2011 New South Wales state election

Elections to the 55th parliament of New South Wales June 2020 September 2020 2011 New South Wales state election New South Wales parliamentary no 2007 New South Wales state election 2007 2015 New South Wales state election 2015 All 93 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assemblyand 21 (of the 42) seats in the New South Wales Legislative Council47 Assembly seats were needed for a majority 26 March 2011 #Opinion polling Premier Barry O'Farrell - Flickr - Eva Rinaldi Celebrity and Live Music Photographer.jpg 130 130 170 0 0 center Barry O'Farrell 4 April 2007 Liberal/National coalition Liberal/National coalition Ku-ring-gai 2,124,321 51.15% 14.16 35 seats 37 seats 10 69 32 Kristina Keneally.jpg 190 130 170 7 22 center Kristina Keneally 3 December 2009 Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch) Heffron 1,061,352 25.55% 13.43 52 seats 50 seats 20 30 Greens_placeholder-01.png 120 120 160 0 0 No leader The Greens NSW 427,144 10.29% 1.33 0 seats 0 seats 46 1 1 TPP 64.22% 35.78% TPP swing 16.48 16.48 2011 New South Wales state election.svg 400px Two-candidate-preferred margin by electorate Premier Kristina Keneally Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch) Elected Premier Barry O'Farrell Liberal/National coalition The 2011 New South Wales state election held on Saturday, 26 March 2011. The 16-year-incumbent Labor Party government led by Premier Kristina Keneally was defeated in a landslide by the Liberal–National Coalition opposition led by Barry O'Farrell. Labor suffered a two-party swing of 16.4 points, the largest against a sitting government at any level in Australia since World War II. From 50 seats at dissolution, Labor was knocked down to 20 seats—the worst defeat of a sitting government in New South Wales history, and one of the worst of a state government in Australia since federation. The Coalition picked up a 32-seat swing to win a strong majority, with 69 seats–the largest majority government, in terms of percentage of seats controlled, in NSW history. It is only the third time since 1941 that a NSW Labor government has been defeated. It was also notable in that many of Labor's safest seats, such as Newcastle and Parramatta, were won by the Liberal Party on large swings. This election also saw the previous record for largest percentage of seats controlled by the Coalition, which won 74.2 percent of seats (69 out of 93 seats). The previous record for percentage of the legislature controlled was set by Neville Wran's Labor Party in the 1981 election, in which Labor won 69 out of 99 seats (69.7 percent). New South Wales has compulsory voting, with an optional preferential ballot in single-member seats for the lower house and single transferable vote with optional preferential above-the-line voting in the proportionally represented upper house. The election was conducted by the New South Wales Electoral Commission (NSWEC). Future premier Dominic Perrottet and future opposition leader Mark Speakman entered parliament at this election. Background Post-election pendulum for the New South Wales state election, 2007 200px|thumb|New South Wales electorates by party before the election 200px|thumb|New South Wales electorates by party after the election The centre-left Labor Party, led by Premier Kristina Keneally, and the centre-right Liberal Party, led by Leader of the Opposition Barry O'Farrell, were the two main parties in New South Wales. In the 2007 state election, of 93 seats total, Labor won 52 seats, the Liberals won 22 seats and the Nationals, led by Andrew Stoner, who are in coalition with the Liberals, won 13 seats. Six seats were retained by independents. Smaller parties which hold no seats in the lower house but achieved significant votes in 2007 include The Greens and the Christian Democratic Party. On 18 October 2008, four state electorates (Lakemba, Ryde, Cabramatta, Port Macquarie) went to by-elections as a result of the resignation of the