Electoral results for the Division of Boothby

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Boothby in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1903 until the present.

Contents

Members

Member Party Term
  Lee Batchelor Labor 1903–1911
  David Gordon Commonwealth Liberal 1911–1913
  George Dankel Labor 1913–1916
  Nationalist 1916–1917
  William Story Nationalist 1917–1922
  Jack Duncan-Hughes Liberal Union 1922–1925
  Nationalist 1925–1928
  John Price Labor 1928–1931
  United Australia 1931–1941
  Grenfell Price United Australia 1941–1943
  Thomas Sheehy Labor 1943–1949
  John McLeay, Sr. Liberal 1949–1966
  John McLeay, Jr. Liberal 1966–1981
  Steele Hall Liberal 1981–1996
  Andrew Southcott Liberal 1996–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2010: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Andrew Southcott 38,248 44.81 -1.44
Labor Annabel Digance 30,515 35.75 +1.63
Greens Fiona Blinco 11,305 13.24 +3.02
Family First Meredith Resce 2,120 2.48 +0.04
Independent Ray McGhee 1,689 1.98 -2.93
Democrats Thomas Salerno 517 0.61 -0.93
Liberal Democrats Michael Noack 339 0.40 +0.23
Climate Sceptics Stephen Skillitzi 316 0.37 +0.37
Secular Avi Chapman 310 0.36 +0.36
Total formal votes 85,359 95.37 -1.76
Informal votes 4,148 4.63 +1.76
Turnout 89,507 91.43 -4.25
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Andrew Southcott 43,317 50.75 -2.18
Labor Annabel Digance 42,042 49.25 +2.18
Liberal hold Swing -2.18

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Andrew Southcott 41,343 46.25 -4.37
Labor Nicole Cornes 30,501 34.12 -1.72
Greens Jodi Kirkby 9,137 10.22 +3.11
Independent Ray McGhee 4,390 4.91 +4.91
Family First Andrew Cole 2,183 2.44 -0.54
Democrats Craig Bossie 1,380 1.54 -0.49
One Nation Barbara Pannach 309 0.35 -0.32
Liberty and Democracy David Humphreys 154 0.17 +0.17
Total formal votes 89,397 97.13 +1.54
Informal votes 2,639 2.87 -1.54
Turnout 92,036 95.64 +1.05
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Andrew Southcott 47,322 52.93 -2.44
Labor Nicole Cornes 42,075 47.07 +2.44
Liberal hold Swing -2.44
Australian federal election, 2004: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Andrew Southcott 43,640 50.62 +2.48
Labor Chloe Fox 30,893 35.84 +9.92
Greens Adrian Miller 6,131 7.11 +3.93
Family First Paul Munn 2,571 2.98 +2.98
Democrats Robert Simms 1,746 2.03 -16.89
Independent Paul Starling 646 0.75 +0.21
One Nation Clarke Staker 581 0.67 -1.95
Total formal votes 86,208 95.59 +0.13
Informal votes 3,976 4.41 -0.13
Turnout 90,184 94.59 -1.38
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Andrew Southcott 47,730 55.37 -2.00
Labor Chloe Fox 38,478 44.63 +2.00
Liberal hold Swing -2.00
Australian federal election, 2001: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Andrew Southcott 39,258 47.93 -0.53
Labor Jim Murphy 20,976 25.61 -4.82
Democrats Jo Pride 15,951 19.47 +5.92
Greens Michelle Drummond 2,516 3.07 +3.07
One Nation Daniel Piechnick 2,151 2.63 -4.13
Independent Paul Starling 468 0.57 +0.57
Independent Jack King 441 0.54 +0.54
William Manfield 154 0.19 +0.19
Total formal votes 81,915 95.50 -1.47
Informal votes 3,864 4.50 +1.47
Turnout 85,779 95.99
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Andrew Southcott 46,982 57.35 -0.26
Labor Jim Murphy 34,933 42.65 +0.26
Liberal hold Swing -0.26

