Electoral results for the Division of Dundas

Last updated May 31, 2022

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Dundas in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1977 until its abolition in 1993.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Philip Ruddock	Liberal	1977—1993

Election results

Elections in the 1990s

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Dundas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Philip Ruddock	30,887	49.4	-8.0
	Labor	Richard Talbot	19,191	30.7	-2.7
	Democrats	Peter Reddy	7,447	11.9	+2.7
	Call to Australia	Bruce Coleman	1,559	2.5	+2.5
	Independent	Alec Preda	1,499	2.4	+2.4
	Independent	Barry Liggins	1,376	2.2	+2.2
	Independent	John Wilson	513	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			62,472	97.4
Informal votes			1,674	2.6
Turnout			64,146	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Philip Ruddock	36,945	59.3	-1.7
	Labor	Richard Talbot	25,314	40.7	+1.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.7

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Dundas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Philip Ruddock	35,747	57.4	+2.2
	Labor	Veronica Husted	20,786	33.4	-2.6
	Democrats	Robert Springett	5,738	9.2	+0.4
Total formal votes			62,271	96.5
Informal votes			2,257	3.5
Turnout			64,528	93.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Philip Ruddock	38,010	61.0	+2.1
	Labor	Veronica Husted	24,261	39.0	-2.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.1

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Dundas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Philip Ruddock	33,846	55.2	+0.6
	Labor	Margaret Blaxell	22,076	36.0	-3.9
	Democrats	John Tuminello	5,400	8.8	+3.3
Total formal votes			61,322	95.3
Informal votes			3,011	4.7
Turnout			64,333	94.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Philip Ruddock	36,099	58.9	+2.1
	Labor	Margaret Blaxell	25,223	41.1	-2.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.1

1983

1983 Australian federal election: Dundas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Philip Ruddock	33,509	50.1	-3.1
	Labor	Margaret Blaxell	29,727	44.4	+6.7
	Democrats	John Tumminello	3,712	5.5	-1.8
Total formal votes			66,948	98.3
Informal votes			1,133	1.7
Turnout			68,081	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Philip Ruddock	35,299	52.7	-5.7
	Labor	Margaret Blaxell	31,649	47.3	+5.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	-5.7

1980

1980 Australian federal election: Dundas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Philip Ruddock	35,836	53.2	-0.6
	Labor	Margery Hourihan	25,407	37.7	+3.8
	Democrats	Stephen Bastian	4,922	7.3	-2.3
	Progress	Archibald Brown	1,243	1.8	-0.9
Total formal votes			67,408	97.8
Informal votes			1,499	2.2
Turnout			68,907	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Philip Ruddock		58.4	-1.7
	Labor	Margery Hourihan		41.6	+1.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	-1.7

Elections in the 1970s

1977

1977 Australian federal election: Dundas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Philip Ruddock	36,427	53.8	-4.4
	Labor	Russell Rollason	22,980	33.9	-4.9
	Democrats	Brendan Mohide	6,484	9.6	+9.6
	Progress	Malcolm McKinnon	1,824	2.7	+2.7
Total formal votes			67,715	98.0
Informal votes			1,395	2.0
Turnout			69,110	95.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Philip Ruddock		60.1	+0.1
	Labor	Russell Rollason		39.9	-0.1
	Liberal notional hold		Swing	+0.1

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References

Australian Electoral Commission. Federal election results
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