Premier, two of his ministers, and an independent who left after winning a federal by-election. The results in Ryde, Cabramatta, and Lakemba showed the largest by-election swing against Labor in its history. A turning point for the Libs http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,24520701-5001021,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20081022073951/http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,24520701-5001021,00.html dead 22 October 2008 The Daily Telegraph 20 October 2008 20 May 2009 The results showed a significant swing towards the Liberal Party with a swing of 22.7 percentage points in former health minister Reba Meagher's seat of Cabramatta, but it was retained by ALP candidate Nick Lalich, and a swing of 13 points against Labor in former premier Morris Iemma's seat of Lakemba, also retained by an ALP candidate, Robert Furolo. Ryde, once a safe Labor seat, with a swing of 23.1 points delivered former deputy premier John Watkins' seat to Victor Dominello. Peter Besseling, the independent candidate, won Port Macquarie, left vacant after the resignation of Nationals-turned-independent member Rob Oakeshott, over the Nationals by a two-party margin of 54.5–45.5%, despite a swing of 23.7 points to the Nationals. On 19 June 2010 a by-election in the electoral district of Penrith Australian Associated Press Liar Paluzzano resigns from parliament The Daily Telegraph 7 May 2010 http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/liar-paluzzano-resigns-from-parliament/story-e6freuy9-1225863519405 8 May 2010 was triggered as a result of the resignation of Labor Party MP Karyn Paluzzano, with Liberal candidate Stuart Ayres winning the seat with a two-party-preferred swing of more than 25 points, the biggest swing against an incumbent government in New South Wales history, until the 2013 Miranda by-election which eclipsed it with a 26-point two-party swing against the Liberal/National government. Libs claim victory in Penrith The Sydney Morning Herald Fairfax Media AAP 19 June 2010 19 June 2010 https://www.smh.com.au/nsw/libs-claim-victory-in-penrith-20100619-ynk2.html Key dates Expiry of 54th Parliament: 12am on Friday, 4 March 2011 Issue of Writs: 5 March 2011 Close of Nominations: 10 March 2011 Polling Day: Saturday 26 March 2011 Return of the Writs: 30 April 2011 http://www.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/No_25_of_2011_0.pdf Writs of Elections Government Gazette Government of New South Wales 5 March 2011 24 March 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110513183139/http://www.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/No_25_of_2011_0.pdf 13 May 2011 dead Meeting of 55th Parliament: By Monday, 16 May 2011 Campaign Candidates of the 2011 New South Wales state election The Labor Party launched their campaign on 5 February 2011 NSW election campaign launch: Labor beats Coalition to the punch The Sydney Morning Herald Fairfax Media Nicholls, Sean 4 February 2011 http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/nsw-election-campaign-launch-labor-beats-coalition-to-the-punch-20110204-1afy6.html 20 February 2011 in Liverpool within the electoral district of Macquarie Fields. Labor election strategy already failing the test The Australian News Limited Salusinszky, Imre 12 February 2011 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/state-politics/labor-election-strategy-already-failing-the-test/story-e6frgczx-1226004319541 https://web.archive.org/web/20110223065106/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/state-politics/labor-election-strategy-already-failing-the-test/story-e6frgczx-1226004319541 dead 23 February 2011 20 February 2011 Premier Keneally launched the Labor Party's campaign slogan "Protecting jobs – Supporting families". In attendance for the launch were former Prime Minister Bob Hawke and former Premiers Wran and Carr. The Liberal and Nationals Coalition launched their campaign on 20 February 2011 at the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre in Penrith within the electoral district of Penrith with the slogan: "Real Change for NSW". In attendance for the launch were both Liberal and Nationals Leaders O'Farrell and Stoner as well as federal Liberal Party leader Tony Abbott, former Liberal Premiers and Leaders Greiner, Fahey, and Chikarovski. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/sunday-telegraph/abbott-kicks-off-nsw-election-campaign/story-e6frewt0-1226008960995 Coalition kicks off NSW election campaign Telegraph — News Ltd 20 February 2011 25 March 2011 The Coalition had been leading in opinion polling for almost three years, and were unbackable favourites throughout the campaign to win the election. The final Newspoll had support for Labor at an all-time low with 23 percent of the primary vote and 35.9 percent of the two-party vote. Bookmakers were paying $1.01 for a Coalition win with Labor getting as much as $36 and one agency even paid out the winnings and declared the winner a week earlier. Labor steels itself for disaster with day to go The Sydney Morning Herald Fairfax Media 20 February 2011 https://www.smh.com.au/nsw/state-election-2011/labor-steels-itself-for-disaster-with-day-to-go-20110325-1c94z.html 25 March 2011 At one point, Labor was widely predicted to win as few as 13 seats, seven less than the actual result.https://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2011/s3174126.htm NSW Labor may only win 13 seats: ABC PM 25 March 2011 Abc.net.au 25 March 2011 16 April 2011 According to several pollsters, Labor was in danger of losing several seats where it had not been seriously threatened in decades, as well as several that it had held for a century or more. Indeed, there were concerns that Labor would not win enough seats to form a credible shadow cabinet. Resulting parliament The Liberal/National Coalition won the largest proportional number of seats in NSW state history with 69 of 93 seats in the lower house (74.2 percent of the chamber)—in contrast, Labor won 69 of 99 seats (69.7 percent of the chamber) at Neville Wran's second "Wranslide" in 1981 election. Labor won 20 seats, the party's smallest presence in Parliament in over a century, and the worst defeat that a sitting government in NSW has ever suffered. Many prominent Labor MPs and ministers lost their seats including Verity Firth, David Borger, Matt Brown, Jodi McKay, Virginia Judge, Phil Costa and Kevin Greene.http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/avoid-scandals-ofarrell-tells-his-mps-20110330-1cfam.html Avoid scandals, O'Farrell tells his MPs News.smh.com.au 30 March 2011 16 April 2011 In the process, the Coalition took dozens of seats in areas considered Labor heartland, such as western Sydney and the Upper Hunter—some on swings of well over 10 per cent. The Liberals actually won 51 seats, enough for a majority in their own right—the first time the main non-Labor party in the state had achieved this since adopting the Liberal banner in 1945. Although O'Farrell thus had no need for the support of the Nationals, he opted to retain the Coalition. In the upper house however, where half of the chamber was up for election, the landslide was not enough to deliver a Coalition majority. Three additional votes outside of the Liberal/National Coalition were required to pass legislation. The balance of power shifted from the Greens to the Shooters and Fishers Party and Christian Democratic Party. With two seats each held by the latter two parties, both needed to give legislative support if Labor and the Greens opposed legislation.27 March 2011 Legislative Council, NSW election 2011 ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation https://www.abc.net.au/elections/nsw/2011/guide/lc-results.htm 27 March 201127 March 2011 Upper House shift from left to right ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/27/3174945.