Electoral results for the Division of Mackellar

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

Contents

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  Bill Wentworth Liberal 1949–1977
  Independent 1977–1977
  Jim Carlton Liberal 1977–1994
Bronwyn Bishop 1994–2016
Jason Falinski 2016–2022
  Sophie Scamps Independent 2022–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022

2022 Australian federal election: Mackellar [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jason Falinski 40,99341.41−11.60
Independent Sophie Scamps 37,72438.11+38.11
Labor Paula Goodman8,1628.25−8.69
Greens Ethan Hrnjak6,0326.09−5.39
United Australia Christopher Ball2,8812.91+0.55
One Nation Darren Dickson2,6242.65+2.65
TNL Barry Steele5750.58+0.58
Total formal votes98,99196.22+0.93
Informal votes3,8843.78−0.93
Turnout 102,87592.54−0.51
Notional two-party-preferred count
Liberal Jason Falinski 58,01258.60−4.62
Labor Paula Goodman40,97941.40+4.62
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Sophie Scamps 51,97352.50+52.50
Liberal Jason Falinski 47,01847.50−15.73
Independent gain from Liberal  

Elections in the 2010s

2019

2019 Australian federal election: Mackellar [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jason Falinski 52,08853.01+1.84
Labor Declan Steele16,64816.94−0.38
Independent Alice Thompson11,97512.19+12.19
Greens Pru Wawn11,28311.48−2.57
Sustainable Australia Suzanne Daly2,5502.60+2.60
United Australia David Lyon2,3172.36+2.36
Christian Democrats Greg Levett1,4011.43−1.13
Total formal votes98,26295.29+0.55
Informal votes4,8574.71−0.55
Turnout 103,11993.05+1.39
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jason Falinski 62,12463.22−2.52
Labor Declan Steele36,13836.78+2.52
Liberal hold Swing −2.52

2016

2016 Australian federal election: Mackellar [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jason Falinski 48,10351.17−11.26
Labor Rhonda Funnell16,28617.32+0.08
Greens Mike Hall13,20414.05−0.14
Independent Jim Ball 6,7977.23+7.23
Independent Julie Hegarty4,5424.83+4.83
Independent Liam Gavin2,6692.84+2.84
Christian Democrats Annie Wright2,4112.56+0.58
Total formal votes94,01294.74+0.49
Informal votes5,2235.26−0.49
Turnout 99,23591.66−1.94
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jason Falinski 61,80065.74−3.10
Labor Rhonda Funnell32,21234.26+3.10
Liberal hold Swing −3.10

2013

2013 Australian federal election: Mackellar [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 56,52162.43+0.31
Labor Chris Hedge15,60617.24−3.86
Greens Jonathan King 12,84314.19−2.58
Palmer United Debra Drummond3,7714.17+4.17
Christian Democrats Silvana Nero1,7911.98+1.98
Total formal votes90,53294.25−0.55
Informal votes5,5255.75+0.55
Turnout 96,05793.40+0.14
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 62,32268.84+3.12
Labor Chris Hedge28,21031.16−3.12
Liberal hold Swing +3.12

2010

2010 Australian federal election: Mackellar [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 54,11062.12+5.74
Labor Linda Beattie18,38121.10−3.33
Greens Jonathan King 14,60916.77+5.08
Total formal votes87,10094.80−0.53
Informal votes4,7805.20+0.53
Turnout 91,88093.23−2.05
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 57,24565.72+3.34
Labor Linda Beattie29,85534.28−3.34
Liberal hold Swing +3.34

Elections in the 2000s

2007

2007 Australian federal election: Mackellar [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 47,34356.41−0.62
Labor Chris Sharpe20,43924.35+4.24
Greens Craige McWhirter9,84011.72+1.19
Christian Democrats Mike Hubbard1,9552.33+2.33
Climate Change John Adams1,7722.11+2.11
Independent Matt McLellan1,6511.97+1.97
Democrats Clinton Barnes9331.11−0.29
Total formal votes83,93395.29+0.11
Informal votes4,1504.71−0.11
Turnout 88,08395.32+1.86
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 52,39562.42−3.04
Labor Chris Sharpe31,53837.58+3.04
Liberal hold Swing -3.04

