# Electoral results for the district of Ku-ring-gai

Ku-ring-gai is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. Created in 1973, it has always been held by the Liberal Party.

## Members for Ku-ring-gai

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1973 | John Maddison | Liberal |
| 1976 | John Maddison | Liberal |
| 1978 | John Maddison | Liberal |
| 1980 by | Nick Greiner | Liberal |
| 1981 | Nick Greiner | Liberal |
| 1984 | Nick Greiner | Liberal |
| 1988 | Nick Greiner | Liberal |
| 1991 | Nick Greiner | Liberal |
| 1992 by | Stephen O'Doherty | Liberal |
| 1995 | Stephen O'Doherty | Liberal |
| 1999 | Barry O'Farrell | Liberal |
| 2003 | Barry O'Farrell | Liberal |
| 2007 | Barry O'Farrell | Liberal |
| 2011 | Barry O'Farrell | Liberal |
| 2015 | Alister Henskens | Liberal |
| 2019 | Alister Henskens | Liberal |

## Election results
### Elections in the 2010s
#### 2019

2019 New South Wales state election: Ku-ring-gai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alister Henskens | 29,369 | 60.27 | −2.27 |
| | Labor | Amanda Keeling | 8,891 | 18.25 | +1.88 |
| | Greens | Qiu Yue (Viki) Zhang | 6,315 | 12.96 | −2.83 |
| | Sustainable Australia | Mark Ferris | 1,636 | 3.36 | +3.36 |
| | Keep Sydney Open | Liam Blood | 1,466 | 3.01 | +3.01 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mitchell Strahan | 1,053 | 2.16 | +2.16 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 48,730 | 97.79 | +0.18 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,101 | 2.21 | −0.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,831 | 91.53 | −1.22 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Alister Henskens | 31,027 | 70.52 | −2.46 |
| | Labor | Amanda Keeling | 12,969 | 29.48 | +2.46 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −2.46 | |

#### 2015

2015 New South Wales state election: Ku-ring-gai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alister Henskens | 30,294 | 62.5 | −10.3 |
| | Labor | David Armstrong | 7,927 | 16.4 | +8.5 |
| | Greens | Pippa McInnes | 7,650 | 15.8 | +1.9 |
| | Christian Democrats | John Archer | 1,375 | 2.8 | +0.7 |
| | No Land Tax | Len Gervay | 1,192 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 48,438 | 97.6 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,185 | 2.4 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,623 | 92.8 | +1.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Alister Henskens | 31,954 | 73.0 | −13.9 |
| | Labor | David Armstrong | 11,832 | 27.0 | +13.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −13.9 | |

#### 2011

2011 New South Wales state election: Ku-ring-gai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Barry O'Farrell | 33,061 | 72.7 | +7.1 |
| | Greens | Susie Gemmell | 6,395 | 14.1 | +0.9 |
| | Labor | David Armstrong | 3,590 | 7.9 | −5.9 |
| | Save Our State | William Bourke | 952 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| | Christian Democrats | Witold Wiszniewski | 948 | 2.1 | −1.2 |
| | Outdoor Recreation | Alexander Gutman | 536 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 45,482 | 98.3 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 794 | 1.7 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,276 | 92.7 | |
| Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
| | Liberal | Barry O'Farrell | 34,904 | 87.0 | +8.0 |
| | Labor | David Armstrong | 5,236 | 13.0 | –8.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.3 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Barry O'Farrell | 34,212 | 81.3 | +2.3 |
| | Greens | Susie Gemmell | 7,858 | 18.7 | +18.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.3 | |

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

2007 New South Wales state election: Ku-ring-gai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Barry O'Farrell | 27,831 | 65.6 | +7.4 |
| | Labor | Adrian Macarthur-King | 5,839 | 13.8 | −7.3 |
| | Greens | Susie Gemmell | 5,592 | 13.2 | +1.2 |
| | Christian Democrats | Witold Wiszniewski | 1,402 | 3.3 | +0.3 |
| | Democrats | Jeannette Tsoulos | 1,002 | 2.4 | +0.4 |
| | Unity | Michael Sun | 790 | 1.9 | −0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 42,456 | 98.0 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 857 | 2.0 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,313 | 92.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Barry O'Farrell | 29,939 | 79.0 | +10.3 |
| | Labor | Adrian Macarthur-King | 7,965 | 21.0 | −10.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +10.3 | |

#### 2003

2003 New South Wales state election: Ku-ring-gai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Barry O'Farrell | 24,796 | 61.1 | +4.8 |
| | Labor | Andrew Hewitt | 7,548 | 18.6 | −1.8 |
| | Greens | Susie Gemmell | 5,064 | 12.5 | +7.5 |
| | Unity | Chiming Shea | 1,184 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| | Christian Democrats | Witold Wiszniewski | 1,165 | 2.9 | −1.3 |
| | Democrats | Ian Boyd | 821 | 2.0 | −7.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 40,578 | 98.4 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 680 | 1.6 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,258 | 91.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Barry O'Farrell | 26,582 | 71.6 | +1.6 |
| | Labor | Andrew Hewitt | 10,543 | 28.4 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.6 | |

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

1999 New South Wales state election: Ku-ring-gai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Barry O'Farrell | 22,708 | 56.3 | −10.1 |
| | Labor | Jan Butland | 8,241 | 20.4 | +7.2 |
| | Democrats | Neil Halliday | 3,769 | 9.3 | +1.4 |
| | Greens | Andrew Burke | 2,004 | 5.0 | +1.4 |
| | Christian Democrats | Matthew Ayres | 1,698 | 4.2 | +2.8 |
| | One Nation | Robert Webeck | 1,416 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| | Against Further Immigration | Mick Chehoff | 379 | 0.9 | +0.3 |
| | Natural Law | John Ryder | 100 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 40,315 | 98.3 | +1.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 710 | 1.7 | −1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,025 | 92.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Barry O'Farrell | 25,298 | 70.0 | −8.3 |
| | Labor | Jan Butland | 10,826 | 30.0 | +8.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −8.3 | |

