Electoral results for the Division of Farrer
This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Farrer in Australian federal elections from the electorate's creation in 1949 until the present.
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Electoral results for the Division of Farrer
This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Farrer in Australian federal elections from the electorate's creation in 1949 until the present.
Members
Electoral results for the Division of Farrer
<table><thead><tr><th>Member</th><th>Party</th><th>Term</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> </td><td>David Fairbairn</td><td>Liberal</td><td>1949–1975</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Wal Fife</td><td>Liberal</td><td>1975–1984</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Tim Fischer</td><td>National</td><td>1984–2001</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Sussan Ley</td><td>Liberal</td><td>2001–present</td></tr></tbody></table>
Election results
2007
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Liberal</td><td>Sussan Ley</td><td>49,794</td><td>57.73</td><td>+5.90</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labor</td><td>Chris Ryan</td><td>28,238</td><td>32.74</td><td>+6.30</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Greens</td><td>Darran Stonehouse</td><td>4,169</td><td>4.83</td><td>+1.28</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Family First</td><td>Rhonda Lever</td><td>2,657</td><td>3.08</td><td>+1.59</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Climate Conservatives</td><td>Douglas McGregor Henderson</td><td>1,088</td><td>1.26</td><td>+1.26</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Citizens Electoral Council</td><td>Pat Mathers</td><td>313</td><td>0.36</td><td>−0.15</td></tr><tr><td>Total formal votes</td><td>86,259</td><td>96.18</td><td>+2.38</td></tr><tr><td>Informal votes</td><td>3,427</td><td>3.82</td><td>−2.38</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>89,686</td><td>95.49</td><td>−0.52</td></tr><tr><td>Two-party-preferred result</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liberal</td><td>Sussan Ley</td><td>52,766</td><td>61.17</td><td>−5.46</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labor</td><td>Chris Ryan</td><td>33,493</td><td>38.83</td><td>+5.46</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liberal hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>−5.46</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2004
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Liberal</td><td>Sussan Ley</td><td>48,304</td><td>63.48</td><td>+25.82</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labor</td><td>Nico Mathews</td><td>17,354</td><td>22.81</td><td>+1.85</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Greens</td><td>Bruce Rowston</td><td>2,732</td><td>3.59</td><td>+0.17</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>John Burbidge</td><td>1,956</td><td>2.57</td><td>+2.57</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>One Nation</td><td>Ray Jones</td><td>1,618</td><td>2.13</td><td>−4.22</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Family First</td><td>Jennifer Weller</td><td>1,395</td><td>1.83</td><td>+1.83</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Christian Democrats</td><td>Ian Paul Burn</td><td>1,275</td><td>1.68</td><td>+1.68</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Matt Morgan</td><td>682</td><td>0.90</td><td>+0.90</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Democrats</td><td>Frank Kovacs</td><td>463</td><td>0.61</td><td>−1.98</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Citizens Electoral Council</td><td>Chris Lahy</td><td>318</td><td>0.42</td><td>+0.42</td></tr><tr><td>Total formal votes</td><td>76,097</td><td>93.30</td><td>−0.31</td></tr><tr><td>Informal votes</td><td>5,464</td><td>6.70</td><td>+0.31</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>81,561</td><td>95.16</td><td>−0.42</td></tr><tr><td>Two-party-preferred result</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liberal</td><td>Sussan Ley</td><td>53,129</td><td>69.82</td><td>+19.68</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labor</td><td>Nico Mathews</td><td>22,968</td><td>30.18</td><td>+30.18</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liberal hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>+19.68</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2001
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Liberal</td><td>Sussan Ley</td><td>28,449</td><td>37.66</td><td>+33.30</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>National</td><td>Bill Bott</td><td>17,641</td><td>23.36</td><td>−24.73</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labor</td><td>Frank Millen</td><td>15,830</td><td>20.96</td><td>−3.79</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>One Nation</td><td>Max Wilkinson</td><td>4,795</td><td>6.35</td><td>−7.61</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Greens</td><td>Chris Sobey</td><td>2,583</td><td>3.42</td><td>+3.23</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Democrats</td><td>Brett Paterson</td><td>1,959</td><td>2.59</td><td>−1.42</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Sue Taylor</td><td>1,254</td><td>1.66</td><td>+1.66</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Stuart Watson</td><td>1,068</td><td>1.41</td><td>+1.41</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Keith Kreutzberger</td><td>696</td><td>0.92</td><td>+0.92</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Tom Weyrich</td><td>485</td><td>0.64</td><td>+0.64</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Andrew Gibson</td><td>416</td><td>0.55</td><td>+0.55</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>David Corbett</td><td>356</td><td>0.47</td><td>+0.47</td></tr><tr><td>Total formal votes</td><td>75,532</td><td>93.61</td><td>−2.37</td></tr><tr><td>Informal votes</td><td>5,156</td><td>6.39</td><td>+2.37</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>80,688</td><td>96.04</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Two-party-preferred result</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liberal</td><td>Sussan Ley</td><td>37,869</td><td>50.14</td><td>+50.14</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>National</td><td>Bill Bott</td><td>37,663</td><td>49.86</td><td>−14.76</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liberal gain from National</td><td>Swing</td><td>+50.14</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1998
