Electoral results for the Division of Sydney#1990

{{short description|Australian division election results}}

{{Use Australian English|date=April 2024}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Sydney in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1969 until the present.

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Members

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{{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Jim Cope

| {{Australian politics/name|Labor}}

| 1969–1975

{{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Les McMahon

| {{Australian politics/name|Labor}}

| 1975–1983

{{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Peter Baldwin

| {{Australian politics/name|Labor}}

| 1983–1998

{{Australian party style|Labor}}| 

| Tanya Plibersek

| {{Australian politics/name|Labor}}

| 1998–present

Election results

=Elections in the 2020s=

==2025==

{{Excerpt|Results of the 2025 Australian federal election in New South Wales|section=Sydney}}

==2022==

{{Excerpt|Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in New South Wales|section=Sydney}}

=Elections in the 2010s=

==2019==

{{Excerpt|Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in New South Wales|section=Sydney}}

==2016==

{{Excerpt|Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in New South Wales|section=Sydney}}

==2013==

{{Excerpt|Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in New South Wales|section=Sydney}}

==2010==

{{Excerpt|Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in New South Wales|section=Sydney}}

=Elections in the 2000s=

==2007==

{{Election box begin |

|title=2007 Australian federal election: Sydney

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Tanya Plibersek

|party = Labor

|votes = 37,506

|percentage = 48.99

|change = +3.92

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Georgina Anderson

|party = Liberal

|votes = 20,440

|percentage = 26.70

|change = -0.81

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Jenny Leong

|party = Greens

|votes = 15,854

|percentage = 20.71

|change = -1.38

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Jane Ward

|party = Independent

|votes = 979

|percentage = 1.28

|change = -0.29

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Mayo Materazzo

|party = Democrats

|votes = 874

|percentage = 1.14

|change = -1.00

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = John Lee

|party = Christian Democrats

|votes = 727

|percentage = 0.95

|change = +0.95

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Adrian Ford

|party = CEC

|votes = 184

|percentage = 0.24

|change = +0.06

}}

{{Election box formal|

|votes = 76,564

|percentage = 95.88

|change = +1.09

}}

{{Election box informal|

|votes = 3,286

|percentage = 4.12

|change = -1.09

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 79,850

|percentage = 90.85

|change = +0.84

}}

{{Election box 2pp}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|party = Labor

|candidate = Tanya Plibersek

|votes = 53,214

|percentage = 69.50

|change = +2.12

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|party = Liberal

|candidate = Georgina Anderson

|votes = 23,350

|percentage = 30.50

|change = -2.12

}}

{{Election box hold AU party|

|winner = Labor

|swing = +2.12

}}

{{Election box end}}

==2004==

{{Election box begin |

|title=2004 Australian federal election: Sydney

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Tanya Plibersek

|party = Labor

|votes = 36,766

|percentage = 44.68

|change = +0.35

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Michael Shevers

|party = Liberal

|votes = 23,419

|percentage = 28.46

|change = -1.64

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Jenny Leong

|party = Greens

|votes = 17,784

|percentage = 21.61

|change = +6.92

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Michelle Bleicher

|party = Democrats

|votes = 1,701

|percentage = 2.07

|change = -8.81

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Jane Ward

|party = Independent

|votes = 1,346

|percentage = 1.64

|change = +1.64

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Susan Price

|party = Socialist Alliance

|votes = 564

|percentage = 0.69

|change = +0.69

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Michael Webb

|party = Independent

|votes = 553

|percentage = 0.67

|change = +0.67

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Adrian Ford

|party = CEC

|votes = 150

|percentage = 0.18

|change = +0.18

}}

{{Election box formal|

|votes = 82,283

|percentage = 94.71

|change = -1.05

}}

{{Election box informal|

|votes = 4,600

|percentage = 5.29

|change = +1.05

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 86,883

|percentage = 91.61

|change = +1.37

}}

{{Election box 2pp}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|party = Labor

