# Electoral results for the district of Vaucluse

Vaucluse, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had one incarnation from its creation in 1927 until the present.

## Members Vaucluse

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1927 | William Foster | Nationalist |
| 1932 | William Foster | United Australia |
| 1935 | William Foster | United Australia |
| 1936 by | Murray Robson | Ind. United Australia |
| 1938 | Murray Robson | United Australia |
| 1941 | Murray Robson | United Australia |
| 1944 | Murray Robson | Democratic |
| 1947 | Murray Robson | Liberal |
| 1950 | Murray Robson | Liberal |
| 1953 | Murray Robson | Liberal |
| 1956 | Murray Robson | Liberal |
| 1957 by | Geoffrey Cox | Liberal |
| 1959 | Geoffrey Cox | Liberal |
| 1962 | Geoffrey Cox | Liberal |
| 1965 | Keith Doyle | Liberal |
| 1968 | Keith Doyle | Liberal |
| 1971 | Keith Doyle | Liberal |
| 1973 | Keith Doyle | Liberal |
| 1976 | Keith Doyle | Liberal |
| 1978 | Rosemary Foot | Liberal |
| 1981 | Rosemary Foot | Liberal |
| 1984 | Rosemary Foot | Liberal |
| 1986 by | Ray Aston | Liberal |
| 1988 | Ray Aston | Liberal |
| 1988 by | Michael Yabsley | Liberal |
| 1991 | Michael Yabsley | Liberal |
| 1994 by | Peter Debnam | Liberal |
| 1995 | Peter Debnam | Liberal |
| 1999 | Peter Debnam | Liberal |
| 2003 | Peter Debnam | Liberal |
| 2007 | Peter Debnam | Liberal |
| 2011 | Gabrielle Upton | Liberal |
| 2015 | Gabrielle Upton | Liberal |
| 2019 | Gabrielle Upton | Liberal |

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

2023 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Kellie Sloane | 24,184 | 50.1 | −6.8 |
| | Independent | Karen Freyer | 8,236 | 17.1 | +17.1 |
| | Labor | Margaret Merten | 7,336 | 15.2 | +2.5 |
| | Greens | Dominic Wy Kanak | 5,632 | 11.7 | −2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gail Stevens | 1,166 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| | Sustainable Australia | Kay Dunne | 863 | 1.8 | +0.4 |
| | Animal Justice | Edward Cameron | 846 | 1.8 | +0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 48,263 | 97.9 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,055 | 2.1 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,318 | 83.1 | −0.7 |
| Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
| | Liberal | Kellie Sloane | 26,574 | 65.6 | −5.0 |
| | Labor | Margaret Merten | 13,960 | 34.4 | +5.0 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Kellie Sloane | 25,763 | 62.9 | −6.5 |
| | Independent | Karen Freyer | 15,206 | 37.1 | +37.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | | | |

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

2019 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Gabrielle Upton | 26,397 | 57.36 | −8.21 |
| | Greens | Megan McEwin | 6,494 | 14.11 | −4.44 |
| | Labor | Lenore Kulakauskas | 5,881 | 12.78 | −0.42 |
| | Keep Sydney Open | Mark Macsmith | 3,683 | 8.00 | +8.00 |
| | Independent | Miriam Guttman-Jones | 2,284 | 4.96 | +4.96 |
| | Animal Justice | Deb Doyle | 664 | 1.44 | +1.44 |
| | Sustainable Australia | Kay Dunne | 620 | 1.35 | +1.35 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 46,023 | 98.17 | +0.62 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 856 | 1.83 | −0.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,879 | 83.05 | −2.12 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Gabrielle Upton | 28,616 | 70.58 | −4.72 |
| | Labor | Lenore Kulakauskas | 11,927 | 29.42 | +4.72 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Gabrielle Upton | 28,260 | 69.32 | −3.61 |
| | Greens | Megan McEwin | 12,506 | 30.68 | +3.61 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −3.61 | |

#### 2015

2015 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Gabrielle Upton | 30,257 | 65.6 | −4.2 |
| | Greens | Megan McEwin | 8,559 | 18.5 | +0.3 |
| | Labor | Gloria Nicol | 6,090 | 13.2 | +2.5 |
| | No Land Tax | Susanne Gervay | 854 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| | Christian Democrats | Beresford Thomas | 387 | 0.8 | −0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 46,147 | 97.6 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,155 | 2.4 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,302 | 85.2 | −0.2 |
| Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
| | Liberal | Gabrielle Upton | 31,493 | 75.3 | −6.1 |
| | Labor | Gloria Nicol | 10,331 | 24.7 | +6.1 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Gabrielle Upton | 31,118 | 72.9 | −3.2 |
| | Greens | Megan McEwin | 11,551 | 27.1 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −3.2 | |

#### 2011

2011 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Gabrielle Upton | 30,187 | 69.8 | +9.9 |
| | Greens | Susan Jarnason | 7,879 | 18.2 | -2.2 |
| | Labor | Pauline Neill | 4,645 | 10.7 | -8.9 |
| | Christian Democrats | Beresford Thomas | 549 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 43,260 | 97.4 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,134 | 2.6 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,394 | 87.8 | |
| Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
| | Liberal | Gabrielle Upton | 31,564 | 81.4 | +13.5 |
| | Labor | Pauline Neill | 7,215 | 18.6 | –13.5 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Gabrielle Upton | 30,895 | 76.1 | +10.0 |
| | Greens | Susan Jarnason | 9,714 | 23.9 | -10.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +10.0 | |

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

2007 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Peter Debnam | 24,377 | 59.9 | +6.1 |
| | Greens | David Shoebridge | 8,319 | 20.4 | +3.7 |
| | Labor | Alison Rahill | 7,992 | 19.6 | -5.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 40,688 | 97.2 | −0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,170 | 2.8 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,858 | 88.7 | |
| Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
| | Liberal | Peter Debnam | 25,445 | 67.9 | +7.0 |
| | Labor | Alison Rahill | 12,055 | 32.1 | –7.0 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Peter Debnam | 24,986 | 66.1 | +5.2 |
| | Greens | David Shoebridge | 12,842 | 33.9 | +33.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +5.2 | |

#### 2003

2003 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Peter Debnam | 19,735 | 54.4 | +0.6 |
| | Labor | Alice Salomon | 9,667 | 26.6 | -0.6 |
| | Greens | Rory O'Gorman | 6,463 | 17.8 | +7.7 |
| | Unity | Teck Yong | 441 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 36,306 | 97.8 | +0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 826 | 2.2 | −0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,132 | 85.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Peter Debnam | 20,333 | 60.3 | -2.2 |
| | Labor | Alice Salomon | 13,407 | 39.7 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -2.2 | |

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

1999 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Peter Debnam | 20,271 | 53.8 | -6.9 |
| | Labor | David Patch | 10,244 | 27.2 | +4.6 |
| | Greens | Haete Weiner | 3,797 | 10.1 | +1.0 |
| | Democrats | Margaret Collings | 2,269 | 6.0 | +2.8 |
| | One Nation | Waverney Ford | 791 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| | Euthanasia Referendum | Gregor Zylber | 305 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 37,677 | 97.8 | +1.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 860 | 2.2 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,537 | 88.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Peter Debnam | 21,486 | 62.5 | -5.0 |
| | Labor | David Patch | 12,903 | 37.5 | +5.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -5.0 | |

#### 1995

1995 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Peter Debnam | 19,576 | 59.2 | +4.1 |
| | Labor | Barbara Armitage | 8,695 | 26.3 | +8.9 |
| | Greens | Tom McLoughlin | 3,331 | 10.1 | +5.1 |
| | Democrats | Mary de Merindol | 1,277 | 3.9 | +0.4 |
| | Natural Law | Patricia Boland | 212 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 33,091 | 95.8 | +5.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,449 | 4.2 | −5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,540 | 89.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Peter Debnam | 20,540 | 65.4 | +2.4 |
| | Labor | Barbara Armitage | 10,862 | 34.6 | +34.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.4 | |

#### 1994 by-election

1994 Vaucluse by-election Saturday 9 April :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Peter Debnam | 15,757 | 58.5 | +3.4 |
| | Labor | Barbara Armitage | 7,856 | 29.2 | +11.8 |
| | Greens | Murray Matson | 2,453 | 9.1 | |
| | Independent | Rodney Marks | 870 | 3.2 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,936 | 97.1 | +6.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 808 | 2.9 | −6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,744 | 70.7 | −19.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Peter Debnam | 16,621 | 63.3 | +0.3 |
| | Labor | Barbara Armitage | 9,645 | 36.7 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

#### 1991

1991 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Michael Yabsley | 16,876 | 55.1 | -9.4 |
| | Labor | James Dupree | 5,337 | 17.4 | -14.8 |
| | Independent | Rose Watson | 4,444 | 14.5 | +14.5 |
| | Greens | Geoff Ash | 1,509 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
| | Democrats | Victoria Resch | 1,050 | 3.4 | +0.1 |
| | Independent | Yvonne Jayawardena | 1,022 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| | Independent | Tony Waldron | 412 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,650 | 90.7 | −5.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,128 | 9.3 | +5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,778 | 90.2 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Michael Yabsley | 17,862 | 63.0 | -3.2 |
| | Independent | Rose Watson | 10,475 | 37.0 | +37.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -3.2 | |