#### 1995

1995 New South Wales state election: Ku-ring-gai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Stephen O'Doherty | 20,271 | 57.1 | −5.4 |
| | Labor | Elizabeth Priestly | 7,067 | 19.9 | +1.6 |
| | Independent | Mick Gallagher | 5,932 | 16.7 | +8.7 |
| | Democrats | Colin Ward | 1,633 | 4.6 | −4.5 |
| | Call to Australia | Alex Sharah | 624 | 1.8 | −0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 35,527 | 96.6 | +2.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,251 | 3.4 | −2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,778 | 93.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Stephen O'Doherty | 22,912 | 69.0 | −3.7 |
| | Labor | Elizabeth Priestly | 10,290 | 31.0 | +3.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −3.7 | |

#### 1992 by-election

1992 Ku-ring-gai by-election Saturday 22 August :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Stephen O'Doherty | 14,755 | 47.85 | −14.57 |
| | Independent | Mick Gallagher | 9,725 | 31.54 | +23.54 |
| | Independent | Ted Roach | 5,442 | 17.65 | +8.57 |
| | Call to Australia | Robert Taylor | 914 | 2.96 | +0.73 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,836 | 95.74 | +2.00 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,371 | 4.26 | −2.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,207 | 82.68 | −11.39 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Stephen O'Doherty | 16,167 | 55.09 | −17.62 |
| | Independent | Mick Gallagher | 13,182 | 44.91 | +44.91 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −17.62 | |

#### 1991

1991 New South Wales state election: Ku-ring-gai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Nick Greiner | 20,588 | 62.4 | −3.9 |
| | Labor | Sue Deane | 6,023 | 18.3 | −10.2 |
| | Democrats | Ted Roach | 2,995 | 9.1 | +9.1 |
| | Independent | Mick Gallagher | 2,638 | 8.0 | +8.0 |
| | Call to Australia | Robert Taylor | 737 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 32,981 | 93.7 | −3.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,203 | 6.3 | +3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,184 | 94.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Nick Greiner | 22,491 | 72.7 | +3.8 |
| | Labor | Sue Deane | 8,441 | 27.3 | −3.8 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.8 | |

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

1988 New South Wales state election: Ku-ring-gai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Nick Greiner | 23,879 | 79.7 | +3.5 |
| | Labor | Anna Booth | 6,097 | 20.3 | +2.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,976 | 97.7 | −0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 718 | 2.3 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,694 | 93.5 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.3 | |

#### 1984

1984 New South Wales state election: Ku-ring-gai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Nick Greiner | 24,271 | 77.8 | +11.2 |
| | Labor | Ian Cameron | 5,096 | 16.3 | −7.2 |
| | Democrats | Pamela Tuckwell | 1,829 | 5.9 | −4.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,196 | 98.4 | +0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 500 | 1.6 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,696 | 92.5 | +1.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Nick Greiner | | 80.9 | +10.1 |
| | Labor | Ian Cameron | | 19.1 | −10.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +10.1 | |

#### 1981

1981 New South Wales state election: Ku-ring-gai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Nick Greiner | 19,750 | 66.6 | +1.1 |
| | Labor | Ian Cameron | 6,970 | 23.5 | −11.0 |
| | Democrats | Pamela Tuckwell | 2,954 | 9.9 | +9.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,674 | 97.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 764 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,438 | 90.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Nick Greiner | 20,550 | 70.8 | +5.3 |
| | Labor | Ian Cameron | 8,470 | 29.2 | −5.3 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +5.3 | |

#### 1980 by-election

1980 Ku-ring-gai by-election Saturday 13 September :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Nick Greiner | 15,681 | 68.7 | +3.2 |
| | Independent | Brian Buckley | 7,152 | 31.3 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,833 | 96.1 | −1.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 917 | 3.9 | +1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,750 | 71.1 | −19.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +3.2 '"`UNIQ−−ref−0000008D−QINU`"' | |

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

1978 New South Wales state election: Ku-ring-gai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Maddison | 19,350 | 65.5 | −7.5 |
| | Labor | Ian Cameron | 10,205 | 34.5 | +14.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,555 | 98.0 | −0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 592 | 2.0 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,147 | 91.0 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −12.2 | |

#### 1976

1976 New South Wales state election: Ku-ring-gai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Maddison | 21,605 | 73.0 | −4.6 |
| | Labor | Ian Cameron | 6,020 | 20.4 | +2.5 |
| | Workers | David Griffiths | 1,960 | 6.6 | +6.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,585 | 98.9 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 316 | 1.1 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,901 | 92.5 | −0.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Maddison | 22,977 | 77.7 | −3.5 |
| | Labor | Ian Cameron | 6,608 | 22.3 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −3.5 | |

#### 1973

1973 New South Wales state election: Ku-ring-gai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Maddison | 21,357 | 77.6 | |
| | Labor | Ian Cameron | 4,932 | 17.9 | |
| | Democratic Labor | Norma Boyle | 1,235 | 4.5 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,524 | 98.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 525 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,049 | 92.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | John Maddison | 22,345 | 81.2 | +0.1 |
| | Labor | Ian Cameron | 5,179 | 18.8 | −0.1 |
| | Liberal notional hold | Liberal notional hold | Swing | +0.1 | |