# Electoral results for the district of Fuller

Fuller, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1968 and abolished in 1981.

## Members

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1968 | Peter Coleman | Liberal |
| 1971 | Peter Coleman | Liberal |
| 1973 | Peter Coleman | Liberal |
| 1976 | Peter Coleman | Liberal |
| 1978 | Rodney Cavalier | Labor |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1970s
#### 1978

1978 New South Wales state election: Fuller :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Rodney Cavalier | 16,049 | 53.3 | +9.0 |
| | Liberal | Peter Coleman | 12,470 | 41.4 | -10.8 |
| | Democrats | Shirley Berg | 1,569 | 5.2 | +5.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,088 | 98.2 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 551 | 1.8 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,639 | 93.8 | +0.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Rodney Cavalier | 16,638 | 55.3 | +8.7 |
| | Liberal | Peter Coleman | 13,450 | 44.7 | -8.7 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.7 | |

#### 1976

1976 New South Wales state election: Fuller :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Peter Coleman | 15,682 | 52.2 | +2.4 |
| | Labor | Rodney Cavalier | 13,312 | 44.3 | +8.6 |
| | Australia | Christopher Dunkerley | 1,031 | 3.4 | -3.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,025 | 98.7 | +1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 382 | 1.3 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,407 | 93.7 | +0.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Peter Coleman | 16,023 | 53.4 | -1.9 |
| | Labor | Rodney Cavalier | 14,002 | 46.6 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -1.9 | |

#### 1973

1973 New South Wales state election: Fuller :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Peter Coleman | 14,260 | 49.8 | +3.6 |
| | Labor | William Waters | 10,231 | 35.7 | -7.5 |
| | Australia | Jean Braithwaite | 1,932 | 6.8 | +6.8 |
| | Independent | Philip Arantz | 1,366 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
| | Democratic Labor | Timothy Abrams | 849 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,638 | 97.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 711 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,349 | 93.2 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Peter Coleman | 15,823 | 55.3 | +3.1 |
| | Labor | William Waters | 12,815 | 44.7 | -3.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.1 | |

#### 1971

1971 New South Wales state election: Fuller :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Peter Coleman | 12,314 | 46.2 | -2.9 |
| | Labor | Anthony Bellanto | 11,517 | 43.2 | -3.6 |
| | Defence of Government Schools | Dudley Abbott | 1,541 | 5.8 | +5.8 |
| | Democratic Labor | Kevin Davis | 1,297 | 4.9 | +0.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,669 | 98.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 543 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,212 | 94.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Peter Coleman | 13,906 | 52.1 | -0.6 |
| | Labor | Anthony Bellanto | 12,763 | 47.9 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -0.6 | |

### Elections in the 1960s
#### 1968

1968 New South Wales state election: Fuller :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Peter Coleman | 12,636 | 49.1 | |
| | Labor | Frank Downing | 12,035 | 46.8 | |
| | Democratic Labor | Mel Antcliff | 1,051 | 4.1 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,722 | 97.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 698 | 2.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,420 | 94.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Peter Coleman | 13,545 | 52.7 | +2.4 |
| | Labor | Frank Downing | 12,177 | 47.3 | -2.4 |
| | Liberal win | Liberal win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |