title: Electoral results for the district of Gladesville
text: # Electoral results for the district of Gladesville
  
  Gladesville, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1981 and abolished in 1999.
  
  | Election | Member | Party |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1981 | Rodney Cavalier | Labor |
  | 1984 | Rodney Cavalier | Labor |
  | 1988 | Ivan Petch | Liberal |
  | 1991 | Ivan Petch | Liberal |
  | 1995 | John Watkins | Labor |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 1990s
  
  **1995**
  
  1995 New South Wales state election: Gladesville :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Ivan Petch | 14,182 | 41.7 | -6.3 |
  | | Labor | John Watkins | 13,171 | 38.7 | -3.1 |
  | | No Aircraft Noise | Jane Waddell | 3,196 | 9.4 | +9.4 |
  | | Democrats | Noel Plumb | 1,960 | 5.8 | -2.0 |
  | | Against Further Immigration | Ken Malone | 953 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
  | | Independent | Iris Knight | 582 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 34,044 | 95.5 | +4.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,615 | 4.5 | -4.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,659 | 93.7 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | John Watkins | 16,227 | 50.4 | +3.3 |
  | | Liberal | Ivan Petch | 15,967 | 49.6 | -3.3 |
  | | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.3 | |
  
  **1991**
  
  1991 New South Wales state election: Gladesville :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Ivan Petch | 15,448 | 48.0 | +6.8 |
  | | Labor | John Watkins | 13,462 | 41.8 | +0.4 |
  | | Democrats | Noel Plumb | 2,514 | 7.8 | +6.4 |
  | | Call to Australia | Robyn Peebles | 792 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,216 | 90.9 | -5.8 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,216 | 9.1 | +5.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,432 | 94.1 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Ivan Petch | 16,543 | 52.9 | +0.5 |
  | | Labor | John Watkins | 14,724 | 47.1 | -0.5 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.5 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1980s
  
  **1988**
  
  1988 New South Wales state election: Gladesville :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Rodney Cavalier | 12,027 | 40.4 | -7.2 |
  | | Liberal | Ivan Petch | 11,970 | 40.2 | +3.4 |
  | | Independent | Mick Lardelli | 4,686 | 15.8 | +5.8 |
  | | Nuclear Disarmament | Hugh Pitty | 1,064 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,747 | 96.7 | -0.8 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,013 | 3.3 | +0.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,760 | 94.2 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | Ivan Petch | 15,254 | 53.0 | +8.3 |
  | | Labor | Rodney Cavalier | 13,549 | 47.0 | -8.3 |
  | | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +8.3 | |
  
  **1984**
  
  1984 New South Wales state election: Gladesville :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Rodney Cavalier | 13,818 | 47.8 | -9.4 |
  | | Liberal | Ivan Petch | 10,561 | 36.5 | +0.9 |
  | | Independent | Michael Lardelli | 2,927 | 10.1 | +10.1 |
  | | Democrats | John Sanders | 832 | 2.9 | -4.3 |
  | | Independent | John Egan | 777 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,915 | 97.5 | +0.8 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 749 | 2.5 | -0.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,664 | 93.7 | +1.2 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Rodney Cavalier | | 55.5 | -4.6 |
  | | Liberal | Ivan Petch | | 44.5 | +4.6 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -4.6 | |
  
  **1981**
  
  1981 New South Wales state election: Gladesville :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Rodney Cavalier | 16,381 | 57.2 | |
  | | Liberal | Ivan Petch | 10,190 | 35.6 | |
  | | Democrats | Robert Springett | 2,065 | 7.2 | |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,636 | 96.7 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 977 | 3.3 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,613 | 92.5 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Rodney Cavalier | 16,881 | 60.1 | -0.4 |
  | | Liberal | Ivan Petch | 11,190 | 39.9 | +0.4 |
  | | Labor notional hold | Labor notional hold | Swing | -0.4 | |
  