COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA FORTY-SECOND PARLIAMENT ==================================================================== Source: Australian Electoral Commission HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ==================================================================== BY-ELECTIONS ==================================================================== BRADFIELD, NSW ==================================================================== 5 December 2009, following the resignation of Hon Dr Brendan Nelson -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sydney: Chatswood, Killara, St Ives, Wahroonga -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2007 two-party majority: Liberal over Labor 13.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 95,083 +01.8 Votes cast: 77,528 81.5 -12.5 Informal votes: 6,976 09.0 +05.0 Formal votes: 70,548 91.0 -05.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Whitehall CDP 1,054 01.5 Jodi Luke CDP 170 00.2 Peter Hanrahan 443 00.6 Bill Koutalianos 1,191 01.7 Simon McCaffrey DLP 1,533 02.2 Robyn Peebles CDP 162 00.2 Susie Gemmell Grn 17,799 25.2 +14.0 Darryl Allen CDP 147 00.2 Leighton Thew CDP 187 00.3 Marianne Leishman ASP 2,229 03.2 Philip Dowling 555 00.8 Simon Kelly 1,359 01.9 Victor Waterson ON 449 00.6 Lucy Gabb LDP 589 00.8 Brian Buckley 618 00.9 Paul FLETCHER + Lib 39,815 56.4 -02.6 Andrew Hestelow CDP 285 00.4 Esther Heng CDP 362 00.5 Joseph Pender CDP 57 00.1 David Pix CDP 100 00.1 Deborah Burt 686 01.0 Goronwy Price 758 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 70,548 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The combined CDP vote was 3.5%, an increase of 1.8% from the 2007 election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Pender's 57 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whitehall 4 07.0 1,058 01.5 Luke 0 170 00.2 Hanrahan 0 443 00.6 Koutalianos 0 1,191 01.7 McCaffrey 0 1,533 02.2 Peebles 2 03.5 164 00.2 Gemmell 0 17,799 25.2 Allen 1 01.8 148 00.2 Thew 1 01.8 188 00.3 Leishman 1 01.8 2,230 03.2 Dowling 0 555 00.8 Kelly 1 01.8 1,360 01.9 Waterson 1 01.8 450 00.6 Gabb 0 589 00.8 Buckley 0 618 00.9 FLETCHER + 5 08.8 39,820 56.4 Hestelow 4 07.0 289 00.4 Heng 15 26.3 377 00.5 Pix 19 33.3 119 00.1 Burt 2 03.5 688 01.0 Price 1 01.8 759 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 57 70,548 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Pix's 119 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whitehall 22 18.5 1,080 01.5 Luke 4 03.4 174 00.2 Hanrahan 0 443 00.6 Koutalianos 0 1,191 01.7 McCaffrey 0 1,533 02.2 Peebles 6 05.0 170 00.2 Gemmell 0 17,799 25.2 Allen 2 01.7 150 00.2 Thew 2 01.7 190 00.3 Leishman 0 2,230 03.2 Dowling 1 00.8 556 00.8 Kelly 0 1,360 01.9 Waterson 2 01.7 452 00.6 Gabb 1 00.8 590 00.8 Buckley 1 00.8 619 00.9 FLETCHER + 6 05.0 39,826 56.4 Hestelow 13 10.9 302 00.4 Heng 50 42.0 427 00.6 Burt 5 04.2 693 01.0 Price 4 03.4 763 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 119 70,548 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Allen's 150 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whitehall 10 06.7 1,090 01.6 Luke 6 04.0 180 00.3 Hanrahan 2 01.3 445 00.6 Koutalianos 0 1,191 01.7 McCaffrey 3 02.0 1,536 02.2 Peebles 12 08.0 182 00.3 Gemmell 15 10.0 17,814 25.3 Thew 65 43.3 255 00.4 Leishman 3 02.0 2,233 03.2 Dowling 5 03.3 561 00.8 Kelly 4 02.6 1,364 01.9 Waterson 1 00.7 453 00.6 Gabb 0 590 00.8 Buckley 3 02.0 622 00.9 FLETCHER + 12 08.0 39,838 56.5 Hestelow 3 02.0 305 00.4 Heng 2 01.3 429 00.6 Burt 3 02.0 696 01.0 Price 1 00.7 764 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 150 70,548 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Luke's 180 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whitehall 91 50.6 1,181 01.7 Hanrahan 11 06.1 456 00.7 Koutalianos 4 02.2 1,195 01.7 McCaffrey 7 03.9 1,543 02.2 Peebles 37 20.6 219 00.3 Gemmell 5 02.8 