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>National</td><td>Tim Fischer</td><td>36,602</td><td>52.87</td><td>−13.46</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labor</td><td>Vivien Voss</td><td>16,489</td><td>23.82</td><td>−0.85</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>One Nation</td><td>Don McKinnon</td><td>9,664</td><td>13.96</td><td>+13.96</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Democrats</td><td>Rohan Sharp</td><td>2,940</td><td>4.25</td><td>−0.03</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Amanda Duncan-Strelec</td><td>2,234</td><td>3.23</td><td>+3.23</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Australia First</td><td>Cliff Broderick</td><td>728</td><td>1.05</td><td>+1.05</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Citizens Electoral Council</td><td>Alan Boyd</td><td>329</td><td>0.48</td><td>+0.48</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Abolish Child Support</td><td>Maurice Furlan</td><td>240</td><td>0.35</td><td>+0.35</td></tr><tr><td>Total formal votes</td><td>69,226</td><td>96.07</td><td>−0.51</td></tr><tr><td>Informal votes</td><td>2,830</td><td>3.93</td><td>+0.51</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>72,056</td><td>95.91</td><td>−0.11</td></tr><tr><td>Two-party-preferred result</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>National</td><td>Tim Fischer</td><td>44,733</td><td>64.62</td><td>−6.61</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labor</td><td>Vivien Voss</td><td>24,493</td><td>35.38</td><td>+6.61</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>National hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>−6.61</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1996
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>National</td><td>Tim Fischer</td><td>47,231</td><td>66.34</td><td>+0.90</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labor</td><td>Lynda Summers</td><td>17,563</td><td>24.67</td><td>−5.06</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Democrats</td><td>John Clancy</td><td>3,043</td><td>4.27</td><td>−0.56</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Peter Whitfield</td><td>1,337</td><td>1.88</td><td>+1.88</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Call to Australia</td><td>John Everingham</td><td>1,047</td><td>1.47</td><td>+1.47</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Luke Downing</td><td>979</td><td>1.38</td><td>+1.38</td></tr><tr><td>Total formal votes</td><td>71,200</td><td>96.59</td><td>−0.63</td></tr><tr><td>Informal votes</td><td>2,517</td><td>3.41</td><td>+0.63</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>73,717</td><td>96.02</td><td>−0.19</td></tr><tr><td>Two-party-preferred result</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>National</td><td>Tim Fischer</td><td>50,611</td><td>71.23</td><td>+3.80</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labor</td><td>Lynda Summers</td><td>20,439</td><td>28.77</td><td>−3.80</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>National hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>+3.80</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1993
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>National</td><td>Tim Fischer</td><td>45,447</td><td>65.44</td><td>−2.33</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labor</td><td>Bill Higgins</td><td>20,648</td><td>29.73</td><td>−2.49</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Democrats</td><td>Ian McKenzie</td><td>3,354</td><td>4.83</td><td>+4.83</td></tr><tr><td>Total formal votes</td><td>69,449</td><td>97.22</td><td>−0.33</td></tr><tr><td>Informal votes</td><td>1,987</td><td>2.78</td><td>+0.33</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>71,436</td><td>96.21</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Two-party-preferred result</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>National</td><td>Tim Fischer</td><td>46,829</td><td>67.43</td><td>−0.34</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labor</td><td>Bill Higgins</td><td>22,615</td><td>32.57</td><td>+0.34</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>National hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>−0.34</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1990
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>National</td><td>Tim Fischer</td><td>46,091</td><td>67.8</td><td>+9.6</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labor</td><td>Bill Higgins</td><td>21,898</td><td>32.2</td><td>−0.4</td></tr><tr><td>Total formal votes</td><td>67,989</td><td>97.6</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Informal votes</td><td>1,697</td><td>2.4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>69,686</td><td>95.6</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>National hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>+2.6</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1987
