Electoral results for the Division of Mackellar

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Mackellar in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1949 until the present.

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  Bill Wentworth Liberal 1949–1977
  Independent 1977–1977
  Jim Carlton Liberal 1977–1994
  Bronwyn Bishop Liberal 1994–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2013: Mackellar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 56,521 62.43 +0.31
Labor Chris Hedge 15,606 17.24 -3.86
Greens Jonathan King 12,843 14.19 -2.58
Palmer United Debra Drummond 3,771 4.17 +4.17
Christian Democrats Silvana Nero 1,791 1.98 +1.98
Total formal votes 90,532 94.25 -0.55
Informal votes 5,525 5.75 +0.55
Turnout 96,057 92.43 -0.17
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 62,322 68.84 +3.12
Labor Chris Hedge 28,210 31.16 -3.12
Liberal hold Swing +3.12
Australian federal election, 2010: Mackellar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 54,110 62.12 +5.74
Labor Linda Beattie 18,381 21.10 -3.33
Greens Jonathan King 14,609 16.77 +5.08
Total formal votes 87,100 94.80 -0.53
Informal votes 4,780 5.20 +0.53
Turnout 91,880 93.23 -2.05
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 57,245 65.72 +3.34
Labor Linda Beattie 29,855 34.28 -3.34
Liberal hold Swing +3.34

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: Mackellar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 47,343 56.41 -0.62
Labor Chris Sharpe 20,439 24.35 +4.24
Greens Craige McWhirter 9,840 11.72 +1.19
Christian Democrats Mike Hubbard 1,955 2.33 +2.33
Climate Change John Adams 1,772 2.11 +2.11
Independent Matt McLellan 1,651 1.97 +1.97
Democrats Clinton Barnes 933 1.11 -0.29
Total formal votes 83,933 95.29 +0.11
Informal votes 4,150 4.71 -0.11
Turnout 88,083 95.32 +1.86
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 52,395 62.42 -3.04
Labor Chris Sharpe 31,538 37.58 +3.04
Liberal hold Swing -3.04
Australian federal election, 2004: Mackellar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 44,778 57.26 -0.38
Labor Chris Sharpe 15,492 19.81 +0.91
Greens Christian Downie 8,193 10.48 +2.41
Independent Robert Dunn 6,050 7.74 +7.74
Family First Roz Trestrail 1,318 1.69 +1.69
Independent Stephen Wells 1,231 1.57 +1.57
Democrats Mario Nicotra 1,133 1.45 -8.01
Total formal votes 78,195 95.24 -0.10
Informal votes 3,905 4.76 +0.10
Turnout 82,100 94.16 -0.20
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 51,415 65.75 -1.12
Labor Chris Sharpe 26,780 34.25 +1.12
Liberal hold Swing -1.12
Australian federal election, 2001: Mackellar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 44,854 57.64 +2.51
Labor Ben Carpentier 14,708 18.90 +0.11
Democrats Vicki Dimond 7,365 9.46 +0.01
Greens Andrea Pape 6,277 8.07 +4.75
One Nation Peter Cuthbertson 2,182 2.80 -4.18
Independent George May 1,265 1.63 +1.63
AAFI Tom Moody 1,171 1.50 +1.50
Total formal votes 77,822 95.34 -1.14
Informal votes 3,801 4.66 +1.14
Turnout 81,623 94.67
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 52,039 66.87 -0.26
Labor Ben Carpentier 25,783 33.13 +0.26
Liberal hold Swing -0.26

Elections in the 1990s

Australian federal election, 1998: Mackellar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 39,966 53.68 -0.98
Labor Nick Lorentzen 14,605 19.62 +0.11
Democrats Vicki Dimond 7,104 9.54 -1.40
One Nation John Webeck 5,355 7.19 +7.19
Independent Bob Ellis 4,729 6.35 +6.35
Greens Trevor Ockenden 2,500 3.36 -0.97
Total formal votes 74,452 96.41 -0.29
Informal votes 2,770 3.59 +0.29
Turnout 77,222 94.67 -1.80
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 48,874 65.64 -0.88
Labor Nick Lorentzen 25,578 34.36 +0.88
Liberal hold Swing -0.88
Australian federal election, 1996: Mackellar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 40,886 54.66 -1.95
Labor Ross McLoughlin 14,590 19.51 -13.73
Democrats Vicki Dimond 8,188 10.95 +3.87
Greens Chris Cairns 3,236 4.33 +4.33
AAFI John Bridge 2,909 3.89 +3.89
Independent Anne Ellis 2,848 3.81 +3.81
Call to Australia Rick Bristow 1,369 1.83 +0.10
Reclaim Australia Rodney Smith 631 0.84 +0.84
Natural Law Stephen Doric 144 0.19 -1.16
Total formal votes 74,801 96.71 -0.29
Informal votes 2,547 3.29 +0.29
Turnout 77,348 96.47 +0.69
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 49,341 66.53 +5.37
Labor Ross McLoughlin 24,827 33.47 -5.37
Liberal hold Swing +5.37
Mackellar by-election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 34,999 52.25 -4.36
Independent Bob Ellis 15,501 23.14 +23.14
AAFI John Phillips 5,464 8.16 +8.16
Greens Fiona McLeod 3,940 5.88 +5.88
Democrats Brian Johnson 3,851 5.75 -1.33
Republican Peter Consandine 586 0.87 +0.87
Independent Godfrey Bigot 582 0.87 +0.87
Total formal votes 66,986 96.85
Informal votes 2,181 3.15
Turnout 69,167 87.63
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 40,328 60.27 -0.89
Independent Bob Ellis 26,587 39.73 +39.73
Liberal hold Swing -0.89
Australian federal election, 1993: Mackellar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Carlton 41,100 56.61 +5.27
Labor Charles Wild 24,126 33.23 +8.08
Democrats Brian Johnson 5,139 7.08 -10.52
Call to Australia Lesley Maher 1,253 1.73 +0.11
Natural Law Valdamar Kurylenko 981 1.35 +1.35
Total formal votes 72,599 97.00 -0.26
Informal votes 2,247 3.00 +0.26
Turnout 74,846 95.77
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Carlton 44,394 61.16 -0.51
Labor Charles Wild 28,193 38.84 +0.51
Liberal hold Swing -0.51
Australian federal election, 1990: Mackellar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Carlton 31,976 50.4 -6.5
Labor Adam Hatcher 15,886 25.2 -5.9
Democrats Jonathan King 11,595 18.4 +8.4
Independent Maurice Foley 1,976 3.1 +1.0
Call to Australia Muriel O'Neill 1,164 1.8 +1.8
Greens Brad Hogarth 648 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 63,042 97.2
Informal votes 1,828 2.8
Turnout 64,870 94.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Carlton 38,358 61.1 -2.1
Labor Adam Hatcher 24,472 38.9 +2.1
Liberal hold Swing -2.1

Elections in the 1980s

Australian federal election, 1987: Mackellar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Carlton 35,225 56.9 +2.8
Labor Eileen Blackmore 19,254 31.1 -3.9
Democrats Graeme Maclennan 6,189 10.0 +0.7
Independent Maurice Foley 1,274 2.1 +0.4
Total formal votes 61,942 96.0
Informal votes 2,584 4.0
Turnout 64,526 93.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Carlton 39,137 63.2 +3.1
Labor Eileen Blackmore 22,799 36.8 -3.1
Liberal hold Swing +3.1
Australian federal election, 1984: Mackellar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Carlton 31,875 54.1 -2.5
Labor Tim Cusack 20,614 35.0 -0.9
Democrats Graeme Maclennan 5,472 9.3 +3.1
Independent Maurice Foley 977 1.7 +0.5
Total formal votes 58,938 94.1
Informal votes 3,690 5.9
Turnout 62,628 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Carlton 35,436 60.1 +0.4
Labor Tim Cusack 23,500 39.9 -0.4
Liberal hold Swing +0.4
Australian federal election, 1983: Mackellar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Carlton 36,587 55.6 -4.6
Labor Keith Jackson 24,292 36.9 +5.2
Democrats Robert Williams 4,055 6.2 -1.9
Independent Maurice Foley 813 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 65,747 98.1
Informal votes 1,253 1.9
Turnout 67,000 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Carlton 58.7 -4.8
Labor Keith Jackson 41.3 +4.8
Liberal hold Swing -4.8
Australian federal election, 1980: Mackellar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Carlton 38,922 60.2 +4.8
Labor Kevin Mason 20,513 31.7 +3.5
Democrats Robert Williams 5,222 8.1 -3.1
Total formal votes 64,657 97.3
Informal votes 1,785 2.7
Turnout 66,442 93.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Carlton 63.5 -0.8
Labor Kevin Mason 36.5 +0.8
Liberal hold Swing -0.8

Elections in the 1970s

Australian federal election, 1977: Mackellar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jim Carlton 36,064 55.4 -7.4
Labor John Barclay 18,329 28.2 -1.9
Democrats Robert Williams 7,262 11.2 +11.2
Independent Ronald Davis 1,604 2.5 +2.5
Progress John Booth 1,000 1.5 -3.5
Independent Barry Geyle 621 1.0 +1.0
Independent Thomas Mellor 185 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 65,065 97.5
Informal votes 1,682 2.5
Turnout 66.747 93.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Carlton 64.3 -2.7
Labor John Barclay 35.7 +2.7
Liberal hold Swing -2.7
Australian federal election, 1975: Mackellar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Wentworth 43,536 61.4 +6.2
Labor Kevin Mason 22,330 31.5 -8.8
Workers Barry Bracken 3,576 5.0 +5.0
Independent Jennifer Sheehan 1,408 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 70,850 98.3
Informal votes 1,189 1.7
Turnout 72,039 95.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Wentworth 65.6 +8.6
Labor Kevin Mason 34.4 -8.6
Liberal hold Swing +8.6
Australian federal election, 1974: Mackellar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Wentworth 36,697 55.2 +7.1
Labor Evan Davies 26,772 40.3 +3.8
Australia Party Noel Gash 2,987 4.5 -7.2
Total formal votes 66,456 98.6
Informal votes 949 1.4
Turnout 67,405 93.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Wentworth 57.0 +1.8
Labor Evan Davies 43.0 -1.8
Liberal hold Swing +1.8
Australian federal election, 1972: Mackellar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Wentworth 28,677 48.1 -8.6
Labor Evan Davies 21,744 36.5 -1.4
Australia Party Richard Jones 6,956 11.7 +11.7
Democratic Labor Thomas Colman 1,971 3.3 -2.1
Independent Norman Ward 284 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 59,632 98.3
Informal votes 1,001 1.7
Turnout 60,633 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Wentworth 55.2 -5.8
Labor Evan Davies 44.8 +5.8
Liberal hold Swing -5.8

Elections in the 1960s

Australian federal election, 1969: Mackellar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Wentworth 29,136 56.7 -10.3
Labor William Bramwell 19,516 37.9 +15.5
Democratic Labor Thomas Colman 2,775 5.4 +1.9
Total formal votes 51,427 98.0
Informal votes 1,060 2.0
Turnout 52,487 94.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Wentworth 61.0 -11.0
Labor William Bramwell 39.0 +11.0
Liberal hold Swing -11.0
Australian federal election, 1966: Mackellar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Wentworth 44,980 65.9 +3.7
Labor Kenneth McLean 16,018 23.5 -6.8
Liberal Reform Group Peter Allison 4,534 6.6 +6.6
Democratic Labor Philip Cohen 2,699 4.0 -0.5
Total formal votes 68,231 96.9
Informal votes 2,206 3.1
Turnout 70,437 94.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Wentworth 70.9 +4.8
Labor Kenneth McLean 29.1 -4.8
Liberal hold Swing +4.8
Australian federal election, 1963: Mackellar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Wentworth 37,827 62.2 +8.1
Labor Mabel Elliott 18,440 30.3 -4.6
Democratic Labor Philip Cohen 2,725 4.5 -1.0
Communist Hugh Begg 1,834 3.0 -2.5
Total formal votes 60,826 98.3
Informal votes 1,055 1.7
Turnout 61,881 94.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Wentworth 66.1 +7.2
Labor Mabel Elliott 33.9 -7.2
Liberal hold Swing +7.2
Australian federal election, 1961: Mackellar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Wentworth 29,248 54.1 -4.9
Labor Mabel Elliott 18,872 34.9 +4.6
Democratic Labor Philip Cohen 2,983 5.5 +0.8
Communist Hugh Begg 2,971 5.5 -0.4
Total formal votes 54,074 97.5
Informal votes 1,382 2.5
Turnout 55,456 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Wentworth 58.9 -4.4
Labor Mabel Elliott 41.1 +4.4
Liberal hold Swing -4.4

Elections in the 1950s

Australian federal election, 1958: Mackellar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Wentworth 27,258 59.0 -3.1
Labor Mabel Elliott 14,002 30.3 -0.1
Communist Hugh Begg 2,734 5.9 -1.6
Democratic Labor Ann Macken 2,170 4.7 +4.7
Total formal votes 46,164 96.7
Informal votes 1,589 3.3
Turnout 47,753 93.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Wentworth 63.3 +0.4
Labor Mabel Elliott 36.7 -0.4
Liberal hold Swing +0.4
Australian federal election, 1955: Mackellar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Wentworth 25,553 62.1 +2.6
Labor Norman McAlpine 12,525 30.4 -5.6
Communist Frank Hardy 3,087 7.5 +3.1
Total formal votes 41,165 97.0
Informal votes 1,255 3.0
Turnout 42,420 95.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Wentworth 62.9 +1.3
Labor Norman McAlpine 37.1 -1.3
Liberal hold Swing +1.3
Australian federal election, 1954: Mackellar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Wentworth 28,546 59.8 -3.3
Labor Francis Neate 17,072 35.8 -1.1
Communist Ray Clarke 2,120 4.4 +4.4
Total formal votes 47,738 98.7
Informal votes 650 1.3
Turnout 48,388 95.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Wentworth 60.2 -2.9
Labor Francis Neate 39.8 +2.9
Liberal hold Swing -2.9
Australian federal election, 1951: Mackellar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Wentworth 26,832 63.1 +0.5
Labor Thomas Sherley 15,684 36.9 -0.5
Total formal votes 42,516 98.8
Informal votes 953 2.2
Turnout 43,469 95.2
Liberal hold Swing +0.5

Elections in the 1940s

Australian federal election, 1949: Mackellar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Wentworth 25,678 62.6 +7.2
Labor James Mitchell 15,314 37.4 -7.2
Total formal votes 40,992 97.5
Informal votes 1,068 2.5
Turnout 42,060 96.2
Liberal hold Swing +7.2

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