Electoral results for the district of Bulli
# Electoral results for the district of Bulli

Bulli, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales had two incarnations, from 1930 until 1971 and from 1991 until 1999.

First incarnation (1930–1971) :

| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1930 | | Andrew Lysaght | Labor |
| 1932 | | Andrew Lysaght | Labor (NSW) |
| 1933 by | | John Sweeney | Labor (NSW) |
| 1935 | | John Sweeney | Labor (NSW) |
| 1938 | | John Sweeney | Labor |
| 1941 | | John Sweeney | Labor |
| 1944 | | John Sweeney | Labor |
| 1947 | | Laurie Kelly | Labor |
| 1950 | | Laurie Kelly | Labor |
| 1953 | | Laurie Kelly | Labor |
| 1955 by | | Rex Jackson | Labor |
| 1956 | | Rex Jackson | Labor |
| 1959 | | Rex Jackson | Labor |
| 1962 | | Rex Jackson | Labor |
| 1965 | | Rex Jackson | Labor |
| 1968 | | Rex Jackson | Labor |
| Second incarnation (1991–1999) ||||
| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 1991 | | Ian McManus | Labor |
| 1995 | | Ian McManus | Labor |

## Election results

### Elections in the 1990s

**1995**

1995 New South Wales state election: Bulli :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Ian McManus | 18,137 | 50.8 | -1.4 |
| | Liberal | Roy Stanton | 11,860 | 33.2 | +2.2 |
| | Greens | Steve Allen | 4,193 | 11.7 | +4.0 |
| | Call to Australia | Nicole White | 1,544 | 4.3 | +0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 35,734 | 96.2 | +2.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,421 | 3.8 | -2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,155 | 94.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Ian McManus | 21,006 | 61.3 | -1.9 |
| | Liberal | Roy Stanton | 13,263 | 38.7 | +1.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -1.9 | |

**1991**

1991 New South Wales state election: Bulli :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Ian McManus | 17,189 | 52.2 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal | Cheryl Hill | 10,220 | 31.0 | -9.7 |
| | Greens | Carole Medcalf | 2,553 | 7.7 | +7.7 |
| | Democrats | Greg O'Brien | 1,861 | 5.6 | +1.9 |
| | Call to Australia | Colin Scott | 1,132 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,955 | 93.9 | -3.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,131 | 6.1 | +3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,086 | 94.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Ian McManus | 19,344 | 63.2 | +6.9 |
| | Liberal | Cheryl Hill | 11,263 | 36.8 | -6.9 |
| | Labor notional hold | Labor notional hold | Swing | +6.9 | |

District recreated

**1971 - 1991**

District abolished

### Elections in the 1960s

**1968**

1968 New South Wales state election: Bulli :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Rex Jackson | 13,419 | 64.5 | +7.3 |
| | Liberal | Ronald White | 7,395 | 35.5 | +6.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,814 | 97.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 541 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,355 | 95.1 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -2.5 | |

**1965**

1965 New South Wales state election: Bulli :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Rex Jackson | 13,654 | 57.2 | −11.1 |
| | Liberal | Donald Heggie | 6,847 | 28.7 | +2.0 |
| | Independent | Mary Hargrave | 2,388 | 10.0 | +10.0 |
| | Communist | Sara Bowen | 988 | 4.1 | −1.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,877 | 97.9 | −0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 505 | 2.1 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,382 | 95.2 | +0.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Rex Jackson | 15,996 | 67.0 | −5.3 |
| | Liberal | Donald Heggie | 7,881 | 33.0 | +5.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −5.3 | |

**1962**

1962 New South Wales state election: Bulli :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Rex Jackson | 14,424 | 68.2 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal | Donald Heggie | 5,636 | 26.7 | −2.7 |
| | Communist | Sara Bowen | 1,074 | 5.1 | +0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,134 | 98.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 316 | 1.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,450 | 94.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Rex Jackson | 15,283 | 72.3 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal | Donald Heggie | 5,851 | 27.7 | −2.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +2.7 | |

### Elections in the 1950s

**1959**

1959 New South Wales state election: Bulli :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Rex Jackson | 13,168 | 65.7 |
| | Liberal | Donald Heggie | 5,897 | 29.4 |
| | Communist | Frederick Watson | 965 | 4.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,030 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 355 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,385 | 94.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Rex Jackson | 13,940 | 69.6 |
| | Liberal | Donald Heggie | 6,090 | 30.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

**1956**

1956 New South Wales state election: Bulli :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Rex Jackson | 11,812 | 60.8 | −27.1 |
| | Liberal | Donald Heggie | 6,508 | 33.5 | +33.5 |
| | Communist | Bill McDougall | 1,101 | 5.7 | −6.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,421 | 98.8 | +4.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 227 | 1.2 | −4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,648 | 93.7 | −0.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Rex Jackson | 12,803 | 65.9 | −22.0 |
| | Liberal | Donald Heggie | 6,618 | 34.1 | +34.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

