Electoral results for the Division of Groom

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

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  Tom McVeigh National 1984–1988
  Bill Taylor Liberal 1988–1998
  Ian Macfarlane Liberal 1998–2010
  Liberal National 2010–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Australian federal election, 2013: Groom
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Ian Macfarlane 48,966 55.64 −5.61
Labor Troy Murray 19,451 22.10 −0.57
Palmer United Ewen Mathieson 8,225 9.35 +9.35
Greens Trevor Smith 3,823 4.34 −2.96
Katter's Australian Chris Whitty 3,243 3.69 +3.69
Family First Alex Todd 2,342 2.66 −2.90
Rise Up Australia Rick Armitage 1,210 1.37 +1.37
CEC Robert Thies 743 0.84 +0.84
Total formal votes 88,003 96.01 +0.16
Informal votes 3,656 3.99 −0.16
Turnout 91,659 94.58 +0.16
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Ian Macfarlane 58,493 66.47 −2.06
Labor Troy Murray 29,510 33.53 +2.06
Liberal National hold Swing −2.06
Australian federal election, 2010: Groom
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Ian Macfarlane 51,757 61.25 +8.54
Labor Chris Meibusch 19,153 22.67 -12.16
Greens Frida Forsberg 6,165 7.30 +2.46
Family First Rose Kirkwood 4,696 5.56 +1.18
Independent Rod Jeanneret 2,730 3.23 +2.63
Total formal votes 84,501 95.85 -1.09
Informal votes 3,655 4.15 +1.09
Turnout 88,156 94.41 -1.05
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Ian Macfarlane 57,912 68.53 +10.31
Labor Chris Meibusch 26,589 31.47 -10.31
Liberal National hold Swing +10.31

Elections in the 2000s

Australian federal election, 2007: Groom
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian Macfarlane 43,880 52.71 -7.52
Labor Chris Meibusch 28,994 34.83 +10.73
Greens Pauline Collins 4,028 4.84 +0.82
Family First Peter Findlay 3,649 4.38 -1.99
Independent Rob Berry 715 0.86 +0.86
Independent Grahame Volker 616 0.74 +0.74
Democrats Shalina Najeeb 608 0.73 -0.33
Independent Rod Jeanneret 497 0.60 -1.75
CEC Irene Jones 263 0.32 -0.06
Total formal votes 83,250 96.94 +0.94
Informal votes 2,627 3.06 -0.94
Turnout 85,877 95.51 +0.14
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Macfarlane 48,468 58.22 -10.59
Labor Chris Meibusch 34,782 41.78 +10.59
Liberal hold Swing -10.59
Australian federal election, 2004: Groom
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian Macfarlane 49,131 60.36 +13.50
Labor Paul King 19,516 23.98 +0.32
Family First Peter Findlay 5,168 6.35 +6.35
Greens Karey Harrison 3,252 4.00 +0.45
Independent Rod Jeanneret 1,929 2.37 +2.37
Great Australians Noel Wieck 1,230 1.51 +1.51
Democrats Christoph Donges 860 1.06 -2.17
CEC Oliver Carter 310 0.38 +0.38
Total formal votes 81,396 96.00 -0.57
Informal votes 3,392 4.00 +0.57
Turnout 84,788 94.69 -1.98
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Macfarlane 56,121 68.95 +3.86
Labor Paul King 25,275 31.05 -3.86
Liberal hold Swing +3.86
Australian federal election, 2001: Groom
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian Macfarlane 36,573 46.86 +13.79
Labor Leeann King 18,467 23.66 -1.57
National Barbara Wuersching 8,563 10.97 -4.25
One Nation David Hoy 6,958 8.92 -9.05
Greens Michael Kane 2,774 3.55 +1.80
Democrats Stephen Eyres 2,521 3.23 +0.55
Independent Rob Berry 2,192 2.81 +2.81
Total formal votes 78,048 96.57 -0.69
Informal votes 2,776 3.43 +0.69
Turnout 80,824 96.06
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Macfarlane 50,802 65.09 +2.05
Labor Leeann King 27,246 34.91 -2.05
Liberal hold Swing +2.05

Elections in the 1990s

Australian federal election, 1998: Groom
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian Macfarlane 24,631 33.07 -24.99
Labor Geoff Brown 18,787 25.23 +3.11
One Nation Avril Baynes 13,382 17.97 +17.97
National Bruce Green 11,335 15.22 +8.02
Democrats Glenn Polson 1,993 2.68 -2.99
Independent Cynthia Mayne 1,629 2.19 +2.19
Christian Democrats Paul Harry 1,409 1.89 +1.89
Greens Sarah Moles 1,307 1.75 -0.38
Total formal votes 74,473 97.26 -0.43
Informal votes 2,100 2.74 +0.43
Turnout 76,573 95.27 -0.26
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Ian Macfarlane 46,951 63.04 -8.25
Labor Geoff Brown 27,522 36.96 +8.25
Liberal hold Swing -8.25
Australian federal election, 1996: Groom
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Taylor 50,046 64.82 +30.44
Labor Neville Green 17,085 22.13 -4.67
Democrats Mark Carew 4,459 5.78 +2.01
Greens Sarah Moles 1,789 2.32 +0.05
Independent Peter Ousby 1,657 2.15 +2.15
One Australia Ray Buckley 1,578 2.04 +2.04
Indigenous Peoples W. J. McCarthy 595 0.77 -0.43
Total formal votes 77,209 97.71 +0.13
Informal votes 1,813 2.29 -0.13
Turnout 79,022 95.52 -0.70
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Taylor 54,894 71.28 +7.16
Labor Neville Green 22,117 28.72 -7.16
Liberal hold Swing +7.16
Australian federal election, 1993: Groom
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Taylor 25,915 34.38 -5.80
Labor Ray Webber 20,198 26.80 -3.92
National Joe Hanna 16,131 21.40 +4.02
Confederate Action Garry Berghofer 7,672 10.18 +10.18
Democrats Alan May 2,839 3.77 -7.91
Greens Carey Harrison 1,712 2.27 +2.27
Indigenous Peoples Wally McCarthy 905 1.20 +1.20
Total formal votes 75,372 97.57 -0.56
Informal votes 1,875 2.43 +0.56
Turnout 77,247 96.23
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Taylor 48,304 64.12 +1.69
Labor Ray Webber 27,031 35.88 -1.69
Liberal hold Swing +1.69
Australian federal election, 1990: Groom
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Taylor 29,041 40.8 +27.5
Labor Stewart Scott-Irving 22,103 31.1 -1.3
National Terry Day 11,664 16.4 -32.5
Democrats Trevor Ives 8,319 11.7 +6.3
Total formal votes 71,127 98.1
Informal votes 1,396 1.9
Turnout 72,523 95.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Taylor 44,138 62.2 +1.9
Labor Stewart Scott-Irving 26,880 37.8 -1.9
Liberal hold Swing +1.9

Elections in the 1980s

Groom by-election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Taylor 20,651 33.3 +19.9
National David Russell 17,814 28.8 -20.1
Labor Linda Dwyer 14,973 24.2 -8.2
Independent Vincent Burke 4,661 7.5 +7.5
Democrats Mark Carew 3,474 5.6 +0.2
Independent Peter Consandine 369 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 61,942 98.6
Informal votes 889 1.4
Turnout 62,831 88.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Taylor 38,651 62.4 +62.4
National David Russell 23,271 37.6 -25.2
Liberal gain from National Swing +25.2
Australian federal election, 1987: Groom
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Tom McVeigh 32,054 48.9 -7.1
Labor Linda Dwyer 21,217 32.4 +0.9
Liberal Alexander Munro 8,754 13.3 +4.4
Democrats Mark Carew 3,556 5.4 +1.8
Total formal votes 65,581 97.1
Informal votes 1,938 2.9
Turnout 67,519 93.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Tom McVeigh 41,174 62.8 -3.1
Labor Linda Dwyer 24,407 37.2 +3.1
National hold Swing -3.1
Australian federal election, 1984: Groom
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Tom McVeigh 34,047 56.0 -4.9
Labor Ronald Cullin 19,142 31.5 -1.9
Liberal Alexander Munro 5,417 8.9 +8.9
Democrats Raymond Dow 2,160 3.6 -2.1
Total formal votes 60,766 97.6
Informal votes 2,389 2.4
Turnout 63,155 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Tom McVeigh 40,052 65.9 +2.7
Labor Ronald Cullin 20,714 34.1 -2.7
National hold Swing +2.7

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