title: Electoral results for the district of Strathfield
text: # Electoral results for the district of Strathfield
  
  Strathfield, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was first established in 1988, largely replacing Burwood.
  
  ## Members for Strathfield
  
  | Election | Member | Party |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1988 | Paul Zammit | Liberal |
  | 1991 | Paul Zammit | Liberal |
  | 1995 | Paul Zammit | Liberal |
  | 1996 by | Bruce MacCarthy | Liberal |
  | 1999 | Paul Whelan | Labor |
  | 2003 | Virginia Judge | Labor |
  | 2007 | Virginia Judge | Labor |
  | 2011 | Charles Casuscelli | Liberal |
  | 2015 | Jodi McKay | Labor |
  | 2019 | Jodi McKay | Labor |
  | 2022 | Jason Yat-Sen Li | Labor |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 2020s
  
  **2023**
  
  2023 New South Wales state election: Strathfield :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Jason Yat-Sen Li | 26,249 | 51.9 | +7.1 |
  | | Liberal | John-Paul Baladi | 16,775 | 33.1 | −5.4 |
  | | Greens | Courtney Buckley | 4,749 | 9.4 | +0.6 |
  | | Sustainable Australia | Wally Crocker | 1,588 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
  | | Animal Justice | Maurie Saidi | 1,257 | 2.5 | +0.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 50,618 | 97.1 | +0.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,495 | 2.9 | −0.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,113 | 88.6 | +0.8 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Jason Yat-Sen Li | 30,228 | 63.0 | +7.8 |
  | | Liberal | John-Paul Baladi | 17,717 | 37.0 | −7.8 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +7.8 | |
  
  **2022 by-election**
  
  2022 Strathfield state by-election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Jason Yat-Sen Li | 18,034 | 41.05 | −3.25 |
  | | Liberal | Bridget Sakr | 15,921 | 36.24 | −2.64 |
  | | Independent | Elizabeth Farrelly | 4,328 | 9.85 | +9.85 |
  | | Greens | Courtney Buckley | 2,930 | 6.67 | −2.12 |
  | | Sustainable Australia | Ellie Robertson | 1,795 | 4.09 | +4.09 |
  | | Animal Justice | Rohan Laxmanalal | 920 | 2.09 | −0.13 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 43,928 | 98.42 | +1.44 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 703 | 1.58 | −1.44 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,631 | 80.82 | −8.22 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Jason Yat-Sen Li | 21,670 | 55.81 | +0.81 |
  | | Liberal | Bridget Sakr | 17,160 | 44.19 | −0.81 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.81 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 2010s
  
  **2019**
  
  2019 New South Wales state election: Strathfield :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Jodi McKay | 20,475 | 44.30 | +1.95 |
  | | Liberal | Philip Madirazza | 17,972 | 38.89 | −3.82 |
  | | Greens | Crisetta MacLeod | 4,061 | 8.79 | −0.43 |
  | | Keep Sydney Open | Vinayak Orekondy | 1,443 | 3.12 | +3.12 |
  | | Conservatives | Jack Liang | 1,237 | 2.68 | +2.68 |
  | | Animal Justice | Simon Fletcher | 1,029 | 2.23 | +2.23 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 46,217 | 96.98 | +0.15 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,437 | 3.02 | −0.15 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,654 | 89.15 | −1.52 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Jodi McKay | 23,519 | 55.00 | +3.22 |
  | | Liberal | Philip Madirazza | 19,245 | 45.00 | −3.22 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.22 | |
  
  **2015**
  
  2015 New South Wales state election: Strathfield :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Charles Casuscelli | 19,884 | 42.7 | −5.1 |
  | | Labor | Jodi McKay | 19,721 | 42.4 | +7.4 |
  | | Greens | Lance Dale | 4,292 | 9.2 | −1.9 |
  | | Christian Democrats | David Brook | 1,573 | 3.4 | +0.0 |
  | | No Land Tax | Stephen Chehab | 1,092 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 46,562 | 96.8 | +0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,523 | 3.2 | −0.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,085 | 90.7 | +2.6 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Jodi McKay | 22,371 | 51.8 | +8.2 |
  | | Liberal | Charles Casuscelli | 20,829 | 48.2 | −8.2 |
  | | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.2 | |
  
  **2011**
  
  2011 New South Wales state election: Strathfield :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Charles Casuscelli | 20,001 | 45.6 | +16.3 |
  | | Labor | Virginia Judge | 15,581 | 35.6 | -16.6 |
  | | Greens | Lance Dale | 5,805 | 13.2 | +3.9 |
  | | Christian Democrats | Bill Shailer | 1,268 | 2.9 | -0.4 |
  | | Independent | Mark Sharma | 1,173 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 43,828 | 97.3 | 0.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,209 | 2.7 | 0.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,037 | 91.8 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Charles Casuscelli | 21,487 | 54.4 | +19.5 |
  | | Labor | Virginia Judge | 18,014 | 45.6 | -19.5 |
  | | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +19.5 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 2000s
  
