# Electoral results for the district of Coogee

Coogee, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1927.

## Members for Coogee

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1927 | Hyman Goldstein | Nationalist |
| 1928 by | John Dunningham | Nationalist |
| 1930 | John Dunningham | Nationalist |
| 1932 | John Dunningham | United Australia |
| 1935 | John Dunningham | United Australia |
| 1938 by | Thomas Mutch | United Australia |
| 1941 | Lou Cunningham | Labor |
| 1944 | Lou Cunningham | Labor |
| 1947 | Lou Cunningham | Labor |
| 1948 by | Kevin Ellis | Liberal |
| 1953 | Lou Walsh | Labor |
| 1956 | Kevin Ellis | Liberal |
| 1962 | Lou Walsh | Labor |
| 1965 | Kevin Ellis | Liberal |
| 1968 | Kevin Ellis | Liberal |
| 1971 | Kevin Ellis | Liberal |
| 1973 | Ross Freeman | Liberal |
| 1974 by | Michael Cleary | Labor |
| 1976 | Michael Cleary | Labor |
| 1978 | Michael Cleary | Labor |
| 1981 | Michael Cleary | Labor |
| 1984 | Michael Cleary | Labor |
| 1988 | Michael Cleary | Labor |
| 1991 | Ernie Page | Labor |
| 1995 | Ernie Page | Labor |
| 1999 | Ernie Page | Labor |
| 2003 | Paul Pearce | Labor |
| 2007 | Paul Pearce | Labor |
| 2011 | Bruce Notley-Smith | Liberal |
| 2015 | Bruce Notley-Smith | Liberal |
| 2019 | Marjorie O'Neill | Labor |

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

2023 New South Wales state election: Coogee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Marjorie O'Neill | 22,153 | 45.2 | +10.7 |
| | Liberal | Kylie von Muenster | 16,121 | 32.9 | −7.5 |
| | Greens | Rafaela Pandolfini | 7,927 | 16.2 | +1.2 |
| | Sustainable Australia | Lluisa Murray | 1,058 | 2.2 | +0.8 |
| | Informed Medical Options | Alicia Mosquera | 924 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| | Animal Justice | Simon Garrod | 821 | 1.7 | −0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 49,004 | 98.1 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 930 | 1.9 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,934 | 83.9 | −1.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Marjorie O'Neill | 28,440 | 62.3 | +10.0 |
| | Liberal | Kylie von Muenster | 17,221 | 37.7 | −10.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +10.0 | |

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

2019 New South Wales state election: Coogee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bruce Notley-Smith | 18,937 | 41.14 | −5.42 |
| | Labor | Marjorie O'Neill | 15,819 | 34.36 | +1.82 |
| | Greens | Lindsay Shurey | 6,687 | 14.53 | −4.06 |
| | Keep Sydney Open | Joseph O'Donoghue | 2,232 | 4.85 | +4.85 |
| | Animal Justice | Simon Garrod | 804 | 1.75 | +1.75 |
| | Sustainable Australia | Lluisa Murray | 650 | 1.41 | +1.41 |
| | Small Business | Ciaran O'Brien | 473 | 1.03 | +1.03 |
| | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Joshua Turnbull | 433 | 0.94 | +0.94 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 46,035 | 98.13 | +0.48 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 879 | 1.87 | −0.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,914 | 85.24 | −2.09 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Marjorie O'Neill | 21,510 | 51.64 | +4.56 |
| | Liberal | Bruce Notley-Smith | 20,141 | 48.36 | −4.56 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.56 | |

#### 2015

2015 New South Wales state election: Coogee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bruce Notley-Smith | 21,564 | 46.6 | −1.1 |
| | Labor | Paul Pearce | 15,073 | 32.5 | +6.8 |
| | Greens | Lindsay Shurey | 8,609 | 18.6 | −2.8 |
| | No Land Tax | Victoria Gervay-Ruben | 612 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| | Christian Democrats | Linda Dinkha | 464 | 1.0 | −0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 46,322 | 97.6 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,117 | 2.4 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,439 | 87.3 | −1.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Bruce Notley-Smith | 22,517 | 52.9 | −5.4 |
| | Labor | Paul Pearce | 20,031 | 47.1 | +5.4 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −5.4 | |