|candidate = Tanya Plibersek

|votes = 54,656

|percentage = 66.42

|change = +1.38

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|party = Liberal

|candidate = Michael Shevers

|votes = 27,627

|percentage = 33.58

|change = -1.38

}}

{{Election box hold AU party|

|winner = Labor

|swing = +1.38

}}

{{Election box end}}

==2001==

{{Election box begin |

|title=2001 Australian federal election: Sydney

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Tanya Plibersek

|party = Labor

|votes = 32,962

|percentage = 44.33

|change = -8.58

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Jeff Pettett

|party = Liberal

|votes = 22,380

|percentage = 30.10

|change = +4.28

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Jamie Parker

|party = Greens

|votes = 10,924

|percentage = 14.69

|change = +8.32

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Sydney Hickman

|party = Democrats

|votes = 8,093

|percentage = 10.88

|change = +4.01

}}

{{Election box formal|

|votes = 74,359

|percentage = 95.76

|change = +0.08

}}

{{Election box informal|

|votes = 3,292

|percentage = 4.24

|change = -0.08

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 77,651

|percentage = 91.07

|change =

}}

{{Election box 2pp}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|party = Labor

|candidate = Tanya Plibersek

|votes = 48,363

|percentage = 65.04

|change = -4.72

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|party = Liberal

|candidate = Jeff Pettett

|votes = 25,996

|percentage = 34.96

|change = +4.72

}}

{{Election box hold AU party|

|winner = Labor

|swing = -4.72

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Elections in the 1990s=

==1998==

{{Election box begin |

|title=1998 Australian federal election: Sydney

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Tanya Plibersek

|party = Labor

|votes = 38,920

|percentage = 51.59

|change = +3.21

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Bruce Morrow

|party = Liberal

|votes = 20,899

|percentage = 27.70

|change = +0.09

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Ben Hanson

|party = Democrats

|votes = 5,092

|percentage = 6.75

|change = -2.00

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Jenny Ryde

|party = Greens

|votes = 4,683

|percentage = 6.21

|change = +0.42

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Warren Hensley

|party = One Nation

|votes = 1,917

|percentage = 2.54

|change = +2.54

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Flavia Abdurahman

|party = Unity

|votes = 1,676

|percentage = 2.22

|change = +2.22

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Jenny Munro

|party = Independent

|votes = 591

|percentage = 0.78

|change = +0.78

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = John Percy

|party = Democratic Socialist

|votes = 568

|percentage = 0.75

|change = +0.75

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Anna Lunsmann

|party = No Aircraft Noise

|votes = 538

|percentage = 0.71

|change = -6.10

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Denis Doherty

|party =

|votes = 441

|percentage = 0.58

|change = +0.58

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Michael Lippmann

|party = Natural Law

|votes = 112

|percentage = 0.15

|change = -0.18

}}

{{Election box formal|

|votes = 75,437

|percentage = 95.77

|change = +0.29

}}

{{Election box informal|

|votes = 3,331

|percentage = 4.23

|change = -0.29

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 78,768

|percentage = 90.25

|change = -2.60

}}

{{Election box 2pp}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|party = Labor

|candidate = Tanya Plibersek

|votes = 50,463

|percentage = 66.89

|change = +3.09

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|party = Liberal

|candidate = Bruce Morrow

|votes = 24,974

|percentage = 33.11

|change = -3.09

}}

{{Election box hold AU party|

|winner = Labor

|swing = +3.09

}}

{{Election box end}}

==1996==

{{Election box begin |

|title=1996 Australian federal election: Sydney

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Peter Baldwin

|party = Labor

|votes = 35,788

|percentage = 48.38

|change = -10.10

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Peter Fussell

|party = Liberal

|votes = 20,430

|percentage = 27.62

|change = +1.63

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Paul Nederlof

|party = Democrats

|votes = 6,471

|percentage = 8.75

|change = +4.81

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Wendy Bacon

|party = No Aircraft Noise

|votes = 5,042

|percentage = 6.82

|change = +6.82

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Sue Stock

|party = Greens

|votes = 4,285

|percentage = 5.79

|change = -1.95

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Karen Fletcher

|party =

|votes = 584

|percentage = 0.79

|change = +0.79

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Peter Bushby

|party = Independent

|votes = 537

|percentage = 0.73

|change = +0.73

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Janne Peterson

|party = Call to Australia

|votes = 483

|percentage = 0.65

|change = +0.65

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Michael Lippmann

|party = Natural Law

|votes = 242

|percentage = 0.33

|change = -0.57

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Donald O'Halloran

|party =

|votes = 112

|percentage = 0.15

|change = -0.11

}}

{{Election box formal|

|votes = 73,974

|percentage = 95.48

|change = -1.28

}}

{{Election box informal|

|votes = 3,502

|percentage = 4.52

|change = +1.28

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 77,476

|percentage = 92.85

|change = +0.40

}}

{{Election box 2pp}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|party = Labor

|candidate = Peter Baldwin

|votes = 46,703

|percentage = 63.80

|change = -5.67

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|party = Liberal

|candidate = Peter Fussell

|votes = 26,495

|percentage = 36.20

|change = +5.67

}}

{{Election box hold AU party|

|winner = Labor

|swing = -5.67

}}

{{Election box end}}

==1993==

{{Election box begin |

|title=1993 Australian federal election: Sydney

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Peter Baldwin

|party = Labor

|votes = 41,621

|percentage = 58.48

|change = +13.40

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = James Fisher

|party = Liberal

|votes = 18,493

|percentage = 25.98

|change = -0.87

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Mark Berriman

|party = Greens

|votes = 5,513

|percentage = 7.75

|change = +3.37

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Bob Dawson

|party = Democrats

|votes = 2,805

|percentage = 3.94

|change = -9.70

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Margaret Gleeson

|party =

|votes = 1,914

|percentage = 2.69

|change = +2.69

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Bronia Hatfield

|party = Natural Law

|votes = 639

|percentage = 0.90

|change = +0.90

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Donald O'Halloran

|party =

|votes = 183

|percentage = 0.26

|change = +0.26

}}

{{Election box formal|

|votes = 71,168

|percentage = 96.76

|change = +0.33

}}

{{Election box informal|

|votes = 2,385

|percentage = 3.24

|change = -0.33

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 73,553

|percentage = 92.45

|change =

}}

{{Election box 2pp}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|party = Labor

|candidate = Peter Baldwin

|votes = 49,402

|percentage = 69.47

|change = +4.38

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|party = Liberal

|candidate = James Fisher

|votes = 21,708

|percentage = 30.53

|change = -4.38

}}

{{Election box hold AU party|

|winner = Labor

|swing = +4.38

}}

{{Election box end}}

==1990==

{{Election box begin |

|title=1990 Australian federal election: Sydney

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Peter Baldwin

|party = Labor

|votes = 30,648

|percentage = 50.8

|change = +0.3

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Stephen Woodhill

|party = Liberal

|votes = 13,047

|percentage = 21.6

|change = -3.7

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Bob Dawson

|party = Democrats

|votes = 7,697

|percentage = 12.8

|change = +4.5

}}

|-

| {{Australian party style|greens|width:1px}} |  

| style="text-align:left;"| Sydney Greens

| style="text-align:left;"| Steve Brigham

| style="text-align:right;"| 6,745

| style="text-align:right;"| 11.2

| style="text-align:right;"| +11.2

|-

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Ken Henderson

|party = Independent

|votes = 1,106

|percentage = 1.8

|change = +1.8

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = John Davern

|party = Call to Australia

|votes = 757

|percentage = 1.3

|change = +1.3

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Nadar Ponnuswamy

|party = Independent

|votes = 274

|percentage = 0.5

|change = +0.5

}}

{{Election box formal|

|votes = 60,274

|percentage = 96.0

|change =

}}

{{Election box informal|

|votes = 2,539

|percentage = 4.0

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 62,813

|percentage = 92.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box 2pp}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|party = Labor

|candidate = Peter Baldwin

|votes = 42,890

|percentage = 71.4

|change = +1.5

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|party = Liberal

|candidate = Stephen Woodhill

|votes = 17,183

|percentage = 28.6

|change = -1.5

}}

{{Election box hold AU party|

|winner = Labor

|swing = +1.5

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Elections in the 1980s=

==1987==

{{Election box begin |

|title=1987 Australian federal election: Sydney

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Peter Baldwin

|party = Labor

|votes = 29,795

|percentage = 50.5

|change = -6.7

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Les Morka

|party = Liberal

|votes = 14,911

|percentage = 25.3

|change = +2.6

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Jack Mundey

|party = Independent

|votes = 7,918

|percentage = 13.4

|change = +13.4

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = William Cole

|party = Democrats

|votes = 4,916

|percentage = 8.3

|change = +0.2

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Vito Radice

|party = Independent

|votes = 1,457

|percentage = 2.5

|change = +2.5

}}

{{Election box formal|

|votes = 58,997

|percentage = 93.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box informal|

|votes = 4,034

|percentage = 6.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 63,031

|percentage = 87.9

|change =

}}

{{Election box 2pp}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|party = Labor

|candidate = Peter Baldwin

|votes = 41,220

|percentage = 69.9

|change = -3.5

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|party = Liberal

|candidate = Les Morka

|votes = 17,746

|percentage = 30.1

|change = +3.5

}}

{{Election box hold AU party|

|winner = Labor

|swing = -3.5

}}

{{Election box end}}

==1984==

{{Election box begin |

|title=1984 Australian federal election: Sydney

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Peter Baldwin

|party = Labor

|votes = 32,412

|percentage = 57.2

|change = -7.0

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = James Harker-Mortlock

|party = Liberal

|votes = 12,847

|percentage = 22.7

|change = +1.2

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Michael Walsh

|party = Democrats

|votes = 4,600

|percentage = 8.1

|change = +1.0

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Daphne Gollan

|party = Independent

|votes = 3,118

|percentage = 5.5

|change = +5.5

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Vito Radice

|party = Independent

|votes = 2,219

|percentage = 3.9

|change = +3.9

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Aileen Beaver

|party = Communist

|votes = 1,213

|percentage = 2.1

|change = -1.3

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Noel Hazard

|party = Independent

|votes = 290

|percentage = 0.5

|change = +0.5

}}

{{Election box formal|

|votes = 56,699

|percentage = 89.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box informal|

|votes = 6,601

|percentage = 10.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 63,300

|percentage = 90.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box 2pp}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|party = Labor

|candidate = Peter Baldwin

|votes = 41,590

|percentage = 73.4

|change = +0.7

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|party = Liberal

|candidate = James Harker-Mortlock

|votes = 15,095

|percentage = 26.6

|change = -0.7

}}

{{Election box hold AU party|

|winner = Labor

|swing = +0.7

}}

{{Election box end}}

==1983==

{{Election box begin |

|title=1983 Australian federal election: Sydney

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Peter Baldwin

|party = Labor

|votes = 40,360

|percentage = 67.2

|change = +5.2

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Ron Cibas

|party = Liberal

|votes = 12,559

|percentage = 20.9

|change = -1.7

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Jennifer Macleod

|party = Democrats

|votes = 4,286

|percentage = 7.1

|change = -1.0

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Aileen Beaver

|party = Communist

|votes = 2,066

|percentage = 3.4

|change = -1.4

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = James Percy

|party = Socialist Workers

|votes = 758

|percentage = 1.3

|change = -2.2

}}

{{Election box formal|

|votes = 60,029

|percentage = 96.8

|change =

}}

{{Election box informal|

|votes = 1,954

|percentage = 3.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 61,983

|percentage = 90.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box 2pp}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|party = Labor

|candidate = Peter Baldwin

|votes =

|percentage = 75.7

|change = +1.9

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|party = Liberal

|candidate = Ron Cibas

|votes =

|percentage = 24.3

|change = -1.9

}}

{{Election box hold AU party|

|winner = Labor

|swing = +1.9

}}

{{Election box end}}

==1980==

{{Election box begin |

|title=1980 Australian federal election: Sydney

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Les McMahon

|party = Labor

|votes = 36,720

|percentage = 62.0

|change = -1.2

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Cliff Reece

|party = Liberal

|votes = 13,364

|percentage = 22.6

|change = -0.1

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Maxwell Adams

|party = Democrats

|votes = 4,816

|percentage = 8.1

|change = +2.6

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Judy Mundey

|party = Communist

|votes = 2,850

|percentage = 4.8

|change = -1.5

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Juanita Keig

|party = Socialist Workers

|votes = 1,477

|percentage = 2.5

|change = +2.5

}}

{{Election box formal|

|votes = 59,227

|percentage = 95.9

|change =

}}

{{Election box informal|

|votes = 2,545

|percentage = 4.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 61,772

|percentage = 88.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box 2pp}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|party = Labor

|candidate = Les McMahon

|votes =

|percentage = 73.8

|change = +0.4

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|party = Liberal

|candidate = Cliff Reece

|votes =

|percentage = 26.2

|change = -0.4

}}

{{Election box hold AU party|

|winner = Labor

|swing = +0.4

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Elections in the 1970s=

==1977==

{{Election box begin |

|title=1977 Australian federal election: Sydney

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Les McMahon

|party = Labor

|votes = 39,307

|percentage = 63.2

|change = -0.9

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Andrew Morrison

|party = Liberal

|votes = 14,158

|percentage = 22.7

|change = -5.1

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Aileen Beaver

|party = Communist

|votes = 3,935

|percentage = 6.3

|change = +0.7

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Judith Roberts

|party = Democrats

|votes = 3,428

|percentage = 5.5

|change = +5.5

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Harry Black

|party = Socialist

|votes = 847

|percentage = 1.4

|change = +1.4

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Naomi Mayers

|party = Independent

|votes = 560

|percentage = 0.9

|change = +0.9

}}

{{Election box formal|

|votes = 62,235

|percentage = 95.7

|change =

}}

{{Election box informal|

|votes = 2,773

|percentage = 4.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 65,008

|percentage = 90.5

|change =

}}

{{Election box 2pp}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|party = Labor

|candidate = Les McMahon

|votes =

|percentage = 73.4

|change = +3.3

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|party = Liberal

|candidate = Andrew Morrison

|votes =

|percentage = 26.6

|change = -3.3

}}

{{Election box hold AU party|

|winner = Labor

|swing = +3.3

}}

{{Election box end}}

==1975==

{{Election box begin |

|title=1975 Australian federal election: Sydney

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Les McMahon

|party = Labor

|votes = 31,493

|percentage = 66.1

|change = -5.8

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Janis Wallace

|party = Liberal

|votes = 12,268

|percentage = 25.8

|change = +6.0

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Laurie Aarons

|party = Communist

|votes = 2,667

|percentage = 5.6

|change = +5.6

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Merilyn Giesekam

|party = Workers

|votes = 644

|percentage = 1.4

|change = +1.4

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Roderick MacNeil

|party = Independent

|votes = 537

|percentage = 1.1

|change = +1.1

}}

{{Election box formal|

|votes = 47,609

|percentage = 96.9

|change =

}}

{{Election box informal|

|votes = 1,539

|percentage = 3.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 49,148

|percentage = 88.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box 2pp}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|party = Labor

|candidate = Les McMahon

|votes =

|percentage = 72.1

|change = -5.9

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|party = Liberal

|candidate = Janis Wallace

|votes =

|percentage = 27.9

|change = +5.9

}}

{{Election box hold AU party|

|winner = Labor

|swing = -5.9

}}

{{Election box end}}

==1974==

{{Election box begin |

|title=1974 Australian federal election: Sydney

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Jim Cope

|party = Labor

|votes = 32,244

|percentage = 71.9

|change = +1.6

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Janis Wallace

|party = Liberal

|votes = 8,876

|percentage = 19.8

|change = +5.1

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Julia Bovard

|party = Australia

|votes = 2,598

|percentage = 5.8

|change = -1.8

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Pat Clancy

|party = Socialist

|votes = 1,132

|percentage = 2.5

|change = +0.1

}}

{{Election box formal|

|votes = 44,850

|percentage = 96.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box informal|

|votes = 1,709

|percentage = 3.7

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 46,559

|percentage = 89.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box 2pp}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|party = Labor

|candidate = Jim Cope

|votes =

|percentage = 78.0

|change = -2.7

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|party = Liberal

|candidate = Janis Wallace

|votes =

|percentage = 22.0

|change = +2.7

}}

{{Election box hold AU party|

|winner = Labor

|swing = -2.7

}}

{{Election box end}}

==1972==

{{Election box begin |

|title=1972 Australian federal election: Sydney

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Jim Cope

|party = Labor

|votes = 31,585

|percentage = 70.3

|change = +5.2

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Graham Robertson

|party = Liberal

|votes = 6,609

|percentage = 14.7

|change = -5.4

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Allan Sorrensen

|party = Australia

|votes = 3,431

|percentage = 7.6

|change = +7.6

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Laurie Aarons

|party = Communist

|votes = 2,236

|percentage = 5.0

|change = +5.0

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Pat Clancy

|party = Socialist

|votes = 1,062

|percentage = 2.4

|change = +2.4

}}

{{Election box formal|

|votes = 44,923

|percentage = 96.0

|change =

}}

{{Election box informal|

|votes = 1,883

|percentage = 4.0

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 46,806

|percentage = 90.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box 2pp}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|party = Labor

|candidate = Jim Cope

|votes =

|percentage = 80.7

|change = +7.1

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|party = Liberal

|candidate = Graham Robertson

|votes =

|percentage = 19.3

|change = -7.1

}}

{{Election box hold AU party|

|winner = Labor

|swing = +7.1

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Elections in the 1960s=

==1969==

{{Election box begin |

|title=1969 Australian federal election: Sydney

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Jim Cope

|party = Labor

|votes = 31,822

|percentage = 65.1

|change = +0.1

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Graham Robertson

|party = Liberal

|votes = 9,805

|percentage = 20.1

|change = -6.5

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Nick Origlass

|party = Independent

|votes = 3,362

|percentage = 6.9

|change = +6.9

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Norma Boyle

|party = dlp

|votes = 2,381

|percentage = 4.9

|change = -1.2

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Donald Lewis

|party = Pensioner Power

|votes = 623

|percentage = 1.3

|change = +1.3

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Ian Channell

|party = Independent

|votes = 571

|percentage = 1.2

|change = +1.2

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|candidate = Shane Watson

|party = Independent

|votes = 316

|percentage = 0.6

|change = +0.6

}}

{{Election box formal|

|votes = 48,880

|percentage = 94.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box informal|

|votes = 2,773

|percentage = 5.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 51,653

|percentage = 89.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box 2pp}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|party = Labor

|candidate = Jim Cope

|votes =

|percentage = 73.6

|change = +6.8

}}

{{Election box candidate AU party|

|party = Liberal

|candidate = Graham Robertson

|votes =

|percentage = 26.4

|change = -6.8

}}

{{Election box hold AU party|

|winner = Labor

|swing = +6.8

|notional = yes

}}

{{Election box end}}

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Electoral results for the Australian federal divisions of New South Wales}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sydney}}

Category:Australian federal electoral results by division