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Hornsby
Sydney Upper North Shore
Preference count
LiberalLiberal Party
Matt Kean (MP)
- Vote:66.3%28,700Swing: -2.6%
LaborLabor
Katie Gompertz
- Vote:33.7%14,585Swing: +2.6%
- Previously held by LIB with margin of 18.9%.
- Matt Kean Minister for Innovation re-elected.
First preference
LiberalLiberal
Matt Kean (MP)
- Vote:52.5%26,269Swing: -5.8%
LaborLabor
Katie Gompertz
- Vote:19.4%9,683Swing: 0.0%
GreensGreens
Joe Nicita
- Vote:12.3%6,131Swing: -1.6%
One NationOne Nation
Emma Eros
- Vote:4.5%2,250Swing: +4.5%
OthersOthers
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- Vote:11.3%5,670Swing: +3.0%
Very Safe Liberal 18.9%
Post-Election Margin: Liberal 16.3%
MP
Matt Kean (Liberal) since 2011. Minister for Innovation and better Regulation.
Profile
The spine of this electorate is the road and rail corridor that extends north from Hornsby to Brooklyn on the Hawkesbury River, taking in the suburbs of Asquith, Mt Colah, Mt Ku-ring-gai, Berowra and Cowan. South of Hornsby the electorate also includes Westleigh and parts of Normanhurst, Waitara, Thornleigh and West Pennant Hills, while west across Galston Gorge it takes in parts of semi-rural Arcadie, Galston and Dural. Covers 300 square kilometres. (Map)
Background
Apart from a brief period between 1991 and 1999, the electorate of Hornsby has been in existence since 1927 and has always been held by the Liberal Party or one of its conservative predecessors.
Hornsby's brief abolition came about following the decision of the Greiner government to remove the 10 new seats created by Labor in 1988. The Redistribution Commissioners had to choose which of Hornsby or Ku-ring-gai to abolish. Ku-ring-gai was held by Premier Nick Greiner, resulting in Hornsby being abolished and sitting MP Neil Pickard given the sinecure of Agent-General in London. Pickard's spending habits in London eventually led to him being recalled by the Fahey government, a political distraction the government could have done without.
Greiner was succeeded as MP for Ku-ring-gai by Stephen O'Doherty at a by-election following the Metherell crisis in 1992. He switched seat when Hornsby was revived as an electorate name in 1999. A former journalist best known in politics for his role as shadow Education spokesman, O'Doherty resigned in 2002 after which he continued in the education field as CEO of Christian Schools Australia.
New MP Judy Hopwood won the 2002 by-election, Kerry Chikarovski's last test as Liberal leader. Hopwood's first party room meeting saw a ballot for leader between Chikarovski and John Brogden. Hopwood voted for Brogden who was elected leader by one vote.
Hopwood retired at the 2011 election and a pre-selection dispute saw Hornsby contested by Hornsby Mayor Nick Berman after missing out on pre-selection. The size of the swing to the Liberal Party meant the 2011 election was not a good time for breakaway Liberal candidates, and Hornsby was easily won by endorsed Liberal Matt Kean. He was easily re-elected at the 2015 election.
Past Election Results
Year | Winning Party |
---|---|
1950 | LIB |
1953 | LIB |
1956 | LIB |
1959 | LIB |
1962 | LIB |
1965 | LIB |
1968 | LIB |
1971 | LIB |
1973 | LIB |
1976 | LIB |
1978 | LIB |
1981 | LIB |
1984 | LIB |
1988 | LIB |
1991 | not contested |
1995 | not contested |
1999 | LIB |
2002By | LIB |
2003 | LIB |
2007 | LIB |
2011 | LIB |
2015 | LIB |
Coloured tab indicates seat won by a party forming government
Polling Place Results
Liberal majorities were recorded in all 29 polling places used at the 2015 election. The Liberal two-party preferred vote rose from 58.0% at Brooklyn Public school to 88.9% at the small Glenhaven Public School external booth.
(Click on polling place for more detail of result.)