#### 2011

2011 New South Wales state election: Coogee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bruce Notley-Smith | 20,224 | 47.1 | +11.4 |
| | Labor | Paul Pearce | 10,828 | 25.2 | -13.8 |
| | Greens | Sue Doran | 9,449 | 22.0 | +0.9 |
| | Independent | Nathan Jones | 956 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| | Independent | Stuart Burney | 868 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| | Christian Democrats | Andrew McGowan | 581 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 42,906 | 97.6 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,035 | 2.4 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,941 | 89.4 | +0.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Bruce Notley-Smith | 21,987 | 58.2 | +15.5 |
| | Labor | Paul Pearce | 15,762 | 41.8 | -15.5 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +15.5 | |

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

2007 New South Wales state election: Coogee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Paul Pearce | 15,623 | 39.0 | -6.9 |
| | Liberal | Jonathon Flegg | 14,323 | 35.8 | +5.0 |
| | Greens | Kelly Marks | 8,457 | 21.1 | +3.2 |
| | Democrats | Nicole Tillotson | 1,138 | 2.8 | +0.5 |
| | Unity | Yuan Wu | 488 | 1.2 | +0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 40,029 | 97.6 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 989 | 2.4 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,018 | 88.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Paul Pearce | 20,775 | 57.2 | -6.4 |
| | Liberal | Jonathon Flegg | 15,521 | 42.8 | +6.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -6.4 | |

#### 2003

2003 New South Wales state election: Coogee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Paul Pearce | 16,361 | 44.4 | -5.0 |
| | Liberal | David McBride | 11,669 | 31.7 | -1.0 |
| | Greens | Murray Matson | 6,848 | 18.6 | +9.3 |
| | Democrats | Lindy Morrison | 870 | 2.4 | -3.3 |
| | Independent | Barry Watterson | 773 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| | Unity | Lisa Li | 300 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 36,821 | 98.1 | +0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 727 | 1.9 | −0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,548 | 87.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Paul Pearce | 20,728 | 62.6 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal | David McBride | 12,381 | 37.4 | -0.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.3 | |

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

1999 New South Wales state election: Coogee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ernie Page | 18,901 | 49.4 | +5.4 |
| | Liberal | Kevin Junee | 12,498 | 32.7 | -6.6 |
| | Greens | Murray Matson | 3,578 | 9.3 | -0.1 |
| | Democrats | Harry Crow | 2,180 | 5.7 | +2.5 |
| | One Nation | Darrel Mullins | 910 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| | Against Further Immigration | Les Black | 203 | 0.5 | -1.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 38,270 | 98.1 | +2.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 761 | 1.9 | −2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,031 | 89.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Ernie Page | 22,338 | 62.3 | +6.8 |
| | Liberal | Kevin Junee | 13,539 | 37.7 | -6.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +6.8 | |

#### 1995

1995 New South Wales state election: Coogee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ernie Page | 15,002 | 44.5 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal | Margaret Martin | 13,013 | 38.6 | -2.4 |
| | Greens | Murray Matson | 3,131 | 9.3 | +9.3 |
| | Democrats | Marie Brown | 1,045 | 3.1 | -1.9 |
| | Against Further Immigration | Shane Scevity | 797 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| | Independent | Barry Doosey | 472 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| | Natural Law | Jacinta Lynch | 240 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,700 | 95.9 | +2.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,426 | 4.1 | −2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,126 | 91.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Ernie Page | 17,924 | 56.1 | +4.5 |
| | Liberal | Margaret Martin | 14,024 | 43.9 | -4.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.5 | |

