Australian division election results
This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Bennelong in Australian federal elections from the electorate's creation in 1949 until the present.
Members
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
2022
2022 Australian federal election: Bennelong[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Simon Kennedy | 41,206 | 41.35 | −9.47 |
| Labor | Jerome Laxale | 37,596 | 37.73 | +3.70 |
| Greens | Tony Adams | 11,395 | 11.44 | +1.97 |
| United Australia | Rhys Collyer | 2,915 | 2.93 | +0.97 |
| Fusion | John August | 2,125 | 2.13 | +2.13 |
| One Nation | Victor Waterson | 1,664 | 1.67 | +1.67 |
| Liberal Democrats | Dougal Cameron | 1,539 | 1.54 | +1.54 |
| Democratic Alliance | Kyinzom Dhongdue | 1,208 | 1.21 | +1.21 |
Total formal votes | 99,648 | 94.20 | −0.64 |
Informal votes | 6,130 | 5.80 | +0.64 |
Turnout | 105,778 | 92.03 | −1.29 |
Two-party-preferred result |
| Labor | Jerome Laxale | 50,801 | 50.98 | +7.89 |
| Liberal | Simon Kennedy | 48,847 | 49.02 | −7.89 |
| Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.89 | |
Elections in the 2010s
2019
2019 Australian federal election: Bennelong[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Alexander | 48,942 | 50.82 | +0.41 |
| Labor | Brian Owler | 32,769 | 34.03 | +5.55 |
| Greens | Qiu Yue Zhang | 9,116 | 9.47 | +0.34 |
| Christian Democrats | Julie Worsley | 3,588 | 3.73 | −2.67 |
| United Australia | Andrew Marks | 1,890 | 1.96 | +1.96 |
Total formal votes | 96,305 | 94.84 | −0.07 |
Informal votes | 5,237 | 5.16 | +0.07 |
Turnout | 101,542 | 93.32 | +1.61 |
Two-party-preferred result |
| Liberal | John Alexander | 54,809 | 56.91 | −2.81 |
| Labor | Brian Owler | 41,496 | 43.09 | +2.81 |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −2.81 | |
2017
2017 Bennelong by-election [3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Alexander | 37,898 | 45.04 | −5.37 |
| Labor | Kristina Keneally | 30,085 | 35.75 | +7.27 |
| Greens | Justin Alick | 5,688 | 6.76 | −2.37 |
| Conservatives | Joram Richa | 3,609 | 4.29 | +4.29 |
| Christian Democrats | Gui Dong Cao | 2,626 | 3.12 | −3.28 |
| Science | James Jansson | 1,041 | 1.24 | +1.24 |
| Sustainable Australia | Wesley Folitarik | 995 | 1.18 | +1.18 |
| Affordable Housing | Anthony Ziebell | 742 | 0.88 | +0.88 |
| Liberty Alliance | Tony Robinson | 719 | 0.85 | +0.85 |
| Progressives | Chris Golding | 426 | 0.51 | +0.51 |
| People's Party | James Platter | 186 | 0.22 | +0.22 |
| Non-Custodial Parents | Anthony Fels | 132 | 0.16 | +0.16 |
Total formal votes | 84,145 | 91.88 | −3.03 |
Informal votes | 7,436 | 8.12 | +3.03 |
Turnout | 91,581 | 85.96 | −5.74 |
Two-party-preferred result |
| Liberal | John Alexander | 46,179 | 54.88 | −4.84 |
| Labor | Kristina Keneally | 37,966 | 45.12 | +4.84 |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −4.84 | |
The Liberal primary vote was the lowest on record in Bennelong's 68-year history, including the 2007 Bennelong outcome which was the only election in which the Liberals failed to win Bennelong.