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20110501204325/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/27/3174945.htm dead 1 May 2011 27 March 2011 Retiring members Where a Member of the Legislative Assembly or Legislative Council did not renominate to contest the election, their term ended at the dissolution of the parliament. Members who confirmed their retirement were: Legislative Assembly 30em Labor (22) Marie Andrews (Gosford) John Aquilina (Riverstone) Diane Beamer (Mulgoa) David Campbell (Keira) Barry Collier (Miranda) Angela D'Amore (Drummoyne) Tanya Gadiel (Parramatta) Paul Gibson (Blacktown) Kerry Hickey (Cessnock) Phil Koperberg (Blue Mountains) Grant McBride (The Entrance) Gerard Martin (Bathurst) Lylea McMahon (Shellharbour) Alison Megarrity (Menai) Frank Sartor (Rockdale) Tony Stewart (Bankstown) Joe Tripodi (Fairfield) Graham West (Campbelltown) Liberal (5) Peter Debnam (Vaucluse) Judy Hopwood (Hornsby) Malcolm Kerr (Cronulla) Wayne Merton (Baulkham Hills) Michael Richardson (Castle Hill) Nationals (2) John Turner (Myall Lakes) Russell Turner (Orange) Legislative Council Labor (4) Tony Catanzariti Kayee Griffin Christine Robertson Ian West Greens (1) Ian Cohen Opinion polling Opinion polling was conducted by firms such as Newspoll, Galaxy and Nielsen via random telephone number selection in city and country areas Sampling sizes consist of around 1200–1300 electors. The declared margin of error is ±3 percentage points. Graphical summary Primary votes thumb|center|800x800px|Graphical summary of primary voting opinion polling for the 2011 New South Wales state election (legislative assembly). Two-party preferred thumb|center|800x800px|Graphical summary of two-party-preferred opinion polling for the 2011 New South Wales state election (legislative assembly). Voting intention +Legislative Assembly pollingDateFirmPrimary voteTPP voteALPL/NPGRN OTHALPL/NP 26 March 2011Nielsen 22% 50% 13% 15%36%64% 21–24 March 2011Newspoll 23% 49% 12% 15%35.9%64.1% 23 March 2011Galaxy 22% 51% 12% 15%34%64% 23 March 2011Essential 23% 55% 11% 11%34%66% 18 March 2011Essential 24% 54% 12% 11%35%65% 9–11 March 2011Newspoll 26% 50% 11% 13%37%63% 4 March 2011Galaxy 23% 50% 14% 13%36%64% 18 February 2011Essential 27% 51% 12% 10% 41%59% Jan-Feb 2011Newspoll 23% 46% 17% 14%38%62% 16 February 2011Nielsen 22% 53% 13% 12%34%66% 20 January 2011Nielsen 20% 51% 15% 14%34%66% Nov-Dec 2010Newspoll 23% 46% 17% 14%37%63% Oct-Dec 2010Morgan 22% 53% 13.5% 11.5%35%65% Sep-Oct 2010Newspoll 23% 46% 17% 14%37%63% Jul-Aug 2010Newspoll 25% 46% 14% 15%39%61% May-Jun 2010Newspoll 25% 46% 16% 12%39%61% Mar-Apr 2010Newspoll 31% 42% 14% 13%45%55% 22 March 2010 Galaxy 29% 44% 14% 13%43%57% 14 January 2010 Galaxy 29% 43% 15% 13%44%56% 4 December 2009 Kristina Keneally replaces Nathan Rees as Labor leader and Premier Nov-Dec 2009 Newspoll 26% 44% 17% 13%41%59% 28 November 2009 Taverner 31% 43% 26%45%55% Sep-Oct 2009 Newspoll 30% 42% 12% 16%45%55% Jul-Aug 2009 Newspoll 32% 41% 14% 13%46%54% May-Jun 2009 Newspoll 31% 41% 14% 14%45%55% 31 May 2009 Taverner 44%56% Mar-Apr 2009 Newspoll 33% 40% 13% 14%47%53% Jan-Feb 2009 Newspoll 30% 42% 15% 13%44%56% Nov-Dec 2008 Newspoll 26% 43% 14% 17%41%59% Sep-Oct 2008 Newspoll 29% 42% 11% 18%44%56% 5 September Nathan Rees replaces Morris Iemma as Labor leader and Premier Jul-Aug 2008 Newspoll 33% 40% 13% 14%48%52% 29 June 2008 Taverner 28% 46% 26%44%56% May-Jun 2008 Newspoll 32% 41% 13% 14%48%52% Mar-Apr 2008 Newspoll 35% 38% 14% 13%51%49% Jan-Mar 2008 Newspoll 34% 39% 14% 13%50%50% 15–19 February 2008 Nielsen 38% 42% 11% 9%50%50% 2 February 2008 Taverner 51% 49% 4 April 2007 Barry O'Farrell succeeds Peter Debnam as Liberal leader and Leader of the Opposition24 March 2007 election38.98%36.99%8.95%15.08%52.26%47.74% 23 March 2007 Nielsen 41% 36% 10% 13%56% 44% Better Premier and satisfaction Graphical summary width:575px Better Premier opinion poll in advance of the 2011 New South Wales state election.chart Better Premier opinion poll in advance of the 2011 New South Wales state election.tab 575px width:575px Approval ratings in advance of the 2011 New South Wales state election.chart Approval ratings in advance of the 2011 New South Wales state election.tab 575px width:575px Graphical summary of approval ratings of Barry O'Farrell as Leader of the Opposition.chart Graphical summary of approval ratings of Barry O'Farrell as Leader of the Opposition.tab 575px + Better Premier and satisfaction polling*DateFirmBetter PremierKeneallyO'Farrell Keneally O'Farrell Satisfied Dissatisfied Satisfied Dissatisfied26 March 2011Nielsen37%53%37%54%53%34%21-24 March 2011Newspoll32%48%33%59%48%39%23 March 2011Galaxy33%53%4 March 2011Galaxy34%50%Jan-Feb 2011Newspoll32%47%30%57%43%35%16 February 2011Nielsen38%52%36%58%55%33%14 January 2011Galaxy32%54%30%62%53%33%Nov-Dec 2010Newspoll35%40%35%49%42%33%Sep-Oct 2010Newspoll35%42%39%50%48%32%Jul-Aug 2010Newspoll39%39%39%44%43%33%May-Jun 2010Newspoll44%36%47%37%44%33%Mar-Apr 2010Newspoll45%30%47%31%41%34%22 March 2010Galaxy48%35%53%30%44%36%Jan-Feb 2010Newspoll40%31%41%26%44%30%14 January 2010Galaxy42%34%45%25%42%35%Nov-Dec 2009Newspoll35%34%44%30% 4 December 2009 Keneally replaces Rees Rees O'Farrell Rees O'Farrell28 November 2009Nielsen43%40%39%49%44%36%Jul-Aug 2009Newspoll32%33%33%51%36%36%May-Jun 2009Newspoll33%32%30%49%34%34%31 May 2009Taverner33%50%Mar-Apr 2009Newspoll33%31%34%46%35%37%Jan-Feb 2009Newspoll34%29%37%42%39%32%Nov-Dec 2008Newspoll30%33%34%47%40%32%Sep-Oct 2008Newspoll35%28%39%26%41%30% 5 September 2008 Rees replaces Iemma Iemma O'Farrell Iemma O'FarrellMay-Jun 2008Newspoll32%39%26%63%37%34%Mar-Apr 2008Newspoll36%33%28%56%33%34%19 February 2008Nielsen45%30%34%44%not asked17 February 2008Taverner51%29%18%19% 4 April 2007 O'Farrell replaces Debnam Iemma Debnam Iemma Debnam24 March 2007 election––––––22 March 2007Newspoll58%24%47%43%31%55%*Remainder were "uncommitted", "fair" or "other/neither". Newspaper endorsements Newspaper Endorsement The Australian Liberal Party of Australia (New South Wales Division)https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/editorials/nsw-must-emerge-from-labors-heart-of-darkness/news-story/a2f9fd29535e1277e34786909b1b865d NSW must emerge from Labor's heart of darkness News Limited The Australian 25 March 2011 subscription 28 March 2011 The Australian Financial Review Liberal Party of Australia (New South Wales Division)November 2011 Newcastle Herald Liberal Party of Australia (New South Wales Division)November 2011 The Daily Telegraph Liberal Party of Australia (New South Wales Division)http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/opinion/its-time-for-a-state-cleanout/story-e6frezz0-1226027642550 It's time for a state cleanout The Daily Telegraph 25 March 2011 28 March 2011 The Sydney Morning Herald Liberal Party of Australia (New South Wales Division)https://www.smh.com.au/opinion/editorial/nsw-is-overdue-for-change-and-renewal-20110324-1c8fd.html NSW is overdue for change and renewal Fairfax Media The Sydney Morning Herald 25 March 2011 28 March 2011 Results Legislative Assembly Results of the 2011 New South Wales state election (Legislative Assembly) pendulum immediately after the 2011 election Post-election pendulum for the 2011 New South Wales state election + Legislative Assembly (IRV) – (CV) https://www.abc.net.au/elections/nsw/2011/ Summary, NSW election 2011 ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation 27 March 2011 27 March 2011https://www.abc.net.au/elections/nsw/2011/guide/parties.htm Party totals, NSW election 2011 ABC 29 July 2010 16 April 2011http://www.pastvtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/SGE2011/la_landing-iby.htm NSW State Election 2011 Electoral Commission of New South Wales 26 March 2011 15 December 2012File:2011 NSW Legislative Assembly.svg Party Votes % Swing Seats Change     Liberal 1,602,457 38.58 +11.64 51 27   National 521,864 12.56 +2.51 18 5 Coalition total2,124,32151.15+14.16 69 32   Labor 1,061,352 25.55 –13.43 20 30   Greens 427,144 10.28 +1.33 1 1   Christian Democrats 129,431 3.12 +0.65 0   Hatton's Independent Team 45,969 1.10 New 0   Family First 18,576 0.45 New 0   Socialist Alliance 3,180 0.07 New 0   Social Justice Network 3,173 0.07 New 0   Independent Australia First 2,446 0.06 New 0   Socialist Equality 2,056 0.05 New 0   Democratic Labor 1,855 0.04 New 0   United We Stand 1,414 0.03 New 0   Progressive Labour 1,372 0.03 New 0   Communist League 1,226 0.03 New 0   Sex Party 676 0.02 New 0   Democrats 617 0.01 –0.39 0   Independent Protectionist 289 0.01 New 0   Independents 314,066 7.56 –1.62 3 3  Formal votes 4,153,335 96.72 +0.18 – –  Informal votes 137,260 3.20 +0.43 – –  Total 4,290,595 – – 93 –  Registered voters / turnout 4,635,810 92.55 –0.09 – – Two-party-preferred vote Coalition 2,324,226 64.22 +16.48 Labor 1,294,824 35.78 –16.48 Popular vote var(--background-color-neutral) 600px 410px Liberal Liberal Party of Australia 38.58 Labor Australian Labor Party 25.55 National National Party of Australia 12.56 Greens Australian Greens 10.28 Independent Independent (politician) 8.85 Christian Democrats Christian Democratic Party (Australia) 3.12 Family First #00ccff 0.45 Others #303030 0.60 #ddd Two-party-preferred vote Coalition Coalition (Australia) 64.22 Labor Australian Labor Party 35.78 #ddd Parliamentary seats Liberal Liberal Party of Australia 54.84 51 Labor Australian Labor Party 21.51 20 National National Party of Australia 19.35 18 Independent Independent (politician) 3.23 3 Greens Australian Greens 1.08 1 Legislative Council Results of the 2011 New South Wales state election (Legislative Council)File:2011 NSW Legislative Council.svg Liberal/National Coalition Labor Greens Shooters and Fishers Christian Democrats Other 1943246 967242 453125 150741 127233 434437 +13.50 -15.40 +2.00 +0.90 -1.30 +0.30 #00557C #F00011 #10c25b #E52b50 #800080 #888888 Legislative Council election, 2011 2011 Seats 2007 Seats Total Seats +/- 11 8 19 +4 5 9 14 -5 3 2 5 +1 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Seats changing hands Seat Pre-2011 Swing Post-2011 Party Member Margin Margin Member Party Balmain  Labor Verity Firth 3.7 –7.2 3.5* Jamie Parker Greens  Bathurst  Labor Gerard Martin 13.0 –36.7 23.7 Paul Toole National  Blue Mountains  Labor Phil Koperberg 11.1 –15.8 4.7 Roza Sage Liberal  Camden  Labor Geoff Corrigan 3.9 –22.8 18.9 Chris Patterson Liberal  Campbelltown  Labor Graham West 18.5 –21.9 3.4 Bryan Doyle Liberal  Charlestown  Labor Matthew Morris 14.6 –24.5 9.9 Andrew Cornwell Liberal  Coogee  Labor Paul Pearce 7.2 –15.4 8.2 Bruce Notley-Smith Liberal  Dubbo  Independent Dawn Fardell 0.9 –14.6 13.7 Troy Grant National  Drummoyne  Labor Angela D'Amore 7.6 –24.3 16.7 John Sidoti Liberal  East Hills  Labor Alan Ashton 14.1 –14.7 0.6 Glenn Brookes Liberal  Gosford  Labor Marie Andrews 4.9 –16.7 11.9 Chris Holstein Liberal  Granville  Labor David Borger 11.1 –13.7 2.6 Tony Issa Liberal  Heathcote  Labor Paul McLeay 8.8 –21.4 12.7 Lee Evans Liberal  Kiama  Labor Matt Brown 12.0 –19.5 7.5 Gareth Ward Liberal  Londonderry  Labor Allan Shearan 6.9 –19.2 12.3 Bart Bassett Liberal  Maitland  Labor Frank Terenzini 9.7 –16.0 6.3 Robyn Parker Liberal  Menai  Labor Alison Megarrity 2.7 –27.1 24.4 Melanie Gibbons Liberal  Miranda  Labor Barry Collier 0.8 –21.8 21.0 Graham Annesley Liberal  Monaro  Labor Steve Whan 6.3 –8.3 2.0 John Barilaro National  Mulgoa  Labor Diane Beamer 11.1 –23.2 12.0 Tanya Davies Liberal  Newcastle  Labor Jodi McKay 1.2 –3.6 2.4 Tim Owen Liberal  Oatley  Labor Kevin Greene 14.4 –14.9 0.5 Mark Coure Liberal  Parramatta  Labor Tanya Gadiel 13.7 –25.8 12.1 Geoff Lee Liberal  Port Macquarie  Independent Peter Besseling 28.2** –35.1 6.9 Leslie Williams National  Riverstone  Labor John Aquilina 10.1 –30.3 20.2 Kevin Conolly Liberal  Rockdale  Labor Frank Sartor 10.3 –13.9 3.6 John Flowers Liberal  Smithfield  Labor Ninos Khoshaba 15.5 –20.3 4.8 Andrew Rohan Liberal  Strathfield  Labor Virginia Judge 15.1 –19.3 4.3 Charles Casuscelli Liberal  Swansea  Labor Robert Coombs 