# Electoral results for the district of Vaucluse

Vaucluse, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, has had one incarnation from its creation in 1927 until the present.

## Members Vaucluse

| Election | Member | | Party |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1927 |  | William Foster | Nationalist |
| 1932 |  | | United Australia |
| 1935 | | |
| 1936 by |  | Murray Robson | Ind. United Australia |
| 1938 |  | | United Australia |
| 1941 | | |
| 1944 |  | | Democratic |
| 1947 |  | | Liberal |
| 1950 | | |
| 1953 | | |
| 1956 | | |
| 1957 by | | | Geoffrey Cox |
| 1959 | | |
| 1962 | | |
| 1965 | | | Keith Doyle |
| 1968 | | |
| 1971 | | |
| 1973 | | |
| 1976 | | |
| 1978 | | | Rosemary Foot |
| 1981 | | |
| 1984 | | |
| 1986 by | | | Ray Aston |
| 1988 | | |
| 1988 by | | | Michael Yabsley |
| 1991 | | |
| 1994 by | | | Peter Debnam |
| 1995 | | |
| 1999 | | |
| 2003 | | |
| 2007 | | |
| 2011 | | | Gabrielle Upton |
| 2015 | | |
| 2019 | | |

## Election results

### Elections in the 2020s

#### 2023

2023 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal | Kellie Sloane | 24,184 | 50.1 | −6.8 |
|  | Independent | Karen Freyer | 8,236 | 17.1 | +17.1 |
|  | Labor | Margaret Merten | 7,336 | 15.2 | +2.5 |
|  | Greens | Dominic Wy Kanak | 5,632 | 11.7 | −2.1 |
|  | Liberal Democrats | Gail Stevens | 1,166 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
|  | Sustainable Australia | Kay Dunne | 863 | 1.8 | +0.4 |
|  | Animal Justice | Edward Cameron | 846 | 1.8 | +0.4 |
| Total formal votes | | | 48,263 | 97.9 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | | | 1,055 | 2.1 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | | | 49,318 | 83.1 | −0.7 |
| Notional two-party-preferred count | | | | | |
|  | Liberal | Kellie Sloane | 26,574 | 65.6 | −5.0 |
|  | Labor | Margaret Merten | 13,960 | 34.4 | +5.0 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result | | | | | |
|  | Liberal | Kellie Sloane | 25,763 | 62.9 | −6.5 |
|  | Independent | Karen Freyer | 15,206 | 37.1 | +37.1 |
|  | Liberal **hold** | |  | | |

### Elections in the 2010s

#### 2019

2019 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal | Gabrielle Upton | 26,397 | 57.36 | −8.21 |
|  | Greens | Megan McEwin | 6,494 | 14.11 | −4.44 |
|  | Labor | Lenore Kulakauskas | 5,881 | 12.78 | −0.42 |
|  | Keep Sydney Open | Mark Macsmith | 3,683 | 8.00 | +8.00 |
|  | Independent | Miriam Guttman-Jones | 2,284 | 4.96 | +4.96 |
|  | Animal Justice | Deb Doyle | 664 | 1.44 | +1.44 |
|  | Sustainable Australia | Kay Dunne | 620 | 1.35 | +1.35 |
| Total formal votes | | | 46,023 | 98.17 | +0.62 |
| Informal votes | | | 856 | 1.83 | −0.62 |
| Turnout | | | 46,879 | 83.05 | −2.12 |
| Two-party-preferred result | | | | | |
|  | Liberal | Gabrielle Upton | 28,616 | 70.58 | −4.72 |
|  | Labor | Lenore Kulakauskas | 11,927 | 29.42 | +4.72 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result | | | | | |
|  | Liberal | Gabrielle Upton | 28,260 | 69.32 | −3.61 |
|  | Greens | Megan McEwin | 12,506 | 30.68 | +3.61 |
|  | Liberal **hold** | | **Swing** | −3.61 |  |

#### 2015

2015 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal | Gabrielle Upton | 30,257 | 65.6 | −4.2 |
|  | Greens | Megan McEwin | 8,559 | 18.5 | +0.3 |
|  | Labor | Gloria Nicol | 6,090 | 13.2 | +2.5 |
|  | No Land Tax | Susanne Gervay | 854 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
|  | Christian Democrats | Beresford Thomas | 387 | 0.8 | −0.4 |
| Total formal votes | | | 46,147 | 97.6 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | | | 1,155 | 2.4 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | | | 47,302 | 85.2 | −0.2 |
| Notional two-party-preferred count | | | | | |
|  | Liberal | Gabrielle Upton | 31,493 | 75.3 | −6.1 |
|  | Labor | Gloria Nicol | 10,331 | 24.7 | +6.1 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result | | | | | |
|  | Liberal | Gabrielle Upton | 31,118 | 72.9 | −3.2 |
|  | Greens | Megan McEwin | 11,551 | 27.1 | +3.2 |
|  | Liberal **hold** | | **Swing** | −3.2 |  |

#### 2011

2011 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal | Gabrielle Upton | 30,187 | 69.8 | +9.9 |
|  | Greens | Susan Jarnason | 7,879 | 18.2 | -2.2 |
|  | Labor | Pauline Neill | 4,645 | 10.7 | -8.9 |
|  | Christian Democrats | Beresford Thomas | 549 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| Total formal votes | | | 43,260 | 97.4 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | | | 1,134 | 2.6 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | | | 44,394 | 87.8 |  |
| Notional two-party-preferred count | | | | | |
|  | Liberal | Gabrielle Upton | 31,564 | 81.4 | +13.5 |
|  | Labor | Pauline Neill | 7,215 | 18.6 | –13.5 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result | | | | | |
|  | Liberal | Gabrielle Upton | 30,895 | 76.1 | +10.0 |
|  | Greens | Susan Jarnason | 9,714 | 23.9 | -10.0 |
|  | Liberal **hold** | | **Swing** | +10.0 |  |

### Elections in the 2000s

#### 2007

2007 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal | Peter Debnam | 24,377 | 59.9 | +6.1 |
|  | Greens | David Shoebridge | 8,319 | 20.4 | +3.7 |
|  | Labor | Alison Rahill | 7,992 | 19.6 | -5.8 |
| Total formal votes | | | 40,688 | 97.2 | −0.6 |
| Informal votes | | | 1,170 | 2.8 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | | | 41,858 | 88.7 |  |
| Notional two-party-preferred count | | | | | |
|  | Liberal | Peter Debnam | 25,445 | 67.9 | +7.0 |
|  | Labor | Alison Rahill | 12,055 | 32.1 | –7.0 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result | | | | | |
|  | Liberal | Peter Debnam | 24,986 | 66.1 | +5.2 |
|  | Greens | David Shoebridge | 12,842 | 33.9 | +33.9 |
|  | Liberal **hold** | | **Swing** | +5.2 |  |

#### 2003

2003 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal | Peter Debnam | 19,735 | 54.4 | +0.6 |
|  | Labor | Alice Salomon | 9,667 | 26.6 | -0.6 |
|  | Greens | Rory O'Gorman | 6,463 | 17.8 | +7.7 |
|  | Unity | Teck Yong | 441 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| Total formal votes | | | 36,306 | 97.8 | +0.0 |
| Informal votes | | | 826 | 2.2 | −0.0 |
| Turnout | | | 37,132 | 85.6 |  |
| Two-party-preferred result | | | | | |
|  | Liberal | Peter Debnam | 20,333 | 60.3 | -2.2 |
|  | Labor | Alice Salomon | 13,407 | 39.7 | +2.2 |
|  | Liberal **hold** | | **Swing** | -2.2 |  |

### Elections in the 1990s

#### 1999

1999 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal | Peter Debnam | 20,271 | 53.8 | -6.9 |
|  | Labor | David Patch | 10,244 | 27.2 | +4.6 |
|  | Greens | Haete Weiner | 3,797 | 10.1 | +1.0 |
|  | Democrats | Margaret Collings | 2,269 | 6.0 | +2.8 |
|  | One Nation | Waverney Ford | 791 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
|  | Euthanasia Referendum | Gregor Zylber | 305 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| Total formal votes | | | 37,677 | 97.8 | +1.6 |
| Informal votes | | | 860 | 2.2 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | | | 38,537 | 88.3 |  |
| Two-party-preferred result | | | | | |
|  | Liberal | Peter Debnam | 21,486 | 62.5 | -5.0 |
|  | Labor | David Patch | 12,903 | 37.5 | +5.0 |
|  | Liberal **hold** | | **Swing** | -5.0 |  |

#### 1995

1995 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal | Peter Debnam | 19,576 | 59.2 | +4.1 |
|  | Labor | Barbara Armitage | 8,695 | 26.3 | +8.9 |
|  | Greens | Tom McLoughlin | 3,331 | 10.1 | +5.1 |
|  | Democrats | Mary de Merindol | 1,277 | 3.9 | +0.4 |
|  | Natural Law | Patricia Boland | 212 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| Total formal votes | | | 33,091 | 95.8 | +5.1 |
| Informal votes | | | 1,449 | 4.2 | −5.1 |
| Turnout | | | 34,540 | 89.3 |  |
| Two-party-preferred result | | | | | |
|  | Liberal | Peter Debnam | 20,540 | 65.4 | +2.4 |
|  | Labor | Barbara Armitage | 10,862 | 34.6 | +34.6 |
|  | Liberal **hold** | | **Swing** | +2.4 |  |

#### 1994 by-election

1994 Vaucluse by-election
Saturday 9 April
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal | Peter Debnam | 15,757 | 58.5 | +3.4 |
|  | Labor | Barbara Armitage | 7,856 | 29.2 | +11.8 |
|  | Greens | Murray Matson | 2,453 | 9.1 |  |
|  | Independent | Rodney Marks | 870 | 3.2 |  |
| Total formal votes | | | 26,936 | 97.1 | +6.4 |
| Informal votes | | | 808 | 2.9 | −6.4 |
| Turnout | | | 27,744 | 70.7 | −19.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result | | | | | |
|  | Liberal | Peter Debnam | 16,621 | 63.3 | +0.3 |
|  | Labor | Barbara Armitage | 9,645 | 36.7 |  |
|  | Liberal **hold** | | **Swing** |  |  |

Michael Yabsley (Liberal) resigned.

#### 1991

1991 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal | Michael Yabsley | 16,876 | 55.1 | -9.4 |
|  | Labor | James Dupree | 5,337 | 17.4 | -14.8 |
|  | Independent | Rose Watson | 4,444 | 14.5 | +14.5 |
|  | Greens | Geoff Ash | 1,509 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
|  | Democrats | Victoria Resch | 1,050 | 3.4 | +0.1 |
|  | Independent | Yvonne Jayawardena | 1,022 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
|  | Independent | Tony Waldron | 412 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| Total formal votes | | | 30,650 | 90.7 | −5.7 |
| Informal votes | | | 3,128 | 9.3 | +5.7 |
| Turnout | | | 33,778 | 90.2 |  |
| Two-candidate-preferred result | | | | | |
|  | Liberal | Michael Yabsley | 17,862 | 63.0 | -3.2 |
|  | Independent | Rose Watson | 10,475 | 37.0 | +37.0 |
|  | Liberal **hold** | | **Swing** | -3.2 |  |

### Elections in the 1980s

#### 1988 by-election

1988 Vaucluse by-election
Monday 6 June
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal | Michael Yabsley | Unopposed |  |  |
|  | Liberal **hold** | |  | | |

Ray Aston (Liberal) died.

#### 1988

1988 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal | Ray Aston | 20,267 | 77.2 | +4.4 |
|  | Labor | Beverley Crane | 5,982 | 22.8 | -0.4 |
| Total formal votes | | | 26,249 | 96.4 | −0.6 |
| Informal votes | | | 993 | 3.6 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | | | 27,242 | 89.9 |  |
|  | Liberal **hold** | | **Swing** | +2.3 |  |

#### 1986 by-election

1986 Vaucluse by-election
Saturday 31 May
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal | Ray Aston | 13,245 | 72.6 | +0.2 |
|  | Democrats | Yvonne Jayawardena | 1,978 | 10.8 | +6.8 |
|  | Call to Australia | Elaine Nile | 1,173 | 6.4 |  |
|  | Nuclear Free Australia | Gillian Fisher | 931 | 5.1 |  |
|  | Nuclear Disarmament | Robert Wood | 732 | 4.0 |  |
|  | Uninflated Movement | Nadar Ponnuswamy | 99 | 0.5 |  |
|  | Small Business and Enterprise Party | Stanley Fitzroy-Mendis | 81 | 0.44 | +0.4 |
| Total formal votes | | | 18,239 | 96.3 | −0.8 |
| Informal votes | | | 711 | 3.8 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | | | 18,950 | 61.1 | −27.6 |
|  | Liberal **hold** | | **Swing** |  |  |

Liberal member Rosemary Foot resigned.

#### 1984

1984 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal | Rosemary Foot | 19,331 | 72.4 | +7.8 |
|  | Labor | David Curtis | 6,271 | 23.5 | -1.5 |
|  | Democrats | Joseph Zingarelli | 1,080 | 4.1 | -0.2 |
| Total formal votes | | | 26,682 | 97.0 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | | | 823 | 3.0 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | | | 27,505 | 88.8 | +2.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result | | | | | |
|  | Liberal | Rosemary Foot |  | 74.6 | +4.5 |
|  | Labor | David Curtis |  | 25.4 | -4.5 |
|  | Liberal **hold** | | **Swing** | +4.5 |  |

#### 1981

1981 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal | Rosemary Foot | 16,840 | 64.6 |  |
|  | Labor | Nance Loney | 6,529 | 25.0 |  |
|  | Independent | Mark Ure | 1,602 | 6.1 |  |
|  | Democrats | Brian Hillman | 1,112 | 4.3 |  |
| Total formal votes | | | 26,083 | 96.2 |  |
| Informal votes | | | 1,018 | 3.8 |  |
| Turnout | | | 27,101 | 86.3 |  |
| Two-party-preferred result | | | | | |
|  | Liberal | Rosemary Foot | 17,600 | 70.1 | +7.9 |
|  | Labor | Nance Loney | 7,500 | 29.9 | -7.9 |
|  | Liberal **hold** | | **Swing** | +7.9 |  |

### Elections in the 1970s

#### 1978

1978 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal | Rosemary Foot | 12,643 | 49.4 | -14.2 |
|  | Labor | Barbara Fuller-Quinn | 10,977 | 42.9 | +6.5 |
|  | Democrats | Norman Majer | 1,984 | 7.7 | +7.7 |
| Total formal votes | | | 25,604 | 96.7 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | | | 882 | 3.3 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | | | 26,486 | 88.6 | −0.4 |
| Two-party-preferred result | | | | | |
|  | Liberal | Rosemary Foot | 13,965 | 54.5 | -9.1 |
|  | Labor | Barbara Fuller-Quinn | 11,639 | 45.5 | +9.1 |
|  | Liberal **hold** | | **Swing** | -9.1 |  |

#### 1976

1976 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal | Keith Doyle | 17,492 | 63.6 | +0.5 |
|  | Labor | Barbara Fuller-Quinn | 9,994 | 36.4 | +36.4 |
| Total formal votes | | | 27,486 | 97.1 | +2.6 |
| Informal votes | | | 816 | 2.9 | −2.6 |
| Turnout | | | 28,302 | 89.0 | +1.0 |
|  | Liberal **hold** | | **Swing** | -5.2 |  |

#### 1973

1973 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal | Keith Doyle | 15,906 | 63.1 | -1.1 |
|  | Australia | Brian Hickey | 6,403 | 25.4 | +25.4 |
|  | Democratic Labor | Doris Anderson | 2,901 | 11.5 | +11.5 |
| Total formal votes | | | 25,210 | 94.5 |  |
| Informal votes | | | 1,463 | 5.5 |  |
| Turnout | | | 26,673 | 88.0 |  |
| Two-candidate-preferred result | | | | | |
|  | Liberal | Keith Doyle | 17,357 | 68.8 | +0.3 |
|  | Australia | Brian Hickey | 7,853 | 31.2 | +31.2 |
|  | Liberal **hold** | | **Swing** | +0.3 |  |

#### 1971

1971 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal | Keith Doyle | 16,099 | 64.2 | -7.1 |
|  | Independent | Lincoln Oppenheimer | 6,794 | 27.1 | +27.1 |
|  | Independent | Harry Marsh | 2,190 | 8.7 | +8.7 |
| Total formal votes | | | 25,083 | 94.6 |  |
| Informal votes | | | 1,433 | 5.4 |  |
| Turnout | | | 26,516 | 90.2 |  |
| Two-candidate-preferred result | | | | | |
|  | Liberal | Keith Doyle | 17,194 | 68.5 | -8.5 |
|  | Independent | Lincoln Oppenheimer | 7,889 | 31.5 | +31.5 |
|  | Liberal **hold** | | **Swing** | -8.5 |  |

### Elections in the 1960s

#### 1968

1968 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal | Keith Doyle | 16,079 | 71.3 | -3.7 |
|  | Labor | William Ross | 4,875 | 21.6 | +21.6 |
|  | Democratic Labor | Hugh Bartlett | 1,611 | 7.1 | -4.9 |
| Total formal votes | | | 22,565 | 96.4 |  |
| Informal votes | | | 842 | 3.6 |  |
| Turnout | | | 23,407 | 91.2 |  |
| Two-party-preferred result | | | | | |
|  | Liberal | Keith Doyle | 17,368 | 77.0 | -4.0 |
|  | Labor | William Ross | 5,197 | 23.0 | +23.0 |
|  | Liberal **hold** | | **Swing** | -4.0 |  |

#### 1965

1965 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal | Keith Doyle | 17,319 | 75.0 | −4.0 |
|  | Independent | Kevin McDermott | 2,996 | 13.0 | +13.0 |
|  | Democratic Labor | Edward Byrnes | 2,781 | 12.0 | −9.0 |
| Total formal votes | | | 23,096 | 95.0 | +1.7 |
| Informal votes | | | 1,221 | 5.0 | −1.7 |
| Turnout | | | 24,317 | 90.6 | +0.5 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result | | | | | |
|  | Liberal | Keith Doyle | 18,709 | 81.0 | +9.7 |
|  | Independent | Kevin McDermott | 4,387 | 19.0 | −9.7 |
|  | Liberal **hold** | | **Swing** | N/A |  |

#### 1962

1962 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal | Geoffrey Cox | 17,840 | 79.0 | −21.0 |
|  | Democratic Labor | Valerie Olsen | 4,754 | 21.0 | +21.0 |
| Total formal votes | | | 22,594 | 93.3 |  |
| Informal votes | | | 1,625 | 6.7 |  |
| Turnout | | | 24,219 | 90.1 |  |
|  | Liberal **hold** | | **Swing** | N/A |  |

### Elections in the 1950s

#### 1959

1959 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal | Geoffrey Cox | unopposed |  |  |
|  | Liberal **hold** | |  | | |

#### 1957 by-election

1957 Vaucluse by-election
Saturday 24 August
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal | Geoffrey Cox | 7,716 | 44.94 | -26.47 |
|  | Independent Liberal | Hugh Foster | 3,802 | 22.14 |  |
|  | Independent Liberal | Norman Mills | 2,616 | 15.24 |  |
|  | Independent | Alfred Elboz | 2,354 | 13.71 |  |
|  | Independent | Edward Spensley | 681 | 3.97 |  |
| Total formal votes | | | 17,169 | 74.81 |  |
| Informal votes | | | 792 | 4.41 |  |
| Turnout | | | 17,961 | 79.22 |  |
| Two-candidate-preferred result | | | | | |
|  | Liberal | Geoffrey Cox | 8,854 | 51.57 |  |
|  | Independent Liberal | Hugh Foster | 8,315 | 48.43 |  |
|  | Liberal **hold** | | **Swing** | N/A |  |

Murray Robson (Liberal) resigned.

#### 1956

1956 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal | Murray Robson | 14,865 | 71.4 | −28.6 |
|  | Independent | Alfred Elboz | 5,950 | 28.6 | +28.6 |
| Total formal votes | | | 20,815 | 97.3 |  |
| Informal votes | | | 575 | 2.7 |  |
| Turnout | | | 21,390 | 90.3 |  |
|  | Liberal **hold** | | **Swing** | N/A |  |

#### 1953

1953 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal | Murray Robson | unopposed |  |  |
|  | Liberal **hold** | |  | | |

#### 1950

1950 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal | Murray Robson | 12,658 | 68.4 |  |
|  | Labor | Harold Levien | 5,097 | 27.5 |  |
|  | Independent Liberal | Tasman Crocker | 759 | 4.1 |  |
| Total formal votes | | | 18,514 | 98.6 |  |
| Informal votes | | | 257 | 1.4 |  |
| Turnout | | | 18,771 | 91.4 |  |
| Two-party-preferred result | | | | | |
|  | Liberal | Murray Robson |  | 72.0 |  |
|  | Labor | Harold Levien |  | 28.0 |  |
|  | Liberal **hold** | | **Swing** |  |  |

### Elections in the 1940s

#### 1947

1947 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal | Murray Robson | 16,097 | 67.4 | -32.6 |
|  | Independent Liberal | Frank Browne | 7,789 | 32.6 | +32.6 |
| Total formal votes | | | 23,886 | 95.4 |  |
| Informal votes | | | 1,161 | 4.6 |  |
| Turnout | | | 25,047 | 93.0 |  |
|  | Liberal **hold** | | **Swing** | N/A |  |

#### 1944

1944 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Democratic | Murray Robson | unopposed |  |  |
|  | Democratic **hold** | |  | | |

#### 1941

1941 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | United Australia | Murray Robson | unopposed |  |  |
|  | United Australia **hold** | |  | | |

### Elections in the 1930s

#### 1938

*This section is an excerpt from 1938 New South Wales state election § Vaucluse*

1938 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | United Australia | Murray Robson | unopposed |  |  |
|  | United Australia **hold** | |  | | |

William Foster (United Australia) died and Murray Robson had been elected as an Independent candidate at the resulting by-election however he re-joined the United Australia party.

#### 1936 by-election

1936 Vaucluse by-election
Saturday 29 August
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Ind. United Australia | Murray Robson | 10,563 | 62.6 |  |
|  | United Australia | Hugh Foster | 6,304 | 37.4 |  |
| Total formal votes | | | 16,867 | 97.3 |  |
| Informal votes | | | 470 | 2.7 |  |
| Turnout | | | 17,337 | 82.92 |  |
|  | Ind. United Australia **gain** from United Australia | | **Swing** |  |  |

William Foster (United Australia) died.

#### 1935

*This section is an excerpt from 1935 New South Wales state election § Vaucluse*

1935 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | United Australia | William Foster | unopposed |  |  |
|  | United Australia **hold** | |  | | |

#### 1932

*This section is an excerpt from 1932 New South Wales state election § Vaucluse*

1932 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | United Australia | William Foster | unopposed |  |  |
|  | United Australia **hold** | |  | | |

#### 1930

*This section is an excerpt from 1930 New South Wales state election § Vaucluse*

1930 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Nationalist | William Foster | 12,107 | 70.3 |  |
|  | Labor | Thomas Foster | 3,341 | 19.4 |  |
|  | Australian | John Garvan | 1,780 | 10.3 |  |
| Total formal votes | | | 17,228 | 98.3 |  |
| Informal votes | | | 290 | 1.7 |  |
| Turnout | | | 17,518 | 92.2 |  |
|  | Nationalist **hold** | | **Swing** |  |  |

### Elections in the 1920s

#### 1927

*This section is an excerpt from 1927 New South Wales state election § Vaucluse*

1927 New South Wales state election: Vaucluse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Nationalist | William Foster | 11,287 | 84.1 |  |
|  | Labor | Henrietta Greville | 2,128 | 15.9 |  |
| Total formal votes | | | 13,415 | 99.3 |  |
| Informal votes | | | 88 | 0.7 |  |
| Turnout | | | 13,503 | 77.6 |  |
|  | Nationalist **win** | | *(new seat)* | | |

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# Electoral results for the district of Vasse

This is a list of **electoral results for the electoral district of Vasse** in Western Australian state elections.

## Members for Vasse

| Member | | Party | Term |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | William Bovell | Liberal Country League | 1950–1968 |
|  | | Liberal | 1968–1971 |
|  | Barry Blaikie | Liberal | 1971–1996 |
|  | Bernie Masters | Liberal | 1996–2004 |
|  | | Independent | 2004–2005 |
|  | Troy Buswell | Liberal | 2005–2014 |
|  | Libby Mettam | Liberal | 2014–present |
|

## Election results

### Elections in the 2020s

2021 Western Australian state election: Vasse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal | Libby Mettam | 11,697 | 44.1 | −2.1 |
|  | Labor | Chris Hossen | 8,998 | 34.0 | +13.3 |
|  | Greens | Mia Krasenstein | 2,765 | 10.4 | −3.4 |
|  | National | Peter Gordon | 1,135 | 4.3 | −15.0 |
|  | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Cameron Van Veen | 521 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
|  | No Mandatory Vaccination | A. W. Judd | 489 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
|  | Legalise Cannabis | Neridah Rich | 403 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
|  | One Nation | Jackson Wreford | 253 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
|  | Sustainable Australia | Brad Satchell | 191 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
|  | WAxit | Nicolas Oancea | 46 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Total formal votes | | | 26,498 | 96.5 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | | | 958 | 3.5 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | | | 27,456 | 87.8 | +2.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result | | | | | |
|  | Liberal | Libby Mettam | 14,387 | 54.3 | −10.3 |
|  | Labor | Chris Hossen | 12,107 | 45.7 | +10.3 |
|  | Liberal **hold** | | **Swing** | −10.3 |  |

### Elections in the 2010s

2017 Western Australian state election: Vasse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal | Libby Mettam | 11,032 | 46.2 | −11.0 |
|  | Labor | Wes Hartley | 4,918 | 20.6 | +8.3 |
|  | National | Peter Gordon | 4,606 | 19.3 | +12.0 |
|  | Greens | Luke O'Connell | 3,297 | 13.8 | +3.8 |
| Total formal votes | | | 23,853 | 96.0 | +0.0 |
| Informal votes | | | 992 | 4.0 | −0.0 |
| Turnout | | | 24,845 | 88.9 | +4.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result | | | | | |
|  | Liberal | Libby Mettam | 15,429 | 64.7 | −6.5 |
|  | Labor | Wes Hartley | 8,421 | 35.3 | +6.5 |
|  | Liberal **hold** | | **Swing** | −6.5 |  |

2014 Vasse state by-election
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal | Libby Mettam | 8,805 | 44.3 | −13.0 |
|  | National | Peter Gordon | 5,656 | 28.5 | +21.2 |
|  | Greens | Michael Baldock | 3,567 | 18.0 | +7.9 |
|  | Independent | Peter Johnson | 873 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
|  | Christians | Wayne Barnett | 686 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
|  | Independent | Teresa van Lieshout | 274 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| Total formal votes | | | 19,861 | 97.2 | +1.2 |
| Informal votes | | | 569 | 2.8 | –1.2 |
| Turnout | | | 20,430 | 82.6 | −8.6 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result | | | | | |
|  | Liberal | Libby Mettam | 10,520 | 53.0 | −18.2 |
|  | National | Peter Gordon | 9,328 | 47.0 | +47.0 |
|  | Liberal **hold** | | **Swing** | N/A |  |

2013 Western Australian state election: Vasse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal | Troy Buswell | 11,593 | 57.3 | –4.1 |
|  | Labor | Lee Edmundson | 2,501 | 12.4 | –8.3 |
|  | Greens | Michael Baldock | 2,026 | 10.0 | –5.6 |
|  | Independent | Bernie Masters | 1,624 | 8.0 | +8.0 |
|  | National | James Wishart | 1,474 | 7.3 | +7.3 |
|  | Independent | Gary Norden | 601 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
|  | Family First | Julie Westbrook | 412 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Total formal votes | | | 20,231 | 96.0 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | | | 848 | 4.0 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | | | 21,079 | 91.2 |  |
| Two-party-preferred result | | | | | |
|  | Liberal | Troy Buswell | 14,396 | 71.2 | +3.4 |
|  | Labor | Lee Edmundson | 5,822 | 28.8 | –3.4 |
|  | Liberal **hold** | | **Swing** | +3.4 |  |

### Elections in the 2000s

2008 Western Australian state election: Vasse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal | Troy Buswell | 11,306 | 55.5 | +14.9 |
|  | Labor | Marilyn Elson | 4,427 | 21.8 | -0.8 |
|  | Greens | Mitchella Hutchins | 3,653 | 17.9 | +8.3 |
|  | Christian Democrats | Gail Gifford | 967 | 4.8 | +3.6 |
| Total formal votes | | | 20,353 | 95.6 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | | | 947 | 4.4 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | | | 21,300 | 87.8 |  |
| Two-party-preferred result | | | | | |
|  | Liberal | Troy Buswell | 12,913 | 63.5 | +3.9 |
|  | Labor | Marilyn Elson | 7,423 | 36.5 | -3.9 |
|  | Liberal **hold** | | **Swing** | +3.9 |  |

2005 Western Australian state election: Vasse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal | Troy Buswell | 4,611 | 37.6 | +9.4 |
|  | Labor | Ross Bromell | 2,649 | 21.6 | -3.6 |
|  | Independent | Bernie Masters | 2,526 | 20.6 | +20.6 |
|  | National | Beryle Morgan | 1,207 | 9.8 | -14.6 |
|  | Greens | Jim Matan | 681 | 5.6 | -2.4 |
|  | Family First | Paul Clayson | 222 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
|  | Christian Democrats | Tracey Brough | 162 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
|  | One Nation | Charles Doyle | 147 | 1.2 | -10.1 |
|  | New Country | Ron Asher | 61 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Total formal votes | | | 12,266 | 95.4 | −1.2 |
| Informal votes | | | 591 | 4.6 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | | | 12,857 | 91.8 |  |
| Two-party-preferred result | | | | | |
|  | Liberal | Troy Buswell | 7,388 | 60.3 | +6.2 |
|  | Labor | Ross Bromell | 4,871 | 39.7 | -6.2 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result | | | | | |
|  | Liberal | Troy Buswell | 6,228 | 50.9 | -3.2 |
|  | Independent | Bernie Masters | 6,019 | 49.1 | +49.1 |
|  | Liberal **hold** | | **Swing** | -3.2 |  |

2001 Western Australian state election: Vasse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal | Bernie Masters | 4,481 | 29.7 | -13.5 |
|  | Labor | Ross Bromell | 3,619 | 24.0 | +7.3 |
|  | National | Beryle Morgan | 3,481 | 23.1 | -0.1 |
|  | One Nation | Patricia Embry | 1,856 | 12.3 | +12.3 |
|  | Greens | Bill Franssen | 1,206 | 8.0 | +8.0 |
|  | Democrats | John Partridge | 431 | 2.9 | -0.7 |
| Total formal votes | | | 15,074 | 96.6 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | | | 535 | 3.4 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | | | 15,609 | 92.4 |  |
| Two-party-preferred result | | | | | |
|  | Liberal | Bernie Masters | 8,302 | 55.5 | -3.7 |
|  | Labor | Ross Bromell | 6,648 | 44.5 | +44.5 |
|  | Liberal **hold** | | **Swing** | -14.2 |  |

### Elections in the 1990s

1996 Western Australian state election: Vasse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal | Bernie Masters | 5,433 | 43.2 | -14.9 |
|  | National | Beryle Morgan | 2,917 | 23.2 | +14.0 |
|  | Labor | Linda Mullins | 2,097 | 16.7 | -5.5 |
|  | Independent | Mike Sully | 1,261 | 10.0 | +10.0 |
|  | Democrats | Alf Denman | 451 | 3.6 | +2.9 |
|  | Independent | Ron Palmer | 413 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| Total formal votes | | | 12,572 | 96.4 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | | | 476 | 3.6 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | | | 13,048 | 92.1 |  |
| Two-party-preferred result | | | | | |
|  | Liberal | Bernie Masters | 8,745 | 69.7 | -0.6 |
|  | Labor | Linda Mullins | 3,802 | 30.3 | +0.6 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result | | | | | |
|  | Liberal | Bernie Masters | 7,424 | 59.2 | -11.1 |
|  | National | Beryle Morgan | 5,116 | 40.8 | +40.8 |
|  | Liberal **hold** | | **Swing** | -11.1 |  |

1993 Western Australian state election: Vasse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal | Barry Blaikie | 6,139 | 58.1 | +1.2 |
|  | Labor | Leslie Longwood | 2,146 | 20.3 | -7.8 |
|  | Greens | David Swainston | 1,203 | 11.4 | +11.4 |
|  | National | Coralie Tarbotton | 1,076 | 10.2 | -4.9 |
| Total formal votes | | | 10,564 | 96.8 | +1.8 |
| Informal votes | | | 345 | 3.2 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | | | 10,909 | 94.7 | +1.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result | | | | | |
|  | Liberal | Barry Blaikie | 7,524 | 71.2 | +2.5 |
|  | Labor | Leslie Longwood | 3,040 | 28.8 | -2.5 |
|  | Liberal **hold** | | **Swing** | +2.5 |  |

### Elections in the 1980s

1989 Western Australian state election: Vasse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal | Barry Blaikie | 5,205 | 56.9 | -5.4 |
|  | Labor | Leslie Longwood | 2,568 | 28.1 | -9.6 |
|  | National | Alan Hillier | 1,380 | 15.1 | +15.1 |
| Total formal votes | | | 9,153 | 95.0 |  |
| Informal votes | | | 486 | 5.0 |  |
| Turnout | | | 9,639 | 93.6 |  |
| Two-party-preferred result | | | | | |
|  | Liberal | Barry Blaikie | 6,292 | 68.7 | +6.4 |
|  | Labor | Leslie Longwood | 2,861 | 31.3 | -6.4 |
|  | Liberal **hold** | | **Swing** | +6.4 |  |

1986 Western Australian state election: Vasse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal | Barry Blaikie | 6,359 | 63.5 | +4.0 |
|  | Labor | Laurie Watson | 3,648 | 36.5 | +5.4 |
| Total formal votes | | | 10,007 | 98.1 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | | | 195 | 1.9 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | | | 10,202 | 94.3 | +1.9 |
|  | Liberal **hold** | | **Swing** | -0.7 |  |

1983 Western Australian state election: Vasse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal | Barry Blaikie | 4,947 | 59.5 |  |
|  | Labor | Dane Carroll | 2,586 | 31.1 |  |
|  | Independent | Stewart Melville | 783 | 9.4 |  |
| Total formal votes | | | 8,316 | 97.8 |  |
| Informal votes | | | 187 | 2.2 |  |
| Turnout | | | 8,503 | 92.4 |  |
| Two-party-preferred result | | | | | |
|  | Liberal | Barry Blaikie | 5,339 | 64.2 |  |
|  | Labor | Dane Carroll | 2,977 | 35.8 |  |
|  | Liberal **hold** | | **Swing** |  |  |

1980 Western Australian state election: Vasse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal | Barry Blaikie | 6,147 | 68.2 | +0.9 |
|  | Labor | Barbara Taylor | 2,236 | 24.8 | +0.8 |
|  | Independent | Alfred Bussell | 623 | 6.9 | +6.9 |
| Total formal votes | | | 9,006 | 97.8 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | | | 201 | 2.2 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | | | 9,207 | 92.3 | −2.7 |
| Two-party-preferred result | | | | | |
|  | Liberal | Barry Blaikie | 6,454 | 71.7 | +0.1 |
|  | Labor | Barbara Taylor | 2,552 | 28.3 | -0.1 |
|  | Liberal **hold** | | **Swing** | +0.1 |  |

### Elections in the 1970s

1977 Western Australian state election: Vasse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal | Barry Blaikie | 5,493 | 67.3 |  |
|  | Labor | Peter Naughton | 1,961 | 24.0 |  |
|  | Independent | Alister Walker | 707 | 8.7 |  |
| Total formal votes | | | 8,161 | 97.9 |  |
| Informal votes | | | 172 | 2.1 |  |
| Turnout | | | 8,333 | 95.0 |  |
| Two-party-preferred result | | | | | |
|  | Liberal | Barry Blaikie | 5,847 | 71.6 |  |
|  | Labor | Peter Naughton | 2,314 | 28.4 |  |
|  | Liberal **hold** | | **Swing** |  |  |

1974 Western Australian state election: Vasse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal | Barry Blaikie | 4,548 | 60.0 |  |
|  | Labor | Robert Goddard | 2,015 | 26.6 |  |
|  | National Alliance | Ronald Loughton | 1,014 | 13.4 |  |
| Total formal votes | | | 7,577 | 96.7 |  |
| Informal votes | | | 256 | 3.3 |  |
| Turnout | | | 7,833 | 93.8 |  |
| Two-party-preferred result | | | | | |
|  | Liberal | Barry Blaikie | 5,410 | 71.4 |  |
|  | Labor | Robert Goddard | 2,167 | 28.6 |  |
|  | Liberal **hold** | | **Swing** |  |  |

1971 Western Australian state election: Vasse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Labor | Alexander Hemsley | 2,299 | 37.3 | +37.3 |
|  | Liberal | Barry Blaikie | 1,977 | 32.1 | -67.9 |
|  | Country | Colin Fyfe | 1,121 | 18.2 | +18.2 |
|  | Independent | Edward Packard | 457 | 7.4 | +7.4 |
|  | Democratic Labor | John Brennan | 306 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
| Total formal votes | | | 6,160 | 97.9 |  |
| Informal votes | | | 130 | 2.1 |  |
| Turnout | | | 6,290 | 94.4 |  |
| Two-party-preferred result | | | | | |
|  | Liberal | Barry Blaikie | 3,231 | 52.4 | -47.6 |
|  | Labor | Alexander Hemsley | 2,929 | 47.6 | +47.6 |
|  | Liberal **hold** | | **Swing** | N/A |  |

### Elections in the 1960s

1968 Western Australian state election: Vasse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal and Country | William Bovell | unopposed |  |  |
|  | Liberal and Country **hold** | | **Swing** |  |  |

1965 Western Australian state election: Vasse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal and Country | William Bovell | 3,588 | 70.4 | -29.6 |
|  | Labor | Colin Smith | 1,515 | 29.6 | +29.6 |
| Total formal votes | | | 5,093 | 98.7 |  |
| Informal votes | | | 65 | 1.3 |  |
| Turnout | | | 5,158 | 95.4 |  |
|  | Liberal and Country **hold** | | **Swing** | N/A |  |

1962 Western Australian state election: Vasse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal and Country | William Bovell | unopposed |  |  |
|  | Liberal and Country **hold** | | **Swing** |  |  |

### Elections in the 1950s

1959 Western Australian state election: Vasse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal and Country | William Bovell | 3,984 | 78.1 | -21.9 |
|  | Democratic Labor | George Shervington | 1,119 | 21.9 | +21.9 |
| Total formal votes | | | 5,103 | 97.4 |  |
| Informal votes | | | 134 | 2.6 |  |
| Turnout | | | 5,237 | 94.2 |  |
|  | Liberal and Country **hold** | | **Swing** | N/A |  |

1956 Western Australian state election: Vasse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal and Country | William Bovell | unopposed |  |  |
|  | Liberal and Country **hold** | | **Swing** |  |  |

1953 Western Australian state election: Vasse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal and Country | William Bovell | unopposed |  |  |
|  | Liberal and Country **hold** | | **Swing** |  |  |

1950 Western Australian state election: Vasse
| Party | | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Liberal and Country | William Bovell | 2,996 | 64.8 |  |
|  | Country | Robert Leiper | 1,625 | 35.2 |  |
| Total formal votes | | | 4,621 | 98.0 |  |
| Informal votes | | | 94 | 2.0 |  |
| Turnout | | | 4,715 | 94.0 |  |
|  | Liberal and Country **hold** | | **Swing** |  |  |


title: 1975–76 Port Vale F.C. season

abstract: The 1975–76 season was Port Vale's 64th season of football in the Football League, and their sixth-successive season in the Third Division. Manager Roy Sproson brought Mick Cullerton back to Vale Park. Cullerton was to become the top-scorer for the season with 21 goals. However, the ongoing success of rivals Stoke City in winning the League Cup, playing in Europe, and competing at the top of the First Division caused Vale's support to suffer. The loyal support of a few thousand fans was not enough to balance the books, and so Brian Horton was controversially sold to Brighton & Hove Albion for £30,000.

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# 1975–76 Port Vale F.C. season

The 1975–76 season was Port Vale's 64th season of football in the Football League, and their sixth-successive season (12th overall) in the Third Division. Manager Roy Sproson brought Mick Cullerton back to Vale Park. Cullerton was to become the top-scorer for the season with 21 goals. However, the ongoing success of rivals Stoke City in winning the League Cup, playing in Europe, and competing at the top of the First Division caused Vale's support to suffer. The loyal support of a few thousand fans was not enough to balance the books, and so Brian Horton was controversially sold to Brighton & Hove Albion for £30,000.

## Overview

### Third Division

The pre-season saw failed attempts by Roy Sproson to sign Wales internationals Mike England and Wyn Davies. Instead he bought back Mick Cullerton from Stafford Rangers for £4,000, who had scored over seventy goals for Rangers in his two seasons away from Burslem. Another former player, Ken Hancock, re-signed as a player-coach, however, he soon found himself unable to play as he had received a pay-out upon his retirement in 1973. Just two days before the opening game Sproson quickly signed Terry Lees from Stoke City for £3,000 and Geoff Morris from Bangor City for £200.

The season opened with five draws, followed by two victories that took the Vale to second. Six games without a win soon brought the "Valiants" tumbling down the table, though, as Cullerton lost his scoring touch. At the end of October arrived Steve Taylor on loan from Bolton Wanderers, who put more 'bite' into the Vale attack. Home fans turned against the players, and coach Reg Berks was 'appalled by some of the abuse hurled at the players'. Taylor scored a brace past Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough on 8 November, only to return immediately back to Bolton. The team's poor disciplinary record continued from the previous campaigns, and The Football Association put the club 'under constant review' after Sproson arrived 45 minutes late to a disciplinary hearing in London after missing his train. Cullerton was back in scoring form as the Vale picked up victories and rose up the table. A season-low crowd of 2,789 on 20 December saw Vale come from 3–0 down to Grimsby Town to win the match 4–3. To motivate the players coach Reg Berks had told them at half-time that he was facing the sack if the team lost the game. The promotion-chasers pulled away from Vale in the New Year however. A rare event occurred on 17 January when the Vale directors permitted rivals Stoke to play a home game to Middlesbrough at Vale Park. This happened because a severe gale severely damaged the Victoria Ground; whilst the gale also caused £2,000 worth of damage to Vale Park, the damage to Stoke's ground was much more severe. A crowd of 21,009 saw Stoke win 1–0, the highest crowd at Vale Park in over a decade. Vale's campaign carried on, though injuries built up Ray Williams managed to break a 21-game goal drought to earn a credible point at Cardiff City's Ninian Park on 25 February. Eight more points in the next four games took the club to within three points of the promotion zone. Yet in March, the club sold Brian Horton to Brighton & Hove Albion for £30,000, a sum the club needed to balance the books. The club's form suffered immediately, resulting in mid-table. On 10 April, Brighton beat Vale 3–0 at the Withdean Stadium, and John Brodie broke his leg.

They finished in twelfth place with 46 points. Mick Cullerton hit 21 goals in all competitions to become the club's top scorer. To celebrate the club's centenary, a friendly was played with Stoke City, which finished 1–1 in front of 9,825 spectators. Stoke generously allowed the Vale to pocket the entire £6,500 worth of takings from the match.

### Finances

On the financial side, the Horton transfer and donations of £19,965 from the Development Fund ensured a profit of £24,819. An increase in ticket prices offset the cost of a reduced average gate. An income of £2,775 was gained from renting out space to market traders; however, Stoke-on-Trent Council soon put a stop to this. Geoff Morris left on a free transfer in the summer, signing with Kidderminster Harriers.

### Cup competitions

In the FA Cup, Vale progressed past Southern League Grantham 4–1 in Burslem following a 2–2 draw away. This proved a lucky escape for Vale as Brownbill's equalizing goal at Grantham was allowed to stand despite an obvious handball. Many Vale supporters said that the linesman had raised his flag, only to lower it after being threatened by irate Vale spectators. In the Second Round they faced Fourth Division Huddersfield Town at Leeds Road, and were eliminated 2–1.

In the League Cup, the new two-legged format only resulted in a 4–4 aggregate draw, and so a replay was held at Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury, which Hereford won 1–0. Cullerton scored a hat-trick in the first leg, thereby making 'a fairytale come true' by hitting three in his first game back at Vale Park.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10 | Peterborough United | 46 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 63 | 63 | 1.000 | 48 |
| 11 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 58 | 52 | 1.115 | 47 |
| 12 | Port Vale | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 55 | 54 | 1.019 | 46 |
| 13 | Bury | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 51 | 46 | 1.109 | 44 |
| 14 | Chesterfield | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 69 | 69 | 1.000 | 43 |

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

## Results

*Port Vale's score comes first*

### Football League Third Division

#### Results by matchday

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | D | D | D | D | W | W | L | D | L | D | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | D | L | D | W | L | D | W | W | D | D | L | L | D | D | W | L | D | W | D | L |
| Position | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 |

Source: Statto
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

#### Matches

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16 August 1975 | Hereford United | A | 0–0 | 6,219 |  |
| 23 August 1975 | Preston North End | H | 1–1 | 4,282 | Cullerton |
| 30 August 1975 | Peterborough United | A | 0–0 | 6,065 |  |
| 6 September 1975 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–1 | 3,289 | Morris |
| 13 September 1975 | Southend United | A | 3–3 | 4,569 | Dulson, Cullerton (pen), Tartt |
| 20 September 1975 | Swindon Town | H | 3–0 | 3,720 | Bailey (2), Cullerton |
| 22 September 1975 | Cardiff City | H | 2–1 | 5,143 | Cullerton, Lees |
| 27 September 1975 | Wrexham | A | 0–1 | 3,863 |  |
| 4 October 1975 | Crystal Palace | H | 0–0 | 6,121 |  |
| 11 October 1975 | Gillingham | A | 1–2 | 5,041 | Chadwick |
| 18 October 1975 | Chesterfield | H | 1–1 | 3,892 | Cullerton |
| 21 October 1975 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 0–1 | 4,673 |  |
| 25 October 1975 | Colchester United | A | 0–1 | 3,053 |  |
| 1 November 1975 | Rotherham United | H | 1–0 | 3,921 | Ridley |
| 3 November 1975 | Aldershot | H | 0–1 | 3,917 |  |
| 8 November 1975 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 3–0 | 11,035 | Taylor (2), Chadwick |
| 15 November 1975 | Chester | H | 0–1 | 3,908 |  |
| 29 November 1975 | Millwall | H | 2–0 | 3,580 | Horton (2) |
| 6 December 1975 | Walsall | A | 1–3 | 4,526 | Horton |
| 20 December 1975 | Grimsby Town | H | 4–3 | 2,789 | Cullerton (2), Harris, Lees |
| 26 December 1975 | Halifax Town | A | 3–1 | 2,959 | Cullerton (2), Brownbill |
| 27 December 1975 | Bury | H | 2–1 | 5,957 | Cullerton, Bailey |
| 3 January 1976 | Mansfield Town | A | 1–3 | 5,417 | Cullerton |
| 10 January 1976 | Peterborough United | H | 2–0 | 4,013 | Cullerton, Horton |
| 17 January 1976 | Swindon Town | A | 1–2 | 5,730 | Brownbill |
| 24 January 1976 | Chesterfield | A | 1–0 | 4,058 | Cullerton |
| 31 January 1976 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 0–0 | 3,835 |  |
| 7 February 1976 | Aldershot | A | 0–2 | 3,446 |  |
| 9 February 1976 | Southend United | H | 1–1 | 3,494 | Harris |
| 16 February 1976 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–0 | 5,569 | Brownbill |
| 21 February 1976 | Chester | A | 0–1 | 5,914 |  |
| 25 February 1976 | Cardiff City | A | 1–1 | 9,109 | Williams |
| 28 February 1976 | Colchester United | H | 3–2 | 3,803 | Cullerton, Brownbill, Bailey |
| 6 March 1976 | Rotherham United | A | 2–1 | 4,338 | Dulson, Williams |
| 9 March 1976 | Crystal Palace | A | 2–2 | 23,032 | Cullerton, Tartt |
| 13 March 1976 | Gillingham | H | 1–1 | 3,517 | Williams |
| 20 March 1976 | Millwall | A | 0–1 | 7,116 |  |
| 27 March 1976 | Walsall | H | 1–2 | 4,870 | Bailey |
| 30 March 1976 | Grimsby Town | A | 1–1 | 4,533 | Cullerton (pen) |
| 3 April 1976 | Hereford United | H | 1–1 | 4,430 | Griffiths |
| 5 April 1976 | Wrexham | H | 3–1 | 3,604 | Bailey (2), Tartt |
| 10 April 1976 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 0–3 | 19,194 |  |
| 17 April 1976 | Halifax Town | H | 1–1 | 3,169 | Beech |
| 19 April 1976 | Bury | A | 2–1 | 4,609 | Cullerton, McLaren |
| 20 April 1976 | Mansfield Town | H | 2–2 | 4,239 | Bailey, Tartt |
| 24 April 1976 | Preston North End | A | 0–3 | 5,783 |  |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| R1 | 20 November 1975 | Grantham | A | 2–2 | 2,853 | Brownbill (2) |
| R1 Replay | 24 November 1975 | Grantham | H | 4–1 | 4,851 | Brownbill (2), Cullerton, Tartt |
| R2 | 13 December 1975 | Huddersfield Town | A | 1–2 | 6,218 | Brownbill |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| R1 1st Leg | 20 August 1975 | Hereford United | H | 4–2 | 3,787 | Cullerton (3 \[1 pen\]), Bailey |
| R1 2nd Leg | 20 August 1975 | Hereford United | A | 0–2 | 4,107 |  |
| R1 Replay | 1 September 1975 | Hereford United | N | 0–1 | 3,676 |  |

## Player statistics

### Appearances and goals

| Pos. | Name | Football League | | FA Cup | | League Cup | | Total | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| GK | John Connaughton | 45 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| GK | David Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | John Brodie | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| DF | Neil Griffiths | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| DF | David Harris | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| DF | Garry Dulson | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| DF | Trevor Robson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | Terry Lees | 41 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 2 |
| MF | Tommy McLaren | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| MF | Brian Horton | 31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 4 |
| MF | Colin Tartt | 42 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 5 |
| MF | John Ridley | 46 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 1 |
| MF | Keith Chadwick | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| MF | Terry Bailey | 43 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 9 |
| MF | Kenny Beech | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| MF | Geoff Morris | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| FW | Ray Williams | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 3 |
| FW | Derek Brownbill | 36 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 9 |
| FW | Steve Taylor | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| FW | Mick Cullerton | 41 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 21 |
| FW | Tony Betts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|

### Top scorers

| Place | Position | Nation | Name | Third Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | FW | Scotland | Mick Cullerton | 17 | 1 | 3 | 21 |
| 2 | MF | England | Terry Bailey | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
|  | FW | England | Derek Brownbill | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | MF | England | Colin Tartt | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | MF | England | Brian Horton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | FW | England | Ray Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | England | Keith Chadwick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|  | FW | England | Steve Taylor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|  | DF | England | David Harris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|  | DF | England | Garry Dulson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|  | DF | England | Terry Lees | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | MF | Scotland | Tommy McLaren | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|  | DF | England | Neil Griffiths | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|  | MF | England | John Ridley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|  | MF | England | Kenny Beech | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|  | MF | England | Geoff Morris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|  | | | **TOTALS** | **55** | **7** | **4** | **66** |

## Transfers

### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 1975 | FW |  | Mick Cullerton | Stafford Rangers | £5,000 |  |
| August 1975 | MF |  | Terry Lees | Stoke City | £3,000 |  |
| August 1975 | MF |  | Geoff Morris | Bangor City | £200 |  |
| September 1975 | FW |  | Tony Betts | Portland Timbers | Trial |  |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 1975 | FW |  | Tony Betts | Boldmere St. Michael's | Trial ended |  |
| 10 March 1976 | MF |  | Brian Horton | Brighton & Hove Albion | £30,000 |  |
| May 1976 | MF |  | Geoff Morris | Kidderminster Harriers | Free transfer |  |
| August 1976 | MF |  | Terry Lees | Sparta Rotterdam | £25,000 |  |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 29 October 1975 | FW |  | Steve Taylor | Bolton Wanderers | November 1975 |  |
| 16 January 1976 | GK |  | David Ryan | Manchester United | January 1976 |  |

Specific General

## InfoBox

Port Vale
| 1975–76 season | |
| --- | --- |
| Chairman | Mark Singer |
| Manager | Roy Sproson |
| Stadium | Vale Park |
| Football League Third Division | 12th (46 Points) |
| FA Cup | Second Round
(knocked out by Huddersfield Town) |
| League Cup | First Round
(knocked out by Hereford United) |
| Player of the Year | John Ridley |
| Top goalscorer | League: Mick Cullerton (17)
All: Mick Cullerton (21) |
| Highest home attendance | 6,121 vs. Crystal Palace, 4 October 1975 |
| Lowest home attendance | 2,789 vs. Grimsby Town, 20 December 1975 |
| Average home league attendance | 4,133 |
| Biggest win | 3–0 (twice) and 4–1 |
| Biggest defeat | 0–3 (twice) |
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# 2007 Republic of the Congo parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in the Republic of the Congo on 24 June 2007, with a second round initially planned for 22 July 2007, but then postponed to 5 August 2007. According to the National Commission of the Organization of the Elections (CONEL), 1,807 candidates stood in the first round for 137 seats in the National Assembly. The ruling Congolese Labour Party and parties and independent candidates allied with it won 125 seats, while two opposition parties won a combined 12 seats.

## Background

Jean-Pierre Thystère Tchicaya, the President of the National Assembly, and Justin Lekoundzou, the President of the Parliamentary Group of the Presidential Majority, sent a letter to President Denis Sassou Nguesso on 24 March 2007. In this letter, Lekoundzou and Thystère Tchicaya urged the establishment of an independent national electoral commission to oversee the 2007 parliamentary elections. Coming from two leading members of the Presidential Majority, the letter was a significant gesture of dissent, as it called into question the government's existing efforts to establish an independent electoral commission. In response to the letter, the deputies of the Presidential Majority, led by Alexandre Denguet Atiki, held a meeting in Mpila on 11 April to clarify that they did not endorse the letter. They criticized Lekoundzou and Thystère Tchicaya for acting outside of the parliamentary process and for making a statement that could be misinterpreted as reflecting the broader wishes of the deputies of the Presidential Majority, given their leadership roles.

In April the National Assembly approved a bill providing for the creation of an independent electoral commission, but it was not signed into law by Sassou Nguesso in time for the election; as a result, the election was conducted according to older legislation. The opposition criticized this, but it also criticized the bill passed in April on the grounds that the powers of the proposed electoral commission would be too limited.

## Campaign

On 23 April 2007, 42 groups of the presidential majority, supporting President Sassou Nguesso, signed an electoral agreement in Brazzaville providing for a common electoral strategy. Parties signing this agreement included Sassou Nguesso's party, the Congolese Labor Party (PCT), as well as Club 2002-Party for the Unity of the Republic, led by Wilfrid Nguesso, the Dynamic for Democracy and Social Progress (DDPS), led by Marcel Mbani, the Union for the Defense of Democracy (UDD), led by Pierre Damien Boussoukou-Boumba, the Republican Pole of Renovators (PRR), and the Party for the Safeguarding of Republican Values (PSVR), led by Michel Mampouya.

The PCT and the Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral Development (MCDDI) of Bernard Kolélas signed an agreement on 24 April to form an alliance for the parliamentary election as well as subsequent local, senatorial, and presidential elections. This marked the official renewal of a previous alliance between the two parties in the early 1990s, which had lapsed later in the decade. A joint technical committee was to oversee the implementation of the agreement.

About 40 opposition parties chose to boycott the election, seeking a new, independent electoral commission and a later date for the election. Parties that said they would participate in the election included the Pan-African Union for Social Democracy (UPADS) of former President Pascal Lissouba and the Union for Democracy and the Republic (UDR-Mwinda) of former Prime Minister André Milongo. The Rally for Democracy and Development (RDD) also initially intended to participate, but later, in a statement on 8 June, said that it would not. Emmanuel Ngouolondélé Mongo of the Reflection for a New National Order and Ambroise Hervé Malonga of the Convention of Republicans called for a boycott on May 12, describing the election as a farce.

Despite signing an agreement with the government in late April, the National Council of Republicans (CNR), the party of former rebel leader Pasteur Ntumi, later announced that it would not participate in the election due to what it described as a lack of transparency. On 7 June Ntumi said that his party would participate, but on 19 June the CNR demanded that the government delay the election within two days or the party would boycott. It alleged that the organization of the election was not transparent and said that electoral rolls had not yet been posted and that voter cards had not yet been distributed. Ultimately the CNR participated in the election, putting forward six candidates, including Ntumi. The end of hostilities with Ntumi's "Ninja" rebels enabled the 2007 election to be held fully in the Pool Region; in the previous parliamentary election in 2002, voting did not take place in the eight of the 14 constituencies in the Pool Region due to the activities of Ntumi's rebel group.

Prior to the vote, the boycotting opposition appealed to the Constitutional Court regarding alleged electoral flaws, seeking to have the election cancelled, but on 22 June the Constitutional Court rejected this and ruled that only candidates could dispute the election.

Campaigning for the election began on June 8 and continued until 22 June. Although many voters did not receive their voter cards, Armand Baboutila, the Director-General of Electoral Affairs, assured them on June 20 that their voter cards would be available at the polling stations on election day.

## Conduct

In the first round of the election, held on 24 June, serious problems were reported, including the absence of electoral rolls and voter cards, or errors in them, in some places. Widespread delays were reported in the opening of polling stations, and turnout was said to be low. The electoral commission said that results would not be available for a week or more. The opposition denounced the election, with Ambroise Hervé Malonga, acting as spokesman for the boycotting opposition parties, calling it "chaos, not an election". The President of CONEL, Henri Bouka, acknowledged problems, but said that they were limited to Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire, the country's two main cities.

The observer missions of the African Union and the Economic Community of Central African States said in a joint statement on 26 June that, among other shortcomings, polling stations were opened late, electoral materials were often unavailable, voters were often not included on the voter rolls, and many voters did not receive voter registration cards. They also judged voter turnout to be very low. On the other hand, they said that voting was peaceful and without intimidation.

Minister for Territorial Administration François Ibovi suspended Baboutila, the Director-General of Electoral Affairs, on 28 June accusing him of negligence due to the problems in the election; Gaston Ololo was appointed in Baboutila's place for the second round. Opposition spokesman Malonga demanded on 29 June that the elections be annulled and that the government, and particularly Ibovi, resign. Malonga said that the suspension of Baboutila was insufficient and that Ibovi and the President of CONEL, Henri Bouka, should have resigned. Roger Bouka of the Congolese Observatory of Human Rights was also sharply critical of irregularities and the failure of voting to take place in some areas, calling for the election to be annulled.

A report by African Union observers said that there were major problems in the second round; among other things, it cited voter list errors, with some names absent and others listed more than once, and "incomplete distribution of the new voter registration cards". The report recommended a number of improvements in the organization of elections.

## Results

On 30 June results from the Ministry of Territorial Administration showed the ruling PCT winning 23 seats out of the 44 seats declared in the first round (21 in the north and two in the south). Another 12 seats went to its allies: four for the MCDDI, three for the Movement for Action and Revival, two for the Patriotic Union for Democracy and Progress, one for the Movement for Solidarity, one for the Club 2002 PUR, and one for To Act for Congo. Seven seats were won by independent candidates, who were considered to be allies of the ruling party, and two were won by the opposition UPADS. Joseph Kignoumbi Kia Mboungou, the President of the UPADS Parliamentary Group in the outgoing National Assembly, denounced the election as "faked" and said that the voter lists were "totally false".

Results for two additional seats were declared on 1 July: one for UPADS and one for an independent candidate.

On 8 July the election was held again in five districts due to the problems that plagued the first attempt. These districts were located in Niari Region, Plateaux Region, Cuvette Region, and Cuvette-Ouest Region. In 14 other districts, seven of them in Brazzaville and six in Pointe-Noire, the election was held again on July 15. CONEL President Henri Bouka described this vote as proceeding calmly and without incident.

UPADS Secretary-General Pascal Tsaty-Mabiala said on July 4 that the party would only participate in the second round of the election on July 22 if the electoral rolls were improved, voter registration cards were properly distributed, and the composition of the electoral commissions was changed. He also said that the second round should be delayed to allow time for these things to be done.

On 12 July President Sassou Nguesso stated that the second round would be postponed to a more appropriate date due to the necessary repetition of the first round in many districts. Ibovi announced on 19 July that the second round would be held on 5 August, with campaigning from 20 July to 3 August. He also announced the results of the first round revotes: the PCT and its allies won seven seats, while the opposition won none.

CONEL President Henri Bouka announced the publication of new voter registration cards on 1 August in an attempt to ensure that the second round would not be as marred by problems as the first round. He later said that the distribution of the cards would continue until 4 August and that those cards not distributed would be available in polling stations. Tsaty-Mabiala doubted that the election would be transparent and said that the UPADS did not understand why the new cards were being introduced. Malonga was also critical, saying that "the second round will be no different from the first". Observers expressed concern over the failure to post electoral lists in some districts.

The second round took place in 84 districts, with a total of 168 candidates. Reports indicated a low turnout and delays in the opening of polling stations. Bouka gave a positive appraisal of the vote, although there were reports of voters' names, some of whom had been able to vote in the first round, not being included on electoral lists. Joseph Kignoumbi Kia Mboungou of UPADS denounced the second round as fraudulent and accused the government of seeking to restore single-party rule. Malonga said that the second round was poorly organized.

According to results announced by Ibovi on 9 August, the PCT won a total of 44 seats, while its allies won a total of 80 seats, including the MCDDI with 12 seats. Opposition parties won a total of 11 seats, 10 for UPADS and one for the UDR. Two seats, for Bouaniela and Liranga districts, were not yet decided, because voting could not be held there on the date of the election. Tsaty-Mabiala denounced the results as fraudulent on 11 August and said that the election was neither transparent nor fair. He alleged that five UPADS candidates, in Mossendjo, Moutamba, Nkayi, Mabombo and Dolisie electoral districts, had won but were deprived of victory in the results. The party appealed to the Constitutional Court. On 13 August Ibovi announced a correction in the results for one of the electoral districts UPADS claimed to have won, Mabombo (in Bouenza Region), which had gone to Marcel Kalla in the previous results, but which Ibovi said was actually won by the UPADS candidate, Christophe Moukouéké, with 59.01% of the vote; the previously announced result was attributed to a clerical error. This raised the number of UPADS seats to 11.

In the two districts where voting was not held on 5 August, it took place on 19–20 August. On 24 August Ibovi announced that these seats were won by Raymond Ebonga and Alexandre Koumou, both independents who are considered to be allied with the PCT, thus bringing the total number of seats won by the ruling party and its allies to 125.

| Party | | First round | | | Second round | | | Total
seats |
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| | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats ||
|  | Congolese Party of Labour |  | | 22 |  | | 25 | 47 |
|  | Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral Development |  | | 4 |  | | 7 | 11 |
|  | Pan-African Union for Social Democracy |  | | 3 |  | | 8 | 11 |
|  | Action and Renewal Movement |  | | 3 |  | | 2 | 5 |
|  | Movement for Solidarity and Development |  | | 1 |  | | 2 | 3 |
|  | Club 2002 |  | | 1 |  | | 2 | 3 |
|  | Take Action for Congo |  | | 1 |  | | 2 | 3 |
|  | New Democratic Forces |  | | 0 |  | | 3 | 3 |
|  | Patriotic Union for Democracy and Progress |  | | 0 |  | | 2 | 2 |
|  | Rally for Democracy and Social Progress |  | | 0 |  | | 2 | 2 |
|  | Union for the Republic |  | | 0 |  | | 2 | 2 |
|  | Union for Progress |  | | 0 |  | | 2 | 2 |
|  | Union for Democracy and the Republic |  | | 0 |  | | 1 | 1 |
|  | Union of Democratic Forces |  | | 0 |  | | 1 | 1 |
|  | Movement for Democracy and Progress |  | | 0 |  | | 1 | 1 |
|  | Youth in Movement |  | | 0 |  | | 1 | 1 |
|  | Citizen Rally |  | | 0 |  | | 1 | 1 |
|  | Life Party |  | | 0 |  | | 1 | 1 |
|  | Independents |  | | 8 |  | | 29 | 37 |
| Total | |  | | 43 |  | | 94 | 137 |
|  | | | | | | | | |
| Source: Xinhua, Panapress, IPU, E-polytika, AngolaPress, Congopage | | | | | | | | |

## Aftermath

The new National Assembly held its first session on 4 September, chaired by MCDDI President Bernard Kolélas, the oldest member, who won a seat from Goma Tsé-Tsé. Justin Koumba of the PCT was elected as the President of the National Assembly without opposition, receiving 121 votes from the 129 participating deputies. François Ibovi, the Minister of Territorial Administration, was elected as First Vice-President of the National Assembly, Bernard Tchibambelela of the MCDDI was elected as Second Vice-President, Pierre Ngolo of the PCT was elected as First Secretary, and Claudine Munari, an independent, was elected as Second Secretary. All of the seven members of the National Assembly's bureau were from the ruling majority, and six of them were elected without opposition. In the only contested election, a UPADS candidate received 12 votes against 115 for the ruling majority's candidate in the vote for the position of First Quaestor.

The heads of the seven permanent commissions in the National Assembly, as well as the heads of its three parliamentary groups, were elected later in September. Alexandre Dengué Atiki was chosen as the President of the Parliamentary Group of the PCT and the Presidential Majority, while Rodrigue Mouyéké was chosen as President of the MCDDI Parliamentary Group, which was allied with the Presidential Majority. Tsaty-Mabiala was chosen as President of the UPADS Parliamentary Group, which was the only opposition parliamentary group. Also in September, 12 elected deputies notified the National Assembly that they would not sit as deputies due to the incompatibility of that position with another position they already held, and would therefore be replaced by their substitutes. These 12 deputies included two presidential advisers (Laurent Tengo and Thierry Moungala) and ten ministers in the government (Lamyr Nguelé, Emile Mabondzo, Pierre-Michel Nguimbi, Henri Ossebi, Jean-Claude Gakosso, André Okombi Salissa, Martin Parfait Aimé Coussoud-Mavoungou, Jean-Baptiste Tati-Loutard, Bruno Itoua, and Jeanne Dambendzet).

On 28 September Tsaty-Mabiala criticized the failure of the Constitutional Court to issue decisions on appeals regarding the election despite the passage of the one-month period for examination of the appeals. He said that UPADS had submitted five appeals.

The Constitutional Court held public hearings beginning on 22 October, and on 26 October it annulled the results of four constituenciesYamba (in Bouenza Department), where Raoul Mboungou Nzoumba, who was previously credited with victory, was to again face Clément Mouanda; Kayes (also in Bouenza Department), where Michel Bidimbou, the initial winner, was to again face Pierre Ngaka; Kibangou (in Niari Department), where Serge Victor Ignoumba, the initial winner, was to again face UDD President Pierre Damien Boussoukou-Boumba; and Mbomo (in Cuvette Ouest Department), where Jean Réné Matamaya, the initial winner, was to again face Léon Alfred Opimbat. There were a total of 22 candidates contesting the partial election: 16 of them in Kibangou, where the first round was held over again, and two in each of the other three constituencies, where the second round was being held over again. The Court rejected appeals for 15 other constituencies; these rejected appeals were from Jacques Mouanda Mpassi in Nkayi, Emmanuel Bongouanza in Mossendjo, Jean-Claude Adédé in Souanké, René-Dambert Ndouane in Sembé, Sylvain Ngambolo in Makotimpoko, Antoine de Saint Nicephore Eudes Fylla in Poto-Poto I, Mouyecket (Ngala Nicole Sylvie) in Tié-Tié II, Minister of Communication Alain Akoualat Atipault in Gamboma II, Julien Makoundi Tchibinda in Hinda I, Jean Moukoumbi in Moutamba, Pierre Malonga in Mbinda, Thomas Djolani in Boko, Solange Pauline Dendé Moudoki in Bétou, Jean Baptiste Nombo in Loandjili I, and Pierre Mabiala in Makabana.

The government announced on 15 November that the election would be repeated in these four constituencies on 7 December. On 15 November, Antoine Evoundou was appointed as Director-General of Electoral Affairs, replacing the suspended Baboutila. Campaigning began on 22 November and continued until December 5.

In Yamba and Kayes, the candidates of the PCT and the Union for the Republic (a party allied with the PCT) who were initially elected were confirmed, respectively, but in Mbomo, the initial winner from the MSD was beaten by Opimbat, the FDN candidate. A run-off was held in Kibangou on 26 December between the UDD candidate Pierre Damien Boussoukou-Boumba and Serge Victor Ignoumba, an independent. This final run-off was won by Ignoumba, who received 57.24% of the vote.

## InfoBox

2007 Republic of the Congo parliamentary election
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69 seats needed for a majority | |
| First party Second party Third party   Leader Denis Sassou Nguesso Bernard Kolélas Pascal Tsaty-Mabiala  Party PCT MCDDI UPADS  Seats before 53 - 3  Seats won 47 11 11  Seat change  6  11  8 | |


title: EcoRI

abstract: EcoRI is a restriction endonuclease enzyme isolated from species E. coli. It is a restriction enzyme that cleaves DNA double helices into fragments at specific sites, and is also a part of the restriction modification system. The Eco part of the enzyme's name originates from the species from which it was isolated - "E" denotes generic name which is "Escherichia" and "co" denotes species name, "coli" - while the R represents the particular strain, in this case RY13, and the I denotes that it was the first enzyme isolated from this strain. In molecular biology it is used as a restriction enzyme. EcoRI creates 4 nucleotide sticky ends with 5' end overhangs of AATT. The nucleic acid recognition sequence where the enzyme cuts is G↓AATTC, which has a palindromic complementary sequence of CTTAA↓G. Other restriction enzymes, depending on their cut sites, can also leave 3' overhangs or blunt ends with no overhangs.

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# EcoRI

***Eco*RI** (pronounced "eco R one") is a restriction endonuclease enzyme isolated from species *E. coli.* It is a restriction enzyme that cleaves DNA double helices into fragments at specific sites, and is also a part of the restriction modification system. The *Eco* part of the enzyme's name originates from the species from which it was isolated - "E" denotes generic name which is "Escherichia" and "co" denotes species name, "coli" - while the R represents the particular strain, in this case RY13, and the I denotes that it was the first enzyme isolated from this strain.

In molecular biology it is used as a restriction enzyme. *Eco*RI creates 4 nucleotide sticky ends with 5' end overhangs of AATT. The nucleic acid recognition sequence where the enzyme cuts is G↓AATTC, which has a palindromic complementary sequence of CTTAA↓G. Other restriction enzymes, depending on their cut sites, can also leave 3' overhangs or blunt ends with no overhangs.

## History

EcoRI is an example of type II restriction enzymes which now has more the 300 enzymes with more than 200 different sequence-specificities, which has transformed molecular biology and medicine.

EcoRI, discovered in 1970, was isolated by PhD student Robert Yoshimori who investigated clinical *E. coli* isolates that contained restriction systems presented on its plasmids. The purified isolates became known as EcoRI that is used to cleave G’AATTC.

## Structure

### Primary structure

*Eco*RI contains the PD..D/EXK motif within its active site like many restriction endonucleases.

### Tertiary and quaternary structure

The enzyme is a homodimer of a 31 kilodalton subunit consisting of one globular domain of the α/β architecture. Each subunit contains a loop which sticks out from the globular domain and wraps around the DNA when bound.

*Eco*RI has been cocrystallized with the sequence it normally cuts. This crystal was used to solve the structure of the complex (1QPS). The solved crystal structure shows that the subunits of the enzyme homodimer interact with the DNA symmetrically. In the complex, two α-helices from each subunit come together to form a four-helix bundle. On the interacting helices are residues Glu144 and Arg145, which interact together, forming a crosstalk ring that is believed to allow the enzyme's two active sites to communicate.

## Uses

Restriction enzymes are used in a wide variety of molecular genetics techniques including cloning, DNA screening and deleting sections of DNA *in vitro*. Restriction enzymes, like *Eco*RI, that generate sticky ends of DNA are often used to cut DNA prior to ligation, as sticky ends make the ligation reaction more efficient. One example of this use is in recombinant DNA production, when joining donor and vector DNA. *Eco*RI can exhibit non-site-specific cutting, known as star activity, depending on the conditions present in the reaction. Conditions that can induce star activity when using *Eco*RI include low salt concentration, high glycerol concentration, excessive amounts of enzyme present in the reaction, high pH and contamination with certain organic solvents.

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## InfoBox

| *Eco*RI | |
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| *Eco*RI crystal structure. Dimer bound to DNA (PDB 1ckq) | |
| Identifiers | |
| Symbol | *Eco*RI |
| Pfam | PF02963 |
| InterPro | IPR004221 |
| SCOP2 | 1na6 / SCOPe / SUPFAM |
| CDD | 79lll |
| Available protein structures:  Pfam structures / ECOD  PDB RCSB PDB; PDBe; PDBj  PDBsum structure summary | |


title: Alvania crassistriata

abstract: Alvania crassistriata is an extinct species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.

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# Alvania crassistriata

***Alvania crassistriata*** is an extinct species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Rissoidae.

## Description

The length of the shell attains 2 mm, its diameter 1.2 mm.

(Original description) The shell is turriculate and elevated, thick and strong. It contains five or six convex whorls. The suture is deep and distinct. The shell is externally ornamented with 10-12 vertical and obtuse ribs and is transversely striated. The striae or ridges are few and elevated, carried over the ribs. The aperture is subcircular, with a thickened and marginate outer lip, denticulated within the aperture.

## Distribution

Fossils were found in the salt mines of Wieliczka, Poland.

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| *Alvania crassistriata* | |
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| Shell of *Alvania crassistriata* (holotype) | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Rissooidea |
| Family: | Rissoidae |
| Genus: | *Alvania* |
| Species: | ***A. crassistriata*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Alvania crassistriata***<br>(S. V. Wood, 1848) | |
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| Synonyms | |
| * *Actonia crassistriata* (S. V. Wood, 1848) superseded combination * *Rissoa crassistria* \[sic\] † misspelling * *Rissoa crassistriata* S. V. Wood, 1848 superseded combination (*Alvania* accepted as full genus) | |


title: Elfyn Llwyd

abstract: Elfyn Llwyd PC is a Welsh barrister and politician. He was a Member of Parliament, representing Meirionnydd Nant Conwy in the House of Commons from 1992 to 2010 and Dwyfor Meirionnydd from 2010 to 2015. Llwyd was Plaid Cymru's Westminster parliamentary group leader. He was announced in August 2021 as the Pro-Chancellor of Aberystwyth University.

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# Elfyn Llwyd

**Elfyn Llwyd** PC (born 26 September 1951) is a Welsh barrister and politician. He was a Member of Parliament, representing Meirionnydd Nant Conwy in the House of Commons from 1992 to 2010 and Dwyfor Meirionnydd from 2010 to 2015. Llwyd was Plaid Cymru's Westminster parliamentary group leader.

He was announced in August 2021 as the Pro-Chancellor of Aberystwyth University.

## Biography

Born in Betws-y-Coed, Gwynedd, Wales, Llwyd was raised in Llanrwst and later went to University of Wales, Aberystwyth, and Chester Law College.

Llwyd worked as a solicitor and subsequently a barrister (called to the bar in 1997) before election to public office. Between 1990 and 1991 he served as President of the Gwynedd Law Society. A fluent Welsh and English speaker, Llwyd is married to Welsh folk singer Eleri Llwyd, and they have two children. His hobbies include pigeon breeding, reading, travelling and rugby.

In December 2013, Llwyd appeared on a special Christmas edition of BBC Two's *University Challenge* representing Aberystwyth University.

## Member of Parliament

Llwyd was first elected to the British Parliament at the 1992, winning the Meirionnydd Nant Conwy constituency, being re-elected in 1997, 2001, and 2005. He took the newly configured Dwyfor Meirionnydd seat at the 2010 British general election with 44.3% of the vote, but there was a 7.3% swing from Plaid Cymru to the Conservatives.

He was appointed to Her Majesty's Privy Council on 9 February 2011.

## Public service

Having been elected to public office, his main political interests are home affairs, transport and agriculture. Llwyd credits Saunders Lewis as having most influenced his political thinking.

### Housing and language controversy

In September 2001, Llwyd alluded to Plaid Cymru councillor Seimon Glyn's controversial remarks about a "tidal wave" of English retirees emigrating to Wales and restrictions on second-home ownership proposed for Exmoor National Park when he observed that "it is fine for Exmoor to defend their community but in Wales when you try to say these things it is called racist".

Glyn's comments that English-speaking migrants were "of no use to our communities" had reportedly lost Plaid Cymru votes earlier in the year, and Glyn had earlier apologised for any offence caused by the "out of context" remarks.

Llwyd argued "The language now being used in Exmoor is exactly the same issues as in Wales except that we have an added dimension in Wales of the language and the culture" and called on other parties to join in a debate to "talk about the Exmoor suggestion and see if we can now bring it into Wales" The following spring Snowdonia National Park (Welsh: *Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri*) and Pembrokeshire Coast National Park (Welsh: *Parc Cenedlaethol Arfordir Penfro*) authorities followed the example set by Exmoor and began limiting second home ownership within the parks

### Impeach Blair campaign

In August 2004 Llwyd joined Adam Price in a campaign to impeach then Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Tony Blair over the alleged misleading of the UK Parliament and for allegedly making a secret agreement with then US President George W. Bush to overthrow Saddam Hussein, amongst other charges. Llwyd and then Scottish National Party (SNP) group leader Alex Salmond co-drafted the motion.

Impeachment had not been used in the UK for one hundred and fifty years. If successful, it could have seen Blair tried before the House of Lords; however, as expected, the measure failed.

Llwyd had told the Guardian Unlimited that "leading the debate on the unlawfulness of the attack on Iraq - in particular opening a debate calling for the disclosure of the attorney general's opinion in full in March 2004," was his proudest moment.

In November 2005, the campaign announced a new motion (this time with the support of the Liberal Democrats) asking for a Commons committee to examine the conduct of ministers before and after the war. The campaign tabled an Early Day Motion Archived 14 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine:

**"Conduct of Government Policy in relation to the war against Iraq"** "That this House believes that there should be a select committee of 7 Members, being members of Her Majesty's Privy Council, to review the way in which the responsibilities of Government were discharged in relation to Iraq and all matters relevant thereto, in the period leading up to military action in that country in March 2003 and in its aftermath".

The motion collected 151 signatures, including some Labour back-benchers.

By October 2006, Llwyd joined in a three-hour debate on an inquiry into the Iraq War, the first such debate in over two years. The SNP and Plaid Cymru motion proposing a committee of seven senior MPs to review "the way in which the responsibilities of government were discharged in relation to Iraq", was defeated by 298 votes to 273, a Government majority of 25, but was supported by a significant number of opposition MPs, and twelve "rebel" Labour MPs, including Glenda Jackson.

Despite the lack of debate on the original impeachment motion, Llwyd, Price, and others pledged to continue the impeachment campaign. However, with the resignation of Blair on 27 June 2007, the entire issue of impeachment may now be moot.

### Cash-for-Honours Scandal

In March 2007 Elfyn Llwyd was one of three individuals who made complaints about the Labour Government under section 1 of the Honours Act 1925 to the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. The other complainants were Angus MacNeill MP (Scottish National Party) and an individual who remains unidentified to this day. These three complaints led to a police investigation headed by Assistant Commissioner John Yates. The whole affair was dubbed by some in the media the Cash for Honours scandal.

### 2007 Welsh Assembly election spending controversy

Following the 2007 Welsh Assembly elections, a UK parliamentary standards and privileges committee found *Plaid* MPs Llwyd, Adam Price and Hywel Williams guilty of improperly advertising during the elections. Though the committee admitted the three did not break any clear rules of the UK House of Commons, the committee believed the timing of the adverts were planned to coincide with the Assembly elections.

Parliamentary funds are available for MPs to communicate with constituents regularly. However, the committee found that the three used this communication allowance improperly as part of *Plaid's* campaigning during the elections as the adverts were placed in publications with a circulation outside of their respective constituencies.

Of the committee findings, Llwyd said that they would comply with the findings of the committee, but that they had "...acted in good faith throughout, and fully in line with the advice that was offered to us by the DFA (Department of Finance and Administration) at the time of the publication of the reports". The three had to repay the money, about five thousand pounds each, and report the costs as part of *Plaid's* election spending.

### Peerage call

At the Llandudno party conference 2007, Llwyd encouraged the party to nominate peers into the House of Lords, citing that *Plaid* peers would "help ensure planned legislation for Wales was not blocked at Westminster", adding that many in the Lords may want to prevent full law-making powers for Wales. In January 2011, Dafydd Wigley joined Lord Elis-Thomas in the House of Lords.

In February 2024, Llwyd was controversially overlooked for a peerage in the 2024 Special Honours in favour of Carmen Smith.

## InfoBox

| The Right HonourableElfyn Llwyd | |
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| Llwyd in 2014 | |
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| Member of Parliament
for Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Meirionnydd Nant Conwy (1992–2010) | |
| **In office**
9 April 1992  30 March 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Dafydd Elis-Thomas |
| Succeeded by | Liz Saville Roberts |
|  | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1951-09-26) 26 September 1951
Betws-y-Coed, Caernarfonshire, Wales |
| Political party | Plaid Cymru |
| Spouse | Eleri Llwyd |
| Alma mater | University of Wales, Aberystwyth |
| Occupation | Barrister |
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title: Anna Kellnerová

abstract: Anna Kellnerová is a Czech showjumper. She is twice Czech junior national champion and twice Czech national champion in the young riders category. She also competed at the 2021 Olympic games in Tokyo.

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# Anna Kellnerová

**Anna Kellnerová** (born 26 November 1996) is a Czech showjumper. She is twice Czech junior national champion and twice Czech national champion in the young riders category. She also competed at the 2021 Olympic games in Tokyo.

## Family

Anna Kellnerová is the daughter of late Czech businessman Petr Kellner, and Renáta Kellnerová the major shareholder of PPF Group and the richest Czech.

## Career

Kellnerová started horse-riding at a young age and received her licence at the age of 12. Currently, Kellnerová is a member of the Czech Equestrian Team, teaming up with multiple Czech national champion, Aleš Opatrný.

In 2009, Kellnerová attended training with British coach Kenneth Clawson. In 2011, Marek Javorský became Kellnerová's coach, and since 2015, she has been coached by Jessica Kürten.

In 2012, Kellnerová won her first team junior national title with a horse called Zonny. In 2013, she won her first individual junior national title, with a horse called Curley Sue. This was followed by victories in the Czech National Championship in 2014 and 2015, this time in the Young Riders category, riding a horse called Bacara de la Ferme Blanche.

Since 2013, Kellnerová has regularly competed in the European Junior Championship in both the junior and senior categories. In 2014, she finished 31st, riding a horse called Kashmir. During the Furusyia Nations Cup in Budapest and Arezzo in 2014, she finished first and second with the Czech national team.

In 2015 and 2016, Kellnerová represented the Czech Republic at the Nations Cup and European Young Riders Championship in Millstreet, Ireland. In 2016 she finished second in the year-long ladder of the PAVO Equestrian Cup in the senior show jumping category. In March 2017, she was awarded ‘The Women Rider of 2016’ in the young riders’ category by the Czech Equestrian Federation. Along with Aleš Opatrný she is a member of the Berlin Lions team, and she has competed at the prestigious Global Champions League since 2017.

In 2018, Kellnerová continued to compete for the Prague Lions team at the Global Champions League series, along with her teammate Aleš Opatrný. The other members of the team are Niels Bruynseels, Holger Wulschner and Gerco Schröder and the team won the second round of the series in Miami. During this event Anna Kellnerová, along with her Dutch teammate Gerco Schröder, showcased a near perfect run.

## Personal life

Anna Kellnerová was from 2017 until spring of 2023 in a relationship with the Czech entrepreneur Daniel Křetínský.

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## InfoBox

| Anna Kellnerová | |
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| Born | (1996-11-26) 26 November 1996
Prague, Czech Republic |
| Parent(s) | Petr Kellner
Renáta Kellnerová |


title: Dylife Gorge

abstract: The Dylife Gorge, located near Dylife, Powys, Mid Wales, was carved by the action of the last Ice age. It is headed by the Ffrwd Fawr Waterfall. Before the last Ice age, the River Twymyn did not flow through the valley. When the valley was filled by a glacier, the ice ground out a U-shaped glaciated valley. When the glacier that filled the valley melted the Twymyn started to run down the wide channel left behind and the fast flowing river further eroded the valley, cutting the V-shaped gorge as seen today. The long-distance footpath Glyndŵr's Way passes nearby.

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# Dylife Gorge

The **Dylife Gorge**, located near Dylife, Powys, Mid Wales, was carved by the action (and aftermath) of the last Ice age. It is headed by the Ffrwd Fawr Waterfall.

Before the last Ice age, the River Twymyn did not flow through the valley. When the valley was filled by a glacier, the ice ground out a U-shaped glaciated valley. When the glacier that filled the valley melted the Twymyn started to run down the wide channel left behind and the fast flowing river further eroded the valley, cutting the V-shaped gorge as seen today.

The long-distance footpath Glyndŵr's Way (Welsh: *Llwybr Glyndŵr*) passes nearby.

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| Dylife Gorge | |
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| Dylife Gorge, June 2008 | |
| Dylife GorgeLocation within Powys | |
| OS grid reference | SH891027 |
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| Preserved county |  |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
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| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
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