title: Electoral results for the district of Wallsend
text: # Electoral results for the district of Wallsend
  
  Wallsend, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had four incarnations, the first from 1894 to 1904, the second from 1917 to the 1920, the third from 1927 to 1930, and the fourth from 1968 to the present.
  
  ## Members
  
  First incarnation (1894–1904) :
  
  | Election | Member | Member | Party |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1894 | | David Watkins | Labor |
  | 1895 | | David Watkins | Labor |
  | 1898 | | David Watkins | Labor |
  | 1901 | | John Estell | Labor |
  | Second incarnation (1913–1920) ||||
  | Election | Member | Member | Party |
  | 1913 | | John Estell | Labor |
  | 1917 | | John Estell | Labor |
  | Third incarnation (1927–1930) ||||
  | Election | Member | Member | Party |
  | 1927 | | Robert Cameron | Labor |
  | Fourth incarnation (1968–present) ||||
  | Election | Member | Member | Party |
  | 1968 | | Ken Booth | Labor |
  | 1971 | | Ken Booth | Labor |
  | 1973 | | Ken Booth | Labor |
  | 1976 | | Ken Booth | Labor |
  | 1978 | | Ken Booth | Labor |
  | 1981 | | Ken Booth | Labor |
  | 1984 | | Ken Booth | Labor |
  | 1988 | | Ken Booth | Labor |
  | 1988 by | | John Mills | Labor |
  | 1991 | | John Mills | Labor |
  | 1995 | | John Mills | Labor |
  | 1999 | | John Mills | Labor |
  | 2003 | | John Mills | Labor |
  | 2007 | | Sonia Hornery | Labor |
  | 2011 | | Sonia Hornery | Labor |
  | 2015 | | Sonia Hornery | Labor |
  | 2019 | | Sonia Hornery | Labor |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 2020s
  
  **2023**
  
  2023 New South Wales state election: Wallsend :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Sonia Hornery | 33,127 | 63.9 | +1.4 |
  | | Liberal | Callum Pull | 6,988 | 13.5 | −6.5 |
  | | Greens | Rebecca Watkins | 5,545 | 10.7 | +1.5 |
  | | One Nation | Pietro Di Girolamo | 3,532 | 6.8 | +6.8 |
  | | Animal Justice | Anna Nolan | 1,088 | 2.1 | −2.2 |
  | | Independent | Joshua Starrett | 811 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
  | | Sustainable Australia | Paul Akers | 717 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 51,808 | 97.4 | +1.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,365 | 2.6 | −1.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,173 | 88.4 | −0.6 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Sonia Hornery | 38,043 | 81.8 | +5.9 |
  | | Liberal | Callum Pull | 8,489 | 18.2 | −5.9 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +5.9 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 2010s
  
  **2019**
  
  2019 New South Wales state election: Wallsend :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Sonia Hornery | 31,998 | 62.31 | +3.90 |
  | | Liberal | Nicholas Trappett | 10,458 | 20.37 | −4.36 |
  | | Greens | Sinead Francis-Coan | 4,756 | 9.26 | −1.46 |
  | | Animal Justice | Toni Gundry | 2,170 | 4.23 | +4.23 |
  | | Conservatives | Fiona De Vries | 1,969 | 3.83 | +3.83 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 51,351 | 96.52 | +0.45 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,851 | 3.48 | −0.45 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,202 | 90.10 | −1.47 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Sonia Hornery | 35,605 | 75.44 | +4.64 |
  | | Liberal | Nicholas Trappett | 11,591 | 24.56 | −4.64 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.64 | |
  
  **2015**
  
  2015 New South Wales state election: Wallsend :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Sonia Hornery | 29,034 | 58.4 | +19.5 |
  | | Liberal | Hannah Eves | 12,291 | 24.7 | −2.2 |
  | | Greens | Aleona Swegen | 5,330 | 10.7 | +2.2 |
  | | Christian Democrats | Damien Cotton | 1,706 | 3.4 | +1.3 |
  | | No Land Tax | Tony Di Cosmo | 1,341 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 49,702 | 96.1 | +0.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,031 | 3.9 | −0.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,733 | 91.6 | −0.1 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Sonia Hornery | 32,124 | 70.8 | +14.5 |
  | | Liberal | Hannah Eves | 13,246 | 29.2 | −14.5 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +14.5 | |
  
  **2011**
  
  2011 New South Wales state election: Wallsend :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Sonia Hornery | 17,275 | 39.6 | -11.5 |
  | | Liberal | Chris Dolan | 12,862 | 29.5 | +4.1 |
  | | Independent | Shayne Connell | 6,147 | 14.1 | +14.1 |
  | | Greens | Keith Parsons | 3,617 | 8.3 | -3.9 |
  | | Independent | Michael Jackson | 2,013 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
  | | Christian Democrats | Andrew Weatherstone | 877 | 2.0 | -2.7 |
  | | Family First | Ray Broderick | 864 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 43,655 | 96.4 | -0.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,620 | 3.6 | +0.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,275 | 94.1 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Sonia Hornery | 20,314 | 56.6 | -9.2 |
  | | Liberal | Chris Dolan | 15,574 | 43.4 | +9.2 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -9.2 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 2000s
  