2004

2004 Australian federal election: Mackellar [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 44,77857.26−0.38
Labor Chris Sharpe15,49219.81+0.91
Greens Christian Downie8,19310.48+2.41
Independent Robert Dunn6,0507.74+7.74
Family First Roz Trestrail1,3181.69+1.69
Independent Stephen Wells1,2311.57+1.57
Democrats Mario Nicotra1,1331.45−8.01
Total formal votes78,19595.24−0.10
Informal votes3,9054.76+0.10
Turnout 82,10094.16−0.20
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 51,41565.75−1.12
Labor Chris Sharpe26,78034.25+1.12
Liberal hold Swing -1.12

2001

2001 Australian federal election: Mackellar [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 44,85457.64+2.51
Labor Ben Carpentier14,70818.90+0.11
Democrats Vicki Dimond7,3659.46+0.01
Greens Andrea Pape6,2778.07+4.75
One Nation Peter Cuthbertson2,1822.80−4.18
Independent George May1,2651.63+1.63
Against Further Immigration Tom Moody1,1711.50+1.50
Total formal votes77,82295.34−1.14
Informal votes3,8014.66+1.14
Turnout 81,62394.67
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 52,03966.87−0.26
Labor Ben Carpentier25,78333.13+0.26
Liberal hold Swing -0.26

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Mackellar [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 39,96653.68−0.98
Labor Nick Lorentzen14,60519.62+0.11
Democrats Vicki Dimond7,1049.54−1.40
One Nation John Webeck5,3557.19+7.19
Independent Bob Ellis 4,7296.35+6.35
Greens Trevor Ockenden2,5003.36−0.97
Stephen Doric1930.26+0.26
Total formal votes74,45296.41−0.29
Informal votes2,7703.59+0.29
Turnout 77,22294.67−1.80
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 48,87465.64−0.88
Labor Nick Lorentzen25,57834.36+0.88
Liberal hold Swing -0.88

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Mackellar [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 40,88654.66−1.95
Labor Ross McLoughlin14,59019.51−13.73
Democrats Vicki Dimond8,18810.95+3.87
Greens Chris Cairns3,2364.33+4.33
Against Further Immigration John Bridge2,9093.89+3.89
Independent Anne Ellis2,8483.81+3.81
Call to Australia Rick Bristow1,3691.83+0.10
Reclaim Australia Rodney Smith6310.84+0.84
Natural Law Stephen Doric1440.19−1.16
Total formal votes74,80196.71−0.29
Informal votes2,5473.29+0.29
Turnout 77,34896.47+0.69
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 49,34166.53+5.37
Labor Ross McLoughlin24,82733.47−5.37
Liberal hold Swing +5.37

1994 by-election

1994 Mackellar by-election [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 34,99952.25−4.36
Independent Bob Ellis 15,50123.14+23.14
Against Further Immigration John Phillips5,4648.16+8.16
Greens Fiona E. McLeod3,9405.88+5.88
Democrats Brian Johnson3,8515.75−1.33
Independent Stephen Ross Wells2,0633.08+3.08
Republican Peter Consandine5860.87+0.87
Godfrey Bigot5820.87+0.87
Total formal votes66,98696.85−0.15
Informal votes2,1813.15+0.15
Turnout 69,16787.63−8.14
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal Bronwyn Bishop 40,32860.27−0.89
Independent Bob Ellis 26,58739.73+39.73
Liberal hold Swing N/A
Jim Carlton (Liberal) resigned.

