Electoral results for the Division of Warringah

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

Contents

Members

Member Party Term
  Granville Ryrie Nationalist 1922–1927
  Archdale Parkhill Nationalist 1927–1931
  United Australia 1931–1937
  Percy Spender Independent UAP 1937–1938
  United Australia 1938–1944
  Liberal 1944–1951
  Francis Bland Liberal 1951–1961
  John Cockle Liberal 1961–1966
  Edward St John Liberal 1966–1969
  Independent 1969–1969
  Michael MacKellar Liberal 1969–1994
  Tony Abbott Liberal 1994–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2010: Warringah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tony Abbott 50,063 58.92 +4.91
Labor Hugh Zochling 18,385 21.64 -6.85
Greens Matthew Drake-Brockman 13,883 16.34 +4.03
Sex Party Alexander Gutman 2,075 2.44 +2.44
Secular Kenneth Cooke 566 0.67 +0.67
Total formal votes 84,972 95.36 -1.20
Informal votes 4,135 4.64 +1.20
Turnout 89,107 92.14 -2.69
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Tony Abbott 53,612 63.09 +4.31
Labor Hugh Zochling 31,360 36.91 -4.31
Liberal hold Swing +4.31

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: Warringah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tony Abbott 46,398 54.53 -0.97
Labor Hugh Zochling 23,317 27.40 +2.29
Greens Conny Harris 10,660 12.53 +0.71
Independent Patricia Petersen 1,529 1.80 -0.50
Democrats Georgina Johanson 1,095 1.29 +1.04
Christian Democrats Bill McCudden 1,020 1.20 +1.20
Climate Conservatives Goronwy Price 616 0.72 +0.72
Independent Brett Middleton 456 0.54 -0.83
Total formal votes 85,091 96.42 +2.18
Informal votes 3,162 3.58 -2.18
Turnout 88,253 93.63 -0.17
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Tony Abbott 50,627 59.50 -1.79
Labor Hugh Zochling 34,464 40.50 +1.79
Liberal hold Swing -1.79
Australian federal election, 2004: Warringah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tony Abbott 40,798 54.43 +2.56
Labor Linda Beattie 19,181 25.64 +13.56
Greens Ian Hehir 8,833 11.81 +8.12
Independent Patricia Petersen 1,914 2.56 +2.56
One Nation David Kelly 1,142 1.53 -0.21
Family First Phil McPherson 1,023 1.37 +1.37
Fishing Party Edward Kelly 618 0.83 +0.83
Independent Dian Maie Underwood 524 0.70 +0.70
Independent Peter Thyer 471 0.63 +0.63
Independent Neil Francey 312 0.42 +0.42
Total formal votes 74,816 94.11 -2.61
Informal votes 4,684 5.89 +2.61
Turnout 79,500 93.15 -0.54
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Tony Abbott 45,250 60.48 +4.81
Labor Linda Beattie 29,566 39.52 +39.52
Liberal hold Swing -2.18
Australian federal election, 2001: Warringah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tony Abbott 39,816 51.45 -3.43
Independent Peter Macdonald 21,490 27.77 +27.77
Labor Julie Heraghty 9,352 12.08 -15.56
Greens Keelah Lam 2,859 3.69 -0.40
Democrats Nina Burridge 2,092 2.70 -3.35
One Nation David Kelly 1,347 1.74 -3.83
No GST Christine Ferguson 437 0.56 +0.37
Total formal votes 77,393 96.72 -0.11
Informal votes 2,627 3.28 +0.11
Turnout 80,020 94.16
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Tony Abbott 43,085 55.67 -7.31
Independent Peter Macdonald 34,308 44.33 +44.33
Liberal hold Swing -7.31

Elections in the 1990s

Australian federal election, 1998: Warringah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tony Abbott 39,753 55.46 -2.25
Labor Julie Heraghty 19,730 27.53 +0.88
Democrats Brett Paterson 4,271 5.96 -0.77
One Nation Janne Lindrum 3,873 5.40 +5.40
Greens Keelah Lam 2,970 4.14 -0.71
Christian Democrats Heath Johnstone 725 1.01 +1.01
Natural Law Ines Judd 204 0.28 -0.09
Abolish Child Support Tony Allen 150 0.21 +0.21
Total formal votes 71,676 96.93 -0.18
Informal votes 2,273 3.07 +0.18
Turnout 73,949 93.60 -2.51
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Tony Abbott 45,145 62.98 -2.33
Labor Julie Heraghty 26,531 37.02 +2.33
Liberal hold Swing -2.33
Australian federal election, 1996: Warringah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tony Abbott 42,217 57.72 +1.61
Labor Julie Heraghty 19,488 26.64 -7.16
Democrats Wallace Logue 4,919 6.72 +2.46
Greens Karen Picken 3,551 4.85 +4.85
AAFI Ian Weatherlake 2,701 3.69 +3.69
Natural Law Beth Eager 271 0.37 -1.69
Total formal votes 73,147 97.11 -0.51
Informal votes 2,178 2.89 +0.51
Turnout 75,325 96.11 +0.64
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Tony Abbott 47,476 65.32 +5.06
Labor Julie Heraghty 25,208 34.68 -5.06
Liberal hold Swing +5.06
Warringah by-election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tony Abbott 34,440 54.21 -1.89
Democrats Troy Anderson 9,932 15.92 +11.66
Independent Judith Halnan 9,564 15.33 +15.33
AAFI Robyn Spencer 8,446 13.54 +13.54
Total formal votes 62,382 96.39 -1.23
Informal votes 2,339 3.61 +1.23
Turnout 64,721 82.79 -12.68
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Tony Abbott 39,588 63.46 +3.20
Independent Judith Halnan 22,794 36.54 +36.54
Liberal hold Swing +3.20
Australian federal election, 1993: Warringah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael MacKellar 40,983 56.10 +1.34
Labor Steve Cannane 24,690 33.80 +5.39
Democrats Simon Disney 3,112 4.26 -11.79
Independent Hugh Walker 2,762 3.78 +3.78
Natural Law Catherine Knowles 1,502 2.06 +2.06
Total formal votes 73,049 97.62 +0.19
Informal votes 1,781 2.38 -0.19
Turnout 74,830 95.47
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Michael MacKellar 44,007 60.26 -0.59
Labor Steve Cannane 29,027 39.74 +0.59
Liberal hold Swing -0.59
Australian federal election, 1990: Warringah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael MacKellar 33,831 54.2 -5.5
Labor David de Montfort 18,168 29.1 -2.1
Democrats Marcus Weyland 10,412 16.7 +7.6
Total formal votes 62,411 97.4
Informal votes 1,695 2.6
Turnout 64,106 94.5
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Michael MacKellar 37,294 59.9 -4.2
Labor David de Montfort 24,931 40.1 +4.2
Liberal hold Swing -4.2

Elections in the 1980s

Australian federal election, 1987: Warringah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael MacKellar 37,855 59.7 +2.9
Labor Ian Douglas 19,805 31.2 -3.4
Democrats Christian Widmair 5,773 9.1 +2.2
Total formal votes 63,433 96.0
Informal votes 2,609 4.0
Turnout 66,042 92.5
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Michael MacKellar 40,684 64.1 +3.4
Labor Ian Douglas 22,748 35.9 -3.4
Liberal hold Swing +3.4
Australian federal election, 1984: Warringah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael MacKellar 36,415 56.8 -0.7
Labor Brian Green 22,188 34.6 -3.2
Democrats Richard Jones 4,444 6.9 +3.1
Independent Margaret Broome 1,100 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 64,147 94.8
Informal votes 3,518 5.2
Turnout 67,665 93.1
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Michael MacKellar 38,908 60.7 +1.0
Labor Brian Green 25,233 39.3 -1.0
Liberal hold Swing +1.0
Australian federal election, 1983: Warringah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael MacKellar 36,549 58.0 -4.5
Labor John Coombs 23,507 37.3 +8.9
Democrats Annique Duc 2,403 3.8 -2.5
Progress Stephen Markey 509 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 62,968 98.5
Informal votes 974 1.5
Turnout 63,942 95.0
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Michael MacKellar 60.2 -7.2
Labor John Coombs 39.8 +7.2
Liberal hold Swing -7.2
Australian federal election, 1980: Warringah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael MacKellar 39,270 62.5 -0.4
Labor Desmond Murphy 17,864 28.4 +3.7
Democrats Arthur Bishop 3,944 6.3 -3.5
Prog. Conservative John McGrath 1,297 2.1 +2.1
Progress David Rennie 490 0.8 -1.8
Total formal votes 62,865 98.5
Informal votes 1,593 2.5
Turnout 64,458 93.6
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Michael MacKellar 67.4 -2.8
Labor Desmond Murphy 32.6 2.8
Liberal hold Swing -2.8

Elections in the 1970s

Australian federal election, 1977: Warringah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael MacKellar 40,984 62.9 -4.4
Labor Christopher Osborne 16,102 24.7 -6.8
Democrats Anita Stiller 6,385 9.8 +9.8
Progress Stephen Keliher 1,677 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 65,148 98.0
Informal votes 1,326 2.0
Turnout 66,474 94.6
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Michael MacKellar 70.2 +2.2
Labor Christopher Osborne 29.8 -2.2
Liberal hold Swing +2.2
Australian federal election, 1975: Warringah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael MacKellar 40,662 68.5 +7.9
Labor Allan Hughes 17,990 30.3 -5.0
Independent Eric Riches 746 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 59,398 98.5
Informal votes 928 1.5
Turnout 60,326 94.7
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Michael MacKellar 69.2 +6.9
Labor Allan Hughes 30.8 -6.9
Liberal hold Swing +6.9
Australian federal election, 1974: Warringah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael MacKellar 33,962 60.6 +6.0
Labor Allan Hughes 19,775 35.3 +3.9
Australia Allan Mann 1,891 3.4 -6.1
Independent Eric Riches 198 0.4 +0.4
Independent Edwin Mayne 186 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 56,012 98.5
Informal votes 832 1.5
Turnout 56,844 94.3
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Michael MacKellar 62.3 -0.2
Labor Allan Hughes 37.7 +0.2
Liberal hold Swing -0.2
Australian federal election, 1972: Warringah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael MacKellar 28,896 54.6 +4.4
Labor John Oakley 16,631 31.4 +8.2
Australia Bridget Gilling 5,015 9.5 +9.5
DLP Peter Keogh 2,153 4.1 -0.1
Independent Eric Riches 256 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 52,951 98.4
Informal votes 836 1.6
Turnout 53,787 93.9
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Michael MacKellar 62.5 -7.6
Labor John Oakley 37.5 +7.6
Liberal hold Swing -7.6