#### 1991

1991 New South Wales state election: Coogee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Ernie Page | 14,013 | 43.5 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal | Allan Andrews | 13,215 | 41.0 | -1.4 |
| | Democrats | Peter Feltis | 1,625 | 5.0 | -0.3 |
| | Independent | Claude Danzey | 1,335 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| | Independent | Charles Matthews | 1,089 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| | Independent | Jack Dillon | 957 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,234 | 93.8 | −3.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,135 | 6.2 | +3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,369 | 90.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Ernie Page | 15,994 | 51.6 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal | Allan Andrews | 15,021 | 48.4 | -0.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +0.7 | |

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

1988 New South Wales state election: Coogee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Michael Cleary | 11,739 | 42.1 | -10.4 |
| | Liberal | Margaret Martin | 11,416 | 41.0 | +0.3 |
| | Independent | John Buchanan | 3,568 | 12.8 | +12.8 |
| | Democrats | Laurence Gration | 877 | 3.1 | -3.3 |
| | Independent | Stephen Muller | 269 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,869 | 96.7 | −0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 948 | 3.3 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,817 | 91.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Michael Cleary | 13,484 | 51.2 | -5.4 |
| | Liberal | Margaret Martin | 12,855 | 48.8 | +5.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -5.4 | |

#### 1984

1984 New South Wales state election: Coogee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Michael Cleary | 13,674 | 52.8 | -11.5 |
| | Liberal | Ken Finn | 10,521 | 40.6 | +7.5 |
| | Democrats | Gavan Schneider | 1,708 | 6.6 | +6.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,903 | 97.5 | +1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 658 | 2.5 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,561 | 89.6 | +2.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Michael Cleary | | 56.8 | -9.1 |
| | Liberal | Ken Finn | | 43.2 | +9.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -9.1 | |

#### 1981

1981 New South Wales state election: Coogee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Michael Cleary | 16,668 | 64.3 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal | Kenneth Finn | 8,576 | 33.1 | +1.0 |
| | Independent | Michael Gluyas | 665 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,909 | 96.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 933 | 3.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,842 | 87.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Michael Cleary | 16,768 | 65.9 | -0.5 |
| | Liberal | Kenneth Finn | 8,676 | 34.1 | +0.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -0.5 | |

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

1978 New South Wales state election: Coogee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Michael Cleary | 17,893 | 63.4 | +9.7 |
| | Liberal | David Kinsman | 9,059 | 32.1 | -14.2 |
| | Democrats | Leslie Reiss | 1,254 | 4.5 | +4.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,206 | 97.8 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 625 | 2.2 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,831 | 88.6 | −1.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Michael Cleary | 18,729 | 66.4 | +12.7 |
| | Liberal | David Kinsman | 9,477 | 33.6 | -12.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +12.7 | |

#### 1976

1976 New South Wales state election: Coogee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Michael Cleary | 16,265 | 53.7 | +8.2 |
| | Liberal | Phillip Billings | 14,036 | 46.3 | +1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,301 | 97.9 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 662 | 2.1 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,963 | 89.7 | +1.3 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.7 | |

#### 1974 by-election

1974 Coogee by-election Saturday 20 July :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Michael Cleary | 12,521 | 46.87 | +4.5 |
| | Liberal | Ross Freeman | 12,823 | 48.00 | +1.4 |
| | Australia | Ann Sutherland | 1,111 | 4.16 | |
| | Independent | F C Keep | 161 | 0.60 | |
| | Independent | Bernard Forshaw | 89 | 0.33 | |
| | National Socialist | Ross May | 11 | 0.04 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,716 | 97.82 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 596 | 2.18 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,312 | 81.17 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Michael Cleary | 13,385 | 50.10 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal | Ross Freeman | 12,823 | 49.90 | -3.0 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.00 | |

#### 1973

1973 New South Wales state election: Coogee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Michael Cleary | 13,092 | 45.5 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal | Ross Freeman | 12,958 | 45.1 | -1.5 |
| | Australia | Ann Sutherland | 1,917 | 6.7 | +6.7 |
| | Democratic Labor | Betty Stepkovitch | 779 | 2.7 | -1.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,746 | 97.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 869 | 2.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,615 | 88.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Ross Freeman | 14,377 | 50.01 | -2.9 |
| | Labor | Michael Cleary | 14,369 | 49.99 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -2.9 | |
* This result was annulled by the Court of Disputed Returns and a by-election was held.

