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This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Denison in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1903 until it was abolished in 2019 and replaced with Clark.
Members
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Member | Party | Term | |
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Sir Philip Fysh | Protectionist | 1903–1906 | |
Anti-Socialist | 1906–1909 | ||
Liberal | 1909–1910 | ||
William Laird Smith | Labor | 1910–1916 | |
National Labor | 1916–1917 | ||
Nationalist | 1917–1922 | ||
David O'Keefe | Labor | 1922–1925 | |
Sir John Gellibrand | Nationalist | 1925–1928 | |
Charles Culley | Labor | 1928–1931 | |
Arthur Hutchin | United Australia | 1931–1934 | |
Gerald Mahoney | Labor | 1934–1940 | |
Arthur Beck | United Australia | 1940–1943 | |
Frank Gaha | Labor | 1943–1949 | |
Athol Townley | Liberal | 1949–1964 | |
Adrian Gibson | Liberal | 1964 by–1969 | |
Robert Solomon | Liberal | 1969–1972 | |
John Coates | Labor | 1972–1975 | |
Michael Hodgman | Liberal | 1975–1987 | |
Duncan Kerr | Labor | 1987–2010 | |
Andrew Wilkie | Independent | 2010–2019 |
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Election results
Elections in the 2010s
2016
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in Tasmania § Denison.[edit]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Andrew Wilkie | 29,372 | 44.07 | +5.99 | |
Labor | Jane Austin | 15,335 | 23.01 | −1.74 | |
Liberal | Marcus Allan | 13,267 | 19.90 | −3.33 | |
Greens | Jen Brown | 7,068 | 10.60 | +2.68 | |
Christian Democrats | Amanda Excell | 980 | 1.47 | +1.47 | |
Democratic Labour | Wayne Williams | 632 | 0.95 | +0.10 | |
Total formal votes | 66,654 | 97.08 | +1.30 | ||
Informal votes | 2,002 | 2.92 | −1.30 | ||
Turnout | 68,656 | 92.82 | −1.44 | ||
Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
Labor | Jane Austin | 43,550 | 65.34 | +6.43 | |
Liberal | Marcus Allan | 23,104 | 34.66 | −6.43 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Andrew Wilkie | 45,176 | 67.78 | +2.27 | |
Labor | Jane Austin | 21,478 | 32.22 | −2.27 | |
Independent hold | Swing | +2.27 |
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2013
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in Tasmania § Denison.[edit]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Andrew Wilkie | 24,688 | 38.08 | +16.82 | |
Labor | Jane Austin | 16,043 | 24.75 | −11.04 | |
Liberal | Tanya Denison | 15,058 | 23.23 | +0.58 | |
Greens | Anna Reynolds | 5,133 | 7.92 | −11.06 | |
Palmer United | Debra Thurley | 1,576 | 2.43 | +2.43 | |
Sex Party | Bob Butler | 877 | 1.35 | +1.35 | |
Family First | Trevlyn McCallum | 593 | 0.91 | +0.91 | |
Democratic Labour | Wayne Williams | 554 | 0.85 | +0.85 | |
Rise Up Australia | Graeme Devlin | 179 | 0.28 | +0.28 | |
Stable Population | Brandon Hoult | 124 | 0.19 | +0.19 | |
Total formal votes | 64,825 | 95.78 | −0.60 | ||
Informal votes | 2,856 | 4.22 | +0.60 | ||
Turnout | 67,681 | 94.31 | −0.01 | ||
Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
Labor | Jane Austin | 38,186 | 58.91 | −6.91 | |
Liberal | Tanya Denison | 26,639 | 41.09 | +6.91 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Andrew Wilkie | 42,470 | 65.51 | +14.30 | |
Labor | Jane Austin | 22,355 | 34.49 | −14.30 | |
Independent hold | Swing | +14.30 |
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2010
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in Tasmania § Denison.[edit]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Jonathan Jackson | 23,215 | 35.79 | −12.37 | |
Liberal | Cameron Simpkins | 14,688 | 22.65 | −7.34 | |
Independent | Andrew Wilkie | 13,788 | 21.26 | +21.26 | |
Greens | Geoffrey Couser | 12,312 | 18.98 | +0.40 | |
Socialist Alliance | Mel Barnes | 856 | 1.32 | +0.56 | |
Total formal votes | 64,859 | 96.38 | −1.12 | ||
Informal votes | 2,435 | 3.62 | +1.12 | ||
Turnout | 67,294 | 94.32 | −1.21 | ||
Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
Labor | Jonathan Jackson | 42,692 | 65.82 | +0.53 | |
Liberal | Cameron Simpkins | 22,167 | 34.18 | −0.53 | |
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Andrew Wilkie | 33,217 | 51.21 | +51.21 | |
Labor | Jonathan Jackson | 31,642 | 48.79 | −16.50 | |
Independent gain from Labor | Swing | +51.21 |
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Elections in the 2000s
2007
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Duncan Kerr | 31,001 | 48.46 | −1.05 | |
Liberal | Leigh Gray | 18,974 | 29.66 | −2.90 | |
Greens | Helen Hutchinson | 11,898 | 18.60 | +4.00 | |
Family First | Robyn Munro | 1,360 | 2.13 | −0.34 | |
Socialist Alliance | Susan Austin | 494 | 0.77 | −0.08 | |
Citizens Electoral Council | Rob Larner | 243 | 0.38 | +0.38 | |
Total formal votes | 63,970 | 97.50 | +0.61 | ||
Informal votes | 1,640 | 2.50 | −0.61 | ||
Turnout | 65,610 | 95.25 | −0.02 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Duncan Kerr | 41,982 | 65.63 | +2.34 | |
Liberal | Leigh Gray | 21,988 | 34.37 | −2.34 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +2.34 |
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2004
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Duncan Kerr | 31,602 | 49.51 | −1.87 | |
Liberal | Erick Pastoor | 20,782 | 32.56 | +0.97 | |
Greens | Helen Burnet | 9,318 | 14.60 | +4.15 | |
Family First | Gino Papiccio | 1,578 | 2.47 | +2.47 | |
Socialist Alliance | Kamala Emanuel | 544 | 0.85 | +0.85 | |
Total formal votes | 63,824 | 96.90 | −0.19 | ||
Informal votes | 2,045 | 3.10 | +0.19 | ||
Turnout | 65,869 | 95.26 | −0.36 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Duncan Kerr | 40,397 | 63.29 | −0.97 | |
Liberal | Erick Pastoor | 23,427 | 36.71 | +0.97 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −0.97 |
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2001
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Duncan Kerr | 32,404 | 51.38 | −4.28 | |
Liberal | Tony Steven | 19,923 | 31.59 | −0.53 | |
Greens | Brenda Hampson | 6,592 | 10.45 | +2.95 | |
Democrats | Penny Edwards | 4,154 | 6.59 | +2.66 | |
Total formal votes | 63,073 | 97.09 | −0.38 | ||
Informal votes | 1,889 | 2.91 | +0.38 | ||
Turnout | 64,962 | 96.56 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Duncan Kerr | 40,530 | 64.26 | −0.25 | |
Liberal | Tony Steven | 22,543 | 35.74 | +0.25 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −0.25 |
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Elections in the 1990s
1998
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Duncan Kerr | 34,854 | 55.66 | +3.38 | |
Liberal | Andrew Gregson | 20,114 | 32.12 | −2.18 | |
Greens | Mat Hines | 4,698 | 7.50 | −0.78 | |
Democrats | Brent Blackburn | 2,460 | 3.93 | −0.45 | |
Natural Law | Gregory Broszczyk | 497 | 0.79 | +0.79 | |
Total formal votes | 62,623 | 97.47 | −0.38 | ||
Informal votes | 1,624 | 2.53 | +0.38 | ||
Turnout | 64,247 | 95.38 | −0.84 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Duncan Kerr | 40,399 | 64.51 | +2.72 | |
Liberal | Andrew Gregson | 22,224 | 35.49 | −2.72 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +2.72 |
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1996
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Duncan Kerr | 33,023 | 52.27 | +1.01 | |
Liberal | Ingrid Wren | 21,667 | 34.30 | +2.94 | |
Greens | Karen Weldrick | 5,229 | 8.28 | −5.94 | |
Democrats | Rachel Dudgeon | 2,769 | 4.38 | +3.20 | |
Sarah Stephen | 486 | 0.77 | +0.77 | ||
Total formal votes | 63,174 | 97.86 | +0.47 | ||
Informal votes | 1,384 | 2.14 | −0.47 | ||
Turnout | 64,558 | 96.22 | +0.47 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Duncan Kerr | 38,941 | 61.79 | −2.65 | |
Liberal | Ingrid Wren | 24,078 | 38.21 | +2.65 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −2.65 |
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1993
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Duncan Kerr | 32,793 | 51.27 | +6.70 | |
Liberal | Phil Ryan | 20,056 | 31.35 | −9.24 | |
Greens | Bob Brown | 9,093 | 14.22 | +7.86 | |
Call to Australia | Euan Vance | 871 | 1.36 | +1.36 | |