Elections in the 1960s

Australian federal election, 1969: Warringah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael MacKellar 25,799 50.2 -8.6
Labor Thomas Reynolds 11,884 23.1 +2.5
Independent Edward St John 10,589 20.6 +20.6
DLP Peter Keogh 2,135 4.2 -0.4
Independent Albert Thompson 775 1.5 +1.5
Independent Eric Riches 163 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 51,345 97.8
Informal votes 1,140 2.2
Turnout 52,485 92.9
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Michael MacKellar 70.1 -5.7
Labor Thomas Reynolds 29.9 +5.7
Liberal hold Swing -5.7
Australian federal election, 1966: Warringah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Edward St John 26,387 60.2 -12.3
Labor Jim McClelland 8,395 19.2 -3.7
Independent Keith Chambers 6,806 15.5 +15.5
DLP Francis Hicks 1,953 4.5 +0.0
Independent Eric Riches 292 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 43,833 96.8
Informal votes 1,444 3.2
Turnout 45,277 93.1
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Edward St John 77.2 +1.1
Labor Jim McClelland 22.8 -1.1
Liberal hold Swing +1.1
Australian federal election, 1963: Warringah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Cockle 31,478 72.5 +18.9
Labor John Lancaster 9,964 22.9 -0.2
DLP John Plunkett 1,975 4.5 -0.2
Total formal votes 43,417 98.6
Informal votes 603 1.4
Turnout 44,020 93.6
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal John Cockle 76.1 +10.0
Labor John Lancaster 23.9 -10.0
Liberal hold Swing +10.0
Australian federal election, 1961: Warringah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Cockle 22,489 53.6 -19.5
Labor James Brown 9,706 23.1 +3.8
Independent Liberal Russel Whybrow 4,322 10.3 +10.3
Independent Liberal Rex Benson 3,484 8.3 +8.3
DLP John Plunkett 1,972 4.7 -2.9
Total formal votes 41,973 97.1
Informal votes 1,234 2.9
Turnout 43,207 94.5
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal John Cockle 66.1 -13.1
Labor James Brown 33.9 +13.1
Liberal hold Swing -13.1

Elections in the 1950s

Australian federal election, 1958: Warringah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Francis Bland 30,534 73.1 -26.9
Labor Norman Braviner 8,069 19.3 +19.3
DLP Peter Keogh 3,163 7.6 +7.6
Total formal votes 41,766 97.2
Informal votes 1,225 2.8
Turnout 42,991 94.6
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Francis Bland 79.2 -20.8
Labor Norman Braviner 20.8 +20.8
Liberal hold Swing -20.8
Australian federal election, 1955: Warringah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Francis Bland unopposed
Liberal hold Swing
Australian federal election, 1954: Warringah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Francis Bland 22,218 58.3 -17.4
Labor Ronald Nibbs 8,548 22.4 -1.9
Independent Ernest White 7,332 19.2 +19.2
Total formal votes 38,098 98.6
Informal votes 549 1.4
Turnout 38,647 95.7
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Francis Bland 67.9 -7.8
Labor Ronald Nibbs 32.1 +7.8
Liberal hold Swing -7.8
Australian federal election, 1951: Warringah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Francis Bland 29,362 75.7 +5.4
Labor Francis McCullum 9,417 24.3 +24.3
Total formal votes 38,779 98.2
Informal votes 691 1.8
Turnout 39,470 95.4
Liberal hold Swing +5.4

Elections in the 1940s

Australian federal election, 1949: Warringah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Percy Spender 27,563 70.1 +1.6
Independent Labor William Fisher 8,356 21.3 +21.3
Independent Labor Norman Chadwick 3,315 8.4 +8.4
Total formal votes 39,234 98.4
Informal votes 632 1.6
Turnout 39,866 95.8
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Percy Spender 71.1 +2.4
Independent Labor William Fisher 28.9 +28.9
Liberal hold Swing +2.4
Australian federal election, 1946: Warringah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Percy Spender 48,625 62.8 +14.3
Labor George Godfrey 28,773 37.2 +3.5
Total formal votes 77,398 98.3
Informal votes 1,337 1.7
Turnout 78,735 94.4
Liberal hold Swing +2.3
Australian federal election, 1943: Warringah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UAP Percy Spender 34,177 48.5 -20.3
Labor Ronald Ashworth 23,723 33.7 +22.7
Independent Stephen Stack 9,381 13.3 +13.3
Independent Gerald Robinson 1,644 2.3 +2.3
One Parliament Douglas Morris 1,078 1.5 +1.5
Ind. Middle Class Edward Doherty 425 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 70,428 97.5
Informal votes 1,773 2.5
Turnout 72,201 95.5
Two-candidate preferred result
UAP Percy Spender 42,600 60.5 -15.0
Labor Ronald Ashworth 27,828 39.5 +15.0
United Australia hold Swing -15.0
Australian federal election, 1940: Warringah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UAP Percy Spender 43,759 68.8 +29.2
Labor Elizabeth Frewin 7,012 11.0 -3.0
State Labor Arthur Warren 6,697 10.5 +10.5
Defence Movement Patrick Esplin 3,399 5.3 +5.3
UAP Joseph Hamlet 2,752 4.3 +4.3
Total formal votes 63,619 97.7
Informal votes 1,494 2.3
Turnout 65,113 94.3
Two-candidate preferred result
UAP Percy Spender 75.5 +23.6
Labor Elizabeth Frewin 24.5 +24.5
United Australia gain from Independent Swing +23.6

Elections in the 1930s

Australian federal election, 1937: Warringah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UAP Archdale Parkhill 26,568 43.9 -27.4
Independent UAP Percy Spender 17,322 28.6 +28.6
Labor Walter Salter 8,494 14.0 +14.0
Independent UAP Joseph Hamlet 8,200 13.5 +13.5
Total formal votes 60,584 98.2
Informal votes 1,118 1.8
Turnout 61,702 97.2
Two-candidate preferred result
Independent UAP Percy Spender 31,446 51.9 +51.9
UAP Archdale Parkhill 29,138 48.1 -29.4
Independent UAP gain from United Australia Swing +29.4
Australian federal election, 1934: Warringah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UAP Archdale Parkhill 38,775 71.3 -28.7
Labor (NSW) Bessie Frewin 8,857 16.3 +16.3
Social Credit Robert Pearson 6,749 12.4 +12.4
Total formal votes 54,381 97.6
Informal votes 1,321 2.4
Turnout 55,702 95.8
Two-candidate preferred result
UAP Archdale Parkhill 77.5 +18.2
Labor (NSW) Bessie Frewin 32.5 +32.5
United Australia hold Swing +18.2
Australian federal election, 1931: Warringah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UAP Archdale Parkhill 29,180 59.3 +47.4
UAP Walter Duncan 19,989 40.7 +40.7
Total formal votes 49,169 97.6
Informal votes 1,187 2.4
Turnout 50,356 95.8
United Australia hold Swing +47.4

Elections in the 1920s

Australian federal election, 1929: Warringah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Archdale Parkhill 25,129 52.6 -47.4
Ind. People's Party Richard Windeyer 22,688 47.4 +47.4
Total formal votes 47,817 97.2
Informal votes 1,391 2.8
Turnout 49,208 95.7
Nationalist hold Swing -47.4
Australian federal election, 1928: Warringah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Archdale Parkhill unopposed
Nationalist hold Swing
Warringah by-election, 1927
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Archdale Parkhill 22,583 55.8 -24.3
Independent Nationalist William Fell 7,477 18.5 +18.5
Labor Ambrose O'Gorman 4,285 10.6 -1.5
Labor Thomas Conway 3,159 7.8 +7.8
Constitutionalist Thomas Roberts 2,990 7.4 +7.4
Total formal votes 40,494 97.8
Informal votes 928 2.2
Turnout 41,422 88.4
Two-candidate preferred result
Nationalist Archdale Parkhill 69.6 -10.5
Labor Ambrose O'Gorman 30.4 +10.5
Nationalist hold Swing -10.5
Australian federal election, 1925: Warringah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Granville Ryrie 34,132 80.1 -19.9
Labor Thomas Conway 8,455 19.9 +19.9
Total formal votes 42,587 98.7
Informal votes 546 1.3
Turnout 43,133 92.2
Nationalist hold Swing -19.9
Australian federal election, 1922: Warringah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Granville Ryrie unopposed
Nationalist hold Swing

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