#### 1971

1971 New South Wales state election: Coogee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Kevin Ellis | 12,231 | 46.6 | -4.0 |
| | Labor | Mary Barry | 11,109 | 42.4 | +0.5 |
| | Democratic Labor | Betty Stepkovitch | 1,187 | 4.5 | -0.7 |
| | Defence of Government Schools | Jean McCoroskin | 967 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| | Independent | William Ash | 725 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,219 | 97.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 707 | 2.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,926 | 90.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Kevin Ellis | 13,860 | 52.9 | -3.0 |
| | Labor | Mary Barry | 12,359 | 47.1 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -3.0 | |

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

1968 New South Wales state election: Coogee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Kevin Ellis | 11,924 | 50.6 | +2.6 |
| | Labor | Lou Walsh | 9,873 | 41.9 | -5.7 |
| | Democratic Labor | John Cunningham | 1,225 | 5.2 | +0.8 |
| | Independent | Lincoln Oppenheimer | 525 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,547 | 97.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 687 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,234 | 92.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Kevin Ellis | 13,167 | 55.9 | +4.2 |
| | Labor | Lou Walsh | 10,380 | 44.1 | -4.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +4.2 | |

#### 1965

1965 New South Wales state election: Coogee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Kevin Ellis | 10,626 | 48.0 | +2.4 |
| | Labor | Lou Walsh | 10,547 | 47.6 | −2.1 |
| | Democratic Labor | Philip Cohen | 972 | 4.4 | −0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,145 | 98.3 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 389 | 1.7 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,534 | 91.9 | +0.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Kevin Ellis | 11,443 | 51.7 | +2.7 |
| | Labor | Lou Walsh | 10,702 | 48.3 | −2.7 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +2.7 | |

#### 1962

1962 New South Wales state election: Coogee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Lou Walsh | 11,323 | 49.7 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal | Kevin Ellis | 10,392 | 45.6 | −3.7 |
| | Democratic Labor | Peter Daly | 1,061 | 4.7 | +0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,776 | 98.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 296 | 1.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,072 | 91.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Lou Walsh | 11,615 | 51.0 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal | Kevin Ellis | 11,161 | 49.0 | −3.7 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.7 | |

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

1959 New South Wales state election: Coogee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Kevin Ellis | 10,309 | 49.3 |
| | Labor | Lou Walsh | 9,690 | 46.3 |
| | Democratic Labor | Allan Carter | 930 | 4.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,929 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 364 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,293 | 92.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Kevin Ellis | 11,027 | 52.7 |
| | Labor | Lou Walsh | 9,902 | 47.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

#### 1956

1956 New South Wales state election: Coogee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Kevin Ellis | 10,072 | 51.1 | +4.3 |
| | Labor | Lou Walsh | 9,250 | 47.0 | −6.2 |
| | Independent | Tasman Crocker | 375 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,697 | 98.3 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 334 | 1.7 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,031 | 92.6 | −0.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Kevin Ellis | 10,260 | 52.1 | +5.3 |
| | Labor | Lou Walsh | 9,437 | 47.9 | −5.3 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +5.3 | |

#### 1953

1953 New South Wales state election: Coogee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Lou Walsh | 11,099 | 53.2 |
| | Liberal | Kevin Ellis | 9,776 | 46.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,875 | 98.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 386 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,261 | 93.2 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal | Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | |

#### 1950

1950 New South Wales state election: Coogee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Kevin Ellis | 11,839 | 54.3 |
| | Labor | Lou Walsh | 9,948 | 45.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,787 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 385 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,172 | 91.7 |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1940s
#### 1948 by-election

1948 Coogee by-election Saturday 8 May :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Kevin Ellis | 11,047 | 50.65 | +2.35 |
| | Labor | Catherine Cunningham | 9,896 | 45.37 | -6.33 |
| | Communist | Wilton Brown | 717 | 3.29 | |
| | Independent | Clare Peters | 152 | 0.70 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,812 | 97.37 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 589 | 2.63 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,401 | 87.52 | |
| | Liberal gain from Labor | Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +2.35 | |