Democrats | Kevin Anderson | 759 | 1.19 | −5.61 | |
Teresa Dowding | 393 | 0.61 | +0.61 | ||
Total formal votes | 63,965 | 97.39 | −0.18 | ||
Informal votes | 1,717 | 2.61 | +0.18 | ||
Turnout | 65,682 | 95.75 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Duncan Kerr | 41,195 | 64.44 | +8.45 | |
Liberal | Phil Ryan | 22,733 | 35.56 | −8.45 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +8.45 |
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1990
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Duncan Kerr | 25,811 | 45.0 | −3.3 | |
Liberal | Michael Hodgman | 23,056 | 40.2 | −4.2 | |
United Tasmania | Geoff Law | 3,888 | 6.8 | +6.8 | |
Democrats | Rob Alliston | 3,554 | 6.2 | −1.1 | |
Independent | Graeme Jones | 701 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Democratic Socialist | Ian Hopkins | 327 | 0.6 | +0.6 | |
Total formal votes | 57,337 | 97.6 | |||
Informal votes | 1,438 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 58,775 | 96.3 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Duncan Kerr | 32,333 | 56.4 | +2.6 | |
Liberal | Michael Hodgman | 24,956 | 43.6 | −2.6 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +2.6 |
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Elections in the 1980s
1987
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Duncan Kerr | 26,732 | 48.3 | +3.4 | |
Liberal | Michael Hodgman | 24,590 | 44.4 | −3.7 | |
Democrats | Robert Bell | 4,054 | 7.3 | +7.3 | |
Total formal votes | 55,376 | 95.6 | |||
Informal votes | 2,540 | 4.4 | |||
Turnout | 57,916 | 95.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Duncan Kerr | 29,787 | 53.8 | +4.8 | |
Liberal | Michael Hodgman | 25,587 | 46.2 | −4.8 | |
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +4.8 |
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1984
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Michael Hodgman | 25,929 | 48.1 | −4.4 | |
Labor | Kay Spurr | 24,230 | 44.9 | +1.5 | |
Independent | Mary Willey | 3,747 | 7.0 | +7.0 | |
Total formal votes | 53,906 | 94.1 | |||
Informal votes | 3,400 | 5.9 | |||
Turnout | 57,306 | 95.1 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Michael Hodgman | 27,466 | 51.0 | −2.9 | |
Labor | Kay Spurr | 26,437 | 49.0 | +2.9 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −2.9 |
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1983
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Michael Hodgman | 28,468 | 54.4 | +4.2 | |
Labor | Kathy Smith | 21,680 | 41.5 | −4.4 | |
Democrats | Harvey Wallace-Williams | 1,743 | 3.3 | −0.6 | |
Socialist Workers | Leica Wagner | 406 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
Total formal votes | 52,297 | 97.8 | |||
Informal votes | 1,199 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 53,496 | 96.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Michael Hodgman | 55.8 | +3.4 | ||
Labor | Kathy Smith | 44.2 | −3.4 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +3.4 |
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1980
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Michael Hodgman | 25,751 | 50.2 | −0.7 | |
Labor | Ken Wriedt | 23,538 | 45.9 | +1.2 | |
Democrats | Peter Creet | 1,998 | 3.9 | −0.5 | |
Total formal votes | 51,287 | 97.5 | |||
Informal votes | 1,340 | 2.5 | |||
Turnout | 52,627 | 96.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Michael Hodgman | 52.4 | −0.7 | ||
Labor | Ken Wriedt | 47.6 | +0.7 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | −0.7 |
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Elections in the 1970s
1977
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Michael Hodgman | 26,418 | 50.9 | −2.3 | |
Labor | John Coates | 23,184 | 44.7 | −0.1 | |
Democrats | Robert McFie | 2,303 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
Total formal votes | 51,905 | 98.0 | |||
Informal votes | 1,047 | 2.0 | |||
Turnout | 52,952 | 96.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Michael Hodgman | 53.1 | −1.7 | ||
Labor | John Coates | 46.9 | +1.7 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | −1.7 |
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1975
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Michael Hodgman | 26,253 | 53.2 | +6.0 | |
Labor | John Coates | 22,104 | 44.8 | −8.0 | |
National Country | John Charles Hay | 496 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
Workers | Cathryn Marie Stanton | 473 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
Total formal votes | 49,326 | 98.4 | |||
Informal votes | 808 | 1.6 | |||
Turnout | 50,134 | 95.7 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Michael Hodgman | 54.9 | +7.7 | ||
Labor | John Coates | 45.1 | −7.7 | ||
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +7.7 |
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1974
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Coates | 25,626 | 52.8 | +3.3 | |
Liberal | Michael Hodgman | 22,928 | 47.2 | +7.5 | |
Total formal votes | 48,554 | 98.4 | |||
Informal votes | 773 | 1.6 | |||
Turnout | 49,327 | 95.8 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | −1.8 |
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1972
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Coates | 21,286 | 49.5 | +11.9 | |
Liberal | Robert Solomon | 17,074 | 39.7 | +11.2 | |
Independent | Brian Broadby | 1,915 | 4.5 | +4.5 | |
Democratic Labor | Michael Delaney | 1,630 | 3.8 | −1.8 | |
Australia | Bill Scetrine | 1,076 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
Total formal votes | 42,981 | 98.0 | |||
Informal votes | 873 | 2.0 | |||
Turnout | 43,854 | 97.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | John Coates | 54.6 | +7.2 | ||
Liberal | Robert Solomon | 45.4 | −7.2 | ||
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.2 |
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Elections in the 1960s
1969
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Alasdair McBurnie | 15,588 | 37.6 | −9.7 | |
Liberal | Robert Solomon | 11,800 | 28.5 | −17.4 | |
Independent | Michael Townley | 10,954 | 26.4 | +26.4 | |
Democratic Labor | Michael Delaney | 2,303 | 5.6 | −0.4 | |
Independent | Bill Mollison | 791 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
Total formal votes | 41,436 | 97.3 | |||
Informal votes | 1,129 | 2.7 | |||
Turnout | 42,565 | 95.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Robert Solomon | 21,775 | 52.6 | −1.9 | |
Labor | Alasdair McBurnie | 19,661 | 47.4 | +1.9 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −1.9 |
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1966
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Adrian Gibson | 15,516 | 47.8 | −3.5 | |
Labor | Neil Batt | 14,743 | 45.4 | +6.2 | |
Democratic Labor | Harold Grace | 1,942 | 6.0 | −0.4 | |
Communist | Max Bound | 289 | 0.9 | −0.6 | |
Total formal votes | 32,490 | 98.1 | |||
Informal votes | 622 | 1.9 | |||
Turnout | 33,112 | 94.6 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Adrian Gibson | 17,082 | 52.6 | −4.8 | |
Labor | Neil Batt | 15,408 | 47.4 | +4.8 | |
Liberal hold | Swing | −4.8 |
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1964 by-election
This section is an excerpt from 1964 Denison by-election § Results.[edit]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Adrian Gibson | 16,953 | 51.1 | −0.2 | |
Labor | Donald Finlay | 14,367 | 43.3 | +4.1 | |
Democratic Labor | Harold Senior | 1,563 | 4.7 | −1.7 | |
Independent | Bernard Symmons | 277 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
Total formal votes | 33,160 | 98.5 | |||
Informal votes | 491 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 33,651 | 91.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Adrian Gibson | 55.3 | −2.1 | ||
Labor | Donald Finlay | 44.7 | +2.1 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | −2.1 |
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1963
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Athol Townley | 17,372 | 51.3 | −0.2 | |
Labor | Donald Finlay | 13,286 | 39.2 | −1.8 | |
Democratic Labor | Brian Bresnehan | 2,159 | 6.4 | −1.0 | |
Independent | Bruce Brown | 558 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Communist | Max Bound | 506 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Total formal votes | 33,881 | 98.0 | |||
Informal votes | 704 | 2.0 | |||
Turnout | 34,585 | 94.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Athol Townley | 57.4 | +0.0 | ||
Labor | Donald Finlay | 42.6 | -0.0 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.0 |
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1961
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Athol Townley | 17,260 | 51.5 | −1.1 | |
Labor | Eric Howroyd | 13,749 | 41.0 | +5.6 | |
Democratic Labor | Harold Senior | 2,491 | 7.4 | −0.8 | |
Total formal votes | 33,500 | 96.6 | |||
Informal votes | 1,197 | 3.4 | |||
Turnout | 34,697 | 94.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Athol Townley | 57.4 | −2.0 | ||
Labor | Eric Howroyd | 42.6 | +2.0 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | −2.0 |
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Elections in the 1950s
1958
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Athol Townley | 17,705 | 52.6 | −4.9 | |
Labor | Bert Lacey | 11,926 | 35.4 | −1.4 | |
Democratic Labor | Harold Senior | 2,775 | 8.2 | +8.2 | |
Communist | Max Bound | 1,249 | 3.7 | −2.0 | |
Total formal votes | 33,655 | 95.1 | |||
Informal votes | 1,744 | 4.9 | |||
Turnout | 35,399 | 95.2 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Athol Townley | 59.4 | +1.3 | ||
Labor | Bert Lacey | 40.6 | −1.3 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.3 |
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1955
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Athol Townley | 20,058 | 57.5 | +4.7 | |
Labor | Brian Miller | 12,828 | 36.8 | −8.6 | |
Communist | Max Bound | 2,003 | 5.7 | +3.8 | |
Total formal votes | 34,889 | 95.1 | |||
Informal votes | 1,807 | 4.9 | |||
Turnout | 36,696 | 95.3 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Athol Townley | 58.1 | +5.3 | ||
Labor | Brian Miller | 41.9 | −5.3 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +5.3 |
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1954
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Athol Townley | 14,444 | 52.6 | −0.7 | |
Labor | Bert Lacey | 12,322 | 44.9 | −1.8 | |
Communist | Max Bound | 688 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
Total formal votes | 27,454 | 98.5 | |||
Informal votes | 430 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 27,884 | 95.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal | Athol Townley | 52.8 | −0.5 | ||
Labor | Bert Lacey | 47.2 | +0.5 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | −0.5 |
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1951
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Athol Townley | 15,449 | 53.3 | −1.8 | |
Labor | Mervyn McNeair | 13,545 | 46.7 | +1.8 | |
Total formal votes | 28,994 | 96.7 | |||
Informal votes | 1,001 | 3.3 | |||
Turnout | 29,995 | 96.1 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | −1.8 |
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Elections in the 1940s
1949
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Athol Townley | 16,431 | 55.1 | +10.9 | |
Labor | Henry Cosgrove | 13,394 | 44.9 | −10.9 | |
Total formal votes | 29,825 | 98.0 | |||
Informal votes | 614 | 2.0 | |||
Turnout | 30,439 | 94.3 | |||
Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +10.9 |
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1946
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Frank Gaha | 16,231 | 57.0 | +9.7 | |
Liberal | Bruce Hamilton | 12,227 | 43.0 | +4.3 | |
Total formal votes | 28,458 | 97.0 | |||
Informal votes | 874 | 3.0 | |||
Turnout | 29,332 | 93.4 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | −2.0 |
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1943
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Frank Gaha | 13,208 | 47.3 | −1.6 | |
United Australia | Arthur Beck | 10,803 | 38.7 | −12.4 | |
Independent Labor | Gerald Mahoney | 3,120 | 11.2 | +11.2 | |
Communist | George Walliss | 773 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
Total formal votes | 27,904 | 96.2 | |||
Informal votes | 1,094 | 3.8 | |||
Turnout | 28,998 | 98.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Frank Gaha | 16,493 | 59.0 | +10.1 | |
United Australia | Arthur Beck | 11,411 | 40.9 | −10.1 | |
Labor gain from United Australia | Swing | +10.1 |
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1940
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
United Australia | Arthur Beck | 12,969 | 51.1 | +9.8 | |
Labor | Gerald Mahoney | 12,433 | 48.9 | +1.4 | |
Total formal votes | 25,402 | 96.7 | |||
Informal votes | 880 | 3.3 | |||
Turnout | 26,282 | 93.0 | |||
United Australia gain from Labor | Swing | +5.0 |
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Elections in the 1930s
1937
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Gerald Mahoney | 11,652 | 47.5 | −1.7 | |
United Australia | John McPhee | 10,123 | 41.3 | −0.7 | |
Independent Labor | Maxwell Hickman | 2,159 | 8.8 | +8.8 | |
Social Credit | Athol Smith | 600 | 2.4 | −6.3 | |
Total formal votes | 24,534 | 96.8 | |||
Informal votes | 1,067 | 4.2 | |||
Turnout | 25,601 | 96.3 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Gerald Mahoney | 13,218 | 53.9 | +3.6 | |
United Australia | John McPhee | 11,316 | 46.1 | −3.6 | |
Labor hold | Swing | +3.6 |
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1934
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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United Australia | Arthur Hutchin | 9,721 | 42.0 | −13.0 | |
Labor | Gerald Mahoney | 4,461 | 19.3 | +4.2 | |
Labor | Walter Woods | 3,154 | 13.6 | +13.6 | |
Labor | Richard Darcey | 2,555 | 11.0 | +11.0 | |
Social Credit | James Guthrie | 2,020 | 8.7 | +8.7 | |
Labor | John Lattin | 1,216 | 5.3 | +5.3 | |
Total formal votes | 23,127 | 94.2 | |||
Informal votes | 1,424 | 5.8 | |||
Turnout | 24,551 | 96.4 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Gerald Mahoney | 11,622 | 50.3 | +5.3 | |
United Australia | Arthur Hutchin | 11,505 | 49.7 | −5.3 | |
Labor gain from United Australia | Swing | +5.3 |
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1931
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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United Australia | Arthur Hutchin | 12,078 | 55.0 | +13.3 | |
Labor | Charles Culley | 9,868 | 45.0 | −12.5 | |
Total formal votes | 21,946 | 95.0 | |||
Informal votes | 1,166 | 5.0 | |||
Turnout | 23,112 | 96.7 | |||
United Australia gain from Labor | Swing | +14.2 |
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Elections in the 1920s
1929
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Charles Culley | 12,451 | 57.5 | +5.1 | |
Nationalist | Sir John Gellibrand | 5,663 | 26.2 | −5.9 | |
Nationalist | Horace Walch | 2,082 | 9.6 | +9.6 | |
Nationalist | Hubert Brettingham-Moore | 681 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
Nationalist | John Gage | 605 | 2.8 | +2.8 | |
Independent | David Blanchard | 161 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
Total formal votes | 21,643 | 97.2 | |||
Informal votes | 623 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 22,266 | 95.9 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Charles Culley | 59.2 | +8.9 | ||
Nationalist | Sir John Gellibrand | 40.8 | −8.9 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | +8.9 |
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1928
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Nationalist | Sir John Gellibrand | 9,486 | 47.6 | −4.6 | |
Labor | Charles Culley | 7,824 | 39.3 | +4.6 | |
Labor | Thomas Jude | 2,618 | 13.1 | +13.1 | |
Total formal votes | 19,928 | 94.4 | |||
Informal votes | 1,171 | 5.6 | |||
Turnout | 21,099 | 92.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Charles Culley | 10,028 | 50.3 | +2.5 | |
Nationalist | Sir John Gellibrand | 9,900 | 49.7 | −2.5 | |
Labor gain from Nationalist | Swing | +2.5 |
