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.
Election results
Elections in the 2010s
Bennelong by-election, 2017[1]
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 |
−5.70 |
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 |
|
Australian federal election, 2016: Bennelong
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 |
91.67 |
−3.43 |
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 |
|
Australian federal election, 2013: Bennelong
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 |
Rob 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 |
|
Australian federal election, 2010: Bennelong
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
Australian federal election, 2007: Bennelong
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Liberal |
John Howard |
39,551 |
45.49 |
−4.14 |
|
Labor |
Maxine McKew |
39,408 |
45.33 |
+16.18 |
|
Greens |
Lindsay Peters |
4,811 |
5.53 |
−10.08 |
|
Christian Democrats |
Robyn Peebles |
1,119 |
1.29 |
−1.06 |
|
Democrats |
Peter Goldfinch |
610 |
0.70 |
−0.56 |
|
Family First |
Lorraine Markwell |
289 |
0.33 |
+0.24 |
|
Climate Change |
Margherita Tracanelli |
269 |
0.31 |
+0.31 |
|
One Nation |
Victor Waterson |
261 |
0.30 |
+0.23 |
|
Independent |
Graeme Cordiner |
239 |
0.27 |
+0.27 |
|
Independent |
David Allen |
123 |
0.14 |
+0.14 |
|
|
Yusuf Tahir |
97 |
0.11 |
+0.11 |
|
Liberty & Democracy |
David Leyonhjelm |
89 |
0.10 |
+0.10 |
|
CEC |
Gavin Spencer |
70 |
0.08 |
+0.08 |
Total formal votes |
86,936 |
93.78 |
−0.24 |
Informal votes |
5,764 |
6.22 |
+0.24 |
Turnout |
92,700 |
95.01 |
+0.02 |
Two-party-preferred result |
|
Labor |
Maxine McKew |
44,685 |
51.40 |
+5.53 |
|
Liberal |
John Howard |
42,251 |
48.60 |
−5.53 |
|
Labor gain from Liberal |
Swing |
+5.53 |
|
Australian federal election, 2004: Bennelong
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Liberal |
John Howard |
38,326 |
49.89 |
−3.18 |
|
Labor |
Nicole Campbell |
21,819 |
28.40 |
−2.54 |
|
Greens |
Andrew Wilkie |
12,573 |
16.37 |
+12.34 |
|
Christian Democrats |
Ray Levick |
1,824 |
2.37 |
+2.37 |
|
Democrats |
Peter Goldfinch |
967 |
1.26 |
−4.42 |
|
Independent |
Gary Hannah |
854 |
1.11 |
+1.11 |
|
Independent |
Troy Rollo |
451 |
0.59 |
+0.59 |
Total formal votes |
76,814 |
94.16 |
−0.42 |
Informal votes |
4,762 |
5.84 |
+0.42 |
Turnout |
81,576 |
94.61 |
+0.02 |
Two-party-preferred result |
|
Liberal |
John Howard |
41,735 |
54.33 |
−3.38 |
|
Labor |
Nicole Campbell |
35,079 |
45.67 |
+3.38 |
|
Liberal hold |
Swing |
−3.38 |
|
Australian federal election, 2001: Bennelong
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 |
|
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
Australian federal election, 1998: Bennelong
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 |
|
Australian federal election, 1996: Bennelong
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 |
|
AAFI |
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 |
|
Australian federal election, 1993: Bennelong
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Liberal |
John Howard |
37,096 |
50.12 |
+1.25 |
|
Labor |
Monique Rotik |
30,826 |
41.65 |
+9.28 |
|
Democrats |
Suzanne Reddy |
3,910 |
5.28 |
−4.98 |
|
Independent |
John Dawson |
1,222 |
1.65 |
+1.25 |
|
|
Geoff Dalgliesh |
570 |
0.77 |
+0.77 |
|
Natural Law |
Michael Roylance |
393 |
0.53 |
+0.53 |
Total formal votes |
74,017 |
97.22 |
+0.32 |
Informal votes |
2,118 |
2.78 |
−0.32 |
Turnout |
76,135 |
96.33 |
|
Two-party-preferred result |
|
Liberal |
John Howard |
39,341 |
53.19 |
−3.96 |
|
Labor |
Monique Rotik |
34,629 |
46.81 |
+3.96 |
|
Liberal hold |
Swing |
−3.96 |
|
Australian federal election, 1990: Bennelong
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 1970s
Australian federal election, 1972: Bennelong
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
|
Liberal |
Sir John Cramer |
27,113 |
46.0 |
−2.6 |
|
Labor |
Norman Russell |
22,534 |
38.2 |
+1.5 |
|
Australia |
Claudia Leach |
6,212 |
10.5 |
+4.8 |
|
Democratic Labor |
Gwen Fitzpatrick |
2,040 |
3.5 |
−1.0 |
|
Def. of Govt Schools |
Jean Sulima |
1,061 |
1.8 |
+1.8 |
Total formal votes |
58,960 |
98.4 |
|
Informal votes |
977 |
1.6 |
|
Turnout |
59,937 |
94.7 |
|
Two-party-preferred result |
|
Liberal |
Sir John Cramer |
30,879 |
52.4 |
−4.4 |
|
Labor |
Norman Russell |
28,081 |
47.6 |
+4.4 |
|
Liberal hold |
Swing |
−4.4 |
|
References
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