Elections in the 1990s

Australian federal election, 1998: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Andrew Southcott 36,435 48.22 -5.13
Labor Jo Chesson 23,547 31.16 +1.71
Democrats Don Gilbert 9,821 13.00 -0.66
One Nation Trevor Whittaker 5,213 6.90 +6.90
Natural Law Bevan Morris 544 0.72 +0.03
Total formal votes 75,560 96.95 -0.32
Informal votes 2,380 3.05 +0.32
Turnout 77,940 95.80 +0.09
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Andrew Southcott 43,406 57.45 -4.16
Labor Jo Chesson 32,154 42.55 +4.16
Liberal hold Swing -4.16
Australian federal election, 1996: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Andrew Southcott 40,487 53.35 +0.47
Labor Jeremy Gaynor 22,350 29.45 -4.22
Democrats Janet Martin 10,367 13.66 +4.08
Greens Mark Parnell 2,159 2.85 +2.85
Natural Law Bevan Morris 521 0.69 -1.41
Total formal votes 75,884 97.27 -0.10
Informal votes 2,131 2.73 +0.10
Turnout 78,015 95.71 +0.44
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Andrew Southcott 46,428 61.60 +3.80
Labor Jeremy Gaynor 28,941 38.40 -3.80
Liberal hold Swing +3.80
Australian federal election, 1993: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Steele Hall 41,708 52.88 +7.89
Labor Cathy Orr 26,556 33.67 +1.63
Democrats David Thackrah 7,560 9.59 -9.36
Natural Law Bevan Morris 1,650 2.09 +2.09
Independent Reg Macey 1,399 1.77 +1.77
Total formal votes 78,873 97.37 +0.12
Informal votes 2,129 2.63 -0.12
Turnout 81,002 95.27
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Steele Hall 45,557 57.80 +3.29
Labor Cathy Orr 33,266 42.20 -3.29
Liberal hold Swing +3.29
Australian federal election, 1990: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Steele Hall 36,010 51.4 -2.7
Labor Michael Keenan 18,404 26.3 -5.8
Democrats Margaret-Ann Williams 12,796 18.3 +8.3
Call to Australia Bruce Byrne 1,515 2.2 +2.2
Independent Colin Banks 1,300 1.9 +1.9
Total formal votes 70,025 97.7
Informal votes 1,661 2.3
Turnout 71,686 95.6
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Steele Hall 42,209 60.7 -0.9
Labor Michael Keenan 27,421 39.3 +0.9
Liberal hold Swing -0.9

Elections in the 1980s

Australian federal election, 1987: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Steele Hall 35,150 54.1 -0.1
Labor Jayne Taylor 20,837 32.1 -2.9
Democrats Margaret-Ann Williams 6,523 10.0 +0.2
National Clarrie Dietman 1,930 3.0 +2.1
Unite Australia Kevin Angove 494 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 64,934 95.4
Informal votes 3,135 4.6
Turnout 68,069 93.0
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Steele Hall 40,004 61.6 +2.4
Labor Jayne Taylor 24,915 38.4 -2.4
Liberal hold Swing +2.4
Australian federal election, 1984: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Steele Hall 33,640 54.2 +0.7
Labor Bruce Whyatt 21,736 35.0 -0.6
Democrats Margaret-Ann Williams 6,064 9.8 -1.1
National Douglas Lindley 585 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 62,025 94.7
Informal votes 3,472 5.3
Turnout 65,497 94.0
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Steele Hall 36,724 59.2 +0.7
Labor Bruce Whyatt 25,292 40.8 -0.7
Liberal hold Swing +0.7
Australian federal election, 1983: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Steele Hall 42,676 55.1 -1.1
Labor Bruce Whyatt 26,343 34.0 +4.3
Democrats John Coulter 8,424 10.9 -2.2
Total formal votes 77,443 98.3
Informal votes 1,332 1.7
Turnout 78,775 95.9
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Steele Hall 60.1 -2.5
Labor Bruce Whyatt 39.9 +2.5
Liberal hold Swing -2.5
Boothby by-election, 1981
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Steele Hall 36,406 56.7 +0.5
Labor Bruce Whyatt 17,108 26.6 -3.0
Democrats Robert Hercus 9,188 14.3 +1.2
Independent Alf Gard 555 0.9 +0.9
Unemployed Workers David Arkins 544 0.8 +0.8
Prog. Conservative John Herreen 398 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 64,199 97.7
Informal votes 1,480 2.3
Turnout 65,679 81.7
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Steele Hall 64.0 +1.4
Labor Bruce Whyatt 27,108 36.0 -1.4
Liberal hold Swing +1.4
Australian federal election, 1980: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John McLeay 41,542 56.2 -1.2
Labor Bruce Whyatt 22,001 29.7 +3.9
Democrats Martin Holt 9,664 13.1 -3.7
Prog. Conservative James Russell 762 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 73,969 98.1
Informal votes 1,408 1.9
Turnout 75,377 94.4
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal John McLeay 62.6 -3.2
Labor Bruce Whyatt 37.4 +3.2
Liberal hold Swing -3.2