**1955 by-election**

1955 Bulli by-election Saturday 9 July :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Rex Jackson | 8,726 | 51.1 | -36.8 |
| | Liberal | Lewis Jaratt | 3,811 | 22.3 | |
| | Independent Labor | Leslie Strachan | 3,359 | 19.7 | |
| | Communist | Leonard Boardman | 1,187 | 7.0 | -5.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,083 | 98.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 276 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,359 | 85.5 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

**1953**

1953 New South Wales state election: Bulli :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Laurie Kelly | 14,480 | 87.9 |
| | Communist | Sara Phipps | 1,994 | 12.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,474 | 94.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,054 | 6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,528 | 94.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

**1950**

1950 New South Wales state election: Bulli :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Laurie Kelly | 9,963 | 62.0 |
| | Liberal | Leslie Strachan | 4,688 | 29.2 |
| | Communist | John Martin | 1,422 | 8.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,073 | 98.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 249 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,322 | 94.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Laurie Kelly | | 69.0 |
| | Liberal | Leslie Strachan | | 31.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1940s

**1947**

1947 New South Wales state election: Bulli :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Laurie Kelly | 8,517 | 58.5 | +10.1 |
| | Independent Labor | Hector MacKay | 3,117 | 21.4 | +21.4 |
| | Communist | John Martin | 2,937 | 20.2 | -10.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,571 | 97.0 | +1.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 449 | 3.0 | -1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,020 | 95.5 | +3.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

* Preferences were not distributed.

**1944**

1944 New South Wales state election: Bulli :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | John Sweeney | 6,305 | 48.4 | -26.3 |
| | Communist | John Martin | 4,016 | 30.8 | +30.8 |
| | Independent Labor | Lawrence Baines | 2,049 | 15.7 | +15.7 |
| | Independent Labor | Maurice Twomey | 659 | 5.1 | +5.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,029 | 95.6 | +1.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 596 | 4.4 | -1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,625 | 92.5 | -0.7 |
| After distribution of preferences ||||||
| | Labor | John Sweeney | 6,568 | 50.4 | |
| | Communist | John Martin | 4,121 | 31.6 | |
| | Independent Labor | Lawrence Baines | 2,340 | 18.0 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

* Preferences were not distributed to completion.

**1941**

1941 New South Wales state election: Bulli :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | John Sweeney | 9,308 | 74.7 |
| | State Labor | Alfred Burgess | 3,157 | 25.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,556 | 94.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 676 | 5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,232 | 93.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1930s

**1938**

1938 New South Wales state election: Bulli :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | John Sweeney | 7,380 | 54.6 | -26.1 |
| | Independent | Edward Ryan | 3,413 | 25.2 | +25.2 |
| | Communist | Jack Miles | 2,731 | 20.2 | +0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,524 | 95.4 | +13.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 655 | 4.6 | -13.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,179 | 95.1 | -1.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

* Preferences were not distributed.

**1935**

1935 New South Wales state election: Bulli :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor (NSW) | John Sweeney | 8,382 | 80.7 | +17.9 |
| | Communist | Patrick McHenry | 2,002 | 19.3 | +16.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 10,384 | 81.7 | -17.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,323 | 18.3 | +17.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,707 | 96.4 | -0.9 |
| | Labor (NSW) hold | Labor (NSW) hold | Swing | N/A | |

**1933 by-election**

1933 Bulli by-election Saturday 3 June :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor (NSW) | John Sweeney | 5,376 | 45.5 | -17.3 |
| | United Australia | Arthur Butterell | 3,084 | 26.1 | -4.0 |
| | Miners | Albert Willis | 2,783 | 23.5 | |
| | Communist | Paul Martin | 586 | 5.0 | +1.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,829 | 98.9 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 136 | 1.1 | -0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,965 | 92.0 | -5.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor (NSW) | John Sweeney | 7,734 | 65.4 | |
| | United Australia | Arthur Butterell | 4,095 | 34.6 | |
| | Labor (NSW) hold | Labor (NSW) hold | Swing | N/A | |

**1932**

1932 New South Wales state election: Bulli :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor (NSW) | Andrew Lysaght | 7,590 | 62.8 | -16.4 |
| | United Australia | Robert Roberts | 3,634 | 30.1 | +12.2 |
| | Federal Labor | Allan Howie | 460 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| | Communist | Evred Bostick | 404 | 3.3 | +0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,088 | 98.8 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 142 | 1.2 | -0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,230 | 97.3 | +2.7 |
| | Labor (NSW) hold | Labor (NSW) hold | Swing | N/A | |

* Preferences were not distributed.

**1930**

1930 New South Wales state election: Bulli :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labor | Andrew Lysaght | 9,170 | 79.2 | |
| | Nationalist | Edward Holmes | 2,077 | 17.9 | |
| | Communist | Evred Bostick | 331 | 2.9 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,578 | 98.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 201 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,779 | 94.6 | |
| | Labor win | Labor win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