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Mackellar [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jim Carlton 41,10056.61+5.27
Labor Charles Wild24,12633.23+8.08
Democrats Brian Johnson5,1397.08−10.52
Call to Australia Lesley Maher1,2531.73+0.11
Natural Law Valdamar Kurylenko9811.35+1.35
Total formal votes72,59997.00−0.26
Informal votes2,2473.00+0.26
Turnout 74,84695.77
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Carlton 44,39461.16−0.51
Labor Charles Wild28,19338.84+0.51
Liberal hold Swing -0.51

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Mackellar [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jim Carlton 31,77350.4−6.5
Labor Adam Hatcher15,88625.2−5.9
Democrats Jonathan King 11,59518.4+8.4
Independent Maurice Foley1,9763.1+1.0
Call to Australia Muriel O'Neill1,1641.8+1.8
Australian Gruen Brad Hogarth6481.0+1.0
Total formal votes63,04297.2
Informal votes1,8282.8
Turnout 64,87094.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Carlton 38,35861.1−2.1
Labor Adam Hatcher24,47238.9+2.1
Liberal hold Swing -2.1

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Mackellar [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jim Carlton 35,22556.9+2.8
Labor Eileen Blackmore19,25431.1−3.9
Democrats Graeme Maclennan6,18910.0+0.7
Independent Maurice Foley1,2742.1+0.4
Total formal votes61,94296.0
Informal votes2,5844.0
Turnout 64,52693.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Carlton 39,13763.2+3.1
Labor Eileen Blackmore22,79936.8−3.1
Liberal hold Swing +3.1

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Mackellar [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jim Carlton 31,87554.1−2.5
Labor Tim Cusack20,61435.0−0.9
Democrats Graeme Maclennan5,4729.3+3.1
Independent Maurice Foley9771.7+0.5
Total formal votes58,93894.1
Informal votes3,6905.9
Turnout 62,62893.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Carlton 35,43660.1+0.4
Labor Tim Cusack23,50039.9−0.4
Liberal hold Swing +0.4

1983

1983 Australian federal election: Mackellar [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jim Carlton 36,58755.6−4.6
Labor Keith Jackson 24,29236.9+5.2
Democrats Robert Williams4,0556.2−1.9
Independent Maurice Foley8131.2+1.2
Total formal votes65,74798.1
Informal votes1,2531.9
Turnout 67,00094.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Carlton 58.7−4.8
Labor Keith Jackson41.3+4.8
Liberal hold Swing -4.8

1980

1980 Australian federal election: Mackellar [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jim Carlton 38,92260.2+4.8
Labor Kevin Mason20,51331.7+3.5
Democrats Robert Williams5,2228.1−3.1
Total formal votes64,65797.3
Informal votes1,7852.7
Turnout 66,44293.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Carlton 63.5−0.8
Labor Kevin Mason36.5+0.8
Liberal hold Swing -0.8

Elections in the 1970s

1977

1977 Australian federal election: Mackellar [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jim Carlton 36,06455.4−7.4
Labor John Barclay18,32928.2−1.9
Democrats Robert Williams7,26211.2+11.2
Independent Ronald Davis1,6042.5+2.5
Progress John Booth1,0001.5−3.5
Independent Barry Geyle6211.0+1.0
Independent Thomas Mellor1850.3+0.3
Total formal votes65,06597.5
Informal votes1,6822.5
Turnout 66.74793.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Jim Carlton 64.3−2.7
Labor John Barclay35.7+2.7
Liberal hold Swing -2.7

1975

1975 Australian federal election: Mackellar [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bill Wentworth 43,53661.4+6.2
Labor Kevin Mason22,33031.5−8.8
Workers Barry Bracken3,5765.0+5.0
Independent Jennifer Sheehan1,4082.0+2.0
Total formal votes70,85098.3
Informal votes1,1891.7
Turnout 72,03995.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Wentworth 65.6+8.6
Labor Kevin Mason34.4−8.6
Liberal hold Swing +8.6

1974

1974 Australian federal election: Mackellar [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bill Wentworth 36,69755.2+7.1
Labor Evan Davies26,77240.3+3.8
Australia Noel Gash2,9874.5−7.2
Total formal votes66,45698.6
Informal votes9491.4
Turnout 67,40593.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Wentworth 57.0+1.8
Labor Evan Davies43.0−1.8
Liberal hold Swing +1.8

1972

1972 Australian federal election: Mackellar [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bill Wentworth 28,67748.1−8.6
Labor Evan Davies21,74436.5−1.4
Australia Richard Jones 6,95611.7+11.7
Democratic Labor Thomas Colman1,9713.3−2.1
Independent Norman Ward2840.5+0.5
Total formal votes59,63298.3
Informal votes1,0011.7
Turnout 60,63394.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Wentworth 55.2−5.8
Labor Evan Davies44.8+5.8
Liberal hold Swing -5.8

Elections in the 1960s

1969

1969 Australian federal election: Mackellar [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bill Wentworth 29,13656.7−10.3
Labor William Bramwell19,51637.9+15.5
Democratic Labor Thomas Colman2,7755.4+1.9
Total formal votes51,42798.0
Informal votes1,0602.0
Turnout 52,48794.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Wentworth 61.0−11.0
Labor William Bramwell39.0+11.0
Liberal hold Swing -11.0

1966

1966 Australian federal election: Mackellar [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bill Wentworth 44,98065.9+3.7
Labor Kenneth McLean16,01823.5−6.8
Liberal Reform Group Peter Allison4,5346.6+6.6
Democratic Labor Philip Cohen2,6994.0−0.5
Total formal votes68,23196.9
Informal votes2,2063.1
Turnout 70,43794.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Wentworth 70.9+4.8
Labor Kenneth McLean29.1−4.8
Liberal hold Swing +4.8

1963

1963 Australian federal election: Mackellar [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bill Wentworth 37,82762.2+8.1
Labor Mabel Elliott18,44030.3−4.6
Democratic Labor Philip Cohen2,7254.5−1.0
Communist Hugh Begg1,8343.0−2.5
Total formal votes60,82698.3
Informal votes1,0551.7
Turnout 61,88194.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Wentworth 66.1+7.2
Labor Mabel Elliott33.9−7.2
Liberal hold Swing +7.2

1961

1961 Australian federal election: Mackellar [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bill Wentworth 29,24854.1−4.9
Labor Mabel Elliott18,87234.9+4.6
Democratic Labor Philip Cohen2,9835.5+0.8
Communist Hugh Begg2,9715.5−0.4
Total formal votes54,07497.5
Informal votes1,3822.5
Turnout 55,45694.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Wentworth 58.9−4.4
Labor Mabel Elliott41.1+4.4
Liberal hold Swing -4.4

Elections in the 1950s

1958

1958 Australian federal election: Mackellar [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bill Wentworth 27,25859.0−3.1
Labor Mabel Elliott14,00230.3−0.1
Communist Hugh Begg2,7345.9−1.6
Democratic Labor Ann Macken2,1704.7+4.7
Total formal votes46,16496.7
Informal votes1,5893.3
Turnout 47,75393.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Wentworth 63.3+0.4
Labor Mabel Elliott36.7−0.4
Liberal hold Swing +0.4

1955

1955 Australian federal election: Mackellar [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bill Wentworth 25,55362.1+2.6
Labor Norman McAlpine12,52530.4−5.6
Communist Frank Hardy 3,0877.5+3.1
Total formal votes41,16597.0
Informal votes1,2553.0
Turnout 42,42095.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Wentworth 62.9+1.3
Labor Norman McAlpine37.1−1.3
Liberal hold Swing +1.3

1954

1954 Australian federal election: Mackellar [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bill Wentworth 28,54659.8−3.3
Labor Francis Neate17,07235.8−1.1
Communist Ray Clarke2,1204.4+4.4
Total formal votes47,73898.7
Informal votes6501.3
Turnout 48,38895.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Bill Wentworth 60.2−2.9
Labor Francis Neate39.8+2.9
Liberal hold Swing -2.9

1951

1951 Australian federal election: Mackellar [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bill Wentworth 26,83263.1+0.5
Labor Thomas Sherley15,68436.9−0.5
Total formal votes42,51698.8
Informal votes9532.2
Turnout 43,46995.2
Liberal hold Swing +0.5

Elections in the 1940s

1949

1949 Australian federal election: Mackellar [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bill Wentworth 25,67862.6+7.2
Labor James Mitchell15,31437.4−7.2
Total formal votes40,99297.5
Informal votes1,0682.5
Turnout 42,06096.2
Liberal notional  hold Swing +7.2

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