### Elections in the 1980s
#### 1988 by-election

1988 Vaucluse by-election Monday 6 June :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Michael Yabsley | Unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | | | |

#### 1988

1988 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ray Aston | 20,267 | 77.2 | +4.4 |
| | Labor | Beverley Crane | 5,982 | 22.8 | -0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,249 | 96.4 | −0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 993 | 3.6 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,242 | 89.9 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.3 | |

#### 1986 by-election

1986 Vaucluse by-election Saturday 31 May :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ray Aston | 13,245 | 72.6 | +0.2 |
| | Democrats | Yvonne Jayawardena | 1,978 | 10.8 | +6.8 |
| | Call to Australia | Elaine Nile | 1,173 | 6.4 | |
| | Nuclear Free Australia | Gillian Fisher | 931 | 5.1 | |
| | Nuclear Disarmament | Robert Wood | 732 | 4.0 | |
| | Uninflated Movement | Nadar Ponnuswamy | 99 | 0.5 | |
| | Small Business and Enterprise Party | Stanley Fitzroy-Mendis | 81 | 0.44 | +0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,239 | 96.3 | −0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 711 | 3.8 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,950 | 61.1 | −27.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

#### 1984

1984 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Rosemary Foot | 19,331 | 72.4 | +7.8 |
| | Labor | David Curtis | 6,271 | 23.5 | -1.5 |
| | Democrats | Joseph Zingarelli | 1,080 | 4.1 | -0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,682 | 97.0 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 823 | 3.0 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,505 | 88.8 | +2.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Rosemary Foot | | 74.6 | +4.5 |
| | Labor | David Curtis | | 25.4 | -4.5 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +4.5 | |

#### 1981

1981 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Rosemary Foot | 16,840 | 64.6 | |
| | Labor | Nance Loney | 6,529 | 25.0 | |
| | Independent | Mark Ure | 1,602 | 6.1 | |
| | Democrats | Brian Hillman | 1,112 | 4.3 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,083 | 96.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,018 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,101 | 86.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Rosemary Foot | 17,600 | 70.1 | +7.9 |
| | Labor | Nance Loney | 7,500 | 29.9 | -7.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +7.9 | |

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

1978 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Rosemary Foot | 12,643 | 49.4 | -14.2 |
| | Labor | Barbara Fuller-Quinn | 10,977 | 42.9 | +6.5 |
| | Democrats | Norman Majer | 1,984 | 7.7 | +7.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,604 | 96.7 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 882 | 3.3 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,486 | 88.6 | −0.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Rosemary Foot | 13,965 | 54.5 | -9.1 |
| | Labor | Barbara Fuller-Quinn | 11,639 | 45.5 | +9.1 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -9.1 | |

#### 1976

1976 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Keith Doyle | 17,492 | 63.6 | +0.5 |
| | Labor | Barbara Fuller-Quinn | 9,994 | 36.4 | +36.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 27,486 | 97.1 | +2.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 816 | 2.9 | −2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,302 | 89.0 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -5.2 | |

#### 1973

1973 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Keith Doyle | 15,906 | 63.1 | -1.1 |
| | Australia | Brian Hickey | 6,403 | 25.4 | +25.4 |
| | Democratic Labor | Doris Anderson | 2,901 | 11.5 | +11.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,210 | 94.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,463 | 5.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,673 | 88.0 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Keith Doyle | 17,357 | 68.8 | +0.3 |
| | Australia | Brian Hickey | 7,853 | 31.2 | +31.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +0.3 | |

#### 1971

1971 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Keith Doyle | 16,099 | 64.2 | -7.1 |
| | Independent | Lincoln Oppenheimer | 6,794 | 27.1 | +27.1 |
| | Independent | Harry Marsh | 2,190 | 8.7 | +8.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 25,083 | 94.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,433 | 5.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,516 | 90.2 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Keith Doyle | 17,194 | 68.5 | -8.5 |
| | Independent | Lincoln Oppenheimer | 7,889 | 31.5 | +31.5 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -8.5 | |

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

1968 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Keith Doyle | 16,079 | 71.3 | -3.7 |
| | Labor | William Ross | 4,875 | 21.6 | +21.6 |
| | Democratic Labor | Hugh Bartlett | 1,611 | 7.1 | -4.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,565 | 96.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 842 | 3.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,407 | 91.2 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Keith Doyle | 17,368 | 77.0 | -4.0 |
| | Labor | William Ross | 5,197 | 23.0 | +23.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -4.0 | |

#### 1965

1965 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Keith Doyle | 17,319 | 75.0 | −4.0 |
| | Independent | Kevin McDermott | 2,996 | 13.0 | +13.0 |
| | Democratic Labor | Edward Byrnes | 2,781 | 12.0 | −9.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,096 | 95.0 | +1.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,221 | 5.0 | −1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,317 | 90.6 | +0.5 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Keith Doyle | 18,709 | 81.0 | +9.7 |
| | Independent | Kevin McDermott | 4,387 | 19.0 | −9.7 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1962

1962 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Geoffrey Cox | 17,840 | 79.0 | −21.0 |
| | Democratic Labor | Valerie Olsen | 4,754 | 21.0 | +21.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,594 | 93.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,625 | 6.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,219 | 90.1 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

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

1959 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Geoffrey Cox | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | | | |

#### 1957 by-election

1957 Vaucluse by-election Saturday 24 August :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Geoffrey Cox | 7,716 | 44.94 | -26.47 |
| | Independent Liberal | Hugh Foster | 3,802 | 22.14 | |
| | Independent Liberal | Norman Mills | 2,616 | 15.24 | |
| | Independent | Alfred Elboz | 2,354 | 13.71 | |
| | Independent | Edward Spensley | 681 | 3.97 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,169 | 74.81 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 792 | 4.41 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,961 | 79.22 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Geoffrey Cox | 8,854 | 51.57 | |
| | Independent Liberal | Hugh Foster | 8,315 | 48.43 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1956

1956 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Murray Robson | 14,865 | 71.4 | −28.6 |
| | Independent | Alfred Elboz | 5,950 | 28.6 | +28.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 20,815 | 97.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 575 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,390 | 90.3 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1953

1953 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Murray Robson | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | | | |

#### 1950

1950 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Murray Robson | 12,658 | 68.4 |
| | Labor | Harold Levien | 5,097 | 27.5 |
| | Independent Liberal | Tasman Crocker | 759 | 4.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,514 | 98.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 257 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,771 | 91.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Murray Robson | | 72.0 |
| | Labor | Harold Levien | | 28.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

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

1947 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Murray Robson | 16,097 | 67.4 | -32.6 |
| | Independent Liberal | Frank Browne | 7,789 | 32.6 | +32.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,886 | 95.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,161 | 4.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,047 | 93.0 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

#### 1944

1944 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Murray Robson | unopposed | | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | | | |

#### 1941

1941 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Murray Robson | unopposed | | |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | | | |

### Elections in the 1930s
#### 1938

    This section is an excerpt from 1938 New South Wales state election § Vaucluse
1938 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | Murray Robson | unopposed | | |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | | | |
William Foster (United Australia) died and Murray Robson had been elected as an Independent candidate at the resulting by-election however he re-joined the United Australia party.

#### 1936 by-election

1936 Vaucluse by-election Saturday 29 August :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Ind. United Australia | Murray Robson | 10,563 | 62.6 |
| | United Australia | Hugh Foster | 6,304 | 37.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,867 | 97.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 470 | 2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,337 | 82.92 |
| | Ind. United Australia gain from United Australia | Ind. United Australia gain from United Australia | Swing | |

#### 1935

    This section is an excerpt from 1935 New South Wales state election § Vaucluse
1935 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | William Foster | unopposed | | |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | | | |

#### 1932

    This section is an excerpt from 1932 New South Wales state election § Vaucluse
1932 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Australia | William Foster | unopposed | | |
| | United Australia hold | United Australia hold | | | |

#### 1930

    This section is an excerpt from 1930 New South Wales state election § Vaucluse
1930 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nationalist | William Foster | 12,107 | 70.3 |
| | Labor | Thomas Foster | 3,341 | 19.4 |
| | Australian | John Garvan | 1,780 | 10.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,228 | 98.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 290 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,518 | 92.2 |
| | Nationalist hold | Nationalist hold | Swing | |

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

    This section is an excerpt from 1927 New South Wales state election § Vaucluse
1927 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nationalist | William Foster | 11,287 | 84.1 | |
| | Labor | Henrietta Greville | 2,128 | 15.9 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 13,415 | 99.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 88 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,503 | 77.6 | |
| | Nationalist win | Nationalist win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |