Australian division election results
This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Cunningham in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1949 until the present.
Members
Member | Party | Years |
| Billy Davies | Labor | 1949–1956 |
| Victor Kearney | Labor | 1956–1963 |
| Rex Connor | Labor | 1963–1977 |
| Stewart West | Labor | 1977–1993 |
| Stephen Martin | Labor | 1993–2002 |
| Michael Organ | Greens | 2002–2004 |
| Sharon Bird | Labor | 2004–2022 |
| Alison Byrnes | Labor | 2022–present |
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
2022
2022 Australian federal election: Cunningham[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labor | Alison Byrnes | 40,783 | 40.11 | −6.50 |
| Liberal | Marcus Uren | 25,418 | 25.00 | −5.97 |
| Greens | Dylan Green | 22,011 | 21.65 | +6.56 |
| One Nation | Thomas Grogan | 5,218 | 5.13 | +5.13 |
| United Australia | Ben Britton | 4,936 | 4.85 | +1.05 |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Glover | 2,207 | 2.17 | +2.17 |
| Australian Citizens | Alexis Garnaut-Miller | 1,098 | 1.08 | +1.08 |
Total formal votes | 101,671 | 94.86 | +0.56 |
Informal votes | 5,514 | 5.14 | −0.56 |
Turnout | 107,185 | 91.48 | −1.17 |
Two-party-preferred result |
| Labor | Alison Byrnes | 65,783 | 64.70 | +1.29 |
| Liberal | Marcus Uren | 35,888 | 35.30 | −1.29 |
| Labor hold | Swing | +1.29 | |
Elections in the 2010s
2019
2019 Australian federal election: Cunningham[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labor | Sharon Bird | 46,923 | 46.61 | −1.28 |
| Liberal | Chris Atlee | 31,177 | 30.97 | +1.81 |
| Greens | Rowan Huxtable | 15,196 | 15.09 | +0.44 |
| United Australia | Grace Younger | 3,828 | 3.80 | +3.80 |
| Sustainable Australia | John Gill | 2,340 | 2.32 | +2.32 |
| Non-Custodial Parents | John Flanagan | 1,213 | 1.20 | −0.43 |
Total formal votes | 100,677 | 94.30 | −0.86 |
Informal votes | 6,080 | 5.70 | +0.86 |
Turnout | 106,757 | 92.65 | +1.14 |
Two-party-preferred result |
| Labor | Sharon Bird | 63,836 | 63.41 | +0.09 |
| Liberal | Chris Atlee | 36,841 | 36.59 | −0.09 |
| Labor hold | Swing | +0.09 | |
2016
2016 Australian federal election: Cunningham[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labor | Sharon Bird | 46,414 | 47.89 | +0.89 |
| Liberal | Michelle Blicavs | 28,263 | 29.16 | −2.81 |
| Greens | Cath Blakey | 14,200 | 14.65 | +3.30 |
| Christian Democrats | Michelle Ryan | 3,939 | 4.06 | +1.74 |
| Science | Nathan Waters | 2,526 | 2.61 | +2.61 |
| Non-Custodial Parents | John Flanagan | 1,582 | 1.63 | +0.67 |
Total formal votes | 96,924 | 95.16 | +2.20 |
Informal votes | 4,933 | 4.84 | −2.20 |
Turnout | 101,857 | 91.51 | −1.68 |
Two-party-preferred result |
| Labor | Sharon Bird | 61,377 | 63.32 | +2.03 |
| Liberal | Michelle Blicavs | 35,547 | 36.68 | −2.03 |
| Labor hold | Swing | +2.03 | |
2013
2013 Australian federal election: Cunningham[4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labor | Sharon Bird | 41,522 | 45.54 | −3.63 |
| Liberal | Philip Clifford | 30,685 | 33.65 | +0.80 |
| Greens | Helen Wilson | 10,730 | 11.77 | −3.35 |
| Palmer United | Christopher Atlee | 4,253 | 4.66 | +4.66 |