  **2007**
  
  2007 New South Wales state election: Wallsend :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Sonia Hornery | 21,607 | 51.0 | -4.4 |
  | | Liberal | James Herington | 10,737 | 25.4 | +2.5 |
  | | Greens | Keith Parsons | 5,145 | 12.2 | +2.7 |
  | | Fishing Party | Dallas Davies | 2,857 | 6.7 | +6.7 |
  | | Christian Democrats | Milton Caine | 1,989 | 4.7 | +2.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 42,335 | 96.8 | -0.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,378 | 3.2 | +0.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,713 | 94.2 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Sonia Hornery | 24,690 | 65.8 | -4.0 |
  | | Liberal | James Herington | 12,834 | 34.2 | +4.0 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -4.0 | |
  
  **2003**
  
  2003 New South Wales state election: Wallsend :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | John Mills | 24,935 | 56.8 | -0.7 |
  | | Liberal | David Williams | 9,739 | 22.2 | +2.7 |
  | | Greens | Michael Osborne | 3,854 | 8.8 | +1.9 |
  | | Independent | Di Gibson | 1,684 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
  | | One Nation | Edna Phillips | 1,453 | 3.3 | -8.2 |
  | | Christian Democrats | Jim Kendall | 1,259 | 2.9 | -1.2 |
  | | Democrats | Sharyn Csanki | 950 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 43,874 | 96.9 | -0.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,381 | 3.1 | +0.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,255 | 94.1 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | John Mills | 27,396 | 70.7 | -1.9 |
  | | Liberal | David Williams | 11,350 | 29.3 | +1.9 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -1.9 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1990s
  
  **1999**
  
  1999 New South Wales state election: Wallsend :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | John Mills | 24,424 | 57.5 | -5.3 |
  | | Liberal | Yvonne Piddington | 8,265 | 19.5 | -12.6 |
  | | One Nation | Colin Thompson | 4,878 | 11.5 | +11.5 |
  | | Greens | Rebecca Moroney | 2,920 | 6.9 | +1.7 |
  | | Christian Democrats | David Murray | 1,752 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
  | | Citizens Electoral Council | Mel Schroeder | 246 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 42,485 | 97.6 | +4.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,061 | 2.4 | -4.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,546 | 95.2 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | John Mills | 26,380 | 72.6 | +6.2 |
  | | Liberal | Yvonne Piddington | 9,957 | 27.4 | -6.2 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +6.2 | |
  
  **1995**
  
  1995 New South Wales state election: Wallsend :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | John Mills | 21,454 | 62.5 | +6.5 |
  | | Liberal | Christine Nesbitt | 12,881 | 37.5 | +7.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 34,335 | 92.6 | +2.8 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,731 | 7.4 | -2.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,066 | 95.8 | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -0.7 | |
  
  **1991**
  
  1991 New South Wales state election: Wallsend :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | John Mills | 17,724 | 56.0 | -0.3 |
  | | Liberal | Philip Laver | 9,438 | 29.8 | -9.0 |
  | | Democrats | Judith Smyth | 2,983 | 9.4 | +9.4 |
  | | Call to Australia | John Hor | 1,522 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,667 | 89.8 | -6.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,592 | 10.2 | +6.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,259 | 95.3 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | John Mills | 18,850 | 63.2 | +5.0 |
  | | Liberal | Philip Laver | 10,970 | 36.8 | -5.0 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +5.0 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1980s
  
  **1988 by-election**
  
  1988 Wallsend by-election Saturday 17 December :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | John Mills | 15,671 | 55.8 | -3.6 |
  | | Independent | Lindsay Bradley | 8,485 | 30.2 | |
  | | Independent | Paul Stocker | 2,555 | 9.1 | |
  | | Independent | Philip Laver | 1,377 | 4.9 | |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,088 | 97.0 | +1.0 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 870 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,958 | 87.7 | -8.3 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | John Mills | 17,011 | 63.4 | +4.0 |
  | | Independent | Lindsay Bradley | 9,817 | 36.6 | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.0 | |
  
  **1988**
  
  1988 New South Wales state election: Wallsend :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Ken Booth | 17,651 | 59.4 | -7.1 |
  | | Liberal | Peter Wilson | 12,066 | 40.6 | +8.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,717 | 96.0 | -1.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,232 | 4.0 | +1.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,949 | 96.0 | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -7.6 | |
  
  **1984**
  
  1984 New South Wales state election: Wallsend :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Ken Booth | 19,435 | 64.3 | –10.1 |
  | | Liberal | Garry Carter | 10,804 | 35.7 | +10.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,239 | 97.9 | +0.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 660 | 2.1 | –0.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,899 | 95.4 | +0.9 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -10.1 | |
  
  **1981**
  
  1981 New South Wales state election: Wallsend :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Ken Booth | 21,392 | 74.3 | -5.0 |
  | | Liberal | Richard Noonan | 7,387 | 25.7 | +5.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,779 | 97.3 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 789 | 2.7 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,568 | 94.5 | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -5.0 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1970s
  
