# Results of the 1988 New South Wales state election (Legislative Council)

Seats :
| Party | Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats Won | Not Up | Total Seats | Seat Change |
| | Liberal National Coalition | 1,403,300 | 46.01 | 3.54 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 1 |
| | Labor | 1,140,634 | 37.40 | 9.37 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 3 |
| | Call to Australia | 174,553 | 5.72 | 0.35 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| | Democrats | 90,634 | 2.97 | 0.42 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| | Independent EFF | 72,965 | 2.39 | New | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Community Independents | 52,992 | 1.74 | New | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Environment Group | 48,536 | 1.59 | New | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Nuclear Disarmament | 28,161 | 0.92 | New | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Aboriginal Team | 13,363 | 0.44 | New | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Humanist Party | 11,895 | 0.39 | New | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Defence Ex-Service Team | 6,970 | 0.23 | New | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Independents | 3,396 | 0.11 | 0.31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Marijuana | 2,713 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 3,050,112 | 100.00 | – | 15 | 30 | 45 | – |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 3,050,112 | 91.95 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 267,113 | 8.05 | 1.42 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 3,317,225 | 100.00 | – | | | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 3,541,447 | 93.67 | 0.60 | | | | |
This is a list of results for the Legislative Council at the 1988 New South Wales state election.

## Results

1988 New South Wales state election: Legislative Council :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 190,047 | | |
| | Liberal/National Coalition | 1. Virginia Chadwick (elected 1) 2. Bob Rowland Smith (elected 3) 3. Marlene Goldsmith (elected 5) 4. Brian Pezzutti (elected 7) 5. Duncan Gay (elected 9) 6. Stephen Mutch (elected 11) 7. Helen Sham-Ho (elected 12) 8. Michael Barnes 9. Bruce Rowley 10. Carol Raye | 1,403,300 | 46.2 | +3.6 |
| | Labor | 1. Deirdre Grusovin (elected 2) 2. Ian Macdonald (elected 4) 3. Jim Kaldis (elected 6) 4. Paul O'Grady (elected 8) 5. Michael Egan (elected 10) 6. Andy Manson (elected 13) 7. Dorothy Isaksen 8. Tony Kelly 9. Ron Cunningham 10. George Thompson | 1,140,634 | 37.5 | -9.4 |
| | Call to Australia | 1. Elaine Nile (elected 14) 2. Kevin Hume 3. Patricia Judge 4. William Bird 5. Percy Everingham | 173,569 | 5.7 | -0.4 |
| | Democrats | 1. Richard Jones (elected 15) 2. Ray Griffiths 3. Rod Bennison | 82,248 | 2.7 | -0.5 |
| | Independent EFF | 1. Joe Kanan 2. Vince White 3. Jack Moffitt 4. Geoffrey Sutton 5. Patrick Lever 6. Jane Abbott 7. Peter Catts | 72,965 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| | Community Independents | 1. Jack Mundey 2. Stacey Miers 3. William Whiley | 52,992 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| | Environment Group | 1. Milo Dunphy 2. Christine Townend 3. Alice Oppen | 48,536 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| | Nuclear Disarmament | 1. Colin Charlton 2. Dennis Wyatt | 28,161 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| | Aboriginal Team | 1. Mildred Ingram 2. Anthony Ammatto 3. Aubry Phillips | 13,363 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| | Humanist | 1. Vito Radice 2. Noel Whitaker | 11,895 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| | Defence Ex-Service | 1. Rowley McMahon 2. David Herd | 6,970 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| | Marijuana | 1. Macciza MacPherson 2. Nick Brash | 2,713 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| | Independent | Carlos Dutra | 1,608 | 0.05 | +0.05 |
| | Independent | Michael Smith | 983 | 0.03 | +0.03 |
| | Independent | John Butt | 566 | 0.02 | +0.02 |
| | Independent | Phillip Winchester | 239 | 0.01 | +0.01 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,040,742 | 91.9 | −1.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 267,113 | 8.1 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,307,855 | 93.4 | +0.9 |

## Continuing members

The following MLCs were not up for re-election this year.
| Member | Party | Term |
| Paul Landa | Labor | 1981–1991 |
| Jack Hallam | Labor | 1981–1991 |
| Jack Garland | Labor | 1981–1991 |
| Barney French | Labor | 1981–1991 |
| Franca Arena | Labor | 1981–1991 |
| George Brenner | Labor | 1981–1991 |
| Ken Reed | Labor | 1981–1991 |
| Bryan Vaughan | Labor | 1981–1991 |
| Johno Johnson | Labor | 1984–1995 |
| Delcia Kite | Labor | 1984–1995 |
| Ron Dyer | Labor | 1984–1995 |
| Judith Walker | Labor | 1984–1995 |
| Ann Symonds | Labor | 1984–1995 |
| Keith Enderbury | Labor | 1984–1995 |
| Mick Ibbett | Labor | 1984–1991 |
| Max Willis | Liberal | 1981–1991 |
| Ted Pickering | Liberal | 1981–1991 |
| John Matthews | Liberal | 1981–1991 |
| John Hannaford | Liberal | 1984–1995 |
| Jim Samios | Liberal | 1984–1995 |
| John Jobling | Liberal | 1984–1995 |
| Beryl Evans | Liberal | 1984–1995 |
| Jack Doohan | National | 1981–1991 |
| Richard Killen | National | 1981–1991 |
| Adrian Solomons | National | 1984–1995 |
| Richard Bull | National | 1984–1995 |
| Judy Jakins | National | 1984–1991 |
| Fred Nile | Call to Australia | 1981–1991 |
| Marie Bignold | Call to Australia | 1984–1991 |
| Elisabeth Kirkby | Democrats | 1981–1991 |