# Electoral results for the district of Coffs Harbour

Coffs Harbour, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1981 and has always been held by the National party.

## Members for Coffs Harbour

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1981 | Matt Singleton | National |
| 1984 | Matt Singleton | National |
| 1988 | Matt Singleton | National |
| 1990 by | Andrew Fraser | National |
| 1991 | Andrew Fraser | National |
| 1995 | Andrew Fraser | National |
| 1999 | Andrew Fraser | National |
| 2003 | Andrew Fraser | National |
| 2007 | Andrew Fraser | National |
| 2011 | Andrew Fraser | National |
| 2015 | Andrew Fraser | National |
| 2019 | Gurmesh Singh | National |

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

2023 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Gurmesh Singh | 25,319 | 51.43 | +8.61 |
| | Labor | Tony Judge | 10,263 | 20.85 | +3.16 |
| | Independent | Sally Townley | 5,978 | 12.14 | −5.25 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Tihema Elliston | 2,917 | 5.93 | +5.93 |
| | Greens | Tim Nott | 2,814 | 5.72 | −0.81 |
| | Animal Justice | Kellie Pearce | 1,096 | 2.23 | −0.47 |
| | Sustainable Australia | Ruth Cully | 842 | 1.71 | +1.71 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 49,229 | 97.20 | +0.95 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,416 | 2.80 | −0.95 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,645 | 87.58 | −1.29 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Gurmesh Singh | 27,458 | 63.24 | +2.47 |
| | Labor | Tony Judge | 15,958 | 36.76 | −2.47 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | +2.47 | |

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

2019 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Gurmesh Singh | 20,268 | 42.82 | −11.76 |
| | Labor | Tony Judge | 8,371 | 17.69 | −8.21 |
| | Independent | Sally Townley | 8,247 | 17.42 | +17.42 |
| | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Stuart Davidson | 3,405 | 7.19 | +7.19 |
| | Greens | Jonathan Cassell | 3,090 | 6.53 | −7.03 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gregory Renet | 1,542 | 3.26 | +3.26 |
| | Animal Justice | Robyn Marchant | 1,278 | 2.70 | +2.70 |
| | Independent | Ann Leonard | 1,132 | 2.39 | +2.39 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 47,333 | 96.25 | −0.53 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,846 | 3.75 | +0.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,179 | 88.87 | −0.01 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Gurmesh Singh | 22,799 | 60.77 | −3.53 |
| | Labor | Tony Judge | 14,717 | 39.23 | +3.53 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Gurmesh Singh | 22,375 | 60.30 | −4.00 |
| | Independent | Sally Townley | 14,730 | 39.70 | +39.70 |
| | National hold | National hold | | | |

#### 2015

2015 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Andrew Fraser | 24,652 | 54.6 | −11.3 |
| | Labor | June Smith | 11,698 | 25.9 | +11.7 |
| | Greens | Craig Christie | 6,126 | 13.6 | +3.1 |
| | Christian Democrats | Ian Sutherland | 1,958 | 4.3 | +0.7 |
| | No Land Tax | Annette Guerry | 733 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 45,167 | 96.8 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,503 | 3.2 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,670 | 88.9 | −0.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Andrew Fraser | 26,184 | 64.3 | −13.0 |
| | Labor | June Smith | 14,537 | 35.7 | +13.0 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | −13.0 | |

#### 2011

2011 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Andrew Fraser | 29,798 | 66.1 | +14.1 |
| | Labor | David Quinn | 6,392 | 14.2 | -6.5 |
| | Greens | Rodney Degens | 4,749 | 10.5 | +3.1 |
| | Independent | Paul Templeton | 2,575 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| | Christian Democrats | Deborah Lions | 1,591 | 3.5 | -0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 45,105 | 97.5 | −0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,140 | 2.5 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,245 | 91.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Andrew Fraser | 31,956 | 77.2 | +9.6 |
| | Labor | David Quinn | 9,421 | 22.8 | -9.6 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | +9.6 | |

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

2007 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Andrew Fraser | 22,351 | 52.0 | +11.8 |
| | Labor | David Kennedy | 8,898 | 20.7 | -1.0 |
| | Independent | Keith Rhoades | 6,421 | 14.9 | +4.9 |
| | Greens | Rodney Degens | 3,205 | 7.5 | +1.5 |
| | Christian Democrats | Deborah Lions | 1,592 | 3.7 | +0.4 |
| | Against Further Immigration | Gerry Evic | 550 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 43,017 | 98.3 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 738 | 1.7 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,755 | 92.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Andrew Fraser | 24,884 | 67.6 | +5.7 |
| | Labor | David Kennedy | 11,914 | 32.4 | -5.7 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | +5.7 | |