Elections in the 1970s

Australian federal election, 1977: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John McLeay 40,358 57.4 -3.5
Labor Mark Pickhaver 18,117 25.8 -2.2
Democrats George Nimmo 11,795 16.8 +16.8
Total formal votes 70,270 97.7
Informal votes 1,627 2.3
Turnout 71,897 95.0
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal John McLeay 65.8 -3.5
Labor Mark Pickhaver 34.2 +3.5
Liberal hold Swing -3.5
Australian federal election, 1975: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John McLeay 34,664 58.1 +13.0
Labor Mark Pickhaver 18,376 30.8 -3.6
Liberal Movement Peter Berman 6,172 10.4 -7.6
Independent Alexander Hunter 408 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 59,620 98.2
Informal votes 1,081 1.8
Turnout 60,701 96.0
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal John McLeay 66.5 +5.4
Labor Mark Pickhaver 33.5 -5.4
Liberal hold Swing +5.4
Australian federal election, 1974: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John McLeay 26,193 45.1 -7.3
Labor John Trainer 19,993 34.4 -3.7
Liberal Movement Peter Berman 10,477 18.0 +18.0
Australia Colin Miller 1,423 2.4 -3.2
Total formal votes 58,086 97.9
Informal votes 1,259 2.1
Turnout 59,345 95.6
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal John McLeay 35,469 61.1 +4.1
Labor John Trainer 22,617 38.9 -4.1
Liberal hold Swing +4.1
Australian federal election, 1972: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John McLeay 28,523 52.4 -1.1
Labor Anne Levy 20,583 38.1 +0.1
Australia Richard Llewellyn 3,050 5.6 +3.0
DLP Edward Farrell 2,086 3.9 -0.1
Total formal votes 54,042 98.1
Informal votes 1,034 1.9
Turnout 55,076 95.6
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal John McLeay 57.0 -1.9
Labor Anne Levy 43.0 +1.9
Liberal hold Swing -1.9

Elections in the 1960s

Australian federal election, 1969: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John McLeay 27,308 53.5 -12.4
Labor Chris Sumner 19,391 38.0 +9.3
DLP Edward Farrell 2,056 4.0 -1.4
Australia Frederick Thompson 1,317 2.6 +2.6
Independent Valerie Lillington 1,014 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 51,086 96.5
Informal votes 1,857 3.5
Turnout 52,943 95.3
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal John McLeay 58.9 -11.5
Labor Chris Sumner 41.1 +11.5
Liberal hold Swing -11.5
Australian federal election, 1966: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John McLeay 28,187 65.4 +10.3
Labor Thomas Sheehy 12,586 29.2 -11.6
DLP Edward Farrell 2,315 5.4 +1.2
Total formal votes 43,088 98.1
Informal votes 826 1.9
Turnout 43,914 95.7
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal John McLeay 69.9 +11.4
Labor Thomas Sheehy 30.1 -11.4
Liberal hold Swing +11.4
Australian federal election, 1963: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John McLeay 23,309 55.1 +3.7
Labor Ronald Basten 17,248 40.8 -1.3
DLP Edward Farrell 1,760 4.2 -2.3
Total formal votes 42,317 98.5
Informal votes 647 1.5
Turnout 42,964 95.7
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal John McLeay 58.5 +1.9
Labor Ronald Basten 41.5 -1.9
Liberal hold Swing +1.9
Australian federal election, 1961: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John McLeay 20,976 51.4 -4.2
Labor Ronald Basten 17,206 42.1 +5.0
DLP Edward Farrell 2,660 6.5 -0.7
Total formal votes 40,842 97.1
Informal votes 1,208 2.9
Turnout 42,050 95.3
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal John McLeay 56.6 -4.8
Labor Ronald Basten 43.4 +4.8
Liberal hold Swing -4.8

Elections in the 1950s

Australian federal election, 1958: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John McLeay 22,401 55.6 -0.6
Labor Ralph Dettman 14,958 37.1 +1.5
DLP George Hodgson 2,907 7.2 -1.0
Total formal votes 40,266 97.0
Informal votes 1,244 3.0
Turnout 41,510 96.5
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal John McLeay 61.4 -1.4
Labor Ralph Dettman 38.6 +1.4
Liberal hold Swing -1.4
Australian federal election, 1955: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John McLeay 22,538 56.2 +2.5
Labor Rex Mathews 14,291 35.6 -10.7
Labor (Anti-Communist) John Sutherland 3,298 8.2 +8.2
Total formal votes 40,127 96.3
Informal votes 1,501 3.7
Turnout 41,628 96.1
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal John McLeay 62.8 +9.1
Labor Rex Mathews 37.2 -9.1
Liberal hold Swing +9.1
Australian federal election, 1954: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John McLeay 22,263 58.3 -2.8
Labor Rex Mathews 15,930 41.7 +2.8
Total formal votes 38,193 98.5
Informal votes 589 1.5
Turnout 38,782 96.7
Liberal hold Swing -2.8
Australian federal election, 1951: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John McLeay 24,644 61.1 -0.2
Labor William Wright 15,714 38.9 +0.2
Total formal votes 40,358 98.1
Informal votes 786 1.9
Turnout 41,144 96.9
Liberal hold Swing -0.2

Elections in the 1940s

Australian federal election, 1949: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John McLeay 24,897 61.3 +9.3
Labor Ralph Wells 15,714 38.7 -9.3
Total formal votes 40,611 97.9
Informal votes 886 2.1
Turnout 41,497 96.6
Liberal hold Swing +9.3
Australian federal election, 1946: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Thomas Sheehy 39,724 51.8 +9.5
Liberal Keith Wilson 36,941 48.2 +3.2
Total formal votes 76,665 97.2
Informal votes 2,169 2.8
Turnout 78,834 95.7
Labor hold Swing +0.9
Australian federal election, 1943: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UAP Grenfell Price 32,869 45.0 -12.4
Labor Thomas Sheehy 30,896 42.3 +14.3
Communist Alan Finger 6,986 9.6 +9.6
Constructive Democrat John Turner 2,331 3.2 +3.2
Total formal votes 73,082 96.6
Informal votes 2,597 3.4
Turnout 75,679 97.4
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Thomas Sheehy 37,190 50.9 +16.1
UAP Grenfell Price 35,892 39.1 -16.1
Labor gain from United Australia Swing +16.1
Boothby by-election, 1941
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UAP Grenfell Price 36,624 56.6 -0.8
Labor Thomas Lawton 28,041 43.4 +15.4
Total formal votes 64,665 97.9
Informal votes 1,378 2.1
Turnout 66,043 90.6
United Australia hold Swing -8.6
Australian federal election, 1940: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UAP John Price 37,219 57.4 +5.5
Labor Edwin Yates 18,131 28.0 -5.0
Independent William Adey 9,479 14.6 +14.6
Total formal votes 64,829 96.6
Informal votes 2,279 3.4
Turnout 67,108 95.0
Two-candidate preferred result
UAP John Price 65.2 +5.0
Labor Edwin Yates 34.8 -5.0
United Australia hold Swing +5.0

Elections in the 1930s

Australian federal election, 1937: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UAP John Price 31,362 51.9 -9.1
Labor Kevin McEntee 12,077 20.0 +7.1
Independent William Hardy 9,136 15.1 +15.1
Labor Leonard Pilton 7,859 13.0 +13.0
Total formal votes 60,434 94.0
Informal votes 3,831 6.0
Turnout 64,265 96.4
Two-candidate preferred result
UAP John Price 59.8 -5.9
Labor Kevin McEntee 40.2 +5.9
United Australia hold Swing -5.9
Australian federal election, 1934: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UAP John Price 20,504 36.9 -6.8
Labor David Fraser 14,427 25.9 +1.1
UAP Keith Wilson 13,404 24.1 +24.1
Social Credit Norman Truscott 3,293 5.9 +5.9
Independent Charles Burnard 2,953 5.3 +5.3
Independent James Lumbers 1,052 1.9 +1.9
Total formal votes 55,633 92.3
Informal votes 4,359 7.3
Turnout 59,992 94.8
Two-candidate preferred result
UAP John Price 36,526 65.7 -6.7
Labor David Fraser 19,107 34.3 +6.7
United Australia hold Swing -6.7
Australian federal election, 1931: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Emergency Committee John Price 30,440 68.5 +24.1
Labor Cecil Skitch 10,016 22.5 -33.1
Single Tax League Samuel Lindsay 3,978 9.0 +9.0
Total formal votes 44,434 94.6
Informal votes 2,530 5.4
Turnout 46,964 96.1
Two-candidate preferred result
Emergency Committee John Price 74.0 +29.6
Labor Cecil Skitch 26.0 -29.6
Emergency Committee gain from Labor Swing +29.6

Elections in the 1920s

Australian federal election, 1929: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Price 24,841 55.6 +5.5
Nationalist Bill McCann 19,847 44.4 -5.5
Total formal votes 44,688 96.7
Informal votes 1,548 3.3
Turnout 46,236 93.8
Labor hold Swing +5.5
Australian federal election, 1928: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Price 20,666 50.1 +7.7
Nationalist Jack Duncan-Hughes 20,582 49.9 -7.7
Total formal votes 41,248 91.4
Informal votes 3,886 8.6
Turnout 45,134 93.8
Labor gain from Nationalist Swing +7.7
Australian federal election, 1925: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Jack Duncan-Hughes 23,602 57.6 +36.4
Labor Harry Kneebone 17,409 42.4 +3.0
Total formal votes 41,011 96.5
Informal votes 1,483 3.5
Turnout 42,494 93.8
Nationalist gain from Liberal Swing +2.9
Australian federal election, 1922: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal (1922) Jack Duncan-Hughes 7,793 39.5 +39.5
Labor Harry Kneebone 7,775 39.4 +5.3
Nationalist William Story 4,179 21.2 -44.7
Total formal votes 19,747 93.3
Informal votes 1,411 6.7
Turnout 21,158 53.4
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal (1922) Jack Duncan-Hughes 10,804 54.7 +54.7
Labor Harry Kneebone 8,943 45.3 +11.2
Liberal gain from Nationalist Swing -11.2

Elections in the 1910s

Australian federal election, 1919: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist William Story 18,501 63.5 -1.0
Labor Stanley Whitford 8,872 30.4 -5.1
Independent George Illingworth 1,779 6.1 +6.1
Total formal votes 29,152 92.6
Informal votes 2,341 7.4
Turnout 31,493 67.3
Two-candidate preferred result
Nationalist William Story 66.6 +2.1
Labor Stanley Whitford 33.4 -2.1
Nationalist hold Swing +2.1
Australian federal election, 1917: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist William Story 21,293 64.5 +19.8
Labor John Gunn 11,700 35.5 -19.8
Total formal votes 32,993 96.9
Informal votes 1,067 3.1
Turnout 34,060 74.1
Nationalist gain from Labor Swing +19.8
Australian federal election, 1914: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Dankel 18,822 55.3 +2.3
Commonwealth Liberal Samuel Hunt 15,227 44.7 -2.3
Total formal votes 34,049 97.8
Informal votes 755 2.2
Turnout 34,804 81.8
Labor hold Swing +2.3
Australian federal election, 1913: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Dankel 16,976 53.0 -13.8
Commonwealth Liberal David Gordon 15,035 47.0 +13.8
Total formal votes 32,011 96.5
Informal votes 1,158 3.5
Turnout 33,169 80.5
Labor gain from Liberal Swing -10.8
Boothby by-election, 1911
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Commonwealth Liberal David Gordon 10,656 57.1 +57.1
Labour James Jelley 8,008 42.9 -20.9
Total formal votes 18,664 99.8
Informal votes 38 0.2
Turnout 18,702 52.8
Liberal gain from Labour Swing +20.9
Australian federal election, 1910: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lee Batchelor 9,786 63.8 -36.2
Independent Paris Nesbit 5,546 36.2 +36.2
Total formal votes 15,332 91.8
Informal votes 1,367 8.2
Turnout 16,699 55.4
Labour hold Swing -36.2

Elections in the 1900s

Australian federal election, 1906: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lee Batchelor unopposed
Labour hold Swing
Australian federal election, 1903: Boothby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lee Batchelor 5,775 54.6 +54.6
Free Trade Vaiben Solomon 4,802 45.4 +45.4
Total formal votes 10,577 97.5
Informal votes 276 2.5
Turnout 10,853 43.1
Labour win (new division)

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