#### 1947

1947 New South Wales state election: Coogee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Lou Cunningham | 11,984 | 51.7 | -9.0 |
| | Liberal | Kevin Ellis | 11,191 | 48.3 | +9.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,175 | 98.1 | +1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 455 | 1.9 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,630 | 92.8 | +2.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -9.0 | |

#### 1944

1944 New South Wales state election: Coogee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Lou Cunningham | 12,616 | 60.7 | +4.7 |
| | Democratic | John Rubie | 8,179 | 39.3 | -4.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,795 | 96.6 | −1.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 726 | 3.4 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,521 | 90.2 | −1.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.7 | |

#### 1941

1941 New South Wales state election: Coogee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Lou Cunningham | 11,341 | 56.0 |
| | United Australia | Thomas Mutch | 8,922 | 44.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,263 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 357 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,620 | 91.4 |
| | Labor gain from United Australia | Labor gain from United Australia | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1930s
#### 1938 by-election

1938 Coogee by-election Saturday 25 June :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Robert Keating | 6,752 | 32.51 |
| | United Australia | Thomas Mutch | 5,397 | 26.03 |
| | United Australia | John Burrows | 2,964 | 14.30 |
| | United Australia | Hubert O'Connell | 1,867 | 9.01 |
| | United Australia | George Walters | 1,594 | 7.69 |
| | United Australia | Clifford Collins | 1,100 | 5.31 |
| | Independent | Mark Foots | 1,056 | 5.09 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,730 | 95.00 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,092 | 5.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,822 | 90.14 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | United Australia | Thomas Mutch | 12,034 | 58.05 |
| | Labor | Robert Keating | 8,696 | 41.95 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | |

#### 1938

    This section is an excerpt from 1938 New South Wales state election § Coogee
1938 New South Wales state election: Coogee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | John Dunningham | 16,039 | 71.3 | +4.2 |
| | Independent | Mark Foots | 6,470 | 28.7 | +28.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,509 | 96.5 | −1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 812 | 3.5 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,321 | 94.2 | −0.7 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1935

    This section is an excerpt from 1935 New South Wales state election § Coogee
1935 New South Wales state election: Coogee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | John Dunningham | 13,629 | 67.1 | -0.1 |
| | Labor (NSW) | Karl Guhl | 6,681 | 32.9 | +3.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,310 | 98.0 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 416 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,726 | 94.9 | −0.3 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1932

    This section is an excerpt from 1932 New South Wales state election § Coogee
1932 New South Wales state election: Coogee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | John Dunningham | 13,070 | 67.2 | +13.8 |
| | Labor (NSW) | Alphonsus Ticehurst | 5,811 | 29.9 | -15.7 |
| | Independent | Mark Cochrane | 406 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| | Communist | Jessa Burns | 175 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,462 | 98.0 | +0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 394 | 2.0 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,856 | 95.2 | +1.1 |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1930

    This section is an excerpt from 1930 New South Wales state election § Coogee
1930 New South Wales state election: Coogee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nationalist | John Dunningham | 9,881 | 53.4 |
| | Labor | Mark Cochrane | 8,429 | 45.6 |
| | Independent | Rupert Treatt | 95 | 0.5 |
| | Independent | Walter Miller | 86 | 0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,491 | 97.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 553 | 2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,044 | 94.1 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1920s
#### 1928 by-election

1928 Coogee by-election Saturday 22 September :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nationalist | John Dunningham | 7,854 | 69.23 |
| | Labor | Morris Curotta | 3,490 | 30.77 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,344 | 99.45 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 63 | 0.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,407 | 61.92 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | |

#### 1927

    This section is an excerpt from 1927 New South Wales state election § Coogee
1927 New South Wales state election: Coogee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | Hyman Goldstein | 9,196 | 67.6 | |
| | Labor | Thomas Brown | 4,416 | 32.4 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,612 | 99.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 123 | 0.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,735 | 78.5 | |
| | Nationalist win | Nationalist win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |