# Electoral results for the district of Shellharbour

Shellharbour, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was established in 2007 and has always been held by the Labor Party.

## Members for Shellharbour

| Election | Member | Party |
| 2007 | Lylea McMahon | Labor |
| 2011 | Anna Watson | Labor |
| 2015 | Anna Watson | Labor |
| 2019 | Anna Watson | Labor |

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

2023 New South Wales state election: Shellharbour :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Anna Watson | 26,418 | 50.4 | −7.2 |
| | Independent | Chris Homer | 10,656 | 20.3 | +20.3 |
| | Liberal | Mikayla Barnes | 7,006 | 13.4 | −13.8 |
| | Greens | Jamie Dixon | 3,189 | 6.1 | −3.3 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Mia Willmott | 2,246 | 4.3 | +4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rita Granata | 1,574 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| | Sustainable Australia | Kenneth Davis | 1,306 | 2.5 | −3.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 52,395 | 96.2 | +1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,049 | 3.8 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,444 | 89.6 | −2.5 |
| Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
| | Labor | Anna Watson | 31,406 | 77.2 | +8.8 |
| | Liberal | Mikayla Barnes | 9,298 | 22.8 | −8.8 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Anna Watson | 29,403 | 67.1 | −1.3 |
| | Independent | Chris Homer | 14,390 | 32.9 | +32.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | | | |

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

2019 New South Wales state election: Shellharbour :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Anna Watson | 31,532 | 57.50 | +4.76 |
| | Liberal | Shane Bitschkat | 14,924 | 27.21 | +1.48 |
| | Greens | Jamie Dixon | 5,158 | 9.41 | +0.09 |
| | Sustainable Australia | Ken Davis | 3,226 | 5.88 | +5.88 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 54,840 | 95.17 | −0.40 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,783 | 4.83 | +0.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,623 | 91.60 | −0.20 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Anna Watson | 34,435 | 68.27 | +1.30 |
| | Liberal | Shane Bitschkat | 16,005 | 31.73 | −1.30 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +1.30 | |

#### 2015

2015 New South Wales state election: Shellharbour :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Anna Watson | 26,897 | 52.7 | +7.2 |
| | Liberal | Mark Jones | 13,125 | 25.7 | −6.0 |
| | Greens | Peter Moran | 4,751 | 9.3 | −5.2 |
| | Independent | Wayne Quinn | 2,266 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
| | Independent | Romeo Cecchele | 1,596 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
| | Christian Democrats | John Kadwell | 1,489 | 2.9 | −3.4 |
| | No Land Tax | Hugo Morvillo | 875 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 50,999 | 95.6 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,364 | 4.4 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,363 | 91.8 | −0.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Anna Watson | 29,678 | 67.0 | +9.2 |
| | Liberal | Mark Jones | 14,640 | 33.0 | −9.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +9.2 | |

#### 2011

2011 New South Wales state election: Shellharbour :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Anna Watson | 20,459 | 46.7 | -11.1 |
| | Liberal | Larissa Mallinson | 13,766 | 31.4 | +16.7 |
| | Greens | Peter Moran | 6,700 | 15.3 | +7.7 |
| | Christian Democrats | Jeff Dakers | 2,880 | 6.6 | +6.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 43,805 | 95.3 | −1.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,160 | 4.7 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,965 | 93.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Anna Watson | 22,737 | 58.6 | -13.0 |
| | Liberal | Larissa Mallinson | 16,050 | 41.4 | +41.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -13.0 | |

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

2007 New South Wales state election: Shellharbour :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Lylea McMahon | 24,718 | 57.8 | -3.0 |
| | Independent | Alex Darling | 7,409 | 17.3 | +17.3 |
| | Liberal | Stuart Wright | 6,307 | 14.8 | -0.9 |
| | Greens | Sonya McKay | 3,242 | 7.6 | -0.4 |
| | Against Further Immigration | Tibor Patakfalvy | 1,076 | 2.5 | +1.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 42,752 | 96.7 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,445 | 3.3 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,197 | 94.3 | |
| Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
| | Labor | Lylea McMahon | 27,272 | 76.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Stuart Wright | 8,236 | 23.2 | N/A |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Lylea McMahon | 26,430 | 71.6 | -5.2 |
| | Independent | Alex Darling | 10,473 | 28.4 | +28.4 |
| | Labor notional hold | Labor notional hold | Swing | -5.2 | |