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1925
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationalist | Sir John Gellibrand | 10,782 | 52.2 | +0.2 | |
Labor | David O'Keefe | 9,882 | 47.8 | +1.3 | |
Total formal votes | 20,664 | 97.9 | |||
Informal votes | 450 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 21,114 | 88.5 | |||
Nationalist gain from Labor | Swing | +2.6 |
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1922
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | David O'Keefe | 5,234 | 46.5 | +0.4 | |
Nationalist | Edward Mulcahy | 2,295 | 20.4 | −1.9 | |
Nationalist | William Laird Smith | 1,881 | 16.7 | +16.7 | |
Nationalist | Leopold Broinowski | 1,667 | 14.8 | +14.8 | |
Independent | David Blanchard | 170 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Total formal votes | 11,247 | 90.7 | |||
Informal votes | 1,158 | 9.3 | |||
Turnout | 12,405 | 51.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | David O'Keefe | 5,669 | 50.4 | +4.3 | |
Nationalist | Edward Mulcahy | 5,578 | 49.6 | −4.3 | |
Labor gain from Nationalist | Swing | +4.3 |
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Elections in the 1910s
1919
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Nationalist | William Laird Smith | 9,505 | 53.9 | −2.4 | |
Labor | King O'Malley | 8,141 | 46.1 | +2.4 | |
Total formal votes | 17,646 | 98.3 | |||
Informal votes | 298 | 1.7 | |||
Turnout | 17,944 | 66.6 | |||
Nationalist hold | Swing | −2.4 |
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1917
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Nationalist | William Laird Smith | 10,964 | 56.3 | +12.2 | |
Labor | Benjamin Watkins | 8,507 | 43.7 | −12.2 | |
Total formal votes | 19,471 | 97.1 | |||
Informal votes | 576 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 20,047 | 79.1 | |||
Nationalist gain from Labor | Swing | +12.2 |
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1914
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | William Laird Smith | 9,752 | 55.9 | +3.4 | |
Liberal | Arthur Clerke | 7,701 | 44.1 | −1.9 | |
Total formal votes | 17,453 | 97.0 | |||
Informal votes | 535 | 3.0 | |||
Turnout | 17,988 | 77.5 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | +2.6 |
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1913
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | William Laird Smith | 8,943 | 52.5 | −5.6 | |
Liberal | William Trenwith | 7,839 | 46.0 | +4.1 | |
Independent | Alicia O'Shea Petersen | 261 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Total formal votes | 17,043 | 96.3 | |||
Informal votes | 653 | 3.7 | |||
Turnout | 17,696 | 76.6 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | −4.8 |
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1910
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Laird Smith | 7,170 | 58.1 | +20.5 | |
Liberal | Matthew Simmons | 5,172 | 41.9 | −20.5 | |
Total formal votes | 12,342 | 97.2 | |||
Informal votes | 359 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 12,701 | 64.6 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +18.6 |
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Elections in the 1900s
1906
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Anti-Socialist | Sir Philip Fysh | 6,473 | 58.5 | +15.1 | |
Labour | George Burns | 4,165 | 37.6 | +37.6 | |
Ind. Protectionist | William Brown | 434 | 3.9 | +3.9 | |
Total formal votes | 11,071 | 96.6 | |||
Informal votes | 391 | 3.4 | |||
Turnout | 11,462 | 60.0 | |||
Anti-Socialist gain from Protectionist | Swing | +15.1 |
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1903
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protectionist | Sir Philip Fysh | 3,661 | 43.8 | +43.8 | |
Free Trade | Norman Cameron | 3,630 | 43.4 | +43.4 | |
Independent | Andrew Kirk | 1,064 | 12.7 | +12.7 | |
Total formal votes | 8,355 | 97.0 | |||
Informal votes | 255 | 3.0 | |||
Turnout | 8,610 | 51.8 | |||
Protectionist win | (new seat) |
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