  **1978**
  
  1978 New South Wales state election: Wallsend :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Ken Booth | 28,186 | 79.3 | +10.0 |
  | | Liberal | Denise Martin | 7,368 | 20.7 | -10.0 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 35,554 | 98.0 | -0.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 723 | 2.0 | +0.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,277 | 95.5 | -0.2 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +10.0 | |
  
  **1976**
  
  1976 New South Wales state election: Wallsend :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Ken Booth | 23,891 | 69.3 | -2.0 |
  | | Liberal | Stephen Walker | 10,562 | 30.7 | +30.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 34,453 | 98.4 | +1.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 553 | 1.6 | -1.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,006 | 95.7 | 0.0 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -7.2 | |
  
  **1973**
  
  1973 New South Wales state election: Wallsend :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Ken Booth | 22,602 | 71.3 | +2.6 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Robert Godfrey | 5,821 | 18.4 | +14.9 |
  | | Australia | Desmond Kynaston | 3,273 | 10.3 | +10.3 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,696 | 96.8 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,044 | 3.2 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,740 | 95.7 | |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Ken Booth | 24,239 | 76.5 | +7.1 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Robert Godfrey | 7,457 | 23.5 | +23.5 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +7.1 | |
  
  **1971**
  
  1971 New South Wales state election: Wallsend :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Ken Booth | 18,981 | 68.7 | -2.1 |
  | | Liberal | John Bailey | 7,691 | 27.8 | +2.0 |
  | | Democratic Labor | Robert Godfrey | 978 | 3.5 | +0.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,650 | 98.0 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 558 | 2.0 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,208 | 95.7 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Ken Booth | 19,177 | 69.4 | -2.1 |
  | | Liberal | John Bailey | 8,473 | 30.6 | +2.1 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -2.1 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1960s
  
  **1968**
  
  1968 New South Wales state election: Wallsend :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Ken Booth | 15,866 | 75.8 | |
  | | Liberal | William Gilchrist | 4,347 | 20.8 | |
  | | Democratic Labor | Donald Richards | 710 | 3.4 | |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,923 | 97.4 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 560 | 2.6 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,483 | 96.2 | |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Labor | Ken Booth | 16,008 | 76.5 | |
  | | Liberal | William Gilchrist | 4,915 | 23.5 | |
  | | Labor win | Labor win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
  
  District re-created
  
  **1930 - 1968**
  
  District abolished District abolished
  
  ### Elections in the 1920s
  
  **1927**
  
  1927 New South Wales state election: Wallsend :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | Robert Cameron | 7,668 | 57.8 | |
  | | Protestant Labor | Walter Skelton (defeated) | 5,597 | 42.2 | |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,265 | 99.3 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 94 | 0.7 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,359 | 82.6 | |
  | | Labor win | Labor win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
  
  District re-created
  
  **1920 - 1927**
  
  District abolished District abolished
  
  ### Elections in the 1910s
  
  **1917**
  
  1917 New South Wales state election: Wallsend :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | John Estell | unopposed | | |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |
  
  **1913**
  
  1913 New South Wales state election: Wallsend :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | John Estell | 5,652 | 82.2 |
  | | Liberal Reform | Thomas Collins | 825 | 12.0 |
  | | Socialist Labor | Joseph Charlton | 401 | 5.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,878 | 97.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 177 | 2.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,055 | 64.3 |
  | | Labor notional hold | Labor notional hold | | |
  
  District re-created
  
  **1904 - 1913**
  
  District abolished District abolished
  
  ### Elections in the 1900s
  
  **1901**
  
  1901 New South Wales state election: Wallsend :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | John Estell | 1,560 | 89.4 | +28.1 |
  | | Socialist Labor | James Moroney | 185 | 10.6 | |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,745 | 99.3 | -0.1 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 12 | 0.7 | +0.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,757 | 59.2 | -13.3 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1890s
  
  **1898**
  
  1898 New South Wales colonial election: Wallsend :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | David Watkins | 1,012 | 61.3 |
  | | National Federal | William Fletcher | 639 | 38.7 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,651 | 99.5 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 9 | 0.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,660 | 72.5 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | | |
  
  **1895**
  
  1895 New South Wales colonial election: Wallsend :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | David Watkins | 988 | 65.2 |
  | | Protectionist | Thomas Walker | 527 | 34.8 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,515 | 99.3 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 11 | 0.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,526 | 76.5 |
  | | Labor hold | Labor hold | | |
  
  **1894**
  
  1894 New South Wales colonial election: Wallsend :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labor | David Watkins | 908 | 51.4 | |
  | | Protectionist | Thomas Walker | 470 | 26.6 | |
  | | Ind. Protectionist | Oswald Steel | 335 | 19.0 | |
  | | Free Trade | Albert Card | 45 | 2.6 | |
  | | Independent | Alfred Deering | 8 | 0.5 | |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,766 | 98.8 | |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 21 | 1.2 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,787 | 88.6 | |
  | | Labor win | Labor win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
  