# Electoral results for the district of Rockdale

Rockdale, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had two incarnations, the first from 1927 to 1930, the second from in 1941 to the present.

## Members

First incarnation (1927–1930) :
| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 1927 | | Guy Arkins | Nationalist |
| Second incarnation (1941–present) ||||
| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 1941 | | John McGrath | Labor |
| 1944 | | John McGrath | Labor |
| 1947 | | John McGrath | Labor |
| 1950 | | John McGrath | Labor |
| 1953 | | John McGrath | Labor |
| 1956 | | John McGrath | Labor |
| 1959 | | Brian Bannon | Labor |
| 1962 | | Brian Bannon | Labor |
| 1965 | | Brian Bannon | Labor |
| 1968 | | Brian Bannon | Labor |
| 1971 | | Brian Bannon | Labor |
| 1973 | | Brian Bannon | Labor |
| 1976 | | Brian Bannon | Labor |
| 1978 | | Brian Bannon | Labor |
| 1981 | | Brian Bannon | Labor |
| 1984 | | Brian Bannon | Labor |
| 1986 by | | Barrie Unsworth | Labor |
| 1988 | | Barrie Unsworth | Labor |
| 1991 | | George Thompson | Labor |
| 1995 | | George Thompson | Labor |
| 1999 | | George Thompson | Labor |
| 2003 | | Frank Sartor | Labor |
| 2007 | | Frank Sartor | Labor |
| 2011 | | John Flowers | Liberal |
| 2015 | | Steve Kamper | Labor |
| 2019 | | Steve Kamper | Labor |

## Election results
### Elections in the 2020s
#### 2023

2023 New South Wales state election: Rockdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Steve Kamper | 24,893 | 52.9 | +6.8 |
| | Liberal | Muhammad Rana | 13,942 | 29.6 | −3.6 |
| | Greens | Peter Strong | 5,109 | 10.9 | +2.8 |
| | Sustainable Australia | James Morris | 3,127 | 6.6 | +6.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 47,071 | 95.2 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,378 | 4.8 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,449 | 87.1 | −1.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Steve Kamper | 28,468 | 65.4 | +5.4 |
| | Liberal | Muhammad Rana | 15,086 | 34.6 | −5.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +5.4 | |

### Elections in the 2010s
#### 2019

2019 New South Wales state election: Rockdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Steve Kamper | 21,945 | 45.82 | −0.08 |
| | Liberal | Sam Hassan | 16,118 | 33.65 | −5.63 |
| | Greens | Peter Strong | 3,829 | 8.00 | +1.09 |
| | Keep Sydney Open | George Tulloch | 2,865 | 5.98 | +5.98 |
| | Animal Justice | Paul Collaros | 1,800 | 3.76 | +3.76 |
| | Independent | Hussein Faraj | 1,335 | 2.79 | +2.79 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 47,892 | 95.38 | −0.21 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,318 | 4.62 | +0.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,210 | 88.99 | −1.01 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Steve Kamper | 25,077 | 59.55 | +4.80 |
| | Liberal | Sam Hassan | 17,037 | 40.45 | −4.80 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.80 | |

#### 2015

2015 New South Wales state election: Rockdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Steve Kamper | 21,242 | 45.9 | +9.6 |
| | Liberal | John Flowers | 18,182 | 39.3 | −4.0 |
| | Greens | Madeleina Snowdon | 3,194 | 6.9 | −1.9 |
| | Christian Democrats | Lena El-Daghl | 1,498 | 3.2 | −1.0 |
| | No Land Tax | Sam Choker | 1,154 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| | Independent | Jamal Daoud | 1,009 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 46,279 | 95.6 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,132 | 4.4 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,411 | 90.0 | +0.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Steve Kamper | 23,121 | 54.8 | +8.3 |
| | Liberal | John Flowers | 19,107 | 45.3 | −8.3 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.3 | |

