Electoral results for the Division of McEwen

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of McEwen in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1984 until the present.

Contents

Members

Member Party Term
  Peter Cleeland Labor 1984–1990
  Fran Bailey Liberal 1990–1993
  Peter Cleeland Labor 1993–1996
  Fran Bailey Liberal 1996–2010
  Rob Mitchell Labor 2010–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2010: McEwen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Rob Mitchell 45,374 43.17 +2.97
Liberal Cameron Caine 42,054 40.01 -5.76
Greens Steve Meacher 12,440 11.84 +3.16
Family First Belinda Clarkson 3,358 3.19 +0.70
Liberal Democrats Mark Bini 1,332 1.27 +0.44
Secular Robert Gordon 549 0.52 +0.52
Total formal votes 105,107 95.60 -0.44
Informal votes 4,843 4.40 +0.44
Turnout 109,950 94.96 -1.28
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Rob Mitchell 58,144 55.32 +5.34
Liberal Cameron Caine 46,963 44.68 -5.34
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +5.34

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: McEwen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Fran Bailey 44,165 45.76 -5.98
Labor Rob Mitchell 38,819 40.22 +5.67
Greens Steve Meacher 8,379 8.68 +1.03
Family First Ian Cranson 2,398 2.48 +0.76
Democrats David Kane 948 0.98 +0.16
Independent Darren Trueman 849 0.88 +0.88
Liberty and Democracy Robert Newnham 799 0.83 +0.83
CEC Rod McLennan 161 0.17 -0.05
Total formal votes 96,518 95.91 +0.57
Informal votes 3,982 4.09 -0.57
Turnout 100,634 96.29 +0.18
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Fran Bailey 48,339 50.01 -6.41
Labor Rob Mitchell 48,312 49.99 +6.41
Liberal hold Swing -6.41
Australian federal election, 2004: McEwen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Fran Bailey 45,230 51.74 +5.18
Labor Jenny Beales 30,205 34.55 -2.81
Greens Megan Hannes-Paterson 6,686 7.65 +0.41
Independent Robert Gordon 2,220 2.54 +2.54
Family First Mark Sach 1,500 1.72 +1.72
Democrats Marj White 713 0.82 -4.64
Independent Damon Gordon Lutz 398 0.46 +0.46
Independent Maurie Smith 278 0.32 +0.32
CEC Rod McLennan 188 0.22 +0.22
Total formal votes 87,418 95.34 -1.08
Informal votes 4,273 4.66 +1.08
Turnout 91,691 96.11 +0.34
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Fran Bailey 49,322 56.42 +4.10
Labor Jenny Beales 38,096 43.58 -4.10
Liberal hold Swing +4.10
Australian federal election, 2001: McEwen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Fran Bailey 37,963 46.01 +2.55
Labor Andrew MacLeod 31,986 38.76 -1.27
Greens Jim Romagnesi 5,006 6.07 +3.40
Democrats Tony Carden 3,986 4.83 +0.01
One Nation Alan Salter 2,448 2.97 -2.15
Independent Bill Lodwick 1,129 1.37 +1.37
Total formal votes 82,518 96.19 -0.47
Informal votes 3,272 3.81 +0.47
Turnout 85,790 97.24
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Fran Bailey 42,249 51.20 +0.16
Labor Andrew MacLeod 40,269 48.80 -0.16
Liberal hold Swing +0.16

Elections in the 1990s

Australian federal election, 1998: McEwen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Fran Bailey 32,951 43.46 -2.67
Labor Graeme McEwen 30,350 40.03 +0.93
One Nation Dennis Lacey 3,877 5.11 +5.11
Democrats Sean Carter 3,652 4.82 -1.45
Greens Pam Lawson 2,020 2.66 -1.24
Shooters Vicki Treble 1,808 2.38 +2.38
Independent Stephen Bowden 611 0.81 +0.81
Independent Elizabeth Savage Kooroonya 363 0.48 +0.48
Natural Law Susan Brown 186 0.25 -0.15
Total formal votes 75,818 96.66 -0.80
Informal votes 2,623 3.34 +0.80
Turnout 78,441 96.17 -0.56
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Fran Bailey 38,699 51.04 -1.13
Labor Graeme McEwen 37,119 48.96 +1.13
Liberal hold Swing -1.13
Australian federal election, 1996: McEwen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Fran Bailey 33,637 46.13 -2.08
Labor Peter Cleeland 28,516 39.10 -4.36
Democrats David Zemdegs 4,571 6.27 +1.50
Greens Chris James 2,843 3.90 +3.90
AAFI Rick Lloyd 2,235 3.06 +3.05
Independent Jock Kyme 835 1.15 +1.15
Natural Law Martin Magee 285 0.39 -0.74
Total formal votes 72,922 97.45 +0.08
Informal votes 1,905 2.55 -0.08
Turnout 74,827 96.74 +0.32
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Fran Bailey 37,845 52.18 +1.50
Labor Peter Cleeland 34,689 47.82 -1.50
Liberal hold Swing +1.50
Australian federal election, 1993: McEwen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Fran Bailey 35,549 46.96 +0.12
Labor Peter Cleeland 34,320 45.34 +7.04
Democrats Geoff Mosley 3,022 3.99 -6.37
Independent Harry Grey 2,148 2.84 +2.84
Natural Law Julie Nihill 655 0.87 +0.87
Total formal votes 75,694 97.35 +0.10
Informal votes 2,064 2.65 -0.10
Turnout 77,758 96.42
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Peter Cleeland 38,347 50.69 +3.90
Liberal Fran Bailey 37,307 49.31 -3.90
Labor gain from Liberal Swing +3.90
Australian federal election, 1990: McEwen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Fran Bailey 31,323 46.8 +7.1
Labor Peter Cleeland 25,610 38.3 -8.0
Democrats Russell Dawes 6,928 10.4 +3.3
Call to Australia Win Wise 1,630 2.4 +2.4
Independent Maurie Smith 1,381 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 66,872 97.2
Informal votes 1,894 2.8
Turnout 68,766 95.7
Two-candidate preferred result
Liberal Fran Bailey 35,543 53.2 +6.1
Labor Peter Cleeland 31,256 46.8 -6.1
Liberal gain from Labor Swing +6.1

Elections in the 1980s

Australian federal election, 1987: McEwen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Cleeland 31,052 48.5 +1.5
Liberal David Millie 24,021 37.5 +0.7
Democrats Doug Lorman 4,551 7.1 +0.7
National Andrew Coller 4,038 6.3 -2.0
Independent Robert Wilson 369 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 64,031 95.8
Informal votes 2,804 4.2
Turnout 66,835 96.2
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Peter Cleeland 34,605 54.1 +2.0
Liberal David Millie 29,397 45.9 -2.0
Labor hold Swing +2.0
Australian federal election, 1984: McEwen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Cleeland 25,984 47.0 -1.4
Liberal Brian Dixon 20,331 36.8 -3.1
National John Brewster 4,571 8.3 +3.5
Democrats Julie Stayner 3,547 6.4 +1.2
Democratic Labor Daniel Mason 853 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 55,286 92.4
Informal votes 4,559 7.6
Turnout 59,845 95.4
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Peter Cleeland 28,789 52.1 +0.3
Liberal Brian Dixon 26,483 47.9 -0.3
Labor hold Swing +0.3

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