Electoral results for the Division of Bonython

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This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Bonython in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1955 until its abolition in 2004.

Contents

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  Norman Makin Labor 1955–1963
  Martin Nicholls Labor 1963–1977
  Neal Blewett Labor 1977–1994
  Martyn Evans Labor 1994–2004

Election results

Elections in the 2000s

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Bonython
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Martyn Evans 35,81347.36−2.42
Liberal Brenton Chomel21,82228.86+3.81
Democrats Mark Dennis7,98410.56+1.26
One Nation John Mahoney4,8256.38−8.23
No GST Rita Hunt3,0664.05+4.05
Greens Lisa Blake2,1022.78+2.78
Total formal votes75,61292.67−1.87
Informal votes5,9847.33+1.87
Turnout 81,59696.00
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Martyn Evans 45,68860.42−2.89
Liberal Brenton Chomel29,92439.58+2.89
Labor hold Swing −2.89

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Bonython
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Martyn Evans 35,96150.52+0.93
Liberal Phil Newton17,25324.24−6.75
One Nation Ted Shaw10,54214.81+14.81
Democrats Robert Fisher6,5399.19−5.27
Australia First Dave Carter8911.25+1.25
Total formal votes71,18694.47−0.69
Informal votes4,1705.53+0.69
Turnout 73,35695.69−0.56
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Martyn Evans 45,93564.53+5.07
Liberal Phil Newton25,25135.47−5.07
Labor hold Swing +5.07

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Bonython
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Martyn Evans 34,92649.59−6.01
Liberal Chris Bodinar21,82430.99+2.30
Democrats Chris Kennedy10,18514.46+5.01
Greens Maya O'Leary2,1413.04+3.04
Michael Brander1,3571.93+1.93
Total formal votes70,43395.15+0.40
Informal votes3,5884.85−0.40
Turnout 74,02196.25+1.62
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Martyn Evans 41,67559.46−5.29
Liberal Chris Bodinar28,41440.54+5.29
Labor hold Swing −5.29

1994 by-election

This section is an excerpt from 1994 Bonython by-election § Results.[ edit ]
Bonython by-election, 1994 [1] [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Martyn Evans 29,09745.92−9.68
Liberal Andy Markwell20,39832.19+3.50
Grey Power George Bell4,6597.35+7.35
Against Further Immigration Denis McCormack4,3236.82+6.82
Democrats Philip Newey3,9606.25−3.20
Independent Jack Webb9231.46+1.46
Total formal votes63,36094.45−0.01
Informal votes3,7225.55+0.01
Turnout 67,08286.59−8.04
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Martyn Evans 36,01356.90−7.85
Liberal Andy Markwell27,28443.10+7.85
Labor hold Swing −7.85

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Bonython
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Neal Blewett 38,82055.60+3.52
Liberal Ian Brookfield20,03228.69+2.30
Democrats Colin Maas6,5969.45−8.80
Independent Tony Rocca1,9942.86+2.86
Call to Australia Dennis Hood 1,0991.57−1.71
Natural Law Eamon McAleer6670.96+0.96
Independent Bruce Hannaford6150.88+0.88
Total formal votes69,82394.75−0.21
Informal votes3,8705.25+0.21
Turnout 73,69394.63
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Neal Blewett 45,17464.75−0.92
Liberal Ian Brookfield24,59835.25+0.92
Labor hold Swing −0.92

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Bonython
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Neal Blewett 36,32652.1−9.2
Liberal Natalie Richardson18,21626.2+1.9
Democrats Colin Maas12,78218.3+8.8
Call to Australia Bruce Hannaford2,3343.4+3.4
Total formal votes69,65895.0
Informal votes3,6355.0
Turnout 73,29396.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Neal Blewett 45,83765.9−2.2
Liberal Natalie Richardson23,72234.1+2.2
Labor hold Swing −2.2

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Bonython
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Neal Blewett 38,15061.3−2.7
Liberal Bernhard Buechner15,11524.3−2.3
Democrats Colin Maas5,8879.5+0.1
National Cathryn Linedale2,2333.6+3.6
Unite Australia John Longhurst8251.3+1.3
Total formal votes62,21091.6
Informal votes5,7008.4
Turnout 67,91093.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Neal Blewett 42,33868.1−0.8
Liberal Bernhard Buechner19,86231.9+0.8
Labor hold Swing −0.8

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Bonython
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Neal Blewett 35,81764.0−0.7
Liberal Graham Sara14,90226.6+0.1
Democrats John Longhurst5,2799.4+0.6
Total formal votes55,99888.1
Informal votes7,57311.9
Turnout 63,57194.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Neal Blewett 38,57868.9−1.1
Liberal Graham Sara17,41831.1+1.1
Labor hold Swing −1.1

1983

1983 Australian federal election: Bonython
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Neal Blewett 48,09760.5+6.1
Liberal Neville Joyce24,39130.7−2.0
Democrats John Longhurst7,0068.8−2.3
Total formal votes79,49497.1
Informal votes2,3402.9
Turnout 81,83494.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Neal Blewett 65.8+3.4
Liberal Neville Joyce34.2−3.4
Labor hold Swing +3.4

