Electoral results for the Division of Reid

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Reid in Australian federal elections from the electorate's creation in 1922 until the present.

Contents

Members

Member Party Term
  Percy Coleman Labor 1922–1931
  Joseph Gander Labor (NSW) 1931–1936
  Labor 1936–1940
  Labor (Non-Communist) 1940–1940
  Charles Morgan Labor 1940–1946
  Jack Lang Lang Labor 1946–1949
  Charles Morgan Labor 1949–1958
  Independent 1958–1958
  Tom Uren Labor 1958–1990
  Laurie Ferguson Labor 1990–2010
  John Murphy Labor 2010–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2010: Reid
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Cooper 34,328 43.11 +7.42
Labor John Murphy 33,051 41.51 -11.35
Greens Adam Butler 8,903 11.18 +3.27
Christian Democrats Bill Shailer 2,445 3.07 +0.76
Socialist Equality Carolyn Kennett 901 1.13 +1.13
Total formal votes 79,628 91.20 -3.22
Informal votes 7,680 8.80 +3.22
Turnout 87,308 91.07 -2.07
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor John Murphy 41,949 52.68 -8.16
Liberal Peter Cooper 37,679 47.32 +8.16
Labor hold Swing -8.16

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: Reid
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Laurie Ferguson 47,739 60.10 +9.26
Liberal Ronney Oueik 21,516 27.09 -4.98
Greens Mark Lipscombe 4,160 5.24 -0.33
Christian Democrats Alex Sharah 3,170 3.99 +0.88
Family First Veronica Lambert 1,301 1.64 +1.42
Democrats Silma Ihram 1,123 1.41 +0.16
CEC Hal Johnson 429 0.54 +0.54
Total formal votes 79,438 92.43 +3.77
Informal votes 6,508 7.57 -3.77
Turnout 85,946 92.77 +1.12
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Laurie Ferguson 53,065 66.80 +4.72
Liberal Ronney Oueik 26,373 33.20 -4.72
Labor hold Swing +4.72
Australian federal election, 2004: Reid
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Laurie Ferguson 33,052 51.37 -5.72
Liberal Sarah McMahon 19,796 30.76 +8.28
Greens Wafaa Salti 3,376 5.25 +2.24
No GST Nicholas Khoury 3,084 4.79 +4.79
Christian Democrats Kylie Laurence 2,296 3.57 +1.22
One Nation Neville Williams 1,267 1.97 -3.47
Democrats Tony Yoo 802 1.25 -2.17
Socialist Alliance Lisa Macdonald 673 1.05 +1.05
Total formal votes 64,346 88.29 -0.63
Informal votes 8,537 11.71 +0.63
Turnout 72,883 92.95 -0.33
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Laurie Ferguson 40,388 62.77 -4.10
Liberal Sarah McMahon 23,958 37.23 +4.10
Labor hold Swing -4.10
Australian federal election, 2001: Reid
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Laurie Ferguson 36,474 57.09 -0.96
Liberal Irfan Yusuf 14,364 22.48 +1.18
One Nation Shane O'Connor 3,476 5.44 -1.20
Unity Habib Chamas 3,056 4.78 -0.82
Democrats Adrian Archer 2,183 3.42 +0.40
Greens Steve Maxwell 1,920 3.01 +1.28
Christian Democrats Uwe Ledermann 1,502 2.35 -0.90
Lisa Macdonald 916 1.43 +1.43
Total formal votes 63,891 88.92 -4.02
Informal votes 7,964 11.08 +4.02
Turnout 71,855 93.51
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Laurie Ferguson 42,726 66.87 -5.30
Liberal Irfan Yusuf 21,165 33.13 +5.30
Labor hold Swing -5.30