#### 2003

2003 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Andrew Fraser | 16,728 | 40.4 | -5.7 |
| | Labor | Pamela Stephenson | 7,811 | 18.9 | -11.7 |
| | Independent | Jan Strom | 7,475 | 18.1 | +18.1 |
| | Independent | Keith Rhoades | 4,411 | 10.7 | +10.7 |
| | Greens | Gabrielle Tindall | 2,952 | 7.1 | +3.6 |
| | Christian Democrats | Greg Holder | 1,417 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| | One Nation | Tenille Burston | 487 | 1.2 | -10.1 |
| | Independent | Evalds Erglis | 109 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 41,390 | 98.0 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 854 | 2.0 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,244 | 92.4 | |
| Notional two-party-preferred count ||||||
| | National | Andrew Fraser | 19,781 | 64.3 | +6.0 |
| | Labor | Pamela Stephenson | 10,974 | 35.7 | -6.0 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Andrew Fraser | 18,817 | 56.9 | -1.4 |
| | Independent | Jan Strom | 14,263 | 43.1 | +43.1 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | -1.4 | |

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

1999 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Andrew Fraser | 18,043 | 46.1 | -7.0 |
| | Labor | Alph Williams | 11,970 | 30.6 | +0.3 |
| | One Nation | George Gardiner | 4,409 | 11.3 | +11.3 |
| | Democrats | Mark Spencer | 2,361 | 6.0 | +6.0 |
| | Greens | Chris Cairns | 1,369 | 3.5 | -1.9 |
| | Earthsave | Chris Backman | 362 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| | Independent | Evalds Erglis | 271 | 0.7 | +0.0 |
| | Against Further Immigration | Frederick Ansted | 229 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| | Non-Custodial Parents | Horst Sommer | 128 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 39,142 | 98.3 | +1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 692 | 1.7 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,834 | 93.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Andrew Fraser | 19,749 | 58.3 | -0.6 |
| | Labor | Alph Williams | 14,129 | 41.7 | +0.6 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | -0.6 | |

#### 1995

1995 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Andrew Fraser | 19,296 | 53.0 | +0.5 |
| | Labor | Bruce Clarke | 11,064 | 30.4 | -5.7 |
| | Independent | Sue Dethridge | 2,945 | 8.1 | +8.1 |
| | Greens | Mark Spencer | 1,979 | 5.4 | +5.4 |
| | Natural Law | Byron Rigby | 500 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| | The Country Party | Ken Field | 406 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| | Independent | Evalds Erglis | 251 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 36,441 | 96.7 | +1.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,232 | 3.3 | −1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,673 | 93.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Andrew Fraser | 20,361 | 58.7 | +1.7 |
| | Labor | Bruce Clarke | 14,326 | 41.3 | -1.7 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | +1.7 | |

#### 1991

1991 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Andrew Fraser | 16,625 | 52.5 | -16.2 |
| | Labor | Bruce Clarke | 11,434 | 36.1 | +12.3 |
| | Democrats | Sue Arnold | 2,106 | 6.7 | -0.7 |
| | Independent | May Southgate | 1,062 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| | Independent | Evalds Erglis | 439 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,666 | 95.4 | −2.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,544 | 4.6 | +2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,210 | 93.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Andrew Fraser | 17,547 | 57.0 | -15.3 |
| | Labor | Bruce Clarke | 13,263 | 43.0 | +15.3 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | -15.3 | |

#### 1990 by-election

1990 Coffs Harbour by-election Saturday 3 November :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Andrew Fraser | 11,393 | 37.4 | -30.0 |
| | Labor | Bruce Clarke | 9,790 | 32.1 | +8.0 |
| | Independent | Lynne Dalton | 3,437 | 11.3 | |
| | Independent | Max Dawes | 2,501 | 8.2 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,503 | 98.4 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 507 | 1.6 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,010 | 86.8 | −6.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Andrew Fraser | 15,920 | 55.4 | -16.0 |
| | Labor | Bruce Clarke | 12,823 | 44.6 | +16.0 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | +16.0 | |

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

1988 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Matt Singleton | 19,748 | 67.3 | +5.7 |
| | Labor | Terrence Hancock | 7,085 | 24.1 | -14.3 |
| | Democrats | Norma Pederson | 2,527 | 8.6 | +8.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 29,360 | 97.8 | −0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 664 | 2.2 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,024 | 93.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | National | Matt Singleton | 20,482 | 71.4 | +9.9 |
| | Labor | Terrence Hancock | 8,210 | 28.6 | -9.9 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | +9.9 | |

#### 1984

1984 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National | Matt Singleton | 21,873 | 61.3 | +2.0 |
| | Labor | Laurence Brown | 13,789 | 38.7 | -2.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 35,662 | 98.4 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 569 | 1.6 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,231 | 91.8 | +0.8 |
| | National hold | National hold | Swing | +2.0 | |

#### 1981

1981 New South Wales state election: Coffs Harbour :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Country | Matt Singleton | 18,375 | 59.3 | -0.8 |
| | Labor | Joseph Moran | 12,626 | 40.7 | +0.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 31,001 | 98.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 561 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,562 | 91.0 | |
| | National Country notional hold | National Country notional hold | Swing | -0.8 | |