| Christian Democrats | Rob George | 2,204 | 2.42 | +2.42 |
| Non-Custodial Parents | John Flanagan | 897 | 0.98 | −0.41 |
| Katter's Australian | John Bursill | 886 | 0.97 | +0.97 |
Total formal votes | 91,177 | 93.63 | −0.69 |
Informal votes | 6,208 | 6.37 | +0.69 |
Turnout | 97,385 | 93.56 | −0.21 |
Two-party-preferred result |
| Labor | Sharon Bird | 54,595 | 59.88 | −3.29 |
| Liberal | Philip Clifford | 36,582 | 40.12 | +3.29 |
| Labor hold | Swing | −3.29 | |
2010
2010 Australian federal election: Cunningham[5] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labor | Sharon Bird | 43,769 | 49.17 | −3.20 |
| Liberal | Philip Clifford | 29,241 | 32.85 | +4.94 |
| Greens | George Takacs | 13,461 | 15.12 | +0.90 |
| Socialist Alliance | Jess Moore | 1,303 | 1.46 | +0.68 |
| Non-Custodial Parents | John Flanagan | 1,240 | 1.39 | +0.85 |
Total formal votes | 89,014 | 94.32 | −1.77 |
Informal votes | 5,359 | 5.68 | +1.77 |
Turnout | 94,373 | 93.72 | −2.41 |
Two-party-preferred result |
| Labor | Sharon Bird | 56,234 | 63.17 | −3.70 |
| Liberal | Philip Clifford | 32,780 | 36.83 | +3.70 |
| Labor hold | Swing | −3.70 | |
Elections in the 2000s
2007
2007 Australian federal election: Cunningham [6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labor | Sharon Bird | 44,835 | 53.23 | +12.46 |
| Liberal | Colin Fowler | 22,438 | 26.64 | −2.45 |
| Greens | Michael Organ | 12,326 | 14.63 | −4.80 |
| Christian Democrats | Nolene Norsworthy | 2,232 | 2.65 | −0.54 |
| Family First | Jemma Tribe | 1,203 | 1.43 | +1.43 |
| Socialist Alliance | Jess Moore | 706 | 0.84 | +0.45 |
| Non-Custodial Parents | John Flanagan | 489 | 0.58 | +0.14 |
Total formal votes | 84,229 | 96.04 | +2.40 |
Informal votes | 3,471 | 3.96 | −2.40 |
Turnout | 87,700 | 95.68 | +0.26 |
Two-party-preferred result |
| Labor | Sharon Bird | 57,382 | 68.13 | +6.51 |
| Liberal | Colin Fowler | 26,847 | 31.87 | −6.51 |
| Labor hold | Swing | +6.51 | |
2004
2004 Australian federal election: Cunningham[7][8] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labor | Sharon Bird | 29,041 | 39.64 | −4.55 |
| Liberal | John Larter | 21,115 | 28.82 | +0.78 |
| Greens | Michael Organ | 14,747 | 20.13 | +13.49 |
| Christian Democrats | Jeff Dakers | 2,547 | 3.48 | +0.99 |
| Independent Liberal | David Moulds | 1,796 | 2.45 | +2.45 |
| Progressive Labour | James Stewart Keene | 1,774 | 2.42 | +2.42 |
| Democrats | Tony Evans | 686 | 0.94 | −6.23 |
| Liberals for Forests | Christopher Scrogie | 509 | 0.69 | +0.69 |
| Independent | Paul Wilcock | 375 | 0.51 | +0.51 |
| Non-Custodial Parents | John Flanagan | 355 | 0.48 | +0.48 |
| Socialist Alliance | Chris Williams | 310 | 0.42 | +0.42 |
Total formal votes | 73,255 | 93.55 | −1.61 |
Informal votes | 5,048 | 6.45 | +1.61 |
Turnout | 78,303 | 95.67 | +0.25 |
Two-party-preferred result |
| Labor | Sharon Bird | 45,026 | 61.46 | +0.81 |
| Liberal | John Larter | 28,229 | 38.54 | −0.81 |
| Labor hold | Swing | 0.81 | |
2002 by-election
2002 Cunningham by-election[9][10] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labor | Sharon Bird | 25,671 | 38.13 | −6.06 |
| Greens | Michael Organ | 15,505 | 23.03 | +16.39 |