17,819 25.3 Thew 4 02.2 259 00.4 Leishman 2 01.1 2,235 03.2 Dowling 1 00.6 562 00.8 Kelly 3 01.7 1,367 01.9 Waterson 2 01.1 455 00.6 Gabb 2 01.1 592 00.8 Buckley 0 622 00.9 FLETCHER + 3 01.7 39,841 56.5 Hestelow 3 01.7 308 00.4 Heng 3 01.7 432 00.6 Burt 1 00.7 697 01.0 Price 1 00.7 765 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 180 70,548 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Peebles's 219 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whitehall 49 22.4 1,230 01.7 Hanrahan 4 01.8 460 00.7 Koutalianos 7 03.2 1,202 01.7 McCaffrey 16 07.3 1,559 02.2 Gemmell 21 09.6 17,840 25.3 Thew 78 35.6 337 00.5 Leishman 6 02.7 2,241 03.2 Dowling 6 02.7 568 00.8 Kelly 2 00.9 1,369 01.9 Waterson 4 01.8 459 00.7 Gabb 2 00.9 594 00.8 Buckley 0 622 00.9 FLETCHER + 10 04.6 39,851 56.5 Hestelow 3 01.4 311 00.4 Heng 6 02.7 438 00.6 Burt 2 00.9 699 01.0 Price 3 01.4 768 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 219 70,548 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Hestelow's 311 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whitehall 30 09.7 1,260 01.8 Hanrahan 2 00.6 462 00.7 Koutalianos 6 01.9 1,208 01.7 McCaffrey 1 00.3 1,560 02.2 Gemmell 6 01.9 17,846 25.3 Thew 16 05.1 353 00.5 Leishman 1 00.3 2,242 03.2 Dowling 0 568 00.8 Kelly 2 00.9 1,371 01.9 Waterson 5 01.5 464 00.7 Gabb 9 02.9 603 00.9 Buckley 3 01.0 625 00.9 FLETCHER + 73 23.5 39,924 56.6 Heng 154 49.5 592 00.8 Burt 1 00.3 700 01.0 Price 2 00.6 770 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 311 70,548 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Thew's 353 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whitehall 60 17.0 1,320 01.9 Hanrahan 4 01.1 466 00.7 Koutalianos 8 02.3 1,216 01.7 McCaffrey 3 00.9 1,563 02.2 Gemmell 18 05.1 17,864 25.3 Leishman 15 04.3 2,257 03.2 Dowling 7 02.0 575 00.8 Kelly 8 02.3 1,379 02.0 Waterson 7 02.0 471 00.7 Gabb 7 02.0 610 00.9 Buckley 1 00.3 626 00.9 FLETCHER + 28 07.9 39,952 56.6 Heng 183 51.8 775 01.1 Burt 2 00.6 702 01.0 Price 2 00.6 772 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 353 70,548 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Hanrahan's 466 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whitehall 38 08.2 1,358 01.9 Koutalianos 255 54.7 1,471 02.1 McCaffrey 23 04.9 1,586 02.3 Gemmell 33 07.1 17,897 25.4 Leishman 15 03.2 2,272 03.2 Dowling 32 06.9 607 00.9 Kelly 14 03.0 1,393 02.0 Waterson 4 00.9 475 00.7 Gabb 5 01.1 615 00.9 Buckley 14 03.0 640 00.9 FLETCHER + 23 04.9 39,975 56.7 Heng 3 00.6 778 01.1 Burt 2 00.2 704 01.0 Price 5 0101 777 01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 466 70,548 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Waterson's 475 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whitehall 34 07.2 1,392 02.0 Koutalianos 43 09.1 1,514 02.2 McCaffrey 8 01.7 1,594 02.3 Gemmell 42 08.8 17,939 25.4 Leishman 36 07.6 2,308 03.3 Dowling 10 02.1 617 00.9 Kelly 27 05.7 1,420 02.0 Gabb 85 07.9 700 01.0 Buckley 26 05.5 666 00.9 FLETCHER + 112 23.6 40,087 56.8 Heng 16 03.4 794 01.1 Burt 5 01.1 709 01.0 Price 31 06.5 808 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 475 70,548 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 11th count: Dowling's 617 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whitehall 34 05.5 1,426 02.0 Koutalianos 71 11.5 1,585 02.3 McCaffrey 18 02.9 1,612 02.3 Gemmell 64 10.4 18,003 25.5 Leishman 43 07.0 2,351 03.3 Kelly 192 31.1 1,612 02.3 Gabb 29 04.7 729 01.0 Buckley 49 07.9 715 01.0 FLETCHER + 80 13.0 40,167 56.9 Heng 11 01.8 805 01.2 Burt 6 01.0 715 01.0 Price 20 03.2 828 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 617 70,548 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 12th count: Buckley's 715 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whitehall 24 03.4 1,450 02.1 Koutalianos 90 12.6 1,675 02.4 McCaffrey 14 02.0 1,626 02.3 Gemmell 66 09.2 18,069 25.6 Leishman 15 02.1 2,366 03.4 Kelly 157 22.0 1,769 02.5 Gabb 171 23.9 900 01.3 FLETCHER + 133 18.6 40,300 57.1 Heng 10 01.4 815 01.2 Burt 13 01.8 728 01.0 Price 22 03.1 850 01.