#### 2011

2011 New South Wales state election: Rockdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Flowers | 19,072 | 43.3 | +9.9 |
| | Labor | Steve Kamper | 15,990 | 36.3 | -14.0 |
| | Greens | Lauren Moore | 3,877 | 8.8 | +1.2 |
| | Independent | Michael Nagi | 3,274 | 7.4 | +7.4 |
| | Christian Democrats | Anita Strezova | 1,881 | 4.3 | +4.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 44,094 | 96.2 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,757 | 3.8 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,851 | 92.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Flowers | 20,546 | 53.6 | +13.9 |
| | Labor | Steve Kamper | 17,805 | 46.4 | -13.9 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +13.9 | |

### Elections in the 2000s
#### 2007

2007 New South Wales state election: Rockdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Frank Sartor | 20,891 | 50.2 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal | Lili Gestakovska | 13,864 | 33.3 | +9.2 |
| | Greens | Liam McGillicuddy | 3,139 | 7.5 | +1.1 |
| | Independent | Brian Walsh | 1,672 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| | Unity | Gang Wang | 1,036 | 2.5 | +0.8 |
| | | Amin Abbas | 533 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| | Save Our Suburbs | Lesleyanne Azel | 461 | 1.1 | +0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 41,596 | 95.8 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,816 | 4.2 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,412 | 93.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Frank Sartor | 22,486 | 60.3 | -5.5 |
| | Liberal | Lili Gestakovska | 14,807 | 39.7 | +5.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -5.5 | |

#### 2003

2003 New South Wales state election: Rockdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Frank Sartor | 19,122 | 49.1 | -6.8 |
| | Liberal | Jan Brennan | 9,205 | 23.6 | -4.0 |
| | Independent | Kevin Ryan | 3,653 | 9.4 | +9.4 |
| | Greens | Lesa De Leau | 2,510 | 6.4 | +3.4 |
| | Independent | Mahmoud Ghalayini | 1,275 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| | Independent | John Nikolovski | 795 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| | Christian Democrats | Stephen Winter | 747 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| | Unity | Cong Tran | 674 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| | Against Further Immigration | Thomas Foley | 378 | 1.0 | +0.1 |
| | Save Our Suburbs | Mark Curran | 335 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| | Democrats | Eoin Coghlan | 240 | 0.6 | -2.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 38,934 | 96.1 | +0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,600 | 3.9 | −0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,534 | 92.2 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Frank Sartor | 21,139 | 65.9 | -0.6 |
| | Liberal | Jan Brennan | 10,938 | 34.1 | +0.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -0.6 | |

### Elections in the 1990s
#### 1999

1999 New South Wales state election: Rockdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | George Thompson | 22,258 | 55.9 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal | Phillip Kaloudis | 11,003 | 27.6 | -11.4 |
| | One Nation | Michael Citton | 2,185 | 5.5 | +5.5 |
| | Greens | Nola Taylor | 1,191 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| | Democrats | Craig Chung | 1,087 | 2.7 | -1.9 |
| | Independent | Peter Johnson | 818 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| | Independent | Joanne Jones | 651 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| | Against Further Immigration | Ian Gelling | 339 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| | Independent | William Ryan | 172 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| | Non-Custodial Parents | Pino Cardillo | 128 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 39,832 | 96.1 | +2.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,629 | 3.9 | −2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,461 | 92.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | George Thompson | 23,930 | 66.5 | +8.7 |
| | Liberal | Phillip Kaloudis | 12,042 | 33.5 | -8.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +8.7 | |

#### 1995

1995 New South Wales state election: Rockdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | George Thompson | 17,827 | 55.4 | +4.7 |
| | Liberal | Graham Abel | 11,541 | 35.9 | -3.9 |
| | Democrats | Reagan Murphy | 1,479 | 4.6 | +1.2 |
| | Transport Action Group | Nola Taylor | 1,324 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,171 | 92.9 | +6.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,477 | 7.1 | −6.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,648 | 94.2 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | George Thompson | 19,134 | 61.2 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal | Graham Abel | 12,125 | 38.8 | -4.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.4 | |

#### 1991

1991 New South Wales state election: Rockdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | George Thompson | 15,110 | 50.7 | -1.5 |
| | Liberal | Peter Johnson | 11,859 | 39.8 | +2.4 |
| | Democrats | Leslie Wand | 1,005 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| | Independent | Sergio Bustamante | 969 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
| | Independent | Anne Targett | 875 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,818 | 86.8 | −9.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 4,541 | 13.2 | +9.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,359 | 94.0 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | George Thompson | 16,350 | 56.8 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal | Peter Johnson | 12,454 | 43.2 | -1.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.6 | |