2019 Ballot Paper (9 Candidates)
Candidate Name | Party |
---|---|
GRAY Hayden | Keep Sydney Open |
KEAN Matthew | Liberal |
GALLAGHER Mick | Independent |
EROS Emma | Pauline Hanson's One Nation |
NICITA Joe | The Greens |
MURRAY John | Independent |
THOMAS Justin | Sustainable Australia |
ISAAC Andrew | Australian Conservatives (NSW) |
GOMPERTZ Katie | Labor |
Candidates
![Hayden Gray (Keep Sydney Open)](http://web.archive.org./web/20190602031623im_/https://www.abc.net.au/dat/news/elections/nsw/2019/guide/photos/HORN_KSO_Gray.jpg)
![Matthew Kean (Liberal)](http://web.archive.org./web/20190602031623im_/https://www.abc.net.au/dat/news/elections/nsw/2019/guide/photos/HORN_LIB_Kean.jpg)
Matthew Kean
Liberal
Kean was elected to NSW Parliament as the Member for Hornsby at the State election in March 2011. Prior to entering Parliament, Kean was a Manager at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, leading audits and advising a number of listed companies and government agencies. He had also spent time working for the then Leader of the Opposition, John Brogden, during the 2003 election campaign. He grew up in the Hornsby area, has played A-grade cricket for Berowra, and is a former Young Liberal Vice-President. Kean was appointed a Parliamentary Secretary when Mike Baird became Premier, becoming Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation when Gladys Berejiklian became Premier in January 2017.
![Mick Gallagher (Independent)](http://web.archive.org./web/20190602031623im_/https://www.abc.net.au/dat/news/elections/nsw/2019/guide/photos/HORN_IND_Gallagher.jpg)
Mick Gallagher
Independent
Gallagher is a Hornsby Councillor, a former Mayor, and a perennial Independent candidate for local state and federal seats. He polled 4.8% in Hornsby at the 2015 state election.
![Emma Eros (Pauline Hanson's One Nation)](http://web.archive.org./web/20190602031623im_/https://www.abc.net.au/dat/news/elections/nsw/2019/guide/photos/HORN_ONP_Eros.jpg)
Emma Eros
Pauline Hanson's One Nation
Eros describes herself as a young mother, a grandmother and married to an Australian plumber. She owns and runs a plumbing construction company and is a licensed plumber herself. She has attracted considerable media attention because she is a young Australian Muslim woman, different from the usual stereotype of a One nation candidate.
![Joe Nicita (The Greens)](http://web.archive.org./web/20190602031623im_/https://www.abc.net.au/dat/news/elections/nsw/2019/guide/photos/HORN_GRN_Nicita.jpg)
Joe Nicita
The Greens
Nicita is the grandson of Italian immigrants, his family having called Hornsby Shire home for over fifty years. He is childcare worker, media student and enthusiastic charity volunteer who was elected to Hornsby Council in 2017.
![Justin Thomas (Sustainable Australia)](http://web.archive.org./web/20190602031623im_/https://www.abc.net.au/dat/news/elections/nsw/2019/guide/photos/HORN_SAP_Thomas.jpg)
![Andrew Isaac (Australian Conservatives (NSW))](http://web.archive.org./web/20190602031623im_/https://www.abc.net.au/dat/news/elections/nsw/2019/guide/photos/HORN_CON_Isaac.jpg)
![Katie Gompertz (Labor)](http://web.archive.org./web/20190602031623im_/https://www.abc.net.au/dat/news/elections/nsw/2019/guide/photos/HORN_ALP_Gompertz.jpg)
2015 Result
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing |
---|---|---|---|---|
Steve Ackerman | ALP | 9,647 | 19.4 | +8.4 |
Matt Kean | LIB | 29,097 | 58.4 | +8.1 |
John Storey | GRN | 6,925 | 13.9 | +1.4 |
Mary Di Cosmo | NLT | 542 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
Mick Gallagher | IND | 2,379 | 4.8 | +1.4 |
Leighton Thew | CDP | 1,256 | 2.5 | -0.8 |
... (Berman) | IND | 0 | 0.0 | -19.3 |
.... | FFP | 0 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
After Preferences | ||||
Steve Ackerman | ALP | 14,065 | 31.1 | +7.5 |
Matt Kean | LIB | 31,225 | 68.9 | -7.5 |
Election day is Saturday 23 March 2019
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