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 715 70,548 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 13th count: Burt's 728 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whitehall 20 02.8 1,470 02.1 Koutalianos 18 02.5 1,693 02.4 McCaffrey 24 03.3 1,650 02.3 Gemmell 188 25.8 18,257 25.9 Leishman 18 02.5 2,384 03.4 Kelly 300 41.2 2,069 02.9 Gabb 14 01.9 914 01.3 FLETCHER + 75 10.3 40,375 57.2 Heng 15 02.1 830 01.2 Price 56 07.7 906 01.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 728 70,548 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 14th count: Heng's 830 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whitehall 544 65.5 2,014 02.9 Koutalianos 15 01.8 1,708 02.4 McCaffrey 18 02.2 1,668 02.4 Gemmell 34 04.1 18,291 25.9 Leishman 9 01.1 2,393 03.4 Kelly 15 01.8 2,084 03.0 Gabb 16 01.9 930 01.3 FLETCHER + 116 14.0 40,491 57.4 Price 63 07.6 969 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 830 70,548 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 15th count: Gabb's 930 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whitehall 53 05.7 2,067 02.9 Koutalianos 67 07.2 1,775 02.5 McCaffrey 46 05.0 1,714 02.4 Gemmell 84 09.0 18,375 26.1 Leishman 47 05.1 2,440 03.5 Kelly 206 22.2 2,290 03.3 FLETCHER + 386 18.2 40,877 57.9 Price 41 04.4 1,010 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 930 70,548 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 16th count: Price's 1,010 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whitehall 98 09.7 2,165 03.1 Koutalianos 97 09.6 1,872 02.7 McCaffrey 49 04.9 1,763 02.5 Gemmell 241 23.9 18,616 26.4 Leishman 130 12.9 2,570 03.6 Kelly 91 09.0 2,381 03.4 FLETCHER + 304 30.1 41,181 58.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1,010 70,548 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 17th count: McCaffrey's 1,763 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whitehall 372 21.1 2,537 03.6 Koutalianos 251 14.2 2,123 03.0 Gemmell 548 31.1 19,164 27.2 Leishman 98 05.6 2,668 03.8 Kelly 150 08.5 2,531 03.6 FLETCHER + 344 19.5 41,525 58.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1,763 70,548 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 18th count: Koutalianos's 2,123 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whitehall 659 31.0 3,196 04.5 Gemmell 460 21.7 19,624 27.8 Leishman 124 05.8 2,792 04.0 Kelly 494 23.3 3,025 04.3 FLETCHER + 386 18.2 41,911 59.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 2,123 70,548 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 19th count: Leishman's 2,792 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Whitehall 227 08.1 3,423 04.9 Gemmell 1,329 47.6 20,953 29.7 Kelly 606 21.7 3,631 05.2 FLETCHER + 630 22.6 42,541 60.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 2,792 70,548 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 20th count: Whitehall's 3,423 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gemmell 1,352 39.5 22,305 31.6 Kelly 1,324 38.7 4,955 07.0 FLETCHER + 747 21.8 43,288 61.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 3,423 70,548 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 21st count: Kelly's 4,955 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Gemmell 2,526 51.0 24,831 35.2 FLETCHER + 2,429 49.0 45,717 64.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 4,955 70,548 14.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul William Fletcher (born 1965): Elected 2008 by Born: 16 January 1965, Wiltshire UK Career: To Australia as child. Educated Sydney University, Columbia University. Lawyer, corporate manager. Ministerial adviser. Director, Corporate and Regulatory Affairs, Optus. --------------------------------------------------------------------