Total formal votes			41,357	95.7	-0.1
Informal votes			1,858	4.3	+0.1
Turnout			43,215	92.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Andrew McDonald	23,359	61.1	-12.2
	Liberal	Nola Fraser	14,860	38.9	+12.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-12.2

2005 by-election

Macquarie Fields by-election, 2005[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Steven Chaytor	23,072	49.30	−13.31
	Liberal	Nola Fraser	15,332	32.76	+9.88
	Greens	Ben Raue	2,406	5.14	+0.58
	Independent	Ken Barnard	2,218	4.74	+4.74
	Christian Democrats	Denis Plant	1,568	3.35	+0.28
	AAFI	Janey Woodger	1,135	2.43	+0.54
	One Nation	Bob Vinnicombe	1,066	2.28	+0.24
Total formal votes			46,797	96.53	+0.18
Informal votes			1,684	3.47	−0.18
Turnout			48,481	84.77	−6.99
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Steven Chaytor	25,535	60.13	−12.38
	Liberal	Nola Fraser	16,934	39.87	+12.38
	Labor hold		Swing	−12.38

2003

2003 New South Wales state election: Macquarie Fields [15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Craig Knowles	30,036	62.6	+0.7
	Liberal	Jai Rowell	10,974	22.9	+2.0
	Greens	Peter Butler	2,187	4.6	+4.6
	Christian Democrats	Jim Parkins	1,471	3.1	+3.1
	One Nation	Rhonda McDonald	979	2.0	-7.0
	AAFI	James Grindrod	909	1.9	-0.7
	Democrats	William Body	503	1.0	-2.0
	Independent	Mick Allen	476	1.0	-1.0
	Unity	Kek Tai	438	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			47,973	96.4	-0.4
Informal votes			1,817	3.6	+0.4
Turnout			49,790	91.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Craig Knowles	31,394	72.5	-1.0
	Liberal	Jai Rowell	11,903	27.5	+1.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.0

1999

1999 New South Wales state election: Macquarie Fields [16]  [17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Craig Knowles	25,223	61.9	+5.2
	Liberal	Jai Rowell	8,512	20.9	-11.3
	One Nation	Stuart Horton	3,660	9.0	+9.0
	Democrats	Emanuela Lang	1,226	3.0	+2.9
	AAFI	Jane Field	1,044	2.6	-2.1
	Independent	Mick Allen	824	2.0	+0.6
	Non-Custodial Parents	Scott Thompson	252	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			40,741	96.8	+4.0
Informal votes			1,361	3.2	-4.0
Turnout			42,102	92.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Craig Knowles	26,705	73.5	+10.5
	Liberal	Jai Rowell	9,620	26.5	-10.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+10.5

1990 by-election

1990 Macquarie Fields state by-election

1988

1988 New South Wales state election: Macquarie Fields [18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Stan Knowles	13,248	45.4	-18.4
	Liberal	Frank Calabro	10,248	35.1	-0.7
	Independent	Leslie Short	2,548	8.7	+8.7
	Democrats	Peter Stephens	1,748	6.0	+5.9
	Independent	Peter Perkins	1,415	4.8	+4.8
Total formal votes			29,207	94.8	-1.5
Informal votes			1,596	5.2	+1.5
Turnout			30,803	91.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Stan Knowles	14,860	54.9	-9.1
	Liberal	Frank Calabro	12,183	45.1	+9.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-9.1

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