### Elections in the 1980s
#### 1988

1988 New South Wales state election: Rockdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Barrie Unsworth | 15,793 | 53.6 | -9.6 |
| | Liberal | Bob Gemmell | 9,878 | 33.6 | -0.5 |
| | Independent EFF | Ian Yates | 3,251 | 11.0 | +11.0 |
| | Independent | Robert Routledge | 520 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,442 | 96.2 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,148 | 3.8 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,590 | 93.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Barrie Unsworth | 16,382 | 57.0 | -7.6 |
| | Liberal | Bob Gemmell | 12,359 | 43.0 | +7.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -7.6 | |

#### 1986 by-election

1986 Rockdale by-election Saturday 2 August :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Barrie Unsworth | 11,251 | 46.17 | −17.10 |
| | Liberal | Bob Gemmell | 9,896 | 40.61 | +6.53 |
| | Independent | James McLean | 1,720 | 7.06 | +7.06 |
| | Socialist Workers | Valmai Frances Edwards | 725 | 2.98 | +2.98 |
| | Independent | John Badman | 375 | 1.54 | +1.54 |
| | Independent | Charles Bellchambers | 334 | 1.37 | −1.28 |
| | Uninflated Movement | Nadar Ponnuswamy | 67 | 0.27 | +0.27 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,368 | 96.50 | −0.21 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 885 | 3.50 | +0.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,253 | 79.59 | −13.17 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Barrie Unsworth | 11,946 | 50.11 | −14.5 |
| | Liberal | Bob Gemmell | 11,892 | 49.89 | +14.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −14.5 | |

#### 1984

1984 New South Wales state election: Rockdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Brian Bannon | 18,015 | 63.3 | -5.9 |
| | Liberal | Bob Gemmell | 9,705 | 34.1 | +3.3 |
| | Independent | Edwin Bellchambers | 755 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,475 | 96.7 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 968 | 3.3 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,443 | 92.8 | +1.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Brian Bannon | | 64.6 | -4.6 |
| | Liberal | Bob Gemmell | | 35.4 | +4.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -4.6 | |

#### 1981

1981 New South Wales state election: Rockdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Brian Bannon | 18,639 | 69.2 |
| | Liberal | John Tonkin | 8,294 | 30.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,933 | 96.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,094 | 3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,027 | 91.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -2.5 |

### Elections in the 1970s
#### 1978

1978 New South Wales state election: Rockdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Brian Bannon | 21,643 | 75.2 | +8.7 |
| | Liberal | Joan Loew | 5,651 | 19.6 | -13.9 |
| | Independent | Edwin Bellchambers | 1,501 | 5.2 | +5.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,795 | 96.8 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 953 | 3.2 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,748 | 92.3 | −1.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Brian Bannon | 22,943 | 79.7 | +13.2 |
| | Liberal | Joan Loew | 5,852 | 20.3 | -13.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +13.2 | |

#### 1976

1976 New South Wales state election: Rockdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Brian Bannon | 19,017 | 66.5 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal | Raymond Scaysbrook | 9,597 | 33.5 | -0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,614 | 97.2 | +0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 814 | 2.8 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,428 | 93.4 | −0.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.1 | |

#### 1973

1973 New South Wales state election: Rockdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Brian Bannon | 16,826 | 62.7 | |
| | Liberal | Kenneth Gates | 9,056 | 33.7 | |
| | Democratic Labor | Alan Lewis | 968 | 3.6 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,850 | 96.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,019 | 3.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,869 | 93.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Brian Bannon | 17,020 | 63.4 | 0.0 |
| | Liberal | Kenneth Gates | 9,830 | 36.6 | 0.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | 0.0 | |

#### 1971

1971 New South Wales state election: Rockdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Brian Bannon | 14,983 | 57.3 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal | Roye Gaha | 9,681 | 37.0 | +4.5 |
| | Democratic Labor | Mary Hennessy | 1,053 | 4.0 | +0.5 |
| | Independent | Edwin Bellchambers | 424 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,141 | 97.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 677 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,818 | 93.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Brian Bannon | 15,406 | 58.9 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal | Roye Gaha | 10,735 | 41.1 | -3.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.2 | |