10.8 –11.9 1.1 Garry Edwards Liberal  Tamworth  Independent Peter Draper 4.8 –12.5 7.8 Kevin Anderson National  The Entrance  Labor Grant McBride 4.9 –17.3 12.5 Chris Spence Liberal  Wollondilly  Labor Phil Costa 3.3 –18.0 14.7 Jai Rowell Liberal  Wyong  Labor David Harris 6.9 –9.4 2.5 Darren Webber Liberal  *Figure is Greens v Liberal **Figure is from the 2007 state election, where Rob Oakeshott was the independent candidate. In addition, the Liberals won Ryde and Penrith, which were gained from Labor at by-elections. Members listed in italics did not contest their seat at this election. Every seat in New South Wales swung to the Coalition on a two-party-preferred basis. The Coalition won the largest government in New South Wales history in a huge landslide, while Labor suffered the largest swing against a sitting government anywhere in Australia (and on any level) since World War II, as well as one of the worst defeats of a state government since Federation. This led to 12 consecutive years of Coalition government in New South Wales (the longest Coalition government and the third-longest state government overall in New South Wales history), until the Coalition was narrowly defeated in 2023. The Liberals alone won more first preference votes than Labor (usually it takes both Coalition parties, the Liberals and the Nationals, to have a higher first preference vote than Labor). Labor only had two safe seats after the defeat, both of which were in Western Sydney. The seats were Bankstown (on a 10.3% margin) and Liverpool (on a 14.7% margin). Labor only held five seats outside of Sydney (Cessnock, Keira, Shellharbour, Wallsend and Wollongong). Ultimately, the Liberals won 27 seats from Labor (Blue Mountains, Camden, Campbelltown, Charlestown, Coogee, Drummoyne, East Hills, Gosford, Granville, Heathcote, Kiama, Londonderry, Maitland, Menai, Miranda, Mulgoa, Newcastle, Oatley, Parramatta, Riverstone, Rockdale, Smithdale, Strathfield, Swansea, The Entrance, Wollondilly and Wyong) while the Nationals won two seats from Labor (Bathurst and Monaro). The Nationals gained three seats from independents (Dubbo, Port Macquarie and Tamworth), which were Nationals seats held by personally popular independents. It is likely that Port Macquarie and Tamworth were regained by the Nationals easily due to a move by two independents in the federal seats of Lyne (Rob Oakeshott) and New England (Tony Windsor), which partially overlap with the respective state seats, to support Julia Gillard, who formed a Labor minority government, over the Coalition under Tony Abbott. (although Oakeshott stated that he would have supported the Coalition if Malcolm Turnbull was their leader instead of Abbott). Oakeshott and Windsor were personally popular in these seats (with Oakeshott even being an ex-National). However, this decision angered the locals in seats that were still safely National on traditional two-party-preferred contests with Labor. The member for Port Macquarie, Peter Besseling, was friends with Oakeshott and previously worked as his advisor. Independents held just three seats after the election: Lake Macquarie, Northern Tablelands and Sydney. The Greens won their first ever seat in New South Wales, the formerly-safe Labor seat of Balmain in inner-city Sydney, despite the Liberals winning the first preference vote. See also Government of New South Wales O'Farrell ministry First Baird ministry Shadow Ministry of John Robertson Post-election pendulum for the 2007 New South Wales state election Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 2011–2015 Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2011–2015 References 30em External links ABC Online: 2011 New South Wales Election Daily Telegraph: The New South Wales State Election 2011 2011 NSW State Election Candidates, Parties and Lobbyists - snapshots of their webpages from 2011 Category:Elections in New South Wales Category:2011 elections in Australia Elections Category:March 2011 in Australia