[4][5] 2016
2016 Australian federal election: Bennelong[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Alexander | 46,497 | 50.41 | −2.58 |
| Labor | Lyndal Howison | 26,270 | 28.48 | −3.97 |
| Greens | Justin Alick | 8,424 | 9.13 | +0.71 |
| Christian Democrats | Julie Worsley | 5,903 | 6.40 | +3.99 |
| Independent | Martin Mulcare | 2,885 | 3.13 | +3.13 |
| Pirate | John August | 1,260 | 1.37 | +1.37 |
| Arts | Christopher Gordon | 992 | 1.08 | +1.08 |
Total formal votes | 92,231 | 94.91 | +2.43 |
Informal votes | 4,942 | 5.09 | −2.43 |
Turnout | 97,173 | 91.71 | −3.39 |
Two-party-preferred result |
| Liberal | John Alexander | 55,077 | 59.72 | +1.95 |
| Labor | Lyndal Howison | 37,154 | 40.28 | −1.95 |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.95 | |
2013
2013 Australian federal election: Bennelong[7] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Alexander | 46,907 | 52.99 | +4.46 |
| Labor | Jason Yat-Sen Li | 28,726 | 32.45 | −4.67 |
| Greens | Lindsay Peters | 7,454 | 8.42 | +0.47 |
| Christian Democrats | Julie Worsley | 2,135 | 2.41 | +0.28 |
| Palmer United | Robert Marks | 1,589 | 1.80 | +1.80 |
| Democratic Labour | Lachlan McCaffrey | 617 | 0.70 | +0.70 |
| Secular | John August | 602 | 0.68 | +0.68 |
| Australia First | Victor Waterson | 492 | 0.56 | +0.56 |
Total formal votes | 88,522 | 92.48 | −0.15 |
Informal votes | 7,200 | 7.52 | +0.15 |
Turnout | 95,722 | 93.35 | −0.17 |
Two-party-preferred result |
| Liberal | John Alexander | 51,139 | 57.77 | +4.65 |
| Labor | Jason Yat-Sen Li | 37,383 | 42.23 | −4.65 |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +4.65 | |
2010
2010 Australian federal election: Bennelong[8] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Alexander | 41,582 | 48.53 | +3.04 |
| Labor | Maxine McKew | 31,803 | 37.12 | −8.21 |
| Greens | Lindsay Peters | 6,808 | 7.95 | +2.42 |
| Christian Democrats | Julie Worsley | 1,824 | 2.13 | +0.84 |
| Sex Party | Sue Raye | 1,105 | 1.29 | +1.29 |
| One Nation | Victor Waterson | 725 | 0.85 | +0.55 |
| Family First | Stephen Chavura | 570 | 0.67 | +0.34 |
| Carers Alliance | Mary Mockler | 478 | 0.56 | +0.56 |
| Liberal Democrats | Terje Petersen | 344 | 0.40 | +0.30 |
| Climate Sceptics | Bill Pounder | 275 | 0.32 | +0.32 |
| Building Australia | Martin Levine | 170 | 0.20 | +0.20 |
Total formal votes | 85,684 | 92.63 | −1.15 |
Informal votes | 6,820 | 7.37 | +1.15 |
Turnout | 92,504 | 93.53 | −1.47 |
Two-party-preferred result |
| Liberal | John Alexander | 45,518 | 53.12 | +4.52 |
| Labor | Maxine McKew | 40,166 | 46.88 | −4.52 |
| Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +4.52 | |
Elections in the 2000s
2007
2004
2001
2001 Australian federal election: Bennelong [11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Howard | 41,255 | 53.07 | +4.30 |
| Labor | Nicole Campbell | 24,053 | 30.94 | −1.42 |
| Democrats | Peter Goldfinch | 4,415 | 5.68 | +0.98 |
| Greens | Jimmy Shaw | 3,133 | 4.03 | +1.05 |
| One Nation | Robert Webeck | 2,126 | 2.73 | −1.56 |
| Independent | May Law | 1,474 | 1.90 | +1.90 |
| No GST | Bruce Harkness | 535 | 0.69 | +0.47 |
| Independent | John Dawson | 458 | 0.59 | +0.38 |
| Save the ADI Site | Noel Plumb | 205 | 0.26 | +0.26 |
| Non-Custodial Parents | Peter Marsh | 84 | 0.11 | +0.11 |
Total formal votes | 77,738 | 94.58 | +0.02 |
Informal votes | 4,457 | 5.42 | −0.02 |
Turnout | 82,195 | 94.84 | |
Two-party-preferred result |
| Liberal | John Howard | 44,861 | 57.70 | +2.47 |
| Labor | Nicole Campbell | 32,877 | 42.30 | −2.47 |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +2.47 | |
Elections in the 1990s
1998
1998 Australian federal election: Bennelong [12] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Howard | 36,976 | 49.24 | −4.59 |
| Labor | Wendy Mahon | 23,929 | 31.87 | −0.29 |
| Democrats | Bob Springett | 3,504 | 4.67 | −1.57 |
| One Nation | Gordon King | 3,099 | 4.13 | +4.13 |
| Unity | Sarah Kemp | 2,923 | 3.89 | +3.89 |
| Greens | Jamie Parker | 2,306 | 3.07 | +0.60 |
| Independent | David Lung | 1,319 | 1.76 | +1.76 |
| No Aircraft Noise | William Gollam | 341 | 0.45 | −1.28 |
| Independent | John Dawson | 186 | 0.25 | −0.03 |
| Abolish Child Support | Prime Minister John Piss the Family Court and Legal Aid | 183 | 0.24 | +0.24 |
| Independent | Julien Paul Droulers | 128 | 0.17 | −0.08 |
| Natural Law | Tim Carr | 123 | 0.16 | −0.14 |
| Independent | Marcus Aussie-Stone | 71 | 0.09 | +0.09 |
Total formal votes | 75,088 | 94.33 | −1.85 |
Informal votes | 4,513 | 5.67 | +1.85 |
Turnout | 79,601 | 95.07 | −1.67 |
Two-party-preferred result |
| Liberal | John Howard | 42,075 | 56.03 | −4.10 |
| Labor | Wendy Mahon | 33,013 | 43.97 | +4.10 |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −4.10 | |
1996
1996 Australian federal election: Bennelong [13] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Howard | 40,589 | 53.83 | +3.71 |
| Labor | Wendy Mahon | 24,248 | 32.16 | −9.49 |
| Democrats | Suzanne Reddy | 4,700 | 6.23 | +0.95 |
| Against Further Immigration | Paul Kemp | 1,968 | 2.61 | +2.61 |
| Greens | Jamie Parker | 1,861 | 2.47 | +2.47 |
| No Aircraft Noise | Robert Shaw | 1,305 | 1.73 | +1.73 |
| Natural Law | Tim Carr | 227 | 0.30 | −0.23 |
| Independent | John Dawson | 208 | 0.28 | −1.38 |
| Independent | Julien Paul Droulers | 187 | 0.25 | +0.25 |
| Independent | James Bernard | 111 | 0.15 | +0.15 |
Total formal votes | 75,404 | 96.18 | −1.04 |
Informal votes | 2,994 | 3.82 | +1.04 |
Turnout | 78,398 | 96.75 | +0.42 |
Two-party-preferred result |
| Liberal | John Howard | 45,128 | 60.13 | +6.95 |
| Labor | Wendy Mahon | 29,918 | 39.87 | −6.95 |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +6.95 | |
1993
1990
1990 Australian federal election: Bennelong [15] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Howard | 33,862 | 52.8 | −4.1 |
| Labor | Martin Claridge | 18,363 | 28.6 | −5.2 |
| Democrats | Bob Springett | 5,827 | 9.1 | +1.9 |
| Independent | Judy Messer | 3,381 | 5.3 | +5.3 |
| Nuclear Disarmament | Hugh Pitty | 1,399 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
| Call to Australia | Robyn Peebles | 893 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| Independent | John Dawson | 372 | 0.6 | −0.3 |
Total formal votes | 64,097 | 97.0 | |
Informal votes | 1,962 | 3.0 | |
Turnout | 66,059 | 95.5 | |
Two-party-preferred result |
| Liberal | John Howard | 38,574 | 60.3 | −0.3 |
| Labor | Martin Claridge | 25,363 | 39.7 | +0.3 |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −0.3 | |
Elections in the 1980s
1987
1984
1983
1980
Elections in the 1970s
1977
1975
1974
1972
Elections in the 1960s
1969
1966
1963
1961
Elections in the 1950s
1958
1955
1954
1951
Elections in the 1940s
1949
References
- ^ Bennelong, NSW, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ Bennelong, NSW, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ "Bennelong By-election". AEC Tally Room. Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ Electoral results for the Division of Bennelong referenced with results sourced from Psephologist Dr Adam Carr's Australian electoral archive – lowest Liberal primary vote in Bennelong history was 45.5 percent in 2007 amid 13 candidates.
- ^ Leaders’ reactions to Bennelong show why politicians so unpopular: Herald Sun 18 December 2017
- ^ Bennelong, NSW, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ 2013 results for Bennelong, AEC.
- ^ "2010 results for Bennelong". AEC.
- ^ "2007 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "2004 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "2001 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "1998 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "1996 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "1993 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "1990 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "1987 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "1984 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "1983 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "1980 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "1977 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "1975 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "1974 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "1972 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "1969 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "1966 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "1963 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "1961 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "1958 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "1955 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "1954 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "1951 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "1949 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
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