| Independent Liberal | David Moulds | 9,147 | 13.59 | +13.59 |
| Independent Labor | Peter Wilson | 7,107 | 10.56 | +10.56 |
| One Nation | Geoff Crocker | 2,696 | 4.00 | −0.63 |
| Christian Democrats | Owen Nannelli | 2,566 | 3.81 | +1.32 |
| Democrats | Linda Chapman | 1,514 | 2.25 | −4.92 |
| Against Further Immigration | David Hughes | 889 | 1.32 | +1.32 |
| Independent | Meg Sampson | 671 | 1.00 | +1.00 |
| Non-Custodial Parents | John Flanagan | 556 | 0.83 | +0.83 |
| Independent | James Keene | 483 | 0.72 | +0.72 |
| Socialist Alliance | Chris Williams | 399 | 0.59 | +0.59 |
| Citizens Electoral Council | Hal A. Johnson | 120 | 0.18 | +0.18 |
Total formal votes | 67,324 | 92.26 | −2.90 |
Informal votes | 5,647 | 7.74 | +2.90 |
Turnout | 72,971 | 89.51 | −5.91 |
Two-candidate-preferred result |
| Greens | Michael Organ | 35,160 | 52.23 | +52.23 |
| Labor | Sharon Bird | 32,164 | 47.77 | −12.88 |
| Greens gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |
Stephen Martin (
Labor) resigned.
2001
2001 Australian federal election: Cunningham [11] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labor | Stephen Martin | 32,722 | 44.19 | −8.13 |
| Liberal | Jeremy Fields | 20,760 | 28.04 | +2.97 |
| Democrats | Michael Newman | 5,307 | 7.17 | +1.44 |
| Greens | Carol Berry | 4,914 | 6.64 | +2.22 |
| Independent | Trevor Mott | 4,235 | 5.72 | +5.72 |
| One Nation | John Curtis | 3,425 | 4.63 | −3.11 |
| Christian Democrats | Paul Skinner | 1,841 | 2.49 | +0.17 |
| No GST | J Edwin Pink | 840 | 1.13 | +1.13 |
Total formal votes | 74,044 | 95.16 | −1.39 |
Informal votes | 3,763 | 4.84 | +1.39 |
Turnout | 77,807 | 95.81 | |
Two-party-preferred result |
| Labor | Stephen Martin | 44,904 | 60.65 | −7.12 |
| Liberal | Jeremy Fields | 29,140 | 39.35 | +7.12 |
| Labor hold | Swing | −7.12 | |
Elections in the 1990s
1998
1998 Australian federal election: Cunningham [12] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labor | Stephen Martin | 37,592 | 52.94 | +0.35 |
| Liberal | Alan Akhurst | 17,285 | 24.34 | −5.47 |
| One Nation | John Curtis | 5,378 | 7.57 | +7.57 |
| Democrats | Stephen Ivaneza | 4,108 | 5.79 | +0.80 |
| Greens | Les Robinson | 3,158 | 4.45 | −1.39 |
| Christian Democrats | Robert O'Neill | 1,755 | 2.47 | −0.16 |
| Democratic Socialist | Margaret Perrott | 663 | 0.93 | +0.93 |
| Unity | Jennifer van der Horn | 550 | 0.77 | +0.77 |
| Independent | Frank Coluccio | 515 | 0.73 | +0.73 |
Total formal votes | 71,004 | 96.51 | +0.12 |
Informal votes | 2,564 | 3.49 | −0.12 |
Turnout | 73,568 | 95.27 | −1.26 |
Two-party-preferred result |
| Labor | Stephen Martin | 48,423 | 68.20 | +5.29 |
| Liberal | Alan Akhurst | 22,581 | 31.80 | −5.29 |
| Labor hold | Swing | +5.29 | |
1996
1996 Australian federal election: Cunningham [13] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labor | Stephen Martin | 37,267 | 52.59 | −6.00 |
| Liberal | Philip Williams | 21,124 | 29.81 | +3.45 |
| Greens | Will Douglas | 4,139 | 5.84 | +1.13 |
| Democrats | Mark Chilton | 3,535 | 4.99 | +0.86 |
| Call to Australia | Robert O'Neill | 1,863 | 2.63 | +0.98 |
| | Margaret Perrott | 1,675 | 2.36 | +2.36 |
| Independent | Paul Wilcock | 939 | 1.33 | +1.33 |
| Natural Law | Fred Misdom | 317 | 0.45 | −0.28 |
Total formal votes | 70,859 | 96.39 | −0.27 |
Informal votes | 2,651 | 3.61 | +0.27 |
Turnout | 73,510 | 96.53 | +0.16 |
Two-party-preferred result |
| Labor | Stephen Martin | 44,302 | 62.91 | −5.00 |
| Liberal | Philip Williams | 26,122 | 37.09 | +5.00 |
| Labor hold | Swing | −5.00 | |
1993
1993 Australian federal election: Cunningham [14] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labor | Stephen Martin | 41,011 | 58.59 | +8.66 |
| Liberal | Ralph Lynch | 18,453 | 26.36 | +1.70 |
| Greens | Carole Medcalf | 3,300 | 4.71 | −0.64 |
| Democrats | Daniela Reverberi | 2,890 | 4.13 | −9.62 |
| Independent | Meg Sampson | 1,923 | 2.76 | +2.76 |
| Call to Australia | Robert O'Neill | 1,155 | 1.65 | +1.58 |
| Independent | Michael West | 740 | 1.06 | +1.06 |
| Natural Law | Fred Misdom | 510 | 0.73 | +0.73 |
Total formal votes | 79,991 | 96.66 | −0.28 |
Informal votes | 2,419 | 3.34 | +0.28 |
Turnout | 72,410 | 96.37 | |
Two-party-preferred result |
| Labor | Stephen Martin | 47,485 | 67.91 | +15.51 |
| Liberal | Ralph Lynch | 22,440 | 32.09 | +32.09 |
| Labor hold | Swing | +15.51 | |
1990
1990 Australian federal election: Cunningham [15] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labor | Stewart West | 27,547 | 44.4 | −14.7 |
| Liberal | Jeff Thomson | 13,511 | 21.8 | −7.7 |
| Democrats | Meg Sampson | 8,455 | 13.6 | +3.2 |
| Rex Connor Labor | Rex Connor | 7,947 | 12.8 | +12.8 |
| |Illawarra Greens | Steve Brigham | 4,295 | 6.9 | +6.9 |
| Independent | Peter Symonds | 308 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
Total formal votes | 62,063 | 96.3 | |
Informal votes | 2,371 | 3.7 | |
Turnout | 64,434 | 95.8 | |
Two-party-preferred result |
| Labor | Stewart West | | 62.3 | −2.1 |
| Liberal | Jeff Thomson | | 37.7 | +2.1 |
Two-candidate-preferred result |
| Labor | Stewart West | 32,471 | 52.4 | −12.0 |
| Democrats | Meg Sampson | 29,473 | 47.6 | +47.6 |
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
Elections in the 1980s
1987
1984
1983
1980
Elections in the 1970s
1977
1977 by-election
1975
1974
1972
Elections in the 1960s
1969
1966
1963
1961
Elections in the 1950s
1958
1956 by-election
Billy Davies (
Labor) died.
1955
1954
1951
Elections in the 1940s
1949
References
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- ^ Cunningham, NSW, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ Cunningham, NSW, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ 2013 results for Cunningham, AEC.
- ^ "2010 results for Cunningham". AEC.
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- ^ "2004 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
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Labor polled 38.1%, the Greens 23.0%, an Independent Labor candidate 10.6% and an Independent Liberal 13.6% with smaller tallies for other candidates.
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- ^ "1998 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
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- ^ "1975 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
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