Electoral results for the Division of Farrer

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

Members

	Party	Term
David Fairbairn	Liberal	1949–1975
Wal Fife	Liberal	1975–1984
Tim Fischer	National	1984–2001
Sussan Ley	Liberal	2001–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2019

2019 Australian federal election: Farrer[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Sussan Ley	49,316	50.71	−7.16
	Independent	Kevin Mack	19,926	20.49	+20.49
	Labor	Kieran Drabsch	14,236	14.64	−3.47
	Greens	Dean Moss	4,529	4.66	−3.56
	United Australia	Michael Rose	4,147	4.26	+4.26
	Sustainable Australia	Ross Hamilton	1,429	1.47	+1.47
	Christian Democrats	Philip Langfield	1,327	1.36	−2.24
	Independent	Brian Mills	1,255	1.29	−2.99
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Ellis	1,084	1.11	+1.11
Total formal votes			97,249	90.87	−2.73
Informal votes			9,768	9.13	+2.73
Turnout			107,017	92.64	+0.01
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sussan Ley	67,908	69.83	−0.70
	Labor	Kieran Drabsch	29,341	30.17	+0.70
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Sussan Ley	59,260	60.94	−9.59
	Independent	Kevin Mack	37,989	39.06	+39.06
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

2016

2016 Australian federal election: Farrer[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Sussan Ley	55,893	57.87	+13.85
	Labor	Christian Kunde	17,486	18.11	−2.07
	Greens	Amanda Cohn	7,936	8.22	+4.28
	Liberty Alliance	Ron Pike	5,874	6.08	+6.08
	Independent	Brian Mills	4,133	4.28	+4.28
	Christian Democrats	Paul Rossetto	3,474	3.60	+2.41
	Mature Australia	Trevor O'Brien	1,783	1.85	+1.85
Total formal votes			96,579	93.60	+0.21
Informal votes			6,602	6.40	−0.21
Turnout			103,181	92.63	−3.81
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sussan Ley	68,114	70.53	−1.18
	Labor	Christian Kunde	28,465	29.47	+1.18
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.18

2013

2013 Australian federal election: Farrer[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Sussan Ley	47,977	57.81	+6.40
	Labor	Gavin Hickey	19,708	23.75	−1.54
	Greens	Christina Sobey	3,643	4.39	−1.49
	Palmer United	Ronald Emmerton	3,392	4.09	+4.09
	Katter's Australian	Ken Trewin	3,091	3.72	+3.72
	Rise Up Australia	Narelle Davis	1,646	1.98	+1.98
	Democratic Labour	Brendan Cattell	1,509	1.82	+1.82
	Bullet Train	Tracey Powell	1,048	1.26	+1.26
	Christian Democrats	Frank Horwill	982	1.18	−2.03
Total formal votes			82,996	92.89	−0.77
Informal votes			6,357	7.11	+0.77
Turnout			89,353	94.53	+0.35
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sussan Ley	55,961	67.43	+2.92
	Labor	Gavin Hickey	27,035	32.57	−2.92
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.92

2010

2010 Australian federal election: Farrer[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Sussan Ley	42,646	51.41	−5.87
	Labor	Christian Emmery	20,981	25.29	−7.39
	Independent	Louise Burge	9,350	11.27	+11.27
	Greens	Peter Carruthers	4,880	5.88	+1.05
	Christian Democrats	James Male	2,664	3.21	+3.21
	Secular	Mathew Crothers	1,099	1.32	+1.32
		Jason Clancy	724	0.87	+0.87
	Democrats	Stephen Bingle	603	0.73	+0.73
Total formal votes			82,947	93.66	−2.51
Informal votes			5,611	6.34	+2.51
Turnout			88,558	94.15	−2.09
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sussan Ley	53,513	64.51	+3.32
	Labor	Christian Emmery	29,434	35.49	−3.32
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.32

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Sussan Ley	49,794	57.73	+5.90
	Labor	Chris Ryan	28,238	32.74	+6.30
	Greens	Darran Stonehouse	4,169	4.83	+1.28
	Family First	Rhonda Lever	2,657	3.08	+1.59
	Climate Conservatives	Douglas McGregor Henderson	1,088	1.26	+1.26
	CEC	Pat Mathers	313	0.36	-0.15
Total formal votes			86,259	96.18	+2.38
Informal votes			3,427	3.82	-2.38
Turnout			89,686	95.49	-0.52
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sussan Ley	52,766	61.17	-5.46
	Labor	Chris Ryan	33,493	38.83	+5.46
	Liberal hold		Swing	-5.46

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Sussan Ley	48,304	63.48	+25.82
	Labor	Nico Mathews	17,354	22.81	+1.85
	Greens	Bruce Rowston	2,732	3.59	+0.17
	Independent	John Burbidge	1,956	2.57	+2.57
	One Nation	Ray Jones	1,618	2.13	-4.22
	Family First	Jennifer Weller	1,395	1.83	+1.83
	Christian Democrats	Ian Paul Burn	1,275	1.68	+1.68
	Independent	Matt Morgan	682	0.90	+0.90
	Democrats	Frank Kovacs	463	0.61	-1.98
	CEC	Chris Lahy	318	0.42	+0.42
Total formal votes			76,097	93.30	-0.31
Informal votes			5,464	6.70	+0.31
Turnout			81,561	95.16	-0.42
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sussan Ley	53,129	69.82	+19.68
	Labor	Nico Mathews	22,968	30.18	+30.18
	Liberal hold		Swing	+19.68

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Sussan Ley	28,449	37.66	+33.30
	National	Bill Bott	17,641	23.36	-24.73
	Labor	Frank Millen	15,830	20.96	-3.79
	One Nation	Max Wilkinson	4,795	6.35	-7.61
	Greens	Chris Sobey	2,583	3.42	+3.23
	Democrats	Brett Paterson	1,959	2.59	-1.42
	Independent	Sue Taylor	1,254	1.66	+1.66
	Independent	Stuart Watson	1,068	1.41	+1.41
		Keith Kreutzberger	696	0.92	+0.92
	Independent	Tom Weyrich	485	0.64	+0.64
	Independent	Andrew Gibson	416	0.55	+0.55
	Independent	David Corbett	356	0.47	+0.47
Total formal votes			75,532	93.61	-2.37
Informal votes			5,156	6.39	+2.37
Turnout			80,688	96.04
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Sussan Ley	37,869	50.14	+50.14
	National	Bill Bott	37,663	49.86	-14.76
	Liberal gain from National		Swing	+50.14

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Tim Fischer	36,602	52.87	-13.46
	Labor	Vivien Voss	16,489	23.82	-0.85
	One Nation	Don McKinnon	9,664	13.96	+13.96
	Democrats	Rohan Sharp	2,940	4.25	-0.03
	Independent	Amanda Duncan-Strelec	2,234	3.23	+3.23
	Australia First	Cliff Broderick	728	1.05	+1.05
	CEC	Alan Boyd	329	0.48	+0.48
	No GST	Maurice Furlan	240	0.35	+0.35
Total formal votes			69,226	96.07	-0.51
Informal votes			2,830	3.93	+0.51
Turnout			72,056	95.91	-0.11
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Tim Fischer	44,733	64.62	-6.61
	Labor	Vivien Voss	24,493	35.38	+6.61
	National hold		Swing	-6.61

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Tim Fischer	47,231	66.34	+0.90
	Labor	Lynda Summers	17,563	24.67	-5.06
	Democrats	John Clancy	3,043	4.27	-0.56
	Independent	Peter Whitfield	1,337	1.88	+1.88
	Call to Australia	John Everingham	1,047	1.47	+1.47
	Independent	Luke Downing	979	1.38	+1.38
Total formal votes			71,200	96.59	-0.63
Informal votes			2,517	3.41	+0.63
Turnout			73,717	96.02	-0.19
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Tim Fischer	50,611	71.23	+3.80
	Labor	Lynda Summers	20,439	28.77	-3.80
	National hold		Swing	+3.80

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Tim Fischer	45,447	65.44	-2.33
	Labor	Bill Higgins	20,648	29.73	-2.49
	Democrats	Ian McKenzie	3,354	4.83	+4.83
Total formal votes			69,449	97.22	-0.33
Informal votes			1,987	2.78	+0.33
Turnout			71,436	96.21
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Tim Fischer	46,829	67.43	-0.34
	Labor	Bill Higgins	22,615	32.57	+0.34
	National hold		Swing	-0.34

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Tim Fischer	46,091	67.8	+9.6
	Labor	Bill Higgins	21,898	32.2	-0.4
Total formal votes			67,989	97.6
Informal votes			1,697	2.4
Turnout			69,686	95.6
	National hold		Swing	+2.6

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Tim Fischer	37,753	58.2	+14.8
	Labor	Barry Marks	21,129	32.6	-3.2
	Independent	Ray Brooks	5,977	9.2	+9.2
Total formal votes			64,859	96.2
Informal votes			2,536	3.8
Turnout			67,395	93.0
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Tim Fischer	42,302	65.2	+2.2
	Labor	Barry Marks	22,555	34.8	-2.2
	National hold		Swing	+2.2

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	National	Tim Fischer	26,986	43.4	+26.8
	Labor	Eric Thomas	22,238	35.8	-5.2
	Liberal	John Roach	12,915	20.8	-20.6
Total formal votes			62,139	95.9
Informal votes			2,638	4.1
Turnout			64,777	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Tim Fischer	38,166	63.0	+63.0
	Labor	Eric Thomas	23,020	37.0	-5.6
	National gain from Liberal		Swing	+63.0

1983

1983 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Wal Fife	40,060	57.4	-1.0
	Labor	Noel Diffey	27,168	38.9	+5.3
	Democrats	Scott Milne	1,872	2.7	-4.1
	Progress	Maureen Nathan	740	1.1	-0.1
Total formal votes			69,840	98.6
Informal votes			970	1.4
Turnout			70,810	95.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Wal Fife		59.5	-2.3
	Labor	Noel Diffey		40.5	+2.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	-2.3

1980

1980 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Wal Fife	39,670	58.4	-3.5
	Labor	Lloyd Elliott	22,856	33.6	+3.7
	Democrats	Rodney Dominish	4,613	6.8	+0.7
	Progress	Maureen Nathan	808	1.2	+0.2
Total formal votes			67,947	98.4
Informal votes			1,100	1.6
Turnout			69,047	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Wal Fife		61.8	-4.6
	Labor	Lloyd Elliott		38.2	+4.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-4.6

Elections in the 1970s

1977

1977 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Wal Fife	40,187	61.9	+11.5
	Labor	Donald Fleming	19,400	29.9	+0.2
	Democrats	Margaret Healey	3,962	6.1	+6.1
	Independent	Thomas Guy	718	1.1	+1.1
	Progress	Maureen Nathan	643	1.0	+0.1
Total formal votes			64,910	98.1
Informal votes			1,230	1.9
Turnout			66,140	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Wal Fife		66.4	-0.7
	Labor	Donald Fleming		33.6	+0.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.7

1975

1975 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Wal Fife	29,570	49.4	-6.1
	Labor	Patrick Brassil	18,100	30.4	-9.5
	National Country	Kevin Bowtell	10,403	17.5	+17.5
	Democratic Labor	Anthony Quinn	519	0.9	+0.9
	Workers	Arthur Robinson	514	0.9	+0.9
	Australia	Mike Donelan	413	0.7	-3.6
Total formal votes			59,519	98.6
Informal votes			867	1.4
Turnout			60,386	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Wal Fife		66.4	+9.3
	Labor	Patrick Brassil		33.6	-9.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+9.3

1974

1974 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	David Fairbairn	32,125	55.8	+7.9
	Labor	Kevin Esler	22,926	39.9	+1.6
	Australia	Peter Benton	2,477	4.3	-2.4
Total formal votes			57,528	98.6
Informal votes			795	1.4
Turnout			58,323	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Fairbairn		57.1	+1.1
	Labor	Kevin Esler		42.9	-1.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.1

1972

1972 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	David Fairbairn	24,096	47.9	-7.0
	Labor	Kevin Esler	19,276	38.3	+6.0
	Democratic Labor	Anthony Quinn	3,531	7.0	-0.4
	Australia	Mike Donelan	3,394	6.7	+6.7
Total formal votes			50,297	98.7
Informal votes			653	1.3
Turnout			50,950	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Fairbairn	28,145	56.0	-7.5
	Labor	Kevin Esler	22,152	44.0	+7.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-7.5

Elections in the 1960s

1969

1969 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	David Fairbairn	26,058	54.9	-11.0
	Labor	Noel Murray	15,324	32.3	+8.1
	Democratic Labor	James Keogh	3,507	7.4	-2.5
	Independent	John Ross	2,574	5.4	+5.4
Total formal votes			47,463	98.7
Informal votes			625	1.3
Turnout			48,088	95.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Fairbairn		63.5	-11.3
	Labor	Noel Murray		36.5	+11.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	-11.3

1966

1966 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	David Fairbairn	28,700	66.6	+7.7
	Labor	Alan Thomson	10,151	23.5	-8.3
	Democratic Labor	James Keogh	4,271	9.9	+0.6
Total formal votes			43,122	98.1
Informal votes			830	1.9
Turnout			43,952	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Fairbairn		75.5	+9.0
	Labor	Alan Thomson		24.5	-9.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+9.0

1963

1963 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	David Fairbairn	24,744	58.9	+3.2
	Labor	Herb McPherson	13,341	31.8	-2.3
	Democratic Labor	Lawrence Esler	3,901	9.3	-1.0
Total formal votes			41,986	99.1
Informal votes			384	0.9
Turnout			42,370	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Fairbairn		66.5	+2.4
	Labor	Herb McPherson		33.5	-2.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.4

1961

1961 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	David Fairbairn	22,707	55.7	-2.4
	Labor	Herb McPherson	13,899	34.1	+3.2
	Democratic Labor	William Brennan	4,195	10.3	-0.7
Total formal votes			40,801	98.4
Informal votes			678	1.6
Turnout			41,479	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Fairbairn		64.1	-3.0
	Labor	Herb McPherson		35.9	+3.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	-3.0

Elections in the 1950s

1958

1958 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	David Fairbairn	23,395	58.1	-7.8
	Labor	Robert Garland	12,441	30.9	-3.2
	Democratic Labor	William Brennan	4,412	11.0	+11.0
Total formal votes			40,248	97.9
Informal votes			850	2.1
Turnout			41,098	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Fairbairn		67.1	+1.2
	Labor	Robert Garland		32.9	-1.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.2

1955

1955 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	David Fairbairn	25,805	65.9	+8.8
	Labor	Robert Garland	13,361	34.1	-8.8
Total formal votes			39,166	97.9
Informal votes			855	2.1
Turnout			40,021	95.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.8

1954

1954 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	David Fairbairn	22,668	57.1	+0.7
	Labor	Daniel Byrnes	17,005	42.9	-0.7
Total formal votes			39,673	99.2
Informal votes			339	0.8
Turnout			40,012	96.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.7

1951

1951 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	David Fairbairn	21,678	56.4	+18.2
	Labor	Daniel Byrnes	26,744	43.6	+4.3
Total formal votes			38,422	98.5
Informal votes			570	1.5
Turnout			38,992	96.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	-2.4

Elections in the 1940s

1949

1949 Australian federal election: Farrer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Thomas McGrath	14,853	39.3	-7.0
	Liberal	David Fairbairn	14,425	38.2	+20.4
	Country	John Mackay	8,099	21.4	-14.1
	Communist	Bill Gollan	419	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			37,796	98.3
Informal votes			665	1.7
Turnout			38,461	97.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Fairbairn	22,222	58.8	+58.8
	Labor	Thomas McGrath	15,574	41.2	-7.2
	Liberal gain from Country		Swing	+58.8

References

Farrer, NSW, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
Farrer, NSW, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
2013 results for Farrer, AEC.
"2010 results for Farrer". AEC.

Australian Electoral Commission. Federal election results
Carr, Adam. Psephos

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[1] Farrer, NSW, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.

[2] Farrer, NSW, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.

[3] 2013 results for Farrer, AEC.

[4] "2010 results for Farrer". AEC.