1980

1980 Australian federal election: Bonython
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Neal Blewett 40,82554.4+3.9
Liberal Mark Mau24,50732.7+1.9
Democrats John Longhurst8,28811.1−7.5
Socialist Labour John Villain7161.0+1.0
Progressive Conservative Donald Keitel6560.9+0.9
Total formal votes74,99296.7
Informal votes2,5353.3
Turnout 77,52794.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Neal Blewett 62.4+2.6
Liberal Mark Mau37.6−2.6
Labor hold Swing +2.6

Elections in the 1970s

1977

1977 Australian federal election: Bonython
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Neal Blewett 33,77250.5+2.1
Liberal Brian Marsden20,59530.8−8.9
Democrats John Longhurst12,45718.6+18.6
Total formal votes66,82496.0
Informal votes2,8144.0
Turnout 69,63894.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Neal Blewett 59.8+6.1
Liberal Brian Marsden40.2−6.1
Labor hold Swing +6.1

1975

1975 Australian federal election: Bonython
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Martin Nicholls 41,36350.7−9.7
Liberal Alan Irving30,56837.4+16.7
Liberal Movement John Longhurst5,6056.9−1.4
Communist Robert Durbridge4,0995.0+5.0
Total formal votes81,63596.8
Informal votes2,7273.2
Turnout 84,36296.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Martin Nicholls 56.0−9.6
Liberal Alan Irving44.0+9.6
Labor hold Swing −9.6

1974

1974 Australian federal election: Bonython
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Martin Nicholls 44,72360.4−1.3
Liberal Rudolph Masopust15,31020.7−10.0
Liberal Movement Jan Staska6,1318.3+8.3
Australia Derek Ball3,9695.4+5.4
Country Alan Irving3,9005.3+5.3
Total formal votes74,03396.8
Informal votes2,4733.2
Turnout 76,50696.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Martin Nicholls 65.6+1.5
Liberal Rudolph Masopust34.4−1.5
Labor hold Swing +1.5

1972

1972 Australian federal election: Bonython
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Martin Nicholls 37,75261.7−2.1
Liberal Rudolph Masopust18,77730.7+4.3
Independent Frank Lawrence2,8944.7+4.7
Democratic Labor Peter Meredith1,7472.9+0.9
Total formal votes61,17096.6
Informal votes2,1683.4
Turnout 63,33894.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Martin Nicholls 64.1−3.5
Liberal Rudolph Masopust35.9+3.5
Labor hold Swing −3.5

Elections in the 1960s

1969

1969 Australian federal election: Bonython
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Martin Nicholls 31,29663.8+17.0
Liberal Rudolph Masopust12,96226.4−17.6
Social Credit Frank Lawrence3,7577.7+2.1
Democratic Labor Peter Meredith1,0042.0−1.5
Total formal votes49,01996.5
Informal votes1,7933.5
Turnout 50,81295.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Martin Nicholls 67.6+17.1
Liberal Rudolph Masopust32.4−17.1
Labor hold Swing +17.1

1966

1966 Australian federal election: Bonython
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Martin Nicholls 40,13349.5−21.4
Liberal John Kershaw33,49341.3+41.3
Social Credit Luke Horan4,5495.6+5.6
Democratic Labor Edward Timlin2,8563.5−18.4
Total formal votes81,03196.1
Informal votes3,2933.9
Turnout 84,32495.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Martin Nicholls 52.9−24.5
Liberal John Kershaw47.1+47.1
Labor hold Swing −24.5

1963

1963 Australian federal election: Bonython
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Martin Nicholls 45,53770.9+7.7
Democratic Labor Edward Timlin14,08421.9+15.9
Communist Alan Miller4,6387.2+6.0
Total formal votes64,25994.7
Informal votes3,5725.3
Turnout 67,83196.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Martin Nicholls 77.4+9.7
Democratic Labor Edward Timlin22.6+22.6
Labor hold Swing +9.7

1961

1961 Australian federal election: Bonython
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Norman Makin 35,24563.2+1.9
Liberal Margaret McLachlan 13,56224.3−4.1
Democratic Labor Edward Timlin3,3316.0+1.1
Independent Thomas Ellis2,9385.3+5.3
Communist Alan Miller6951.2−4.3
Total formal votes55,77195.4
Informal votes2,6594.6
Turnout 58,43095.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Norman Makin 67.7+1.4
Liberal Margaret McLachlan 32.3−1.4
Labor hold Swing +1.4

Elections in the 1950s

1958

1958 Australian federal election: Bonython
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Norman Makin 27,59861.3−8.1
Liberal Thomas Foale12,78128.4−2.2
Communist Joseph Buchanan2,4705.5+5.5
Democratic Labor Edward Timlin2,2065.5+5.5
Total formal votes45,05595.8
Informal votes1,9764.2
Turnout 47,03196.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Norman Makin 66.3−3.1
Liberal Thomas Foale33.7+3.1
Labor hold Swing −3.1

1955

1955 Australian federal election: Bonython
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Norman Makin 24,35069.4+5.4
Liberal John Mathwin 10,72330.6−5.1
Total formal votes35,07395.6
Informal votes1,6164.4
Turnout 36,68995.6
Labor notional  hold Swing +5.4

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