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>National</td><td>Tim Fischer</td><td>37,753</td><td>58.2</td><td>+14.8</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labor</td><td>Barry Marks</td><td>21,129</td><td>32.6</td><td>−3.2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Ray Brooks</td><td>5,977</td><td>9.2</td><td>+9.2</td></tr><tr><td>Total formal votes</td><td>64,859</td><td>96.2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Informal votes</td><td>2,536</td><td>3.8</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>67,395</td><td>93.0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Two-party-preferred result</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>National</td><td>Tim Fischer</td><td>42,302</td><td>65.2</td><td>+2.2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labor</td><td>Barry Marks</td><td>22,555</td><td>34.8</td><td>−2.2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>National hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>+2.2</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1984
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>National</td><td>Tim Fischer</td><td>26,986</td><td>43.4</td><td>+26.8</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labor</td><td>Eric Thomas</td><td>22,238</td><td>35.8</td><td>−5.2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liberal</td><td>John Roach</td><td>12,915</td><td>20.8</td><td>−20.6</td></tr><tr><td>Total formal votes</td><td>62,139</td><td>95.9</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Informal votes</td><td>2,638</td><td>4.1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>64,777</td><td>94.9</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Two-party-preferred result</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>National</td><td>Tim Fischer</td><td>39,116</td><td>63.0</td><td>+63.0</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labor</td><td>Eric Thomas</td><td>23,020</td><td>37.0</td><td>−5.6</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>National gain from Liberal</td><td>Swing</td><td>+63.0</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1983
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Liberal</td><td>Wal Fife</td><td>40,060</td><td>57.4</td><td>−1.0</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labor</td><td>Noel Diffey</td><td>27,168</td><td>38.9</td><td>+5.3</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Democrats</td><td>Scott Milne</td><td>1,872</td><td>2.7</td><td>−4.1</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Progress</td><td>Maureen Nathan</td><td>740</td><td>1.1</td><td>−0.1</td></tr><tr><td>Total formal votes</td><td>69,840</td><td>98.6</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Informal votes</td><td>970</td><td>1.4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>70,810</td><td>95.1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Two-party-preferred result</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liberal</td><td>Wal Fife</td><td>41,347</td><td>59.2</td><td>−2.6</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labor</td><td>Noel Diffey</td><td>28,493</td><td>40.8</td><td>+2.6</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liberal hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>−2.6</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1980
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Liberal</td><td>Wal Fife</td><td>39,670</td><td>58.4</td><td>−3.5</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labor</td><td>Lloyd Elliott</td><td>22,856</td><td>33.6</td><td>+3.7</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Democrats</td><td>Rodney Dominish</td><td>4,613</td><td>6.8</td><td>+0.7</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Progress</td><td>Maureen Nathan</td><td>808</td><td>1.2</td><td>+0.2</td></tr><tr><td>Total formal votes</td><td>67,947</td><td>98.4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Informal votes</td><td>1,100</td><td>1.6</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>69,047</td><td>95.0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Two-party-preferred result</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liberal</td><td>Wal Fife</td><td></td><td>61.8</td><td>−4.6</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labor</td><td>Lloyd Elliott</td><td></td><td>38.2</td><td>+4.6</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liberal hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>−4.6</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1977
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Liberal</td><td>Wal Fife</td><td>40,187</td><td>61.9</td><td>+11.5</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labor</td><td>Donald Fleming</td><td>19,400</td><td>29.9</td><td>+0.2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Democrats</td><td>Margaret Healey</td><td>3,962</td><td>6.1</td><td>+6.1</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Thomas Guy</td><td>718</td><td>1.1</td><td>+1.1</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Progress</td><td>Maureen Nathan</td><td>643</td><td>1.0</td><td>+0.1</td></tr><tr><td>Total formal votes</td><td>64,910</td><td>98.1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Informal votes</td><td>1,230</td><td>1.9</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>66,140</td><td>94.9</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Two-party-preferred result</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liberal</td><td>Wal Fife</td><td></td><td>66.4</td><td>−0.7</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labor</td><td>Donald Fleming</td><td></td><td>33.6</td><td>+0.7</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liberal hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>−0.7</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1975
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Liberal</td><td>Wal Fife</td><td>29,570</td><td>49.4</td><td>−6.1</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labor</td><td>Patrick Brassil</td><td>18,100</td><td>30.4</td><td>−9.5</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>National Country</td><td>Kevin Bowtell</td><td>10,403</td><td>17.5</td><td>+17.5</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Democratic Labor</td><td>Anthony Quinn</td><td>519</td><td>0.9</td><td>+0.9</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Workers</td><td>Arthur Robinson</td><td>514</td><td>0.9</td><td>+0.9</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Australia</td><td>Mike Donelan</td><td>413</td><td>0.7</td><td>−3.6</td></tr><tr><td>Total formal votes</td><td>59,519</td><td>98.6</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Informal votes</td><td>867</td><td>1.4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>60,386</td><td>95.8</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Two-party-preferred result</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liberal</td><td>Wal Fife</td><td></td><td>66.4</td><td>+9.3</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labor</td><td>Patrick Brassil</td><td></td><td>33.6</td><td>−9.3</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liberal hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>+9.3</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1974
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Liberal</td><td>David Fairbairn</td><td>32,125</td><td>55.8</td><td>+7.9</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labor</td><td>Kevin Esler</td><td>22,926</td><td>39.9</td><td>+1.6</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Australia</td><td>Peter Benton</td><td>2,477</td><td>4.3</td><td>−2.4</td></tr><tr><td>Total formal votes</td><td>57,528</td><td>98.6</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Informal votes</td><td>795</td><td>1.4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>58,323</td><td>95.7</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Two-party-preferred result</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liberal</td><td>David Fairbairn</td><td></td><td>57.1</td><td>+1.1</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labor</td><td>Kevin Esler</td><td></td><td>42.9</td><td>−1.1</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liberal hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>+1.1</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1972
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Liberal</td><td>David Fairbairn</td><td>24,096</td><td>47.9</td><td>−7.0</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labor</td><td>Kevin Esler</td><td>19,276</td><td>38.3</td><td>+6.0</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Democratic Labor</td><td>Anthony Quinn</td><td>3,531</td><td>7.0</td><td>−0.4</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Australia</td><td>Mike Donelan</td><td>3,394</td><td>6.7</td><td>+6.7</td></tr><tr><td>Total formal votes</td><td>50,297</td><td>98.7</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Informal votes</td><td>653</td><td>1.3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>50,950</td><td>95.9</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Two-party-preferred result</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liberal</td><td>David Fairbairn</td><td>28,145</td><td>56.0</td><td>−7.5</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labor</td><td>Kevin Esler</td><td>22,152</td><td>44.0</td><td>+7.5</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liberal hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>−7.5</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1969
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Liberal</td><td>David Fairbairn</td><td>26,058</td><td>54.9</td><td>−11.0</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labor</td><td>Noel Murray</td><td>15,324</td><td>32.3</td><td>+8.1</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Democratic Labor</td><td>James Keogh</td><td>3,507</td><td>7.4</td><td>−2.5</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>John Ross</td><td>2,574</td><td>5.4</td><td>+5.4</td></tr><tr><td>Total formal votes</td><td>47,463</td><td>98.7</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Informal votes</td><td>625</td><td>1.3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>48,088</td><td>95.8</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Two-party-preferred result</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liberal</td><td>David Fairbairn</td><td></td><td>63.5</td><td>−11.3</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labor</td><td>Noel Murray</td><td></td><td>36.5</td><td>+11.3</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liberal hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>−11.3</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1966
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Liberal</td><td>David Fairbairn</td><td>28,700</td><td>66.6</td><td>+7.7</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labor</td><td>Alan Thomson</td><td>10,151</td><td>23.5</td><td>−8.3</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Democratic Labor</td><td>James Keogh</td><td>4,271</td><td>9.9</td><td>+0.6</td></tr><tr><td>Total formal votes</td><td>43,122</td><td>98.1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Informal votes</td><td>830</td><td>1.9</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>43,952</td><td>96.0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Two-party-preferred result</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liberal</td><td>David Fairbairn</td><td></td><td>75.5</td><td>+9.0</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labor</td><td>Alan Thomson</td><td></td><td>24.5</td><td>−9.0</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liberal hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>+9.0</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1963
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Liberal</td><td>David Fairbairn</td><td>24,744</td><td>58.9</td><td>+3.2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labor</td><td>Herb McPherson</td><td>13,341</td><td>31.8</td><td>−2.3</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Democratic Labor</td><td>Lawrence Esler</td><td>3,901</td><td>9.3</td><td>−1.0</td></tr><tr><td>Total formal votes</td><td>41,986</td><td>99.1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Informal votes</td><td>384</td><td>0.9</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>42,370</td><td>96.4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Two-party-preferred result</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liberal</td><td>David Fairbairn</td><td></td><td>66.5</td><td>+2.4</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labor</td><td>Herb McPherson</td><td></td><td>33.5</td><td>−2.4</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liberal hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>+2.4</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1961
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Liberal</td><td>David Fairbairn</td><td>22,707</td><td>55.7</td><td>−2.4</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labor</td><td>Herb McPherson</td><td>13,899</td><td>34.1</td><td>+3.2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Democratic Labor</td><td>William Brennan</td><td>4,195</td><td>10.3</td><td>−0.7</td></tr><tr><td>Total formal votes</td><td>40,801</td><td>98.4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Informal votes</td><td>678</td><td>1.6</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>41,479</td><td>96.2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Two-party-preferred result</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liberal</td><td>David Fairbairn</td><td></td><td>64.1</td><td>−3.0</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labor</td><td>Herb McPherson</td><td></td><td>35.9</td><td>+3.0</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liberal hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>−3.0</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1958
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Liberal</td><td>David Fairbairn</td><td>23,395</td><td>58.1</td><td>−7.8</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labor</td><td>Robert Garland</td><td>12,441</td><td>30.9</td><td>−3.2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Democratic Labor</td><td>William Brennan</td><td>4,412</td><td>11.0</td><td>+11.0</td></tr><tr><td>Total formal votes</td><td>40,248</td><td>97.9</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Informal votes</td><td>850</td><td>2.1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>41,098</td><td>95.9</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Two-party-preferred result</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liberal</td><td>David Fairbairn</td><td></td><td>67.1</td><td>+1.2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labor</td><td>Robert Garland</td><td></td><td>32.9</td><td>−1.2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liberal hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>+1.2</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1955
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Liberal</td><td>David Fairbairn</td><td>25,805</td><td>65.9</td><td>+8.8</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labor</td><td>Robert Garland</td><td>13,361</td><td>34.1</td><td>−8.8</td></tr><tr><td>Total formal votes</td><td>39,166</td><td>97.9</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Informal votes</td><td>855</td><td>2.1</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>40,021</td><td>95.6</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liberal hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>+8.8</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1954
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Liberal</td><td>David Fairbairn</td><td>22,668</td><td>57.1</td><td>+0.7</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labor</td><td>Daniel Byrnes</td><td>17,005</td><td>42.9</td><td>−0.7</td></tr><tr><td>Total formal votes</td><td>39,673</td><td>99.2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Informal votes</td><td>339</td><td>0.8</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>40,012</td><td>96.8</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liberal hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>+0.7</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1951
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Liberal</td><td>David Fairbairn</td><td>21,678</td><td>56.4</td><td>+18.2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labor</td><td>Daniel Byrnes</td><td>26,744</td><td>43.6</td><td>+4.3</td></tr><tr><td>Total formal votes</td><td>38,422</td><td>98.5</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Informal votes</td><td>570</td><td>1.5</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>38,992</td><td>96.5</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liberal hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>−2.4</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1949
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Labor</td><td>Thomas McGrath</td><td>14,853</td><td>39.3</td><td>−7.0</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liberal</td><td>David Fairbairn</td><td>14,425</td><td>38.2</td><td>+20.4</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Country</td><td>John Mackay</td><td>8,099</td><td>21.4</td><td>−14.1</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Communist</td><td>Bill Gollan</td><td>419</td><td>1.1</td><td>+1.1</td></tr><tr><td>Total formal votes</td><td>37,796</td><td>98.3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Informal votes</td><td>665</td><td>1.7</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>38,461</td><td>97.0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Two-party-preferred result</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liberal</td><td>David Fairbairn</td><td>22,222</td><td>58.8</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labor</td><td>Thomas McGrath</td><td>15,574</td><td>41.2</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liberal notional gain from Country</td><td>Swing</td><td>N/A</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>