State Electoral District of Newcastle

Summary of First Preference Votes Polled for Each Candidate

Electors Enrolled: 48,787
Voter Turnout: 92.4%
Informal Rate: 2.8%

OWEN Tim was declared elected on 5 April 2011

Results Explanation

The District Summary page displays the summary of First Preference Votes polled for each candidate.

The TCP votes and percentage of total formal votes counted for each candidate will progressively display against each candidate's name during the following election status categories:

  • Election Night Commenced
  • Final for Election Night
  • Check-Count and Dec-Vote Commenced
  • Check Count Completed (without Town Hall)
  • Check Count Completed (Town Hall only)
  • Check Count Completed
  • Dec-Vote Count Completed
  • Recount Pending
  • Final Result
  • Candidate Declared Elected
Two Candidate Preferred (Post Election Night)
CandidatePartyVotes% Total
McKAY Jodi+ ALP+ 17,459 47.4 bar
OWEN Tim LP 19,337 52.6 bar

   + Sitting Candidate or Party

Results Explanation

First preference votes and percentage of first preference votes of total formal votes counted will progressively display against each candidate's name during the following election status categories:

  • Election Night Commenced
  • Final for Election Night
  • Check-Count and Dec-Vote Commenced
  • Check Count Completed (without Town Hall)
  • Check Count Completed (Town Hall only)
  • Check Count Completed
  • Dec-Vote Count Completed
  • Recount Pending
  • Final Result
  • Candidate Declared Elected
First Preference Votes
Election NightCheck CountCheck Count & Dec
CandidateParty%Votes%Votes%§Votes
McKAY+ALP+31.010,33331.010,33430.613,417
SUTTONGNS14.94,95414.94,95614.96,510
TATEIND11.53,84311.53,82611.65,067
HOLT0.41370.41390.4189
ALCORNSA1.75631.75631.6700
OWENLP36.412,11436.412,13036.716,072
CAINECDP1.13631.13621.1496
NOBLEIND3.01,0133.01,0163.11,372
Total Formal Votes Counted33,32033,32643,823
Informal1,0371,0441,264
Total Votes Counted34,35734,37045,087

   + Sitting Candidate or Party
   § Figures displayed have been rounded to the nearest decimal place. Note the rounding process makes the displayed value an
     unreliable indicator, if it is within a decimal place of the required threshold, for deposit refund or public funding.