  **2007**
  
  2007 New South Wales state election: Strathfield :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Virginia Judge | 21,717 | 52.1 | +0.5 |
  | | Liberal | Bill Carney | 12,232 | 29.4 | -0.3 |
  | | Greens | Michele Sacco | 3,894 | 9.3 | +0.4 |
  | | Unity | Benjamin Cai | 1,874 | 4.5 | -1.7 |
  | | Christian Democrats | John Maloney | 1,384 | 3.3 | +3.1 |
  | | Democrats | Patrick Garson | 563 | 1.4 | -0.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 41,664 | 97.4 | +0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,130 | 2.6 | -0.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,794 | 91.7 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Virginia Judge | 24,883 | 65.1 | -0.1 |
  | | Liberal | Bill Carney | 13,349 | 34.9 | +0.1 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -0.1 | |
  
  **2003**
  
  2003 New South Wales state election: Strathfield :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Virginia Judge | 21,056 | 51.1 | +6.3 |
  | | Liberal | Joe Tannous | 11,964 | 29.0 | -4.2 |
  | | Greens | Mary Hawkins | 4,248 | 10.3 | +7.0 |
  | | Unity | Alfred Tsang | 2,566 | 6.2 | +0.7 |
  | | Independent | Morris Mansour | 695 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
  | | Democrats | Anna Garrett | 675 | 1.6 | -2.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 41,204 | 97.4 | +0.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,090 | 2.6 | -0.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,294 | 90.8 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Virginia Judge | 24,702 | 65.8 | +7.4 |
  | | Liberal | Joe Tannous | 12,853 | 34.2 | -7.4 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +7.4 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1990s
  
  **1999**
  
  1999 New South Wales state election: Strathfield :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Paul Whelan | 18,386 | 44.8 | +4.9 |
  | | Liberal | Bruce MacCarthy | 13,623 | 33.2 | -14.9 |
  | | Unity | Omega Wu | 2,273 | 5.5 | +5.5 |
  | | Democrats | Anna Garrett | 1,800 | 4.4 | -0.6 |
  | | Greens | Mersina Soulos | 1,374 | 3.3 | +1.3 |
  | | One Nation | Anthony Zeitoun | 1,365 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
  | | Christian Democrats | Janne Peterson | 1,117 | 2.7 | +2.1 |
  | | Outdoor Recreation | Chris Angel | 460 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
  | | Voice of the People | Kwai Cheung | 248 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
  | | Democratic Socialist | Stephanie Roper | 207 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
  | | Against Further Immigration | John Divola | 204 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 41,057 | 97.0 | +2.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,277 | 3.0 | -2.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,334 | 92.0 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Paul Whelan | 21,387 | 58.4 | +11.2 |
  | | Liberal | Bruce MacCarthy | 15,225 | 41.6 | -11.2 |
  | | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +11.2 | |
  
  **1996 by-election**
  
  1996 Strathfield by-election Saturday 25 May :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Bruce MacCarthy | 15,772 | 50.66 | -2.79 |
  | | Labor | Jane Timbrell | 10,484 | 33.68 | -6.67 |
  | | Democrats | Amelia Newman | 1,793 | 5.76 | +0.80 |
  | | Call to Australia | Janne Peterson | 1,460 | 4.69 | |
  | | Greens | Damien Maher | 1,323 | 4.25 | |
  | | Independent | Richard Hill | 298 | 0.96 | |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,130 | 97.67 | +3.21 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 744 | 2.33 | -3.21 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,874 | 83.53 | -9.88 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Bruce MacCarthy | 17,462 | 58.24 | +2.28 |
  | | Labor | Jane Timbrell | 12,522 | 41.76 | -2.28 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.28 | |
  
  **1995**
  
  1995 New South Wales state election: Strathfield :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Paul Zammit | 17,371 | 53.4 | -1.9 |
  | | Labor | Jane Timbrell | 13,114 | 40.4 | +3.8 |
  | | Democrats | Troy Anderson | 1,613 | 5.0 | -3.1 |
  | | Natural Law | Stephen Doric | 402 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,500 | 94.6 | +6.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,871 | 5.4 | -6.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,371 | 93.4 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Paul Zammit | 17,928 | 56.0 | -3.3 |
  | | Labor | Jane Timbrell | 14,110 | 44.0 | +3.3 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -3.3 | |
  
  **1991**
  
  1991 New South Wales state election: Strathfield :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Paul Zammit | 16,593 | 55.4 | +3.4 |
  | | Labor | Michael Costa | 10,942 | 36.5 | -0.4 |
  | | Democrats | Marjorie Woodman | 2,426 | 8.1 | +4.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,961 | 88.2 | -7.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,022 | 11.8 | +7.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,983 | 93.1 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Paul Zammit | 17,305 | 59.3 | +1.4 |
  | | Labor | Michael Costa | 11,901 | 40.7 | -1.4 |
  
  ### Elections in the 1980s
  
  **1988**
  
  1988 New South Wales state election: Strathfield :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Paul Zammit | 16,931 | 59.6 | +7.9 |
  | | Labor | Mark Lennon | 9,729 | 34.2 | -11.5 |
  | | Democrats | Marjorie Woodman | 1,749 | 6.2 | +3.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,409 | 96.4 | -1.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,068 | 3.6 | +1.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,477 | 93.6 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Paul Zammit | 17,486 | 62.8 | +9.7 |
  | | Labor | Mark Lennon | 10,345 | 37.2 | -9.7 |
  | | Liberal notional hold | Liberal notional hold | Swing | +9.7 | |
  