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.
Members
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 |
|
Elections in the 1980s
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 |
|
Elections in the 1970s
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, 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
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, 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 |
|
Elections in the 1920s
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 |
|
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