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

1968 New South Wales state election: Rockdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Brian Bannon | 14,420 | 55.1 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal | Harold Heslehurst | 10,860 | 41.5 | -2.7 |
| | Democratic Labor | Peter Height | 916 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,196 | 97.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 759 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,955 | 94.2 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Brian Bannon | 14,603 | 55.7 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal | Harold Heslehurst | 11,593 | 44.3 | -1.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.4 | |

#### 1965

1965 New South Wales state election: Rockdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Brian Bannon | 12,828 | 52.7 | −2.1 |
| | Liberal | Angus Bristow | 10,749 | 44.2 | +3.0 |
| | Independent | Keith Richardson | 763 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,340 | 98.2 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 435 | 1.8 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,775 | 94.4 | −0.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Brian Bannon | 13,210 | 54.3 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal | Angus Bristow | 11,130 | 45.7 | +1.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −1.3 | |

#### 1962

1962 New South Wales state election: Rockdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Brian Bannon | 13,544 | 54.8 | +8.7 |
| | Liberal | Sidney Alewood | 10,185 | 41.2 | −2.1 |
| | Democratic Labor | Brian Adams | 1,006 | 4.1 | +0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,735 | 98.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 330 | 1.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,065 | 94.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Brian Bannon | 13,745 | 55.6 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal | Sidney Alewood | 10,990 | 44.4 | −4.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.2 | |

### Elections in the 1950s
#### 1959

1959 New South Wales state election: Rockdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Brian Bannon | 10,035 | 46.1 |
| | Liberal | Ronald Hislop | 9,426 | 43.3 |
| | Independent | Arthur Henderson | 1,587 | 7.3 |
| | Democratic Labor | Wesley Johns | 742 | 3.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,790 | 98.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 449 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,239 | 95.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Brian Bannon | 11,208 | 51.4 |
| | Liberal | Ronald Hislop | 10,582 | 48.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

#### 1956

1956 New South Wales state election: Rockdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John McGrath | 11,469 | 51.3 | −9.2 |
| | Liberal | Harold Heslehurst | 10,890 | 48.7 | +9.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,359 | 98.3 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 387 | 1.7 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,746 | 94.1 | −0.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −9.2 | |

#### 1953

1953 New South Wales state election: Rockdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | John McGrath | 14,041 | 60.5 |
| | Liberal | Harold Heslehurst | 9,165 | 39.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,206 | 97.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 489 | 2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,695 | 94.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

#### 1950

1950 New South Wales state election: Rockdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | John McGrath | 13,083 | 54.0 |
| | Liberal | George McGuire | 11,166 | 46.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,249 | 98.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 340 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,589 | 94.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1940s
#### 1947

1947 New South Wales state election: Rockdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John McGrath | 12,305 | 54.8 | -1.3 |
| | Liberal | George McGuire | 10,146 | 45.2 | +13.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,451 | 98.3 | −0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 396 | 1.7 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,847 | 95.4 | +1.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1944

1944 New South Wales state election: Rockdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John McGrath | 11,419 | 56.1 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democratic | Enoch Jones | 6,531 | 32.1 | +32.1 |
| | Democratic | Henry Miller | 2,184 | 10.7 | -27.5 |
| | Independent | Thomas Whitehouse | 227 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,361 | 96.5 | −1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 729 | 3.5 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,090 | 93.7 | +0.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

#### 1941

1941 New South Wales state election: Rockdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | John McGrath | 10,995 | 55.6 |
| | United Australia | George McGuire | 7,554 | 38.2 |
| | State Labor | Reginald Williams | 1,222 | 6.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,771 | 97.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 462 | 2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,233 | 93.4 |
| | Labor notional hold | Labor notional hold | Swing | |
* Preferences were not distributed.
District recreated

#### 1930 - 1941

District abolished

### Elections in the 1920s
#### 1927

1927 New South Wales state election: Rockdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Guy Arkins | 7,876 | 55.1 | |
| | Labor | Edgar Levey | 6,412 | 44.9 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,288 | 99.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 149 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,437 | 89.0 | |
| | Nationalist win | Nationalist win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |