Electoral results for the Division of St George

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of St George in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1949 until its abolition in 1993.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	Bill Graham	Liberal	1949–1954
	Nelson Lemmon	Labor	1954–1955
	Bill Graham	Liberal	1955–1958
	Lionel Clay	Labor	1958–1963
	Len Bosman	Liberal	1963–1969
	Bill Morrison	Labor	1969–1975
	Maurice Neil	Liberal	1975–1980
	Bill Morrison	Labor	1980–1984
	Stephen Dubois	Labor	1984–1993

Election results

Elections in the 1990s

1990

1990 Australian federal election: St George   ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Stephen Dubois	31,064	49.3	-0.5
	Liberal	Alan Smith	23,060	36.6	-6.8
	Democrats	John Mukai	6,086	9.7	+4.5
	Australian Gruen	Don Collingridge	1,430	2.3	+2.3
	Grey Power	Brian Howard	579	0.9	+0.9
	New Australia	John Brkich	417	0.7	+0.7
	Democratic Socialist	Colin Hesse	392	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			63,028	95.1
Informal votes			3,264	4.9
Turnout			66,292	96.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Stephen Dubois	36,309	57.8	+4.1
	Liberal	Alan Smith	26,548	42.2	-4.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.1

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: St George   ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Stephen Dubois	30,829	49.8	-3.2
	Liberal	Gary Rush	26,869	43.4	+3.2
	Democrats	Garry Dalrymple	3,241	5.2	+1.0
	Independent	Brian Compton	927	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			61,866	93.9
Informal votes			4,015	6.1
Turnout			65,881	93.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Stephen Dubois	33,209	53.7	-2.8
	Liberal	Gary Rush	28,651	46.3	+2.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.8

1984

1984 Australian federal election: St George   ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Stephen Dubois	32,417	53.0	-4.7
	Liberal	Bob Gemell	24,612	40.2	+3.3
	Democrats	Paul Terrett	2,599	4.2	+2.3
	Independent	Stanley Duncan	1,008	1.6	+1.6
	Independent	Brian Compton	521	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			61,157	92.2
Informal votes			5,206	7.8
Turnout			66,363	94.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Stephen Dubois	34,560	56.5	-3.9
	Liberal	Bob Gemell	26,587	43.5	+3.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.9

1983

1983 Australian federal election: St George   ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Morrison	37,570	57.8	+4.4
	Liberal	George James	23,933	36.8	-6.0
	Independent	Brian Compton	1,806	2.8	+2.8
	Democrats	Ronald Kirkwood	1,210	1.9	-1.9
	Socialist Workers	Dorothy Tumney	477	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			64,996	97.3
Informal votes			1,809	2.7
Turnout			66,805	95.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Morrison		60.5	+4.4
	Liberal	George James		39.5	-4.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.4

1980

1980 Australian federal election: St George   ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Morrison	34,855	53.4	+8.3
	Liberal	Maurice Neil	27,946	42.8	-5.1
	Democrats	Beverley Davis	2,509	3.8	-2.5
Total formal votes			65,310	97.5
Informal votes			1,680	2.5
Turnout			66,990	94.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Morrison		56.1	+8.1
	Liberal	Maurice Neil		43.9	-8.1
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+8.1

Elections in the 1970s

1977

1977 Australian federal election: St George   ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Maurice Neil	32,078	47.9	-1.1
	Labor	Tony Whitlam	30,227	45.1	-3.6
	Democrats	Ronald Kirkwood	4,243	6.3	+6.3
	Progress	David Kriss	441	0.7	-1.6
Total formal votes			66,989	97.4
Informal votes			1,784	2.6
Turnout			68,773	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Maurice Neil	34,827	52.0	+2.0
	Labor	Tony Whitlam	32,162	48.0	-2.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.0

1975

1975 Australian federal election: St George   ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Maurice Neil	28,371	49.0	+5.4
	Labor	Bill Morrison	28,203	48.7	-6.3
	Workers	Keith Gleeson	1,338	2.3	+2.3
Total formal votes			57,912	98.3
Informal votes			1,006	1.7
Turnout			58,918	96.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Maurice Neil	28,984	50.0	+5.8
	Labor	Bill Morrison	28,928	50.0	-5.8
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+5.8

1974

1974 Australian federal election: St George   ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Morrison	31,121	55.0	+2.0
	Liberal	Brian Booth	24,696	43.6	+2.5
	Australia	Harry Jagers	788	1.4	-0.8
Total formal votes			56,605	98.4
Informal votes			931	1.6
Turnout			57,536	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Morrison		55.8	+0.8
	Liberal	Brian Booth		44.2	-0.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.8

1972

1972 Australian federal election: St George   ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Morrison	28,384	53.0	+4.8
	Liberal	Len Bosman	22,013	41.1	-5.1
	Democratic Labor	Doris Allison	1,754	3.3	-0.1
	Australia	Christopher Owens	1,165	2.2	+0.8
	Independent	Charles Bellchambers	206	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			53,522	97.8
Informal votes			1,200	2.2
Turnout			54,722	96.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Morrison		55.0	+4.9
	Liberal	Len Bosman		45.0	-4.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.9

Elections in the 1960s

1969

1969 Australian federal election: St George   ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Morrison	25,918	48.2	+10.2
	Liberal	Len Bosman	24,822	46.2	-8.3
	Democratic Labor	Henry Bader	1,805	3.4	-0.8
	Australia	Christopher Owens	741	1.4	+1.4
	Independent	Archibald Lawless	249	0.5	+0.5
	Independent	Emanuel Said	198	0.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			53,733	96.7
Informal votes			1,838	3.3
Turnout			55,571	95.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bill Morrison	26,901	50.1	+9.6
	Liberal	Len Bosman	26,832	49.9	-9.6
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+9.6

1966

1966 Australian federal election: St George   ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Len Bosman	22,091	54.5	+4.4
	Labor	Malcolm Cameron	15,406	38.0	-9.1
	Democratic Labor	Hans Andreasson	1,713	4.2	+1.4
	Liberal Reform Group	John Mant	1,304	3.2	+3.2
Total formal votes			40,514	97.1
Informal votes			1,229	2.9
Turnout			41,743	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Len Bosman		59.5	+7.2
	Labor	Malcolm Cameron		40.5	-7.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.2

1963

1963 Australian federal election: St George   ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Len Bosman	20,869	50.1	+7.7
	Labor	Lionel Clay	19,648	47.1	-7.1
	Democratic Labor	John Vandergriff	1,169	2.8	-0.7
Total formal votes			41,686	98.6
Informal votes			597	1.4
Turnout			42,283	96.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Len Bosman		52.3	+7.2
	Labor	Lionel Clay		47.7	-7.2
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+7.2

1961

1961 Australian federal election: St George   ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lionel Clay	22,468	54.2	+5.1
	Liberal	Clifford Amos	17,580	42.4	-4.7
	Democratic Labor	Malcolm Towner	1,433	3.5	-0.3
Total formal votes			41,481	97.7
Informal votes			978	2.3
Turnout			42,459	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lionel Clay		54.9	+4.8
	Liberal	Clifford Amos		45.1	-4.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.8

Elections in the 1950s

1958

1958 Australian federal election: St George   ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lionel Clay	20,532	49.1	+1.5
	Liberal	Bill Graham	19,675	47.1	-5.3
	Democratic Labor	Mary Nappa	1,590	3.8	+3.8
Total formal votes			41,797	97.3
Informal votes			1,151	2.7
Turnout			42,948	96.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lionel Clay	20,928	50.1	+2.5
	Liberal	Bill Graham	20,869	49.9	-2.5
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+2.5

1955

1955 Australian federal election: St George   ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bill Graham	22,171	52.4	+5.8
	Labor	Nelson Lemmon	20,142	47.6	-5.8
Total formal votes			42,313	97.6
Informal votes			1,007	2.3
Turnout			43,320	96.7
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+5.8

1954

1954 Australian federal election: St George   ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Nelson Lemmon	20,173	52.7	+4.3
	Liberal	Bill Graham	18,084	47.3	-4.3
Total formal votes			38,257	98.9
Informal votes			434	1.1
Turnout			38,691	97.0
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+4.3

1951

1951 Australian federal election: St George   ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bill Graham	19,890	51.6	-0.4
	Labor	Nelson Lemmon	18,670	48.4	+0.4
Total formal votes			38,560	98.3
Informal votes			654	1.7
Turnout			39,214	97.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	-0.4

Elections in the 1940s

1949

1949 Australian federal election: St George   ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bill Graham	19,987	52.0	+17.2
	Labor	Joseph Nicholson	18,475	48.0	-12.1
Total formal votes			38,462	97.8
Informal votes			847	2.2
Turnout			39,309	97.3
	Liberal notional  gain from Labor		Swing	+16.2

References

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2. "1987 House of Representatives: NSW". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
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