Gosford is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Marie Andrews of the Australian Labor Party. The former district of Gosford was renamed Terrigal for the 2007 state election. The nearby seat of Peats was renamed Gosford at the same time.
Members for Gosford
| Member | Party | Period | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Jackson | Liberal | 1950—1965 | |
| Ted Humphries | Liberal | 1965—1971 | |
| Keith O'Connell | Labor | 1971—1973 | |
| Malcolm Brooks | Liberal | 1973—1976 | |
| Brian McGowan | Labor | 1976—1988 | |
| Chris Hartcher | Liberal | 1988—2007 | |
| Marie Andrews | Labor | 2007—present | |
Election results
| New South Wales state election, 2007: Gosford | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Marie Andrews | 18,448 | 42.7 | -2.8 | |
| Liberal | Chris Holstein | 15,057 | 34.8 | +3.3 | |
| Independent | Debra Wales | 3,852 | 8.9 | +8.9 | |
| Greens | Hillary Morris | 2,977 | 6.9 | +1.6 | |
| Christian Democrats | George Grant | 1,241 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
| AAFI | Robert Moulds | 1,141 | 2.6 | +1.4 | |
| Save Our Suburbs | Bryan Ellis | 524 | 1.2 | +0.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 43,240 | 97.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 1,165 | 2.7 | |||
| Turnout | 44,405 | 93.4 | |||
| Two Candidate Preferred Result | |||||
| Labor | Marie Andrews | 20,535 | 54.9 | -3.8 | |
| Liberal | Chris Holstein | 16,900 | 45.1 | +3.8 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | -3.8 | |||
External links
- "Gosford Electoral District". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/electoral_districts/all_districts_/gosford. Retrieved 2007-01-24.
- "State Electoral District - Gosford Results 2007". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/electoral_districts/all_districts_/gosford/results_2007/perferential_count. Retrieved 2007-05-07.
- "State Electoral District - Gosford Results 2003". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/election_results/district_index/gosford/results/2003. Retrieved 2007-01-24.
- "State Electoral District - Gosford Results 1999". New South Wales Electoral Commission. http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/election_results/district_index/gosford/results/1999. Retrieved 2007-01-24.
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