Electoral results for the Division of Farrer

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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[edit]

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

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 2020s[edit]

2022[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Farrer.[edit]
2022 Australian federal election: Farrer[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sussan Ley 52,566 52.26 +1.55
Labor Darren Cameron 19,097 18.99 +4.35
Greens Eli Davern 9,163 9.11 +4.45
One Nation Richard Francis 6,363 6.33 +6.33
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Paul Britton 5,339 5.31 +5.31
United Australia Julie Ramos 3,270 3.25 −1.01
Independent Amanda Duncan-Strelec 3,189 3.17 +3.17
Liberal Democrats Ian Roworth 1,595 1.59 +0.48
Total formal votes 100,582 92.41 +1.54
Informal votes 8,256 7.59 −1.54
Turnout 108,838 91.28 −1.36
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal Sussan Ley 66,739 66.35 −3.48
Labor Darren Cameron 33,843 33.65 +3.48
Liberal hold Swing −3.48

Elections in the 2010s[edit]

2019[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2019 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Farrer.[edit]
2019 Australian federal election: Farrer[2]
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
Notional two-party-preferred count
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[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Farrer.[edit]
2016 Australian federal election: Farrer[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sussan Ley 55,893 57.87 +13.85
Labor Christian Kunde (disendorsed) 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[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2013 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Farrer.[edit]
2013 Australian federal election: Farrer[5]
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[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2010 Australian federal election in New South Wales § Farrer.[edit]
2010 Australian federal election: Farrer[6]
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[edit]

2007[edit]

2007 Australian federal election: Farrer [7]
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
Citizens Electoral Council 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[edit]

2004 Australian federal election: Farrer [8]
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
Citizens Electoral Council 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[edit]

2001 Australian federal election: Farrer [9]
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[edit]

1998[edit]

1998 Australian federal election: Farrer [10]
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
Citizens Electoral Council Alan Boyd 329 0.48 +0.48
Abolish Child Support 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[edit]

1996 Australian federal election: Farrer [11]
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[edit]

1993 Australian federal election: Farrer [12]
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[edit]

1990 Australian federal election: Farrer [13]
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[edit]

1987[edit]

1987 Australian federal election: Farrer [14]
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[edit]

1984 Australian federal election: Farrer [15]
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 39,116 63.0 +63.0
Labor Eric Thomas 23,020 37.0 -5.6
National gain from Liberal Swing +63.0

1983[edit]

1983 Australian federal election: Farrer [16]
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 41,347 59.2 -2.6
Labor Noel Diffey 28,493 40.8 +2.6
Liberal hold Swing -2.6

1980[edit]

1980 Australian federal election: Farrer [17]
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[edit]

1977[edit]

1977 Australian federal election: Farrer [18]
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[edit]

1975 Australian federal election: Farrer [19]
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[edit]

1974 Australian federal election: Farrer [20]
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[edit]

1972 Australian federal election: Farrer [21]
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[edit]

1969[edit]

1969 Australian federal election: Farrer [22]
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[edit]

1966 Australian federal election: Farrer [23]
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[edit]

1963 Australian federal election: Farrer [24]
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[edit]

1961 Australian federal election: Farrer [25]
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[edit]

1958[edit]

1958 Australian federal election: Farrer [26]
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[edit]

1955 Australian federal election: Farrer [27]
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[edit]

1954 Australian federal election: Farrer [28]
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[edit]

1951 Australian federal election: Farrer [29]
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[edit]

1949[edit]

1949 Australian federal election: Farrer [30]
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 N/A
Labor Thomas McGrath 15,574 41.2 N/A
Liberal notional gain from Country Swing N/A

References[edit]

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  3. ^ Farrer, NSW, Virtual Tally Room 2016, Australian Electoral Commission.
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