Elections in the 1990s

Australian federal election, 1998: Reid
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Laurie Ferguson 41,162 57.56 +0.41
Liberal Alma Freame 15,637 21.87 -12.67
One Nation Shane O'Connor 4,477 6.26 +6.26
Unity Penny Tongsumrith 4,045 5.66 +5.66
Christian Democrats John Ananin 2,544 3.56 +3.56
Democrats David Poularas 2,052 2.87 -4.08
Greens Jamie Thomson 1,293 1.81 +1.81
Democratic Socialist Rupen Savoulian 302 0.42 +0.42
Total formal votes 71,512 92.90 -1.75
Informal votes 5,468 7.10 +1.75
Turnout 76,980 93.16 -3.15
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Laurie Ferguson 51,233 71.64 +10.26
Liberal Alma Freame 20,279 28.36 -10.26
Labor hold Swing +10.26
Australian federal election, 1996: Reid
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Laurie Ferguson 40,910 57.15 -7.55
Liberal Lynne McDowell 24,720 34.53 +6.63
Democrats Alfie Giuliano 4,977 6.95 +6.95
Natural Law Catherine Doric 975 1.36 +0.43
Total formal votes 71,582 94.65 -0.48
Informal votes 4,047 5.35 +0.48
Turnout 75,629 96.31 +0.77
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Laurie Ferguson 43,837 61.38 -7.42
Liberal Lynne McDowell 27,580 38.62 +7.42
Labor hold Swing -7.42
Australian federal election, 1993: Reid
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Laurie Ferguson 45,714 64.71 +9.75
Liberal Eyup Guner 19,711 27.90 -1.43
Independent Carmel Emtage 1,942 2.75 +2.75
Greens Jennifer Long 1,524 2.16 +2.16
Paul Locke 1,098 1.55 +1.55
Natural Law Stephen Doric 660 0.93 +0.93
Total formal votes 70,749 95.13 +0.42
Informal votes 3,619 4.87 -0.42
Turnout 74,268 95.54
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Laurie Ferguson 48,579 68.80 +4.05
Liberal Eyup Guner 22,025 31.20 -4.05
Labor hold Swing +4.05
Australian federal election, 1990: Reid
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Laurie Ferguson 34,591 55.8 -2.6
Liberal Lynne McDowell 17,016 27.5 -7.1
Democrats Steven Bailey 3,807 6.1 -0.9
Call to Australia Keith Barron 2,599 4.2 +4.2
Independent Vincent White 1,765 2.8 +2.8
Democratic Socialist Margaret Gleeson 1,328 2.1 +2.1
New Australia Radwan Elachi 874 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 61,980 94.3
Informal votes 3,775 5.7
Turnout 65,755 94.6
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Laurie Ferguson 40,849 66.1 +4.3
Liberal Lynne McDowell 20,970 33.9 -4.3
Labor hold Swing +4.3

Elections in the 1980s

Australian federal election, 1987: Reid
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Uren 35,738 58.4 -2.9
Liberal Lynne McDowell 21,175 34.6 +5.5
Democrats John Roveen 4,274 7.0 +2.1
Total formal votes 61,187 93.3
Informal votes 5,099 7.7
Turnout 66,286 93.1
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Tom Uren 37,839 61.8 -5.5
Liberal Lynne McDowell 23,348 38.2 +5.5
Labor hold Swing -5.5
Australian federal election, 1984: Reid
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Uren 36,384 61.3 +1.0
Liberal Mary-Ruth Kain 17,269 29.1 -0.2
Democrats John Roveen 2,936 4.9 -2.9
Independent Jim Saleam 2,803 4.7 +4.7
Total formal votes 59,392 90.5
Informal votes 6,208 9.5
Turnout 65,600 93.6
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Tom Uren 39,947 67.3 +1.1
Liberal Mary-Ruth Kain 19,445 32.7 -1.1
Labor hold Swing +1.1
Australian federal election, 1983: Reid
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Uren 37,839 61.7 +0.1
Liberal Florence Maio 17,089 27.9 -2.2
Democrats Stephen Bastian 4,770 7.8 +5.3
Socialist Workers Lynda Boland 723 1.2 +1.2
Independent Neville Gray 646 1.1 -4.7
Independent Michael Gluyas 259 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 61,326 95.9
Informal votes 2,622 4.1
Turnout 63,948 94.1
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Tom Uren 67.6 +2.1
Liberal Florence Maio 32.4 -2.1
Labor hold Swing +2.1
Australian federal election, 1980: Reid
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Uren 38,675 61.6 +3.1
Liberal Florence Maio 18,885 30.1 -2.0
Independent Neville Gray 3,664 5.8 +5.8
Democrats Paul Terrett 1,548 2.5 -6.9
Total formal votes 62,772 96.5
Informal votes 2,300 3.5
Turnout 65,072 94.0
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Tom Uren 65.5 +2.8
Liberal Florence Maio 34.5 -2.8
Labor hold Swing +2.8

Elections in the 1970s

Australian federal election, 1977: Reid
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Uren 38,667 58.5 -3.3
Liberal Terence Shanahan 21,246 32.1 -1.2
Democrats Frederick Bluck 6,216 9.4 +9.4
Total formal votes 66,129 96.7
Informal votes 2,224 3.3
Turnout 68,353 95.2
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Tom Uren 62.7 +0.1
Liberal Terence Shanahan 37.3 -0.1
Labor hold Swing +0.1
Australian federal election, 1975: Reid
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Uren 33,208 58.9 -9.0
Liberal Terence Shanahan 20,414 36.2 +6.5
Workers Kevin McKenna 2,742 4.9 +4.9
Total formal votes 56,364 97.3
Informal votes 1,554 2.7
Turnout 57,918 95.6
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Tom Uren 59.7 -9.6
Liberal Terence Shanahan 40.3 +9.6
Labor hold Swing -9.6
Australian federal election, 1974: Reid
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Uren 38,222 67.9 +1.4
Liberal Thomas Faulkner 16,753 29.7 +0.2
Australia Astrid O'Neill 1,349 2.4 +2.4
Total formal votes 56,324 97.8
Informal votes 1,264 2.2
Turnout 57,588 95.6
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Tom Uren 69.3 +2.0
Liberal Thomas Faulkner 30.7 -2.0
Labor hold Swing +2.0
Australian federal election, 1972: Reid
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Uren 35,032 66.5 +7.2
Liberal William Pardy 15,527 29.5 -3.6
DLP Joseph Sanders 2,106 4.0 -1.3
Total formal votes 52,665 97.6
Informal votes 1,309 2.4
Turnout 53,974 95.0
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Tom Uren 67.3 +5.9
Liberal William Pardy 32.7 -5.9
Labor hold Swing +5.9

Elections in the 1960s

Australian federal election, 1969: Reid
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Uren 31,189 59.3 +4.8
Liberal Stanley Hedges 17,404 33.1 -2.0
DLP Michael Carroll 2,791 5.3 -5.1
Independent Norman Hurst 1,242 2.4 +2.4
Total formal votes 52,626 97.3
Informal votes 1,454 2.7
Turnout 54,080 94.9
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Tom Uren 61.4 +5.0
Liberal Stanley Hedges 38.6 -5.0
Labor hold Swing +5.0
Australian federal election, 1966: Reid
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Uren 28,645 51.6 -6.7
Liberal Stanislaus Kelly 21,089 38.0 +6.3
DLP Michael Carroll 5,764 10.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 55,498 95.7
Informal votes 2,492 4.3
Turnout 57,990 94.4
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Tom Uren 53.5 -6.6
Liberal Stanislaus Kelly 46.5 +6.6
Labor hold Swing -6.6
Australian federal election, 1963: Reid
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Uren 32,497 58.3 -7.8
Liberal Thomas Reeves 17,667 31.7 +9.0
DLP Michael Carroll 5,547 10.0 -1.2
Total formal votes 55,711 97.8
Informal votes 1,276 2.2
Turnout 56,987 95.3
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Tom Uren 60.1 -8.0
Liberal Thomas Reeves 39.9 +8.0
Labor hold Swing -8.0
Australian federal election, 1961: Reid
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Uren 34,867 66.1 +17.0
Liberal Jack Cook 11,959 22.7 -3.7
DLP Michael Carroll 5,885 11.2 +8.2
Total formal votes 52,711 96.8
Informal votes 1,743 3.2
Turnout 54,454 95.3
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Tom Uren 68.1 +4.0
Liberal Jack Cook 31.9 -4.0
Labor hold Swing +4.0

Elections in the 1950s

Australian federal election, 1958: Reid
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Uren 23,422 49.1 -13.8
Liberal Derek Bryden 12,597 26.4 +2.8
Independent Charles Morgan 10,201 21.4 +21.4
DLP Andrew Murphy 1,439 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 47,659 96.8
Informal votes 1,681 3.4
Turnout 49,340 95.9
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Tom Uren 30,539 64.1 -8.8
Liberal Derek Bryden 17,120 35.9 +8.8
Labor hold Swing -8.8
Australian federal election, 1955: Reid
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Morgan 25,959 62.9 -2.1
Liberal George Walker 9,721 23.6 -2.6
Communist Jack Hughes 3,270 7.9 +3.4
Independent Charles Tubman 2,327 5.6 +5.6
Total formal votes 41,277 96.1
Informal votes 1,673 3.9
Turnout 42,950 95.1
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Charles Morgan 72.9 +1.7
Liberal George Walker 27.1 -1.7
Labor hold Swing +1.7
Australian federal election, 1954: Reid
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Morgan 32,958 63.4 +1.0
Liberal Robert Mutton 13,425 25.8 -7.6
Independent Horace Hancock 3,348 6.4 +6.4
Communist Laurie Aarons 2,285 4.4 +4.4
Total formal votes 52,016 98.0
Informal votes 1,047 2.0
Turnout 53,063 96.1
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Charles Morgan 70.8 +5.2
Liberal Robert Mutton 29.2 -5.2
Labor hold Swing +5.2
Australian federal election, 1951: Reid
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Morgan 28,115 62.4 +4.3
Liberal Jim Clough 15,051 33.4 +4.4
Independent Rupert Sheldon 1,903 4.2 +4.2
Total formal votes 45,069 98.1
Informal votes 895 1.9
Turnout 45,964 96.2
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Charles Morgan 65.6 -2.2
Liberal Jim Clough 34.4 +2.2
Labor hold Swing -2.2

Elections in the 1940s

Australian federal election, 1949: Reid
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Morgan 24,607 58.1 +9.8
Liberal Jim Clough 12,304 29.0 +6.6
Lang Labor Rupert Sheldon 5,467 12.9 -13.4
Total formal votes 42,378 97.8
Informal votes 942 2.2
Turnout 43.320 96.4
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Charles Morgan 67.8
Liberal Jim Clough 32.2
Labor hold Swing
Australian federal election, 1946: Reid
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Morgan 29,547 40.7 +5.9
Lang Labor Jack Lang 25,049 34.5 +34.5
Liberal Jeffrey Blaxland 15,755 21.7 +10.8
Services William Beckett 2,194 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 72,545 97.6
Informal votes 1,805 2.4
Turnout 74,350 96.0
Two-candidate preferred result
Lang Labor Jack Lang 39,316 54.2 +7.4
Labor Charles Morgan 33,229 45.8 -7.4
Lang Labor gain from Labor Swing +7.4
Australian federal election, 1943: Reid
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Lang Labor Jack Lang 26,532 41.4 +41.4
Labor Charles Morgan 22,313 34.8 +4.8
UAP David Knox 6,996 10.9 +10.9
State Labor Jack Hughes 3,729 5.8 -4.8
Independent UAP Richard George 2,863 4.5 +4.5
One Parliament Alfred Turner 1,728 2.7 +2.7
Total formal votes 64,161 96.0
Informal votes 2,671 4.0
Turnout 66,832 97.4
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Charles Morgan 34,154 53.2 +1.2
Lang Labor Jack Lang 30,007 46.8 -1.2
Labor hold Swing +1.2
Australian federal election, 1940: Reid
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor (Non-Communist) Joseph Gander 18,677 31.9 +31.9
Labor Charles Morgan 17,601 30.0 -30.3
Independent UAP Leslie Brown 15,472 26.4 +26.4
State Labor Jack Hughes 6,211 10.6 +10.6
Independent Edward James 614 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 58,575 96.0
Informal votes 2,452 4.0
Turnout 61,027 95.8
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Charles Morgan 30,436 52.0 -8.3
Labor (Non-Communist) Joseph Gander 28,139 48.0 +48.0
Labor hold Swing -8.3

Elections in the 1930s

Australian federal election, 1937: Reid
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joseph Gander 33,738 60.3 +3.5
UAP Reuben Jenner 22,239 39.7 +7.7
Total formal votes 55,977 96.4
Informal votes 1,468 2.6
Turnout 57,445 96.8
Labor gain from Labor (NSW) Swing +60.3
Australian federal election, 1934: Reid
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor (NSW) Joseph Gander 25,208 48.9 +7.9
UAP William Moore 16,522 32.0 +0.7
Social Credit Harry Barnes 4,453 8.6 +8.6
Labor Albert Rowe 4,092 7.9 -19.8
Communist John Terry 1,313 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 51,588 95.3
Informal votes 2,565 4.7
Turnout 64,153 96.6
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor (NSW) Joseph Gander 62.1 +3.0
UAP William Moore 37.9 -3.0
Labor (NSW) hold Swing +3.0
Australian federal election, 1931: Reid
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor (NSW) Joseph Gander 26,032 36.9 +36.9
UAP Robert Uebel 24,717 35.1 +9.7
Labor Percy Coleman 19,724 28.0 -46.6
Total formal votes 70,473 97.3
Informal votes 1,962 2.7
Turnout 72,435 97.7
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor (NSW) Joseph Gander 38,974 55.3 +55.3
UAP Robert Uebel 31,499 44.7 +19.3
Labor (NSW) gain from Labor Swing +55.3

Elections in the 1920s

Australian federal election, 1929: Reid
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Percy Coleman 49,909 74.6 +8.5
Nationalist Ernest Carr 16,977 25.4 -8.5
Total formal votes 66,886 97.1
Informal votes 1,964 2.9
Turnout 68,850 94.7
Labor hold Swing +8.5
Australian federal election, 1928: Reid
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Percy Coleman 40,495 66.1 +11.4
Nationalist George Tomlinson 20,761 33.9 -11.4
Total formal votes 61,256 95.1
Informal votes 3,186 4.9
Turnout 64,442 94.4
Labor hold Swing +11.4
Australian federal election, 1925: Reid
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Percy Coleman 37,027 54.7 +0.2
Nationalist Percy Shortland 22,343 45.3 +5.2
Total formal votes 49,370 98.1
Informal votes 944 1.9
Turnout 50,314 92.6
Labor hold Swing -3.9
Australian federal election, 1922: Reid
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Percy Coleman 12,316 54.5 +4.7
Nationalist Frederick Reed 9,057 40.1 -9.7
Majority Labor Howard Fowles 1,226 5.4 +5.4
Total formal votes 22,599 94.9
Informal votes 1,214 5.1
Turnout 23,813 56.5
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Percy Coleman 58.6 +8.2
Nationalist Frederick Reed 41.4 -8.2
Labor hold Swing +8.2

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